Chapter 330: A Tiger in a Plain
"I was frightened!" the man cried. "The Seventh Prince just said he would kill you. How could I dare? I was so frightened I couldn't say a word. I even forgot to ask the Seventh Prince not to blame me!"
"Why should I believe you?" Gu Mingqi leaned down and met the gaze of the man lying on the ground with his head raised. "If you can't explain it, I will kill you right now!"
"Seventh Prince, haven't you seen the token in my hand?" At this time, the man's face was already horrible, and his expressions and movements were so exaggerated when he spoke that Gu Mingqi couldn't help but move away.
Gu Mingqi had seen that what the man was holding was given to him by the minister who supported him behind the scenes. Gu Mingqi confirmed again and again that the item was genuine, so he let him get on his carriage.
But the other party's pause just now was too suspicious. "Take him away for questioning."
"yes!"
"Seventh, Seventh Prince, please spare my life. I am loyal to you, as the sun and the moon can attest. Please do not kill me!"
When the other party repeated this, Gu Mingqi could not hear it because his lips were covered by the guards.
"Don't shout anymore. I'll tell you a lot later. Don't be impatient."
"Mmm..." Struggling was futile. Even though he was shaking his head hard, he could not resist the strength of several people.
After that, he was subjected to severe torture.
"Seventh Prince, the other party still hasn't said anything."
The guard reported to Gu Mingqi, and after hearing it, Gu Mingqi couldn't help but think, "Maybe I really wronged the other party."
"Find a doctor to check it out and make sure no one dies." Gu Mingqi gave the order afterwards.
"Understood!" The guard disappeared silently in front of Gu Mingqi.
After everyone left, Gu Mingqi felt more and more tired. It was only the first day on the road back to Beijing, but he realized that the journey was long and difficult.
Today's events reminded Gu Mingqi that he couldn't just go back like that.
Gu Mingqi had earlier reported the affairs of Heshui Town to the emperor in a memorial, and the emperor had rewarded him for his contribution. However, he was far away, and some officials who wanted to curry favor with him were unable to do so.
Instead, some officials who had close relations with Gu Mingqi in the past benefited from it.
"Seventh Prince, that man has fainted." Gu Mingqi had just entered a state of rest when the guards came to disturb him again.
"Didn't I ask you to find a doctor?" Gu Mingqi ran out of patience. "Why are you bothering me with such a small matter?"
"Seventh Prince, I dare not." The guard lowered his head. "Before he fainted, he seemed to have said something suspicious, but he fainted immediately. We have no way to interrogate him."
Gu Mingqi finally perked up and couldn't help but feel lucky that he was so vigilant. He really caught a spy one day, otherwise he wouldn't know how he died on the way back to Beijing.
"Force him to wake up!" Gu Mingqi didn't care about the other party's life or death, but wanted to know who sent the other party.
Gu Mingqi never thought that this person still had some backbone. Even when he was dying, he still insisted that he had no intention of killing Gu Mingqi.
"Seventh Prince, what should we do now?"
They stayed in the inn at night. Gu Mingqi sat on the edge of the bed, with the spy who no longer looked like a human being at his feet.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Gu Mingqi stretched out his leg and lifted his chin. "It's best to explain it honestly."
"I, I've made it clear." The man could only lie on the ground and gasp for air. "I didn't intend to kill the Seventh Prince."
"My patience is limited!" Gu Mingqi kicked him aside unhappily.
Maybe it was just a light kick on a normal day, but for the seriously injured person in front of him, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
But this straw was still very tough, and even so, he recovered with a breath soon.
"call out!"
Suddenly, an arrow appeared in the room and brushed past Gu Mingqi's hair.
Gu Mingqi immediately wanted to take a few steps back to find a hidden place, but it was extremely difficult to take even a few steps back.
The appearance of that one arrow was just the beginning, and then more arrows appeared in the room, one after another.
"Seventh Prince, be careful. Please retreat with us first." A assassin pulled Gu Mingqi and stood in front of him.
"Let's go!" Gu Mingqi was naturally a person who valued his life very much. At this time, he hid behind the assassin and rushed out.
Unexpectedly, there were also people guarding the door. Perhaps because there were all kinds of people in the inn, they didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so there were only a few people.
But it was enough for Gu Mingqi and the others to escape in embarrassment.
"Seventh Prince, the other party has been prepared. You hide first, and I will lead them away." The death warrior guarding Gu Mingqi was injured, but he was still sticking to his duty.
Gu Mingqi took the other party's protection for granted, and without saying a word of thanks, he slipped away before the other party could catch up with him.
After an unknown amount of time in the darkness, Gu Mingqi only felt that the things in front of him were blurry and he could not hear any sound outside.
Even so, Gu Mingqi waited until the sunlight seeped into the ground before appearing on the street.
"Waste!" When had Gu Mingqi ever suffered such humiliation? He had no money on him at the moment, and there was no one around him whom he could order around. He could not help but secretly curse those subordinates who could not find anyone else.
"The owner of this inn is in trouble!"
Gu Mingqi heard such voices after walking a few steps on the street, so he slowed down his pace to listen carefully to their conversation.
"Yes, I saw it when I passed by today. The lobby was smashed beyond recognition. I heard that the guest who stayed there yesterday ran away early in the morning. Now there is no one left in the inn except the innkeeper."
"I don't know who caused this trouble, bringing disaster upon the shopkeeper." The speaker sighed. "This morning, someone saw quite a few yamen runners heading over there in a menacing manner."
Hearing this, Gu Mingqi stopped and followed the people in his footsteps. After stopping a passerby and asking some questions, he changed direction.
"Who do you say you are?" The people in front of the county government office stopped Gu Mingqi outside the door and looked at his attire impatiently.
Gu Mingqi's face turned black. He was like a tiger in plain land being bullied by a dog. This was what he was facing now.
"Let your master come out!" Gu Mingqi said in a calm voice, "You don't recognize me, I want to see if your master knows me!"
"Go away!" The yamen runner stretched out his hand to push Gu Mingqi away. "Do you think our county office is a place where anyone can come? Do you think you can see our master whenever you want?"
After being pushed, Gu Mingqi simply didn't react to attack because no one had dared to treat him like this before. By the time he pinned the bailiff to the ground, the other party had already finished speaking.
"Hey, let me go!" the bailiff shouted, "You lunatic!"
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