Eastern Palace.

In the main hall.

Prince Zhu Biao, who was concerned about the case of theft of tribute, was just like his father. He did not go to bed even though he was late at night and was waiting for news.

At this moment, Xiao Qi walked in quickly from outside.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I just received the news that the Marquis of Jiu'an led his men to block the Huitong Pavilion and detained all the people in the mission!"

Xiao Qi walked closer, bowed respectfully, and said with a serious expression.

"What?!"

"Why is this happening? What is he trying to do?!"

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise.

"Not long ago, when Jiu'an Hou was chasing bandits in the city, he was suddenly assassinated, as if he was concluding that the killer was a man in the mission."

Xiao Qi continued to answer.

"Assassination?!"

"Why is it that the slope has not leveled and the slope has risen again?!"

When Zhu Biao heard this, he was even more surprised.

"Your Highness, there is another thing. When the person who sent the letter just now came back, he found that Han Jiang had quietly entered the palace and went to the Yangxin Palace, as if he was going to inform him."

Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment and spoke again.

"He must have gone to report to his father that Hu Fei's detention of the mission. Han Jiang has reached this point and is still thinking about fighting for power and profit! It's simply outrageous!"

Zhu Biao frowned and scolded dissatisfiedly.

"Since Your Majesty already knows this, what should you do next? If something happens to the mission, the consequences will be serious."

Xiao Qi bowed and said with a serious expression.

"You go to Huitong Hall immediately and tell Hu Fei that you must not act without finding out the conclusive evidence!"

Zhu Biao frowned, pondered for a moment, and immediately said.

Xiao Qi agreed and rushed to Huitong Hall immediately.

Zhu Biao slowly stood up and began to pace constantly, with a hint of worry between his eyebrows.

...

Huitong Hall.

Backyard side hall.

More than 30 people from the delegation, including the injured Kitakashi Kuroda, were all locked up.

Dozens of officers and soldiers from the Jinyiwei and the capital's military commanders were guarding the side hall, each with cold faces, holding the weapons in his hands tightly, ready to take action at any time.

The Japanese guards in charge of the safety of the mission also looked coldly, staring at the surroundings with anger.

If it weren't for Kuroda's stop, they would have already started fighting with the Jinyiwei people just now.

"Where is the Jiu'an Marquis?! I want to see him! Let him come out!"

"What the hell does he want to do?!"

Kuroda Kitaka held his injured arm and shouted loudly, his face full of anger.

But no matter how angry he got, no one paid attention to him.

"Is this the way of hospitality for the Ming Dynasty?! The two countries still have to kill the envoys when they are in war, not to mention that we are the missions to pay tribute, and we should be your guests. Why are you so rude?!"

When Kuroda Kitaka saw that no one was paying attention to him, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, the louder and louder heavier heavier.

"My Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and has its own way of hospitality, but we also get the points whether the guests come or the bad ones!"

At this moment, a cold voice sounded and the group slowly walked in from the door.

The leader is Hu Fei!

"You're finally here?! Tell me, what do you mean?!"

"Why should we be detained?!"

When Kuroda Kitakashi saw that Hu Fei was coming, he pointed at Hu Fei's nose and asked sternly.

"I have no malicious intentions towards Japan, and the same goes for the mission. However, since the tribute was stolen and we just encountered assassination, we must find this person, right?"

Hu Fei looked at the crowd of the group and said lightly, looking slow.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Even if you encounter assassination, what do you have to do with the mission?"

Kuroda Kitaka stared at Hu Fei and asked in a deep voice.

"Don't deny it, look at this first."

Hu Fei sneered and said as he took out the diamond-shaped dart from his arms that he brought back at the assassination scene.

"Shuriken?!"

After seeing what Hu Fei was in his hand, some people in the group couldn't help but exclaim.

But as soon as the person who spoke, he realized that something was wrong, so he hurriedly closed his mouth and looked at Kuroda Kitaka nervously.

At this time, Kuroda Kitaka's face had obviously changed.

"I don't understand what you mean!"

Kuroda Kitaka looked at Hu Fei and said in a deep voice, still looking arrogant.

"This thing is a hidden weapon used by the people who assassinated me. Your people have admitted it. This thing has a name called Shuriken. Among all countries in the world, only Japanese ninjas can use it."

"And in this capital, only you people are from Japan, isn't this enough to explain the problem?"

Hu Fei's eyes were cold, he glanced at the crowd and said coldly.

"Just relying on a shuriken alone is not enough to show anything. It is possible that someone pretends to be a ninja and wants to blame Japan and the mission, and his purpose seems to have been achieved!"

Kuroda Kitaka waved his hand and said loudly.

"Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"In addition to this hidden weapon, I also found that the killer's moves looked very familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere."

"Although he escaped by chance, he was hit by my subordinates on the left shoulder, so just check whoever was present had injuries on the left shoulder, and the person who wanted to kill me could be found."

"Also, I have always wondered why after the tribute was stolen, I sent people to search the entire capital without finding any clues. The so-called bandit seemed to have disappeared out of thin air."

"But I didn't understand this until not long ago, because the so-called bandit didn't escape at all, but kept appearing in front of everyone."

"The most dangerous place is the safest place. No one can imagine that the person who steals tribute is in the Huitong Hall, and no one can imagine that everything is just a stolen person in the delegation."

"And behind this custodian, there is another conspiracy hidden, which is to try every means to kill me! So Ye Mingzhu did not lose it at all, but was on someone present."

While Hu Fei told the story, he glanced at every missionary present with his cold eyes.

Anyone who was seen by Hu Fei bowed his head and dodged, fearing that Hu Fei would be recognized.

After hearing Hu Fei's words, everyone present was shocked. Unexpectedly, the tributes were stolen by the people inside the delegation, and they also intended to assassinate the commander!

"Nonsense! All this is just your guess, why do you decide!?"

"Since we entered Beijing, you have been making things difficult for you. Before, you asked, but now you are directly detaining us. Hu Fei, what do you mean by?!"

"Why do you have to worry about Japan and you? Why do you do this?"

At this time, Kuroda Kitaka got angry again, pointed at Hu Fei, and shouted angrily at the top of his lungs.

But Hu Fei looked at Kuroda Kitaka coldly with a faint sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"Jiu'an Hou, do you say you already know who that person is?"

"Who is he?!"

Tang Duo, who was beside him, hesitated for a moment and couldn't help asking curiously.

"Far from the sky, near from the sight!"

As Hu Fei said, he slowly stretched out a finger and pointed at Tokugawa Ichiro who was standing next to Kitakara Kuroda!

Seeing Hu Fei's actions, everyone present couldn't help but open their eyes, including those in the mission.

"Take it!"

Luo Ping saw it and shouted sternly regardless of it.

With Luo Ping's order, the officers and soldiers of the capital's military command immediately pulled out their weapons and made a move to arrest people.

"etc!"

"Impossible! This is impossible. He is from the Tokugawa family in Japan. He was once a close servant of the Emperor. How could he steal tribute? He wouldn't kill you!"

Kuroda Kitaka shouted, turned his head to look at Tokugawa Ichiro beside him, and finally looked at Hu Fei, shook his head and said, without the sharpness he had just now, and there seemed to be a hint of begging in his words.
To be continued...