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That night, Lin Feng was dressed in black, his face concealed. He led a few people to the homes of Wei An and Cheng Chuhe. It was quite absurd that he, of all people, was doing this.
As Lin Feng and his companions arrived at Wei An's house, he signaled for his subordinates to be silent. They quietly slipped into Wei An's courtyard. Inside, candlelight flickered, and faintly, they could hear Wei An reading aloud.
Lin Feng sneered inwardly, thinking how Wei An pretended to be so virtuous while secretly engaging in all sorts of sordid activities. He gestured for two of his men to approach the window quietly. Peering through the crack, they saw Wei An sitting upright at his desk, surrounded only by ink, brushes, paper, and a few books—nothing unusual.
Feeling dissatisfied, Lin Feng decided to circle around the back of the house in search of clues. Just then, a cat suddenly darted out, startling Lin Feng so much that he almost cried out. Inside, Wei An heard the noise and shouted, "Who’s there?"
Lin Feng and his men dared not move, holding their breath. After a moment, Wei An opened the door and stepped outside with a candle in hand, looking around. Lin Feng felt his palms sweat nervously; if Wei An came any closer, they would surely be discovered.
Suddenly, a distant barking of dogs reached their ears. Thinking it was just stray dogs passing by, Wei An turned and closed the door behind him. Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief but thought that it seemed today’s efforts would yield no results. Nevertheless, he decided to return tomorrow for another investigation.
After spending the entire night without any gains, Lin Feng waited for a while when another group hurriedly approached. One of them quickly stepped forward and respectfully reported to Lin Feng: "Enforcer, we have made some discoveries at the Cheng Family."
Lin Feng had been feeling somewhat dispirited until he heard this news; his spirits lifted instantly as his eyes sparkled with interest. He urged eagerly, "Quickly tell me!"
The man lowered his voice and continued: "After some investigation, we found that Cheng Chuhe has been secretly involved with her father’s concubine."
Lin Feng was taken aback by this revelation and questioned incredulously, "How is that possible?" Yet deep down, a strong curiosity began to swell within him.
Seeing Lin Feng's reaction, the subordinate hurriedly recounted everything he knew. During their nighttime surveillance, they had seen Cheng Chuhe leave her room in the middle of the night and head towards the concubine's quarters.
Lin Feng grew increasingly excited as he listened. Once his subordinates finished their report, he immediately began to arrange the next steps of his plan.
The following morning, just as dawn broke, the streets and alleys of the city were already bustling with activity. People flowed in and out, and the calls of various vendors filled the air.
In a somewhat narrow alley, there was a small breakfast stall. At that moment, two individuals sat there, eating their breakfast while cautiously whispering to each other.
One of them spoke mysteriously to the other, "Hey, have you heard about that big event that happened recently?"
The other, chewing on his food, replied indistinctly, "What event? I haven't heard anything."
The first speaker continued in a hushed tone, "It's about the Cheng Family."
"The Cheng Family? Which Cheng Family?"
"Oh come on, there’s only one prominent Cheng family in Wu City—it's the Minister of Justice's family!"
"Oh, it's them. What could possibly be going on with them?"
At this point, the first speaker glanced around to ensure no one was paying attention to them before leaning closer to whisper in his companion's ear, "I heard that the second son of the Cheng Family has an unusual relationship with Lord Cheng's concubine!"
"What? Is that really true?" The listener was taken aback by this revelation, nearly choking on his food.
Though they spoke in low voices, their conversation was enough for those nearby to catch snippets of the gossip, allowing it to spread with intricate detail.
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