"Lin Qianhu, I actually already went to see Feng Chi privately. He has indeed been visiting brothels with Shen Jiyan frequently lately, and they've accepted quite a few invitations to banquets, from court officials as well as princes and nobles."
"Even people connected to grain transport have sent them word."
Su He seemed somewhat reserved when he saw Lin Hao again.
Although Su He had been a Martial Presented Scholar in the previous examination and had now entered the Six Fan Gate, remaining at its Capital City headquarters as a constable captain, with a good chance of competing for a Divine Constable position someday.
After witnessing Lin Hao fly into a frenzy in the street and savagely beat Duan Qianhu, however, he had realized that this Lin Qianhu truly had a violent temper and avenged every slight.
Even now, he felt that there hadn't really been anything wrong with first approaching this man to cooperate with the investigation back then. He really had been worth suspecting...
But now, that was another matter.
This man was now one of the key figures handling the case. His father had also briefly hinted that, when it came to investigating certain Presented Scholars, this fellow Presented Scholar really was the most convenient person for the job!
Otherwise, outside interference could easily be branded as an attempt to meddle in the imperial examinations. That was also why there could be no consequences even when Embroidered Uniform Guards were beaten and killed in the street.
If they had managed to take Lin Gongshi away in one go, that would have been one thing. What was done would have been done, and it would have come down to damage control afterward.
But if they failed to take him away and got beaten instead, the Embroidered Uniform Guard