"We've found nothing; the perpetrator seems to be like the ghost from the rumors..." Xu Guiku's face looked quite awful. After all, such a heinous crime happened right under his watch, and he couldn't escape his responsibilities.
The most face-losing aspect was that until now, he had not a shred of evidence about the murderer, and didn't even know where to start investigating. He could only order soldiers to search the entire city aimlessly, merely to make a show of action to his superiors—after all, he couldn't just do nothing, could he?
Since he couldn't uncover the truth, he might as well mystify the killer. That way, it wasn't due to his incompetence, but because the killer was just too powerful.
Despite Xu Guiku's reputation for iron-clad justice, when it came to his own official cap, he would also engage in some small maneuvers. Every man for himself, and the heavens annihilate the unworthy!
