Nightwatcher

"I've used Si Tianjian's qi-watching technique to observe them, and all of them are glowing with blood," Xu Qi'an said.

In the definition of qi-watching technique, the experienced Jin Luo undoubtedly knew what blood light represented.

"How do you know how to watch Qi?" Jiang Lvzhong asked, turned to look at the official ship, and opened his palm to a warlock in white who came out to watch the fun on the deck.

The invisible air machine distorted the air, and the dancing warlock in white was taken to the barge.

"Let's take a look at their strength." Jiang Luzhong said gently.

The warlock in white frowned, expressing his displeasure. As a proud warlock, even in the face of a high-quality warrior, he still has the confidence to be mighty and invincible.

"What are you stupid about? Hurry up." Xu Qi'an urged.

"Oh." The white-clothed warlock nodded obediently, and was silent for a moment, his eyes overflowing with clarity.

He observed the cabin carefully, and after a while, restrained his clear light and said: "It is indeed bloody."

Jiang Lvzhong's eyes sharpened suddenly, and just to be on the safe side, he asked, "Any other abnormalities?"

"have!"

Naturally, Xu Qi'an acted with confidence, "There are a few more suspicious points, one: There are traces of fighting in the cabin, which only happened recently.

Two: These people are not people who live on the water all year round, because they don't even know how to remove the earthy smell of river fish.

Three: They are too guilty. Whether it was the panic when they first saw us, or whatever I asked for later, they satisfied without complaint. Based on my understanding of the officials, they are all unscrupulous, even if they don’t Dare to offend the beater, but if you really have a clear conscience, then you should have the confidence to complain a few words. After all, water transportation is not under the control of the police.

And their performance is as if they can't wait to deal with us, and they will respond to every request. "

Can't get rid of the fishy smell, and can even remember such details in his heart, Xu Ningyan is indeed a genius in investigating cases. Jiang Lu felt emotional in the center, and nodded calmly on the surface:

"It's well thought out and well done."

Afterwards, he asked again: "This place is only half a day's journey away from Yuzhou. Their bodies are stained with blood, and they have lives at hand. But, how to kill people near Yuzhou?"

Xu Qi'an said: "Night."

Jiang Lvzhong pondered for a moment, then he figured it out. According to the current time, the barge departed from Yuzhou at night.

Killing people in the dark will not attract attention.

After a while, the watchmen gathered everyone on the deck on the deck, all tied up.

Zhu Guangxiao clasped his fists and said, "There are sixty-two people on board, all of them here."

Jiang Lvzhong nodded, looked at the bearded headhunter, and said in a deep voice, "Wake him up."

The awakening process was very rough, Zhu Guangxiao volleyed vigorously, woke up the beard, and moaned miserably.

The man who pretended to be the escort of the water transportation yamen to catch the head, after scanning around, understood his situation, and his face was ashen.

He still couldn't believe that he was exposed like this, what went wrong.

"I ask, you answer, if you conceal or deceive once, you will cut off a finger." Jiang Lvzhong's voice without emotion sounded.

The bearded man looked up, and when he saw those sharp eyes that seemed to be able to see through his heart, his body trembled and he lay down on the ground.

"Your true identity!"

"Fanghe, a grass-roots man, is a scattered man from Jianghu, and formed a Yellow Banner Gang in Yuzhou to ask for a living."

"To make a living includes killing government officials and robbing imperial iron mines?"

"No, it's not the adults. The villain is taking money to do things. The one who instigated the villain to do this is the Gangyun Envoy of the Yuzhou Water Transport Yamen. He told us that there is a barge going to the capital tonight, which is loaded with iron ore. He asked We killed the guards on the ship and swallowed up the iron mine."

What is anal shit? There were a series of question marks in Xu Qi'an's mind.

After joining the watchmen, Xu Qi'an gradually started to get in touch with the officialdom, and Xu Qi'an would get confused by the messy official names from time to time.

All this planned by Gang Yunshi? The watchmen communicated silently with their eyes, all showing shock.

Even Jiang Lvzhong's expression became serious.

Obviously, they encountered a major case of self-stealing.

"It's unreasonable." Xu Qi'an shook his head and asked, "Why are you being asked to kill people and seize ships? If you just want to embezzle iron ore, there is no need to do so. It is far safer to cooperate with the officials in the yamen than to seek advice from you. "

Jiang Lvzhong glanced at him and explained: "The water transportation offices in each state are divided into two systems, the Pai'an Department and the Gang Yun Department. Responsible for escorting the ship."

That is to say, the officials of Gangyun Division wanted to embezzle iron ore, so Xu Qi'an nodded on the water: "So, in order to completely cover up the crime, let the guards escorting the ship disappear together with the ship? In this way, Gangyun Division also became a victim. "

Jiang Lvzhong continued to ask: "How to deal with the embezzlement of iron ore?"

The bearded man shook his head: "We are only responsible for sending the iron ore to Yunzhou. The route starts from Yuzhou and bypasses the sandbar. After arriving in Yunzhou, someone will take care of the connection."

Yunzhou? !

Jiang Lvzhong's face suddenly changed.

What the hell, Yunzhou is the right place again. The water transportation office is under the control of the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry is controlled by the Qi Party. The Qi Party colluded with the Witch God Sect and secretly transported military supplies to Yunzhou. All of this can be matched, but it's just a matter of transporting supplies, and it's extremely scary to think carefully about transporting iron ore.

"Who is approaching you? Listening to your tone, this is not the first time you have done this."

"This year, a total of three times this year. A total of 100,000 catties of iron ore were shipped to Yunzhou."

Jiang Luzhong asked a few more questions, and then ordered: "You stay on this barge, turn the rudder and follow me, and go to Yuzhou with me. Watch out for these criminals."

Then he said to Xu Qi'an: "Take him back to the boat with me."

This time Xu Qi'an didn't return to the official ship by his own strength, he was dragged away by the air under his feet, followed Jiang Lvzhong across tens of meters, and came to the side of Governor Zhang.

"What happened, why did you stop the government barge?" Governor Zhang asked repeatedly.

"It's true that something happened." Jiang Lvzhong made a "please" gesture: "Your Excellency Governor, follow me into the house."

Jiang Luzhong relayed Xu Qi'an's discovery and the bearded man Fang He's explanation to Governor Zhang in detail. After that, Fang He was interrogated again in front of Governor Zhang.

After listening to Fang He's confession, Governor Zhang showed a solemn expression.

"In addition to the Gangyun Envoy of the Gangyun Division, is there another official involved?"

"Little people don't know"

Governor Zhang looked at Xu Qi'an: "Take him down first, and then come back. I have something to discuss with you."

The meaning of his words was that he had completely regarded Xu Qi'an as a person of the same level who could find work. rather than mere subordinates.

Xu Qi'an took Fang He out of the room, handed it over to Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, and asked them to keep an eye on him, then went back to the room and closed the door.

When Governor Zhang saw him coming back, he looked serious: "What do you think?"

"Humble job has a doubt."

When Jiang Luzhong and Governor Zhang came to look over, Xu Qi'an expressed his opinion: "The minister of the Ministry of Industry has fallen, and as a member of the Qi Party, he should be terrified, and he should restrain his minions and wait and see. Why is Yuzhou's water transport yamen at the forefront of this storm?" , Continue to transport iron ore to Yunzhou?

"In addition, even if the banditry in Yunzhou is rampant, it is still a king of the mountain who can't stand on the table. The Ministry of Industry transports military supplies such as equipment and artillery. Even iron ore has to be secretly transported to Yunzhou. This is what the bandits can eat ? What is this for?"

Governor Zhang closed his eyes, lightly tapped the table with his fingertips, and murmured: "The Qi Party and the Witch God Sect colluded to transport ordnance, artillery, and iron ore salt, iron, and gunpowder to Yunzhou, which are prohibited items that are forbidden to flow out."

He paused for a moment, then shook his body, opened his eyes, with a look of shock on his face, and slowly spit out: "Rebellion and rebellion."

The Qi Party has transported a large amount of military supplies to Yunzhou, and now with iron ore, if it is not for the rebellion, there is really no other possibility.

If it's just to support bandits, why should it be so?

Thinking of this, Governor Zhang stood up, paced back and forth in the room, sometimes looking at Jiang Lvzhong, sometimes looking at Xu Qi'an.

"Xu Ningyan, you have created another problem for me. If you encounter this on the way, it will definitely delay your trip."

He said so, but his expression and tone didn't have the slightest blame, but instead he had a strange expression of worry and excitement.

Jiang Lvzhong said: "Your Excellency, it is a great achievement to report this matter to the capital."

"Your credit is indispensable for this." Governor Zhang patted Xu Qi'an on the shoulder vigorously.

Leaving aside the results of the trip to Yunzhou, just because he discovered the case is a great achievement. Even if the trip to Yunzhou yields nothing, it is enough to make up for it, and even has merit.

And all of this is due to Xu Qi'an's keen "sense of smell".

After a while, he calmed down, sat back in his chair, and thought about the current situation. There were three roads before him:

One, pretend that this didn't happen, and continue to go to Yunzhou, so as not to cause trouble.

Second, send someone disguised as the water transport yamen guards of the boat to coerce Fang He to charge into the battle and meet the people who joined in Yunzhou for a while.

Third, go to the Yuzhou Water Transport Yamen to handle the case and arrest the mastermind behind the scenes.

The first option is directly ruled out, and the second option is too time-consuming. To go to Yunzhou by water, you have to bypass the sandbar first, and you won’t be able to get there in ten and a half months. This does not match their itinerary. And the Yuzhou Gang Yun Envoy is the clue that is close at hand.

After Governor Zhang stated his choice, Jiang Lvzhong and Xu Qi'an unanimously agreed.

From the point of view of Governor Zhang at this time, the support of the two of them is enough.

At noon, the official ship arrived at the largest water transport terminal in Yuzhou and slowly docked.

As soon as the barge docked, it immediately attracted the attention of the porters, who flocked to it. But when he saw the fully armed Huben Guard escorting a group of boat guards from the Water Transport Yamen, he retreated in fear.

Leaving some of the Huben Guards to take care of the ships, Governor Zhang and Jiang Lvzhong headed straight to the Yuzhou Water Transport Yamen with a mighty force.