"You may not believe it, but that's the truth!"
Su Limin said with a sorrowful expression.
"You're talking nonsense!"
At this moment, Su Lichen started shouting hysterically.
"Every single thing I did, wasn't it you who offered me advice and tried to stop me? You never once said no to me?"
Su Limin wasn't angry; he just sneered, "What do you mean I didn't say anything? But what good did it do? You wouldn't listen!"
At this point, Su Limin could only pin all sorts of blame on Su Lichen. After all, Jing Zhe wasn't there at the time, so whatever he said was the truth. Even if Jing Zhe didn't believe him, he certainly wouldn't believe Su Lichen, right?
As long as Jing Zhe is unsure, Su Limin's goal will be achieved, because he still has a life-saving charm he hasn't used yet!
"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!"
At this moment, due to extreme anger, Su Lichen was unable to form any effective words. After uttering two curses, he turned around and rushed towards Su Limin.
In an instant, the two men were wrestling in the cell, and they were fighting with great intensity, each punch landing squarely.
"Bang!"
"Bang!!"
This wasn't the sound of two people punching each other; it was Jing Zhe kicking one of them because he thought their fight was too effeminate.
It's understandable, since neither of them were trained martial artists. After fighting for so long, their kicks were less powerful than Jing Zhe's kick. With two kicks, the two were immediately separated.
Jing Zhe sneered, "If you want to fight, wait until we're underground. Don't fight in front of me!"
Upon hearing this, the two became even more tense. Su Lichen now hated Su Limin to the core. It was understandable that Su Limin didn't want to die, after all, everyone wants to live. But Su Limin kept betraying him in order to live, which was intolerable.
Therefore, Su Lichen directly revealed: "President Jing, Su Limin is a traitor and should be executed!"
"oh?"
Jing Zhe looked on with curiosity.
Su Lichen quickly said, "Actually, after the Prince of Jin and the Southern Qi attacked Jingzhou, I wanted to use the Prince of Jin and the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment he brought to attack the Southern Qi. This way, the Southern Qi and the Prince of Jin would both suffer heavy losses, which would be good news for the people of Da'an."
At this moment, Su Lichen elevated his own position and image considerably, then abruptly changed the subject, saying, "Who knew that Su Limin was a traitor who betrayed his own country! He secretly contacted Qi Junguang and told Southern Qi all the news in Jingzhou City, which gave Southern Qi an advantageous position when attacking Jingzhou! If this continues, Anguo will become a vassal state of Southern Qi! How could President Jing let such a traitor live?"
"He's talking nonsense!"
This time, Su Limin said the same thing as Su Lichen.
This is understandable. Right now, it's just the two of them, and they each have their own version of the truth. No matter what the other says, they'll just deny it to the death, since there's no way to verify what they're saying now.
As for Jing Zhe... he can choose to believe everything or not believe anything at all; it's entirely up to him.
At this moment, Su Limin was preparing to unleash his ultimate move.
"President Jing, Su Lichen just said that letting Zhu Sheren and the others go to Jiangling was not his intention! By the time he found out about it, it was too late, and he regretted it deeply!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Su Lichen blushed and naturally denied it.
Seemingly anticipating his denial, Su Limin continued, "Then what about the families of the Zhu and Yu families? How do you explain that?"
"..."
Su Lichen remained silent. He hadn't expected Su Limin to set him up like this. He was already thinking about how to smooth things over.
Upon hearing this, Jing Zhe's face darkened: "What's going on?"
"President Jing, just yesterday, Su Lichen was worried that your attack on Jingzhou was well-prepared. If the Prince of Jin is defeated, your first action after entering the city will be to attack Southern Qi! Su Lichen was afraid that the Southern Qi Silver Thread Army was no match for you, so he had me send the Zhu and Yu families to Southern Qi to be used as hostages to blackmail you!"
"You're talking nonsense! You were the one who arrested the person and sent them to Southern Qi! You're just a dog of Southern Qi, you colluded with them, and now you're trying to frame me?"
Su Lichen had made up his mind. Since no one else was present when the two of them discussed it, and it was Su Limin who sent the Yu and Zhu families out of the city, Jing Zhe could ask any soldier on the city wall, and the answer would be Su Limin. In the end, the only one who could be killed was him!
Su Lichen was happily making plans.
Su Limin, seemingly unafraid, said, "Oh? I've already colluded with Southern Qi? How did you know about this?"
"this…"
Su Lichen was taken aback by Su Limin's question and hesitated for a moment before stammering, "It's because... the soldiers guarding the city told me!"
"Are you sure you learned this from the soldiers guarding the city, and not that you ordered me to do it?"
"It was the soldiers guarding the city who told me!"
Su Lichen seemed to have gained confidence: "If President Jing doesn't believe me, just call over any of the soldiers on duty last night and ask them if it was Su Limin who sent people to escort the Zhu and Yu families out of the city last night!"
"Hehe, what if I said that the Zhu and Yu families never left the city at all?"
"What? How is this possible?"
After hearing what Su Limin said, Su Lichen was completely shocked.
"Hehe, last night you asked me to send the Zhu and Yu families to Southern Qi, and I felt that was inappropriate! Why take civilians hostage when two countries are at war? So I secretly sent the Zhu and Yu families to live in my residence! If President Jing doesn't believe me, he can go and see for himself!"
Then he turned to look at Su Lichen: "Didn't you just say you found out through the city guards? But I didn't send anyone out of the city last night. Don't you find that ironic?"
"you…"
Su Lichen never dreamed that Su Limin would do such a thing! Last night, he was still the Emperor of Anguo! How dare Su Limin disobey his orders?
Su Limin, however, burst into laughter. This trump card of his was designed to deal with today's situation. Now that he had played it, not only was Su Lichen doomed to die, but he had also won himself a chance to live!
"What else do you have to say?"
Hearing this, Jing Zhe already knew the truth.
To be honest, what he hates most are people who take others hostage. If you want to fight, fight; if you want to kill, kill. What kind of people are those who take others hostage?
Moreover, now that Su Lichen is willing to send away people related to him, such as the Zhu and Yu families, it is conceivable that if Zhu Xinning, Yu Xiangrong, and the others do not leave, Su Lichen will definitely send them all to Nanqi without hesitation!
He never expected that Su Lichen, who seemed so refined, easy-going, and kind-hearted, would be so vicious!
People like that deserve to die!
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