For Li Wei, who had already upgraded [Trace Identification] to [Truth Seer], figuring out whether a group of people had something shady going on was now incredibly easy.
Take the couple before him. The husband, Mike, wore gold-rimmed glasses and looked every inch the polished professional. His wife, Freddie, was dressed with the dignified elegance of any respectable wife. They were recounting their honeymoon at the dinner table, while their friend, the High Judge's son-in-law, listened enthusiastically and offered the occasional comment. High Judge Buckley himself seemed captivated by their travel stories, listening with great interest alongside his two children. On the surface, it was a lively dinner party.
But Li Wei saw something entirely different.
First, the couple seemed anxious. They rushed to introduce one topic after another, not to show off, but seemingly to keep the conversation from stopping. Their displays of affection were also far too conspicuous. They lacked the natural restraint of newlyweds and even seemed deliberately staged for someone else.
Across from them, the High Judge's son-in-law, Mr. Harry, behaved quite normally. He seemed to have noticed something wrong with his friends, but did his best to smooth things over. Whenever the couple ran out of things to say, he supplied another topic to keep them going. Clearly, they weren't putting on this show for him.
Li Wei naturally turned his attention to the siblings.
They had been very quiet throughout the conversation. The older sister struggled to conceal her expression, occasionally glancing at her younger brother. He kept his head down, pretending to devote all his attention to the food on his plate. Every so often, however, he looked up at the couple, and his gaze was anything but friendly.
Clearly, something had happened between the brother and the newlyweds, and his sister knew