My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"I don't know about that."

Zhang Mu shook his head.

Yes, all he knew was that there was indeed a third person involved in yesterday's operation.

But he didn't know who this third person was.

Jiang Xiaobai wasn't surprised when he heard this.

Yes, it's already quite good that Zhang Mu knew there was a third person.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai's gaze then fell on Jiang Lu.

Jiang Lu felt Jiang Xiaobai's gaze and his expression tightened noticeably. He took the initiative to speak, "The third person is named Shen Zhao."

"Shen Zhao?"

Jiang Xiaobai raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Yes, this person is from the Shadow Division."

Jiang Lu nodded and said, "Yesterday, he wasn't in charge of the actual fighting, but rather the cleanup after your death."

"It was our Minister of Justice, the Chief Justice, who personally sent him there."

The Shadow Division?

Jiang Xiaobai's face immediately showed surprise.

He really didn't expect that the third person... would actually be related to the Town Shadow Division.

You should know that Lin Che, who protected him yesterday, is also a member of the Zhenying Division!

Jiang Xiaobai frowned and looked at Jiang Lu, saying, "Come on, continue."

"According to the original plan, Zhang Mu and Xue San'er were responsible for taking action."

Jiang Lu took a deep breath and continued, "If the assassination is successful, Shen Zhao will be responsible for confirming the results, then taking your body away and cleaning up the traces."

"If the assassination attempt fails, he is responsible for deciding whether to deliver the final blow."

"But an accident happened at the scene yesterday."

At this point, Jiang Lu paused slightly: "Old Master Xin from the Prime Minister's residence has made his move, and Lin Che from the Zhenying Division is also secretly protecting Prince Jiang."

Seeing that you were protected by people on both sides, Shen Zhao dared not make a move rashly.

"He couldn't guarantee his success, and he was even more afraid of... exposing himself, so he had no choice but to retreat temporarily and go back to report."

It turned out to be the case.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "What position does Shen Zhao hold in the Zhenying Division?"

"Shen Zhao is a commander of the Zhenying Division," Jiang Lu replied.

"A thousand households?"

Jiang Xiaobai raised his eyebrows again.

This position is quite prestigious.

The commander of the Zhenying Division was already able to mobilize a hundred men.

A thousand households naturally hold a high position and wield great power.

Such a person actually went to personally clean up the assassination operation.

It seems the person behind this has more power than he imagined.

"All right!"

Jiang Xiaobai rubbed his temples.

My head hurts, it really hurts.

He originally thought that it would be good enough if he could get some clues from the Ministry of Justice.

But now things have gotten complicated. They've found some clues, but the Ministry of Justice and the Zhenying Division have also gotten involved.

Unfortunately, both of these were the government offices that His Majesty had personally appointed to assist in investigating his examination scandal.

This water is not just deep, it's so murky you can't see the bottom!

"Alright, let's keep drinking."

Jiang Xiaobai waved his hand.

The two exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat awkward, and could only sit there stiffly.

Jiang Xiaobai sat to the side, occasionally picking up a piece of food with his chopsticks and occasionally taking a sip of tea.

It really does look like he's having dinner with two guests.

Zhang Mu and Jiang Lu both knew the truth.

This meal was more unbearable than torture.

Half an hour later.

Jiang Xiaobai then got up and personally escorted Jiang Lu and Zhang Mu out of the dungeon.

When they came outside, they ran into Li Bingzhang leading Li Zhiwei over.

The moment they met, Li Bingzhang's gaze fell on the two people behind Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Lu, and that assassin.

Li Bingzhang's expression changed slightly.

Isn't this an interrogation?

Why are these two following Jiang Xiaobai out?

That's not right.

Li Zhiwei also witnessed this scene.

A hint of surprise appeared in those clear eyes.

"Father-in-law, don't worry."

Seeing their reactions, Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "Now, Lord Jiang and Zhang Mu are both on our side."

own people?

Li Bingzhang's expression clearly froze for a moment.

Li Zhiwei was also stunned.

No, it hasn't been that long?

Before going in, Jiang Lu looked like he wanted to kill Jiang Xiaobai.

The two assassins remained tight-lipped and refused to speak.

As a result, after just one meal and drinks, the two became friends.

This is outrageous!

Upon hearing Jiang Xiaobai's words, Jiang Lu quickly stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Li Bingzhang.

"Your Excellency, I apologize for my previous offense."

That attitude was completely different from when the Ministry of Justice came to the Prime Minister's residence to take people away.

Li Bingzhang looked at Jiang Lu, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

But he reacted quickly, suppressing his shock and smiling faintly, "Lord Jiang, you're too kind."

"Now that we're all on the same side, you'd better cooperate well with your son-in-law from now on."

"Of course, of course!"

Jiang Lu nodded quickly.

Then, Jiang Lu looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said in a low voice, "Young Master Jiang, rest assured, if there is any news, I will send someone to deliver it to you immediately."

"Alright! Then I won't see you off any further."

Jiang Xiaobai nodded with a smile: "Please take care, both of you."

Jiang Lu bowed again, then quickly left with Zhang Mu.

The two of them quickened their pace noticeably as they left.

It was as if staying in the Prime Minister's residence for even a moment longer would make them feel extremely uncomfortable.

After the two had walked away, Li Bingzhang's gaze immediately fell on Jiang Xiaobai.

"My dear son-in-law, how...how did you do that?"

This time, Li Bingzhang was genuinely taken aback.

In his opinion, it was already quite good that Jiang Xiaobai was able to pry some information out of the two assassins.

After all, even after using severe torture, Old Master Xin still couldn't get anything out of him.

But Jiang Xiaobai is different.

No torture was used; they just went in and had a chat.

Not only did they get the assassin to talk, but they even managed to turn Jiang Lu against them?

How could this not be shocking?

Li Zhiwei stood to the side, her clear eyes also filled with disbelief.

No torture, no knife.

I simply prepared a table of food and drinks and chatted with them.

Is it really possible to achieve this?

"This is psychological warfare combined with... micro-expressions!" Jiang Xiaobai smiled.

"Psychological tactics?"

Li Bingzhang was taken aback: "Micro-expressions?"

What is all this?

He had never heard of it before!

"Oh, roughly speaking!"

Jiang Xiaobai explained, "When you're unsure whether something is true or false, I'll first guide you to believe it's true by following my line of thinking."

"If you believe even a little bit, your mind will be in turmoil, and once your mind is in turmoil, you'll start scaring yourself."

"What people fear most is not being forced to say something by others, but rather their own inability to resist the urge to prove something."

After saying this, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Li Bingzhang and smiled, "Father-in-law, do you understand what I'm saying?"

Li Bingzhang was silent for a moment, then finally shook his head.

Li Zhiwei, standing beside her, said thoughtfully, "I think I understand."

"Young Master Jiang used them; neither of them knew what the other was saying."

"First, make Zhang Mu believe that Jiang Lu has betrayed him, then make Jiang Lu believe that Zhang Mu has betrayed him."

As she spoke, Li Zhiwei paused and said, "None of them dared to be sure if it was true or not, but they were all worried that they would be the ones who were abandoned."

"Therefore, we can only follow Prince Jiang's lead."