Chapter 345. Emerging Suspicion

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

After Zhou Suye took over the position, he showed the public clearly that he was a man-of-action.

It didn’t take long for him to find the clue of the “murderers”. All he needed now was just evidence.

Moreover, Zhou Suye knew well how to behave. Although he was very powerful and was in the leading position, he treated the officials of the Ministry of Punishments well.

And his current subordinates were better treated especially.

Therefore, although his actions were vigorous and resolute, he did a good job winning himself a good reputation.

On this day, Zhou Suye finally found some definite evidence and decided to make an arrest at night.

It was a n.o.ble family in the Imperial City.

But it was not difficult to find through critical investigation that the relations.h.i.+p between this family and the emperor was not so good.

Well, people in the Ministry of Punishments were not all fools to learn that this was an obvious fact. But in front of the “evidence”, or in other words, between flattering the royal ones and preserving their own lives, they would choose the latter and keep their mouths shut when Zhou Suye was about to arrest the “murderers”.

After all, if they couldn’t catch the murderers, they had to die instead!

Zhou Suye was the prince, so even if he failed to finish the mission, he would be simply punished and blamed at most; but for them, those who served the royal ones, there was nothing good waiting ahead!

On that night.

Long also made some preparations.

“Zhou Suye will act tonight,” s.h.i.+ said.

“Yeah.” Long looked at s.h.i.+. “So what? We are fully prepared as well. Soon, Zhou Suye will find out how big a surprise awaits him.”

s.h.i.+ looked at Long after hearing this. “Your preparations…”

“Huh?” Long was a little puzzled.

s.h.i.+ fixed his eyes on him for a second and slowly said, “Nothing.”

Long smiled and entangled him. “Qingzhou, tell me what’s in your mind. You know you can tell me anything, right?”

s.h.i.+ looked at him and finally said unhurriedly, “If we change the plan slightly, the people in that family don’t have to die. You know, they have a total of 300 people in that family.”

Long’s eyes flashed upon hearing this. “Qingzhou, do you want to change the plan?”

s.h.i.+ looked at Long fixedly. “I don’t care, but I don’t think you’d like to do such things before, right? You always value others’ lives more than I do.”

“Haha.” Long laughed. “Qingzhou, it’s not me, but their own emperor, Lord Zhou, who made the order to kill them. All I do is just taking advantage of the situation. Besides, if we are at war, then we are enemies. It’s true I don’t like to see innocent people die, but it doesn’t mean I’ll pity all people in this world. I can still distinguish the opponents and my people, not to mention it was not me who wants them dead. Even if someone has to bear the sins, I don’t think it will be me.”

s.h.i.+ breathed a sigh of relief. “I’m glad you think it that way.”

Long said indifferently, “Qingzhou, don’t worry. I am not a fool, and I won’t disturb myself with such things.”

s.h.i.+ raised the corners of his mouth slightly. “Really? That’s good to hear.”

Long smiled and kissed s.h.i.+’s face with a smile. “Qingzhou, you worried that I would be thinking wildly?”

“Yes,” s.h.i.+ didn’t deny it and nodded directly.

“Fool. Even if I sympathize with others, I believe that no one will sympathize with us once they found our existence. It’s a game of life and death. One shall stand, and one shall fall.”

s.h.i.+ glanced at Long meaningfully, and nodded in understanding, “You are right.”

When they hugged each other in harmony and contentment, Zhou Suye had already led his troops to the home of the first-cla.s.s official…

Everything developed exactly as Zhou Suye had expected at the very beginning.

They took out the evidence and arrested the minister’s family.

a.s.sa.s.sinating the princes was a capital offense!

Moreover, killing two princes was even a nine familial exterminations crime!

The minister’s face was livid, and he shouted that he was wronged. But in front of the “conclusive evidence”, did it matter if he said he was wronged?

Soon, the minister’s whole family was taken away.

The minister scolded loudly, almost cursing his emperor for being such a wretched and bad leader.

At this time, two people in black “burst” out of the crowd: a man and a woman, who were very similar to the a.s.sa.s.sins who a.s.sa.s.sinated the Third Prince that day.

And the woman also spilled a handful of powder just like before. Zhou Suye’s people were under attack immediately.

Some people even screamed.

At this time, Zhou Suye roared. “w.a.n.g, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d! How dare you call for injustice!”

This minister surnamed w.a.n.g was really aggrieved.

“Guards! Take the a.s.sa.s.sins down!”

Zhou Suye ordered fiercely, and many guards flocked to the two a.s.sa.s.sins immediately.

Upon seeing this, the two a.s.sa.s.sins communicated silently as if they wanted to escape right away.

But at this moment, Zhou Suye personally took his men to attack them.

Under repeated attack, the two a.s.sa.s.sins were about to be “captured alive”. But two more a.s.sa.s.sins appeared from nowhere all of a sudden.

And they were also a man and a woman.

The woman was Tianxiang Zi.

When Tianxiang Zi jumped down from the air, she sprinkled a large amount of powder.

These powders were all made of special psychedelic drugs.

With such powders, most guards were poisoned while few of them were lucky thanks to their quick retreat.

At this time, the male a.s.sa.s.sin who appeared later said loudly, “Miss, I’ll have to leave these guards to you and try to save our companions.”

After the male a.s.sa.s.sin’s voice sounded, even though the first two a.s.sa.s.sins sent by Lord Zhou were disguised, now they had become real a.s.sa.s.sins.

The male a.s.sa.s.sin who appeared later was actually disguised by Ying Feng.

But since he put on a fake face all the time, Tianxiang Zi only knew that he worked for the Fourth Prince.

With their joint efforts, the first two a.s.sa.s.sins were rescued.

But when they were about to flee with their “companions”, many archers suddenly appeared on the surrounding walls!

“Fire!” Zhou Suye ordered coldly.

Ying Feng and Tianxiang Zi made a decisive decision.

They blocked the two “companions” between them, and the four of them ran out of the minister’s house in a straight line.

“Master w.a.n.g, please rest a.s.sured. We will revenge you!”

After Ying Feng left, he did not forget to shout such words. At the same time, he threw down the two a.s.sa.s.sins sent by Lord Zhou. They were used as his “s.h.i.+elds” and got shot just now.

“d.a.m.n it!” Zhou Suye was furious.

Zhou Suye was supposed to enjoy the highlight of his time right now, but n.o.body would have expected that the situation changed so quickly.

The two a.s.sa.s.sins should have such powerful accomplices!

Zhou Suye was really unlucky this time. The two arranged a.s.sa.s.sins were originally guards of Lord Zhou, and that’s why he was reminded that it would be best if he could catch them alive.

Lord Zhou had also planned to make good use of the two of his loyalists.

Zhou Suye didn’t know Lord Zhou’s plan, but he obeyed his father and told his people to catch the two “a.s.sa.s.sins” when they showed up.

Unexpectedly, when they were about to make it, two more accomplices came!

Poor Zhou Suye didn’t even know what was going on. Both he and his father, Lord Zhou, had been played by Long.

As for Master w.a.n.g, even if he had a hundred mouths to defend himself, there was no way he could get rid of this.

Master w.a.n.g was now the obvious criminal behind the scenes who bought the murderers to kill the princes!

Knowing that his time was over, Master w.a.n.g could only put all the blame on himself, then maybe his family would be able to escape from this!

Otherwise, his whole family was doomed!

Zhou Suye, on the contrary, didn’t even know that he was set up. He only hated that the murderers were too cunning. Although he killed two, another two still escaped. It was more likely that this batch of killers was probably from the same organization! And they might have many such companions!

So, when Zhou Suye should have returned tonight with fruitful results, he lost the most important clues due to his tiny negligence. Besides, because of the powder Tianxiang Zi sprinkled, only few of his men could make it to get up right now!

Under Zhou Suye’s orders, the guards composed of archers were all sent out, but Ying Feng and Tianxiang Zi had long gone!

In the end, Zhou Suye could only give a vicious issue: a martial law throughout the city!

After this, he entered the palace overnight and asked to see Lord Zhou.

In fact, Lord Zhou had already known about the accident that happened at night, his face very gloomy. He was well aware that he had done all this only to pave way for others!

Zhou Suye was definitely not the one he would doubt.

Then, there were few people who might have done this.

The Crown Prince or Fang Shuoyang.

As for his own brothers, only two left after all these years, and they were both under his control. If so, the only ones with ambitions were the Crown Prince and Fang Shuoyang.

The Crown Prince? He didn’t… think so. Because that kid wasn’t that scheming unless he had an extra strategist recently.

As for Fang Shuoyang… Lord Zhou became lost in his thoughts.

Was he wrong about this son who was actually not a capable reckless man, but a very scheming conspirator?