C78 Part2

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"If this Prince remembers correctly, you are the Chief of the Military Accounting Office, right?"

Murong Ci asked with a smile as fresh as wind, and a very meaningful expression.

"Yes, this humble Official is from the Military Supervisor Facility."

Chief Xu bowed his head cautiously and clasped his hands in front of him worriedly.

He knew that since His Royal Highness summoned him to come here, it must have been for the Military Supervisor Facility.

"Chief Xu, if I remember correctly, you have parents and children to look after.

Your whole family's life depends on your salary."

Murong Ci smiled coldly.

"Yes, just as Your Royal Highness said, it all depends on this humble Official to support his family."

"I heard that you moved to a new house a month ago.

Although the new house is not as luxurious as your previous house, it must be much more comfortable since it's larger.

However, your salary is meager.

How could you afford that new house?"

"That's...Your Royal Highness doesn't know that the house where we lived before was leaking, and it was really impossible to live in...

So I had to grit my teeth, and with the help of my relatives, friends, and colleagues we bought an old house with silvers to make my parents feel more comfortable."

Chief Xu stammered and explained in such a panic, that his words flickered and his eyesight was uncertain.

One could tell at a glance that he wasn't telling the truth.

"Chief Xu, you are so brave!"

Murong Ci suddenly reprimanded,

"Aren't you feeling guilty after all?"

His body quaked violently, and he humbled and tremblingly said:

"This humble Official doesn't know what are the crimes that Your Highness is referring to.

Please do tell me."

She immediately stared at him sharply like a knife, that could stab him,

"You're illegally selling Military Weapons privately, which is a heinous crime!

This Prince has obtained your account book and sent it to the Royal Palace as a clue.

The Royal King will surely take care of your crimes and punish your whole Clan!"

With a bang, Chief Xu knelt down heavily, and said griefly:

"Your Royal Highness, this Official didn't sell weapons privately...

Your Royal Highness, I'm innocent..."

Murong Ci casually drank tea, while Qin Ruo sneered,

"Chief Xu, if you didn't sell weapons, then how could you have so much money to buy a house?

Although the house is small and relatively old, it must have been worth at least a few hundred taels more than you could afford.

Where did the extra money come from?

How could you borrow so much money?

It's not easy to borrow a few hundred taels these years.

If you don't tell the truth, the decree of punishment to your three generations will be issued tomorrow.

You said that you want your parents to live a good life, but in the end you're implicating them into becoming dead souls under the blades of justice."

Chief Xu was anxious and frightened, and gritted his teeth to confess:

"Your Royal Highness, this humble Official really didn't sell weapons privately, it was someone else..."

"Who was it?"

Murong Ci asked unhurriedly.

Although Master Wan Fang and Master Wang Tao were tigers, Chief Xu was a loyal and timid Official who was extremely filial and caring for his family.

Murong Ci decided to use him as a breakthrough of this case.

"It's... Master Wan and Master Wang."

Chief Xu knew that if he kept concealing it, it would have been his elderly parents who would have suffered the consequences,

"Master Wan and Master Wang were furious and forced this humble Official to join them...

If I didn't follow their instructions, they would have killed my family..."

"This Prince gives you a chance to redeem your merits:

Bring me a copy of the other account books of the private sale of Military Weapons."

"They will find out...

Your Highness, this subordinate doesn't want to die..."

"Just be careful and you'll be fine!"

"......Yes."

"They are selling Military Weapons and committing crimes.

Sooner or later, they won't be able to contain the fire anyway, but they are more cruel than you.

Maybe they even planned to put all the blame on you and turn you into a dead meat.

So you have only one choice now.

This Prince will save your life in case you're held accountable in the future."

Murong Ci said coldly.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Chief Xu had long known that Master Wan Fang and Master Wang Tao were unreliable.

Perhaps His Royal Highness could save his life and his family.

"One more thing, who was the one who contacted Master Wan fang and Master Wang Tao to buy weapons?"

"Master Wan and Master Wang have always been mysterious, and they wouldn't tell about such important things."

"Then was there anything unusual about the Military Supervisor Facility recently?"

"Except for the murder of Chief Zhou, I can't remember anything in particular."

"You should copy those real account books for this Prince as soon as possible."

Murong Ci signaled Qin Ruo to take him away.

Chief Xu walked to the door and suddenly said:

"Your Royal Highness, I just remembered that Master Wan and Master Wang like Jade, so they would often go to Linglong Pavilion to see Jade whenever they were free."

Qin Ruo sent him out and came back,

"Your Royal Highness, the Linglong Pavilion is indeed famous for selling Jade, and the Jade-ware there is the most expensive in the Capital."

Murong Ci held the small teacup, thoughtfully,

"Then, let Rong Zhan check on the Linglong Pavilion."

Qin Ruo took the order and went to send the message for Rong Zhan.

Not long after, Murong Ci and Qin Ruo came out of the Shuyu Pavilion and got on the carriage back to the East Palace.

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END of CHAPTER 78 PART 2

.....................to be continued