xymnovel Chapter 1199 - 944: Closing the Net 5
Chapter 1199 - 944: Closing the Net 5
Ji Youzhi gave a light laugh upon hearing this, ignoring Lu Zezhong who begged to go back to sleep.Instead, he continued speaking to Liu Yuheng: "If they entered the palace to protect their own secrets, isn’t it possible they came in to assassinate the person who knows their secrets?"
As soon as Ji Youzhi said this, Lu Zezhong’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at him.
Ji Youzhi chuckled again, asking Lu Zezhong.
"Lord Lu, between you and Liu Yuheng, who exactly knows the Li Family’s secrets?"
Lu Zezhong took a deep breath, feeling tense as he knelt.
The Emperor was confused, wasn’t it said that those people had been captured by Youze?
Why was Youzhi saying this?
He looked at Ji Youzhi with a puzzled expression, yet without questioning why he said such words with his eyes.
Then he heard Ji Youzhi say, "Your Majesty, we haven’t had a good night’s sleep, should we go back and rest now?"
The Emperor remained puzzled.
Ji Youzhi winked at him, and the Emperor suddenly understood, stood up, and prepared to go to Fengxian Palace, "I will pay my respects to the shrine for Father, take a nap, and then return later!"
Ji Youzhi quickly followed, leaving Liu Yuheng and Lu Zezhong staring at each other in the room!
After leaving the Imperial Study, Ji Youze and Ji Youzhi exchanged glances.
Ji Youze asked, "Should you or I handle this?"
Ji Youzhi replied, "Just find a few unfamiliar Divine Hunters, have them memorize the Li Family’s information, and say some ambiguous words to scare that old fox, Minister Lu first!"
Ji Youze nodded, "Makes sense."
So the two brothers went their separate ways, each busying themselves.
The Emperor went directly to Wanhua Palace and, without a word, slept in the Side Palace of Princess Lianchun. Princess Lianchun asked suspiciously, "Why did you come to my place to sleep?"
"It’s entertaining here, let’s not talk about it, Sister, let me sleep for a while, and wake me up when there’s movement from the Imperial Study. I want to watch the show!"
Princess Lianchun: "..." How could she miss out on such entertainment?
In the Imperial Study, the secret guards lay quietly on the beam, covertly watching the two old foxes trembling and glancing around, speaking of their fears.
"Minister Lu, what should we do now?
No need to say more, those Li Family members entering the palace must be here to assassinate us!"
Liu Yuheng urgently asked Lu Zezhong for a way to save their lives.
"Minister, what should we do now?"
"Shut your mouth, this matter is not as simple as it appears. If you want to live, keep your mouth shut tight!
Remember the saying that disaster comes from the mouth!"
"I know, I know, how could I not understand that saying?
During the interrogation so far, haven’t I kept quiet about our affairs?"
"You haven’t spoken because I’ve been here, watching you without giving you a chance to talk. Plus, Ji Youzhi hasn’t applied torture on you yet. If later Ji Youzhi separates us or uses torture, you’ll definitely spill everything you know!"
Lu Zezhong, knowing Ji Youzhi’s fierceness as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, sought to admonish Liu Yuheng while the Imperial Study was empty.
"I won’t, Lord Lu, rest assured. Your kindness to me back then is unforgettable, don’t worry, as long as we’re in this room, Ji Youzhi wouldn’t dare torture me. As long as there’s no torture, I can withstand his interrogation."
Lu Zezhong felt something was amiss upon hearing this, but at that moment, he was too drowsy to keep his eyes open, unable to think clearly.
As the secret guard hanging from the beam heard, he thought, "Divine Hunter is only wearing them down, using just a fraction of his methods. Wait until he truly takes action, then they’ll realize whether torture is employed or not, they’ll still confess!"
Just thinking this, suddenly there was a loud bang from outside, alarming the secret guard as he wondered if assassins had arrived.
As he prepared to descend from the beam, the door of the Imperial Study was abruptly pushed open, and several men in black rushed in.
"Who is Lu Zezhong?"
"Why are there two people kneeling here? It’s said that Lu Zezhong committed a crime and is being interrogated in the Imperial Study, why are there others guilty as well?