Chapter 127 - I WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTED (1/2)

LUO YAN was being dragged by Shen Ji Yun towards the dungeon prison of the manor.  Well, 'dragged' was not really the right term.  Shen Ji Yun was pulling him so gently that Luo Yan had to double his efforts in acting just to make it look that he was being 'dragged'.  He also had to make sure that he wouldn't look out of character.  So it was even much harder.

But he didn't have the heart to tell him off.  Because he knew it was only because he cared.  Even though they only met for more than a month, Luo Yan already felt like he knew him well enough.  Behind his emotionless exterior, he's really just a big softie inside.  Well, at least probably to those who he considered part of his inner circle.

Luo Yan was actually a bit happy knowing that someone like Shen Ji Yun could should his soft side to him.  It kind of made him feel special in some way.

”Are all the people from Yuexing Pavilion in the dungeon?” he asked in a low voice so the people they bumped on the way wouldn't hear him.

”Yes.  But the four dancers who danced with you were put in a separate cell, waiting to be interrogated,” Shen Ji Yun answered in an equally low voice.

”So they haven't been interrogated yet?”

”No.  At least I think they haven't.”

”Then Brother Ji Yun should put me in there with them,” Luo Yan said.  ”I think I could get the information we need if I talk to them for a bit.”

Those four were the primary suspects in the assassination attempt against the crown prince and Prince Lin Rong.  Frankly, he's kind of surprised that they weren't being tortured yet to get an answer out of them.  Maybe this was the game's way to force the players to get the information out of the four dancers.

”Are you sure?” Shen Ji Yun asked.

”What, does Brother Ji Yun not trust me?” he asked with a bit of teasing in his voice.

”I do.  I'm just worried that the dungeon they're in would be too dirty for you.”

That answer almost made Luo Yan laugh.  ”But we're going to the dungeon anyway.  Where does Brother Ji Yun plan to put me then?”

”There's a special cell in the dungeon solely dedicated for prisoners with special identity.  It's much cleaner than the other cells.  It has its own bed where you could sit while you wait.”

How could Shen Ji Yun put the rabbit in such a dirty environment?

”Brother Ji Yun, I was the one tasked by the crown prince to investigate.  How could I do that when I'm separated from the NPCs I should be investigating?” Luo Yan asked a bit incredulously.

”Then I will call the four dancers one by one to the cell and we will interrogate them together.”