"Who's trying to kill me?"
Lin Jin couldn't figure it out. He shouldn't have any enemies in the royal capital. Moreover, Lin Jin had always been a peaceful person. Even if he had enemies, they wouldn't fight to the death.
"At times like this, I have to trust the authorities," Lin Jin mumbled to himself.
Lin Jin mumbled to himself. He was out of ideas. Although he had plenty of ways to deal with this corpse, why bother?
He should just do what he had to do. Since someone was trying to kill him, he had to report it to the authorities.
Hence, Lin Jin woke up the waiter and had him report to the authorities on his behalf.
Before the sky brightened, the officials arrived.
A constable and several coroner came to collect the corpse.
At first, the constables spoke in a bureaucratic tone, wanting to take Lin Jin away for questioning. Lin Jin had no choice but to tell them Lu Bin's name.
One of the constables had obviously heard of Lu Bin's name before. After giving Lin Jin a closer look, he knew the latter wasn't lying.
After all, Lin Jin was an official Rank 2 beast appraiser.
"Appraiser, it doesn't matter who you know. Now that there's been a murder case, you'll have to go back for questioning and recording. But don't worry, if there's nothing else after the questioning, I'll let you go back." The constable's tone was much friendlier now.
At this, Lin Jin knew he couldn't avoid this so he nodded and followed the constable.
Once they arrived, there were specialized clerks to take notes so Lin Jin told them the truth. There was no need for him to hide this matter.
Moreover, the arrows that pierced through the guest room's walls and the man's crossbow served as evidence.
These were all taken away by the constables as well.
Halfway through the recording, an official walked in quickly from outside.
Judging by his rank, he was definitely a high-ranking official. At the sight of this person, the officials immediately stood up and greeted him respectfully.
Lin Jin knew about Jade Dragon Kingdom's official ranks. This person was the highest-ranking official in the royal capital. Any higher and he would be an official in the royal court.
"Appraiser Lin, I apologize for offending you. My name is Zhang Mengliang, the royal capital's official!" The official was very polite. Having said that, he turned to the constables and officials and reprimanded, "Are you still not done recording?"
"Oh no, oh no!" The clerk immediately put down his pen.
They weren't blind. Judging from the governor's attitude, they could tell that Appraiser Lin had an extraordinary background. He must have a powerful backer.
Therefore, when doing things in Royal City, one had to be careful. Who knew when one would provoke an existence that one shouldn't provoke? Fortunately, they had been polite to the other party previously and couldn't find fault with him.
Zhang Futai sent Lin Jin to the door. Sure enough, Lu Bin was standing outside.
Lin Jin knew that it had to be Lu Bin who could elicit such courtesy from the governor. Lin Jin was now aware of Lu Bin's special status in Jade Dragon City. His family had once produced Jade Dragon City's number one expert and that honor was bestowed upon them by the founding emperor. Even the current emperor couldn't afford to offend Lu Bin.
No wonder Zhang Futai was so polite.
Outside, Lu Bin's expression was dark, clearly displeased with the authorities for taking Lin Jin away. He didn't give Governor Zhang any face either. It was only after Lin Jin put in a few good words that Governor Zhang let the matter go.
"Lord Zhang, you are the governor of the capital city, and the security of the city is under your jurisdiction. Tell me, why would there be assassins?" Lu Bin asked at this time.
Zhang Mengliang thought, 'How would I know? I haven't even had the time to investigate yet.'
However, he didn't dare to talk back so he could only smile helplessly and say, "Lu Gong, I've already ordered my men to investigate this thoroughly. I believe there will be results soon. After all, this is a crime committed right outside the city. We must get to the bottom of this."
These words were not entirely for Lu Bin's ears. In fact, this matter was also a matter of humiliation for him as the head of the prefecture.
"Alright, I'll give you three days. If you can't find anything by then, don't blame me for having someone report you to the royal court," Lu Bin threatened before Lord Zhang left.
Lu Bin wasn't too worried about Lin Jin. He knew how capable Lin Jin was and that he had a Rank 4 pet beast by his side. However, Lin Jin didn't tell him about the danger last night.
The assassin had no intention of getting close to Lin Jin at all. Instead, he was using a crossbow to shoot from afar. If Lin Jin hadn't had sharp senses and dodged in time, even his Rank 4 pet beast wouldn't have been able to save him.
Lin Jin had thought about it. There was no such thing as killing intent in this world for no reason. There must be a reason why the assassin wanted to kill him. Lin Jin had only arrived at Jade Dragon City yesterday so even if he wanted to offend someone, he wouldn't have had the time.
Yesterday, Lin Jin had only been to two places. One was the Beast Appraisal Association. This place was peaceful so there was no reason for him to offend anyone. The other was the palace to treat Sixth Princess He Yu's illness.
If he had to choose one, Lin Jin knew the problem lay in this one.
Combined with what He Qing told him yesterday about the royal family's secret jade dragon curse, it was hard for Lin Jin not to think in this direction.
"Appraiser Lin, leave this to Lord Zhang. He's a fair and impartial man. He's also an expert in investigating cases," Lu Bin said.
Lin Jin nodded. Lu Bin was comforting him.
The second thing Lu Bin said was that he would find a new place for Lin Jin to stay.
His own manor.
"I'm just worried that Appraiser Lin might run into danger again. As long as you don't mind, it's fine." Lin Jin nodded. "Why would I mind? It'd be great if I could stay in Lu Manor."
And so, the matter was settled.
Lu Bin didn't know much about the assassin so he didn't know what to say so he kept quiet.
However, the more he kept quiet, the more Lu Bin suspected that Lin Jin was attacked because he was treating the sixth princess's illness.
"We shouldn't delay this matter any longer. The sooner we're done, the better," Lu Bin said on their way back.
Lin Jin understood.
"Give me six hours today. That's more than enough!"
Lin Jin expressed his stance.
Lu Bin looked excited at this. If anyone else had said this, he wouldn't have believed it. But Lin Jin was different. Since he said he could solve the problem today, it should be true.
"Alright. Once this matter is resolved, I'll do anything you ask of me in the future."
A man's words were worth their weight in gold. Lin Jin didn't doubt Lu Bin's promise.
Since there was an invisible hand interfering with his treatment of He Yu, Lin Jin decided that he would remove that bestial soul curse today to prevent any future troubles.
Unlike yesterday, there were more guards at the palace gates and they barred Lin Jin's way, forbidding him from entering.
Even Lu Bin's anger didn't help.
"Appraiser Lin, please wait a moment." Lu Bin was seething with murderous intent. Even an idiot could tell that someone was obstructing him on purpose.
Lin Jin was no fool. Only the Jade Dragon Kingdom's emperor could issue such an order in the palace. Even if it was someone else, who would dare to do so without the emperor's approval?
Lu Bin was clearly going to cause trouble. Noticing that things were getting out of hand, Lin Jin quickly held him back. They couldn't act rashly at a time like this. The other party might be waiting for Lu Bin to cause trouble.
"Mr. Lu, they're stopping me. You can come and go as you please. I have something here for you to bring in and …" Lin Jin whispered into Lu Bin's ear.
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