At this moment, a famous police officer ran in out of breath and called: "Mr. Chen, something bad has happened. Someone invaded the prefect's Yamen. When we went to change shifts, we found that the four brothers who were waiting to change shifts were all arrested.
I am fascinated, my clothes have been stripped off, someone must have sneaked in, the prefect asked you to quickly send some people to protect the Yamen!"
Chen Yan narrowed his triangular eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Where has Mr. Ji gone? Are there any guests at the prefect's house?"
The detective replied: "Captain Ji suffered a slight injury. After he came back a few days ago, he asked the prefect for a few days' leave. Now he should be called to the prefect's house." Then he walked to Chen Yan again.
Whispered a few words in a low voice.
Chen Yan remained silent for a while, then waved his hand and asked the five or six detectives behind him to follow the intruder to the magistrate's Yamen first. Before leaving, he asked the leader to check whether there were any thieves hiding in the Yamen.
Long Yin looked at the people leaving and said: "It seems that that group of people knows the situation in Jiangling Mansion very well. They even know the time when the government officials change shifts, and their skills are not like those of gangsters. I just asked them to
People were patrolling the lake on horseback to keep an eye on the direction of the boat. Mr. Chen, I have heard that you are very resourceful. Do you think there are any tricks here? How should we handle the case next? "
Chen Yandao: "I'm ashamed, I'm sorry, Master Long has flattered me. Now that the matter has come to this, the first priority is to think about how to catch the thief. Wang Ling, you first send people to the east and west gates. Without my warrant, entry and exit are strictly prohibited. Send more people."
Patrolling the city wall, if there is any abnormality, please report it quickly."
Then he continued: "The disasters have been severe in recent days. There are victims inside and outside the city. I don't know how many masters have mixed in. Like the masters who robbed the prison today, the city walls will definitely not be able to stop them. Everyone, have you noticed anything in the past two days?
Is there a suspicious person hanging around the government office?"
Wang Ling sent two people to inform the city defense and said: "Replying to your lord, we have four groups of people to spread the news. There are no suspicious people in other places. It's just that something happened at Jianghu Tower. Your son and the two Mr. Chen were there at that time."
I'm here too, I thought..." Seeing the Chen brothers nodding, Wang Ling stopped talking.
Seeing this, Chen Yan said: "Mr. Chi, Mr. Long, and the two young masters, the storm is getting worse. Let's go to Mr. Wei's residence to discuss it in detail."
Seeing that everyone agreed, Chen Yan asked other police officers to perform their duties and strengthen defense, and then a group of five people went to Wei Jinxian's official office for a secret talk. Wang Ling and the Chen brothers told the story of Jianghu Tower in detail at noon, and Chen Zhifeng said
: "The two people our brothers faced just now look a bit like the two guys who call themselves General Mansion, but they seem to be a lot taller, and the two people who showed off their skills at noon are not bad, and the slightly taller one
That man didn't know the first line of blood, so he was kicked down by a gangster."
Long Yin interjected: "The height can be increased, and the figure can also be covered with a cloak, but are you sure that the person who is slightly taller at noon has not had a pulse? Just now, I used a palm to use eight points of internal power. You said a person without internal power
Can people bear it?”
Chen Zhifeng said: "The shorter one has access to the three meridians. Could it be that the other one has learned the secret technique of controlling meridians? I have learned about this in the martial arts academy, and my master also told me about it, but those two have the most
At the age of seventeen or eighteen, it is impossible to have such deep internal strength, right? Xu Mu is well-known and indeed has extraordinary skills. He may be able to catch Master Long's palm, but Xu Mu doesn't seem to be that tall, and his stature is taller.
Thin. But after the dispute outside Jianghu Tower at noon, the two country bumpkins seemed to have struck up a conversation with Xu Mu, and went to Danguiju together, and Zhang Luyao's daughter also followed."
Chi Yuan said: "According to what you said, the person who entered the prison is more like Xu Mu, and then Li Jichen disguised himself and restrained Mr. Chen and Mr. Wei, and robbed the white scarf thief. If this is the case, it can still be
It makes sense. And Li Jichen and his disciples were also present when the White Turban Thieves were captured yesterday." In fact, Chi Yuan has always had a knot in his heart. As long as he can bring down the Jinling Sect, he will be extremely happy even if he cannot rebuild the Jincheng Sect.
How could Chen Yan not know what he was thinking and said: "It couldn't have been Li Jichen who restrained me. That man was at least a head shorter than Li Jichen. I suspect it was the two foreigners who spent a lot of money. From what Mr. Chen said, that person
The entourage of a famous young man in brocade clothes may have a similar body shape, and he has that kind of superb skills. But I am worried that that person may have an official status."
Long Yin thought for a while, feeling a little enlightened, and said: "In the past few years, the overt and covert fights between the princelings in the three families have become more and more intense. According to Master Chen, it is really possible that it is the prince's method. Maybe the white turban thief is not at all
It's a group of minions he placed in the world. Those people are familiar with the ins and outs of the government, and there are endless masters. If we can't provide disaster relief here and can't hold the prison, both the Chen family and King Wu may be severely suppressed!"
Chen Yan immediately said: "Master Long, be careful! Wang Ling, do you know the whereabouts of those three foreigners?"
Wang Ling said: "I really paid attention to those three people. The young master seems to be wearing Shu brocade, and the hem is embroidered with bamboo sea and cloud patterns. I heard that Shu brocade is mostly a tribute and is very rare. That person is most likely from
In Shu, I just don't know what the cultivation level is. Someone at the city gate did report that the three of them left the city in the afternoon and headed north. But if the middle-aged man's skill of throwing gold ingots was really followed, it would be easy to come back without anyone noticing.
"
At this time, a police officer came to report. Wang Ling went to the door to answer the call and reported back. Then he informed the other four people that the boat was anchored in the southwest corner of Yangzhou Lake and there was no one in the boat.
Chen Yan seemed to have come to his senses and said loudly: "Wang Ling, please ride quickly and take people to Danguiju, and carefully ask the store owner Li Jichen about the movements of master and apprentice and the two boys from the General's Mansion, and if those two boys are in the store
Just bring them all here?"
Wang Ling asked: "Are you going to arrest him? Are Li Jichen and the others going to arrest him?"
Chen Yan yelled angrily: "What the hell are you a pig brain? Do you dare to arrest Li Jichen? Don't be tough with those two boys. Just say that there was a case in Jiangling Mansion, maybe it was the people above Jianghu at noon.
, let them come over for official questioning."
After a pause, he added: "If these two people are indeed the ones who jumped on the boat, the boat is parked on the southwest bank, and you have to go around in a big circle to get back to Danguiju. If you ride over now, you will definitely catch up with them.
Earlier, if the two people were not in the inn when you went there, but entered the inn from outside, and refused to come over for questioning, you would arrest them. Well... don't bring them here, take them directly to the prefect's Yamen. Also,
Send some more people to find out when and where Chen Qi disappeared?"
After seeing Wang Ling leaving quickly, Chen Yan said: "Yesterday at Yuantong Temple, Li Jichen and his disciples saw the white scarf thief being arrested. Today they and the two country boys also heard Wang Ling's hint at Jianghu Tower. Zhang
Lu Yao's only daughter, who only wanted to do chivalry and justice, went to Danguiju with those people at the same time. If they colluded with those two strangers who may be from Shu, and even Zhang Luyao was behind the scenes, what would happen to all of them?
It all seems to make sense. It is unlikely that a master with such a deep understanding of the terrain suddenly appeared in a small Jiangling City. I heard that Xu Mu is going to bring gold to Zhang Luyao for disaster relief. Just now, the government guard said
Two people visited the magistrate's house half an hour ago. They should be Li Jichen's master and apprentice. Maybe the person Mr. Chi is chasing has also escaped into Zhang Luyao's house. Master Long and Master Wei, this matter is very important.
How about we go to the Zhang Mansion together? Mr. Chi, please condescend to go to the inn again to take care of me."
Chi Yuan nodded, turned and left, but he was filled with resentment in his heart. The white scarf thief had made the old man of the Chen family furious. He had already made a great contribution, but he was still greedy and wanted to recover the lost silver.
His whereabouts, but now he was rescued under his nose. Not to mention the reward, his old face has nowhere to hang his head.
Wei Jinxian was eager to overthrow Zhang Luyao. If he could jump from the Qingshui Yamen of Wu Cha Si to the more lucrative Tixing Yamen or even the same magistrate, he could only hug the Chen family and trick Chen Yan into being arrested after being coerced.
He didn't dare to show the slightest hint of jealousy, and said with concern: "The injury on Mr. Chen's hand is not a problem, right? I also feel that there is something fishy in the prefect's yamen. Now that he has revealed such a big thing, the prefect is going to
Determined and responsible."
But Long Yin kept laughing darkly in his heart. Chen Yan wanted to be the prefect a little bit crazy. He kicked Zhang Luyao far away when he performed meritorious deeds. If there was any misfortune, he wanted the unlucky guy to bear the responsibility. But that guy
It's a bit like a traitor, but he is still so calm after his son is gone. It seems that the Wu Cha Si can't keep the little thief Wei Jinxian, but it's okay, let them pour dirty water on Magistrate Zhang and the Jinling faction.
King Wu had an explanation.
Although he had this idea, he said to Chen Yan: "Zhang Luyao has always been timid and afraid of getting into trouble. He is half a Liu Censor, so there is no reason for him to get involved in the affairs of the three families; and the Jinling faction has a good relationship with King Cheng, and they are more than friends.
The enemy, but if it is really discovered that they are secretly causing harm to the King of Wu and the Chen family, then the Jinling sect will no longer be able to gain a foothold in Jinling. However, it is good to take a look. The key is to have evidence. I will accompany Mr. Chen to pay a visit.
Magistrate Zhang."
Zhang Luyao's house is already brightly lit, and police officers are patrolling from time to time outside the living room. Inside the living room, the prefect Zhang Luyao is not wearing an official uniform, but an ordinary gray robe. There is a man of about three sitting next to him.
A tall man in his teens, with a slightly pale face and seemingly weak energy, sat opposite Master and Disciple Li Jichen.
Zhang Luyao patted his increasingly fat belly, squinted his triangular eyes, put on a chubby face, and said to Li Jichen: "Look at my fat body, I really feel ashamed of the folks in this house who endure hunger and cold."
Yes, I heard that some people with ulterior motives use this fat body to accuse me of being greedy. Recently, it seems that I have been stabbed in the back. I have a conscience, and I am pure and stoic. I usually just listen to a ditty or something like that.
I happened to bump into you today. In fact, I gain weight even if I drink some water, so Mr. Li must trust me. Today I received two gold ingots from Mr. Li’s disciples, as well as from the Jinling sect.
I will do my best to help. I will live up to the trust and use it for the victims. All disaster relief revenue and expenditure officials have asked people to prepare two sets of accounting books, and anyone who donates can check it. Mr. Li, you
It's such a blessing to be able to visit this humble house. It's so glorious! There are also students who are famous all over the world. When I saw them today, they are really extraordinary. No wonder my little girl often talks about it..."
A young servant suddenly broke in and said: "My lord, my lord, Lord Chen and Lord Wei said they had important matters to discuss, so they barged in directly without waiting for communication..."