My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 323 The real culprit is my father? ??
"Why...aren't you leaving?"

Bai Wanqing looked at Zeng Anmin with a blank expression.

At this moment, she was covered in cold sweat, and the horse beneath her finally gave way and collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, she was the legitimate daughter of the Bai family and had been practicing martial arts since childhood. Although her rank was not high, she was capable enough to handle the situation at hand.

Zeng Anmin's gaze was solemn.

He ignored Bai Wanqing, his mind slowly intertwining with various thoughts and clues.

His mind works extremely fast.

During this time, every little thing came to mind.

Each clue comes together to form a small piece of the puzzle.

He pieced together the huge jigsaw puzzle in his mind, bit by bit.

"Can't leave."

Zeng Anmin squinted, staring intently at the Imperial City Guard's mark on the tree.

"What do you mean?" Bai Wanqing asked, puzzled.

“This mark is not engraved correctly.” Zeng Anmin said gravely.

Bai Ziqing is currently being held hostage.

"Let's not even talk about whether he has the ability to inscribe these Imperial City Guard marks."

"Even if he did, he would have left his mark in a hidden corner, not..."

Zeng Anmin looked at the marks on the tree: "Instead of just blatantly carving them on the tree."

"So this mark wasn't carved by Bai Ziqing."

"If it's not my elder brother? Then who could it be?" Bai Wanqing looked at Zeng Anmin blankly.

Her stunningly beautiful face revealed a bewilderment befitting her age.

Zeng Anmin slowly raised his head.

His sharply defined chin was exposed to the moonlight, and his voice carried a hint of melancholy.
"The mark was engraved very clearly, as if it was afraid I wouldn't see it."

Bai Wanqing pursed her lips, her expression turning urgent as she said:
"Are you still chasing me?"

Zeng Anmin shook his head, his gaze somewhat strange, and turned to look at Bai Wanqing, saying:
"I suddenly have a new guess."

Bai Wanqing was puzzled.

She opened her mouth as if to ask a question, but didn't know what to ask, so she could only listen blankly as Zeng Anmin continued to speak.

"If Bai Ziqing's disappearance was orchestrated by Si Zhongxiao for the sake of power struggles within the party."

"Then the optimal solution would be... to kill them and silence them."

A sharp glint flashed in Zeng Anmin's eyes:
"Killing him directly and making him disappear forever will have far fewer future problems than taking him hostage!"

"Si Zhongxiao has been in the imperial court for so long, it's impossible that he didn't think of this."

He reasoned step by step.

Clues gradually formed in my mind.

he murmured.

Hear his voice.

Bai Wanqing, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

She swallowed hard and stared blankly at Zeng Anmin.

"Therefore, the person who kidnapped Bai Ziqing was not Si Zhongxiao."

Zeng Anmin took a deep breath.

"Who is that?" Bai Wanqing asked Zeng Anmin subconsciously.

Zeng Anmin remained silent for a while.

He frowned:
"The garrison officer who took Bai Ziqing hostage belonged to the Ministry of War."

"To replace a garrison commander in such a short time and immediately replace him with a new one, the Ministry of War's high command and the cabinet must work together..."

Thinking of this, his face turned blank:
"And there is only one person in the entire Great Sage Dynasty who has this ability."

"Who!" Bai Wanqing stared intently at Zeng Anmin.

"The current Minister of War, and concurrently a Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall, is Zeng Shilin."

Zeng Anmin's expression grew increasingly bewildered; this was the first time he had ever lost confidence in himself while reasoning.

"Your dad?!"

Bai Wanqing was also stunned, looking at Zeng Anmin with disbelief.

“Although I am aware of the specifics, but…” Zeng Anmin’s brows furrowed tightly:
"Indeed, it can only be him, and it can only be him."

His mind was a bit of a mess.

Not my father.

Are you making a scene here?
Zeng Anmin became increasingly uneasy, his brows furrowing deeply.
"But that doesn't make sense."

"What is my father's purpose in kidnapping Bai Ziqing?"

"And there's more."

"How did he manage to abduct Bai Ziqing so quietly, without any signs of a fight?!" Zeng Anmin was somewhat numb.

He really couldn't figure it out.

Chaos.

Total chaos.

Zeng Anmin felt that his thoughts had become somewhat out of control from this moment on.

His mind was racing, so much so that he was starting to feel dizzy.

Does your father know about your relationship with my brother?

Bai Wanqing seemed to remember something, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she stared intently at Zeng Anmin, asking.

“I know,” Zeng Anmin replied, frowning.

"That's great! If it really is your father, then my brother is definitely out of danger!"

Bai Wanqing had no idea why Zeng Shilin had taken her brother hostage.

But she could sense something keenly; her eyes shone with an alarming light.

"Let's go!"

"Go find my brother. The details will be revealed once you find him."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Anmin slowly put aside his doubts.

What she said is indeed correct.

Regardless of what Dad's reasons were.

Bai Ziqing was definitely out of danger at this point.

"Let's go, our destination is Liangjiang County."

Zeng Anmin took a deep breath.

This clue came from the current garrison commander, Niu Qianli.

Just as he was about to take a step.

His body suddenly stopped.

Liangjiang Prefecture?

Zeng Anmin suddenly looked up and headed south:

"Liangjiang Prefecture!"

“Yes.” Bai Wanqing looked at Zeng Anmin, who was startled, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

What's wrong with this person?
Why are you acting so strangely?

Lou Yingqi!

Zeng Anmin felt a sudden surge of electricity run through his mind.

He stared intently into the distance:

Lou Yingqi is now the Governor of Fengqi Road.

At this point, he looked again at the Imperial City Guard emblem on the tree.

"The garrison commander who kidnapped Bai Ziqing so blatantly left his mark on me, and it's in the direction of Liangjiang County!"

"My father is... deliberately leading me to Liangjiang County!"

"Because Lou Yingqi, whom he had already planted there, was there!!"

Zeng Anmin suddenly understood. He remembered what Lou Yingqi had told him when he returned from the Southern Dynasty and arrived in Liangjiang County.

"I see……"

Zeng Anmin's voice carried a hint of fluency:

"Lou Yingqi's departure to Fengqi Road to take up his post was not at all a warning from Emperor Jianhong."

"It was my father who pushed me into this!! He wanted me to have someone to take care of me after I arrived in Liangjiang County!"

I grass!

Zeng Anmin's eyes widened suddenly.

He looked north.

That's the direction of the capital.

After returning to the capital from the Southern Dynasty, he always felt that something was wrong with his father whenever he spent time with him!
Now, that feeling suddenly surfaced, making him instantly understand!
"Was that Dad's dying wish?"

Thinking of this, Zeng Anmin felt as if a huge boulder was pressing down on his heart.

He thought of many details.

"What could possibly have driven Dad to do something like this?"

Zeng Anmin pursed his lips tightly.

He thought of something he absolutely did not want to face.

Demon Emperor Xiang Liu!

(End of this chapter)