The Third Prince's brows twitched, but he immediately calmed down and said, "I didn't expect Deng Tong to be so capable. Someone, go and call him over. Also, call the secretary of this matter over."
The long-bearded inspector's face immediately lit up when he heard this. He said, "The Third Prince and the other two are waiting outside the door. I'll go and call them over right now."
"Go quickly. I want to take a good look at this new genius of the Han Tang."
"Yes!"
After a while, the inspector came in with Deng Tong and Huchi. As soon as they entered the door, they immediately knelt down to salute the Third Prince and said, "I'm Deng Tong, and I'm Huchi. Greetings to Your Highness, the Third Prince."
The Third Prince smiled gently and pointed to the Demon Hunter's Handbook that the inspector handed over. He asked, "Did you hunt this Rank Five Monster Beast?"
Deng Tong said proudly, "Third Prince, it was me. But I'm ashamed to say that the journey to hunt this Monster Beast was really difficult. My servant also helped me.
We went through several life and death situations before we successfully hunted this Monster Beast. "
Deng Tong wasn't stupid. He knew that no one would believe him if he said that he hunted the Monster Beast, so he directly mentioned his servant. In the Han Tang, the Monster Beast hunted by the servant also belonged to the master. Moreover, because no one knew the strength of his servant, even if they knew that he was lying, they couldn't verify it.
"Oh?
I once met a young man who hunted a giant python in the woods. Could that person be your servant? "
Huchi's face instantly turned pale when he heard this. His whole body trembled violently. He looked at the Third Prince in disbelief. He didn't expect the Third Prince to have met the Tang Yong. If the fact that he used the Monster Beast was exposed, he wouldn't be able to escape death.
Thinking of this, Huchi glared at Deng Tong with resentment. If it wasn't for him bewitching him and bribing the inspector, he wouldn't have dared to do such a thing.
However, Deng Tong had no time to care about anything else.
Deng Tong's heartbeat suddenly sped up. Bewilderment flashed across his eyes as he said in a trembling voice, "That person is my servant."
The Third Prince sat on the main seat while Deng Tong knelt below him. They were only a few feet apart, but Deng Tong's heart was beating like a drum.
"So Tang Yong is your servant, then there's no problem.
You may not know, but when I encountered a disaster in the woods, it was this young man who saved my life. I came back in a hurry and didn't have time to thank him. Young Master Deng, since he is your servant, please invite him here. I want to thank him for saving my life.
Eh?
Young Master Deng, why do you look so pale and sweaty? "
At the end of his speech, the Third Prince's eyes were like lightning. His aura suddenly rose, and the Battle Qi around him surged, causing the cups and plates on the table to jingle.
The inspector standing at the side was also a wily old fox in the officialdom. When he heard the Third Prince's unfriendly tone, he immediately realized something. He immediately knelt down with a pale face and said loudly, "Third Prince, please enlighten me. I only listened to the secretary's report and believed it to be true.
I didn't know the details!
No matter how stupid I am, I wouldn't dare to do such a stupid thing as colluding and coveting the credit of a student. Third Prince, you must believe me. If I knew about this, I would have reprimanded them long ago and never brought them here! "
As the inspector spoke, tears streamed down his face. He was cursing Deng Tong and Huchi in his heart. These two good-for-nothings. It was fine if they embezzled the credit of a good-for-nothing scholar, but they actually dared to embezzle it on someone the Third Prince knew. They were simply courting death.
Although the Third Prince looked gentle and refined, he was someone who couldn't tolerate sand in his eyes.
After this incident, his future path of advancement could be considered to have been completely destroyed.
Huchi was scared silly. He involuntarily knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy.
"I plead guilty. Please spare my life, Third Prince. I had no choice. It was Deng Tong who threatened me to do this. If I didn't do it, he would take my life. I am willing to confess and accept punishment. However, Third Prince, please spare my life. I still have a mother, a wife, and children at home. I can't die!"
Deng Tong was already paralyzed with fear. When he suddenly heard Huchi's biting words, he immediately turned around and glared at him fiercely.
"Secretary Huchi, you have been a secretary for many years. Who knows how many students' credits you have embezzled and traded? You have been corrupt for decades. You still want to escape the death penalty? Dream on!
Third Prince, I suggest that you thoroughly investigate this person's account book and severely punish him! "
"Deng Tong!!
You want to get me killed! "
Huchi was so angry that his eyes turned red. He suddenly pounced on Deng Tong and bit him. If it wasn't for this person, he wouldn't be in such a situation. The matter had already been exposed, and he still wanted to get me killed!
Seeing Huchi biting him, Deng Tong didn't want to be outdone. He slapped his palm on Huchi's face, causing blood to flow out from his nostrils.
Huchi wailed. He condensed Battle Aura on his fingertips and scratched Deng Tong's face.
The two of them fought. The Third Prince's face darkened. He slammed the table fiercely. His Battle Aura surged and pushed the two of them away. He said coldly, "You two scum!
Get out of here! "
As soon as the Third Prince finished speaking, Huchi and Deng Tong fell backward with a bang as if they had been hit by a giant hammer. They flew out of the pavilion and spat out mouthfuls of blood.
His Battle Aura was like a hammer. It could hurt people from a thousand miles away.
"Men, put these two in jail and let the Ministry of Justice deal with them properly."
"Yes!" The soldiers guarding outside the garden were like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey. They dragged the two of them out.
Huchi was so frightened that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Deng Tong wailed, "Supervisor, please help me beg my father. You must save me!"
The supervisor was so frightened that he trembled. He cursed Deng Tong's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart.
"Deng Tong's father is High Duke Deng, Deng Xiong, right?" the Third Prince asked.
"Yes, Third Prince. It's because he's a descendant of a High Duke that I believed his nonsense. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought him here."
The Third Prince frowned. He thought for a while and said, "As a descendant of a High Duke, Deng Tong tried to steal other people's credit. It's a serious crime. However, considering that the Deng family has contributed to the country, the sentence will be reduced. However, this person can't distinguish right from wrong and is not suitable to inherit the position of a High Duke. I'll write a letter to the High Duke immediately to explain this matter."
Then, the Third Prince wrote a letter in his own hand to explain this matter. He had a servant send it to the High Duke's Public House.
"This Deng Tong dares to steal Tang Yong's credit, but he's not afraid of being reported by Tang Yong. This is strange. Men, go to the Shenwu Hou Mansion and find out what happened."
"Third Prince, I know what happened," the supervisor said fawningly.
The Third Prince glanced at him and asked, "Tell me about it."
In order to redeem himself, the supervisor immediately repeated what he heard from Deng Tong.