In the Canon Law School, there was one person especially happy, and that was Dean Chen Rutang. Old Chen himself did not expect that in the twilight of his career, he would shine once more. This ability to discover talents is undoubtedly the highest compliment for a dean of the Canon Law School.

When he recruited Lu Shuai back then, he was mocked for recruiting a pauper, willing to forgo his reputation for some fame. Now it’s his turn to mock back fiercely. Is he that kind of person? Of course, he saw Lu Shuai’s potential; he could tell at a glance that he was an ambitious young man.

Suddenly, the office door opened, and the secretary walked in, looking very troubled.

Chen Rutang laughed lightly, "Calm down, what’s the matter?"

"Dean, a messenger from the city guard has brought an urgent letter."

A letter tied with a red ribbon was delivered to Chen Rutang’s hands. As the dean of the Peaceful Canon Law School, Chen Rutang had students all over the world. Even among the city guards, there were his pupils, and they wouldn’t disturb him unless it was important. Once such a letter was sent, it must be extremely urgent.

Chen Rutang opened the letter, his face changing drastically, "Bring Lu Shuai here immediately, right away, at once."

After the secretary hurried out, Chen Rutang couldn’t sit still and began pacing back and forth in the office.

When Lu Shuai was summoned, he was still in a daze, not knowing what was so urgent with the dean.

"Dean, you called for me." Lu Shuai was in a good mood, thinking he was about to be praised.

Chen Rutang pointed to the letter on the table, "Read it yourself."

"Fang Shu is a fraud, has absconded."

Lu Shuai’s smile vanished abruptly, his mind buzzing, a cold sweat all over, "This is impossible!"

"Information from the city guard, it’s not fake. What exactly happened, what have you done?" Chen Rutang felt something was off. He didn’t know how deep Lu Shuai was involved, but at the very least, Lu Shuai would become a laughingstock.

Lu Shuai was lost, his mind buzzing, still not processing it—how could Fang Shu be a fraud?

Li Xin was in his dormitory writing, something was tapping on the window, was it a messenger from the Citizen Daily?

What was so urgent for Aunt Fei to find him?

Li Xin dared not delay, quickly opened the letter, and his heart sank instantly.

Fang Shu was a professional conman, specializing in disguising himself as a Great Alchemist to deceive patients’ families. He had moved from Jinjing to the Dragon Capital. Due to repeated reports from the three Hex Bird Reports, he caught the attention of Jinjing’s city guards, who informed Dragon Capital. But by the time the city guard surrounded Fang Shu’s residence, it was already empty.

Li Xin realized the situation was dire. The dean had probably just urgently summoned Lu Shuai because of this, so he immediately headed to the dean’s office.

When he arrived at the dean’s office, Lu Shuai was sitting to the side, head in hands.

"You’re here."

"Dean, what exactly happened?"

"This kid’s gone mad, he even sold the ancestral home left by Grand Governor Luthor. That fraud made off with the money and the priceless materials for making the magic potion." Chen Rutang sighed.

Li Xin frowned, "Are you certain?"

"What’s uncertain about it? A fraud managed to dupe the top students of the Canon Law School, a descendant of Grand Governor Luthor—this is bad enough, but even the child’s life-saving materials were taken." Chen Rutang said.

"Brother Li, I really didn’t know he was a fraud." Lu Shuai said dazedly.

"It was also my oversight. I hadn’t heard that crafting a magic potion required divine protection." Back then, Chen Rutang had found it a bit odd, but since he wasn’t a Great Alchemist, he assumed every alchemist had different habits, and this mystification was exactly a method of deception.

"Can we still catch him?"

"How to catch him? A professional repeat offender, and once it was reported by the bird report, he knew things were bad and fled in advance. He probably also has disguises with snake skin." Chen Rutang said.

"The situation has already happened, what should we do now?"

"I’ve already sent someone to the city guard, using my old connections to make sure they catch that fraud. But we can only rely on his luck." Chen Rutang said, "Lu Shuai, don’t run around these days, stay in the dormitory, and don’t mind the rumors outside."

"Dean, I want to catch that fraud!" Lu Shuai said through gritted teeth.

"Professional matters require professional people. One more of you won’t make a difference. Recently, don’t see outsiders, and definitely don’t accept any interviews."

Clearly, Chen Rutang realized there were more problems. Li Xin thought so too.

"Listen to the dean’s arrangements. Don’t worry. I’ll go check on Shadow Owl." Li Xin said.

Lu Shuai was already beside himself and could only agree.

Li Xin called a carriage to Shadow Owl. Upon arriving, for the first time, he didn’t see Meng Po.

Upstairs, he found all of Shadow Owl’s members, except for Tang Yinxiao who was out on a mission, had gathered. Jiang Wu and others looked grave, comforting the despairing Meng Po, whose eyes were swollen and seemed to have aged over ten years. Tanggao sat dazedly by the side, unaware of what had happened.

Seeing Li Xin arrive, everyone turned to him, and the atmosphere became heavy.

"Li Yinxiao, Li Yinxiao, you have great abilities. Please help this pitiful child; he doesn’t have much time left!" Meng Po rushed to him as soon as she saw Li Xin.

Li Xin quickly helped her up, "I also just heard the news."

"Snake Skin, you go. By any means necessary, find that bastard!" Jiang Wu said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Captain!"

Everyone glanced at Li Xin, their faces also grim because Lu Shuai was someone Li Xin had brought in.

"Does this matter have to do with Lu Shuai?" Jiang Wu asked lightly.

"Captain, it’s unrelated to Mr. Lu. Indeed, we were the ones who learned Fang Shu had come to Dragon Capital." Meng Po was also full of remorse.

"But everything afterward was done by Lu Shuai, even the items were handed over by him." Jiang Wu said, "He has undeniable responsibility in this matter."

"Captain, Lu Shuai isn’t shirking responsibility. To save Tanggao, he sold the only ancestral home Grand Governor Luthor left him. He is also a victim, and we can’t vent our anger on our own people. The most urgent task now is to catch that fraud." Li Xin said.

Jiang Wu also realized he was a bit out of line, "We’ve been too careless. After so many years of Shadow Owl, haven’t we learned to be careful when dealing with secretive figures? Lu Shuai is a rookie, but are you all rookies too?"

Meng Po was in despair, looking at the dazed Tanggao, she felt like dying. If anything happened to that child, she wouldn’t survive either.

"Captain, now isn’t the time to assign blame," Li Xin asked, "Where’s Tang Yinxiao?"

"Tang Yinxiao is on a secret mission assigned by the Metropolitan, not in Dragon Capital. He won’t be back for at least a week, and we better catch that fraud within this week. Otherwise, given Tang Yinxiao’s personality, this matter won’t end well." Jiang Wu said, sighing, "Tanggao’s parents died saving Tang Yinxiao."

"Do you have information on that fraud? This guy certainly isn’t acting for the first time." Li Xin asked.

"With the city guard, I’ve already sent someone to request it."