Chapter 42: Negotiations
The 3-day appointment was soon here.
Chihiro and Hachi got up early in the morning, brought gifts, and came to meet Princess Mingyue.
This time, Princess Mingyue treated the two very well, not only gave the two of them a seat, but also let people go to the exquisite food of the princess's mansion, and Chihiro listened to the conversation between the two while eating happily.
The princess sent them out, and the three of them were the only ones left in the house.
A maid dressed in a goose-yellow robe leaned gently by the door, listening to the conversation in the room.
Princess Mingyue and Hachi exchanged a few words of greetings, then thanked Chihiro and Hachi for saving their lives, and then told each other interesting stories.
Hey? Why don't they get down to business?
Although Chihiro felt strange in her heart, she was not easy to interject, and she said that the princess didn't understand, so she simply continued to plug her mouth with fruit.
Before you know it, the time of a pillar of incense has passed.
It was just an ordinary visit, and the maid thought for a moment and left lightly.
Princess Mingyue and Hachi saw that the people outside were gone, and began today's negotiations.
"The palace has reported the assassination to the government, and it will soon find out who the buyer behind it is. You can go. Princess Mingyue's voice was faint, and she began to give an eviction order.
What's going on? Chihiro felt that Princess Mingyue was too capricious, and she almost touched him the night 3 days ago.
But a little bit is a handicap, and a little less is not enough.
"Princess, why are you in such a hurry to get rid of us?" Hachi chuckled and continued, "Why don't you listen to me?" ”
"If the princess really asked the government to investigate the case thoroughly, then the princess would not see us today. You don't want the government to find out who is behind the scenes, you need two people who are reliable enough to help you find out about this matter. ”
"Hehe, you're right." Princess Mingyue laughed and generously admitted, only feeling that there was a lot of danger in her heart, did these two people already know something?
"But, you suddenly appeared, one is a martial arts master, and the other is a strange magician, how can I trust you?"
Princess Mingyue has indeed reported the assassination case to the government judge, but it is not a big case like the assassination of Princess Mingyue, but it is handled according to an ordinary theft case, so that the government sentence can be handled lightly, and no one will take the assassination that night to heart.
The reason why this can be done is because Princess Mingyue was indeed not injured, and no one in the princess's mansion witnessed the assassination of the princess by the man in black.
But there are still doubts that cannot be explained, why did the man in black commit suicide by taking poison? Where do they get their oil from? Ordinary thieves don't spare their lives so much.
These suspicious points will not be investigated by the government judge. He will give whatever result he wants, and there will be nothing wrong with it.
"How can the princess believe it?"
The situation changed from active to passive, and Hachi knew that he could refuse any proposal from Princess Mingyue next, but in this case, there would be no chance to get close to the princess.
"I like that girl a lot, why don't you stay with me?" Princess Mingyue smiled at the corner of her eyes, looking forward to Shenfei.
This smile is so beautiful that Chihiro's brain is cassette, and she forgets to see it.
"No way!" Hachi didn't even think about refusing.
"Then you stay."
"I'd like to stay with the princess, but in that case, no one will run errands for the princess."
Princess Mingyue spread her hands, looking quite helpless, and said, "If that girl can't stay, you can leave!" ”
In addition to keeping Chihiro as a hostage, Princess Mingyue also wants to know what her spells are all about through her. Maybe that girl, like him, was born with natural abilities.
Chihiro thought for a moment, pulled Hachi's sleeve, and whispered in his ear, "Just let me stay!" You go and look into the case. ”
Obviously came to help others, but now he is being led by the nose.
However, she didn't know how to convince the princess to let her stay by his side before, and Princess Mingyue's approach was exactly what Chihiro wanted.
Xiaoba tore off Chihiro's claws, stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and said in a sincere voice: "Princess Mingyue, my brother and sister complement each other's abilities, and it is best to investigate the case together." If you really want someone to accompany you, I have another candidate. ”
In short, Chihiro can't be allowed to stay, she has to be within his control at all times.
"Don't!" Princess Mingyue refused without saying anything.
Want to stuff someone for him? Hum! Think he's so foolish? These two people are so daring!
"That person is the life-saving benefactor of the sister, and our brother and sister will never abandon him."
Hearing this, Chihiro's mind felt like an atomic bomb had exploded, and she looked at Hachi in disbelief.
Why drag an innocent person in!
Chihiro tugged at Hachi's robe, trying to get Hachi to take back what he said.
Xiao Hachi was unmoved, his resolute eyebrows and eyes revealed a threat that could not be refused, and he was waiting for Princess Mingyue's reply.
Princess Mingyue looked at Chihiro with an anxious look on her face, and felt that this man's words should be true.
But one is a sister who is related by blood, and the other is a benefactor of my sister, which one has more weight?
Princess Mingyue looked at Xiaoba's resolute appearance, calculating little by little in her heart, wanting to know where this man's bottom line is.
He really needs a pair of feet to help him figure out who is behind it. This person needs to be able to go out and travel, have a certain amount of martial arts, and he can't be a person in the princess's mansion, and he doesn't believe in any of the people in the mansion.
Before, he didn't understand why the two assassins had gone to such great lengths to deal with him, sneaking directly into his room, and taking advantage of his sleep at night, wouldn't it be better to kill himself with a single sword? Let's just say that the fire was set to distract the guards, but why did they sprinkle oil around their houses?
He asked himself this question for three whole days, and on the evening of the third day, when Zaohong told himself that the oil outside the house had finally been cleaned up and no trace was left, he finally figured it out.
The person behind it wants nothing more than to destroy the corpse. First kill yourself, then set fire to it, and when the time comes, it will be impossible to tell whether the charred corpses in the house are male or female.
As much as he didn't want to believe it, there seemed to be no other plausible explanation than this.
So who really buys the homicide? He thought about it for a long time, but he didn't have a clue at all.
Hachi and Chihiro are very suitable for Princess Mingyue, and they have unique skills and can go far away. He didn't know what he had taken a fancy to these two people, in fact, he had nothing but the identity of the princess.
He even guessed if they were outsiders, specially to collect strange people in the human world or their abilities.
All this made him very uneasy, for his own safety, he had to take a person hostage, not to coerce them, just so that they could keep their mouths shut at all times, not to say everything that should not be said, let alone to blackmail themselves.