Chapter 729: The Duke’s Perfect Counterattack in the Trial (2)_1
"Thank you, my lord, for not punishing me!" An Jiu, having escaped punishment, quickly kowtowed in thanks, then lifted his head, a puzzled look on his face as he asked Xiao Ruiyuan, "My lord, the one who set the fire is a secretly trained assassin from the Lin Family. Since he targeted Mr. Mo, why didn’t he just eliminate Mr. Mo and then start a fire to burn the prison and destroy the evidence? Yet he did not do so. After setting the fire, he deliberately made noise to alert others. Why is that?"
Seeing his capable subordinate ask such a foolish question darkened Xiao Ruiyuan’s expression. He turned to Xiao Eleven, who was snickering on the side, and commanded, "You, explain it to him! If he remains this foolish in the future, you’ll be the one I question!"
Xiao Eleven’s face stiffened, and he mournfully accepted the order. Looking at An Jiu, who knelt on the ground but whose eyes betrayed a sense of schadenfreude, Xiao Eleven silently ground his teeth and took An Jiu away for some "training."
With two less people, the already quiet study became even more serene.
Xiao Ruiyuan, looking somewhat fatigued, rubbed his temples and rose to stand by the window. He reached out to push the window open, and the light moonlight leapt in, illuminating his nearly perfect profile.
Under the eaves of the opposite roof, Xiao Eleven was "instructing" An Jiu in an exaggerated manner, "How can you be so thick-headed? King Heng sent someone to set the fire just to create the false appearance of silencing a witness and to frame the Crown Prince, leading everyone to believe even more that the mastermind behind the cheating case is the Crown Prince! In the end, it doesn’t matter whether Mr. Mo is interrogated or not. Even a three-year-old can understand this; how come you can’t wrap your head around it? Truly, impatience arises when facing such a blockhead!"
An Jiu, labeled as the "blockhead," retorted defiantly, "As if you’re the only clever one! If you’re really so capable, who was it that sent the weakest brother to Miss Mo’s side, only for me to be punished by our lord with a spanking? How come you didn’t perceive our lord’s intention then? You were following our lord around all day at that time!"