I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

Now Lin Chen also knew that the prince's action was to destroy the bridge he had just built. However, no matter what, it was the intention of the soldiers, and Lin Chen would not let this happen. After hearing the news, Lin Chen immediately left the city.

They arrived at a manor outside the city. That manor was run by a small official who was in charge of all the areas in the city. Although he was a small official, he was able to collect evidence from everywhere, thus preventing those who wanted to do evil from continuing.

Lin Chen had come to see this official for a purpose. As soon as he entered the manor, he saw the official basking in the sun in the yard. Seeing Lin Chen coming, he was a little surprised. "You are Lord Lin, what brings you to me this time?"

It was not difficult for the official to guess what Lin Chen wanted to ask him to do, which was probably about the bridge over the moat.

Seeing him asking about himself, Lin Chen also expressed his thoughts, "I know that the prince is going to destroy the bridge I just built. I have some evidence for this matter. I would like to trouble this official to collect it and prevent this from happening."

The officials didn’t know what to think after hearing this. They just felt that people were evil. Why would the prince want to go against this bridge?

As the crown prince, he doesn't seem to care about these things on a daily basis, so why would he suddenly take action?

Lin Chen explained the situation to him, "The prince had previously failed at Tianmen Pass and was now suspected by the old emperor. Of course, he wants to make a difference now."

"Although the prince is going to destroy this bridge, I heard he will rebuild it later. But I am very dissatisfied with him because he destroyed a bridge like mine and then built his own. Did he really think that no one knew about this?"

The officials were also sighing after hearing this, as they had always thought that the prince's destruction of the bridge was a bit outrageous.

Now that I hear Lin Chen say this, it seems even more outrageous.

However, when the officials heard about this, they also felt that what Lin Chen said might be true. After all, the prince was indeed in a very unfavorable situation.

It's normal for him to cause trouble.

However, if this official wants to collect evidence, he has to go through some judicial procedures, such as going to the Prince's Mansion to collect evidence, and Lin Chen has to collect it.

Lin Chen was puzzled. "Why don't you just arrest those who decided to start the bridge demolition and torture them? That would be the evidence, right? Why go to the Prince's Mansion to look for evidence? I wouldn't dare go to the Prince's territory casually."

After all, there was a previous experience. Lin Chen had already taken advantage of the situation by going to the Prince's Mansion and took away the letter with that handwriting.

I'm afraid if I go there again this time, I'll never come back.

Lin Chen didn't want to confess so early. He still had big things to do in the Prince's Mansion and couldn't be killed by the Prince.

However, Lin Chen himself knew that it was indeed troublesome to collect evidence of the prince destroying the bridge. Finding witnesses was the most direct way, but it would be difficult to say if the witnesses were unwilling to speak.

The official actually had other ideas, but he still needed to confirm with Lin Chen, "If you want to find evidence that the prince destroyed the bridge, you actually have to find out what the prince said to others."

After hearing what the official said, Lin Chen was a little puzzled. Should I find the prince's confidants and let them explain the incident directly? This way, I can kill two birds with one stone. The confidants won't have to be troubled by the prince, and Lin Chen will be able to resolve the matter.

However, finding the prince's confidant is a troublesome matter, so the official in front of him is also very conflicted.

The official was thinking, "If we rashly go to the prince's confidants like this, what if it backfires? Those confidants will help the prince and refuse to say anything. Wouldn't that make us a laughing stock?"

Lin Chen also considered this issue, but still had to ask, "Do we have to find the prince's confidants? Can't we just find some ordinary people, some of the people the prince arranged for the construction work?"

"The presence of these confidants doesn't prove anything. Although they participated in the prince's conversation, they don't know his specific actions."

"And even if we know when the prince will take action, we can't stop him," Lin Chen felt that this matter was very troublesome.

So he wanted to ask the official to solve the problem, but the official thought for a long time and could only come up with one solution, which was to ask Lin Chen to keep collecting evidence and report it to the court, so that the court would pay attention to it and the bridge would not be destroyed.

But wouldn’t it be more troublesome to ask the court for help?

Lin Chen also felt that this matter was indeed difficult to handle. The prince just happened to make trouble at this critical juncture. It would be difficult to deal with if he couldn't find out the truth.

Lin Chen thought for a long time before finally thanking the official. "Please collect some evidence over the next few days. I'll think of another way. We have to stop the prince's actions. Otherwise, it will be a solid proof that there's something wrong with the bridge I built."

This official could also understand Lin Chen's feelings and knew that Lin Chen was on the princess's side.

However, seeing Lin Chen in such a difficult position, the official felt a little sorry for him and asked him, "Are you determined to prevent the Crown Prince from accomplishing this? Then you can find the Crown Prince's weakness. He should be paying close attention to the movements of the bridge, but he's neglecting the movements of his own men."

"We can find his subordinates, make them distrust the prince, and then report what they say to the court. Isn't that letting the court know that the prince's confidants are reporting the prince's scandals?"

Lin Chen was also confused after listening to the official's analysis, but he still wanted to ask the official, "It's useless to ask me. If I look for these princes, I don't know many of them. The key is that it will be very troublesome to find them."

"Besides, it's impossible for these confidants to hang around the Prince's Mansion forever. They will definitely go somewhere else."

The official meant exactly what he was saying, and directly pointed out what he wanted to say, "Most of these confidants will go to the moat to take a look. Why don't you go with them and inquire about the situation?"

That being said, Lin Chen thought that if he wanted to follow these confidants to take a look at the moat, he might as well go directly to the Prince's Mansion.

The official didn't quite understand what he meant. In fact, he had already thought of some solutions for Lin Chen, but Lin Chen just didn't accept them. The official had no choice but to express his most direct opinion.

"Actually, this bridge shouldn't have been destroyed in the first place. It's just that the prince is too eager for quick success. If you want to stop him, you have to make this a big deal and let more people know that the bridge has been built."

"But it was destroyed because of the prince's idea. Even if it was destroyed, you and the princess would not be harmed." The official also felt that this matter happened suddenly, and it would be best to resolve it as soon as possible.

"It's easier said than done," Lin Chen also understood that the officials meant to make a big deal out of this matter, but the matter of this bridge had already caused a lot of controversy, and if it was suddenly destroyed, wouldn't it make the bridge even more famous?

The key point is that the prince's reputation is the one that should be destroyed the most.