Chapter 248 Disguise
"Ah-ah-ah" Zhou Yan was speechless and could only anxiously scream "Ah-ah-ah", trying his best to express his anxious mood.
Zhang Xiwu and his daughter Zhang Pingping also stared at Chu Ci intently, their faces full of tension and anticipation.
Chu Ci sighed deeply inwardly and said seriously, "The mute poison in Zhou Yan's body is very complex and can be divided into two types. The first was injected twenty years ago. The poison has penetrated deep into his bone marrow and is difficult to eradicate. The second was injected six months ago. The poison is relatively new, but it should not be underestimated."
Originally, he wanted to use the poison Zhou Yan was poisoned with to make him reveal the truth, but he never imagined that twenty years ago, Zhou Yan was actually poisoned with a mute poison?
Even the experienced and usually calm Purple Envoy was now in an awkward position, his brows furrowed tightly, and he fell into deep thought.
Zhou Yan was also shocked. His eyes flickered slightly, revealing his barely concealed surprise and panic.
Although his movements were extremely subtle, Fan Jingrui, who had been watching him closely, still noticed them keenly.
Fan Jingrui's eyes moved slightly, and he thought of a possibility. He immediately threw this difficult question to Zhou Yan.
He stared at Zhou Yan with a burning gaze, his words earnest and sharp: "Zhou Yan, fate is unfair, and you can't speak out. Then why were you drugged again half a year ago? What's the hidden story behind this? Do you have any guesses?"
"Ah——" Zhou Yan's expression was excited, his eyes were wide open, his facial muscles were trembling, and veins on his forehead were bulging, as if the anger and pain in his heart were about to burst out.
"Pen and ink—" Upon seeing this, Fan Jingrui turned around without hesitation and shouted directly to the law enforcement officer in embroidered clothes beside him.
Soon, pen and ink were brought up quickly.
Seeing this, the purple-robed envoy immediately ordered, "Untie Zhou Yan."
"Purple-robed Envoy?" The embroidered-robed law enforcement officer guarding Zhou Yan showed a hint of hesitation. The Purple-robed Envoy snorted coldly and said sternly, "With so many of us here, are you still afraid he'll get away?"
"Yes." After being scolded like this, the two men held their breath and untied the rope on Zhou Yan.
After gaining his freedom, Zhou Yan picked up a pen without any hesitation and listed out clearly and methodically what he knew and guessed.
There are so many clues, and it will undoubtedly take a lot of time to verify each of them one by one.
However, the portrait of the contact person he drew did not require such trouble!
"Are you sure that he is the one who has been in contact with you all this time?" The purple-robed envoy looked at the portrait of the contact person drawn by Zhou Yan and couldn't help but frown, feeling that something was wrong.
There was no other reason, it was just that the person in the portrait was clearly recognized by the Purple-Robed Envoy at a glance. This was none other than Zheng Cheng, the eldest prince's personal bodyguard.
You know, as the eldest prince's personal bodyguard, Zheng Cheng has been almost inseparable from the eldest prince since leaving Beijing three months ago.
Especially when they were rushing to southern Xinjiang, they traveled all the way with a tight schedule, sometimes even traveling day and night without stopping.
Under this circumstance, how could Zheng Cheng meet with Zhou Yan every seven days?
Despite this, after careful consideration, the Purple Envoy decisively ordered the people around him, "Quickly bring Zheng Cheng here so Zhou Yan can identify him in person and determine if he's real or fake."
The reason why the eldest prince on the periphery did not participate in the interrogation was to avoid suspicion.
But I didn't expect that a huge blame would fall from the sky without any warning.
Such an outrageous reason.
The eldest prince was immediately furious. His expression instantly turned gloomy as he faced the person who brought the news. "Let's go. I want to see how that mute slandered me."
How could he stop the innocent person who reported the news? How could he dare to stop him?
The final result was that Zheng Cheng was brought here, and the eldest prince also came with him.
But there is no most outrageous, only more outrageous.
The moment Zhou Yan saw the eldest prince, he pointed at him without hesitation and wrote furiously, "I've met him before. He's the mastermind behind all of this."
If the eldest prince can still endure at this time, he would be a coward.
Without a word, the eldest prince rushed forward and began to punch and kick him, shouting angrily, "You ignorant fellow, you have slandered me. I bet the people behind you didn't tell you of my noble status. How dare you slander me so wantonly? I think you are tired of living."
"Tell me, which idiot ordered you to slander me." If the eldest prince could still endure at this time, he would be a coward.
Without a word, the eldest prince rushed forward and began to punch and kick him, shouting angrily, "You ignorant fellow, you have slandered me. Didn't the people behind you tell you who I am?"
"How dare you slander me so wantonly? I think you are tired of living."
"Tell me, which idiot instructed you to slander this king?"
Zhou Yan knew in the deep secret passage that there were two princes among those who helped Zhang's father and daughter.
However, he never imagined that when he secretly followed the contact person, the last face he saw would be the prince?
No matter how stupid he was, he could understand that if a prince took a fancy to the Zhang family, he wouldn't have to do anything. With just a word, the Zhang father and daughter would happily hand over their wealth with both hands. There was no need to risk themselves or use those despicable means to seize it.
After thinking it through, how could Zhou Yan still not understand that he was already a discarded pawn, exploited to the point of being abandoned? "I haven't wronged anyone. The person who meets me every seven days is indeed the one behind you."
Zhou Yan quickly lay on the ground and wrote rapidly.
Seeing that Zhou Yan was still stubborn, the eldest prince was so angry that he stretched out his foot to kick him.
But Chu Ci stopped him, "Grand Prince, wait a minute. If Zhou Yan wasn't lying, how could there be two identical people in this world? I'm afraid there's something else going on. I hope Grand Prince will reconsider."
Now, not only the eldest prince, but even the purple-robed envoy had a cold and serious look on his face.
As those in a higher position, they naturally know best under what circumstances this situation would occur.
"Substitute?" The eldest prince and the purple-robed envoy blurted out almost at the same time.
However, as soon as this speculation arose, the two subconsciously rejected it. "Impossible."
The eldest prince frowned and explained, "I have never had a substitute by my side. Moreover, given Zheng Cheng's status and responsibilities, it is absolutely impossible for him to have a substitute."
Chu Ci lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked tentatively with some hesitation, "Is it possible that the art of disguise exists in this world?"
"Disguise?" When everyone present heard this word, their eyes instantly turned to Chu Ci's face, their eyes full of confusion and curiosity, as if waiting for his further explanation.
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