Chapter 199 Wu Yunyin's Former Retinue

When Xia Kexin heard Yan Shiyu say that Lin Zhi had confessed everything, she froze on the spot, her hands trembling uncontrollably, and her breathing becoming increasingly rapid.

Her face was as pale as paper, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Lin, Lin Zhi? Who is he? What does he have to do with me?"

Yan Shiyu knew Chen Zhennan was right as soon as he saw Xia Kexin's reaction.

"Stop pretending, Lin Zhi has said everything he needed to say, tie him up."

A cold glint flashed in Yan Shiyu's eyes. He ordered his men to tie Xia Kexin up and commanded Wang Xiao to monitor everyone in the Xiang family. He forbade any funeral arrangements tonight.

After returning to Huaming Palace with Xia Kexin, the team members inside had already dispersed, with only Chen Zhennan sitting outside Song Yunyang's bedroom.

After bringing Xia Kexin to Chen Zhennan, Yan Shiyu said, "Your Majesty, I have brought Xia Kexin here as Lin Zhi instructed."

Upon hearing Yan Shiyu's words, Chen Zhennan immediately understood, a slight smile playing on his lips, his eyes filled with amusement.

"Xia Kexin, you've finally arrived."

Xia Kexin knelt in front of Chen Zhennan, her face full of grievance.

"Your Majesty, I really don't know anything. Please don't listen to the slander of petty people. How could I possibly be colluding with Lin Zhi? This must be a misunderstanding."

Chen Zhennan couldn't help but laugh out loud and asked with a smile, "I haven't even said anything yet, why are you in such a hurry to explain?"

Standing up, Chen Zhennan slowly walked to Xia Kexin's side and looked down at her.

“Xia Kexin, Lin Zhi has already confessed a lot, saying that you are his superior. There’s no other way, someone has to die.”

Upon hearing Chen Zhennan mention that someone had died, Xia Kexin hurriedly raised her head, her eyes filled with fear and unease.

“Your Majesty, I truly do not know Lin Zhi. Ever since my husband was murdered, I have been dutifully keeping vigil at home, and you have witnessed all of this.”

Chen Zhennan gave a strange "oh," a hint of amusement in his eyes.

“Since you won’t admit it, then you have no choice but to die. Lin Zhi has confessed some things, so he can live.”

Chen Zhennan's voice was deep, and every word was like a heavy hammer blow, striking Xia Kexin's psychological defenses.

Upon hearing Chen Zhennan's words, Yan Shiyu immediately drew the long knife from his back and held it to Xia Kexin's neck.

The blade gleamed blindingly in the sunlight, and its icy touch sent a shiver down Xia Kexin's spine, causing her body to tremble even more violently.

Seeing Xia Kexin remain silent, Yan Shiyu slightly lowered his long sword, which frightened Xia Kexin so much that she hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, spare my life! I admit that I am a member of the Shadow Organization, but Lin Zhi is my superior. I... I was just following orders."

Chen Zhennan curled up the corners of his mouth; his guess had indeed been correct.

A hint of smugness flashed in his eyes, but his face remained calm.

"Xia Kexin, you've finally admitted it."

Xia Kexin pressed her forehead to the ground and hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, I really don't know much. Lin Zhi is my person in charge."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhennan turned around, gently squatted down next to Xia Kexin, and lowered his voice.

"But Lin Zhi said you're the person in charge of the entire Shadow organization in Beijing. So, tell me, whose advice should I take?"

Upon hearing Chen Zhennan's question, Xia Kexin felt as if she had grasped a lifeline.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lin Zhi is framing me! My husband's death was his doing. He led the special forces to discover the secret passage beneath the capital and transfer you..."

At this point, Xia Kexin suddenly stopped, her expression stiffening, and she blinked frantically.

"Hahaha, Xia Kexin, didn't you say you were just guarding the secret passage? You know quite a lot."

As he spoke, Chen Zhennan slowly straightened up, walked to the bedroom door, and directly reached out and opened the door.

Inside the room, two team members carried Lin Zhi out slowly. Lin Zhi's face was full of anger as he stared intently at Xia Kexin.

"Lin Zhi, what do you have to say now?"

Reaching out, Chen Zhennan removed the gag from Lin Zhi's mouth, then turned and sat down in a chair, wanting to see what Lin Zhi and Xia Kexin were saying.

Lin Zhi gritted his teeth and glared at Xia Kexin, unable to hold back his anger as he cursed, "You stupid woman, there was absolutely no evidence, didn't you know that?"

Lin Zhi's face was full of anger and helplessness as he blamed Xia Kexin for her foolish behavior.

Xia Kexin then realized what was going on. It turned out that Chen Zhennan had been lying to her all along, and Lin Zhi hadn't admitted anything at all.

Xia Kexin was also filled with anger at this moment, and retorted, "You were in charge of the whole plan. What does it have to do with me if you did something dirty?"

Chen Zhennan watched the two of them blaming each other, and he felt a strange sense of amusement.

Just then, Yan Shiyu suddenly kicked Lin Zhi in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

"Lin Zhi, why did you betray the Emperor?"

Yan Shiyu frowned, staring at Lin Zhi with a puzzled expression.

The brothers in the special forces team had gone through life and death together, and no one had ever betrayed them. Lin Zhi was the first.

Lin Zhi lay on the ground, a bitter smile on his face, his laughter growing increasingly arrogant.

"Why betray the Emperor? He is your Emperor, not mine!"

These words piqued Chen Zhennan's interest, and he looked at Lin Zhi with probing eyes.

"Lin Zhi, what do you mean by that?"

Lin Zhi scoffed and looked up at the sky.

“I do admire what you have done, but who do you think I am, Chen Zhennan? I am a former subordinate of the Empress, and my Lin family has received great favors from the royal family for generations. You forced the Empress to her death, so you must die too!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhennan was suddenly taken aback, and then took a deep breath in surprise.

"I never expected Wu Yunyin to have such a loyal subordinate like you. But why didn't you just assassinate me?"

Faced with Chen Zhennan's question, Lin Zhi suddenly felt a sense of shame.

“I also wanted to kill you, but you have Yan Shiyu as your personal bodyguard, and you are a seasoned expert, so I had no chance to make a move.”

Chen Zhennan nodded slightly. It wasn't that he was arrogant, but there probably wasn't anyone in the world who could break through Yan Shiyu's guard.

"But why did you become an inside agent for Shadow? Did you call in the people who assassinated Yunyang?"

Lin Zhi gave a soft "hmm". "That's right. I did call the people who assassinated Song Yunyang. As for why I joined Shadow, they said they had a way to make you die without a burial place. Their people said they knew that war was about to break out and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill you."

After hearing Lin Zhi's explanation, Chen Zhennan suddenly became furious, stood up, walked to Lin Zhi's side, and kicked him in the face.

"Fool! Do you know who those Shadow Organization members are? They're all Japanese devils. You can kill me if you want, but do you know what this 30 million taels of silver will become if it's sent abroad? It will become arrows shot at our people!"

Chen Zhennan's voice was filled with anger and disappointment, as if he wanted to devour Lin Zhisheng alive right now.