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"His Majesty!"
"The entire Oversight Service is making every effort to investigate this matter."
"However, the forces behind the kidnapping of the Empress are extremely mysterious."
"We haven't found any useful clues."
Emperor Qing glanced at Chen Pingping and stared straight at him.
He knew very well that with the capabilities of the Oversight Council, they shouldn't have failed to uncover any clues at all.
In Emperor Qing's view
Chen Pingping might have already found out the results, but just hasn't told me yet.
Or perhaps Chen Pingping was involved in the kidnapping of the Empress.
After all, Chen Pingping hated the Empress to the core.
After the Taiping Villa massacre, Chen Pingping, in a fit of rage, led the Black Knights to massacre the capital and wiped out the Empress's maternal relatives!
The Empress was kidnapped, and Chen Pingping was highly suspected.
Wouldn't it be a huge joke to make Chen Pingping investigate himself?
Seeing that Emperor Qing remained silent, Chen Pingping lowered his head slightly, naturally realizing that His Majesty the Emperor must have suspected him.
Judging from his motives, it is indeed difficult for him to clear his name.
And so, silence fell over the Imperial Study, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more somber.
After a brief silence, Emperor Qing's furrowed brows suddenly relaxed.
He naturally had some doubts about Chen Pingping.
However, I didn't pay much attention to it.
His greatest source of confidence lies in his status as a hidden grandmaster.
"By the way, how's the investigation into Ye Liuyun's whereabouts going?"
Has the person been found?
Emperor Qing changed the subject and asked.
Upon hearing this, Chen Pingping shook his head and said:
"Return to Your Majesty."
"Ye Liuyun has been missing ever since he left the palace that night."
"This old servant has already sent many more people to investigate their whereabouts, but so far there has been no news."
"This person seems to have vanished from the face of the earth."
Emperor Qing narrowed his eyes, feigning a thoughtful expression.
He not only had the Surveillance Bureau investigate Ye Liuyun's whereabouts, but also had Hong Sixiang send out a lot of people to look for Ye Liuyun.
Unfortunately, after searching for so long, there were still no results.
That day, he summoned Ye Liuyun and asked him to test Chen Qingfeng that evening.
But that night, Ye Liuyun fought a great battle in the outskirts of Kyoto, displaying the skills of a Grandmaster.
After that, the person disappeared without a trace.
"Who can force a grandmaster to leave and not appear before the world?"
Emperor Qing muttered to himself, feeling quite puzzled.
"Could it be Chen Qingfeng?"
Suddenly, a thought popped into Emperor Qing's mind.
But then he thought about it again and realized it was unlikely.
Although earlier news came back that Chen Qingfeng's martial arts strength was not weak and that he could easily defeat even a ninth-rank opponent!
But in Emperor Qing's view, Chen Qingfeng could not possibly be a Grandmaster.
How old is Chen Qingfeng?
Grandmasters are not something that can be achieved so easily.
"Although it is unlikely to be Chen Qingfeng, this matter must be related to him."
"The person who fought Ye Liuyun might just be the Grandmaster hiding behind the scenes!"
"In that case, it is highly likely that Chen Qingfeng is also involved in the Empress's abduction!"
After a moment's thought, Emperor Qing's expression became much more solemn, and he sighed softly:
"Ye Qingmei's son is truly capable!"
"However... don't forget, you are also my son!"
Emperor Qing glanced at him, becoming increasingly wary of Chen Qingfeng.
Chapter 125: Chen Pingping's Killing Intent! Revenge on Emperor Qing! The Truth Behind Ye Qingmei's Death!
Just as Emperor Qing was deep in thought.
Chen Pingping narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Emperor Qing, saying:
"His Majesty?"
"As long as Ye Liuyun is not dead, he will definitely leave a trace in this world."
"This old servant will certainly have people intensify their investigation and strive to find it as soon as possible."
Upon hearing what Chen Pingping said, Emperor Qing snapped out of his thoughts and smiled calmly.
"Very well, with someone like you, Chen Pingping, I can rest assured!"
"Go down!"
As he spoke, Emperor Qing waved to Chen Pingping.
Chen Pingping bowed deeply, then turned and left without lingering.
As Emperor Qing watched Chen Pingping's retreating figure, he couldn't help but murmur a sigh of relief:
"This old fox!"
"You're getting better and better at acting in front of me!"
"How could such a large oversight body suddenly become so incompetent?"
It should be noted that before this, nothing could escape the investigation of the Oversight Council.
For this reason, all officials in the Southern Qing court feared the Surveillance Bureau like the plague.
What puzzled Emperor Qing was...
Why is it that when it comes to the case of the Empress's abduction, the Surveillance Bureau can't find any clues at all?
"Who exactly kidnapped the Empress?"
"Who poisoned the Crown Prince?"
"And who placed that white silk ribbon beside the Empress Dowager's pillow?"
Recalling the various strange events that had occurred in the palace recently, Emperor Qing felt a headache coming on.
In addition, he often had nightmares, dreaming that Ye Qingmei had come back from the dead to seek revenge on him.
All of this made Emperor Qing very uneasy.
He desperately wanted to know who was behind all this.
Ye Liuyun's situation is a crucial entry point.
If we can find Ye Liuyun, we can find out who he fought with on the outskirts of Kyoto that night.
This leads to the deduction of many things.
Unfortunately, Ye Liuyun seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.
As he pondered, a ruthless glint flashed in Emperor Qing's eyes, and he muttered softly:
"Are you deliberately hiding from me?"
"If you don't come out now, don't blame me for taking action against the Ye family!"
Emperor Qing's face was cold and stern.
He knew very well that Ye Liuyun, as the patriarch of the Ye family, valued the entire Ye family highly.
The reason why he agreed to help protect the Empress to pray for blessings at Cangshan Mountain and why he tested Chen Qingfeng was because there was a Ye family behind him.
If it weren't for the Ye family's entanglement...
Even though Emperor Qing is the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, Ye Liuyun, as a Grandmaster, might not necessarily pay any attention to him.
After all, in this world, the status and position of a Grandmaster is so transcendent.
Then, Emperor Qing thought of Ku He, the national teacher of Northern Qi, and Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City.
"These two grandmasters have lived long enough in this world."
"They... all deserve to die!"
Emperor Qing murmured softly, his eyes filled with chilling killing intent.
For Emperor Qing, the only person in the world who could threaten him with martial arts prowess was a Grandmaster.
He felt more at ease after killing Ku He and Si Gu Jian.
"And then there's the Grandmaster hidden in the shadows."
"I will definitely find you."
……
At this moment, Chen Pingping had already left Xingqing Palace and boarded the carriage back to the Supervisory Council.
His face looked rather gloomy and unpleasant.