readytorunbook Chapter 224: Evidence Found?
Chapter 224: Evidence Found?
Ghost Face's eyes were somewhat bloodshot, as if he was trying hard to hold back something: "Did he escape?"
"How could someone escape from your hands?" As soon as the man finished speaking, Ghost Face fell to the ground.
The man was horrified and hurried to check the ghost's breath: "He's still alive."
He looked at Ghost Face's mask, thinking that Ghost Face was very mysterious. They had known each other for three years, but he had never seen Ghost Face's true face. Now seemed like a good opportunity.
The man reached out and tried to take off Ghostface's mask.
"What are you doing?" Gao Yi hurried over under the protection of his two men.
He walked over quickly, pushed the man away, and protected Ghost Face behind him: "What did you do to Ghost Face?"
The man brushed off his clothes and said, "He was poisoned. I wanted to save him, but you came."
He smiled and asked, "Gao Yi, have you ever seen the true face of the ghost?"
Gao Yi looked at him coldly: "What kind of poison is in the ghost mask?"
Seeing that he did not answer but asked instead, the man knew that he did not want to talk about Ghost Face, so he smiled and said, "I don't know, but Ghost Face is not dead and is still breathing."
As he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a little weak. He smelled carefully and found that there were residual toxins in the air.
"What a powerful poison!" The man looked a little unhappy: "Gao Yi, the person following you this time is not simple. Do you know who sent him?"
Gao Yi guessed a few people, but he couldn't be sure. He nodded: "I roughly guessed who it was. I don't know how much that person heard, and whether he saw your face?"
The man smiled disdainfully: "So what if you saw it? This face is not real."
He secretly used his inner strength and took a deep breath: "This poison is a bit difficult to cure, Gao Yi, your ghost mask is a bit dangerous."
It was obvious that he was the first to get to know Guimian, and it was he who brought Guimian to Gao Yi, but Guimian only obeyed Gao Yi's orders.
What on earth did Gao Yi have control over him?
......
When He Songlin returned to Pingshan Palace, it was already dark.
Xiao Jingxuan and Ye Tang had just returned to the mansion. Seeing that he had returned safely, they immediately asked about the situation.
He Songlin told everything he saw and heard.
"The man who was talking to Gao Yi looked very ordinary, the kind that would be drowned out if thrown into a crowd." He Songlin frowned: "I think he must have disguised himself, but I didn't get close to check, so I can't confirm it."
Anyone who had private contact with Gao Yi, the more ordinary their appearance, the more suspicious they were.
Ye Tang asked: "What is the situation with the annual tribute?"
Seeing that she didn't understand the annual tribute, He Songlin said, "Beiyi has always been at odds with the Yuan Dynasty, and would take the initiative to provoke a war every few years. Five years ago, Beiyi was in chaos on the border, and the Protector of the Country showed his power, killed Beiyi's commander, took back Liusha City, and beat Beiyi so hard that he cried for peace and sent valuable annual tribute to the Yuan Dynasty every year. At first, in the first and second years, Beiyi paid the annual tribute honestly, but starting from the third year, Beiyi started to act like a rogue, saying that it was affected by natural disasters, and the people of Beiyi were living in poverty and could not pay the annual tribute."
From the third year onwards, the Northern Wing stopped paying annual tribute, and not long afterward, the Fuso Kingdom rebelled on the border of the Yuan Dynasty.
Until the Duke of Protectorate took action again and led the troops to quell the war.
"The Emperor had already decided that if Beiyi still didn't pay tribute this year, he would send an envoy to Beiyi. Who would have thought that Beiyi would take the initiative to pay tribute this year."
He Songlin touched his chin and said, "The man who talked with Gao Yi must be from Beiyi. How could a prime minister collude with Beiyi?"
"From their conversation, it seems that Gao Yi has leverage over that person, and he is threatened by the North Wing."
The implication is that Gao Yi did not voluntarily collude with foreign enemies, but was forced to do so.
Ye Tang said: "Whether he was threatened or not, it is an indisputable fact that he colluded with foreign enemies."
Xiao Jingxuan waited for He Songlin to finish speaking before asking, "You said you used poison marbles to blow up the red-masked man in black?"
He Songlin nodded: "That man is really powerful. If it weren't for the smoke bomb you gave me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back."
"That's not a smoke bomb." Jamel Xiao smiled and said, "That's a poison marble."
He emphasized the word poison.
The poison marbles are so toxic that they can even poison elephants.
The last time he went to the Prime Minister's Mansion at night, he had confirmed that the most powerful person around Gao Yi was the man in the red mask. Even if he was not dead now, he should still be unconscious.
Tonight is a good opportunity.
Xiao Jingxuan patted He Songlin's shoulder in appreciation: "The moon is especially beautiful tonight. Let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to enjoy the moon together."
He Songlin: “…”
Ye Tang was ready to make a move.
Xiao Jingxuan gave her a stack of rice paper: "My wife, I have something important to do tonight and I don't have time to do my homework. Please help me. Remember, you must use my husband's handwriting."
After he finished speaking, he leaned over and kissed Ye Tang on the face: "Love you!"
He Songlin: "...Your Majesty, I have not disappeared yet."
It's a bit too much for you to show your affection with the princess in front of an old single guy like me.
Ye Tang stayed at home.
Xiao Jingxuan brought He Songlin and sneaked into the Prime Minister's Mansion with ease and went straight to Gao Yi's study.
Gao Yi hasn't come back yet, and the man in the red mask is not there either.
There were only a few secret guards guarding the study.
Xiao Jingxuan and the other person teamed up to deal with the secret guards, sneaked into the study, and searched around.
After a circle, Jamel Xiao found a mechanism on the bookcase. The moment he twisted it, the bookcase split apart, revealing a wall.
Jamel Xiao knocked on the wall carefully and found a secret compartment.
"found it."
......
After settling Ghost Face down, Gao Yi returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the early morning. He was obviously very sleepy, but thinking about what happened in the forest today, he still couldn't fall asleep.
Gao Yi came to the study, turned the mechanism, opened the secret compartment, and took out a small wooden box.
There were two letters and a milky white jade bracelet in the wooden box.
"It's still there." Gao Yi muttered to himself. He picked up the jade bracelet and held it up to the candlelight. He saw a mark on it. It was a small Chinese character.
Xiao Jingxuan returned to the mansion and immediately handed all the evidence he found to Ye Tang: "You keep it. Beiyi has made new moves. Let's not move Gaoyi for now to avoid alerting the enemy. I want to see what other purpose Beiyi has for this trip."
Since the opening day, after the prince and his entourage went to La Bu Ba, they never went there again. Even if they went, they would not go together, but hide their identities and go there quietly.
The same is true for those ministers who have visited Labu.
Although La Bu Ba is located in a remote area, it is the only one of its kind in the capital city because of its unique taste, and it sells special peppers that only the emperor can eat. Its business is extremely good. Ye Ping'an is busy with all the affairs inside and outside the restaurant. Although he is busy, he is actually just directing and delivering peppers.
The peppers in the hot pot restaurant are from the stock in Ye Tang's space. The new peppers have not yet been grown, so the spicy hot pot in the store is in limited supply. Every time the peppers are needed, Ye Ping'an and his people will deliver them to the store at a fixed time and location.
But today, the shopkeeper waited for a long time, but did not see Ye Ping'an bring the peppers.
"Master Ping An has always been the most punctual. What happened today? It's already been almost half an hour and he hasn't come yet. Could it be that he encountered something on the way and was delayed?"