Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 115: Underground Prison, Straight into the East Palace

But before that, the Queen Mother took the letter from Lian Xue, opened it and read it carefully.

Lian Xue looked blankly at the Queen who suddenly became excited, thinking that this kind of stolen goods should actually be handed over to the secret guards, after all, it might be a clue...but the Queen specifically asked her to search her body, so it was naturally impossible for her to hand it over to the secret guards at this moment, but there was no need to be so hasty, right?

The Queen read the letter word by word, then nodded slightly, "It is just as he said, exactly the same."

"Ah?" Lian Xue was confused again, and then she glanced at the "Secret History of the Harem" in her hand with a strange expression, and asked stupidly in a low voice: "Did your Majesty find anything? Then, is this disgusting book also a clue?"

The Queen raised her hand and took the "Secret History of the Harem", opened the first page, was slightly stunned, and then said in amazement, "Oh~ The Queen of the previous dynasty brought a group of concubines to have an affair with the concubine who lived secretly in the palace?"

Lian Xue blinked her eyes, then stood on tiptoe to read the pornographic book with the Queen. Looking at the brilliant words and vivid illustrations, her legs went weak. She was about to pretend to denounce the book as being immoral, but she saw the Queen suddenly close the book, put it in a box for safekeeping, and then adjusted her skirt with a luxurious expression.

"I almost forgot something important." The Queen turned her head and looked at Lian Xue. "Go and spread the truth about what happened tonight to the palace. Don't hide anything. The sooner the better. Then hide at the entrance of the prison. If you see someone taking the thief out of the prison, inform me immediately."

Lian Xue opened her pink lips slightly, full of questions, and her eyes were about to bulge with circles, but seeing that the Queen was so serious, she did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried out to do her business.

After Lian Xue left and seeing that there was no one in the room, the Queen slowly took out "The Secret History of the Harem" from the wooden box.

It was the first time for the Empress to read such a book. She was bored and curious, so she studied it quietly by herself.

"Oh~ What's this position?" The Queen stood on tiptoe and compared her height. She frowned and thought for a while, "If a man holds me like this, wouldn't I have to hold me and feed him? Tsk tsk tsk, the person who wrote this book must be a famous writer."

"Huh? This posture... isn't it very tiring?" The Queen supported herself on the pillar with the hand holding the book, and with the other hand holding her ankle, she easily completed the high leg raise and splits, but her eyes were still focused on "The Secret History of the Harem".

Martial arts are prevalent in this world. Although the Queen is not a master, she has been influenced by her aristocratic family since she was a child, so she is an expert in martial arts. This move is certainly not difficult.

It was just that she had just rushed to deal with Zhao Wumian's matter without even finishing her shower, so she was actually not wearing anything under her crimson skirt. But there was no one in the room at the moment, so there was nothing to do.

On the other side, Zhao Wumian didn't know that his precious copy was being studied intensively by the Queen. At this moment, his hands were shackled with fine steel chains, and he followed the secret guards into the sky prison.

The sky prison was built underground. After entering a door that was strictly guarded by the guards, a downward stone staircase with oil lamps on both sides came into view... It should be called a dungeon.

Even though the Sky Prison is very high-end and is the most heavily guarded prison in the world, as a prison cell, it is only more damp and gloomy, with a harsh environment.

Zhao Wumian walked down a few stone steps when he suddenly felt a nauseating smell of something rotting.

Zhao Wumian frowned slightly, but his expression remained unchanged. The big sister of the secret guard who was escorting him looked at him strangely, "It's rare for someone to be as calm as you after being imprisoned in the Sky Prison."

"I believe the Queen will give me justice." Zhao Wumian said casually.

The sister of the secret guard shook her head slightly, "But the person who will be interrogating you later is not the queen. I hope you can still be so calm when he comes."

"Who will come to interrogate me?" Zhao Wumian raised his eyebrows frivolously and asked for information.

"He was once a colleague of General Sun in the Detective Department. Later, he was recruited into the palace because of his excellent interrogation skills. He was responsible for torture. He is a big and strong man. With your delicate skin and tender flesh, I don't think you can bear it."

After saying that, he went down the stone steps, and prisons made of fine steel came into view.

Those who were able to be imprisoned in the Sky Prison were all well-known figures in the criminal world and none of them should be underestimated. Zhao Wumian glanced sideways and saw that they all had disheveled hair and their hands and feet were nailed with iron spikes that pierced through their flesh. But even so, they still had ferocious eyes and stared at Zhao Wumian, who was escorted in by a group of secret guards, like jackals.

Seeing this, someone couldn't help but sneer, "Where did this bunny come from? He was pushed in by a bunch of little girls. Could it be that the queen's lover was caught on the spot?"

Before he finished speaking, the secret guard sister who was talking to Zhao Wumian just now opened the prison door and kicked the man in the face. Blood splattered, mixed with a few teeth.

The man's head tilted immediately and he fainted.

After Dandan did all this, the secret guard sister continued to escort Zhao Wumian without saying a word.

Zhao Wumian didn't say much. After he was escorted to an empty cell, the secret guard sister said calmly: "Since your crime has not been established yet, and the queen has pleaded for you, you don't have to suffer the same physical pain as them, but don't think you can leave here safely."

After that, they closed the prison door, explained a few words to the jailer in charge of guarding the prison, handed over their work, and then left quietly.

Zhao Wumian raised his eyes and glanced around. It was dark here, without even a window for ventilation. A bed was made of some straw spread on the ground. His nose was filled with a lingering foul smell.

Zhao Wumian sat down cross-legged silently, closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing, recovering the internal energy and physical strength consumed in killing Bi Ziding just now, and secretly hoped that Dong Yan was worth his trip to the Heavenly Prison.

An unknown amount of time had passed. Just when Zhao Wumian was about to lose track of time, a light sound suddenly came from in front of him. He looked up and saw the jailer holding a chicken leg in one hand and opening the cell door with the other. He said calmly, "Prepare for interrogation. Don't faint from fright."

Zhao Wumian stood up calmly and walked out with the jailer. Many jailers holding swords looked at Zhao Wumian coldly and were secretly on guard.

The jailer took Zhao Wumian to a small room in the prison, knocked on the door, and said, "Sir, the prisoner is here."

Right Secretary? The Right Chief of the Imperial City Secretary? He came to interrogate? The man that the secret guard sister just mentioned was a big and strong man, and this Right Chief was obviously not one of them.

Dong Yan was able to bypass the professional interrogators of Tianlao and go directly to Zhao Wumian. It was obvious that she came to reap the fruits of victory after hearing that Bi Ziding had died. When I went to his room to look for clues, I left some clues that he noticed, but he had no evidence, so he sent Bi Ziding to follow secretly...

Zhao Wumian guessed the whole story just by hearing a single title.

The door of the room opened wide, and a middle-aged man in brocade robe and with extraordinary demeanor stood in front of the table with his hands behind his back. It was Lin Daoren.

He turned his head back calmly, and when he saw Zhao Wumian, he couldn't help but smile a winner.

He was right. If Zhao Wumian didn't have something to hide, why would he kill Bi Ziding directly?

Lin Daoren raised his hand slightly, and the jailers said goodbye and left. The door was locked, leaving only Zhao Wumian and Lin Daoren in the room.

Zhao Wumian narrowed his eyes slightly. At this moment, the two were less than ten steps apart. For him, it would only take a moment to cross this distance. But there was no point in just capturing him... He needed to sneak into the East Palace, so he did not make a move.

But Lin Daoren was obviously very observant and immediately sensed Zhao Wumian's murderous intention. He couldn't help but sneer, "After taking the cartilage pills and the Qi-transforming powder, unless you can communicate with the bridge of heaven and earth, you have to lie down obediently for us, whether you are a dragon or a tiger."

Lin Daoren obviously thought he had Zhao Wumian in his grasp. He sat down casually on the chair, playing with the jade ring on his hand, and asked slowly:

"Tell me, what are your intentions for sneaking into the Imperial City? Tell me the truth and I can give you a quick death. We are all open-minded people. Since you have seen something you shouldn't have seen, you will be killed alive if you fall into our hands now."

Things that shouldn't be seen... Zhao Wumian thought of the military intelligence booklet on Lin Daoren's desk. He seemed to be very concerned about 'Dong Yulou'.

Dong Yulou, is it related to Dong Yan’s next plan?

However, these are all matters concerning the northern border of Shanxi. At the moment, Lin Daoren does not know Zhao Wumian's identity, so he has to give him a reminder.

So Zhao Wumian asked coldly: "Are you Dongyan?"

Hearing this, Lin Daoren suddenly stood up, his slightly effeminate face showing a trace of disbelief. He stared at Zhao Wumian and said in a shrill voice, "How do you know... Currently, the people investigating us are only Prince Jin, Zhao Wumian, and Su Qingqi..."

Dong Yan originally didn't know that Zhao Wumian was the 'Dragon Guardian', but Zhao Wumian specifically killed Ye Wancang, and Ye Wancang originally went to capture Su Qingqi alive... Although Zhao Wumian put on a good show and didn't seem to be familiar with Su Qingqi in front of the world, Dong Yan would naturally be able to notice this.

However, Dong Yan currently has no idea how she was exposed to Zhao Wumian... They don’t know that their true identity has been discovered by Zhao Wumian, and they don’t know that Zhao Wumian has already recaptured Xiao Xitian.

Ye Wancang, the only person who might know the inside story, was killed by Zhao Wumian just after he arrived in the capital, and he did not reveal any details of the Xiao Xitian incident to Dong Yan.

But how Zhao Wumian found Dong Yan is not important at the moment. The fact that he specifically mentioned Dong Yan when he killed Ye Wancang and that he might be familiar with Su Qingqi is enough to explain the problem.

As he spoke, his pupils shrank slightly. To be able to reach this position, he must be smart. He immediately reacted, "Zhao Wumian!? How dare you collude with the Left Division of the Imperial City Department and sneak into the Imperial City!?"

Zhao Wumian smiled coldly, "I'm here to kill you."

Lin Daoren's face froze slightly, and then he looked Zhao Wumian up and down, and glanced at the fine steel chain in his hand, remembering that he had taken cartilage pills and Qi-transforming powder because of Bi Ziding's matter. At this moment, his abilities were only one tenth of what they were. Not to mention killing people, he couldn't even break free of the chain, so he relaxed instantly and smiled coldly.
"You still can't figure out the situation. It's you who's being held in the prison, not me."

After saying that, Lin Daoren clapped his hands slightly, and then saw several guards holding swords and wearing the uniforms of the Imperial City Officials push the door open and enter, "Take him away!"

Zhao Wumian was restrained by several guards and pushed forward. Lin Daoren walked at the back with his hands behind his back and explained to the jailers, "This man claims to be protecting the queen and is unwilling to obey. We are not dog officials who only abuse torture to extract confessions... Now we will take him to the site to look for clues."

The jailers would not offend the Right Chief of the Imperial City Division, and what Lin Daoren said made sense, so they bowed and praised the Right Chief for his broad-mindedness and impartiality, and then they no longer paid attention to Zhao Wumian.

Lin Daoren stared coldly at Zhao Wumian's back, his face calm, but he was already overjoyed in his heart. Capturing Zhao Wumian meant knowing the clue about Luo Chaoyan... Su Qingqi was the young lady of the Su family and the biological sister of Chief Constable Su, so she could not be touched casually. But Zhao Wumian was a commoner, and even if he died in the palace, no one would speak up for him.

But the matter of the legitimate princess is a serious matter, and the interrogation cannot be carried out in the Heavenly Prison. After all, walls have ears, and there is no guarantee that someone might overhear it... Of course, we should go to the base camp.

Lin Daoren was laughing in his heart, and so was Zhao Wumian.
Killing Bi Ziding and imprisoning himself in Tianlao was, in Dongyan's view, a clear and complete victory.

It is impossible for them not to send people to the Heavenly Prison for interrogation. After knowing Zhao Wumian's true identity, they would even take Zhao Wumian to their gathering place and torture him severely because of the inconvenience of moving in the Heavenly Prison.

Zhao Wumian was able to plot against Xiao Xitian, so it would be easy for him to plot against a small Chief of the Right Division of the Imperial City Division.

If it were Zhao Wumian who had just come to this world, he would have been cautious and would probably not have dared to get involved. But ever since he killed Ye Wancang, his mind became clear and he had no psychological pressure to do such a thing at this moment.

Dongyan? Wait until I get to your base camp and then we'll see who's the hunter and who's the prey.

Zhao Wumian originally wanted to enter the East Palace to investigate Lin Miao, but now plans could not keep up with changes. However, as long as he could go to where the winter swallows gathered, why would he worry about not finding clues?
Moreover, Zhao Wumian guessed that the place might be the Eastern Palace.

Both of them were laughing in their hearts, but Lian Xue, who was hiding behind a tree, saw Zhao Wumian being escorted out of the prison. Her big eyes became dizzy and even more confused.

She bit her fingers, her expression clear and stupid, totally unable to comprehend the situation, but still followed the Queen's orders and hurried back to Kunning Palace to report the news.

What she was thinking in her mind was that she had never expected that Zhao Wumian would actually be escorted out of the prison... It was worth it for her to hide behind a tree and be blown by the cold wind for most of the night.

(End of this chapter)