The moment the man in black said this, it was as though clarified butter had been poured over their heads, bringing sudden enlightenment.
Their Zhang Family had a thief within its own ranks.
But who exactly was this thief?
Leaving aside the poisoning, anyone capable of stealing the resources the Zhang Family had accumulated over so many years had to hold considerable standing. Moreover, the secret realms where the second young master and the other Zhang Family juniors trained were all confidential, precisely to prevent other lineages from making trouble.
All of this suggested that the thief was probably among them.
Hiding in the shadows, Xueheng felt his heart tighten when he heard the man in black. Could what I did before have been exposed?
However, he soon calmed himself down. After all, his method of poisoning had been extremely discreet, and he had ample proof of his absence when those people's poison took effect.
Most importantly, apart from the poisoning, the other two incidents truly had nothing to do with him.
So no matter how suspicious they became, they would never suspect an inconspicuous outsider like him.
Although he had no conclusive evidence, he kept feeling that the theft of the Zhang Family's treasury and the attacks on the second young master and the other Zhang Family juniors had something to do with that person.
He just did not know how that person had managed it.
At that moment, the man in black seated at the head spoke again. "You must find the traitor as soon as possible. Also..."
The man in black looked at the Zhang Family head seated below him and said, "The clan leader said he can let the matter of the second young master go, but..."
Upon hearing that the matter would be let go,