Hu Xiaotian looked at Li Mingju with some sympathy. From their very first meeting, he had known that Li Mingju was a clever man, and his deductions had already come close to the truth. If Li Changxing had not been the Minister of Justice, if the King of Bohai had not entrusted him with this case, if he had not been so conscientious, perhaps he would never have ended up in this predicament. Li Changxing had no enemies, nor had he done anything wrong. His only mistake had been occupying the wrong position.
Li Mingju said sorrowfully, "My father was loyal to his sovereign and his country. He restrained himself and served the public, his sleeves clean of any tainted silver. Who would have thought he would meet such an end? Several days ago, he arranged for me to leave Bohai. He had already foreseen that someone would move against him... that benighted king is vicious beyond belief!"
Hu Xiaotian shook his head. "He might not care whether your father lived or died, but he certainly wasn't the one who personally struck the blow. According to what I know, he did not directly cause Lord Li's death."
Li Mingju's handsome face twisted with anguish. His father's murderer could not live beneath the same sky as him. He wanted to avenge his father, to exact this blood debt from every one of his enemies, but his own strength alone could never accomplish it. His gaze turned to Hu Xiaotian. His instincts told him that the man before him could help him fulfill that wish. "Did you come to the Bohai Kingdom to thwart their conspiracy?"
"Brother Li," Hu Xiaotian said, "your wisest choice now is to leave Bohai as soon as possible. Lord Li has already been murdered, and for the