Honey, you didn't really drugged me, did you?-Chapter 590 - 181 Nan Batian: What? I’m the Villain? (10,000 Words for Monthly Pass)_5

No good, I must notify Lord Yelu immediately, no matter if Lord Yelu is enjoying the pleasures of home, he must be roused.

Qimu Ge stood up and commanded, "Someone come, watch over this place for me, I’m returning to the mansion."

As he spoke, Qimu Ge took the fragment of the letter and immediately headed for Yelu Mansion to report the matter to Lord Yelu.

When Qimu Ge emerged, the three Qin Ying brothers, upon seeing his expression, suddenly felt a chill run down their spines. Damn, he couldn’t really have found some secret letter, could he?

No, we must hurry and inform the Gang Leader.

Thinking this, the three brothers swiftly scaled the walls and departed, while at this moment, Qimu Ge mounted his horse in a rush and sped away. Chen Xiaohu, hiding in the steamed bun shop, witnessed the scene with a smile on his face and said to the shop owner, "I’ll have another steamer of that pork with green onion, and pack it up for me, I’ll take it with me."

Upon hearing this, the owner immediately shouted, "Alright!"

The steamed buns were quickly packed, wrapped in parchment paper in three bundles.

Xiao Hu, carrying the buns, rushed back to White Tiger Hall.

At that moment, Chen Jie was practicing his boxing in the courtyard, Su Yunjin sat not far off in a pavilion, with Ruirui, Yin Hongmei, and Zhang Yong playing wooden man there—it was a game Chen Jie had taught them.

Just then, Xiao Hu returned, saw Ruirui playing, and lifted the bag of buns, calling out, "Ruirui, buns!"

"Um!"

Hearing this, Ruirui immediately ran over, took a bun, and bit into it—it was still hot.

Xiao Hu said, "How is it? It’s from the same place you ate at the temple fair last time. The flavor’s good, right?"

"Um, um, it’s tasty, thank you, Brother Xiao Hu."

Xiao Hu laughed and said, "Ah Yong, Hong Mei, come over here, there’s some for you too."

Zhang Yong hesitated slightly, and Yin Hongmei said, "Master Hu, I’d rather not."

Ruirui urged, "Sister Hong Mei, Brother Yong, eat!"

Ruirui handed them each a bun, then placed the last large bun in front of herself—four large buns, she ate two and gave two to the others, that wasn’t too excessive, was it?

Zhang Yong and Yin Hongmei received Ruirui’s buns, hesitated for a moment, but then they too began to eat.

By this time, Chen Jie had finished his boxing set and looked at Xiao Hu, asking, "How did it go?"

Xiao Hu said, "Haha, Qimu Ge must have found it, he rushed back to Darugachi Mansion in a mad hurry."

Chen Jie said, "Good, in this way, Yelu’s suspicion of Nan Batian will deepen even further."

Xiao Hu said, "Wow, all this and still unable to bring down Nan Batian?"

Chen Jie explained, "The leader of a faction has operated in Mianshui for twenty years; how could he be easily defeated? Moreover, it’s during Yelu’s time of need for men. To kill Nan Batian, we cannot be hasty; it has to be one step at a time, undermining his foundation. When time after time the evidence points to Nan Batian, Yelu, even if reluctant, will have to make a decisive move."

This was Chen Jie’s plan, to force Nan Batian into a corner step by step!

And today was merely an appetizer.

Xiao Hu asked, "Jiu Si, I’ve always been puzzled; why didn’t we forge an entire letter, and instead used just a few scraps, and even hid them in the ashes? If Qimu Ge hadn’t rummaged through that copper basin, wouldn’t our plan have failed?"

Chen Jie replied, "With an entire letter, firstly, there might be many loopholes, and secondly, it would seem far too contrived. With just a few words like this, heh, the imaginative space is much larger. Xiao Hu, do you know what harms people the most?"

Xiao Hu replied, "I don’t know."

"Overthinking!"

"What’s overthinking?"

Xiao Hu asked, and Chen Jie, with a laugh, answered, "Haha, it’s wild guessing. People’s wild guesses can be much more effective than evidence. We aren’t out to kill Nan Batian in one blow, so long as we keep Yelu constantly suspecting him, then he’ll never have a day to turn things around."

Xiao Hu frowned, not quite understanding, and Chen Jie said, "Hmm, no need to understand; just watch the chaos, that’s enough."

...

At this time, Qimu Ge rushed to Yelu Mansion. Lord Yelu was called out, looking somewhat weary, supporting his waist. These two little demons...

While thinking, Qimu Ge arrived and reported, "My lord, there’s serious trouble. Nan Batian may indeed be in collusion with the Zoroastrian Sect!"

"Eh?"

Lord Yelu’s expression changed as he looked at Qimu Ge and asked, "What makes you say that?"

Qimu Ge said, "Just now..."

He relayed the incident, causing Yelu to furrow his brow tightly. He then took the piece of paper handed over by Qimu Ge and examined it. The handwriting on it indeed bore a striking resemblance to Nan Batian’s. Could it truly be Nan Batian’s doing?

Qimu Ge said, "Further, before we arrived, the Qin Ying brothers had already searched the blacksmith shop, and I suspect it was for this thing."

Yelu, upon hearing this, furrowed his brow even more, then looked at the paper in his hand.

[Iron Ore Sealed...]

[Hurry away!]

[Undying Holy Fire, restore the...]

"Undying Holy Fire, restore the Great Song. Is Nan Batian truly a rebel of the Zoroastrian Sect?"

Qimu Ge asked, "Could it be a frame-up?"

Yelu squinted his eyes and said, "Then why did he send men to search the blacksmith shop?"

Qimu Ge admitted, "This, I do not know. The meaning of this piece of paper may not be clear, perhaps..."

Before Qimu Ge could finish, Yelu said, "You can’t continue, can you? This matter seems not so simple. Send two groups; one to the Fishing Guild, have Nan Batian come over and explain."

"Another to the government office. I remember Tang Wannian has an advisor skilled at recognizing handwriting. Have him come over to examine this, see if there is a mistake with the handwriting. Also summon anyone in the city knowledgeable in handwriting recognition. Besides, check if these people have had recent dealings with White Tiger Hall."

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Qimu Ge immediately went to carry out the orders.

Lord Yelu frowned; he too feared that it was a forgery. By sending the advisor to recognize the handwriting and investigating if the advisor had dealings with White Tiger Hall, he primarily aimed to prevent Chen Jiusi from bribing the advisor to accuse Nan Batian falsely. Today’s matter had to be thoroughly investigated, to be absolutely clear and certain!