Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 360: The Princess Really Has Foresight

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Chapter 360: Chapter 360: The Princess Really Has Foresight

Hearing this resounding accusation, a look of panic clearly flashed across Captain Jia’s face, but he quickly suppressed it and said in a grave voice, "Then tell me, where exactly have I lied? Baseless accusations can’t convict anyone."

His complexion was gloomy, his tone cold, and the scar on his face seemed even more ferocious, making him look extremely formidable.

But Shi Zhou was not afraid of him, and while pointing a sword at him, she said, "I saw it just now on the deck, you were talking to this man."

After lunch, she had not gone back to her room to rest. She intended to go up to the deck to enjoy the breeze, but before she got there, she had seen someone on the deck.

One of the men she had already met; it was Captain Jia.

As for the other person, he looked quite ordinary and unremarkable, so she assumed he was someone doing work on the ship.

But now, having seen the assassin’s face, she suddenly recalled this scene.

And Captain Jia’s contradictory words made her even more convinced that he was lying.

Being exposed on the spot, Captain Jia remained unfazed and even scoffed lightly, "Perhaps you saw wrong. There are so many people on the ship, how can you be certain that the person speaking to me was him?"

Shi Zhou pursed her lips and said coldly, "I would not make such a mistake."

While they were confronting each other, elsewhere, Qi Yu, with the assassin’s blade against her neck, had quietly slipped her right hand into her sleeve and grabbed a silver needle.

Then, taking advantage of the moment when the assassin’s attention was drawn by the commotion caused by Shi Zhou and Captain Jia, she struck him fiercely in the thigh without warning.

With a clang, the sword across her throat fell to the ground, emitting a piercing sound.

Everyone turned to look at her, and seeing the assassin kneeling on the ground, moaning in pain, they were somewhat stunned.

Qi Yu wiped the blood from her neck and gasped for air, silently cursing the assassin a few more times.

Li Mingjue was the first to come to his senses, pulling Qi Yu into his arms, while making eye contact with Zhou Hong and Cailin.

The two immediately stepped forward with their swords and pinned the assassin who had already fallen to the ground.

And at that moment, Captain Jia suddenly stepped back several paces and ran down quickly.

Shi Zhou’s eyes narrowed, and she immediately pursued with sword in hand.

But she was a little too slow. By the time she got to the deck, Captain Jia had already jumped into the water and escaped.

When she returned to the top of the cabin, the bodies of the assassins had already been disposed of.

The assassin who had held Qi Yu was captured alive by Zhou Hong and Cailin; they had dislocated his jaw and removed the poison he hid under his teeth.

Qi Yu, taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, quietly took a bottle of ointment out of her space and had Li Mingjue apply it for her.

When Shen Xiheng turned around and saw this, he asked with some confusion, "Where did you get this ointment from?"

Qi Yu replied casually, "I carry it with me."

Shen Xiheng didn’t dwell on it and nodded, "The Princess indeed has foresight."

Qi Yu blinked, tacitly accepting this explanation.

After the ointment was applied, she saw Shi Zhou return with a solemn expression and asked, "Did he get away?"

Shi Zhou simply hummed, clutching her sword, her lips tightly drawn.

Shen Xiheng stepped forward to console her, "You did very well already."

Shi Zhou gave him a look but did not say anything.

After settling everything, Li Mingjue gathered all the people on the ship to question them one by one. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

The sight of the corpses had already scared everyone witless.

And hearing that Captain Jia had fled, their faces showed even greater shock.

"How can this be? Captain Jia has been on the ship for more than a decade, how could he be an assassin?"

"Indeed, it’s unexpected!"

"It really goes to show you can know someone’s face and not their heart!"

"..."

Zhou Hong interrupted their conversation and asked, "Have you all been on the ship the whole time without disembarking?"

The crowd nodded in agreement, saying, "Your insight is clear, sir. We’ve stayed on the ship all the time. Except for going home during the holidays, we’re always drifting on the ship."

Zhou Hong frowned and asked further, "Then how did the assassin manage to blend in?"

The people looked at each other, speechless.

After a long pause, someone finally spoke up, "We really don’t know. There are only so many of us on the ship, and we see each other every day; who would have thought an assassin could sneak in!"

Zhou Hong questioned them for a long time without getting any useful information and then stepped aside.

Cailin glanced at him and thought, you’re quite eager.

Isn’t this sort of task usually left to the Prince and Officer Shen?

What are these two Military Officers meddling for?

Shen Xihe stepped forward a few paces, took Zhou Hong’s place, and continued questioning, "Did you notice anything unusual about Captain Jia before this happened?"

The crowd shook their heads, "Nothing unusual. Isn’t Captain Jia always so lifeless? With a stern face, deducting our wages at the slightest provocation!"

In their words, there was also a hint of dissatisfaction.

Shen Xihe hastily cut them off, then asked, "Has anything similar happened on this ship before?"

After some thought, everyone unanimously replied, "No."

Shen Xihe had nothing more to say.

He had questioned them for quite a while and hadn’t gotten anything out of it.

He turned to look at Li Mingjue, shrugged his shoulders, suggesting he was out of ideas, too.

Either everyone on the ship was lying, or there was indeed something about the situation that they had failed to notice.

Li Mingjue was also deep in thought.

A moment later, he said to Zhou Hong, "Bring over the assassin we caught just now."

Zhou Hong obeyed and soon returned with the assassin, who had been tightly bound.

Li Mingjue looked at the indifferent-faced assassin and asked, "Who sent you?"

The assassin remained silent.

Zhou Hong watched from the side, grinding his teeth in frustration, wishing he could give the man a good beating.

They had just left the capital city and were already being targeted, which was not a good sign.

If they couldn’t find out who sent these assassins soon enough and prepare accordingly, any mishap would be too much for anyone to bear.

Cailin was slightly more composed, but inside he was extremely anxious.

He and Zhou Hong were in charge of protecting Prince Qi and Princess Qi, but today, right under their watch, Princess Qi had been held hostage by an assassin.

It was only because the Prince was currently too busy to deal with them that they were spared his attention, but once he was free, he would certainly hold them accountable for their negligence.

With this in mind, Cailin’s gaze toward the assassin grew even sharper.

Qi Yu silently sipped her tea, and under everyone’s puzzled looks, she approached the assassin and said in a mild tone, "You don’t need to speak; I already know who sent you."

At her words, the assassin’s indifferent expression flickered, but he still looked at her with scorn.

He didn’t believe that Qi Yu could guess correctly.

Qi Yu smiled, leaned in, and whispered just two words into his ear, which instantly changed his expression drastically as his pupils began to tremble.

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