Originally, Xie Qi was very conflicted and he had planned to be the first to tell Cao Ze the truth of the matter.
However, 948 warned Xie Qi: Only when everyone, including Cao Ze, firmly believes that the original Xie Qi has passed away, can the OOC setting have a chance to disappear.
Hearing this, Xie Qi couldn't help but fall into deep thought. After some careful consideration, he realized that Cao Ze was currently unaware that "Master Xie" and himself were actually the same person.
In this way, if Cao Ze learned the news of "Young Master Xie"'s death, it would be difficult for him to associate it with his real self.
Besides, when the time is right, he will tell Cao Ze the whole story. By then, the story of his "faked death" may have become a thing of the past. Cao Ze will not be sad about his death.
After weighing the pros and cons again and again, Xie Qi finally decided to conceal the truth for the time being and not reveal it to Cao Ze.
However, Xie Qi was completely unaware of this at the moment. A few hours later, before Xie Qi returned to look for Cao Ze, Cao Ze and others had already discovered his true identity!
A few hours later, the news of Xie Qi's death quickly spread throughout the city, and every citizen in the city heard about it.
On the other side, Cao Ze and Wang Zi had just crawled out of the dark and deep tunnel with difficulty.
Lan'er only took a glance at the opened entrance to the secret passage and instantly understood. She knew that the two people must have entered the tunnel through Xie Qi's room.
Since they came in from the Xie family, did Xie Tianyi have been arrested? Thinking of this, Lan'er immediately asked: "How did you get here, Marshal? I heard about the commotion outside the past two days, and I didn't dare to go out. Oh, and where is Xie Tianyi? Has he been arrested?"
The two came to their senses when they heard Lan'er's voice. Cao Ze immediately asked, "Why are you here? Where is Mr. Qi?"
Wang Zi replied to Lan Er: "Xie Tianyi was arrested three days ago."
When Lan Er heard this, she suddenly said happily: "Then I can leave now. That's great."
Cao Ze frowned and asked again, "Mr. Qi asked you to live here? Do you know where he is?"
When Lan'er heard this, she asked in confusion, "Didn't you see Mr. Qi at the Xie family?"
Lan'er had been hiding here and was not aware of the situation outside, so she had no idea that Xie Qi had been arrested.
However, she was very confused. If the Cao family won, then Xie Qi, who helped them, should be treated well. But why did Xie Qi seem to have disappeared now?
Cao Ze: "Mr. Qi is not at the Xie family at all."
Wang Zi: "Yes, everyone in the Xie family was arrested, and we didn't see Mr. Qi."
Lan'er: "Are they all caught? Where's Xie Qi?"
Wang Zi: “He was caught.”
Lan Er: "Caught?! Don't you know Xie Qi's identity?!"
At this moment, Cao Ze stared at Lan'er's face full of astonishment and disbelief. It was as if a huge rock suddenly fell into a bottomless lake in his heart, weighing him down so heavily that he could hardly breathe.
At this moment, something that he had deliberately ignored for a long time suddenly emerged in the depths of his mind.
Wang Zi, standing by, asked suspiciously, "What identity? We're looking for Mr. Qi, but he's missing."
Lan Er couldn't help but screamed in shock when she heard this: "Mr. Qi is Xie Qi! You actually arrested Xie Qi, so of course you can't find Mr. Qi!"
Lan'er's words were like a bombshell dropping to the ground, especially Wang Zi, who stood there like a petrified person, unable to move.
Cao was even more panicked and at a loss at this moment. He turned around without hesitation and ran out the door.
Seeing this, Wang Zi and Lan'er woke up as if from a dream, and hurriedly ran after him.
Accompanied by a series of rough kicks on the door, Cao Ze rushed straight towards the city gate. At this moment, Cao Ze felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, causing him extreme discomfort and pain.
A strong sense of guilt surged into his heart like a surging tide, and he didn't know whether his eyes were red from the whistling wind while he was running, or from the emotions surging in his heart.
When he arrived at the city gate, Cao Ze anxiously scanned the pillars used to tie up the rebels, but to his great disappointment, he could not find any trace of Xie Qi.
Cao Ze looked at a soldier, his throat hoarse from excessive grief, but he still shouted: "Where is Xie Qi!"
At this moment, the soldiers and the people who were watching the excitement all had expressions of confusion on their faces.
Someone whispered, "What's going on? Why is the Marshal so excitedly looking for Xie Qi?"
Someone else murmured quietly: "Doesn't the Marshal know that Xie Qi is dead?"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the crowd: "Marshal! Xie Qi is dead."
Then several more people echoed: "Yes, he died a few hours ago, and now the whole city is almost full of this news."
"That's right, Marshal. Xie Qi, that unforgivable villain, is finally dead. It's all thanks to you!"
However, these words were like a bolt from the blue to Cao Ze. Every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart hard.
He felt a sharp pain in his chest and his body shook involuntarily. If Wang Zi hadn't been quick to rush over and support him, he would have collapsed to the ground.
While Wang Zi was holding Cao Ze tightly, he turned to look at one of the soldiers and asked, "Xie Qi is dead. Where is his body? Where did you put it?"
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