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"What? You said that Baoyue Tower was sold to Qin Hao by Fan Xian?"

The second prince suddenly stood up barefoot.

Xie Bian's face was as cold as frost: "The news that just came has been confirmed. The one who took over Baoyue Tower is Si Lili."

"What about Yuan Meng?"

"Yuan Meng was retained, but she was only responsible for teaching skills. In addition, all the guards were dismissed."

The Second Prince held a grape in his mouth, chewing it while pacing: "So, all the people we planted in Baoyue Tower are gone?"

"There are a few secret agents, but they are just errand boys and can't be of much use."

The second prince frowned and said, "This Qin Hao seems to be very close to the crown prince? Is he a member of the crown prince's party?"

"Yan Xiaoyi died in his hands."

The second prince smiled: "Not everyone in this world is as stubborn as Fan Xian. There are no eternal friends, nor eternal enemies."

"Your Highness, he is now a third-rank official and a ninth-rank master. I'm afraid ordinary things will not catch his eye." Xie Bian reminded.

The second prince waved his hand and said, "He is only a third-rank official, not to mention he doesn't have a title yet? Please arrange a meeting with him for me."

"Yes"

"Tell the Second Prince for me that Qin will be there on time." Qin Hao glanced at the contents of the visiting card and agreed without hesitation. He was worried about not being able to find a suitable opportunity, and the Second Prince actually came to him on his own initiative. Naturally, he would not miss such a good opportunity.

Xie Bian returned and immediately reported to the Second Prince.

"I said that there is only one Fan Xian in this world. No matter how big the hatred is, as long as there are enough interests, they can still turn hostility into friendship." The second prince laughed proudly.

Then he curled his lips and said, "Boring, too boring. Except for Fan Xian, everyone else in this world is mediocre."

Xie Bian hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously: "Your Highness, what did you write in the secret letter to him that made him let go of his revenge and cooperate with you?"

"I promise him to become another Qin family." The second prince laughed crazily.

Xie Bian curled his lips: "Such an outrageous promise, he actually believed it?"

The second prince said with a straight face: "No, if I ascend the throne in the future, I will definitely promote him to the position of Privy Councilor. Qin Ye is old, and he is only loyal to his father."

While the second prince was still dreaming, Qin Hao had already quietly sneaked into the bottom of the lake in Taiping Villa. Emperor Qing had been busy handling official business recently and had no time to recuperate in Taiping Villa. With Qin Hao's skills, it was not difficult for him to sneak in secretly.

After reopening the secret room at the bottom of the lake, Qin Hao found parts that could replace the Barrett sniper rifle among a pile of guns.

Fan Mansion.

Fan Xian looked at the Barrett sniper rifle on the table with obsessed eyes. Under the candlelight, the Barrett exuded a unique metallic luster.

"I never thought that one day I would be able to see the complete Barrett in this world."

Qin Hao rolled his eyes at his "sentimental" behavior and angrily slapped away his hand that was touching the gun.

After Fan Xian calmed down, he asked in an inexplicable tone, "Are you really going to use this thing to kill the Second Prince?"

"What else? I spent so much effort on this, is it just for fun?"

"Who are you going to let do it?"

"You don't need to know this. You should think about how to deal with His Majesty's anger."

Fan Xian smiled bitterly when he heard this. Yes, the royal family members were assassinated one after another in the capital, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Qing Kingdom. What's more, the one who died this time was Emperor Qing's favorite son. It was foreseeable how furious Emperor Qing would be.

Si Lili looked at the strange parts in front of her and looked at Qin Hao suspiciously: "Is this thing really as magical as you say?"

"Let's go to the suburbs and try it tomorrow, and then you'll know." Qin Hao smiled faintly.

The next day, thirty miles outside the city, at Yuquan Peak.

A father and son who went into the mountains to hunt ran back home in panic. Normally, they were the most capable men in the village, but now they were so scared that they huddled in their beds and could not say a word.

The villagers thought they had encountered some evil spirit, but no one could cure them after consulting many "experts".

The father and son kept repeating one sentence.

"The mountain god is angry."

After they calmed down a little, they told each other what had happened.

That day, the father and son were checking the traps set in the woods when they suddenly heard a thunderclap. Then they saw huge rocks on the top of Yuquan Peak shattering. The wild beasts in the mountains were frightened and ran away like headless flies.

The father and son managed to save their lives by hiding in a tree. When they came back, they were in the same state as before due to excessive fear.

Later, the village gathered a lot of young and strong laborers and went to Yuquan Peak. As a result, they actually found a huge rock that was blown into pieces on the top of the mountain. The villagers unanimously believed that such a "miracle" could not have been caused by humans.

"It's the mountain god playing the drums."

"The mountain god has appeared."

The incident was reported to the local government. The officials in the yamen naturally scoffed at such nonsense and did not take it seriously at all, allowing the villagers to do whatever they wanted.

Three days later, at the Liujing River, Zuixianju.

Due to the influence of Prince Jing's son Li Hongcheng, most brothels were forced to close, and Zuixianju was no exception. But tonight, it was brightly lit. For the Second Prince, reopening a brothel was just a matter of words. However, in order to express his sincerity, he specially invited all the courtesans along the Liujing River to Zuixianju.

"Xie Bian, do you think that with so many courtesans competing for beauty, can he forget about Si Lili?"

Xie Bian had a dull look on his face and had no intention of answering at all.

The second prince couldn't help but complain: "You are so boring, so boring."

"Your Highness, General Qin's carriage has arrived." The madam said with a flattering look on her face.

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince immediately put on a sincere smile and quickly came to the entrance of Zuixianju. Suddenly, a loud thunder broke through the sky.

The next second, the second prince's head exploded like a watermelon.

That's right, it exploded, and the old procuress beside her was soaked to the bone. By the time she came to her senses, the headless body of the Second Prince had already fallen to the ground with a loud bang.

Xie Bian became alert the moment the "thunder" sounded, but before he could react, he saw the Second Prince's head exploded completely. At that moment, Xie Bian was briefly dazed.

"he died?"

"The second prince is dead?"

"He died just like that?"

The second prince, who was ambitious, good at playing with people's hearts and had a high chance of ascending the throne to become the next Emperor Qing, died in front of him just like that?
"No, definitely not."

"It must be a fake. Yes, it must be a stand-in. He can't die so easily."

Xie Bian had completely lost his usual calmness. He muttered to himself, completely unable to accept the fact that the Second Prince was dead, even though the person died right before his eyes.

Screams and cries echoed throughout Zuixianju.

"Hold still, no one is allowed to move. Go report this to Jingzhao Prefecture, go report this to the Military Command. Anyone who dares to move even a blade of grass or a tree here will be killed without mercy!"

Xie Bian looked up and found that it was Qin Hao who was giving the orders. He did not care about the past holidays and walked quickly to Qin Hao, gritting his teeth.

"I was right next to the Second Prince just now. I only heard a loud thunder and had no time to react. The Second Prince..."

Qin Hao raised his hand to interrupt: "Save these words for the people in Jingzhao Prefecture and the Inspection Institute. I am also one of the suspects now, and it is not my turn to arrest the murderer."

Soon, the prefect of Jingzhao and the commander of the military department came with their troops and surrounded the entire Zuixianju with three layers of troops inside and outside.

"General Qin, this matter is of great importance. I am sorry for the offense."

"Just do what you have to do. Don't make it difficult."

Just as the prefect of Jingzhao was about to take Qin Hao away, a group of people in black suddenly blocked their way.

"The First Division of the Inspection Institute is handling the case."

Fan Xian walked up to the headless body of the Second Prince, feeling mixed emotions. He hated the Second Prince, and sometimes he even wanted to chop him off with his own hands to avenge those innocent people who were killed, but he hoped that the Second Prince would be brought to justice even more.

He wanted to have the Second Prince executed so that the Kingdom of Qing would have laws to abide by, so that the people of Qing would no longer suffer unjust accusations, and also let the privileged classes know that once they broke the law, even a prince would not be spared.

However, before he could find conclusive evidence that the second prince had committed a crime, the culprit died.

Fan Xian tried hard to control himself from looking in the direction of Qin Hao. He knew that if he revealed a flaw at this moment, Qin Hao would be in an irretrievable situation.

"Hehe, since the Inspection Institute is handling the case, let's withdraw first." When the Jingzhao prefect saw Fan Xian, he felt like he had seen a savior, and without saying a word, he handed over the power to handle the case.

The commander of the military department reacted very quickly and withdrew with his troops without saying a word. The dead was the second prince, who was the most beloved by Emperor Qing. No matter how well the case was handled, it would be difficult to get a reward from Emperor Qing. On the contrary, if it was not handled properly, the crime could be the death penalty and confiscation of property.

Just when Fan Xian was in a dilemma, Chen Pingping entered with the Black Cavalry.

"Leave this to me. You have a grudge against the Second Prince, so you should avoid suspicion."

Fan Xian knew that Chen Pingping was helping him, so he clasped his hands in gratitude and left with the people from the first group.

From beginning to end, Fan Xian never looked at Qin Hao once. Even the corner of his eye was forcibly suppressed by him.

After Fan Xian left, Chen Pingping waved his hand and the Black Cavalry surrounded Zuixianju. Then they brought all the people present inside Zuixianju and isolated them separately. The Black Cavalry were arranged to guard the door, making it airtight.

"General Qin, I heard that you protected the scene just now. I have to thank you. Otherwise, with so many people in a mess, the thief might have escaped."

Yan Ruohai said in a gentle tone after pushing Chen Pingping into Qin Hao's room.

Qin Hao bowed to Chen Pingping and said, "It's my job, no need to thank me."

"I just heard from Xie Bian that everyone was stunned and at a loss. Why was General Qin so calm?"

"I heard that Dean Chen was also a ninth-grade master before. He should know that once he advances to the ninth grade, his body and mind will be incomparable to ordinary people."

Chen Pingping nodded slowly: "Well, there is some truth in that. But I heard from Xie Bian that the reason why the Second Prince came to Zuixianju today was to entertain General Qin?"

"indeed so."

"Oh? Then what is the purpose of this banquet?"

"The Second Prince promised that if I help him ascend the throne, I can replace General Qin Ye in the future."

Chen Pingping showed a playful smile on his face: "General Qin, the crime of treason is not light, you said it so easily, aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment?"

"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of hiding it? If Your Majesty punishes me, Qin will bear the full responsibility. I only hope that my family will not be implicated." Qin Hao said in a deep voice.

Chen Pingping nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble General Qin to rest here for a while. When the Inspection Bureau catches the real culprit, it will naturally clear General Qin's name. If General Qin has any clues, he can also provide them to the Inspection Bureau. The sooner the case is solved, the sooner His Majesty's anger can be calmed down."

After coming out of Qin Hao's room, Yan Ruohai pushed Chen Pingping to the backyard of Zuixianju.

"Dean, do you suspect this matter is related to General Qin?" Yan Ruohai asked curiously.

Chen Pingping's eyes flashed with a gleam of light: "Just because the Second Prince died at the banquet where he was invited, he cannot be free from responsibility."

Yan Ruohai reminded: "But Xie Bian said that the time and place of the invitation were set by the Second Prince, and if he really sent someone to kill the Second Prince, he could have chosen a time to stay out of it."

"Perhaps, he wants to do the opposite." Chen Pingping said earnestly.

"His Majesty was furious when he heard about this. The Second Prince is not the Prince of Jing. An ambiguous Northern Qi spy can explain it."

"Your Majesty has issued an order. If the real culprit cannot be found, both your head and mine will be in danger."

Yan Ruohai was puzzled: "The Inspection Institute has already conducted a survey within a ten-mile radius and found no trace of the murderer. How did the murderer kill the second prince?"

Chen Pingping's eyes flashed with a glimmer of longing: "There are only two possibilities. Either our people missed it, or the murderer acted ten miles away."

"Ten miles away? Impossible. Even Yan Xiaoyi, the ninth-rank archer, can't shoot that far."

"Bows and arrows are not the only weapons in this world that can kill enemies from a distance."

At this moment, the team that was checking the scene came trotting up to the two of them.

"Reporting to the Dean, Master Yan, no traces of arrows were found at the scene, only this strange copper skin, which should have been filled with gunpowder."

Chen Pingping took the bloody shrapnel, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, then said to Yan Ruohai behind him: "Enter the palace."

Not long after, Chen Pingping arrived at the palace.

Emperor Qing turned his back to him and asked, "Did you find out?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

"What is this?"

"It's not clear yet, but it's highly likely that the murderer used it to kill the Second Prince."

Emperor Qing took the shrapnel and looked at it again and again, but he still couldn't figure out what it meant.

"When the two uncles died, did you hear two thunderous sounds?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, the Second Prince's personal guard Xie Bian also heard similar noises at the scene." (End of this chapter)