"I cannot tell you that," the Prince of Yan said mysteriously.
Zu An frowned slightly, unsure whether he was being deliberately mysterious or if there was something to it.
However, this does connect with many of the details mentioned earlier.
"There's something I don't understand. You should have investigated Xiaoyao Tower back then, so why did you turn around and investigate me instead?" The Prince of Yan spoke again, his expression full of confusion.
Zu An's heart skipped a beat: "So it was you who bribed that embroidered-robed messenger."
He was initially led to investigate Tang Tian'er at Xiaoyao Tower by the traitor's description, but the other party never expected that he knew Tang Tian'er.
"Did you silence that embroidered-robed messenger later?" Zu An asked. Later, Xiao Jianren and the others searched everywhere, even in his hometown, but still found no trace of him.
"Someone wanted to silence him, but it wasn't me." The Prince of Yan smiled, as if he had figured something out.
"Where is that person now?" Zuan asked, the traitor seemed to be more than he appeared.
"You didn't even tell me why you didn't investigate Xiaoyao Tower but came back to investigate me instead. Why should I..."
"Should I tell you?" The Prince of Yan refused outright.
Zu An frowned. This matter was too important. He and Tang Tian'er were friends, and he didn't want to involve her.
"Although I don't know why you're willing not to investigate Xiaoyao Tower, I'll still give you a piece of advice: Xiaoyao Tower is most likely involved in the death of the seventh-ranked gold medalist."
The Prince of Yan smiled and said that after the fear he had felt when he was imprisoned, he seemed to have figured things out and his expression had become noticeably more relaxed.
Zaun then asked him some more questions, but the other party remained silent, which made Zaun's teeth itch with frustration. He really wanted to use a trial card to give him a good fight.
However, after much hesitation, he did not do so and instead turned around and left the cell.
He summoned Zhang Zitong and Xiao Jianren and instructed them to work with Zhang Jie and other officials to verify the details in the account books and secure relevant witnesses and physical evidence.
Both of them were quite excited. This was a big case, and if it was solved, they would have earned credit for several years.
Zu An then spoke with Zhang Jie, Yang Sheng, Liao Ling, and other local officials of Yi County for a while, instructing them to search for and arrest the remnants of the Prince of Yan's faction and to bring the Prince of Yan's heir and the Prime Minister of Yan, Sun Xun, under control as soon as possible.
After giving his instructions, he left in a hurry, as he had too many doubts to verify.
Just after leaving the prefect's residence, a thought struck him, and he suddenly turned back to look in a certain direction.
A figure slowly emerged from behind a large tree. Although dressed in black, the familiar figure and the otherworldly aura were none other than Yan Xuehen.
"Sister Yan!" Zu An's previously agitated heart suddenly calmed down.
"I wasn't worried about your safety, I just felt the Emperor's imposing presence and couldn't resist coming over out of curiosity."
"I took a look," Yan Xuehen said, her expression somewhat unnatural.
Zuan sighed softly, "You've finally arrived. You were almost killed by the emperor just now."
He appeared weak as he spoke, then closed his eyes and collapsed to the side.
A gasp rang out from the side, and then he felt himself lying inside a soft, supple body.
"What's wrong with you?" Yan Xuehen asked anxiously, taking his pulse at the same time.
Her expression quickly changed, and she shoved him away: "You lied to me again!"
Anger from Yan Xuehen: +33 +33 +33...
Instead of being pushed away, Zuan hugged her tightly like a piece of chewing gum.
"Let go!" Yan Xuehen struggled even more violently, but in the end she did not release the power of a Grandmaster, for fear of accidentally hurting him.
Zu An sighed, "Sister Yan, judging from what happened before and just now, you clearly care about me, so why deceive yourself?"
"Who cares about you? I already told you I sensed the Emperor... mmm..." Before she could finish speaking, she was silenced by hot lips.
Her beautiful eyes widened instantly, and her mind went completely blank.
After a while, she finally came to her senses, pushed him away, and said with a mix of shame and anger, "What are you doing!"
While speaking, he subconsciously looked around.
"Don't worry, there's no one else here." Zuan smiled as he looked at her, the iceberg turning a crimson hue, truly a beautiful sight.
"Is this a matter of whether there are other people around? How dare you be so rude to me!" Yan Xuehen was trembling all over, it was hard to tell whether she was angry or terrified.
"Is this what you call rudeness? Then what about what we did before?" Zu'an stared straight at her.
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