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Chapter 64 Investigation

Kangyun County Town.

The residence of the Black Armor Guard Commander.

Inside Wei Changqing's study, a guard in black armor entered and presented an urgent report.

"It's the Demonic Sect again!"

After reading through the urgent report, Wei Changqing's expression was solemn with a hint of helplessness.

I came to Kangyun County to escape troubles, but recently, one problem after another has arisen.

"The last time a local demonic martial artist appeared, we still haven't figured out what force was behind him, and now another case involving a suspected demonic martial artist has emerged..."

Although he was annoyed, Wei Changqing knew that this was a dangerous sign.

If not handled properly, Kangyun County may slowly be infiltrated by the Demonic Sect.

"Have other guard posts assist the Fengliu Lane Guard Post in a joint search... We will also send some men from our Commander's Guard to the city gate to strictly check people entering the city."

Wei Changqing gave orders to his subordinates.

"Yes, Commander."

The subordinate accepted the order.

……

At this moment, Xu Ning and Tao Qingping had just arrived at Nie Xiaowei's parents' home.

The dilapidated courtyard, inside and out, has been completely occupied by the city guards.

Nie Xiaowei's parents and younger brother were gathered together, trembling with fear.

When they heard that Nie Xiaowei might be a martial artist from the Demonic Sect, their legs went weak.

Although generally speaking, killing a demonic martial artist does not implicate one's family, seeing the terrifying aura of these city guards, they were genuinely afraid of being thrown into prison and never seeing the light of day again.

"My lord!"

As soon as Xu Ning arrived, the city guards here took the initiative to salute him.

Upon seeing the arrival of important figures, Nie Xiaowei's parents and younger brother were even more terrified.

"Did you get any useful clues?"

Xu Ning asked the leading city guard.

The lead city guard shook his head: "Sir, we have questioned the Nie family members, but we haven't gotten any clues from them. They don't know that the Nie family are demonic martial artists, nor do they know that the Nie family has killed people."

"Furthermore, we searched this place thoroughly but found no evidence of any involvement with the Demonic Sect."

After hearing this, Xu Ning glanced at Nie Xiaowei's family and asked, "Are you sure you're not lying?"

"this……"

The city guard felt there was no problem, but not daring to say anything definitively, he said, "Sir, I will take them back to the post station for interrogation and confirm the matter again."

"No, sir! We really didn't know that little bitch was a member of the Demonic Sect. If we had known, we would have reported it to you beforehand!"

The woman with the pointed mouth, upon hearing that she was to be interrogated, immediately burst into tears and hurriedly offered an explanation.

Xu Ning and Tao Qingping both frowned at the same time, their expressions displeased.

What kind of mother calls her daughter that?

"grown ups……"

Seemingly sensing their doubts, the leading city guard leaned close to their ear and said, "That Nie woman is not their biological daughter; she is an adopted daughter."

"Keep your mouth clean."

Upon hearing this, Tao Qingping stepped forward, pointed at the sharp-mouthed woman, and his gaze turned cold.

"Yes...yes, sir..."

The sharp-tongued lady immediately fell silent.

At this moment, Tao Qingping was furious.

No wonder she let her daughter become the old man's concubine; it turns out she wasn't his biological daughter at all.

Seeing the sharp-tongued lady's mean appearance, Tao Qingping could vaguely guess the injustice Nie Xiaowei had suffered at home.

"Qingping".

Xu Ning walked over to Tao Qingping and gestured for him to calm down.

Nie Xiaowei is highly suspected of being a member of the Demonic Sect, and Tao Qingping's gesture of helping and reasoning with her could easily be misunderstood if it got out.

Tao Qingping realized the problem at this moment, turned his head away, and refused to look at those people.

"Has Nie Xiaowei returned since last night, or had any contact with you?"

Xu Ning looked at the three of them and asked them personally.

"No, absolutely not!"

The three of them quickly explained.

"We've never seen her again after she married Manager Yao."

The woman with the pointed lip continued to try to explain herself.

Xu Ning carefully observed the expressions of the three people and did not find anything unusual for the time being.

"Does Nie Xiaowei have a childhood sweetheart?"

Xu Ning asked again.

The woman with the pointed mouth was taken aback, not expecting that Xu Ning knew about this.

But she didn't dare ask any more questions and could only answer truthfully: "Yes, there is... that person's name is Yang Yicheng, and he lives in the house across the street from us..."

"Qingping, let's go take a look."

As he spoke, Xu Ning walked towards the opposite door, followed closely by Tao Qingping and two city guards.

"Open the door!"

A city guard pounded on the gate.

The door opened, revealing a middle-aged woman with a haggard face.

Upon seeing the city guards, she appeared somewhat timid, but not surprised.

She had already peeked through the crack in the door when the city guards entered the house across the street.

Is Yang Yicheng here?

Xu Ning asked her.

"He is..."

The middle-aged woman's tone also carried a hint of timidity.

"Tell him to come out."

Xu Ning and the others walked into the courtyard but did not go inside.

The middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

After a while, she helped a pale-faced, frail young man out.

The young man was thin and bony, with a scholarly air about him.

His expression changed noticeably when he saw the black armor on Xu Ning and Tao Qingping.

Xu Ning keenly noticed this slight change.

"Are you acquainted with Nie Xiaowei?"

Xu Ning got straight to the point.

"Not familiar with them."

Yang Yicheng answered quite decisively: "How could I be acquainted with another man's wife... um, concubine?"

Xu Ning narrowed her eyes: "Answer honestly, I don't have time to deal with your emotions."

Yang Yicheng seemed to be acting out of spite about Nie Xiaowei becoming someone's concubine, but Xu Ning always felt it was somewhat deliberate.

"We were childhood friends..."

Seeing the chill in Xu Ning's tone, Yang Yicheng explained again: "Later, as we grew up, we did indeed have some mutual affection, but her parents felt that I was not a good match, so they broke off contact..."

"Lost contact?"

Xu Ning suddenly smiled, then his smile faded as he stared at Yang Yicheng: "If you tell another lie, I'll consider you an accomplice of the Demonic Sect and kill you."

Yang Yicheng was stunned for a moment and didn't react immediately.

"Kid, behave yourself in front of our captain!"

An old city guard standing nearby stepped forward: "The Nie family is involved with the Demonic Sect. We are investigating. If you don't cooperate, we'll have to consider you an accomplice of the Demonic Sect!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman beside her panicked: "Translate it! Then cooperate with these officials!"

"I'll ask you one more time, when was the last time you saw Nie Xiaowei?"

Xu Ning pressed him for an answer again.

Yang Yicheng was under pressure from Xu Ning, and he seemed to be suffering internally.

"Two months ago... due to health reasons, I rarely went out. The last time I saw her was two months ago."

A bead of sweat appeared on Yang Yicheng's forehead.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ning sneered and pointed a finger at Yang Yicheng's shoulder.

"what!"

Yang Yicheng suddenly felt a sharp, needle-like pain near his shoulder, and almost fainted.

Xu Ning just attacked him, using force.

"Take him away! This man is an accomplice of the Demonic Sect. Tomorrow, take him to the execution ground in our alley and behead him!"

After saying that, Xu Ning turned and left.

The two city guards exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

From beginning to end, they couldn't figure out what was wrong with Yang Yicheng.

Could it be that the captain couldn't find Nie Xiaowei and wanted to find a scapegoat or accomplice to relieve the pressure on his superiors?

Despite their doubts, they obeyed orders.

Not only the two of them, but Tao Qingping, who was standing to the side, also looked puzzled.

He quickened his pace to catch up with Xu Ning.

"My lord, I'm innocent!"

At this moment, the middle-aged woman immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

However, the two city guards ignored her completely and directly grabbed Yang Yicheng and led her outside.

Yang Yicheng, who was being held tightly by two city guards, remained silent, his eyes filled with determination.

"Xu Ning, what's wrong with you...?"

At this moment, Tao Qingping followed Xu Ning's footsteps, clearly disapproving of his actions.

"What, you don't understand?"

Xu Ning, however, asked Tao Qingping a question in return.

"I don't understand." Tao Qingping shook his head. "Is he really an accomplice of the Demonic Sect?"

"no."

Xu Ning replied, "But he lied."

"lie?"

Tao Qingping raised an eyebrow.

"The last time he saw Nie Xiaowei was definitely not two months ago."

Xu Ning's tone was very confident.

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(End of this chapter)