From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 26 The Prince’s Counterattack

Supervisory House

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A group of people surrounded a man covered in blood. Some drew blood, some pressed the needle, some wiped the wound, and some gave water...

Next door is a huge empty hall filled with all kinds of instruments and strange materials.

This is the laboratory dedicated to the Institute of Physics of the Supervisory Commission.

"How's the situation?" Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair, looking at the three people busy at work. He usually did not show his emotions on his face, but now he rarely showed an irritable expression.

Zong Zhui, the person with the best Qinggong skills in the Supervisory Council and the best at hiding in plain sight, is now lying on the bed, and his life or death is unknown.

The cold leader of the third department frowned as he looked at the purple blood in the glass in his hand. He dipped his hand in it, tasted it on his tongue, and spat it out with a "Pooh".

"Judging from the color of the blood, it should be purple spider venom. However, I suspect there's something else mixed in with the venom. Pure purple spider venom should appear as a stringy mess in the blood, not the radiating pattern it has now. The taste is also wrong; it wouldn't be this sweet."

"Can you solve it?"

"It's best to go find Gui Zitian. He must have concocted this stuff. When he was at the Third Office, he liked to put things in random places. Besides, even if the poison is cured, the hidden weapon he was hit with is very troublesome. It's a fine ox-hair needle. Damn, it's even thinner than the ones we have at the Third Office. It drilled into his body and ran around in his bloodstream. If he hadn't quickly sealed his heart meridian, he would be dead by now."

The cold leader shook his head and said, "Gui Zitian, that brat, used to like messing around when he was at the Institute of Natural History. Now that he's in the Eastern Palace, he's like a duck in water. I don't know what the Crown Prince is thinking, he lets him do whatever he wants."

"What are you thinking? Gui Zitian is now a tutor in the Eastern Palace. Zong Zhui was framed when he visited the Eastern Palace at night. Now that he's been discovered, His Majesty will probably summon me to the palace soon. If you go find Gui Zitian, aren't you confessing yourself?"

"Uh!" Leng Toumu was stunned for a moment before nodding. "That's right. We can't go to Gui Zitian about this." He glanced at Zong Zhui, who was lying there twitching, and said with a wry smile, "Gui Zitian may like to mess around, but his poison skills come from three places. The antidotes from the three places are still somewhat effective, but if you want to completely detoxify him, you have to wait for the teacher to return. And those fine needles on his body can't be drawn out by ordinary magnets. We still need the teacher to find a way. Until the teacher returns, it's best for him to just lie there and not move."

"This..." This time, Chen Pingping's face became even worse.

Because the Crown Prince was under suspicion regarding Jing Ge's affair, he sent Zong Zhui to the Eastern Palace to investigate the Crown Prince's true situation. He had assumed that with Zong Zhui's abilities, even if he couldn't find anything useful, he would be able to escape unscathed. However, who could have imagined that the Crown Prince actually had such a sinister hidden weapon in his bedroom, and it was even poisoned!
At this moment, a figure flashed and suddenly appeared behind Chen Pingping. Chen Pingping's tone paused, and he said to the cold leader, "Do everything you can to save Fei Jie's life before he comes back."

"Yes."

Chen Pingping nodded slightly, and Shadow pushed the wheelchair out of the medical room of the Institute of Physics. As the wheelchair left, a heavy iron door slowly closed behind it, and the panic and noise were severely isolated inside, and not a trace of it could be heard.

Shadow pushed the wheelchair, turned a corner, and entered a deep corridor. The sound completely disappeared.

The moonlight was dim, blocked by a few clouds, and the starlight in the sky also became dim.

Dark, lonely, desolate...

This seems to be the original color of the Supervisory Commission.

Shadow pushed the wheelchair slowly along the corridor, and faint footsteps could be heard in front.

"Master Dean, His Majesty summons you!"

The eunuch hurried over, following a man in black from the Supervisory Council. When he saw Chen Pingping, he quickly saluted.

"Summoned at this time, yes, what happened?"

Chen Pingping showed surprise on his face and asked the eunuch.

"There's been a change in the East Palace. The Crown Prince has been assassinated. Your Majesty has urgently summoned the Dean to the palace."

"The prince was assassinated. When?" Chen Pingping was shocked. If his legs had not been crippled, he could have jumped up from the wheelchair.

"An hour ago." said the eunuch.

"Okay, lead the way." Chen Pingping nodded, his expression slowly calming down, as if he was digesting this "shocking" news.

※※※Imperial Palace
Emperor Qing sat on a chair, his head tilted back, looking at the top of the hall. His eyes were a little dazed, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian had already arrived and were standing with their hands hanging down.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian was also standing in the hall, with a slightly sarcastic smile on his face, looking indifferent.

The commander of the palace guards, Gong Dian, half-knelt on the ground, lowered his head and apologized.

He was in charge of guarding the palace, and someone sneaked into the East Palace to assassinate the prince, causing such a big disturbance. He has a heavy responsibility and cannot shirk it.

Seeing Chen Pingping come in, Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian nodded to him.

Chen Pingping's wheelchair quietly slid past Gong Dian, who was kneeling on the ground. He looked at Emperor Qing, who seemed to be in a trance, and bowed his head. "Your Majesty, an assassin broke into the palace at night, and the Overwatch Council failed to detect it. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"Ah!"

Emperor Qing seemed to be awakened by Chen Pingping's voice. He turned to look at everyone in the hall and spoke.

"For dereliction of duty in the palace, you will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane, demoted three times, fined one year's salary, and temporarily appointed as the commander of the imperial guards. If you dereliction of duty again, you will be imprisoned in the Dali Temple."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gong Dian breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Supervisory Office." After sending Gong Dian away, Emperor Qing turned his gaze to Chen Pingping. "The Supervisory Office monitors everything, both inside and outside. An assassin broke into the Eastern Palace at night, and the Sixth Department had no prior knowledge of this incident. They must be punished!"

"This matter was an oversight by the Overwatch Council. Your Majesty, please punish us."

Chen Pingping is a bachelor. He originally wanted to get things done quietly, but it ended up causing such a big commotion. The Supervisory Office, which is responsible for supervising both inside and outside the country, is of course responsible. There is no point in quibbling, and it will only bring him more trouble.

"Then you too will be fined one year's salary. The person in charge of the Sixth Department will be dismissed. Also, the Supervisory Council will be in charge of this case. They must investigate thoroughly within ten days."

"Yes!" Chen Pingping responded calmly.

He had expected such a reaction.

"Prince."

"My son is here."

"Did the Eastern Palace suffer any losses this time?"

"No." Li Chengqian shook his head. "It seems the assassins who came this time were mainly spying, using a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. There may be others collaborating with them. We need to investigate all of this."

"Well, Chen Pingping, everyone in the East Palace must also go through it to ensure the safety of the East Palace."

"Yes!" Chen Pingping's eyes narrowed and he nodded in response.

"Cheng Qian, you are the crown prince. What else do you think about this matter?"

"Your Majesty is wise. Everything is arranged for the best." Li Chengqian curled his lips. "I have no other opinions. However, it is just a coincidence that Dean Chen is here today, and I need to ask him for help."

"Huh?" Several people in the hall were slightly stunned and looked at Li Chengqian with puzzled eyes.

Among the three courts and six ministries of Nanqing, the Supervisory Court is a very special one. Because it has the power to supervise all officials, it has almost no horizontal connection with the officials. The director Chen Pingping only obeys His Majesty and is very tactful. He usually keeps his distance from the princes like Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian's two elder brothers were young before and did not think so much. But in the past two years, they have grown older and become sensible. They have their own thoughts and do not have any improper thoughts about the Supervisory Court.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian, the crown prince, jumped out today.

(End of this chapter)