A group of imperial guards surrounded the room. Each of them had a fierce and murderous look on their faces. They held swords in their hands, but without Na Yan's order, they didn't unsheathe their swords.
From their posture, it was clear that they wanted to force Jing Rong to agree.
Because Jing Rong was sitting with his back to the door, he couldn't see the guards outside, but he could hear their voices.
In his heart, he knew that he was like a bird in a cage.
And the person playing with the bird was Na Yan, who was sitting opposite him.
"Young Master Jing, this prince is very sincere. As long as you agree to be a guest in my residence, I can give you whatever you want. However, if you reject this prince's good intentions, I'm afraid that those swords and sabers won't have eyes."
It was a blatant threat!
Jing Rong listened to his words, but his expression remained cold and unperturbed. His lips curled into a faint smile. "If I want to leave, do you think Your Highness can trap me?"
"Do you have the ability?"
"Since I dared to come here alone, I naturally have the ability to leave. I'm afraid that Your Highness has underestimated me." Jing Rong's tone contained a hidden force. Na Yan sized him up. "It seems … this Prince has indeed underestimated you. There has never been anyone who could remain calm and collected in front of this Prince's soldiers. You are the first! This Prince admires your courage, and it proves that I didn't misjudge you. But … "Na Yan's words suddenly stopped.
His smiling eyes reflected a cold murderous aura as he stared at Jing Rong sitting opposite him. "A person who doesn't want to be my friend, in other words, is my enemy!"
Jing Rong didn't respond. Instead, he leisurely took another sip of tea.
Na Yan continued, "If you don't agree today, then you will be my enemy. And when it comes to enemies … there is only one word – kill!"
The word 'kill' was heavily emphasized by Na Yan.
His hand on the table clenched into a fist.
Jing Rong's fingers that were holding the teacup paused for a moment. Then, he gently put it down and solemnly said, "Your Highness, don't tell me you don't know what the consequences will be if you detain or kill me here?"
"I would like to hear the details!" "We are now working for the City Intelligence Department. If something happens to me, all the cases will stop. At that time, Prince Cheng will probably bring you to the court. As far as I know, King Huyi is now bedridden, and the position of Crown Prince has not been confirmed. No one knows whether you are the emperor or the subject. Your Royal Highness
You said you wanted power! But if we are reported to the King of Huyi because we don't want to be your hanger-ons, the Third Wangye will naturally add fuel to the fire. I don't think I need to analyze the consequences, right? "Jing Rong said unhurriedly.
Na Yan laughed.
"You're right. I can't act recklessly at a time like this."
As long as you understand.
He slowly propped himself up and said to Na Yan, "If that's the case, I won't disturb you any longer. Goodbye."
He turned around and left.
However, when the guards saw him come out, they did not retreat. Instead, they surrounded him even closer.
Jing Rong stood at the door, his hawk-like gaze sweeping across the faces of the people in front of him.
That kind of gaze was terrifying!
Then, Na Yan came out from inside, waved his hand, and ordered the guards, "Step aside."
The guards obeyed and retreated one by one.
The courtyard regained its peace.
Na Yan turned his head towards Jing Rong. "Young Master Jing, this Prince really admires you. It's fine if you refuse me today, but who knows, you might change your mind later."
Jing Rong smiled. "Perhaps!"
With that said, he walked away, but after a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned to Na Yan, "I think you're mistaken about something!"
"What?" "We're helping Prince Cheng investigate the case, but that doesn't mean we're his people. As you said, we're just taking what we need! We have no intention of stepping into the turmoil of the Huyi royal family. What you need is people who can help you in the court, not us. What if you only want to snatch Crown Prince Cheng's man and win?
Chip! If that's the case … it's hard for a person with such wisdom to achieve great things! "
A wise man with such a mind would never achieve greatness.
Ugh!
Na Yan's face instantly turned pale.
Because his mind was completely seen through by the man three meters away from him.
Just as Jing Rong said, what he needed was people who could help him in the court, not them. He indeed 'invited' Jing Rong with the intention of snatching Crown Prince Cheng's man from Li Cheng.
In the past, he only admired Jing Rong, but now, he only admired him.
But after listening to what Jing Rong said, it was admiration!
When he came back to his senses, Jing Rong had already left.
After a while, Na Yan's bodyguard came out and asked softly, "Your Highness, are you really going to let him go like this?"
"Are we really going to kill him?"
"…" The bodyguard continued, "Your Highness, because of Du Mubai's case, Lord Huang and other important officials have been dismissed, which means that the Ministry of Justice is no longer under our control. Many of Your Highness's people have also been implicated because of this. I'm afraid we have to take the next step as soon as possible."
Na Yan snorted. It was better if the bodyguard didn't mention it, but once he did, he became angry.
He originally thought that Li Cheng was investigating the stone case and wanted to see him make some noise. It would be best if he could get Marquis Pingyang involved. Who knew that he would be dragged into this?
The gains really did not make up for the losses.
He would remember this grudge.
That was why he invited Jing Rong here, hoping that Jing Rong would become his right-hand man and beat Li Cheng up, which could be considered as destroying their prestige.
But Jing Rong refused!
Na Yan took a few steps in the courtyard.
He frowned.
…
At the same time.
Ji Yunshu arrived at the City Department, but Jing Rong did not come.
She was worried for a moment.
She asked Bai Yin, "Brother, where did Jing Rong go?"
Bai Yin said, "Don't worry, he will be fine."
"Do you know something? I have a feeling that something is wrong. "
"It's really nothing. You can focus on the case first."
Sigh …
For the time being, Ji Yunshu suppressed her worries.
Now, the entire City Department was waiting for her to solve the case. Everyone was very obedient and did whatever she said.
Their attitude towards her was completely different from before.
Li Cheng also told her everything he knew about Du Mubai's case. The general meaning was that on the day of Du Mubai's death, he left the study room early in the morning and only returned at night. According to the testimony of the child guarding the study room, after Du Mubai returned, no one suspicious entered the study room again. In addition, the study room was strictly guarded. Strangers needed to write when entering or leaving.
But there were no outsiders on that day.
Moreover, the court officials said that that night, Du Mubai's room was very quiet. There was no sound at all. In other words, they ruled out any quarrels!
There were no suspicious people or outsiders, and there were no signs of any quarrels.
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