Helian Wei Wei knew exactly what he was thinking. She curled her lips as said, "Before we begin the trial, I would like to ask General Liao a few things."
"What is it?" Liao Qingtian replied indifferently. No matter what you ask me now, I will have my ways to punish you!
Helian Wei Wei stared at him while asking sternly, "Firstly, who gave General Liao the authority to release Magistrate Liao and the other criminals who are guilty of a serious crime in the imperial court?"
"The criminals who are guilty of a serious crime in the imperial court?" Liao Qingtian chuckled, "I have reviewed the case that Lord Wei was in charge of, the evidence you were referring to was merely fabricated by the private advisor of yours. After the verification from the other officers, we all believed that it should not be considered as evidence."
The moment Liao Qingtian finished his sentence, the other officials spoke up for him, "General Liao is right, Lord Wei. Don't just think of who to arrest, sometimes you should check if there are any mishaps in the course of your trials."
"Therefore, do you all mean even if Lord Chen arrested the criminal himself, it still doesn't mean that Magistrate Liao is guilty of charge?" Helian Wei Wei said calmly. "Lord Chen is the governor of three provinces appointed by the Retired Emperor himself with the duty to arrest corrupt officials. Even a three-year-old child would know a person should recuse from a trial as a family member, but General Liao has set Magistrate Liao free by your own will. Are you trying not to acknowledge Lord Chen or the Retired Emperor?"
"Lord Wei, please refrain from making false accusations in court," Liao Qingtian warned her with a deep voice.
Helian Wei Wei smiled faintly, "Relax, General Liao. I've only asked you about one incident, why are you upset already?"
"Don't be ahead of yourself, Lord Wei. I'm not upset. Instead, I'm just reminding you for what you shouldn't speak of." Liao Qingtian held his hands tightly under his long sleeves, but his tone was calm.
Helian Wei Wei ignored him and continued, "Secondly, the people from Bayview Seafood Restaurant dare to remove the seal by the yamen although it was just put up, while General Liao didn't seem to be bothered and even hosted a party for your brother, Magistrate Liao to welcome all of the officials there. General Liao, perhaps my education qualification is low, please do not tell me you don't know the meaning behind a yamen seal."
"Speaking of which, I would like to ask Lord Wei too. Are you aware that your actions of closing down Bayview Restaurant before the verification of the incident have affected the provincial capital terribly?" Liao Qingtian said with indignation. "That is a hundred-year-old heritage restaurant of the provincial capital, many businessmen came just for the seafood at the Bayview Restaurant. Your actions have indeed caused a huge loss to the entire provincial capital."
Helian Wei Wei raised her eyebrows. "General Liao does possess good eloquence, but since General Liao mentioned investments from businessmen, I have done some simple statistics and found that the provincial capital has no foreign investors anymore since four years ago. Therefore, I really don't see how big an effect it will cause to the provincial capital by closing down Bayview Restaurant for inspection purposes. The only thing which could affect the impression of the businessmen toward provincial capital will be the Bayview Restaurant's sky-high pricing!"
When Liao Qingtian heard her words, he squinted his eyes and smiled, "It seems like Lord Wei has a strong prejudice toward Bayview Seafood Restaurant. The entire provincial capital knows that Bayview Restaurant is well-known for its delicious food and affordable price, their prawns and crabs are the freshest. I think it's not good for Lord Wei to spread false rumors in front of so many people about Bayview Restaurant in court."
Liao Qingtian's sentence had caused a ruckus right away.
"That's right! Do you think you can simply defile the reputation of our Bayview Restaurant just because you are an imperial official? Ask anyone on the streets in the provincial capital and they would tell you that Bayview Restaurant is quality assured and it is a delicious eatery. Are you not worried that you would cause fury among the citizens for acting like this!" Shouts were heard loudly among the crowd, so loud that it seemed unreal.
Liao Qingtian caressed his moustache. "Lord Wei, you heard it too, these are the citizen's thoughts. As an imperial official, you should not adjudicate the case out of prejudice."
Helian Wei Wei lowered her gaze once she heard him.
Liao Qingtian assumed she was frightened, thus he smiled triumphantly.
Then, the sound of drums banging was heard!
A handsome man with a devilish vibe walked steadily into the yamen and said, "I am here to file a lawsuit against Liao Qingtian."
The yamen was in a thorough mess only because of his few words.
The officials looked at one another.
The Retired Emperor who was drinking tea before his glance fell upon the man's face. As he stared at him, his eyes flashed a hint of wisdom.
Hehe, the boy from the Hei family was here too.
It was rather unexpected.
What sort of scheme was Wei Wei plotting.
The Retired Emperor initially planned to seek justice for Helian Wei Wei, but he has changed his mind now...
Liao Qingtian furrowed his eyebrows as he regained his thoughts. "Sir, I think you have gotten this wrong, I, Liao Qingtian has never done anything that would harm the citizens."
"You should know what you've done, let me tell you this, you are the one I intend to sue," Hei Zhe smirked devilishly, and that sent him fuming!
Liao Qingtian had never met anyone who dared talk to him in such a manner, he really was unaware of the consequences!
Liao Qingtian grunted coldly and said loudly, "Who is this uncultured servant, how dare you defile me! Sentence him to 50 beatings, take him away!"
"General Liao!" Jiang Liuyun immediately walked in as soon as he heard someone was about to harm the second master. " What crime did my master commit for you to punish him with 50 beatings?"
It was as if Liao Qingtian had lost his voice suddenly as he looked at Jiang Liuyun's face dumbfoundedly, he then asked stiffly, " Master?"
"Old Master Hei's oldest grandchild," Jiang Liuyun replied to him.
Liao Qingtian could not take it anymore, but he was unable to make any move yet.
The Retired Emperor asked calmly while he sipped on his tea, "Little Hei, what crime are you planning to sue Liao Qingtian?"
"He misused his position to order the City Defense Army to enter the city to murder someone in broad daylight!" Heize pointed at his own shoulder, "This injury is the evidence."
Liao Qingtian was stunned, his face instantly paled!
How did this happen!
He clearly ordered the men to eliminate Old Lady Wang only!
How come Master Hei was injured by accident?
But the main thing is, why would Master Hei appear in such a place?
Perhaps he is just passing by?
Liao Qingtian felt like something was wrong!
Now, coming to think of it, they were taking way too much time. Even if Commander Wang decided to have fun, Zhang Xin would have been back with the news by now.
But in fact, Zhang Xin was nowhere to be found.
His guts and experience as an official told him that something went amiss!
"Master Hei, there must be some misunderstanding!" By the time Liao Qingtian realized that he was pointed out, his first reaction was to clarify himself, "I've been running errands between the yamen and Bayview Seafood Restaurant. How could it be possible for me to send someone to commit a crime? Is someone trying to slander me? How dare they try to kill Master Hei in broad daylight? Even if I'm the bravest man, I would not dare to instruct anyone to do this!"
Liao Qingtian showed that he was really infuriated. He was wise enough to act in such a manner, and more importantly, as he paused, he did not forget to mention Helian Wei Wei, "Lord Wei, why are you ignoring the disturbance created by someone else? The court had to offer you plentiful of salary, so you better do your job!"
In fact, in normal circumstances, the local magistrate had to take responsibility for something that had happened in the provincial capital.
Liao Qingtian's accusation was right. This was the reason why he dared to do so. He was obviously prepared for this from the beginning, ensuring no yamen runners meddling in this incident.
Without those yamen runners, Wei could not take action even if he did receive any news.
As for this incident, he would be blamed for being careless at most, but for Magistrate Wei, he could hardly escape himself from blame!
However, Liao Qingtian was not expecting to hurt Heize by accident.
Thanks to this commotion, the punishment for Wei would get increasingly heavier as well!
Liao Qingtian's saying had caused some to respond to his words. After hearing his words, the lords sitting aside understood his purpose and looked toward Helian Wei Wei. "Lord Wei, Master Hei was seriously injured but the yamen is not sending any yamen runners to investigate? This is not right."
"That's true. The official's salary given to the yamen from the court isn't for no purpose."
"What is the point of setting a yamen if the safety of the capital could not be taken care of?"
The sounds of punitive requests were covering up Helian Wei Wei like the tide.
Liao Qingtian did not know that Heize and Helian Wei Wei had known each other. So he seized the opportunity to clarify himself, "Master Hei, you've heard the words from the lords. Although I'm in charge of the City Defense Army, I couldn't control if any accident happens in this city. If I've known that Master Hei had come to the provincial capital, I would send guards to protect you!"
"It's easier said than done, General Liao," Helian Wei Wei laughed faintly and answered in a light tone.
While Liao Qingtian put on a stern face, he uttered "Lord Wei, please stop slandering me. Again I ask, why didn't you send some yamen runners to investigate when someone has created a disturbance? Lord Wei, I don't think you're eligible to be a magistrate for your dereliction of duty to this extent!"
Liao Qingtian thought that Helian Wei Wei had sent nobody over so he kept asking this question.
Yet, to his surprise, Helian Wei Wei raised the corner of her lips upon hearing his interrogation. She answered unhurriedly, "Who said that I didn't bother about this incident?"
"Did you?" Liao Qingtian sounded unbelievable.
It was impossible!
All of the yamen runners were at his beck and call. They would definitely not leave the yamen without his order!
How did Wei take care of this matter?
Helian Wei Wei gazed at Liao Qingtian while revealing an expression that resembled a smile. "General Liao sounded astonished that I did bother about this incident. Why? Is General Liao not hoping for this?"
"I'm just asking you," Liao Qingtian squinted his eyes.
Helian Wei Wei quirked up the corner of her lips. "General Liao has been asking me why I didn't send any yamen runners for rescue. The answer is simple, they are not under my control. It's so ridiculous that no one in the yamen would listen to me as a magistrate. Contrarily, they obeyed only to General Liao's order. The people in the provincial capital are really loyal and devoted to General Liao."
Upon hearing Helian Wei Wei's words, Liao Qingtian was shocked and quickly looked toward the Retired Emperor subconsciously. Noticing that the Retired Emperor frowned his eyebrows, he raged in a guilty conscience. "Lord Wei, I'm just telling the truth, why are you slandering me? You said that you took care of the matter, then why was Master Hei still seriously injured? Do you think that those lords sitting in front don't even have the ability to analyze this incident?"
After all, he did not believe that Wei was capable of defeating his assassins!
As expected, Helian Wei Wei remained silent after hearing this question.
Liao Qingtian was getting more complacent, "Lord Wei, facts are facts, why are you still trying to turn things upside down? The same goes to your accusation toward the Bayview Restaurant. It's ridiculous!"
"Have you done speaking?" Heize, who stayed silent from the beginning walked out slowly. There were taunts inside his eyes. "It's my first time having to encounter a person with invincible shamelessness. Honestly speaking, if Wei, Lord Wei did not show up there, I'm afraid that I would already be dead in the alley."
This one single sentence slapped Liao Qingtian right in his face!
His smirk stiffed immediately at the corner of his lips!
Liao Qingtian's tone changed and sweat was drenched on his forehead. "Hehe, I see. Lord Wei should've explained it clearly just now. I'm sorry that I have misunderstood."
However, he really could not figure out who did Wei send out for the rescue!
"Is General Liao trying to shirk your responsibility with a single word 'misunderstood'? Dream on!" Helian Wei Wei spoke in a cold voice while gazing at him.
At the moment, Liao Qingtian had no idea on what he should say as he met with the Retired Emperor's enquiring gaze stiffly. He was thrown into a panic, "I..."
"Lord Wei," Elder Helian spoke duly. "There's no need to make things difficult for him. After all, Master Hei was injured inside the provincial capital and the safety concern should be the yamen's responsibility."
Couldn't stand anymore?
Helian Wei Wei raised her thin lips while smirking, her face behind the semi-covered mask was filled with evilness.
With the support from Elder Helian, Liao Qingtian recovered to his expression as before, "The elder is right. Lord Wei. Since you've asked me lots of questions, so now it is my turn to ask you. Is it because of my brother who had accused you of embezzlement in Fuping so now you're against the Liao family?"
"Embezzlement?" Helian Wei Wei stared at him with mockery eyes. "General Liao, are you making fools of the people up here? Did the way I dress look like an offender in corruption?"
Liao Qingtian sneered, "The attire doesn't prove anything for someone. As the saying goes, cats hide their claws. As for the case that is still under investigation, originally I don't want to come to a conclusion too soon but Lord Wei has been trying to plant false evidence against me repeatedly. Even Master Hei's injuries are said to be my fault too. I am wronged. Thus, I have to show the evidence. Anyone, please hand over the confession written by the convicts to all the lords present here."
Confession being written by the convict?
Helian Wei Wei raised her thin eyebrows.
A person then handed over a piece of rolled paper as a submission to the court.
Every imperial official had gone through it before it reached Elder Helian. He put on a stern face and gazed at Helian Wei Wei before shaking his head as if he was telling her she was done for.
Liao Qingtian smoothed out his sleeves and spoke loudly, "The written evidence that you all have seen just now is written by the private advisor of Lord Wei, stating clearly about everything Lord Wei has done as an imperial official. For example, he has used the fund as an excuse for defying a drought but it wasn't implemented over a proper usage."
"That's a million dollars! How dare Lord Wei do so!"
The imperial officials whispered to each other while pointing at Helian Wei Wei.
Heize clenched his fists. If Helian Wei Wei was not pressing on his hands, he would have kicked that nasty Liao off and told everyone about her real identity!
Would she, as one of the two bosses from Wei Ze World care about one million dollars?
Fu*k off your corruption!
By the way, who is the private advisor?
How come he was not informed that Wei Wei has a private advisor?
Didn't she come out with the malevolent Third Prince?
Wait!
Heize immediately glanced at Helian Wei Wei from the side...
Could the private advisor who had made a confession and written down the evidence to plead guilty, be the Third Prince?!
Okay!
The Liao's family was going to be uprooted soon, let alone all of the powers behind the provincial capital!
He had to say that this nasty Liao had an over-strong urge to play around and had directly risked his own life!
Heize's anger abated when he thought of this and he raised his thin lips leisurely. His narrowed and long eyes brightened up, he was ready to enjoy the show.
The Retired Emperor frowned his eyebrows and was about to speak.
However, he heard Helian Wei Wei spoke evenly, "General Liao, I know my own private advisor well, he would definitely not going to plead guilty and not even signing his name on your piece of paper."
"So Lord Wei is refusing to plead guilty?" Liao Qingtian spoke in a haughty tone. "Lord Wei, do you dare to deny that you didn't simply arrest someone due to a guilty conscience when you were in Fuping County? Did my niece provoke you? You even put him behind the bars!"
Liao Qingtian's words were actually for Elder Helian's knowledge as Elder Helian had always been loving his niece. Upon hearing this, Elder Helian squinted his eyes filled with astuteness. "It seems like your behavior deserves further deliberation, Lord Wei."
Hearing this statement, Little Seven's eyes were almost inflamed. He put on a domineering facial expression but he was still standing right there sedately.
He believed that his Third Aunt would not allow others to treat her as a doormat!
But why didn't the Third Brother appear?
The Retired Emperor had the same thought because, in the past, his cold-blooded third grandson would not allow Wei Wei to be treated like so.
Where is he?
Liao Qingtian had no idea what the Retired Emperor had in his mind. However, when he saw his contemplative look, he perceived that his words actually worked, hence, he further added, "Making use of official power over others, taking bribes and disobeying the laws by simply framing people and now trying to wipe out the ten-year-old restaurant in the provincial capital. Lord Wei, have you ever thought of the consequences of all these?"
"General Liao," Helian Wei Wei spoke slowly. "Before pointing your fingers at me, I suggest you refer to the court dossier as Master Liao was accused of perjury in the court. Is it wrong to arrest someone like this? Additionally, Elder Yun, you said my behavior requires a further deliberation right? Then how would you evaluate your niece, Master Liao's action that has violated the constitutions of the court?"
Elder Helian was not expecting his reaction would be so fast, with insinuations hidden among his words.
But he had been through all this so he was still steady even after listening to Helian Wei Wei. Elder Helian's thinking was clearer as compared to General Liao's. "General Liao has mentioned this just now, all of the evidence that day were provided by your private advisor. But he has signed and pleaded guilty which means Liao Tian had spoken the truth. Lord Wei, the private advisor beside you is indeed a formidable character as he could get all these done seamlessly. However, as the saying goes, justice has long arms. He went wrong eventually and now, he has confessed his guilt. There's no use for you to speak much right now."
"Based on Elder Helian's words, are you referring to my private advisor as a convict?" Helian Wei Wei raised her lips and looked straight at Elder Helian.
Elder Helian spoke sanctimoniously, "You should know best whether or not he is a convict. I'm well aware of your tricks. Both of you are cooperating to make money. What kind of place do you think the provincial capital is? Even in the imperial city, you guys still dare to act so boldly regardless of the law and natural morality, are you guys claiming for death?"
Once he finished his sentences, the other imperial officials responded in the affirmative.
"The existence of this kind of officials is the reason why the citizens would misunderstand us badly!"
"That private advisor is dodgy too!"
"Luckily General Liao has a deep sense of justice and he insists to protect the Bayview Seafood Restaurant in our provincial capital, or else it might be destroyed by Wei!"
The imperial officials would not miss any chance to express their loyalties.
Nevertheless, there were a few among them who expressed nothing. As the proverb said, the words of the lowly carry little weight, they could not help Helian Wei Wei out as well.
To be honest, they felt sorry for Helian Wei Wei. Some of them even tried to request Governor Chen to come over.
But on second thought, the problem had reached this point.
Even Elder Helian had come over personally and the necessary evidence was submitted, although those insiders knew that the written evidence was certainly fake.
But what else could they do?
How are they going to explain to the Retired Emperor?
Once they involved themselves in, those who would undergo a disaster would surely be them. On the other hand, nothing would happen to Elder Helian.
That was why Helian Wei Wei would turn into someone who was cast aside by everyone!
At this moment, Old Lady Wang, who was hiding among the crowds walked out and spoke in an aged yet powerful voice, "Who said Lord Wei has done wrong? I've been staying in the provincial capital for five years! This is my first time meeting an imperial official who is daring enough to speak up for me! Liao Qingtian, you brute! How dare you say that Bayview Restaurant is the pride of the provincial capital! Why don't you say that you're not selling what you're supposed to be? It's not only exorbitant but you're also serving dead and stale seafood to the customers. My grandson died in the provincial capital after eating the shrimps from your restaurant! You didn't give us a reasonable explanation regarding that and yet you raped my daughter-in-law and harmed my son because of that. Now I'm the only one left in my house but you still poisoned me to the blind, just to ensure that I couldn't leave the provincial capital to report you! Liao Qingtian, God is watching everything you do. Are you thinking that you will be safe after covering everything? Now, I want you to pay for the lives of my whole family with your life!"
As Old Lady Wang was speaking, she suddenly extended her hands and lunged at Liao Qingtian!
Liao Qingtian panicked when he saw Old Lady Wang approached him. He reprimanded the yamen runners beside him promptly, "Is this the way you do your duty? By letting a lunatic in? What are you waiting for? Go and chase her out! Right now!"
"Yes, sir!" The yamen runners were going to get Old Lady Wang soon and with their strength, they would surely be able to drag her away easily.
Helian Wei Wei did not say a word, but instead, she raised her leg directly and kicked them off!
"Let me see who dares to move!"
Perhaps her aura was too strong, the others took a step backward intimidatingly except for the yamen runner who was sprawling on the ground.
Liao Qingtian shouted, "Lord Wei, are you aware of what you are doing right now? How dare you fight in court?"
"The one who fought first was you, General Liao." Helian Wei Wei's gaze was as cold as ice.
Liao Qingtian noticed that Helian Wei Wei insisted on protecting Old Lady Wang so he turned his eyes away and spoke craftily, "Lord Wei, how can you carry out such immoral conduct? You even paid for a witness to incriminate me!"
"Liao Qingtian, don't bullsh*t! Don't you dare to say you don't know me!" Old Lady Wang was trembling in anger!
Liao Qingtian looked at her mockingly. "I have no idea of whether you are a true lunatic or a fake one, but why would me, a general know you?"
"Are you saying that you don't know me? The assassins who were trying to kill me in my house today were all sent by you! Without assistance from Lord Wei, I would be dead by now! In spite of everything, you still dare to say that you don't know me!" Old Lady Wang thought that her words could definitely affect Liao Qingtian or at least make him feel diffident.
However, Liao Qingtian did not bother to confess his guilt even when he was facing such a denouncement. "Someone wanted to harm you and you just concluded that I am the one. Hey, grandmother, please have a conscience as a human! You will be punished for making false statements in court."
"You...you!" Old Lady Wang was gasping for air heavily. She did not expect that there would be such a wretch in this world!
Helian Wei Wei put her hand on Old Lady Wang's back and patted her gently before confronting Liao Qingtian's mock unhurriedly, "General Liao, you've passed the buck over thoroughly in denial."
"What do you mean by passing the buck?" Liao Qingtian did not care about Old Lady Wang, instead, he fixed his gaze at Helian Wei Wei. "Lord Wei, I'm impressed by your scheme. However, facts are irreversible so before you intend to slander me, please count how many people will choose to believe you! The one who is supposed to plead guilty is you! What else can you say with this irrefutable confession as evidence?"
"General Liao has been mentioning that confession since just now, may I know where is the person who wrote it? Why don't you ask my private advisor to come over and let us confront him? What's the true fact?" Upon saying this, Helian Wei Wei slowly widened up her mouth.
That smile of hers carried a hint of hidden meaning.
Yuan Ming and Whitney who were in the Fantasy Space exchanged glances with each other. This woman is going to make a big deal out of it!
Liao Qingtian remained silent.
Elder Helian, who was Liao Qingtian's tactician had anticipated earlier that Wei would confront his private advisor so he had prepared himself well from the beginning.
Someone possessed the skills of creating Venomous Parasite in the military force. Once the Venomous Parasite was placed on a person's body, then this person's state of mind would be seized. In this case, one would only obey his instructions.
Now, that private advisor had been poisoned seriously!
When he was summoned to court, this person with the surname of Wei would die miserably!
This was his ultimate goal.
Regardless of how smart the Wei guy was, he would not have thought that Elder Helian would be employing the technique which was similar to the old saying ... to give somebody a taste of his own medicine.
Initially, the best method was to murder the person to be on the safe side.
However, this would arouse the suspicion of the Retired Emperor.
That was the reason why he thought of this idea.
Now that this Wei guy had mentioned it, he would just go for it!
"It seems like Lord Wei would not give up until Private Advisor Long is summoned to the court! General Liao, you don't have to waste your effort on him anymore. Some individuals will not be obedient until they have hit the wall hard." Elder Helian waved his hand and then he made eye contact with Liao Qingtian to signal him to keep his composure. "Can someone please drag private advisor with the surname of Long to the court? Let Lord Wei confront with him and go through the written confession in person!"
"Yes, sir!" the military services accepted the order and retreated.
At this juncture, Elder Helian did not forget to ask the Retired Emperor sitting next to him, "Imperial Grandfather, do you think it is appropriate to so do?
"Let's wait till the private advisor is here." The Retired Emperor gave an ambiguous answer. He was different from Heize and Little Seven as he was not aware of who this private advisor was. He thought that his cold-blooded grandson was spending his time somewhere else. Hence, he did not care much about the existence of this private advisor.
Liao Qingtian wanted to stand out in front of the Retired Emperor, so he started to criticize Baili Jia Jue's shortcomings, "This private advisor has an arrogant attitude, and he is a complicated person who does not like to walk the right path. All he wanted was to earn a handsome amount of money. His actions are a shame to the reputation of other scholars."
Your actions are a shame to the reputation of other scholars, your entire family is a shame to the reputation of other scholars!
Little Seven who was trying hard to suppress his raging emotions, took a bite of his meat bun.
Initially, he wondered where his Third Brother had gone to.
Now he knew that he was actually being put behind the bars by this group of people!
He swore that his Imperial Grandfather would surely make these people kneel on the ground, pleading for guilt when his Third Brother appeared later.
Upon hearing this, Heize showed an expression as though he was mulling over something. He then lowered his voice to say to Helian Wei Wei by her ear, "That's why you didn't allow me to speak out just now. I see that you have been waiting to unleash your ultimate move. Have both of you been planning to get rid of this group of people?"
"As the saying goes, someone who is unjust is doomed to destruction. We didn't expect Liao Qingtian to have the guts to this extent. He even dared to arrest my private advisor and even created false evidence. At this point in time, I can only comment that if one is not faking to die, he or she will not die." Of course, this required cooperation from His Highness. Helian Wei Wei caressed her chin, deliberating through this situation, and realized that the outcome of this incident was mainly due to the joined effort of His Highness.
Therefore, if one were to provoke someone, His Highness must not be on the list.
Indeed, tsk tsk tsk, someone was considered to be unlucky to mess around with a person with malevolent tricks.
However, Liao Qingtian and Elder Helian who were not aware of the actual situation were still dwelling over their so-called perfect plan. They thought that this would cause huge trouble to Helian Wei Wei.
Both of them fixed gazes on each other, trying to hide away all their vicious plans on the corner of their eyes.
The tip of Liao Qingtian's mouth revealed a complacent smile as though he was waiting to see Wei dig his own grave, having no chance to turn over a new leaf.
Although Elder Helian was sitting leisurely, he actually had the thought of killing Wei honestly ever since he had put his niece behind bars and cut off such a great amount of funds in Fuping County.
Originally, he planned to confront him only when he reached the Capital.
That would be easier.
Unexpectedly, this kind of person who originated from a rural area was much fearless than he thought!
Since it was so, he would get rid of him thoroughly in the provincial capital, not forgetting Private Advisor Long beside him!
Elder Helian smirked and reached out for the cup before he took a sip of the hot tea...
Everyone who was waiting for the results started to be impatient.
Just then, a figure approached them from afar.
Based on the visual inspection from the yamen, it seemed that he had a pair of lanky and forceful legs. The perfection outlined by the white hemp clothes and his night-liked dark-colored hair scattered on his back smoothly, showing unearthly delights.
At that moment, the citizens thought that they had come across a deity who had descended to the world from the vast universe.
The crowd then moved aside slowly, giving out a path.
The man was chained. He walked to the doorway carelessly with his black hair and white robe drifting in the air.
There was brightness hidden within his narrowed, long phoenix-liked eyes, looking harmless but could take the overall momentum in control. The saggy corners of his eyes were just right to neutralize his chill, portraying the image of a person of high honorable position who had been sinking in the world of lordliness for all year round.
Th, this, this is!
Along with the clanging sounds from the cup in Elder Helian's hand, he widened his eyes and stood up instantly!
The other imperial officials who knew nothing about the situation glanced at Elder Helian from the side and exchanged looks with each other in doubt.
"What happened?"
"I don't know. Perhaps Elder has never seen any private advisor with such an appearance before. I was stunned when I met Long in the first place."
Liao Qingtian ignored Elder Helian's reaction, he came up and asked, "Long San, Lord Wei refused to acknowledge your confession so do you have anything to say about it?"
The reason why Liao Qingtian acted without the slightest scruple was due to the presence of the human Venomous Parasite.
Based on the answer being promised, Long San would demonstrate the crimes as stated in the written confession and Wei would then be convicted completely!
However, before the opponent managed to answer his question after he had just finished his sentences, Elder Helian howled in a rather low and strange voice, "General Liao!"
"Elder?" Liao Qingtian did not know what he meant.
Elder Helian spoke hurriedly, "This is..."
But before he could finish his sentence, Baili Jia Jue interrupted him in a calm tone, "I've never written any confession."
Once Liao Qingtian heard this, he thought that the stimulation from the human Venomous Parasite was not working well so he spoke in anger, "Long San, why do you still refuse to admit your fault? Don't force me to force punishments on you!"
"What punishments are you planning to force on me? Are you planning to curse me?" Baili Jia Jue raised the corner of his lips and asked recklessly, "Do you think such a tiny thing would be effective on me?"
The Retired Emperor who was sitting aside frowned, this Liao was indeed ridiculous. He had kidnapped his grandson and now he intended to curse his third grandson?
Great, this is excellent!
He now knew how the overlord of the land looked like!
Thinking about this, the Retired Emperor sneered, with plain coldness showing within his eyes.
Eunuch Sun knew that his master would definitely protect his grandchild. He was also so shocked to see His Highness being chained!
On the other hand, Elder Helian broke out in cold sweat as Baili Jia Jue stepped in. After listening to Liao Qingtian's words, he really wished that he could escape by digging a hole for himself immediately!
He expected to see a bearded private advisor who was born in a poverty-stricken family who looked messy despite sloven in the first place.
He was dumbfounded to find out that the private advisor was the Third Prince!
How could this happen?
Since when did the Third Prince turn into a private advisor?
He should have thought of that earlier, Long San, Long San, indicating the third generation in the Long family!
His name was obviously hinting his identity, he could only blame himself for not getting that earlier.
Now... Elder Helian's left leg had turned to jelly and he leaned back against his chair, as though he had aged all of a sudden.
What could I do?
What should I do?
His entire clan would be implicated with the crime of putting the Emperor's child behind bars!
They had even fabricated a piece of written evidence that accused him as a thief who had embezzled funds assigned from the court...
Upon thinking about this, the cold sweat flowed down Elder Helian's face. His face had no longer showing any domineering like earlier.
The only thought in his mind right now was, I'm done!
I'm so done!
Liao Qingtian who knew nothing up until now thought that the Elder Helian had such a huge reaction because Elder Helian had also realized that the human Venomous Parasite had lost its effectiveness.
After all, he did fall into disarray too just now. But he managed to calm himself down soon. So what if he no longer had the human Venomous Parasite? As long as he was vicious enough, he could make this Private Advisor Long voice out the answer he desired!
"It seems as though Private Advisor Long has forgotten about everything after a snap," Liao Qingtian laughed grimly.
Baili Jia Jue spoke slowly, "How could I recall something that didn't even happen?"
"Something that didn't take place? I don't mind assisting you to recall since you've denied!" as Liao Qingtian spoke, he waved his sleeves before continuing, "Anyone, beat him 100 times and stop only when he recalled the evidence that he wrote yesterday!"
Liao Qingtian was used to his conquering attitude in the provincial capital so it was tough for him to converge it at once. Moreover, he was adhering to the court protocols so there would not be flaws for others to point out.
But to his surprise, the Retired Emperor who did not speak much from the beginning started talking in a calm but penetrable voice, "General Liao, what crime did my grandson commit for you to give him 100 beats?"
What, what does this mean?
Liao Qingtian turned his head around shockingly. There was a moment that he thought there was something wrong with his ears.
Grand... son?!
The imperial officials were stunned too, they looked blank while staring at Baili Jia Jue's handsome face.
Grandson meaning the Private Advisor Long who is standing in front of them is the current prince?!
After thinking for a while, there was only one person who was also one of the Emperor's children who could stay beside the Retired Emperor and was favored by the Retired Emperor other than the Seventh Prince.
That person is the Third Prince?!
Boom!
Liao Qingtian tripped over and fell on the ground with a terrific thud!
What has he done?
He had put His Highness where nobody would dare to provoke in War Dragon Empire behind bars! Moreover, he had menaced His Highness for at least three times!
He is so done!
This time, even the King of Hell could not save him!