Chapter 1882: 1879: Already Discovered

Chapter 1882: Chapter 1879: Already Discovered

Chu Heng had not turned his head the entire time.

Heshan was angry, angry at how much he’d arranged, because Chu Heng’s investigation had been exposed, and now, even had to flee everywhere, suffering considerable losses.

If it weren’t because the timing wasn’t right for his plans, he would definitely seize this opportunity and flip the world upside down.

“Chu Heng, I’m calling you, do you think you’re still…”

The sinister smile on Heshan’s face suddenly froze.

He saw Chu Heng with that chiseled face turn towards him; however, what should have been a vacant, controlled gaze now held clear disdain.

“You… you weren’t drugged? Impossible!” Heshan instinctively refuted, looking at him incredulously.

It seemed more like he couldn’t believe he had failed.

Chu Heng swiftly struck him with a hand chop, subduing him.

Simultaneously, the ready guards at the doorway quickly stepped forward, tying him up with rope.

The Abbot Fengchen beside him was only surprised for a moment before he understood, looking at Heshan with pity: “Amitabha.”

He didn’t resist either and was escorted away by the soldiers.

In contrast, Heshan was left alone.

He was still in disbelief, unwilling to believe he had failed, shouting that it was impossible.

But Chu Heng ignored him, walked straight to the earthen stove, and from the fire, pulled out a pile of still smoking ashes.

He walked to Heshan, and right in front of him, scooped out a small unburned piece of incense from the ashes.

It was exactly the same as the incense used by the Southern Border Witch Doctor, intended to deceive Ye Muyu.

“You knew all along?” Heshan saw what was unearthed, his fingers clenched tightly, grinding his teeth, glaring maliciously at him, once again repeating, “You certainly knew all along!”

The final sentence turned into a statement.

This made him even more unwilling.

Chu Heng gave a slight nod, sat down opposite him, “Will you speak by yourself, or should I force you?”

“You must be dreaming, even if I die, I won’t divulge any useful information. On the contrary, when I die, I can’t ensure how much chaos will arise in the capital,” Heshan took only two or three seconds to regain his composure, the fear from being abruptly exposed vanishing completely.

By now he understood that being caught was inevitable, but preserving his life wasn’t impossible.

Is Chu Heng’s position stable now? That isn’t necessarily so.

With various factions struggling in court, Chu Heng so young, is merely relying on imperial favor, but without it, he’d face utter ruin, not needing Heshan’s hand, Chu Heng could gain nothing good by himself.

In the capital, once someone falls out of favor, those supposedly amicable colleagues would attack without hesitation, and taking a piece of flesh would be mild.

It’s either your life or mine, even officials who haven’t reached the peak can be implicated over baseless matters, not to mention someone like Chu Heng, holding a high position with formidable rivals.

Chu Heng did not say another word to him.

Just moved a finger slightly.

Soon, two guards came and dragged Heshan directly to the nearby water channel.

They pressed his acupoints and tongue, and soon, the sounds of vomiting were heard.

Chu Heng stood up, collected the medicine, removed his clothes, and changed.

After Heshan vomited for a while, he was pulled up, and forcibly fed some laxatives, experiencing a bout of diarrhea.