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Chapter 198: #198 - The missing yamen runners and the worries of prefect Hong Zhi!

“Can such spiritual objects of heaven and earth be lent to others?”

Upon reading this, Shangguan Yunlan looked at Mo Ronghua with a dubious expression.

“Lord Mo, is the record here regarding Lu Xuan, the Mysterious Envoy of Baidao Prefecture, accurate?”

Having said that, Shangguan Yunlan instructed the Black Feather Guard beside her to hand the file to Mo Ronghua.

“Lu Xuan?”

Hearing these two words, Li Chengxing's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He raised his hand, his five fingers slightly bent, and grasped towards the void.

The file, which Mo Ronghua had just received, seemed to be firmly gripped by an invisible hand.

The file escaped from Mo Ronghua's hands and flew towards Li Chengxing at an extremely fast speed.

“Lu Xuan, it really is him!”

After seeing the record, the corner of Li Chengxing's eye twitched slightly, obviously speechless at Lu Xuan's actions.

Seeing this, Mo Ronghua smiled wryly. He didn't need to look at the file to know which incident Shangguan Yunlan was referring to.

“Lord Yunlan, this matter is indeed true. This humble official would never fabricate such a thing!”

Shangguan Yunlan didn't react in any way after receiving the answer, which greatly surprised Mo Ronghua.

What Mo Ronghua didn't know was that Shangguan Yunlan's main purpose in coming to Anzhou was for Lu Xuan.

Inspecting the files of the Blackbird Guard residences in other prefectural cities was just a side task.

Li Chengxing's purpose in coming to Anzhou was also for Lu Xuan.

Because the current Emperor wants to summon Lu Xuan!

Before long, seven or eight Black Feather Guards who had gone to inspect the martial arts resources storage returned from outside the door.

“Lord, the martial arts resources stored in Jingtai Prefecture do indeed match the records above.”

“Mm, very good!”

Seeing that her task was completed, Shangguan Yunlan said one last thing to Mo Ronghua before leaving without looking back.

“Lord Mo, we have other matters to attend to, so we won't disturb you any further!”

Mo Ronghua was somewhat puzzled to see Shangguan Yunlan being so decisive.

Is that all?

Mo Ronghua was still thinking of coming up with a bunch of reasons to convince these Black Feather Guard guys.

After Shangguan Yunlan and the others left, Mo Ronghua came to Li Chengxing's side and asked his question.

“Brother Xing, why did you personally come to Anzhou?”

How strange?

Li Chengxing is one of the three Deputy Division Masters of the Blackbird Guard, holding a high position and possessing unfathomable strength.

How could he have the time to personally descend to a small place like Anzhou!

Li Chengxing handed the file to Mo Ronghua and smiled faintly.

He only mysteriously pointed to the sky with his finger, saying a few ambiguous words.

“Brother Mo, my coming to Anzhou is naturally the arrangement of that one.”

“That one is very interested in that person from Baidao Prefecture!”

“Brother Mo, I won't disturb you any further.”

Having said that, Li Chengxing lost interest in staying here and turned to leave.

That one?

Someone from Baidao Prefecture?

Mo Ronghua thought about it for a while, and suddenly, Lu Xuan's face appeared in his mind.

Could it be for Lu Xuan!

..........

Baidao Prefecture Government Office!

Inside the government office hall, a man wearing a yamen runner uniform, about sixty years old, with a stern expression on his face, was standing in the hall.

And this man is Fan Wei, the chief constable of the government office, a Blood Refining Minor Accomplishment martial artist.

In front of Fan Wei was an old man with slightly frosted temples, who was none other than Hong Zhi, the prefect of Baidao Prefecture.

At this time, Hong Zhi's expression was extremely solemn, with anxiety and urgency mixed in his eyes.

“Have the whereabouts of those four people been found!”

Hong Zhi's words were sonorous and forceful, not allowing anyone to ignore them.

“Reporting to your Lordship, no!”

“These four subordinates of mine have completely disappeared since they went to that place in the east of the prefecture city.”

“Moreover, the corpse of that person, Wu Wei, has also disappeared.”

“It was at the location of Water Gate Alley.”

Fan Wei told everything he knew one by one.

Hong Zhi murmured softly.

“Water Gate Alley, Wu Wei?”

“Wu Wei, this official remembers, he seems to be the master of the Wu Family Fist School.”

“Yes, your Lordship!”

“Just this morning, that Wu Wei died strangely at home, and this humble official sent Constable Fan Dong with four people to check the situation.”

At this time, Hong Zhi raised his head and stared at Fan Wei, as if scrutinizing him!

Hong Zhi's eyes were like a cold, bone-piercing wind, blowing straight at Fan Wei's face.

“Where did this guy Fan Dong go?”

Fan Wei showed a look of shame and cautiously said, “Reporting to your Lordship, Fan Dong escaped during the mission and went to the place called Xin Yue Lou.”

“However, Fan Dong has already returned to the government office at noon.”

“He found this humble official to report the news that the four yamen runners and Wu Wei's corpse had mysteriously disappeared.”

“Now, that guy Fan Dong is waiting outside the door!”

And the reason why Fan Wei was so embarrassed was because An Dong was his nephew.

This guy is already twenty-nine years old and still loafs around all day long.

With the help of his uncle, he has barely managed to cultivate to the Bone Refining realm.

Just meeting the standard of a government office constable.

Therefore, Fan Wei relied on his position as chief constable and informed the prefect, promoting his nephew to the position of constable.

Having said that, Fan Wei shouted towards the door!

“You bastard, how dare you do such a thing as deserting your post, don't you hurry in.”

As soon as Fan Wei's voice fell, a man wearing a yamen runner uniform ran in from outside the door in a flustered manner.

The man looked somewhat fat, and his face was still full of visible red light, obviously the alcohol had not yet worn off.

“You bastard, don't you hurry up and kneel down!”

Seeing his uncle so angry, the alcoholic flush on Fan Dong's face disappeared instantly, his face pale, and he stumbled towards Hong Zhi and knelt down.

“Your Lordship, spare me, it was this humble official who deserted his post, please punish me!”

Hong Zhi frowned, but didn't say anything more, just said lightly.

“Speak, this official wants to know the detailed situation!”

Seeing that the prefect didn't seem angry, Fan Dong showed a hint of joy in his heart, and without bothering to catch his breath, he quickly spoke

“Yes!”

“This morning, this humble official was ordered to go to Water Gate Alley in the east of the city to investigate the reason for the strange death of the Wu Family Fist School master.”

“Then, this humble official and the other four people carefully inspected the Wu Family Fist School and found no suspicious points.”

“Therefore, this humble official planned to transport Wu Wei's corpse back to the government office's morgue for further observation.”

“Then, in the middle of the journey, this humble official suddenly had some important matters to attend to, so he asked the four people to be responsible for carrying Wu Wei's corpse back to the government office.”

“Then……..then……..just as your Lordship saw, those four people and Wu Wei's corpse disappeared together!”

After Fan Dong finished speaking, he even showed a trace of rejoicing on his face.

It seems that he had inadvertently avoided a death calamity!

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