Forcing me to keep vigil for your childhood sweetheart? Then I'll leave you.

Chapter 176: Follow the clues!

Hearing this name, Bao Bu Tong and Lin Yi were not surprised at all.

Because Lin Yi "guessed" it again.

"Here is a deposit of five hundred taels. Consider it my personal reward."

Lin Yi said, taking out a silver note and handing it to him, "I will keep you alive from now on, but if Hao Zhong's people want to kill you, I can only do my best."

"As long as I recover from my injuries, if he has at least seven or eight men, they will still be my match."

He said, introducing himself, "I'm Duan Xu."

Duan Xu clasped his fists slightly and accepted the banknote.

"Duan Xu... the orphan of Prince Duan of the Southwest?"

Bao Bu Tong frowned and looked at Duan Xu.

"Yes, I am the only one who survived in the Duan family."

Duan Xu nodded slightly.

"what is this?"

Lin Yi was a little confused. He didn't expect that he had accidentally saved a person of status?

"I was involved in this case before I was transferred to the Ministry of Justice in the capital."

Bao Bu Tong began to explain that he was also a gifted boy back then. He had already passed the high school entrance examination at the age of fifteen. Although he was rejected in the palace examination, he was still able to hold an official position.

He was then transferred to the southwest.

There are often frictions between them and the Nanman, but with the Duan family around, at least Dayong and the Nanman maintain peace.

This happened ten years ago, one year after Bao Bu Tong arrived in the southwest to work in the Ministry of Justice.

At that time, Prince Duan's family was reported by treacherous officials, who accused them of secretly communicating with the Southern Barbarians.

This treacherous minister was Bao Different’s immediate superior at the time: the Minister of Justice of Southwest Province.

This southwestern area was considered the fiefdom of King Duan, so it was called the Southwest Road. There was a Shangshu in the road, who was at the same level as the court assistant minister.

After a "rigorous" investigation, Prince Duan and his family were arrested by the Ministry of Justice and executed before the investigation was complete.

There is only a legend that the orphan of the Duan family ran away.

"If it weren't for this case, I probably wouldn't be here."

Bao Bu Di Nian opened his mouth.

"Are you an accomplice?"

Duan Xu frowned slightly.

"I am here to redress your wrongdoing."

"Your Majesty, who had not yet ascended the throne, had just arrived here. Together with Your Majesty and several officials from the Ministry of Justice, we secretly investigated and brought the Southwestern Province Minister of Justice to justice!"

Bao Bu Tong said as he looked at Duan Xu, "Come to think of it, I should be your benefactor."

As he said this, everyone laughed, and the originally awkward and tense atmosphere eased a lot.

"how?"

Hearing the laughter, Prince Qing and Yu Jin also followed in.

They were quite confused when they saw the three of them having so much fun.

Later, with Bao Bu Tong's introduction, Duan Xu's identity gradually became clear.

"Don't worry, if Hao Zhong wants to harm you, not only Lin Yi, but also Yu Jin and I will not let him do it!"

Prince Qing nodded immediately.

"By the way, let's talk about Hao Zhong."

Now that he had opened his mouth, Duan Xu had opened up the conversation.

According to his narration, Hao Zhong arranged for him to enter the palace in order to find out some of Huangfu Qingling's living habits.

"When he assigns people to do things, he won't assign them all. He will only assign some of the tasks that some of us will do."

Duan Xu replied, "Hao Zhong must be planning something secretly."

He also talked about how he was recruited, which actually happened recently.

Before Bao Bu Tong talked about overturning the verdict, he didn't know that Duan Wang's case had been reversed.

So he believed what Hao Zhong said, that he would make it "legitimate".

"By the way, how did you get in?"

"According to my estimation, you wouldn't be able to get in so quickly just by relying on Qinggong or some other martial arts."

Lin Yi brought up the previous question again.

"There is a traitor among the Imperial Guards."

"I got in by relying on him."

After Duan Xu said this, they can follow the clues to find the culprit!

However, it shows that he was not brought in by some high-ranking general of the imperial guards, but was secretly brought in by a simple soldier.

"I can identify them! There are three in total!"

Duan Xu immediately began to "show his loyalty".

"No, no, no need to identify."

Lin Yi waved his hand slightly, "You hide first and see if they can admit it themselves."

"If you confess, you can still live. Those you are asked to identify are all dead."

Bao Bu Di Nian opened his mouth.

He actually thought the same thing as Lin Yi.

You still have to give it a chance!

As Duan Xu said this, he hid behind with his skills, and Lin Yi and the others went all the way to the Forbidden Army's camp.

Under Yu Jin's arrangement, the imperial guards began to line up for inspection.

"Everyone, I know there are a few traitors among you."

"Now we have the information as well."

Yu Jin said, "Now all of you close your eyes. If you are not a traitor, you can squat down."

"I'll give you a chance."

After that, Lin Yi continued, "You may be punished later, but I, Lin Yi, can guarantee that you will survive and have money to live outside in the future."

After these two reminders, proceed with caution.

Then, there was a "swish" sound.

The soldiers with their eyes closed began to squat down in large numbers.

Only two people were standing.

"Okay, everyone stand up."

Following Yu Jin's order, everyone stood up again.

But they all still kept their eyes closed.

"It's your turn. There's only one left."

Lin Yi said, and asked Duan Xu to identify the last person.

After a moment, the third person was pulled out of the team.

The remaining two people were also taken out of the room.

"Open your eyes and disband now!"

After saying this, Yu Jin also followed him out.

The three imperial guards had been taken to the place where Duan Xu was originally interrogated.

"If you two admit it, Lin Yi will guarantee your livelihood in the future."

Yu Jin finished speaking and looked at the last person, "And you, as an accomplice who helped the assassin enter the palace, will be executed!"

Having said this, the man immediately knelt down. Even though he had said everything, it was too late.

His previous luck made him the only "victim".

"How was the trial?"

Half an hour passed. Although Huangfu Qingling was still a little angry, when she saw the situation in the room, she knew that the interrogation must have produced some results.

"Your Majesty, everything has been clarified."

Lin Yi spoke slowly and then said a name: Hao Zhong!

"Lin Yi, it seems that your worries are correct, but these three people are..."

Huangfu Qingling nodded and looked at the three imperial guards.

"Your Majesty, everything has been investigated almost thoroughly. These three people assisted the assassin in entering."

After Lin Yi explained, he took advantage of Huangfu Qingling not getting angry yet to make everything clear.

"So, you are Duan Xu."

"I already helped the Duan family overturn the verdict that year."

Huangfu Qingling was not so angry.

Firstly, Duan Xu is a nobleman, and secondly, the traitor in the imperial guards has been found out.

Then the "royal face" has been earned back.

"Your Majesty, these two men confessed voluntarily. I hope Your Majesty will show leniency. As for that soldier, he was caught."

"kill."