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Chapter 30 Who is the assassin who escaped?

In the face of Feng Yunxi's evaluation, Feng Twelve turned a deaf ear to it.

"Just be a good prince," he said calmly, "as long as you follow His Majesty's wishes, no one can really touch you."

"What about you?" Feng Yunxi asked, "You knew that His Majesty would protect me, so why did you jump out and annoy him?"

"Because I'm tired of it." Feng Twelve said, "If I let trouble go in such a tepid way every time, some people will never stop."

Feng Yunxi was silent for a while: "Twelve, you don't just want to deal with King Ping, right?"

"Yes." Feng Twelve said bluntly, "In the past few years, there has been unrest around you. On the surface, there is only one Prince Ping, but His Majesty has more than just you two sons."

Feng Yunxi smiled, but there was a hint of bitterness in her smile.

Qin Shiyue reached out and held his hand: "Twelve is telling the truth."

"Of course I know it's the truth," Feng Yunxi sighed, "but your majesty wants peace."

"It doesn't matter if we try to whitewash the situation," Feng Twelve raised his eyes coldly, "It's clear that someone is more restless than us about this incident in the enclosure."

"Are you talking about the real culprit who hired Bai Niao Pavilion?" Feng Yunxi said, "As far as I know, His Majesty sent people to the Bai Niao Pavilion base in Anshui County on the second day of the Spring Hunt, but unfortunately the place was deserted and no clues were left."

Fang Tong perked up when he heard them mention White Bird Pavilion.

The base in Anshui County is empty?

She thought carefully about the situation over there, and suddenly remembered that the assassin Bingqi came from another place. These assassins usually live among the people and live alone in disguised identities. This time, the five of them met in Anshui County and set out together. They were not familiar with each other. As for the contact person in Anshui County, Bingqi had never seen him.

Therefore, Anshui County may not really have any stronghold. It was only because Meng Xuanyi, the Examiner, had to pass through Anshui County that this incident happened.

Several people in the room obviously had the same idea as her. Feng Twelve asked, "If Meng Xuanyi's itinerary did not go beyond Anshui County, would these assassins still come?"

Feng Yunxi thought about it carefully: "The date of the spring hunt was set before the Lantern Festival. As for Meng Xuanyi's trip, he was not supposed to go, but the father of the original person passed away and he returned home to mourn, so Meng Xuanyi took over temporarily."

"When did he leave?"

"One month before the spring hunt." Feng Yunxi said, "Meng Xuanyi's itinerary is no secret in the Ministry of Personnel. Anyone who is willing to inquire can find out."

"Where is Meng Xuanyi now?" Feng Twelve asked.

"According to the rules, he should have arrived in Quzhou, but Your Majesty should have sent someone to pass on the news. According to the date, he should be in Beijing in two days."

"Where are the four assassins captured by King Ping?" Feng Twelve asked again.

Feng Yunxi looked at him and said nothing.

Feng Twelve raised his eyebrows: "Any questions?"

Feng Yunxi said: "Dead."

"Dead?" This time not only Feng Twelve was surprised, even Qin Shiyue almost stood up.

She looked at her husband in disbelief: "When did he die? How did he die?" "I only found out this morning." Feng Yunxi helped her sit firmly on the chair. "On the day you were still in the enclosure, His Majesty ordered the assassin to be secretly escorted back to the capital and handed over to the Dali Temple for interrogation, but they died of poison as soon as they entered the Dali Temple."

"Poisoned?" Qin Shiyue quickly calmed down. She was able to become the Crown Princess, so she was definitely not an ordinary person. She immediately thought of the key point, "Did she take poison a long time ago, or was she poisoned later?"

"It's still unknown," Feng Yunxi laughed self-deprecatingly, "His Majesty has already known about this matter. Now that the assassin is dead, Prince Ping's accusation against me has become groundless, so he is not in a hurry to deal with this case. If I continue to investigate, it will inevitably make him unhappy."

At this point, he looked at Feng Twelve again and said, "This news is strictly blocked, even the teacher is unaware of it, otherwise he would not help you deal with Prince Ping in the court."

The Imperial Censor Gu Qingming also stood on the side of the Crown Prince. He pushed Feng Twelve out just to use the opponent's strength to his advantage. If the assassin was dead and Prince Ping's witness was gone, the case would become an unsolved case, which would just suit the Emperor's wishes.

However, the emperor kept the assassin's death a secret, which led to the current result: the crown prince is still safe, but Prince Ping was given the twelfth title and his past was exposed.

"But according to the assassin's confession, there were five of them, and one escaped in the enclosure." Feng Yunxi said, "If we can catch that person, we might be able to find out the truth."

Fang Tong was sleeping on Qin Shiyue's legs, and he pricked up his ears when he heard the words.

No, we won't be able to find out the truth even if we catch her. The assassin Bingqi is just a filler and she doesn't know any inside information.

Thinking of this, Fang Tong felt annoyed. Why was the original owner of this body so disappointing? As a member of a killer organization, he had to understand the connections and build connections to ensure that dangerous missions would not fall on him. Even if they did, it was better to be prepared than to die.

She shook her beard helplessly, and then she heard Feng Twelve ask, "What are the characteristics of the assassin who escaped? Are there any clues to track him?"

Feng Yunxi shook her head. "I only heard that it was a young woman named Bing Qi. She was not very skilled in martial arts, and her brain was not very good either. She had been a disciple for less than a year."

Fang Tong rested his face on his paws and sighed silently.

Listen, what kind of evaluation is this? She clearly remembered that Bingqi was not familiar with those assassins. It seems that Bingqi was the only one who was unfamiliar with them. The others had seen through her at a glance. Maybe in the White Bird Pavilion, her reputation as a rookie was well-known.

"Since you are not very good at martial arts and your brain is not very good, why were you sent to carry out such an important mission?" Feng Twelve asked, "Assassinating the prince is not a trivial matter. Having such a person in the team will only become a burden."

Fang Tong glanced at him sideways and said, yes, yes, she was a burden. But you would never have thought that she would die of a sudden heart attack before she became a burden, and she was not the first person to be exposed.

Qin Shiyue interrupted at this time: "The White Bird Pavilion is well-known in the underworld, but they rarely attack officials. This commission involves royal disputes. How dare they accept it?"

Fang Tong nodded. Yes, the underworld can never defeat the white world. No matter how weak the imperial court is, it still has the army in its hands. Isn’t the leader of the White Bird Pavilion afraid of angering the emperor and destroying his lair with a single order?

By the way, where is the headquarters of Bai Niao Pavilion? Fang Tong flipped through Bing Qi's memory and gave up decisively.

Her soul traveling through time and space is not much better than her physical body traveling through time and space, and she doesn't have any advantage at all.

She patiently continued to listen to the three people's discussion.

"The whereabouts of the members of the White Bird Pavilion have always been a mystery. They withdrew from their base in Anshui County because they knew that the assassination attempt had failed," Feng Yunxi said. "It's a pity that Prince Ping made this matter known to everyone. With so many people in the enclosure that day, we can't find out who leaked the news."

As he was talking, the chief steward of the Prince's Mansion came to the door and said softly, "Your Highness, we just received an urgent report."

"What's the matter?" Feng Yunxi asked.

The chief steward came into the room and approached him, his expression slightly solemn: "The Ministry of Personnel has reported that Meng Xuanyi died suddenly on his way back to Beijing."

(End of this chapter)