Chapter 656: The Throne Must Be…
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The old man was from this town, so he naturally knew that there was a clinic there. Although he was quite suspicious, he still held the fool’s hand and followed the spy into the alley.
When there was no one else, the spy rolled up the fool’s left sleeve and saw that there was really a mark of a secret guard on his arm. This was definitely the secret guard from back then. He immediately knocked the fool unconscious.
“What are you doing?
The old man questioned loudly in panic, but before he could say anything, the spy drew a knife and pressed it against his neck. He asked, “Is this fool really your son?
Without waiting for the old man to speak, the eyes of the spy turned vicious. “If you don’t tell me the truth, I’ll kill you now!” As he spoke, the blade pressed against the old man’s neck.
The old man’s neck was a little cut, and a little blood seeped out.
The old man was frightened and trembled. “I picked him up on the streets of this town seven years ago. At that time, I was walking at night and there was no one else. I saw him and I was alone. Although he was st*pid and that he could keep me company. I treated him as my son and taught him for a long time before he learned to call me father.”
“When you picked him up, he was already a fool?”
“Yes, yes.” The old man trembled even more. “At that time, he was covered in blood. He seemed to have hit his head, and there was a lot of blood on his head. I thought he was dead, but who knew that he was still alive. I immediately sent him to the doctor. The doctor saw that I was poor and didn’t have money to pay for the consultation fee. He didn’t even let us see him, so he chased us out. I brought him home and treated him casually. Later, he actually woke up. He was just naturally silly.”
The spy finally understood what this meant. He must have hit his head and became st*pid.
“Then did you see a child? There should have been a child by his side at that time.”
“A child?” The old man was confused. “No, when I saw him, he was alone.
There was no child. What child?”
This spy knew the situation better.
There was nothing else to ask. He raised his hand and knocked the old man unconscious.
He had to take this old man with him and find another place to kill him so that he wouldn’t get found out.
As for the secret guard, he would naturally be sent to the capital city to give to their master.
Seven days later, this dumbstruck secret guard was secretly sent to the capital city and then to the Ji family.
For such an important matter, the Ji family did not send anyone else. Instead, Consort Yi’s elder brother had personally entered the palace to seek an audience with Consort Yi.
“Good! Alright!” Consort Yi was overjoyed with the news. “Who knew that following Shao Zhongxi was the right thing to do! Shao Zhongxi must be looking for him in that town. I didn’t expect us to find him first! The heavens must be helping us! The throne will definitely be mine!”
“Qiwei, Did the doctor take a look? What did the doctor say? Can he be cured?” Consort Yi hurriedly asked her brother, Ji Qiwei.
“The doctor said that he might not be able to cure it, but he will try his best,” Ji Qiwei said.
“He must be cured!” Consort Yi said. “We still have to find out Emperor Shu i s whereabouts from him! He can’t be alone, he must have hidden Emperor Shu somewhere, then he’ll be alone!”
Ji Qiwei also felt the same way. He said, “We can only let the doctor treat him to the best of his abilities. He has already become st*pid. At most, we can help him remember some things. It’s better than letting the Shao family find him.”
“Shao Zhongxi should still have someone watching him, right?”
“The spies are still keeping a close watch. They actually found Lingshan Town first. It’s very likely that they know something else. It’s impossible that they didn’t send people to continue patrolling the area..”