The long night was as sultry as a steamer.
The sounds of dogs barking in the distance and the clashing of swords, guns and armor made people shudder from the bottom of their hearts.
Whoosh!
Chen Mingren, the commander of the inspection department, was pulling his collar and fanning his cattail leaf fan, but he was still sweating profusely.
Looking carefully, his eyes were full of panic. There were several inspection departments under Ying Tianfu in the capital, and the assassination of the immortal emperor happened to be in his jurisdiction.
Strictly speaking, his Inspection Department has more power than the Soldiers and Horses Department. The Soldiers and Horses Department is usually responsible for public security, mostly trivial civilian matters. The Inspection Department has the power to make arrests.
"Oh shit!"
Chen Mingren gritted his teeth and cursed secretly in his heart.
Regardless of whether the assassin can be caught or not, his hard-earned inspection is over. If he is not corrected, he will still be convicted. No, it is not that he will be convicted if he is not corrected, but he will definitely be convicted.
"Damn it!" Thinking of this, Chen Mingren became even more irritable.
At this time, Zhang Zongmin, the administrative director of Yingtian Mansion, walked slowly with his hands behind his back, also with a gloomy look on his face.
"You said this is so unlucky, why is it in my jurisdiction?" Chen Mingren and Zhang Zongmin are close friends, and they are both the right-hand man of Ying Tianfu Tongpan, so they speak very casually, "Who the hell did I provoke whom?"
As he spoke, he asked anxiously, "Do you think you will blame me later?"
"Isn't this obvious? When the emperor is assassinated, none of us who are in charge of public security can escape. This is a disaster from heaven!" Zhang Zongmin sighed and cursed a few times, "However, it should not be a big deal. The worst is losing the official position.
, if it’s more serious, it’s just a distribution.”
Then, he turned his eyes and looked left and right.
Chen Mingren immediately understood and waved to the people around him, "Everyone, go aside!"
The people around him immediately dispersed, leaving only the two of them.
Zhang Zongmin took out a small box from his arms and handed it over, "Have some!"
There was tea in the box. Chen Mingren squeezed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth. His mouth was filled with bitterness, but it was also quite refreshing.
"You should be able to survive, but you need to plan for some things in advance!" Zhang Zongmin whispered, "Hurry up and find a safe place to hide your family's belongings." After saying that, he sighed, "Don't wait till the end.
Both men and money are wasted!”
Speaking of which, officials like them have a more comfortable life than any third-grade minister. A third-grade minister will be killed if he embezzles fifty taels, but some of them have a black income that does not violate taboos.
"I fucking forgot about this!" Chen Mingren scratched his head and spit out a mouthful of saliva full of tea leaves, "I'm going to tell my wife to clean up..." After saying that, he paused,
"To be on the safe side, let him take my son to the countryside to hide!"
"Hmm..." Zhang Zongmin nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a patrol commander coming in front.
"Both of you are here, looking for you!" The boss smiled, looking very familiar with the two of them, "The boss sent an order, and the two of them went to Gulou Street and Xi'an Street to search respectively. You two are following
I'm coming to summon the stewards for a meeting!"
"Oh!" Chen and Zhang did not doubt that he was there, and immediately called their men to give them careful instructions.
Then he followed the boss and walked forward.
"Brother, who were you talking about?" Zhang Zongmin asked after walking more than a hundred meters.
The boss turned around and smiled, "Jin Yiwei's He Dutang!"
"Yo!" Zhang Zongmin was stunned and said with a smile, "This is a blessing in disguise. Normally I can't even ingratiate myself with He Dutang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw the boss stopped and turned around with a smile but not a smile, "Well, you two are fawning over me today!"
"What you said..."
Just as he was talking, several people jumped out from the fierce slashes, and there were two sap bangs. These two people fell to the ground like dead dogs.
Then He Guangyi's ferocious face emerged from the shadows, applying ice to the wounds on his face as he walked.
"Take a place and let me interrogate you quickly!" He Guangyi cursed, turned around and said, "What else did the Marquis say?"
Behind him, a trembling military commander said, "The Marquis didn't say anything, but he seems to have taken someone to Nancheng!"
"Huh?" He Guangyi was shocked, "It's broken!" He said, stamping his feet, "Good Lord, why are you causing trouble with your legs and feet?" Then he quickly grabbed a confidant, "Quick,
Send two hundred strong men over!"
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Nancheng was completely dark.
This area close to the city wall is usually a mixed place, which is the most troublesome.
But today, this slum, which is noisy day and night, seems unusually quiet, with not even a few lights on.
"Tell me, is that person over there?"
Hou Er pulled a pretty face and saw that it was the pretty boy that his sister liked, and said angrily.
The pretty boy looked around in horror. They were all burly men with iron tools, and they were all holding dogs... their legs were shaking like a sieve.
"What are you asking? Do you dare to tell a lie? Do you believe that I ordered people to rush into your house and hold your mother-in-law in the yard, causing her to suffer from heat stroke?" Hou Er yelled.
Then he said to Zhao Sili, "This guy is a local gangster in Nancheng, and he does some sneaky things!"
The pretty boy was excited, "Just..."
"Speak carefully!" Zhao Sili waved his hand to prevent Hou Er from scaring him anymore, and said softly, "You're right. You've done a good job. I'll have someone replace you as a sergeant in the Military and Horse Division later."
Officers are non-staff personnel that are not recognized by the government. But in the eyes of ordinary people, they are all untouchable.
The boy's face immediately softened a lot, and he was not so frightened. "Sir, the manure haulers you are looking for are indeed over there!" As he said, he pointed to the dark and complicated streets, "Over there.
Going downstairs from the second floor, it was originally a butcher shop, and they settled there about ten days ago!"
Zhao Sili looked in the direction he pointed, then frowned and said, "How do you know they are there?"
"Little man..." The little boy swallowed, "On the first day they entered, they bought meat at the butcher shop. They bought dozens of kilograms of meat, and it was all braised meat. The little man thought, there must be something there.
It’s money, otherwise the poor people in Nancheng wouldn’t be willing to buy it like this!”
"So the little man wanted to go in and have a touch when it was dark... But he didn't expect that people would notice him as soon as he walked to the back door. If the little man hadn't run fast that day, he would have been in trouble!"
Hearing this, Zhao Sili's expression suddenly became solemn.
"So, they have a secret whistle?" Fan Guanghua also said.
"A thief is always better than a thief catcher!" Zhao Sili said, smacked his lame leg, squatted on the ground, and drew pictures with his fingers, "This is the house where they live. Send a team of people to block this side and go to
Scatter more nails on the ground. Send a team of people to squat here and prepare stumbling ropes..."
The people around him were all experienced in arresting people, and they knew what Zhao Sili meant when he said this.
Officials are always more unscrupulous than thieves when dealing with thieves. They have many ways to make thieves fall to pieces without even being seen.
"The archer is on the roof. Remember, be gentle, don't step on the fucking tiles and scare them!" Zhao Sili said, his ferocious face trembled, "Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
"Master Hou!" Hou Er suddenly interrupted, "In case, I mean just in case, in case this group of people is not the person we are looking for, then it is not a mistake to kill..."
Snapped!
Fan Guanghua hit him on the back of the head and slapped him.
"Since you dare to resist, you must be a thief. How can it be wrong for an official to kill someone?" Fan Guanghua scolded,
Zhao Sili said again, "Take the dog and pick a few dozen who dare to attack, and walk through the main entrance!" As he said, he looked at the chaotic street scene in the night, "Attack from the front and close the net from the side!"
"Brothers!" Fan Guanghua began to mobilize and looked at his brothers, "You all know who you want to arrest, right?"
The eyes of the officials were filled with fierce gleams, and there was even more excitement and desire than the fierce gleams.
"Today is the day to get ahead! Wealth and honor can be found in danger!" Fan Guanghua said again, "Hold on, Lord Marquis, let us ask for merit in front of Long Live Lord. If you blame your mother, you will be rich and prosperous for several lifetimes!"
"Hey!" Under the night, the officials all grinned.
This chapter has been completed!