I was chased by my sickly junior brother who had two lives

After the wolf attack in Jinhua Tower, the whole capital was shrouded in panic and doubt. Chen Jue knew that this matter was serious. If the reason for the wolves' intrusion was not found out, the peace of the capital would be threatened at all times. Chen Jia also experienced this crisis personally and was full of doubts, so the two decided to jointly investigate.

Chen Jue first summoned the guards of Jinhua Tower and some servants present at the time to question them in the meeting room of the Duke's Mansion. Chen Jia sat aside with a firm and focused look. She whispered to Chen Jue: "Xiao Jue, these guards and servants may be hiding something out of fear. We need to guide them patiently."

Chen Jue nodded, looked at the people who were nervous, and said in a gentle voice: "Don't be afraid, everyone. Madam Chen and I just want to know the details of the day when the wolves broke in. Tell the truth, and we won't blame you."

A guard stepped forward tremblingly, knelt down and said, "Sir, we were on duty at the time and did not notice anything unusual. We only heard screams suddenly coming from inside the building, and then we saw wolves rushing in. We were also very frightened, and we really didn't know where the wolves came from."

Chen Jia frowned slightly and asked, "Before the banquet, were there any strangers wandering around Jinhua Tower? Or were there any unusual sounds or smells?"

The guards looked at each other and shook their heads to indicate that they did not know. At this time, a servant hesitated and said, "Madam, before the wolves broke in, I seemed to smell a faint fishy smell, but I thought it came from the kitchen at the time and did not pay much attention to it."

Chen Jue's heart moved, and he asked, "Are you sure it's a fishy smell? Is this fishy smell different from the usual meat smell?"

The servant thought for a moment and replied, "I can't really describe it, but I just think the smell is a bit pungent and unusual."

Chen Jia and Chen Jue looked at each other, and Chen Jue said, "This may be a clue. Sister, I think we need to check around Jinhua Tower."

The two of them came to the outside of Jinhua Tower with several guards. After the wolf attack, the streets around Jinhua Tower seemed particularly deserted, and many shops were closed. Chen Jue carefully observed the surrounding environment. He squatted down and checked the traces on the ground. He found some messy footprints, which seemed that many people had gathered here.

Chen Jia was also watching the corner of the street. She suddenly called out, "Xiao Jue, look here."

Chen Jue walked over quickly and saw some black hair in the corner. He picked up a strand and examined it carefully. "This hair doesn't look like that of an ordinary wild wolf. It looks like it was left by a specially domesticated wolf. It seems that this pack of wolves was deliberately released by someone."

Chen Jia's expression became serious: "Who is so cruel that he wants to create chaos at the banquet and murder everyone?"

They continued to explore along the street and came to an abandoned house. The house was filled with a foul smell. Chen Jue signaled the guards to be careful and alert, and then walked into the house with Chen Jia. The yard was overgrown with weeds, and there were some fresh footprints leading to a house.

When they pushed open the door, a strong fishy smell hit them. There were some crude cages in the house, with blood and some uneaten food in them. Chen Jue checked and said, "This should be where the wolves are imprisoned. Judging from the food, these wolves have been fed for a long time, and someone has specially trained them."

Chen Jia approached the cage and found some strange symbols engraved on it: "Xiao Jue, look at these symbols, they look like some kind of mark, could they be related to the mastermind behind this?"

Chen Jue studied the symbol carefully, frowning: "I have never seen such a symbol before. I need to find someone who has studied mysterious symbols to take a look."

After returning to the Duke's Mansion, Chen Jue sent people to look for talented people who were good at interpreting mysterious symbols. Soon, an old man named Mo Yuan was invited. Mo Yuan had white hair, but his eyes were deep and wise.

He looked at the symbol pattern handed over by Chen Jue, pondered for a long time, and slowly said: "This symbol is the mark of an ancient sect. This sect is called the Shadow Sect. It is good at taming various beasts and often colludes with some dark forces in the martial arts world to do some shameful things."

Chen Jia asked: "Why did the Shadow Sect release wolves into Jinhua Tower? Do they have any grudges against the people at the banquet?"

Mo Yuan shook his head: "I don't know about this old man. But the Shadow Sect always only cares about profit. I guess someone hired them with a large sum of money, or a guest at the banquet has something to do with them and offended them."

After Chen Jue thanked the old man Mo Yuan, he and Chen Jia began to check the guest list for the banquet. Chen Jue flipped through the list and said, "Sister, most of the people on this list are from famous families in the capital. It seems unlikely that they are involved with the martial arts sects. But we can't rule out that someone secretly has a deal with the Shadow Sect."

Chen Jia thought carefully and said, "We might as well start with those who have conflicts of interest with others in the court or have had unusual behavior recently."

After some investigation, they found that an official named Lord Lin had recently been arguing with several ministers in the court over the construction rights of a water conservancy project, and he had also had contact with some underworld people.

Chen Jue decided to secretly investigate Lord Lin. They sent someone to follow Lord Lin and found that he often went in and out of a remote manor. After discussing with Chen Jia, Chen Jue decided to visit the manor at night.

At night, under the dim moonlight, Chen Jue and Chen Jia dressed in black quietly sneaked into the manor. The manor was heavily guarded, but they relied on their agility to avoid the guards and came to a secret room. Faint conversations could be heard in the secret room.

Chen Jue and Chen Jia approached the secret room and heard someone inside say, "Lord Lin, you did a great job with the Jinhua Tower. Now those ministers who were against you are all scared. I'm sure the construction rights for the water conservancy project will soon fall into your hands."

Lord Lin's voice came: "Humph, this is all thanks to the group of wild wolves from the Shadow Gate. But this matter must not be leaked out, otherwise I will be finished."

Chen Jue was furious. He kicked the door of the secret room open and rushed in with Chen Jia. Lord Lin and his men looked at Chen Jue and Chen Jia who suddenly broke in with horror.

Chen Jue shouted angrily, "Master Lin, you are so bold that you dared to release wolves in Jinhua Tower for your own selfish interests, almost killing many innocent people."

Lord Lin turned pale and argued, "Lord Chen, please stop slandering me. I don't understand what you are saying."

Chen Jia stepped forward and told them the evidence they found in the abandoned house and the conversation they heard one by one: "Master Lin, the evidence is irrefutable. Do you still want to quibble?"

Lord Lin saw that the truth had been revealed, and he sat on the ground, lamenting, "Forget it, forget it, it was all my confusion. I just wanted to bring down those who opposed me in the court, so I resorted to this desperate measure."

Chen Jue said coldly: "Master Lin, you have committed such a serious crime, and you will be punished by the law."

Afterwards, Chen Jue brought Lord Lin and his accomplices to justice, and the truth of the Jinhua Tower wolf pack incident was finally revealed. Chen Jia watched it all end and said with emotion: "Xiao Jue, the disputes between the officialdom and the underworld are so sinister. If we hadn't insisted on investigating, I'm afraid the real culprit would have been at large."

Chen Jue held Chen Jia's hand and said, "Sister, as long as I am here, I will never let you get hurt, and I will never let such evil people do whatever they want."