After the successful suppression of bandits, the officials rigorously interrogated them; those without strong wills soon confessed the involvement of the Magistrate.
The Magistrate, realizing that his role had been exposed, chose suicide. By the time Xie Xun found him, his body was already stiff.
"A mere Magistrate wouldn't have such audacity."
Xie Xun nodded: "This is what I was thinking too. The person backing him must be quite influential."
But all leads had been severed.
"I searched his room as well; there were traces of burnt paper on the floor. Likely the ledgers of ill-gotten gains or maybe correspondence with that person."
Destroyed completely.
He didn't forget to do these things even before his death.
During the early court session, he reported the matter. As expected, Emperor He lost interest in berating Duke Wei.
The Emperor flew into a rage.
He was determined to root out that person.
As a result, the matter involving the Fifth Princess was also pushed aside.
