Children of Loulan

Chapter 259 Dark Circles

Keremu frowned, thought for a moment and said, "It's just to pay the money. Do you need the Minister to make a trip in person every year?"

Batur also asked: "What about the Grand Historian? Isn't he in charge together with the Minister? Does he participate in the annual meeting?"

Aidil: "He goes there every year, but most of the time he just serves tea or waits outside the door."

Keremu nodded: "In other words, this Grand Historian is only responsible with the Shangshu Lord in name, but in fact he did nothing, he just accompanied him!"

Aidier: "From what we have investigated so far, it is indeed the case!"

Batuer: "So he probably knows something, but he doesn't know much. The Shangshu always brings him along just in case. If anything goes wrong, there will be a witness present."

Keremu frowned and thought: "Maybe he is looking for a scapegoat for himself?"

Aidier said, "Scapegoat? Did you find out anything, brother?"

Keremu ignored Aidil's question, but turned to look at Batur and asked with concern: "How is the situation over there? Did you succeed?"

Batur nodded slightly and replied softly: "We have successfully captured several assassins last night, including Aguli."

Upon hearing this, Aidil's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief: "How could you capture him so quickly? Then, what happened during the days I was away?"

Batur took a deep breath and began to describe in detail what had happened in the past few days. From the initial investigation to the gradual discovery of clues, and then to the final arrest, every detail was clearly presented to Aidil. Aidil listened attentively, nodding from time to time to show his understanding and agreement.

When Batur finished his story, Aidil nodded and asked, "Since you have successfully captured the suspect, why don't you start the interrogation immediately?"

Batur shook his head slightly and explained in a firm tone: "As the first pawn to be sacrificed, I think he just accepted the temptation of money and didn't know much about the whole incident. Therefore, even if we interrogate him, it will be difficult to obtain more valuable information."

Aidil frowned, thought for a moment and said: "Even if he doesn't know much, as long as there is a clue, we can't give up easily. Come on, I will go with you to interrogate him." After that, he stood up and prepared to go to the interrogation with Batur.

However, Batur lowered his head, slowly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said slowly: "It's too late..."

Keremu raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of doubt and curiosity in his eyes: "Dead?"

Batur nodded vigorously and said seriously, "Yes, I originally planned to leave him alone overnight and interrogate him this morning, but I didn't expect that all four assassins, including Aguli, would die."

Hearing this news, Aidier couldn't help but be surprised. She widened her eyes and asked anxiously, "All dead? Then...then the clues are broken again? What should we do now with the people we caught with great difficulty?"

Batur shook his head and consoled him, "Don't worry. Although these assassins are dead, we still have other clues to follow. For now, we can still investigate from the historian, and maybe we can find some new clues."

Keremu: "How did he die? Who did it?"

Batur: "They all died of poisoning. I have also sent people to investigate this matter. Once the facts are confirmed, they will not be forgiven!"

Meanwhile, Dar, on the other side, although she also applied some rouge and powder, it could not hide the dark circles under her eyes from not sleeping all night. Her face looked a little haggard.

Bai Xi seemed particularly nervous. When he saw Dale, he was filled with anxiety and doubt. He originally thought that Dale would reject him, but to his surprise, Dale did not seem to be affected by the incident last night and continued to act as usual. This made Bai Xi even more unsure, not knowing what Dale was thinking.

Hanguli, who had long seen that there was something fishy going on between the two, had no intention of breaking the tacit peace between them. She just stood aside quietly, observing everything silently. However, Bayer was extremely anxious. Today, she didn't even pay attention to Captain Mo's injury, but kept circling around Dahl, carefully observing her every move and expression, trying to find out some clues from it.

But no matter how hard she tried, she could not detect anything unusual. In desperation, she had to find Hanguli and asked anxiously: "Miss, do you know what happened to my sister these two days?"

Hanguli smiled at the worried Bayer and said softly, "Why do you ask this suddenly? What happened to her?"

Bayer quickly explained: "She didn't sleep all night last night. Look at the dark circles under her eyes. Even rouge and powder can't cover them up."

After hearing this, Hanguli couldn't help but frowned and asked with concern: "Oh, then why didn't you ask her if she had any worries?"

Bayer said anxiously, "I asked her, but she didn't say anything. I also felt that Baixi was a little weird today. I couldn't tell what was wrong with him, but he also had dark circles under his eyes, which meant he didn't sleep all night last night, so I guess he bullied my sister again!"

Hanguli frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "That shouldn't be possible. After all, with Dahl's temper, if she was bullied, she would have slapped him, just like last time, and she would never give Baixi any chance to explain. And you've known Baixi for a long time, he's not that kind of person."

After listening to Hanguli's words, Bayer pondered for a while and felt that what she said made sense, but he still couldn't help muttering: "What's going on?"

Hanguli looked at her with a puzzled look on her face, thinking seriously, and felt a little worried. She knew that Bayer and Dahl had a deep relationship, and if Bayer continued to be entangled, he might impulsively cause trouble for Baixi.

So Hanguli quickly comforted him, "Okay, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it. You haven't visited Captain Mo today, right? Go ahead. I'll ask Dar when she gets better in a couple of days."

Bayer hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go over and take a look first."

After saying that, she turned and left. Hanguli looked at her leaving back and breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was better for the two of them to think things through on their own. Bayer couldn't be allowed to disturb their meditation. When they said two people, it was actually Dahl himself who was weighing the pros and cons. Baixi only needed to wait for a result!

But no matter what choice Dal makes, Hanguli will always support her, but she hopes more that Dal can follow his heart and marry the person he loves!

Today, Mo Ming waited and waited, and finally met Bayer at noon.

"Bail, why did you come at this time? I thought something happened to you!"

As soon as Mo Ming saw Bayer, he couldn't wait to ask.

However, Bayer just shook his head silently without answering.

Mo Ming noticed that Bayer looked lonely and listless, and he couldn't help but feel worried.