Mr. Liu is having lunch at his home. There is a big family, two and a half-year-old children, the couple are both thin and have slightly protruding cheekbones. They have two plates of green vegetables and a few bowls of gruel. That's today's lunch.

Liu Binrui, the officer in charge of this operation, and I came to Liu Xian's house with several armed entourage.

A young foreman and attendant wiped his forehead and said doubtfully, "Is this really true? This person is said to be a corrupt official. This family is too poor."

Indeed, if one had not known in advance, this house would have been just like the home of ordinary people in the capital. Although a house in the capital must have some wealth, this place looks old, and several places are close to damage.

After investigation, although Liu's current official position is small, he is very bold, making full use of his power, and even clearly stating the price for those who ask him to do things.

"You can't go wrong, this is it."

The people inside seemed to hear the noise, and a little boy opened the door.

"Who are you?" He noticed the official uniforms worn by everyone, "I will go and invite you."

"No."

The foreman's attendant just now grabbed the boy, pushed him in, and the door opened.

Everyone went in, and as they walked, they asked the boy who was caught, "Where is Liu now?"

The little boy was trembling with fear and pointed in the direction of the main house, "The master is having lunch."

The door of the main house was kicked open. The family inside just heard the noise, and Liu Xian and his wife just stood up.

"Who is Liu Xian?"

"My official is, I don't know..."

"You two go search me, and you guys go search every corner for valuables. You guys, surround the outside, and remember not to let anyone outside see it."

"yes!"

"Stop, I, Liu, am also a court official. You, how can you do this?"

Liu Binrui sneered and said,

"Now that I remember that I am an official, Liu Xian, you are corrupt and perverting the law. As the chief clerk, you actually put a price on your behalf to do things for others. I am here to get you today on your majesty's order."

Liu Xian was startled and fell down on the chair. His wife quickly went to help him, but he pushed his wife's hand away.

"You, do you have evidence? I, Liu, am innocent in my life. Although I am only a small official, I work conscientiously and dare not take a penny more. Otherwise, look at my house. This house is still left by my ancestors. I

, If I were a corrupt official, my family would not be like this. And my, this lunch, if I was greedy, what would I want with these things?"

"Then you have to ask yourself, where did all the money go? Why don't you tell me now, and you can have a good time when you get to the guillotine." Liu Binrui looked at Liu Rui with disgust.

I couldn't interrupt at this time. I was here to observe and learn the process and inspect it for the Queen, so I just watched Liu Rui's scene indifferently.

The person who went to search came back and said, "Sir, we have searched everywhere and found nothing. Why don't we take this person back for strict interrogation first? It won't be too late."

Liu Binrui shook his head. He had already gotten the situation before he came here. The officials started investigating Liu Xian because he was a small official, but he was very greedy and took all the money home. If he could be caught at this time, he would do something good.

, it saves a lot of interrogation sessions later, and if you leave at this time, it will be bad if you have a long night and a lot of dreams.

"Keep searching, dig deep and find it for me."

I walked around the room a few times and observed Liu Xian's family carefully. I found that although Liu Xian looked pale, he was not panicked. After thinking about the purpose of this trip, I probably had a result in my mind.

Liu Xian was found out because of the spy investigation. If he was just one person, even if the property could not be found, it would be fine if he was arrested directly.

But there was a bigger fish in the Ministry of Personnel, and Liu Xian must have been covered by someone. If he was not caught by someone now, he would think that he still had hope to survive, and he would not be willing to tell anyone else.

It would not be good if he left like this today and alerted other people.

More important than himself is the secret he revealed in despair. The best outcome of this trip is for him to tell it now.

I approached the dining table and knocked on the table. Everyone was attracted to me.

Liu Binrui said, "What's wrong?"

Liu Xian, on the other hand, looked at me warily.

"Cut the table down!"

Liu Binrui was a little surprised, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Cut it!"

Immediately, someone brought a knife, but with just two blows, the table was cut open, revealing two pieces carved into the shape of sparrows.

"What's this?"

Liu Binrui was holding a "sparrow" in his hand, obviously he didn't know much about it.

"Master Liu, I recognize this wood. A few days ago, a new batch of precious wood came as tribute from southern Xinjiang. It is exactly the same as the material of the two sparrows in your hand."

"What, this is a tribute?"

"I remember the texture and aroma of this wood. I can't go wrong with it."

Liu Binrui smiled happily, "Hey Liu Xian, where did this thing come from? Ordinary people can't get this thing even if they bribe it. It seems that you have friends with noble people."

Liu Xian felt that it was over and replied in a panic, "No, this is not it."

I asked loudly, "You still haven't explained. Do you want to say that this thing was not given to you by any noble person in the court, but that you kept it privately, or did you tell the name of that noble person? Hiding a tribute privately is a capital crime for you.

But it’s settled, if I explain it to you, maybe Your Majesty will be merciful and allow you to survive."

"I said it was Shilang Hou, but this was not given to me by him. It was temporarily kept with me and he wanted to take it away. I have never accepted such a good thing."

"Then you are admitting your crime!" I asked sternly.

Liu Xian suddenly realized, as if he was struck by lightning, hitting himself hard on the forehead, "Oh!"

Hou Shilang is the son of Mrs. Hou. Mrs. Hou has a high reputation in the camp that opposes the Queen.

After digging out useful things, everyone seemed to look at me with surprise and a little embarrassed.

I interrupted their gaze and said, "Let's go find Shilang Hou quickly!"

On the way, Liu Binrui couldn't help but asked me curiously how I could tell there was something wrong with that table.

I explained to him that the dining table, at first glance, looked too brand-new and must not have been used by his family for many years. When I got closer, I looked again and found that it was sycamore wood.

It was also a coincidence that I had seen the tributes in the palace and knew that the tribute wood could not be left outside for a long time and needed to be sealed with sycamore wood. Thinking of this, I wondered if there was something inside the table?

So I reached out and knocked, and sure enough there was something wrong, but I still didn't expect that it turned out to be a tribute.

Although there was some luck involved, Liu Binrui was still very impressed and said that I had done a great job in this matter and would definitely report it to the Queen.

I looked at the route I was taking and found it strange that this was not the way to the Taishi Mansion!

"Master Liu, where are we going?"

"Let's go to a lively place this time, Meng Lian Pavilion."

"What?"

"Shilang Hou has been invited there by several of his friends. If the old master is here, it will be difficult for us to take action. It will be much easier at the Meng Lian Pavilion."

This strategy is really good.

"Master Liu, you are so thoughtful."

"Oh, all I do is menial work. I can't think of such a detailed idea. This is Yu Shicheng's idea."

"I usually look at that old man, but I didn't expect him to be so meticulous."

"Haha, it's not that one. He has retired. The new one is Li Yushi Cheng. He is young and promising. He is young and promising!"

"oh."

Meng Lian Guan

"Brother Hou, have another drink, have another drink."

"I can't drink anymore. If I drink too much, I'll get scolded again when I go home."

"Hey, the grand master is still in charge of the waiter's entertainment!"

"Isn't that right? You said that I am already in my thirties. Let me tell you, if I hadn't lied to him and said I was out to socialize, I wouldn't have been able to come. That means I was drinking with you and not with anyone else.

Not coming out."

"Brother Hou, you are so loyal! Let us toast Brother Hou again."

Ge Xiangming was making wine in the back, but now he was just a brick, moving wherever Meng Lian's house needed it.

Although this kind of life is hard, Ge Xiangming is somewhat contented. This kind of life is not bloody, but he has a lot of his own private space.

Compared to the days of being a spy, it is more peaceful and stable.

"Ge Xiangming, is the wine ready? Serve it as soon as it's done! The men at that table have finished the wine!"

"Sir, are we going in like this?"

"No, we just need to wait here."

"It's getting late now. I wonder how long we have to wait? I still need to report back to the Queen today." I looked at the sky and said worriedly.

"In this case, Miss Ye, please go back to the palace first! After I catch the person, I will send him to the prison, and the girl does not need to accompany him."

"What do you mean? Let me ask you, did you do it? What is your attitude?" Hou Shilang cursed and was supported or dragged out by his companions, "Did you do that little sparrow?"

?I tell you..."
To be continued...