The reason is very simple, because once the incident occurs, the first person to be suspected is Jing Jie'an.
It is impossible for Jing Jie'an to be so stupid to become deputy captain.
Even if he really wanted to take action, why didn't he take action when he had so many opportunities in the past?
But in full public view tonight?
In any case, there are too many suspicious things in this, so the city lord's confidants have to be cautious.
Jing Jiian understood what the other party meant, but...
If he tells Ling Xuewei, it will definitely expose Ling Xuewei to the public eye. By then, her identity may be exposed.
At the moment, the situation is chaotic. He and the city lord have not yet sent any contact with the above. If Ling Xuewei's identity is exposed at this moment, if something unexpected happens...
He and the city lord are to blame.
After some thought, Jing Jiian made a decision.
"No one can prove that there were only me and the city lord at that time."
In the distance, Ling Xuewei's eyes flashed slightly when she heard this.
"Lieutenant Jing, are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Lieutenant Jing, you need to know that no one can prove your innocence."
"I, Jing Ji'an, have a clear conscience."
"Why are you talking nonsense to him?! He did it, why do you have a clear conscience! Someone, arrest him!"
"Without evidence, how can you arrest people at will? Second Master, don't be too impulsive!"
"Wang Lei, what do you mean by repeatedly preventing me from arresting the person who poisoned my eldest brother? Do you want to protect him?"
"What does the second master mean by this?"
"Hmph, you know it in your heart!"
"Yan Beixiong, don't go too far!" Several other confidants stepped forward, and the people behind Yan Beixiong also stood up, "How outrageous! How dare you call the second master by his first name? Who gave you the courage?!"
"That's right! You are like this just after something happened to the boss! Are you going to rebel?"
"Stop shouting about catching the thief here! Everyone knows who has ulterior motives!"
…
The two parties quarreled and fought in court.
One side is Yan Beixiong's people, and the other side is Yan Beisheng's confidant.
Outsiders may not know that there are actually two factions in the Yan family, the faction headed by Yan Beixiong, and the other faction headed by Yan Beixiong, the second head of the family.
On the surface, Yan Beixiong respects his elder brother very much. It can be said that he obeys orders and never goes beyond his limits. However, Wang Lei and others dare not be careless about this person because they always feel that this second master is not a simple person.
Yes, they also secretly investigated a lot, but they have been suffering from the lack of evidence and have been unable to do anything with him.
But today, unexpectedly, Yan Beixiong's people couldn't hold back as soon as something happened to the head of the family.
Sure enough, their guess was right! This Yan Beixiong is really ambitious!
"Humph, you are the ones with ulterior motives. In that case, don't blame me for being rude!"
Yan Beixiong snorted coldly and suddenly waved his hand. Countless people poured out from nowhere and surrounded them.
These are all Yan Beixiong's people. Wang Lei and others looked ugly when they saw this scene.
Yan Beixiong was already prepared!
"Everyone, I didn't expect that something like this would happen today. I would like to apologize to all of you distinguished guests on behalf of my eldest brother. His Royal Highness Prince Ziluan, the Ancient Sect Leader, and the Head of the Ning Family... If I was rude today, I will personally come to apologize to you someday. But for now.
If something like this happens, I hope the three of you can give my Yan family some face and leave this matter to my Yan family to handle."
The meaning is self-evident.
Nan Fengjue's eyes flickered, and then he laughed, "The second master's words are serious. This matter is originally an internal matter of the Yan family. Since we are outsiders, there is no reason to interfere. Gu Sect Leader, what do you think?"
"Exactly."
"The Ning family lives..."
"We are here to participate in the alliance conference, so naturally we will not interfere in the internal disputes in the Eastern Region."
Yan Beixiong smiled, "If so, thank you all three of you."
He cupped his hands towards the three of them, and then his eyes fell on the others.
Even if these three people have spoken out, others will naturally not care about such matters.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this matter is not simple. They do not want to get involved and can only protect themselves wisely.
Everyone's attitude was actually within Yan Beixiong's expectation.
Yan Beixiong signaled to his men, who stepped forward and pointed down at Jing Jie'an, "Catch him!"
At this moment, suddenly someone hurried in from below, grabbed a maid and threw her to the ground.
"What's going on?"
"This woman said she once saw someone staying with Deputy Lieutenant Jing and the city lord."
"oh?"
Yan Beixiong's expression flickered, "Who is it?"
The woman timidly said, "My slave... I didn't see clearly either. I only saw that it was a woman, but she was wearing a veil and couldn't see her face clearly..."
"Around the veil?"
There were many people wearing veils present, and it was not possible to determine who they were for a while.
But...a woman?
"Then take a closer look. Is that woman in this scene?"
Wang Lei asked her.
His interruption made Yan Beixiong look slightly displeased, but he did not attack in public.
"this……"
"Don't be afraid, just tell the truth."
Wang Lei's tone was slightly gentle.
"This slave can't see clearly..."
"Come closer and look carefully."
"Wait! Are you doubting us?"
Some ladies and ladies from famous families present were unwilling. Wang Lei hurriedly reassured, "It's just a routine inspection. I hope you ladies and gentlemen can forgive me."
"lady."
Several family heads looked at him one after another, and no matter how reluctant they were, they could only nod.
The slave girl stepped forward and looked carefully at each one, but after looking for a long time, she found nothing.
She is getting more and more nervous...
Here, Mrs. Shen glanced at Grandma Zhen behind her. Grandma Zhen nodded, and then suddenly made an ouch, and the wine cup in front of her fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
At this moment, everyone's eyes fell here.
"Old slave, I'm rude."
Aunt Zhen hurriedly apologized, but Mrs. Shen said at the right time, "What are you doing so carelessly? Why don't you go down!"
"yes……"
Mrs. Shen was very close to Ling Xuewei, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she naturally attracted the slave girl to her.
When the maid saw Ling Xuewei, her expression changed!
"It's her! It's her!"
She points straight this way!
Ling Xuewei was also instantly exposed in front of everyone!
There was a moment of commotion in the venue, and the corner of Shen's mouth curled up slightly.
"Is this...could it be a mistake?" Mrs. Shen looked surprised, "How could Miss Ye be related to the poisoning of the city lord? How dare you, a slave, make a false accusation?"
"My slave didn't! My slave didn't dare! My slave did see it at that time! The city lord and this adult came out of the room, and after a while, she came out..."
"Since you said they came out at different times, why didn't you leave after you saw the city lord and Captain Jing leaving?" Wang Lei was keenly aware of the loophole.
"The slave was cleaning the corridor at the time, so she stayed there. After the two adults left, the slave was sure that someone else came out of the same room, but it was far away at the time. The slave could only vaguely see that it was a woman, and she seemed to be in a trance.
