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Chapter 328 Doubtful Points
"This..." Yan Shoubei was at a loss for words, and then he laughed angrily, "Hehe, you really are a cunning brat! You're so tender for pretending to be crazy!"

"If I'm really a secret agent sent by Beirong, I have already fled to other countries with the secrets I got from the Zhuo family, and leaked the news, how can I still live in peace at the Zhuo family?"

Zhuo Yibai's voice was not loud, but every word was resounding, echoing in the ears of everyone present.

This means that Zhuo Wang does have a secret, and it has been known to this young man for a long time!

Some people in the crowd were already shaken by this statement, "He looks so expensive, and he doesn't look like a small person, could he be mistaken?"

And a few people who have seen Zhuo Yibai's demeanor praised in a low voice, "You are worthy of being the son of King Zhuo! Although he has fallen into a desperate situation, he has a noble character, and he does not lose the integrity of the descendants of the Zhuo family!"

"How courageous!" Zhou De also admired, but the smile on his face was serious, "Do you know that framing Zhuo Wang is a death penalty for punishing the nine clans?"

Zhuo Yibai's expression was cold, like water in a cold pool, "You say that I am from Beirong, not the grandson of Prince Zhuo, but you can't tell whose descendant I am. Even if you want to punish the nine clans, where can you kill them?" ?”

This is the key point, Zhou De did not state this point in the files held by Zhou De, even if Zhuo Wang's personal evidence identified him as not the grandson of Zhuo Prince, Zhuo Yibai's detailed life experience is still unclear.

"Presumably this is also your doubt." Zhuo Yibai looked frankly at Zhou De, "I'm afraid that Mr. Zhou, who is as strict as he is, will also be kept in the dark."

Zhou De frowned slightly, his eyes pierced through the prison car, and he saw clearly the hideous wounds on the young man inside the prison car, and a complex and difficult look flashed in his eyes.

"How dare you be stubborn when you are about to die." Zhang Dian sternly shouted.

Zhou De waved his hand, stopping Zhang Dianyu's words, "Wait a minute."

Zhang Dian was dissatisfied, Zhou Dequan pretended not to see him, and approached the prison car, "You are right, I really don't know whose descendant you are. But, don't forget, you have been away from Jindu for a few years. People from other countries."

"I don't have such a memory." Zhuo Yibai said indifferently.

Zhou De raised his eyebrows, "Then, when you were young, you took refuge outside the border, and you have been far away from Zhuo Wang's Mansion for several years. Who can spy on the changes in it? Besides, when you were five years old, the doctor Qin Ran who took care of you together There are traces of being in the Su Yuan Kingdom. Why is this?"

This question is confusing.The people of Suyuan Kingdom lived in the northwest border, adjacent to Beirong Kingdom, and now the envoys of Beirong came to the door to identify Xizuo who had fled to Suyuan, which is strange.

At first glance, this strange coincidence seems like the truth.

"Perhaps, that steward went to Suyuan to do business." Someone speculated.

"Impossible! In order to avoid being affected by the flames of war in those years, Su Yuan strictly guarded the border, so he had nowhere to go!"

The crowd was silent.

Indeed, if that doctor can really enter the Suyuan Kingdom, it is very likely that he is from the Suyuan Kingdom. As a Beirong native, how can Zhuo Yibai be served by him for many years?

The Suyuan back then was not as weak as it is now. Not only was the national power so strong that it was close to Chongji, but it was even more incompatible with barbarians like Beirong, unless...

He is not Bei Rong spy at all!
This thought rushed into his mind, and the crowd instantly boiled.

Yan Shoubei's eyes widened when he heard the crowd's more and more wild speculations.

Zhuo Yibai in the prison car smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Dian roared, "Come on, take him—"

"Wait!" Zhou De raised his hand to stop, "Stop first."

Yan Shoubei was stunned for a moment, "My lord?"

He froze, looking puzzled at this stubborn old man who suddenly changed his attitude.

Zhou De turned his eyes and glanced at the crowd, and his eyes finally stayed on Zhuo Yibai in the prison car, "You were right just now, I don't know what happened back then, and I don't know if there is any secret."

He paused his hands and couldn't help stroking his beard, as if hesitating something, and seemed to be considering his words.

The reason why this case was handed over to him was that apart from the many forces involved and the complicated circumstances of the case, the bigger reason was his nickname of stern.

If a case is extremely controversial, it needs a person with high morals and high prestige to make a final decision before it can convince the public.

Zhou De is obviously suitable for this role.

Therefore, when the chief judge of this case was appointed, he was both gratified and entangled. He was grateful for the trust of Emperor Donglin, but also worried that many countries would be involved in the case, and he was worried that he would leave flaws if he failed.

Looking at it now, it really is not an easy job.

At this time, a white figure sneaked in quietly on the roof of Jindu Case Investigation Department.

Without the envoy and the guards who had taken off most of their defenses, the backyard of Jindu Case Chasi looked particularly desolate.

A gust of cold wind blew away the withered and yellow leaves in the courtyard, rustling.

After a while, a white figure jumped down from the beam and landed steadily in the file warehouse.

The file warehouse is piled up like a mountain, and there are a large number of files, documents, weapons and armors hidden in it. The overall display is black, with an eerie atmosphere.

Ye Zhaoyan walked around the warehouse quickly, and finally stopped on a brocade box in front of the table.

After opening it, what came into view was a stack of files. Before the scattered papers had time to be bound into a volume, she roughly flipped through a few pages, her brows furrowed. It seemed to be the past events of Beirong. Wait, there is Su Yuanguo?

The things recorded here involve Tianlu, Beirong, and Suyuan. They are events from ten years ago, but upon closer inspection, many unknown details are mixed in, and it is not known whether they are true or not.

No, according to the fresh traces of pen and ink, these were written only recently!
It seems like fresh information added in a hurry
Could it be said that the ancestors of the Zhuo family had relations with Su Yuan Kingdom and Bei Rong?
She browsed the files carefully again, and found many doubts - for example, who is the "Nangong clan" mentioned in the letter from King Beirong to Emperor Yuyang?
And at the end, the Beirong spy who sneaked into the Zhuo family in Jindu to commit misdeeds did not specify his family background, but only scribbled a sentence of Beirong family.
"There are assassins!" A shout came along with the noise.

Ye Zhaoyan jumped out of the window, flew out of the warehouse in an instant, and disappeared at the base of the wall.

"Catch the assassin!" Several guards chased out, "There is an assassin!"

The head guard rushed over, only to see a shadow of his back drifting away.

"Chase! We must not let him escape!"

Ye Zhaoyan came out of the warehouse, and just turned the corner into the alley, when a carriage galloped past in the distance, billowing smoke and dust, and faintly, there was the roar of horseshoes crushing bluestone slabs.

The regulation of the carriage was unremarkable, as if it was used by ordinary people, but there was an extra handle at the place where the shaft connected to the front panel.

The relaxed look on Ye Zhaoyan's face froze.

In her memory, there used to be such a carriage.

The special handle, which is different from any mansion, only appeared at Fenglin on the outskirts of Jindu this time.

It was the carriage that Zhuo Mingxuan rode when the Zhuo family entertained the Nanyue princess, and the next moment it broke down in front of her eyes.

"Stop it quickly! Don't let it run away!" There was a shout behind her, and she immediately galloped towards the other side of the street, narrowly avoiding the pursuit, swept out of the alley, and ran towards the execution platform.

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