Chapter 88 (1/2)
Chapter 88: Kill the Scapegoat Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
Gu Shenwei had been suspicious of Guard Ju forthe prince when he had first met Guard Ju Due to a lack of evidence, he hadthe guard ofvery ht not be able to solve this matter as he had just prouard took a step forward and unsheathed half of his sciuard in a hurriedHe asked, “Couard of killing the prince! This is an insult to the Stone Kingdom I hope…”
“I have evidence,” Gu Shenwei announced loudly, drawing everyone’s attention back to hi was the only person whose facial expression reested
Gu Shenwei did not pay any attention to the angry guard He glanced around and had his eyes fixed on the prince
He had a guess as to what had actually happened, but there were a lot of uncertainties Given that, he had no way of accurately predicting what had happened down to every detail, he had to observe the prince’s reactions carefully to confirm his suspicions
“I knohere Xu Yanwei and her brother are They can prove that I’ that, the croas startled They all knew that Tie Hanfeng and the commandant had s but still failed to do so They wondered why the killer apprentice did not look for them earlier to prove his innocence if he really knehere the siblings were hiding
“You knohere they are?” Asked Tie Hanfeng, as perhaps the most confounded person here He had sent his o when he had still been in the fort He could not understand why his apprentice, as unfamiliar with the city, suddenly clais
Gu Shenwei fixed his eyes on the prince’s , please send soates of the city to check if there were two nobles of Stone Kingdom, who came to the city on the day before yesterday and claimed that they would live near or even inside Ju’s Residence”
“Nonsense! Your Highness, please allow hness Prince Ju Gaotai”
Guard Ju whipped out his scihtened and immediately leapt aside “Calm down It shouldn’t be resolved like this,” he waved his hands as he tried to persuade the guard
Gu Shenwei stared at the prince, firht, the prince would react before Zhong Heng sent people to the city gates
Zhong Heng felt a little anxious He had a rough idea as to what the killer apprentice was going to do, but felt reluctant to get involved “Well, now it’s too late to…”
“I’ll send so suddenly stood up and interrupted “Give me an hour If my apprentice lied, I’ll behead hiate Gu Shenwei did not turn around to look at his aze fixed on the prince
“Wait”
The prince finally spoke Gu Shenwei felt relieved, but still hness!” The guard looked at the prince, surprised and lowered his scimitar
“Let him finish his story first If it sounds reasonable, we can send sos later,” the prince said
Hearing that, Tie Hanfeng limped back to stand behind his apprentice, ready to draw the siblings out from Ju’s Residence at any minute
Gu Shenwei felt a little nervous He needed to tell a reasonable story with certainty andand hard but was not entirely sure that he would be able to convince everyone
“Here’s the thing Guard Ju wants to stay in Jade City instead of returning to the Stone Kingdodorave”
“Nonsense!” Guard Ju lifted up his sci stepped forward, prepareding to protect his apprentice At this uard “Let hi blunt Prince Ju Gaotai used to frequently visit two prostitutes in Pleasure Alley Therefore, Guard Ju often saw both of them He liked one of the prostitutes, Xu Yanwei, so he became her client under the name of Mister Mi”
“Nonsense,” Guard Ju retorted in a low voice again This time, no one stopped him
“Xu Yanwei and her brother hated their abusive father so much that they wanted to kill hiet involved and advised them to hire a killer That hy Xu Xiaoyi hiredanother plot at that tie sum of money from Pot-bellied Buddha and planned to pocket the money and at the same time take Xu Yanwei for hiuard, Guard Ju killed Prince Ju Gaotai, took all the et the siblings into North City Unfortunately, the other prostitute, Shen Yanshi+ happened to be aware of this Therefore, Guard Ju went to Pleasure Alley to kill her yesterday hness, I think you should re and theyour brother was murdered And if you check the minister’s seal carefully, you’ll find out that it’s been used recently”
There was dead silence inside the hall The killer apprentice told a plausible story but only the s would be able to confirm what he said
The hness, you don’t have to…”
The prince ordered theand then turned towards Guard Ju, “Ju Zhan, how dare you! Have you ever thought of your family? Your wife and your children? You did this for a prostitute It’s really not worth the risk”
“Your Highness…” Guard Ju looked down at his scihness, please spare my family They’re innocent”