An assassin? Call me the Master of Raising Prices!

At the door of the duty room on the second floor of Zhao Prison, Zhao blocked the door with one hand, letting out his true energy, and the atmosphere became extremely tense for a moment.

Not to mention Chihu standing up, even Chihu holding a teacup couldn't help but feel nervous. Zheng Rongqing, who knew a little about the list, lowered his head, folded his fingers and pressed them on his legs, his palms covered with cold sweat.

"Knock knock..."

I don't know how long I waited, but finally there was a knock on the door. Zhao opened the door, and Yu Jielin and Jiang Qianhu, who came hand in hand, were startled by the tense atmosphere inside.

"Come in, have people been mobilized?"

"Mobilized...is this?" Yu Jielin asked in a low voice. The situation in front of him didn't look like arresting people, but rather like a rebellion.

"It's okay!" Zhao put on his official hat, took out the list from his arms and handed it to Yu Jielin, saying to everyone, "Pass it around and take a look. These are the people we want to arrest tonight. Don't remember it wrong."

"They are all high-ranking officials, so be mentally prepared."

Yu Jielin, who originally thought about how big the official could be, just looked at the first name and couldn't help but gasp. After reading it all, he looked at Zhao Jiu in surprise, "This... Lao Jiu, did you get it right?"

The second person took the list and soon showed an expression on his face that was almost the same as Yu Jielin's. Then the third person, the fourth person...

At the end of the room, everyone in the room looked at Zhao Jiu, their eyes widened with shock. Even Zheng Rongqing, who Yu Xiang knew, was surprised.

Zhao knew that he had to say something, otherwise he would be timid before fighting, "You read it right, and I did not get the wrong list. The people on the list are the ones who are to be arrested. Among them are the minister, the minister, and Two princes!"

Jiang Qianhu raised his hand slightly, "Mr. Zhao, who means this? Our pond here is too small to contain these old turtles..."

"If you can't recognize other people's handwriting, can't you recognize Mr. Lu's handwriting?" He waved them over, took out a list stamped with Lu Wenyu's official seal and the emperor's imperial seal, and asked with a smile, "You guys Who do you think it is? Such a big thing, of course it’s the palace’s intention!”

"hiss"

There were gasps now. Two marquises were arrested in one night. It is estimated that they will encounter such a big case once in their lifetime!

"The old rule is that we are divided into seven teams. In each team, we and the Beijing camp will each take half. Jie Lin and I will go catch the two marquises; Lao Jiang, please work harder and take more people to the Shang Shu's house. , the rest are divided into four teams and each chooses!"

After finishing speaking, he thought for a while and then explained, "The emperor only convicted them. As long as their families don't stop us from doing things, don't arrest them. Don't involve too much, and don't say it's the emperor's intention. Do you understand?"

Except for Zheng Rongqing, who else here is not a veteran? Can you not understand the meaning above? It's just that there is no irrefutable evidence, so people are arrested first and convicted later.

"Let's go each other's way, and don't let any news leak out on the way. I can't bear the consequences if one of you escapes!"

Seeing everyone standing up, Zhao opened the door and stepped aside, "Let's go!"

...

The street is very lively, with children playing and playing, adults hanging lanterns, and everyone's faces are full of joy and happiness.

But soon the sound of footsteps coming from far and near broke the peace. Several children blocking the road were carried aside by a man with a murderous look on his face, and then shouted loudly to the front: "Jin Yiwei is doing business, and everyone who has no business needs to step aside." !”

It wasn't until a group of people passed by that they came back to their senses and hugged the children next to them tightly. You look at me and I look at you. Everyone has a surprised expression on their face. People are being arrested on New Year's Eve. How many years have we not seen this?

How big a deal is this? Even the years are not allowed to pass.

In front of Chen Hou Ye's house, Zhao tightly wrapped his cloak and waited patiently.

Soon the two thousand households came back and said, "Sir, the Hou Mansion has been completely surrounded. But we looked from a high place and saw no one inside. There were only a few lanterns hanging in the front yard, and the other rooms and the backyard." All black..."

"Should we let the brothers go in to explore the wind first?"

Zhao shook his head. This situation was abnormal. Logically speaking, a marquis should not be so short of money that he could not even hang a lantern.

"Are the streets closed?"

"It's closed. No one is allowed in or out."

"Hmm... Let the brothers surrounding the Hou Mansion take a few steps back. Be careful that there is a scam inside, and then find a higher place to take a look."

"yes."

Soon the two reported that the situation inside had not changed, and even the lanterns had not been changed.

"I got it." Zhao dismounted, holding the saddle, and walked towards the door using his true energy.

The two Qianhu wanted to follow, but Zhao raised his hand to stop them, "I'll knock on the door, you guys will act accordingly."

Then he took a few steps forward, pulled out the knife and put it against the door. He was about to knock on the door, but unexpectedly, as soon as he put his hand on it, the door was pushed open.

Zhao was alert, slowly opened the door, turned sideways and used his knife to explore the way, and then took a small step forward. A voice came from inside, "Come in, I'm the only one."

Um? Zhao was even more vigilant. He opened the door with his feet, slowly untied his cloak, and was ready to fight at any time. He told the two thousand households behind him, "Watch the door. If there is any sign that the door will be closed, go in immediately and kill anyone you see!"

After saying that, Zhao dragged the knife behind him, walked quickly inside, walked around the screen wall, and saw a man in bright red who looked like an old man in his fifties or sixties sitting alone on the only chair in the front yard.

After carefully looking around, he asked, "Master Chen Hou?"

"It's me! Put the knife away. I'm the only one here, and I'm not a martial arts master. I can't kill you." Mr. Chen's tone was calm, not nervous, but rather calm.

But Zhao ignored it and still held the knife, releasing his true energy to sense the surroundings. I found that what Chen Houye said was true. Except for two people, there was not a single living thing in the whole yard.

Mr. Chen Hou raised his head and smiled calmly, and said with a bit of ridicule, "Boy, as a prince, would I still lie to you? If I didn't want to leave, would I still let you in?"

"It's okay to be careful. You only have one life."

"Hahaha, you really fit Jin Yiwei's temperament."

"It's just that I'm afraid of death. There's nothing interesting about it." Zhao was noncommittal, put the knife back into its sheath, and said with a smile, "Then let's go? It's so cold to talk here."

"Zhao Prison is ventilated on all sides, so it won't be cold?" Chen Houye asked with a smile. He had already looked away. It's gambling. If you lose, you have to admit it.

Even if it was a scam from the beginning, who calls him greedy?

"There is a brazier." Zhao was a little uninterested. There were still many things outside that he didn't know about. He didn't have time to chat and joke with Mr. Chen Hou.

"After all, I am a marquis, so I can let you go in a dignified manner..."

Chen Houye waved his hand gently, "No need, I had already taken poison before you came, and I won't live long. It's true to admit defeat frankly, but as a Houye, I can't die in prison!"

As he spoke, blood began to flow from his mouth and nose.

"Fuck!" Zhao could understand that bringing back a corpse had different meanings than bringing back a living person.

The emperor wanted money, people, and reputation. Now that people can’t be kept, it’s better to keep money. Besides, I still have my share in it!

So he quickly stepped forward to hold Chen Houye down and asked in a low voice.

"Where's the money? Where's the silver? Where is it?"

"Tell me quickly, tell me to die again, otherwise do you think the emperor will let your family go?"

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