Chapter 172: Well-Informed
The moment those words fell, Hu Rui'an's expression turned thoughtful, while a flicker of brightness passed through Murong Xiaoya's eyes. Mei Yanyu's words had clearly allowed the tension that had been locked in her chest to ease considerably.
In her estimation, having someone trying to destroy the Murong family through a frame-up was still infinitely better than facing the near-certain ruin of having the Great Li imperial court convinced that the Murong family had killed a provincial governor and over a hundred court-appointed officials.
After all, for all that the Murong family was the foremost martial arts lineage of Sheng Province, there was still an unbridgeable gap between them and a top-tier martial world force capable of standing against the imperial court, like Falling God Peak.
If Great Li concluded that the Murong family was behind this, the court would almost certainly commit to wiping the Murong family from the martial world entirely, and there would be nothing the Murong family could do to resist.
"Since Young Master Mei has this suspicion, who does he believe could be behind the massacre of over a hundred and seventy people at the Sheng Province government office, the killing of a court-appointed official of Great Li, and the framing of the Murong family?"
At this point, Hu Rui'an suddenly looked toward Mei Yanyu, fixing his gaze on the man as he asked.
Hearing this, Mei Yanyu met Hu Rui'an's gaze, thought for a moment, then shook his head, saying, "Commissioner Hu puts the question too directly. This is a grave and consequential case, and I would not dare speak carelessly."
As he spoke, his gaze flicked almost imperceptibly toward Li Musheng, and then he changed the subject, suddenly turning to ask Hu Rui'an, "I heard a rumor going around the provincial city that Commissioner Hu's group killed the Bai family head's son and a number of Bai family experts in the street yesterday. Is there any truth to that?"
The moment those words fell, a deeply peculiar expression passed across Hu Rui'an's face.