Zhao Mingde is a cautious person. The first thing he did after returning from the Huang Mansion was to deal with Scar Li who was in prison.
He had already sent his men to search for the two young men. Once they were removed, everything would be fine.
But he was a little flustered, always feeling that something was about to happen.
At this time, I heard a noise coming from outside.
Zhao Mingde looked up and saw a group of people rushing in.
He stared at the visitor in shock and asked: "You... who are you? How dare you break into the government office without permission?"
King Jing didn't talk nonsense to him, and directly showed the red gold token and said: "I have been ordered by the regent to come to investigate the case."
Zhao Mingde's legs softened when he heard the words "Prince Regent", and he knelt on the ground with a plop and said: "It turns out to be His Royal Highness Prince Jing. I am a villain who is short-sighted. Please forgive me."
In Beichen, the only one who dares to call himself the king is the current King Jing, Yuan Shuo.
And Xiao Jue, Xiao Qiyan and Qin Junyan are all from Nanyue, so they cannot intimidate Beichen's officials. After all, the two countries have not yet been unified.
Yuan Shuo said: "I heard that there is a man with a scar on his face being held in the prison of the government office. Where is he? Bring him here."
Zhao Mingde's expression changed, and his heart suddenly rose. He was a little panicked, but he quickly calmed down and lowered his head and said: "Report to the prince, the prisoner is dead."
Yuan Shuolin frowned and asked, "How did you die?"
Zhao Mingde said: "The man was thrown in front of the government office. He was covered in injuries and could not survive."
Yuan Shuolin narrowed his eyes: "I heard that there was a letter on that man's body. Where is the letter?"
Zhao Mingde was a little confused. How come they knew everything?
What he didn't know was that the official officer Yuan Shuolin and the others met was the one who discovered the letter, so he just revealed everything he knew.
Zhao Mingde stammered: "Letter...what kind of letter? I don't know."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shuolin stepped on Zhao Mingde on the ground and said, "I don't know? Then do you know why I came to Yangzhou?"
Zhao Mingde fell to the ground unexpectedly, his whole body trembling.
Yuan Shuo said: "General Mu's niece has been lost. Does Mr. Zhao know her whereabouts?"
Zhao Mingde's vision went dark, and he felt that he was finished. He didn't expect that the little girl who was thrown out was actually from the General's Mansion.
Yuan Shuo didn't say anything when he saw him. He moved his feet away and said to his men: "Come here, bring up all the torture instruments in the government office and let Mr. Zhao have a good taste."
Zhao Mingde was frightened. He got up and kowtowed to Yuan Shuolin and said: "Your Majesty, I'm going to be recruited by an official. I'm going to be recruited by an official. That child was sold to Boss Huang.
After the official received the letter, he personally went to Boss Huang to ask for the child, but...but he went a step too late. Boss Huang said that the child had smallpox and had been...buried!"
"What?"
Yuan Shuo was shocked: "Child, is he dead?"
Zhao Mingde said: "That's what Boss Huang said. The subordinate was also frightened and wanted to hide the matter, so he did something stupid. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Yuan Shuolin turned around and looked at Xiao Jue and the others, and saw that their expressions all changed.
Qin Jun said: "First arrest that Boss Huang, find where Miss Miao'er is buried, and confirm her identity."
Everyone's hearts were twitching. They didn't expect that they finally found the clues, but this was the result.
If the child really died, how should they explain to Xiao Chengyi?