The crowd from upstairs to downstairs in Qiuyu Building was collectively stunned.
What in the world was going on? Holding Madame Ji hostage and calling for He Lei to come out and die?
Could Han Wubing really defeat the frenzied lion He Lei? Wasn’t this just asking for death?
No, wait, did this mean that He Lei and Madame Ji were having an affair, and Ji Yinan found out, so Madame Ji conspired with her lover to kill her husband?
Why had the style suddenly dashed in this direction?
Many people stole glances at Yan Lianping’s expression, while Vermilion Bird propped up her chin, her eyes full of amusement.
Han Wubing, as the person involved, had "evidence" that was quite valuable for reference. If he insisted that it was Yan Lianping who killed Ji Yinan, most people would think he was just slandering; but he mentioned a completely unexpected scenario, which somehow sounded like the truth.
However, the question arose, if the real killer of Ji Yinan was indeed He Lei, then what was Yan Lianping’s so-called ’breaking in and discovering Han Wubing murdering’ supposed to mean?
Was this purely framing Han Wubing, or was Yan Lianping colluding with the foreigner?
A senior member of the Xingyi Gang directly asked Yan Lianping, "President Yan, what about this?"
Yan Lianping’s expression was somewhat gloomy, "Han Wubing is making reckless accusations, how can this be taken seriously? Now that Madame Ji is kidnapped, we should rush to rescue her."
It became difficult for people to believe him after a moment, and the old gang member slowly said, "President Yan, none of us are fools. Even if it’s reckless accusation, there’s no reason to suddenly mention someone irrelevant who is in the grasslands, unless he knew He Lei is in Sword Lake City."
Many people had realized, "Exactly, even if it’s a false accusation, he must have seen He Lei nearby to make such a claim, otherwise how could he accuse someone from the grasslands?"
At a time when the foreigners were at the gates, regardless of what the leaders of various forces thought, it was those in the Worldly Society known for slaughtering dogs who were particularly enraged. Just yesterday, when butlers introduced shops, they made a point to mention "no connection with the foreigners," as that was a habitual introduction. Otherwise, not only would products not sell, but they might even get smashed, and their own gang members would likely revolt.
If the frenzied lion He Lei was really in town, then uncovering the true perpetrator was a minor issue compared to exterminating the foreigner, especially if He Lei was indeed the true perpetrator—national and familial hatred combined, the Earth List was astounding, but could one not bury him with a whole city’s people?
Yan Lianping could only say, "Maybe, I don’t know about this situation... You all can go look..."
Zhao Changhe suddenly said, "Actually, we don’t need to go to such lengths; I have a straightforward solution..."
As he spoke, he suddenly made a move, grabbing at the butler who had come with him: "Without concealing it from everyone, I’ve learned a bit of mind control magic; if He Lei had appeared at Ji’s residence, this butler would definitely know..."
Just as he reached out, the butler turned and ran, Zhao Changhe deliberately slowed his grab and didn’t even catch him, and the butler was already dashing to the edge of the building, ready to leap away.
Sha Qi suddenly made a move, grabbing him by the collar, smiling, "Why the panic, butler? Could it be that you’ve really colluded with the foreigners?"
The butler was frantic, "If the lady really had an affair with a foreigner, she wouldn’t let the butler know. What are you doing playing mind games on me!"
Zhao Changhe laughed and said, "Then why did you run?"
"Damn it..." Since he was going to be controlled anyway, the butler decided to go all out: "Because the one who had an affair with the lady was me, even if you controlled me I would say it, might as well say it directly! What the hell are you thinking, Han Wubing spouts some nonsense, and you have to soul search me!"
Everyone was shocked on the spot.
Yan Lianping displayed an expression unbearable to look at directly, and the amusement in Vermilion Bird’s eyes deepened.
"Because I knew it was you who had the affair," Zhao Changhe chuckled: "Besides asking me to make decisions on her behalf, who was most proactive? It was you, the butler, and the lady wasn’t suspicious at all. If it isn’t you two wanting those private properties to spend your lives together, then what could it be? In fact, not just the lady, I think all of Ji Yinan’s concubines are suspicious, each one crying faker than the last. If all of them are connected with you, then you really are impressive, I must admire that."
"How could it be all me! How would I know which bastards they’ve been with?" The butler was frantic: "Anyway, Ji Yinan was colluding with the foreigners, acting as a spy for the foreigners in Sword Lake City. We couldn’t stand it; what’s wrong with betraying him! He sought trouble with Han Wubing; probably he wanted to figure out the secret of the Ancient Sword for the foreigners, but ended up killed by Han Wubing, it wasn’t us who harmed him!"
"We’re the unlucky ones, originally step by step planning to take over the business, but his sudden death turned us into rootless duckweed, depending on your little private wealth for retirement! Who knows what illness Han Wubing contracted, and all that nonsense about He Lei committing adultery!"
"It’s simple, because I asked him to spout that nonsense, and here you jump out..." Zhao Changhe still had a smile, "Sorry about that, I really don’t know any Soul Search magic, I was just fooling you."
"You..." The steward was so angry he almost passed out.
Everyone fell silent.
Now that Ji Yinan had been accused by his own steward of colluding with barbarians, did it still matter who killed him? Even if Han Wubing did it, he would be a hero. What reason would there be to seek revenge on Han Wubing?
Yan Lianping sighed, "So that’s how it is, then it seems we don’t need to seek out Han Wubing anymore..."
"Do you think Han Wubing counts as a hero, President Yan?"
"I’m not saying whether he’s a hero or not, at times , it ultimately a good thing."
"Since everyone thinks this is a good thing, President Yan, you really don’t need to credit your good deeds to Han Wubing."
Yan Lianping narrowed his eyes, "If it was I who did it, I naturally wouldn’t be bashful, but if it wasn’t, I wouldn’t dare claim the credit."
"Han Wubing showed up, and if you ask him, things would become clear, there’s no need for solving mysteries," Zhao Changhe laughed. "Someone told Han Wubing that barbarians were spotted in the Ji household, so Han Wubing thought the rumor spreader was Ji Yinan. He went to confront him, and they had drinks to discuss. After talking, Han Wubing found out Ji Yinan was only interested in uncovering his Ancient Sword’s secrets, clueless about the rumors. Since Ji Yinan wasn’t the rumor spreader, Old Han didn’t care about his own affairs and ignored Ji Yinan, intending to leave right there."
Yan Lianping simply repeated, "Your rumors."
"Exactly." Zhao Changhe wiped his face. "Beimang’s Zhao Changhe, at your service, heroes of Sword Lake City."
People didn’t care if he was Zhao Changhe, Situ Xiao, or Ji Bochang... The matter had gone through twists and turns, whetting their appetite for revelation, more so than anything else.
Sha Qi urged from the side, "No matter who you are, just spit it out, since it wasn’t Han Wubing who killed Ji Yinan, then who did?"
That was a good setup.
Zhao Changhe glanced at Yan Lianping whose expression was growing darker and laughed, "Of course, whoever framed Han Wubing is the one... Actually, President Yan, you don’t need to feel embarrassed, although your motive wasn’t noble, killing two birds with one stone—eliminating Ji Yinan and using Han Wubing to consolidate an excuse to unify Xingyi Gang. But if Ji Yinan really was a traitor, I believe the heroes of Xingyi Gang won’t mind your little schemes, right?"
Yan Lianping said nothing, his expression turning even more stern.
But Zhao Changhe continued, "However, to return to the point, the heroes of Xingyi Gang might not mind, but I, Zhao Changhe, have some issues I would like to clarify with President Yan."
Yan Lianping slowly asked, "What is it?"
"Somebody knew Han Wubing was investigating who spread your rumors, deliberately told him about He Lei at Ji’s house, leading Han Wubing to confront Ji Yinan... Yet, Ji Yinan wasn’t the one spreading your rumors, so doesn’t that make the person who mislead Han Wubing the most suspicious?" Zhao Changhe smiled slyly, "May I ask, President Yan, why create a rumor that Zhao Changhe was a barbarian? Or maybe I should put it another way—is Wei Yueyan a member of the Four Symbols Sect or a Yan from the Wang family?"
Finally, someone outside sighed, "I told you, as soon as Zhao Changhe entered Sword Lake, you should have immediately sought to kill him, rather than worrying about any Winged Fire Snake around him, reluctant to make a rash move. Look, in just a day, everything has been exposed."
With these words, a sword light like a shooting star pierced through from outside, and in the blink of an eye, reached Zhao Changhe’s throat. Latest content published on novel-fire.ɴet
The pursuer from the Wang family!
After Zhao Changhe’s convoluted tracking, the pursuer still arrived here so quickly, proving only one thing.
The moment Zhao Changhe set foot in Sword Lake City, Yan Lianping had contacted the people of the Wang family.