"Brother Chen, you speak, and I'm listening," said Yan Yu with an eager expression.
Chen Feng organized his thoughts for a moment, then said, "Firstly, we still don't know if it was Emperor Qin who killed the old City Lord, so we mustn't act rashly and startle the snake. Hence, I thought about trying to improve relations with Emperor Qin first, as he's the supreme ruler of Great Qin. Establishing a good relationship might make it easier to uncover the truth.
Considering how the chess game with Emperor Qin went earlier, if I play with him a few more times, let him recognize my abilities at the right moment, and let him know that I don't harbor any wild ambitions, becoming good friends with him is not impossible."
"Afterwards, if the real culprit is not Emperor Qin, we could use this leverage to suppress the true perpetrator," Yan Yu whispered, understanding his meaning. "But we've faced assassination attempts on our journey. Emperor Qin must have been involved."
