Six days later, when Konstantin was being harried by Tai'e's guerilla tactics, Zheke arrived at the Imperial Palace with the results of the interrogation of Liu Shanhe.
Seeing Konstantin's displeased expression, Zheke whispered, "Your Majesty."
Konstantin snapped back to reality, looked at him, and asked, "Do you have results?"
"We do. According to the investigation, the third branch of Liu Shanhe's Liu Family is indeed an Infernal Domain family, affiliated with the Chief Arbiter," he said. "But..."
Taking the interrogation transcript handed over by Zheke, Konstantin skimmed through it and then asked, "But what? Do you find it suspicious how easily we uncovered the Infernal Domain family?"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Zheke nodded. "That's exactly what I think."
"What is the status of the arrest of all third-branch members?"
"Nearly eighty percent are controlled by Duke Liu. The other twenty percent are not in Dongsheng. I have sent people to apprehend them."
