“Is the person alive?” In the Yueqing Palace, Qin He’s face was cold and stern, without any of his usual warm appearance.
A man dressed in black suddenly appeared in the originally empty hall. He kowtowed and respectfully faced Qin He who was sitting on the high position, “According to the report from the spies, the man is indeed not dead and is now being held in prison.”
“Tsk.” Qin He twitched his lips.
In order for Lin He’s plan to proceed smoothly, he had to send someone to accompany him to perform a good show of a hero saving a beauty. In fact, he felt a little regretful at the thought of losing one of his subordinates at first, but now that he heard that the person was not dead, not only was he not happy, but he was also angry.
He must not let all his plans be compromised on this matter. After thinking about it, he picked up the teacup on the table. Qin He held the handle of the cup and looked at it carefully. Then he sneered coldly and threw it down, “Trash.” He had trained him in vain for him to be greedy for life and afraid of death, and not even able to commit suicide.
Under Qin He’s force, the teacup grazed the face of the person below, leaving a red mark. Finally, it hit the red painted column in the hall with a bang, and instantly broke into pieces. Some of the pieces even splashed on the person kneeling under his seat on the stairs. He stared at the man in black with evil eyes and said in a cruel tone, “You don’t need me to tell you what to do next, right?”
“I understand.” The man in black nodded with lingering fear, “My subordinates will get rid of him immediately, leaving no trace of trouble.”
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“Have you found anything through interrogation?” Now that it has been a few days since the assassination attempt, Lin He has not heard any news about the assassin and he became anxious. As soon as Qin Yu entered Xingming Hall, he couldn’t wait to ask about it.
After finding a seat and sitting down, Qin Yu replied, “The assassin just woke up from a coma and hasn’t been interrogated yet.” In fact, he woke up once in the middle, but he wanted to commit suicide when he woke up, so Qin Yu asked someone to knock him out and restrict all his mobility.
Why did he not take the opportunity to interrogate him?
Because, Qin Yu glanced at Lin He, who was deep in thought, there is someone more anxious than him and eager to take action for him. So why should he bother to do it?
As expected, the next moment Lin He said, “Qin Yu, how do you plan to interrogate him?”
Qin Yu rubbed his chin and said, “I haven’t decided yet.”
Lin He’s eyes flashed, “It’s obvious that the assassin has been trained. Conventional interrogation methods will definitely not work on him.” As he said that, he took a step forward and stared at Qin Yu with a burning gaze. “I have an idea. I wonder if you can adopt it.”
Qin Yu raised his eyebrows, “I’m all ears.”
“Soul search.”
Soul search, as the name suggests, is to use spiritual consciousness to enter the other party’s soul sea to search for the content you want.
For those whose souls are searched, once their souls are searched, the soul sea will be shattered and the person will be useless. And for those who search for souls, it is not foolproof, because the opponent is likely to fight to the death and launch a counterattack, and then the person will suffer the backlash and end up like the opponent.
To put it simply, it is an effective but risky method.
Afraid that Qin Yu might have scruples about this, Lin He added, “I can search his soul myself.”
“This…” Qin Yu showed a tangled look, “Will it be detrimental to you?”
Lin He hesitated for a moment. He looked at Qin Yu, his little finger trembling slightly. He was happy that Qin Yu cared about him, “Don’t worry, I was born as an immortal and have innate advantages. It’s just soul searching. It won’t have any impact on me.”
“Since that’s the case,” Qin Yu put down his hand and said seriously, “I’ll leave this matter to you.”
Lin He raised his lips, “I will never disgrace my mission.”
“Thank you for your hard work, let Jiao Yi take you to the prison to see the assassin…”
“Wait…” Before Qin Yu could finish speaking, Lin He stopped him. His eyes passed over Jiao Yi behind him, and stayed on his face for a moment. He smiled and said, “No need to bother, Jiao Yi is in charge of your safety, you’d better let someone else take me there.”
In fact, from the first time they met, Lin He was not happy with Jiao Yi and was even a little hostile. That time he almost said bad words to him in Qin Yu’s presence, and this is the reason behind his unhappiness.
Lin He couldn’t explain why he didn’t like Jiao Yi. Judging from his appearance alone, although he was not as good as Qin Yu, he was still a rare handsome man.
“That’s fine.” Qin Yu agreed directly without asking Lin He the reason. Anyway, it’s not important.
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“Your Highness, do you trust him?” Jiao Yi glanced at the retreating figure in front of him and asked Qin Yu softly.
“What does Jiao Yi think?” Qin Yu stretched out his hand to hold Jiao Yi’s hand and played with his slender fingers carelessly, without answering the question.
Being caught, Jiao Yi’s body tensed up, and then relaxed. His Highness seems to like his hands very much. He also took it last time when he was in the bedroom.
Even now, recalling that day in the bedroom, Jiao Yi still feels heart palpitations. That day, he didn’t seem like himself, and His Highness also seemed to be a different person.
However, he was not disgusted. Instead, he was happy. After all, he likes His Highness.
Do I like His Highness?! Thinking of this, Jiao Yi’s mind perked up, and his whole body seemed to be burned by fire.
He forced himself to ignore the temperature on his hand that did not belong to him and calmed down to think about Qin Yu’s problem. He pondered for a moment and said, “Is Immortal Lord Lin He the person your Highness mentioned?”
Jiao Yi remembered that when he asked Qin Yu how to deal with the assassin, Qin Yu said that there was no rush, that someone would take care of it for them.
Hearing this, Qin Yu looked at Jiao Yi with a smile. The meaning was self-evident. Jiao Yi was right.
No matter what the results of Lin He’s soul search are, Qin Yu will trust him, because he knows that what Lin He will tell him is just one thing, and it is the one thing he wants to hear the most.
“Okay, let’s wait for news from him.” Qin Yu stretched and walked out of the palace door, bathing in the autumn sunshine, and Jiao Yi followed him as usual.
The two of them were standing in tandem, seemingly the same as before, but upon closer inspection, there were some differences.
Jiao Yi stared at Qin Yu’s figure with a focused and serious expression. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze. He didn’t mind those actions, whether His Highness was being intentional or unintentional.
He was satisfied with being favored by His Highness for a moment and did not dare to be greedy or expect more.
In less than a stick of incense, a servant came to report to Qin Yu. However, judging from the panicked look on his face, it seemed that something was not going well.
“Your Highness, the man is dead!” Sure enough, as soon as he arrived in front of Qin Yu, there was a thunderous sentence.
Qin Yu was reading a book. Hearing this, he stood up from his seat, frowned and asked, “Who died?”
Lin He, who followed the servant in, looked sad and angry, “Assassin! The assassin is dead!” If he had known, he should have interrogated him as soon as he woke up, but now he is dead. Who was he going to interrogate? What else could he do…
The more Lin He thought about it, the angrier he became, and he almost broke his teeth from grinding them together.
“When did it happen?” Qin Yu grabbed the spine of the book and asked again.
Lin He was furious and pointed at Qin Yu and said, “Everyone is dead, what’s the point of asking now?”
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“It’s been dealt with?”
“It’s been dealt with.”
Qin He came down from the high platform and patted the man in black, with a look of admiration, on his shoulders, he said, “Well done, go down and receive the reward.”
After the person left, Qin He laughed heartily in the palace, knowing that he would not fail in such a trivial matter.
Outside the palace, Han Yan wiped the blade of his sword with his sleeve, thinking about the laughter. If he doesn’t laugh now, he would have no other chance to.
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“Of course it makes sense.” Qin Yu pressed Lin He’s hand with a little force, “After all, we have to clean up the traitors.” He turned his eyes to the servant, “You tell me.”
There are many mechanisms in the prison. If no one is leading, outsiders can not sneak in. Judging from the situation, the problem seemed to be from within. Someone in prison was bribed to attack the assassin.
From the servant’s words, he learned that the person had just died and the body was still warm, so the killer hadn’t gone very far.
Qin Yu didn’t look good when this happened, but he was extremely gentle when he spoke to Jiao Yi, “Send someone to clean up the traitors.”
“I’ll go there myself.”
Jiao Yi leaned over and asked for orders. If he couldn’t get rid of the traitor himself for His Highness, he is not willing to give up.
Qin Yu paused, then nodded in response, and said softly, “Be careful.”
Lin He watched the interaction between the master and servant, and felt that something was wrong. Every move between the two seemed to reveal a different kind of intimacy. In a daze, he had a guess and then denied it, as it was impossible.
After Jiao Yi left, Qin Yu turned to Lin He and said, “Actually, Lin He doesn’t need to worry.”
After he said this, Lin He realized that he had been too excited just now and was simply unreasonable, “I…”
He wanted to explain, but Qin Yu stopped him, “I know you are worried about me and their payback.”
Lin He twisted his sleeves and mumbled, “Yes, that’s what I thought.”
Qin Yu smiled, “Don’t worry, if the person is not dead, I have already prepared my backup plan.”
“Not dead?”
“Yes,” Qin Yu’s smile contained no warmth, “Because I expected that they would send someone to silence him, so I had already replaced him. The person who died was another prisoner who committed a capital crime.”
Lin He was stunned. On the one hand, he was surprised by Qin Yu’s arrangement. On the other hand, he thought, it can be seen that Qin Yu is a very thoughtful person. Could he really not detect all my schemes?
“Are you distracted?”
Lin He saw that he was treating him as usual and relaxed again. He probably didn’t notice, “I’m not distracted, just a little surprised.”
“It’s nothing surprising,” Qin Yu walked past Lin He and replied. Looking over his shoulder, he said, “Let’s go, follow me to see the assassin.”
The assassin was locked in an underground cage. For fear of disturbing Lin He, Qin Yu did not go in and waited for him in another room separated by a wall.
After a cup of tea, Lin He came out. He hesitated to speak and looked at Qin Yu.
“What did you find?” Qin Yu asked him.
Lin He said, “There are some discoveries.”
He looked up and saw Qin Yu’s curious eyes, and said directly, “I seem to have found out who was behind the scenes.”
A cold light flashed in Qin Yu’s eyes, “You did?”
“Yes, yes…” Lin He wanted to continue, but he couldn’t say it several times. Under Qin Yu’s increasingly confused eyes, he stamped his feet helplessly in his heart, “I said yes, but you have to promise me not to get too excited.” His tone was full of concern.
“This acting skill is amazing!” The system couldn’t help admiring him.
Qin Yu, “I promise I won’t get excited. You can speak with confidence.”
Lin He took a deep breath, “I found out that the person behind the scenes is…”
Qin Yu secretly curled his lips, here he comes!
