Chapter 1272
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The report that was rejected by Xiao Ruxun was soon sent back to the Central Investigation Department. After reading it, Zhou Yao sealed the report.
Seeing this, his subordinate asked, "We received a tip-off that Chen Longzheng left the capital after having a meal with his old friends in Black Water. Yuan Huang and Chen Longzheng said something crazy. Are we just going to let it go?"
Zhou Yao shook his head.
"This is His Majesty's order. We just need to follow it. As for Black Water, we are in charge of this case. How did Black Water get involved?"
"I don't know. Chen Longzheng is very experienced and has a good relationship with many old Burmese people who are now in confidential positions. Maybe he got some critical news and ran away in a hurry."
"Old Burmese people?"
Zhou Yao sneered, "All the old Burmese people who are in confidential positions are His Majesty's informants. How could they not tell His Majesty what happened and what they did? This is His Majesty's order. His Majesty doesn't want to implicate Chen Longzheng and wants to let Chen Longzheng go. "
"Then we …"
"We listen to His Majesty. This is His Majesty's order. It's not our place to make irresponsible remarks. You keep an eye on Yuan Huang and see who else he is looking for, who dares to receive him, and who dares to talk to him. Write it all down. These are all our credit."
"I understand."
The subordinate replied and was ready to leave.
"Wait a minute. What is Zhang Wu doing recently? I didn't see him leave the capital. How did his people get involved? "
Zhou Yao was a little confused and had some bad guesses.
"Zhang Wu is still the same as before. He only deals with external military intelligence and sends it to His Majesty. There is nothing special about him. He has been very obedient recently."
Zhou Yao frowned and waved his hand to let the subordinate leave.
This matter should be the responsibility of the Central Investigation Department. Why did the emperor ask Black Water's people to come in?
While Zhou Yao was puzzled, Yuan Huang was also very puzzled.
Chen Longzheng went out in the afternoon and didn't come back at dinner time. A family member sent food to his room and invited him to enjoy it. But he didn't say when Chen Longzheng would come back. Chen Longzheng was busy with official business and asked Yuan Huang not to worry.
Yuan Huang thought it was right. Chen Longzheng had his own official business, so he didn't worry. The next morning, he had breakfast with the Chen family member. He asked Chen Longzheng when he would come back. The Chen family member said that Chen Longzheng didn't come back all night and didn't know when he would come back. Chen family member said Chen Longzheng would be in the Imperial Palace.
Xiao Ruxun liked to deal with government affairs at night and often didn't let the officials go home for the night. There were many big beds specially prepared for the officials in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. This was already an open secret. All the officials knew it. Yuan Huang thought it was right.
He waited and waited until noon. Yuan Huang absent-mindedly ate lunch, but he still didn't see Chen Longzheng. At dinner time, he still didn't see Chen Longzheng.
Now Yuan Huang couldn't stand it anymore. He left the room and asked the servants about Chen Longzheng's whereabouts. The servants said they didn't know and only told Yuan Huang to take good care of him.
Yuan Huang was really puzzled, but he didn't know who to ask about Chen Longzheng's whereabouts. He had to wait for another night patiently. On the morning of the third day, he couldn't stand it anymore. He pulled Chen Longzheng's housekeeper and asked about Chen Longzheng's whereabouts.
"My Old Master has already left the capital. Doesn't Mr. Yuan know?"
The housekeeper looked at Yuan Huang in confusion.
Yuan Huang was dumbfounded.
"He left? When did this happen? Why didn't I know? "
"He left two days ago. How could Mr. Yuan not know? We thought that Old Master had already told Mr. Yuan. "
Yuan Huang was completely dumbfounded. He stared at the housekeeper in bewilderment.
His mind was completely blank, and he didn't even hear what the housekeeper said next. In a daze, he returned to his room. After sitting in a daze for a long while, he suddenly slammed the table and stood up, rushing out of Chen Longzheng's residence.
Then, he found Jiang Dahai's residence.
"My Old Master often trains soldiers in the barracks outside the city. It has already been three days since he returned."
The gatekeeper replied.
"Then when will he return?"
Yuan Huang refused to give up.
"That's hard to say. My Old Master didn't return for a month at the longest time. You'd better come back later, Old Master!"
With a livid face, Yuan Huang left Jiang Dahai's residence without a word and went to Zhao Hu's residence. Zhao Hu's gatekeeper's reply was the same as that of Jiang Dahai's.
"My Old Master has gone out to train soldiers. I don't know when he will return."
Yuan Huang went to find Qi Dayong.
"My Old Master has gone to the Great Wall to patrol. I'm afraid he won't be back until next month. Old Master, please come back next month!"
Yuan Huang went to find Chen Xie.
"My Old Master has left for Nanjing to train the police there. It is estimated that he won't be back until three months later."
Yuan Huang went to find Wang Hui.
"My Old Master basically lives in the military academy outside the city. Why don't you go there to look for him?"
Yuan Huang rode to the Central Military Academy.
"The academy magistrate has taken the students to the Great Wall of the North to train and won't be back until half a month later. Why don't you come back in half a month?"
By the time he returned to the capital, the sun was already setting. Yuan Huang did not return to Chen Longzheng's residence. Instead, he found an inn to stay in. Lying on the bed, he gasped for breath, his confused mind trying to think of a way to deal with the situation.
Even though he didn't want to believe it, he was forced to believe that Chen Longzheng had abandoned him.
The beloved disciple who had guided him on this path had abandoned him.
He felt like a knife was being twisted in his heart.
He didn't know why Xiao Ruxun did it, why she did it to Yuan Yan, to him. The more his hatred for Xiao Ruxun grew, the more he couldn't find the root of it.
But the situation was stronger than the man. If he wanted to save Yuan Yan, he had to find a way. Otherwise, he didn't want to see the old send off the young.
The next morning, he went to Wang Xijue's residence.
He knew that it was useless to find a general, but perhaps a few civil officials might be useful.
Thus, he chose Wang Xijue, the Grand Secretary of the court.
The gatekeeper told him that Wang Xijue was in the Imperial Palace handling government affairs and hadn't returned home in two days.
In a daze, Yuan Huang went to find Li Tingji. The gatekeeper told him that Li Tingji was taking care of business in the barracks outside the city and basically didn't return home.
Yuan Huang could only go find Ye Xianggao. Ye Xianggao was at home, but after the gatekeeper reported him, he told Yuan Huang …
"My master has said that he has nothing to say to Sir Yuan. Sir, please take care of yourself."
Take care of himself?
What do you mean take care of yourself!!!
Hsiao Jixin! What are you doing!!!
In front of Ye Xianggao's house, Yuan Huang angrily clenched his fists, thinking that he might as well throw away his old life and break into the prison of the Bureau of Investigations. Even if he died, he might as well die before Yuan Yan!
All his hopes had turned to dust. He had no other choice but to put his life on the line. This was the only thing he had right now.
Just when he had decided to do this, a voice rang out at his side.
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