Chapter 348: Attack
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Once they were near the Ice Feather Institute, Xu Ning and Xu Siqi left their horses outside.
The two of them then carried one or two assassins in each hand through a detour from the main gates and brought the five assassins into the Ice Feather Institute.
According to their previous agreement, they returned back to Jiang Xu’s courtyard.
“Four rank four arcanists and one rank five arcanists. They are all the assassins.”
Xu Ning and Xu Siqi brought these five assassins to Jiang Xu.
“Good.”
After seeing that the assassins were brought back and that Xu Ning and Xu Siqi were not injured, Jiang Xu was relieved.
“We have to interrogate them quickly and get some conclusive statements and evidence!”
Xu Siqi said, “Otherwise, if it takes too long, the Wind Sea Institute and Yin Qingleng will definitely be suspicious.”
“That’s right.”
Jiang Xu nodded and agreed with Xu Ning’s idea.
“Throw them into the underground sealed room in the backyard, I will interrogate them personally.”
A cold glint appeared in Jiang Xu’s eyes.
When he followed the Old Institute Head, Jiang Xu was the Old Institute Head’s right-hand man.
Whether it was on the surface or in the dark, Jiang Xu could perfectly handle the chores that the Old Institute Head needed to deal with.
Interrogating enemies was Jiang Xu’s specialty.
Afterwards, the three of them escorted the five assassins into the underground sealed room.
Because the servants in the courtyard had been dismissed in advance, the three of them were not exposed.
After entering the underground sealed room, Jiang Xu showed off his interrogation skills.
He tortured the five assassins mentally and physically, and in less than two hours, he extracted all the information they had.
This included most of the details of Yin Qingleng’s collusion with the Wind Sea Institute, and even the fact that Yin Qingleng had plotted against the Old Institute Head.
“I have gathered all the useful information they had in their brains. There is no point in continuing the interrogation.”
Jiang Xu washed his blood-stained hands with some clean water as he said that.
“Alright, let’s quickly gather everyone and hold a meeting to unveil Yin Qingleng’s facade.”
Xu Siqi couldn’t wait any longer.
“The evidence of Yin Qingleng colluding with the Wind Sea Institute to assassinate his own institute head is irrefutable, but there is no direct evidence of him plotting against the Old Institute Head.”
Jiang Xu felt a little regretful.
Although colluding with outsiders and assassinating his own people was enough to beat Yin Qingleng to death, Jiang Xu still wanted to make his sins public.
“Didn’t those people say that when Yin Qingleng colluded with the Wind Sea Institute, he used a letter to communicate with them. Maybe we can find it at his residence.”
Xu Ning thought for a moment and said.
“That will be difficult…”
Jiang Xu shook his head. “How could he leave such evidence in his hands? The letter they wrote has probably been destroyed by Yin Qingleng.”
“Not necessarily…”
Xu Ning said, “For Yin Qingleng, that letter is not only evidence of his crime, but also a leverage. Once the assassination of the Old Institute Head is exposed, not only will it have a fatal impact on Yin Qingleng, but it will also be extremely detrimental to the Wind Sea Institute. As long as that letter is in his hands, the Wind Sea Institute will be a little wary of him.”
Jiang Xu’s eyes lit up when Xu Ning pointed that out.
He felt that what Xu Ning said was very logical.
“What we should do now is to hold a meeting to force Yin Qingleng to come out. Then, I will sneak into his courtyard and search for the letter.”
Xu Ning said, “It’s best if we can find more evidence. If we can’t, then just the fact that he colluded with the Wind Sea Institute to harm his own people is enough to completely lose his authority in the Ice Feather Institute.”
“Good!”
Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi looked at each other and agreed with Xu Ning’s idea.
“There is no time to lose, let’s begin!”
Jiang Xu said.
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“Institute Head, Jiang Xu suddenly wants to hold a meeting with all the instructors present. He said that something big has happened in the institute!”
Gu Chixing brought news to Yin Qingleng.
“Oh?”
Yin Qingleng frowned. “Does he already know that Xu Ning and Xu Siqi are killed?”
“No, if that is the case, we should have received the news first…”
Yin Qingleng seemed a little puzzled.
He vaguely felt that something was wrong.
But after thinking about it carefully, he couldn’t find anything wrong.
“Let’s go to the assembly hall.”
Yin Qingleng thought for a moment and said, “Let’s see what Jiang Xu wants to do.”
In Yin Qingleng’s opinion, he still held the advantage in their contest to gain the position of institute head.
Yin Qingleng took Gu Chixing and rushed to the assembly hall.
Soon after they left, Xu Ning sneaked into the courtyard.
‘I have to move faster…’
Xu Ning began to search Yin Qingleng’s study.
It was impossible for Yin Qingleng to carry the letter with him. Thus, the study and the bedroom were the most likely places he had hid a letter in.
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In the assembly hall.
“Brother Jiang, why did you gather us?”
When Yin Qingleng arrived at the assembly hall, the others had already arrived in advance.
Except for Xu Ning and Xu Siqi, everyone else was already seated.
After Yin Qingleng asked the question, the other instructors also looked at Jiang Xu.
They were also confused about Jiang Xu’s sudden request for a meeting.
Faced with Yin Qingleng, Jiang Xu sneered, stood up, and looked at him. “Institute Head, I have a question.”
“Go ahead.”
Yin Qingleng felt that Jiang Xu was a little aggressive today.
“Colluding with outsiders and secretly harming our own instructors, how should we punish this crime?”
Jiang Xu’s voice was loud and clear.
‘Huh?!’
After Jiang Xu asked that, Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing’s pupils shrank at the same time.
They were almost certain that the collusion with the Wind Sea Institute to assassinate Xu Ning and Xu Siqi had been exposed.
The both of them were immediately flustered.
“Institute Head, why aren’t you answering?”
Jiang Xu took two steps forward.
At this moment, the other instructors looked at Yin Qingleng with strange and shocked expressions.
They also vaguely sensed that Yin Qingleng seemed to have done something he shouldn’t have.
“Of course they ought to be executed.”
Yin Qingleng’s expression was a little unnatural.
“Good!”
Jiang Xu clapped his hands. “Bring him here!”
After Jiang Xu finished speaking, they saw Xu Siqi dragging a man who had lost all his mobility in.
This person was the rank five arcanist who tried to assassinate Xu Ning and Xu Siqi.
‘Xu Siqi!’
Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing were shocked.
Xu Siqi was not dead, and the person he brought seemed to be from the Wind Sea Institute.
“Yin Qingleng!”
Jiang Xu shouted sternly, “The evidence of you colluding with the people of the Wind Sea Institute to assassinate Instructor Xu Ning and Instructor Xu Siqi is irrefutable. How are you going to explain this!”
Whoosh!
As soon as Jiang Xu finished speaking, there was an uproar in the assembly hall.
Whether they were on Yin Qingleng’s side or not, they all looked at him with surprise in their eyes.