Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 59 Favor Debt

Yan Ciwan said truthfully: "I want to continue investigating and find the murderer who secretly framed me."

Si Buping laughed: "You still hold a grudge."

Yan Ci Wan wanted to say that it was the same to them. When it came to the ability to hold a grudge, the man in front of her was even worse than her. After all, he was the ruthless man who personally wiped out the entire Si family. He even did not let his own father go. He could be called the most ruthless man in Daye!

It was precisely because of his ruthlessness that his notoriety spread throughout Daye, and even Yan Ciwan, who was far away in Xizhou, heard of it.

"Since you don't mind the trouble and insist on getting to the bottom of it, I can help you with a small favor."

After saying that, Si Buping handed over a metal token.

Yan Ci Wan took the token, a round black token with the words "Inner Guard Bureau" engraved on the front and a few lines of small words engraved on the back, which were the rules that the Inner Guard needed to follow.

She didn't understand what he meant: "What are you doing?"

"This is the inner guard token. If you take it, no one in Xiangzhou City can stop you from investigating the case. When you are done, you can return it to me."

This token is very useful to Yan Ciwan. She doesn't want to miss it, so she said bluntly: "No merit, no reward. Does the Grand Master need me to do anything?"

Si Buping picked up the teacup in front of him and asked, "What do you think you can do for me?"

Yan Ciwan pursed her lips, looking a little embarrassed.

She is just a poor orphan with nothing and can barely take care of herself, so how can she have the ability to help others?
Si Buping took a sip of tea, and the tea dispelled the smell of alcohol as it went down his throat.

He said slowly: "I don't need you to do anything for now. Just think of this token as a favor you owe me. You can pay it back when I need it in the future."

Yan Ciwan knew that the debt of favor was the hardest to repay, but this token was very useful to her.

She chose to accept the token: "Then it's settled."

When she left the dining hall and returned to the west courtyard, she saw Cha Bingliang standing outside the guest room door.

Seeing that she returned safely, Cha Bingliang breathed a sigh of relief.

He was about to turn around and go back to his room, but Yan Ciwan called him.

"Uncle Liang, do you know why the Grand Master came all the way to Xiangzhou?"

"I heard that there was a bandit problem near Xiangzhou, and the saint sent a great leader to suppress the bandits." Cha Bingliang looked at her in confusion. "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"I'm just a little curious. It's getting late. You should go to bed early."

Yan Ciwan returned to his room.

She took off her clothes and checked the wound. The redness and swelling had been reduced a lot. It seemed that the ointment given by Mrs. Liu was very effective.

After changing the medicine and rebandaging the wound, she lay down on the bed, and her mind flashed back to everything that had happened during the day -

Wulan Shisan hiding in the dark, He Chunzhuo of unknown origin, the many suspicious points in the serial rape and murder case, the future of Chaolu and Liu, and finally the strange look in Si Buping's eyes when he looked at her.

Scenes flashed through her mind, making her thoughts more and more confused.

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She couldn't think about it anymore, or else it would be dawn.

No matter how big the problem is, it can't stop her from sleeping!

A good night's sleep.

The next day, all the wanted posters for Yan Ciwan were torn off, the city gates were opened as usual, and the people were able to enter and exit normally.

Everything seems to be back on track.

However, a major incident occurred in the imperial residence and Chaolu disappeared again!
After Yan Ciwan learned about this, he immediately rushed to the imperial palace in a carriage with Li Chengge and Cha Bingliang.

Unexpectedly, Chao Yuanzhi was desperate and determined that it was Yan Ciwan who abducted Chao Lu, and he grabbed her and interrogated her aggressively.

"Where the hell did you hide my daughter?!"

Xiao Wang stepped forward and pulled Chao Yuanzhi away, advising: "Uncle, after Chao Er Niang was sent back yesterday, no outsiders have visited us since then. This should not be done by outsiders." Chao Yuanzhi's face turned pale and he said while suppressing his anger.

"If it wasn't someone else who kidnapped Second Mother, could it be that Second Mother ran away on her own? If she wanted to run away, why would she come back on her own? Someone must have sneaked into the house and kidnapped her! I know she has been hanging out with Ning Ci these past two days, so it must be Ning Ci who kidnapped her!"

As he said this, he was about to pounce towards Yan Ciwan.

"Ning Ci, give me back my daughter!"

Cha Bingliang came forward to testify for Yan Ciwan: "Lady Ning stayed in the official post the whole time last night. Everyone in the official post can prove this."

Chao Yuanzhi suddenly lost his temper.

He staggered and fell into a chair, and said anxiously: "If it's not Ning Ci, who else could it be? Second Mother finally came back, and I haven't even seen her yet, and she disappeared again. Why did God treat me like this?"

Seeing his miserable and haggard appearance, Chao Fu was extremely sad and hurriedly comforted him, "Master, don't worry. We have already sent out all the troops we can mobilize. They are searching for Er Niang from house to house in the city. As long as Er Niang is still in the city, we will definitely find her."

Chao Yuanzhi asked in a trembling voice: "What if she has been taken out of the city?"

Chaofu couldn't answer.

If the person is in the city, there is still hope of finding him back, but once he leaves the city, the hope of finding him back is extremely slim.

Chao Yuanzhi kept repeating Er Niang's name, his eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to have aged several years overnight.

Yan Ciwan asked Xiao Wang about the details of what happened.

Xiao Wang told everything he knew.

Last night, Wei Lansheng personally sent Chao Lu back to Chao Mansion. At that time, Chao Yuanzhi and Chao Yue were still in the governor's mansion and had not returned yet. The person who received Wei Lansheng was the housekeeper Chao Fu.

After returning home, Chaolu went to Taoranju to visit her mother Liu and never came out again.

By the time Chao Yuanzhi, Chao Yue and Xiao Wang returned to the imperial residence, it was already late at night.

When they heard that Chaolu had returned, they immediately rushed to Taoranju, but they only saw Liu, and Chaolu was nowhere to be found.

Chao Yuanzhi searched the entire palace, but no one knew where Chao Lu was. He sent people out to look for her overnight, but still no news.

After listening to it, Yan Ciwan felt that the whole thing was very strange.

She asked, "Where is Madam Chao?"

Xiao Wang shook his head: "I haven't seen her, I heard she is still sick."

Yan Ciwan turned to look at Chao Yuanzhi and said bluntly: "I want to meet Madam Chao."

Chao Yuanzhi didn't have a good look at her.

"No, my wife is ill and needs to rest. She cannot be disturbed."

Yan Ciwan had expected this kind of reaction, and continued, "I suspect Chaolu's disappearance is related to the serial rape and murder case. Madam Chao should be the last person Chaolu saw before she disappeared. I need to question Madam Chao."

He sneered at Yuanzhi and was about to make a sarcastic remark, but before he could say anything, he saw the Inner Guard Palace token in Yan Ciwan's hand.

He swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and asked in disbelief.

"How come you have the token of the Inner Guard?"

"This was given to me by the Grand Council. He authorized me to investigate the serial rape and murder case."

Chao Yuanzhi stared at the Inner Guard Palace token, as if he wanted to see through the token with his eyes.

After a long silence, he slowly stood up with Chaofu's help.

"Come on, I'll take you to see her."

The goal was achieved, Yan Ciwan put away the token and smiled slightly: "Thank you for joining the army."

(End of this chapter)