"I should have stayed in the capital, but I was laughed at because of those powerful people." Wang Shouli said madly, then grabbed Su Mengyan's chin and said, "After I kill you all, Chu City will still be under my control. Who dares to stop me?"
Su Mengyan raised her head with great difficulty and looked into his eyes. "You want to use me to exchange for your wealth and glory?"
"Dream on!" Su Mengyan spat at him, "I would rather die than let you get what you want."
"That's not up to you!" Wang Shouli said proudly. "Who made you bump into me? I can only say that this is God giving me a chance. God is blessing me. None of you will get out alive."
Su Mengyan laughed and said sarcastically, "Then we'll wait and see who dies in the end."
Wang Shouli stayed in the room for an hour. He was so angry at Su Mengyan that he vomited blood. Finally, he left after saying a few harsh words.
Su Mengyan was surprised to find that there were other people outside, so she asked quietly, "Wang Shouli's true identity has been exposed, and all those who helped him before have been arrested by His Highness. How come there are still his accomplices outside?"
"Not long after he came to Chu City, he kept a group of gangsters. These people helped him collect information, and the murders and arson were all done by them." The prefect of Chu City only noticed it later, but those people appeared very rarely, and he could not find any handle on them, so he had to give up.
"A gangster?" Su Mengyan remembered the man in black who came to capture her a few nights ago but was subdued by Situ Yao, and thought that man was probably one of them.
"No wonder Wang Shouli was plundering money everywhere. It turns out he was using it to feed these things."
Su Mengyan took a look outside and worked together with the governor of Chucheng to untie the ropes on the two men.
"You can't go out now." Su Mengyan felt that the people outside were quite skilled in martial arts. If she forced her way in, she would probably be caught before she could take two steps.
Su Mengyan rummaged through her body and found a small bottle. It was given to her by Xiaoyaozi. It contained the most powerful drug. With just a slight wave of it, anyone who inhaled it would immediately become unconscious.
She always carried this with her but never used it.
Su Mengyan discussed with the governor of Chucheng and decided on a way to escape, then she leaned back and closed her eyes to rest.
On Situ Yao's side, because Su Mengyan had not returned by the evening, he sent people to the refugee camp to inquire, but was told that Su Mengyan was not there at all.
"Send more people to find Wang Shouli's hiding place immediately." Situ Yao's face was gloomy, and his whole body was cold. "Even if you have to turn Chu City upside down, you must find him for me."
He never imagined that Wang Shouli, who was already a lost dog, still had the courage to hold his people hostage.
The moment he learned that Su Mengyan was missing, Situ Yao immediately guessed who did it.
He and his personal guards searched every corner of Chu City, but still found nothing.
Wang Shouli heard the news and showed up on his own initiative, with an arrogant look on his face, "The person your highness is looking for is with me."
"What do you want?" Situ Yao asked him directly.
Wang Shouli evaded the question, "Not just her, but also the governor of Chucheng. If you dare to touch me today, they will be buried with me."
"Thinking about it, having someone to accompany you on the road to the underworld wouldn't be a bad thing." Wang Shouli stood at the entrance of the alley, the cool night breeze carrying his voice to Situ Yao's ears. "Your Highness, don't you agree?"
"You've killed so many people in Chu City. I won't let you die so easily." Situ Yao didn't want to kill him now, but wanted to capture him alive and make him confess. "If you tell me honestly where you hid them, perhaps you can suffer less before you die."
Wang Shouli smiled indifferently. He was afraid of Situ Yao before, but now he had a hostage in his hand. Even if the other party was the prince, he would have to look at his face. He had nothing to be afraid of.
"If I release them all, Your Highness, will you let me go? And forgive all the past?" Wang Shouli finally stated his purpose. "If Your Highness can do that, I will release them immediately."
Situ Yao was silent. It was obvious that this was impossible to agree to. If Wang Shouli was released, he would become a sinner of the people.
"If Your Highness cannot agree to my conditions, then it will all depend on whether Your Highness can find someone faster or my knife is faster at killing people." After Wang Shouli finished speaking, he turned and left.
"Wait!" Situ Yao stopped him, "Where is the person?"
"Your Highness, have you changed your mind?" Wang Shouli asked proudly, feeling quite regretful. He thought that if he had known that the woman was so important to him, he should have put forward a few more conditions.
"If you release the man, I can let you leave Chu City." Situ Yao paused and continued, "As for reinstating your official position, it's impossible. I have already reported your actions to the capital. You are now a wanted criminal of the imperial court."
Wang Shouli was not happy. What he wanted was to become a superior person, and he was not willing to become a wanted criminal hiding every day.
Just as he was about to speak, Situ Yao interrupted him impatiently, "If you don't accept it, I can kill you right now!"
"As for the person you captured, she wasn't that important in the first place. If she dies, she dies." Situ Yao sneered, "You saw that she's not my brother, so what does her life or death have to do with me?"
Panic flashed in Wang Shouli's eyes. He had grabbed Su Mengyan in a hurry and had not thought about her identity carefully. If Situ Yao really didn't care about her at all, wouldn't he be seeking death if he rushed out?
Situ Yao noticed his hesitation and took advantage of the situation to ask him, "What do you think?"
Wang Shouli curled his lips and said bitterly, "Okay, I'll release them once I'm out of the city."
As long as you are alive, there will be opportunities in the future.
"All of you step back and let him go." The guards moved to both sides, leaving the middle road.
Wang Shouli was very cautious. After taking a few tentative steps forward, he found that Situ Yao really did not take any action, so he immediately continued to walk forward with confidence.
At the end of the alley, Qingfeng appeared and followed him.
"This is the person who escorted you out of the city. If you don't keep your promise, he will kill you immediately." Situ Yao was also on guard against Wang Shouli running away and would not let him go.
Wang Shouli sneered, not trusting him very much. "Your Highness, have you arranged a killer for me to kill me, regardless of whether I release the person or not?"
Situ Yao stood tall and graceful in the distance, his eyes filled with dignity. He said proudly, "Do you have any other options?"
Wang Shouli had no choice but to obey. At this moment, Su Mengyan's voice came from a distance, "Your Highness, you can't let him go!"
Su Mengyan and the governor of Chucheng successfully escaped, while the guards were still asleep. They stumbled and ran into Situ Yao and his men.
Wang Shouli realized that something was wrong, and without thinking too much, he nimbly avoided Qingfeng's control and tried to escape.
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