Chapter 485 Embers (5)
The drizzle was still drizzling, and there were fires in the camp. Although there were many people gathering on this hillside, the guards and on duty were in order and did their own things, and they would not seem noisy, as the rules for the Iron Sky Eagle's camp were so strict.
The lights swayed in the shed. When the young scholar named Cheng Zhouhai walked in, Tie Tianying acted as if he was handling official duties. Tie Tianying would not ignore the people from the Secret Investigation Department, but he would not pay too much attention. When he saw him in person, he would do his best. As for what the other party said, he could listen to him, but there was no need to do it. It would be best if the other party could leave with satisfaction after he finished speaking, and not hurt his feelings there.
When I looked closely, although the man was not old, his temperament seemed calm. His long robe was half wet, and he seemed a little hurry when he came, as if he was coming to do some serious things. Tie Tianying admired people with this temperament, but hated the other party coming to him to "do" something. On the surface, he greeted him naturally and kindly, but unexpectedly, the young man disappointed him in less than a few words.
The dialogue after the formula greets is actually a bit simple, because although the young man himself maintains etiquette, he does not speak quickly, but his meaning is a bit straightforward.
"... The Ministry of Justice was in charge of business and escorting Fang Fei to Beijing. Logically speaking, the Secret Investigation Department should not be involved in it." The young man bowed and smiled to show his apology, "But this time Cheng heard about something on his way south. Uh... I have to come and have a look with Lord Tie."
Tie Tianying looked calm: "Oh? I don't know what it is."
Cheng Zhouhai lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking: "There was no problem for Lord Tie and Lord Zong to hunt Fang Baihua this time, and even the layout was made, Cheng had to applaud. However, some people with special identities appeared in this, and the Secret Investigation Department checked. Some of the names, if they were released north, would probably make Qin Xiang, Mr. Ning and others a little worried, so Cheng came to see the attitude of the Ministry of Justice in this matter."
Tie Tianying frowned: "...I don't know who are the specifics of these people with problems with their identities?"
"The matter has not yet been determined, and Cheng doesn't want to say that there is a problem with the identity of these people..."
"Then Tie doesn't understand very much."
The room was relatively dark, and in the conversation between the two, except that they were relatively quick when they greeted each other at the beginning, they seemed a little slow at this time. The young man smiled simply and thought about it.
"These things... the Secret Investigation Department does not want to be directly involved. In fact, the Iron Captain has been in office for so many years, so he should be careful. Cheng came here with sincerity."
"Please also make clear by Mr. Cheng."
Cheng Zhouhai glanced at him. His speech became faster and he said seriously: "In the past two years, the Fang bandits have shaken Tiannan. The reason for this is that Tie Captain is quite clear. Shu Cheng said bluntly that Manichaeism has developed rapidly in Jiangnan. Although it has been bewitching a large number of ignorant and foolish people at the bottom. But it really made it spread because it also bewitched many wealthy families in Jiangnan. For example, the Tang family in Jiangnan, which had spent all their wealth in the uprising of the Manichaeism, had a powerful domineering Liu family in the process of plotting rebellion. In addition, Chen, Lu, Fang, He... Although the generals of the Ministry of War who defeated Fang bandits were the generals of the Ministry of War, after the investigation of this matter, the Ministry of Justice would handle it. Tie Captain knew very well how many people had been killed in this, right?"
Tie Tianying looked at him with a smile but did not speak. The anger in his heart gradually gathered. Although the young man seemed calm, he was actually quite arrogant and arrogant in his inner nature. It was not that there was anything wrong with the content of his speech, but after accumulation, it seemed that every sentence he said implicitly had a condescending attitude.
"I have to come and read it." The deeds were mysterious and spoke halfway. Although it was quite particular in the officialdom, everyone was not familiar with it. If it was like this, it was still "tatious". More than 80% of the people were talking. Chengzhouhai's words were in place and not stiff. Most people might be deceived. Iron Tianying was scattered for many years, but how could he be so obscene with this method?
He didn't say anything, and the young man looked at him and smiled again: "The Secret Investigation Department and the Ministry of Justice all serve the court, but each has its own duties, and the Iron Captain also understands it. Now the Northern Expedition is a real major event, and it has been a grand event that has not been seen in hundreds of years. The Prime Minister's Office is now responsible for integration and logistics, and the rear cannot be in chaos... In the beginning, the Secret Investigation Department has put a lot of effort into dealing with the Fang bandits. What about Fang Qi Buddha and Fang Baihua? Now it is a small matter for my Secret Investigation Department, but Manichaeism cannot rise again."
Cheng Zhouhai said as he stood by the table, pointing his fingers at the table, staring at his eyes, and as his pupils slightly contracted, he paused word by word: "Sikong Nan. Can't get up again!"
Tie Tianying lowered his face and slowly stood up from there. At this time, he understood that the other party had indeed discovered something. After a moment, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Tie... I don't know exactly what Mr. Cheng meant, nor who Sikong Nan was. The matter of the rounding up Fang Baihua was indeed not only involved in the Ministry of Justice, but what is the specific identity of the person involved? Mr. Cheng has ever..."
"I don't care who I am!" The flames shook for a moment, and Cheng Zhouhai slapped the table. Tie Tianying's eyes narrowed. The young man took a step back and waved his hand. "I naturally know who that is! But no one can do this. There are fewer wealthy families who supported Manichi and were implicated in the past? There are fewer people who are beheaded now? How many of them are determined to rebel wholeheartedly, and they are naturally confused by Manichi. Could the families above... bewildered? If Manichi resurrected the corpse, who can bear this responsibility!"
Of course I wasn't here to take this responsibility... Tie Tianying sneered in her heart. The young man over there bowed his hand.
"Cheng was angry at the time and offended Lord Tie. Please forgive me. As Cheng said, the Secret Investigation Department is responsible for this part now. This matter can be big or small. Cheng has to come to see Lord Tie first..."
Tie Tianying smiled: "Tie still doesn't know what Mr. Cheng means. I'm afraid Mr. Cheng has made some mistakes."
"Whether it is right or wrong, Cheng also hopes that he has made a mistake. In short, the words have already been said." Cheng Zhou's expression on the sea surface had calmed down and bowed again, "Of course, whether it is right or wrong, it always has little to do with the Ministry of Justice at this time. I just hope that if Lord Tie finds any clues in the future, he can make a living for the people of the world and try to consider the benefits and interests."
He paused: "As for the Secret Investigation Department, there is not much manpower available here, but if you find information available, you should communicate with the Iron Captain. To be honest, we... hope that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible and there will be no trouble."
Tie Tianying smiled and nodded. He was already quite displeased with the young man who came to give advice to the country. However, in the officialdom, politely rejecting and not giving the other party anything substantial is the way for the big man to express his displeasure.
Therefore, after a moment, the other party spoke: "Cheng once observed the record of Prime Minister's Mansion. Although Fang Qifo is a bandit, he is worthy of being a temporary Xiongjie. He has been locked up here, and it may be a bit inappropriate. I also hope that the Tie Captain can send him north as soon as possible... In addition, I don't know if Cheng can see this person. What kind of appearance is, and it's so curious. If the Tie Captain can agree, he will only take a look at him from a distance."
Tie Tianying rejected him kindly: "The Ministry of Justice has the rules of the Ministry of Justice. Fang Qifo is one of the bandit leaders after all, so these things cannot be compatible. Please forgive Mr. Cheng."
These scholarly-angry figures are usually concerned about the country and are quite curious about some celebrities. After all, they have really met each other and have a lot of talk in the future. After Tie Tianying refused, the other party's face was obviously disappointed. But then they still suppressed their displeasure and said something else.
"...Iron Captain's roundup of Fang Baihua series is still very effective this time. However, Fang Bili Group has some background after all, and it is not dead. Some bandits are extremely vicious. Cheng has also heard of it. Is there anything He's two heroes who use copper hammers, and I'm afraid they are not dead yet..."
"From the news this afternoon, there are a group of people who are afraid they have gone to Yu Town... In addition, the search in Qi Village seems to have loopholes..."
"The people in Badao Camp are also a problem. The martial arts of Tantian Dao Du Sha and others have reached the level of enlightenment. Liu Xigua... I heard that her sword has been left with you now, but she is not dead and is still difficult to deal with..."
“There are also…”
It seemed that he wanted to show sincerity to the greatest extent, but the young man said some valuable words later. Of course, among these words, due to the limited intelligence collection of the Secret Investigation Department, Tie Tianying still disdained to listen to many of the news, and occasionally perfunctory words, they all did the opposite.
"Yu Zhen is probably clean... We have omitted this..."
"Tantian Dao Du Sha...well, he is still amazing..."
"Liu Xigua's knife is here, so she is naturally dead."
The opposite side smiled and looked over: "Don't joke, even though she lost her knife, the man escaped..."
Tie Tianying smiled, without refuting or confirming. This matter itself was not important, and there was no need to say much. The other party stared at him for a while, then waved his hand: "It's easy." Then he said a few other things and then bowed his goodbye.
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The fire swayed and walked through the camp with rapid pace. The splashing mud wet the hem of the robe, and Zhu Biao followed him from behind.
Due to Ning Yi's arrangement, Zhu Biao was the one who accompanied him here today. After finding out the news here in the afternoon, Ning Yi rushed over and went in for not too long. At this time, he hurried out again, until he left the camp gate, and stopped and sighed. Zhu Biao frowned from behind and asked, "That watermelon..."
"She is not dead yet." Ning Yi stood there holding an umbrella and breathed out, "In addition, there is really Sikong Nan behind him..."
Zhu Biao nodded, but for a moment he didn't understand why the other party was fine, and he still had this attitude.
Ning Yi held an umbrella and stood in the dark outside the camp. He lowered his head and thought for a while. When he looked into the distance, his eyes were slightly solemn.
Under the current situation, this is an unquestionable life and death situation. It is not possible to prove that Xigua was not killed because of her knife. She is still alive. He has been quite gambled since childhood. Later, he has seen more and experienced more things step by step. He has gradually been able to grasp the development of many situations and gain a foundation for all planning. However, in this situation in front of him, he can only sigh first.
Of course he didn't know where to find it. Even though he only hoped that Xigua and Chen Fan would be alive - of course, maybe a few people with Badao were a little bit, but... this was just the same thing, and now he couldn't even see the whole picture of the whole situation. Just as he was thinking, when Chen Fan was going to pick up the carriage, someone suddenly came to drive a gallop, but he was a subordinate of the Secret Investigation Department. Obviously, he had important information and came to find him.
"... I just found out that among the remnants of Fang Filipino, the group of people who were carrying the account book, went north and now they have entered the area within 200 miles nearby. The Ministry of Justice and the people on the other side may be searching for all their might, and some casualties... It seems that this person came to save Fang Baihua and the others..."
Ning Yi thought for a while and nodded: "Go back."
On the other hand, in the camp shed, Tie Tianying had been paced back and forth for a while with his hands on his back. After a while, subordinates came in.
"Go to contact the capital... check someone." He frowned, "The guest minister of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Cheng Fang Cheng Zhouhai, I want to know who this is."
Chapter completed!