Report to your majesty, the prince is courting death again

Xu An said that he didn't feel any pain when he handed over 20,000 taels of silver.

But that was ill-gotten gains. Although he was a prodigal son, he couldn't spend it with a clear conscience.

Besides, most of the money was earned from trafficking children and women. It was stained with blood, and it was hot for him to handle.

Of course, there was another very important reason, that is, the group of old guys in the court were worried about not being able to catch his braids. Once they knew that he had accepted 20,000 taels from Qin Xiaohu, they would probably bite him like mad dogs in an instant.

After all, he had just pressed their faces to the ground and rubbed them.

Gongsun Yan and Zhan Peng were in awe after hearing Xu An's words.

The adults were indeed fair and impartial. We had wronged them.

The two of them felt guilty when they thought of doubting Xu An just now.

"Your Excellency is a man of high moral character. I admire you."

Gongsun Yan bowed and said solemnly, "I will definitely keep a record. If anyone dares to use this to criticize you in the future, I will fight him to the death."

Zhan Peng also clasped his fists and said, "So will I. I will do my best to investigate this case and will not let you down."

Wu Xie stood outside the door holding a sword. Hearing this, he glanced at Gongsun Yan and Zhan Peng, and his mouth twitched slightly.

Yes, he successfully bribed the two again.

"Okay, I will be at ease with you doing your job."

Xu An raised his hand to help Gongsun Yan and Zhan Peng up, and motioned them to sit down.

Then, he sat in the main seat with a big horse and a golden sword, looking at Gongsun Yan and Zhan Peng, and said: "Gongsun Yan will still be responsible for presiding over the affairs of the yamen. If there are difficulties or indecision, report to me."

"Zhan Peng, your task is still to investigate the case."

"I just said that we should be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, to create an illusion for Qin Xiaohu and others, and give me enough time to find out the truth of the case."

"The most important thing is that this matter must be kept strictly confidential and not be disclosed to the outside."

"Qin Xiaohu has been operating in Nancheng for so long, and has such a good relationship with the previous county magistrates. There may be their insiders in the county yamen."

Hearing this, Gongsun Yan and Zhan Peng's faces changed drastically. ...

At the same time, they were secretly moved in their hearts.

The lord knew that there might be insiders in the county yamen, but he still did not hide it from us. This is trust in us!

"The lord is right. We know what to do." Gongsun Yan bowed.

Xu An nodded and said, "Zhan Peng, although Zhang Ergou didn't know his wife was a human trafficker, he still has problems. You can re-examine him later."

"There were so many people around just now that I didn't ask in detail."

"First, according to Zhang Ergou, his wife would bring money home every ten days or so, but the layout of his home was very simple, without even a decent piece of furniture."

"This is unreasonable. Check where the money Zhang got from the dividend went."

"Second, Zhang only went home once every ten days or so. During this period, what crime did she commit, where did she commit the crime, and where did she live? "Third, Zhang Ergou is a eloquent person and should have been a scholar, but among the books collected in his home, there are also books that only women would read." "So Zhang should also be a literate person. In order to protect herself, she is very likely to have kept the account book." "The account book is either hidden somewhere by Zhang or on Zhang's accomplice. I need you to find the account book for me in the shortest possible time." Zhan Peng listened carefully to Xu An's words, and the more he listened, the more shocked he became. In the end, his face was stagnant. I thought that when he was at Zhang Ergou's house, what the adults showed was amazing enough, but I didn't expect that it was just the tip of the iceberg of adults. The adults actually thought of so much just by investigating the scene. How could he, a constable who had been the chief constable for seven or eight years, feel? "Zhan Peng, we are now racing against time with Qin Xiaohu and the others, so you must go all out."

Xu An looked at Zhan Peng, his face rarely serious: "This battle is related to the reputation of our Nancheng County. If we win, the people will believe us, and then the plan of me and old man Gongsun to build Nancheng can be smoothly implemented."

"If we lose, then we will all be finished together."

If so many people are found to have been silenced in Nancheng, those civil servants will probably bite him to death to vent their hatred of yesterday.

"Yes, I will not let you down!"

Zhan Peng stood up, clasped his fists heavily, and turned to leave the hall.

Gongsun Yan was full of questions, and as soon as Zhan Peng left, he caught Xu An and asked him a lot of questions.

In order to make his plan come true, Xu An had to patiently answer them one by one.

...

At the same time.

In Dongcheng, a unique two-entry courtyard.

QinXiaohu was standing in the hall, his body slightly bent, his hands in his sleeves, with a flattering smile on his face.

Opposite him, sat a middle-aged man in black.

The middle-aged man was elegant, holding the cup and plate in his left hand, holding the cup lid with his right fingertips, and gently mixing the tea in the cup.

He was Zhuge Qing, an aide to the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion.

And next to Zhuge Qing, sat a teenager of seventeen or eighteen years old.

At this time, the teenager was looking around, his slightly pale face was full of impatience, and the anger in his eyes could not be suppressed, making the whole person look a little rampant and perverted.

The teenager was the young master of the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion, Que Ying.

Que Ying wanted to say something several times, but when he looked at Zhuge Qing, who was sitting in the main seat, he swallowed the words back.

Qin Xiaohu kept smiling the whole time, but his forehead was obviously soaked with cold sweat. Even so, he still dared not move, and did not even have the courage to wipe the sweat.

"Is there a tail coming?"

At this time, Zhuge Qing's calm voice came.

He still lowered his head, as if he only had the tea in his cup in his eyes.

But Qin Xiaohu was almost frightened to collapse on the ground, he could hear the strong murderous intent in Zhuge Qing's words.

This is a madman who can kill people with a smile!

"No, before coming, I specially asked someone to check the area within three or four miles to make sure that no one was following, so I came in."

Qin Xiaohu lowered his head, and the cold sweat on his face dripped to the ground, and his back was instantly soaked with sweat.

"Well, who gave you the courage to drag the prince into this bloody business?"

Zhuge Qing raised his head and looked at Qin Xiaohu with a calm look!

Plop!

Qin Xiaohu instantly knelt on the ground, trembling: "Sir, spare me, sir, spare me, I was bewildered for a moment..."

"It's none of his business, I asked him to do it."

Que Ying finally couldn't stand it anymore and glanced at Zhuge Qing: "Isn't it just trafficking some children and women? In my eyes, they are no different from pigs and sheep."

"It's their blessing to be trafficked by me."