The guards gulped for a moment before responding.

"He was discovered hiding within the Town Head's bedroom, unconscious. The supervisor has ordered for us to take him to the healers so that he can be checked and treated for any injuries." One of the Guards respectfully spoke.

"You won't be doing that. He doesn't have any injuries." Hei Wan spoke.

The guards felt stressed upon hearing Hei Wan's words. They could not decide whose ordures to listen to the Supervisors or high official Hei Wan's.

"But… But madam, we have been ordered." The second guard spoke after gathering a little bit of courage.

Hei Wan's presence turned grim as she spoke again.

"You dare defy my orders? Just do as I say. I'll question this boy myself later." Hei Wan ordered.

"Yes, Madam." The Guards responded with fear in their voice.

The guards then put Lin Mu down on the side of a wall and guided Hei Wan inside the office. Lin Mu let out a sigh as he propped himself against the wall in a more comfortable manner.

'Seems like it's going according to the plan. Now I just have to wait.' Lin Mu thought.

"But what is Hei Wan's actual identity, such that she's actually able to exert her influence and command the guards." Lin Mu muttered to himself.

Inside the town head's office, Hei Wan was looking at the corpses that were lying on the ground. Although she had already seen them before, seeing them again was nothing less than impactful.

'Lin Mu must've been really enraged to crush the Town Head's skull like that. We need to investigate this in depth.' Hei Wan thought.

"So this is the town head and the Vice captain Han Lei." Hei Wan spoke.

"Yes, madam." The Guard replied.

Hei Wan nodded and gestured for them to continue. The guard then brought her to the bedroom where the supervisor Li Peng and a few more guards were waiting for her. Li Peng looked at the face of Hei Wan that was hidden behind a veil and showed a mild smile.

"Greetings, madam Hei Wan." Li Peng greeted respectfully while cupping his hands.

the first day I enter the Northern town." Hei Wan spoke in

on Li Pen's forehead upon hearing Hei Wan's words, and he seemed to have become a

unfortunate, but we don't know why it

is that all you have to say? You don't have any potential suspects?"

still have to investigate to

~harrumph~

after coming to the Northern Town, Li Peng? Do you even know why I'm

no. I thought you were just passing by." Li Peng

in Hei Wan's face that was hidden by the veil, yet it could still be felt

I was passing through, where would I be going to from

to investigate the reports of the disappearances and other incidents that have recently happened, You

age and could not think properly." Li Peng hurriedly apologized while

~Hmmphm~

tell, the person who did this is most likely the same person who is

Li Peng asked, with a dumbfounded

known about the incidents

that the mercenaries were instead faking it, just so that they could get compensation. That they were just trying

up the accounts and the ledgers of the spirit apple harvest. He had been spending the time after the harvest ended, cooped up in his office working on it. The mayor of Wu Lim city has been stressing on him more than usual

too. And by just asking a

mercenaries was a lie, but Hei Wan knew that Li Peng would not even dare to think about questioning her words. While

harm her lord's plans. But now that she had an excuse to

are true?" Li Peng

knew that she had managed to convince the man and that

town head have been

office, you can clearly tell that the murderer was originally here to steal something. He probably had to kill the vice captain and town head because

He took another look around the bedroom and the office and indeed found that certain things seemed to be missing, while others seemed to

bedroom. Find out what's missing and

The guards responded in unison before

acknowledgment and allowed the guards to do their work. She then turned to

we know about the boy?"

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