The county magistrate saluted Long Rui, who was seated on the Taishi Chair, and said, "Your subordinate pays respects to the Prince."
Long Rui: "Hmm, I’ve heard that you’ve arrived early."
County magistrate: "Yes! Last night I was startled, couldn’t sleep a wink, got up before dawn, and ca to the War Prince’s Mansion to report to the Prince."
Long Rui: "You’ve worked hard, sir."
County magistrate: "Serving the Imperial Court is my duty."
Long Rui: "Do well on this case. If you solve it by the deadline, I will petition The Emperor to promote you by three ranks."
"Really?" Upon hearing this, the county magistrate was uplifted and couldn’t help but feel overjoyed.
"Of course, provided you solve it by the deadline. If you can’t crack the case by The Emperor’s appointed date, even I can’t help you. At that ti, forget about promotion; even your life will be hard to protect."
Upon hearing this, the county magistrate’s expression fell. He was afraid of not being able to solve the case by the deadline, which is why he sought the War Prince’s help. Hence, he whispered, "Whether your subordinate can succeed depends on the Prince."
Long Rui glanced at him coldly and said, "You cannot rely entirely on ; you need to investigate many things yourself, as the saying goes, ’Many hands make light work.’
The county magistrate obediently replied, "Yes, Prince."
Finally, he raised his head and asked in puzzlent, "Prince, there’s sothing your subordinate doesn’t understand."
Long Rui: "What is it?"
County magistrate: "How does the Prince know that rely saying the evidence is a hairpin would lure the assassin? If he doesn’t believe it after being told, wouldn’t the effort be wasted?"
Long Rui furrowed his brows, glanced sideways at him, and asked, "Does he believe it now?"
The county magistrate blinked and said, "He believes it."
If he didn’t believe, would he be able to survive? He would have been killed by him last night.
Long Rui: "As long as the assassin believes, that’s enough."
The Fourth Prince cos from a noble background, items like hairpins are abundant. He probably doesn’t care even if he loses a few occasionally, so when the evidence is said to be a hairpin, the Fourth Prince himself might be bewildered and perhaps even believe it.
However, the county magistrate doesn’t know the assassin is the Fourth Prince, so having doubts is normal.
The Fourth Prince’s Mansion, Floating lody Pavilion.
"Master, it’s not good; your disciple really got caught by the War Prince."
Before Lin Kong got out of bed, the Fourth Prince barged in.
"What’s wrong, didn’t you kill the county magistrate?" Lin Kong lay in bed, his long hair cascading down, the front of his clothes slightly open, complenting his handso features with enchanting allure.
The Fourth Prince unceremoniously plopped down on the nearby Taishi Chair and said, "Not yet."
Lin Kong clearly appeared dissatisfied, "Soft-hearted like a woman’s."
Fourth Prince: "Master, you don’t know the situation yet. Your disciple’s investigations reveal that the county magistrate knows nothing; killing him would be pointless, so I’ll spare him a dog’s life."
Lin Kong said unemotionally, "You’re just afraid of displeasing The Emperor. Fourth Prince, don’t forget, The Emperor is unaware that you are the assassin. If he knew, he wouldn’t spare you either."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince’s expression darkened montarily and said, "Master is right, but truly, there’s no need to kill the county magistrate."
Lin Kong’s voice carried a hint of sarcasm, "When did my disciple beco so rciful?"
In order to restore his eyesight, the Fourth Prince did not hesitate to practice the Evil Technique, killing countless people, even forgetting the count himself. Lin Kong asked him to kill a county magistrate, yet he hesitated and made nurous excuses. No wonder Lin Kong would mock him.
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