Chapter 2665 "House Arrest"
Lian Songzhiwen also showed a hesitant expression on his face. He took a deep breath and said to Li Bushang, "Commander, you, you really can't explain what you did last night? This is a serious matter. If you don't tell us, we won't be able to explain to all the people in Bailong City behind us."
Li Bushang said calmly: "I can only tell you that I didn't kill the Cheng family's Patriarch."
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"As for the rest, I have nothing to say."
Hearing this, Song Zhiwen sighed.
A hand patted his shoulder. Turning back, he saw Murong Qiuming's sneering face. He said, "Zhiwen, you're still trying to speak for him, but he doesn't care about us at all."
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"Now, what should we do?"
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"The head of the Cheng family was killed, and he was our elder. Are we really going to give our city to such a person and his master?"
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"After the city is surrendered, who will be the next to die? Me? Or you?"
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"Even if we don't talk about the surrender of the city, do you think we can just let this life go so easily? Wouldn't our White Dragon City become a target for others to slaughter?"
As soon as he said this, the Cheng family's retainers immediately shouted in indignation.
"That's right, our Patriarch's death cannot be in vain!"
"Blood debt must be paid with blood!"
"Kill him and make our master pay for his life!"
When they heard that these people wanted to kill Li Bu Shang, Tian Ye and the others became anxious. They immediately drew their swords from their waists, rushed forward to block Li Bu Shang, and shouted angrily: "Who dares to move?!"
"Son of a bitch, you're going to use a knife, right?"
As soon as they drew their swords, the people from the White Dragon City opposite were naturally enraged. They immediately drew their swords and surrounded them. The scene was filled with flashing cold light, shouts of killing, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, Li Bushang not only did not retreat, but pushed away the two Jinyiwei who were blocking his way and took a step forward.
"Everyone, listen to me."
Seeing the swords and knives of those people almost hitting him in the face, several Jinyiwei shouted in shock: "Sir!"
Under the reflection of those cold lights, Li Bushang remained calm.
Song Zhiwen immediately stepped forward and said, "Everyone, be quiet for a moment and listen to what he has to say."
Originally, the generals of the Cheng family were about to rush over to surround and kill him, but suddenly they saw this man walking to the front without changing his expression. Some people even pointed their swords at him, but there was no panic on his face or in his eyes, and he was a little shocked.
This person is really too patient.
In addition, Song Zhiwen was somewhat famous in the city, so as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone had to give him the door.
So he said, "Okay, let's hear what he says."
"See how he tries to argue."
"Go ahead."
Li Bushang glanced at everyone and said calmly, "You suspect that I killed the Cheng family master because of this knife. But who can provide sufficient evidence to prove that it was me who entered your camp last night and killed the Cheng family master in his tent?"
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"Did anyone see me kill someone?"
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"Who else saw me leave this knife by the river?"
When he asked this question, everyone was speechless.
Indeed, everything that was just said was Murong Qiuming's guess. In fact, apart from this knife, they really couldn't produce any evidence to prove that this was related to Li Bushang.
Li Bushang said calmly, "I can't tell you where I went last night, and you can't provide any concrete evidence."
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"It would be too hasty to condemn me in this way."
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"Could it be that the life of the Cheng family patriarch and the truth behind the murder case can be handled so carelessly by you?"
Murong Qiuming asked, "You still dare to quibble?"
At this time, Song Zhiwen said, "Qiu Ming, don't be impulsive. What he said does make sense."
"What?"
"Although this knife belongs to the Jinyiwei, we haven't figured out who it belongs to yet. Moreover, we don't have any evidence to prove that he killed Uncle Cheng."
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"We still have to investigate further and produce evidence."
"you--"
Murong Qiuming was furious, but no matter how reasonable the words were, he really couldn't refute them.
After thinking for a moment, he sneered and said, "We can investigate, but this person is a suspect. We can't let him be like before. We must find someone to keep him under guard. Otherwise, if he escapes, all our efforts will be in vain."
Song Zhiwen looked at Li Bushang hesitantly.
Would an official like him, who is already the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, be willing to accept such humiliation?
Unexpectedly, Li Bushang said calmly: "Okay."
The surrounding Jinyiwei were shocked: "Sir?!"
Li Bushan raised his hand to stop them from continuing and said calmly, "My current identity is indeed suspicious. I can accept you sending someone to look at me."
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"However, for my safety, my people will be responsible for my food and drink; including those who guard me, my men must also be included."
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"I don't want to be looked at and thought of as the head of the Cheng family."
Murong Qiuming sneered, "You still want to quibble."
Song Zhiwen said: "If that's the case, then I'm sorry."
After saying this, he had his servants arrange a camp near the tent where the Cheng family patriarch was killed. They sent out a team of soldiers, and naturally, Tian Ye also led a team of soldiers to guard him. Before Li Bushang left, he said to his Jinyiwei, "All of you return to your base first. No one is allowed to leave until this matter is resolved, and no one is allowed to act rashly."
Although everyone was angry, they couldn't say much seeing how calm he was.
He just bowed and said, "Yes."
After saying that, everyone retreated back to the Jinyiwei camp.
Li Bushang naturally entered the tent where he was "imprisoned". Tian Ye followed him in and put down the tent. He immediately said anxiously, "Sir, how could you agree to their request?"
Li Bu Shang said coldly, "If you don't agree to them, do you want to fight with them today?"
"this--"
"This incident is clearly aimed at us, the Jinyiwei, with the intention of disrupting the negotiations for the surrender of the city. If I don't agree, there will only be one outcome for both sides—a break!"
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"By that time, our mission will have completely failed."
Tian Ye took a breath.
They were not surprised by this incident, but were surprised that such a sudden incident occurred in front of them and the other party had been provoking them, but Li Bushang was not affected by the other party at all.
He was still able to think calmly about the task.
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