26 The Investigation Begins (2/2)
”What? I did not kill him?” Ye Xiao sighed disappointedly and then got angry, ”Fxxk it! Why wasn't it me? That bastard had seriously pissed me off and I really wanted to arrange a group of mercenaries to go and kill him! Humph! How dare he! He should know who is taking charge here in Chen-Xing City! He should know how great I am and what a mistake it is to mess with me! He was digging over the king's head and dragging teeth from a tiger's mouth! It is really too easy for him to die like this!”
The officer was stunned and thought, [You really dare talking! That was the heir of the Mu clan and the brother-in-law of the Crown Prince! Who's the wrong guy to mess with? You actually talk so big... If he was alive, you would be the one to get killed. Now you are actually saying that... it is too easy for him to die like this...]
He then licked his lips and was preparing to speak, but Ye Xiao continued to say angrily, ”Nice kill! Do you know who did it? Have you found him? I will reward him. He did help me a lot! He has saved my precious time. How could I not reward him?”
The three officers were all speechless and thought, [Why are we here with you if we have already found the murderer?]
”Please, my lord, tell me about the fight from that day in detail. We will need to report it to the upper office.” The officer smiled bitterly and finally told him of their purpose.
”Report? What report? You don't think I killed the guy, do you?” Ye Xiao squinted his eyes, ”I did want to kill him badly, but somebody took it over... Humph, if that bastard wasn't dead yet, I must kill him myself!”
The officers were left speechless again.
Then they tried very hard to persuade him, and the steward also helped them a little bit, so Ye Xiao reluctantly described the details of what had happened that day. When he was describing how he punched Mu Chengbai, he was in such high spirits that he actually stood up and started reliving the fight. He vividly showed them how he punched, kicked, dodged, jumped and landed on Mu Chengbai...
He represented the story like it was an extremely wonderful duel between two supreme masters.
All in all, he tried to depict a tale where he, Lord Ye, had been fighting doggedly and unyieldingly, and he was a super powerful, handsome, and elegant world-class expert cultivator... while Mu Chengbai had been beaten up like a drowning dog, and finally, the great Lord Ye had showed mercy to him and let him keep his pathetic little life...
Everyone felt like sweating when hearing his story!
Who didn't know that he escaped like a dog with his tail between his legs from that fight?
He was so shameless that he described himself like a great hero... They completely looked down on him within their hearts!
”I see... We understand it all now. We will report this to the upper office right now.” The officer was so awkward that he asked to leave right away.
”Hold on! What are you in a hurry for? I am not done yet...” Lord Ye was just on a roll. How could he let them get away?
”We already have a clear picture about this whole ordeal... Lord Ye, you are a diligent man, I think it is better for you to go and get some rest...” The officers then rushed out of the General's House, like escaping from death, while shouting, ”We will have to bother you another time, young Lord Ye...”
”Urh... Fine. Take care.” Ye Xiao didn't move at all and was still lying on the chair.
The servants guided the three officers out and then everyone left the antechamber except for the steward.
”It is so weird.” The steward frowned, ”I thought that they would at least take you away for the investigation, but they actually just asked some questions here in your house. Why would they operate like this...”
Ye Xiao humphed and said in serene tone, ”It is just the balance of political powers. Now the other princes are all grown up and every single one of them is eyeing the throne... There are two of them who are holding and developing powerful forces already in both the government and the martial clans... The Crown Prince is at the risk of losing his crown. How could he possibly mess with such a powerful military force like us just for a dead brother-in-law?”
”Furthermore, we have the kick-ass rumor spreading out there.” The steward added and smiled.
Ye Xiao nodded, ”True. For the Crown Prince... Mu Chengbai was a brother-in-law when he was alive, but he is just a dead body now that he is dead. That's all... Hiahia, hiahiahia...”
He sneered and said no more. He went straight back to his backyard to continue his cultivation.
”Something still doesn't feel right though...” The steward stopped smiling and murmured, ”The Crown Prince surely wouldn't let this go so easily... Could there be another strike coming from him?”
He spoke nervously with his hands clasped behind his back, ”The message to the general should've gotten through Huang-Long Guan and reached the desert by now. The message will arrive in the hands of the general in two days tops, and it will take at least another six days to get his reply... If anything goes wrong during these eight days...”
He sighed deeply and hurriedly got out of the room. He told the guards to increase the security, especially at night, and to stay vigilant...
”Those from the government may be restrained and scrupulous, but those from the martial clans... they are truly impossible to defend against effectively...” His eyes showed anxiety.
”The next few months should be filled with chaotic events.”
The steward, who always showed a calm demeanor, now felt his hands full of cold sweat. He truly felt insecure about keeping his young master safe.
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