Royal Palace.

Royal study room.

A middle-aged scribe wearing a python robe with a Luan belt around his waist stood quietly in front of the door.

He has a white face, no beard, and an elegant appearance.

It was the world-famous eunuch Wei Chun, who was in charge of the Demon Slayer Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After a while, the old eunuch walked out of the imperial study.

"Wei Gong, your Majesty has summoned you."

Wei Chun nodded, then straightened his clothes and walked in.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

Wei Chun cupped his fists and bowed in salute.

"No need."

Zhu Xuan said, "Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wei Cundao.

Then he sat down on the chair that had been prepared aside.

"How's the check going?"

Zhu Xuan asked.

Wei Chun glanced around.

Zhu Xuandao: "You all stand down."

The little eunuch who held the lamp and the old eunuch who summoned them all retreated and gently closed the door.

It wasn't until the footsteps faded away that Wei Chun said with a solemn face: "Back to Your Majesty. I have laid a dragnet in Kyoto. If she doesn't have special abilities, the witch should still be in Kyoto and there is no way she can leave."

Zhu Xuan nodded slightly.

Wei Chun continued: "In addition, there were a total of seventy-two guards guarding the prison. I interrogated them one by one and used polygraphs, but no one knew how the demon girl left the prison.

Generally speaking, there are only two explanations for this situation.

One is that these people really don’t know;

Second, these people have very strong willpower, so strong that they can withstand polygraph tests.

But this possibility is extremely small.

The lie detector has been turned on to its strongest level, and even Wei Chen's soul cannot bear it."

Zhu Xuan looked calm.

After a pause, Wei Chun glanced at Zhu Xuan, and then continued: "So, I think there is a third possibility, that is, someone has tampered with the memories of these people."

Tamper with memories!

Zhu Xuan's face was finally no longer calm.

With a serious face, he stared at Wei Chun and said, "With your strength, can you tamper with other people's memories?"

Wei Chun looked calm, shook his head and said: "Although I am the Emperor Wu, I cannot tamper with other people's memories."

If anyone else heard this, they would be shocked.

Wei Chun, the usually gentle eunuch, turned out to be a powerful Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu only belonged to the top few in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Among the various sects in the world, it is said that those with the highest level of cultivation are only at the King-Feng realm, and those above the King-Feng realm are the Martial Emperors.

Zhu Xuan snorted coldly, "With your strength as the Martial Emperor, you cannot tamper with other people's memories. Do you think who in this world can easily tamper with other people's memories and modify the memories of so many people?"

Facing the emperor's question, Wei Chun's expression remained unchanged, he clasped his fists and said slowly: "I know this sounds a bit ridiculous, but if there are great monks who practice the power of ghosts and gods, it is not impossible for this kind of thing to happen.

Moreover, tampering with memory does not require tampering with the memories of so many people, maybe only one or two people’s memories are needed.”

Zhu Xuan's expression changed, "Come and listen."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chun continued: "According to the confessions obtained by the ministers, they were all briefly summoned by the commander of the Imperial Guard around three o'clock in the hour, and..."

"And what?"

Zhu Xuan asked.

"And they all mentioned that His Majesty came to inspect." Wei Chun stared into the emperor's eyes and said calmly.

Zhu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Wei Chun, "Do you doubt me?"

Wei Chun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am just discussing the matter and do not doubt your Majesty's intentions. It is normal for Your Majesty to inspect the prison."

Zhu Xuan snorted lightly, without refuting or expressing any opinion, and said calmly: "Continue talking."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chun clasped his fists and said, "Based on the fact that he was briefly summoned by the commander of the Imperial Guards, Yu Sicheng, the commander of the Imperial Guards, has serious suspicions.

Although there is no definite evidence that he went to jail, this does not eliminate his suspicion.

Your Majesty, you know that if you want to enter the prison from the outside to rescue people, you have to go through at least three doors.

The key to the first door is in the hands of the guards, the key to the second door is in the hands of the criminal department, and the key to the third door is in the hands of the guard on duty.

But from beginning to end, no one from the Punishment Department showed up, and he never entered the prison in the days before and after, and the key was not lost and was still kept in the Punishment Department."

"So how does the second door open?"

Zhu Xuan asked.

Wei Chun said: "The three doors are all made of black iron locks. The black iron locks are extremely hard and covered with runes. If you want to break them with brute force, you will at least have the strength of Emperor Wu.

But once it is forcibly destroyed, not only will it have to face countless powerful crossbows and arrows, but the entire prison will also call the police.

But no police were called that night.

The Black Iron Lock is produced by Tianji Pavilion, and even the top lockpicking masters cannot unlock it. Without the hidden runes on the key, the Black Iron Lock cannot be opened at all.

Therefore, it is basically the matching key that opens the black iron lock. There is basically no doubt about this."

Wei Chun continued: "I found out that four nights ago, the fourth prince appeared in the Ministry of Justice and then left. During this period, he appeared in Zhende Garden, and then someone saw Yu Sicheng leaving from Zhende Garden.

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In fact, if the matter had not involved the fourth prince, Wei Chun would not have had to explain so much to Zhu Xuan.

"Little four?"

Zhu Xuan frowned slightly.

He did not doubt Wei Chun's words, and he always had great trust in this person.

It can be said that Wei Chun is one of the few people he can trust.

Wei Chun's meaning is very obvious, that is, the fourth prince entered the Criminal Department, took the key, and handed it to Yu Sicheng, who opened the prison.

"What about Jiang Nan? How did Jiang Nan end up in prison?"

Zhu Xuan asked the key to the matter.

The Royal Palace Dalao and Prince Yong's Mansion are located to the east of the Royal Palace and the other to the west of the Imperial City.

There is a long way between the two.

So, how did Yu Sicheng avoid patrols and guards at the gate of the imperial city, enter Prince Yong's mansion where there are many masters without anyone noticing, and abduct Jiang Nan silently?

And bring such a big living person back safely and take him to the palace prison?

Unexpectedly, no one in Prince Yong's palace noticed until he was discovered in the palace prison.

And the meaning of doing this is to put the blame on someone, or to save the Saint from the Demon Realm?

What is its purpose?

"The minister is investigating this matter."

Wei Chun cupped his fists.

"Yeah." Zhu Xuan nodded, and then asked expressionlessly: "You continue to talk about tampering with memory, what's going on?"

Wei Chuntao: "When the defense is changed at Chouchu (at one o'clock at night), there will be a short gap at this time. This gap is when the commander of the Imperial Guard will do an inspection. Yu Sicheng can take advantage of this time to replace people.

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Although this time is extremely short, it is unlikely.

But with a master, and as long as the speed is fast enough, all this becomes possible.

Assuming that a powerful monk who cultivates the power of ghosts and gods modifies the memory, then he only needs to modify the memories of two people, one is the fourth prince and the other is Yu Sicheng.

As long as the memories of the two of them are modified, all this can be impossible to investigate and become an unsolved case.

Apart from this explanation, Wei Chen can't think of any other explanation for the time being."
To be continued...