Zu An put away the paper strip and said, “Cloudcenter Duke had six personal guards who died in their line of duty. I had my subordinates look into their respective situations.

“Three of their deaths weren’t suspicious at all, and their remains have already been investigated. However, the other three’s deaths are fishy.”

“How so?” Pei Mianman asked curiously.

Zu An explained, “For example, one was attacked by the fiend races and was beheaded. In the end, his colleagues were only able to bring back a headless corpse.

“Another guard was investigating a drug smuggling case. In the end, the storeroom he was investigating caught fire. His entire body was burned to a crisp.

“Thhe third had all of his blood essence sucked away, leaving behind only a shriveled corpse.”

Pei Mianman was intelligent. She quickly reacted, saying, “The common point between these individuals is that it’s difficult to discern their identities.”

“Indeed.” Zu An nodded, continuing, “What I suspect is that others actually replaced the real bodies with fakes. These corpses might not be the ones I’m looking for.”

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