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Outside the palace.

“En.” Gu Yun didn’t refute.

Gu Yun smiled, “Why do you thank me?” She didn’t actually do anything, Imprisoning Lou Xi Yan was just ‘the mantis stalking a cicada scheme’ (to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger). Qing’s purpose was to immediately save Lou Xi Yan, while Yan Hong Tian’s aim was to weaken the Empress Dowager’s clan’s political power in the court. Each took whatever they needed. Meanwhile, she was only a mediator, letting them sit down to bargain the conditions.

“Please be careful.” Going to the palace in this time, Yan Hong Tian would presume his exterior appearance for the Empress Dowager Xi to see. Although she didn’t approve their action of using Bai Yi to forge a testimony against the empress dowager, she also knew that politics were much more complicated than criminal cases.

“I know, go la.” Qing’s resolute face looked really beautiful. In order to save Lou Xi Yan, she risked her life.

Gu Yun estimated they would be there for one or two hours. The palace entrance was heavily guarded by soldiers. She didn’t want to be glared at by them but she also didn’t want to go back to the General’s Manor. Gu Yun walked to the nearest restaurant. Although it was the nearest restaurant, it was still quite far from the palace. Gu Yun didn’t ride a horse so she slowly walked on the paved street while thinking about Su Ling’s weird behavior these days.

It was about time to light the lamps. There weren’t many people on the street now. The hawkers were packing up, ready to go home. Gu Yun was a little confused, so she walked slower. At this time, a familiar figure came from the alley. The sky was already dark and the moon wasn’t shining really bright. However, that dazzling silver hair was still very eye-catching.

The man suddenly paused. Gu Yun thought that he was waiting for her so she ran towards him. However, the figure only stayed for a moment and ran again.

Gu Yun quickened her pace. The shadow moved fast. His skill was extremely good. Gu Yun followed the pace with some difficulties. She saw the shadow going into an alley on the right-hand side and vanished before her eyes. The alley was really dark and it was a dead-end. There was trash piled on the side, but no trace of the man.

He must be still present here! Gu Yun was puzzled. Why would Ao Tian hide from her? Thinking for a moment, with light steps she carefully entered the alley. As she got nearer, her grip on Bing Lian was tighter. It seemed like Bing Lian somewhat could feel the dangerous atmosphere. Bing Lian shook gently on her grip.

The moment the arrow about to be discharged, a shadow appeared in the night sky and quickly came to Gu Yun’s front. Gu Yun subconsciously took off her sword. The sound of Bing Lian coming out from the scabbard whispered in the alley (Since Bing Lian is cold, it is that kind of coming out from something really cold when you exposed it out.). The man behind the arrow stiffened.

That profound voice with a flat tone, that cold aura, It was Ao Tian! After he came out, that dangerous atmosphere suddenly vanished. Drawing back her sword, Gu Yun unhappily said, “Why on earth did you run before?!”

After a long time, Ao Tian finally dismissively said, “ I… have some urgent matters… It is too dark in here, let’s talk outside.”

Back on to the main road, with the help of some light, she could see Ao Tian’s usual expression but she didn’t press. Because she knew even if she asked him, he wouldn’t answer her question.

“It is alright now.” As she expected, Ao Tian coolly said he was alright. Gu Yun amusedly shook her head and looked at him. His skin was still pale and his behavior was still indifferent. Some things don’t change, this could be counted as a good thing. Gu Yun waved her hand, “Then, that’s good. Seeing you were in a hurry before, you must have an urgent matter. Go and take care of it.”

“En.” Gu Yun generously nodded. In her heart, there was nothing to conceal, so she openly answered it. Ao Tian felt his ear piercing when he heard it. The pale face became colder. His eyes showed self-mockery. So actually they were just teasing each other by pretending they didn’t like each other. It was him who meddled.

Gu Yun was still standing there, dumbfounded when Ao Tian’s dark shadow vanished at the end of the road.

“Ah…” A scream pierced through the sky. Sad and sharp!

Gu Yun ran towards where the sound came from. In front of a small alley, there were already some people standing there. Gu Yun came closer. Some gawkers whispered amongst themselves. Their expression was of horror. On a wall next to the alley’s mouth, a young woman with horror on her face kept saying, “Dead… It is a dead person!”

Behind her, there was another elegantly dressed woman. That woman leaned one hand on the wall while the other hand stroked her chest. Although her expression wasn’t as bad as the young woman her face was also pale. The hand that was stroking her chest  trembled. Her eyes were closed and her breath was disordered. She looked really frightened. The woman seemed familiar. Gu Yun thought again. Finally, she realised it was the miss who helped her to choose the pair of jade combs, Miss Yu Handan.

Gu Yun squinted at the lane. It was not a dead-end. Its width was two metres. In the middle of the lane, there was a woman lying horizontally. There was a skewed lantern near her feet. Gu Yun took the lantern and used it to observe the situation in the lane.

Between the pair of her white legs, there was an obvious wound and the blood was flowing from there.

“There is still someone alive there!” When people found it, a few courageous gawkers stepped forward. However, a slender arm blocked their way, “Everyone, don’t get closer! Go to report this case!” They didn’t know how to protect the crime scene. If they went in, they might tamper the evidence. Moreover, it was difficult to ensure that the perpetrators didn’t mix up in the crowd!

Gu Yun took the lantern and carefully approached the crouched figure. After she got closer, she could clearly see a girl dressed in  yahuan clothes (a servant girl). Her thin body was curled into a ball, continuously shivering. Her head was buried in between her knees, refusing to look up.

The girl shrank back, still afraid to move. Gu Yun continued, “I will take you out of here, okay?”

Ensuring that the girl had clearly seen her, Gu Yun then tentatively held the girl’s arm. The girl was shaking but didn’t push her. Gu Yun used more strength to pull the girl up to stand. The strength made the girl a little bit afraid and she started to struggle. Gu Yun was afraid that she would unintentionally destroy the evidence so Gu Yun didn’t let her go and took her out of the dark alley. Outside of the alley, the lighting was better and the girl seemed less afraid than before, but still struggled. This time, Gu Yun didn’t make things difficult for her and let her go. The girl once again crouched on the ground, continuously shaking.

The girl obviously stiffened. She used both of her hands to cover her head. Tightly pulling her own hair, she sobbed, “I… I… Blood, a lot of blood!”

The girl kept shaking her head and couldn’t say anything. Finally, the slowly coming Yu HanDan couldn’t bear to see as Gu Yun kept pushing the girl. The girl had had enough shock. Why did she push her?! Patting the girl who had curled into a tight ball, Yu HanDan disapprovingly said, “She has had enough shock. Why do you need to push her?” The good upbringing made her accusation subtler.

People under distress had an unusually big power. The girl pushed Yu Han Dan aside. Yu HanDan moaned and almost fell onto the ground. Gu Yun quickly caught her before she landed on the ground.

Gu Yun let her go but didn’t glance at her. Gu Yun squatted in front of the little girl. Calmly looking at the panic in the girl’s eyes, she said, “Don’t be afraid. No one can hurt you now. Tell me who wants to kill you?”

Silver hair? Gu Yun’s heart sank. Silver-haired man… strangely escaping… Ao Tian…

And she, she never believed in coincidences!

Gently nodding, Zhuo Qing lightly smiled, “It has been proved that the evidence is not trustworthy. Now, the Empress Dowager Xi and her cronies are having a hard time protecting themselves and cannot make any more troubles.”

Recalling the corpse that was just carried away, Gu Yun said, “A murder case just happened before. The victim was female. Her death condition was really bad.”

They rushed to Xing Bu department. Su Ling and Lou Xi Yan looked at each other. Shaking their heads, with a wry smile, they silently followed.

Xing Bu’s morgue.

The wooden table was surrounded by a group of people. Dan Yu Lan and Cheng Hang stood beside Zhuo Qing. Gu Yun was putting her hands in front of her chest with her head down, attentively listening to Zhuo Qing’s explanation. Her eyes stared the ground below her. No one knew what she was thinking about.

Facing Lu Jin, Zhuo Qing signalled an eye expression. Lu Jin quickly spread opened the woman’s legs and bent them slightly. After examining it, Zhuo Qing coldly said, “Another fatal injury was inflicted on the lower body. The massive blood loss in lower body happened due to a stab wound. Looking at the wound site, the weapon was approximately 4 inches long double dagger-like object. There was no semen found in the victim body so the death was not subjected to sexual abuse. There was no other obvious trauma found on the body.”

Gu Yun gently nodded. It looked like she was having deep thoughts . Zhuo Qing didn’t disturb her. Yun was always like this. Every time she faced a case, she was always enthralled.

They went to Ti Xing’s office. Lu Jin sighed, “I have asked Xiao Yu the yahuan of the deceased. It looked she suffered a shock. She only remembered a silver-haired man pushed them into the dark alley and killed the deceased. The murder time was really fast, she didn’t remember it clearly.” After seeing the body, Lu Jin felt very uncomfortable. The murderer was really evil!

Cheng Hang heavily hit the table and growled, “It was silver-haired again! One hasn’t finished, another had started!”

“En.” Cheng Hang was a little bit annoyed, “With this case, there had been 5 cases within over half a month. This person is really crazy. I think it is directed to the upcoming celebration! The case of heart loss was just solved, now there is another one!”

Dan Yu Lan slightly bowed and replied, “Please be assured Lou Minister. This subject will use my entire power to capture him.”

Luo Xi Yan’s body was not too good. Zhuo Qing nodded, “Okay. If you need me, just contact me.”

Lou Xi Yan smiled at everyone and nodded. He held his wife and left.

Su Ling coldly said, “I don’t have other things.” She really wanted for him to go!

Not caring about Su Ling’s dark face, Gu Yun faced Cheng Hang and asked, “Were all five cases similar?”

Dan Yu Lan frowned, “The first four cases, he didn’t directly kill the victim. This time, he killed the victim. If we cannot catch him, the next case will be more extreme.”

Cheng Hang frustratedly replied, “Nothing. Every time, the timeframe was really quick and he didn’t leave any traces, making people don’t know where to start investigating the case. He only operated at night and every victim said they clearly saw  silver hair.” It was because there were no traces and the victims came from high noble family to literate family, they didn’t know where to start the investigation!

Lu Jin’s word made Gu Yun frown. Su Ling icy eyes flashed but didn’t say anything. Cheng Hang was a bit more excited. Patting his big thighs, he said, “Yes! It was only less than half a month before the celebration started. The time was tight. Just capture all of them! We might be able to find him!”

When Ao Tian took Gu Yun away the other day, Su Ling had been very unhappy. This time, Gu Yun’s righteous speech sounded like an eagerness to defend Ao Tian. His anger was rising. Su Ling coldly snorted, “He didn’t kill anyone. Why would he fear an investigation? For who are you offended?

My judgement would be based on the evidence. The calm but not overly passionate voice was enough to let everyone clearly listen and  made the men, who were present surprised.

Su Ling was suddenly silent and Gu Yun’s face was icy. The atmosphere inside the room was a little strange. Cheng Hang coughed and continued, “People like Ao Tian are really elusive. If he didn’t want to be found, we wouldn’t be able to find him.”

Under Gu Yun’s sharp eyes, Dan Yu Lan laughed and replied, “Cannot.” He could understand why Cheng Hang said like that. Most likely he was afraid that emperor would send out a decree like the other time. If they couldn’t catch the assailant, they would be sent to the prison. That made him anxious.

Being in Xing Bu for so long, Cheng Hang definitely knew the rules. He was just talking impulsively before because he was anxious. Cheng Hang restlessly patted his head. He was still somewhat unwilling, “Now, what would we do if we can’t catch the murderer?”

Su Ling’s eagle eyes sank. No one could find him, but she could?! She really understood Ao Tian’s matter!

Gu Yun shook her head and said, “Sorry, I cannot tell you. I will find him tomorrow and convince him to go to the government office tomorrow.” There must be a reason Ao Tian didn’t tell anyone where he resided. Therefore, without his permission, she didn’t have a right to disclose his whereabouts.

Several people were surprised and looked up. A dark figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front heavily-guarded Ti Xing Office. Standing quietly in the darkness of the night, it looked like he had been standing there for quite a while. Under the moonlight, his silver hair looked even more dazzling.

“Ao Tian!” Cheng Hang said. How could he come here by himself?

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