When the morning came after his candid conversation with his father and his lie to Zhao Xieren, Ko Fuan went to the City Lord's Manor, specifically seeking out trouble with his eldest brother. It wasn't hard, the latter gave him a perfect opportunity, trying to order him around as usual. He just had to refuse, and then be defiant, it turned out even more perfectly than he thought.
At that moment, a trusted subordinate of his was already talking about the fight between the brothers to another City Guard in a loud voice not far from City Lord Ko's study. And as expected, his father saw the fight.
When he went to talk to his father that day to earn merit for discovering a plot against the City Lord, and gain his trust, he didn't tell him the whole truth either. He did not mention his own collusion to him, only that he learned of this plot, deliberately changing details and keeping his explanation vague.
