Across the hall—
Li Jianhong's fingers tightened imperceptibly within his sleeve.
(Idiot!)
The word echoed sharply within his mind.
He had thought this would be a good opportunity to bring down the Bai Clan.
Everything had been aligned perfectly—
Until that mirror lit up.
With such clear-cut evidence laid bare before the entire court, if he dared to continue supporting Wen Haoyu, suspicion would inevitably fall upon him.
Kidnapping and experimenting on children. There was grave consequence for that.
If he spoke now in Wen Haoyu's defense—
Many might even suspect that the Li Clan was involved with them.
Li Jianhong slowly exhaled.
The opportunity to bring down the Bai Clan was tempting.
But after this revelation—
Continuing to support Wen Haoyu wouldn't just be bad, it would be utterly foolish.
Zhao Wutian's thoughts were strikingly similar.
There was no point in helping Wen Haoyu, and doing so would be equivalent to digging one's own grave.
