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Chapter 601: Coincidence

We are about to rush to northern Vietnam with military supplies, and there is not much time left.

If there was no ready-made evidence, Zhou Chang would not have had much time to waste.

Therefore, he could only question Sun Xiang further: "Without any evidence, and with all your lies, how can I trust you?"

Sun Xiang's arms could no longer support him, and he half-knelt on the bed: "Your Highness Prince Yi, as long as you send people to investigate these three places, and the merchant from Nanqing, his surname is Tao, I don't know his name, but I know that he often goes in and out of a house in Hanping. That house was bought by your Highness Prince Xian's wet nurse, ahem...using the name of her husband's family."

Zhou Chang saw that Sun Xiang was breathing hard and it didn't seem like he was faking it. He thought he couldn't squeeze any more out of him, so he turned around and asked Zhong Yu, "Sir, do you have anything else to ask?"

Zhong Yu actually had a question: "Why did you want to surrender to His Royal Highness Prince Yi?"

Sun Xiang looked frustrated: "If I don't surrender to His Royal Highness Prince Yi, who else can I surrender to?"

Zhong Yu asked back: "What about His Royal Highness Prince Rong? Even His Royal Highness Prince Duan before the accident would have been a better choice?"

"Alas... Regarding the kidnapping of Yuan Yu, His Royal Highness Prince Xian ordered in advance that if we are caught, we should confess that it was His Royal Highness Prince Duan who was instigating it, and we can save our lives." Sun Xiang sighed heavily and looked at Zhong Yu, "But, sir, since His Royal Highness Prince Xian said so, how can I go to His Royal Highness Prince Duan?"

These two people are really a pair of "good brothers", using each other and then sabotaging each other.

Zhou Chang could only snort in his heart.

"What about His Royal Highness Prince Rong? He is the one who can save your life now, right?" Zhong Yu frowned and refused to relax at all.

"Prince Rong?" Sun Xiang smiled bitterly, seeming helpless. "I have been hiding near East City for several months, avoiding being hunted down and trying to get information. During this time, I saw His Royal Highness Prince Rong leave the city twice, but unfortunately he was accompanied by a large number of guards, so I couldn't get close to him. If I reveal my whereabouts, I'm afraid I won't be able to see His Royal Highness Prince Yi."

"Haha, so you chose me because you can't get close to Brother Prince Rong." Zhou Chang said sarcastically, but he didn't care much in his heart. After all, it was because of this that he could get this "bargain".

Sun Xiang's eyes drooped, and he looked disappointed. "Your Highness Prince Yi, you just said that I had no choice. If I surrender to Your Highness, I still have a chance to save my life. In the past few months, I dared not to enter the city rashly, and I was chased by assassins at the edge of the city. Finally I heard the news that you were going to inspect Qinglong Wharf, and I waited for Your Highness's carriage yesterday. It can be regarded as God giving me another chance."

Having asked almost all the questions he needed to ask, Zhou Chang stood up with a sneer on his face and prepared to leave.

"Your Highness Prince Yi, you promised me that you would save my life..." Sun Xiang could never feel at ease without Zhou Chang's personal promise.

Zhou Chang looked down and said in a cold voice: "What you just said is of little benefit to this king. If it is false, it is not worth offending Brother Xianwang..."

"Your Highness Prince Yi, everything I said is true. I would never joke with my own life. Your Highness must believe in me and protect my life." Sun Xiang kowtowed and begged on the bed, and blood oozed from the bandaged areas on his waist and abdomen.

At this point, Zhou Chang finally believed what Sun Xiang said: "Forget it, you stay here to recover first. If what you said is confirmed, I will save your life."

Sun Xiang finally heard a promise and stopped kowtowing.

As soon as Zhou Chang finished speaking, he turned around and left with a few people.

Gao Yuan followed him out and replaced one of Danxing's men to go in and look after Sun Xiang.

Zhou Chang returned to the study and asked Zhong Yu and Gao Yuan to sit down.

The skinny monkey went to make tea.

Zhou Chang first asked Zhong Yu: "Sir, do you think what Sun Xiang just said is credible?"

Zhong Yu frowned and stroked his beard: "It doesn't matter whether the other things are true or false. He is one of the witnesses of the kidnapping. This should be certain. Otherwise, he can't tell so many details. Your Majesty should also feel that those details are consistent, right?"

Zhou Chang nodded: "Yes, they match. Moreover, he has a black mole behind his ear, and Liu E recognized it, which can be used as evidence."

Zhong Yuye agreed and continued to analyze: "Then the other key is the three locations he provided and the businessman named Tao. In this regard... we can only verify it in person."

Zhou Chang naturally agreed, and instructed Gao Yuan: "Gao Yuan, you just heard it, first according to Sun Xiang's confession, send more people to investigate the Nanqing merchant surnamed Tao in Hanping and the house under the name of the husband of the wet nurse of King Xian."

"Yes." Gao Yuan still didn't say another word.

Looking back, Zhou Chang found that Zhong Yu was still frowning and thinking, so he asked again: "Sir, do you have any doubts?"

Zhong Yu smacked his lips and shook his head slowly: "It can't be called doubt. At present, it seems that what Sun Xiang said matches the information we previously obtained, but..."

"But what?" Zhou Chang had received too much information today, and his mind was still confused, so he was more willing to rely on Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yuji sighed inaudibly: "Although I haven't found anything wrong, I still feel that this incident is too strange and this person's appearance is too coincidental. We have been looking for Sun Xiang for so long and there is no trace of him. How come he suddenly appeared from the box at the back of the carriage?"

"This..." Zhou Chang also felt it was a coincidence.

But Sun Xiang just came to the door on his own initiative, and there was no loophole in what he said.

Seeing Zhong Yu's tangled look, Zhou Chang asked Gao Yuan, "Gao Yuan, what do you think about this matter?"

Gao Yuan thought about it, but he didn't hesitate: "I think this is a coincidence, but it's not a coincidence."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Chang became interested again.

Gao Yuan seemed to organize his words. "I am a military officer, and so is Sun Xiang. He was able to get close to Prince Xian in the army, and judging from his words, he must be a smart man. Most of these people have dealt with people from the underworld. Since they are both experienced, he must have weighed the pros and cons of who to go to and how to save his life. So I think that his coming to go to His Highness Prince Yi was definitely not a coincidence, but a carefully planned opportunity to wait for His Highness to leave the city yesterday. As for the authenticity of the information he provided... I don't know."

This is true, but it is useless.

Zhong Yu followed up and said, "This Sun Xiang really seems to have come here specially to deliver a message."

Zhou Chang thought about it repeatedly, but he had to make a decision, so he said: "In any case, the information about the kidnappers he provided earlier can be put aside for the time being, but the private manufacture of weapons later can still be verified."

Zhong Yu nodded in agreement: "Yes, it is better to be cautious. Don't be gullible, and don't give up an opportunity."

Zhou Chang continued to plan: "Sir, if the information provided by Sun Xiang is accurate and we have found evidence, who should come forward to expose it in front of His Majesty?"