Chapter 227: The Truth of the Incident!
More than ten minutes later, Chen Sisi finished interrogating the NPC Deputy City Lord Wang Tianba.
Li Xiang, who was playing dead nearby, heard the entire process.
It turned out that behind all of this, it was this Deputy City Lord Wang Tianba causing trouble!!!
Being in the position of Deputy City Lord, he had always coveted the position of City Lord.
Originally, he had a chance.
However, somehow, a large number of people suddenly flooded into Wu Shuang City, directly causing the entire City to upgrade, becoming a City.
This credit was attributed to City Lord He Denlong, which immediately solidified his status and made him the City Lord of a City.
It could be said that as long as He Denlong did not have an accident, with his contributions, he would not lose the position of City Lord at all.
And some time ago, the City Lord's Mansion received a donation of ten million gold coins, which made Wang Tianba even more envious.
He knew that competing head-on, he simply could not compete with He Denlong.
Therefore, he decided to secretly scheme.
Qingdao Stronghold.
This was a force he had cultivated for a long time, just for the day when he could use it to eliminate his number one enemy, He Denlong!
However, with Wu Shuang City upgrading to a City, the City's defensive strength greatly increased, and the City's army power also underwent a qualitative leap. Qingdao Stronghold was no match.
Facing several encirclement and suppression campaigns by the Wu Shuang City defense army, if Wang Tianba had not informed them in advance, Qingdao Stronghold would have been wiped out long ago.
And Li Xiang's matter would not have happened.
...
And that Minister was a trusted subordinate of City Lord He Denlong.
Wang Tianba framed him, causing He Denlong to suspect him.
The Minister Li Xiang saw in Qingdao Stronghold was indeed the Minister.
But he did not go voluntarily; he was lured there.
The Minister originally thought that if he found the real stronghold of Qingdao Stronghold, he could go back and tell the City Lord, bringing the army to encircle and suppress them.
But Li Xiang's sudden appearance startled the Minister.
If Li Xiang saw him inside Qingdao Stronghold, with City Lord He Denlong already suspecting him, he would not be able to explain himself at all.
So, he quickly ran away.
And the leader of Qingdao Stronghold, under the arrangement of the NPC Deputy City Lord, said those words, the purpose of which was to completely drag the Minister down.
After the Minister returned to Wu Shuang City, after going home once, he immediately went out to find the City Lord.
However, on the way, he met Li Xiang.
After being recognized by Li Xiang, he was afraid that Li Xiang had already gone to the City Lord's Mansion first and told City Lord He Denlong, so he immediately went home to explain things to his family before going to find the City Lord.
However, once he returned, he never had a chance to go out again.
Because...
NPC Deputy City Lord Wang Tianba had already arranged assassins to lie in wait in his home.
...
The truth is revealed!
Everything was orchestrated by Wang Tianba behind the scenes.
If he didn't have to continue playing dead, Li Xiang would have wanted to clap and praise how awesome it was.
This game is truly getting more and more exciting.
A plot is actually designed to be so brain-burning and complex.
And this is only what is presented to the players.
According to the reality of this game World, all of this is not just as simple as what is shown to the players, but it has actually happened and is constantly evolving.
But now, another problem arises.
How should this NPC Wang Tianba be dealt with?
Letting him go is not appropriate.
Killing him...
It might have some impact on Wu Shuang City.
Now, Li Xiang understands very well that if something goes wrong with the City, the players within it will also be affected.
Everything is interconnected.
The next second, Li Xiang knew he didn't need to be conflicted.
He saw Chen Sisi looking at Li Xiang with cunning eyes, "Royal Guard, this servant has finished interrogating him. What do you think should be done with him?"
As her voice fell, Wang Tianba looked at Li Xiang, who was still playing dead on the ground, with astonished eyes.
What did he hear?!
This demon is under the command of this Royal Guard?!
He seems to have heard some secret.
Li Xiang, lying on the ground playing dead, now had a stampede of horses in his heart.
She was getting revenge for him tricking her just now...
Now, even if he didn't get up, he couldn't keep pretending.
Opening his eyes, Li Xiang leaped up.
At that instant, he already had a countermeasure.
Seeing Li Xiang get up, the smile of successful scheming on Chen Sisi's face deepened.
She bowed gracefully towards Li Xiang.
"Royal Guard, the act just now didn't hurt you, did it?"
Li Xiang smiled slightly, "It's just a small matter, you did very well, you should be rewarded.
Come to my room tonight, and I will reward you handsomely."
Hearing Li Xiang's words, the expression on Chen Sisi's face froze.
She glared at Li Xiang, wanting to erupt.
But as soon as she saw Wang Tianba, she held back again. If she erupted, she wouldn't be able to deceive Wang Tianba.
She suppressed her anger and squeezed out a few words, "It is truly this servant's honor to receive the Royal Guard's reward..."
Seeing that Chen Sisi actually accepted it and her favorability hadn't dropped, Li Xiang inwardly exclaimed how interesting it was.
He walked in front of Wang Tianba.
Wang Tianba was now looking at Li Xiang with eyes full of shock.
"You... you..."
The reason he had told everything just now was that he felt the person he was telling was from the Demon Clan. As long as he could survive, any secret he told didn't matter.
Because, after the Demon Clan got the truth, no matter what they said outside, no one would believe them!!!
And no one would suspect him, the Deputy City Lord!!!
But now...
He wavered...
"It seems, Deputy City Lord Wang is very surprised by my identity."
Wang Tianba: ...
How could I not be surprised?!
What kind of Infernal Affairs is this...
It's a scheme within a scheme, even more convoluted than the one he designed!!!
Who would have thought that a dignified Royal Guard would be from the Demon Clan!!!
You should know that the Royal Guard are the Emperor's personal guards, the top guards serving the Emperor of the Dragon Flame Empire, possessing unparalleled power and strength!!!
Such an existence actually has a Demon Clan spy!!!
The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it was!!!
Compared to the matter of Li Xiang being a Demon Clan spy, Wang Tianba's crime of framing his colleague was just a drop in the bucket...
Li Xiang looked at the shock on NPC Wang Tianba's face and thought about how to trick him. After a moment, he said, "Deputy City Lord Wang, you are a sensible person. Regarding my relationship with the Demon Clan, if I don't say anything, no one will believe it.
But you are different. The things you did have too many traces in the City that can be tracked. Once leaked, your position as City Lord..."
"Moreover... with my relationship with City Lord He Denlong, it's not an exaggeration to say that I can call the wind and summon the rain in Wu Shuang City."
"Deputy City Lord Wang, you are a smart person, so... you understand what I mean, right?"
NPC Deputy City Lord Wang Tianba fell silent.
He knew very well that everything Li Xiang said was correct.
He seemed to have grasped Li Xiang's handle, but this handle was transparent. He grasped it, but it felt like he grasped nothing.
But Li Xiang was different. Every part of his confession just now had a large number of traces left in Wu Shuang City.
He... was cornered...
Thinking to this point, Wang Tianba knew that the situation was irreversible.
He bowed his body, respectfully saluted Li Xiang, and slowly said, "I... Wang Tianba, am willing to become your eyes and ears in Wu Shuang City!"
"Very good!"
"Don't worry, perhaps if you perform well, one day I will truly let you sit in the position of City Lord!"
Hearing Li Xiang's words, Wang Tianba became excited and bowed even deeper.
【Ding! 「Wu Shuang City Deputy City Lord - Wang Tianba」 Favorability +20, Current Value: 35】
Seeing this favorability prompt, a smile curved on Li Xiang's lips.
Hitting him with a stick and drawing a picture of a cake can also have this unexpected gain...