Chapter 1013: Medical Record
On the third morning, Chen Jianchou finally met Superintendent Lu.
The meeting place was the same tavern as before. The owner was one of Xu Jiaorong’s trusted people; hence, this place was secure.
Though the Great Sage of the Daoist Mansion had long abstained from mundane affairs, that did not mean he had been sidelined. He still had firm control over the majority of Spirit Guards in the Poluo Daoist Mansion. His presence alone remained a deterrent, a pillar of stability. A man of such stature would never be blind nor deaf to his surroundings. He had his own channels of intelligence, and Xu Jiaorong herself oversaw these matters.
Superintendent Lu came from the distinguished Lu family of the Central Plains and was a trusted aide of the newly appointed Second Deputy Daoist Mansion Master. Chen Jianchou deduced that his godmother and the new Second Deputy had already become allies since she had asked him to contact Superintendent Lu.
From this, he reasoned further that his godmother must have long known of the King’s illness yet had remained indifferent. But the new Second Deputy, having arrived only recently, had already launched an investigation. This made him wonder if the true hand behind all this was neither Xu Jiaorong nor the Great Sage, but Second Deputy Qi himself.
Second Deputy Qi was no ordinary man. Rumors said he came to Poluo on a special mission from the Golden Tower Council, bearing the ultimate authority. Perhaps he intended to use this case as leverage to bring down Chief Deputy Chen.
Lu Yuting brought with her a copy of the medical record. It was a difficult task, but not impossible for her. Being dispatched from the headquarters of Huasheng Hall in Jade Capital, she held special authority.
Thus, when Lu Yuting requested to inspect a year’s worth of records and accounts, the local superintendent naturally assumed it to be a routine audit from headquarters and dared not refuse.
That was how Lu Yuting obtained all records from the past year, including those of notable individuals.
Then, with a bit of careful planning, she secretly duplicated them when no one was watching.
The key was that such an act would not arouse Chen Shuhua’s suspicion, since it appeared entirely reasonable as a routine administration.
Only Lu Yuting could have pulled this off so cleanly. Even Xu Jiaorong could not have done it without leaving traces.