Chapter 173 Night Audit

Yang Ning tidied up his clothes. At this time, the person just left came back with half a bowl of water. He put it on the table in front of Yang Ning and said fiercely, “Don’t play tricks here. Little Junior Sister will interrogate you. If you play tricks, I will treat you badly.”

Yang Ning ignored him and picked up the porcelain bowl. Seeing that its edge had turned yellow, he frowned and put it down. “Change it.”

“Who the hell are you?” That person rolled up his sleeves. “It’s an exception that I bring you the water, but you’re still picky. I’ll beat you to death with a single punch.”

Yang Ning glanced at the man and said indifferently, “Are all the soldiers here so overbearing? You are going to hit me before I say anything? Is it the rule here?”

“Fuck, this kid is daring,” The man said angrily, “If I don’t teach you a lesson, you don’t know this place.” Just as he was about to strike, the woman coldly said, “Chen Qi, stop it.”

Although Chen Qi was much older than Little Junior Sister, he was still very afraid of her. He retracted his fist and said fiercely to Yang Ning, “If you don’t want to drink, then don’t. Don’t be impudent here,” He walked to Little Junior Sister and asked, “Little Junior Sister, what’s his crime?”

The Little Junior Sister said, “He’s that vampire.”

“What?” Since everyone here knew about vampires, he said in shock, “Little Junior Sister, this fellow is the asshole we’ve been chasing for a long time?” He said, staring at Yang Ning, “Killing such a guy a hundred times is not enough. Little Junior Sister, you’re truly formidable. Now that you’ve made a great contribution, the Divine Marquis will be very happy.”

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps could be heard. With a file in his hand, Seventh Martial Brother walked in and sat down next to his Little Junior Sister at the table. He opened the file and had someone taken a pen and the ink. Then, he stared at Yang Ning and said, “Tell us who you are and where you are from.”

Yang Ning sat on a stool, rubbing his nose, and said, “Qi Ning, a person from the capital.”

“ Qi Ning… A person from the capital…” Seventh Martial Brother wrote it on the file and then suddenly heard Chen Qi say, “Qi Ning? You are Qi Ning?”

Yang Ning nodded. “Yep, what’s the problem?”

Chen Qi sneered, “You can’t be Qi Ning. You aren’t qualified to be Qi Ning.”

“That’s strange. Why can’t I be Qi Ning?” Yang Ning said indifferently, “I can only use other messy names?”

Seventh Martial Brother also seemed to remember something. He looked at his Little Junior Sister and said softly, “Little Junior Sister, have you heard of Qi Ning? This is the same name as the Marquis of Honor.”

“The Marquis of Honor?” Little Junior Sister frowned.

Seventh Martial Brother said, “The imperial court issued an edict a few days ago, granting the heir of General Qi the title of nobility. The Marquis of Honor also seems to be called Qi Ning.”

“There are many people with the same name in the world.” Little Junior Sister never smiled. “Is whoever called Qi Ning the Marquis of Honor?”

Chen Qi smiled and said, “Little Junior Sister is right, the difference between this guy and the awe-inspiring Marquis of Honor is huge,” He chuckled and said, “A few days ago, I heard that the Marquis of Honor and Dou Lianzhong fought a lawsuit in the capital. Since Dou Lianzhong was in a sorry state, the Marquis of Honor must be wise. However, this guy looks very wretched, not worthy of sharing the same name.”

Yang Ning initially hated Chen Qi, but hearing him praising the Marquis of Honor, he felt less disgusted.

“By the way, Miss, what’s your name?” Yang Ning stared at Little Junior Sister’s bright but cold eyes and smilingly asked, “I don’t know your name yet.”

“It’s none of your business,” Seventh Martial Brother coldly said, “You’ve crossed the line. Don’t forget that you are the criminal.”

Yang Ning smiled. “I’m a suspect now. If you want to interrogate me, I need to know your names. Otherwise, I can find no one if I’m wrongly accused.” He smiled at Little Junior Sister and said, “Miss, am I right?”

Seeing that Yang Ning was still joking, the Little Junior Sister snorted coldly. “I’m Ximen Zhanying, got it?”

“OK, may I know the exact characters?”

“Zhan from Zhanzheng (the war), Hong from Hongying (the red tassel). Are you satisfied?” Little Junior Sister Ximen Zhanying said coldly.

Yang Ning said in surprise, “Although your name is heroic, it’s full of killing aura. Why does a girl have such a name? This seems a bit strange.”

An impact sound.

Seventh Martial Brother slammed his palm onto the table and said sternly, “Shut up. If you continue talking nonsense, I’ll kill you with a single slash. Tell me honestly, why did you kill people and suck their blood? When did the first murder start? Other than committing crimes in the capital, where else have you killed people?”

Yang Ning shook his head and said, “I’ve already said that I didn’t kill anyone or suck their blood. It’s not my crime.”

“You said that you happened to pass by that alley and then entered. Then why it was at midnight?” Ximen Zhanying stared at Yang Ning. “You still have a blade…” She took out Yang Ning’s blade to show them. “If you are a good person, why were you on the street with a blade at midnight?”

Yang Ning replied, “The capital is not very safe recently. I’m a coward. Can’t I defend myself with it when I’m out?”

“Of course not.” Ximen Zhanying sneered, “Don’t tell me you don’t know that Chu has already issued a hunting order. Ordinary people are not allowed to carry and hide weapons, otherwise, they will be punished for conspiring against Chu. No matter if you killed him, we can punish you for bringing the blade.”

Yang Ning smiled. “I’m not from ganghood which is ruled by the Mansion of the Divine Marquis. Even if I carry a weapon, the capital’s government will punish me. And, since you said who with weapons want to rebel, those in ganghood carrying weapons are all rebels. Why don’t you capture them all? By the way, there are a few large escort agencies in the capital, whose guards are all armed with weapons. Why don’t you capture them?”

Seventh Martial Brother said angrily, “You’re trying to argue. They’re different from you.”

“Bro, what’s the difference?” Yang Ning pretended to humbly ask.

Just as Seventh Martial Brother was about to answer, Ximen Zhanying said, “Seventh Martial Brother, as he deliberately changed the topic, don’t argue with him.” She slammed the table and said, “Qi Ning, we’re interrogating you now. You should answer whatever we ask.”

“You’re driving me crazy.” Seventh Martial Brother was a bit annoyed and said angrily, “You said you didn’t kill that person. What’s the proof?”

“When my accomplice wakes up, ask him and you’ll understand,” Yang Ning said very casually.

Ximen Zhanying sneered, “Since he is your accomplice, his testimony is invalid.”

Yang Ning sighed. “If I am a vampire, how can you defeat me? If I killed someone, I won’t come with you.”

“We caught you so you couldn’t run away,” Seventh Martial Brother said, “It’s very late that we don’t kill the time. To be honest, when is the first time you killed someone?”

At this moment, the other official, who had been silent, asked, “Little Junior Sister, Seventh Martial Brother, have you witnessed him commit murder?”

Since they were ten years away, why the middle-aged officer called the young man “Brother”? Could it be that they ranked according to the order of entry?

Could these people be the disciples of the Divine Marquis Ximen Wuhen? Or was it that the officials here had always called each other martial brothers? As the Mansion of the Divine Marquis was in charge of the matters of the ganghood, it was normal for them to do it.

“We saw him beside the corpse with blood on his hand,” Seventh Martial Brother said, “Other than him, no one else is present.”

“Then what about his accomplice?” The middle-aged man furrowed, “What does it mean to wait for his accomplice to wake up?”

“His accomplice fainted in the alley…” At this point, Seventh Martial Brother suddenly realized a serious problem. “How did he faint?”

“Since you said there was no one else in the alley, only I could knock him out,” Yang Ning sighed. “Only in this way could I kill people and suck blood.”

Although Yang Ning was mocking him, Seventh Martial Brother knew it was very strange to attack his accomplice.

After all, he was also a member of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis. Although he was inexperienced in handling matters, he knew that he could not make any slight assertions about suspicious cases.

Ximen Zhanying said indifferently, “How can we be certain that person is his accomplice?”

Instantly understanding Ximen Zhanying’s meaning, Seventh Martial Brother slammed the table and shouted, “Alright, you’re still lying. That person is the victim. You are planning to kill two people tonight, am I right?”

Yang Ning clapped his hands and smiled. “As expected of a divine scout, you have understood so quickly, which is admirable.” He undisguisedly mocked the Seventh Martial Brother.

“He’s too arrogant,” Chen Qi shouted, “Seventh Martial Brother, Little Junior Sister, no criminal has dared to act so arrogantly here. It seems that we need to make this guy behave well with torture tools.”