Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

When the Dog and the Snake heard this, their faces changed.

However, before they could say anything, Shen Lian said, "Don't think about it. If Wang Wenru didn't do these things, then he might really be Beichen himself. After all, no one knows who Beichen is."

“But now, he has done these things, which is obviously a declaration of war against our Chu Palace. That should not be Beichen. Beichen is now hiding from our Wangyun Inn, and it is too late. How dare he attract my attention so high-profile.”

"However, this Wang Wenru is definitely related to Beichen! Think about it, I, Shen Lian, took advantage of the rebellion of the Five Surnames and Seven Families to make Beichen suffer a great loss, causing the Beidou Society to lose a lot of power. Then, Wang Wenru and his men sent Lu Xie, a man with a bad temper, to surround me... With the ability of an old scoundrel like me, Wang Wenru, how could I not know what kind of character Lu Xie has?"

"How could I not know that Lu Xie might have crossed my bottom line?"

"So, if nothing unexpected happens, I think... Lu Xie might have expected me to kill him. Killing an official appointed by the imperial court is definitely not a trivial matter. I might be implicated in it."

"Once the imperial court wants to investigate me, maybe those guys who are ready to make a move will rush over and share my possessions. Then I might not be able to take care of myself, let alone deal with Beichen."

Ah Bao's face changed drastically: "So that's how it is? This Wang Wenru is really sinister and vicious! After all, Lu Xie is his confidant, and he treats his confidant like this?"

Ali said coldly: "Those guys have no humanity at all. For them, as long as they can achieve their goals, it doesn't matter who they sacrifice."

Ah Bao patted his chest and said thankfully: "Fortunately, His Majesty has withstood everything and did not let you and Master Qin be affected at all, otherwise it would be unimaginable!"

"There are many people who are jealous of you, but they are afraid of our Master and dare not take action. But once His Royal Highness the King of Chu or you have any accident and they find an opportunity, they will definitely not let it go. It will be really dangerous at that time."

Ali and Abao both looked relieved, but Shen Lian did not react at all.

Even if His Majesty cannot handle it, he will not be so upset just because he killed Lu Xie.

After all, he is one of Qin Changye's eight heroes, and he still has some ability to handle things.

Even if he killed the person, with his abilities, no one would be able to find any evidence or clues to use against him, so he was really not afraid at all.

He raised his finger and pointed at Abao, like an abandoned woman accusing a scumbag, full of resentment.

“You…you…you are talking nonsense!”

His face turned red, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

He shouted, "I, I don't even know who you are. I have never seen you before. How could I kill my master?"

"Besides, I was just at the door to greet the distinguished guests invited by my master. They can all testify that I have never been here. You...you are just talking nonsense and making false accusations!"

As the butler spoke, he pointed at the few people who had just followed him in from the door.

These people were all wearing official uniforms. Shen Lian took a quick look and found that some of them looked familiar. They were all officials appointed by the imperial court.

Moreover, these people are also on the list that Li Kuiqing mentioned before.

Therefore, they are all members of Wang Wenru's clique.

He is also the Crown Prince's man.

At this moment, all these people were stunned.

When they saw Wang Wenru's body, they felt as if they had been hit hard by a heavy hammer and their bodies shook involuntarily.

Their faction is centered around Wang Wenru.

It can be said that Wang Wenru is the leader of their faction and their IQ representative.

Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is away and Wang Wenru is dead, it is like a bolt from the blue to them.

They were stunned for a long time before they realized that the person the housekeeper was yelling at to call the murderer was actually tonight's guest Shen Lian.

This made them stunned again.

But soon, someone couldn't help but say, "Shen Lian, you...you, why are you so cruel?"

"You killed Lu Xie because he had bad intentions towards you and said things he shouldn't have said. You killed him... We have nothing to say! But Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang is not like that!"

"Mr. Wang has already decided to apologize to you and make friends with you. He asked us to come here today so that we can apologize to you together and ask for your forgiveness..."

"But, but I really didn't expect that you would be so cruel and ruthless. You actually killed Elder Wang before we arrived!"

When the others heard what this person said, they were also shocked.

The looks they gave Shen Lian were also filled with anger.

They felt that Shen Lian was too bullying and too cruel!

Ah Bao heard their words and saw the misunderstanding look they gave Shen Lian. He frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could our Lord kill people indiscriminately?"

"We didn't kill this man at all!"

"We saw it with our own eyes, how could it be fake?" an official said.

"Yes, we all saw it with our own eyes. You two were the only ones here. Moreover, you hid it from the housekeeper of this mansion and sneaked here directly. And you still say that you have no ill intentions! Elder Wang must have been killed by you!"

"I've long heard that Shen Lian is ruthless and merciless, and today I finally saw it for myself!"

An official looked at the housekeeper and said, "Housekeeper, report to the police immediately. We are here and will not let the murderer Shen Lian escape! Go quickly. Elder Wang must not die in vain! We will not let him die with regrets!"

The housekeeper finally reacted after hearing this.

He nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, I'll report to the police. Gentlemen, you must keep an eye on them and don't let them escape. No matter what, you must avenge my master!"

After saying that, the butler ran out in a hurry.

These officials blocked the door and stared at Shen Lianyuan and the others as if they were guarding against thieves, without blinking, as if they were afraid that if they blinked, Shen Lian would turn into a butterfly and fly away.

Abao was so angry when he saw them.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "Sir, why don't you say anything? Why don't you refute and scold them? They are wrongly accusing you, sir!"

Compared to Abao's anger, Shen Lian was much calmer.

He just glanced at those people, then looked away to observe the situation at the crime scene.

Hearing what Ah Bao said, he said calmly: "What did you say?"

"Of course, we didn't kill that person!"

"If I, Shen Lian, say this, will they believe it?"

“This…” Abao was speechless.

Shen Lian said calmly: "If they won't believe it, what's the point of saying it? Besides, reporting it to the police is what I want to do. Since they have done it, I have nothing to say."

Ah Bao frowned and said, "But, I can't let you be wronged!"

"Abao, haven't you discovered it yet?"

"what?"

"The butler had just brought us here when the person died! And when we heard the noise and came in, the butler and the officials came and saw us standing in front of the corpse... Do you think there are such coincidences in the world?"

Ah Bao was stunned: "What do you mean, sir?" Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he sneered: "It is really a well-planned murder case, and also a well-planned frame-up case!"

"Beichen's move was not small. In order to frame me, he even made Wang Wenru sacrifice himself to the heaven. The cost was not small."

Ah Bao was shocked when he heard this: "This... Was this done by Beichen and the others? Is the purpose to frame you?"

"Then, sir, you, you..."

Shen Lian interrupted Xu Gou with a smile and said, "Don't worry, if Beichen troubles me in other ways, I might get a headache."

"But the case..."

The corners of his mouth curled up, and he said disdainfully: "Do you think, after going through so many things, there is a case in this world that my Wangyun Inn can't solve?"

When Abao heard Shen Lian's words and looked at Shen Lian's confident smile, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yes, when it comes to solving cases, the people in our Chu Palace are definitely the best in the world. So many difficult cases have been solved by the young master, so there will definitely be no problem with this case."

"As long as you can solve the case and find the real murderer, everything will come to light. Even if they want to wrongly accuse you, they won't be able to do so."

Abao’s thoughts are very simple.

Aren’t they trying to wrongly accuse you?

But they were too stupid to use the case to wrongly accuse adults.

With your abilities, solving the case will only take a few minutes!

As long as the murderer is found, who would dare to wrongly accuse you? And use this as an excuse to attack His Royal Highness the King of Chu?
He felt that he had figured everything out, and suddenly the whole world seemed brighter.

And Shen Lian saw through Abao's thoughts at a glance.

He shook his head slightly, but said nothing more.

With Beichen's ability, if he wanted to deal with Wangyun Inn, how could it be so easy?
Not to mention, the one who was sacrificed was an important chess piece like Wang Wenru.

Therefore, this case is definitely not easy to solve...and even if the case is solved, the matter will definitely not end here.

But... Beichen was plotting against him, so how could Shen Lian not be prepared?
He knew that Wang Wenru was not holding it in well, but he still came. With his ability and temperament, how could he really put himself in danger?

So, this time, it was him and Beichen who were playing against each other from a distance.

Everyone here is each other's chess piece.

As for who the real winner will be, no one will know until the end, when the final trump card is revealed.

Of course, there is no need to tell these to the Dog.

It’s better to just let Abao, a simple-minded guy, be happy. He won’t understand if you talk too much anyway.

Shen Lian was attracted by this case and was too lazy to spend time explaining it to Xu Gou, so he just let Xu Gou be happy and silly.

Just like that, those officials stared at Shen Lian as if he were a prisoner, and Abao glared at them with his big copper bell-like eyes.

Shen Lian was looking for clues at the scene, thinking about what exactly happened to Wang Wenru's death.

In this way, I don’t know how much time passed, and suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Some voices were heard, and the officials blocking the door were pushed away.

Then some yamen runners rushed into the hall.

Shen Lian raised his head at this time. When he saw the clothes of these yamen runners and the guy who seemed to have become stronger, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Qin Shaoqing, what's wrong with you? What brings you here?"

That’s right, the official called by the housekeeper was Qin Ziyi, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

In fact, the housekeeper was also helpless.

As the steward of the palace, he was also familiar with some matters in the officialdom.

Shen Lian is a commander with a high status. He is also a man of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu and a well-known figure.

In Chang'an City, looking around, the only ones qualified to participate in criminal investigation are the Dali Temple and Jingzhao Yin.

At present, Shen Lian often goes in and out of the Dali Temple and is a frequent visitor to the Dali Temple.

Then, Qin Ziyi, a confidant of the Crown Prince in the Dali Temple, is the best candidate.

Qin Ziyi laughed when he heard Shen Lian's words and said, "Commander Shen, this is not... your reputation has spread far and wide recently, and there have been fewer crimes in Chang'an City."

"So... I'll relax a little bit on my duties. I finally have a case, so I have to come and take a look."

Qin Ziyi didn't give Shen Lian a chance to continue talking to him, and hurriedly said, "Commander Shen, what's going on? I heard that... Wang Wenru's death was related to you?"

During this period, Qin Ziyi had contact with Shen Lian. He knew Shen Lian quite well. He knew that if Shen Lian really wanted to kill someone, no one would find any clues.

But now, the butler told him that they saw it with their own eyes, so at that time, Qin Ziyi knew that there must be something wrong with this matter.

It definitely wasn’t Shen Lian who killed him!
but!
If there is no evidence, it is not impossible to pin the blame on Shen Lian.

This happened to be an opportunity to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince eliminate one of the King of Chu's most powerful followers.

Before Shen Lian could speak, Ah Bao said, "Qin Shaoqing, we were wrongly accused. The commander didn't kill anyone at all!"

"You are talking nonsense. The master was killed by you!"

When the housekeeper saw that Abao was still stubbornly saying that he had not killed anyone, his eyes turned red.

He looked at Qin Ziyi and said, "Qin Shaoqing, don't listen to their excuses. They sneaked into our mansion and killed our master. We saw it with our own eyes!"

The officials all nodded at this time.

"That's right, Shen Lian was the one who killed him!"

"Shen Lian is really too lawless!"

When Qin Ziyi heard their words and looked at their confident expressions, his brows slightly furrowed.

He had been the Junior Official of the Dali Temple for several years, so he could more or less tell whether a person was lying.

The expressions and actions of these officials clearly showed that they were very confident and did not look like they were lying.

But was it really Shen Lian who killed him?
Can't you?
Shen Lian did have a motive to kill. Wang Wenru was in the Crown Prince's camp, while he was in the King of Chu's camp. They were natural opponents. Such a low-level killing method, could it be that... he had come up with a counter-tactic?

Qin Ziyi's eyes flickered. He knew that Qin Ziyi had recently killed an official of the imperial court. Maybe he would do it again.

(End of this chapter)