The Qi envoy was shocked and furious that his own prince had died suddenly in a foreign land, and he demanded an explanation from Daqing!
On the palace side, Emperor Chongde was also filled with doubt and uncertainty. If it had been someone else who had died, he wouldn't have been so troubled. But that was a prince of the country!
"Your Majesty, if we cannot give Qi a satisfactory explanation for this matter, it may cause a conflict between the two countries!"
The Qi envoys outside were still clamoring to see the emperor, while the prime minister frowned, looking worried.
Emperor Chongde's expression was gloomy: "How could I not know? But it's too late to say anything now. The man died on Daqing's territory, and I'm afraid the Emperor of Qi will not let it go!"
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the most important thing right now is to find out the murderer of the Second Prince as soon as possible, bring the murderer to justice and hand him over to the Qi Kingdom for punishment. This would be our way of giving an explanation."
After careful consideration, Emperor Chongde said in a deep voice, "Easier said than done. Who will handle this matter?"
Those below were all meek and submissive, not daring to speak.
Anyone with eyes to see knows that this case is a hot potato. If it's handled well, there's no guarantee of a reward, but if it's handled poorly, there will definitely be punishment!
The Minister of Justice, who was supposed to be in charge of the case, dared not boast that he could take it on.
Just then, Chi Yan stepped forward: "Your Majesty seems to have forgotten someone."
Seeing Emperor Chongde looking over, he calmly replied, "Lord Liu is skilled at solving difficult cases, so it is most appropriate to entrust this case to him for investigation."
The emperor's eyes flickered slightly, clearly he was considering it, but someone below disagreed: "Liu Yifu himself is a criminal, how can we entrust this to him?"
Chi Yan calmly looked over: "Then who will investigate? My lord, are you confident?"
His tone was ambiguous, and the man immediately blushed and lowered his head: "What a joke! I'm not from the Dali Temple!"
Chi Yan's lips curled into a mocking smile as he looked at Emperor Chongde and straightened his expression: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is a good opportunity for Lord Liu to redeem himself. The situation is urgent, and the Qi envoy is waiting for an explanation from us. There is really no better way..."
Emperor Chongde also wanted to release Liu Yifu, but there was no suitable opportunity. Isn't now the perfect time?
The Minister of Justice also bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I also believe that Lord Liu is the most suitable candidate!"
He was grateful that it didn't happen to him!
After much hesitation, Emperor Chongde finally relented.
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When Liu Yifu was brought out of the imperial prison by Chi Yan, he still felt a little unreal, but he knew that Chi Yan must have put in a lot of effort, so he thanked him solemnly:
"I am truly grateful to you, Brother Chi."
Chi Yan glanced at him with a complicated expression, then cleared his throat: "Don't be in such a hurry to thank me. You might not be able to laugh after you know the whole story."
Liu Yifu: ?
After learning what had happened, his expression turned serious: "You mean, the prince of Qi died suddenly in his own room, and His Majesty sent me to investigate this case?"
Chi Yan touched his nose: "It was a bad idea I gave His Majesty."
Liu replied with a hint of surprise: "...In that case, thank you anyway."
...
When the two arrived at the post station, the crime scene had already been sealed off and was guarded by soldiers inside and out.
Liu Yi glanced at the heavily guarded post station and suddenly frowned: "This shouldn't be the case."
Chi Yan turned his head to look at him: "What shouldn't I do?"
Liu Yifu's expression was somewhat solemn: "You said that His Majesty was assassinated last night. As a suspect, there should be many soldiers guarding the area near the post station. Under such circumstances, how could the assassin have managed to sneak in and assassinate the Second Prince? Could he have some kind of supernatural power?"
Chi Yan gave a cryptic smile: "That's precisely what makes this case so tricky."
Liu Yifu composed himself, and hearing the complexity in his tone, said, "This is a locked-room murder case."
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