The voice from beneath the black robe was calm. “Chief manager still hasn’t found any clues?”

“We have, but when the suspect dies any clues we have usually come to a dead end. If there is something we can investigate, it is most likely the 20 assassins that tried to kill you on the street. Perhaps the person manipulating things behind the scenes also knows how bad it looks to try and kill you publicly like that, but they will need to give an account of their actions, even if it is only to keep the mouths of others from flapping.” Chief Manager Wu’s complexion turned ugly. “Mister Ning, do you know where our clues finally led us to? It is an escort company within the capital city, one that relies on orders from Sea Spirit Pavilion to earn a profit. That’s right, it is the own business of our Sea Spirit Pavilion!”

To look up the source of the assassins and find that they were coming from his own house, it was no surprise that Chief Manager Wu was so angry.

Qin Yu shook his head. “It looks like whoever wants to kill me is extremely meticulous.”

Chief Manager Wu quietly said, “Mister Ning, rest assured that with the black riders outside, no one would dare to come in. As long as you stay here, I can personally guarantee that no one will ever manage to harm you.”

Time was unpredictable. Sometimes it was unbearably long and sometimes it rushed like a raging river,...