Chapter 220: The employer behind the scenes

"Oh?"

Dugu Zhang was startled, picked up the tea cup, rubbed it lightly, and asked, "A Qin, you are so certain; have you discovered something?"

Being able to exclude the two people most suspected of killing his son, no matter how you looked at it, meant he had clues...

"First, those black-clad assassins who made the attempt were all killed by the guards of A Gong and the other two..."

Yang Qin nodded, recalling the situation that night, and said slowly in a deep voice, "And Chen Yan and that kid A Jiong had a conflict on the spot..."

"The Embroidered Attire Envoys under Chen Yan easily joined forces to subdue A Jiong's guards!"

Speaking of this, his gaze was stern.

Yang Qin had also paid attention to the scene where the conflict occurred...

The reason he didn't stop it immediately was partly due to the pain of losing his son, but more importantly, he wanted to see with his own eyes the martial strength of the Embroidered Attire Envoys under Chen Yan...

In the end, Gao Jiong really did take several heavy slaps!

Dugu Zhang was lost in thought and said, "From this perspective, Chen Yan's suspicion is indeed very small..."

"If he wanted to get rid of A Gong by assassination, he could have easily had the Embroidered Attire Envoys disguise themselves!"

Thinking from Chen Yan's perspective, as a dignified Mirror Master holding the entire Mirror Department...

He could have had his Embroidered Attire Envoys dress up as black-clad assassins, kill everyone in the pavilion that night, then fake the scene and frame someone!

Even if they suspected him, it would be very difficult to find conclusive evidence...

Why go to such great lengths to hire trash, only to have them all killed, which was not worth the loss?

"Although Chen Yan is said to be a hound of that scoundrel Yuwen Hu..."

Yang Qin picked up the tea cup, took a light sip, and sighed, "But it cannot be denied that this eldest grandson of the Old Pillar of State Chen Hu has always been extremely efficient and never drags his feet!"

"And..."

Although they were in different camps, Yang Qin's evaluation of Chen Yan was extremely high...

From the cases he had handled, one could see that this was a meticulous and ruthless kid.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to succeed Weichi Min so quickly and become the Mirror Master in charge of the Mirror Department!

Those black-clad assassins were too stupid...

"And what?" Dugu Zhao asked.

Yang Qin put down the tea cup, didn't keep him in suspense, and said directly, "My men followed the corpses of those assassins and ferreted out the employer behind the scenes..."

"You found it too?" Dugu Zhang's brows raised slightly, his reaction extremely intriguing.

"Big Brother Dugu, could it be that you also...?!"

Yang Qin was startled, stunned for a moment, and looked at Dugu Zhao in surprise.

Hearing this, it was very clear that both had made gains...

"Let's both write it on paper at the same time and see if it's the same..." Dugu Zhao tapped the table and suggested.

Yang Qin agreed with a nod.

Soon, Dugu Zhao summoned an attendant from the mansion to bring paper and pen.

Both picked up their pens simultaneously, wrote quickly, and after exchanging a glance, held up the papers with the ink still wet, revealing the final answer...

On the two papers were two identical large characters:

Emperor!

"It really is him!" Dugu Zhao's eyes narrowed slightly, "This little brat of the Yuwen clan!"

The expression in his eyes was extremely complex.

"Big Brother Dugu, what do you think is his motive for acting this way?" Yang Qin, having received confirmation, let out a turbid breath and asked.

Dugu Zhao glanced at the direction of the imperial palace, the corners of his mouth curled into a cold sneer, and he said playfully, "This fifteen-year-old little emperor is unwilling to be manipulated by Yuwen Hu..."

"So he had the intention of seizing power!"

"He wants to further intensify the conflict between us and Yuwen Hu..."

"And he hides in the back, sitting and reaping the benefits, picking the peaches!"

Having reached this point, how could Dugu Zhao not understand that the little emperor in the palace, who had previously cooperated with them in granting the marriage between A Gong and Mi Luo, was just to stir up a fight between the snipe and the clam?

No emperor would be willing to be a puppet manipulated by a powerful minister...

Therefore, he had to stir up conflict.

When both sides were fighting to the point of being both injured, that little brat would stand out and pick the final fruits of victory!

Yang Qin twitched the corners of his mouth, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth, "This eldest son of the Grand Chancellor is truly ruthless and has a good plan!"

Undoubtedly, when his A Gong had an accident, the easiest and most immediate person to be suspected was Yuwen Hu, who was at odds with them...

Leading the spearhead toward him and letting the two sides fight to the death in front of the stage was truly a good method!

It was just a pity that his excellent eldest son had become a sacrifice for political struggle...

Dugu Zhao held his head high, changed the subject, and said decisively, "But that little emperor is only fifteen years old after all, too immature..."

"The poison that ultimately caused A Gong's death was probably not his doing!"

It wasn't that Dugu Zhao wanted to exonerate Yuwen Yan, but he purely felt that the little thing couldn't do it!

He didn't have this ability!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have hired a group of assassins who were all killed and achieved nothing...

Yang Qin, hearing this, seemed to recall something. His brows furrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Speaking of the poison A Gong was struck with, it's an even more bizarre matter!"

"After checking for so many days, not only did we not find out what poison it was..."

"Even how the poison was administered has not been found!"

In these three days, Yang Qin hadn't been idle for a moment...

He had almost mobilized all the resources in his hands.

All links had been checked, and even the Mirror Department had been secretly investigated...

In the end, there was nothing!

What poison it was couldn't be found, and how the poison was administered couldn't be found either; it was almost becoming a cold case.

"The person who succeeded in this really has extraordinary methods..." Dugu Zhang nodded. Not only Yang Qin, but he, who had also ordered an investigation, had made no progress in this regard.

It was as if it were the work of ghosts and gods.

Just then, a call came from the side:

"Master!"

The person who came was Zhu Fu, the chief advisor of the Wei State Duke Mansion.

Dugu Zhao turned his head and glanced, extremely displeased, and said in a deep voice, "Didn't I say not to come and disturb me?"

"Master, this subordinate feels that it is very necessary for you and General Yang to know about this at the first opportunity..." Zhu Fu bowed and said softly.

"Speak!" Dugu Zhao snorted lightly and spat out a word slowly.

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, Dugu Zhao knew that his advisor was not someone who didn't know the importance of things...

If he could say that, the matter probably wouldn't be small.

Zhu Fu phrased his words briefly, his brows locked tightly, and he said with a troubled expression, "There is a rumor in the streets that our Seventh Miss cursed... cursed Young Master Yang to death..."

"Now it has probably spread throughout all of Chang'an!"

Having said that, he raised his head slightly and carefully observed his master's expression.

The layout of their Wei State Duke Mansion before had now become a backlash...

The match made in heaven they had promoted had become a disaster star cursing her husband, not to mention that their Seventh Miss's reputation was ruined.

Regardless of the truth of the rumor, Yang Gong's death was real, and the people of Chang'an would only believe that it was the Seventh Miss who cursed him to death.

"Damn it!"

"Which bastard is spreading rumors there!"

Yang Qin was furious, slammed his fist on the stone table, and cursed.

Immediately, he turned to look at Dugu Zhao and continued, "Big Brother Dugu, I am a reasonable person and have never had such thoughts!"

But at this moment, there was no anger on Dugu Zhao's face; he seemed to be lost in thought...

After a long while, he suddenly raised his head and said loudly, "Old man understands..."

"So that's how it is!"

He appeared as if he had suddenly realized the truth.

"What?" Yang Qin didn't understand and asked in confusion.

A flash of killing intent crossed Dugu Zhao's eyes, and he sneered, "A Qin, that person who poisoned behind the scenes wants to use A Gong's death to make us fight Yuwen Hu to the death!"

"They want to stir up internal chaos in Great Zhou!"

At that moment, Dugu Zhao had connected everything...

Spreading rumors about his daughter was just to add fuel to the fire and make the conflict burn more intensely!

You must know that that scoundrel Yuwen Hu wanted to get rid of them, but he wanted a complete Great Zhou to hold all power alone; he would never want it to be torn apart...

The intention of that person behind the scenes was to make Great Zhou chaotic!

Yang Qin was also enlightened and said in a deep voice, "Such intentions are truly vicious!"

"Who could this be?" ===== CHAPTER 221 =====