"With things as they were, we could only report to Lord Zhao. This was also a Linghai Province case, and our superiors hadn't explicitly instructed us to investigate.
"So we stopped looking into it," Ding Qi said.
"How far is the Moving Wood Palace from Jiudao Liangzi?" Feng Jiuxue asked.
"A hundred li or so, and seventy or eighty li from our Red River City," Ding Qi said.
"Could they have done it?" Feng Jiuxue asked.
"Probably not. The Moving Wood Palace never robs people of their valuables. Besides, they're one of the Ten Sects of the Sea Saint, and they aren't short of money. Why would they risk having their entire sect wiped out to steal government grain?" Ding Qi said, shaking his head.
"We still have to investigate them," Feng Jiuxue said.
"But... well, how would we dare provoke them?
"If anyone investigates, it should be the Six Fan Gate's Red River Branch Hall.
"But even the Red River Branch Hall probably couldn't do anything," Ding Qi said.
"Don't tell me they'd dare wipe out the Red River Branch Hall?" Feng Jiuxue snorted.
"Of course not, but they're incredibly arrogant.
"If we constables went, they wouldn't even let us through their mountain gates.
"My lady, you're the hall master of the Blood Slaughter Hall in Sea Saint City. You should know what sort of sects the Ten Sects of the Sea Saint are.
"They aren't just sects; they also have tens of thousands of disciples.
"What's more, they have dealings with all the major government offices. The Ten Sects of the Sea Saint, in particular, have dealings with all the major offices in Sea Saint City.
"How could a little place like our Red River Prefecture exercise any authority over them?" Ding Qi said.
"Keep today's business confidential.