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... d Zhao agreed deeply, “That’s right. There have been many strange things recently. Just today, you should have heard about someone from the Song family drowning in the Jin river, right?”

“Which servant died?”

Big Smart guessed that the Song Shi had returned in someone’s carriage. He did not think too much about it and began to ask about the rumors that were circulating outside.

“You wouldn’t have guessed.”

Old Zhao’s expression was complicated and filled with fear ...

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