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

As soon as the King of Qi entered Liangzhou City, he went to the back door of the prefectural government office.

The prefect has been waiting here for a long time.

"Meet the King of Qi!"

The prefect knelt down very respectfully and spoke.

"Well, I already know the thing. It's thanks to you that I know this."

The King of Qi nodded slightly, showing his approval, "Where is my son?"

"He's in jail now."

"Your Highness Prince Qing has captured all sorts of witnesses and evidence, so I can't release him in person. I can only... detain him for the time being."

The prefect acted very innocent and spoke slowly.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll go see him first."

The King of Qi sighed and followed the prefect to the prison.

"How are you handling this case now?"

He asked casually on the way.

"Your Highness, this case has been delayed."

"I have sent people to various places to collect evidence and have also been investigating the burned-down bar."

The prefect answered truthfully, "The case is so big anyway, and the investigation has to be expanded anyway, so I'm holding off."

"Well, that's right. Here's a thousand taels of silver. I'm giving it to you personally. Take it and use it."

As the King of Qi spoke, he took out a silver note worth one thousand taels.

This is a "big bill" that they have almost never seen in Liangzhou City!

The prefect was flattered and accepted the money, nodding repeatedly.

As the prison door opened, King Qi walked into the room where Chen Yue was imprisoned.

"father!"

When Chen Yue saw King Qi coming, he suddenly became excited, "Dad, you must save me!"

"First, tell me what you did."

The King of Qi took a deep breath and calmed down.

Generally speaking, if it's just arson, you just have to pay some money and that's it.

As long as no one dies, it won’t be a big deal.

Chen Yue lowered his head, somewhat reluctant to speak.

After all, it was a violation of the Great Eternal Law.

"You tell me first. If there's still a chance, I can't just watch you get caught, right?"

The King of Qi moved closer.

Chen Yue told the whole story in a low voice.

"Isn't it just a restaurant? Why call it a bar?"

"Since no one died, there's no problem."

The King of Qi suddenly felt relieved, "The case can still be overturned."

Having said this, the King of Qi began to give orders to his men.

He then brought out the arsonists for a talk.

"Listen carefully to what I'm about to tell you. Just do as I say and you'll be fine..."

The King of Qi personally "appeared" and gave advice to Chen Yue and his men.

Unbeknownst to Lin Yi and Prince Qing, the case was being turned upside down.

After doing all this, King Qi came to King Qing's mansion.

"Second brother, long time no see."

The King of Qi walked in with a smile.

It happened that Huangfu Qingling took her youngest sister and Chu Yaoyue to the supermarket, so the only wealthy businessmen there were Prince Qing and Lin Yi, who was discussing the alcohol business with Prince Qing.

"Third brother, how come you have time to come here?"

When Prince Qing saw Prince Qi, he naturally realized that Chen Yue's reinforcements had arrived.

"It's nothing serious. I just came to see my brother. I heard the battles on the border are tough."

Upon hearing this, Prince Qing immediately retorted, "It's not hard, it was all chosen by us brothers ourselves."

After saying that, Prince Qing ordered someone to pour some hard cider, and the three of them sat opposite each other.

Even if Lin Yi didn't know who he was, he could still hear some clues from these names.

"Second brother, this wine seems to be a little special."

After taking a sip of cider, the King of Qi was suddenly amazed. "How can there be such a fine wine in the world?"

"This is the wine of my friend Lin Yichuang."

Prince Qing immediately introduced Lin Yi to Prince Qi, "He has a lot of ideas. He opened a bar and business is pretty good."

By saying this, he not only introduced Lin Yi, but also made his position clear to King Qi: Chen Yue lost Lin Yi's bar, and Lin Yi followed King Qing!

In short: Chen Yue offended Prince Qing.

"I see."

"Actually... this time, I came here to ask for a favor."

"I know the bar belongs to you, my brother."

The King of Qi began to plead for Chen Yue, and if his words were convincing, the matter would be resolved privately.

If that doesn't work, then I have a backup plan ready.

"My disappointing son, young and ignorant, burned down your bar."

"Should we settle this privately?"

The King of Qi paused and spoke slowly, "We are all family, and it would be embarrassing to bring this to court."

"We have all the evidence. If we don't give Chen Yue a heads-up this time, I'm afraid he'll do something even more outrageous in the future."

"What if it comes to the point where I have to kill him?"

Prince Qing's tone suddenly became fierce, "As an elder, you must always let him know that you can't confuse right and wrong!"

"So, there's nothing to discuss?"

The King of Qi's expression changed, and his eyes revealed a hint of ferocity.

"No need to talk."

Prince Qing said coldly, "You can only blame yourself for having such an unpromising son."

He is definitely on Lin Yi's side. The military is still preparing Molotov cocktails and the materials need to be discussed.

In a small sense, this is indeed just a business, but in a big sense, it is a military secret to strengthen the Dayong army!

"Then consider this as a plea from you, okay? This is my only son!"

The King of Qi wanted to try again.

"What about my son?"

"All six of my sons died on the battlefield."

Prince Qing snorted coldly, "I only have this one daughter left. Who can I ask for help?"

"Second brother, remember, if you dare to touch Chen Yue, don't blame me for turning against you!"

After the King of Qi finished speaking, he threw away his cup and turned to leave.

……

The case was reopened early the next morning.

Lin Yi and Prince Qing were naturally present, but the one sitting on the other side of the prefect was Prince Qi.

The prefect was relieved now.

You two princes fight among yourselves, and I will just be the middleman to mediate!

"Lin Yi, tell me about the case again."

Following the prefect's words, Lin Yi recounted the entire case.

"However, based on our interrogation and investigation, it seems that this is not the case."

Hearing this, Prince Qing suddenly turned and looked at the prefect.

At the same time, he also saw the smile of King Qi sitting on the other side.

"According to the interrogation results, those people said that they were tortured severely and ultimately had to say that it was Chen Yue who ordered them to do so."

The prefect said this and brought the person up.

"Sir, we didn't set the fire at all!"

"We were forced to confess under torture!"

These people's retraction of their confessions suddenly made the case confusing.

Later, the parties involved in the oil trade also said that the oil was used for cooking and was not used as a material for arson.

Even more outrageous are the prefect's findings.

They determined that the fire started in Lin Yi's bar kitchen and then burned out. It was an accidental fire!

"It seems that the truth is now revealed."

King Qi smiled and slowly said, "It was Lin Yi's own carelessness that caused the fire. It has nothing to do with them or Chen Yuedou."

Prince Qing immediately knew that the matter had become complicated.

"They keep saying this and that, and their testimony is no longer credible."

Prince Qing immediately spoke up, "In my opinion, we should stop for now and investigate further. I'm afraid only then can we find out the truth."