Forcing me to keep vigil for your childhood sweetheart? Then I'll leave you.

The next morning, after various arrests and interrogations, Prince Qing and Lin Yi arrived at the courtyard where Chen Yue lived.

"Chen Yue, you ordered others to burn down Lin Yi's bar. Now we have the witnesses and evidence."

"We're going to tie you up and report you to the police!"

After Prince Qing finished speaking, he ordered his men to tie up Chen Yue and then send him to the government office.

The prefect of Liangzhou City had just woken up when he heard someone beating a drum outside the door.

He quickly changed his clothes and came to the hall.

"Ascension!"

"Who's beating the drum?"

As usual, after saying these two sentences, the prefect yawned, and then saw Prince Qing bringing Lin Yi in.

Behind them were more than a dozen people tied up, and even Chen Yue was seen!

He is the illegitimate son of the prince of the capital!

"Your Highness... these people are..."

The prefect hurriedly stood up and walked before Prince Qing.

"According to my investigation, Chen Yue ordered these people to burn down Lin Yi's bar."

"The witnesses and evidence have all been brought here for interrogation!"

Prince Qing had a stern face and after saying this, he sat down at a seat at the front of the hall, ready to listen to the trial.

Immediately, the prefect was paralyzed.

On one side is Prince Qing, who has the military power to ensure the safety of the border, and on the other side is Chen Yue, the illegitimate son of the prince who entered the capital!

Neither side is someone I can afford to offend!

If that prince in the capital knew... that his illegitimate son had been convicted by him...

The prefect shuddered immediately.

One side is fatal, and the other side is fatal too.

"Tell me the case first. I want to hear it first."

After thinking for a long time, the prefect returned to his seat, slammed the gavel, and spoke slowly while pretending to be calm.

"Yes, my lord."

"Two days ago in the morning, my boss Xu Chuan and I discovered that my bar had been set on fire."

Lin Yi began to talk about the case, "While putting out the fire, we caught the arsonists at the same time."

He pointed to the first few he had captured, "They refused to confess at first, but later they couldn't help but feel guilty and told the truth..."

As Lin Yi narrated, the whole case became very clear.

Whether it was the people who bought and sold oil or the people who set the fire, everyone pointed their fingers at Chen Yue!

"Prisoner Chen Yue, do you have anything else to say?"

The prefect glanced at Prince Qing's expression and spoke carefully.

After all, it is normal to give prisoners the opportunity to tell their own stories.

"My lord, this is all nonsense!"

"I don't know anything about this!"

Chen Yue immediately argued, "I don't know these people at all. Who knows if they were hired by Lin Yi to impersonate me?"

"Maybe he set fire to his own bar and put the blame on me!"

After he said this, the prefect felt a little relieved.

"Bullshit!"

"There are witnesses and evidence!"

Prince Qing shouted angrily, which made Chen Yue stop talking.

"Lin Yi, did you rebuild the burned-down bar?"

The prefect slowly asked Lin Yi, "If not, I would like to go and take a look at the situation."

"It's still early, and it hasn't been rebuilt yet."

Lin Yi bowed and said softly, "If you want to investigate, I can lead the way."

"Alright, this case still requires more evidence. I hereby order the case to be retried at a later date!"

"All the relevant suspects and others will be taken to jail!"

After saying this, the prefect breathed a sigh of relief.

At least it was delayed.

"Lin Yi, you and His Royal Highness Prince Qing wait a moment. I'm going inside to change my clothes!"

After the prefect said this, he left the court.

When he went back to change his clothes, he notified someone and passed the information to the capital.

Having been an official here for so long, he knew that Chen Yue's father was the King of Qi in the capital.

He even went to jail under the pretext of changing clothes.

"Mr. Chen, please be patient for a moment."

The prefect spoke very respectfully, "I have already sent the news to the capital, but given the current situation, I can only inconvenience Master Chen."

"Hahaha, good, it's rare that you have this kind heart!"

Chen Yue, who was in prison, nodded slightly and said, "When I get out, I will ask my father to give you a promotion. Maybe you can even become an official in the capital!"

"Thank you, Master Chen!"

After saying that, the prefect left the cell and went with Lin Yi to "investigate".

"Why did you give me up?"

Seeing the prefect leave, Chen Yue's face darkened and he stared fiercely at the men who set the fire.

"He...they said they had sent the news to the capital."

"The Emperor wants to kill us!"

These people looked innocent.

"You have been deceived!"

Chen Yue gritted his teeth. "If the news reaches the capital, will my father not know about it? Can he just say he wants to execute you so easily?"

After hearing this, the arsonists felt a little regretful.

"Forget it, let's talk about your business after we get out."

After saying that, Chen Yue snorted and sat in the prison waiting for his father to come and rescue him.

……

The prefect followed Lin Yi and Prince Qing to the burned-down bar.

He began to investigate vigorously.

"Lin Yi, according to the case, they only bought three pounds of oil. How could the fire have been so fierce?"

The prefect glanced around for clues.

The entire bar was basically burned down, and even the two sides that were connected were burned a lot.

Although he liked Lin Yi's bar very much, he didn't dare to offend King Qi as long as he didn't offend King Qing!

"My furniture is made of wool and leather, which are easy to burn."

"Plus, if this wine of mine touches an open flame, it will catch fire."

Lin Yi's explanation surprised the prefect, "Can alcohol be burned?"

"Why not?"

As Lin Yi spoke, he ordered someone to buy a pot of ordinary liquor from the supermarket next door, and then lit a fire.

Alcohol can indeed burn.

"Okay, don't repair your bar for now. If you are convicted, Chen Yue will be responsible for all the losses during this period."

"I still need to spend a few more days collecting evidence, including visiting people around here."

The prefect acted as if he was following the procedures to be just.

In fact, he wanted to buy time and wait for the King of Qi to come so that they could solve the problem themselves!

"Okay, Lin Yi, I'll take care of this matter. You should take a good rest for a few days."

Prince Qing thought this was reasonable and agreed.

Lin Yi didn't care. There were witnesses and evidence, and the case was very clear. He had no objection to Chen Yue paying compensation.

Anyway, I still have the supermarket making money, so there is no problem at all.

As the case dragged on for several days, the news spread to the capital.

Upon receiving the news, King Qi frowned.

The King of Qi nominally had no sons, but his two daughters were already married.

Only this illegitimate child is considered his only son.

He originally wanted to let Chen Yue hone his skills in Liangzhou for a while, so that he could help him get an official position in the court in the future with his experience in the frontier!

The moment he saw the news, he felt that something was wrong.

"Come here, prepare the horses, I'm going to Liangzhou."

After that, the King of Qi took a carriage to Liangzhou City that day.

After a bumpy journey all night, in a few days, he had crossed the mountains and arrived at the border of Liangzhou City in the north.