Chapter 39 A complete blank after all this trouble…
Fu Jun didn't expect Ye Lan to listen to his analysis, since she didn't trust him anyway.
He calmly met Ye Lan's probing gaze: "Yes, but she only stays outside, so I don't know what she looks like."
As she spoke, she pointed to Lu Zhisheng: "He should have met him before."
Ye Lan glanced at Lu Zhisheng, said nothing, and walked past Fu Jun, heading towards the path leading to the alley behind them.
Fu Jun frowned slightly, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.
Sure enough, seeing that he and Lu Zhisheng hadn't moved, Ye Lan glanced back and said coldly, "What are you standing there for? Lead the way."
Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng exchanged glances, both with resistance in their eyes.
After finally breaking free, why go back now? Isn't all that effort for nothing?
Seeing that Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng were clearly unwilling to turn back, Ye Lan said irritably, "If you want to know who ordered the kidnappers, just arrest them and interrogate them."
Fu Yun was quite helpless, so she could only look at Lu Zhisheng and raise her chin in the direction of Ye Lan: "Let's go!"
Lu Zhisheng nodded and followed Ye Lan with Fu Jun.
Upon arriving at the dilapidated house, Ye Lan asked Fu Jun and Lu Zhisheng to wait at the back door, while she walked along the outer perimeter to the front door to check the situation.
Fu Yun naturally had no objection to this.
A flicker of panic crossed Lu Zhisheng's eyes. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something to Ye Lan's departing figure.
Fu Yun patted his shoulder and gave him a reassuring look, indicating that he didn't need to be afraid.
Lu Zhisheng then calmed down and waited patiently at the spot.
Fu Yun remained unmoved, standing still and resting against the wall.
To be honest, he had a strong intuition that Ye Lan might leave empty-handed.
Therefore, he was willing to stay where he was and wait, and was not worried about being discovered by the kidnappers again.
About fifteen minutes later, Ye Lan appeared at the hole where Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng had escaped earlier.
Her delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her face was cold and sullen, and her sharp gaze swept around, making it clear at a glance that she was in a bad mood.
Lu Zhisheng also noticed the chill emanating from Ye Lan and looked at Fu Yun beside him with surprise and uncertainty.
Fu Yun gently shook her head, indicating that he should be patient and wait patiently.
Lu Zhisheng looked away and quietly took two steps closer to Fu Jun, only feeling at ease when their shoulders were touching.
Fu Yun glanced at Lu Zhisheng without any expression, said nothing, and then spoke to Ye Lan, who was already walking towards them: "The person ran away?"
Ye Lan raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes deep and dark, her voice slightly cold: "You knew I would come looking for nothing?"
Fu Yun crossed her arms, leaned against the wall, and curled the corners of her lips into a smile. She asked in return, "The targets have all escaped. Do you think they'll stay here and wait for you to catch them?"
Ye Lan stared at Fu Yun with cold, piercing eyes for a moment, her sharp gaze conveying a strong sense of oppression.
Lu Zhisheng noticed the coldness in Ye Lan's eyes and shivered inexplicably. She subconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes, quite afraid that Ye Lan might not be able to resist attacking Young Master Su.
After all, what Young Master Su just said could be described as disrespectful; it was a provocation against the Imperial Guards.
Lu Zhisheng quietly approached Fu Jun's left arm, carefully tugged at his sleeve, and reminded him to be careful with his words so as not to anger the Imperial Guards.
Fu Jun remained unmoved, meeting Ye Lan's gaze expressionlessly, his eyes calm and undisturbed, showing not a trace of fear from beginning to end.
Seeing Fu Yun's calm expression, clearly unafraid of his oppressive aura, Ye Lan narrowed her eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in her gaze.
After a moment, she withdrew her gaze from Fu Yun and glanced at Lu Zhisheng, who was huddled beside him, and asked in a deep voice, "You two are so weak that you can't even kill a chicken. Why didn't they chase after you and take you back?"
Fu Yun shrugged, knowing it was about time to leave, so he lowered his arms and casually patted the dust off his clothes.
"Naturally, it's because they don't know when we escaped. They're worried that if they chase after us, they'll run into you coming to rescue them, and their identities will be exposed. Why would they take that risk?"
If the person cannot be caught, there is no evidence, and therefore no crime can be convicted.
This is why they disappeared without a trace after discovering the person had run away.
Of course, he didn't voice his suspicions. Given the cunning of the Wang family patriarch when he kidnapped Lu Zhisheng, she wouldn't have kidnapped him openly on the street, much less kidnapped someone and caused trouble for herself when General Qian was watching her so closely.
She would only use the close relatives and friends of those young men to blackmail or coerce them into submission. If they dared to disobey, she would torture their close relatives so that they would not dare to resist at all.
After all, in ancient times, it was a pipe dream for commoners to fight against local wealthy gentry; it was very likely that the officials in charge of the government were all bribed with money.
This is probably why she has been so rampant, yet no one has dared to report her to the authorities.
However, Lingzhou City is, after all, the capital, the imperial city under the Empress's rule. Even though she has bribed the government, she dares not openly commit crimes.
Therefore, it is very likely that the people who kidnapped him and Lu Zhisheng were not the same group. The second group deliberately kidnapped him here to lure Ye Lan and others to investigate, so as to confirm that the head of the Wang family, coveting the appearance of the young master of the Su family, once again used the same trick to carry out the evil act of forcibly abducting a man.
After all, she's done this kind of thing many times, so it's not surprising that she does it again.
The head of the Wang family has been arrogant and domineering for a long time, and she must have many enemies who want to drag her down from the platform. I wonder who stabbed her in the back.
However, Fu Jun was not interested in their disputes and grudges. If she could seriously injure the head of the Wang family because of this incident, that would be good. At least it would keep her quiet for a while, and fewer young men would be dragged into the fire by her.
Ye Lan twitched the corner of her mouth, snorted coldly, and said no more, walking straight past the exit of Fu Junchao's alley.
Fu Yun shrugged, glanced at Lu Zhisheng who was still in shock, and said speechlessly, "What are you afraid of? She's not going to eat you."
Lu Zhisheng glanced furtively at Ye Lan's receding figure, and only when he was sure she was too far away to hear their voices did he lower his voice nervously to remind her, "Haven't you heard? Commander Ye is His Majesty's personal guard and the person His Majesty trusts most. If she wants to kill someone, she doesn't need any reason. It's as easy as stepping on an ant. Young Master Su, your actions just now were too dangerous. You should be more careful in the future. Don't really anger her and lose your life for nothing."
Fu Jun understood. So this was what Lu Zhisheng was worried about. After all, he didn't know that he had reached a private agreement with the Empress, nor did he know that Ye Lan couldn't touch him because of the Empress's order. But he couldn't tell Lu Zhisheng about this now, so he could only agree with him: "I understand. I will be careful in the future."
Lu Zhisheng's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
Seeing that Lu Zhisheng was genuinely worried about her safety, Fu Yun was somewhat moved. After thinking for a moment, she added, "Based on our interactions over this period, Commander Ye isn't as terrifying as you imagine. She may seem ruthless, but she's not the kind of person who would call for violence without asking questions. You're upright and honest, so there's no need to be too afraid."
Lu Zhisheng was hardly convinced: "Really?"
Fu Yun patted his shoulder and said meaningfully, "You'll know whether it's true or not once you get to know him better."
Lu Zhisheng seemed to have thought of something, suddenly shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, and said hastily, "No, I'd better stay away from her."
Fu Yun guessed that Lu Zhisheng must have thought of Ye Lan's sharp, knife-like eyes and her icy expression when she looked at people. Someone as weak and scholarly as Lu Zhisheng would definitely be scared off easily.
He chuckled and shook his head, no longer lingering, and strode off in the direction Ye Lan had gone.
"Young Master Su, wait for me."
Lu Zhisheng exclaimed in surprise, then jogged after him.
The two walked one after the other and soon reached the intersection, where they saw Ye Lan standing by the roadside with her horse, waiting.
Seeing Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng leave the alley, Ye Lan said in a low voice, "This place is quite far from the city. There is only one horse at the moment. You two wait here for a while. I have already sent a message by carrier pigeon to have a carriage prepared. It will be here soon."
Fu Yun nodded and politely thanked her, "Thank you."
Ye Lan glanced at Fu Yun with a cold expression, then quickly looked away and said nothing more.
For the next half hour, apart from the sound of the wind and birdsong, there was no other sound, and time passed in tedious waiting.
Fu Jun remained silent because Ye Lan was standing right next to him, making it inconvenient for him and Lu Zhisheng to talk.
Lu Zhisheng dared not utter a word, fearing that if he said the wrong word, Commander Ye would be furious and refuse to let them leave.
Unlike Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng, Ye Lan was simply used to this atmosphere. As His Majesty's personal guard, she was always by His Majesty's side. It was normal for His Majesty to not speak all day when he was dealing with state affairs.
Therefore, I didn't feel there was anything wrong with the quietness.
Time passed slowly. Fu Yun was already injured, and his legs were aching from standing. The carriage still hadn't arrived.
Half an hour passed, and he could barely stand anymore when finally a carriage appeared at the end of the road.
Fu Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief; the people who were supposed to take them back to the city had finally arrived.
After the carriage came to a smooth stop, the curtain was lifted in an instant.
When Fu Yun saw the familiar face emerging from the carriage, he was slightly taken aback and was somewhat surprised. How could it be her?
The visitor was none other than General Qian, who had recently been busy patrolling the city and had uncovered suspicious individuals.
Not only was Fu Yun surprised, but Ye Lan was also clearly taken aback.
"Old Qian, what brings you here?"
General Qian quickly glanced at Ye Lan, then waved his hand, indicating that they would talk about it later.
Night Blue: "..."
Seeing that Lao Qian's attention had already been focused on the young master of the Su family beside him, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. Only one phrase came to mind: lust had clouded her judgment.
General Qian alighted from the carriage, his gaze fixed on Fu Yun's face. Seeing that Fu Yun was pale and looked unwell, his eyes immediately filled with worry: "Are you injured? Where are you injured?"
Fu Yun did not intend to tell General Qian about the incident where he was shaken to the point of vomiting blood on horseback not long ago.
He shook his head. "I'm fine. Aren't you very busy? Why did you come all this way?"
General Qian smiled slightly, looking intently at Fu Yun, and replied in a gentle voice, "I was worried about you, so I came to check on you."
She paused, then teased with a smile, "What? You don't want me to come?"
Fu Yun: "..."
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