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"Your servant has seen the esteemed one."
At this moment, Shunzi walked in. Li Rui had instructed him to come at this late hour, and he had been pondering what Li Rui wanted from him.
This state of worry was noticed by another servant, but Shunzi refused to explain the reason, which made that person ignore him for the entire afternoon. Of course, Li Rui was unaware of all this.
"Shunzi, do you know why I called you here?"
Shunzi was dressed casually at the time, wearing a thin silk shirt and blue leg bindings, and appeared confused in response to Li Rui's question.
How could this child, who worked under me, be so dull? Li Rui felt exasperated as he looked at Shunzi's bewildered expression. Upon closer inspection, he realized that Shunzi was not pretending, which only added to his frustration.
"Then let me ask you, did you used to work for Captain? Or did he send you here to deliberately get close to me, gain my trust, and then spy on me?"
Shunzi was immediately terrified and knelt down to bow his head.
"I wouldn't dare! I was only coerced by Captain before and didn't know your esteemed status. I was foolish and offended you. I promise I will never do so again and will wholeheartedly serve you from now on. I won't dare to act recklessly again." With that, he began to bang his head against the ground vigorously, curling up into a ball and trembling uncontrollably.
Li Rui coldly watched him without any intention of stopping him. Shunzi did not dare to move until blood began to ooze from his forehead.
Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, Li Rui felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in his heart, as if he enjoyed this feeling. Amidst this intoxication came a hint of cold-bloodedness. Suddenly, Li Rui jolted; how had he become like this? Cold-hearted and ruthless—what was the difference between him and those villains? He was particularly afraid of this change in himself and hurriedly ordered Shunzi to stop.
"Enough, don't bow anymore. I won't concern myself with how you were before; now that Captain is dead, no one will threaten you again. You should know what to do."
Upon hearing this, Shunzi quickly bowed a few more times.
"Shunzi will definitely follow your commands without question!"
Li Rui looked at Shunzi pledging loyalty at his feet, a smile flickering in his eyes. Thankfully, this heavy burden had finally been lifted; Shunzi, from now on, you will be my first trusted aide!
Li Rui sneered and suddenly thought of specific directions for investigation.
"Shunzi!"
Shunzi, who had been kicked out of the study, calmed down upon hearing the furious voice and was quickly called back in by the adult, bowing as he entered to listen to their instructions.
"Shunzi, you need to immediately allocate a group of people to investigate secretly, ensuring they do not overlap with the Guards I have sent out publicly. Find out how many people in this residence have had close contact with the former Captain, especially those who were placed here by him. Once you identify these individuals, follow the leads and uncover everyone they have interacted with in secret!"
Shunzi knelt on the ground, "I understand, my lord!"
"Alright, you may leave now. I need some time alone to think," Li Rui said, his eyes filled with an unshakeable fatigue as he waved Shunzi away.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was supposed to be a day of reunion. Li Rui had given leave to everyone who could take a break; today was a special occasion.
At Purple Blossom Palace, on the Viewing Platform during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The festival was meant to be grandly celebrated, but Li Rui had rejected such plans. Normally, the rigid servants would not comply with him, but since many were busy procuring ammunition today, few paid attention to his thoughts and allowed him to proceed as he wished.
Li Rui found it strange that the King recognized him but did not call out to him. It wasn't until late at night that the King hurriedly purchased a piece of ammunition and left.
Watching the servants bowing as they departed, Li Rui smiled at the bright moon and raised his wine cup, reciting, "I raise my cup to invite the bright moon; we become three with my shadow."
Then suddenly tilting his head back, he drained the contents of his cup and smashed it on the ground. The crisp sound of shattering glass mixed with his hearty laughter created an eerie atmosphere in the quiet night of the residence.
Li Rui pondered and felt that this King was indeed very afraid of him, likely worried about offending him.
"Haha, I didn't expect Li Rui's imposing presence to be so powerful that these people are completely submissive to me. Hehe!"
As the King departed in his carriage, having narrowly escaped disaster, Li Rui secretly felt fortunate but unexpectedly noticed someone named Head quietly turning into a mysterious entrance. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Skull. Li Rui thought there must be something significant inside and immediately dismissed any unrealistic thoughts in his mind and pursued after them.
After Skull left, Li Rui stealthily followed him. Skull knelt before a statue and began speaking. Li Rui perked up his ears to listen closely and realized that Skull was actually confessing before this ridiculous statue?
"You fool! I asked you to investigate that beast who broke in and any wrongdoers—what have you found out?"
Upon hearing this, Skull's face changed entirely.
"Master, I, I..."
"What do you mean 'I'! If you can't figure anything out, you know the consequences, hehehe."
The statue seemed very angry, and Skull was cowardly kneeling there, certain that it would find out who that person was. Li Rui was increasingly shocked; who could believe that a statue could actually talk? In a moment of distraction, Li Rui felt his foot slip, and with a "crack," a branch was snapped underfoot.
It's over!
"Who is it?"
Skull immediately stood up alertly and looked around. Hearing the noise, Li Rui quickly made a run for it, with Head closely pursuing him. He hadn't expected that he wasn't very familiar with this place yet, and in no time at all, Li Rui was about to be caught by Head.
It's over! Damn it, this is too unlucky. Li Rui was drenched in sweat; he really had bad luck today—didn't check the calendar before going out!
Who would have thought that at this moment, another sound came from nearby? Head hurriedly stopped and hesitated for a long time before changing direction to chase after it. Damn it, if I get caught, it'll be the end! From a distance, Li Rui realized it was actually a short person! He recognized this short person as one of the other thirteen!
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