OBS Chapter 147 Interrogation of Boss Li
Chapter 147 Interrogation of Boss Li
Boss Li shouted loudly, but his voice was trembling.
After a while, the door opened and two men came in.
Boss Li took a closer look and was completely stunned.
It was He Tingxi and Shi Hui, and Shi Hui was holding a chair in his hand.
After Shi Hui came in, he placed the chair in front of Boss Li.
"Your Highness, please sit down."
He Tingxi sat on the chair and looked at Boss Li expressionlessly.
Shi Hui stood next to He Tingxi, staring at Boss Li.
Boss Li only reacted after seeing He Tingxi sit down. He quickly knelt on his knees and kowtowed.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty the Prince of Yan."
He Tingxi looked at Boss Li who was kneeling on the ground and did not let him get up.
"Do you know why I brought you here?" He Tingxi said coldly.
Boss Li was startled and had a bad feeling for a moment, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.
"I don't know, Your Highness, please tell me clearly." Boss Li lowered his head and did not dare to look He Tingxi in the eye.
"Why did you go to Ling Mansion just now?" He Tingxi asked deliberately.
"I am giving jewelry to Mrs. He. She made a piece of jewelry in my shop some time ago." Boss Li told the truth.
"Mrs. He made a piece of jewelry? What kind of jewelry is it? How much silver does it cost?" He Tingxi continued to ask.
"Uh——" Boss Li hesitated.
"Why don't you speak?" He Tingxi asked harshly.
Boss Li was startled and hurried to explain.
"I promised Madam He that I would not tell anyone. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
"You are quite trustworthy. No wonder Mrs. He trusts you so much." He Tingxi said in a cold tone.
Boss Li stole a glance at He Tingxi, and seeing He Tingxi's indifferent look, he felt completely unsure.
"Credit is everything in business." Boss Li replied to He Tingxi.
"Well, you have a point. Well, I won't make things difficult for you." After saying this, He Tingxi stood up and walked towards the door.
When Boss Li saw this and thought about his own situation, he panicked.
"Your Highness, what about that villain?"
He Tingxi stopped and looked at Boss Li when he heard the voice.
"I just want to ask you something, but you are a trustworthy businessman and I respect you, so I decided to let you stay. I will invite Madam He over someday. I believe you will be able to tell me then." He Tingxi said lightly.
Boss Li was stunned. He said in horror, "Your Highness, do you mean to lock me up here?"
"Close? Boss Li, you used the wrong word. I just invite you to stay temporarily in Prince Yan's Mansion. I will treat you well and will not let you get hurt. But, for your safety, you'd better not move around and just stay here." He Tingxi continued expressionlessly.
Boss Li was stunned for a moment, and when he saw He Tingxi continue to walk out, he became anxious.
"Your Highness, I say."
When He Tingxi heard this, he stopped and looked at Boss Li.
"Speak, I, the king, listen."
Boss Li moved his legs and knelt towards He Tingxi.
"Mrs. He customized a pair of earrings in my shop for one hundred taels of silver." Boss Li still had some reservations.
"Earrings worth one hundred taels?" He Tingxi confirmed again.
"Yes, Your Highness, you can ask Madam He. I am telling the truth." Boss Li said with certainty.
"Today, you sent the jewelry over, and she should have paid for it in full, right?" He Tingxi continued to ask.
"Yes, I have. All has been settled." Boss Li nodded in response.
He Tingxi nodded, and he continued: "In that case, you should have a hundred taels of silver on you, right?"
Boss Li was stunned. He lowered his eyes guiltily and responded, "Yes."
He Tingxi noticed all of Boss Li's subtle movements, and his tone gradually became gentle.
"Can you please show me which bank the banknote is in?"
Boss Li suddenly lost his composure and was at a loss. He stammered, "Yes, it's the famous Henghao Bank in Beijing."
He made no move to take it out.
Seeing that Boss Li was not cooperating at all, Shi Hui said sternly, "Your Highness asked you to take it out, so just take it out."
Boss Li was frightened by Shi Hui's words. He slowly put his hand into his arms and was reluctant to take it out.
Seeing this, He Tingxi used his eyes to signal Shi Hui, who understood immediately. He deliberately threatened: "What? Do you have a hidden weapon in your arms? Do you want to assassinate His Highness? Do you know that assassinating the prince is a serious crime that will execute all nine generations of the clan?"
Boss Li was shocked. Without hesitation, he quickly took out the banknote from his pocket.
When he saw the two silver bills stacked together, his hands began to tremble.
He opened the banknotes and handed one of them, worth one hundred taels, to He Tingxi, keeping his head down the whole time.
He Tingxi did not take it. He looked at the silver note that Boss Li did not hand to him.
"Why are there two? You only gave me one?"
"Yes, that one is, it's my own banknote." Boss Li stammered, already panicking inside.
"Really? Let me see it too?" He Tingxi said lightly.
At this moment, Boss Li was completely panicked. His hands kept shaking, and he just didn't hand the silver note worth one thousand taels to He Tingxi.
Seeing this, He Tingxi already had an idea in his mind. He calmly walked to the chair and sat down again.
Boss Li moved his body towards He Tingxi, but still kept his head down, holding two silver bills tightly in his hands.
Looking at Boss Li's shaking hands, He Tingxi said sternly, "Boss Li, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. To tell you the truth, before you woke up, my people had searched your body, and I know everything about you. So, there is a big difference between you confessing voluntarily and being found out by me. You should know this."
Boss Li, who had been keeping his head down, couldn't help but widen his eyes and his heart was in his throat.
Seeing Boss Li's horrified look, He Tingxi threatened him: "My knees have recovered. Your Majesty has many things for me to deal with. I don't have much time to talk to you in detail. If you still refuse to tell the truth, I can only hand this matter over to the Azure Dragon Guards."
When Boss Li heard the words "Qinglong Guard", he was so frightened that his whole body went hairy. He knew that the truth had been revealed and it was no use pretending to be stupid, so he took a deep breath.
He kowtowed to He Tingxi again.
"Your Highness, the other silver note of 1,000 taels was also given to me by Madam He. She asked me to put some small medicine grains in the earrings. If the task was accomplished, she would give me 1,000 taels of silver."
As soon as the words fell, He Tingxi and Shi Hui looked at each other in surprise.
"Put some small pills? Did you put them in according to her request?" He Tingxi confirmed.
"Let him go." Boss Li nodded in response.
"What kind of pills are these? Do you have any more?" He Tingxi asked.
"Because I don't know what kind of medicine it is, I specially kept some of it before making it and put it in a secret room in my home." Boss Li didn't dare to lie.