Empress, she is beautiful Lu Ziye

The guard brought Nan Zhen into the room and went out. The door was locked and could not be opened from the inside.

But the window is still active.

The other party investigated Huaping thoroughly and knew that she didn't know martial arts, so they didn't find anyone to deliberately enter the house to watch her, and just stayed around to prevent her from escaping.

Nan Zhen briefly glanced at the furnishings in the room, then walked lightly to the window, looked out through the gap in the window lattice, and frowned slightly.

Outside the Qiushui Pavilion are scattered houses, very quiet, although it is in the city, it seems that there are no people.

It was bright day, but Nan Zhen couldn't tell where it was. She simply locked the positions of the hidden guards outside, and then turned back to the round table.

……

Xue Lin, who got the address, was not idle, and immediately sent someone to No. [-] Wuliu Lane, while he quietly waited for the news in his room.

He wants to see if what Ye Jingyuan said is true or not.

If it is true, it means that there is still value to be squeezed; if it is false, hmph, he and Huaping can't even think about it.

In the afternoon, the sun was at its peak, and it shone so viciously on people's bodies that it seemed as if they could peel off a layer of skin.

A few hurried figures walked forward quickly against the scorching sun, passing through the bustling downtown, Zhebao Lane came to the intersection where there were no pedestrians, and finally entered the Qiushui Pavilion.

Soon, the door was knocked.

Holding the teacup, Xue Lin took a sip, vaguely saw a figure shaking at the door, and replied, "Come in."

The door "squeaked" was pushed open, Ding Wu stepped in quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Commander."

"How is it?"

Ding Wu: "Reporting to the governor, when our people rushed to the east of the city, it was already empty."

"Bam—"

Xue Lin put down the teacup suddenly, and said angrily, "Ye Jingyuan lied to me?!"

"It doesn't count," Ding Wu continued, "Although there is no one there, there are all kinds of utensils, and even the kitchen is still burning, which looks like a front and back."

As soon as these people left on their front feet, they arrived on their back feet, just staggered.

"But we found unfinished letters in the hearth."

As Ding Wu said, he took out a few fragments from his pocket and handed them over.

Xue Lin took it and looked at it for a while, "It's all fragments of words, not even complete sentences... Are there many fragments?"

Ding Wu shook his head, "Everything is here."

"Hmm..." Xue Lin twirled the letter with his fingers, half sighed and half said, "Go and find out which shop you bought this paper from."

A news base needs a lot of letterheads, and some clues should be found.

"This subordinate will do it."

Xue Lin waved his hand to signal him to leave, his eyes still fell on those fragments——

How could it be such a coincidence?
As soon as he asked Ye Jingyuan, the other party knew about it immediately and could transfer it in time. Apart from someone tipping the news, he really couldn't think of a second possibility.

Xue Lin narrowed his eyes, and his eyes gradually became fierce.

Could it be that there are internal thieves?
The sound of cicadas in the yard interrupted his thoughts, Xue Lin frowned, feeling rather irritable.

He asked someone to stick the cicadas on the tree, and then it was cleaned.

Xue Lin fiddled with the broken letter paper in the room for a while, but got no useful information, so he got up and opened the door, and asked his subordinates, "Where is Ye Jingyuan, how is it now?"

"Go back to the governor, he has been falling asleep after lunch, and he is still lying on the bed."

Xue Lin: "Nothing unusual?"

"No."

"Have you asked the doctor to change his medicine?"

Subordinate: "It's been changed. The doctor said the wound is healing. Can the governor go to interrogate him now?"

Xue Lin shook his head, "No need, you just keep watch over him."

Ye Jingyuan had just been severely punished, and now he is very weak, he is hanging by the breath in his chest, if he doesn't ask the doctor to take a look, he is afraid that he will die in the cell soon.

But he still has value after all, how could he just die like this?
The matter of interrogation will be discussed tomorrow, so let him take a breather.

"By the way, how about the painting screen, did you mess around?"

The subordinate replied, "No, when I delivered the meal at noon, I observed it specially. She might have been frightened, but she seemed very obedient, and she was not noisy."

Xue Lin chuckled, "Isn't it that she has a lot of backbone, so it turns out that things are just like that."

At first, he really thought that there was something special about Huaping that Ye Jingyuan could take a fancy to, but looking at it now, it's just that he looks good.

"I'll go and have a look, you guys keep an eye on it, and report any abnormalities at any time."

"Yes."

Xue Lin turned his toes, walked to the stairs, and climbed up the steps.

Seeing him coming, the people outside the house clasped their fists and saluted immediately, "Captain."

"Ah."

Xue Lin stood at the door, raised his chin, "Open the door."

"Click."

The guard unlocked the lock and pushed the door open, "Please, Commander."

Xue Lin put his hands behind his back and stepped into the threshold.

Through the screen, one can vaguely see a woman sitting on a round stool, flipping through a picture album.

When Xue Lin first appeared at the door, Nan Zhen had already noticed it. Now she knew that Xue Lin was standing not far away, so she didn't look up on purpose.

After a while, Xue Lin couldn't help it, and took the initiative to say, "In this situation, Huaping girl can still sit here quietly and read a book, which really surprises me."

Before entering the door, he thought that when Huaping saw him, he would be as frightened as a bird.

Hearing the voice, Nan Zhen finally raised her eyes, their eyes rippling slightly.

She was still a little surprised that Xue Lin would come over.

Seeing that the other party was silent, Xue Lin stepped forward and said proactively, "How does it feel to see the real Dudu Ye? The all-powerful Dudu is now just a prisoner, lingering on his last breath. Do you still like this look?"

Nan Zhen narrowed her eyes, her voice was soft, but her tone was steady, "I appreciate Ye Dudu's character, which has nothing to do with his status.

Some people, even if they are in a high position, can't hide the inferiority complex in their bones; some people, even if they are down for a while, their strength is still undiminished. "

After hearing this, Xue Lin was startled for a moment, then twitched the corners of his mouth, mocking and sarcastic, "You are so sweet, I can't help but applaud you. Don't think that you are useful to me, so I dare not touch you." .”

His tone became lower and lower, and his eyes on Nan Zhen became more and more sinister.

For a long time, this was the first time someone dared to talk to him like this.

Nan Zhen saw that he seemed to be getting angry from embarrassment, so she shut up and lowered her eyes to stop looking at him.

She didn't know how to pretend to be weak. She was in prison just now and she had exhausted her acting skills all her life. She was afraid that she would not be able to help herself if she continued watching.

"What you're saying is that nowadays people treat me like fish with knives, so I should restrain myself."

The words are obviously subdued, but when they come out of Nan Zhen's mouth, there is always a trace of mockery.

Xue Lin didn't care too much, and sat down opposite her, his gaze firmly fixed on her, "I'm a little curious, when did you and Ye Jingyuan hook up?"

He was working under Ye Jingyuan, and he didn't even hear the wind.