The last time Zhao Yi held a welcome reception for his mother-in-law's family, it was at Yuzhen Tower. It was one of the most prestigious restaurants in the Capital City, where the clientele was strictly the wealthy and the elite, and business was always booming.
At the hour of the Dog, Yuzhen Tower was at its most crowded. Why would an assassin choose this specific time and the most densely populated spot at the entrance to strike? Was it a coincidence, or a random choice? Was stabbing the victim over a dozen times the result of a blood feud, or something else entirely?
Xie Bishen was a man of the Second Prince, yet also a member of the Heling Xie clan. Both the Second Prince and the Heling Xie clan were implicated in the case reported by Lin Jishen. Did the assassination of Xie Bishen at such a critical juncture have any connection to that investigation?
Chapter 296