The Dramatic Crown Princess Wants to Poison Me!

Chapter 561: Two Benefactors

Mr. Hua and Mr. Gu, aren’t they Second Brother Hua and Uncle Gu?

Xia Wenjin asked, "What soldiers?"

Uncle He thought for a moment and said, "There was one, wearing clothes just like what Mr. Hua and Mr. Gu wore last time!"

Third Class Captain?

Was it actually the Capital Guard who came to arrest someone?

If something illegal was indeed done, it should have been the Capital Governor or someone from the Ministry of Justice who came to arrest people, why would the Capital Guard be involved?

Besides, she was sure that during this time, her father had been living peacefully, definitely not doing anything against the law. Even if something happened on the side of Second Uncle or Third Uncle, her father shouldn’t be the one getting arrested!

She said, "I understand now!"

She needed to gather some information to find out what was going on!

Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin were taken to Vice Commander Song Chang of the Capital Guard.

There, not only Song Chang was present, but also the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Sun Liangcai. If a case arose in the Capital City, it would generally go to the Ministry of Justice. The presence of the Junior Minister here indicated the seriousness of the situation.

Song Chang sat behind the desk, while Sun Liangcai sat to one side, both looking rather grim.

Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin, with ropes binding them, entered and knelt on one knee, "Greetings, Mr. Song!"

Song Chang’s gaze swept over the two of them and he asked, "Did you two encounter a Brocade Young Master yesterday, accompanied by an old servant and seven subordinates, chasing a young man?"

"Yes!"

"No!"

Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin spoke simultaneously, but their answers were completely different.

Song Chang slammed the table, "Speak clearly! Don’t try to deceive in front of this Deputy Commander!"

Gu Hongxin sighed internally; didn’t they both feel relieved after leaving yesterday, glad they didn’t recognize each other? Second Brother Hua was too straightforward; he should have just denied it to avoid trouble.

But now since Second Brother Hua mentioned it, denying it would be pointless. He nodded and said, "I remember now, it did happen! The situation at the time was urgent; the Brocade Young Master’s subordinates were too aggressive. If we let them continue, that young man would be beaten to death. As Captains of the Capital Guard, it’s our duty to prevent such atrocities. That’s why we intervened to rescue him!"

Song Chang’s gaze, sharp as a knife, scanned their faces and said, "Did you take the young man away?"

Hua Yuanming replied, "Yes!"

Song Chang sneered, "The Brocade Young Master had seven subordinates and a highly paid Jianghu martial artist with him. How did you manage to rescue someone from him?"

Knowing that the Brocade Young Master had a Jianghu martial artist among his entourage showed that their so-called secrecy yesterday wasn’t that secretive.

Hua Yuanming glanced at Gu Hongxin, who instinctively felt the trouble was big, but still didn’t understand the situation. Could it be that the injuries on that person named Gan Jinming were so severe that he died?

Gan Jinming was indeed severely beaten yesterday, and things didn’t look good. They took him to his friend’s place, helped with his injuries, as was their usual way of dealing with such minor injuries. But Gan Jin might not practice martial arts and might not recover the same way.

If Gan Jinming died, it wasn’t their doing. They were there to rescue, not kill. This incident could prove their innocence.

He stated, "We really couldn’t beat that Jianghu martial artist, but we couldn’t stand by and watch innocent people get beaten to death, so we asked the young master to help us leave!"

"Help you leave?" Song Chang chuckled coldly, "Don’t play word games with the Vice Commander. If you helped the young man, the Brocade Young Master would have wanted you dead, how could he help you leave? Now, tell me, what means did you use?"

Gu Hongxin had no way to refuse and had to admit, "I found I couldn’t win, so I took the opportunity to hold the Brocade Young Master as a hostage. But it was to save someone; at that moment, I couldn’t think of anything else, just focused on saving someone. Please, Vice Commander, punish me!"

If Song Chang agreed to punish, the issue would be handled internally within the Capital Guard. But if it went to the Ministry of Justice, the charge of holding a hostage was serious.

Sun Liangcai commented lightly from the side, "Since you were saving someone, why would you kill?"

Gu Hongxin hurriedly explained, "Sir, this is a misunderstanding. The injuries on Gan Jinming were caused by the Brocade Young Master’s subordinates, unrelated to us. His death is also not related to us!"

"Who said Gan Jinming died?" Song Chang glared.

Gu Hongxin was taken aback, stammering, "If, if he’s not dead, why would you accuse us of killing?" He breathed a sigh of relief; since Gan Jinming wasn’t in trouble, it was better.

Song Chang’s cold gaze landed on him, "You didn’t kill Gan Jinming, but you killed Zhan Baoqing!"

Gu Hongxin’s eyes widened, "Who is Zhan Baoqing? We don’t even know him, so why would we kill him?"

Sun Liangcai added from the side, "Zhan Baoqing is the Brocade Young Master. You both have already admitted you kidnapped him. But since you were safe, why savagely murder him? Are you still trying to argue?"

Both Gu Hongxin and Hua Yuanming were stunned, Zhan Baoqing? Brocade Young Master? He’s dead?

When they released him yesterday, he was fine.

They never laid a hand on him and even let him go, hoping to resolve things peacefully, speaking kindly.

Gu Hongxin eagerly argued, "We didn’t kill him, we let him leave unharmed. He’s not our doing! Since Gan Jinming isn’t dead, he can testify for us!"

That was the grandson of the Duke of England; even with ten lives, they wouldn’t dare kill him!

Sun Liangcai said, "Then let Gan Jinming come to testify!"

Soon, someone brought Gan Jinming in. He was still bandaged and looked quite disheveled. Upon entering the hall, instead of greeting Song Chang and Sun Liangcai, he knelt before Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin, saying, "Thanks to both benefactors for avenging my sister by killing the scoundrel Zhan Baoqing, I’ll repay you in my next life!"

Hua Yuanming: "..."

Gu Hongxin: "..."

Gu Hongxin hastily said, "Gan Jinming, don’t speak carelessly. We only saved you; when did we help you kill someone? Speaking like this will get us killed, you know?"

Gan Jinming seemed taken aback, then put on a determined expression and said, "Benefactors are right, you didn’t kill anyone. I killed that wretch Zhan Baoqing."

Gu Hongxin: "..."

He felt about to explode; what was wrong with Gan Jinming? Yesterday they let Zhan Baoqing go; Gan Jinming should have clearly seen it. Now by saying this, isn’t he confessing that Zhan Baoqing was really killed by them two?

Gan Jinming then crawled forward and spoke to Song Chang, "I, Gan Jinming, greet you, sir. Zhan Baoqing insulted my sister and drove her to death. It was I who killed him, so if you must arrest someone, arrest me!"