Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 310 - 78: Threatening Me? I’ll Burn It All Down with One Fire_2
But he didn’t directly suggest that the other party should take over this case; if he was willing, investigating it together was fine too.
To the Lord Thousand Households, this was simply music to his ears.
"If Lord Ye wants to handle this case, I have no reason to refuse—take it, just take it!"
At last, he’d managed to pass on this hot potato.
As for investigating together—this Lord Thousand Households was already so traumatized, he had absolutely no wish to touch this case again.
"Men!"
Saying this, he immediately called out loudly to his subordinates.
"Hurry up and get all the case files and information related to this investigation for Lord Ye!"
Though not much had been uncovered, quite a few documents had been collected—whether they would prove useful or not.
Handing over everything was also a show of his own stance.
Si Nan didn’t refuse this.
The other party was giving him plenty of face; naturally, Si Nan wouldn’t put on a cold face, instead replying with some polite words.
Inside the Embroidered Uniform Guard, everyone knew Ye Liuyun and Lei Zheng had a good relationship.
Consequently, their subordinates also got along fairly well.
At least, whenever they met, they’d be courteous—no one would deliberately clash with anyone.
"Much obliged, brother!"
"To be honest, Lord Thousand Households!"
The other man now spoke, face full of gratitude.
"Because of this case, I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in days. If it weren’t for Lord Ye, I really wouldn’t know what to do. Please, thank Lord Ye on my behalf."
"If Lord Ye has time, I’d like to host a banquet for him at the Imperial Music Bureau!"
Hearing someone extend an invitation to the Imperial Music Bureau—
Si Nan’s eyes instantly brightened.
He slapped the other man on the shoulder.
"Don’t worry! I’ll be sure to tell the lord your words!"
...
The layout of the Imperial City was rather interesting.
The east side was filled with inns and restaurants; the north mainly housed fighting schools and escort agencies; the west, on the other hand, was dominated by gambling houses and brothels, all neatly arranged.
By the time Ye Liuyun arrived with his men—
He saw a young man in luxurious attire standing outside a charred gambling house, cursing angrily with no regard for his appearance.
"Useless! Useless! Are you all nothing but a bunch of useless fools?"
"So many people, if you can’t catch the arsonist that’s one thing, but don’t tell me none of you even know how to put out a fire?"
"And the Embroidered Uniform Guard—another lot of useless fools! To this day you still haven’t found a trace of the fire-setter."
"Useless!"
You could tell he’d really been driven to the edge by anger.
He was lashing out at both his own men and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
"My lord!"
Witnessing this, Si Nan quietly spoke to Ye Liuyun.
"That’s Marquis Rong’gong, also the true owner behind these gambling houses. Oddly enough, except for the first one or two, all the subsequent ones that caught fire were his!"
Ye Liuyun hadn’t heard of any Marquis Rong’gong.
But with all the burned gambling houses belonging to him, things were clearly interesting.
That suggested the target might not be the establishments themselves, but Marquis Rong’gong personally.
"Marquis Rong’gong got his title for saving the Emperor’s life in his youth!"
Supposedly a life-saving deed, though it hardly counted as such.
Back when the old emperor reigned, he loved to hunt each year. On one hunt, a startled deer charged at him; Marquis Rong’gong—then just a bodyguard—dealt with the deer, claiming the credit.
But in truth—
With the old Emperor’s strength, not to mention one deer, even ten or a hundred would’ve been no problem.
It was really all about imperial favor; if the Emperor said you’d done well, then you had.
That’s exactly why—
There were so many marquises in the Imperial City.
Marquis Rong’gong was clever: knowing his peerage was only in name, he made the most of it to make money hand over fist.
Gambling houses weren’t his only venture.
In the west side, Marquis Rong’gong had two or three brothels too—not as grand as the Imperial Music Bureau, but thriving all the same.
The profits each year were sizable.
Using that money, Marquis Rong’gong drew plenty of allies at court.
That’s why—
Compared to most marquises, Marquis Rong’gong was much more powerful.
Clearly, Si Nan had done his homework before coming, describing the background in great detail. Ye Liuyun, hearing this, nodded in understanding.
He’d more or less grasped the situation.
"Embroidered Uniform Guard!"
At that moment—
After his outburst, Marquis Rong’gong finally noticed the Embroidered Uniform Guard standing a short distance away.
His anger hadn’t abated in the least.
Seeing these Embroidered Uniform Guard do nothing but stand by, as if spectating, made Marquis Rong’gong burn even hotter inside.
"You people dare show your faces! What happened to the last Lord Thousand Households? Tell him to get over here—he hasn’t brought me any news at all. If you don’t figure this out, not even Lei Zheng can protect him!"
Lei Zheng might have General Yue Xiu backing him—
But I’ve got no small network in the Imperial City myself.
I can’t touch Lei Zheng, but dealing with one Lord Thousand Households should be no problem at all.
I refuse to believe Lei Zheng would risk life and limb for some subordinate over me.
"He won’t be coming."
Meeting Marquis Rong’gong’s furious gaze, Ye Liuyun spoke with calm composure.
"From now on, I’ll be taking charge of this case—if you’ve anything to say, you can speak to me directly."
