Detective Ghost Empress

293 Ji Xianglan’s death

Yu Lingyun did not think that the Queen was this observant but now he completely changed his way of thinking, the Queen was indeed very sharp, she even picked something so small and even solved the case with something so small!

Zhai Tianyu took a profound look at Liu Hui Ying, he did not know what to think of this woman. She was smart but she was too smart, even though she solved the case tonight, she has no idea how much people’s wrath she has accumulated. Though Ji Mo did not show it on his face, Zhai Tianyu was no fool, even if Ji Meng died tonight and the person’s name who was behind this entire trap was gone with him.

He knew that the Ji family had something to do with this case and he did not dare to believe that the Ji family will not go ahead and try to harm Liu Hui Ying—— maybe it would be better for the Queen to stay in her courtyard for the time being and not make an appearance as Lord Chi.

“It’s getting late,” Zhai Tianyu told the others, it was better for Liu Hui Ying to go back to her courtyard and change her clothes before Ji Mo or anyone catches her. “My Queen you should go back and take a rest don’t forget that you are still injured.”

Liu Hui Ying took a look at the Emperor who was asking her to go back and rest before she nodded, her head was indeed hurting a little. Even though she was recovering well, she still needed some time to take a break and rest in ease, thus she bid Zhai Tianyu and the others goodbye before going inside her courtyard by sticking the invisibility talisman on her body.

Once she was gone, Zhai Tianyu turned to look at Zhai Heng and said, “Vice commander Zhai, are there any shadow female guards who can protect the queen without being noticed?”

Liu Hui Ying was too sharp, she will easily catch on if he was to send someone who was not good enough to hide their presence.

Zhai Heng also thought so too, with Liu Hui Ying’s skills she will definitely notice a shadow guard if they were not good enough and from the way she acts, he was quite certain that she will not like it if they were to send a shadow guard after her. ” I will see what I can do, it will be difficult finding someone who can escape the notice of the Queen but I am sure that we will be able to find someone.”

He was not sure if there was anyone who will be strong enough to protect the Queen but he sure hoped that they were strong enough to save themselves from the queen.

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Zhai Tianyu nodded and then took a glance at the courtyard of the Queen before turning his gaze away as he said, “Let’s go, we need to leave now.”

” What about Ji Xianglan, are we going to leave him alone?” Yu Lingyun asked as he watched Zhai Tianyu turn on his feet and then walk away from the courtyard of the queen. As far as he knew should they not be interrogating that man?

Zhai Tianyu paused in his stride and then said with a smile, ” We trust the Ji family so much, general..how can we go ahead and interrogate someone a member of the Ji family? We should leave him for the time being and as a matter of fact, we don’t even need to make a move.”

His eyes glimmered with a sharp glint as he looked at the direction in which the prison was built. He might have been a fool all his life but at least he knew that there was no need for him to dirty his hands this time. Someone else will do that for him.

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Ji Xianglan was dragged to the prison by the guards and he was left alone in this dungeon-like place, he looked at the dark prison cell that only had a small window to allow a little moonlight from the outside. Ji Xianglan stared at the dingy prison cell and let out a sigh, he knew that he was going to be fine, Ji Mo was going to save him no matter what after all, he knew many secrets of the Ji family, Ji Mo wasn’t going to let him die.

With this thought in his head, Ji Xianglan was at ease even though he was locked in this dingy prison cell with a squeaking mouse to keep him company, he was going to get out from here one way or the another and then he will take care of that Liu Dong Ming. Wasn’t he protecting his family? Let’s just wait and see, he was going to make sure that the Liu family suffers heavy damage this time around.

Ji Xianglan was still thinking about what he was going to do after he gets out of this place in the morning when suddenly he felt someone place something sharp around his neck and pull him up. The sharp pain that shot through his body was enough to make Ji Xianglan let out a scream but because of the sharp string that was tied around his neck, he could not say a word instead he made a choking sound like a chicken being slaughtered.

He looked at the man who seemed to have walked inside the prison cell at some point and moved his mouth but no matter how much he tried to speak, he couldn’t even utter a single word. Instead, he just kept staring at Liu Dong Ming who was looking at him with a gaze that said that he was nothing but trash.

” You seem to be really upset,” said Liu Dong Ming as he took a few steps close to Ji Xianglan as the latter was hanging by the thin string that seemed to be digging into his neck causing blood to drip down on the floor. Ji Xianglan had his hands around the string and was trying to get it off his neck by breaking it with his hands but he was stopped by Liu Dong Ming who calmly said, ” There is no need for you to struggle so much, this string is something that I exported from abroad.”

” Made from the finest silk and dipped in the shards of a broken knife, its sharp enough to even cut through bones.”

Ji Xianglan’s eyes widened when he heard Liu Dong Ming’s words, for the first time in the entire night he felt true fear. When Liu Dong Ming caught sight of his fear, he smiled and raised his hand to cup Ji Xianglan’s cheek and said, ” My daughter must have been scared like this as well when your family chose to kill her so ruthlessly.”

His gaze dipped down to the string that was digging into Ji Xianglan’s neck and cutting his neck slowly and his lips curled into a smile. ” I heard that your brother left her in a barrel for a night before killing her …so, of course, I will have to repay you for your ‘grace’, this string will dig into your skin for an entire night before cutting your skin, muscles and tendons bit by bit…and you Lord Ji…” Liu Dong Ming raised his head with a sinister glint in his eyes before delivering his final words. ” You will feel everything.”