Lin Wu looked at the City Lord in shock.
Their gazes met in midair, and although there was no confrontation, just a quiet silence, it suffocated everyone present nonetheless.
After a long while, Lin Wu slowly began to speak, "I have a few questions."
"Go ahead."
"During this period, you indulged Zheng Lian to secretly do so much for me—was it all... for this purpose?"
"...Yes."
"Including earlier when you intentionally sent Zhong Jun to the sanatorium, then allowed Fan to discover him, giving Zheng Lian the chance to replace him in all those matters?"