activa-t Chapter 180 Hu Junfeng's story is full of weirdness
Chapter 180 Hu Junfeng's story is full of weirdness
Hu Junfeng looked at the five people in front of him and couldn't help but give them a thumbs up.
"You guys are all quite young, yet you're willing to take such a huge risk to investigate an old case from over ten years ago. You're truly young heroes!"
I am a little worried about the flowing water.
"Cousin, from what you said, is it dangerous to investigate further?"
Hao Xiong clenched his fists.
"No matter how dangerous it is, we must go and check it out! If you're afraid, you don't have to go!"
"When did I say I wouldn't go? Ask clearly so we can be mentally prepared! What did I do wrong?"
Hu Junfeng smiled and waved his hand.
"Both of you, stop arguing. I'll explain the whole story to you first, and then you can decide whether to investigate further."
Zhao Xuan glared at Hao Xiong and looked at Hu Junfeng.
"Hero Hu, please speak."
"Lady Huang, all of this started because you were the Evil Slayer!
The Tiandao League repeatedly sent martial arts masters to infiltrate the General's Mansion in an attempt to retrieve the Evil-Slaying Sword, but Liang Changping was well prepared, and no one, including me, succeeded!
Zhao Xuan smiled awkwardly.
"I was new to the martial arts world and wasn't very considerate when I did things. I beg your forgiveness, Master Hu!"
Hu Junfeng picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"I don't mean to blame you, you care about the people and you deserve the title of a hero!
I failed to get back the Evil-Slaying Sword and wanted to return to the Tiandao League, but it happened that Tian Yuan was recruiting experts to protect his safety.
I became his personal bodyguard, and he promised to find an opportunity to help me get the Evil-Slaying Sword back.
One night, Tian Yuan took me to a back room, we had a few drinks, and he asked me to do him a favor.
Hu Junfeng frowned, recalling the scene when Prince Tian Yuan entrusted him with a secret mission.
One year ago, in the secret room of the Prince of Yue’s mansion.
The two of them drank together. Tian Yuan took a sip of wine and said to Hu Junfeng.
"More than ten years have passed since this incident, and I'm increasingly convinced that there's a mastermind behind everything that happened. If I don't find this person, my position as Crown Prince will be in jeopardy!"
Tian Yuan stood up and walked to the bookshelf next to him and took out a locked iron box.
He used a small key he carried with him to open the iron box, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Hu Junfeng.
"There is a place called Kunze Town at the junction of the southern border of Yue State and the southern barbarian tribes. A small Yue State border detachment has always been stationed there.
The eight people above are the team members who were stationed in Kunze Town more than ten years ago.
This king hopes that you can secretly go to the southern border, sneak into the Vietnamese garrison base in Baihuazhou, and try to obtain the military records of these eight people.
Then, you will go back to the place of origin of these eight people to find the person in question and secretly check their current situation! This king will reward you handsomely!
Hu Junfeng narrated the entire scene in full.
Gu Zhanghua asked Hu Junfeng hurriedly.
"Did Mr. Hu find the military records of these eight people?"
"After more than a month of secret investigation, I found the military records.
The strange thing is that there was no trace of these eight people, as if they had disappeared out of thin air. I had no choice but to go back to Chuyang and report the truth to Tian Yuan.
In order to get me to continue helping him investigate, Tian Yuan told me the whole story: these eight people were the real culprits who attacked and killed the Xia Kingdom delegation!
When Hu Junfeng said this, he saw that the five people in front of him were looking at him in shock and couldn't even speak.
"I was so shocked that I couldn't describe it. It was even more shocking than you. I hurriedly asked Tian Yuan what was going on."
Hu Junfeng recalled the scene again.
The study of the Prince of Yue.
Hu Junfeng looked at Tian Yuan in shock.
"What? Your Highness is saying that it was actually the Vietnamese army that attacked and killed our Xia Kingdom's envoys?"
"Indeed! It was my Sixth Prince's brother who was behind this, trying to frame me and infuriate Emperor Xia into sending troops to attack the Kingdom of Yue!
In this case, the State of Yue will definitely be criticized by people all over the world!
Even without fighting, Yue State has already lost this battle! So what will be the fate of me, the culprit?
It was considered polite of my father to depose me from the position of Crown Prince. Only by executing me as an explanation to Emperor Xia can his anger be appeased!
Then my Sixth Brother can naturally take his place!"
Hu Junfeng couldn't believe it.
"What a vicious plot!"
Tian Yuan sneered repeatedly.
“I’m used to my brothers stabbing me in the back over the years.
However, the assassination of the Xia Kingdom's envoys was extremely strange! After the conspiracy was exposed, the Sixth Prince actually committed suicide out of fear of punishment!
Over the years, I have been unable to understand why my Sixth Brother had the ability to command the border garrison to serve him and risk his own life to kill the Xia Kingdom envoys on their way.
The Sixth Prince has always been mediocre in talent, timid and cowardly, lazy and uneducated all day long, and is simply the number one playboy in our Yue Kingdom.
"He doesn't even have a counselor around him, so how could he have the guts to collude with the military? Does he have the guts to orchestrate such a massive scheme?"
Hu Junfeng thought of a possibility.
"Does Your Highness think that someone else is behind this and that the Sixth Prince is merely a scapegoat?"
"That's exactly what I mean! Of the twenty people who assassinated the Xia Kingdom envoys, twelve died at the scene.
"The eight people I sent you to investigate were survivors from that year. Why have they disappeared since then? Perhaps they were silenced long ago?"
Hu Junfeng's recollections end here.
The five little friends couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what to say.
The struggle for the position of Crown Prince of Yue was completely beyond their imagination.
Hu Junfeng picked up the teacup and took a sip, letting everyone digest these things slowly before continuing.
"Tian Yuan told me that he had discussed the case with Yang Liuming, who was in charge of investigating the case in Xia State.
From the fatal injuries of the Xia Kingdom's envoys' guards, it can be seen that all members of this assassination team are skilled in martial arts.
He originally thought this was normal, but when he saw me retrieve the military records of these eight people, he discovered that this garrison was entirely recruited from farmers.
They volunteered to be stationed in Kunze Town simply because the conditions were extremely harsh and the pay was higher than in other places."
Gu Zhanghua asked hurriedly.
"Tian Yuan suspects that the people who assassinated the Xia Kingdom delegation were not the original garrison team?"
Hu Junfeng looked at Gu Zhanghua with admiration.
"Your Highness is right! He suspected that the assassination team was only using the name of the garrison team, but was actually composed of someone else!
He was in charge of the military power of Yue State at that time, and doing this would just put all the trouble on his own head!
If a war breaks out between the two countries, the Emperor of Yue will be furious and will probably deprive him of his position as Crown Prince!"
Gu Zhanghua recalled what Yang Liuming had told him.
"What Mr. Hu said should be correct. After the incident, Tian Yuan secretly came to Xia State to negotiate with my father.
He requested my father to hold off on sending troops until he returned to find out the truth and give my father an explanation.
Not long after, he told me that my father was murdered by the Sixth Prince of Yue. I didn't expect that things would turn around now and the Sixth Prince was just a scapegoat."
Hu Junfeng clenched his fists.
"I couldn't bear to give up, so I sneaked into the Baihuazhou base again and got the military records of the other twelve people.
I told Tian Yuan that I was going to Guze Town. He was worried about the current political situation in Yue State, so he asked me to stay by his side to protect him.
This matter has been dragging on until now, and it feels like a thorn in my throat! Who is the murderer who killed the Xia Kingdom delegation?
"You just mentioned Guze Town? Was that the location of the garrison team's camp back then?"
"Exactly!"
Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan exchanged glances and nodded at the same time.
Gu Zhanghua stood up and bowed to Hu Junfeng.
"Thank you, Mr. Hu, for sharing the details. We'd like to go to Guze Town on your behalf. We want to know the real culprit just like you do!"
Hu Junfeng hurriedly returned the gift.
"I don't deserve it. Your Highness, the Wise King, will surely triumph!"
Zhao Xuan reminded Hu Junfeng.
"Hero Hu, you have to keep this a secret for us. Don't let Tian Yuan know."
"Please rest assured, Miss Huang. This is a matter of great importance and I will proceed with caution."
Hu Junfeng looked at everyone and finally set his eyes on Guan Liushui.
"Xiaoling, are you going too?"