Ye Huaichen got down from the king’s back, walked to the stage and gave orders.

"Pass on the order of His Highness to reopen the case of the embankment collapse and detain the Han family pending trial."

"Thank you, Seventh Prince."

"Thank you, Seventh Prince."

Magistrate Han and his family cried for joy and kowtowed to thank the Seventh Prince repeatedly. The people also cheered.

This was the second time the king appeared in such a majestic manner at the execution ground. At this moment, he was striding around the execution ground with his head held high, which really attracted the attention of the onlookers.

"This Tiger King is so majestic."

"The seventh prince descended from the sky riding a white tiger. At first I thought it was a god from heaven."

"I think it's the arrival of gods."

A luxurious carriage drove over, and the driver jumped out and greeted respectfully:

"Greetings, Seventh Prince. I am here to take you to the county government office."

"no need."

Tianshu and Tianquan drove a carriage over. Ye Huaichen glanced at the smug king and got on the carriage.

The people watched them leave, and within a day, Tongcheng became a new topic of discussion.

Ye Huaichen rode a white tiger, while Tianquan and Tianshu rode fast horses day and night to catch up. At this moment, the two of them were covered in dust and drove the carriage to the county government office.

Ye Huaichen and his group arrived at the post station. After a short rest, he called Tianquan and Tianshu.

"Your Highness, the eldest prince looks strange."

"My eldest brother is gentle and refined, but it is rare to see him speaking so harshly. I am afraid that someone has controlled his mind."

"Your Highness, the mastermind behind this must be an evil cultivator."

Ye Huaichen nodded slightly, "The most urgent task is to find the person behind the scenes as soon as possible."

"Your Highness, I will go find Qingfeng first."

Tianshu brought County Magistrate Han out of prison to see Ye Huaichen.

"Your subordinate greets the Seventh Prince."

"Master Han, please sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Seventh Prince, for the invitation to sit down."

"Sir Han, you can tell me everything you know." Ye Huaichen looked at County Magistrate Han with sharp eyes.

County Magistrate Han hurriedly bowed and said, "Seventh Prince, I have already investigated the dam collapse.

There was an earthquake in Tongcheng before the rainy season, but I failed to check it and was deceived by the chief clerk so that I did not investigate it further, which led to heavy rains and floods that broke the dam.

I guarantee with my superiors’ lives that I have absolutely not embezzled the funds for the dam construction.”

He also didn't understand why the eldest prince had found new evidence when the matter had already been investigated clearly, and his attitude was completely different before and after.

What County Magistrate Han said was exactly the same as the results that Ye Huaifeng had reported back to the court after his previous investigation, so Ye Huaichen naturally believed it.

"How much have you investigated into the murder case?"

"I was thrown into jail before I could find any clues."

County Magistrate Han pondered for a moment and then said to Ye Huaichen:

"Seventh Prince, I feel that the eldest prince has shown some strange temperament after investigating the murder case."

"What did County Magistrate Han find out?"

"I just...I just feel that the Crown Prince is a completely different person than before."

Ye Huaichen narrowed his eyes and his voice became deeper, "Do you suspect that the eldest brother is fake?"

"I dare not." County Magistrate Han knelt on the ground in fear. "I just felt that the eldest prince was a little abnormal these past two days."

"I saw that my eldest brother had indeed changed a little this time. When did you find out that something was wrong with my eldest brother?"

He heard that the eldest prince was very good to his younger brothers and sisters-in-law. When he saw that the seventh prince did not blame him for suspecting the eldest prince, he felt relieved.

"It was the day after the murder was discovered."

County Magistrate Han recalled his interactions with the eldest prince, "During the disaster relief work, I found that the eldest prince was diligent in government and cared about the people. The people privately called him the Benevolent Prince.

After the murder occurred, I only remember that it was late that day and the eldest prince went out to investigate with only his personal guards.

After that, I felt that the eldest prince had become different every time I saw him. "

"Brother, have you behaved unusually?" Ye Huaichen asked.

"I can't explain it either, but I just feel that the eldest prince is a little strange." County Magistrate Han frowned and tried to recall, "It seems that since that day, the eldest prince has not paid much attention to the progress of the case. After that, I was thrown into prison."

Nothing else could be learned, so Magistrate Han was taken away. The legal advisor brought the case file and knelt down with his head lowered to present it.

"Seventh Prince, I have brought the murder case files here."

Ye Huaichen looked at it quickly and said, "The murderer has been found. Hmm, it's a case of murder due to debt and non-payment of debt. The poison turned the person into a mummy alive. This case was closed quite quickly."

"Yes, yes, the eldest prince closed the case yesterday."

The lawyer heard from the bailiffs that the two princes had some unpleasantness at the execution ground, and he was afraid that his words would offend both princes.

Ye Huaichen was silent for a long time. He was so nervous that he could only hear his own heartbeat. Tianshu came in and broke the silence.

"Your Highness, Tianquan did not find Qingfeng."

"What has the eldest brother been doing these days?"

"In the past two days, many people have come to curry favor with the Crown Prince."

"It seems that my eldest brother has really changed. In the past, he would have come to dine with me."

"Seventh Prince, the eldest prince may have forgotten because he was busy with something, but he has already instructed the kitchen to prepare the meal."

"I know, go down!"

"Yes, yes!" The master went down quickly.

Late at night, Ye Huaifeng got up from the bed and walked out. Tian Quan, who had just arrived at the tree, looked at the eldest prince who was walking with his eyes closed and followed him.

After following him for a while, he saw him enter a mansion. Tianquan looked at the plaque hanging in Li's mansion and hesitated for a while, and suddenly a fire lit up inside.

"Not good." Tian Quan rushed in. Several rooms were on fire and Ye Huaifeng was nowhere to be seen.

"It's on fire, it's on fire."

Tian Quan woke up the sleeping person and went out to look for Ye Huaifeng. He saw a figure at the corner of the street and followed Ye Huaifeng all the way back to the county government office.

After dawn, Tian Quan found Ye Huaichen and reported: "Your Highness, I hesitated for a moment last night, and the Li family caught fire. It was the eldest prince who set the fire."

"Li family?" Ye Huaichen picked up the documents on the table and glanced at them. The Li family was a silk merchant.

"Your Highness, why did the man behind the scene ask the eldest prince to set fire to someone else's house? The Li family came to report the case early in the morning and wanted to catch the arsonist."

"They might want to use the people's opinions to get rid of my eldest brother."

Ye Huaichen narrowed his eyes dangerously. The plan against their royal family had already begun.

"Seventh Prince, I have something to report to you." Someone outside the door asked to see him.

"Come in."

"Seventh Prince, there was another murder last night. Just like the previous one, the bodies were mummified. The eldest prince has already rushed over."

"Let's go! Lead the way."

The crime scene was in a martial arts gym. There were many people gathered in the yard. The person was found dead in the room. He was a coach.

"Didn't they say the case was solved?"

"I heard that the people who died before were all in good health, just like Master Chen."

"My uncle who escorts people said that someone in Nanyin was also sucked dry like this."

"If you suck it dry, then it's a demon."

"The man the eldest prince arrested is not the real murderer. Are we in danger?"

"The murderer hasn't been caught yet, so it's best for us to go home and stay for a few days."

"Look, the eldest prince is here."

"And the Seventh Prince riding a white tiger is here too."

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