Ke'er's figure grew smaller and smaller, until she vanished at the foot of the mountain. A voice asked, "Do you intend never to tell her?" The Colorfully Clad Beauty shook her head and sighed, saying nothing.
Down the mountain, the little girl skipped along, delighted, her heart beating like a rattle drum: When Ke'er steps up, she's worth two; when Ke'er takes the field, victory comes with the first unfurling of the banner!
The Supreme Pure Emperor sent Lu Xiaofeng to investigate the incident. Everyone at Luo Company was indignant, convinced the emperor was favoring "one of his own." Luo Qian, however, knew Lu Xiaofeng's stubborn integrity. He would spare no one's pride and would handle the matter impartially. Luo Qian was therefore reassured. He even calmed the angry voices within Luo Company, doing the Supreme Pure Emperor a small favor.
The cause of the incident was simple enough, but without a third-party witness, the investigation reached a deadlock. Lu Xiaofeng was so scrupulous that several days passed without any findings. It left Luo Qian wondering whether he should install surveillance cameras at every business premises he owned.
The Supreme Pure Emperor had the talent to order heaven and earth. Even without a conclusive investigation, he could guess eight or nine tenths of what had happened. In the end, the inquiry produced no clear result. Du Lengning had tied up those dozens of young eunuchs, but he had not touched Ha Dehai, who carried the imperial edict, so his offense was not serious. After dragging matters out for more than ten days, the emperor waited until public interest waned, then gave both sides fifty strokes of the board, so to speak. Luo Company was fined fifty thousand High-Grade Immortal Jade, while Ha Dehai and the others were forbidden to