Shen Xi paused in motion and asked, "Is Fu Qingli onto something?"
Li Yuan shook her head while his voice carried a chilling undertone. "We're not making much progress so we're switching leads."
The mastermind was indeed once behind the disappearance of his fair lady and Mr. Jin Yu. Their execution was squeaky clean and left no trace. Otherwise, Fu Qingli, despite his incompetency, would have found something by now.
Nevertheless, he could deduce based on recent investigations that the perpetrator was coldblooded and would stop at nothing. His fair lady's sudden appearance seemed to be unexpected in the perpetrator's plans.
They wanted her dead back then but somehow, the culprit was unsuccessful, so his fair lady ran free. The recent event was the perpetrator's doing again.
The mastermind must not have known much sooner than Fu Qingli did about Shen Xi. Hence, they were trying to get to Shen Xi before Fu Qingli found her. Dead men told no tales, after all.
