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At this moment, Ji Wuye was like a primordial beast that had just crawled out of the blood pool of hell and was ready to devour anyone who came to him.

Although he was wearing a magnificent court robe that represented the majesty of a great general, the clothes looked somewhat disheveled, and there were even faint traces of scorching marks on the edges.

His hair wasn't combed neatly as usual; instead, it was loose and disheveled over his shoulders, exuding an air of madness.

What's most chilling is his eyes.

Those eyes were bloodshot and bulged out, burning with a fierce rage and an undisguised, insane killing intent.

He stood there, exuding a suffocating aura of violence, as if anyone who dared to touch his sore spot at this moment would draw his long sword without hesitation and devour them alive.

One hundred thousand taels! That's a full one hundred thousand taels of gold!

Ji Wuye's heart was bleeding and roaring madly.

But last night, right under his nose, in a mysterious fire, the 100,000 taels of gold vanished without a trace! He spent half the night digging through the ruins like a madman, but apart from his hands covered in blisters and a pile of burnt and deformed scrap metal, he didn't see a single gold star.

How could he not be furious? How could he not go mad?

At this moment, the enraged beast fixed its venomous and murderous gaze on Han Fei, who stood at the front of the civil officials' ranks.

Seeing Han Fei's calm and even slightly mocking smile, Ji Wuye's anger exploded as if a bucket of hot oil had been poured on it.

"Han Fei!!!"

Ji Wuye suddenly let out a roar like muffled thunder, which made the bronze vessels in the hall resonate with a buzzing sound.

The entire court was startled by the sudden shout, and several timid officials even had their legs go weak and almost knelt down.

King Han An was also startled and stammered, "Great...General, why is there such a loud commotion in the court?"

Ji Wuye abruptly turned around, hastily cupped his hands in a respectful bow to King Han An, but his gaze remained fixed on Han Fei like a venomous snake. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty! I have a memorial to present! I want to impeach Ninth Prince Han Fei for his ineffective investigation, for alerting the enemy, and even... for harboring treacherous intentions!"

These words caused an uproar in the court. The Prime Minister, Zhang Kai, frowned deeply, glanced at Ji Wuye, then at Han Fei, and chose to remain silent.

Han Fei, however, maintained his smiling demeanor. He leisurely stepped out of the ranks, bowed slightly to King Han An, then turned to Ji Wuye and said in a relaxed tone, "Oh? What do you mean by that, General? I've been working tirelessly these past few days investigating the military pay case, day and night, neglecting sleep and meals. How come, in your words, it's become 'having ulterior motives'?"

"You dare to argue!"

Ji Wuye suddenly took a step forward, his burly body pressing down on Han Fei like a mountain. Pointing at Han Fei's nose, he laughed angrily and roared, "If you hadn't taken over this military pay case and relentlessly investigated, causing such a commotion throughout the city, how could so many changes have occurred in Xinzheng? Last night's fire in the east of the city destroyed countless houses and caused panic among the people. Wasn't all of this because you alerted the thieves, forcing them to commit the crime in desperation and set the fire to destroy evidence?!"

Ji Wuye was using this as an excuse to make a fuss.

Of course, he couldn't openly declare in court that the burned-down mansion was his secret treasury, much less say that 100,000 taels of gold had been stolen from it.

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He could only pin the blame, the responsibility for causing the fire, firmly on Han Fei's head.

He roared inwardly: If it weren't for you, Han Fei, insisting on investigating this case, how could my 100,000 taels of gold have been lost?!

Even worse, in his extreme anger, Ji Wuye's mind produced an extremely terrifying, yet also extremely reasonable, guess.

"Perhaps this was all a trap set by Han Fei! He had already discovered that the military funds were hidden in an abandoned house in the east of the city, but he didn't make a fuss. Instead, he deliberately sent people to set fire to the house last night to create chaos, and then took advantage of the confusion to seize the 100,000 taels of gold for himself! Yes! That must be it! Otherwise, why would he be smiling so happily today? That's 100,000 taels of gold, and it just fell into his pocket!"

Thinking of this, Ji Wuye's hatred for Han Fei was so intense that even the waters of the five lakes and four seas could not wash it away.

Looking at Han Fei's handsome face, he wished he could rush up and tear him to pieces right now, and rip his gold out of his belly.

Faced with Ji Wuye's barrage of accusations and his eyes that seemed to want to devour him alive, Han Fei remained completely calm.

He even blinked innocently, smiled faintly, and said with a hint of teasing, "General, you're wronging me. I am deeply saddened by the fire in the east of the city. However, as far as I know, the place where the fire started was a mansion that had been abandoned for many years, usually deserted. Why would the General be so concerned about a fire in an abandoned house? You even rushed to court to question us without changing your court robes. Could it be... that the abandoned house hides some secret treasure of the General?"

"How dare you!"

Han Fei's seemingly casual remark struck Ji Wuye's weak spot like a sharp blade.

However, Ji Wuye outwardly feigned composure and roared, "I am the Grand General of Han, and it is my duty to protect the borders and ensure the safety of the people! With such a massive fire breaking out in Xinzheng, I am naturally extremely anxious! Stop beating around the bush and spouting false accusations!"

Han Fei smiled slightly, no longer dwelling on the matter. Instead, he turned to face King Han An and respectfully said, "Father, although the General is a bit impatient, his concern for the affairs of the state is understandable. However, the General misspoke just now."

"Oh? Fei'er, what's wrong with you?" Han Wang'an rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. All he wanted to do now was get this mess over with as soon as possible.

Han Fei straightened up, his smile gradually fading, replaced by a confident and composed demeanor as if he were in control of the entire situation.

His gaze slowly swept over the assembled civil and military officials, finally settling on Ji Wuye's ashen face, and he said, word by word:

"The General said that the investigation was not effective... but in fact, the case of the 'ghost soldiers robbing the military pay' where 100,000 taels of military pay disappeared has not been solved."

Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately afterwards, as if a drop of water had fallen into a boiling oil pan, the court erupted in chaos.

"What?! It's broken?!"

"How is this possible? That was the work of ghost soldiers, they're invisible and elusive, how could they have been defeated so quickly?"

"Ninth Young Master, are you joking? It's only been a few days!"

The officials whispered amongst themselves, their faces filled with shock and disbelief. Chancellor Zhang Kai also abruptly raised his head, a glint of light flashing in his cloudy old eyes as he stared intently at Han Fei's retreating figure.

King Han An was so excited that he stood up abruptly from his throne, his hands trembling slightly, his voice filled with barely concealed elation: "Fei'er! You...you really mean this? This case is really solved? The 100,000 taels of military pay...has been found?!"