Half a month later, Xie Ming'an returned, weary from his journey.
He had uncovered the truth.
In Jinluan Hall, he took the initiative to detail the case of the so-called man-eating locusts.
As it turned out, it wasn't a case of locusts eating a person at all. Someone had simply smeared flour over a fresh corpse.
The locusts had swarmed it to devour the flour, leading passersby to believe they were eating the person.
Hearing this, the Emperor furrowed his brow slightly, and the civil and military ministers all sighed softly.
"With all the frequent natural disasters, everyone is already on edge. To think such a simple matter caused the common folk to panic," the Emperor said, shaking his head.
Xie Ming'an's expression was grave as he cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, I believe the most important issue is not the truth behind the man-eating locusts, but the fact that I was targeted in three separate assassination attempts on my way to Shu State."
