Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 272 Uninvited Guests (Part 1)
When he found an opportunity, Xu Zun took a shower, changed his clothes, and put on new clothes from head to toe. Only then did he feel much more refreshed.
He is not like Zhao Yu, Ani and others who have a foundation in martial arts and can resist fatigue.
I feel like I need to find some time to get a good night's sleep today to feel truly comfortable.
Of course, if there were a maid by my side, I might be able to sleep better.
Xu Zun knew that there were many things to do, so he immediately found Zhao Yu and went to the front hall to inquire about the situation.
Zhao Yu also looked brand new, with a bandage on his shoulder and the sword still on his waist, but the remaining blood on it had been cleaned up.
For the first time ever, Zhao Yu did not ask who Xu Zun had slept with last night. It seemed that in Zhao Yu's opinion, that Annie had already belonged to Xu Zun.
"Hou Zhen has woken up. He's fine, but half of his face is disfigured..." Zhao Yu introduced the situation to Xu Zun as he walked.
"..."Xu Zun was speechless. He was disfigured, and he still said it was no big deal?
"Li Xing is fine, but..." Zhao Yu reminded carefully, "Did you notice that there was something wrong with his eyes yesterday? I think we should check on him..."
Zhao Yu is indeed a seasoned expert, he hit the nail on the head.
Last night, Xu Zun also found that Li Xing's reaction was unreasonable. He and Hou Zhen had a deep brotherly relationship, but he did not go to see Hou Zhen's injuries at the first time, and he did not care much about Li Ren's life or death.
On the contrary, when Ah Xiu arrived, the first thing he did was to visit Hou Zhen.
"When we first discovered the underground canal," Zhao Yu began to analyze, "we originally left Li Xing to lead people to search the canal.
“But when you were in danger at Daye General Temple, this guy showed up, which means he is more concerned about our movements!
"Sir...what do you think we should do with him?"
"You and I know this, so don't say anything more," Xu Zun warned in a low voice, "He is not from Xuanmen."
"Ah?" Zhao Yu was stunned. "Isn't it? Whose people are they?"
"How is Li Ren?" Xu Zun asked hurriedly.
"They were still alive when they were sent back last night," Zhao Yu replied, "and then Cai Ge led them to the Heavenly Prison. I don't know how they are doing now."
"Where's Bisheng?"
"I don't know about that either, " Zhao Yu replied, "It's probably because there is nothing going on, otherwise the news would have come out long ago."
"grown ups!"
As soon as the two of them walked to the door of the hall, they saw Ashura coming towards them.
But Ashuzai's shoulder was also wrapped in a bandage, but his complexion looked much better than before.
"Ah Xiuzi," Xu Zun came to the hall and asked, "What's the situation now?"
"Cai Geling was summoned to the palace by the Queen Mother last night," Ah Xiuzi replied, "and he has not returned yet."
"So...what's the current situation with Li Ren and his people?"
"Li Ren's family members are all in the prison, and are being interrogated one by one, " said Ah Xiu. "But Cai Ge Ling has ordered that no one be allowed to go down! Sir, if you want to go, why not wait until Cai Ge Ling comes back?"
"Okay." Xu Zun agreed casually and followed the two into the hall.
The hall seemed to have been transformed into a hospital, with injured guards lying everywhere, and medical officers were walking around, treating and changing dressings for everyone.
After a fierce battle in Wanfu Palace, the internal guards suffered unprecedented losses and suffered too many casualties.
Currently, those who can receive treatment in the Internal Guard Bureau are senior personnel and backbone forces within the Internal Guard.
"Then..." Xu Zun took a look and did not walk into the hall, but went straight to his office study, and asked Ashizai, "What is the current situation in the Holy City?"
"Yes, it has stabilized!" Ash answered, "I heard a report from the Imperial Guards yesterday, saying that during this Holy City calamity incident, more than 300 Imperial Guards accidentally ingested the mad drug.
"Most of these people died after going crazy, and only a small number of them were subdued and survived."
three hundred?
Xu Zun felt incredible. He didn't expect that only three hundred people could turn the Holy City upside down.
However, after all, the people who took the medicine were all Yulin Guards and Jinwu Guards. These people were carefully selected and experienced guards, and naturally they were not ordinary people.
"That drug is really strong," said Ah Xiu. "It is said that those who were subdued are still unconscious!"
"Well," Xu Zun said, "I'll ask Ani to think of a way to find some medicine to relieve their condition!
"By the way," Xu Zun remembered something and quietly asked Ah Xiu, "Did Luo Jia say anything again?"
"I don't know," said Ah Xiu, "that person is the only survivor of Wanfu Palace and has been transferred to another place by Cai Geling."
oh……
Xu Zun pondered secretly and felt that even if Luo Jia was willing to accept questioning, he probably wouldn't be able to get any important information out of him.
"And... and..." When the three of them were about to reach the office study, Ah Xiu added, "The situation in the Zuo Mansion has also been quelled. Minister Cai has arrested all the internal guards of the Zuo Mansion.
"However, since we are colleagues, and we are afraid that someone will take advantage of us, Lord Cai entrusted the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to take them away for interrogation!"
"Yes, this matter must be done well," Zhao Yu agreed, "Bi Sheng can't be transmitting information alone, he must have his accomplices in the Zuo Mansion!"
At this time, the three of them had already entered the study.
Surprisingly, there was a woman sitting in the study, and it turned out to be Dongfang Yaorao from the Divine Detective Department!
Seeing Xu Zun coming, Dongfang Yaorao immediately stood up and saluted.
She looked pale and was obviously seriously injured.
"Please take a seat!"
Xu Zun hurried forward and, as he did before, stretched out his hand to support her, but then he remembered that physical contact between men and women was not allowed.
"Lord Xu..." Dongfang Yaorao had a complicated expression and seemed to not know how to start.
"Eastern Detective, you are still seriously injured and you should rest well. You must take care of your health!" Xu Zun consoled.
While comforting her, Xu Zun thought of Dongfang Yaorao's life experience and felt deeply moved.
I really can’t imagine how she would react if she knew that Yuanzhou Taoist Master Qi Xianger was her biological mother?
"The inner guards won't tell me anything," Dongfang Yaorao asked anxiously, "Tell me quickly, what happened? Xuanmen's Heavenly Tribulation Operation was unsuccessful, right?"
oh……
Only then did Xu Zun realize that Dongfang Yaorao's thoughts were still stuck on that night at Daye General Temple.
So Xu Zun told her what happened next, carefully selecting the details.
Of course, he didn't go into that much detail.
Upon hearing about such a serious event, Dongfang Yaorao was completely shocked. All kinds of thoughts came to her mind and she didn't know what to do.
After all, as a detective of the Shenbu Division, this case is of great concern to her and concerns her future career.
"Alas!" She sighed, "We are so blind that the enemy has set up an intelligence agency right at the doorstep of our Shenbu Division, but we were completely unaware.
"How should I explain this to the Queen Mother? Sigh..."
After sighing, she thought of another question and blurted out, "I don't understand, they have already caught me, why didn't they kill me?
"It would be better to die with my brothers in the Daye General Temple. This would mean that we have served our country with loyalty..."
"This..." Xu Zun naturally couldn't tell her the truth, so he could only persuade her, "Perhaps, you were already seriously injured, and they were in a hurry to bury you, so they thought you were dead?
"Don't overthink it, Dongfang Shenceng. No matter what, Operation Tianjie has been a complete failure!
"Even if you and I have done nothing wrong, we can't say we have done anything wrong. Don't blame yourself!"
Xu Zun advised like this, but in his heart he said, your future is much more stable than mine! Your father is the queen mother's favorite, even if your mother rebels, you will still be favored.
Therefore, Xu Zun also made up his mind that he must have a good relationship with this Eastern detective. If anything happens in the future, maybe she can help him a lot.
well……
Thinking of this, Xu Zun was quite emotional. It seemed that solving a case was easy, but gaining a foothold in the imperial court of Daxuan was as difficult as ascending to heaven!
From now on, I have to think about my future.
Thinking of this, Xu Zun asked Ah Xiu again, "By the way, how is our chief steward Lin? Have you seen him?"
"No!" Ashizai shook his head affirmatively, "I guess he was in the palace last night, accompanying the Queen Mother to deal with things, right?"
oh……
Xu Zun thought about it seriously and had a premonition in his heart that it might not be long before the Queen Mother would summon him into the palace.
So, I have to think carefully about what to say after meeting the Queen Mother.
