Yang Qingan's face showed a hint of shock and anger.

"What is it? Is there something wrong?"

Chen Yuan quickly pressed, seeing the expression on this Young Master Yang's face, he knew something was definitely fishy!

"Young Master, be careful what you say."

The butler's eyes flickered.

Chen Yuan gripped the hilt of his saber and suddenly drew it, a flash of light reflecting:

"Butler Yang, am I asking the questions, or are you? Dare to interrupt again, and don't blame me for charging you with obstructing the investigation!"

Butler Yang's expression stiffened, and he forced a smile:

"I was just reminding the Young Master to tell Inspector Chen everything."

"If Young Master Yang has anything to say, he might as well say it directly..."

Yang Qingan's expression changed several times before he said in a low voice:

"Butler Yang is right, it was... it was that bitch who accidentally fell into the well. I was just a little distraught. Inspector Chen, please don't take offense."

"Now, I suspect that Yan's death may be related to the adulterer she was involved with. Young Master Yang, why don't you tell me, maybe I can avenge you."

Yang Qingan clenched his fists, as if suppressing something, and after a long time, slowly said:

"I don't know who that damned adulterer is. I hope you'll tell me when you find out, Inspector Chen."

Chen Yuan's gaze swept up and down Yang Qingan's body:

"Young Master Yang really doesn't know?"

Yang Qingan shook his head, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

"Alright, in that case, I won't press the matter. However..." Chen Yuan turned to Butler Yang:

"Yan's death is not that simple. Please tell Sima Yang not to move Yan's body within seven days. I will report it, and a coroner will perform an autopsy.

If, during this time, Yan's body disappears..."

"The Sky Survey Division will be making arrests!"

Butler Yang frowned:

"What evidence does Inspector Chen have that Young Mistress' death was not an accident? Without evidence, even the Sky Survey Division can't be so arrogant."

"Heh... The Sky Survey Division *is* this arrogant, what are you going to do about it?"

Chen Yuan snorted coldly, turned, and left directly.

But in his heart, he thought:

"Now, Yang Wanlou should be unable to sit still."

Chen Yuan was bluffing Butler Yang, forcing them to show their hand first. If he investigated slowly, Chen Yuan might be able to find clues, but that would be too troublesome.

And there was a lot of uncertainty.

The area around the well had been cleaned very thoroughly, with almost nothing left behind. This Young Master Yang probably knew the truth, but he didn't dare to say it.

Chen Yuan was almost certain that Yan's death was definitely related to Yang Wanlou, but he didn't have concrete evidence to prove it.

Yang Wanlou could completely refute his claims, and what could Chen Yuan do?

In the final analysis, Chen Yuan's position was still too low. If he were a Sky Survey Envoy, he wouldn't need to go to so much trouble. As long as he had a basis in his heart, he could forcefully make arrests!

What Chen Yuan was most annoyed about was that he hadn't found the location of the Yang family's ancestral hall yet.

Actually, his initial plan was to come and investigate Yan's case on the surface, but secretly scout the place first, and then come and take the Tai Xuan Scripture at night.

To slowly destroy the Yang family first, and then get the Tai Xuan Scripture, that wasn't a normal person's way of thinking at all.

Chen Yuan's first objective was the Tai Xuan Scripture; other things like murder cases and silver weren't important.

Unfortunately...

Things didn't go as he had planned.

He not only didn't find the location of the Yang family's ancestral hall, but even opening his Celestial Eye didn't reveal any light. He even began to suspect that he had gone to the wrong Yang family.

"Young Master, take good care of yourself. I'll see Inspector Chen off." The butler glanced at Yang Qingan on the bed, then quickly followed Chen Yuan's footsteps.

Yang Qingan's face was unsightly, even a bit ferocious, but after a long time, he slapped the quilt heavily, and a tear flowed from the corner of his eye...

Following all the way, when Butler Yang watched Chen Yuan's figure disappear completely, he quickly closed the gate.

......

......

"That Chen Yuan left?"

Yang Wanlou, in the room, asked with a gloomy face when he saw the butler enter.

"He's gone."

"Did he discover anything?"

Yang Wanlou's expression was grave.

The butler frowned and told Yang Wanlou everything about Chen Yuan's movements and what he had said.

"Damn it!"

Yang Wanlou slapped the table heavily, regretting not burning that bitch's body sooner, otherwise, would there be this problem now?

However, he himself hadn't expected that the bitch's death would be spread to the Sky Survey Division, after all, he had confined everyone in the manor, strictly forbidding them from spreading the word.

"How is Qingan?"

"The Young Master has woken up, and seems to have some... resentment towards you, Master." The butler said hesitantly.

"Womanly kindness. I was forced to do what I did." Yang Wanlou sighed.

"Master, there's another matter I need to report to you."

"What is it?"

"That Chen Yuan asked about the ancestral hall in a roundabout way just now."

The butler's expression was serious.

"What?"

Yang Wanlou asked anxiously, with some tension on his face:

"Does he perhaps know something?"

"It's still unknown. Perhaps it was an unintentional remark, or perhaps... he came for that batch of silver, otherwise, why would he be investigating so thoroughly because of Yan's death?"

"Moreover, he wants to invite a coroner to examine the body, obviously having discovered something on Yan's body..."

Yang Wanlou frowned. Because he hadn't expected the government officials to come, he hadn't carefully examined Yan's body, only cleaned up the area around the well.

Unexpectedly, it was still noticed in the end.

"Regardless of whether he's here for that batch of silver, now that there's this possibility, we absolutely can't let him live..." Yang Wanlou said in a low voice.

"But killing him now might attract even more attention. What if..."

"Then what do you say we should do? Are we going to wait for this Chen Yuan to uncover the truth about Yan's death and then have this official thrown into prison? That batch of silver is in the house. Once the Sky Survey Division searches it out, that's a crime punishable by confiscation of the family's property."

"Ah, I shouldn't have thought about embezzling this batch of silver because of the death of Governor. Otherwise, how could there be this disaster today?" Yang Wanlou was now full of regret.

It would have been better to honestly skim a little profit from the grain transport. He shouldn't have listened to the butler's words and swallowed this batch of silver, thinking that no one would know once the Governor died.

He hadn't expected that after hiding for a few months... it would still be exposed in the end.

"This..."

Yang Wanlou took a deep breath:

"Since this Chen Yuan is a Sky Surveyor who was recently transferred here, he probably doesn't have much of a foundation in the Sky Survey Division. We must kill him, we must kill him!"

"If he doesn't die, we'll be the ones who die in the future. And we need to act quickly. After that, we'll burn that bitch's body clean, leaving no trace. That way, even if someone suspects, there won't be any evidence."

"As for that batch of silver... we need to find a way to transport it away. We can't keep it at home anymore."

"Who is Master planning to have do it?"

The butler asked with a grave expression.

The strength of the Sky Surveyors was, after all, extraordinary.

"Let the Green Serpent Society do it. I've helped them a lot over the years, they should repay this official a little..." A hint of killing intent flashed across Yang Wanlou's face.

He was in charge of grain transport, and the Green Serpent Society dominated Yun River, so naturally, some collusion would arise.

On the surface, he seemed to be honest and incorruptible, but in reality, he had long been colluding with Jianghu forces.

"Alright, I'll go tell them immediately."

"Yes... It's best if they make this Chen Yuan disappear completely. At worst, we'll use some more silver to bribe the people in the Sky Survey Division, and suppress this matter as much as possible..."

"Yes."

......

......

North of Nanling City.

Not long after leaving the Yang manor, Chen Yuan was dragged by Yue Shan to a certain restaurant. Several Sky Surveyors dressed in black robes kept looking at Chen Yuan, as if they wanted to see how he had gained Zhang Xuan's favor.

They were all colleagues who were friends with Yue Shan, and were specially invited to welcome Chen Yuan.

"Why are you standing there blankly? Drink, why aren't you drinking!"

Yue Shan downed a large bowl of wine extremely heartily.

These people were all subordinates of Zhang Xuan who were friendly with Yue Shan, and naturally, they would be introduced to Chen Yuan. As for the other group, they weren't as enthusiastic.

Besides Chen Yuan and Yue Shan, there were four other people in the restaurant. A stern man with a scar on his face was called Yang Feng, and a rather young guy who kept playing with flying knives on his fingers was called Yan Qing.

According to Yue Shan's introduction earlier, this guy was very skilled with flying knives, and had once received guidance from a master of the Tang Clan.

The other two were not very remarkable. One was called Han Jun and the other was called Chen Ping, sharing the same surname as Chen Yuan.

The dinner table was the best place to build relationships. With Yue Shan mediating, the others had a good impression of Chen Yuan, and Chen Yuan felt the same about them.

After three rounds of wine and five courses of food, Yue Shan's face was already flushed. He had drunk seven or eight jars of wine by himself, which was amazing. Chen Yuan didn't know how he digested it all.

In any case, he didn't go to the restroom even once.

"Chen Yuan, from now on, we'll be friends working together on missions. Lord Zhang values you, Yue Shan believes in you, and Yang believes in their judgment."

Yang Feng smiled faintly.

"Hehe..."

Chen Yuan smiled and didn't say much.

It was just initial contact, and he still needed to observe them slowly. However, being able to be friends with the very boisterous Yue Shan meant that their character was probably acceptable.

Yue Shan seemed careless, but in reality, he was meticulous. Chen Yuan had come to this conclusion when they first met.

Yue Shan swayed as he stood up, opened the window, let out a long breath, looked around outside, and pointed to the people who were repairing the road:

"Damn it, I was repairing this road when I first joined the Sky Survey Division, why is it still being repaired now?"

He was a little indignant.

Chen Yuan responded casually:

"If you want to get rich, first build roads."

"I don't quite agree with that saying. We've been building roads for so many years, but I haven't seen the common people of our Nanling Prefecture get rich. On the contrary, there have been continuous droughts in recent years, and ordinary people are finding it harder and harder to survive."

Yan Qing sighed.

Han Jun's eyes flickered:

"What Chen Yuan said also makes sense. If you want to get rich, first build roads. If the roads aren't smooth, how will merchants come?"

Chen Yuan continued:

"The common people walk on the roads, they don't build them, so naturally they can't get rich. The silver has all been taken by those who build the roads."

"Haha, makes sense, makes sense."

"Those corrupt officials are damned!"

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