Chapter 402 (1/2)
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
At this time, the magistrate sat on a soft sedan up in the mountain and was a.n.a.lyzing the situation in front of him.
The suspect had already been caught.
The murderer who had final contact with the deceased was most likely Young Master Hei.
As for how the second student died, he did not care at all.
As long as any random person took all the blame, he could close the case!
Although Young Master Hei was quite difficult to deal with due to his status, there was no other way, it was Young Master Hei’s fault for pa.s.sing by Green Dragon Lake in the first place. Though he was only following the Prince’s orders, whoever that had been to Green Dragon Lake must be executed secretly…
He was brought up and supported by the Prince, compared to the Hei family, he feared to upset the Prince more.
As the magistrate was deep in thought, his carriage abruptly stopped.
“What is going on!” the magistrate impatiently shouted as he looked outside of his carriage.
A servant carefully brought in a token.
The token was not big, it fitted perfectly in his palm and its surface was not really eye-catching, but on it was written four words. When the magistrate read them he was shocked and almost fainted in the carriage, “The Retired Emperor… the Retired Emperor is making his official appearance…”
The magistrate’s first thought was that the Retired Emperor might have found out that he had carried out the Prince’s orders, and was now on his way to personally execute him!
The servant had never seen him turn so anxious before. His domineering face was gone, replaced by a deathly white shade.
The magistrate opened the letter with trembling hands, his face seeped of color.
It was from the Third Prince!
After reading the letter, his whole body turned stiff, as if the heat from his body had dissipated into thin air, making him almost fall to the ground!
No, he could not proceed further!
The Prince!
Only the Prince could save him now!
The magistrate suddenly pushed open the curtains and hurriedly ordered, “Turn around, turn around! Don’t head to the academy, please spread the word to release Master Hei immediately!”
“Don’t head to the academy? But you just found an important lead in the case…” The coroner sitting next to him did not know what was going on.
The magistrate gritted his teeth. “Why are we prioritizing the case? My life is in danger. Turn the carriage around and head to Murong Residence!”
Pitter-patter, raindrops landed on a banana leaf.
In the Murong Residence, Emperor Murong sat next to Yushu Lanzhi who was dressed in white.
The magistrate was drenched from the rain. When he saw the man, he was taken aback, but then he presented the token in his hand, “Master, do you recognize this?”
The man looked at the token but did not speak, he just smiled a little and his eyes sparkled with meaning.
Emperor Murong could no longer stand it, there were fear and evil on his face that could not be concealed. “This token belongs to the Third Prince!”
“Yes, I went to the White Academy to handle the case. It seemed that I have offended him. I have arrested people who shouldn’t have been arrested. With the means of His Highness, he will soon know that I have no permission from the Emperor to do so. He might even find out that the Prince had privately given orders to the officers and men of the cadres! Prince, you must save this lowly magistrate! I beg of you, my Prince!”
After confirming that it was the Third Prince, the magistrate had turned even more panicky.
“You can rest a.s.sured that this Prince will naturally protect you.” Emperor Murong reached out and patted the shoulder of the magistrate. “Also, the Fifth Prince also did not forget your good deeds.”