Li Ziming and Fan Yi parted ways, but unfortunately, he was arrested by the authorities. Although he patted his chest and swore by the blazing sun that he had never killed a single person from start to finish, legal cases were not decided by his word alone.
Facing a dozen retired soldiers who instinctively formed a military array, this haggard man hurriedly declared that he was a loyal subject of Daxia and would fully cooperate with the yamen's investigation.
It wasn't until higher-ups intervened to investigate the matter that his name was cleared. When the official findings were later announced, it turned out that the Gou family's young miss had turned love into hatred; she first murdered the courtesan Fang Yuhua and then attempted to kill Li Ziming, only to be slain in self-defense. As for the annihilation of the Gou family, it was retribution for their unrighteous wealth, and their enemies had simply struck—an investigation was currently underway, though it would undoubtedly end up unresolved.
Chapter 19