
"WHAT?!!"
A shocked shriek boomed out of Meng Pei Yun's mouth uncontrollably.
It was triggered by news that had just been delivered by one of his servants, when the waiter returned from running his routine duties.
Who would have guessed that the news of grief was immediately carried by the wind until it reached his ears. Because he knew the task that his colleague was carrying out before he was now the person mentioned in the news of the death today, he immediately relayed the information he had just obtained to his master.
As soon as he heard the news, the first thing that happened to him was shock. Sure oes.
Didn't think that the task he thought was easy would end up making things difficult like this.
The news of his servant whom he was assigned to commit a crime before became a target who had to die first. This was enough to make him flinch from his own world.
"You're sure he's really dead?" tanyanya still wants to make sure.
It was hard to believe, his goal would fail in this short amount of time.
"Answoring Madam Concubine, that's right. Even now, the place is closed with strict guard and forbids anyone to enter there." replied the waiter who brought the news.
Meng Pei Yun's two eyeballs were moving in an indeterminate direction with the mind wandering everywhere.
"He died from the poison he carried himself? Doesn't that mean he drank it and not them?! How can it be like this?! Was he discovered then and finally one of those who caught him poisoned my servant? It could be so! But... My waiter is not just any waiter! All my subordinates are people trained in martial arts. It can't be dropped just like that. Except.." his inner voice paused when the most certain guesses appeared in his mind.
"... They also had the same ability." he didn't want to believe this. His eyes widened with a look of disbelief and frustration.
Inner continues. "How great are those who seem weak?! Then, who did it until I suffered such a defeat?!! SY*LAN! JAL*NG-JAL*NG BRENGS*K! How dare they ruin my business!" he's rampaging inside.
The hand of the concubine Meng Pei Yun gripped the edge of the table so tightly that the wood peeled off by her long fingernails. He did not realize his nails had the potential to be damaged because they were too carried away by anger.
Especially when she finds out that she can't take any more steps to avenge 3Ry - especially Ryura - because she just realizes that the girls don't seem to be ordinary girls.
If, killing them with poison could be thwarted so easily. That means he needs more preparation. Because, however, he also has not received news from the assassin organization he hired to help him eliminate his love rival.
The more he thought about it, the more angry he was because he could not finish everything in a short time. This only increases his hatred towards Ryura plus his friends.
"really bullies! It's hard to get rid of them!" his his hiss was upset not playing until the sound of teeth clashing against each other was clearly heard.
That is how people are not self-conscious. He forgot, who was the real bully in this matter.
Then he continued to say. "Nobody is doing anything for the moment that can arouse suspicion. Although it was certain that the Night Flower Pavilion did not escape suspicion, at least wait until someone came. Then, I'll take the next step..."
He still did not accept failure this time. So while there's still a chance of winning he won't miss it.
Three of the most handsome men in the world - the author created - are walking side by side towards the scene. To be exact, the room previously occupied by their lovers. Dong Jia Zi and Min Hwan followed behind them.
But, the two could only follow until the front door of the scene room and wait there.
After an impromptu meeting earlier, the three could not delay any longer especially considering there were still bodies left at the scene for further examination.
"OUR HONOUR IS TO LORD YE, THE RULER OF THE NORTHERN EMPIRE, AND YOUNG MASTER SHIN!" greet the guards who are on duty loudly and strongly.
The three just nodded in response.
"Be on guard outside! Don't let anyone bother!" ye Zi Xian toilets with his straightforward command. Obviously not to be disputed.
"READY, MR YE!" the guards replied obediently.
The three finally went into the room that became the scene of the shocking incident a moment ago.
Krieet...
The door of the room was opened not sooner or later and one by one they entered it. The first thing that their five senses of sight caught was the corpse of the servant who was said to be from the Night Flower Pavilion and it turned out to be true.
Seeing the condition of the servant's corpse which was quite alarming, Shin Mo Lan took the initiative to come forward to inspect it. Ye Zi Xian who saw it only looked while waiting for results. He also wanted to know more specifically about the true truth about this matter. After all, this was related to Ryura.
The other two men were of the same mind as Ye Zi Xian.
He crouched down next to the corpse and began to touch the surface of the corpse's skin in front of him in several places visible. He did not intend to check further, because this way he could find what he wanted to look for.
As long as he inspected the servant's body, Great Emperor Bai went around looking around the room.
He shortly said. "There are some footprints here." looking at the stamp after stamp that resembles the footprints of a wet dirt stain.
Wet soil stains contained from the melting of snow on the ground surface to make the soil moist seem muddy. This was what caused the possibility of being brought in by those who entered.
"really. Apparently, there was a fight here." said Ye Zi Xian justifying while continuing to look around more closely.
Traces found not only come from the floor, but also on tables, cabinets, and even walls.
The men suspected that a fierce fight had occurred. But, that's the question... Why no blood spots? What kind of fights do not cause blood?
Great Emperor Bai's forehead wrinkled with a thoughtful expression. "It's impossible if they lure someone to a fight here. After all, they are also not typical of people who will look for problems first." he said starting to examine the truth.
"Yes. It was strange that they would dare to act so far in a place that was foreign to them like this. It's even clear it's impossible. Although they were ferocious when in a fight, they were not the ones who would take the initiative to make a fuss." the depths of Ye Zi Xian's eyes were too dark to read what was really inside when he explained.
"Then, it means that there is a possibility that the servant came to look for trouble. It could be, he really did want to poison the three girls. Unfortunately, he failed because he was caught. As a result, in order to save himself he tried to fight but still failed and ended up here." guessed Great Emperor Bai. "Only what I'm confused about... How does it tell that the servant drank the poison he brought himself and ended up dying here instead of dying from the fight?! Is that what they did?" he was still trying to find the plot of the case of the death of the maid of the Flower Night pavilion.
The exchange of words between the two was suddenly interrupted by Shin Mo Lan who seemed to have discovered something.
"This poison is really deadly." his voice caught the attention of Great Emperor Bai and Ye Zi Xian to look at him with eyes asking for an explanation.
Without looking back at his best friend, Shin Mo Lan began to explain. "He really died from the poison he carried himself. I know that Rayan can concoct poison much better than me. But, I clearly knew such poison would only be used when it was necessary. It felt impossible that he would bother to use this dangerous poison just to cause trouble. Moreover, all this time I saw him so keep the attitude in the place he just came." only then did he look at his two friends seriously.
"I think this problem can only be found directly from both sides. Mommy hooks you up and our girls." looks back at the horrible dead body. "This servant is clearly impossible to move without orders. As a subordinate, he should have known.." No need to continue, his two best friends would have known the point.
Ye Zi Xian silently heard him, but his coldness made it difficult for anyone to know what he was thinking.
Sitting quietly in his study with a gripping atmosphere enveloped a figure of a man who was there.
A while ago he had just gotten the latest information from his subordinates.
"Sincerely, my lord. I came to report." said another man who was his subordinate. The man was dressed all in black, plus a dim room that was minimal lighting made it difficult for anyone to be able to see his face.
"Say!" he shouted while standing back to his subordinates.
"The three subordinates who were sent to the Ye Residence have not returned."
Grimacing his forehead, he said without looking over. "How can you?!" he turned around immediately after saying it.
"That place is not far from here until it has to be reached in days. How come they haven't come back?!" his tone was insulting mixed with anger.
"I'm sorry, my lord. I have not investigated it further." the subordinate bowed fearlessly staring directly at the enraged face of his master.
"Then find out! Find out what happens until they don't come back! As long as the reason is not related to the target, then let it be. I don't need incompetent subordinates! But, if this is related to the target." the sentence was deliberately not continued. But, both the players in this story and the reader should understand the meaning.
Wrong, if you think the man has sympathy for his subordinates. As the leader of the assassin organization, he would not hesitate to kill his own subordinates if he made a mistake. But, at least... Which makes the subordinates survive there, because he - the leader - is not stingy about money if the work of his subordinates is able to satisfy him.
"Good, Sir. I will do it soon!" after saying that, the all-black dressed man immediately retreated and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
After being left alone, the man who was the leader of the assassin organization while stabilizing his emotions slowly moved to sit in his great chair. He was silent but his mind was full of everything that must have been related to whatever had just happened.
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