Chapter 184 Thorough Investigation



Several ministers did not listen to him at all, nor were they afraid of him at all. The leader, Lord Bai, snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Your Highness, we want to see those spies!"

This statement was echoed by everyone, and the other ministers also followed suit and shouted loudly.

Feeling that the time was about right, Wen Jingchi took the lead and walked up to the prince, glancing at him with contempt.

"Your Highness, it is absurd to convict these spies and even place the entire mansion under house arrest based solely on rumors. Is this an order from our father or your own idea?"

The other ministers followed suit and put all the pressure on Wen Chenxuan.

Wen Chenxuan gritted his teeth in anger and clenched his fists tightly, unable to control his anger any longer. He glared at Wen Jingchi in anger, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Wen Jingchi stood in front of him with a menacing look on his face and confronted him. In the end, Wen Chenxuan was no match for the civil and military officials and had no choice but to agree to this matter.

"Since you insist on seeing the spy, then this prince will let you see him. But you can only see one person, and as for who goes to see him, you decide for yourself."

Glancing at them coldly, Wen Chenxuan walked away angrily.

These officials were recruited by Wen Jingchi, so they naturally gave this important task to Wen Jingchi.

No matter how reluctant Wen Chenxuan was, he had to let Wen Jingchi meet the spy.

Wen Chenxuan stood beside him, his expression so cold that water could be pinched out of him. Wen Jingchi did not avoid him at all and asked someone to bring the spy over.

There was only one chair in the middle, which was where the presiding judge sat. When Wen Chenxuan tried to sit down, Wen Jingchi got there first.

He sneered in extreme dissatisfaction and could only stand by and watch, with cold sweat unconsciously oozing out of his palms.

If Wen Jingchi discovered something and reported it to the emperor, all his efforts would be in vain.

But Wen Jingchi is a cunning and eccentric person who never plays by the rules.

So Wen Chenxuan was a little worried at the moment, and he asked some unnecessary questions.

Wen Jingchi said nothing, but winked at these people: "You have been here for so long, you must be hungry, eat something."

He glanced at his men, who brought several bowls of rice, including vegetarian and meat dishes.

These spies were completely dumbfounded. They never thought they would receive such treatment, but they knew very well that they would not be treated with courtesy at this time.

Seeing that no one wanted to eat, Wen Jingchi couldn't help but look at them a few times: "Why don't you eat? This is a token of my heart. After you finish eating, you must explain yourself. I will definitely let you go back home."

"You are from the Western Regions. We can't do anything to you. Even if you have committed a capital crime, we will definitely send you back to your country. You don't have to worry."

They only know the laws of the Tang Dynasty, but not the laws of the Western Regions.

Upon hearing this, several people immediately showed excited smiles and began to relax.

Several people sat nearby trembling with fear. After a while, they couldn't help but pick up their chopsticks and eat heartily. They had been interrogated continuously for the past few days and had not finished their meals. They were already starving.

Seeing several people eating so happily, Wen Jingchi couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

"Aren't you from the Western Regions? People over there all believe in Islam, so it's not legal for them to eat pork. Yet you guys enjoy eating pork so much. Tell me the truth, where are you from?"

After a moment's pause, they realized that they had accidentally eaten pork. They were so hungry that they had not thought about this at all.

One of them knelt down in front of Wen Jingchi and said, "Your Majesty, please spare us. We were just too hungry and didn't know it was pork. We had never seen pork before, so we ate it carelessly. But we are really from the Western Regions."

"Because we have been in the capital for a long time, our accent and eating habits are gradually becoming similar to those of the people in the capital. Your Highness, please take a closer look. We are indeed from the Western Regions."

They insisted on the matter, so Wen Jingchi did not argue with them. He took a book and handed it to them.

Although these people could read and some of them were very intelligent, they were helpless when it came to a scripture like this one.

"Why can't you understand it? Aren't you from the Western Regions? If you are, this is the basic writing system of your country. Don't tell me you don't recognize it. Read it to me."

These people were completely confused. Even if they had ten brains, they would not be able to recognize these things. Even if they tried to cram, they would not be able to learn them.

Several men looked at the book cautiously for a long time, and immediately set their eyes on Wen Chenxuan.

They couldn't read a single word because they could only recognize a few of the characters written on the paper and couldn't recognize them all, let alone read them out.

Wen Chenxuan was so angry that he clenched his fists and his face turned black. He never dreamed that Wen Jingchi would actually take out a scripture to show them.

The words above are crooked and are clearly the words from the Western Regions.

As a person from the Western Regions, it would be too unconvincing if I didn't recognize these words.

At that time, he told these people that they must remember the common sense of the Western Regions, but he did not expect Wen Jingchi to test them with words. This was his mistake.

Several men held this scripture, passing it to each other, but no one could read it.

Seeing this, Wen Jingchi laughed coldly: "You are so bold that you dare to pretend to be from the Western Regions. If you are really from the Western Regions, how could you not know the writing of your own country? Tell me the truth quickly. Who is instructing you? How dare you pretend to be from the Western Regions!"

Several men kowtowed vigorously and said, "Please spare my life, Your Majesty. I was just confused for a moment, so I pretended to be a Westerner. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Even if they don't confess, it will be of no use and they will only suffer physical pain, so they might as well confess and get leniency.

Wen Chenxuan's face turned pale, but he was helpless in the face of the facts. They had all confessed, what else could he say?

At this point in the interrogation, the matter was already very clear. Wen Jingchi did not continue the interrogation, but had them taken back to the prison, and then set his sights on Wen Chenxuan.

"Your Highness, didn't you say that they were all from the Western Regions? Why did we know they were pretending to be people after the first trial, but you didn't know?"

There was obvious contempt in his tone, as if he was mocking Wen Chenxuan's stupidity.

Wen Chenxuan was filled with anger and shouted at Wen Jingchi: "Wen Jingchi, don't go too far. People always make mistakes. I never thought they were pretending."

"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't know about it before, but knows about it now, can you re-investigate the matter?"


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