Children of Loulan

Chapter 249 Are you scared?

At this moment, Aguli was full of regrets. He had just said the wrong thing, and now he had to quickly save the situation. Therefore, he decided to give a good compliment first, after all, it is never wrong to compliment others!

Batur nodded to show his satisfaction, and then said: "Since Captain Aguli knows him, things will be much easier. Now King Xuan has a few questions to ask you. I hope you can tell the truth and don't hide anything."

Aguli hurriedly nodded and replied, "Please rest assured, my two princes. I will tell you everything I know. As long as it is something I know, I will tell you everything." After saying that, Aguli secretly looked up at King Xuan and King Cheng, praying secretly in his heart, hoping that he could pass smoothly this time.

Keremu, who had been observing Aguli for a long time, slowly asked, "Captain Aguli, do you know Aman?"

When he heard that it was Aman who was being asked, Aguli was prepared. He smiled and replied calmly, "I know him. The wood and stone materials for the construction of the West City were transported to the capital by me, and then given to him to be delivered to the West City!"

Keremu nodded and then asked, "Besides handing over the goods, do you have any other private contact?"

Aguli nodded quickly and explained, "Of course he did. He had been in the desert of West City before, so after coming to the capital, he didn't understand many things. So he invited me to drink a few times in private and asked me for advice!"

Keremu frowned slightly and asked, "Then I wonder what he asked for advice?"

Aguli was a little embarrassed and scratched his head, and whispered: "Well... that's it..."

Seeing Aguli hesitating, Batur's face darkened. He stared at him coldly and said unhappily, "Just say whatever you want to say. We are all grown men here. There is nothing we cannot say. But if you dare to lie, I will not let you off easily!"

Feeling the prince's aura, Aguli was startled and said quickly in a serious tone: "Your Highness, A'man asked your subordinates about some brothels and other fun places, oh, about playing a few games." He was afraid that the two did not know the meaning of "fun", so he explained quickly.

After hearing this, Keremu frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then asked, "So which places did you tell him? Did he go there often after you told him? Or did you go with him?"

Aguli was shocked when he heard this, and quickly shook his head to deny it, "No, absolutely not! How could I go to such a place! When he asked, I didn't know where it was. Later, I went out to ask around before telling him. As for whether he goes there often, I don't know!"

Keremu frowned and asked, "Which places did you inquire about?"

Aguli answered cautiously: "It's Tianshang Renjian on Zhengbei Street, Yanchunlou on Beixi Street, and Yeshengfang on Nanbei Street!"

Keremu's face turned gloomy, and he asked sternly, "Three places, three levels. As far as I know, the cost of one night in Tianshang Renjian is equivalent to the annual food and clothing expenses of an ordinary family. Why did you introduce him to such a high-level place?"

Aguli showed an innocent expression on his face and explained, "Ah? I didn't know it was so expensive here. He just asked, so I could only name one of the three grades: high, medium, and low. I don't know what he can afford."

Keremu continued to ask: "Did he ever tell you about his family?"

Aguri tried hard to recall, then slowly shook his head and said, "No, he never mentioned it!"

Keremu asked, "Then you didn't ask?"

Aguli frowned, thought for a moment, and then answered, "I asked him once before, but he didn't reveal anything. I thought at the time that maybe there was something shameful going on in his family, so I didn't ask any more questions."

Keremu nodded, turned his gaze to Batur, and said softly: "I have asked almost all the questions!"

Batur once again looked at Aguli and said calmly, "Since we have asked all the questions, you can go back first. If we have other questions in the future, we will send someone to find you."

Aguli nodded respectfully, but did not turn around and leave immediately. Instead, he stood there quietly, as if he had something else to say. Batur noticed his behavior and asked in confusion, "What's the matter? Is there anything else you want to say?"

Aguli showed an awkward smile on his face and asked hesitantly, "Um...Excuse me, Your Majesty, why are you suddenly asking about Aman? Did something happen to him?"

Keremu looked at Aguli with some doubt: "Why did you suddenly think that something had happened?"

Aguli quickly explained: "Your Highness, our Imperial Guards sometimes assist the government in handling cases. Generally speaking, when people ask questions like this, it is likely that something unexpected has happened, so I think so. However, I still want to ask him what happened?"

As soon as he finished asking, he immediately realized that his question might be a little inappropriate, so he immediately changed his words and said, "If it is inconvenient to disclose, then forget it, and just pretend that I have never asked!"

Keremu waved his hands, indicating that he didn't care: "There's nothing to hide. He was attacked by someone and was seriously injured. He is still in a coma because of excessive blood loss!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Aguli was frightened and froze. He stammered, "Ah? Wha...what? Seriously...seriously injured and...unconscious?"

Compared to Aguli's shock, Keremu seemed very calm. He replied calmly: "Yes, several doctors are doing their best to treat him. As for when he will wake up, we can only wait."

Aguli seemed to be still in shock, and he muttered to himself, "How could this happen? How could this happen..."

Seeing that he seemed to be unable to calm down for a long time, Batur frowned, "Captain Aguli!"

Aguli did not respond, so Batur raised his voice and shouted again, "Captain Aguli!"

Aguli still didn't respond, and Batur couldn't help but push him forward, "Captain Aguli!"

This time, Aguli finally reacted. He looked up at Batur blankly, with a hint of confusion and disbelief in his eyes.

Batur shook his head helplessly, "Captain Aguli, what's wrong with you? Are you scared?"

Aguli slowly came back to his senses, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes, "No, no, I just can't believe it..."

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "Your Highness, I'm sorry. I lost my temper. He was a good person and we had been drinking together before. He was suddenly seriously injured. We don't know who the murderer is yet, so I..."

Batur frowned and said unhappily: "Okay, Captain Aguli, I know you have a good relationship with him, but now is not the time to be sad. We need to find the real murderer as soon as possible, or wait for him to wake up and tell us who hurt him."

Aguli nodded, "Your Majesty is right, I understand."

Batur patted Aguli on the shoulder and comforted him: "Captain Aguli, don't be too sad. Things have already happened. What we need to do is to find the truth as soon as possible."