Chen Pingping woke up from a coma and immediately sat up in shock when she saw the dark surroundings.
"Come on, come on!" Chen Pingping shouted for a long time, but there was no movement outside the cell.
After a long time, perhaps the jailer heard the sound, came over, and shouted into the cell: "Why are you shouting? Be honest, otherwise you won't even be able to urinate today."
Chen Pingping said anxiously: "Sean ran away. I am Chen Pingping, let me out quickly."
"Are you Chen Pingping? I'm still the prince!" the jailer laughed wildly.
Chen Pingping said angrily: "Open the cell door immediately."
The iron door of Sean's cell was very strong, leaving only a small hole at the bottom. People outside could not see inside. In addition, Chen Pingping's voice changed slightly through the door, and the jailer did not hear it for a while.
However, Chen Pingping was Chen Pingping after all, and she quickly confirmed her identity. The jailer quickly opened the cell door and took him out.
"Leave me alone, go and tell Yan Ruohai and Zhu Ge to seal off the nine gates of Kyoto and never let Sean escape." Chen Pingping sat down on the chair with the help of the jailer.
"Lord Qi, the nine gates of Kyoto have been opened for almost two hours." The jailer whispered.
"What! How long have I been unconscious?" Chen Pingping said in shock.
"It's almost midnight," the jailer said carefully.
"Why don't you check the people who left?" Chen Pingping said angrily.
The jailer was so angry that he didn't dare to breathe. At this time, Yan Ruohai, the director of the Bureau of Inspection and Quarantine, received the news and ran to the dungeon.
"Master Dean."
When Chen Pingping saw Yan Ruohai, she said, "Lead people to hunt down Sean immediately. We must not let him escape back to Northern Qi."
Yan Ruohai said: "I have notified all the organizers, and everyone in the courtyard has also been sent out."
Chen Pingping said with a gloomy face: "Take people to Wang's Clothing Factory immediately and bring back everyone there."
Yan Ruohai followed the order and ran away, but ran back not long after.
"Wang's cloth shop has been deserted." Yan Ruohai brought bad news to Chen Pingping.
Chen Pingping squinted her eyes and thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out why Wang Gang wanted to help Xiao Xiao escape. Was it just for the "Heavenly Way of Mind".
Are you kidding me?!
At this time, a person from the Inspection Institute ran up and said: "Sir, President, there is someone from the palace. Your Majesty wants you to enter the palace immediately for questioning."
Chen Pingping's expression changed, and what he was most worried about came to light.
"Bring me my wheelchair." Chen Pingping said seriously.
"Master Dean, the person who pretended to be you took the wheelchair away with him," Yan Ruohai said softly.
Chen Pingping finally panicked. The wheelchair was of great significance to him. Ye Qingmei made it for him personally, and it also contained life-saving weapons.
Sean lost his wheelchair even more seriously.
"Send someone to find my wheelchair immediately." Chen Pingping said urgently.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Yan Ruohai turned around and left.
"Stop." Chen Pingping suddenly stopped Yan Ruohai again.
"Let's put the wheelchair thing on hold for now!" Chen Pingping called two people to carry her into the palace.
After Chen Pingping entered the palace, she found that the place was very lively. Not only the prince and the eldest princess were there, but also the second prince Li Chengze was also in the palace of Emperor Qing.
Emperor Qing's face looked very bad, as gloomy as water, while the three princes were somewhat gloating about his misfortune.
"Chen Pingping, do you know your guilt?" Emperor Qing shouted angrily.
"I know I'm guilty, and I deserve to die for my crime!" Chen Pingping crawled on the ground and said in fear.
The prince snorted coldly: "Chen Pingping, you are so courageous. You dare to release the imperial court's felons privately. How many benefits has Northern Qi given you?"
Chen Pingping said in a panic: "Your Highness, where did you hear the rumor? I would never dare to let Xiao Xiao go privately?"
"Hmph!" the prince said angrily: "Is there anything in the world that you, Chen Pingping, don't dare to do?"
Chen Pingping now understands what it means to be defeated by others.
Sean's escape from prison gave the crown prince and second prince an opportunity to trip up Chen Pingping, and they joined forces in a rare move.
It's not that the two of them have any grudge against Chen Pingping, it's that the Inspection and Inspection Institute has too much power. As long as Chen Pingping falls, the crown prince and the second prince can place their own people into the Inspection and Inspection Institute.
Emperor Qing naturally knew the little thoughts of his two sons. In order to maintain balance in the court, he could not punish Chen Pingping severely.
"Chen Pingping, who was the person who took Xiao En away last night?" Emperor Qing asked.
Chen Pingping rolled her eyes and said, "That person is the Underwater Killer."
The prince, the eldest princess, and the second prince were shocked at the same time, and soon returned to normal.
"What is an underground river?" Emperor Qing asked puzzledly.
Chen Pingping explained: "Anhe is a killer organization in Jianghu. The previous murder of Mr. Qin was caused by Anhe."
Emperor Qing said angrily: "What kind of killer organization can actually kill Qin Ye, a ninth-grade man, and rescue Sean?"
Chen Pingping glanced at the eldest princess and said slowly: "The Inspection and Inspection Institute has found some information about the Anhe organization, and also found Anhe's stronghold in Kyoto, which is the Wang's Cloth Workshop on Niulan Street."
The prince was completely panicked. He was afraid that Chen Pingping would reveal that he had been to Wang's cloth workshop.
"Bold Chen Pingping, you still dare to quibble now. I think you made it up about the dark river and the open river." The prince said angrily.
Emperor Qing glanced at the prince suspiciously and snorted: "You guys go down first."
"Father." The prince was startled. Just as he was about to speak, Emperor Qing over there said angrily: "Are my words not going to work?"
"I don't dare." The prince gritted his teeth, clasped his fists and saluted, and exited the palace.
The eldest princess and the second prince did not dare to stay any longer.
"What's going on with this underground river?" Emperor Qing asked the eunuch to help Chen Pingping up and sit on a stool.
"Your Majesty, the Inspection Institute recently investigated Master Qin's death and unexpectedly found the head of a killer organization, and found that this organization has many connections with the powerful people in Kyoto."
"Powerful people." Emperor Qing said meaningfully: "You mean that someone bribed the underground river killer to kill Qin Ye."
"Yes." Chen Pingping knew that Emperor Qing had begun to doubt the prince.
"Is there any evidence?" Emperor Qing asked.
"Yes." Chen Pingping said: "After Lord Qin's death, I sent people to monitor the Anhe stronghold and discovered that His Highness the Crown Prince had secretly gone there."
Emperor Qing's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Chen Pingping, you are saying that my prince paid someone to kill Qin Ye."
Chen Pingping lowered her head and said, "I dare not speak nonsense."
Emperor Qing was furious and suddenly saw the eunuchs around him.
"Everyone go out and close the palace door. No one can come in without my permission."
After the palace door was closed, Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping stayed inside. It was already an hour after the eldest princess received the news that Chen Pingping had left the palace.
Emperor Qing remained silent, which made the prince flustered. He tried to discuss with the eldest princess, but in vain.
The eldest princess left the palace and heard that she was looking for her daughter Lin Waner.
The prince was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do.
After Chen Pingping left the palace, she saw Fan Jian waiting for him outside the palace.
"Has my son come to Kyoto?" Fan Jian said straight to the point.
"Your son has really hurt me and ruined my plans of more than ten years." Chen Pingping complained.
Fan Jian said anxiously: "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?"
Chen Pingping snorted coldly: "If he doesn't want to recognize you, what does it have to do with me."
Fan Jian said angrily: "If it weren't for what you did back then, our father and son would have settled their differences long ago."
Chen Pingping reacted and asked Fan Jian: "How did you know that Wang Gang came to Kyoto?"
Fan Jian said: "There are rumors in Beijing now that Ye Qingmei's son has returned to the capital, and Qin Ye's death is his first step in revenge."
Chen Pingping's face changed drastically and she exclaimed: "What?! Has Fan Xian's identity been exposed!"