The Prodigal Son

After chatting with Shi Yi for a while, Qin Yu got up and left, then called Shi Wang over and asked him to walk with him.

Qin Yu didn't say anything, but simply led Shi Wang towards the front yard.

Shi Wang followed behind Qin Yu, feeling uneasy but trying his best to remain calm.

He wasn't afraid of anything else, but he was afraid that this madman would lock him up and torture him without asking any questions.

Even if Qin Yu beat him to death, he wouldn't dare to reveal that matter, but he didn't want to suffer physical pain.

As they walked, Qin Yu suddenly stopped, turned back to Shi Wang, and gave him a strange smile. "I was ambushed and killed in Jiankou County. The assassin said you ordered him to do it! How do you explain that?"

Shi Wang abruptly stopped, hurriedly swearing an oath: "Lord Qin, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me! If I utter even the slightest lie, may I die a horrible death!"

Shi Wang also donated money to obtain the official position of Tongzhilang, a sixth-rank official, in his early years.

Although he had no real power, the official position still brought him many benefits.

Even in front of Prime Minister Gao Yi, there was no need to perform the full kowtow.

Besides Shi Wang, several other members of the Shi family also donated money to obtain official positions.

The ranks ranged from the sixth to the eighth grade.

Qin Yu chuckled: "No need for that. Actually, I also felt it had nothing to do with you; I was just asking as usual!"

"Thank you, sir."

Shi Wang forced a smile, but inwardly cursed.

Qin Yu smiled and then asked, "By the way, why didn't you bring more experts as guards when you went to Jiangning Prefecture? With the Shi family's wealth, training a few experts shouldn't be a difficult task, right?"

Upon hearing Qin Yu's question, Shi Wang's heart skipped a beat.

He suddenly realized that this was the real problem!

Qin Yucai had talked to his second brother, and might have already asked him about this issue!

If the two brothers' answers don't match, then there's a problem!

Shi Wang's mind raced, but he feigned composure and said, "The Shi family does indeed have several experts protecting the safety of our family members. However, my elder brother is the head of the family, and these people all follow his orders. I have no right to interfere in these matters."

You bastard!

They just pushed it directly to Shi Yi!

How cunning!

However, did he think that pushing it to Shi Yi would solve the problem?

"No way?"

Qin Yu stared at Shi Wang with a half-smile, "Your brother said he originally wanted to bring a few experts as guards, but you persuaded him that you are all under arrest and shouldn't be too high-profile, so he only brought guards from the Salt Transport Office!"

Shi Wang's heart skipped a beat, and his mind raced again.

How could the second brother say that?

Didn't he ever think that Qin Yu would ask him the same question?

I'm not a mind reader, so how am I supposed to respond to what he said?

Ok?

wrong!

The second child couldn't possibly answer like that!

If you can think of something yourself, your second child should be able to think of it too!

Qin Yu was bluffing!

Correct!

That must be it!

That piece of trash!

He thinks he's very smart?

He thought that after all these years, they, as brothers, didn't even have this much understanding.

Shi Wang realized what was happening and immediately pretended to be confused.

After a long pause, Shi Wang looked at Qin Yu with a bitter expression: "Lord Qin, the ambush you suffered in Jiankou County really has nothing to do with me! Stop trying to trick me with these roundabout tactics..."

"What do you mean, 'scam'? I was just kidding!"

Qin Yu chuckled and changed the subject, "So, who do you think wanted to assassinate you? Do you have any suspects?"

Shi Wang is quite clever!

He actually figured out that I was bluffing him!

But both brothers hesitated when faced with the same problem.

This seems to have already explained something.

"no."

Shi Wang shook his head decisively, "I heard that you, sir, were also assassinated and the assassin was captured. I wonder if the two assassinations are orchestrated by the same person! If you manage to find the mastermind, you can arrest them and interrogate them!"

"It can't be the same person!"

Qin Yu shook his head and said, "Think about it again. Is there anyone you suspect?"

Shi Wang pretended to think for a moment, then shook his head with a bitter expression: "This humble official really can't think of anything."

"Alright! Then I won't make things difficult for you!"

Qin Yu gave a kind smile. "I've arranged some tasks for your brother. You'd better help him handle them well! This is your family's chance to redeem yourself!"

"Yes, yes!"

Shi Wang nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, I have nothing else to attend to on my end!"

Qin Yu smiled and instructed, "You should settle down at the Yinbin Inn first. If anything happens, I will send someone to summon you! Be careful, I will also increase the guards at the inn and send people to search for the assassin!"

The Yinbin Guest House was a place in various state governments specifically for receiving their subordinate officials.

Under normal circumstances, a high-ranking official like Shi Yi would definitely be arranged to stay at the governor's mansion when he arrived in various prefectures.

But now, no matter how high-ranking an official is, they are useless in front of Qin Yu.

"Thank you, sir. I'll take my leave now!"

Shi Wang bowed and took his leave.

Go!

Qin Yu nodded slightly.

Soon, the Shi brothers left the governor's mansion.

When the carriage had traveled nearly a hundred paces away from the governor's mansion, Shi Yi hurriedly asked Qin Yu what he and Shi Wang had talked about.

Shi Wang did not hide anything and told them everything they had talked about.

"call……"

After listening to Shi Wang's words, Shi Yi breathed a long sigh of relief and patted Shi Wang on the shoulder, "Luckily you reacted quickly, otherwise that scoundrel Qin Yu would probably have held onto this issue!"

Shi Wang asked with a worried expression, "Has Qin Yu already suspected that it was a ruse on our part?"

"Since he asked that question, he must have some doubts."

Shi Yi nodded slightly, "But don't worry too much. Our answers were fine. Even if he suspects something, he can only suspect it! This time, we were careless and didn't realize this flaw. We must be more cautious in our future actions..."

This incident also served as a wake-up call for him.

One lie requires more lies to cover it up.

If there's even the slightest discrepancy, people will notice the flaw.

Therefore, they must now settle down.

As long as things continue smoothly, they cannot make any further unnecessary moves!

The more you move, the more likely you are to run into problems!

"Um!"

Shi Wang nodded emphatically, then asked, "What opportunity has Qin Yu given us to redeem ourselves?"

"What a load of rubbish, trying to atone for your sins!"

Speaking of this, Shi Yi was furious. "That scoundrel is clearly trying to exploit us to the fullest extent..."

Listening to Shi Yi's story, Shi Wang couldn't help but get angry.

But in the current situation, they seem to have no choice but to passively accept it.

Shi Wang felt increasingly aggrieved and slammed his fist hard on the carriage seat. "When has our Shi family ever suffered such humiliation? Qin Yu is clearly treating us like pushovers, bullying us to death!"

"Alright! Just bear with it!"

Shi Yi suppressed Shi Wang's raging anger and solemnly admonished him: "Remember, money can be earned back, but if you lose your life, you truly lose everything!"

Shi Wang opened his mouth slightly, and although he was unwilling, he finally nodded helplessly...