Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 697 The Chief Culprit (Part Two)

Francis glared at Rufus and said, "You are so good at argument. Just spit it out now! What information did you deliver?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to know when she's going to leave the Sleek Palace," Rufus insisted. "If you don't want to believe me, then there's nothing I can do about it."

"Did you come here by yourself?"

"I did not. I was with that woman's brother. It was him and not me who was trying to send a message." Rufus sold Howard out without thinking twice. "But I have no idea what it was about."

"The brother of Harper? Who are you talking about?" Francis was taken aback. 'Harper only has one younger brother who is studying in the River City at the moment. So, how come she has another brother I don't know of?'

"Howard Chu."

Francis squinted his eyes. Howard was a legendary figure in the imperial capital. As one of the three major generals of the Bright Dynasty, he fell into the tricks set up by Harper, which almost cost him his head. After he escaped, he helped Hoffman to deal with Felix. But he disappeared without a trace when Hoffman fell. Was everything he did just a show from the very start?

Howard

Rufus said, sounding so displeased. "He came to me and told me that Harper would kill Cynthia if she was kept inside the Sleek Palace. That was the reason why I came to the palace so urgently in the middle of the night. But he pushed me out as soon as

Francis stressed. After pausing

Rufus said without giving it much thought, as though he didn't think his misery was that big of a deal. "I don't know whom that woman was guarding against. When I sneaked into her room

off guard. Although he was keeping her imprisoned in the Imperial Palace, he did not intend to force her to love him. However, he also couldn't let her leave the palace.

to know, you

you can go ahead and ask Harper. I really didn't tell her

Rufus

jail instead, that woman will confess everything to you soon enough since her skin is delicate and she certainly won't be able to bear being tortured." Rufus' protesting voice could be heard from the distance. Without delay, Ken winked at his subordinates to drag him away. If Francis was

might indeed look gentle and fragile, but she was far from that. He vividly recalled how calm and fierce she was when she faced the assassins. If this woman was a coward, she wouldn't deserve the heart

the Helen of Troy," someone

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