Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 192 Disappeared

Since she had decided to get to the bottom of it, Yan Ciwan no longer hid anything and directly stated her guess.

"Originally I didn't know why you wanted to harm me, but what you just said seems to be the answer."

Governor Xie was incredulous: "You mean, I designed all this in order to force you to join my plan? This is ridiculous! I didn't know you before this, I didn't know what your character was like, and I couldn't be sure if you knew martial arts? Without knowing all this, what was the point of me designing you to be imprisoned?"

Yan Ciwan remained silent.

There is really no reasonable explanation for this problem.

If the purpose of Governor Xie designing all this was to force her into a desperate situation and leave her with no choice but to agree to cooperate with him to infiltrate the black market as an undercover agent, then Governor Xie must have known about her situation in advance and made sure that she had the ability to complete the task.

But in fact, she and Governor Xie had never met before, and the two sides had no intersection at all. They were complete strangers.

Governor Xie continued, "I did have the idea of arranging someone to infiltrate the black market as an undercover agent a long time ago, but I have never been able to find the right person. It was not until today when I heard about you from Xiao Wang that I decided to ask you for help."

Yan Ciwan asked, "Then why did you arrange for someone to torture me in prison?"

Governor Xie frowned and asked, "When have I ever made such an arrangement?"

"It was the jailer Nie Wuniang who told me. She said that the judicial officer had privately told me to humiliate me severely as a thank you gift, and she also said that this was your idea."

Governor Xie's brows furrowed even more tightly: "Thank you?"

"I heard that Xie Li is your cousin. You two are family."

Governor Xie was thinking of something, and his expression became more serious. "Xie Li and I are indeed cousins, but I never asked him to arrange someone to target you. I will go to Xie Li to ask him about this matter and I will give you a reasonable explanation."

Yan Ciwan felt that the relationship between the Xie brothers seemed very subtle, and there must be some unknown secrets hidden in it.

She said, "Then let's wait until you figure out the thank-you gift, then we can talk about cooperation."

Xie Shishi said, "You can't go home for the time being. I will take you to the Shishi Mansion in the name of investigating the suspect. I need you to stay in the mansion for a few days. This will also facilitate our subsequent actions."

Yan Ciwan frowned. She thought she would be free after leaving the women's prison, but she never expected that there would be so many troubles afterwards.

She asked: "Can I refuse? I want to leave Yizhou as soon as possible. I have something very important to do."

"You can refuse, but if you do that, you will never know who is behind this. That person is hiding behind the scenes, and as long as he is not caught, he will continue to murder you in the future. Are you sure you want to let it go?"

Yan Ciwan pursed her lips and said, "Before Zhang Ying died, she told me that her boss was a man named He. Back in Xiangzhou, I also met a businessman named He. His name was He Chunzhuo. He had a great relationship with the Changming Chamber of Commerce and the black market. He Chunzhuo is dead, but I have heard him mention that he had a cousin. Maybe the person Zhang Ying was talking about before she died was He Chunzhuo's cousin, and it was he who set a trap behind the scenes to plot against me."

Not only was Governor Xie unaware of this matter, but even Xiao Wang was hearing about it for the first time.

Xiao Wang immediately said: "In that case, the Yizhou black market may also be related to the Changming Chamber of Commerce. Since we can't find the black market now, we might as well check the local industries of the Changming Chamber of Commerce first."

But Governor Xie said, "As early as four months ago, Changming Chamber of Commerce sold all their properties in Yizhou. Now there is no trace of Changming Chamber of Commerce in Yizhou."

Yan Ciwan estimated the time. Wasn't it four months ago when they left Xiangzhou? !
In other words, as soon as the black market in Xiangzhou was raided by the government, the Changming Chamber of Commerce began to sell off its properties and quickly disappeared.

She originally thought that with He Chunzhuo's death, the feud between her and Changming Chamber of Commerce was over, but she didn't expect that such a thing would happen again.

Just as Governor Xie had just said, she had to wipe out the Changming Chamber of Commerce in one fell swoop, otherwise the other party would follow her like a fly.

She prefers active attack to passive defense.

She said, "I can live in the governor's mansion, but you have to ensure my safety." Governor Xie immediately agreed, "Of course! I guarantee it with my life!"

The three men left the Jiage warehouse, left the government office through the side door, and took a carriage back to the governor's mansion.

The carriage stopped at the gate. As soon as Yan Ciwan got off, he saw a man of about seventeen or eighteen years old standing in front of the gate. He was wearing a coarse cloth robe with narrow sleeves and had a handsome appearance. Upon closer inspection, one could find that his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to those of Governor Xie.

As soon as he saw Governor Xie appear, he immediately went up to him and called out excitedly.

"Aye! I really am your son, please don't deny me!"

Governor Xie frowned, he didn't even look at the young man, and shouted at the soldiers guarding the gate.

"Didn't I tell you not to let strangers get close to the governor's mansion? Did you turn a deaf ear to my instructions?!"

After being reprimanded, the palace soldiers rushed over and hurriedly dragged the young man away.

Before leaving, the young man was still shouting "Aye" desperately.

But Governor Xie didn't even look at the other party. He said something to Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang.

"follow me."

Then he lifted his skirt, strode over the threshold, and walked into the governor's mansion.

Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang followed closely behind. The three of them met a young girl on the way. She looked no more than twenty years old, with willow-shaped eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes. She was wearing an apricot-yellow skirt and had a very dignified and elegant temperament.

It seemed that the girl had been waiting here for Governor Xie. As soon as she saw Governor Xie appear, she immediately came up to him and called out.

"Aye, you are finally back."

When Governor Xie saw her, his brows relaxed slightly, but then they frowned again. He said unhappily, "A Song, didn't I tell you? You should go out less recently, stay in your boudoir and prepare everything you need for your wedding."

The girl didn't care about that. She said anxiously, "I have something very important to tell you. I'll leave after I finish it."

"Say, what's going on?"

The girl glanced at Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang beside her, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Governor Xie had no choice but to say, "Go to the study and wait. I'll be there soon."

"Then you must hurry."

"Well, let's go."

The girl walked away, looking back every few steps.

Governor Xie looked at Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang and took the initiative to introduce them: "A Song is my adopted daughter. Her full name is Xie Chusong. I have already arranged a marriage for her. She will be married after the Lantern Festival. If you are still in Yizhou by then, please do me the honor of drinking a glass of wedding wine."

Yan Ciwan thought of the young man he had just met outside the door. He also called Governor Xie "Aye", but Governor Xie's reaction was extremely cold.

It seems that her previous guess was correct, the Xie family really did hide many secrets.

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