Las Vegas.

"Since His Highness Taiqing has given the order, I will leave first."

After reacting, Luo Ping cupped his hands and said respectfully, ready to take people away.

But others may not think so.

"Commander, you should have seen that the guy from the gambling house killed someone. You may not know the identity of the person who was killed. This person is Xiao Hongyi, the son of the Xiao family."

Leng Yue hesitated for a moment, looked at Tong Zhuo seriously and reminded.

"I just said that no one is allowed to disturb Mr. Wuji."

Tongzhuo said coldly with a sullen face.

"Human life is at stake. It would be fine if the person who died was an ordinary person, but the person who died was a member of the Xiao family. If we don't investigate this matter clearly and give the Xiao family an explanation, I'm afraid it will not be good for you and me once His Majesty asks. Explain."

"I'm afraid it will also be very troublesome for Taiqing."

Leng Yue did not give up and continued to add.

"Chief Minister Leng Zhen, are you teaching His Highness how to do things?!"

Tongzhuo frowned, looked at Leng Yue dissatisfied, and asked loudly.

"I don't dare to be humble!"

"It's just that I have an official position. If Your Majesty blames me, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle my humble position!"

Leng Yue gritted her teeth and still refused to give in.

After listening to Leng Yue's insistence, Tong Zhuo's face began to turn gloomy, his eyes were cold, and he was about to have an attack.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the door, and then several women in fancy clothes walked in, led by Ye Han, who was dressed in red.

Seeing Ye Han coming with the imperial edict in his hand, Luo Ping and Leng Yue, who had already stood up, hurriedly moved out of the way with different expressions on their faces.

"Master Wuji accepts the order!"

Ye Han glanced at the lively scene in the gambling house, glanced at the two corpses on the ground, frowned slightly, and said with his head held high.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present knelt down and worshiped, including Tong Zhuo!

But only Li Wuji did not kneel, he just stood up from the chair and bowed with a respectful look on his face.

"Sir, it's time for you to accept the order."

Ye Han glanced at Li Wuji and reminded him softly.

Everyone can understand the meaning of her words.

"I'm really sorry. My legs and feet are not strong enough for me to kneel down."

Li Wuji raised his head and glanced at Ye Han, and said sheepishly.

After hearing Li Wuji's answer, Ye Han frowned slightly and hesitated.

"Seeing the imperial edict is like seeing the empress in person, how dare you not kneel down?! This is a crime of disobedience!"

Leng Yue turned her head and glared at Li Wuji, saying in a deep voice that she must make some moves.

But before she could get up, Ye Han had already read the imperial edict. Leng Yue was stunned for a moment and hurriedly knelt down again.

"The empress decreed that Master Wuji defeated the four sons of Manjusri at the reception banquet of the envoy, and made our country's literary world proud. I am very pleased. I will give you thousands of taels of gold and hundreds of pieces of brocade. I hope you will stick to your heart and continue to serve me. Li Guo’s literary world is working tirelessly. I appreciate this!”

Ye Han held the imperial edict and read it loudly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Li Wuji bowed his hands and responded loudly.

"Sir, please accept the order."

Ye Han smiled, closed the imperial edict, and said slowly.

Li Wuji stepped forward and took the imperial decree with both hands.

Luo Ping and Leng Yue, who were kneeling on the ground at this time, already had complicated expressions. For a moment, they had no idea what was going on. They didn't expect that Donggong and Red Fish Guards would appear here at the same time.

"Okay, stop kneeling and get up."

"It's getting late, let's all go back."

Ye Han glanced at the people from the Five Elements Division and the Duying Guard who were kneeling on the ground, and said slowly.

Luo Ping agreed, stood up with a smile, and said hello to Ye Han with a respectful look on his face.

Leng Yue stood up slowly, glanced at Li Wuji behind her, looked at Ye Han, and stopped talking.

"What? Do you all want to live in this gambling house?"

Ye Han looked at Luo Ping and Leng Yue, who were not ready to leave, and asked in confusion.

"Commander Ye, a guy from the gambling house killed the young master of the Xiao family. According to law, everyone in the gambling house must be taken back for strict interrogation to find out the reason."

"I don't know, Your Majesty..."

Leng Yue paused and said tentatively.

"You can investigate the case how you want, but you don't have to arrest anyone. Your Majesty's intention is to temporarily confine Mr. Wuji here. He will not leave until the case is investigated."

Ye Han glanced at the corpse on the ground and said slowly.

"yes."

Leng Yue frowned, but she had no choice but to agree, and ordered her men to carry away the body on the ground. Finally, she gave Li Wuji a cold look and left with Lan Ying.

As for Luo Ping, he couldn't wait to leave with his people. Since the Five Elements Division is willing to take over this hot potato, he wants it.

As everyone from the two major yamen left, Ye Han and Tong Zhuo also said goodbye.

A tense confrontation finally came to an end.

In order to appease the gamblers who had been stuck in the casino for a long time, Li Wuji ordered Cao Zian to refund all the money lost by all the gamblers today, then closed the casino and announced that Las Vegas was temporarily closed.

Third floor.

After Li Wuji returned to the room, he threw the imperial edict on the table, stretched out, and sat on the couch in front of the window.

After a while, Cao Zian, who had finished cleaning up the hall on the first floor, also came to the room.

"My lord, it's all because of my subordinate's carelessness that I caused the trouble tonight. Please punish me, lord!"

As soon as Cao Zian entered the house, he knelt on the ground and said with a look of remorse.

"What's going on?"

Li Wuji asked in a deep voice while pouring himself a cup of tea.

"Due to the booming business in the gambling house recently, there is a slight shortage of manpower, so I have recruited a new group of clerks. The young master of the Xiao family has been here two days ago, and he is here again tonight after the young master leaves."

"I don't know why, but I had an argument with one of the new guys. Unexpectedly, the guy got so angry that he took out a dagger and stabbed the young master of the Xiao family to death!"

"It's all because of my subordinate's carelessness that I caused such a big trouble for the young master."

Cao Zian looked bitter and explained helplessly.

"If you have something to say, don't keep claiming responsibility. I'm not holding anyone responsible now, but I want to find out what's going on?!"

"Since the guy killed someone, why did he die too?!"

Li Wuji frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"Oh, he was killed by people from the capital guards! Luo Ping did it himself!"

Cao Zian said hurriedly.

"Luo Ping?!"

After Li Wuji heard this, he couldn't help but squint his eyes, and a trace of doubt flashed between his brows.

"Yes, it's a coincidence. Not long after the guy killed the young master of the Xiao family, the Duying Guards arrived. The guy immediately panicked when he saw it. He wanted to run away, but was killed by Luo Ping.

!”

Cao Zian thought about it for a moment and said slowly.

Hearing this, Li Wuji frowned slightly, and then he seemed to understand something.

The Toei Guards seemed to have appeared a little too soon, and when they saw the murderer, their first thought was not to arrest him, but to kill him on the spot. This is illogical.

Also, the appearance of the Five Elements Division is a little too strange. Generally speaking, cases like this should be handled by the Doying Guards. If the Doying Guards cannot clear the case, they will be submitted to the Five Elements Division. But tonight, these two yamen

But they all found the door.

Everything seemed to have been arranged long ago.

"Get up, it's not your fault, we were tricked."

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Wuji said calmly.

"Being plotted?!"
To be continued...