Las Vegas.

When Luo Ping and Lu Yuan slowly walked in, they immediately saw Li Wuji sitting in the center of the hall, drinking tea.

"Luo Ping, commander of the Imperial Guards, has met the Marquis."

As soon as he saw Li Wuji, Luo Ping immediately smiled, took a few steps forward, knelt down on one knee, and bowed respectfully.

"Master Luo, no courtesy."

"Please take a seat."

Li Wuji raised his hand, smiled and asked Luo Ping to sit opposite him.

Luo Ping agreed with a smile, stood up slowly, and sat opposite Li Wuji, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Drink tea."

As Li Wuji spoke, he personally poured a cup of tea for Luo Ping.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Luo Ping hurriedly stretched out his hands to hold the tea cup respectfully, with a flattering smile on his face.

Although he was smiling on his face, he was complaining in his heart. Just now in the alley, he had drunk a lot to wait for the things here to end, and he really couldn't drink anymore.

After Li Wuji poured the tea, he gestured, picked up his cup and took a slow sip.

Luo Ping had no choice but to pick up the teacup and drink tea with Li Wuji.

However, Li Wuji became silent immediately afterwards, only raising a glass to invite Luo Ping to drink tea from time to time, and did not indicate the purpose of inviting Luo Ping here.

Although Luo Ping felt depressed, he did not dare to refuse, so he could only drink one cup after another.

Until now, he didn't know what Li Wuji wanted to do by inviting him here, and he already regretted it.

In the huge gambling house, not a single customer could be seen at this time, and it was completely silent. Apart from him and Li Wuji, there was only the young guard with an indifferent face.

Because he could not see Li Wuji's intention, Luo Ping also remained silent, waiting for Li Wuji to speak first.

But as time passed and the whole pot of tea was finished, Luo Ping felt that his stomach was about to burst, and an increasingly obvious need to urinate came over him.

"Master Marquis, I wonder what you mean by calling me here?"

"If you have any instructions, please let me know."

After a long time, Luo Ping finally couldn't bear it anymore and took the lead in asking.

"Oh, you almost forgot if you didn't mention it. Since Mr. Luo brought it up on his own initiative, I have a question that I would like to ask Mr. Luo for advice."

Li Wuji made an expression as if he suddenly realized something, smiled sheepishly and said.

"Young Master Marquis, it's okay to say it, I'm all ears!"

Luo Ping nodded and spoke hurriedly, cheering up.

"I heard that Mr. Luo has been sending people to secretly search for Tu Jiu's whereabouts some time ago?"

Li Wuji smiled, turned to look at Luo Ping, and asked lightly.

Hearing Li Wuji's words, the flattering smile on Luo Ping's face froze instantly, his brows furrowed, and he looked at Li Wuji at a loss, not knowing how to answer.

"But this is not important. Tu Jiu is dead anyway."

"What I want to know is, why did you kill the murderer who assassinated Xiao Hongyi? With Master Luo's ability, he should be completely confident that he could be easily subdued. There is no need to kill him at all."

Li Wuji looked at Luo Ping and asked seriously, with a sincere attitude, as if he was really asking for advice.

But at this time, Luo Ping's back was already soaked with cold sweat, and his heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his throat.

"To be honest with you, Mr. Hou, the scene was a bit chaotic at that time. I was really worried that the murderer would become more ferocious and hurt other people, so I had no choice but to kill him on the spot."

"I didn't expect that my good intentions led to bad things, which made the case more complicated and brought trouble to the Marquis. I'm really sorry, and I hope that the Marquis will forgive me if I don't make a big mistake."

Luo Ping sighed and defended himself a little aggrievedly.

"Yeah?"

"Can you guarantee that everything you say is true?"

Li Wuji looked at Luo Ping and asked meaningfully, with an intriguing smile on his lips.

"No...isn't it?"

Luo Ping hesitated, not knowing how to answer, and subconsciously showed an embarrassed smile on his face.

"You accepted Tu 900,000 taels, right?"

Li Wuji curled his lips, withdrew his gaze, continued to fill Luo Ping's tea cup, and asked lightly.

After hearing what Li Wuji said, Luo Ping's back was not only wet, but also cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He was unable to refute for a moment.

"But the reason you charged him one hundred thousand taels was not to kill the killer on the spot. You just promised him to show up at the gambling house at the agreed time and watch Xiao Hongyi die on my property with your own eyes."

"Right?"

Li Wuji slowly handed the empty teapot to Lu Yuan and continued speaking calmly.

Lu Yuan took the teapot, turned around and walked to the kitchen.

As Lu Yuan left, only Li Wuji and Luo Ping were left in the hall.

Of course Luo Ping also discovered this, with complicated expressions flashing in his eyes, his clenched fists trembling slightly, and he was making a difficult decision in his heart.

He thought that the matter of accepting a hundred thousand taels of bribe would become a secret forever, but he didn't expect that Li Wuji had known about it for a long time. If this matter was exposed, it would be the end of his career as the commander of the capital guards.

If you want to continue to keep this secret, then killing Li Wuji in front of you is the most permanent way.

But Luo Ping has heard about Master Wuji's skills, and if he takes action, he has no chance of winning!

"I'm not interested in the matter between you and Tu Jiu, or the one hundred thousand taels of silver. I just want to know what your purpose was in killing the murderer?"

Li Wuji turned his head again and looked at Luo Ping, who was struggling, and asked calmly.

"The lower official was also forced by others, and he didn't really want to be an enemy of the Marquis!"

"I hope your lord, Lord Marquis, will forgive me for my recklessness!"

After Luo Ping hesitated for a moment, he stood up and knelt in front of Li Wuji, explaining earnestly.

This time, instead of kneeling on one knee, I knelt on both knees.

"If you had taken action just now, you would be a dead man now."

Li Wuji pursed his lips and smiled, and said casually.

After hearing Li Wuji's words, Luo Ping was shocked and his face turned pale.

"Tell me, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."

Li Wuji smiled and said slowly.

"It's Liyanghou Mansion..."

Luo Ping nodded and spoke slowly.

When he heard the words "Liyanghou Mansion", Li Wuji couldn't help but frown, remembering how he had used Liyanghou to enter Yeyu Palace to rescue his junior sister.

"Marquis Liyang died suddenly at home. The murderer has never been found. However, before Marquis Liyang died, he went to Ye Yu Palace with you. Many people know about this."

"So Mrs. Xue, the mother of Marquis Liyang, sent a message to Xiaguan, asking him to check whether the death of Marquis Liyang was related to the Marquis. That's why Xiaguan boldly killed the murderer in public, intending to take the opportunity to lead the Marquis.

I will return to the capital camp to be tried."

"But don't get me wrong, Lord Marquis. It's just a routine inquiry. I have no intention of embarrassing Lord Marquis. After all, the Yuan family is a relative of the emperor. I can't afford to offend you. I hope Lord Marquis will forgive me."

Luo Ping had a sad face and defended with grievances.

"Li Yanghou Mansion?"

After listening to Luo Ping's explanation, Li Wuji frowned slightly, and while he was mumbling words, a trace of ice-cold chill suddenly burst out from his eyes.

Luo Ping knelt on the ground, not daring to move, speculating on his own outcome.

By now, everything has been revealed. If Marquis Liyang reveals these two things, he will be completely finished.

"Get up."

But at this moment, Li Wuji suddenly spoke again, his words were calm, without any waves, and there was even a hint of a kind smile.

Luo Ping was stunned for a moment, raised his head in confusion, looked at Li Wuji in disbelief, and was at a loss.

"Master Marquis, don't you plan to punish me?"

Luo Ping looked at Li Wuji blankly and asked with a puzzled face.

"You have already said that you were coerced by others. What crime do you have?"

"As for the one hundred thousand taels, I have long forgotten about it."

"Come on, get up and drink tea. It's already cold."

Li Wuji smiled, raised his hand to signal, and said slowly.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
To be continued...