Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"This is impossible!"

Zhang Qian’s roar echoed on the peak.

He couldn't believe that the Hongyufang case was not arranged by Chu Ning.

If this is true, then the drama he and Du Ruhui performed tonight is like a clown in Chu Ning's eyes.

He couldn't accept this, let alone his own incompetence.

Because of his wrong judgment, not only did he and Du Ruhui fall into Chu Ning's hands, but he also suffered the loss of all the troops in his delegation.

How could he explain this to the Han Emperor Liu Che?

At this moment, Zhang Qian's bloodshot eyes stared at Chu Ning and roared:

"It's you, it must be you!"

"In this capital city, no one's power can escape from your palm. How could the remnants of the Zhao State kill the family members of your ministers under your nose!"

Not to mention that he didn't believe it, even Du Ruhui, who always boasted of his intelligence, was surprised at this moment.

"If you don't send someone to take action, then your Kyoto City will not be safe!"

"However, I think you are deliberately denying it in order to attack us."

Compared to the impulsive Zhang Qian, Du Ruhui appears to be more calm.

He was worried that this was Chu Ning's strategy of playing hard to get, with the purpose of attacking them and making them die with regrets.

Unexpectedly, Chu Ning shook his head slightly when he heard this, and the night wind made his black python robe rustle.

"You still think that this was done by someone I sent?"

Chu Ning sneered: "Among the four people who died, three were related to the cabinet ministers. Do you think I would do such a thing at this critical time of recruiting troops?"

The rhetorical question stunned the two of them.

Yes, now Chu Ning is ambitiously recruiting troops, and the key to this is those cabinet members.

And some of the people who died this time were related to people in the cabinet. How could Chu Ning be so stupid?

But if it wasn't Chu Ning, then who could it be?

Although they were unwilling to believe such a result on the surface, their inner reason told them that Chu Ning definitely did not do this.

The two looked at each other, with a hint of bitterness in their eyes.

Tonight, they staged a self-torture trick, hoping to deceive Chu Ning and escape from the State of Chu.

Unexpectedly, it eventually fell into Chu Ning's hands.

This is undoubtedly a huge blow to them.

Both of them are proud and arrogant people. Since they lost, they are willing to admit defeat.

But if they don’t know who the murderer is before they die, they will die with their eyes open.

Zhang Qian, who had a bad temper, immediately glared at him and said harshly, "Since you said it wasn't you who did it, do you know who did it?"

"I know I won't survive, but before I die, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Chu can't possibly not even fulfill this little wish of ours, right?"

He knew that Chu Ning was a soft-hearted person, and before he died, he just wanted to know who the murderer was.

Even if he had to ask Chu Ning for help, he would do it.

Compared to his hatred for Chu Ning, he hated the murderer more!

If the other party had not acted rashly, they would not have been played around by Chu Ning.

Du Ruhui at the side couldn't help but ask at this moment: "With the ability of the Crown Prince of Chu, I believe you should be able to find the person behind the scenes, right?"

"We both want nothing more than to know who did it before we die."

This is their obsession. If they don’t know who the murderer is, they will not only die with regrets, but they will not even forgive themselves.

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows, glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground, and looked thoughtful.

This look made Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui feel depressed.

They knew that Chu Ning would never do anything without a profit, and if he didn't have enough bargaining chips, Chu Ning would not tell them who the murderer was.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qian quickly said: "I still have a box of gold in my inn, which I wanted to use to bribe the officials of the State of Chu!"

"If His Royal Highness is willing to tell me the murderer, I will tell you the whereabouts of the box of gold."

Unexpectedly, Chu Ning, who was still in deep thought, smiled when he heard this.

"You are too naive. If I kill you, I can still find the box of gold even if I dig three feet deep in the ground!"

Chu Ning was not moved. A box of gold could not impress him at all.

Seeing this, Du Ruhui immediately raised the stakes: "Our dynasty knows that Wei and Jin have spy bases here!"

"If His Royal Highness is willing to tell me who the murderer is, I will reveal all those locations."

He knew that Chu Ning had no shortage of money, so he wanted to exchange the information in his hands.

On the contrary, the strongholds of Wei and Jin were not important at all to the Tang Dynasty.

He thought it was a good deal if he could exchange the secret bases of the two countries for the name of the murderer.

But Chu Ning looked at the two people who were so confident, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on his face:

"Just by putting these things together, do you think I will definitely tell you who the murderer is?"

"Okay, since you can't hold on to what I'm so excited about, you can go on your way."

After he finished speaking, he raised his right hand, and Zhao Yu and Chen An behind him drew their swords from their waists, ready to kill the two men on the spot!

Zhang Qian was shocked: "Now that you really need silver, you kill me like this. Even if you turn the posthouse upside down, you won't be able to find gold!"

Du Ruhui narrowed his eyes, and suddenly said, "I understand. You don't know who the murderer is, right?"

Chu Ning's face showed a trace of anger and sneered, "Even if I don't know, he can't escape from my palm."

"And you, I'm afraid you won't see this day!"

"Someone, move..."

"and many more!"

Before he even finished saying the word "hand", Du Ruhui shouted, "If you really don't know who the murderer is, the two of us can help you investigate this matter!"

The sharp blades raised by Zhao Yu and Chen An stopped in mid-air.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, seemed to be interested, waved his hand, and signaled the two to leave.

"Can you help?"

Chu Ning looked at the two with interest: "Tell me, how do you want to help?"

Seeing that he could survive, Du Ruhui quickly said, "As long as the prince leaves the two of us, we can give you advice and catch the murderer!"

Zhang Qian reacted, and although he was reluctant, he was willing to give up his dignity in order to catch the murderer.

"Yes, with the abilities of Lord Du and I, it won't be difficult to investigate this matter!"

Zhang Qian had a murderous look on his face and said fiercely: "We just want to know who that person is!"

Chu Ning laughed secretly in his heart.

These two people were fooled by him again.

Although he has many capable people under his command, they are now busy recruiting soldiers and have no time to investigate the murderer.

If Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui could be used by him, why not?

What's more, these two people have been captured by him and fell into his hands, so they can't escape at all.

As long as the murderer is found, it won’t be too late for him to kill these two people.

"All right!"

Chu Ning pretended to be convinced: "For the sake of your status as envoys, I will give you this opportunity!"

"How about this, you guys follow Shen Zhengqing to investigate this matter!"

This is a good opportunity for Shen Zhengqing to get some training.