Chapter 880 All Beings Are Equal Under Barrett

"What? You said that Baoyue Tower was sold to Qin Hao by Fan Xian?"

The second prince stood up suddenly barefoot.

Xie Bian's face was as cold as frost: "The news just received has been confirmed. It is Si Lili who took over Baoyue Tower."

"What about Yuan Meng?"

"Yuan Meng was kept, but she was only responsible for teaching skills. In addition, all the guards were dismissed."

The second prince held a grape in his mouth and paced while chewing: "So, all the people we planted in Baoyue Tower are gone?"

"There are still a few secret stakes, but they are all errand boys, and they are not of much use."

The second prince frowned: "This Qin Hao seems to be very close to the prince? Is he a prince's party?"

"Yan Xiaoyi died in his hands."

The second prince's mouth curled up a smile: "Not everyone in this world is as stubborn as Fan Xian. There are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies."

"Your Highness, he is now a third-rank official and a ninth-rank master. I'm afraid ordinary things will not be in his eyes." Xie Bian reminded.

The second prince waved his hand and said, "He is only a third-rank official, not to mention that he has no title yet. Please arrange a meeting with him for me."

"Yes"

"Tell the second prince that Qin will definitely attend the appointment on time." Qin Hao glanced at the contents of the visiting card and agreed without hesitation. He was worried about not finding a suitable opportunity, and the second prince actually took the initiative to come to him. Naturally, he would not miss such a good opportunity.

Xie Bian went back and reported to the second prince immediately.

"I said that there is only one Fan Xian in the world. No matter how big the hatred is, as long as there are enough interests, it can still turn hostility into friendship." The second prince laughed proudly.

Then he curled his lips and said, "Boring, too boring. Except for Fan Xian, everyone in the world is mediocre."

Xie Bian hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously, "Your Highness, what did you write in the secret letter to him that made him let go of the hatred of the attack and cooperate with you?"

"I promised him to become another Qin family." The second prince laughed crazily.

Xie Bian curled his lips: "Such an outrageous promise, he actually believed it?"

The second prince said with a straight face: "No, if I ascend the throne in the future, I will definitely help him to the position of Privy Councilor. Qin Ye is old, and he is only loyal to his father."

Just when the second prince was still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Hao had quietly sneaked into the bottom of the lake in Taiping Villa. Recently, Emperor Qing was busy with official business and had no time to recuperate in Taiping Villa. With Qin Hao's skills, it was not difficult to sneak in secretly.

Reopening the secret room at the bottom of the lake, Qin Hao found parts that could replace the Barrett sniper rifle among a pile of firearms.

Fan Mansion.

Fan Xian looked at the Barrett sniper rifle on the table with an obsessed look. Under the candlelight, the Barrett exuded a unique metallic luster.

"I never thought that one day I would be able to see a complete Barrett in this world."

Qin Hao rolled his eyes at his "sickening" behavior and slapped his hand that was touching the gun body in annoyance.

After Fan Xian calmed down, he asked in an inexplicable tone: "Do you really plan to use this thing to kill the second prince?"

"What else? I spent so much effort, is it just for fun?"

"Who do you plan to let do it?"

"You don't need to know this, you should think about how to deal with the anger of His Majesty."

Fan Xian smiled bitterly when he heard this. Yes, the royal relatives were assassinated in the capital one after another. This is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Qingguo, not to mention that the one who died this time was the favorite son of Emperor Qing. It is foreseeable how furious Emperor Qing will be.

Si Lili looked at the strange parts in front of her and looked at Qin Hao suspiciously: "Is this thing really as magical as you said?"

"Let's go to the suburbs to try it tomorrow, and you will know." Qin Hao smiled faintly.

The next day, thirty miles outside the suburbs, Yuquan Peak.

A father and son who went hunting in the mountains ran home in panic. They were usually the most capable men in the village, but now they were so scared that they huddled in their quilts and could not say anything.

The villagers thought they had encountered something dirty, but many "experts" were not able to cure them.

The father and son kept repeating one sentence.

"The mountain god is angry."

When they calmed down a little, they told the story.

That day, the father and son were checking the traps set in the woods, and suddenly heard a thunderbolt, and then saw the huge rocks on the top of Yuquan Peak shattered, and the wild beasts in the mountains were frightened and ran like headless flies.

The father and son hid in the tree and saved their lives. When they came back, they were too frightened and looked like before.

Later, the village gathered a lot of young and strong laborers and went to Yuquan Peak. As a result, they really found a huge rock that was blown into pieces on the top of the mountain. The villagers unanimously believed that such a "miracle" could not be caused by humans.

"It's the mountain god beating the drum."

"The mountain god showed his spirit."

The incident was reported to the local government. The lord in the government naturally scoffed at such nonsense and didn't take it seriously at all, letting the villagers do whatever they wanted.

Three days later, by the Liujing River, Zuixianju.

Due to the influence of Prince Jing's son Li Hongcheng, most brothels were forced to close, and Zuixianju was no exception. But tonight, it was brightly lit. For the second prince, it was just a matter of words to let a brothel resume business. However, in order to express his sincerity, he specially invited all the courtesans by the Liujing River to Zuixianju.

"Xie Bian, do you think there are so many oirans competing for beauty, can you make him forget about Si Lili?"

Xie Bian looked dull and had no intention of answering.

The second prince couldn't help but complain: "You are boring, extremely boring."

"Your Highness, General Qin's carriage has arrived." The madam said with a flattering look.

Upon hearing this, the second prince immediately put on a sincere smile and hurried to the door of Zuixianju, when suddenly a thunder pierced the sky.

The next second, the second prince's head exploded like a watermelon.

That's right, it exploded, and the madam on the side was completely shocked. When she came to her senses, the headless body of the second prince had fallen to the ground.

Xie Bian became alert the moment the "thunder" sounded, but before he could react, he saw the second prince's head explode completely. At that moment, Xie Bian was briefly stunned.

"he died?"

"The second prince is dead?"

"He died like that?"

The second prince, who was ambitious, good at playing with people's hearts, and very likely to ascend the throne and become the next Emperor Qing, died in front of him like this?

"No, definitely not."

"It must be a dummy, yes, it must be a substitute. He can't die so easily."

Xie Bian lost his usual calmness and muttered to himself, completely unable to accept the fact that the second prince died, even if he died right in front of him.

Screams and cries resounded throughout Zuixianju.

"Don't mess around. No one is allowed to stand still and no one is allowed to move. You go and report to the Jingzhao Mansion. You go and report to the Military and Horse Department. Anyone who dares to move even a single step of the grass or trees here will be killed without mercy!"

Xie Bian looked up and found that it was Qin Hao who was giving the orders. He didn't care about the past festivals and walked quickly to Qin Hao and gritted his teeth.

"I was just next to His Highness the Second Highness. I only heard a thunder. I didn't have time to react. Your Highness..."

Qin Hao directly raised his hand to interrupt: "You can keep these words to tell the people in Jingzhao Mansion and the Investigation Institute. I am also one of the suspects now, and it is not my turn to find the murderer."

Soon, the governor of Jingzhao and the commander of the Military and Horse Division came with their troops and horses, and surrounded the entire Zuixianju with three floors inside and three floors outside.

"General Qin, this matter is of great importance and I have offended him."

"Just do whatever you have to do, don't be embarrassed."

Just when the governor of Jingzhao was about to take Qin Hao away, a group of people dressed in black suddenly blocked the way.

"The case is being handled by the Division One of the Inspection and Inspection Institute."

Fan Xian walked up to the second prince's headless body and felt mixed emotions for a moment. He hated the second prince. Sometimes he even wanted to chop him up with his own hands and give him to Lao Jintou to avenge the people who were innocently killed. But he He even hoped to bring the second prince to justice.

He wanted to use the second prince's execution to make the Qing Kingdom have laws to follow, so that the people of the Qing Kingdom would no longer suffer unjust injustice, and also let the privileged classes know that once the law was violated, even the prince would not be spared.

However, before he could find conclusive evidence of the second prince's crime, the culprit died.

Fan Xian tried hard to control himself not to look in the direction of Qin Hao. He knew that once a flaw was revealed at this time, Qin Hao would fall into an irreversible situation.

"Ahem, since it's the forensic institute that's handling the case, let's withdraw first." When Jingzhao Governor saw Fan Xian, he felt as if he had seen a savior and handed over the case-handling authority without saying a word.

The commander of the Military and Horse Division also reacted very quickly. Without saying a word, he withdrew with his men and horses. The person who died was Emperor Qing's favorite second prince. No matter how well this case was handled, it would be difficult to get a reward from Emperor Qing. On the contrary, a If it is not done well, it will be a serious crime of beheading and confiscating the property.

Just when Fan Xian was in a dilemma, Chen Pingping led the black knight into the scene.

"Leave this place to me. If you have any grudges with His Highness, you should avoid suspicion."

Fan Xian knew that Chen Pingping was helping him, so he gratefully cupped his fists and handed over his hands to him, and left with everyone else.

From the beginning to the end, Fan Xian never glanced at Qin Hao, even the corner of his eye was forcibly pressed down by him.

After Fan Xian left, Chen Pingping waved his hand with the black cavalry and surrounded Zuixianju. Then he brought everyone present inside the Zuixianju and isolated everyone. The door was guarded by black cavalry, making it airtight.

"General Qin, I heard that you protected the scene just now. I would like to thank you. Otherwise, with so many people making a fuss, the thieves might have escaped."

Yan Ruohai said in a gentle tone after pushing Chen Pingping into Qin Hao's room.

Qin Hao raised his hand to Chen Pingping and said, "You don't need to say thank you for what you have done."

"I just heard Xie Bian say that everyone was confused and at a loss at that time. Why is General Qin so calm?"

"I heard that Dean Chen was also a ninth-level master before. You should know that once you reach the ninth level, you will be very comparable to others both physically and mentally."

Chen Pingping nodded slowly: "Well, that makes sense, but I heard from Xie Bian that the reason why the second prince came to Zuixianju today was to entertain General Qin?"

"indeed so."

"Oh? Then what is the purpose of this banquet?"

"The Second Highness promised that if I help him ascend to the throne, he can be replaced by General Qin Ye in the future."

A playful smile appeared on Chen Pingping's lips: "General Qin, the crime of treason is not a light one. If you say it so easily, aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment?"

"Now that the matter has come to this, what's the use of concealing it? Your Majesty will punish the crime, and Qin will bear the responsibility as long as he can, so as not to harm his family." Qin Hao said in a deep voice.

Chen Pingping nodded after hearing this: "Then General Qin will rest here for a period of time. When the forensic institute finds the real culprit, it will naturally clear General Qin's name. If General Qin thinks of any clues, he can also report to the forensic institute. Provided, the sooner the case is solved, the sooner His Majesty’s anger will be calmed down.”

After coming out of Qin Hao's room, Yan Ruohai pushed Chen Pingping to the backyard of Zuixianju.

"Dean, do you suspect that this matter has something to do with General Qin?" Yan Ruohai asked curiously.

A flash of light flashed in Chen Pingping's eyes: "Just because the second prince died at the banquet he was invited to, he can't escape his involvement."

Yan Ruohai reminded: "But Xie Bian said that the time and place of the invitation were decided by the second prince, and if he really sent someone to attack and kill the second prince, he could have chosen a time to stay out of it."

"Perhaps he wants to do the opposite?" Chen Pingping said seriously.

"His Majesty was furious when he heard about this. The second prince is not the crown prince of Prince Jing. An ambiguous Northern Qi spy can explain that."

"Your Majesty has issued an order. If the real culprit is not found, both your and my heads will be forfeited."

Yan Ruohai was puzzled: "The Inspection Institute has conducted an investigation within a ten-mile radius and found no trace of the murderer. What method did the murderer use to kill the second prince?"

A glimmer of longing flashed in Chen Pingping's eyes: "There are only two possibilities, either our people missed it, or the murderer was carried out ten miles away."

"Ten miles away? Impossible. Even the ninth-grade arrow god Yan Xiaoyi doesn't have such a far range."

"Bows and arrows are not the only ones in this world that can kill enemies from a distance."

At this moment, the team investigating the scene ran all the way to the two of them.

"Dean, Sir Yan, no traces of arrows were found at the scene, only this strange copper skin, which should have been filled with gunpowder."

Chen Pingping took the bloody shrapnel, put it to the tip of her nose, smelled it, and said to Yan Ruohai behind her: "Enter the palace."

Not long after, Chen Pingping arrived at the palace.

Emperor Qing turned his back to him: "Have you found it?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

"What is this?"

"It's not clear yet, but there is a high probability that the murderer used it to kill His Highness."

Emperor Qing took the shrapnel and looked at it again and again, but he still couldn't figure out the reason.

"When the two imperial uncles died, did you hear two thunderous sounds?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Xie Bi'an, the personal bodyguard of the second prince who was present at the scene, also heard a similar sound." (End of Chapter)