He paused for a moment and shook his head with a bitter smile. He continued, "Unfortunately, the people I originally sent to Songshan County couldn't find anything useful.
"A while ago, my people sent a letter. They discovered that someone was mining privately in Songshan County. Unexpectedly, as soon as they found out about County Magistrate Yang, he died in a fire."
Song Jingchen picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. "Perhaps he was silenced."
The two of them chatted for a while more, but Song Jingchen remained cold.
Shangguan Yu could feel it. This time, he did not pretend to be deaf and mute as usual. Instead, he pointed it out. "I know that after what happened two years ago, you don't trust anyone now, but I still hope that I can help."
In the end, he said, "I went to see Mother a while ago. Her health is getting worse."
