To divorce his wife, the top scholar preferred being cuckolded to wearing a red hat.

The possibility that a peddler might be a hidden murderer is no small matter.

Based on his years of experience, Zhao Deyou realized that this might not be an ordinary murder case.

If it were just an ordinary murder case, the prince wouldn't have gone to such lengths; there must be other reasons behind it.

Thinking of this, he looked at Guan Xing: "Xiao Guan, tell the prince everything you know. Did you see him after that?"

Guan Xing continued, "I saw him on the street once later. At that time, he had almost sold out of his mountain products. I haven't seen him since. I guess he left the city."

"Your Highness, it seems he left Qingzhou City before it was sealed off. If he's left the city, it will be difficult to find him." If he's still in Qingzhou City, it might be easier to find him. But if he's no longer in Qingzhou City, how can we find him?

"You all go out first. I have something to say to this young man alone." Xiao Zhan dismissed the others.

Zhao Deyou gave Guan Xing a look that said, "You'd better seize this opportunity and try to make a name for yourself," before leading the other two out.

Once outside, the other two said to Zhao Deyou, "Brother, the person you had Guan Xing take away last time still hasn't been released."

Zhao Deyou frowned: "Who is it?"

"Not long after the lockdown, there was a group of people causing trouble, right? At that time, you told them to take the people away, and they were taken away and locked up. They haven't been released yet."

Zhao Deyou was surprised: "So much time has passed, why hasn't he been released yet? Could it be that he has discovered something else very important?"

"We were just about to ask you, is it really necessary to lock them up for so long for a simple disturbance? Did those people cause something serious or commit some crime?"

"I've been so busy these past few days, I haven't even remembered this. Where are they now? I'll go check on them right now."

"I thought they had committed a crime. Guan Xing put them in a separate cell. I heard a while ago that they got infected in the cell. I wonder how they are now, and whether they have been given any medicine."

"You two rascals, why did you only say this now? You're really going to drive me crazy. Come on, let's go see. If the people outside are better, but the people in the prison aren't, then all the good we did before will have been for nothing, and the virus will still spread." Hearing that the prison might become a major hotspot for the virus, Zhao Deyou's face turned pale with fright.

If it really becomes a disaster area, his dereliction of duty could cost him his life.

Zhao Deyou rushed to the place where those people were being held. When he found them, they were indeed all seriously ill, with only their last breath left. Their eyes were unfocused, and they were sitting in a corner waiting to die.

They didn't even lift their eyelids at the sound, remaining completely unmoved.

Seeing their appearance, Zhao Deyou dared not step forward. He simply told one of them to quickly go and invite Su Mingyue.

"Quickly, go and invite Miss Su. Tell her there are still many critically ill patients here and ask her to come over."

That brat Guan Xing! I was just thinking of making him perform well in front of the prince, and here he is, doing all this behind my back. What is that kid up to?

They lock people up here and don't report them even if they get infected.

Thinking of a possibility, his face darkened: "Go tell the prince about the situation here and ask him to keep an eye on that kid."

He usually seems quite sensible and capable. Yet, he handled this matter poorly, which suggests he had ulterior motives.

Upon learning that there were still many seriously ill patients in the prison, Su Mingyue quickly brought her medicine kit and came over.

"What happened? Didn't the prince tell you not to miss any corner? How could such an important place as the prison be forgotten?" Su Mingyue looked at the men sitting in the prison, all of them in bad condition, on the verge of death, as if they would die at any moment.

"This was indeed my oversight, and I will apologize to the Prince afterwards. Miss Su, please go in and check on them quickly, see if there's any hope." If it's a mild case, a few doses of medicine might be enough to save them.

If it gets really serious, the chances of saving the patient are not high.

"I'll do my best." Su Mingyue put on her self-defense clothes and mask, and went inside with her first-aid kit.

The man sitting in the corner heard someone approaching and couldn't help but sneer: "You scoundrels, you promised you wouldn't abandon us, but now that we're sick, you won't even find us medicine. I think you just want something to happen to Qingzhou City so you can hand it over to Xiqi."

The man's voice was weak and feeble; after saying this, he was almost out of breath.

"Sir, please don't speak anymore. I'm a doctor, here to treat you." Su Mingyue put a pill in his mouth: "Your condition is very serious. I'm going to give you acupuncture now, please bear with it."

Guan Xing took away six people in total. Now, of the six, five are on the verge of death, and the third looks better but is sitting motionless, like a statue.

Before long, Physician Hu and his colleagues arrived.

"It's not well ventilated here, we need to move them to a well-ventilated place immediately." The prison environment was damp and poorly ventilated, with a sour smell in the air. Such an environment was not conducive to the patients' recovery.

They were quickly transferred to a newly erected tent, a quarantine facility specifically designed to house them.

After half a day, the group finally managed to drink the medicine, and their condition stabilized.

Xiao Zhan had already ordered Guan Xing to be arrested, and he came over with a sullen face.

Looking at his face, Zhao Deyou's heart sank. Oh no, judging from the prince's expression, Guan Xing is most likely in trouble.

Who exactly is that brat? What does he want to do? How did he become a junior officer guarding the city?

"Your Highness," Zhao Deyou cautiously stepped forward, "I am guilty of this matter. I failed to discover the situation in the prison in time, which almost led to a serious mistake."

"You are indeed wrong. You don't even know that one of your subordinates is from Xiqi." Xiao Zhan was naturally angry. If a Xiqi man had become a minor city guard, then he could let as many Xiqi men in as he wanted.

The thought of it made him so angry he wanted to curse.

Zhao De cursed Guan Xing's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart. How dare this beast harm him like this?

"Your Highness, I only learned of this matter today." Zhao Deyou knew he bore inescapable responsibility for it: "I will accept Your Highness's punishment."

"If you can find out who's behind him, you can atone for your sins."

"I will do my utmost to investigate this matter thoroughly." Zhao Deyou cursed inwardly. Guan Xing, that bastard, I treated him so well, and it turns out he was a spy.

It's disgusting, like swallowing a fly.

Xiao Zhan sat at the desk, his brows furrowed.

Su Mingyue brought in a bowl of herbal soup, which was for prevention.

She placed the medicine in front of him: "Drink it quickly. You are the commander-in-chief, you can't afford to get hurt."

Xiao Zhan held her hand, his gaze softening compared to his previous sternness: "You've worked hard these past few days. Someone was weaving a huge net behind the scenes. If you hadn't written down the cure in time, the situation in Qingzhou City would have been extremely difficult."