The villainous bosses from their past lives have all been reborn.

The governor's residence.

Xia Jin searched the Jinzhou governor's residence inside and out, working up a sweat, but found nothing.

"Rokuro, we didn't find anything!"

Xia Jin couldn't help but complain to Yuan Xiu. Yuan Xiu sat by the pomegranate tree in the courtyard of the governor's mansion, picked up a cup of tea from the table, and took a leisurely sip.

"It's been cleaned up so thoroughly, not a single trace was left!"

Xia Jin sat down opposite Yuan Xiu and asked in confusion:

"How did you know that the governor of Jinzhou was secretly colluding with the evil cult?"

Yuan Xiu put down his teacup and said:

"Didn't you say that before your brother went to war, he was searching for the Demonic Sect in Jinzhou and had made some gains when the barbarians from the north suddenly invaded the border, forcing your brother to lead his troops to the front lines to fight them? While your brother was away, the Demonic Sect traitors he had captured were kidnapped?"

When Yanzhou launched its massive crackdown on the Demonic Sect, the other five prefectures reacted in unison.

In fact, the six states have always been united in dealing with the demonic cult.

Xia Jin nodded.

"Shortly before that old bastard was killed, to maintain secrecy, I specifically imprisoned those few cult traitors in the charcoal kiln outside the city. Only I and a few of my fallen brothers knew where they were; even that old bastard didn't know!"

"He doesn't know where you hid the person, but he only needs to know who you sent to do it. As the Assistant Prefect, do you think you can hide the mobilization of the Prefect's guards from the Prefect himself? Do you even know who he sent to do this?"

Xia Jin shook his head, but then heard Yuan Xiu say:

"It was that fake doctor. I had the families of your brothers who died identify the bodies, and some of them saw this fake doctor near their homes on the day of the incident."

Xia Jin felt quite regretful upon hearing this, and his voice sounded somewhat tired as he said:

"The lives of my brothers were lost because of my carelessness."

Yuan Xiu shook his head and advised:

"You can't blame yourself for that. Who would have thought that this upright and frugal governor, who was known for his reputation, was not only a lecher in private, but also colluded with the evil cult and colluded with foreign enemies?"

"The Demonic Sect!" Xia Jin gritted his teeth. "I must avenge this! My brother's life cannot have been lost in vain!"

Yuan Xiu said from the side:

"I suspect that the governor of Jinzhou went to Liangshuipu to deliver intelligence, and that this intelligence probably ended up in Ying'er's hands. But she's always crying and weak, and seems like she could faint at any moment, so we can't get anything out of her. We can only wait and see."

"But why did this old man send intelligence all the way to Liangshuipu instead of just from Jinzhou City?"

"Perhaps there are reasons why I have to go!"

Yuan Xiu couldn't guess either, and said:

"Be careful, it seems the evil cultists also want to get something out of Ying'er."

Xia Jin patted his chest and assured him:

"Don't worry, the prison in my Jinzhou City is as solid as a rock, much safer than this governor's mansion."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a hurried cry rang out:

"Minister, someone has broken into the prison and kidnapped the governor's daughter."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jin's face immediately fell.

……

Inside the prison cell, the door to Ying'er's cell was already open. Next door, Yuan Cai was lying on the floor, fast asleep.

Yuan Xiu ignored Yuan Cai immediately and instead walked into the gate where Ying'er was being held.

There were no signs of struggle inside; it seemed that someone had opened the cell door and Ying'er had gone with him.

They should know each other; at the very least, the visitor could be trusted by Ying'er.

"An inside traitor! It must have been an inside traitor!"

Xia Jin's voice came from outside, and soon he appeared in front of Yuan Xiu.

"How are the brothers outside?"

"The people themselves are fine, but someone put drugs in their food, and they all passed out. They're awake now, but none of them know who did it!"

"That's cautious enough!"

Yuan Xiu smiled, pointed to the side, and said:

"Isn't there still one survivor?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Jin realized what was happening, grabbed a basin of water, and poured it on Yuan Cai's face.

However, Yuan Cai did not wake up after this incident.

Yuan Xiu stepped forward, examined it carefully, and asked:

"What a potent sleeping potion! It's not something an ordinary person could concoct. Are there any physicians or alchemists in Jinzhou City skilled in alchemy?"

As she spoke, Yuan Xiu took out a bottle of pills from her sleeve, took out one pill and fed it to Yuan Cai with water, so that he could swallow it.

Xia Jin, standing nearby, listened to Yuan Xiu's words and said:

"There are a few, the head monk of Moyun Temple in the city does. When I was little, my older brother often took me there to play. Every time we went, the head monk would always give me something delicious. But since that incident, the number of worshippers at the temple has gradually decreased."

Just as Xia Jin was replying, Yuan Cai choked a few times and slowly woke up.

"How did you get here?"

Yuan Xiudao:

"You've been drugged. Do you know who did it?"

"Drugned?" Yuan Cai slapped his forehead. "I remember Xiao Wang bringing me food, but I don't remember anything else."

"Xiao Wang?"

"Yes, that pretty boy. He's been bringing me food every day since I came here. He even said he wanted me to do my part to get him transferred to Yanzhou."

Yuan Xiu looked at Xia Jin and asked:

"Do you know where Xiao Wang lives?"

Xia Jin nodded.

"We'll split into two groups. One group will go to his house to see if there are any clues, while the other group will search the city to see if anyone has seen Xiao Wang and Ying'er."

"good!"

After Xia Jin left, Yuan Cai gradually recovered and joked:

"Sixth Brother, you're something else! Now all the troops in Jinzhou are under your command."

Yuan Xiu stood up, looked at the mess on the ground, and said:

"Don't you think this is interesting?"

"What's so funny about this? My head still hurts!"

"The guards outside didn't see who did it, and you two are being held in solitary confinement. If we just kill you, we can silence you, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cai was taken aback and suddenly felt a chill.

"Listen again, what time is it now?"

There was some commotion in the cell. After what had happened, the other prisoners were excitedly shouting, but Yuan Cai could still faintly hear the night watchman's drum.

"The second quarter of the hour of midnight!"

Yuan Xiu smiled and said:

"They only used ordinary sleeping pills to deal with the people outside, but they used something much more potent to deal with you. If it weren't for my 'awakening pill,' you would still be unconscious and might not wake up until tomorrow."

Yuan Cai's expression changed, but he still couldn't figure it out, so he asked:

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you think the other party seems to know about your mystical abilities and is deliberately targeting you?"

"Targeting me?"

"If you die, and this day restarts, their plan to take Ying'er away will fail, won't it?"

Yuan Cai belatedly realized what was happening, a fine sweat breaking out on his neck. He felt a lingering fear and said:

"Could they be members of the Demonic Cult?"

"It doesn't seem like it. If they were members of the Demonic Sect, they would never have used such gentle methods, nor would they have made Ying'er willingly follow them."

"Besides the Demonic Sect, who else would know about my profound techniques?"

Yuan Xiu smiled and said:

"The waters in Jinzhou City are getting deeper and deeper!"

……