Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 171: Good Luck

“Of course, what I have proposed is a conjecture. Whenever we review a case, we should always boldly speculate on the possibilities, then confirm or disconfirm these possibilities, so that we leave no stones unturned,” Fang Chen said with a smile.

“We want to hold the criminal who committed those vile murders accountable, but more than that, we want to ensure that we have caught the right person. What do you think?”

Conjecture? The crowd slowly snapped out of their daze.

The Auspicious King looked at Fang Chen and asked with a suppressed voice, “You’re saying that Yu Zhang is one of the suspects too?”

Yu Zhang was startled. He instinctively clenched his fists while staring fixedly at Fang Chen.

“Naturally.” Fang Chen smiled. “It’s not just Yu Zhang but everyone who had ties with Zhao Yan, be it good or bad. Xia Song used to be close to Zhao Yan, right? That puts him under suspicion as well.”

The Auspicious King’s face darkened.

Commandery Chief Ouyang looked at Xia Song with a frown.

Xia Song was startled to hear himself being implicated in the case too. He stared at Fang Chen with stupefied eyes.

“That being said, there are different degrees of suspicion too. The suspicion on Xia Song is relatively lighter, so let’s begin with the major suspects first,” Fang Chen said. “Yu Zhang, right? What’s your relationship with Huang Xin? I advise you to be honest, for the Valiant Defenders will conduct a cross-reference on your testimony.”

“Preposterous!” Master Chen angrily flung his sleeves and stood up. He glared at Fang Chen with glowering eyes. “Imperial Duke Fang, it’s embarrassing enough that a depraved man like Zhao Yan came from our South Mountain School, so how can you interrogate our chief student like a criminal too?!”

“Master Chen, Imperial Duke Fang is proposing a conjecture. If Yu Zhang is innocent, you can be assured that Imperial Duke Fang won’t wrong him,” the Auspicious King said.

Commandery Chief Ouyang and the others also advised Master Chen to step down. They secretly glanced at Fang Chen, fearing that

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