The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 1506 - 733 Sibling duo’s revenge on scum (Second update)_2

Chapter 1506: 733 Sibling duo’s revenge on scum (Second update)_2

Gu Chengfeng refused, "I, I am not the same build as you; I’m not as tall as you are."

Xiao Hen hummed in agreement, calmly turned around, and took out a pair of ancient high-platform shoes from his bundle.

Gu Chengfeng: "..."

——Gu Chengfeng began the arduous days of attending school by day and working diligently (performing opera) by night.

...

After leaving the National Master Hall, Wang Xu rushed to the Imperial Palace without stopping; he was on an imperial mission to investigate a case and was authorized to mobilize the eunuchs of the palace.

He started his investigation with the twelve eunuch bureaus, and all eunuchs who had worn that type of fabric were required to undergo an interrogation by the Duwei Prefecture.

He sat in the Grand Hall of the left Duwei Prefecture, while the stewards of the twelve eunuch bureaus were lined up in the middle of the Grand Hall.

Officially, none of these twelve stewards knew martial arts, but whether they did or not was not for them to decide.

Wang Xu wanted to verify by himself.

For a person to possess strong light body skills, they must also have extraordinary internal strength. To probe whether someone has internal strength or not, one can either observe their moves or directly channel one’s own internal strength into the other’s meridians.

The latter would cause a degree of pain to the person being tested, with the weaker their martial arts, the greater the pain.

But for the sake of the investigation, such concerns had to be set aside.

He looked at everyone steadily, "My esteemed stewards, please forgive my intrusion."

He began with the Ritual Affairs Bureau steward. He grasped the steward’s wrist and when his internal strength poured in, a thin layer of sweat appeared on the steward’s forehead.

Calluses on the palm, indicating a slight martial arts training, not deep enough internal strength, not the assassin who killed Shangguan Yun.

He then tested seven other stewards from bureaus such as the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Imperial Treasures Bureau, all of whom had no internal strength whatsoever.

To his surprise, however, the stewards of the Divine Palace Bureau, Direct Hall Bureau, Knowledge Bureau, and the Office of Device Management turned out to be experts.

But that was not strange; who could rise to their positions in the palace without hiding some skills?

Wang Xu, well-aware of the ways of power, did not criticize them for hiding their abilities. However, the sovereign wanted the assassin found, and these four were highly suspect.

But upon investigating their whereabouts, he found that all four had perfect alibis for the previous night.

And there was no significant flaw to be found in their clothing.

A damaged outfit can be mended, and skilled seamstresses can mend so well that no flaw is apparent.

Wang Xu ordered his men, "Bring me the scorpion box."

"Yes." The servant went to the Warehouse and brought back a metal box with both hands.

Wang Xu told the attendants, "This contains the blue-tailed scorpion, extremely poisonous, a single sting is enough to kill a trained assassin, and there is no antidote,"

He finished speaking, opened the handkerchief, and displayed a strand of kudzu silk, "This is evidence left by the assassin at the scene. Now I’ll put it in the scorpion box, and the poison scorpions inside will memorize its scent. In a moment, I will trouble you to extend your hands. Please rest assured, these scorpions are trained and will not bite anything that doesn’t have the same scent as the evidence."

The four were somewhat hesitant.

Wang Xu smiled faintly and, after throwing the kudzu silk into the box, first tested the method on himself by putting his hand into the metal box.

A moment later, he took his hand out, and as expected, there were no marks of a sting.

The others breathed a sigh of relief.

"I’ll go first," said the Divine Palace Bureau steward.

Wang Xu gave his men a look.

The subordinate holding the metal box came to him.

The Divine Palace Bureau steward extended his hand through the hole in the lid of the box.

"That’s enough," said Wang Xu.

The Divine Palace Bureau steward sighed in relief.

Afterward, the Office of Device Management and the Knowledge Bureau’s stewards each put their hands into the scorpion box in turn.

Both of them emerged unscathed.

When it came to the Direct Hall Bureau’s steward, a struggle flashed in his eyes. His arm stiffened, and he was slow to place his hand inside.

Wang Xu shouted sternly, "It’s him! Seize him!"

The scorpion box indeed contained poisonous scorpions, but they were not the most potent Turki blue-tailed scorpions, just a few scorpions of average toxicity, and there was a layer of iron wire mesh on top.

Even if the real assassin put his hand in, he would not be stung at all.

This was a psychological tactic, and obviously, the other party lost.

The guards of the Duwei Prefecture swarmed forward, while the other three stewards also quickly reacted, attempting to capture the Direct Hall Bureau steward next to them.

However, with his exceptional light body skills, he leapt out in a flash and broke through the enclosure.

Wang Xu said coldly, "Chase him down!"

The guards of the Duwei Prefecture chased after him with all their might.

But they couldn’t catch up to him.

In the blink of an eye, he had escaped from the Imperial Palace.

Wang Xu, grinding his teeth with anger, commanded, "Split into three groups! Two teams will encircle from the front and back streets, and the rest will follow me in pursuit!"

Taking advantage of his excellent knowledge of the terrain, Wang Xu successfully cornered the man in a dead-end alley within fifteen minutes.