Chapter 693 - The Fourth Form Of Slapping Oneself In The Face, Close Reasoning
Chapter 693: The Fourth Form Of Slapping Oneself In The Face, Close Reasoning
Seeing how excited the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs was, Lord Zhang knew he had placed the right bet, and replied instantly, “They’re outside, I’ll ask my men to bring them in right now.” Lord Zhang glared at the official beside him. “Hurry up and bring the criminals in now!”
The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs was so happy that there was a clue that could solve the case. “How did you capture the criminals, Lord Zhang? This case has been giving me a headache for the past few days.”
Lord Zhang wanted to recommend his son to the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs, thus he patted Zhang Yu’s shoulder. “It was all because of my second son. He has been a clever boy since he was young, and this time it was him who noticed something suspicious, which allowed me to capture the criminals.”
“Oh?” The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs settled his gaze on Zhang Yu, then praised him courteously, “What a young genius.”
Zhang Yu was flattered by the compliment, and although he said that it was nothing, he had a wide grin on his face. This incident was indeed a blessing in disguise that he had found two scapegoats. Who knows, he might even get a raise in his official career, since the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs had commended him.
Lord Li did not notice the intentions of the Zhang father and son, as his mind was filled with the joy of cracking the case, and he could finally give an explanation to His Highness and the Princess Consort…
While the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs was thinking about these things with his head bowed, the officer who had just went out brought in two people. Their hands were cuffed together with a long metal chain, but it did not affect the charisma of the two people. They appeared casual with an inherently subtle nobility, nothing like arrested criminals.
Lord Zhang opted to remind the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs, “Lord Li, the criminals have been brought in.”
The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs pulled himself out of his deep thoughts, and glanced towards the wooden door.
The moment he saw the appearance of those two people, the Secretary widened his eyes as he jumped up from his wooden chair. His violent reaction caused him to spit out the tea that he had just drank!
“Your High…” Before the Secretary finished his words, he suddenly recalled the order of the Third Princess Consort, and he gulped his words back forcefully. A single thought echoed in his mind as he trembled at the sight of the icy metal chain.
Damn it, this Zhang guy should go to hell on his own!
Why must he drag me along!
Does he know what kind of moronic thing he has done?!
How dare he tied up the Third Prince!
What’s more, he brought him to the Li Manor!
In that moment, all the Secretary wanted to do was cry!
His eyes looked at Baili Jia Jue’s side profile that was perfect to the point of making one abstinent, desperately shouting in his heart, Your Highness, I’m innocent, you must believe my loyalty toward you!
Watching the situation unfold from the side, Helian Wei Wei wanted to laugh. She opened her mouth to speak, easing the Secretary’s awkwardness. “Lord Li, we have been framed.”
The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs finally found his voice, and nodded heavily at Helian Wei Wei. “I believe that!”
Helian Wei Wei cleared her throat, reminding him to maintain his composure, after all, no officer should behave like this upon meeting a criminal.
The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs did not want to be like this, but whenever he saw His Highness’ face, his legs could not help but wobble.
The Zhang father and son sensed something strange about the secretary, and they raised their eyebrows. “Lord Li?”
The Secretary forced himself to calm down. He turned his head away so he would not look into the eyes of His Highness. Mustering up the courage in his heart, he questioned the Zhang father and son, “Lord Zhang, proof is the most important thing when investigating a case, how can you arrest someone without any proof?!” And you even captured a King of Hell, do you have a death wish?!
Upon hearing his question, Lord Zhang answered calmly, “There are other proof that are still being investigated, but these two were behaving suspiciously. All the missing people shared the same trait, which was being unmarried maidens. Right now, the only maiden left in the alley is the Yan family’s daughter. These two went to the alley disguised as Feng Shui specialists and immediately visited the Yan family, the reason was clear enough, these two definitely have something to do with the missing people case in the alley!”
The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs took a deep breath, holding in the urge to wring Zhang’s neck!
His Highness and the Princess Consort went there to investigate the case, you dumbass!
Helian Wei Wei grinned in objection. “Lord Zhang, all the missing people from the alley shared the same characteristics. Not only were they unmarried maidens, but all of them had complicated relationships with your son, why didn’t you tell Lord Li about this?”
“What?” The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs looked toward the Zhang father and son, his eyes darkening. “Lord Zhang, shouldn’t you explain to me, what is the relationship between your son and the missing people?”
Cold sweat appeared on Lord Zhang’s palms, but he remained composed. “Lord Li, I thought it was an insignificant thing, since it wasn’t a secret at the alley, so I didn’t report it to you. However, if you want to hear it, then I shall tell you the whole truth. My son was always a ladies’ man, and I do not mean to belittle the civilians, but those girls from the alley were quite outrageous in their behaviour. Every time they saw Yu’er, they would come and chat with him, some even asked their servants to send letters to Yu’er. Yu’er is still young after all, he couldn’t resist it, so it was only normal to have love affairs. But now, someone has used this against him. Actually, those careless girls were the ones to blame, coming out late at night, that’s why they were targeted, what does that have to do with Yu’er?!”
Helian Wei Wei hated this kind of men the most. Everybody knew that the incident happened because of how much a playboy the second Young Master of the Zhang family was. If he did not deliberately seduce them, none of the things after that would have happened. Now he was putting all the blame on the women, what a worthless scum!
“Since Lord Zhang won’t stop harping on the fact that the missing people came out late at night, I want to ask Young Master Zhang, why did your lovers come out late at night?” Helian Wei Wei glared at Zhang Yu sharply. “It was all because of you, right? You asked them to go on dates with you late at night, didn’t you?”
Zhang Yu’s body froze instantly, he did not know that she knew this as well!
“Ling’er was the first missing maiden, and her mother stated that she never came back after meeting you that night,” Helian Wei Wei said with a faint smile. “Let me guess, you actually didn’t want to see her anymore, am I right?”
Zhang Yu’s face suddenly paled because she guessed the truth correctly. “Don’t you lie!” Nobody knew that he had wanted to break up with Zhang Ling’er for a long time, not even Old Lady Zhang, how would this random fellow know such thing?!