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Chapter 1117: Isn’t It Easy to Pin a Crime? · Oct 18, 2026

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Chapter List (1612)

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1101 Chapter 1101: Mischievous 2026-10-18
1102 Chapter 1102: He Doesn’t Understand 2026-10-18
1103 Chapter 1103: Neither Owed Nor Wronged Anyone 2026-10-18
1104 Chapter 1104: Driven Into a Corner 2026-10-18
1105 Chapter 1105: Does He Have a Conscience? 2026-10-18
1106 Chapter 1106: Just Gave Him a Little Medicine 2026-10-18
1107 Chapter 1107: Why? 2026-10-18
1108 Chapter 1108: The Scourge of the Northwest 2026-10-18
1109 Chapter 1109: Perilous Journey Ahead 2026-10-18
1110 Chapter 1110: Emotional Breakdown 2026-10-18
1111 Chapter 1111: Sorry 2026-10-18
1112 Chapter 1112: Emerging from the Pass 2026-10-18
1113 Chapter 1113: Yinshan City 2026-10-18
1114 Chapter 1114: Liu Shouwei 2026-10-18
1115 Chapter 1115: The Trap 2026-10-18
1116 Chapter 1116: The Fox’s Tail Finally Shows 2026-10-18
1117 Chapter 1117: Isn’t It Easy to Pin a Crime? 2026-10-18
1118 Chapter 1118: Only the Victor Survives 2026-10-18
1119 Chapter 1119: Massacre of the City 2026-10-18
1120 Chapter 1120: Impossible to Sit and Wait for Death 2026-10-18
1121 Chapter 1121: What If Too Many People Scare Them? 2026-10-18
1122 Chapter 1122: She Wants Out! 2026-10-18
1123 Chapter 1123: I Will Come Back to Save You 2026-10-18
1124 Chapter 1124: Why Are You Screaming Over Just Ten Thousand People? 2026-10-18
1125 Chapter 1125: Total Betrayal 2026-10-18
1126 Chapter 1126: The Crown Prince Arrives! 2026-10-18
1127 Chapter 1127: The Crown Prince’s Absurdity 2026-10-18
1128 Chapter 1128: The Convergence of Two Armies 2026-10-18
1129 Chapter 1129: Surprise Attack on Yinshan City 2026-10-18
1130 Chapter 1130: I Really Am No Longer the Same as Before 2026-10-18
1131 Chapter 1131: Pinky Promise! 2026-10-18
1132 Chapter 1132 - 1032: War Is No Child’s Play! 2026-10-18
1133 Chapter 1133 - 1033: A Mind in Turmoil 2026-10-18
1134 Chapter 1134 - 1034: ”I Want to See Him! 2026-10-18
1135 Chapter 1135 - 1035: Shocking to the Eye! 2026-10-18
1136 Chapter 1136: The Sacrificed Princess 2026-10-18
1137 Chapter 1137: If Not Now, When 2026-10-18
1138 Chapter 1138: What’s There to Fear About Death?! 2026-10-18
1139 Chapter 1139: Breaking Into the Enemy Camp 2026-10-18
1140 Chapter 1140: So It Really Was You 2026-10-18
1141 Chapter 1141: She Does Not Fear Death 2026-10-18
1142 Chapter 1142: Stalemate 2026-10-18
1143 Chapter 1143: Paying Homage and Gratitude 2026-10-18
1144 Chapter 1144: So It Was You 2026-10-18
1145 Chapter 1145: So What If It’s Me? 2026-10-18
1146 Chapter 1146: Give It Your All! 2026-10-18
1147 Chapter 1147: Life-Seizing Hook 2026-10-18
1148 Chapter 1148 - 1149: Fight for Your Life! 2026-10-18
1149 Chapter 1149: I’m Here With You! 2026-10-18
1150 Chapter 1150: Do You Think People Have a Next Life? 2026-10-18

Chapter 1117: Chapter 1117: Isn’t It Easy to Pin a Crime?

Xia Tingfeng was not at all intoxicated.

He also knew that the fool with a large patch on his chest hadn’t drunk too much either!

It was all just an act!

Yet, he still wanted to laugh a little.

’How stupid can this guy be to patch his chest like that?’

’Does he fear others might not know he’s a corrupt official?!’

’Is his brain soaked or kicked by a donkey?’

Zhao Qichen couldn’t help but snicker on the side.

’Such a fool dares to plot any wicked schemes!’

’No matter how you look at it, it seems like we’re bullying him!’

However,

The food and wine were quite to his liking.

The mutton and beef were good and of a different flavor than those in the Capital City!

That night.

The drinking session lasted until late at night!

During the time, Xia Tingfeng and Liu Shouwei kept flattering each other.

Liu Shouwei was setting a trap.

Xia Tingfeng wanted to appear eager to make connections.

Both understood each other, playing their own little games internally.

By the end, Liu Shouwei had drunk too much.

He mumbled, slurring his words.

”Brother Xia, from now on we’re brothers!”

”You must visit Yinshan City often!”

”Our common folks lack experience, we need merchants like you! Hiccup...”

Xia Tingfeng quickly agreed.

”As long as you don’t mind, I am at your service!”

Liu Shouwei was very satisfied.

He patted Xia Tingfeng on the shoulder and left with his men, leaving the room in a mess.

Just as he was about to call someone to tidy up,

a butler brought in a group of servants.

”Old Master Xia, our master said you are a guest, you should have a good rest, leave these to us!”

Xia Tingfeng and Zhao Qichen exchanged a glance, then nodded after a moment.

”Alright!”

”Thank your master for me!”

The butler quickly shook his head.

”No, no!”

”Our master said that Old Master Xia is a distinguished guest, we should treat you well!”

Xia Tingfeng’s expression remained unchanged, he simply said.

”Thank you then!”

Then he left with Zhao Qichen.

...

Back in the room.

Xia Tingfeng pretended to be drunk, Zhao Qichen was by his side taking care of him.

The two began loudly discussing irrelevant topics.

While communicating genuinely on paper with swift strokes.

Xia Tingfeng: ”They’re watching us!”

Zhao Qichen: ”Yes, we must be cautious not to show any flaws!”

Xia Tingfeng: ”Don’t worry! No need to be overly tense, act as usual! Our main task now is to follow the vine to the melon!”

Once we find that ultimate melon behind everything.

He will then launch a direct attack!

Zhao Qichen nodded secretly and wrote on the paper.

”What does he want by tricking us here?”

Xia Tingfeng thought for a moment.

”Kill, rob, destroy evidence!” It’s really just these few things.

What other ways could that fool have?!

Zhao Qichen thought it over and relaxed.

”We must be cautious!”

Xia Tingfeng nodded, and the conversation ended.

...

Since that day.

Liu Shouwei came by every now and then.

Without much to say, just drinking, bragging, and chatting.

During the time, Liu Shouwei kept intentionally or unintentionally prying into the Xia Family’s background and support.

Xia Tingfeng pretended to let slip when he was drunk, revealing a few phrases.

”My father disappointed my mother, disappointed my sister, disappointed the one who was waiting!”

”After mother died, father married another woman!”

”When they had children, they didn’t care for us anymore. Surely with a stepfather comes a stepmother!”

”Though mother was against giving me this position!”

”Luckily, being the legitimate son and eldest, all the family assets are mine without contest!”

”Later... stepmother grew jealous...”

Xia Tingfeng successfully created a dramatic backstory of a flourishing family business, with internal feuds, and steamy scandals.

He even shed tears when he was sad.

His facial expressions, the look of heartbreak.

The loneliness and desolation after his mother’s death, instantly surged into his heart and appeared on his face and in his eyes.

The realism even astonished Zhao Qichen in front of him.

If he wasn’t his real uncle, he would have believed what he said without hesitation!

Even he was convinced.

Let alone the half-drunk Liu Shouwei!

Feigning sympathy and shared sadness while secretly rejoicing inside!

’Perfect!’

’No background, easily killable!’

’Killing a hundred merchants like them wouldn’t raise concern!’

’Haha, once you die, I’ll transport your valuable goods and make a fortune!’

Ten Thousand Taels of Silver!

Ten Thousand Taels!

The more Liu Shouwei thought about it, the more excited he became, visiting even more frequently.

He gathered them every three days, every five days a meal, using all sorts of reasons to get them drunk and pry information!

Xia Tingfeng and Zhao Qichen grew impatient.

’What is the action? What should we do?!’

But on the surface, they remained calm.

Whenever they had time, they went out selling goods, visiting shops, convincingly without arousing suspicion!

After ten days or so.

Liu Shouwei felt the time was ripe, so he called together a few dogheaded advisers to discuss the next steps!

”They should fully trust me now!”

”It should be very reliable to proceed with the next step now!”

The dogheaded advisers received the signal and were excited, each couldn’t help but offer strategies!

”Master, poison them directly, silent and unnoticed!” suggested a deceitful adviser.

”Master, I believe framing is better, a hundred people disappearing is too noticeable, someone might discover!”

”I think framing is better, gather evidence, accuse, sentence them to death, then boldly seize the goods!” Another held a different view!

”Hey! You all are thinking wrong!”

”I believe we should first trick them into handing over the goods, then drive them out of the city!”

”As soon as they step out of the city’s gates onto the mountain road, we can end them immediately!”

”Then, it’s the bandits who killed them, the bandits drove them away, what does it have to do with us?!”

”Beyond Old Master’s territory, it won’t fall on him, don’t you think... right?!”

The group remained silent, each eyeing Liu Old Master with anticipation.

Liu Shouwei used all his mental power to finally decide to go with the second method!

”I am at the border, far from the Emperor, what do I fear?!”

”It’s not about whether we can solve this, it’s about whether we will solve it!”

Other methods might implicate him, but the second method was the safest and easiest to execute.

As long as the evidence is there.

It’s easy to convict, and even if investigated, he wouldn’t be afraid!

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