Above the stars

The person who was supposed to die was lucky enough to survive.

So, whose child is the woman holding in her arms?

Faced with such a "treasonous felon", how much manpower and material resources would be needed to replace the baby under the heavy supervision of the empire? How much sacrifice is required?

How many lives do the old man and the others have to fill in just to keep themselves alive?

Tang Bandit has always been unwilling to face this matter, or the "fear of difficulties" deep in his bones makes him want to escape from this.

However, when he heard what his parents had gone through, he still felt a kind of heart-pounding pain.

Blood is thicker than water!

The tragic death of his parents, the cry of his baby, the dedication and bloodshed of his father's relatives and friends, and the safety of his own life and that of Xiaopang.

One by one, each one is forcing him to walk on a dangerous path.

From the moment he was born, there was no room for him to make the second choice.

If his identity is exposed, no matter how he expresses his loyalty to the imperial family, holding Zhong Daolong's thigh and wailing, I am loyal to His Majesty.

is that useful?

Phoenix may speak for himself, but Zhong Daolong will definitely raise the butcher's knife.

He understands royalty and he understands human nature.

Sheng Xinhuai didn't notice anything strange about Tang Bandit. He looked up into Tang Bandit's eyes and joked, "By the way, that general has the same surname as you. His surname is also Tang."

"Really? Are there any of us named Tang who are generals?"

"Of course, he is not just a general, he is also the king of generals. He is the grand marshal of the empire. Because of him, the empire has carried out military reforms. Even the position of "marshal" has been removed, and it is under the unified jurisdiction of the Military Commission."

"It seems that I also have a chance to become a general." Tang Bandit said with a smile.

Sheng Xinhuai looked at the Tang bandit and said: "In peaceful times, it is not easy to be a general. However, as long as you hold our little princess's thigh tightly, you will not be a general, even a marshal. question."

"I feel like you are mocking me." Tang Bandi said.

"I didn't mean to say that you are a pretty boy."

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While the two were chatting, the crowd suddenly burst into cheers.

Over the Empire State Plaza, countless smart aircraft shining with golden light soared into the sky.

They arranged huge numerical symbols in the sky, ten, nine, eight

People in the square also counted down: seven, six, five, four, three, two, one

boom!

All the planes sprayed out colorful electronic fireworks, which were so colorful that the whole sky was as bright as day.

The new year has arrived.

Countless men and women hugged each other, and some young lovers kissed passionately.

Tang Bandit and Sheng Xinhuai looked at each other and hugged each other under the influence of the atmosphere.

Sheng Xinhuai let go of Tang Bandit and urged: "Make a wish quickly. I heard that making wishes under fireworks is particularly effective."

After saying that, Sheng Xinhuai closed his eyes, put his hands together and made a wish.

Looking at Sheng Xinhuai with a pious look on his face, Tang Bandit also closed his eyes and silently made his wish in his heart.

Sheng Xinhuai finished making a wish, and the electronic fireworks in the sky also stopped.

She looked at Tang Bandit and asked curiously: "Tang Bandit, what wish did you make?"

"You say it first," Tang Bandit said.

"I can't tell you." Sheng Xinhuai said, "My wish won't work if I say it."

"Then you still ask me?"

"It's your wish, not mine. Besides, didn't you tell me?"

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Sure enough, I would rather offend a villain than a woman.

The villain also needs to consider the pros and cons. Women only care about whether I am happy or not.

At this moment, Tang Bandit's cell phone rang.

Tang Bandit glanced at the caller ID and then pressed the voice call button.

There were so many people around him that he couldn't have a video call with the imperial princess in front of everyone.

In that case, it would be a live broadcast to the public

By then, the scandal between him and the princess will become a hot topic again.

Moreover, while video chatting with the princess, there was another rumored girlfriend standing next to her.

I'm afraid that from now on, I will become a rat crossing the street and everyone will yell and beat me.

"Happy New Year, classmate Tang Bandit." Phoenix's crisp voice came from the microphone.

"Happy New Year, Phoenix." Tang Bandit said in a gentle voice.

"Outside, right?"

"Yes. Attending the New Year's Eve event at the Imperial Plaza." Tang Bandi glanced at Sheng Xinhuai and said, "Teacher Sheng is by my side."

"I know, you guys are having so much fun," Phoenix said, "I envy you so much. I've just finished my work here."

As a royal princess, Phoenix naturally has countless schedule etiquette to deal with.

Normally it's better, but the more important the festival is, the busier they become.

Many times I have to go on inspection visits on behalf of the empire, and there is no way to celebrate the New Year at home.

"Thank you for your hard work." Tang Bandit said with a smile: "It's a pity that we can't help with this kind of thing, and we don't have the chance to help."

"Didn't my father make you the deputy captain of the palace guard? I will take you with him next time I go on a trip."

Tang Bandit's thoughts moved slightly and he asked aloud: "Really?"

"Captain Tang, does he sound ready to make a move?"

"There is no way to repay a great kindness. If I can do something for Her Royal Highness, I will naturally be happy to do so."

"Then it's settled?"

"A liar will swallow a thousand needles."

"Oh, it's quite vicious. Captain Tang, please pay attention to the scope of your responsibilities and don't do anything beyond your authority."

"I swear on my little fat reputation that I will never go too far."

"Why do you swear on Fatty's reputation?"

"Because I don't have one myself."

Fenghuang chuckled and said, "Has the matter with the Overwatch Council been resolved?"

"Solved." Bandit Tang said, "There is a guy named Ye Shenyi who still suspects me of harboring a murderer. It's simply ridiculous."

Tang Bandit is not a person who likes to hold grudges. He will file a complaint on the spot if he has any grudges.

"Ye Shenyi?" Fenghuang's voice paused for a moment and said: "Although this person is not very impressive, his cultivation level is extremely high and he has already reached the master level. He is a worshiper hired by the Overwatch Council, and he is closely related to the Overwatch Council. The relationship between Chang Yan and Wenli is extremely close.”

"If he really bites you, things will be a bit troublesome, but don't worry, don't do anything bad, and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Have you only been in Xinxing for a few days? Why would you hide someone who is unfamiliar with the place here? The murderer?"

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Tang Bandit felt a little panicked.

Don’t do bad things, don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.

What if you accidentally do something wrong?

"It's okay if they don't bother you anymore. If they do again, just call me. I'll go over and talk to them. I can understand the Supervisory Yuan's desire to solve the case, but you need to pay attention to evidence when doing anything, right? Anyone can grab whatever they want.”

"Thank you." Tang Bandi said gratefully. "Nice to have you."

"Why are you being polite to me?" Fenghuang said with a smile, "Okay, I won't disturb you anymore. Remember to say hello to Teacher Sheng for me, and tell her that when I went to the party in the evening, I saw her favorite Acacia Garden."

"No problem." Tang Bandit said with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Bandit said to Sheng Xinhuai: "Fenghuang asked me to say hello to you on her behalf."

"Humph, I value sex over friends. I only called you to wish you a happy New Year, but you didn't even get through to me."

"She knows that we are together." Tang Gang explained in a supportive tone, "She said that she brought you a bottle of Acacia Garden when she attended the event."

"My parents are the one who gave birth to me, and the phoenix is ​​the one who knows me." Sheng Xinhuai's eyes suddenly brightened and he said, "Let's go home."

"Going home now?"

"What's wrong? Did you really book a hotel room?"

"That's not true."

"Then why don't you go back?" Sheng Xinhuai rolled his eyes and said, "I still have to go to the Phoenix Palace to have a drink with Phoenix. We used to spend every New Year's Eve drinking together, but this year because of you who suddenly appeared Guys, separated us both.”

"Can I go?"

"Of course." Sheng Xinhuai agreed readily and said, "As long as you are not afraid that Chen Fenglei will send someone to drag you out and chop you up."

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"Don't pretend that you feel aggrieved. Didn't you make an appointment to go out and participate in activities together in the future? At that time, the sea was not as wide as the fish could jump, and the sky was as high as the birds could fly?"

"Is it a curse to let birds fly when the sky is high?"

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Tang Bandit looked at Sheng Xinhuai with a look of disdain on his face and said with a sincere expression: "Teacher Sheng, Happy New Year. I'm glad to meet you on Xinxing."

"Of course." Sheng Xinhuai said with an arrogant look on his face: "I am beautiful and charming, but I am not shameless enough to take the initiative to be the third party between you two. Can you not be happy?"

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The small courtyard is covered with snow.

Yan Wenli turned around, took the two jars of old wine from his subordinates, and said, "I'll go in by myself. You don't have to follow me. Just disperse."

"Dean." Chen Pengju, the head guard, wanted to persuade him.

"What is there to be afraid of in the Grandmaster's House?" Yan Wenli interrupted Chen Pengju and said, "If an outsider wants to kill me, can he not stop him? If he wants to kill me, can you guys stop him?"

"Yes, Dean." Chen Pengju said aloud: "We are on guard around the area."

"There's no need to be on guard. Let's take the brothers to have a glass of wine to warm up. The New Year is here, let them feel the festive atmosphere. I'll let you know when I get back."

"Yes, Dean." Chen Pengju agreed.

Yan Wenli held two wine jars in his hands, reached out and knocked on the dark red door of the yard.

After a while, an old man opened the door, made an invitation gesture to Yan Wenli, and went to take a nap in the side room next to him.

Ye Shenyi came out wearing a robe, looked at Yan Wenli and asked, "Why are you here?"

Yan Wenli raised the two jars of old wine in his hand and said: "I have just finished my work. I thought it would be too hard to bother me most of the night, so I brought my collection of old wine to come to you for a drink."

"What's the hard work? You didn't do anything, but the cold wind blew all night." Ye Shenyi seemed to have a good relationship with Yan Wenli, and his words were extremely straightforward.

Of course, as a master, he also has the capital to speak freely.

"Hahaha, these children below are not doing things well and wasting my precious time." Yan Wenli said with a smile.

"Idle time is idle time." Ye Shenyi said aloud: "Come in and sit down. I'll cook some dishes and we'll have a few drinks."

"That's a great feeling. New fermented wine made by green ants, small red clay stove. It's snowing in the evening, how about a drink? Let's also learn from the ancients. Drinking wine and admiring the snow is one of the joys of life."

Ye Shenyi cooked by himself, cut a plate of beef, made fried peanuts, and fried a scrambled egg with green onions. Then the two of them set up a table under the eaves and started drinking.

"Come on, let me pay my respects to you for this first glass of wine. I want to thank you for being a master and interfering with the trivial matters of our Overwatch Council." Yan Wenli raised his glass and said.

"The Grand Master also has to eat. I am a servant of your Overwatch Council, and your Overwatch Council pays me a salary every month. If I don't do anything for you, who will I do?" Ye Shenyi said politely, but still raised his glass and clinked it with Yan Wenli. The two of them drank the spirits in their glasses.

"You can't say that. If you want to make money, where can't you make money? Countless people are vying to get you." Yan Wenli filled their empty glasses with wine and said loudly: "I I know that you are willing to condescend to work in the Overwatch Council for my sake, Lao Yan. Otherwise, you can totally live the life of a fairy like Xian Yun Ye He."

"Why are you saying these kind words?" Ye Shenyi took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and said, "Drink."

"Drink and drink." Yan Wenli said with a smile: "This second glass of wine, let's celebrate the heavy snow tonight. Once it snows, I feel that everything is pleasing to the eye and beautiful everywhere."

"Here's to the snow." Ye Shenyi raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.

Yan Wenli poured the third glass of wine, but Ye Shenyi reached out to stop him and said, "Don't you want to eat something to fill your stomach?"

"Drink this glass of wine first." Yan Wenli said stubbornly: "After drinking the first three glasses, let's slow down the pace."

"Sure." Ye Shenyi didn't care at all.

He has entered the realm of a master, and this ordinary drink cannot harm him at all.

He likes it, this is wine.

If he doesn't like it, the wine will turn into water.

After three glasses of wine, Yan Wenli put down his glass and ate meat in large gulps. He looked really hungry.

After he finished a plate of beef and a plate of eggs alone, he burped with satisfaction and said, "Shutan. Being able to eat the dishes cooked by the master, not many people in Phoenix City have this privilege." ?”

Ye Shenyi glanced at the old man in the concierge and said, "It's not a strange thing. My second uncle eats it every day. Sometimes he even dislikes my meat because it's not well stewed and he can't bite it."

"Can that be the same? Your second uncle is your old family member."

Ye Shenyi was holding the wine glass without even picking up the chopsticks on the table. He looked at Yan Wenli and asked, "Tell me, what's going on? You're not really here to drink with me in the middle of the night, are you?"

"If I can't catch the killer, I won't be able to report to the higher authorities." Yan Wenli looked at Ye Shenyi and said with a smile, "I just want to hear your explanation of what happened."

"Why do you think Bandit Tang is working with those killers? I asked someone to check his background, and it's as clean as a blank piece of paper."

"But, this person is a bit special. He has only been on Xinxing for a few days, but he is a close friend of Her Royal Highness the Princess, a student of Bailu Academy, and a disciple of the great master Xuanyuan Mingjing. I heard that he has recently become close to the family of the Prime Minister. Quite recently, I made a special trip to visit the Prime Minister of Finance's house a few years ago, and that old bastard from Shengjing even stayed at his house for a meal."

"By the way, he also has a younger brother named Gong Shulei. That boy is the direct disciple of Shang Xiulin, the dean of the Empire's First Military Academy."

"If it were anyone else, I could have someone arrest him and take him to the Oversight Council to have a chat with him based on your mere suspicion. But, this person can't move. Once he does, it's just a hornet's nest."

"If he hadn't been a disciple of Xuanyuan Mingjing, I would have slapped him long ago." Ye Shenyi had a sinister look in his eyes, and he had a very bad impression of Tang Bandit.

"So, I want to come over and hear what happened during your arrest and why you think this person is so suspicious."

"Intuition." Ye Shenyi said in a deep voice: "We have all seen him bring two people out, but later he refused to admit it, which was annoying."

"Did everyone see it?"

"A lot of people saw it."

"Zhong Jiayuan said they were not sure that the man was brought out by the Tang bandits." Yan Wenli picked up the wine glass and sipped it, smiling, and asked: "Is there any problem with Zhong Jiayuan?"

Ye Shenyi pondered for a moment and said: "There is no problem with Zhong Jiayuan's loyalty, and there is no problem with his ability. The only question is whether Zhong Jiayuan is willing to take such a big risk."

"Indeed." Yan Wenli nodded and said, "When I saw the information, I felt that this guy was troublesome. I'm afraid he might have some concerns about asking him to take such a big risk. After all, his surname is also Zhong."

"Then what should we do?" Ye Shenyi looked at Yan Wenli and asked, "If you can't catch the killer, you won't be able to solve the case and get the job done. All of this depends on you alone."

"This case needs to be solved, and this person needs to be arrested. As for how to solve the case and how to arrest the person, it remains to be discussed."

"You already have a plan in mind?"

"Just wait." Yan Wenli said aloud: "Now that he has entered our sight, don't think about getting away easily."

"drink wine."

"Drink and drink." Yan Wenli raised his glass and said, "My fifty-year-old Laofeng wine is good, right? It has been buried underground for fifty years. I am not willing to drink it myself. I’m giving you a little advantage today.”

"It's really good." Ye Shenyi drank all the wine in the cup, licked his lips and said, "It's just too little."

"Two major altars are still too few for you?"

"I drank today, what will I drink tomorrow?" Ye Shenyi said aloud: "I drank such good wine today, how can I drink anything else tomorrow?"

"You." Yan Wenli tapped Ye Shenyi with his finger and said with a smile: "Greedy."

"Actually, there is a question that I haven't figured out yet." Ye Shenyi looked at Yan Wenli and asked aloud, "Why?"

"what why?"

"Tang Bandit." Ye Shenyi said aloud: "Why does he do these things? People like him can climb from hell to heaven in one step. As long as they follow this step by step, they can reach the pinnacle of life and have a bright future. Why would a person like Guangming do such a thing?"

"So, everyone doesn't want it to be him." Yan Wenli said with a smile: "But if it is really him, then this matter will be interesting."

"Do you suspect he has other agendas?"

"Drink, drink. What can a child want?" Yan Wenli said with a smile.

Ye Shenyi stopped asking. He knew that his friend had deep thoughts. If he didn't want to say anything, there was no point in asking.