Chapter 531: Different Thoughts

The murderer happened to be his own son, the only living bloodline.

The relationship between this father and son, tsk!

It seems to be more complicated and weird than that between him and He Chunhua.

Bai Ziqi also shook his head and sighed: "Who knows? It's really a mess."

As they talked, the two approached the Cen Mansion.

This place is still surrounded by Lu Dutong's men, but the officers and soldiers escorted people and items in and out. Compared with the previous siege without attack, it was open and unrestrained.

There are not many wealthy families in Lingxu City that are higher than Cen Boqing. Now is the end of the Cen Mansion. Neighbors come out to watch, and the streets are crowded with people pointing and talking.

It's more lively than the New Year, just a few firecrackers are missing.

As soon as Bai Ziqi arrived, General Lu strode out: "My lords, we have taken over the Cen Mansion and are currently searching for Cen Boqing."

He Lingchuan frowned, and Bai Ziqi asked directly: "Search? Cen Boqing hasn't been arrested yet?"

"The Cen Mansion is too big, but we are almost searching it all, and we haven't found Cen Boqing's whereabouts."

At this time, all the servants in the Cen Mansion were arrested, from the little servants to the cooks, no one was missed. What was a little surprising was that the one who was in charge of all this at the scene was actually Magistrate Tian.

Under the illumination of the torches of the officials, Magistrate Tian held his head high and his chest puffed out, and even the tone of his command was ups and downs, which was very impressive.

Seeing Bai Ziqi and He Lingchuan, he immediately put on a smile: "The prince is in the back garden, two adults..."

Bai Ziqi waved his hand to interrupt his polite words: "Have you asked the servants about Cen Boqing's whereabouts?"

"Ah, we are interrogating, and those who have been asked so far all say they don't know."

It was the first time for He Lingchuan to enter the Cen Mansion. Not to mention the exquisite components and scenery, the lotus and plum blossoms here are in full bloom, a natural spring flows through four gardens, and the koi raised are five feet long, elegant and wealthy; there are even large and small jellyfish floating in the spring, the small ones are like fists, and the big ones are comparable to pumpkins. Any object they touch will emit red, yellow, blue, green and other colors of light, which must be very beautiful at night.

I don't know what kind of species this is. He Lingchuan used to think that jellyfish only exist in the sea.

It is now midsummer in August, the weather is very hot, and you sweat after walking a few steps.

But this huge Cen Mansion always maintains a normal temperature of 23 or 24 degrees, and there is a cool breeze both indoors and outdoors, which shows that the anti-heat formation is working well.

This formation consumes a lot of energy, at least the house of the chief steward of Xiazhou in Yuan Country cannot afford it.

Here, even the toilet at the end can be enjoyed.

Bai Ziqi asked again: "Where is Commander Fan?"

"Commander Fan carries an axe and comes and goes like a gust of wind. I don't know where he is now."

He Lingchuan interrupted: "Does Envoy Bai want him to arrest someone?"

Bai Ziqi did not hide it from him: "Yes, Cheng Yu."

He Lingchuan's heart skipped a beat. This special envoy of Lingxu City had just arrived in Baisha, why did he focus on Cheng Yu?

"That sorcerer?" He looked curious, "What's so special about him?"

"His magic is special, I may need his help in my next case."

"Has the next case of Bai Dushi been decided? He is really a busy man."

Bai Ziqi still had a charlatan smile on his face: "It is my duty to share the worries of the Holy Lord and the Emperor."

As soon as the three of them walked to the back garden, they heard Fu Shanyue's full voice:

"Push open the rockery, I will see if there is a secret passage!"

There is a rockery with different heights, like a maze, and ordinary people will get lost if they go in. Seventeen or eighteen officers and soldiers put a rope on the highest peak, and pulled it hard, but it didn't move at all.

It's no wonder that Fu Shanyue had a sudden idea, many houses like to build secret passages under the rockery. Because the back garden is generally located in a remote area, separated from the outer street by one or two walls, the movement of digging secret passages can be covered up in the name of building a garden.

For such a large mansion, the gardens must be meticulously crafted. It is normal to spend two to three years to repair it, and it can take up to twelve or thirteen years.

More than a dozen officials went up to help. The rugged rockery, which was nearly two meters high, finally broke into eight petals.

The officers and soldiers trampled on the mountain like wolves and tigers, but they did not find the entrance to the so-called secret passage.

Bai Ziqi looked solemn: "When was the last time the servants in this mansion saw Cen Boqing?"

Lu Dutong came over and replied: "The servant of the second courtyard said that about an hour ago, Cen Boqing asked the servants to collect some messy things, like materials for spells. But the Cen Mansion was trapped and couldn't get quails, so he had to catch two magpies on the rockery instead... This was probably the last time they saw Cen Boqing, because the master went to find Cheng Yu in the side courtyard, and the two of them waved away all the servants when they talked."

At this time, County Magistrate Tian strode over and reported that the Cen Mansion had been searched and no Cen Boqing was found.

Fu Shanyue said coldly: "Search, search again! Search more carefully."

Tian County Magistrate had no choice but to obey the order and leave.

"The Cen Mansion is surrounded, with hundreds of eyes watching, not to mention passers-by..." Bai Ziqi glanced at Fu Shanyue, and didn't say a word, even the prince was in charge, "Logically speaking, a living person like Cen Boqing has no chance to escape."

Fan Sheng came out from nowhere and added: "And Cheng Yu."

Two living people, just disappeared?

Fu Shanyue's anger was visible to the naked eye. This duck that was finally in his mouth actually grew wings and flew away?

Then why did he block Cen Boqing several times before? Was he being teased?

"Could it be a moving mountain formation?" Fan Sheng said again, "It can be teleported 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 much he looked for it, he couldn't find it."

Fu Shanyue immediately said: "He still has some abilities. 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 the Twilight Plains. Oh, I don't believe he stopped at the 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, 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 it weren't for Zhongsun's plan and the emperor's urgent transfer, I wouldn't even know he was coming." Fushan Yue slowly said He asked, "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, "Don't think he is approachable. These people in Lingxu City think they are born noble, but in fact they can't look up to anyone. 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.”

He Lingchuan had "I understand" written all over his face. Isn't that just contempt for the chain?

The people of Bejia look down on the people of Fu and Yuan countries, 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's status is aloof. 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?" Fushan Yue took a few steps, "Bai Ziqi is here He is low-key and keeps a low profile, and most of his work is secret. I haven't heard of a few. But ten years ago, the Baixiang Kingdom was almost in civil strife. 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 feeling in his heart.

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 of worship to gods. Why would a god instruct his messenger to act secretly in his own territory?

"At least for now, only the Baidu envoy has arrived in Baishaqiang. The Zhongsun family and Da Sinong have not yet arrived."

Fu Shanyue whispered: "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," said the soul-catching mirror. "Otherwise, the Zhongsun family wants to complain, and Da Sinong wants to defend himself. Maybe some other force wants to interfere with the selection of the special envoy."

"Impartial and most irrelevant? Do you really think so?" He Lingchuan smiled, "Do you think you can understand people's feelings just by working with two generals and several powerful men?"