Chapter 106: Join Forces (1)_1
frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓ They searched all night, but the eighteen young women and twelve children who went missing at the Lantern Festival seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth, not a single one could be found, nor any clue to their whereabouts.
The parents and relatives who had lost children waited in agony at the restaurant all night, yet what they waited for was deep despair. As dawn broke, they went to the Government Office together, clinging to a last shred of hope that Jingzhao Yin would dispatch more people to continue the search.
Inside the Bureau of Military Office, Xiao Ruiyuan didn’t sleep all night, his eyes were bloodshot. Listening to the reports from his subordinates, his gaze bore an indescribable anxiety.
"Increase the manpower at several city gates for inspections, we must not let a single one slip through; as for the others, conduct a city-wide search, and see if you can get any unusual information from yesterday night from the public..."
One after another, the instructions were passed down. Xiao Ruiyuan closed his eyes briefly, then stood up abruptly and said to Xiao Eleven standing beside him, "Send someone to invite Young Master Yan, tell him I’m waiting for him at the usual place, there are important matters to discuss."
"Yes!"
Xiao Eleven quickly withdrew, his master and Young Master Yan didn’t get along on the surface, so naturally, he couldn’t invite him openly.
Xiao Ruiyuan entered the inner room, and when he came out again, he had changed into casual clothes. He rode his horse out of the Bureau of Military Office and through the streets, making several turns to ensure no one was following before dismounting and entering a tea house named White Clouds.
The Shopkeeper of the tea house clearly recognized him and, with a nod, respectfully guided him into a private tea room.
Yan Junyu arrived sooner than Xiao Ruiyuan had expected. After pouring himself a cup of tea, he lazily leaned back in his chair and asked nonchalantly, "What, General Xiao has caught the assassin?"