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That night, when Xu Guozhong woke up, he encountered the most luxurious interrogation team in history.
That night, Kong Deming asked three life-and-death questions: "How did you manage to explode the eighth-level fixed-type soul guide shells?",
"Did you really murder Jing Hongchen and Mingde Hall?",
"How many accomplices do you have, and how much of Xu Tianran's involvement was involved?"
That night, Xu Guozhong trembled and said, "I just went to play with the soul guide, and a homemade level 8 soul guide shell exploded,"
"I was indeed blinded by greed and hated the Hall Masterr Hongchen,"
"It was the idea of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to murder the Hall Master Hongchen, and I was just an errand boy"...
In order to exonerate himself and find a way to live or a quick death, Xu Guozhong cried and confessed everything about how Xu Tianran had asked him to send spies to find the Conferred God Platform, deliver a letter to the Adventurer's Association, and try to lure in terrorist organizations such as the Body Sect.
These things were within Xu Tianxi's expectations. The only thing he didn't expect was that Xu Tianran dared to act presumptuously in the Prince's Mansion. The number of charges against him was beyond Xu Tianxi's imagination.
"Master Kong, Xiao Wang is really just an errand boy. You know me well. I am just a good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun, and to enrich myself. How could I dare to plot against the head of the Red Dust Hall? That was all forced upon me by that bastard Xu Tianran..."
"He wants to take this opportunity to plot against the Hall Master Hingchen so that he can be held accountable by His Majesty and force him to rely on him to keep his position, so that he can control Mingde Hall in his hands..."
Xu Guozhong supported himself with his weak arms and kowtowed to Kong Deming Kuku, his forehead cracking on the ground.
"You don't know, that bastard prince Xu Tianran has the intention of usurping the throne. He usually discusses important matters with me at night. He insists that I respect him as Your Majesty and kowtow to him three times and nine times. This is extremely presumptuous and rude!"
"I swear by the royal family's reputation and the glory of a ninth-level soul master: These words are true, not a single word is false!
Xu Tianran is the culprit behind all this. A lot of the money Xiao Wang saved over the years also went into his pocket!"
Xu Guozhong knew that he could not escape this incident today. Master Kong had personally inquired about the plot against Jing Hongchen. He could not take the blame, nor did he want to let Xu Tianran take it.
If he doesn't tell the truth tonight, when Master Kong interrogates Xu Tianran tomorrow, the latter will definitely put all the blame on him and use his head to appease the public anger. By then, it will be difficult for him to die!
As the saying goes, a nephew dies but an uncle lives. My good nephew, you saved me last time, please save me again this time. It was you who proposed this great and virtuous thing, and you accepted my address as Your Majesty...
"I have been acting obediently and doing things for him over the past two years, but I have actually been secretly collecting evidence of his illegal activities. I have been waiting for this day to tell you, Master Kong, all this. I kowtow to you..."
"BangBangBang~!"
The brilliant moonlight sprinkled on the empty wilderness, making the night as bright as day; the sound of Xu Guozhong's kowtow spread particularly far.
In the silence, the moonlight clearly illuminates every gloomy face.
Even though Kong Deming had expected this, Xu Guozhong's confession still surprised him and he frowned greatly.
At this moment, Jing Hongchen's face was expressionless, and his eyes were as deep as the sea. Only people who were familiar with him knew that Jing Hongchen was really angry, and there were countless waves in his heart.
Ye Yulin and other ninth-level soul instructors had murderous intent in their eyes, while Xu Tianxi and the other three and even the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy also showed hatred and anguish on their faces.
No one, including Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen, doubted that Xu Guozhong was lying, because such a good-for-nothing like him really didn't have the courage to plot against Jing Hongchen.
Xu Tianran, this lame prince is most likely the mastermind behind all this!
Kong Deming looked around at the expressions of the people around him, his eyes gradually sharpened, and he said: "Tomorrow, you will follow me into the palace, report this matter, and get to the bottom of it!"
"Mr. Kong is wise!" all the soul mentors said in unison.
"Hey... a bunch of bastards..."
After closing his eyes and cursing these useless members of the royal family, Kong Deming stroked his chest, stared at Xu Guozhong, and then asked: "What's the matter with Xu Tianyuan? Is he involved in your affairs?"
Xu Guozhong kowtowed and said respectfully, "Over the years, he has often followed Xiao Wang's path to resell rare metals and arms, and has shared a lot of profits; Crown Prince... Bah! That bastard Xu Tianran knew that Xiao Wang had some relationship with him, so he asked Xiao Wang to recruit him..."
"Master Kong, I am wronged. In fact, I have not gained much benefit over the years. I just run errands for the clan members, and it is just one of the errands."
"So many royal relatives are waiting to share the profits from smuggling, and I don't get much of the benefits, Mr. Kong. I am wronged..."
Xu Guozhong was very clear about the principle that the law does not punish everyone. If he wanted to survive, he had to drag more people into it.
And this was exactly what Xu Tianxi wanted to see. Before he let Xu Guozhong go, he used his soul skills to induce Xu Guozhong to strengthen his desire to survive; only by making the matter completely out of hand could he justifiably take action against those royal parasites.
But he felt that Xu Guozhong's words were not enough, so he walked out and sneered:
"Running errands, haha. If a runner like yours truly can build an underground palace, then shouldn't those royal princes who got the lion's share be able to build their own palaces?"
"How many rare metals and precious soul guides have you smuggled over the years to earn so much money? Did you have a good talk with the big customers of the three empires? Did you become a guest of honor of the royal families of the three empires?"
"Two years ago, the level 7 Thunder Cannon that appeared in the hands of the Douling Royal Team and the batch of top-level soul guides that appeared in the hands of the Xingluo Royal Family were all produced by you! This time, a top-level soul guide appeared. Next time, will you even sell out important military intelligence of your country? Or have you already sold it?"
"The things they took out are so terrifying. Do they even have level nine fixed-type soul guide shells? How many spies and spies have you planted in Mingde Hall? Tell me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Deming's face suddenly changed. The ninth-level soul engineer's heart was shocked, and a stream of cold air rushed from his coccyx to the top of his head.
If they could even sell out Mingde Hall, what else would they not dare to sell out? It was very likely that what Xu Tianxi said had already become a reality.
"Well, well, well, I have some spies in Mingde Hall, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has some too. They just found out the location of the Conferred God Platform not long ago. "
'"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already offered a reward of 100 million gold soul coins to the Adventurer's Association of the Three Kingdoms, along with the underground location of Mingde Hall, several important research sites, and the location of the Conferred God Platform..."
Xu Guozhong confessed all the details truthfully. As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Tianxi and Hongchen siblings took out their soul guide guns and shot at his chest.
This time he was not pretending, he was really so angry that he couldn't help himself. Xu Tianxi really didn't expect Xu Tianran to go to this extent in order to fight for power.
I was wondering how those guys from the Benti Sect in the original novel could dig tunnels to find Mingde Hall and the heavily guarded Fengshen Platform. It turns out that it was you, a bastard, who provided the information behind the scenes!
Seeing such a bastard behavior, Xu Tianxi even suspected that he had traveled back to the Southern Ming period of Blue Star in his previous life.
Kong Deming saved Xu Guozhong's life when he was about to be beaten to death. He pressed Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen's shoulders and said solemnly, "He is still useful. We will use him as a witness tomorrow!"
Jing Hongchen spoke for the first time, and his words seemed to contain ten thousand years of profound ice: "Master Kong, I, Jing Hongchen, and Xu Tianran are sworn enemies! He is going to destroy Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy!"
"Once Mingde Hall is destroyed, the loss of materials is still a small matter. If a large number of researchers die tragically, the country's technology will regress by at least three to five years, and at most several decades! Some projects may even be discontinued!"
Kong Deming raised his hand and said angrily: "Don't worry, I understand these things. Once the facts are found out, I will never tolerate it!"
"Xu Tianran's crime is unforgivable! Starting tomorrow, the crown prince position will be replaced!"
Xu Tianran committed a serious mistake and was caught. Most of the ninth-level soul masters in the Worship Hall were disappointed with him. Jing Hongchen, Xu Tianxi and the Hongchen brothers and sisters regarded him as an enemy. It was impossible for him to sit on the throne of the crown prince.
Originally, Kong Deming was quite fond of this pro-war prince, but his weight was not as high as Jing Hongchen, let alone comparable to Xu Tianxi.
Not wanting to be involved in the fight for the crown prince and being plotted against like this, Jing Hongchen probably had already thought of nine ways to make Xu Tianran look decent.
The upright Xu Tianxi's attitude was even more decisive than Jing Hongchen, and there was murderous intent in his eyes. If he didn't give an explanation, Xu Tianxi might go home to call for help, break into the prince's mansion, exterminate Xu Tianran's entire family, and then claim that it was done by a certain prince and support a new prince.
I thought he was a talented future emperor, but he turned out to be a bastard who was known for usurping power and colluding with foreign enemies. Isn't it useless to wait until the New Year?
Xu Tianxi heaved a sigh of relief, and the murderous intent in his eyes dissipated a little. He felt that it was worth it for him to lead people to make such a plan. This time he would solve the problem once and for all and eliminate all stumbling blocks in the country of Sun and Moon.
But just when he thought these things were about to end, an unexpected person came and brought news that Xu Tianxi had not expected.
"Mr. Kong, this is bad! His Majesty was frightened by the earthquake and was seriously injured. He is now unconscious. Before he fell into a coma, I asked you to send someone to protect him!"
The chief eunuch of the palace, Eunuch Wang, came running in with a whisk in his hand, his voice shrill and full of anxiety.