After making up his mind, Torian squeezed his way from the back of the line to the front. He quietly went to the side of the guard captain, Rodmo, and pulled on his sleeve.
Rodmo understood, and the two of them quietly went to the outside of the line.
"How is it? Are you upset?" Torian laughed.
"Prime Minister, please don't laugh at me. This time, it is indeed my negligence, and I deserve to be reprimanded," Rodmo said.
"Hehe, my boy, don't talk to me about these empty words. In my opinion, you have already done your job well. The reason why there is such a slip-up is definitely because someone is playing tricks in the dark!" Torian said.
"My lord, you think so too?" Rodmo immediately perked up. This time, he was reprimanded by the Tsar, and he felt extremely wronged. After all, he had personally checked the hunting area no less than five times. Not to mention the Death God's Tooth, there was not even a single beast that was slightly larger!
"Of course, my boy. I know your ability. If there was a Desert Wolf or something like that, it would be fine. But how could a big guy like the Death God's Tooth not be found? There must be someone behind this! "Torian said confidently.
"I think so too! But who could send such a big guy into the hunting ground without anyone knowing? "Rodmo said with a frown.
"Isn't that simple? In my opinion, this group of people in front of us must have colluded with Mengsk. These people are very strong, and capturing a Death God's Tooth wouldn't be a big deal. Although Mengsk has stepped down from power, his remaining followers are still around. Only he would be able to sneak the Death God's Tooth into the Hunting Grounds." Although Torian was framing them, what he said was not far from the truth.
"That makes sense! It must be them! " Rodmo nodded. He did not care about the truth at all. All he needed was a reasonable excuse. As long as this excuse worked, he could push the blame away. If it was Mengsk who colluded with these unknowns to bring the Death God's Tooth into the hunting ground, then he would be able to get rid of the hat of negligence!
"My boy, how about it? Let's work together and report these people!" Torian took the initiative to propose.
"Alright! In the future, I will have to rely on the Prime Minister's guidance! " He knew that Torian was extending an olive branch to him, and Rodmo was more than happy to be on Torian's good side. After all, as the brother-in-law of the Tsar and the Prime Minister, Torian could be said to be above tens of thousands of people on Planet Aiur.
After the two of them came to an agreement, they returned to the group and went to Tsar Nicholas's carriage.
"Your Majesty! I have something to report. "Rodmo spoke first according to the plan they had agreed upon.
"What is it now?" At this time, Tsar Nicholas was extremely displeased with Rodmo. After all, it was because of this brat's negligence that he and his grandson almost died. If it weren't for Rodmo's extraordinary family background, Nicholas would have already chopped off his head.
"Your Majesty, I've just received a report from my subordinates. Someone saw Lord Mengsk and these lords appear near the enclosure yesterday, and there were traces of giant beasts in the vicinity!" Rodmo was just making things up. He and Torian had only speculated that there was such a possibility, but now Rodmo had made it sound like it was true!
"What?!" The Tsar was immediately shocked.
"Your Majesty! I'm innocent! I didn't leave the city yesterday! "Mengsk hurriedly stepped forward and began to give evidence of his alibi.
"Even if you didn't leave the city, with a two-inch strip of paper, is there anything you can't do?" Torian said sarcastically.
"This … Rodmo, do you have any evidence?" After hearing what Rodmo and the others said, the Tsar was a little confused. Although he was grateful that Jiang Fei had saved him and his grandson, if this was a trap, it would be too scary.
"Yes! My two bodyguards saw it with their own eyes! " Rodmo gritted his teeth and said. Now that things had come to this, he had no choice but to bear the responsibility. Previously, he had not thought things through and said that his subordinates had seen Mengsk. In the end, Mengsk had an alibi. If he changed his words now, not only would the Tsar no longer trust him, he might even offend him.
"Call them up!" As this was a matter of great importance, Nicholas did not dare to be careless. He even deliberately put some distance between himself and Jiang Fei.
"Yes! Your Majesty! " Rodmo nodded, then went to look for his own guards. Although he had seen Mengsk, Jiang Fei, and the others come to the enclosure and claimed that he had started the rumor, it was not difficult for him to get two Death Warriors to testify.
"Interesting." Jiang Fei could not help but smile as he watched these people put on a show.
"Damn it! This Torian really doesn't know when to stop! " Mengsk cursed in his heart. If they had not been prepared, they might have been bitten back by now.
Soon, two of Rodmo's bodyguards were brought to Tsar Nicholas.
"Were the two of you the ones who saw Mengsk and the others come to the Imperial Hunting Grounds?" Nicholas asked.
"Yes! Your Majesty! Yesterday afternoon, Lord Mengsk and the others came to the Imperial Hunting Grounds. They carefully avoided all the guards, and the two of us just happened to see them, "the two bodyguards answered.
"So, other than the two of you, no one else saw them?" Nicholas asked.
"I don't think anyone else saw them," the two bodyguards replied.
"Do you have any evidence?" One of the officials from Mengsk's faction asked.
"The two of us only saw it with our own eyes. We did not leave any evidence behind. However, in order to show our loyalty, we are willing to die to prove our loyalty!" After the two bodyguards finished speaking, they immediately cut their own throats. This was also arranged by Rodmo in advance. After all, he had made up the whole thing. Although he had asked the two bodyguards to testify, the more they said, the more likely they would make a mistake. Once the two of them died, there would be no more evidence.
Moreover, as the saying went, when a man is about to die, he speaks with sincerity. No one would suspect that the two bodyguards would lie before they died.
"Well …" Seeing that the two bodyguards were willing to die to prove their loyalty, Nicholas was a little tempted. What the two bodyguards said was not impossible. With Jiang Fei's Level 5 strength, it would not be difficult for him to capture a Death's Fang. Moreover, with Mengsk's influence in the court, it was not impossible for him to arrange for someone to transport the Death's Fang into the Imperial Hunting Grounds!
"Hoho, my lord, you're really something. You actually sacrificed two lives just to start a rumor. However, you spent so much effort trying to say that we were the ones who brought the Death's Fang into the Imperial Hunting Grounds. You're just trying to shirk your responsibility. However, have you forgotten? If we really did that, we would need a motive, right? Otherwise, why would we waste so much effort? "Jiang Fei sneered.
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