Chapter 1134: Chapter 1125: Captured Alive (Part 10)

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

The Flying Tiger Army turned Yun City upside down but still couldn’t find Duke Chong.

He seemed to have vanished into thin air.

But everyone knew he was hiding in the city, just disguised and mingled among the people, hard to detect.

After three days of searching, the Flying Tiger Army had also exercised patience for three days.

Having no solution, they went to seek advice from Marquis Dongxiang.

Marquis Dongxiang didn’t have a better suggestion, but Prince NanAn, who was known for coming up with terrible ideas, did have one.

Prince NanAn proposed letting the city residents leave the city and inspect each one individually, believing they couldn’t miss Duke Chong.

This idea was too cumbersome; after all, there were quite a few residents in the city.

If they were allowed to leave, some might take advantage and escape, causing chaos.

Unless absolutely necessary, Marquis Dongxiang and his team didn’t want to take this step.

Then, Su Chong improved upon this terrible idea.

There’s no need to inspect them outside the city; it can be done within the city as well.

But instead of them doing the inspection, the city residents would inspect each other.

If Duke Chong had disguised himself as a city resident, he would certainly avoid easy contact with others.

Just inform everyone, and whenever they meet someone familiar, ask about past events. Those who evade, avoid, and answer vaguely are all suspicious.

He might not be your relative, but rather, your enemy.

Additionally, post notices that anyone providing information about Duke Chong will be rewarded with one hundred taels of gold.

Duke Chong is the mastermind behind their torment; catching him is what the residents desire.

Now that there’s a significant reward, why wouldn’t they actively cooperate?

Within just one hour of the news spreading, Duke Chong was exposed.

Duke Chong killed a man of similar stature, disguised himself as him, and excused his silence because his throat was injured.

Now that the matter spread, the man’s son returned home to ask his father about past events, which Duke Chong couldn’t answer.

A trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

The kid’s mother was astute, immediately sensing something was wrong, and felt a bad premonition. But for the child’s sake, she suppressed her fear, even laughed and said, "Your father’s throat is bad; he couldn’t answer your questions either."

"Wait until tomorrow when his throat is better, then you ask."

The child casually asked and joyfully went off to play.

The woman started a fire to cook, served the food on the table, excused herself to find the child to come home for dinner, and went to report to the authorities.

By the time the Flying Tiger Army arrived, Duke Chong had already eaten half his meal.

The Flying Tiger Army surrounded the courtyard tightly. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The woman hugged the child, standing behind the Flying Tiger Army.

The woman questioned Duke Chong; if he could answer, then he was the true one.

Could Duke Chong answer?

He couldn’t respond; neither was he a match for so many Flying Tiger soldiers.

Just as the meal was served, Eastern Marquis was about to eat when the captured news was delivered.

"Bring him in," said Eastern Marquis.

He abandoned his meal.

Eastern Marquis was pressed inside by the Flying Tiger Army.

He wore a disguise mask that hadn’t been torn off.

"Rip off his mask," said Old Duke Chong.

Uncle Li personally acted.

Duke Chong struggled but was firmly restrained by the Flying Tiger Army, unable to move.

Shua.

The mask was ripped open.

At almost the instant Duke Chong was seen, everyone gasped.

Because that face was too shocking.

Half was the familiar face, half was unfamiliar.

A face seemed pieced together with two half-faces.

Su Chong and the others knew Qin Hanhan came to Daqi to pursue the Disguise Pill.

Her Disguise Pill hadn’t been successfully formulated, only a half-finished product.

They also knew Duke Chong had taken the Disguise Pill.

But they didn’t expect this half-finished product to alter only half the face.

That Disguise Gu must have had an obsessive-compulsive disorder?

When Duke Chong’s affairs were exposed, he prohibited free entry and exit of the city, yet Duke Chong still escaped.

Now seeing this half face of Duke Chong, they finally knew how he had escaped during such stringent checks.

All those of similar height to Duke Chong were left for the Yan Family to inspect.

Duke Chong utilized this half-disguised face to easily evade detection, as this half was real. The other half only needed to appear destroyed to deceive inspectors; after all, who would suspect someone would have such a stark contrast on their face?

Old Duke Chong looked at his nearly unrecognizable son, pondering his deeds.

Rage rose from his heart.

Old Duke Chong lifted his foot and directly kicked Duke Chong away.

He had no such unworthy son!

Duke Chong crashed into the door, heavily falling to the ground.

A spurt of fresh blood spewed out.

Duke Chong laughed.

He looked at Old Duke Chong, accusing his unfairness.

His elder brother was legitimate, and so was he.

His elder brother overshadowed him everywhere, his father only saw the eldest son, not him.

He asked himself in what he was inferior to his elder brother?!

Duke Chong’s questioning echoed through the house, everyone contemptuous of him.

Some people simply cannot grasp their own worth.

What virtues and abilities did he have to compare with his elder brother, the late Heir of Duke Xian?

No one was blind.

In terms of talent, he couldn’t match the Heir of Duke Chong.

In terms of magnanimity, he was even less match.

Regarding the sequence of age and noble status, he was a second son, born of a concubine.

What right did he have to compete against his elder brother? If he wanted to blame someone, he’d blame his mother for marrying too late, giving birth to him too late!

The late Heir of Duke Chong was astonishingly talented, founding the Flying Tiger Army.

And him?!

Colluded with Duke Nanliang, poisoned the Flying Tiger Army, even killed his father for power. Such a treacherous nature, how could he be comparable to the late Heir of Duke Xian?!

Old Duke Chong nearly had a stroke from anger.

His mouth tasted of blood.

Su Chong walked to his side and said, "Grandfather, getting angry over him isn’t worth it."

Old Duke Chong was heartbroken, "It’s me who gave birth to such an unworthy son, harming your father...."

They were both his sons, would he favor one?

They differed by only a year in age, learned literature and martial arts together.

The late Heir of Duke Xian had high comprehension, extraordinary talent.

Duke Chong loved to be lazy, resorted to trivial schemes, and loved to compete from a young age.

Old Duke Chong, as a father, naturally had to reprimand him; it was his duty as a father.

But in Duke Chong’s eyes, this was favoritism toward his elder brother.

The more he resisted, the more Old Duke Chong scolded him, the more he hated his elder brother.

Hating to destroy and annihilate him.

The Flying Tiger Army was brave and fierce, causing the enemy to flee in terror.

Duke Nanliang knew that without eliminating the Flying Tiger Army, victory was impossible, and spotted Duke Chong’s ambitious nature.

The two were almost a perfect match.

Eliminate the elder brother, seize Duke Chong’s Mansion, he had no reason not to do it.

He wanted to destroy the son his father was proud of, to prove he was no less than his elder brother!

He succeeded.

If it weren’t for Eastern Marquis surviving, how could he have ended up like this?!

Duke Chong’s gaze at Eastern Marquis was filled with the desire to eat his flesh and bones, devour him alive.

Eastern Marquis regretted not killing him with a punch back then.