C2250 Together in one room
It did not take long for them to be in the White Tiger Restricted Area, so those who had a bit of authority were all called to Qi Tianyu's room.2
"Your Majesty, I wonder why you called us here?" Although these people had already pledged their allegiance to Qi Tianyu, to be honest, they had submitted to him only because of the reputation of the Emperor Zhu Tian. They were not familiar with Qi Tianyu at all, so their words did not have any pressure to face him.
"Everyone, don't be impatient. Let's listen to His Majesty." Of course, Elder Gu knew that the right to speak should be given to Qi Tianyu now. Even if he found out everything, he could not announce this crucial point himself.
"Alright, Your Majesty, we'll listen to you." Fine, Your Majesty, we'll listen to you. A group of people were discussing amongst themselves.
"Since everyone has already done it, I will not beat around the bush. Let's go straight to the point, everyone knows, that on the very first day I arrived here, I was framed by Clan Elder Bai, and said that I was the murderer of our second clan elder, and for the past few days, I have been hoping to find evidence. It is not only to clear my name, but also to let everyone see the true identity of the First Clan Elder." Qi Tianyu stood in front of his seat and said grandly.
"So, Your Majesty, you've found evidence that can be used to clear you of your crimes?" Below, a slightly braver elder asked.
"Of course, all of this still depends on our Elder Gu. Elder Gu, tell us what's coming." Qi Tianyu also knew that all of this was investigated by the Third Elder. On one hand, Elder Gu was relatively familiar with these things, and on the other hand, in order to make him more obedient to him, he had to give him a few opportunities to perform.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Ever since I started interacting with His Majesty, I felt that His Majesty definitely wasn't the one who killed Elder Tang. Thus, for a long time, I have been trying to find out the exact details of what happened.
Elder Gu purposefully paused here, leaving the crowd with room to imagine, before continuing.
"On the day that I found out that Your Majesty had arrived at White Tiger Restricted Area, all of the guards at Elder Tang's place disappeared, as if the entire mansion was empty and was waiting for Your Majesty to enter." Elder Gu didn't immediately identify the eighth elder because he knew that if he were to tell them this result, the people below might not believe him. That was why he chose to speak slowly.
"How can this be possible? Elder Tang is the second elder of our White Tiger Restricted Area, so his security here should be extremely tight. How can there not be a single guard in the entire palace? This is simply a wild joke. " Below, there were a few impatient people who could no longer suppress their temper. Wasn't this obviously saying that there was something wrong? After all, Qi Tianyu came in empty-handed. How could he have called out all the guards at Elder Tang's place before he came in?
"Everyone should have already thought of it, this is indeed an impossible matter. Even if His Majesty is powerful, it is impossible for him to know everything before he appears. Furthermore, the guards all listened to him and left the second elder's place, so there is only one reason, and that is to make all the guards disappear."
Elder Gu stopped here. He knew that this was not going to be his mission.
"Elder Gu, if you have something to say, then just say it. If you say it in such a manner, then leave half of it to us to guess what it is." Since we are already here, isn't that also proof that we are on your side? " The Elders below were discussing.
"Everyone, don't be anxious. It's not that Elder Gu does not want to tell you the results of this matter. It's just that this matter is of great importance, so let's have the witnesses speak up first." Qi Tianyu began to step forward to take charge of the situation. After all, he was the one who was in charge of everything.
Elder Gu clapped his hands. Two people immediately brought out a guard and stood up.
"Guard, as long as you tell me the truth, I will not treat you unfairly and I will protect your family. You don't need to worry about your family being controlled and used by others." The Great Elder immediately gave him his guarantee to prevent the other party from speaking the truth out of fear of Elder Bai.
"Yes, Elder Gu, Elders, I am the leader of the guards at the Second Elder's place. On the day of the incident, someone came to the front of our leaders and told them to evacuate immediately, saying that we need to leave the familiar places because the entire city has changed its defenses." We also gathered together to discuss. Although we didn't understand, we felt that since it was an order from the higher-ups, there was a certain amount of logic to it, so we did as he said. " When the guard spoke, although he didn't have much literary talent, he still had a clear sense of order.
"The moment I heard that you were lying, how could anyone randomly send a message? All of you leaders believed him!" Although the majority of the people below had already believed what this person said, some people still raised objections.
"Elders, you're right. If an ordinary person were to pass down the order, we would not believe him. Besides, evacuating is not very reliable, but if there was one person, I would definitely believe it. All of us would believe it." The guard was not afraid of being seen through. Instead, he spoke in a calm and composed manner.
Although the guard did not directly say who it was, the people below who were more familiar with the state of White Tiger Restricted Area already knew the answer.
Originally, the responsibility of the three great elders as well as the entire forbidden area's military defence had belonged to a few people, but ten-odd years ago, Elder Bai had suddenly said that such an arrangement might not be beneficial to the protection of the entire forbidden area. Thus, when this matter had fallen into his hands, and Elder Bai had indeed paid a lot for the safety of the White Tiger Restricted Area, everyone agreed to it.
No matter where the guards were, they would have to move to other places after a certain time. The White Elder said that this would be beneficial to the safety of the entire restricted region. Although the others didn't approve of it, because of the White Elder's iron hand, no one stood up to oppose it.
Therefore, when the guard said that there were people up there saying that they needed to change their defenses and that everyone had left the Second Elder's residence, some people believed him. Moreover, everyone knew that this person must be Elder Bai or Elder Bai.
"Do you mean that Elder Bai gave you such an order?" After all, if they believed in this matter, they would be on the opposite side of Elder Bai. Although they didn't know much about Elder Bai's strength recently, but the strength that he had exploded with so many years ago was already very strong. This kind of strength was something that everyone feared.
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