Chapter 997: Chapter 795, The Kingdom's Qilin Project (Just one update today, after all the revisions, there's no time left.) Chapter 997: Chapter 795, The Kingdom's Qilin Project (Just one update today, after all the revisions, there's no time left.) City Lord Wen Mansha, coming from a gang, was only around level 10.
Yet she had arranged for a level 18 professional to come over, which was somewhat surprising.
But looking at the current situation, without a level 18 professional, there really was no way to solve the problem.
Now, Wen Mansha had shut herself in, certainly with her own plans in mind.
Perhaps by dragging things out, she might call back the Island Master of Gold and Silver Island.
When the association gets involved, it will only become more troublesome.
“When will this level 18 lord arrive?” the burly man calmed down and asked again.
“In a day or two,” the tall and thin man replied.
The burly man sighed, “If it weren't for those people, it wouldn't be this troublesome.”
“It is indeed troublesome.”
The burly man pondered for a moment and then said, “Let's go to the Outer City District, it's easier to deal with any dangers there. Here in the Outer City Area, once the city is sealed off, you can't even think about escaping.”
The tall and thin man looked up, speaking softly, “Wen Mansha hasn't made her move because we haven't left the city yet. As soon as we make a move to leave, she will act immediately. Let's not provoke her for now, wait for our people to come.”
The burly man nodded, signaling his understanding.
The two chatted in the room for a while, consuming quite a bit of tea.
When it was about time, the burly man stood up and said, “I'll go out and have another look.”
As soon as he finished speaking and was about to leave, his legs remained firmly planted on the ground.
A look of terror and disbelief flickered in the man's eyes.
He suddenly looked up at the opposite side and clenched his teeth, squeezing out two words, “Get out. Fast.”
However, the tall and thin man was also frozen in his seat, the veins in his neck bulging, his face turning red as if wrestling with something.
Exerting all his strength, he said, “It's not us; let us meet Wen…”
Crack!
The tall and thin man's head twisted 180 degrees first, before snapping back into place.
The burly man's eyes sharpened, and the next second, his neck also violently twisted around.
Both of their bodies slumped down limply.
Inside the room, three ghosts appeared in midair with Xiao Xiao huffing and puffing, “It was definitely those two.”
Glenda said, “I'll go back and notify Wu Heng; you two stay here and keep watch.”
“Okay!” replied Bella and Xiao Xiao.
Glenda vanished once more, passing through the wall to leave.
At the City Lord's Mansion, in the backyard.
A number of corpses were laid out in the center of the open space.
Wen Mansha said, “These are the assassins killed in the last two days. Master, help me to 'Communicate with the Dead' and see if there are any clues.”
The likelihood of these people providing actionable intelligence wasn't great.
But the bodies had been preserved until now, so asking them wouldn't cause any harm.
'Communicate with the Dead' was released, and the first corpse immediately sat up from the ground.
Its gaze hollow, the resurrected body looked toward the few people present.
Wu Heng glanced at Wen Mansha, who nodded and asked, “Who ordered you to assassinate me?”
The corpse replied, “I received a letter from Ronnie, instructing me to assassinate you in the alliance building's rest area.”
A person from a family in the Yeko Kingdom.
Wen Mansha's eyes were filled with confusion.
It seemed she had no recollection of this name or family.
“Is Ronnie loyal to the Second Prince?”
“I'm not sure.”
Wen Mansha continued, “When did you receive the letter?”
“Mid-month.”
As a final question, Wen Mansha continued, “Do you know any other spies?”
The corpse replied, “At the Dragon Wing Grocery Store in the Outer City District, letters are delivered there. I go there regularly to see if there are any letters.”
The five questions concluded, and the corpse fell back violently.
Wen Mansha turned to Wu Heng, “Mid-month coincides with the time the Prince's Messenger came, which matches one detail. But it seems the one giving the orders was not the Second Prince but was through a letter sent from the Yeko Kingdom.”
Slyther, with arms crossed, asked, “Was the Messenger named Ronnie?”
“That's not his name,” Wen Mansha shook her head.
“It might not have been him who sent the letter, or he may have deliberately made it look like it came from outside to prevent tracing it back to him,” Slyther analyzed.
“Mm, that makes sense,” Wu Heng nodded in agreement.
Wen Mansha continued, “Master, ask the next one!”
Wu Heng proceeded to release 'Communicate with the Dead,' and the second corpse sat up from the ground.
Wen Mansha asked, “Who ordered you to assassinate me?”
The corpse replied, “Kendall!”
“When did you receive the orders?”
“Mid-month.”
“Do you serve the Second Prince?”
“Yes!”
“Does your mission have anything to do with the messenger from inside the city?”
“I don't know!”
The corpses were asked one by one.
The three of them pretty much had an idea about the whole situation.
All the assassins were somehow related to the Yeko Kingdom.
In fact, it was easy to figure out that the second prince was the only one who currently wanted Wen Mansha dead now.
The three returned to the living room together.
Wu Heng sat on the couch, stroking the smooth fur of the Cheetah in his arms.
Beside him sat Wen Mansha, while Slyther, still somewhat frosty, occasionally glared at Wu Heng and the Cheetah in his embrace.
Wen Mansha said, “Related to the Yeko Kingdom, regardless of any connection to the messenger, we have reason to kill him.”
On reflection, it was clear why the Second Prince would want to do this.
The Yeko Kingdom's army obviously couldn't beat the Skeleton Army.
So, during the ceasefire period, they tried to see if assassinating Wen Mansha could change the course of the war.
But the repeated attempts at assassination had not been successful and merely made Wen Mansha more vigilant.
Wu Heng, caressing the Cheetah, said, “Whether the Messenger lives or dies is not important to us. What's important is whether we can use him to find the Second Prince behind this. If one Messenger is killed, others will be sent in the future.”
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