26 The Investigation Begins (1/2)

Retracting his finger, Ye Xiao stared at the cracks that he had just created and felt that it was unbelievable.

He couldn't believe that he had caused such a significant damage with just a tap of his finger!

He had just casually used the power of the gelid qi a little bit. That was all!

He stayed silent for a while and let out a sigh.

”This power of the gelid qi could be a nice protection for me.” Ye Xiao realized this and got lost in thoughts, ”But... what should I do next...”

Meanwhile, he vaguely heard some noises coming from outside the front door.

The next moment, the steward ran over in a hurry, ”My lord, the government office of Chen-Xing City has sent some people. They want to ask you to cooperate with them to investigate a case. I think it must be the case of Mu Chengbai's death.”

Ye Xiao remained calm as he spoke, ”Let them in. Lead them to the antechamber and bring them some tea.”

The steward nodded his head and hurried off.

Ye Xiao preened himself a bit and then walked to the antechamber. As he stepped into the antechamber, he saw three men in official uniforms sitting there and drinking tea. The three of them gave off an uncomfortable feeling, as if they were a little restrained and nervous.

After all, this is the house of the Northern General, and they were about to make an investigation against the young lord of this place...

Every man who served in the house was an experienced ex-soldier. When they learnt about the purpose of these three officers, their normal gaze naturally turned into something more intimidating as they quickly started emitting a strong killing intent.

The expressions in their eyes were... unfriendly.

The three officers were terrified. They felt like they had come across a bunch of hungry tigers. They were very uncomfortable and nearly started to shiver. It was truly not easy for them to sit there instead of rushing out.

Unknowingly, beads of sweat had started to appear on their foreheads, and they really felt like they would lose the control of their bladder at any moment.

When Ye Xiao leisurely arrived, they felt extremely relieved and thanked the gods!

”Lord Ye!” One of the officers instantly stood up, but as he did, he felt his knees go weak, so he immediately sat back down on the chair. He had been resisting the killing intent released by those ex-soldiers and had nearly used up all of his energy, so when he suddenly stood up, he had become completely powerless.

”What is it?” Ye Xiao paced over lightly as if floating in the air and then sat on the chair. He sat down, semi-lying like he had no spine and raised one of his legs up. While everybody thought that he would cross his legs, he just laid the leg right on the armrest and let it dangle.

Apparently he looked perfectly abhorrent without any presence. His eyes were dim and spiritless and he had a voluptuary look.

The officer sighed in his mind and thought, [Look at this brat... I really don't know what to say. It was truly a disaster for the general to have a son like him.]

”Yes, Lord Ye. We are just following orders and have absolutely no intention of offending you.” The officer said meekly, ”There is a case that we need to ask you about.”

”Fine. Say it.” Ye Xiao tilted his head lazily and started to dig the dirt from under his nails.

”Well... Mu Chengbai... Young lord Mu was murdered. I think you should know about this...”

”Mu Chengbai? Who is that? Do I know him?” Ye Xiao raised his head and looked confused.

He was actually audacious enough to ask who Mu Chengbai was... Everyone felt like Ye Xiao was trying to tell a bad joke.

”Eh-hem...” The officer, who turned out to be the leader of the three, showed a stunned look on his face and coughed, ”Well, I'd like to tell you... Mu Chengbai was the man with whom you fought several days ago... It is said that you were very brave that day, and that you had actually beat him up. Very admirable...”

Ye Xiao pretended that he took a tumble, ”Oh that bastard! He was trying to steal from me. He deserved to be punched... Hmm? What? He's dead? Nice! Who killed him? I would like to reward the killer...”

Then he showed an interested look, ”Hmmm wait. You are here to ask me about it now... Aha, did I kill the bastard? Oh I see... That day after I beat him up, he got home and his internal injury worsened, and then he died, right? That means... I am the one who killed him? Ahahahaha, I have improved again! I am so strong...”

He sounded completely narcissistic and showed no trace of nervousness.

The officer was left speechless and coughed again, ”You are mistaken... That afternoon, somebody found him dead in the forest... That's all...”