In the main hall of the Sun family mansion, Old Master Sun sat in the main seat, and below him sat an official from the county government, namely the registrar.

He calmly said to Old Sun:

“Old Master Sun, there’s no need to worry about this anymore. It seems that the Grandson is indulging in pleasure all day long, eating and drinking. He doesn’t seem to care much about the potato and sweet potato seeds. We can finally breathe a sigh of relief.”

Hearing this, Old Sun frowned. He glanced at the registrar who had spoken, then snorted and said:

"What do you know? The more he acts like this, the more certain he is of himself. This grandson of the crown prince arrived before we even knew it."

This means he hasn't been here long, yet he knows so much about me and even exposed the Beggars' Sect.

I even received news that the Beggars' Sect members were all injured by a woman, effectively severing my hidden henchmen. This is enough to show that this Crown Prince is swift and decisive, and has grasped a great deal of information about me.

Since he knows so much about me and even came to my residence to put me in a difficult position, it means he is indeed very confident about this matter. Yet now he is so carefree; I'm afraid a storm is brewing.

The county clerk asked with some doubt:

"What do you mean by that, Elder Sun? Judging from the current situation, it seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is not taking any action. Could it be that this matter will just pass by like this?"

Old Sun shook his head and said:

"Absolutely impossible. There's nothing this grandson can't do. Even though we did it very discreetly, he still found out about the Beggars' Sect's affairs and knows that I'm the mastermind behind it all."

Then it's possible that he already has a lot of evidence against me. If I sit and wait for my doom, he might take action against me as soon as the time is right.

Therefore, I absolutely cannot just sit here and let him lay a hand on me.

The registrar asked with some doubt:

"So, Mr. Sun, what are your plans?"

Old Sun remained silent for a moment, then slowly spoke as if he had made up his mind:

"We must clear away the evidence left behind by some of the things we did in the past."

First, quickly take some money and send someone to settle the beggars in that dilapidated temple, so they can leave temporarily. Under no circumstances should they be allowed to testify against us.

Secondly, have the beggars dispose of all the remaining sweet potato and potato seeds, using whatever method is available, the faster the better.

Upon hearing this, the registrar frowned and said:

"That might be a bit difficult. Those things do taste really good, and as you know, the Beggars' Sect members are usually not well-fed or dressed."

With so many delicious potatoes and sweet potatoes available now, wasting a little bit on ordinary days is fine, but asking them to throw them all away is simply unrealistic.

Old Sun frowned:

"Just give them more silver. This is evidence, and it absolutely cannot be kept. It must be disposed of."

The registrar could only nod, while Old Sun continued:

"There's another thing: we need to distance ourselves from the beggars, and at the same time, we need to find a way to distance ourselves from the fact that the beggars were digging up sweet potato and potato seeds."

"As long as we sever the continuity between these layers and destroy the evidence that exists between them, it will be impossible for them to trace us back to us through any means."

The registrar said with some doubt:

"Why is that? We've destroyed those sweet potato and potato seeds and driven away those beggars, so they shouldn't be able to trace it back to you, right? There's no need to go through all this trouble to clear those beggars' names."

Old Sun frowned and said, "We must be meticulous in everything we do, otherwise, if they find an opportunity, they might actually trace this matter back to those beggars."

Even if these beggars are sent away, and even if the sweet potato and potato seeds have been destroyed, they will still find ways to extract some evidence from these beggars.

Therefore, there's only one way: to completely dispel their suspicions about these beggars. Once the trail goes cold, the investigation will naturally stop, and they won't trace it back to us.

The registrar nodded and said, "Old Sun is absolutely right. I hadn't thought of that. So how can we clear these beggars of suspicion for stealing sweet potato and potato seeds? After all, you said that the Crown Prince seems to have already suspected this."

"To prove that the item wasn't stolen by this thief, we need to catch another thief who came to steal it. That way, the thief's innocence will be proven."

"So we need to transfer this evidence and charge to someone else," Old Sun laughed.

The registrar was still a little confused. He looked at Old Sun, who gave a cold laugh:

"Simply put, to clear these beggars of the crime and suspicion of stealing sweet potato seeds, another group of people would have to come up with the idea of ​​stealing sweet potato seeds."

Only in this way can the focus be quickly shifted, making the crown prince realize that his previous suspicions were wrong, and instead shifting his suspicions to the group he believes has more substantial evidence against.

The registrar suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is. Old Master Sun is indeed a man of unparalleled wisdom. But where can we find another group of people to be scapegoats?"

In Hekou County, it seems no one has the motive to do such a thing. After all, if someone did, we wouldn't need to put so much effort into dealing with the Beggars' Sect.

However, Old Sun smiled mysteriously and said:

"You know what, there really is. As far as I know, isn't there a group of bandits who suddenly appeared in the north?"

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