Chapter 98 Interrogation 2

  "What did you bring me back here for?" The person looking at Ye Lang said with a proud tone. "Don't pretend anymore, now that it's just the two of us, you can say it." Ye Lang tapped his fingers on the table and slowly said. "What are you talking about? I don't understand!" Bi Ren had a puzzled expression.

  "In your eyes, I see a desire to survive, but more of it is greed. I really don't understand why your country would choose someone like you to do something like this! Alright, as long as you tell me what you know, I'll let you go and give you a new identity, along with endless wealth and glory!" Ye Lang said slowly, and every time he spoke, the man's face would change color.

  "I'm not..." The man was about to retort, but when he saw Ye Lang's eyes, he finally lowered his head. "Alright, I admit it, I am that kind of person. I just didn't think you could see through my intentions. It seems you're not as simple as you appear in the transmissions!" "Of course I'm not simple, I just keep a low profile." Ye Lang accepted this praise without any embarrassment.

  I never noticed before that this kid's face is so thick, but come to think of it, I didn't notice before that he had such extraordinary intelligence either. Is he just pretending?

  No matter what, it was right to find him to do this thing, and he even exceeded his own task! "What do you want to know?" the man asked. "Very simple, tell me, why did so many spies from various countries come here together, what is your purpose?" Ye Lang asked.

  "I'm not entirely sure, but I've heard that this time we're just spectators, here to see the same scenery. If possible, we'll take advantage of it!" The man revealed everything he knew, but his words still didn't clarify the situation.

  "What scenery are you looking at?" Ye Lang asked.

  "I don't know, only that it's an internal matter of your empire and that one of your people invited us to come see the scenery," the man replied.

  "What?!" The people in the dark room were shocked. They had never thought that this disturbance was caused by their own internal reasons. And Ye Lang was also puzzled, wondering who it was and what their goal was.

  "Alright, take him away!" Ye Lang felt that he couldn't get any more information out of the man, so he let them take him away.

  "You're not going to give me freedom and make me rich and powerful for life?" The man struggled as he spoke. "I did say that, but it's not like I said it would happen now. Besides, this isn't even my business!"

  "Today was fun, I'm leaving!" Ye Lang stood up and stretched his waist.

  "You...you...are shameless!"

  "Who says I'm toothless? My mouth is full of good teeth!" Ye Lang opened his mouth, revealing his perfect white teeth.

  After completing the task, Ye Lang returned to the study room, reported on the matter, and then prepared to leave. However, since the Emperor and others had not yet figured out what was going on, they naturally would not let him leave so easily. "Ye Lang, how did you know that person would have something to say?" This was the Emperor's first doubt.

  "This is simple, I just cut off one person, he was still so actively responding in the presence of eleven other companions, which can only mean that he was either a loyal and dedicated person or wanted to negotiate separately. So I just tried it out casually, and the result came out." Ye Lang said nonchalantly.

  "Originally you were just trying, I thought you knew, but that person is also strange, if you really killed him, wouldn't he be unlucky?" The Seventh Princess asked while questioning.

  "Who knows what he was thinking, probably wanting to become a person who doesn't care about his life!" Ye Lang wasn't clear on this point either, only the person himself could know. However, this seemed unimportant now, whatever!

  "That's my next question, why did you let go of those people who shouldn't be released and leave these people behind?" The Emperor's second doubt.

  "What do you mean by 'not supposed to release'? Didn't you say it was random? I saw that those people had such high morale, so I released them. People like this are rare!" This was Ye Lang's response.

  "……" The Emperor and others sank into silence, thinking in their hearts, "I should have thought of this earlier, this kid wouldn't think about who should be released or not, he only cares about whether he likes someone or not." This question was actually pointless to ask!

  But later things became very interesting, those who were released, although they had high morale and were loyal to the country, were executed one by one, and the countries also began to suspect each other.

  The reason is simple, they are telling the truth, but the situation is so absurd that everyone thinks they are lying and believes they have betrayed their own country to spread false information for the Empire of Soaring Skies.

  If they stay here, maybe after a while, their country will exchange them out with some conditions because they are all talented people. However, Ye Lang let them go so easily and instead made them untrustworthy, only to get suspicion and distrust?! As for those who were detained, on the contrary, they received attention from their country, thinking that they were good spies and scouts?!

  Loyal talents are put to death, while disloyal ones may rise to power, which can indirectly lead to a decline in national strength. In a way, it's like striking at the strength of various countries. This situation has led many people to suspect... was Cow Wave's original intention really this? "Was that skull earlier one of your alchemy items?" "Yes, with just an instant, I can replicate something identical, not just heads, but other things too." Ye Lang nodded.

  As expected, this kid really has all sorts of strange things, even a manual... Ah, right, the manual! "How did you get your hands on it? It's still blank!" This is a serious question that needs to be asked clearly.

  "I bought it..." Ye Lang gave a very unexpected yet somewhat plausible answer, simply because he often bought strange and unusual things.

  "......, where did you buy it?" The emperor and others were stunned.

  "I bought it on Baker Street, where there are many interesting things. This blank warrant was something I happened to see and picked up, preparing to deceive people. It turns out it came in handy this time." Ye Lang replied with a very relaxed and calm tone, as if he didn't know how serious the matter was.

  "Is this warrant real?" The Emperor asked seriously.

  "It's fake!" Ye Lang answered directly, very concise and clear.

  "...fake?" The Emperor and others looked at the warrant and also felt that something was off, but couldn't quite put their finger on it. "Can't you see? The seal of the imperial jade is intact!!" Ye Lang said.

  "Ah, that's it! The authentic Transmission Jade Seal. There's a slight chip on the lower left corner and a small notch, but this one is flawless." Everyone was like waking up from a dream, having forgotten about this detail. Although they saw the jade seal every day, seeing it every day sometimes made them overlook some minor details. And since no one dared to counterfeit the jade seal, they wouldn't pay attention to this either! "Who did this? How dare they carve a fake Transmission Jade Seal?!!" The emperor said in a deep voice, determined to investigate the matter. "I don't know, it was just this one picture. Besides, even if I told you, there's no way to investigate now." Ye Lang waved his hand. "Why?" the emperor asked.

  "This imperial edict looks new, but it's actually from two hundred years ago. The paper used on this edict is Huixue paper, which had already disappeared two hundred years ago." Yelang said, and he was about to continue when someone interrupted him - "It's also possible that someone later used the remaining Huixue paper."

  "Hmm, this is uncertain, but there's a small proof on top of it. The person who made this imperial decree left their signature on the decree, along with their name and date. I know you can't see it, hidden among these patterns, using the strokes to conceal his writing... No one else could do something like this except him... 'The number one clever hand in the world, Red Leaf, certain year, certain month, certain day...'"

  "The fake handscroll made by Hong Ye is indeed worthy of being the number one clever hand in the world, it can be said that it's a masterpiece of forgery! This collection has very high value, but Ye Lang just scribbled on it randomly, what a waste!!" Someone felt sorry for it. "Pfft, my handwriting is worth more than his, later this handscroll will be even more valuable because of my handwriting?!" Ye Lang shook his head and ignored the crowd, leaving with a flourish!!!

  Ye Lang left, and the two girls also left. However, the emperor and his people couldn't leave. They still had to investigate who was behind the mysterious invitation and what their motives were...

  Although they are not sure about these things yet, one thing is certain: something will happen, so they need to strengthen their defenses, and this defense cannot be known to others, for fear of startling the snake by hitting the grass.

  However, now they have a headache looking for who to conduct these defenses. It's likely that it was an inside job by someone with absolute trust. Ye Lang?!

  Everyone's first thought was Ye Lang, but he immediately dismissed it as completely unsuitable. He would never be able to complete such a task.

  And then, what everyone can think of is their children. No matter when, children will always be the most trustworthy people. Even if it's an emperor, they would first think of their own children. Of course, emperors also go through elimination, selecting those least likely to betray themselves and able to complete tasks well... Ye Lang was eliminated, Ye Lan Yu was also eliminated, and Seventh Princess, same thing??!!

  These three people are not untrustworthy, but because they are all unsuitable people. Compared to this dark struggle, their souls are too pure. Perhaps being with Ye Lang will slowly purify everyone's soul.

  No matter what others say, it will not affect the feelings of these three people. From childhood to adulthood, the three have always been together and never separated. Although quarrels are very frequent, the bond between the three is getting deeper and deeper...