Two middle-aged Forbidden Palace guards strode in, dressed in purple robes, and their aura was as heavy as a mountain. Every step seemed to make the earth tremble, like two giant elephants approaching slowly.
They came to the front of the hall, glanced at everyone, and said solemnly: "The Emperor has decreed that the Secret Guard Mansion promises to return virtue!"
Xu Huande walked down the steps, clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, Xu Huande!"
A middle-aged guard raised his voice and said: "The Secret Guard Mansion will immediately investigate the assassination of Princess Ping and find out the mastermind behind it within three days!"
"Yes!" Xu Huande said solemnly, cupping his fists.
Another middle-aged Forbidden Palace guard said: "During the investigation, no matter who it is, there is no need to worry. We must find the mastermind within three days. If there is any delay, we will call your Secret Guard Mansion for questioning!"
"Yes." Xu Huande said solemnly.
The two middle-aged Forbidden Palace guards hugged Prince Bao in greeting, then turned around and left, ignoring King Jing and King Cheng.
King Cheng curled his lips, dissatisfied with their arrogance, but King Jing was extremely calm and only stared at Xu Huande.
Prince Bao sighed: "Commander Xu, you are in trouble!"
Xu Huande smiled bitterly: "This is our dereliction of duty, we can only try our best to make up for it!... Centurion Chu, you have to personally take action in this matter!"
Chu Li clasped his fists without hesitation: "It is my duty!"
"Humph, what a loud tone!" King Cheng gave him a disdainful glance.
Chu Li looked at King Cheng: "Prince Cheng, you think I can't find out?"
"Do you really think that you have no case to investigate?" King Cheng curled his lips and said: "Everyone is gone, where are you going to investigate!"
Chu Li said: "Commander Xu, what did the murderer leave behind?"
"A piece of armor and a sword." Xu Huande said.
He said and pointed to the corner.
Chu Li walked over and picked up this golden vest, which was extremely soft and tough. It looked like it was woven with gold thread, but the gold thread was by no means so tough. He sandwiched the vest between his palms and clasped his palms together.
"It is indeed a treasured armor!" Chu Li said.
It can weaken the palm strength, but it is reduced by 67/10.
For top players, this is like facing a player who is two levels behind.
"This thing is not something that ordinary people can have." Xu Huande sighed: "And as far as I know, this is made of fairy spider silk. Fairy spiders are unique to Daqiu and do not exist in other places."
"Huh, it's indeed autumn!" Prince Bao sneered.
Xu Huande said: "But you shouldn't take out something that can easily reveal your identity. Also, this knife is not an ordinary knife. It is a precious knife made by Que Dao Palace. It can really cut iron like clay."
Prince Bao frowned, and did not dare to say that it must be autumn, because the flaw was too obvious.
Cheng Wang said: "It can't be intentional, but it makes us not doubt Daqiu and think that someone is framing Daqiu?"
"It's also possible." Xu Huande nodded.
Chu Li picked up the sword, looked at it, turned around and said, "Commander Xu, let's take action?"
"I'll go with you." Xu Huande said.
Chu Li nodded, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Jing, Prince Cheng, let's go and find our accomplices first."
"I'll go too!" Prince Bao snorted, "I want to see who harmed the fourth daughter-in-law."
"...Okay." Chu Li nodded slowly: "But please don't ask too many questions or talk, Your Majesty."
"No problem." Prince Bao agreed happily.
King Cheng also wanted to go together.
Chu Li grabbed the chance to speak before he could say anything: "Prince Cheng and Prince Jing, please help with the funeral arrangements. We will be back soon!"
"Go." King Jing said in a deep voice.
King Cheng glared at him angrily.
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Waving away the guards, Prince Bao followed Chu Li and walked away from the main road into alleys.
Under the supernatural power that penetrates the sky and the earth, the master of the treasure armor and the treasure sword is clearly visible like a torch in the dark night.
The three of them soon arrived at a private house. Chu Li jumped over the wall and came to the bedroom. An old man was lying motionless on the couch, dead. A wine flask was poured on the ground in front of the couch. He had obviously drunk poisoned wine.
Chu Li took out a Qiyuan Pill from his arms, stuffed it into the old man's mouth, and quickly slapped him several times.
Prince Bao didn't say anything, but he guessed that the old man was an accomplice, otherwise he wouldn't have committed suicide, but he was a decisive person!
Xu Huande picked up the old man's wrist and checked its pulse.
After a cup of tea, Xu Huande nodded: "I'm alive!"
Chu Li said: "Leave the rest to the government, they are even better at it!"
"Leave it to us!" Xu Huande said coldly: "He wants to die, but it's not that easy!"
He sealed the old man's acupuncture points and carried them on his back.
Chu Li said: "Commander Xu, the rest don't need me, so I won't go back home!"
Xu Huande nodded: "Okay, be careful too!"
Chu Li clasped his fists.
Xu Huande hugged Prince Bao and walked away.
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King Cheng looked at Chu Li's disappearing figure and snorted angrily: "He really thinks he is omnipotent and the number one manager in the city of God!"
King Jing frowned and said, "Don't speak ill of people behind their backs!"
"Brother Six, this kid is too crazy, he needs to be punished!" King Cheng said: "Let him know that the sky is high and the earth is high!"
"Isn't it just that I beat Leng Tao twice?" King Jing said calmly: "You have pampered your son so much that he deserves to be beaten. If he doesn't, I will also find an opportunity to help you teach him a lesson. If you continue to pamper him like this,
, it will definitely cause big trouble!”
"Xiao Tao is still the heir apparent no matter what. A person named Chu is nothing but a guard!" King Cheng snorted.
"He is of the first rank, higher than us!" King Jing said calmly.
King Cheng snorted and did not refute.
The rank system is the foundation of Daji's country and cannot be shaken. Even as princes, they must be respected. The two of them are of good origin, but their rank is not high enough.
While the two were talking, Chu Li and Prince Bao came back.
After Prince Bao came in, he said in a deep voice: "Lao Liu Lao Jiu, I will continue to host the hunting ceremony, so I will leave this place to you!"
"Uncle Bao Wang, you are back so soon. Have you found an accomplice?" King Cheng asked hurriedly.
"Well," Prince Bao said, "It has been handed over to the Secret Guard Mansion for interrogation. It won't take long for there to be news. Chu Li, let's go!"
Chu Li nodded, hugged his fists at King Jing and King Cheng, and followed Prince Bao out of Prince Ping's Mansion.
King Cheng looked at them blankly.
King Jing shook his head, called to the guards and maids, and gave instructions one by one, in an orderly, shrewd and capable manner.
Prince Bao and Chu Li rode side by side at the front, with eight guards following closely behind. Their hearts tightened, and their eyes swept around, guarding against assassination. The death of Princess Ping was a lesson learned from the past, and we could not relax for a moment.
"It's so amazing!" Prince Bao sighed.
He was filled with emotion when he saw how easy it was for Chu Li to find his accomplices.
Chu Li said: "Your Majesty, this is just a little trick, not worth mentioning."
"It's not worth mentioning. You're too modest!" Prince Bao shook his head and said, "It's not a fluke that you got such a famous name. I think Xu Huande values you very much."
"The big tree attracts the wind. The two commanders were afraid that I would be too prominent and become the enemy of all the secret guards, so they asked me to retreat." Chu Li shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I never thought that I would encounter this problem as soon as I came out of isolation!"
"God won't let you go," Prince Bao said with a smile.
His heavy thoughts were relieved a lot. Although the city of God was not stable, there was a strange person like Chu Li, so there was no need to worry too much.
They left the east city gate, rode on horseback, and soon caught up with Xiao Shi and his party.
Xiao Shi and the others let their horses walk slowly, waiting for Chu Li and Prince Bao.