Protect Our Chief

Chapter 1065: Chapter 68: Unparalleled Celestial Pride Slays the Purple Mansion! The Duke Protector of the Nation in Peril

In the past, they did successfully complete many transactions, reaping large sums of gold and silver.

But this time, as both parties were preparing to trade, Meng Yuanbai and his team, who had been lying in wait, caught them red-handed, leading their experts to arrest everyone involved on both sides.

The entire capture operation seemed divinely assisted, exceptionally smooth.

Meng Yuanbai, overseeing the capture, looked at the captured Southern Qin merchants, the seized large sums of gold and silver, and the smuggling ship filled with salt, iron, and grain seeds, feeling extremely excited.

This was a monumental achievement~ Perhaps, with this accomplishment, he could advance further in the future, and the Meng Family would rise accordingly, possibly even reaching the Third Grade.

When the two offenders from the Jiaolong Gang were caught, Meng Yuanbai immediately began the interrogation overnight.

However, Meng Yuanbai was the Director of the Three Talents Department and not adept at interrogation, so he merely presided over the main seat while Director Zhao Zhicai of the Criminal Law Department and Director Chen Jingtiger of the Inspectorate conducted the interrogation.

The two were interrogation experts, and before dawn, the two caught Jiaolong Gang heads couldn’t hold up, spilling everything in detail.

One couldn’t blame them for lacking willpower; in this matter, they were reluctantly involved, feeling guilty and without any courage to speak of. In fact, people of integrity wouldn’t likely do this for money.

Before their confession.

Meng Yuanbai and the other two held onto their excitement and hopes for promotion and wealth, yet after the confession was complete, it was like a deep-water bomb had been dropped into their hearts, causing chaos and head-spinning confusion.

Meng Yuanbai held the confession, his hands shaking.

"Impossible!" Zhao Zhicai of the Zhao Family simply didn’t believe it, with a sinister expression, "Their smuggling operations must have been orchestrated by the Changning Wang Family. It is definitely the Wang Family that caught them out and deliberately had them frame our Zhao Family, and frame Brother Zhikun."

Saying this, Zhao Zhicai angrily wanted to force another confession.

Unexpectedly, Meng Yuanbai and Chen Jingtiger, who were on the same side earlier, blocked him simultaneously.

"Director Meng, Brother Jingtiger, what are you doing?" Zhao Zhicai was slightly taken aback.

Chen Jingtiger responded coldly: "First, their confession is clear and reasonable, and includes many details and evidence. Second, since this case now involves your Zhao Family, Brother Zhicai should recuse from this inquiry."

"Are you opposing our Zhao Family? Opposing our Ancestor Hongbo?" Zhao Zhicai’s face turned ashen with anger, coldly threatening, "You should think carefully."

"Zhao Zhicai!" Meng Yuanbai’s expression was serious, "Do you know how many people are watching this case? Can you clear your mind a bit? At this level of attention, even the Prime Minister wouldn’t dare to bend the law, let alone Your Majesty!"

"Director Meng, your words are off the mark." Chen Jingtiger said sternly, "Our Inspectorate has always conducted fair inspections; right is right, wrong is wrong. Whether this case is truly orchestrated by the Wang Family or the Zhao Family is yet to be determined. However, our Inspectorate’s ancestors have taught, we must uphold impartiality unwaveringly."

"Jingtiger, though young, you are full of rectitude." Meng Yuanbai also spoke with dignity, "Indeed, our Three Talents Department serves Your Majesty and Daqian, and every action should honor Your Majesty’s grace, under the scrutiny of Daqian’s millions of citizens."

Their dialogue seemed impressive, but at this moment, Meng Yuanbai and Chen Jingtiger were inwardly cursing, as if trampled by countless alpacas.

By now, what remained unclear to them? They were caught in the struggle between the Wang Family and the Zhao Family!

And clearly, the Wang Family, unwilling to act personally, used Meng Yuanbai, Chen Jingtiger and others as the knife to stab at the Zhao Family’s chest!

Killing with a borrowed knife, bloodless victory!

What made them utterly helpless was that they had no choice but to obediently stab at the Zhao Family.

For they had no other choice.

Because the case of Changning Wang Family’s smuggling collusion was too big, nearly all noble families were watching, and even the Great Emperor had sent eunuchs to inquire several times. At this moment, they were already pinned to the fire, able only to advance, not retreat.

If this knife isn’t stabbed at the Zhao Family, it will turn back to stab at themselves, potentially even being directly charged with harboring. Ruthless! Too ruthless!

That Wang Shouzhe, truly scheming fiercely!

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