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Lin Jingxia slammed her hand on the table in frustration, “The point is, I know him very well. If he suddenly acts like this towards me, something must have happened!”
“What could possibly happen to someone with his skills?” Zhao Zichen replied dismissively.
“I suspect... that the person in the county office who claims to be Brother Qing Yuan is not the real Brother Qing Yuan!” Lin Jingxia's expression was unusually serious. “Think about it, isn’t The Shape-Shifting Silver Wolf the best at disguise? And what about Che Xi? Who knows if, while Brother Qing Yuan was investigating them, they discovered him and then... captured him, disguising themselves as him to maintain a facade in the county office…”
As she spoke, she tightly grasped Zhao Zichen's sleeve, her urgency palpable. “Prince, I heard Brother Qing Yuan mention that your token can summon the Provincial Government Office, right? Why don’t you hurry to the government office and gather some men? Let’s search Che Xi’s place; maybe, just maybe, the real Brother Qing Yuan is being held somewhere…”
At this point, tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.
Seeing her cry, Zhao Zichen became flustered and hurriedly comforted her. “Don’t cry! If something really happened to elder Feng, how could I just stand by? But right now, no one else thinks there’s a problem; only you feel something is off… What if we act rashly and alert them, ruining elder Feng ’s plans? He would be furious with me!”
“But he’s really avoiding me! If he isn’t a fake Feng Qingyuan, why won’t he come near me? It’s because he’s either The Shape-Shifting Silver Wolf or Che Xi in disguise that he dares not have too much contact with me. I know him better than anyone else in the county office. If he slips up and says one wrong word or answers a question incorrectly in front of me, it would raise my suspicion…”
As Zhao Zichen handed her a handkerchief to wipe her tears, he blurted out, “But by deliberately avoiding you like this, isn’t he raising your suspicion anyway?”
“You…” Lin Jingxia lifted her tear-filled eyes and bit her lip as she stared at him intensely. “In the end, you don’t believe me at all!”
“It’s not that I don’t believe you…” Zhao Zichen hurriedly explained.
“Forget it! Pretend I never came. I’ll find a way myself! Even without your help, I will definitely rescue Brother Qing Yuan!” With that, Lin Jingxia stomped her foot and turned to leave.
“Wait! Wait!” Zhao Zichen quickly grabbed her arm, exasperated. If this stubborn girl went off to rescue Feng Qingyuan on her own, things would likely only get worse.
“Alright, alright! I’m scared of you; I believe you! But gathering men from the government office is a serious matter. Give me some time. I promise you that by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, if you’re still convinced there’s something wrong with elder Feng, I will help you investigate this matter thoroughly. Is that alright?”
" Xing'er! Xing'er!" Zhao Zichen called out loudly to the courtyard.
"Yes!" Xing'er, who was busy preparing medicine in the kitchen, hurried out. "Your Highness?"
"Look at you, your eyes are as red as a rabbit's. You definitely didn't sleep well last night!" Zhao Zichen remarked, giving Xing'er a knowing glance. "First, help the young lady get some rest."
Lin Jingxia nodded and, feeling a bit uneasy, turned back at the door to say, "Zhao Zichen, you better really find a way to handle this matter. If I find out you're just fooling me, I will never let you off for the rest of your life!"
Zhao Zichen couldn't help but chuckle. "Yes, yes! If I cause your Brother Qing Yuan to die, I'll pay with my own life. Will that satisfy you?"
"Don't get ahead of yourself!" A hint of a smile finally appeared in Lin Jingxia's eyes as she turned and walked away with Xing'er. It was only after their figures completely disappeared into Lin Jingxia's small house that Zhao Zichen turned and snapped his fingers at the tree that had just swayed slightly.
A dark figure darted down from the thickest branches of the tree like lightning and slipped into the room.
Zhao Zichen approached his desk and quickly sketched a portrait of Feng Qingyuan on a piece of paper. He said sternly, "Find this person immediately. Dig three feet into the ground if necessary. Notify me as soon as you have any news about him!"
"But," the cloaked figure hesitated slightly, his voice muffled by the black cloth covering his face. "I have just arrived in Jin Yang; there may be dangers around Your Highness..."
Zhao Zichen suddenly turned around and said firmly, "I promised Jing Xia; didn't you hear me?"
The cloaked figure trembled slightly and after a moment bowed respectfully before exiting. A white crane soared into the sky, directly flying up to the rooftop.
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