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Thousands of taels of silver were lost, and the responsibility naturally fell on the imperial envoy. Therefore, after the incident, Cao Da, the minister of household affairs, was immediately controlled and detained in the inner court of the Golden Eagle Division.

"Go and have a look."

Su Ya also opened her mouth, but thinking that King Qi was now responsible for investigating the case, she had no choice but to lead the two of them to the inner court.

The inner courtyard was surrounded by Golden Eagle Guards. Although they had knives on their waists, they remained as motionless as stone sculptures. But Cheng Muqing could clearly feel that if she dared to break in, they would put their knives on her neck.

After leaving the Xuan Prison Gate, Lin Heng was not so nervous. He looked around quietly.

After waiting for almost a stick of incense, the two people were allowed to enter the inner court.

The person who came to pick them up was a young man. He looked quite handsome, and his cold white skin was somewhat reflective in the dark. He had a pair of auspicious eyes and a figure like a pine tree.

"Sir Yan." Cheng Muqing cupped his fists and saluted.

Yan Yinian glanced at her with his phoenix eyes, and then looked at Lin Heng. His eyes were sharp and he looked at Lin Heng like a knife. He seemed to be dissatisfied and frowned.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, and just when Cheng Muqing was about to say something to ease it, he spoke——

"Please come with me." Yan Yinian made a gesture of invitation.

The two of them followed him into the inner courtyard.

I thought that the heavy military guard outside was already very strong, but I didn't expect that the inner court also had one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps.

"Don't look around." Yan Yinian reminded.

Cheng Muqing quickly looked away, thinking that she hadn't seen the layout clearly yet.

After walking for a while, the two came to a cell.

Compared to the Xuan Prison Gate outside, this is simply a luxurious single room.

In the cell, Cao Da saw someone coming and stood up quickly. He seemed to know Lin Heng, so he ran to him and bowed to him, saying, "May you be safe, Your Highness, King Qi."

"Yeah." Lin Heng responded.

"I wonder...who is Prince Qi here?" Cao Da looked at him and then at Cheng Muqing, "Ah, this is Princess Qi, Princess Qi Wan'an."

"Is this person your brother?" Lin Heng took out the painting and covered Cheng Muqing with drawing paper. He didn't like others staring at her.

"This..." Cao Da stiffened, "This..."

"What's wrong?" Cheng Muqing didn't move, leaving himself and Cao Da separated by a painting, "Don't you know me?"

"To be honest, this is my distant cousin." Cao Da sighed heavily, "His family was in trouble. Originally, I thought that as a brother, I would help as much as I could. Unexpectedly, he actually went behind my back.

He went gambling! He also lost a lot of money... I taught him many times and beat him until he couldn't walk. Unexpectedly, he actually ran away from home! To be honest, I still don't know his whereabouts. If he owes

Your Highness's money... then let me pay for it!"

"That's it?" Lin Heng frowned slightly.

"It's just like this...could it be?" Cao Da stiffened, "Could it be that he did something evil for money?"

"It's not just that." Cheng Muqing poked his head out from behind the portrait, "The Flying Eagle Envoy of the Golden Eagle Division caught him. He was dying at the time. He was treated overnight by the Imperial Hospital before he woke up."

"Still alive?" Cao Da breathed a sigh of relief, "He is the only one in his family. It's good to be alive. It's good to be alive... But what mistake did he make? Why did he still use the Golden Eagle Division?"

"The case of missing disaster relief money."

"Ah?" Cao Da looked like he was petrified, with his mouth open and looking at her in confusion.

"He cooperated with the gangsters and robbed the disaster relief money." Cheng Muqing observed the change in his expression, "Just now he personally admitted that it was you who instigated it."

"No! It's impossible!" Cao Da held the door railing and kept shaking his head, "I won't do it! I, Cao Da, am dedicated to the Jin Dynasty, how could I do such a thing!"

"Then why was the disaster relief fund robbed?" Cheng Muqing asked, "As far as I know, in order to avoid conspicuousness, the teams transporting the disaster relief funds will be divided into several batches to cover up their whereabouts. You should be the only one who knows the time and route, right?

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"It's not me!" Cao Da knelt down and sighed, "If you don't believe me, you can go check it out! I don't know why my cousin harmed me like this. I really didn't do anything!"

Lin Heng looked at Cheng Muqing.

Cheng Muqing smiled back at him.

"Then tell me about the circumstances of the crime." Lin Heng asked.

"At that time... I was on the carriage, and as soon as I walked to the city gate, I heard a thunderclap." Cao Da said, "Then there was a cloud of thick smoke... I heard the clang of swords cutting each other... After everything returned to calm.

, I found out that all the money turned out to be fake...and then I was taken here."

When he said the second half of the sentence, Cheng Muqing could clearly feel that the man in front of him had become much older in an instant.

"Who else knows this route?" Cheng Muqing asked.

"Lord Shangshu."

"Who usually looks after the money?"

"They are all minor officials from the Ministry of Revenue." Cao Da said, "The people assigned are different every day."

"Has anyone been acting suspiciously in the household department recently?"

Cao Da was silent, thought for a long time, and shook his head.

"Then please, Mr. Cao, please think about the details carefully." Cheng Muqing said, "I will ask you again tomorrow."

Cao Da looked at her for a long time before nodding.

"We're leaving." Cheng Muqing looked at the words and thought.

"Yeah." The other party sent them out of the inner court with a cold face.

After leaving the inner court, Cheng Muqing led Lin Heng straight out of the Golden Eagle Division with ease. The Earth Eagle envoy on duty at the door was already familiar with her and did not stop her.

A stove was placed in the carriage room. Cheng Muqing hugged Mrs. Tang and put her hands on the small wooden table, "Aheng, do you have any thoughts about this case now?"

"I don't know either." Lin Heng shook his head, "But I think we should figure it out."

"Please tell me." Cheng Muqing nodded.

"First of all, the case is about the loss of disaster relief money. Counterfeit silver and dust left by smoke bombs were scattered at the scene. According to insiders, it was robbed by a group of dead men." Lin Heng raised his eyes and saw that she was looking at him seriously and cheered.

Courage continued, "Now, what we know is... there was a man in the gambling house who lost a thousand taels of silver. The person involved in the case and killed was the brother of the Minister of Tobe. It seems that the Minister of Tobe had something.

I have something to say..."

"You observe carefully." Cheng Muqing smiled.

Lin Heng's cheeks turned red and he continued, "There is another doubt, which is... why was the fake silver left at the scene?"

It was clear that it was just a matter of robbery, so why did he still leave behind fake money and pass it off as money?

There was silence in the car room, both of them were thinking about something.

It was already dark, and the small lantern in the carriage gave off a soft and faint light.

"Gu——"

The originally peaceful carriage was suddenly broken by a burst of grunting.

Lin Heng looked at Cheng Muqing and said, "You are hungry."

It's an affirmative sentence.

"Absolutely." Cheng Muqing did not deny it. She had always been frank, "It's what time it is, and I haven't eaten my dinner yet..."

Outside the tent, Jin Xi's clear voice came, "Princess, it's late."

"So late?" Cheng Muqing exclaimed. She blinked and looked at Lin Heng, "Aren't you hungry?"

Lin Heng shook his head.

"I think you're used to being hungry." Cheng Muqing couldn't help but say.

At this moment, the people in the market had gradually dispersed, and the carriage naturally drove faster.
Chapter completed!