The butler suddenly looked up: "No! He clearly knows that the potion is harmful to the human body, but he pretends not to know!"
"It's just that the City Lord was misled. I was the one who planned everything!"
Obviously, the steward said this in order to reduce the city lord's guilt.
After all, as long as one of them is able to take care of the other's family.
The city lord looked at the steward in shock: "You..."
Lin Ke observed the two calmly: "So, Steward, please tell me, what exactly is going on?"
The steward straightened himself up. "It's me! I planned everything! I took advantage of the city lord's kindness and trust to trick him into participating in this plan!"
"I am the mastermind, I am the one who developed the poison!"
He turned to the city lord and said, "You were simply deceived by me! You don't know the true ingredients of those potions, and you don't know that they can cause harm to the human body!"
"I increased the dosage without your knowledge. I tampered with the formula!"
The city lord shook his head in disbelief: "What?! No! Impossible! I was there and saw it..."
Lin Ke raised his hand and interrupted their argument.
"Well, let's look at the evidence."
He motioned for his attendant to present a document.
"This is a ledger we received from you. It details the revenue from every grain transaction and the personal profit you made from it."
"Does the steward know about this money?"
Obviously, this account book was the one that Remheb received at that time.
The city lord remained silent, but the steward's face suddenly changed.
"As for the wooden barrel you used to mix the potion, we've found it."
“We have ways to tell what materials you used based on the residue.”
"So, the truth is clear."
"You two conspired to commit a crime, each playing a different role, but your culpability is equally serious."
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