"Brother Chengfeng, where are you? Brother Chengfeng..." It was Wu Jingmo's voice.

"His Royal Highness, can you hear me? Your Highness..."

The calls of the soldiers came one after another like a tide, bringing Lu Chengfeng's thoughts back to the present.

When the soldiers left, they had cut off the hemp ropes they had put down earlier, lest he could climb out of the deep hole in the wind and report them in one fell swoop! Now the reinforcements have finally arrived!

"I'm here! I'm in the kitchen!" Lu Chengfeng yelled with all his strength, and while there was no one around, he unknowingly folded the yellowed paper squarely.

After it's done, stuff it into your arms.

If you don’t take it, why don’t you pick and choose what else is valuable? Lu Chengfeng looked at the treasures in the box, picked out a few of the largest luminous pearls, and stuffed a few large gold ingots into his arms. He was very satisfied.

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Many footsteps poured into the kitchen in a chaotic manner, accompanied by calls to find him.

Is there no one in the kitchen? Everyone looked at each other in confusion and looked around with vigilant eyes, fearing that they had fallen into the enemy's trap.

"I'm down there! Under the stove in the middle!" Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but yelled again.

"Down there! How did you fall down? Is there a secret passage?" A face appeared at the entrance of the cave. It was Wu Jingmo. It was Wu Jingmo.

"There is no secret passage down there, it's a secret room! Quickly put a hemp rope down for me and help me out!" Lu Chengfeng shouted loudly.

After finally escaping from the bottomless cave, Lu Chengfeng sat on the ground and took a deep breath, then patted Wu Jingmo on the shoulder and said, "Brother Jingmo, there are several large boxes of gold and silver under this cave.

Jewelry, please ask someone to pick it up slowly!"

When the soldiers heard this, their eyes lit up and they all rushed to go down to the cave to find out.

Wu Jingmo grinned evilly and said, "The things involved in this murder case are very evil! I beg you, no one dares to use them to line your own pockets! Go down and get them all for me! They will all be confiscated by the court!"

Afterwards, the emperor will definitely reward you generously!"

After that, he watched with his own eyes as the soldiers went down and came up one by one, carrying them constantly.

Lu Chengfeng saw Wu Jingmo's serious demeanor and thought that a gentleman loves money in a proper way. I, Lu Chengfeng, love money and am upright and do not steal or rob, so he handed over all the property that he had just hidden. It felt like a heartache.

meat.

Okay, I’d better look for a good business in the future, Tangtang

Just tell those money go my home!

Lu Chengfeng thought about it and told Wu Jingmo exactly what happened just now.

After Wu Jingmo listened, he refused to comment.

"Brother Jingmo, how is the city search going? Have you found anyone suspicious?" Lu Chengfeng had no choice but to change the topic and asked.

"The search is still going on. My father is in charge. I don't know the details yet." Wu Jingmo answered with half-closed eyes.

"Yes, after all, it is such a major murder case. Jing Zhaoyin must personally take action! Can Brother Jingmo's promise be fulfilled?" Lu Chengfeng hesitated for a while and said.

"Of course!" Wu Jingmo said without hesitation, "My father's reputation in Beijing is better than mine. The common people praise him as a good official who loves his people as his own son. Just rest assured!"

"By the way, why did you suddenly come back to look for me?" Lu Chengfeng was a little embarrassed, so he had to change the topic and asked.

"Just now, the little eunuch of your Xifu, named Niu Sanbao, came to Jingzhao Yin's house to look for you! When I thought you were not home late at night, I was worried that you were in danger, so I brought some people and came back to kill you! Fortunately for you

It's okay!" Wu Jingmo leaned against the stove and let out a long breath.

Seeing his expression, Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

It felt like I had returned to Biyun Valley and met my master, senior brother, and senior sister. They were so familiar, so kind, and so heartwarming.

Although he had only known Wu Jingmo for a short time, he felt that he and Jingmo felt like old friends at first sight and had similar interests. They often chatted endlessly. Today, he was sure that the same thing was true for brother Jingmo. In a short period of time, they had already

Became best friends.

"Chengfeng, I have found the little beggar you mentioned. He was seriously injured and I have found a good doctor to treat him. His life is not serious, but he is still in a coma. I don't know when he will wake up." Wu Jing

Mo looked at him, his eyes full of sincerity.

After a two-second pause, he smiled and said:

"There is also the passerby who reported to the official. We took it back and questioned him. He is a little thief! The New Year is approaching, and he wanted to steal from a few wealthy families so that he could take the money to return to his hometown for the New Year. He thought that the courtyard was quiet

Quietly, thinking that no one was there, he stepped forward to pick the lock, and before he even moved his hands, he saw the hanging corpses through the crack in the door. He was so frightened that he ran away like shit, and then he bumped into you on the street."

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That’s it!” Lu Chengfeng nodded and sighed, “So there are still no clues at all?”

"There is no way, we are already searching with all our strength. If we can't find out tonight, there is no guarantee that the Yushitai will participate in a book tomorrow to impeach Jing Zhaoyin for his poor performance! It has also made the whole city restless all night!" Wu Jingmo

He spread his hands helplessly, shrugged and said.

"When the Youzheng incident happened, the city gate was closed and the killer was still in the city. Now it's past the ugly time! When the Maozheng city gate is opened, the killer will definitely escape! We don't have much time!"

Lu Chengfeng stood up and said resolutely, "Since Brother Jingmo is guarding here and cannot escape, then I will go find the secret passage that has not yet appeared! I believe that there must be something in this Jiang Mansion.

There is a secret passage connected to the outside world!"

After leaving the kitchen, there was only deathly silence in this deep house and compound. It was late at night, when people fell into the deepest and sweetest sleep, and everything was completely silent.

The sound of gurgling water quietly broke into Lu Chengfeng's ears. Lu Chengfeng followed the sound, and it turned out to be the culvert filled with blood rain before! At this moment, it was covered with heavy snow. The strange thing is,

Not even a trace of blood!

Lu Chengfeng suddenly realized it! He hurriedly went to the kitchen and pulled Wu Jingmo over. He said with joy, "Brother Jingmo! I found the secret passage in Jiang Mansion!"

"Brother Chengfeng said, this culvert?" Wu Jingmo was still a little confused, squatting down and moving forward, holding a handful of snow in his hand, and then suddenly opened it, "All the blood stains are gone! Because

There is running water under the snow!"

"That's right! Ask the canal how clear it is to find a source of living water!"

Lu Chengfeng had already made up his mind. After chanting for a while, he explained, "This culvert must be the water source of the small pond in the courtyard! The owner of Jiang Mansion is really elegant. In order to prevent the stagnant water from smelling, he built this culvert.

It is used to divert living water. Since this culvert can divert water, it must be able to lead to the outside world!"

"So we just need to search along this culvert!" Wu Jingmo's idea hit it off immediately.

With that said, the two of them walked along the culvert and upstream of the water flow.

I saw that the culvert extended all the way to the base of the wall in the northwest corner of Jiang Mansion. And under the base of the wall, there was indeed a small hole, hidden behind the deep bushes. If they hadn't known that there was something fishy here, they would have passed by.
Chapter completed!