Chapter 394: Chapter 302 The One That Got Away?_3
"As a high-ranking official of Great Zhou, why would you secretly contact the Dayue Royal Family? Weren’t all the members of the Dayue Royal Family either killed or committed suicide when Pei Zhan stormed the Palace? How could there still be people from them around?"
"I was also very surprised by this." Xu Yin folded the paper and placed it back into his jacket. "When I received the letter from my ancestral home in Tanzhou, I realized that I could only bring him to the capital city for questioning to find the answer."
"But why did he go to Tanzhou?" He Qunying looked at him, "Why would he go to your ancestral home?"
Xu Yin looked ahead, took a light sip, and said slowly, "This, I also do not know."
"Master!"
Outside the carriage, the voice of a guard from the Xu family was heard. Xu Yin, as if suddenly struck by a coal stove, had a spark flash in his dark eyes, which quickly disappeared into the darkness. He responded, "What is it?!"
"The brothers searched along the river for a mile and found no trace of the box! However, not far from the spot where it fell into the water, a large water stain and a wooden box opened yet hidden behind a tree were discovered!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yin and He Qunying simultaneously stood up, got off the carriage one after another, and followed the guards to the location where the box was found!
A number of guards were already gathered under the tree. Xu Yin stepped forward to take a look and sure enough, it was a wooden box marked with the Ning’s Trading House, but now the box was empty!
Xu Yin’s facial muscles twitched, his eyes fiercely staring in the direction of the capital city, "Besides Pei Zhan, who else could have handled this matter so smoothly?!"
He Qunying bent down to check the damage on the box and the extend of the water stain on the ground, but unlike Xu Yin, he wasn’t so tense. He merely commented with bad luck, saying, "But since this person is just an outsider of unknown origin, even if he falls into Pei Zhan’s hands, he probably just did a job for him, at most let him take the credit, for us it’s not a particularly great loss."
Borrowing these two boats from the Ning Family was firstly because he indeed misappropriated the He Family’s assets to do some personal work, and secondly, Xu Yin wanted to prevent any unexpected troubles during the journey and secretly escort the person to the capital. Now that the first purpose has been achieved, the second one has encountered a hitch, which is regrettable, but not life-threatening.
He Qunying, as a military general of Great Zhou, inherently did not want any entanglement with the defeated outsiders.
But after Xu Yin heard his words, his expression became more ambiguous. He silently stood up and walked away from under the tree.
"Someone, go inquire about Pei Zhan’s whereabouts tonight!"
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Du Mingqian held the tea, gazing at the end of the glowing lights towards Pei Zhan, whose mind seemed long disconnected from his body.
"Are you saying that Prince Rong and his son went to great lengths, or endured silently allowing Xu Yin to do whatever he wanted, because they ruthlessly hid that murder case I have only heard about for the first time? And that he’s hiding his own murder evidence, not letting it be known?"
Pei Zhan put down the empty cup he had drained in one go, nodding and saying, "That’s right."
Omitting the part about Liang Ning becoming Fu Zhen, he laid bare all the subsequent storms during this journey.
Since the investigation into the Baiyu Lane murder case began, even with intentional concealment, many clues have already surfaced.
Not to mention anything else, just the constant clashes between the Pei family couple and Prince Rong’s Mansion and Yongping indicated something unusual.
Unlike the He Family, the Du and Cheng families maintained close ties with the four other General’s Mansions, standing shoulder to shoulder, and although the truth of the murder case has yet to confirm the most critical step, the enormous secret hidden behind Prince Rong and his son’s killings is already certain. They didn’t dare to make a sound about their wives and mothers being killed by Xu Yin, leaving no reason for Pei Zhan to not bring everyone’s attention to it.
Although only Cheng Chili from the Cheng family knew, his protection was enough.
The Du Family was still in the dark, and Pei Zhan could not let the Du Family be exploited by Xu Yin like the He Family.
"No wonder," Du Mingqian murmured in amazement, "No wonder you all were always so mysterious, it turns out it was because of this!"
After expressing his sentiment, he looked up again, "So Mrs. Ning being the only eyewitness is the reason Fifth Sister-in-law became your wife?"
Pei Zhan knew he couldn’t avoid this topic, as the capable brains of the family’s promising young members hadn’t grown in vain. But now was not the time to go into detail, so he said, "That’s a long story. But it’s pretty much like that."
"General!"
As they spoke, Guo Song happened to come in: "The man has woken up!"
Pei Zhan’s pupils constricted, and the previously calm demeanor instantly turned cold: "Excellent!"
He stood up, looking at Du Mingqian, "Didn’t you just ask what kind of person I brought back? Come with me; it should surprise you."