For Shen Hao, the Imperial City was far from unfamiliar; this was hardly a place he'd "seldom set foot in."
The six men brought from Fengri City, including Wang Yiming, now had little room to maneuver. Not only were the Ministry of Justice officials watching them as though guarding against thieves, even Prince Shou's Mansion was openly sending people to keep tabs, trying to probe their every move.
After the net tightened, Wang Yiming and the others seemed to settle down—besides going to the Ministry of Justice as insistently as sounding a drum to demand fresh case files, all other activity ceased. Even the investigation into the fragrant candy subsided.
It was all due to Shen Hao's deliberate arrangements.
Earlier provocations were meant to create tension, but now that both sides had clearly shown signs of pressing back, it was time to clam up and "play dead," leaving the battlefield to the contest of force and subtlety.
