When we arrived at the city gate, it was already bright, but it was still so gray that we couldn't see the sun.
Rushing to the door of Cai Mansion in a hurry, Chen Jinjun looked at the luxurious door in front of him and felt that the complicated decorations on it were all human lives.
Huo Tingyu ordered people to break open the door, and the adjutant immediately led people into Cai's house and ransacked the house.
After a while, the adjutant ran out in a hurry: "Commander, Cai Ying was not found."
"Can he run out?" Huo Tingyu raised his eyes and glanced at the adjutant.
When the adjutant saw him like this, he quickly shook his head: "We are watching very closely. Not even a fly can escape from the entire Cai family."
"Continue searching." Huo Tingyu said to the adjutant.
The adjutant immediately turned around and entered Cai's house again.
Xu Fanming also followed in, and followed the route of his memory to Cai Ying's study.
He walked around the screen and saw someone inside.
Cai Ying's confidants are burning the ledger.
Xu Fanming cursed secretly, kicked away the man who was squatting on the ground and burning the account book, then grabbed the account book and put out the flames on it.
This confidant was not stupid. He got up from the ground and rushed over to snatch the account book from Xu Fanming's hand.
Xu Fanming stuffed the remaining tattered account book into his arms and held the dagger.
A guard who was kept in a government house was naturally no match for Xu Fanming, a veteran who had been in the world for so many years.
Within five rounds, Xu Fanming held a dagger to his throat.
"Where is your master?" Xu Fanming asked, while twisting his henchman's wrist so hard that his nails dug into his flesh.
Even though it hurt so much, the man still didn't make a sound.
Xu Fanming frowned, let go of his wrist, and pinched his face.
The man's mouth was empty.
"Cai Ying, an old dog, is so cruel to his own people?"
There was a trace of determination in the eyes of the confidant, and he pressed down hard, and Shengsheng hit Xu Fanming's dagger on his neck with all his strength, accurately slicing his own throat.
Xu Fanming let go of his hand and looked at him blankly as he fell to the ground. His eyes were full of relief and joy, and his tongueless mouth opened and closed, trying to make a "Thank you" mouth.
Xu Fanming, who had always been ruthless, was stunned and looked at the blood on the dagger in his hand.
This was the first time in so many years that he looked at his own hands, which were stained with blood.
There was something stuck in his throat, making him unable to speak.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door. It was the adjutant who came here to look for the account book. When he saw Xu Fanming, he immediately came up to him: "Boss Xu, the account book..."
Xu Fanming took out his account book from his pocket and flipped through it.
His eyes slowly straightened. Two thin blank pages were added to the front and back of the account book. Even though it was burned in a brazier, the evidence inside was still clearly visible.
Xu Fanming turned around, looked at the body lying on the ground, and took a deep breath.
"I'll bring the ledger to the commander, you continue."
His voice was extremely hoarse, and he hurried back outside and handed the account book to Huo Tingyu.
Chen Jinjun saw something was wrong with his state and pulled him aside: "What's wrong?"
Xu Fanming shook his head: "It's okay. I accidentally killed one of Cai Ying's confidants during the fight."
His words were forced out of his mouth. He touched the blood-stained dagger in his sleeve and felt mixed emotions in his heart.
"You're too tired. Now that this is over, take advantage of the Chinese New Year and have a good rest."
Chen Jinjun patted his shoulder.
Xu Fanming nodded and said nothing.
A soldier ran out of the door: "Commander, we have dug the entrance to the ground."
Chen Jinjun and Huo Tingyu looked at each other, and Huo Tingyu nodded: "Let's take a look."
It has to be said that Cai Ying hid the entrance to the underground workshop very well. So many soldiers searched for it for a long time before finding it, and then violently cracked the door open.
"Commander, there are a total of 158 craftsmen, 200 guards, and President Cai inside."
Huo Tingyu walked along the stairs to the underground workshop.
There was an underground corridor, and both sides were guarded by soldiers. There were craftsmen and guards squatting facing the wall.
Huo Tingyu continued to walk inside until he reached the very back and saw Cai Ying.
Cai Ying sat on the chair, watching Huo Tingyu getting closer and closer, and calmly crossed her legs and took a sip of tea.
"Here we come." He greeted Huo Tingyu, as if Huo Tingyu had not brought people to arrest him and ransack his home, but as if he had personally invited Huo Tingyu to come here as a guest.
"Is there anything you want to say, President Cai?" Huo Tingyu stopped and looked at Cai Ying with a pair of deep eyes.
Cai Ying put down the tea cup calmly and sighed: "What can I say? Why don't you tell me what you know."
"Everything that needs to be known is known." Chen Jinjun looked at Cai Ying's clothes and looked disgusted.
"Hey, Chen Dong's family is here too." Cai Ying was on the verge of death, still looking up and down at Chen Jinjun with squinted eyes.
Although she was dusty, she still couldn't hide her grace and charm. Cai Ying smacked her lips, but it was a pity that she didn't have the chance to taste it.
Huo Tingyu looked at him and thought of the words engraved on the empty shelf in the morgue. He felt disgusted and frowned.
Cai Ying looked like she was divine: "This is just a workshop. How is Marshal Huo going to convict me, Mr. Cai?"
Huo Tingyu didn't speak, but took out the account book from his arms.
Cai Ying was stunned. He didn't expect that the account book he sent his confidants to destroy would eventually fall into Huo Tingyu's hands.
But so what, he smiled: "It's just an account book, just business transactions."
"Reselling cigarettes?" Huo Tingyu stared at Cai Ying.
"No, absolutely not. Commander, please don't slander anyone. Every business here is a clean transaction."
"Are you worthy of saying such a thing?" Chen Jinjun's eyes were full of ridicule.
Cai Ying smiled and shook her head: "You have accused me of so many crimes, but do you have evidence? It's a bit unethical to arrest me without evidence, right?"
Chen Jinjun took the account book from Huo Tingyu's hand and turned to Yang Qing's name: "Shopkeeper Yang of Fule Tea House has been purchasing goods from Chairman Cai, special oolong?"
"Yes, it was made in my small private workshop. It is very popular."
Cai Ying looked at Chen Jinjun with evil intentions and provocation in her eyes.
"You want ten taels of silver for one ounce of oolong?" Chen Jinjun twitched his lips, "You really dare to ask for it."
Cai Ying shrugged helplessly: "There is no way, the secret recipe passed down from ancestors is popular, so it will naturally be sold at a high price."
Xu Fanming snorted: "Your ancestor is Yang Qing? You really dare to say that."
Cai Ying's expression changed: "Yang Qing has indeed told you, but so what."
He shook his head and said it was useless: "It's just a prescription, how can you get me?"
Chen Jinjun took out a neatly folded piece of paper from the purse at his waist, which was the test result given by Huo Tingyu's laboratory.
She held it in her hand and waved it towards Cai Ying: "But there is an element of smoke in your qualities."
Cai Ying looked at Chen Jinjun, straightened her expression, and said righteously: "Chen Dongjia, since you came to Yongzhou, you have not given life to people like us, and now you are still framed?"