At this moment, Jin Ming was not as calm as he seemed. His cooperation with the Nan Yue people had been going smoothly, and he never expected that the fact that the imperial rice was added to the meat would be discovered by Master Cao.
You should know that because of the Great Evolution's forbidden cultivation, very few people have ever tasted Imperial Rice.
If he had known that this Manager Cao knew about this thing, he should have killed him long ago to prevent future troubles!
Cao Cang, standing next to Jin Ming, suddenly shivered and unconsciously pulled his cloak tighter, wondering why the wind still felt chilly even though it was already spring.
Completely unaware that Jin Ming, who often drank with him, had his life in his sights.
【Master, the original owner behind Zui Lai Ju was indeed Jin Ming. This property was passed down from his ancestors. It wasn't called this before, and it only had the restaurant in front of it.】
Later, he collaborated with the people of Nanyue and changed the name to Zui Lai Ju. This courtyard behind it was purchased around that time.
"So the Southern Yue people use this place as a base, and he knows all about Qi Ming and the assassins?"
He knows about the assassins; he even found out your schedule by using his position.
As one of the owners, Zui Lai Ju also had his own people planted there, so he naturally knew that a big shot had come from Nan Yue.
He had met Qi Ming before, but he did not know the purpose of Qi Ming's trip to Dayan.
He was a Dayan person, and even though he betrayed his country for personal gain, the people of Nanyue were always wary of him.
Ultimately, this man started out seeking wealth, but later realized he was on a pirate ship belonging to the Southern Yue people and couldn't get off, so he went down a path of no return.
Damn it! Xie Zhiyan was furious. Jin Ming was receiving a salary and holding an official position in Dayan, yet he was helping Nan Yue harm his own country!
These traitors are even more despicable than the spies and assassins of South Vietnam. Their actions can only be attributed to their different countries and interests.
There is no question of who is more righteous or not.
Jin Ming, however, was not among them; he deserved to die!
"Qi Xiang, capture Jin Ming for me!"
"yes!"
Before Jin Ming could draw his dagger, he was captured by Qi Xiang, one of the six guards of the Crown Prince.
He could only beg for mercy repeatedly, "Your Highness, I'm innocent! I'm innocent!"
The Crown Prince said, "Injustice? As the magistrate of the East Market, how could you not know that the meat served at Zui Lai Ju was mixed with imperial rice?"
He then said to Wei Ping, "Lord Wei, investigate this matter thoroughly. Even if he doesn't know everything, he is still guilty of dereliction of duty!"
[Master, has the foolish Crown Prince become a little smarter? Although he hasn't discovered Jin Ming's true nature, now that he's been captured, there's no doubt he'll reveal everything he knows.]
Xie Zhiyan: Should I say thank you for the praise from the Divine Artifact Master?
Just then, the search team also reported that they had found several suspicious people and discovered dozens of kilograms of imperial rice.
A secret passage and a dark room were discovered in the upper room of room A.
Upon hearing about the secret passage, Jin Ming's eyes widened immediately. He knew about the dark room, but he hadn't heard from Manager He about when the passage had been dug.
He An, who was already pinned to the ground and eating dirt, closed his eyes. Jin Ming was a Da Yan person; how could they possibly tell an outsider about their escape route?
"Bring me the guest list!"
At Xie Zhiyan's command, someone immediately handed over the guest registration book. Wei Ping also came over to check it. He only glanced at it before saying to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, the number of people is incorrect. Three people are missing."
"Does Lord Wei know which three people are missing?"
Wei Ping unfolded the list of personnel he had just recorded and checked it before saying, "Your Highness, Qi Ming and his servant are missing."
[Master, Qi Ming is indeed still in the capital. That man is quite bold, even using his real name to check in.]
"As long as he doesn't reveal the true purpose of his trip, no one will suspect anything even if he checks in under his real name."
Before this, he was not considered a big shot by the rulers and ministers of Dayan.
Afraid that the people would run away and not wanting them to dawdle any longer, Yue Fuguang asked, "Lord Wei, are these three staying in the upper room with the secret passage?"
Wei Ping glanced at the check-in information and was certain that "he was indeed staying there."
"Since this person knows about that secret passage, they must be connected to Zui Lai Ju, and might even be a big fish."
They all nodded, agreeing with the Junior Tutor's guess.
Just as a group of people were chasing after someone through the secret passage, Shen Kang walked in with a smug look on his face and saw the Crown Prince and Yue Fuguang.
He immediately bowed and said, "Chen Kang greets His Highness the Crown Prince, the Junior Tutor, and the other officials."
The Crown Prince looked at his cousin and smiled, "Judging from your expression, Kang-di, have you made any gains outside?"
Shen Kang smiled and said, "Just as Your Highness predicted, we caught three people who had run out of the tunnel in a deserted courtyard by the roadside at the intersection of these two roads."
Guessing it might be related to Saiki-ju, I sent it to His Highness.
[Master, the thin man dressed as a servant at the very back is Qi Ming, the one who orchestrated the Great Yan Plague.]
"This guy is indeed somewhat clever, but not much. I believe Wei Ping and Cai Xian should be able to sense that there's something wrong with him."
Now that the mission was accomplished, she no longer needed to worry about the rest. So Yue Fuguang made her retreat and led her guards straight to the Fu Man Lou restaurant across the street.
Having eaten a lot of vegetarian food, she was hungry again. Since she was already there, she decided to have another meal.
After everyone sat down, Yue Fuguang asked, "Zhang Fang, don't you guys really need to go back and treat your injuries first?"
She saw that the men had only sprinkled some medicine powder on the wound and casually bandaged it with strips of cloth, which was very careless.
They didn't even furrow their brows, as if the injuries weren't on their own.
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