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"Don't mention me again. Has anything happened in the capital recently?" Xiao Ran asked softly.

Upon hearing this, Chun Tao's eyes lit up instantly, and her voice was full of excitement: "Yes, and quite a lot!"

“Miss, do you know the Minister’s residence? The Minister’s beloved son drowned a few days ago. I heard it was a crime of passion.” Chun Tao said, while observing Xiao Ran’s reaction.

"A crime of passion?" Xiao Ran raised her eyebrows slightly, pondering to herself that this was different from the news she had heard at the inn.

“Hmm.” Xia He nodded gently from the side, and said thoughtfully, “I have a sister who works at Tianxiang Tower. The other day I saw her looking flustered on the street, and I felt strange, so I asked her about it. Who knew that such a big thing had happened.”

"If you ask me, it's hardly a crime of passion. Aren't Zeng Jitian and Wu Wenyuan, the son of the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, in the same school? Maybe this was a premeditated murder..." Chun Tao muttered.

Chun Tao's words were secretly remembered by Xiao Ran. Soon, it was the next morning.

Xiao Ran arrived at the kitchen. The kitchen was very quiet at the moment, with not many people busy inside, except for a servant who was bending over and picking up firewood.

This servant boy was none other than Afu.

Afu seemed to sense someone entering the kitchen, so he turned around to look. When he saw it was Xiao Ran, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

However, he quickly turned back to gathering firewood, saying unhurriedly, "Miss, it's not mealtime yet. If you're hungry, you can go back to your room and have a maid bring you some snacks."

"I'm here to see you, Afu," Xiao Ran said calmly.

"Oh? What do you want to talk to me about, young lady?" Afu seemed to suddenly become interested. He threw down the firewood in his hand, clapped his hands, straightened up, and looked at Xiao Ran.

"You must have heard about what happened on the tenth of July, so I wanted to ask for your opinion," Xiao Ran asked with a firm gaze.

She was referring to the collaboration with Afu.

"Miss, whether the Minister's son lives or dies doesn't seem to matter much to me." Afu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, but her eyes revealed a hint of mockery.

"Or is it that you secretly admire Wu Wenyuan and want me to seek justice for you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran simply smiled, a smile as fleeting as a ripple on a lake caused by a gentle breeze.

“Even so, Zeng Jitian will not die in the end.” Xiao Ran’s voice was soft, but it seemed to carry an undeniable power.

A flicker of emotion crossed Afu's eyes, but it quickly vanished.

That's all I wanted to say. If you've figured it out, feel free to come find me.

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, she turned and left the kitchen, leaving Afu standing there, gazing thoughtfully at her departing figure.

Afu didn't seem to trust her very much.

However, this wasn't a big deal, since it was just a transaction. In her opinion, as long as she had a need to buy something, she didn't believe that only Afu could help her.

As for the others, there's no need to worry about them too much.

Thinking of this, she decided to go to the guest room to discuss the next steps with Duanli.

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard.

Something fell to the ground and made a sound, followed by a mixture of male and female voices.

"Xiao Ran!"

"slowly!"