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Chapter 271 Zhang Wei's Story
A few days later, something happened that was beyond Chu Lu's expectations - Jiang Miaoyan suddenly disappeared for unknown reasons.

She no longer rushed into the Yangxin Palace crying, nor did she go to the retired emperor or the empress dowager to complain, and she even stopped spreading rumors and inciting others. She just stayed in the dilapidated Lanri Villa every day, rarely going out, as if she had really accepted her fate.

This sudden calmness made Chu Lu feel a little uneasy.

"Qin Su, something is wrong." In the imperial study, Chu Lu put down the memorial in his hand and asked in his heart, "Why has Jiang Miaoyan been quiet recently? Could it be that she is tired of making trouble and finally stopped?"

"Unlikely." Qin Su's voice sounded in his mind, with her usual calmness, "Based on the heroine's behavior, she would never choose to admit defeat unless she was about to die, especially to a man. She suddenly became quiet, more like she was accumulating strength to prepare for a more fierce counterattack next time."

"Well, that's possible." Chu Lu's expression became serious after hearing this. "It seems that we still can't take it lightly. We have to be careful and cautious."

He rubbed his brows, a sense of urgency rising spontaneously. Jiang Miaoyan was like a bomb hanging over his head. Although it had not exploded yet, the threat was still there.

"In the final analysis, it's still because the correction value is not enough." Chu Lu said in a deep voice, "As long as the correction value is full, no matter what conspiracy she has, it will be nothing but a piece of shit."

Only absolute power can completely solve the problem, so that he doesn't have to worry so much and always be on guard against these heroines.

Thinking of the correction value, Chu Lu suddenly remembered another thing.

"By the way, it's been so long since we captured that traitor in the Imperial Guards, Zhang Wei. His storyline should be over by now, right?"

He immediately called up the chat group interface to check the current correction value.

However, the number displayed on the interface is still ten.

"What's going on?" Chu Lu frowned, "It's been so many days, why hasn't the correction value increased?"

"It's really a bit strange." Qin Su's voice also carried a hint of doubt. "Logically speaking, he has been captured for so long, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't have survived until now. The story line should have ended long ago."

"Let's go to the prison." Chu Lu made a prompt decision and stood up. He wanted to go and see for himself what Zhang Wei was doing.

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Deep in the dark and damp imperial prison, the air was filled with the smell of blood and decay.

Accompanied by Lin Xiao, Chu Lu came to the cell where Zhang Wei was imprisoned. Looking through the fence, he saw Zhang Wei with disheveled hair and scars of varying depths all over his body, obviously having been tortured. However, he was not depressed or collapsed as expected, but his eyes were calm, even with a hint of sarcasm, sitting in the corner, as if he was not involved.

Chu Lu first signaled Lin Xiao to step back, and then called the old official who was responsible for interrogating Zhang Wei.

"What's the situation?" Chu Lu asked.

The old official bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, Zhang Wei is very stubborn. No matter what kind of torture he is under, he refuses to say a word. We have also tried to persuade him, but he is unmoved."

"Oh?" Chu Lu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Does he show any signs of wanting to die?"

The old official shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, no one has found him. Although he has suffered a lot, he cherishes his life very much and has never committed suicide."

Chu Lu's suspicion deepened. Neither confessing nor committing suicide? This was completely different from the palace maid A Ling who had simply committed suicide by taking poison.

He waved away the old official, signaled the jailer to open the cell door, and walked in alone.

Inside the cell, Zhang Wei slowly raised his head and looked at Chu Lu who walked in, with no expression on his face.

"Zhang Wei." Chu Lu stood in front of him and looked down at him. "I'm very curious, why are you holding on? Do you think you still have a chance to escape? Or are you hoping that someone will come to rescue you?"

When Zhang Wei heard this, a mocking arc appeared at the corner of his mouth, but he didn't say anything.

Chu Lu continued to ask: "Since you know there is no hope of escape, why don't you learn from your accomplice A Ling? At least she died quickly and cleanly. Why do you linger on like this and endure the pain? Do you enjoy this prison?"

Zhang Wei remained silent, but the sarcasm in his eyes became even stronger, as if he was mocking Chu Lu's ignorance.

Chu Lu stared at him for a long while, but finally suppressed the urge to take action and turned around and walked out of the cell.

"Qin Su, this is definitely not normal." Standing outside the cell, Chu Lu said in his heart, "Zhang Wei's behavior is too strange."

"It's really abnormal." Qin Su's voice sounded, "Zhang Wei was already in a state of being half-abandoned, and the assassination attempt failed, so it was impossible for him to wait for rescue. And he was unwilling to commit suicide, and he was unwilling to surrender, so even if he was still alive, this story line should be considered over, but the correction value did not increase, so there is only one possibility..."

"What is it?"

"His story line hasn't ended yet." Qin Su replied, "Although his story line as a spy has ended, he may have another story line. This line has not been concluded, so the correction value has not increased."

Chu Lu frowned: "Suddenly there is one more? Is it the influence of the heroine?"

"There is no other explanation except this." Qin Su affirmed, "After he was arrested, or maybe even before, a certain heroine may have been involved in their story lines, or it may just be a coincidence. In short, her heroine halo forced him to have a new story line. So he doesn't want to die, and he won't provide correction values."

"What is the specific storyline?" Chu Lu asked. "I can't tell at all." Qin Su's voice was a little helpless. "I've said it before. Due to some unclear reasons, my ability to check other people's storylines in this copy is greatly limited. Even the setting of the heroine is very difficult to understand, let alone a native like him.

Unless you can get a clue out of him, even just a few words, maybe I can deduce something."

"It won't be easy to get him to speak, considering how tight-lipped he was just now." Chu Lu frowned.

"We can try to use the correction value." Qin Su suggested, "Although it is only ten points, the effect is limited, but it will still have a certain impact on the natives. Combined with language induction, it may be able to make him relax temporarily."

Chu Lu raised his eyebrows, and then he remembered that the correction value did have this function.

When Qin Su first obtained this authority, she said that in addition to offsetting the heroine's halo, the correction value could also have a certain impact on the indigenous characters in the copy world, making them more willing to cooperate.

So Chu Lu nodded, pushed the door open and walked into the cell again.

He walked in front of Zhang Wei, looked at him calmly, and communicated with Qin Su silently in his heart, quietly mobilizing the only ten correction points. An indescribable invisible wave, like ripples caused by a stone thrown into the water, spread towards Zhang Wei imperceptibly with Chu Lu as the center.

"Zhang Wei," Chu Lu's voice sounded, with a strange penetrating power, "Tell me, what has kept you going until now? Is it just to suffer? What are you expecting in your heart?"

Zhang Wei's body stiffened slightly, and a flash of struggle flashed across his eyes full of ridicule, but was soon replaced by a deeper resistance. He turned his head to the side, refusing to communicate.

Chu Lu was not discouraged, but took another step forward, getting closer to Zhang Wei. His voice was still steady, but with an unquestionable power: "You can't escape. Your accomplice A Ling has already gone to hell. What else can you get by staying here except torture day after day? Tell me, maybe I can grant your wish."

These words were like a spell, and combined with the effect of the correction value, they began to erode Zhang Wei's tight defense line. His head, which had been tilted to the side, unconsciously turned slightly back, and his eyes began to become somewhat scattered, no longer focused on a certain point, as if he was caught in a mixture of memories and reality. His tightly closed lips also began to tremble slightly unconsciously.

"Tell me," Chu Lu's voice was like hypnosis, and every word struck Zhang Wei's will that was about to collapse, "What are you thinking about? What is worth enduring so much pain?"

"Yes..." Zhang Wei's Adam's apple rolled with difficulty, and his eyes completely lost focus. He moved his cracked lips subconsciously as if talking in a dream, and uttered a few vague words: "Yes...someone...is waiting...for me..."

Chu Lu's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Who is it?"

"Yes Yes……"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Wei suddenly shuddered, as if he had been poured with cold water, and his eyes instantly regained clarity. He stared at Chu Lu with his eyes wide open in horror, as if he couldn't believe what he had just said. Then, the horror quickly turned into an extreme vigilance and fear. He tightly closed his mouth and shrank back, wishing he could shrink into the wall and never look at Chu Lu again.

A hint of urgency suddenly appeared on Chu Lu's face, and he immediately wanted to try again.

"Chu Lu, forget it." Qin Su's voice sounded, "The correction value is too low, the effect is too weak, it can only be done to this extent. It's useless for you to continue."

Chu Lu sighed inwardly, then left the cell and asked again, "So what? Can you see anything?"

Qin Su replied: "He does have an extra story line. Unfortunately, the information that 'someone is waiting for him' is still too vague. We still need more clues."

"What should we do? Is there any other way to pry his mouth open?"

Qin Su suggested again: "It should be gone. Let's put it aside for now, and come back to deal with him when we have accumulated a higher correction value."

Although Chu Lu felt a little uneasy in his heart, thinking that this unknown story line was very strange and might lead to some very bad situation, there was really no better way at the moment. He could only temporarily suppress his doubts, nodded and said, "Okay."

After saying this, he took a last look at Zhang Wei who had regained silence, then turned and left the imperial prison.

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After leaving the imperial prison, Chu Lu thought about it and found that there seemed to be nothing else to do, so he prepared to return to the imperial study.

He walked along the blue brick path and soon arrived outside the imperial study, where he was stunned.

The door of the imperial study was open.

This was very strange because Chu Lu clearly remembered closing the door when he left.

Moreover, the eunuch who usually stood outside the door was nowhere to be seen. There was an inexplicably bleak and quiet atmosphere around, as if something dangerous was hidden inside.

He frowned and walked quickly into the imperial study with a hint of uneasiness.

As he entered the room, he looked up and saw a figure sitting behind the large desk in the imperial study.

"Father, you are finally back."

Jiang Miaoyan folded her hands on the imperial desk, tilted her head, and looked at Chu Lu who walked in with a smile that was eerily calm.

(End of this chapter)