Chapter 111 Pry his mouth open!

Sanping shook his head slightly at Zhao Chengning.

Come prepared, it's a bit troublesome.

This person was clearly lying, but they couldn't really do anything to him. This was the most hateful thing, and they were suddenly in a dead end.

Xihe seemed to be interested. Suddenly, his eyes turned and he asked, "Since you say that, do you have a witness? In other words, is there anyone who can prove that this is what General Xu...Xu told you? Only with a witness can I believe what you say. To prove your innocence, you need evidence. Isn't that right?"

The little girl took a gamble that this person didn't know her relationship with Xu Qingcheng, to see if she could find out something.

"Yes! There are witnesses! You can ask them to come forward to testify, and then you will know that what I said is all true." The captain listed several names in a row. With each additional name he mentioned, Xu Qingcheng's expression became more gloomy.

"Oh, so that's it. Don't worry, I'll summon those people you mentioned right away, and after they're interrogated clearly, I'll clear your name." The little girl continued to deceive people without blushing or beating her heart. She turned to Zhao Chengning, raised her eyebrows, and made a mouth shape.

Am I smart?

Zhao Chengning nodded with a smile, turned around and gave Zhao Jinyuan a wink. Zhao Jinyuan stepped forward and knocked the man unconscious with a clean and neat knife strike.

"Why did the little princess think of asking someone?" After not seeing each other for almost three months, Sanping looked at the little princess with even greater respect.

"I was just imagining things." Xihe smiled profoundly, hiding his achievements and fame. "I thought my uncle had never spoken to anyone, but this person said he had, so he would definitely give false testimony for himself, and then it would be exposed. It's also good luck to meet someone who is afraid of death and wants to leave a way out for himself. Good luck, good luck~"

"The princess is smart!" Sanping didn't ask any further questions and just let it go.

Liu Yuan glared at Xihe, giving him a look that only they both understood.

"Uncle, do you remember the people he just mentioned?" Zhao Chengning asked.

"Yes." Xu Qingcheng's brows remained furrowed. "And... one of them is my personal guard, and he often goes in and out with me."

Liu Yuan's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked, "Do you have a defense map..."

Xu Qingcheng raised his lips slightly, "Don't worry, I've always kept the defense map with my father. If I want to see it, I'll go to him. No one else is allowed to enter the main hall, not even the guards."

The Duke of Zhenguo valued Tianshuo's defense map more than his life. Not only Xu Qingcheng's map, but also the maps of others were kept with him. The Duke of Zhenguo was even more cautious. He would not allow any servants to be present when he discussed the map, not even the old butler who had been with him for decades.

"That's good." Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and resumed his unkempt and lazy sitting posture.

Sanping asked tentatively, "Then I will send someone to arrest him for interrogation?"

"Please do as you wish, sir." Xu Qingcheng naturally had no objection.

After getting Zhao Chengning's nod, Sanping asked Xiao Xiazi to go and get the person quietly, and Zhao Jinyuan also followed him out.

About half an hour later, Zhao Jinyuan came back and sat down next to Zhao Chengning without any hesitation.

Zhao Chengning nodded, asked the person to sit down, and handed him a cup of tea.

As soon as Zhao Jinyuan sat down, Xihe took the opportunity to climb into his arms, "Second brother~"

"If I had known you would encounter so many things, I should have stayed there." Something happened in the villa, and Zhong Ting couldn't make up his mind, so he hurriedly sent someone to deliver a letter, and Zhao Jinyuan took over the handling of it on behalf of Zhao Chengning.

"It's okay. Look, I'm fine. I can jump and run." Xihe didn't want to make Zhao Jinyuan worry at all. Anyway, she had the space in her hands, and she could run out no matter how difficult it was.

Zhao Jinyuan sighed slightly, "You, you have to be more careful next time. Don't rush into everything. You should have told us when you first went to the Jiang family."

Speaking of this, Zhao Jinyuan was scared. The little girl didn't tell anyone and went there secretly. Later, when Liu Yuan told them the whole story, Zhao Jinyuan almost fainted from fright.

Blowing up a secret room, you are so brave, you are not afraid of hurting yourself.

"I won't do that next time." Xihe buried her little head in Zhao Jinyuan's arms and rubbed it several times, "I promise!"

Zhao Jinyuan said a few more words and then stopped, compromising when the little girl seemed to be about to cry.

"How is it?" Zhao Chengning asked.

Zhao Jinyuan gave him a reassuring look and said, "The third brother is interrogating him next door. It should be over soon."

"Third brother?" The little girl dug her head out and asked curiously, "Why is it Third brother? Where is General Zhong?"

Zhao Jinyuan and Zhao Chengning exchanged a glance, and after receiving the other's agreement, they slowly said, "This is what Father intended. Aside from Minister Su and the Grand Eunuch, only the princes and princesses, as well as General Xu and General Liu, can be present. No one else can."

The only exception is Xiao Xiazi, who only appeared here because Sanping guaranteed that there would be no problem.

Xihe was silent for a moment and didn't ask any more questions.

Trust people you employ; don’t employ people you don’t trust.

After the spy appeared, Emperor Jingyuan no longer trusted anyone in the villa.

Perhaps he trusted no one except the princes and princesses and Su Zhongqian and Sanping whom he sent.

The reason why Xu Qingcheng and Liu Yuan appeared here was, one because he was the person involved, and the other probably because Su Zhongqian had strongly protected him. However, he probably was not completely at ease with these two people. You could tell from the meaningful questions San Fangcai asked him.

Half an incense stick of time passed, and Zhao Zhinan came over from the next room, covered in blood. He washed the blood off his hands with clean water beside him. The ruthlessness that flashed across his face was a side of him that Xihe had never seen before.

Zhao Zhinan suddenly met Xihe's eyes, and his usual nonchalant smile returned to his face. "Little Xihe, I'm here."

"Third brother~" Xihe called out obediently, but this time he did not jump into the other's arms like he did just now.

Zhao Zhinan smiled and found a seat to sit down.

"Did the results of the investigation come out?" Zhao Chengning asked.

Zhao Zhinan nodded. "We've investigated several low-ranking officials. They were all small-time minions who had never met the boss. But the one close to General Xu has been adamant about not giving in. He's a tough nut to crack. Perhaps he knows more."

He glanced at the unconscious captain, kicked him in disgust, and continued, "Give me a few more days, and I will definitely be able to pry his mouth open!"

"Except for the one who didn't open his mouth, get rid of all the others." Zhao Chengning looked coldly at the captain lying on the ground and said, "The main thing is this captain."

"Splash him to wake him up."

Xiao Xiazi picked up the water beside him and poured it on him. The captain slowly woke up and met Zhao Chengning's steady gaze when he looked up.

Zhao Chengning was too lazy to listen to his rambling and went straight to the point, "Still not telling me who's behind this?"

The lieutenant trembled violently and said in a hushed voice, "I have already said it was General Xu. You want me to blame someone else. My conscience cannot bear it. I regret that I cannot comply."