Chapter 83 Liu Ruyan

Chapter 83 Liu Ruyan
"My dear officers, we really don't know where Zhao Wu is!"

In a dim alley, Wang Feihu grabbed a middle-aged man and asked fiercely, "Boy, Zhao Wu is involved in a murder case. I advise you to be smart and confess!"

The middle-aged man had a bruised face and looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears.

"If you don't want to sleep, forget it," Ye Xuan walked out slowly from the darkness, and said with a mocking look on his face, "Take me back to Weiyu Prison for a few days, and I will naturally want to talk about it."

The middle-aged man was delighted when he heard the first half of Ye Xuan's words, but he immediately became sad when he heard the second half. "Sir, I really don't know! Everyone knows the methods of your Jinyiwei, how dare I lie!"

Seeing that the middle-aged man did not seem to be lying, Ye Xuan's expression turned ugly.

In fact, Ye Xuan had long thought that Zhao Wu might escape, but he had no choice because he took over the case two days after the incident, so there was nothing he could do even if he really ran away.

Ye Xuan said with some reluctance: "When was the last time I saw Zhao Wu?"

The middle-aged man did not dare to hide it. After trying hard to recall for a moment, he said, "I saw him this morning. Strangely enough, the boy seemed to have made a fortune at that time. He muttered that he could go back to his hometown and become a local rich man..."

Texuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately interrupted the man and said, "Wait, do you know where Zhao Wu's hometown is?"

"Zhao Wu's hometown?" The middle-aged man was stunned, then thought for a moment and said, "I only know that he is from Shaanxi, but I don't know where exactly."

"Wang Feihu, Song Zhenshan, hurry! Get out of the city and chase in the direction of Shaanxi!" Ye Xuan immediately ordered: "Each of you lead a team of people, one person will chase the official road, and the other will chase the small road!"

Seeing Ye Xuan's stern expression, Wang Feihu and Song Zhenshan did not dare to delay and quickly clasped their fists, accepted the order, and got on their horses.

In an instant, Ye Xuan and the middle-aged man were the only two people left in the alley that was originally crowded with Jinyiwei.

Ye Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Do you know about the couple in the south of the city who hanged themselves?"

The middle-aged man said subconsciously: "He was forced to death by the Jinyiwei..."

Halfway through his words, the middle-aged man immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and immediately changed his words: "I know, I know, I just hang out in the south of the city."

"Very well, take me there, and then you can get out of here."

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Ye Xuan stood in front of a restaurant with its door closed and doorposts painted in white, and reached out to knock.

After a long time, one of the door panels was opened, and a young woman in mourning clothes stood behind the door.

The woman had willow-shaped eyebrows, phoenix eyes, a delicate nose, pink lips, and an oval face. Although she was not a beauty, she was still more beautiful than any other girl. However, the tears in her eyes made her look even more pitiful.

Ye Xuan nodded secretly after watching her. She was indeed very beautiful, otherwise she would not have become the target of Fatty Huang's "bullying".

"You are Liu Ruyan, right?"

However, Ye Xuan had just asked a question when Liu Ruyan saw that Ye Xuan was wearing the uniform of the Jinyiwei and her face immediately changed. She angrily shouted: "What are you Jinyiwei doing here!"

After saying that, he was about to close the door. Seeing this, Ye Xuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to block it. At the same time, he moved his feet and got into the restaurant, sticking close to Liu Ruyan's body which exuded a faint fragrance.

"You..." Liu Ruyan was horrified and opened her mouth to shout for help.

Ye Xuan didn't dare to let her scream out. Her parents were "forced to death" by the Jinyiwei a while ago. If people found out that he, a Jinyiwei, broke into the dead girl's home late at night, he would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River. Ye Xuan immediately took Liu Ruyan into his arms, covered her lips tightly with one hand, and said urgently: "Don't misunderstand, girl, I am only here to investigate the cause of your parents' death, I have no other intentions!"

Seeing Liu Ruyan staring at him with shocked and angry eyes and making a "wuwu" sound, Ye Xuan asked again: "Haven't you ever thought that your father and mother are so fragile that they can be forced to commit suicide easily?"

"If you really think so, then there is nothing I can do. At best, I am just a hypocritical colleague who died, but your parents will never be able to get redress for their wrongdoings."

Feeling that Liu Ruyan in his arms was no longer struggling, Ye Xuan asked tentatively: "If you behave yourself and don't yell, I'll let you go, how about that?"

Although Liu Ruyan still glared at him fiercely, she did not struggle anymore.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan slowly loosened his hands, but before he could completely remove his hand that was covering Liu Ruyan's mouth, he saw Liu Ruyan suddenly open her mouth and bite him viciously.

Now it was Ye Xuan's turn to cover his mouth, otherwise he was afraid that he would scream out.

When he raised his hand, he saw a circle of neat teeth marks with blood on them.

"Are you born in the year of the dog?" Ye Xuan felt a lot of pain.

Liu Ruyan, who had regained her freedom, stared at him with hatred and said coldly: "If I find out that you lied to me, I will not let you go even if I file a complaint to the Emperor!"

Ye Xuan smiled bitterly, then asked seriously: "As long as you cooperate with me, I will be able to find out the real cause of your parents' death."

Next, Ye Xuan began to ask about the details of the whole case.

After a long while, Ye Xuan frowned and said, "You mean before your parents died, there was a man who frequently came in and out of your house, and every time that man left, your parents were very happy as if something good had happened to them?"

Liu Ruyan nodded.

"Then do you still remember what that man looks like?" Ye Xuan said.

"Every time he came, my parents always asked me to go back to my room to rest, so I only met him once. But, if I really saw him, I should be able to recognize him." Liu Ruyan said.

Ye Xuan nodded, and the feeling told him that this man definitely had a great deal to do with this case.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Xuan said, "Miss Liu, can you please go back to the Zhenfu Division with me and piece together the appearance of this man?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan looked embarrassed for a moment.

Ye Xuan suddenly realized that it was already late at night, and it was indeed against etiquette to let a girl go back to the yamen with him.

What's more, he was a colleague of the murderer who forced someone's parents to death.

But to Ye Xuan's surprise, Liu Ruyan bit her lip and nodded, "As long as you can find out the truth about my parents' death, I can do anything."

After chatting with Ye Xuan for a long time, Liu Ruyan instinctively felt that the Jinyiwei in front of her was not a person who would commit favoritism and corruption. Moreover, he was only focused on the case itself throughout the whole process and never pleaded for Fatty Huang. This made Liu Ruyan gradually develop a little trust in Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan smiled gratefully, and immediately stood up and said, "Let's set off now without further delay."

But when they went out, they were dumbfounded because there was only one horse.

Ye Xuan and Liu Ruyan stared at each other.

(End of this chapter)