Chapter 481: Mouse Chi
The emperor signaled with his hands and some royal guards came forward and grabbed Yi Sijui. He looked at the butler and the butler stepped out. He then turned his attention to Chi Lian and he asked her, "Are you sure about his identity?"
"I have identified...." she was just about to brag about how she had identified another rebel before so identifying others was a piece of cake when she recalled the old madam’s warning about being boastful in the presence of the emperor. She changed her words immediately, "I have identified him carefully, I spent time observing him and I only grabbed him after confirming his identity thoroughly. He has been living in the American empire under the name John Kim. I would show you the relevant paperwork but our bags stayed with the royal guards."
"Bring their property." the emperor ordered a royal guard that was on the group which brought them inside. "What else do you know about him?"
"He had some plastic surgery done on his nose to change his appearance slightly. He is unmarried and he lives alone but he recently started dating or attempting to date a nurse that works in Pai heart general hospital. I don’t know if she is connected to him in any other way, all I know is that they met online." She knew everything about the nurse already but as the old madam had said, say only that which is necessary.
The royal butler returned with a piece of paper and handed it to the emperor who looked at it and then he looked at the man on his knees. "You are right, he looks quite different. How did you recognize him?"
"Through my work your majesty, there is a room in one of my offices where we put up wanted pictures of rebels, criminals and suspects. I am in the news business and to me they are a source of news. But I am also a citizen of the empire, getting rid of the rebels is a duty that falls on all of us."
"Ha-ha-ha." the emperor suddenly laughed loudly, taking them all by surprise. "I like you little lady Chi, I have heard that you are good at sniffing out news worthy stories and it seems to be true. It’s fascinating how you are able to sniff out things other people cannot find, you are like a mouse sniffing for cheese." He tilted his head slightly to the right and put his hand on his chin thoughtfully, "Maybe we should call you mouse Chi." he said and laughed.
The old madam, the royal butler and Muyang also laughed which prompted Chi Lian as well, albeit carefully to avoid offending him. "Very funny your majesty." she said.
In her mind she asked herself, "Why are we laughing? Is there something funny about calling me a mouse?"