Behind me is the earth

The prison is dark and gloomy. Even in broad daylight, entering here will make you feel depressed because of the coldness inside.

The same torture chamber, the same people tied to the word "big".

The situation was critical, and Meng Jin, who urgently needed to find a breakthrough, felt as if a heavy burden had been placed on his shoulders, making him feel deeply helpless.

Then he saw the bald man tied to the execution rack, who looked dissatisfied and angry. Meng Jin, who was in a bad mood, slapped him with a light beam.

With a clear sound of "Pa!", the fake hood on the fake monk's head was knocked off, revealing the gray and black hair underneath.

"Pooh!"

His face immediately became swollen. A fake monk with bloody fingerprints laughed and spat a mouthful of bloody phlegm into Meng Jin's face.

But the next moment, a strong wind blew, and the bloody phlegm returned intact to the fake monk's smiling mouth.

Meng Jin pushed his chin again, making him swallow it in one gulp.

"Disgrace yourself."

Meng Jin said coldly.

"Guan Gu, you're done! If you catch me, you won't be able to feel better. The person who killed you must be on the way.

I advise you to let me go, otherwise your guy who is eating may not be able to stay tomorrow! "

The fake monk shouted angrily.

"Give him a greeting."

Meng Jin looked a little uninterested in the fake monk and ordered Zhou Xun.

"yes!"

Mr. Li was still waiting in the county government office. Time was running out, so Zhou Xun didn't waste any time and used the most brutal means to greet the fake monk.

The fake monk held his nerve for a while at first, but before the torture instrument reached the second one, the strong man was already crying and begging for mercy.

"Squeak~"

Suddenly, in the corridor outside the torture room, the sound of the large iron door on the second floor being opened came in.

Then a burst of footsteps came in.

The fake monk who was already crying and begging loudly for mercy suddenly stopped.

Meng Jin, Zhou Xun, Meng Yunbo and others also looked towards the iron door of the torture chamber at the back.

"bass!"

Zhou Xun held the handle of the knife in his hand and had already pulled out a section. It was shining with a bright cold light under the oil lamp.

Meng Yunbo tightened his grip on the revolver at his waist and stared at the door closely.

Aren't there militiamen guarding the outside? As soldiers, these militiamen from Wuzhou responded to the national recruitment order last year. They were assigned and arranged to serve as violent institutions here in order to maintain local security and cooperate with local officials in their governance.

Even now, before the police system is functioning normally, we still follow the wartime conditions, follow the orders of Lu Feihu, the commander of the militia of the Ministry of National Defense, and obey the orders of the chief officers who followed the First and Second Route Army southward. .

The militia camp has nothing to do with the local area and rarely leaves the camp for training on weekdays. The relationship in Chujiang Province is very pure. The militia camp in Xicheng County obeys Meng Jin. Even the senior officials in Chujiang Province cannot give orders at all. .

Now, someone came in without even hearing the sound of fighting. What happened outside?

Could it be the mastermind behind this?

The people in the execution room, including the fake monk who was tied to the execution rack, with a bruised nose and face, and blood stains all over his body, also stared at the door with their swollen eyelids widened at this time, and their eyesight became blurred.

There were many and messy steps, and they finally stopped at the door.

"Is Hui'an inside?"

a voice outside asked.

Meng Jin was shocked.

This voice is very familiar!

"Master Qiao?"

Meng Jin stood up and walked towards the iron gate.

"It's me, open the door."

Qiao Minshan said.

Meng Jin and Meng Yunbo looked at each other, and Meng Yunbo nodded.

Meng Jin walked to the door, unlocked the iron lock, and opened the iron door.

Outside the door, Qiao Minshan stood there, and the leader of the militia group was also there.

No wonder the militia camp outside didn't stop him.

Although he didn't know why Qiao Minshan came to the prison in person, Meng Jin felt relieved when he saw the leader of the militia behind him. He bowed to Qiao Minshan and said, "Good morning, Mr. Qiao."

"There is no need to be polite between you and me."

After Qiao Minshan came in, he stretched out his hand to help Meng Jin up and glanced at the fake monk on the execution rack.

"Although you and I have worked together in Jinshan County for less than a year, I know your character and abilities Hui'an.

The entire militia group in Jinshan County is responsible to me. If you urgently mobilized the militia last night, someone will naturally pass the news to Commander Zhang.

I sent someone to ask about the mobilization of the militia camp early this morning. Since you don't want to tell me, it must be something important.

But something is wrong now. Soldiers and Horses Division Chen Xun's men secretly entered the city and are now hiding outside the West City Prison.

These people are ruthless people in the world, and they are definitely not here to give you warmth outside the prison. "

Qiao Minshan said straight to the point.

"Do they still dare to kill officials?"

Meng Jin frowned.

If he kills an official, he is still a middle-level official in the country, and the impact will be extremely bad, and the court will definitely strike hard.

“I don’t know if they dare to kill officials, but they dare to rob prisons.

Now that I'm here, they have to reconsider whether to take action. "

Qiao Minshan lifted up his robe, sat on the official hat chair, and looked at the fake monk hanging on the execution rack.

He said this not only because of his identity, but also because of the guards around him.

As a deputy ministerial-level official, there are more than ten security guards from the Central Special Security Bureau. These personnel are all elite. Under normal circumstances, they are far from being comparable to those in the world.

Meng Jin's mind was spinning. In a short period of time, everything that had happened from last night to now had been reviewed in his mind. He bowed and said: "Sir, this matter is of great importance. I did not report it to you in time. Could you please My lord punishes me.”

Now, this incident has put too much pressure on him, and he urgently needs a way to break the situation.

With Captain Zhang and Qiao Minshan coming together, Meng Jin has almost eliminated his doubts about Qiao Minshan.

After all, Qiao Minshan also came from a wealthy family, and his family had no shortage of money. He was already a deputy ministerial official at a young age, so he really had no motive for committing the crime. At this time, coming to Xicheng County Prison to find him personally was not a way to grab credit.

At this time, Qiao Minshan's arrival actually made him secretly relieved.

He couldn't bear it. If this tall man carried it with him, the pressure on him would be much less.

"Tell me what exactly is going on."

Seeing Meng Jin's change of attitude, Qiao Minshan finally discussed the case with him.

At the moment, Meng Jin briefly explained the key points of the case to Qiao Minshan.

"Firearms, green fruits... it's a big event that breaks the sky!"

Qiao Minshan frowned: "Have you reported to the capital?"

Meng Jin shook his head: "I sent someone to send a secret message to Mr. Xi Jian of the Department of Political Science and Law."

"Secret message? Why not send a telegram..."

As soon as the words came out, Qiao Minshan burst into laughter: "You, you, you are too cautious!"

There is a set of telegraph machines there, and there is a set at the governor of Chujiang Province, Chen Xiuxiu. The reason why he doesn't use it is because he doesn't trust others and is too cautious.

"The more people it handles, the greater the chance of leakage. However, I still didn't expect that the news would leak out in such a short period of time. I thought there would be a buffer period of at least one to two days.

It's because the official didn't think carefully. "

Meng Jin also sighed.

"This is not a bad thing. It has pierced this cancer in Chujiang Province in advance. Now we have discovered it on our own initiative. If one day this cancer breaks out without us knowing about it, it will only be good for us." It's a fatal thing!

Whether it's leaked firearms or things like Qingguo that the king has repeatedly ordered, they are all things that can set us on fire! "

Qiao Minshan looked at the fake monk: "With the current plan, time is urgent, and we can only fight for time with the people behind the scenes.

Ruian, please go there yourself and report this case to Mr. Xi Jian of the Ministry of Political Science and Law and Mr. Liu Qiang of the Ministry of National Defense.

Commander Zhang, I would also like to ask you to dispatch two more militia battalions to guard me in the prison! No one is allowed in or out! "

"yes!"

Fu Ruian, a close confidant who followed Qiao Minshan in, hurried out with Captain Zhang.

"Duan Ruilin!"

Qiao Minshan shouted.

On the ground, suddenly a person emerged from the ground.

The ground around this man turned into water, and he jumped out with a slight jump.

A man in his thirties stood in the torture chamber: "Sir!"

"Call Peng Fei and take a company of militiamen to arrest Chen Xun at Jinyan Villa outside the city! This matter counts against time, go immediately!"

Qiao Minshan ordered.

Duan Ruilin is his bodyguard and also his armed assistant. He has the function and ability to assist him in investigating and handling cases. He is a high-ranking bodyguard carefully trained by the Special Security Bureau.

"yes!"

After Duan Ruilin responded with clasped fists, his whole body suddenly fell to the ground and disappeared, as if he had been eaten by the earth.

"This Chen Xun was originally a soldier.

I've been staring at him for a while.

The reason why I was staring at him before was because he secretly kept private soldiers and customers, which was not allowed in the new dynasty.

As soon as any of the diners at Jinyan Villa made any movement today, the people Duan Ruilin arranged to observe in secret would have discovered it.

This is why I judge you to be in danger. "

Qiao Minshan explained to Meng Jin.

Then he looked at the fake monk and said, "Time is running out, let's continue the trial."

After listening to the conversation just now, the fake monk was no longer angry.

Yibao revealed: "I was originally from Qianhu in the Xicheng Institute. I escaped to Baoshan Temple because of a crime and became a monk. After the change of dynasties, the former commander of the Army and Horses Division, Chen Xun, fell in love with me. Chen Xun asked me to establish the car dealership. of.

After that, under his instruction, I recruited some thugs, established a gang, and carried out some activities such as robbery and kidnapping. However, the bulk of the money came from trading Qingshi Powder. Half of the money earned was used to build the gang, and the remaining 95% was handed over to Chen Xun. "

As he spoke, Meng Yunbo quickly recorded it on paper.

"Who else is colluding with Chen Xun?"

Meng Jin asked.

"I really don't know about this. Chen Xun doesn't meet with me often. He usually just sends his housekeeper to convey orders to me.

He never talked to me about anything other than the mission. "

said the fake monk.

Next, Meng Jin asked a few indirect questions to confirm that the fake monk really didn't know.

Meng Yunbo picked up the paper and asked the fake monk to sign it. He was then shackled and taken to a single cell to be detained.

At this time, there was a shouting sound from above.

Soon, a militia company commander came down and reported: "A green-robed officer came outside, calling himself Li Yuhu of the Governor's Office. He wanted to see Mr. Meng, but we blocked him outside."

"Li Yuhu?"

Qiao Minshan looked at Meng Jin in confusion.

"This morning, an assistant official from the Dudu's Mansion came to the county government office and wanted to take away this monk and those people arrested last night.

I made an excuse, thinking that Mr. Li couldn't wait any longer. "

Meng Jin said.

"Yue Lang wants to take credit?"

Qiao Minshan asked doubtfully.

These old officials are now mobilized to keep their black hats on their heads. Governor Chen Xiuxiu, during this period, took the chief envoy Wang Zonghe and rushed to the industrial economic zone of Jinshan County, just thinking about it. If you can get a high score in the year-end assessment, you won't be dismissed.

It is not surprising that these people smell cases that can increase their political achievements, just like cats that smell fishy smells, and come to grab the credit.

"The official thought there might be a hidden secret in this."

Meng Jin said.

"How to say?"

Qiao Minshan asked.

Meng Jin said: "When this person learned that I caught the fake monk, his expression was abnormal for a moment, which made the official suspicious."

Qiao Minshan frowned when he heard this: "If Yue Lang is still standing behind them, this case will be in trouble."

He and Meng Jin walked outside together.

Not only does Yue Lang have a higher official position, he also has a 2,000-man bandit suppression force in his hands. He is not just a clay statue of Bodhisattva in Chujiang Province, but has great real power.

In addition to the prison gate, with Qiao Minshan here, Li Yuhu did not dare to make any mistakes, and was sent away by Qiao Minshan with a few words.

Li Yuhu left the Xicheng Prison and hurried towards the Governor's Mansion, which was not far away.

And a line of sight followed him into the majestic Dudu Mansion.

Yue Lang, the governor of Chujiang Province, wore a loose round collar and looked like a fat official who lived a good life and was pampered.

When Li Yuhu reported everything to Yue Lang, he found that the governor's expression did not change, as if he already knew everything.

"I understand, just go down and I don't need to worry about the rest."

Yue Lang waved his hand casually.

Li Yuhu came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Yue Lang took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and held it in his mouth. The fat maid next to him took out a lighter and lit it for him.

He took a long puff, almost inhaling the entire cigarette into his lungs, and then slowly exhaled: "What's going on over there in the shadow?"

"Master Shadow has returned and the things have been handed over to Chen Xun."

Said the fat girl next to him who was lighting a cigarette for him.

"Um."

Yue Lang nodded.

Somehow, he always felt like he was being watched.

This made him feel a little uneasy.

"Oh, I've been through strong winds and waves, so I wouldn't have capsized in such a small ditch."

Yue Lang felt that he might have overthought it: "Sacrifice one Chen Xun, and this should be the end of it!" (End of Chapter)