A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 852 - 749: The Old Case of the Prince’s Mansion_2

Chapter 852: Chapter 749: The Old Case of the Prince’s Mansion_2

Xiaosuisui protested, "I don’t want to! I like investigating cases, Seventh Uncle, please take me with you!"

Lu Yunsheng was bewildered; suddenly, many childhood memories surfaced in his mind. He truly was the only son of Prince Qing. Twelve years ago, when he was still very young and particularly playful, he had sneaked out of Prince Qing’s Mansion to have fun.

Later, when he returned after playing enough, he found the Prince’s Mansion engulfed in a sea of flames. Terrified, the young him fainted on the spot and upon waking up, he had forgotten who he was.

Subsequently, he was taken in by Minister Lu and his wife as their adopted son. Later, since the couple remained childless, they treated him as their own son!

These events were truly beyond imagination.

Lu Yunsheng stared at his right hand fixedly; even now it continued to tremble incessantly.

"Did I really kill the Emperor?

How did this happen?

I clearly just wanted to ask a question, but why did it end up being an assassination?" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Lu Yunsheng was full of confusion, his mind in a chaotic whirl.

"I wonder if the Emperor’s injury is serious?

How did I suddenly lose control at that moment?

I just picked up the sword and stabbed!"

Ji Youzhi and Xiaosuisui entered the prison; before they even got close to Lu Yunsheng’s cell, they heard him muttering to himself.

"Did anything unusual happen to you in the past few days?

Did you encounter any strange people?

Or did you come across any bizarre occurrences?"

Hearing Lu Yunsheng’s puzzled muttering, Ji Youzhi gave it some thought but was still cautious not to jump to conclusions too soon.

"You... who are you?"

Seeing a stranger suddenly appear in his cell, Lu Yunsheng was utterly shocked and hurriedly asked the person’s identity.

After asking, he recognized Xiaosuisui who accompanied Ji Youzhi, and shouted, "Princess!"

Xiaosuisui nodded at him, her eyes narrowing slightly, gaze firmly locked on Lu Yunsheng’s face, yet she said nothing.

"I am Ji Youzhi, the head catcher of the Divine Hunter Bureau. You’ve assassinated His Majesty, and the Emperor has tasked me to investigate your identity and the motive behind the assassination!"

Ji Youzhi’s introduction was straightforward, directly stating his purpose and identity.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunsheng sized up Ji Youzhi and then said, "I’ve always heard that Divine Hunter Ji is very young, the Emperor’s trusted right-hand man, and now I see the rumors were true!

Divine Hunter Ji is as bright as the sun, truly distinguished..."

"That’s enough! You’ve stabbed a hole in the Emperor’s heart; no matter how much you flatter me now, the interrogation will proceed as it should! I won’t show you any mercy!"

Ji Youzhi, very experienced in interrogating prisoners, felt disdain as soon as he heard Lu Yunsheng’s flattery.

"I... I didn’t mean it like that!

I genuinely admire Divine Hunter Ji..."

"That’s enough! Cut the nonsense, answer my questions honestly." Ji Youzhi quickly interrupted Lu Yunsheng.

Hearing this, Lu Yunsheng frowned, "What did Lord God Hunter ask me just now?

Could you ask again?"

"Listen carefully, don’t think that because you now claim to be the sole survivor of Prince Qing’s family, I will treat you kindly. It’d be better if you cooperate honestly; do you understand?"

Ji Youzhi started with his customary opening before diving into the main question.

"You claim to be the sole survivor of Prince Qing’s family, do you have any evidence?"

Without even thinking, Lu Yunsheng responded, "I myself am the proof! I remember that I am the son of Prince Qing, Long Yu’an."

Hearing Lu Yunsheng’s answer, Ji Youzhi couldn’t help but frown slightly, as he hadn’t mentioned that Prince Qing’s son was named Long Yu’an.

Yet, Lu Yunsheng had unhesitatingly blurted out the name!

"Who told you this name?

What is the plot of the person who told you this name?"

At this very moment, Ji Youzhi sensed the presence of a conspiracy!

"I have no conspiracy; I just suddenly remembered my origins. I really am the son of Prince Qing, Long Yu’an.

I grew up in the Prince’s Mansion, where there was a huge water tank placed in the middle of the backyard, but it never had any water in it. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because I liked playing hide-and-seek in there; I always loved hiding inside. My father knew I liked playing with a few children of the same age, so he never allowed water to be filled in it!"

"What did you say?

Say that again!"

Ji Youzhi had once glanced over the Prince’s Mansion’s records, remembering some of the details.

"I said, I really am Prince Qing’s son, the sole survivor of the Prince’s Mansion. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the former elders of the Prince’s Mansion. I remember every plant and tree in the mansion, along with many other things!"

Ji Youzhi had some doubts about Lu Yunsheng initially, but now all doubts had disappeared.

"What was in the backyard garden of the Prince’s Mansion?"

"A large water tank, but it never had water in it."

Ji Youzhi took a deep breath.

"I can’t say I believe you are truly the last survivor of the Prince’s Mansion, but I can confirm that you are familiar with it.

But there is something I must tell you. I once reviewed the Prince’s Mansion massacre case file, and there was a record.

After the Imperial Guard and Inner Guard arrived to extinguish the fire, they found Prince Qing and the Princess’s bodies in the master bedroom and discovered a boy’s body in a water tank in the backyard garden.

The boy was about seven years old, but his face was unrecognizable!"

As Ji Youzhi spoke, Lu Yunsheng’s eyes widened, muttering softly, "This is impossible!

I wasn’t in the mansion at the time; how could there have been someone in that water tank?"