Ling Yunhe returned to his own residence—a small house, not the Ling Family's grand mansion in the Capital City.
He had purchased this house himself. Other than his personal attendant, the staff were not Ling Family servants; they were new hires he had made in the Capital City.
He went into his study and had his attendant stand guard outside. Only then did he pull a thin booklet from his robes. It contained evidence of the person who had bribed Ling the Third, along with the fabricated ledgers they had created together.
This information was important, but it wasn't the most crucial part. The booklet also held a fatal clue. He had obtained the evidence but hadn't told the Ling Family, choosing to hide it away privately.
He wasn't sure that if he presented this to the Ling Family, they wouldn't destroy the evidence to protect Ling the Third.
Ling Yunhe's figure receded into the shadows cast by the lamp, leaving only a faint, blurry silhouette.
