After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Di Renjie led Li Yuanfang back to the main hall. He glanced at the group of girls and sneered, "The murderer in Baihua Pavilion was quite lucky. Not long after the workers returned the cabinet, she ran into that incident with Ye Mo. Taking advantage of everyone's absence, she successfully disposed of the body and left a bloody handprint on the door to create a false impression of a vengeful spirit seeking revenge, causing a great uproar throughout the city."

Shopkeeper Hua asked cautiously, "Lord Di, who exactly is the murderer?"

"The net of heaven is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it. The murderer prided herself on her intelligence, but unfortunately, so much time has passed since she disposed of the body, and she overlooked one thing."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

The people outside held their breath, and Chen Futu and Liu Longyue listened quietly to the result.

Di Renjie's gaze fell on a girl beside Hua'er, who was Hua'er's maid.

"I'm giving her a chance. Will she turn herself in, or will I drag her out?"

Di Renjie's words were very authoritative, and the yamen fell silent. The girls lowered their heads, but no one stepped forward to take responsibility.

Di Renjie chuckled three times and said to Li Yuanfang, "Go and fetch a basin of water."

"Here!"

Li Yuanfang immediately ordered the Thousand Bull Guards to carry it out.

Liu Longyue was slightly taken aback. "Vermilion? No, it should have been cleaned off."

Chen Futu said strangely, "It's not cinnabar, it's the prisoner's dilemma. From the time the body was disposed of until now, the murderer has had enough time to wash his hands, even clean the cinnabar residue from under his fingernails, but the murderer must be worried that he didn't wash them clean. Di Renjie is playing a psychological game."

Chen Futu quickly scanned the girls present, then suddenly his pupils contracted, "Oh no!"

Having said that, he quickly drew Consort Ge's sword. At the same time, the girl kneeling beside Hua'er in the hall suddenly brandished a dagger and lunged at Di Renjie, shouting, "Who told you to meddle in other people's business!"

Li Yuanfang was startled and quickly drew his sword. The next second, Chen Futu threw a long sword out of the room, which pierced the woman's arm perfectly. The woman screamed and flew out of the room. The girls were so frightened by this scene that they scattered and fled.

Chen Futu shouted, "Ge Fei, seize her! Don't let her commit suicide!"

"Here!"

Ge Fei obeyed the order and rushed out, slamming the woman to the ground. The woman roared with a ferocious expression, "Damn it, you meddlesome bastard!"

The lobby was noisy. Chen Futu and Liu Longyue came out of the room, and Di Renjie immediately stepped forward to thank them.

Chen Futu smiled and said, "Your Excellency, there's no need to be so polite. We're counting on you today."

Di Renjie shook his head and said, "This case is not difficult at all; I have taken up your time."

"It doesn't matter, the most important thing is to find the real culprit through a public trial."

With this, the case is considered solved.

Di Renjie approached the woman and said in a deep voice, "It seems this is your first time committing a crime, so you made a mistake. If you had taken advantage of the fact that no one was upstairs and used Yuelian's hand to leave your fingerprint, or used her blood, this case would have been very difficult to solve. It's a pity you used cinnabar. I've been observing who was picking their nails, and it was only you. Actually, your hands were clean, but your heart is dirty. If you have nothing to hide, I can't do anything to you."

"You old bastard, you treacherous and cunning bastard, how dare you trick me!" The girl realized she had been fooled and was immediately enraged.

Di Renjie grabbed her hand and examined it closely. Sure enough, her hand was very clean, with no residue between her fingers, and there was no trace of cinnabar on it. Instead, it was covered by a strong fragrance of cosmetics.

Chen Futu, with his hands in his sleeves, sneered, "A petty thief like you shouldn't put up any resistance in front of Grand Secretary Di. Quickly confess the real culprit, and I might give you a quick death."

The girl grinned and chuckled, "So what if you catch me? You still won't find the other murderers, and you won't get me to talk!"

"is it?"

Chen Futu's expression was cold as he squatted down and looked at her. "If I were to interrogate you slowly and leave you in the easily breached prison of the yamen, wouldn't your accomplices come to kill you to silence you?"

"you……"

The girl was shocked and hurriedly looked at the people outside as if she wanted to say something, but Chen Futu immediately stuffed her mouth shut with a gavel.

"Yuanfang, lock her in the yamen jail and interrogate her severely."

Chen Futu gave Li Yuanfang a look, and the latter understood immediately, ordering the Imperial Guards to take her away.

Then Di Renjie addressed the noisy crowd, saying, "Gentlemen, this case has been solved. There are no vengeful spirits in the world seeking revenge. It was just that someone deliberately harmed people. I hope you will stop spreading rumors. The criminals will be tried in the yamen. We will try to find the other murderers as soon as possible and restore peace to Longcheng."

"Thank you, Your Honor. We will not speak ill of you again."

The people all spoke up to give their assurances, expressing their utmost admiration for Di Renjie. Thus, Chen Futu's goal of quelling the rumors was achieved.

Tonight, the real culprit will most likely come to the yamen to kill them and silence them. Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang will have more than enough time to deal with them.

Chen Futu and Liu Longyue returned to the royal court. She hesitated to speak in the carriage, and Chen Futu raised an eyebrow and said, "Just say what you want to say. Don't beat around the bush. It annoys me."

"Your Highness, where did you get so many powerful people?" Liu Longyue was extremely anxious.

She, Beiwu, also needs these talents.

"Want to know?"

"Ah."

"Come closer, I'll tell you."

Chen Futu beckoned with his finger, and Liu Longyue hesitated slightly before carefully bringing the white fox face closer to her.

Gazing at her stunningly beautiful face so close to his own, Chen Futu mischievously bit her pink and white ear.

Liu Longyue cried out in pain, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

"I'm just warning you, don't ask about my affairs anymore," Chen Futu said indistinctly, biting her ear.

"Let go, your ear's going to fall off..."

Liu Longyue was in so much pain she almost cried, but she didn't dare to fight back.

Seeing her simple-minded appearance, Chen Futu reluctantly relented.

Liu Longyue escaped, covering her ears and running a good distance away, gritting her teeth as she said, "How can the young master be so rude?"

"Is this considered rude? Compared to the fabricated charges you leveled against me and your attempt to kill me, I'm already being lenient by only biting you once." Chen Futu couldn't quite articulate his feelings towards Liu Longyue; it seemed he didn't dislike her as much anymore.

At the very least, she wasn't purely evil; rather, she was willing to do anything for the future of Beiwu. In a sense, both of them were the kind of people who would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

A woman like that is fine for casual flings, but she would never be a suitable wife.

Speaking of his wife, Chen Futu suddenly thought of Qin Liangyu, and his longing for her intensified. Without her by his side, he always felt that something was missing.

Or perhaps I miss her little fists.

In the entire Dragon City, only Qin Liangyu wouldn't always go along with him; she would occasionally tease him and make him feel uncomfortable—but that was all for fun…

Looking at the smile on Chen Futu's lips, Liu Longyue asked suspiciously, "What is the young master smiling about?"

"I miss my sister Qin, is that not allowed?" Chen Futu made almost no attempt to hide his feelings.

Liu Longyue's delicate body trembled, and she bit her lip, lowered her head, and remained silent.

The two remained silent for the rest of the journey. One gazed out the window, longing for his beloved, while the other kept his head down, lost in thought.