Chapter 55 Investigation “Sometimes, it appears to be an assassination, but in reality…
Chapter 55
Zhou Mingyan was still feeling a lingering fear. He looked around cautiously and asked, "Are those people really coming for Xiuyuan?"
Oh my god, being a prince consort is so hateful.
Who is so bold?
Xie Junxing was more thoughtful. He recalled the first arrow from that scene and said thoughtfully, "It's possible that it wasn't aimed at him..."
"Why?" This time it was Lin Zhihua in the car who asked, "My third sister and I were also attacked."
If it's not aimed at Yuanyuan, then it must be aimed at the Lin family?
The girl he loved had a different opinion. Xie Junxing hesitated for a moment, then expressed his guess: "Ye Changning was also within the range of the arrow at that time."
"But Ye Changning was about to leave. He stopped because he misunderstood Xiuyuan in the carriage and wanted to say hello," Lin Zhihua said. "His stopping and leaving were both impulsive. If they were really coming for him, they could have ambushed him anywhere along Ye Changning's route. Why here? There are so many people here, and the patrol camp passes by every day. Plus, the timing wasn't right. They attacked with so many people present... and they're even hostile to me and my third sister..."
"Yes, wouldn't this make us make more enemies? And it won't be easy to succeed?" Zhou Mingyan also felt that what Lin Zhihua said made sense.
Xie Junxing: "What if the other party's intention is not really to assassinate?"
"What do you mean? Isn't this an assassination?" Zhou Mingyan didn't understand.
Lin Zhishu in the car already understood. She spoke softly and gently, "Sometimes, it may appear to be an assassination, but the actual purpose may be a show, a provocation, or a test..."
"A show? A provocation? A test?" Zhou Mingyan pondered for a while and understood a little, but not much.
"We can rule out a show," Lin Zhihua said. "Provocation or testing is more likely. If we have to choose between the two..."
As she considered this, Xie Junxing continued, "Testing comes first."
Zhou Mingyan lowered his voice: "So, what are you testing?"
Test the relationship between the Prince Consort and Lord Ye?
Test the relationship between the Duke's Mansion and the Yongsheng Marquis' Mansion?
Or...testing the relationship between the Duke's Mansion, the Yongsheng Marquis' Mansion and the Crown Prince?
Even... including their Zhou family?
Thinking of this, Zhou Mingyan suddenly broke out in cold sweat all over his body.
Xie Junxing next to him and the two young ladies from the Lin family in the carriage did not speak. All they could hear was the sound of horse hooves and rolling wheels.
Everyone was thinking in their hearts.
Finally, it was Lin Zhishu who spoke up: "Lord Ye will definitely get to the bottom of this matter. We'll follow him to the trial. He'll tell us the cause and effect conclusion. Let's stop guessing."
Others agreed: "That makes sense."
…
Jing Yue, Ye Changning, Han Yong, and You Qi were still at the scene.
With Han Yong around, the people from the patrol camp were dispatched quickly.
Ye Changning ordered them to assign personnel to comfort the frightened people and record the losses suffered by the shops affected by the fight in order - the government would compensate them later.
Fortunately, the enemy only launched a surprise attack with arrows and did not show up to wield swords, so the damage to the people and shops was not great. Aside from the one who sprained his ankle, no one else was injured.
Oh, there is one more, Xie Junxing, his palm was injured.
Ye Changning collected all the arrow feathers on the ground, including the broken ones, and then checked them one by one.
Jing Yue stood aside waiting, watching Ye Changning busy with a calm and indifferent expression.
Youqi never left Jingyue's side, always alert to his surroundings. After a moment, he found Youyi and Yousan still guarding in the dark, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
In order to reassure the Prince Consort, he lowered his voice and reported: "Prince Consort, Youyi and Yousan are also nearby."
Jing Yue said "hmm" calmly - he had just seen it too.
You Qi: "Do we need them to be personal guards?"
Jing Yue: “No need.” The secret guards have appeared, so can they still be called secret guards?
It just so happened that he also wanted to test what the purpose of the assassination was and whether there were any follow-up tricks...
It is best to let the other party think that you are weak and alone.
The four guards were gone, as were Xie Junxing and Zhou Mingyan. The six members of the patrol battalion escorted the assassin away. The newly transferred patrol battalion soldiers were working in batches to comfort the people and record the losses. Only he, You Qi, Ye Changning, and Han Yong were left here.
The four guards who had been protecting him are still in the Imperial College.
He went out today purely on a whim. Zhou Mingyan was accompanying him. He also knew that he had secret guards around him, so he did not let the four guards follow him, nor did he call Lin Song.
After the initial anger, Jing Yue had calmed down.
His always clever mind easily came up with several possibilities, which were similar to the analysis of the four people in the carriage.
Because this assassination was too much of a joke.
It's more like a test.
But what exactly he was testing would only be known after Ye Changning had interrogated him.
After inspecting the scene outside, Ye Changning went back into the library to find Jiang Yicai and asked him a few questions.
For example, where did the two young ladies stay after entering the library? Were there any suspicious people among the bookshop visitors? Where was the private room? Were the two rooms next to the private room occupied by other people?
Then he entered the box where Jiang Yicai was talking with Lin Zhishu and Lin Zhihua, and went to the window to check.
No matter what Ye Changning asked or did, Jing Yue did not interrupt or disturb him. She just followed him silently and waited for the result.
Of course, he would also observe and analyze on his own.
When Ye Changning came out of the library box, the on-site investigation was completed.
The group rushed to the Dali Temple.
The people in the Dali Temple are all professionals, especially Ye Changning's subordinates - those who have followed him in handling two or three cases have grown very quickly. Whether it is investigation, interrogation, torture, or arresting criminals and tracking them, they are all first-class in Beijing.
Before Ye Changning came, his subordinate, the temple chief Yan Lin, had already conducted a round of interrogation.
Of course, the trial was conducted after ensuring that the three assassins did not have fangs in their mouths.
As soon as Ye Changning arrived, Yan Lin handed him the results of his interrogation.
Ye Changning read quickly, while Yan Lin stared at Jing Yue in surprise. Then he realized what was going on and bowed, "Young Master..."
After calling him "young master", he felt that the other party had another identity, so he added, "Prince Consort..."
"No need to be so polite, sir." Jing Yue accepted the greeting calmly, with no change in tone.
He is used to being a princess, so he thinks it is natural when others greet him.
The most important thing is that his mind is now on the contents of the file in Ye Changning's hand.
Yan Lin was wondering in his heart: Could it be that this assassin was really coming for the prince consort?
Being Princess Liyang's consort is too dangerous!
This is the third son-in-law! And this is the third accident of the third son-in-law!
Three times is enough...
The person behind this plot is probably going to be unable to hide and will be exposed.
After reading it, Ye Changning pondered for a moment and handed the file to Jing Yue.
Jing Yue and Ye Changning looked at each other, and without asking any polite questions, they took it and looked through it.
After reading it, he couldn't help laughing - was it directed at Ye Changning?
This is too fake. He made up a lie without even thinking about it.
"Are they being questioned separately?" Ye Changning asked.
Yan Lin: "Yes."
Ye Changning: "No fangs?"
Yan Lin: “No.”
He tossed a stretched-out bag to Yan Lin and said, "These are the arrow feathers we brought back from the scene. Send someone to investigate the origins of these arrow feathers."
"no problem."
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