Touya Yaoyao

Bai Taoshi was embarrassed by Yu Yaoyao's blunt rebuke in front of outsiders. He was so angry that he wanted to leave, but after seeing Wang Yao taking good care of Yu Yaoyao as she got into the car, he hesitated for a few seconds before gritting his teeth and sitting angrily in the back seat of the cat car.

Wang Yao didn't say anything about Bai Taoshi's unauthorized actions, and Yu Yaoyao was too lazy to argue. She sat in the back row with an indifferent expression, thinking about where to start investigating later.

Should we start by investigating where the prince was lost? Or from where he was found? Or perhaps we should investigate the prince's social connections at the time?

Last night, having nothing to do, she deliberately tried to find some clues about the prince's disappearance online. But strangely, she couldn't find a single clue about the prince's disappearance online. Not to mention the news, even the tabloids didn't have any such reports.

But Her Majesty the Empress clearly stated unequivocally that the prince had gone missing, and even General Yu had said so. So, was this matter suppressed because it involved too many people, or was Her Majesty the Empress deliberately concealing it to prevent others from knowing? Or perhaps both?

Indeed, as General Yu said, the situation was very complicated at the time, and the arrests were even carried out secretly under the cover of darkness. Perhaps Her Majesty the Empress did not speak out for fear of causing public panic? Or perhaps she did not want her political enemies to know and therefore did not announce it to the public.

In either case, there are very few clues in the prince's disappearance case, which is of no benefit to Yu Yaoyao, who is investigating the case.

However, she couldn't doubt the truth of the matter. After all, what mother wouldn't let her son fall into danger and suffer injustice? Besides, she herself said that this happened many years ago. So her revenge must have already been carried out.

But it's strange, why did she suddenly bring this up with me? And why did she ask me to investigate it? Why do I suddenly feel like there's a lot I don't know about this? Is it just my imagination?

As Wang Yao drove, he glanced at Yu Yaoyao's furrowed brows in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but ask in surprise:

"Boss, what are you thinking about?! Tell us!"

Yu Yaoyao glanced at Wang Yao sideways and sneered sarcastically:

"What did I tell you?! How many times have I told you, the less you know about some things, the better, but you..."

Before Yu Yaoyao could finish speaking, Wang Yao, with a pained expression, interrupted her, pleading for mercy:

"I was wrong, I was really wrong, I won't ask anymore, okay?"

As he spoke, he slumped over, fiddling with the steering wheel with a miserable expression, looking utterly hopeless.

Seeing Wang Yao beg for mercy, Yu Yaoyao gave up the idea of ​​continuing to attack him and instead frowned, thinking about where to start investigating.

After driving for a while, Wang Yao seemed to come to his senses and asked:

"Boss, where are we going? We don't even have a destination. Even if I drive you there, I can't go unless you tell me the place."

Yu Yaoyao looked coldly at Wang Yao's aggrieved and helpless expression, thinking to herself, "If I knew, would I still need you to drive? It's precisely because I didn't know where to go that I asked you to drive, okay?"

But she couldn't say it outright, so she could only stare intently at Wang Yao, as if she would kill him if he said another word.

Wang Yao had naturally seen Yu Yaoyao with this expression before. When Yu Yaoyao showed this expression, it meant that someone in the laboratory was about to be in trouble.

But he's the only one who came today, so... he won't be the one who's unlucky, will he? No way! He went through so much trouble to get this spot. If he gets scolded by Yu Yaoyao again, wouldn't that be a huge loss?!

Seeing that Yu Yaoyao remained silent, and Wang Yao also looked trembling with fear, Bai Tao, who had been watching from the sidelines, curled her lip and said irritably:

"Let's go have breakfast at a nearby restaurant first, then someone will pick me and Yaoyao up to take care of things. You can..."

Before Bai Taoshi could finish speaking, Yu Yaoyao interrupted him coldly, saying:

"He wants to come with us; it'll be more convenient with three people."

Yu Yaoyao spoke with conviction, her tone leaving no room for argument, but Bai Taoshi frowned, then leaned close to Yu Yaoyao's ear and whispered:

"But His Majesty said the fewer people who know about this, the better, and he doesn't want anyone else involved, afraid of implicating someone. If you let him go, aren't you afraid of him..."

Bai Taoshi didn't finish speaking, but his meaning was very clear: Wang Yao was, after all, an ordinary person, and this matter was private. If he were to be involved, it would not do him any good.

Yu Yaoyao wanted to retort, but remembering Wang Yao's identity, she remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh and saying in a low voice:

"I see"

She was so focused on the investigation that she forgot Wang Yao was different from them. If Wang Yao were involved, the entire lab would be in trouble. It was her fault for being so engrossed in her thoughts that she completely forgot about this matter and even forgot not to involve Wang Yao and the others.

Rubbing her temples with a headache, Yu Yaoyao subconsciously closed her eyes. Seeing this, Bai Taoshi couldn't help but reach out and pat her back, whispering comforting words:

"It's alright, she didn't give us a deadline. We just need to complete the task. Even if we can't find anything, it doesn't matter. After all, so many years have passed, and even if there was evidence, it would have been deliberately destroyed."

Yu Yaoyao didn't speak, but looked at Bai Taoshi with a complicated expression. Bai Taoshi looked at Yu Yaoyao with a smug look on his face, and said excitedly as if showing off:

"Am I right?!"

Yu Yaoyao's lips twitched, and she withdrew her gaze expressionlessly, offering a sarcastic remark without any politeness:

"No, it's just that I feel justified in slacking off. I want to get this done quickly, instead of taking it one step at a time."

Bai Taoshi was well aware of Yu Yaoyao's stubbornness, so he didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he hesitated and said:

"Since we're investigating a case, we should definitely go to the scene of the incident, right? But do you have a map or location information for where we're going?"

It must be said that when Bai Taoshi gets serious, he's quite capable. At least he really stumped Yu Yaoyao, because she genuinely didn't know where the palace was located!

The last time she went there, she was blindfolded, so she had no idea about the road conditions, let alone where she was going. Therefore, even if she wanted to go to the scene of the incident to observe the situation, she did not have accurate coordinates to get to her destination.

So how is she supposed to investigate?! She doesn't even have any location information, what the hell is she supposed to investigate?!

Since Bai Taoshi was able to say it, it was naturally not to make things difficult for Yu Yaoyao. So he reached out and put his arm around Yu Yaoyao's shoulder, pulling her closer to him, and whispered:

“I have connections to get us into the palace. In fact, if you want to investigate more thoroughly, we can even rest and eat there. Her Majesty said that as long as we investigate the case properly, she can fulfill all our requests.”

Bai Taoshi's voice was gentle and deep, and his tender gaze was fixed on Yu Yaoyao as if she were looking at a treasure.

Yu Yaoyao looked at him with surprise and suspicion, so she couldn't help but ask:

"Then why didn't she tell me that? Did she specifically tell you? Or are you making it up?"

Am I that kind of person?

Looking at Yu Yaoyao with a deeply insulted expression, Bai Taoyi muttered a hurt complaint in a low voice:

"His Majesty must have told me all of this. Don't you think I have the right to make His Majesty listen to me and let me do whatever I want? After all, that's the Imperial Palace, not a place anyone can go. We can only go there to investigate cases."

No matter how confidently he spoke, Yu Yaoyao looked at him with suspicion and vigilance, as if she was considering the rationality of his words.

Wang Yao sighed as he watched the two people whispering to each other in the back row, and then smiled.

The eldest has grown up and is even dating?! It feels like just yesterday she was a little kid, and now she's all grown up. It's hard to believe!

That guy probably likes the boss, after all, the way he looks at the boss is so gentle, he must like her. I just don't know if this guy's personality is suitable for this stubborn little girl.

It's such a pity to think about it. He watched the cabbage grow up, only to have it eaten by a pig. Why does he feel so uneasy about it?