strictlysupreme Chapter 775 Dark Night Murder
Chapter 775 Dark Night Murder
The night is dark and the stars pave the way.
A star of light moved quickly from the city accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, and soon left Kyoto.
Under the night sky, this streak of Mars appears very dazzling.
The person who came was none other than the messenger sent by the Fourth Prince. He was carrying a bag on his back, which contained a joint impeachment memorial signed by the Fourth Prince and a group of officials.
As long as this memorial is sent to the emperor, the prince will definitely be punished.
No emperor could tolerate bringing troops into the palace.
Therefore, the Fourth Prince wanted to accomplish this matter as quickly as possible. As long as the Crown Prince was punished, he would be the one to decide the fate of Kyoto City.
"Gee~Gee~" The messenger galloped on his horse, urging the warhorse to speed up.
Although visibility was poor at night, the official road was very spacious and there was no one around at night, so the messenger sped up.
After running five miles in one breath, the shadow of Kyoto City could no longer be seen.
But at this moment, the galloping warhorse suddenly let out a mournful cry, its hooves were tripped by a line, and it fell headfirst.
"not good!"
The messenger on horseback's face changed drastically. He turned around and jumped off the horse.
Just when the messenger breathed a sigh of relief and thought he had escaped, dozens of people suddenly rushed out and surrounded him!
The group of people were wearing black night clothes and face coverings, making it difficult to see their faces.
"You... who are you?" the messenger was shocked.
The leading man in black sneered: "You don't need to know who we are, you just need to hand over what you have to us!"
The messenger quickly covered the bundle and said, "No, it contains the Fourth Prince's memorials, how can I give them to you!"
As a messenger, if the thing he was delivering was lost, he would die.
Seeing that the other party was trying to take his bag, the messenger thought that the other party wanted to rob him.
"If you want silver, I can give it to you, but I can't give you the things in this bundle!"
The messenger took out some silver and handed it over: "Please let me pass for the sake of the Fourth Prince."
"Who wants your money?"
The man in black sneered: "We are here for the things in your bag. Since you don't want to hand it over, we can only take it ourselves!"
He waved his hand and said, "Let's go together and take that thing away!"
At the command, the men in black rushed forward.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a calm voice came from the street not far away: "Surround them all. If anyone dares to let anyone escape, I will not let him off easily."
As soon as he finished speaking, a team of cavalry came roaring and surrounded all the men in black in an instant.
As the cavalry approached, torches illuminated the faces of the people. The man in the lead was wearing official uniform and looked energetic. It was Liu Yunqing!
"It seems that I have arrived just in time!"
Liu Yunqing stared at the group of men in black with a cold smile: "There are only two paths in front of you now."
"First, fight to the end and die here in the end."
"Second, tell me your identities and the people who ordered you to do so. I will spare your life and exile you to the frontier!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the men in black changed drastically. No one had expected the situation to develop to this point.
The original hunter has now become the prey.
"You...you all planned this!"
The leader of the men in black stared at Liu Yunqing and asked, "Who leaked the information to you?"
Liu Yunqing laughed: "No one leaked the news because this joint impeachment memorial was just a bait!"
"In fact, even if you don't confess, we know who ordered you, but I need your confession now, so I chose not to kill you."
"How to decide, you can choose for yourselves, but my patience is limited, I will only give you twenty breaths of time!"
After saying this, Liu Yunqing sneered and stopped talking.
The men in black looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, and they were filled with fear.
They knew that if they didn't give out the person behind the scenes, they would surely die tonight.
If they can identify the person who ordered them, will they be able to survive?
Just when everyone was terrified and at a loss, Liu Yunqing said calmly: "Ten breaths!"
Half of the time has passed!
As time went on, the man in black became more and more panicked.
They couldn't fight back, and they couldn't escape either. If they wanted to survive, they could only do as Liu Yunqing said.
But no one dared to take the lead, for fear that the person who ordered them would find out and then hold them accountable.
Time passed as everyone hesitated. Liu Yunqing said indifferently, "Three more breaths!"
The man in black's face changed drastically and he was terrified.
"Two breaths!"
With only one breath left, all the men in black became nervous, and some even gripped their weapons tightly to give themselves courage.
"One breath!"
As the last breath fell, someone finally couldn't help but shout: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
Someone took the lead, and others immediately followed: "I'll say it too!"
For a while, the men in black came one after another, expressing their willingness to give out the person behind the scenes.
Liu Yunqing raised his lips slightly, a hint of amusement appeared on his face: "Very good, come here, bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and have them write down their confessions and sign their names!"
At the command, someone immediately brought up the four treasures of the study that had been prepared long ago.
In order to save his own life, the man in black immediately wrote down a confession.
But this scene made the black-clad leader's face change drastically.
Looking at the people who kept writing down their confessions, the leader of the men in black was furious: "How dare you betray His Highness? You all die!"
He swung the sharp blade in his hand and chopped straight at a man in black.
The unprepared man in black was immediately hacked to death with a single blow, and blood splattered everywhere.
Liu Yunqing's face darkened, and a ruthless look flashed in his eyes: "Kill him!"
Several cavalrymen rushed forward and besieged the leader of the men in black.
Although the leader of the men in black was skilled in martial arts, he was eventually outnumbered and was besieged to death by the crowd.
Once the leader of the men in black died, Liu Yunqing regained his normal expression and said, "Keep writing!"
Once their leader died, the men in black completely lost their fears and began writing down their confessions.
Half an hour later, all the men in black had finished writing.
Liu Yunqing checked them one by one and found that everyone wrote almost the same thing, and the mastermind behind the scenes was of course the prince.
Looking at the fingerprints on the confession, Liu Yunqing showed satisfaction: "Very good, you have earned a chance to survive!
However, for safety reasons, you must be protected as witnesses before His Majesty punishes the prince!
The Fourth Prince has a manor outside the city. You can stay there for the time being. If necessary, I will send someone to take you back to the capital to identify the crown prince!"
"Thank you, Lord Liu!" The men in black were overjoyed to learn that they had saved their lives, and they all bowed to Liu Yunqing.
Liu Yunqing said sternly, "Come here, take them all to the manor outside the city!"
"Yes!" The palace guards responded and escorted the man in black away.
Afterwards, Liu Yunqing handed the confession in his hand to the messenger and said in a deep voice: "Take these confessions and the memorial to His Majesty!"
"Yes!"
The messenger took the letter, got on a new horse, and left quickly.
Liu Yunqing sneered and rode back to the capital to report.
But what he didn't know was that this scene was seen by a pair of eyes in the distance!