"Doesn't Chief Constable Jin look like a woman to you?"
The moment those words came out, both Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Jiuling froze.
They knew Lin Lang was on terrible terms with Chief Constable Jin, but to insult him by name like this meant he intended to tear away all pretense of civility.
Jin Jiuling tightened his grip on his sword. "Lin Lang, you've gone too far!"
Even in his fury, his upbringing kept him from uttering filthy curses.
Lin Lang said casually, "You dressed yourself up as a woman, but won't let anyone mention it?"
Jin Jiuling's heart lurched.
Impossible. He had left no seam in his work for anyone to find. No one could know. Lin Lang was bluffing!
"What nonsense are you spouting? Can't solve the case, so you're trying to provoke me into beating you? Then you can use your injuries as an excuse to avoid His Majesty's wrath?"
Lin Lang looked calmly at Jin Jiuling. "You, beat me? You think far too highly of yourself."
"Lu Xiaofeng, did Jin Jiuling give you your leads? The constables of Six Gates all seem to like doing this."
Lu Xiaofeng looked at Jin Jiuling in surprise, recalling Constable Luo Ma.
Luo Ma had also seemed to be working hard on his case, yet he had turned out to be the mastermind behind it.
Did Lin Lang mean that Jin Jiuling was the mastermind this time?
Jin Jiuling looked at Lin Lang. "I uncovered those leads. What's wrong with that? Want them? Well, you're not getting them."
Lin Lang scoffed. "You uncovered them? More like you prepared them."
"You thought your crimes were seamless, but they were full of holes."
"Both the head of the guards at the Prince of Pingnan's Residence and Escort Chief Chang of the Zhenyuan