Chapter 202 Thousand-Year Red
Qin Jinzhi looked at Xiao Zhen's solemn face and asked with a smile, "Are you wondering how I could be so ruthless as to use so many lives to make a deal with you?"
Xiao Zhen didn't speak, but his eyes showed agreement.
Qin Jinzhi smiled brightly, "Xiao Zhen, don't push your luck. You know better than I where the original people from that village went. Put away that hypocritical face of yours, it disgusts me."
Xiao Zhen's face turned pale. He knew Qin Jinzhi was intelligent, but he never expected her to be this intelligent.
Qin Jinzhi looked at his expression and stood up. "Since you're so reluctant to part with these people, I won't force you."
Xiao Zhen looked at Qin Jinzhi's arrogant face.
A sudden chill ran down his spine. Qin Jinzhi wanted these people dead, and even if they refused, she would still make them die.
When do we depart?
Qin Jinzhi chuckled softly at Xiao Zhen's troubled expression, then burst into unrestrained laughter.
She tilted her head. "I thought you'd have some backbone. That's right, a true villain is much more likable than a hypocrite."
Xiao Zhen's face was grim, but she didn't say anything in rebuttal.
Qin Jinzhi dusted off her clothes. "Have your men set off immediately. Remember, when facing the Yang family army, you can only advance, not retreat! The day the news of these people's deaths reaches you will be the day you are crowned king. But if even one of them escapes, you will be buried with them."
Xiao Zhen watched Qin Jinzhi's departing figure and slumped into a chair.
Fear, anger, cold, and helplessness.
Second Brother's loss was not unjust; Qin Jinzhi truly did not disgrace the Qin family's reputation.
She was smarter than her father and more cunning than her grandfather.
The people of the capital were not wary of her because she was a woman, as there was no precedent for a woman to command an army.
But if this person is Qin Jinzhi.
Xiao Zhen was certain that if she wanted to, she would be the next master of the Zhenbei Army.
The Crown Prince is truly fortunate; he has no powerful maternal clan but is the legitimate son of the Empress.
Even if His Majesty were incompetent, he would never have considered deposing the heir apparent and establishing a new one.
Now Qin Jinzhi has made it clear that all the princes who are vying for the throne with the Crown Prince are her enemies.
It can be said that as long as the Crown Prince lives to see his father pass away.
That position will definitely be his.
What can a person like that have to fight for?
Thousands of lives were sacrificed for a fiefdom far from conflict.
At least, he can survive!
Qin Jinzhi left Xiao Zhen's private residence and returned to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion.
The Hua sisters waited anxiously in Qin Jinzhi's courtyard.
"Princess, Li Jin has gone missing!"
Qin Jinzhi frowned. "When did this happen?"
Hua Manlou said, "We found clues about Cold Toad Incense in the black market with Li Jin. Li Jin has been disguised and involved in the black market for several years. We had been in contact with him for the past few days, but suddenly we lost contact. Our people went in, but we couldn't find any trace of Li Jin."
Qin Jinzhi pondered for a moment, "What was the last piece of information you received about Leng Chanxiang?"
Hua Manlou immediately said, "We found someone who has been buying Cold Toad Incense on the black market for a long time, and he always leaves a deposit each time."
Qin Jinzhi's expression was cold. "Name?"
"Wu Youji".
Qin Jinzhi nodded. "Have our people continue searching for Li Jin's whereabouts."
Li Jin had been hanging around the capital since he was a child, and he was usually quite slick.
The fact that he could disappear so quietly from the black market suggests he wielded considerable influence there.
To catch the thief, you must first catch the kingpin. Since the person disappeared in the black market, the natural course of action is to find the person in charge of the black market.
I've heard that the lord of this black market has an eccentric personality and is unpredictable, making him difficult to deal with.
Qin Jinzhi led Yun Que to a rouge shop located in the south of the city.
"What would you two ladies like to choose?"
As soon as the two entered, the boy came to greet them.
Qin Jinzhi picked up a tray of rouge as if selecting one, and then said, "Thousand-Year Red."
The waiter's expression changed, and he began to sized up Qin Jinzhi.
"What this customer is referring to is not available in our store."
Qin Jinzhi tossed him the token from her waist.
“Tell Qian Sui Hong that I will only wait for her for a quarter of an hour. If she does not show up, I will tear down this shop.”
The waiter noticed that Qin Jinzhi had an extraordinary bearing and her clothes were not those of an ordinary person.
After thinking for a moment, he took the token and headed to the backyard.
Less than fifteen minutes later, a man with slicked-back hair and a peacock-blue robe with a red inner lining walked in from the backyard.
"Who is this important person who has come to see me?"
Qin Jinzhi sat with her back to the two people at the entrance of the rouge shop.
Upon hearing the man's voice, one corner of her mouth immediately curled up.
Her red lips parted slightly.
"dismantle!"
The door of the rouge shop collapsed instantly.
Only then did the man and the waiter realize that the people outside the rouge shop were all cavalrymen dressed in the uniforms of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion.
Each cavalryman's horse was tied with a rope.
On the other end, it was hung on the rouge shop.
The gate was torn down by the horse!
And now, these cavalrymen are preparing for their second charge.
The man quickly stepped forward, "Honorable sir! What are you doing!"
Qin Jinzhi ignored him and said again, "Tear it down!"
The cavalry charged together, and the entire facade of the rouge shop collapsed.
The entire rouge shop looked as if someone had sliced it in half out of thin air.
The cavalrymen turned around again, preparing to hook the ropes onto the rouge shop once more.
The man shouted, "Stop! Do you know who our backer is?! If you don't stop, you'll regret it!"
Yun Que stepped forward and kicked the man to the ground.
Then he took out a rope and tied the man up like a dead pig, hanging him from the half-built roof beam.
"Who are you?! Put me down right now, or I'll tell you, I won't let you get away with this!"
Lark stuffed a piece of cloth into the man's mouth.
She patted the man's chin.
Although he didn't speak, the man felt he understood what the lark meant.
Bite down!
Because the next second, Yun Que's slap landed on his face.
The cavalrymen outside the door shouted, "Princess, please rest in a safe place. If you sit by the door, the roof beams might collapse and hit you!"
The man's eyes widened; this person was actually going to tear down his entire shop!
He made a whimpering sound.
Just as Qin Jinzhi stood up, a charming female voice rang out.
"Please forgive me for not being able to greet our distinguished guests properly."
A very charming woman, dressed in a bright red robe and wearing a peony in her hair.
She walked in gracefully from the backyard.
With a smile on her face, she walked up to Qin Jinzhi.
"Qian Sui Hong greets the Princess."
Then, with a smile still on his face, he walked up to the waiter who had been frightened to the ground.
A slap landed on his face.
"How dare you all be disrespectful to the Princess! Get out here and kneel as punishment!"
Then he turned back to Qin Jinzhi with a smile, "The new employee is dull-witted and offended the princess. I will definitely punish him severely."
Qin Jinzhi slowly walked up to the man who was hanging from the roof beam.
It was like kicking a sandbag during a martial arts practice when the man was kicked.
"Is this your double?"
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