"What do you want to investigate?" Zu An's tone was somewhat serious. You should know that although the Golden Embroidered Robe Envoys are not so serious as to be completely estranged from each other, they rarely meet. The fact that the other party took the initiative to meet with him was obviously not a trivial matter.
Unfortunately, his mind is currently focused on how to save Qiu Honglei, and he obviously has no energy to deal with the matter of the seventh-place gold medalist.
Of course, since the other party had already spoken, he couldn't refuse. He could only listen and see, and then hand it over to Xiao Jianren and others to follow up. He would deal with it when he had time later.
The seventh gold medalist opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I have some guesses, but I don't have any evidence yet. I need to investigate further before I can say anything."
Zuan sensed his hesitation. Clearly, the other party didn't trust the two of them. At the same time, the matter might be of great importance, and without solid evidence, it could easily put him in danger.
In this world, unlike later generations where someone can kill a target society by writing a short essay on Weibo or the internet, there are too many beings that cannot be provoked. Moreover, the law clearly stipulates that it is a serious crime to falsely accuse certain princes and ministers without evidence, and in the most serious cases, it may even lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of one's entire family.
"Could it be related to the Prince of Yan?" Zu An originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but if it was related to the Prince of Yan, he would see if there was a chance to use it to save Qiu Honglei.
The seventh-ranked gold medalist gave him a deep look: "No, don't make wild guesses, or you'll easily get yourself into trouble."
"You won't tell me the specifics, how can I help?" Seeing the other party's feigned mystery, Zu An shrugged, already deciding to give up.
Who knew that the seventh-ranked gold medalist's next words almost made him jump up: "Help me rescue the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Cult."
Zuan: "???"
He was overjoyed, but his face darkened: "What do you mean? Do you know that colluding with the Demonic Sect is a capital crime punishable by the confiscation of property and the extermination of one's entire clan?"
Is this guy testing me?
“Of course I know, but I have nothing to do with the Demonic Sect, and I’m not here to save her, but to investigate something,” explained the seventh-ranked Gold Medalist.
"This matter involves too many people, so I'm sorry I can't get involved. Considering we're both Gold Medal Envoys, I won't report you. You'd better take care of yourself." Zu An was more than willing in his heart, but he couldn't figure out the other party's intentions, so he dared not agree easily.
As expected, the seventh-ranked gold medalist realized that if he didn't reveal something, the other party probably wouldn't help him, so he had no choice but to say, "To tell you the truth, I need to capture the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect and interrogate her personally about some things."
Zu An asked curiously, "Isn't she in the Prince of Yan's residence right now? The Prince of Yan's men have already interrogated her, and she will soon be transferred to the capital. Why do you insist on interrogating her yourself? Don't you... trust the Prince of Yan?"
The seventh-ranked gold medalist showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, clearly not expecting him to be so well-informed as to know even these things. He immediately changed his opinion of him: "I will tell you everything after I have interrogated the demoness of the demonic sect and verified some of my ideas. This is a great achievement, and I will share it with you. At the same time, it is also a huge disaster. If it is not handled properly, it will backfire. So I hope you can understand."
“This…” Zu’an still pretended to decline, “But this matter is too dangerous. There must be many experts escorting the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect.”
The seventh-ranked gold medalist said, "You can rest assured about that. I won't let you take any risks. I'll draw the escort team's attention from the front, and you can take the opportunity to leave with the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Cult."
Zuan was overjoyed; this was like a windfall.
"But what if you use this opportunity to frame me?" Zuan still dared not let his guard down.
“I didn’t know you before, and the Gold Medal Embroidered Robe Envoys are each guarding their own territory. They have never had any vested interests with each other, so why would I frame you?” The seventh Gold Medal Envoy glanced at Xiao Jianren, who was trembling in the corner. “I’ve kept this guy here all along so that you can have another witness to put your mind at ease.”
Xiao Jianren looked bitter, wishing he hadn't heard anything at all. He was now caught up in a storm that even the Golden Embroidered Robe Envoy considered dangerous; he would have been crushed to pieces with the slightest touch.
Having said that, Zuan nodded and said, "Okay, I can help."
He originally intended to save Qiu Honglei, but now that he has such a helper, why not?
The seventh-ranked gold medalist cupped his hands in greeting: "Alright, I'll owe you a favor for this matter. In the future, as long as it's not something like rebellion, I'll help you whenever I can."
Xiao Jianren, standing to the side, looked surprised. This promise was quite substantial, considering that he hadn't mentioned anything about violating imperial laws. Clearly, even in such a case, he was willing to help.
It's easy to imagine how much trouble this matter caused him, that he was willing to make such a promise.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jianren began to tremble again, wondering if he would be silenced by these two big shots afterward.
At this moment, Zu An cupped his hands in greeting: "You're too kind. When shall we make our move?"
The seventh-ranked gold medalist replied, "I still need to check their escort routes and other intelligence. I'll let you know when I have any news."
Zu An pointed to Xiao Jianren beside him: "If you can't find me, just send him a message."
Xiao Jianren was immediately flattered, thinking to himself that the Eleventh Lord really valued him, entrusting him with such an important matter.
There was no doubt that he was seventh in the gold medal count. The gold medal envoy was elusive, so it was normal that he couldn't find him. Having such a messenger would be convenient.
Nodding to the two, the seventh-ranked gold medalist opened the window and disappeared into the night without a sound, demonstrating his high level of cultivation.
"Eleventh Master..." After the seventh-ranked gold medalist left, Xiao Jianren hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
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