After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Sheng Hanyu held her phone and pondered for a while, then decided not to disturb Ye Sanqing for the time being.

It was late, which was one problem, but another was that he was afraid his hands would shake and he would make typos again...

He didn't want such an embarrassing situation to happen a second time.

"Good morning, Master Ye." The next day, Sheng Hanyu ran into Ye Sanqing in the restaurant when she went downstairs for breakfast.

He hadn't specifically made an appointment with the other party today, and Ye Sanqing hadn't told him he had any special arrangements either, so this was a coincidence that wasn't really a coincidence.

Since we're staying at the same hotel, and it's mealtime around this time, it's quite normal to bump into each other.

"What exactly did you withdraw yesterday?" Ye Sanqing was finishing a basket of xiaolongbao when she saw Sheng Hanyu naturally come over and sit opposite her. She simply nodded.

Sheng Hanyu glanced at the ten or so empty xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) next to her and asked, "The shrimp dumplings here are delicious, have you had any?"

"Xiao You, you should go back and get ready." Ye Sanqing knew he had something to say as soon as he heard that Xiao You didn't answer the question directly.

"Wait a moment, I'll get some food." Sheng Hanyu got up to get shrimp dumplings, and then some snacks that he thought were pretty good. He came back, "Try them."

"Hmm, it's really good. I was careless; I should have asked you what good food you had here first. But the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) are also quite good." Ye Sanqing nodded after tasting them. "Is it convenient for you to tell me now?"

“Yesterday I meant to contact Lu Mingye, but I accidentally clicked on your chat box,” Sheng Hanyu said.

That's exactly what happened, although the order and details are slightly different...

"Oh? You're looking for him to catch up on the progress of that matter from before?" Ye Sanqing finished eating and poured himself a cup of tea.

“Yes. Lu Wangshen investigated as expected.” Sheng Hanyu lowered her voice slightly and leaned towards Ye Sanqing. “Zou Tianming is half related to the Zou family by blood.”

"What do you mean by 'half'? Does it mean someone like Lu Wangxuan?" Ye Sanqing asked.

“Oh…” Sheng Hanyu recalled this person, “If we’re really talking about it, it’s pretty close. For example, it’s like if Lu Wangxuan was adopted by Lu Wangshen’s parents, that would be the situation.”

“I see. It seems our previous reasoning had some flaws,” Ye Sanqing said. “Should I discuss reasoning skills with Ye Siqing?”

"Not really. It's not so much a loophole as it is... that both of our assumptions were correct, and yet neither was correct."

"Alright. So what are your thoughts?" Ye Sanqing continued, "Since that's the case, it's obvious there's a conspiracy going on."

Sheng Hanyu asked with some doubt, "Why are you so sure there's a conspiracy?"

Even without him saying it, Ye Sanqing should know the possibilities, such as a simple case of babies being switched at birth, or that Zou Tianming's parents knew about it but simply adopted a relative's child, etc.

"Because there are people behind the scenes involved," Ye Sanqing said with certainty. "Does this sound like I'm working backward from the result to the cause? But that's the truth."

Based on everything they had investigated before, this assessment result does indeed correspond to the point where all the lines intersect, only it was previously invisible and undetectable.

Sheng Hanyu understood what she meant: if they had known beforehand that Zou Tianming was adopted, and were unaware of the involvement of a powerful family behind the scenes, their conclusion would not have been the same.

Now that a conspiracy has been confirmed, everything seems to be serving that conspiracy.

“You’re right, but I’ll still leave some other possibilities open.” Sheng Hanyu nodded.

Ye Sanqing may temporarily set aside these unimportant other possibilities, but that doesn't mean she hasn't considered them.

"So, is Lu Wangshen very eager to continue the investigation?" Ye Sanqing asked again.

“I think you do know him a bit, he’s really into it…” Sheng Hanyu suddenly complained, “He’s even drinking heavily in my safe house! It’s awful, I don’t even care about them smoking.”

"He seems to be in a pretty good mood. What's going on?" Ye Sanqing was speechless. It seemed that although Lu Wangshen had been tricked, he recovered quite quickly.

"I don't know. Maybe living with Lu Mingye and not being able to contact the outside world makes him happy."

"Your safe house sounds a bit like a room where you can't leave without doing something," Ye Sanqing said with a smile.

Sheng Hanyu: ...What nonsense has she been watching this time?

“Well, regardless of his mood, he suggested that Zou Tianming come over, so…” Sheng Hanyu chose her words carefully, “let him complete the task.”

“His quirks are a bit strange,” Ye Sanqing said. “But since he’s a villain, it’s not surprising.”

“I said that wouldn’t work. And I don’t think you would agree either.” Seeing Ye Sanqing nod, Sheng Hanyu continued, “Then Lu Wangshen said he would come to interrogate…the other party.”

“He is indeed efficient, but we can’t do it that way.” Ye Sanqing smiled. “You’re right, how could I possibly agree to such a thing?”

"Yes, and I highly doubt whether torture will be effective. That's one reason. Secondly, I think Lu Wangshen just wants to vent his anger on someone. Or... never mind."

Sheng Hanyu wanted to say that Lu Wangshen actually quite enjoyed interrogating others; he probably had this hobby, which was probably one of the reasons why he seemed to be going crazy.

“Okay, then let Zou Tianming come over here,” Ye Sanqing suddenly said.

"Huh?" Sheng Hanyu was taken aback, but he immediately understood. "You're deliberately stealing the opponent's pieces?"

"Yes. So what do you think?" Ye Sanqing smiled. "Do you think they want it?"

"You'd never expect that." Sheng Hanyu almost blurted out, "Your Majesty is brilliant! After he arrives, they might contact him, or offer him a new plan or something. But what reason should I use?"

“It’s not you using it,” Ye Sanqing shook his finger, “it’s me using it. And the reason… isn’t that already there?”

"I completely forgot about your rumored relationship with Lu Mingye if you hadn't mentioned it." Sheng Hanyu wasn't deliberately bringing up the topic this time; he genuinely hadn't remembered it.

“Besides,” Ye Sanqing continued, “we can think about who would know about this reason. Zou Tianming was there that day; someone saw him, right?” “Then, where he went afterward, perhaps no one knows, or rather…”

“Because it’s a hospital I arranged, this matter has already become uncertain. They might not be able to contact them even if they want to… And if it’s one of those gossipy people…” Sheng Hanyu pondered, “The hospital I chose has a very high level of confidentiality. That way, it could get out unintentionally.”

"This plan is perfect," Ye Sanqing concluded.