Ji Sheng was tall, with a pale face and a disheveled beard that had not been trimmed for several days. When Chen Yan asked, he rolled his eyes and said, "What do you mean, Mr. Chen? I've never seen you take care of official etiquette. Didn't you say it yourself?"
, I just need to take care of myself. You didn’t think of me when you caught the white-turbaned thief. If he escaped, would he take it out on me?"
Chen Yandao: "Don't be angry, Ji Captou. You and I are both members of the public family. There are many strange things today. We are all officials in the same government. As long as we make it clear, there will be no grudges in the future. But Ji Captou has no doubts."
You can also cross-examine other people, since I can be regarded as helping Mr. Zhang manage the punishment of the whole house, would you like to report on today's actions?"
Zhang Luyao suddenly became angry and said angrily: "What are you paying for? Where else can this bastard go? Why don't you run to Hu Yuerong's place as soon as you have free time? He has been staying here with me for most of the day, and Hu Yuerong is still here
At my wife's place, Ji Sheng, I'm not in the mood to listen to music today. You can take her back first! Also, Chen Yan, please remember, I am still the prefect, and I have been through life and death in the north after all.
Show off your power and get away from me!"
The more Zhang Luyao talked, the more angry he became. He turned to the head catcher Wang Ling and shouted: "Wang Ling, who gave you the guts! The wings are very hard? What did you say about my daughter just now? You really think I am a soft persimmon."
?Why are you so sure that I will lose my hat after this flood? Chen Yan, listen, Wang Ling disrespects the chief official and is ineffective in doing things. Now you will strip Wang Ling of his official uniform and send him to Xicheng
Guard, if he dares to talk nonsense again, I don't care who you choose to take his seat, but if you can't do this, I will let Ji Sheng take care of it, Rou'er, see the guest off!"
When Chen Yan saw Zhang Luyao suddenly turned his face, he lost his confidence for a moment. His face turned blue and red. What was even more annoying was that Long Yin and Wei Jinxian acted as if the matter had nothing to do with them. Instead of trying to dissuade him, Chen Yan
, it seems to be a bit like watching a good show. Everyone knows that Wang Ling is his confidant, but Wang Ling's words are really rash. Although it is very relieved to hear it, it also gives Zhang Luyao a handle. Besides, if it is really
If he had to use his strength to force a high-ranking magistrate to deal with a lowly official from the seventh rank, his reputation as a domineering person would spread, and his career in the officialdom would probably come to an end.
When Wang Ling saw that something was not right, he immediately looked at Chen Yan. Seeing that Chen Yan was not moving, he immediately turned to Zhang Luyao and bowed: "You deserve to die, I am a lowly official. I have no choice in what I say, but I said it unintentionally. I did not intend to slander the reputation of the eldest lady."
, please calm down, Lord Magistrate."
Zhang Luyao ignored Wang Ling, and Chen Yan was very annoyed. This idiot was stupid enough to look at him first. If he begged for mercy, it would be obvious that he was nepotism, so he had to order the two policemen in the courtyard to take off Wang Ling's clothes from the seventh grade.
He asked Wang Ling to report to Ximen tomorrow morning.
Wang Ling was very happy. She quickly took off her official uniform, held hands with everyone, and walked out first. Seeing that there were no clues to capture, Long Yin, Wei Jinxian and others also talked to Chen
After saying goodbye along the way, the group first went south through the small door between the inner and outer yamen to the third entrance of the yamen, and then went west and south through the corridor to enter Chen Yan's official office.
Chen Yan's official residence occupies a courtyard, which is only half the size of Zhang Luyao's mansion. However, the courtyard is lush with flowers and trees and has stacked rockeries. When you enter the wing where Chen Qi rests, it is brightly lit and the furniture is gorgeous and exquisite. It is obviously much more luxurious than Zhang Luyao's mansion.
Chen Qi was sitting on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, his eyes were a little red and swollen, and he seemed to have just cried a lot. A middle-aged woman who was richly dressed and slightly fat was sitting beside him, also sobbing softly.
When Chen Qi saw Chen Yan entering the room, he howled again, pointed at Chen Yan's nose and cursed: "You old guy, how do you care about security? Not to mention the beating you received at noon, you were beaten just now
I was beaten with sap, my acupuncture points were tapped, and my mouth was stuffed with smelly socks for an hour. I was about to die. Do you know? I was going to freeze to death, starve to death, stink to death, and die of shame! I warned you.
You old guy, you have three days to catch the guy who cheated on me, and I will make that guy regret why his mother gave birth to him!"
Chen Yan seemed to feel very guilty and walked to the bed without saying a word. Fortunately, Chen Qi saw Wei Jinxian, Long Yin and others walking into the room one after another. After calling the master, he stopped making any sound.
Chen Yan signaled the middle-aged woman to leave. The woman glanced at Chen Yan sideways, saluted Long Yin and Wei Jinxian and walked out. The woman came from a big family and was promised to her husband when she was a girl.
Chen Yan was born in the Chen family. Chen Yan was able to rise step by step. In addition to being good at calculations, his wife's family also had a lot of help. Chen Yan gave birth to an only son, Chen Qi, when he was over 30 years old. The two of them doted on each other and the whole family
The person who was most speechless among them was Chen Yan.
It was only later that Chen Yan was gradually promoted to the rank of fifth-rank magistrate, and the extremely wealthy Chen family thought that Chen Yan was a useful person, and gradually provided help, with the goal of being the prefect of Jiangling. After Chen Yan became more powerful, he no longer
He looked down upon his own wife and took concubines in the Jiangling Mansion. Of course, the family property was nominally attributed to those concubines.
Chen Yan patted the back of Chen Qi's hand and said, "Look at the fingers of my father's right hand. Three of them were broken one by one by that man. If I don't take revenge, I will never be a human being! Do you ever remember what that man looked like?
"Look? Tell me what happened."
When Chen Qi saw Chen Yan's bandaged right hand, he stopped sobbing and said: "Around Shen Shi, after I sent my two cousins to the barracks, as soon as I walked into the Yamen, someone tapped an acupuncture point behind me.
He grabbed my throat with his arms, removed one of my shoes, and stuffed a sock into my mouth. When no one was around, he passed by the lakeside avenue and hung me on a four-foot-high willow branch. The man's arms were a bit
He's thick, he's definitely not as tall as me, and his muscles are very solid. Fortunately, I kept my eyes closed. If I accidentally saw that person's face, I might be walking in front of you. Fortunately, that person's acupuncture points were not too tight.
, I kept using my internal strength to press the acupuncture points, and when I could move one hand, I called for rescue. Oh, my two cousins and Mr. Chi came here once before, and are now in the living room."
Chen Yan pondered for a while and asked the yamen servants to invite Chi Yuan, master and apprentice, and then arranged a group of yamen servants outside the wing to watch carefully in the yard. His father and son plus Long Yin, Wei Jinxian and Chi Yuan master and apprentice
People talk behind closed doors.
Chen Yan was the first to speak: "Two young masters, Mr. Chi, Mr. Long, and Mr. Wei, today's situation is very difficult. It's okay to say that the white turban thief has not been caught. Now everyone knows that the white turban thief has been caught, and the credit will be returned."
He didn't receive it, and now he has been let off. This punishment seems inevitable. I invite everyone to come over, firstly to analyze the case, and secondly to think about countermeasures. We are all in the same boat.
, if there is any quarrel, you might as well put it aside first, and the consensus should be kept to the outside world."
Chen Zhifeng followed up and said: "Uncle Qi is right, I have seen it from beginning to end. Everyone has tried their best to get away from the white turban thief. The main reason is that the other party has a strict plan, many masters, and there are many doubts behind the scenes. I will tell you
My ancestor begged me not to lower the punishment, but I have already rushed to Yangzhou to capture the white scarf thief. If I can’t catch any clues, I can’t guarantee that my ancestor won’t be furious.”
Long Yin also said: "Young Master Chen's words are reasonable. Let's go through the whole story from the beginning. I also reported back to Jinling yesterday. I also need to quickly think of an explanation for today's matter and report back as soon as possible."
Chi Yuan had been closing his eyes to rest, and suddenly opened his eyes and said: "There are two strange things about today's incident. One is that the person I am chasing disappeared out of thin air. I think only Li Jichen has such ability, but if it is really him, he will be in prison."
He didn't need to run at all, and after taking off his cloak, the man's figure looked a bit like an elongated Xu Mu; secondly, the thief knew the Jiangling Mansion well, and could control Chen Yanhe and Chen Yan of the second line without anyone noticing.
Chen Qi from the Third Meridian and Wei Jinxian from the Fifth Meridian were unable to fight back under the sneak attack. This person is probably a master close to the Eight Meridian, maybe someone from Jiangling Mansion. Chen Yan, think about it.
Is there such a person?"
Chen Yan said seriously: "Everyone, let me tell you what I think. If you have any questions, you can raise them. Let's talk about the person that Mr. Chi didn't catch first. I also suspect that it is Xu Mu. Although Xu Mu
He is a disciple of the Jinling sect, but due to the existence of the martial arts academy, most of the martial arts of various sects are no longer secrets. As for those unique skills, he is a martial arts genius, and with a world-famous master, he has the opportunity to learn
He will always be countless times bigger than others. Maybe it is Li Jichen who has some special skills that no one has thought of, and it is not impossible to help his disciples escape. When it comes to height, it is the easiest, just put something in the shoe.
.And if Li Jichen fights in prison, he will be easily exposed. After all, in Jiangling Mansion, he is the only one who has this ability."
Chen Yan took a sip of water and continued: "Speaking of familiarity with Jiangling Mansion, Deputy Chief Ji Sheng is the best choice. According to Wang Ling, Ji Sheng may have the strength of the Five Meridians, but he may also have the strength of the Six Meridians. In this case,
He is a confidant of Zhang Luyao. He has not been transferred to the head of the police because he likes drinking and sex. He has never solved any major cases. The number of big thieves he has arrested is far inferior to Master Wei, so I have been suppressing it and doing both.
I got the position of chief arrester. But I must not underestimate this person. He usually keeps to himself and rarely comes to the Yamen to order food. In the past few years, I have not spoken to him a few words, and there is no one around him.
I have met him a few times, but almost no one knows the details of his kung fu. I only know that he has good internal strength and has also been in the martial arts academy. If it weren't for his size, I would suspect that he is the one who rescued the white scarf thief. However,
It is very possible if he makes the plans, besides, no one has seen him in the past few days, but he appeared in the prefect's house today."
"Go on." Long Yin nodded.
"Besides, the white scarf thief suffered serious internal injuries. He will definitely not be able to perform Qing Kung Fu. The person who rescued him should have hidden him somewhere in the city. I have sent people to search some of the houses around here, and there are no traces.
.Now it seems that the person Mr. Chi was chasing and the place where the white scarf thief temporarily hid is most likely Zhang Luyao's inner office! So I suggested that everyone go there first, and sure enough, they saw Li Jichen, Xu Mu and Ji
Sheng! It doesn’t hurt to say it in front of everyone. A cook and a maid from the Zhang Mansion were the people I sent. After the incident, I had people inspect the entire Jiangling Mansion inside and outside the Yamen. The two people also said that in addition to
Hu Yuerong, who came over in the afternoon, did not find any other outsiders. Oh, speaking of this, Hu Yuerong was a famous local singing girl. She would occasionally go to Zhang Luyao's place to sing. Later, Ji Sheng fell in love with this person for some unknown reason.
, in addition to drinking, all his salary was spent on her, and it seemed that he redeemed her life, so Zhang Luyao said that Ji Sheng had been with Hu Yuerong. If he really wanted to verify Hu Yuerong, it would be just a trip in vain. Usually Zhang Luyao said that Ji Sheng had been with Hu Yuerong.
Lu Yao is timid and fearful. No matter how dissatisfied he sees me, he will give me a look at most, but today he seems to have taken the wrong medicine, which is very abnormal. Maybe it is because of the flood, he knows that his clothes are not safe, and the pot is broken.
But it’s more likely that he’s rescuing Ji Sheng!”
Long Yin suddenly interjected: "Are there any masters in the prefect's yamen? How is Zhang Luyao's skill? I can see that he has a foundation in martial arts."