My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 278: A glimpse of light in the mist

Zeng Anmin took a deep breath and walked forward.
"Let's go and see where the mission is staying."

…………

It is still peaceful.

Most of the members of the delegation have gone to bed.

Although the grapes of the Imperial City Bureau are weak, they also need sleep.

"who?"

As the leader of the diplomatic corps, Bai Ziqing lived in the best courtyard in the entire Huitong Hall.

"who?"

The guard standing in front of the yard looked at the two of them with sharp eyes.

"The Eastern Religious envoy is here to do business."

The empress walked calmly towards the two guards and handed over her badge.

Then he looked outside:

"Did anything happen in this yard today?"

After seeing the badge, the two men's faces changed and they saluted to the empress with great respect.

"Saint Envoy, the leader of the Northern Saint Envoys, Bai Ziqing, has been in the house today and there is nothing unusual."

"Oh?"

Zeng Anmin, who was standing nearby, sensed something unusual just from this one sentence.

How could a normal living person stay in the house all day?
"We are going to go in and look for him. You two stay here and keep watch."

Gu Xiangnan looked at the two of them indifferently, then took Zeng Anmin into the yard.

After entering the courtyard, Zeng Anmin felt a sense of heaviness in his heart.

There was still no trace of anything in the courtyard.

A very normal yard.

There was no fight.

He walked forward impatiently, stopped in front of the door, took a deep breath, and raised his hand to knock.

"Da da da."

No response.

Zeng Anmin and the empress looked at each other.

His expression changed.

"Oh!"

Push the door open violently.

"Bai Ziqing!"

Zeng Anmin's voice rang out.

really.

After entering the house, Zeng Anmin did not see Bai Ziqing!
Zeng Anmin's heart sank suddenly.

It is obvious that Bai Ziqing is indeed missing!

Then he felt a chill straight on his face.

chill!

Zeng Anmin's hand tightened.

"clatter!"

His eyes looked towards the house.

A hint of frost appeared on the table in the center of the room.

Even the water in the glasses on the table was frozen into ice cubes.

This is Bai Ziqing’s extreme cold territory!

"From the traces at the scene, we can tell that Bai Ziqing had experienced combat."

"but……"

Zeng Anmin looked at the facilities in the surrounding rooms.

The furnishings in the room are almost intact.

Apart from the frost, there were no signs of damage anywhere else.

"But the opponent's attack only made him react. He just opened the domain hastily and lost the ability to resist."

"Otherwise, the scene that had experienced the battle of a fourth-rank warrior would never be so peaceful."

When Zeng Anmin said this, his voice was filled with incomparable solemnity.

He even felt that the blood in his body solidified for a moment.

He slowly turned his head to look at the empress standing beside him, his eyes narrowed:
"A thief who can make a fourth-rank warrior lose his ability to resist instantly... must be at least a third-rank warrior."

"There are only a few in the entire Jiang country."

He took a deep breath, his eyes were extremely deep:
"Third-rank warrior..."

At this point, he frowned, looked at the furnishings in the room, and then murmured slowly:
"But the guard at the door made it very clear."

"Bai Ziqing didn't make any noise in the house today."

"Even if a third-rank warrior attacks him, he won't be left without any chance to resist."

"After all, he is a martial artist at the fourth-grade Grandmaster level. Even if he can't beat him, he can still be so weak that he can't even make a sound..."

Speaking of it.

Zeng Anmin touched his chin.

"Unless..." "Unless what?" The empress looked straight at Zeng Anmin.

"Unless the thief..." Zeng Anmin slowly stood up and met the empress's gaze: "Unless the thief is someone Bai Ziqing knows."

"And it has to be of the third rank."

"Bai Ziqing was so surprised by the sudden attack that he had no chance to make a sound."

Speaking of it.

A figure has emerged in Zeng Anmin's mind.

Cao Guogong.

A third-rank warrior from Jiang State.

I met Bai Ziqing once.

He took a deep breath and looked outside. Without any hesitation, he walked out of the house and came to the gate of the yard.

He looked at the two guards.

"Let me ask you, has anyone come to look for Bai Ziqing today?"

The two men saw Zeng Anmin's solemn gaze.

Don't dare to be negligent in the slightest.

"Your Excellency, Duke Cao came here at noon today."

Duke Cao! !

An extremely sharp light suddenly flashed in Zeng Anmin's eyes.

He raised his head and looked towards the house.

When the empress heard the reply, a look of surprise flashed across her face.

In just a moment, her face turned gloomy.

She looked at the person who spoke with a cold face and said:

"Do you know what the consequences will be if you dare to lie?"

Duke Cao is her direct descendant.

If Bai Ziqing disappeared, it would do her more harm than good.

Naturally, she didn't believe that Duke Cao would do such a stupid thing.

The man knelt on the ground with a thump.
"Sir, every word I say is true!"

A lot of pressure.

Sweat even appeared on his forehead.

"He didn't lie."

Zeng Anmin shook his head and walked into the house.

After entering the house.

He pursed his lips and sighed.

"What?" The empress frowned and looked at Zeng Anmin: "Do you suspect it's Duke Cao?"

"As far as I know, Duke Cao has no vested interests in Bai Ziqing."

Zeng Anmin looked up at her.

Perhaps you don’t know that Taizu’s relics have been lost?

But could the person secretly allied with Li Jian be Duke Cao?
Zeng Anmin took a deep breath, various clues mixed together in his mind.

After a long while, he shook his head:

"It's not Duke Cao. The time is wrong."

As he said this, he came to the table.

Look at the teacup on the table.

There was still frost on the teacup.

He stretched out his finger and lightly touched the iced water in the cup.

Cool air blooms between your fingers.

His eyes became dim.

"Duke Cao came at noon."

"But the ice in this teacup tells me that Bai Ziqing disappeared less than half an hour ago."

"Without Bai Ziqing's martial arts aura, this ice will soon turn into water in this weather..."

“So, the timing doesn’t match.”

Zeng Anmin took a deep breath.

Although it is not ruled out that Duke Cao left during the day and sneaked in again at night.

but……

Half an hour ago...

He had just heard Duke Cao's voice in that courtyard.

In other words.

Duke Cao has an alibi...

He is less likely to be suspected.

Zeng Anmin narrowed his eyes.

If Duke Cao is excluded.

There was only one suspect left...

(End of this chapter)