Chapter 24 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also here

Mingpin Zhaitian is a private room.

The three of them sat around a carved wooden table made of huanghuali wood.

The Supervisor Wang Xuanzhi and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were leisurely sipping their tea, looking calm.

Only the middle-aged man on the side was fidgeting, looking anxiously, looking at the door from time to time with anxious eyes.

Wang Xuanzhi was usually the most unstable, but today, he was unusually calm.

He glanced at the middle-aged man in an unfathomable way.

"Why are you so anxious? I have already asked someone to come over, and they will be here soon."

The man stood straight, with his hands on his legs, and his expression was solemn.

"How can I not be anxious? I am so anxious. Can the person you recommend really solve this missing case?"

Wang Xuanzhi was still unfathomable: "Don't worry! The person I recommend must be reliable. If you don't believe me, don't you believe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? The emperor ordered us to investigate this case together. If we fail to complete it, we will all be punished!"

"I can't betray myself and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The man felt that this sentence made sense. Wang Xuanzhi dared to betray him, but he definitely didn't dare to betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Xia Rongyu put down the teacup appropriately and corrected the mistakes in Wang Xuanzhi's words.

"This matter cannot be solved. It is the business of the Supervisor and the Minister of Justice. It has nothing to do with this palace."

The middle-aged man: ...

No.

What does this mean?

His heart, which had just been put down, was instantly lifted up again.

The Minister of Justice stared at Wang Xuanzhi vigilantly.

He had been cheated by this guy too many times, and he was determined not to be fooled this time.

Wang Xuanzhi was stared at speechless.

He was kind for once, but this guy didn't appreciate it. He was destined to be cheated.

But he had to comfort him verbally.

"Old Xing, I promise you, trust me again, just this once."

Xing Zhongqiu was in charge of the Ministry of Justice and often handed over some strange cases to the Qintian Prison. Naturally, he had to deal with Wang Xuanzhi.

Although this man was cunning, he kept his word.

Since he promised, Xing Zhongqiu decided to give Wang Xuanzhi a chance.

"Okay! Then I'll give you another chance. I hope you can be more reliable this time."

As Xing Zhongqiu sat down, the tea room returned to silence.

At this time, the guard's announcement came from the door.

"Your Highness, Miss Qiao is here."

"Come in." Xia Rongyu spoke, and the guard immediately opened the door and let Qiao Niannian in.

Shi Liu was responsible for protecting Qiao Niannian's safety, so after Qiao Niannian went in, she secretly raised her eyes and looked inside. This glance made her eyes widen instantly.

What did she see, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was there too?

Oh my God.

When did her lady have such a good relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Shi Liu quickly came back to her senses and put away her thoughts.

She was also a maid who had seen the world, and she couldn't show too much surprise, otherwise it would be too embarrassing for the lady.

She stood outside the door pretending to be calm, her body straight.

In the private room.

Qiao Niannian saw Xia Rongyu was there too, and her eyes lit up.

"So His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here too."

Xia Rongyu's expression eased, and he asked Qiao Niannian to sit down.

Wang Xuanzhi then poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qiao Niannian, looking attentive.

On the side, Xing Zhongqiu's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. If it weren't for his good upbringing, he would probably just throw his sleeves and leave.

He thought that Wang Xuanzhi, this old guy, had really changed, but he didn't expect that a dog can't change its eating habits and lied to him again.

Xing Zhongqiu almost squeezed out a sentence from his teeth: "Is this the person you said can help us solve the missing case?"

A little girl who is ten years old and still has a little baby fat, can solve the missing case?

What a lie!

Wang Xuanzhi looked unhappy when he heard this.

"Xing Zhongqiu, how can you talk like that! This is Master Qiao. If she can't solve the missing case, we two might as well just accept the punishment."

Wang Xuanzhi was also a little angry.

This superficial idiot actually learned to judge people by appearance.

If he had seen Qiao Niannian break the blood curse, teleport, and know magic, he would be shocked!

Xing Zhongqiu looked left and right. He really didn't see any difference in Qiao Niannian except that she looked prettier than girls of the same age.

Qiao Niannian, on the other hand, was shocked when she heard the name.

In the original book, this Xing Zhongqiu was upright, iron-faced, and selfless. He didn't know how to adapt at all. Because of his personality, he offended many officials.

Eighty percent of the officials in the capital disliked him.

It is interesting to say that the emperor particularly likes the person who is hated by all officials. No matter how others submit memorials, the emperor will protect him.

But later the emperor died, and the third prince succeeded to the throne. The third prince disliked Xing Zhongqiu's stubborn character, pointed out his faults, and killed him.

After Xing Zhongqiu's death, Qiao Chaosheng took charge of the Ministry of Justice, and managed it in a mess, and the people complained.

Xing Zhongqiu didn't have many roles in the book, but Qiao Niannian liked him very much.

Now seeing the real person, looking at his face, he is indeed a fair and upright person, but there is a black air between his eyebrows, and he should have come into contact with evil things recently.

Qiao Niannian said, "Master Xing has been having nightmares recently, always being awakened at night, and feeling as if he is in a fog, and hearing women's cries."

Xing Zhongqiu's impatient expression suddenly froze after hearing this. He raised his head and cast a sharp gaze on Qiao Niannian.

"How do you know?"

Qiao Niannian was not panicked at all: "Master Xing must have come into contact with evil things within ten days, and he carried them with him, so the evil spirit entered his body, which led to the constant nightmares."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Xia Rongyu who was standing beside her: "Prince, can I borrow your amulet?"

Xia Rongyu took out the amulet without hesitation. Qiao Niannian picked up the amulet and hit Xing Zhongqiu between his eyebrows.

Xing Zhongqiu was startled and subconsciously dodged, but at that moment, his body seemed to be frozen. The next moment, the amulet fell on his chest, and the three scales that were originally placed on his chest flew out with a "swish".

Qiao Niannian waved her fingers, and the spiritual power wrapped the scales. She gently pulled, and the scales fell into Qiao Niannian's hands.

The amulet on Xing Zhongqiu's body turned into powder and disappeared. Xing Zhongqiu only felt a sense of relief.

"This..."

He was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Since accepting this case, he has only felt tired, and he was awakened by nightmares every night, which made him feel weak.

He thought he was tired, but he didn't expect that it was the scales that did it.

Xing Zhongqiu looked at Qiao Niannian with a slightly respectful tone.

"Miss Qiao, I have offended you just now, please forgive me."

Qiao Niannian waved her hand: "It's okay, but the three girls who were taken away by this evil creature are in trouble."

Xing Zhongqiu looked admiring.

If Qiao Niannian had mentioned the three girls when he first met her, he would only suspect that Wang Xuanzhi had told Qiao Niannian the news.

After all, he immediately blocked the news after receiving the case.

All the people who knew about it have been controlled.

Otherwise, if the news of this evil creature was spread, it would probably cause panic.

But just now Qiao Niannian accurately stated his problem, forced out the evil creature, and accurately said that three girls were captured by the evil creature.

Xing Zhongqiu was completely convinced.

"Miss Qiao is right, three girls did disappear, and each girl left a scale before disappearing. Miss Qiao, can you tell what evil creature left this scale?"