After hearing Chief Banner Fu Lin's words, Chu Ying waved his hand and had Chief Banner Fu Lin send him back to recuperate.
After these people left, Chu Ying, Commandant He, and Baihu Qi stood under a corridor, far away from the rest of the Black Knights.
"What do you think?" Chu Ying placed his hands behind his back as he looked at the plants in front of him and asked softly.
The two people behind him looked at each other. Commandant He spoke first,"Milord, this subordinate believes that King Jing shouldn't have done this.”
"This humble one has the same thoughts." Centurion Qi also cupped his hands and supported Commandant He.
"Then who do you think did this?”Chu Ying nodded. He also didn't think that King Jing had such means.
The people around him, the delinquents, had already been investigated by the headmaster after he had confirmed the Emperor's attitude.
In addition, there was no news from the spies in the Vietnamese Cavalry camp.
According to his estimation, it was very likely that someone wanted to stir up trouble and deliberately took advantage of King Jing's passing to kill him and frame him.
As for the candidates, he had already thought of several possibilities.
"This…"
Commandant He and Centurion Qi hesitated at Chu Ying's question.
"There are only the three of us here. Speak."
"Here!"
Seeing that Chu Ying had given the order, the two of them did not dare to hide it. Commandant He said,"With the Imperial Censorate established, the signboard of the imperial authority will cause many people to fear it.”
"It's possible for the various aristocratic families, prominent families, and even many sects.”
"But to be able to destroy a Rearguard Commandery without leaving a trace? At the very least, it has to be a first rank sect, or even a preeminent family, or even…"
"It might even be the Four Great Holy Lands!" Chu Ying continued.
"Sir, please be wise!" Commandant He and Centurion Qi bowed.
"Humph, there's also the Prince of Yan, Li Yi.”Chu Ying snorted and said.
"King Yan? He probably doesn't have any manpower, right?" Commandant He hesitated for a moment before speaking with some uncertainty.
"The murderer acted quickly and neatly. Moreover, he wore a mask and leather armor. These are very consistent with the methods of people in the army. Of course, there was also the possibility that someone did it on purpose.”
Chu Ying analyzed,
"So, the Prince of Yan is also a suspect.”
"Send someone to inform the Divine Capital and suggest that we increase the spying of the Commandery Prince of Duoyan.”
"Here!" The two accepted the order.
"At present, King Jing is still a suspect. Let's wait and see the reply.”
"Yes, sir!"
Chu Ying and the other two walked down the corridor and ordered people to collect the corpses and check the information about the mechanisms in the residence.
After 15 minutes, a commander came over with bad news.
There was nothing in the intelligence agency of the Rearguard Commandery, and there were traces of a search. At the same time, gold, silver, and other valuables had also disappeared.
Chu Ying came to a secret room in the courtyard of the rear residence with a dark expression. He looked at the empty shelves and his expression was unusually ugly.
To be able to find such a secret chamber, it seemed that the other party was clearly proficient in this.
"I'll arrange the report to the Divine Capital. You two don't have to worry about it.”With that, Chu Ying turned around and left. Commandant He, Centurion Qi, and the others nodded in agreement and followed.
As evening approached, the chief flag officer who had been sent to chase King Jing returned.
He reported the news from the spies in the Vietnamese Cavalry camp.
After reading the reports, Chu Ying nodded and put them together. He then wrote a secret letter and stuffed it into a bamboo tube. After sealing it with wax, he handed it to his subordinates and released the eagle.
After doing all this, Chu Ying rested in the Rearguard Commandery and prepared to leave the next morning to return to the state capital.
……
"Milord, this subordinate is ready and can set off.”
Outside the bedroom that Chu Ying occupied, his personal attendant bowed and reported softly.
After waiting for a moment, there was still no reply from the room. The personal attendant's expression changed. He called out to the others and rushed in.
In the inner bedroom, after the six personal attendants entered, their eyes widened and their pupils contracted rapidly. Their expressions changed drastically.
In the meantime, Chu Ying was lying on the bed with his own sword in his head. He looked peaceful as he lay there, giving off an indescribable sense of strangeness.
"Quick, inform the commandant and Centurion Qi!”The leader of the personal guards came back to his senses and shouted.
"Here!"
The two personal attendants immediately turned around and left to look for Commandant He and Centurion Qi.
Not long after, hurried footsteps could be heard. Commandant He and Centurion Qi entered the bedroom. When they saw Chu Ying lying on the bed, their expressions changed.
Centurion Qi stepped forward and carefully inspected it.
The more he looked, the uglier his expression became, and there was even fear mixed within.
"Old Qi, how is it?" Commandant He asked in a trembling voice.
"One sword strike was fatal, and the Thousand Households looked serene. In other words, Daren was killed in his sleep and didn't even react until he died!”
"Ah?" Commandant He was shocked and took two steps back, his hair standing on end.
The rest of the followers looked at each other, trembling.
One had to know that last night, these personal attendants were outside the courtyard. Now, the thousand-man died in the room, but they did not react at all.
After the incident, the higher-ups would investigate thoroughly, and they would inevitably be interrogated.
Thinking of the methods of the Imperial Censorate and Imperial Censorate, the personal attendants felt their bodies turn cold.
"We can't hide it now. We have to inform the Wei Prefecture's Palmprint Emissary immediately. We can't leave either.”
Commandant He said to Centurion Qi after recovering from his initial shock.
"Yes, let's do that!"
Centurion Qi nodded and agreed. However, he then looked at Chu Ying's subordinates with pity and said,""Don't think about running away before Lord Palm Print arrives. Commandant He and I won't punish you.”
"Guard the lord's corpse first. When Lord Palm Print arrives, tell him everything you know.”
"Do you understand?"
"Thank you, Lord He, thank you, Lord Qi!”
Didn't these subordinates want to escape?
It was definitely impossible.
But at this moment, there were more than a hundred colleagues in the courtyard, as well as experts like Commandant He and Centurion Qi. How far could the few of them escape?
It was better to wait obediently. Perhaps Lord Palm Print would show mercy and not make things difficult for them.
After all, Daren was a Connate Marrow Cleansing realm expert, yet he could be killed silently. They were only in the Tendon Transformation realm and the Bone Forging realm, so how could they discover the traces of the murderer?
Commandant He and Centurion Qi left in a hurry, ordering everyone to guard the surroundings and not to be negligent. Then, they sent an urgent message to gather the experts of the state capital.
With just the two of them here, there was no sense of security at all.
At the very least, he had to mobilize a few commandants and centurions.
With a few more Connate Realm companions together, they might not give the murderer a chance to take advantage of them.
At this moment, Commandant He and Centurion Qi, who had just delivered the letter, were in a pavilion by the lake in the rear manor, surrounded by more than ten elites.
They all had a feeling that the expert who had assassinated the Thousand Households Lord might not have left and was still spying on them.
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