Late at night, Qin Yian, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, followed an elder in brocade clothes from a quiet and deserted street into a government residence with four courtyards and a back garden.

His seemingly calm face was actually filled with confusion and anxiety.

Why did the Chief Secretary send someone to look for him in the middle of the night? Had he done something wrong?

Is it an urgent matter that you chose this time?

The elder in brocade clothes brought him to the side hall and asked him to wait for a moment without even offering him a cup of tea.

Qin Yian knew that his status was low, so even the servants in the Changshi Mansion looked at him with disdain.

But no matter how dissatisfied you are, you still have to accept reality.

After the elder left, after waiting for about half an hour, someone finally came to the side hall.

I saw Chief Secretary Liu Hongwen wearing a valuable northern white fox cloak, holding a hand warmer in his hand, and slowly coming in from the side door.

Behind him followed a burly man.

The big man had thick eyebrows and round eyes, a big black mole on his right temple, and the lower half of his face was completely covered by a beard.

He stood behind the Chief Secretary, unconsciously emitting a murderous and cold aura that frightened people.

"Chief historian."

After Qin Yian greeted him, Liu Hongwen sat down with a kind smile on his face. "Yian, I heard from Shen San that you found the female criminal in the Western Suburbs murder case?"

Liu Hongwen's straightforwardness eased Qin Yian's anxiety. As long as he wasn't wrong, it would be fine.

"Reporting to the Chief, I cannot confirm that this is the murderer from the western suburbs. I have found a witness. Tomorrow, when I have access to the road outside the city, I will bring the witness to identify him. As long as it is confirmed that this is the murderer, I will definitely arrest him!"

"Oh? Do you know where that woman is now?" Liu Hongwen asked again.

"Yes, it's in the eastern suburbs!"

After hearing this, Liu Hongwen glanced at the burly man behind him. After receiving the man's response, he expressed his satisfaction.

"That's right! I didn't know there was such an outstanding captain in the Yuancheng government office! Xiao Qin, work hard, your future is limitless!"

After leaving the Changshi Mansion, Qin Yian was still a little confused.

Liu Changshi called him here in the middle of the night just to find out the whereabouts of the murderer of the Western Suburbs case?

For things like this, why not just ask someone directly? Why bother asking in person?

Qin Yian was puzzled and felt that the person behind the Chief Secretary was a little strange. It seemed that he had never seen this person in Yuancheng before!

Even after returning home and lying on the bed, Qin Yian still couldn't figure out what was going on.

Just as he fell into a deep sleep, five people came out of the Chief Secretary's Mansion, holding a warrant and leaving the city late at night.

A group of five people came to the eastern suburbs, where two large mansions were particularly conspicuous on the banks of the Ming River.

"Is this the place?" a big man asked.

"According to Qin Yian, this is the place. But I don't know which house that woman lives in." This man was a servant of the Changshi Mansion, and he led the other four people.

The big man said in a deep voice, "Okay, go now. The rest of the matter has nothing to do with you."

After hearing this, the people from the Changshi Mansion left immediately.

After the people from the Changshi Mansion left, the man next to the big man asked, "Brother, we don't know where that woman lives. How should we take action?"

The big man put on a kerchief, and a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, "Then kill them all!"

The others nodded and put on black face coverings.

It was already the Chou hour, and every household had entered a deep sleep. Taking action at this time would be the most unexpected.

This is common practice in their industry.

The four of them divided into two groups and sneaked into Zhang's house and Anheju respectively.

Those guys were quite skilled, and Shu He didn't notice them immediately after they climbed over the wall. However, any slight movement could not escape Nanqi's ears.

At this time, he heard the noise and opened his eyes.

Baili Moqing also woke up. Having fought on the battlefield for many years, he had an extremely sensitive ability to predict murderous intentions.

Nanqi was sleeping in Baili Moqing's outer room. When he found that his master had woken up, he walked over.

"Master, you take a rest, I'll be back soon."

"Remember to ask where it comes from." Baili Moqing said.

Nanqi received the order and went out. He saw a man entering Zhang Bo's room. He threw a hidden weapon at the dark figure, and the dark figure fell down.

The other man noticed the commotion and immediately looked over, only to see a man appear in the front hall. Before he could move, his companion fell silent. He seemed to be a martial artist!

"Who are you? Why are you here so late at night? Who are you looking for?"

As soon as Nanqi's voice came out, the man knew that this trip was not simple.

He turned around and climbed over the wall, trying to escape.

Unexpectedly, a hand as hard as steel or stone clamped his ankle and pulled him down from the wall.

"boom!"

The man in black felt a sharp pain in his back, and before he could scream, a foot stepped hard on his chest.

"Tell me! Who sent you?"

Nanqi stepped hard, almost crushing his chest.

"Sir, spare us!" the man in black begged for mercy. "We're not here for you. We're here to find a woman. Let's go! We've come the wrong way!"

"Woman?" Nanqi narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Yes, yes, a woman with a child. We really have come to the wrong place!"

The man in black wanted to use this to gain a chance of survival, but he didn't know that his words would only speed up his death.

Nanqi understood who these people came for. As long as the master's identity was not exposed, it would be fine.

"Who told you to kill her?"

"I, I don't know either. I'm just someone who gets paid to do things."

He really wasn't lying. These people never asked who their employer was; they were only responsible for doing the work for the money.

Nan Qi sneered. He would kill even women and children, so he would show no mercy! "Since you don't know anything, then there seems to be no point in living. Why not just die!"

As soon as the man in black's eyes showed fear, he heard the sound of his sternum breaking. Then, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, which made it impossible for him to breathe.

Nanqi watched the man die of a broken heart, his eyes remained calm. He was just a little worried about Shu He and Xiao Yi'er next door.

He stood on the wall silently, just in time to see Shu He coming out of the side room.

This time, she was smarter and knew to lock Xiao Yier in the room first. Perhaps that incident in the afternoon taught her a lesson.

Shu He held a dagger in his hand and looked coldly at the two figures coming out of the east side room.

"If you are not bandits, then who are you?" The two men were wearing night clothes and it was obvious that they were not bandits!

Shu He's sudden voice startled the two of them. When they turned around, they saw a thin woman standing in the yard.

"You're the murderer from the western suburbs mansion, right? Someone in Kyoto asked me to give you a message. If you're 'dead,' you should really be dead!"

Shu He's eyes and eyebrows flashed with cold light.

Guan Huizhi!

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