The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 590: Shadow

The Crown Prince’s face was grim, "Have you extracted anything from the interrogation?"

The Imperial Guard Captain replied, "Your Highness, those mercenaries have confessed that a man named Mr. Chen hired them. Usually, they don’t have many tasks, and Mr. Chen treats them to good food and drink and gives them Silver monthly, so they didn’t leave."

"It was learned from the interrogation that the kidnapping of Miss Yan from Niu Family Ridge was done by them."

"They were acting under orders. Later, the higher-ups said they caught the wrong person, so they immediately released Miss Yan."

The Crown Prince squinted his eyes. In the whole Capital City, when it comes to being lecherous, Yan Beichen was the most notorious.

Using manpower to capture a woman, only he would do such a thing.

Furthermore, capturing Miss Yan and then releasing her made the suspicion even greater.

And Yan Beichen and Prince Ping were as close as brothers.

The Crown Prince asked again, "What about Dangu Mountain then?"

The Imperial Guard Captain replied, "Over there, there were over a hundred Death Warriors who resisted fiercely. We lost several hundred men before clearing the fortress."

"Currently, only a few severely injured survivors remain. The rest are all dead."

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to keep survivors, but those people were ruthless. If they showed any leniency, they’d die themselves.

So in the fight, there was no room for consideration.

At this moment, the guard leading the way said, "Master, today, the masks worn by those assassins are identical to the ones found over at Dangu Mountain."

The Crown Prince said sternly, "Don’t let those few survivors die. Find a doctor to check them and revive them for a detailed interrogation!"

He was already certain in his heart that this assassination attempt was jointed planned by Prince Ping and Yan Beichen.

This time, he was determined to capture Prince Ping and Yan Beichen in one fell swoop.

Early the next morning, the Crown Prince headed to the Hall of Diligence and told the Emperor about the matter in an embellished manner.

Upon hearing about the fortress and gunpowder, the Emperor was furious, "Have you gotten anything from the interrogation?"

The Crown Prince shook his head, "The Death Warriors haven’t uttered a single word."

"Regarding the Mr. Chen that was mentioned by those mercenaries, no one knows where he resides. I have already ordered his portrait to be drawn and have commanded the Forbidden Army to search the entire city."

He hesitated for a moment, "However, those mercenaries did confess a few things that seem to be linked to Mr. Yan. Your son suspects—"

The Emperor frowned, "Which Mr. Yan?"

The Crown Prince bowed his head, cupping his hands, "Yan Beichen, the scholar of Xuanhe Hall."

The Emperor was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I am aware of Yan Aiqing. Other than a penchant for women, he has no other vices. He regards power and money as fleeting clouds."

The Crown Prince nearly shouted, "Father, are you blind? The father and son are selling offices for profit, and who knows how much Silver they’ve amassed!"

However, the Crown Prince said nothing, only bowed his head, "Yes, perhaps those conducting the interrogations were not thorough enough. I’ll send them to interrogate again."

The Emperor waved his hand with a stern face, "Go ahead, get to the bottom of it as soon as possible, and report back to me once it’s clear."

To have a fortress so close to the Capital City, housing Death Warriors and hiding gunpowder, made him feel like even the dragon throne beneath him was unstable.

Was it really Yan Beichen? A shadow was cast in the Emperor’s heart.

The Crown Prince withdrew.

Upon returning to his residence, a guard came to report, "Your Highness, among those severely injured survivors, one suddenly got up and dashed into a pillar and died while the doctor was checking his pulse because we didn’t have him tied up."

"Another died due to the severity of his injuries."

"The remaining one is so gravely injured that he can’t even be fed medicine."