Chapter 302: The Princes Arrival (1/2)

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Nalan Fang squinted his eyes and slowly raised his right hand as if pus.h.i.+ng a transparent door. He said with a lot of emotion, “That day, the moon was dark and there were high winds...”

“Okay, okay, just talk about the process directly.” Lin Qiupu interrupted him.

“General w.a.n.g sent someone to chase me down and set the village on fire. My family and children died under his murderous knife. Fortunately, in the crisis, my loyal servant Li Xiang put on my clothes and died for his lord. As such, I was able to escape. When I met with a cliff, I could only hear the sound of a 'kchak' in the sky... And then there was the sound of 'suuu'... Then, your majesty got slammed into this world with a 'pak' noise.” He nodded solemnly.

Lin Qiupu froze for five seconds as he sorted out his messy thoughts. “Can you elaborate more? Forget it, this isn't important... Were you naked or dressed when you crossed over?”

“As a gentleman who reigns above all, how can I show my bare self? I naturally crossed through with clothes.” Then, he nodded solemnly again.

Lin Qiupu was persuaded by this logic, but finally asked the key question. He pointed to the item on the table. “This item was also brought along with you?”

“Of course!”

“But we just identified it. This was obviously stolen goods from a gold shop. How could it have been on you? Look, there is Zhoutaifu's inscription on the back, so this can't be money from your dynasty, right?

Nalan Fang was shocked for a moment, then said, “I don't understand what you are trying to say?”

“Stolen goods... Do you understand? ... Why was it on you?”

“Do you suspect that I'm a bandit?” Nalan Fang looked left and right. “This is ridiculous. My family's wealth is so deep. Why would I do such a thing?

Lin Qiupu was completely out of ideas. After leaving for a break, he came out and saw a crowd of policemen outside. He said sternly, “Is it funny? You don't have work?”

The policemen retracted their smiles. Someone said, “This person is probably a lunatic. Let's take him to a mental hospital!”

“We can't rule out the possibility of him pretending to be stupid. The gold shop has lost so much property. He would be sentenced for a minimum of 20 years. If he didn't pretend to be dumb, how would he be able to go to the hospital instead of prison?”

“If he really is guilty, why would he take the gold ingot out and spend it?”

“Let's take him to a mental hospital!”

“Don't discuss this right now!” Lin Qiupu interrupted them, then looked at Chen s.h.i.+. “What do you think?”

“I think his logic is still very clear and complete, unlike ordinary lunatics. The stolen goods were on him, indicating that he has had contact with that gang. We might be able to find out some clues if we continue questioning him using his own line of thought.”

“Would you like to come up and try?”

“Uh, I'm not too interested in robbery cases...”

“How much did it cost to redeem this gold ingot? You haven't gotten reimbursed yet, right?”

Chen s.h.i.+ immediately understood what he meant. “Okay, I'll try it. I guess I'm out of luck!”

Chen s.h.i.+ entered the interrogation room and nodded towards Nalan Fang in greeting. “h.e.l.lo, we have met in the psychological counseling room.”

“What is the counseling room? You mean that teahouse?”

“Uh, okay, teahouses are fine as well... You should know who we are, right?”

“Yamen's constables.”

“It's good that you know. I noticed that you have always claimed to be 'your majesty'. Then you are a member of the royal family? You said that General w.a.n.g killed your family. Was he trying to rebel? Has General w.a.n.g already usurped the throne?”

“No, your majesty is part of the royal family, but I didn't grow up in the royal palace.”

“The place you said was...”

“Your majesty is the son of a concubine. My mother is a concubine surnamed Ji and was very much loved by my father, the emperor. At that time, the internal courts had a fierce fight. My two royal older brothers and the matriarch were very powerful. My father, the emperor, feared that I would be involved in the dispute, so he entrusted me to the villagers to raise me. The place where I grew up is called Qili Village. My adoptive parents are of a wealthy family in the town.”