After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 518 - 346: I am an Old Friend of Mr. (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 518: Chapter 346: I am an Old Friend of Mr. (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The three donkey carts traveled separately, but with not much distance between them. The two carts in front had already seen the commotion at the city gate.
After Lian Rong entered the city gate, the four guards who had passed through earlier immediately turned back. After seeing his hand gesture, they continued moving forward until they had fully passed through, and then stopped by the roadside to wait.
"Cheng Chili is pursuing! Hide quickly!"
Lian Rong said as he swiftly ducked into a nearby tea house.
It was already close to noon, and the tea house was crowded with people. Due to its proximity to the city gate, there were countless travelers coming and going, so when Lian Rong and his party burst in, they hardly drew any attention.
Having lived in the capital city for seven years and running errands for Xu Yin daily, Lian Rong was already well-acquainted with the city’s streets and alleys.
He led the four guards directly through the tea house’s main hall, then exited through the back door, arriving in a blink on another street!
Meanwhile, Cheng Chili had just passed through the city gate behind them.
His presence was like a passage order itself; under the city gate, who would dare to stop him? Passing through the city gate saved him half the effort!
Once inside the city, he looked around, but amidst the bustling crowds, there was no trace of Lian Rong and his group.
"Third Master, where should we look?"
The guards asked.
Cheng Chili’s gaze rested on a tea house packed with patrons at the entrance on the left, and then his eyes flashed with a sharp light as he immediately said, "Chase over there!
"Also, inform all the city gates that the suspect Lian Rong seems to have entered the city. Command them to carefully inspect the passing crowds!"
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After Cheng Chili left, Fu Zhen sent someone to what had just happened to Pei Zhan, then took a carriage to leave the town.
She was far behind Cheng Chili; by the time she entered the city gate, she inquired if the Junior General Cheng had returned. The soldiers said Cheng Chili had already rushed into the city.
Once through the city gate and reaching the street, where could she see Cheng Chili?
Just as she was plotting her next move on the street, Zhang Cheng drove a horse-drawn carriage from afar, hurrying over:
"Young Madam, you’re back? I was just about to leave the city to find you!"
Fu Zhen asked, "What happened?"
"The group escorting Xu Yin’s servants from Tanzhou has already arrived in the capital!"
Fu Zhen did the math, and indeed, it was about time for their arrival. She said, "I’ll wait for the General to return, and then we’ll go check it out together."
"No, Young Madam!" Zhang Cheng immediately continued, "Do you remember the scarred man Jiang Lin met?"
"I remember, what about him?"
Jiang Lin infiltrated the Xu family’s old residence and almost died at the hands of Zhou Yi and the others. It was a critical moment; if it weren’t for that strange scarred man suddenly appearing and saving them, how could they have escaped back to the capital?
If Jiang Lin and the others had not returned, there wouldn’t have been the subsequent palace intrigue exposing Xu Yin and provoking the Crown Prince to force his hand.
"This time, when they escorted the Xu family members, the scarred man disappeared!" Zhang Cheng couldn’t help but step forward.
Fu Zhen, deep in thought, involuntarily turned back. She held her breath and asked, "Where did he go? How did he disappear?"
"According to those who went to arrest the Xu family members, they received orders and immediately surrounded the Xu family, but after rushing in, they didn’t find him at all!
"They counted heads against the list given by Jiang Lin, and found only he was missing!
"After realizing someone was missing, they quickly tracked, but couldn’t find him anywhere!"
"Did they interrogate Zhou Yi and the others? Could it be that after Jiang Lin and his group were exposed, he escaped with that batch of samurai?"
"They asked! They don’t know! They said the scarred man indeed disappeared after Jiang Lin left, but he didn’t leave with those samurai; no one knows where he went!"
"Clearly, he was their person; how could they not know?"
At this point, another suspicion surfaced in Fu Zhen’s mind: Jiang Lin and his group were saved by the scarred man. With such a big commotion at the time, Zhou Yi would certainly have gotten up and promptly investigated the cause and effect.
The scarred man was just one of their subordinates, daring to act so rebelliously, how could Zhou Yi tolerate such a betrayal?
In other words, after such a daring act, if Zhou Yi did find out it was the scarred man’s doing, would it be surprising if he took his anger out on him and killed him?
So, if he really disappeared, most likely it was because Zhou Yi killed him!
The thought that if it weren’t for this man, they wouldn’t have caught Xu Yin’s handle so quickly to expose him filled Fu Zhen with even more resentment towards Zhou Yi for this time.