Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 212 Hijacking
Yan Ciwan gave Si Buping a suggestion.

"If you want to find out the real reason why Xie Li and Governor Xie quarreled, it's actually very simple. Just send someone to check the situation of the Xie family in the past few years and you will know."

Si Buping had already thought of this and said, "I have sent people to investigate. There will be results tomorrow at the latest."

When Xie Li heard this, his face changed drastically.

The Grand Lord has actually sent people to investigate the affairs of our family!

His lips were trembling and his voice was a little out of tune.

"I'm telling the truth, why doesn't the Grand Lord believe me?"

Si Buping looked at him with a half-smile: "The Inner Guard only obeys the orders of the Saint. Whoever the Saint tells me to trust, I will trust, and vice versa."

Xie Li was stunned. He heard a deeper meaning in the other party's words.

After a long while he finally murmured.

"Did the Saint ask you to investigate the Xie family?"

Si Buping asked coldly, "Why else do you think I made a detour to come to Yizhou?"

"Didn't you say before that you came here to investigate the black market?"

"Investigating the black market is just a side job. Your Xie family is the main target of my trip."

Xie Li felt dizzy, his hands and feet were cold, and after shaking his body twice, he almost fell down. He quickly reached out to hold onto the pine tree next to him, his face looking uglier than ever.

Si Buping looked at him steadily and spoke slowly.

"I'll ask you one last time. Did you kill Governor Xie? If you are willing to confess, I will plead with the Saint on your behalf and try to save your life."

Xie Li's hand that was resting on the tree trunk unconsciously tightened, and his nails scratched the rough bark, leaving two marks.

He took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "I didn't kill anyone."

"Where is the white jade Buddha amulet?"

"I do not know."

Hearing this, Si Buping did not show any disappointment, but smiled meaningfully: "Is that so? I hope the internal guards of the Xie family can investigate faster and don't make me wait too long."

Xie Li swallowed hard and said, "I feel very uncomfortable. I want to go back and rest for a while."

Si Buping looked him up and down. He was in a very bad state at the moment and looked really uncomfortable, so he asked, "Do you need me to send someone to take you back to rest?"

"No need, I can leave by myself."

Xie Li stood up straight, took slow steps and walked forward. His body was slightly hunched, his face was pale, his expression was dazed, and he looked distraught.

After watching for a while, everyone found it boring and turned their attention to Xiao Wang.

The ritual had not yet ended. Xiao Wang sprinkled clean water around Xie Tanyu's body to drive away the evil spirits and purify the resentment. He then burned incense and offered sacrifices, respectfully sending the spirit back to heaven.

Suddenly, a scream broke out from the crowd.

"Ah! What are you doing?!"

Xiao Wang paused and immediately looked in the direction of the sound. He saw that the crowd that had gathered together suddenly dispersed, leaving only three people standing there. They were Yan Ciwan, Chaolu, and Xie Li.

Just now, Xie Li took advantage of Yan Ci Wan's unpreparedness and suddenly rushed in front of her, grabbed her arm, and put his sword on her neck!

Everyone around was frightened by this sudden change and fled in all directions. Only Chaolu did not leave. She was extremely anxious and wanted to rush forward to grab the knife but was afraid of accidentally hurting Yan Ciwan, so she could only stand there and shout anxiously.

"Let Aci go!" The inner guards drew their swords and surrounded Xie Li.

Xiao Wang strode over, staring at the knife in Xie Li's hand, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you know what you are doing?"

Xie Li had already decided to risk it all. He said in hatred, "Instead of just sitting there and waiting to die, it's better to give it a try. Don't come over here, or I'll kill this bitch right away!"

Yan Ciwan felt a cold and hard touch on her neck, but she didn't feel scared.

She said: "You don't need to go this far. You are still just a suspect. There is no substantial evidence to convict you."

Xie Li gnashed his teeth and yelled, "Shut up! You don't understand anything!"

He knew in his heart that the current evidence was indeed not enough to convict him, but when tomorrow, the internal security guards who investigated the Xie family came back, the secret of the Xie family could no longer be concealed.

More importantly, the saint has already become suspicious of the Xie family, and all he lacks is an opportunity to deal with them.

And now is a perfect opportunity to completely eradicate the Xie family.

The saint will not miss it, and the Inner Guard, as the saint's eagle claw, will not miss it either.

Yan Ciwan didn't get angry even though he was criticized, but continued to negotiate with him calmly.

"You took me hostage, but you didn't do it to die with me, did you? Tell me, what do you want?"

"It's simple. Open all the doors of the Governor's Mansion and let me leave."

Yan Ciwan smiled and said, "So you don't want to die. That's a good idea, but unfortunately you made a wrong decision. My weight is not enough to shake the leader of the Great Pavilion. He will never let you go."

Xie Li was very confident. He looked at Si Buping who was standing not far away and sneered, "I know you went to the women's prison to visit Ning Ci in person. If Xiao Wang hadn't intervened, you would have been the one who rescued Ning Ci from the women's prison, right? In your heart, this woman must be very important. If you don't want to watch her die in front of you, immediately order the gate to be opened and let me go."

Si Buping said slowly: "Even if you can leave the governor's mansion, you can't leave Yizhou City. You will be wanted by the whole city, and you will be as worried as a rat crossing the street all day long."

"It's none of your business, just promise to let me go!"

Si Buping narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thinking about something.

Yan Ciwan felt that there was no way Si Buping would agree to this. After all, he had always been ruthless and cruel in his style of doing things, and he had never given in to anyone over the years.

She didn't expect him to save her at all. She was already prepared and planned to deal with Xie Li herself.

However, at this moment, she heard Si Buping say slowly.

"Open the gate and let them go."

Yan Ciwan was startled.

Not only her, but everyone else present was also surprised.

They all originally thought that Si Buping would never let the suspect go just for a woman, but the facts were beyond everyone's expectations.

After a brief moment of surprise, Xiao Wang instantly understood Si Buping's plan and spoke out to stop him: "Absolutely not!"

However, the internal guards did not listen to him at all. They made way for him and opened all the exits of the governor's mansion.

Xie Li was overjoyed and immediately took Yan Ciwan hostage and walked out.

Yan Ciwan reacted quickly. In just a moment, she guessed Si Buping's intention. Xie Li was colluding with an outsider, but no one knew who that person was. Now Xie Li was desperately trying to escape. There must be someone outside to pick him up. That person should be his accomplice who was conspiring with him.

The reason why Si Buping agreed to let Xie Li go was not a concession to protect Yan Ciwan. He actually wanted to take the opportunity to follow the clues and catch the person behind Xie Li.

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