When Zhu Juyuan mentioned "them," he was referring to the other four army leaders in Shanzhou under the Five Armies.
"They have all defected to Xue Shaojian, scheming to fabricate news of the Duke and the First Young Master's mishap!"
Tang Xiaobai's first reaction was disbelief.
But with Tang Ziqian present, it was not her place to speak, so she had to hold her patience and continue listening.
"...After the Second Miss designed a plan to lure out the spies, she left Xue Shaojian, Wang Jian, and others in Shanzhou for detailed interrogation. Initially, they interrogated for three days without results. On the fourth day, Xue Shaojian suddenly turned hostile, detaining all the army leaders for separate investigations—"
Tang Xiaobai didn't find anything wrong with this.
Not being able to obtain results would surely require some tactics.
Without uncovering the truth, everyone was under suspicion.
