Li Xin and Patir bowed to the surroundings, displaying the poise of dancers.
"Brother Li, that’s not fair! I thought you couldn’t dance!" Lu Shuai laughed.
"I learned a bit before, but haven’t danced for a long ti. Thankfully, Patir guided to find my footing," Li Xin replied.
"Li Xin, don’t be so modest. I could barely keep up with your rhythm. This was my best dance ever!" Patir said.
"Patir, I want to dance the next one with you," Hong Ban finally chid in.
"Let’s rest a bit first. Today is Feili’s event; I don’t want to steal the spotlight," Patir responded.
Feili smiled outwardly, but inwardly thought, "You’ve already stolen it all. So why say such sarcastic words?"
As the music resud, everyone entered the dance floor. Feili voluntarily danced with Hong Ban, while Lu Shuai, Ji Mingyue, and Nalan took a break.
"Is there tango in Secret Castle training?" Ji Mingyue asked curiously.
"Maybe. I can’t rember clearly," Li Xin replied.
Ji Mingyue remained silent. Nalan, Patir, and Lu Shuai keenly noticed that Li Xin seed aloof toward Ji Mingyue’s words. Wouldn’t soone else seize the opportunity to invite the real Princess to dance?
"Secret Castle is such a magical place. If not for the ancestral rule against possessing the Divine Relic, I’d like to visit," Lu Shuai laughed. "Of course, the bigger outco would be that I couldn’t leave Secret Castle."
"The Grand Governor set a strange rule, which keeps your Lu Family from developing," Patir said curiously. She had heard of this rule before, but hearing it from Lu Shuai’s mouth was still surprising.
"It’s actually fine; we’ve adapted now." Lu Shuai laughed casually, "Brother Li, when you have ti, you should teach and enhance my dancing skills. You’re almost on par with Governor Luthor."
"Even better," Patir winked.
Nalan glanced at Hong Ban nearby. This fellow might be in for a headache, as Patir is impulsive and reckless, while Li Xin is soone great families prefer not to deal with. High-risk, low-reward dangerous secrets are not easily provoked by those with big families and vast businesses.
The event continued, and soon the main attraction regained its rightful attention. Li Xin completed his task, sat for a while, and then left.
Patir escorted Li Xin to the door, "Won’t you stay a bit longer?"
"I feel uneasy, and so does everyone else," Li Xin smiled slightly.
Patir nodded, "I’ll investigate what you ntioned. Can the ssenger contact you when there’s a result?"
"Sure, I’ll trade so drafts in exchange. The ssenger will deliver them to you later," Li Xin smiled, and they exchanged ssenger marks.
"That works," Patir shook her head.
Li Xin nodded, waved, and left in Lu Shuai’s carriage.
Patir watched as Li Xin left, then returned to the lively gathering behind her.
At the banquet, Lu Shuai continued to socialize with everyone. This was indeed a rare opportunity for him, as Li Xin’s performance in so ways benefited him, strengthening his status in these people’s minds, which would significantly help him in handling cases in the Lower Council and further entry into the Upper House.
Of course, Lu Shuai was well aware that such acquaintances made over wine and at have a shallow bond, requiring interest and resources to exchange at their core. But now he has chips, more choices that allow him to make the most beneficial arrangents.
"Brother Luo, it’s much better seeing you in person than just hearing about you. I used to have so misunderstandings about Brother Luo," Lu Shuai said.
Brother Luo slightly paused, "Brother Lu, why say so?"
A case in the North District involved the Luo Family. Brother Luo is the Luo Family’s heir, and Lu Shuai casually ntioned the minor dispute.
"I wondered what it was. That small dispute is nothing; our family didn’t care about the compensation, just didn’t want to indulge these commoners. Since it’s Brother Lu’s jurisdiction, let’s do as Brother Lu says," Brother Luo candidly patted his chest. He didn’t expect he’d have a chance to shine in such a setting.
"Brother, cheers to you!" Lu Shuai imdiately raised his glass and wrapped his arm around Brother Luo’s shoulder. "Haha, with the support of my brothers, it looks like good tis are ahead for ."
Many tis matters that puzzle lower-level case handlers and make them scratch their heads can be settled with just an attitude from higher up.
Brother Luo was flattered, "Brother Lu, if anything pops up in the North District, just let know. We brothers will definitely be loyal!"
This will be a bragging point when he returns— even Lu Shuai calls him brother and asks for his help.
Ji Mingyue also watched Lu Shuai, noticing he seed to resemble Luthor more.
***
At this mont, Li Xin quietly arrived at Shadow Owl, holding the Inner Binding Seal, recited the nine-character mantra "Formation," and his entire aura vanished. Through the Secret Eye, ng Po appeared like a spider weaving a gigantic Spiritual Ability web, but the gaps were too large.
Li Xin entered Jiang Wu’s office, his gaze landed on the pot of Datura flowers which Jiang Wu watered daily.
In fact, he always contemplated where Jiang Wu could hide the worm.
At ho? Unlikely, as it’s too easily discovered.
A secret base is possible, but the problem is, if he suddenly dies, what happens to the clues?
Could it be in the office?
And in the office, what caught his attention the most was this flower pot. Could it hold clues?
Li Xin quietly observed, uprooted the flower, emptied the soil, but found nothing inside, which seed to have been searched before.
Was he overthinking it?
Li Xin’s eyes road the office which had already been searched. This flower pot should not have been overlooked; if there were anything hidden, it must have been taken.
Jiang Wu may appear carefree but handles matters very ticulously. He should know that if sothing happened to him, the conspicuous flower pot wouldn’t be missed.
Li Xin crushed the soil in his hand and instinctively placed it near his nose...?
Sothing was off, it had a familiar scent?
Not the fragrance of flowers.
Very familiar, very familiar, just couldn’t recall montarily, notably slled it recently, leaving an impression.
Suddenly, sensing movent, Li Xin quickly left Shadow Owl.
Back ho, Lin Fei was staying with Kathy, while Xueyin lived at the school, which was so secure even an Angel couldn’t sneak in, no worries at all.
Was the soil for the Datura flowers special? Tomorrow he should compare it at a flower shop. If not, the clue lies within.
In the room, Li Xin sat quietly, looking out the window, suddenly opened Yazama Karashi, and took out the Immortal’s bell.
Soon, the Immortal appeared at the window, under the red moon, resembling the descent of a grim reaper.
The Immortal stared silently at Li Xin, extended a hand, Li Xin took out a manuscript, thinking according to the social habits of these noble youths, the climax wouldn’t end soon.
Receiving the manuscript, the Immortal continued to gaze at Li Xin, causing Li Xin to feel slightly awkward. "Ahem, cash on delivery."
The Immortal glanced at Li Xin, their form faded into the night.
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