"The Daoist boy is not the key here, his senior brother is the main focus," Sikou Yu's eyes gleamed.
"On the night Lin Que was murdered, Zuo Sheng took a group of you to meet that scholar, claiming it was to help him out of a tight spot."
"But in my view, Zuo Sheng purposely redirected attention to that scholar!"
"Chen Mu had a conflict with Lin Que, and then Lin Que ended up dead. The first reaction of anyone in the know would be to consider Chen Mu a suspect."
"But what if the real murderer is someone else?"
"Wouldn't Chen Mu then become an obvious target, the perfect scapegoat?"
"If Chen Mu suddenly disappears without explanation, it immediately solidifies the other person's identity as the culprit." Sikou Yu said this, his entire being unable to contain his excitement.
"It's very possible that Chen Mu has already been silenced by Zuo Sheng."
