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I'm sure you're now well aware of why he died on the road back to Victoria.

Yu Cheng, you old bastard.

You used Gu Quan's own death to ensure there was no possibility of anyone finding that child, which also gave you an opportunity to investigate me.

At the time I assumed Gu Quan had no success in his exhaustive research into the Grand Preceptor case, which prompted him to leave Baizao in despair.

It was only after many years that I realized it was not the so-called truth that he sought. He had long since found the answers to those troubles you mentioned earlier.

What he hoped I would do was something else entirely.

I don't understand...

Are you telling me you two knew all along that Blaze was the orphan from that case?

Your investigation should have already revealed that Gu Quan and Yu Cheng knew each other.

After taking the child away, Gu Quan kept the secret of her whereabouts to himself for decades. But before he met his untimely end, he confided in the only 'friend' he had, Yu Cheng.

After his death, Yu Cheng immediately began to search for her.

However, he was unable to personally act as deputy minister at the Judicial Review Office. He entrusted the task of performing discreet inquiries to me, far from the center of court politics, so as to not attract attention.

By the time I found her in Victoria, she was already infected.

I could not take her back to Baizao right away. For the sake of protecting her, I had no choice but to place her in the care of a medical organization that treated the Infected.

So it was you...

You were already aligned at the time, I see.

But you were also part of this plan from early on, Deputy Minister Lin.

What do you mean?

How was it you were able to find Blaze's trail? How were you able to come across those files pertaining to her past? Surely you didn't just attribute them to chance?

Yu Cheng would not have told you these himself. The risk was too great. There could not be a third person who knew of this in all of Terra.

But he was always searching for a suitable candidate... One with courage, who stood for truth.

He has long since been ready to give his life for this cause. I am happy to dirty my hands doing what must be done in his stead.

But it's not enough. We needed someone pure and innocent, one who could use honest means to lay bare the truth.

It's nearly time.

We still have one last opportunity.

Do you still wish to bring the truth out into the light of day, Deputy Minister Lin?