It just so happened that the murderer was his own son, his only bloodline alive.
The relationship between father and son, ugh!
It seems to be more complicated and weird than him and He Chunhua.
Bai Ziqi also shook his head and sighed: "Who knows? What a mess."
While talking, the two approached Cen's mansion.
This place was still surrounded by Lu Dutong's men, but the officers and soldiers escorted people and items in and out. Compared with the previous siege but not attack, they were fighting with open fire without any scruples.
There are few wealthy families living in the white sandy Lingxu City with a higher family status than Cen Boqing. It is the closing time of the Cen Mansion, and the neighbors are coming out to watch, and the streets are filled with people, pointing and pointing.
It was even more lively than the Chinese New Year, except for setting off a few cannons.
As soon as Bai Ziqi arrived, Lu Dutong strode out: "Two adults, we have captured the Cen Mansion and are currently searching for Cen Boqing."
He Lingchuan frowned, and Bai Ziqi asked directly: "A search? Has Cen Boqing not been arrested yet?"
"The Cen Mansion is too big, but we have searched it all over and haven't found Cen Boqing's whereabouts yet."
At this time, all the servants of the Cen Mansion were arrested, from the servants to the cooks, no one was missed. What was a bit surprising was that the person in charge of Zhang, Zhang, and Luoluo at the scene was actually Magistrate Tian.
Under the illumination of the torches of the officers and men, Magistrate Tian held his head high and his chest high, and even the tone of his command was ups and downs, which was very impressive.
When he saw Bai Ziqi and He Lingchuan, he immediately put on a smile: "The prince is in the back garden, two adults..."
Bai Ziqi waved her hand to interrupt his polite words: "Have you ever asked the servants about Cen Boqing's whereabouts?"
"Ah, we are being interrogated. Everyone who has been asked so far says they don't know."
This is the first time He Lingchuan has entered the Cen Mansion. Not to mention the exquisite components and scenery, there are lots of flowers and plums here. A natural spring flows through four gardens, and the koi raised are five feet long. They are graceful and wealthy; in the spring
There are actually large and small jellyfish floating around, the small ones are as big as fists, and the big ones are as big as pumpkins. They will emit red, yellow, blue, green and other colors of light when touching any object. It must be really beautiful at night.
Not knowing what species it was, He Lingchuan used to think that jellyfish only existed in the sea.
It's mid-summer now in August, and the weather is so hot that I'm sweating after just two steps.
However, the room temperature in such a large Cen Mansion is always 23 to 4 degrees Celsius, and there is a cool breeze both indoors and outdoors. This shows that the heatstroke prevention formation is working well.
This formation consumes a lot of energy, at least the housekeeper of Xiazhou in Yuan Kingdom cannot afford to burn it.
Here, you can even enjoy the hut at the end.
Bai Ziqi asked again: "Where is Commander Fan?"
"Commander Fan is carrying an axe. He comes and goes like a gust of wind. He doesn't know where he is now."
He Lingchuan interjected: "Did Commander Bai want him to arrest someone?"
Bai Ziqi didn't hide anything from him: "Yes, Cheng Yu."
He Lingchuan's heart skipped a beat. This envoy from Lingxu City had just arrived in Baishaqing, so why did he focus on Cheng Yu?
"That spell master?" He looked curious, "What's so special about this person?"
"His spells are special. I may need this person's help in my next case."
"Have you decided on Bai Duzhi's next case? He really is a busy man."
Bai Ziqi still had a magic smile on his face: "For the Holy Lord and the Emperor, it is our duty to share the worries."
As soon as the three of them walked to the back garden, they heard Fu Shanyue's angry voice:
"Break open the rockery and let me see if there is a secret passage!"
There is a rockery here with staggered heights, like a maze, and ordinary people would get lost if they entered it. Seventeen or eight officers and soldiers put ropes on the highest peak and pulled hard, but it didn't move at all.
No wonder Fushan Yue had a whim. Many mansions like to build secret passages under rockeries. Because the back garden is usually in a remote location, separated from the outer street by one or two walls, the digging of secret passages can still be done in the name of building a garden.
Cover it.
The gardens and gardens of this kind of deep mansion must be carefully crafted. It is normal for two or three years to be repaired, and it can last as long as twelve or three years.
More than a dozen officials went up and tried their best. The jagged rockery, which was nearly two feet high, finally pushed the jade pillar over the golden mountain and broke it into eight pieces.
All the officers and soldiers marched into the mountain like wolves and tigers, but could not find the entrance to the so-called secret passage.
Bai Ziqi looked solemn: "When did the servants in this mansion last see Cen Boqing?"
Lu Dutong came over and replied: "The boy in the Second Courtyard said that about an hour ago, Cen Boqing asked his servants to collect some random things, like materials for casting spells. But the Cen Mansion was trapped and couldn't get quails, so he had to
Come to the rockery to catch two magpies instead... This was probably the last time they saw Cen Boqing, because the master later went to find Cheng Yu in the side courtyard, and while the two were talking, they dismissed all the servants."
At this time, Magistrate Tian strode over and reported that the entire search of Cen's mansion had been completed and Cen Boqing's whereabouts had not been found.
Fu Shanyue said with a cold face: "Search, search again! Search more carefully for me."
Magistrate Tian had no choice but to take the order and leave.
"The Cen Mansion is surrounded by hundreds of pairs of eyes, not counting passers-by..." Bai Ziqi glanced at Fu Shanyue, but didn't say a word. Even the prince himself was in charge, "Logically speaking, Cen Boqing is a person like this."
There is no chance for anyone alive to escape."
Fan Sheng came out of nowhere and added: "There is also Cheng Yu."
Two big living people, just disappeared after saying not to see each other?
Fu Shanyue's anger was clearly visible to the naked eye. The duck that finally reached its beak actually grew wings and flew?
So what was going on when he repeatedly went back to Cenbo to clean things up? Are they kidding him?
"Could it be a mountain-moving formation?" Fan Sheng asked again, "It can teleport out."
Fu Shanyue said coldly: "We have set up a forbidden escape technique, and the Mountain Moving Formation cannot take effect."
He Lingchuan thought of something and thought: "By the way, the night I chased Cheng Yu, his aura disappeared inexplicably as soon as he reached Fu Songhua's house. No matter how hard he looked for it, he couldn't find it."
Fu Shanyue immediately said: "He still has some skills. It's useless to work here, go ask Wu Kai!"
Wu Kai is Cen Boqing's confidant, and he should know best what the latter's methods are.
So Bai Ziqi returned to the inn and interrogated Wu Kai.
Fu Shanyue called He Lingchuan into the waterside pavilion in the Cen Mansion Garden, waved away the attendants on the left and right, and even placed a soundproof barrier.
Seeing his actions, He Lingchuan couldn't help but become serious: "What's the matter, being so cautious?"
"Bai Ziqi's arrival is a bit strange. Please help me keep an eye on him these days."
"What's weird?" He Lingchuan was slightly surprised, "Didn't he come under orders to investigate the courier case?"
"Bai Ziqi said he came from Twilight Plains. Oh, I don't believe he stopped at Twilight Plains."
He Lingchuan said: "Has he entered Chiyan?"
"Ninety percent." Fu Shanyue said, "When an envoy from Lingxu City enters the Demon Kingdom, he usually notifies the local government first, and then someone will receive him and cooperate with him."
We are all officials, so shouldn’t we have to rely on top-down coordination when doing things?
"But Bai Ziqi was so sneaky this time, no one knew he entered Chiyan, and no one knew his destination. If Zhongsun hadn't planned something wrong and the emperor hadn't made urgent arrangements, I wouldn't have even known he was coming." Fushan became increasingly slow. He said slowly, "What does he want to do?"
He Lingchuan replied with two words: "Business."
"Nonsense, of course it's business. Do you think he wants to come here on his own?" Fu Shanyue sneered, "You don't think he is approachable. These people in Lingxu City think they are born noble, but in fact they can't look down on anyone else. Unless they come here like Bai Shazhen. They need to recuperate in a scenic spot, otherwise they won’t even want to step into the Demon Kingdom.”
"I understand" is written all over He Lingchuan's face. Isn't that just contempt for the chain?
The people of Bejia look down on the people of Fu country, the people of Yuan country, and the people of Lingxu city look down on the people of Fanyao country.
"This Baidu ambassador seems to be quite powerful." Bai Ziqi is kind to people, unlike Cen Boqing and Zhongsun Mou who like to look at people with their nostrils.
But He Lingchuan could feel that his kindness was all on the surface, just to make people let down their guard.
Bai Ziqi has been carefully observing the people and things around him.
Every time this man glanced at him, He Lingchuan felt uncomfortable, feeling that he was prying into his inner secrets.
But He Lingchuan was really a man with secrets.
"Du Yunshi has a transcendent status. He only obeys the orders of gods and emperors, and even ignores the imperial master. Is that seat suitable for ordinary people to sit on?" Fu Shanyue took a few steps and asked, "Bai Ziqi is here He keeps a low profile and mostly does secret errands. I haven't heard of a few. But ten years ago, Baixiang Kingdom was almost in civil strife. The emperor sent Bai Ziqi to persuade him, and the two sides finally shook hands and made peace. Five years ago, the imperial capital also came out. Something happened, and it was Bai Ziqi who came forward to solve it."
"It sounds like this is a person who can solve problems." Whether it is a country or an organization, there will always be such a person.
"Well, there are various methods." Fu Shanyue frowned, "But usually, the errands he does are related to the gods. Why come to Chiyan this time?"
He Lingchuan smiled and said: "If he has to do things in Chiyan, he may eventually ask you for help."
He also had a sudden heart attack.
Bai Ziqi sneaked into Chiyan quietly, what was he originally ordered to do?
If it has something to do with the gods, this is the Kingdom of Bega, a famous place for worshiping gods. Why would the gods order their envoys to act secretly on their own territory?
"At least for now, the Baidu envoy is the only one who has arrived at Baishaqiang, the Zhongsun family, and Da Sinong. These forces have not yet arrived."
Fu Shanyue said in a low voice: "I think the good show is yet to come!"
On the way out of Cen Mansion, He Lingchuan carefully recalled his actions since pursuing the case.
There didn't seem to be any flaws.
"The emperor in Lingxu City really wants to investigate the case impartially?" Jing Jing suddenly asked him, "Isn't this a good thing for you? You are acting in compliance with the emperor's heart, and the pressure is relieved all of a sudden.
"
"How come there's no bias?"
"He directly sent the most irrelevant person over." The Soul-Taking Mirror said, "Otherwise, the Zhongsun family wants to complain, the great Sinong wants to defend, and maybe there are some forces that want to interfere in the selection of the special envoy."
"Impartial and the least relevant? Do you really think so?" He Lingchuan smiled, "Do you think you can understand people's feelings after working with two generals and several powerful men?"
Chapter completed!