The hidden grids on the pillars are designed very cleverly, and outsiders can't see the flaws no matter how they look at them. Chen Guanyu from the Literature Museum explained to Su Hao for a long time, but Su Hao didn't see any difference between this pillar and other pillars.
, the only doubt is that it appears in a place where it should not appear, because there are two other pillars next to it, which really bear the weight of the roof, and this pillar, to be precise, is just a big pillar pretending to be a pillar.
It's just a safe.
Xia Shushen set up the secret account book in the accounting room to facilitate reconciliation. Otherwise, he would go back and forth between several rooms with the account book every day, which would make it easier for the news to leak out.
"Old Chen, don't explain so much. Just tell me how to open this secret compartment." Su Hao listened for a long time and finally said impatiently.
Chen Guanyu looked embarrassed, shook his head and said: "This... Xiaodao doesn't know either."
It turned out that Chen Guanyu was pretending to be a wandering Taoist priest these days, spying on all kinds of people. He deceived Xia Shushen into trusting him, and was lucky enough to see Xia Shushen open the secret compartment on the pillar by accident.
Scene. As for where the mechanism that opened this secret compartment was hidden, he had no way of knowing.
"How about asking Shushen Xia for another question?" Chen Guanyu suggested.
"This guy is still resisting when he is about to die. It is useless to bring him up." Su Hao said.
"Su Shou Bei, my subordinates have an idea." Xiong Min said as he stood aside.
Su Hao said: "What can I do? Tell me and listen."
Xiong Min smiled and said: "This pillar is made of wood, and it's not a real pillar. Can't we just split it down?"
"Uh..." Su Hao was speechless. In fact, this is really a good idea. Isn't this kind of safe designed to protect against gentlemen but not villains? He also had preconceptions. He only wanted to find out the tricks of the secret compartment. If
If you are willing to split the pillars, all hidden compartments will be revealed.
Su Hao himself wore a high-manganese steel knife produced by Hao's workshop, which was the sharpest knife in this era. He took out the knife and knocked it on the false pillar a few times, and heard a sound in it.
It was different from other places, so he decided that this was the location of a hidden grid. He slashed at the fake pillar a few times with his knife, and the sawdust flew everywhere, revealing a huge hidden grid.
"Haha. It takes no effort at all."
Su Hao pulled out the secret compartment and took out several large account books and other documents. In addition, there were dozens of gold bricks and some jewelry. The harvest was very rich.
"We're done. Let's retreat." Su Hao asked Xiong Minyang to pack up all these things, and then issued the order to retreat.
Su Hao and the others were extremely fast in their actions, but what happened at the Huguang Bank still alarmed the Xixian County Government. When Su Hao and others were escorting Xia Shushen and Ren Zonghui out of the Huguang Bank, they saw the county magistrate Deng Rugui leading
A group of government officials hurried over.
"Your Majesty, Deng Rugui, goes to see Master Su, Mr. Su." Deng Rugui came to Su Hao and bowed respectfully.
"Do you know me?" Su Hao asked in surprise. He could tell from the color of his clothes that Deng Rugui should be the magistrate of Xixian County, but he was wearing military uniforms on this trip. He was not wearing official uniforms. There was no reason for Deng Rugui to suddenly
Can you recognize him?
Deng Rugui smiled and said nothing. Of course, he would not say that the Runing Mansion had issued an urgent notice with Su Hao's face, ordering all places to be careful. Su Hao had inadvertently enjoyed the treatment of being wanted by the whole government.
"County magistrate Deng came here so early, but what official business do you have?" Su Hao saw that Deng Rugui didn't explain, so he didn't bother to ask more questions. He was more concerned about how Deng Rugui came so fast. It seemed that the county government had just gone to work at this time.
time?
Deng Rugui said: "The lower official was notified that Xuexian Su had arrived in Xixian County, so he hurriedly brought them to say hello to Xuexian Su. I don't know what the purpose of Xuexian Su's trip was, and... these people seemed to be from this county.
Merchant, why was he kidnapped by Wu Hua Da and imprisoned in Xueshi Su's army?"
"Oh, these may be merchants from your county. The reason why we arrested them is that they were suspected of participating in the attack on Xinglong Gambling House in Luoshan. I want to take them to Luoshan for questioning. Things were in a hurry and we couldn't make it in time.
Report it to Magistrate Deng and ask for forgiveness." Su Hao replied lightly.
"How dare you, how dare you," Deng Rugui said, "It's just that Xuexiang Su arrested people in this county without evidence. There seems to be something wrong both emotionally and rationally. Since Xuexiang Su thinks these people are guilty, why not hand them over to this county?"
, wait for the county to ask the truth in the county government hall, and then report it to Academician Su, what do you think of Academician Su?"
"This is a case involving the military. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for your local government to go to trial." Su Hao said.
Deng Rugui was also determined to stop Su Hao. He said: "Xueshi Su said that these people were suspected of attacking Luoshan Xinglong Gambling House. I don't know what evidence is there?"
"Is there any evidence that I need to tell you?" Xiong Minyang interrupted. With Su Hao's support, he really didn't care about a county magistrate.
Deng Rugui said: "General, if you take away several merchants from this county without evidence, I'm afraid it will be difficult for this county to explain to the people. Therefore, this county boldly wants to ask you to hand over the criminals to this county. This county guarantees
Just deal with it impartially."
Regarding the obstruction by local officials, Su Hao had already discussed a plan with Li Zhi. He knew that it was completely impossible to convince the other party by reasoning. These gang-related business houses were inextricably linked to the local government, and the government
How could it be possible to watch helplessly as the shopkeeper of the company was taken away by the survey camp?
Since reasoning doesn't work, the only option is to use violence. Su Hao has a gun in hand, so he is really not afraid of these local bureaucrats. Anyway, he has already broken his face when he comes to arrest people, so there is no need to hide it.
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"Deng County Magistrate, I was sent by the imperial court to run an errand, and the imperial court allowed me to do it at a low cost. What evidence do I have, do I still need to explain it to you?" Su Hao's face sank, and he scolded Deng Rugui.
Deng Rugui kept a smile on his face, but his attitude was very firm: "Xueshi Su, the lower officials naturally dare not question Xuexi Su's handling of the case, but after all, these people are from this county, and the immediate boss of this county is Magistrate Liu. Su Xueshi
If you want to take someone away, can you inform Magistrate Liu in advance, so that I can have an explanation."
"Prefect Liu will inform you." Su Hao said, "I don't have time to waste now. Please ask Prefect Deng to get out of the way."
As soon as Su Hao said this, several survey camp soldiers behind him raised their spears, and the spear points were pointed at Deng Rugui's chest. Deng Rugui looked at the shining spear points and was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.
That's good. At this time, some of the government servants he brought were no longer angry and whispered softly:
"How could Qiu Ba dare to run wild in the county town?"
"Who said this?" Su Hao glared and shouted.
"It's him!" A soldier from the survey camp rushed into the group of government officials with lightning speed, pulled out a yawning guy, and pressed him in front of Su Hao. The other government officials only felt the figure in front of them flicker. , one of his companions had already been captured, and he couldn't help but make a noise. Xiong Minyang and a dozen soldiers raised their spears and muskets and pointed them at the group of government officials, ready to deal with any eventuality.
"What do you mean Qiu Ba?" Su Hao ignored the commotion of the government officials. He looked at the guy who was pinned down in front of him and asked coldly.
"I..." The guy was dumbfounded. He usually likes to complain and is known for his long talk. Who would have expected that he would meet a more serious person.
"Slap me and let him remember it." Su Hao ordered.
One soldier pinned down the unlucky yamen officer, and another soldier stepped forward and without any explanation, slapped him in the face more than a dozen times with a rounded hand. The man's face grew twice as big before his eyesight.
"Xueshi Su, what do you mean? Beating a dog...you have to look at the owner, right?" Deng Rugui saw Su Hao slap his subordinate in front of him, and couldn't help but get angry and shouted to Su Hao .
Su Hao smiled faintly and said: "President Deng, I only beat the dog, not the owner. I have already saved face for the owner. You can take care of yourself... let's go!"
At the last exit, the Kanyu camp soldiers pushed Xia Shushen and Ren Zonghui walked forward. Facing spears and muskets, Deng Rugui couldn't muster the courage to let the government officials stop him. Su Hao just slapped the talkative government officials in the face. His actions have clearly sent a warning that he is a man who dares to take action, and everyone must not challenge his majesty.
In a county town, the total number of Zaobans, police officers, people and Zhuangzhuang, etc., can be as many as 100. If jailers, treasurers, bearers, watchmen, etc. are all armed, there can be 200 or 300 people. The soldiers led by Qi Su Hao, about 30 people, were obviously at a numerical disadvantage compared to Deng Rugui's men.
But the momentum of the regular army is unmatched by those in the county government. Besides, if the two sides really fight and the military hurts local people, they can at best pay some money and settle the matter. And if the local people hurt soldiers, , then the charge of rebellion can be involved, which even Deng Rugui cannot afford.
Su Hao showed his strength, and Deng Rugui had no choice but to give in. His rank was originally lower than that of Su Hao, and it was originally against the rules for a lower official to stop a superior official. Now the other party has military support, and Deng Rugui does not. I had no choice but to watch helplessly as Su Hao and his entourage escorted the people from Huguang Bank and walked away.
"Quickly, arrange for a quick ride to Runing City and report to Magistrate Liu!" All Deng Rugui could do was to file a complaint quickly. He had nothing to do with Su Hao. Liu Qichang still had some power, right?
The same scene also occurred in other counties under the rule of Runing Prefecture. In a few days, the Kanyu Battalion launched a multi-pronged attack and raided more than a dozen gambling houses, banks and commercial banks, and obtained a large number of secret account books. Together with the prisoners, they were all transported back to Xinglong Gambling House. This gambling house has now become the office space of the survey camp, but Du Weiming never got permission to enter the gambling house, but his heartache became worse and worse.