Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 372 - 311 My Colonel_1

Chapter 372: Chapter 311 My Colonel_1

The speedboat provided by Yu Hongchang was, as expected, incredibly fast. Sailing downstream, it reached the mouth of Poyang Lake in less than an hour.

Li Xuan used a flying talisman here to borrow more than twenty Huitun from the Dragon King of Poyang Lake to pull the boat, thus the speed of the boat was lightning fast, several times stronger than the motorboats of later generations, even making the sails superfluous, as the speed of the wind could no longer keep up.

However, in this swift and fierce speed, the boat was extremely stable, with no waves raised along the way.

Just one day later, Li Xuan had disembarked at a pier north of Jinling City.

Peng Fulai and Zhang Taishan, who had received the news in advance, were already waiting for him at the pier.

Li Xuan glanced at the two, then curiously raised his sword-like eyebrows, thinking that these two had not neglected their practice.

Zhang Taishan breaking through to the fifth house level, came as no surprise to him. After all, this fellow had the best martial law talent among them, and Li Xuan had also sponsored him with several spirit pills out of friendship.

But the fact that Peng Fulai had reached the fourth house level was indeed a surprise.

However, as soon as he disembarked, Li Xuan asked with an unconcerned expression, "So what on earth happened? The two of you are always boasting to the sky, but now you can’t even look after one person?"

Peng Fulai was slightly embarrassed, "The problem does not originate from our jurisdiction, but from the city wall repairs that Yue Qianqian participated in. Remember the earthquake that damaged the walls of Nanjing City and the Bamen Jinshui Array? Qianqian was called to participate in the repairs, but the problem arose from the section she was responsible for.

Yesterday, when the Bamen Jinshui Array restarted, the wall section under her supervision collapsed, impacting the nearby talisman array and city wall section too, causing the court to lose at least four hundred thousand pieces of patterned silver, and delaying the working hours by at least a month. It was alleged that the runes were not carved correctly and some of them were relatively simple. Therefore, people suspect that she did it on purpose and have arrested her for questioning. Unfortunately, at this time, her parents are not in Nanjing City."

Zhang Taishan rubbed his head and handed a dossier to Li Xuan: "In fact, less than a day after the incident, Luo Yan had already pretty much journaled the case. If you hadn’t come back, we could have brought her out of the Zhenyao Tower later.

But the problem is that, even if we prove Qianqian’s innocence, she won’t be able to escape the responsibility for this oversight."

After receiving the files, Li Xuan flipped through them casually, and his face turned pale: "So, is Qianqian still in the Zhenyao Tower? Who is in charge of this case?"

"She is in the Zhenyao Tower, currently being interrogated. The case is being handled by Neijian Ducha, Six Paths Bureau Colonel Bai Han."

Peng Fulai spoke solemnly, "Do you remember Neijianchashi, Shi Xin? This Bai Han used to be his direct subordinate. So for the sake of prudence, we decided to wait for you to come over, thinking that the slight delay wouldn’t matter.

The Qianqian’s parents have many old friends in Zhuque Hall who are looking out for her. People from the Neijian are being watched by them, and they dare not do anything drastic. Xiaowei Jiang has already approached the executive about this."

"Shi Xin?"

Li Xuan thought to himself, no wonder someone dared to stir things up right under his nose.

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In a dimly lit interrogation room on the eleventh floor of the Zhenyao Tower, Yue Qianqian was shackled with heavy chains, her red-rimmed eyes staring at the ground in front of her.

"Speak up, why did you do this? Were you instigated by someone?"

Neijian Ducha, Six Paths Bureau Colonel Bai Han, sat opposite Yue Qianqian, his eyes cold as he stared at the pale and disheveled girl in front of him.

"Don’t think that just because your parents have some influence in the Liudao Division, you can act arrogantly. None can interfere with our Neijian’s handling of cases. Unless you confess properly, don’t even dream of getting out."

Yue Qianqian didn’t hear a word he said. She was wondering how she ended up in this situation. What on earth was going on? Who was trying to frame her?

She must be really incompetent to have been arrested so carelessly. If the Xiaowei knew about this, she wondered how he would make fun of her, she has certainly embarrassed him.

He must be having a great time on Longhu Mountain, right? Xue Yunrou is madly in love with him, and won’t marry anyone else but him. The princess must also be deeply in love, to the point of life and death.

The number of beauties around him is increasing day by day, while she, Yue Qianqian, doesn’t know where she’ll be banished to next.

She knows the rules of the Liudao Division. With such a heavy loss to the court this time, Zhuque Hall will definitely have to give an explanation. So even if she’s found innocent in the end, she’ll still be held accountable.

Demotion and banishment is the lightest punishment, but the worst would be directly dismissed from the Liudao Division.

Thinking of this, Yue Qianqian felt a chill run through her body. She curled up her petite body to resist the bone-chilling cold.

Being banished doesn’t bother her, after all, she’s just being assigned to another place, she doesn’t necessarily have to stay in Nanjing. But this also means that she will be far away from the Xiaowei, and won’t even be able to see him from afar.

Yue Qianqian thought that the rumour might be true, the Xiaowei must have learned some evil magic that is extremely good at beguiling the hearts of women. One glance will make people lose their minds, and looking at him twice will make them pregnant——

"You’re scared now, aren’t you?"

Bai Han presumed that Yue Qianqian had developed a fear, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. He began to soften his tone, persuasively encouraging "Doctor Yue, I know your character, you follow the rules and behave prudently. You are not the kind of person who would do such a thing.

If you just tell us who instigated you, everything will be fine. I will do my best to negotiate a better sentence for you. If your family can make up for the lost silver, then an acquittal can be considered."

Yue Qianqian couldn’t help but look up, staring at Bai Han in astonishment. "Does he think I’m an idiot?" she thought.

For such a serious matter, could one really escape punishment after confessing? Not even a child would be fooled like this.

Why did he keep emphasizing the instigator? Was he trying to get at her two Xiaoweis behind her Back?

A wave of rage surged from the bottom of her heart, "I was not influenced by anyone! You are a cynical man with ill intentions."

Bai Han was taken aback for a moment, his face turning grim. But he still spoke in a calm voice, "The three merchants involved in the wall construction project have ties with Earl Chengyi’s mansion. Have you been drugged to risk your life for them? If you help Li Xuan’s family, can they help you escape from punishment?"

Yue Qianqian shook her head. She was too tired to talk to Bai Han anymore.

Bai Han squinted his eyes, "It seems, Doctor Yue, you haven’t tasted enough bitterness yet. Bring her to the Black Jail. Lock her up without food or water for a day."

In a circumstance where no interrogation is being conducted, sending someone to the Black Jail is even better,

However, Bai Han was still careful, knowing Yue Qianqian’s solid background. He was not afraid of offending others but was concerned that her uncles would intervene.

Yue Qianqian’s face turned even paler.

She knew about the Black Jail. There was no light or sound inside, which reminded her of the time when she was punished by being locked in a dark room as a child.

Just at this moment, she noticed a glimmer of light in her peripheral vision. Turning her head, she saw a familiar figure standing outside the prison door, smiling at her.

"Xiaowei?" The word seemed to explode with joy in her chest.

Bai Han, the Fumo Duyu and Neijian of the palace, also looked over with surprise in his eyes. "Li Xuan?" he asked.

Though chilled, he showed no fear, "Xiaowei Li, this is a violation of regulations! You should be avoiding the office when we’re on a case, unlike during the Zhenyao Tower explosion case. Who let him in? Are you people lackadaisical?"

The last two sentences were directed at the subordinates and jailers standing nearby.

But Li Xuan simply pushed the door open and handed Bai Han a document: "This is your transfer order, moving you from the inner palace to Zhuque Hall in Liupanshui, to serve as the local Fumo Duyu."

Bai Han’s body stiffened involuntarily. He knew what Liupanshui represented. It was also part of Guizhou’s miasmic region, surrounded by the south’s hundred thousand mountains, and was currently the most active region for demons.

Because of the terrain in Liupanshui, it was also the region where most ghosts and ghouls gathered.

The authorities had yet to establish a provincial capital there, only able to loosely control it with local chiefs.

Bai Han’s lips started to turn white: "There had never been a Duyu in Liupanshui under Liudao Division, and you do not have this power."

He looked at the document and found out it was indeed from Zhuque House, with the seal of Zhuque Hall’s supervisor on it.

It stated that due to the rampant demons in Liupanshui, Bai Han needed to be urgently transferred there to prepare for the establishment of Fumo Fenxun Division.

Bai Han read it and scoffed. "When did Zhuque Hall start meddling in the affairs of the inner palace?"

But he had a change of heart upon seeing the seals of two Neijianchashi added behind it.

One of them was Gongsun Ling. He knew that this man was currently in South Zhili for a case.

"If there wasn’t one before, there is one now. The Court intends to implement direct governance in Guizhou, so Liudao Division needs to expand in Liupanshui."

Li Xuan thought, sending Bai Han to other places would be more worrying, what if he causes troubles?

"You’re right. I don’t have that power, but others do."

With his current network, wouldn’t he be able to find someone to help?

"You are retaliating," Bai Han’svoice quivered, "Even if I was to be transferred, it should be through a transfer order issued by the general hall."

"The Hall already reported the matter. With the signatures of the two Neijianchashi, the general hall will approve it retroactively."

Li Xuan walked up to Yue Qianqian, smiled at her tear-stained face, and then unlocked her shackles one by one,

The look in Bai Han’s eyes sharpened, "You dare to release a prisoner on your own?"

But Li Xuan didn’t care about him at all. After unlocking the shackles, he casually tossed them aside. Overwhelmed with emotions, Yue Qianqian directly ran into Li Xuan’s arms.