Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 178: Emerging (4800 votes plus more)
After the interrogation, Xue Dingnan ordered Mr. Quan and the female zombie to be detained, then went behind a screen to ask Chen Qingzhi for instructions.

"Excuse me, Marshal Zhai, in your opinion, are the confessions of these two people credible?"

Chen Qingzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Xiao Baojuan's head was indeed suppressed under the Buddha of Infinite Life in Guangzhai Temple. There were three people in total who knew about it, including me, and one of them was the emperor."

The three guards thought to themselves, well, who leaked the secret will be known right away.

Unfortunately, General Chen has always kept his mouth shut about matters related to the Emperor, so don't even think about hearing that name from him.

"No matter what, we have to strengthen the defense of Guangzhai Temple..." Chen Qingzhi sighed and said, "Tonight seems to be even more lively than last night."

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On the other side, Ren Yuan followed Diwuwei and Nangong out of Qilin Hall.

Zuan, who had been chased out, came over quickly and asked, "How was the interrogation going?"

"Of course it went smoothly when you were not around." The Fifth Dimension said, and then smiled, "Sorry, Zu, I can't lie in front of you."

"Master, you've forgotten again that my magical powers are ineffective against you." Zuan said speechlessly.

"Really? Haha, how embarrassing." The Fifth Dimension smiled and put his hands behind his back, looking as if nothing had happened.

"Anyway, no one can take away our credit this time, so we can just have fun fishing."

"Hahaha, slacking off, slacking off is the most fun thing." Another deputy owner, Yan Fei, also stretched lazily. "We have to leave some opportunities for others to show off, otherwise 'the embankment is higher than the shore, and the waves will destroy it'."

"I think you two are just promiscuous." Nangong said helplessly. The upper class follows the lower class, and the entire Chongguang Building is synonymous with freedom and laxity.

Seeing the owner of the building act like this, the people below naturally felt relieved. They yawned and prepared to go back to catch up on some sleep and continue to work hard at night.

Seeing that they were unwilling to talk to him, Zuan had no choice but to walk over to Ren Yuan, put his arm around his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Brother Ren, tell me what you found out during the investigation."

Ren Yuan looked at Nangong, and when she nodded, he told Zu An everything.

“Oh my god, is Donghun Hou going to play a feint to the east and attack in the west?” Zuan smacked his lips and said, “Luckily we caught a big fish today and knew their plan in advance. Otherwise, they might have succeeded tonight.”

"Well, now that we are prepared, we can turn the tables and wait for the enemy to come. Maybe in addition to Donghun Hou, we can also catch Xiao Baoyin!" Yan Fei stretched out his hand and clenched his fist, saying excitedly: "This is what it means that if there is a road to heaven, you don't take it, and there is no door to hell, you will go there."

"Haha, congratulations in advance, Brother Ren. You'll be free after tonight!" Zu An smiled and patted Ren Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Let Master Nanzhuang flatter you in the report. Maybe even your criminal record will be erased."

Ren Yuan shook his head and couldn't help but said, "I always feel that something is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"Is the head of Donghun Hou so important?" Ren Yuan said slowly, "When he had a head before, he was so stupid that he died and his country was destroyed. After he became a corpse king and lost his head, it didn't affect his wandering around. So does it matter if he has a head or not? Anyway, I can't tell."

"You are just a child and don't understand. Of course it's better to have a head than no head. How can he taste Pan Yuer's beautiful feet without a head?" Zuan laughed strangely, causing all the ghostwriters to laugh.

"Zuan, you've committed another sin of speaking. You'll be banned from speaking for half an hour..." Nangong sneered and sealed Zuan's mouth. Then he said to Ren Yuan, "Zombies are known for their obsession. It's not surprising that Donghun Hou insists on getting his head back." "But Mr. Chen also said that Xiao Baoyin will probably take action during the raid on Guangzhai Temple tonight." Ren Yuan insisted on his own opinion.

"With Xiao Baoyin's current status, is it necessary for him to risk his life for his stupid second brother's stupid head?"

"You're right. If it were someone else, it might be impossible, but if it were Xiao Baoyin, it would be very reasonable." Yan Fei smiled and continued:
"It is said that when he fled to the Northern Dynasty, he requested that he be given mourning clothes according to the rituals for the death of his brother. He mourned for his king and father all the way and was so grief-stricken that he only ate one bowl of brown rice porridge a day and refused even hot water. He was considered extremely loyal and filial by the Northern Dynasty."

"After arriving in Luoyang, he knelt outside the palace gate and begged the Northern Dynasty to send troops to attack his dynasty to avenge his brother. He cried all night until the next morning, and refused to leave even when a storm broke out. Finally, he moved the Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Dynasty, who agreed to give him an army to march south." Yan Fei continued:
"For more than 20 years, he was always active in the front line of the war with our dynasty, and fought again and again despite repeated defeats. The emperor tried to recruit him several times, but he refused without hesitation, so the Northern Dynasty was relieved to let him take charge. Although he is an enemy, I think his loyalty to Xiao Baoyin is impeccable."

"When he was sixteen, he was a lonely ghost with his family destroyed. Now he is forty, a consort of the Northern Dynasty, a prince, and a commander. Will his state of mind remain the same?" Ren Yuan was unmoved and asked, "Shouldn't a department like yours always think the worst of people?"

"Because we value kindness." Yan Fei said embarrassedly.

"Yuan, you have a point." Nangong said, "But I can guarantee that they are definitely not lying, and they are not capable of lying to me."

"I believe this." Ren Yuan nodded, and then said faintly: "What if someone lied to them?"

"You mean," Nangong's pupils shrank, and he asked seriously, "The information that Mr. Chen knew was deliberately let us know by the other party?"

"I don't think we can rule out this possibility." Ren Yuan nodded and said, "Even Mr. Chen himself might have been left to us on purpose."

"Ah?" The ghostwriters of Chongguang Tower were immediately shocked. If they followed Ren Yuan's idea, wouldn't their contribution become a joke?

"Boy, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want!"

"That's right, you are just exaggerating."

"Quiet." The Fifth Dimension shouted in a low voice, and the ghostwriters immediately fell silent.

"Boy, you have a brain, come with me." After saying that, he took Ren Yuan back the same way, leaving a group of his men there looking at each other in bewilderment.

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In Qilin Hall.

Chen Qingzhi was discussing with the three guards how to deploy defenses tonight when a ghost swordsman came in to report: "The fifth guard has brought people to see you."

"Let him in." Chen Qianzhi nodded.

Diwuwei led Ren Yuan into the hall and asked him to tell the commander and the three guards what he had said before.

After listening to this, Chen Qingzhi calmly asked Ren Yuan: "What's the reason?"

"First, Mr. Chen is already a useless person without any hands or feet. What's the point of Minggui bringing this jerk to the capital?" Ren Yuan was not afraid of the stage at all and answered in a deep voice:
"Secondly, Mr. Chen is the main culprit in the tomb robbery of Marquis Donghun. Even if Ming Gui is kind-hearted and doesn't want to kill him to silence him, he should still hide him. Bringing him to the capital is like sending him to the sword of the Gou Chen Division, isn't it?"

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