Chapter 297: Reunion After Many Years
Then, with a sigh, he began, "You've all just heard. A corpse was found on the riverbed in the city today. The magistrate said one of you was seen near the body."
"The autopsy confirmed that the deceased was a martial artist. After verification, all of you are ordinary civilians and wouldn't have been able to overpower the deceased. So, it definitely wasn't any of you who killed him."
At this point, Zhao Yue paused, his sharp gaze sweeping across their faces.
Changing his tone, he continued, "However, why would someone linger near the corpse for a while and then leave, without reporting to the officials?"
"The reason, in fact, is quite simple. This person must have taken something valuable from the deceased and, fearing discovery by the officials, didn't dare to report it."
"To put it bluntly, you're only implicated in theft. If you come forward and admit it now, you'll, at most, be flogged with the staff."
