He had to remind her, he was afraid that Huang Ban would help him hide what he shouldn't have.
At this point, how could he not see that he couldn't hide it anymore? From the moment he saw the five of them being brought in together and seeing them confess, he knew that there was no need to hide it anymore. The more they tried to hide it, the more dangerous it would be.
Yuan Se looked at her disciple's reaction with a smile.
Huang Ban saw that the five people kneeling on the side had also guessed it. Seeing Ding Wei's expression, he didn't dare to be vague anymore. "They went to the mountains 30 miles southeast of the city."
Yuan Se: "Where did they go?"
Huang Ban pointed at the five people kneeling on the side. "We found out that the whereabouts of five large birds were suspicious during the time of Niu Youdao's assassination. We found out that the five of them were the ones who used the birds. Mr. Ding summoned them to investigate the situation."
Yuan Se: "Did you find out?"
Huang Ban: "Yes, we found out that it was Xuan Yao who arranged it."
Yuan Se: "What did Xuan Yao arrange for the five birds to do?"
Huang Ban looked up at Ding Wei and replied with difficulty, "The person who assassinated Niu Youdao was Xuan Yao."
The five people kneeling on the side trembled. In fact, when Ding Wei found them, they had already guessed it, but they didn't dare to confirm it. Everyone knew that Xuan Yao and Niu Youdao had a grudge against each other.
Hearing that Xuan Yao was finally involved, Ding Wei's heart sank. He had previously reported to his master that there was no progress in the case. It was obvious that he was lying to his master. Immediately, he interrupted the interrogation and cupped his hands again. "Master …"
He wanted to explain, but Yuan Se interrupted him again. "I said, now is not the time for you to talk. I gave you a chance before, but you didn't want to talk. Since you don't want to talk, then let others talk first. Master is not an unreasonable person. Wait for others to finish talking, then I will let you talk slowly. Do you understand? "
Ding Wei was forced to shut up again, but this was a signal to Huang Ban.
After following him for so many years, Huang Ban immediately understood Ding Wei's intention of interrupting. The matter had reached Xuan Yao, so they couldn't continue telling the truth. Why? Other than protecting Ding Wei, there was no other reason!
Yuan Se: "In other words, Ding Wei has already found out that the person who assassinated Niu Youdao was Xuan Yao."
Huang Ban: "Yes!"
Princess Yuan asked, "Then why didn't you report it? Why did you let the five of them hide it?"
Huang Ban: "Mr. Ding said that this matter should not be leaked for the time being. He will arrange it."
Consort Yuan immediately looked at Ding Wei. "Ding Wei, since the case has been investigated, why did you tell The Lord that there was no progress in the case?"
Ding Wei was silent for a moment before he shook his head. "It's not convenient to explain now."
As soon as these words came out, not to mention Consort Yuan, even Yuan Se was a little surprised. Was she still going to be so stubborn at this point?
Ding Wei's identity wasn't ordinary. He was Yuan Se's disciple. If he didn't say anything, Concubine Yuan couldn't force him. She tilted her head and looked at Yuan Se, waiting for him to say something.
Yuan Se: "Ding Wei, Consort Yuan is investigating the case now. You have to cooperate."
"Yes!" Ding Wei respectfully acknowledged. He then pointed to the five people kneeling on the ground and said, "We have found out that the five of them used flying beasts with suspicious intentions. They are suspected of trying to assassinate Niu Youdao. I had wanted to bring them to the Heaven Seeking City for interrogation. However, their backgrounds are related to me, which also involves the Dayuan Holy Land. Before the truth is clear and I am not sure, I have to be cautious. I'm afraid that it will affect the Dayuan Holy Land negatively. "
"Because of this concern, I brought them to the mountains outside the city for a secret interrogation in order to avoid detection."
"After confirming the results, I still had some concerns and did not dare to make it public. I even took some precautionary measures. I came this morning with the intention to report to Master and ask for his decision. However … "He paused and looked at Lv Wushuang. Everything was implied in his words.
Yuan Se and Consort Yuan followed his gaze and looked at Lv Wushuang. They instantly understood what Ding Wei meant. They originally wanted to report to The Lord. However, because Lv Wushuang was around, they could not wash their dirty linen in public. Therefore, they temporarily hid it and wanted to wait until Lv Wushuang left.
Yuan Se was silent. He had to admit that Ding Wei's reason was reasonable. The assassination case involved their own people. Under the circumstances where there were outsiders, it would be difficult for Ding Wei to expose the truth in front of outsiders without him making the final decision. Otherwise, there would be no room for negotiation.
This was the attitude that Ding Wei should have. Otherwise, why would he be in charge of the Misty Pavilion?
However, Lv Wushuang sneered, "I have become your excuse to hide the truth."
Ding Wei immediately retorted, "Lord Lv, what I said is the truth. Why do you have to slander me as an excuse?" In front of his master, there was no need for him to give face to Lv Wushuang.
Lv Wushuang snorted, "If Fatty Yuan did not expose you, I am afraid that you would continue to hide it. Without your permission, would your people dare to assassinate an inspector? "
Ding Wei said, "The case is very clear. Someone did it behind my back. I only found out the truth last night. If Lord Lv has such a big prejudice against me and wants to smear my name, I can't do anything about it. "
Yuan Se's eyes flickered. This was also what he was confused about. Ding Wei only found out the truth last night and did not know about it beforehand. It did not seem to match with what Lv Wushuang had reminded him earlier. That was why he had the patience to slowly drag the person up for questioning.
He raised his hand to Consort Yuan.
Consort Yuan waved her hand again. Everyone looked back and saw Xuan Yao being escorted over.
As soon as he entered the pavilion, he saw the five people kneeling and Huang Ban. Combined with the fact that he was suddenly detained, Xuan Yao's heart sank. He knew that he could not escape from this. He was in a trance and did not even know why he was kneeling.
Consort Yuan asked, "Xuan Yao, where did you go last night?"
Xuan Yao came back to his senses. His heart was full of regret. He regretted that he was blinded by greed and went to assassinate Niu Youdao. Although he succeeded in killing Niu Youdao, he was afraid that he had lost his life.
He now had a glimmer of hope for survival and did not know how to answer. He wanted to peek at Ding Wei's face, but Ding Wei had already shouted, "Now that things have come to this, you reap what you sow. Answer honestly and do not hide anything!"
Hearing this, Xuan Yao's face was full of bitterness. He knew that it was over. His last glimmer of hope for survival was destroyed. He replied with a bitter smile, "I went to a deep mountain outside the city."
Consort Yuan asked, "Why did you go to the mountain outside the city?"
Xuan Yao no longer bowed and knelt, he slowly straightened his knees and sat on his thighs. He sighed and said, "Ding Zhangling summons you."
Consort Yuan asked, "Why?"
Xuan Yao shook his head. "I reap what I sow. I was the one who assassinated Niu Youdao. Leader found out and interrogated me."
Consort Yuan asked, "Why did you interrogate him in the mountain outside the city?"
Xuan Yao sighed. "I don't know. Maybe he was worried about the impact on the Dayuan Holy Land."
Consort Yuan asked, "Did you confess?"
Xuan Yao replied, "Leader has already found evidence. I could no longer hide it. I had no choice but to confess."
Consort Yuan asked, "What did Ding Wei do after you confessed?"
This question made Ding Wei's heart tighten. Previously, he used Lv Wushuang's existence as an excuse to hide the truth. He was gambling that Xuan Yao would not betray him.
Xuan Yao was silent for a while before he smiled bitterly. "There were no arrangements. Huang Ban was ordered to watch me and wait for my punishment!"
With these words, it was equivalent to him shouldering all the responsibility. Ding Wei's heart was relieved.
Because of this, he looked at Xuan Yao with a complicated expression. After all, Xuan Yao was his trusted subordinate for many years.
However, he had no choice. He was in danger himself and could not save Xuan Yao.
Huang Ban also secretly heaved a sigh of relief. If Xuan Yao had really revealed Ding Wei's plan to silence the people involved in the assassination, it would mean that Huang Ban had lied before and he would not be able to escape the blame as well.
Consort Yuan was silent for a while before she turned to face Yuan Se. "Young Master, I have no more questions."
Yuan Se nodded and gestured for her to retreat behind him. He glanced sideways at Lv Wushuang and chuckled. "Beautiful lady, it's your turn."
Ding Wei was secretly shocked. It wasn't over yet? What did Lv Wushuang have to do with it?
Lv Wushuang snorted coldly. "It's obvious that he's sacrificing the pawn to save the king. It was all rehearsed. How could you believe it?"
Yuan Se said, "Ding Wei, didn't you always want to say it? Master is a reasonable person. If I say I will give you a chance to explain, I will definitely give you a chance to explain. Beautiful lady Lv, I'm afraid you have to explain yourself. "
"Yes!" Ding Wei bowed slightly and looked at Lv Wushuang. "I don't understand what Saint Venerable Lv is saying."
Lv Wushuang said, "Why are you pretending to be confused? Don't you know why the people from the Eight Sects went to the Immeasurable Garden to supervise?" He coldly glanced at Yuan Se. "Fatty Yuan, this matter is obvious. Since it involves the Immeasurable Garden, there will naturally be a choice of which is more important. It's just that a mere Xuan Yao wants to shoulder everything … This deal is really worth it."
Yuan Se laughed. "Don't ask me. I don't know."
Ding Wei frowned and continued, "The people from the Eight Sects were supervising the Immeasurable Garden. I was in the outside world and didn't know anything beforehand."
Lv Wushuang said, "Is that so? Then why didn't Xuan Yao assassinate earlier or later? Why did he have to do it after Niu Youdao took the statement from the Immeasurable Garden? Don't tell me it was just a coincidence! "
Yuan Se drank his tea with a smile on his face as if he had nothing to do with it.
"The statement from the Immeasurable Garden?" Ding Wei was puzzled. "What statement?"
Lv Wushuang directly said, "After the Immeasurable Garden arson case, Niu Youdao followed you to the Immeasurable Garden for questioning. During that time, he found some abnormalities and closely followed the investigation. In the end, he found some clues. The clues pointed to the fact that the fire in the Immeasurable Garden was deliberately set up by someone with the intention of colluding with the traitor in the Immeasurable Garden. The purpose of the fire was to create chaos and give the traitor a chance to steal the Immeasurable Fruit! "
Steal the Immeasurable Fruit? Ding Wei was shocked.
Lv Wushuang continued, "After finding these clues, Niu Youdao invited the inspectors of the Eight Sects to go to the Immeasurable Garden to collect evidence. They had already obtained a batch of statements from the Immeasurable Garden and were prepared to bring them back to sort out the evidence. However, at this time, Niu Youdao was suddenly killed. Ding Wei, do you think it's a coincidence? "
Apart from those who knew about it beforehand, everyone else was shocked. Even Xuan Yao was stunned. He didn't expect that the timing of his attack would be so coincidental.
He finally understood that he was simply courting death. No wonder the Nine Sages were personally watching him.
Ding Wei could no longer remain calm. He quickly turned around and asked, "Xuan Yao, why did you kill Niu Youdao at this time?"
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