Qin Dynasty: Ying Zheng is my brother, I am the Bad Commander

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"Those gangs in the city? The Poison Scorpion Sect? The Seven Absolutes Hall? No, although they have some power, they are just local bullies who can't be brought to the table. They don't have the appetite to swallow 100,000 taels of gold, nor do they have the courage or means. Once exposed, it will be a disaster."

"Prime Minister Zhang Kaidi? Although that old stubborn man has disciples and former officials all over the court, he prides himself on being a man of integrity and cherishes his reputation to the extreme. He would never do something so self-destructive. Moreover, the Zhang family does not have the armed forces to secretly mobilize this batch of gold."

"King Han An? Although Your Majesty is incompetent, he is not so foolish as to send someone to rob his own army's pay. That would be tantamount to digging his own grave. Moreover, if Your Majesty secretly sent someone to do it, Ji Wuye could not have been completely unaware."

After much thought, Emerald Tiger came to a conclusion that even he found chilling.

Looking at the entire Xinzheng region, and even the entire Korean peninsula, there is only one force capable of making 100,000 taels of gold disappear out of thin air, possessing the ability, means, and courage to perfectly evade all eyes and ears.

That's night!

"But the military pay was originally under the general's control..." Emerald Tiger frowned slightly, his doubts growing deeper.

"Unless..." Emerald Tiger's pupils suddenly contracted as an extremely terrifying thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

"Unless someone from within Nightfall betrayed the General and double-crossed him, pocketing the money!"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Jade Tiger felt a chill run down his spine, and a fine layer of cold sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

If the problem really did originate inside Nightfall, then who could it be?

Among the four villains, Jade Tiger controls the finances, Tide Demoness bewitches King Han in the palace, and Straw-Cloaked Man hides in the shadows and controls the intelligence network.

None of the three of them had the authority to directly mobilize a large number of elite armed forces, nor did they have an absolutely safe fortress capable of hiding 100,000 taels of gold.

Therefore, the only remaining candidate is obvious.

Blood-Clad Marquis, Bai Yifei!

Upon hearing the name, the Emerald Tiger's massive body trembled slightly involuntarily.

Bai Yifei, a hereditary marquis of Korea, commands the most elite 100,000-strong White Armor Army, guarding Xueyi Fortress.

He not only held a high position of power, but his martial arts skills were also unfathomable, and the evil techniques he practiced terrified people.

In the darkness of night, if Ji Wuye is a fierce and savage tiger, then Bai Yifei is a venomous snake hidden in a cold abyss.

Although Jade Tiger was also one of the Four Fierce Generals, his fear of Bai Yifei was no less than his awe of Ji Wuye.

In some ways, he was even more afraid of Bai Yifei. Because Ji Wuye's greed and cruelty were obvious; as long as you paid enough money and showed enough loyalty, you could live.

But Bai Yifei was different. That person was cold-blooded and ruthless, treating human life as worthless. In his Snow Robe Fortress, he had drained the blood of countless innocent girls.

"If it was Blood-Clad Marquis who did it..." Emerald Tiger frantically deduced in his mind, "He commands a large army and is fully capable of accomplishing this. His Snow-Clad Fortress is impregnable; hiding 100,000 taels of gold would be a piece of cake. Moreover, if he wanted to use this opportunity to weaken the general's power or enrich himself by expanding the White Armor Army's equipment, he would have every motive!"

The more Jade Tiger thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

But does he dare to say it?

Even if he had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare utter a single word in front of Han Fei!

Once he shifts the blame to Bai Yifei, no matter what the truth is in the end, Bai Yifei will definitely make sure he dies a horrible death.

The thought of being drained of all blood and turned into a dried-up corpse sent chills down Jade Tiger's spine.

"Gulp."

Emerald Tiger swallowed hard, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart. His fat face once again piled up that signature greasy and obsequious smile.

He raised his wine glass, toasted Han Fei, then put on a sour face, shaking his head and sighing repeatedly:

"Oh dear, Ninth Young Master, you overestimate me. I'm just a businessman reeking of money, all I know is accounting and buying and selling goods. How would I know anything about national affairs or earth-shattering cases?"

As Jade Tiger spoke, he patted his thighs with his chubby hands, looking extremely innocent and helpless.

"Ten thousand taels of gold! How huge a mountain of gold would that be? My Lanxiu Manor may look spacious, but if it really held that much gold, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be a place to stand. As for who in Xinzheng City has the audacity and wealth to do that… Oh, sir, even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare to speculate. There are so many powerful figures in this city, each with connections to the highest levels. If I were to make baseless accusations, I'm afraid Lanxiu Manor would be razed to the ground tomorrow. Sir, please spare me, I truly don't know!"

After saying that, Jade Tiger tilted his head back and drank the Western Region wine in his glass in one gulp, as if using alcohol to calm his nerves.

Han Fei, who was sitting in the main seat, did not interrupt Jade Tiger's performance from beginning to end.

He toyed with the pure gold wine glass in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips. His deep, bright eyes, like two sharp scalpels, were fixed on Jade Tiger's face, not missing a single, extremely subtle change in his expression.

Although Jade Tiger didn't say it aloud, Han Fei could see through all of Jade Tiger's inner thoughts through the flickering in his eyes, the stiffness in his muscles, the frequency of his breathing, and the fine layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

"First came shock, then relaxation, then deep thought, and finally... extreme fear." Han Fei silently analyzed the Emerald Tiger's micro-expressions in his mind.

"His relaxation indicates that the money wasn't actually with him, and he has a clear conscience. His deep thought shows that he was genuinely helping me figure out who in Xinzheng City had the ability. And his final fear..."

A sharp glint flashed in Han Fei's eyes.

"That fear wasn't feigned; it was a genuine, heartfelt tremor. This showed that he already had an answer in his heart, an extremely logical answer. However, the person or force that this answer pointed to terrified him, so much so that he would rather feign madness than utter a single word."

Han Fei's mind instantly cleared.

The only person who could make Emerald Tiger, one of the Four Fiends of the Night, so wary and even afraid to mention him, besides Ji Wuye, was the mysterious Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei, who had been guarding Snow-Clad Fortress for many years.

"It seems that the interior of Nightfall is not a monolithic entity after all," Han Fei thought to himself with a cold laugh.