Chapter 1266: Chapter 1266

But just as he turned a corner, the cheerful melody abruptly stopped, and Li Si stared wide-eyed at his chest, full of disbelief.

"I... I..." He couldn’t utter a complete sentence, still dreaming of a pie falling from the sky just for him to catch it, dreaming of great success, forever just dreaming.

A guard disdainfully kicked aside Li Si’s corpse and followed Jin Zijin into the depths of the dungeon.

Jin Shien was not affected in the slightest, comfortably lying on the soft bed Li Si had prepared for him, ready to sleep.

Upon hearing others enter the cell, he merely lifted his eyes gently.

But when he saw who had come, he couldn’t remain calm.

He suddenly sat up, his expression solemn.

A guard beside Zijin was still holding a blood-stained knife, with fresh blood dripping drop by drop, and Jin Shien’s face gradually darkened.

"You dare to kill someone here? If you dare to make a move on this old man..."

Zijin sneered and said, "And what if I do?"

Jin Shien was stunned; he truly couldn’t be sure what Zijin would do to him.

However, the power of the Ducal Residence was his backing; even the Emperor dared not touch him, knowing full well his ambitions, and still dared not move against him.

He said, "In the court, nearly half are my offspring, the Beiping Army, the East Sea Army, as long as it’s about me, they will spare no effort. If you touch this old man... you!"

Before he could finish, Zijin’s sword was already placed on Jin Shien’s shoulder.

Zijin said calmly, "You should know, if I did not dare act against you, I would not have come to this dungeon today."

"You... what do you want to do?" No matter how cleverly he spoke, it was useless against someone who didn’t play by the rules.

As the Protector of the Ducal Residence, who dared to touch him? The Emperor was waiting for him to plead guilty in court tomorrow. Who would dare kill him before that?

He raised his hand, and the person behind him took out a sheet of paper, on which were listed the various crimes of the Protector, only lacking his confession and seal.

Jin Shien’s eyes widened, finally realizing fear.

"I won’t confess, give up that idea." He said coldly.

Zijin snorted dismissively and said, "I know you won’t confess, nor do I expect you to. You just need to put your fingerprint on it."

"No, I won’t put my fingerprint on it!" Jin Shien recoiled as if he had encountered a venomous snake.

"This is not up to you." said a guard beside Zijin.

Then, several people held down Jin Shien and forcibly pressed his fingerprint onto it.

Jin Shien was furious, cursing, "You forced me to put my fingerprint; I won’t acknowledge it. Tomorrow in court, just wait for me to accuse you..."

Zijin contentedly put away the paper, and said blandly, "Too bad, you won’t have the chance to be in court again."

He glanced at the guards, and they got busy, tearing apart the blue cloth quilt on the bed, ripping it into strips, tying them together, then hanging them on the beam in the cell, forcing Jin Shien’s head into it.

Jin Shien’s eyes widened, immense fear sweeping through him, yet he still spoke threateningly.

"If you dare to kill me, my children and grandchildren won’t spare you; wait and see, they will surely avenge me..."

Soon he couldn’t speak anymore, only able to make painful ah ah sounds.