Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 794: The Case of the Dowager Empress’s Disappearance

Chapter 794: Chapter 794: The Case of the Dowager Empress’s Disappearance

"Leaving on a long journey?"

Upon hearing that Li Wenli was no longer in the Imperial Capital, Yuwen Luanfei seemed to collapse completely, as if he had endured some unbearable blow.

Bai Junjun, on the other hand, was indifferent, "It’s fine, it’s all the same to me if something happens and you tell me about it."

Despite her words, they felt significantly weaker without one person.

Yuwen Luanfei waved his hand wearily at the Imperial Guard Commander who had just finished reporting, "Tell Miss Junjun again what happened in the Imperial Palace."

"..." The Imperial Guard Commander.

It was his first time meeting Bai Junjun in person. Although he did not know what skills Bai Junjun possessed to earn such high regard from His Highness, he still patiently repeated the report to Bai Junjun.

Here’s what happened: The Empress Dowager usually got up at five in the morning to perform her religious duties and recite Buddhist scriptures. However, today the Nanny didn’t hear from the Dowager and went to check on her late only to find no trace of her; the only discovery being an overturned inkstone in the Sutra Copying Pavilion.

The Sutra Copying Pavilion housed many Buddhist scriptures and portraits, which were highly esteemed by the Dowager; even sweeping the floors there was done with extreme care, let alone knocking over an inkstone.

At that moment, the Buddhist scriptures on the table were completely soaked in ink, their original appearance indiscernible.

The Nanny immediately realized something was wrong and urgently sent for assistance to search for the Empress Dowager, only to receive a frightful shock.

Not only in Kuntai Palace, but the entire Imperial Palace seemed devoid of the Empress Dowager’s shadow.

Thus, the Imperial Guard Commander came to report to Yuwen Luanfei early in the morning, and Yuwen Luanfei immediately dispatched more personnel to search the palace, but to no avail.

During the Three Kings meeting, the mysterious disappearance of the Empress Dowager inevitably made one suspect both the Eldest Prince and the Ninth Prince.

Yuwen Luanfei promptly centered his investigation around them, yet both Princes had alibis for the previous day.

Since their arrival in the city, Yuwen Luanfei had assigned eunuchs and guards to serve them closely—even when the Princes slept, these attendants were like inseparable shadows—originally meant to surveil them, but now they had become irrefutable alibi witnesses.

According to their reports, the two Princes slept in their chambers after returning from the Dowager Consort’s palace and went nowhere else.

With the Prince’s thread coming to an end, the only option left was to look for similar past cases.

As Yuwen Luanfei racked his brain, Bai Junjun arrived.

At that moment, he decided to drag Bai Junjun into brainstorming together.

"Do you think the person who kidnapped the Empress Dowager could be the same one who kidnapped Prime Minister Lin?"

???

Bai Junjun blinked, swearing in her heart they truly had nothing to do with it.

"Your Highness, does the Empress Dowager hold any secrets?"

Yuwen Luanfei looked perplexed, "The Empress Dowager is just an ordinary old lady who follows a routine even stricter than a monk’s, chanting and praying every day; what secrets could she have?"

"Then what benefit would anyone gain by kidnapping her?"

"..." Yuwen Luanfei fell silent, he was clueless. The Empress Dowager had long since ceased to deal with state affairs, and if someone intended to use the Empress Dowager to threaten him, it would have been easier to kidnap Pingting.

Bai Junjun nodded, "That’s why I think this incident is just coincidental and unrelated to Prime Minister Lin’s disappearance. Take me to the Dowager’s chamber to have a look."

The Imperial Guard Commander couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, "We’ve already searched the Empress Dowager’s chamber, and indeed, there’s nothing suspicious."

This girl is suggesting a revisit to the crime scene, questioning his professional ability?

He was renowned throughout the Capital City for his investigative skills when this girl was still causing a fuss over a broken engagement with her snot and tears.

Bai Junjun could clearly sense the uncle’s displeasure.