In Another World, Everyone Want to Kill Me!-Chapter 243: Assassins in the Cell
Added to that was the thought of Princess Xie and for the moment he had lost his appetite.
Seeing that he didn’t take the bait, a hint of anxiety appeared in both men’s eyes.
They were being paid to do a job.
If Yue Mingxuan didn’t die today, then the ones who would be dead by tomorrow morning would be the two of them.
The shorter man asked in a low voice, "What should we do?"
The other man’s eyes flashed with a harsh glint and he made a throat slitting gesture.
"But aren’t we supposed to make it look like a suicide out of guilt?" the shorter one said, a little flustered.
The palace coroners were not fools..
The other man replied urgently, "How can we worry about that now? Just kill him quickly."
They exchanged another look and walked toward the cell where Yue Mingxuan was held. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
He remained immersed in his faintly mournful mood, completely unaware of their approach.
The two men quietly reached the cell door, suddenly flung it open and with a rope in hand lunged to slip it around Yue Mingxuan’s neck.
Getting caught off guard, he was ensnared at once.
The shorter man pulled the rope tight while the other grabbed his wrists to stop him from struggling.
The sharp pain at his throat and the suffocating pressure of the tightening rope made him realize that the two were likely professional killers.
The jailer’s lack of interference also suggested that someone from the Beirong imperial harem must be involved behind the scenes.
His consciousness began to blur.
Was he really going to die like this?
He was unwilling to accept it.
Just as he was about to lose consciousness, a sharp whistling sound cut through the air and the two men immediately collapsed in response.
Yue Mingxuan slumped to the ground.
After a long moment, he began to cough violently.
Only after coughing for quite a while did he slowly reach up and pull the rope from his neck.
The skin where it had rubbed burned with pain, it must have been abraded raw.
After getting to his feet, he first scanned the surroundings cautiously.
Finding no one, he was startled by a voice behind him and stumbled back to the ground.
"Hey, are you alright?"
Yue Mingxuan shifted backward and staring warily at the man who had suddenly appeared in the cell.
He could not afford to drive away a wolf only to invite a tiger; at this stage, no one could be trusted.
Seeing the guarded look in his eyes, the man in black spoke with some helplessness, introducing himself. "Number seventh of the Black River Society, I’m Moonless Cicada."
Even after the introduction, Yue Mingxuan continued to regard him with deep suspicion. "What is Black River Society? Who is Moonless Cicada? I don’t know."
Right now, Yue Mingxuan felt very much like a startled bird; everyone he looked at seemed like a potential assassin.
Moonless Cicada shook his head helplessly.
This person was either far too careless or overly cautious, there was never a moment of normalcy.
He truly did not understand why his master had insisted on sending him to protect Yue Mingxuan and had even specifically named him for the task.
And to top it off, he had been forced to spend several days catching mice, all because, Yue Mingxuan hate those mice.
He glanced at Yue Mingxuan and simply sat down on the ground. "Come on, I’ve been watching over you for days. I’ve practically wiped out the mice in this prison, and now you’re looking at me like I’m the enemy... These past few days, even if I haven’t earned merit, I’ve certainly put in hard work. And if not hard work, at least exhaustion, alright?"
His relaxed tone allowed Yue Mingxuan’s guard to lower slightly. "But I don’t know you."
Moonless Cicada rolled his eyes at Yue Mingxuan.
For some reason, the gesture felt strangely familiar to him. "I don’t know you either. I’m just carrying out orders."
After all, he ranked seventh, why on earth did he have to squat in this prison catching mice and playing nanny?
Hearing this, the wariness Yue Mingxuan had just relaxed immediately rose again.
Orders? Whose orders?
If he could be ordered to protect him, he could just as easily be ordered to kill him.
Yue Mingxuan despised this feeling of having his life in someone else’s hands.
Seeing Yue Mingxuan’s furrowed brow, Moonless Cicada jerked his chin toward the two corpses on the ground.
"You’d better think about how to deal with those two bodies first."
He had been harboring some resentment these past few days and it seemed he had struck a bit too heavily.
Otherwise, leaving one alive might have allowed them to question who was behind it.
After thinking for a moment, Yue Mingxuan raised his voice and called out, "Guards! Someone come!"
In the silent prison, his voice rang out clearly.
Moonless Cicada flipped lightly and settled himself on a beam overhead.
Although he had run into these jailers a few times before, appearing openly in front of them was certainly not his style.
Hearing Yue Mingxuan’s shout, a jailer hurried over at a trot.
When he saw the bodies on the ground, he sucked in a sharp breath and deliberately put on a shocked expression.
"What is the meaning of this, Prince Yue?" he asked.
He had known these people would cause trouble, those gold payments had felt too hot to hold.
Yue Mingxuan watched the jailer’s performance coldly.
In that first instant, the man had revealed a flash of disappointment, which meant he knew the two dead men, and was aware of their actions as well.
Thinking this through, a faint mocking smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Let him put on his act; Yue Mingxuan only needed to watch from the sidelines.
After watching the jailer fuss loudly as he had the two bodies removed, Yue Mingxuan smiled faintly. "Thank you for the trouble."
The jailer forced a smile. "No trouble, no trouble."
