In the Jiangdu Yamen, the warden of the prison stood in the lobby and reported to the imperial censor who was at the head of the hall.
"It's really ugly that someone in this important prison area could have been broken into so easily and escaped unscathed!" Feng Qishan, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, scolded, "Everyone in the prison, big or small, will be fined half a year! If there are any more omissions, we will all be punished!" "Ah, this..." The jailer standing in the hall looked ugly. The jailer's income was no higher than that of ordinary government servants, just a few taels of silver per month. The fine was half a year. How could a family live like this?
Zhao Xuan, who was sitting aside, spoke: "Master Feng, these jailers don't have much salary to punish. There are no prisoners missing this time. I think I can just give you a warning..."
"Zhao Xuan, who is the censor in this room?"
Zhao Xuan pointed at the prison chief and said: "Exclude him first."
"I am in the process of deciding a matter. If you want to disturb me, I will punish you as well! Don't think that because you are from the Criminal Department, I won't dare to touch you!" Feng Qishan turned to the warden again, "You two, stand down!"<
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Zhao Xuan jumped up from the chair and strode out of the hall without looking at Feng Qishan.
"Master Zhao, Master Zhao!" the warden chased him out, "Brothers are indeed negligent in this way, but we have seniors and juniors, and we are fined half a year's salary. This..."
"Ignore him, he will receive whatever salary he deserves." Zhao Xuan said coldly, "He won't stay long anyway."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao!"
Zhao Xuan was irritated, leaving the warden behind, and strode towards He Shouxin's residence.
When the two detectives came to Jiangdu, the Yamen arranged for them to live in the guest room of the government. It was very close to the Yamen and convenient for working. However, they often stayed or camped on the spot when investigating cases, and did not live here often.<
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He Shouxin was waiting for her inside. When he saw her coming in, he immediately stood up and said, "Master Zhao, this subordinate has neglected his duty..."
"That's enough, that's enough. I don't want to hear this anymore today." Zhao Xuan pulled up a bench and sat down, saying, "Tell me everything about last night."
The answer was very brief. He Shouxin was watching Wu Zhaokun across from the prison last night as usual. A government servant came to bring him food, but he lost consciousness before he could eat.
Zhao Xuan rubbed her temples and said, "So, it's not about food."
"I have also checked, and there are no signs of damage to any of the cells, and no prisoners have disappeared... If it is a prison robbery, it can only end in failure."
Zhao Xuan rubbed his hair and said, "Is there any problem in Cell A?"
"A-character?" He Shouxin was stunned, "A-character cells are all empty."
"I know, have you gone in and looked?"
"Uh, no, before I entered the prison, the warden repeatedly emphasized that I could not go into the A-shaped cell, so I... how about I go see it now?"
"No need. Since Wu Zhaokun did not escape, you should continue to keep an eye on him tomorrow."
"Okay, but on the day of the tea party..."
"I'll do it for you, just follow my arrangements."
"Understood."
After walking out of her residence, Zhao Xuan looked up at the rising sun and walked towards Fengde Building.
"Hmph, only the fox demon's magic can probably cover the entire prison's five senses at the same time. Those two foxes are close to Zhou Shi, so I'm afraid his shadow is inevitable behind them... His target should be Wu Zhaokun, whatever.
, as long as he doesn’t get involved with the demon, I’ll just pretend I don’t know about it.”
Just as she was thinking about it, she turned onto Yuqing Street.
"This, how could Fengde Tower..."
……
Zhou Shi stood in Wu Zhaokun's study and looked at the man wearing a big bamboo hat in front of him.
This man is two meters tall, with a heavy back and a heavy body. His face is covered by a bamboo hat and his face cannot be seen clearly. He has Zen beads hanging around his neck and holding a Zen staff as high as a person in his hand. He looks like a walking monk and a Buddhist monk.
Bandits blocking the road.
"...Don't worry, Lord Prefect, our methods can completely frame the Bashu Chamber of Commerce without leaving any trace. To say the least, even if the people of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce noticed it, they would not dare to make it known, let alone cast doubt on the Lord Prefect.
”
Wu Zhaokun, who was sitting behind the desk, looked gloomy and asked, "How do you say this?"
"Haha, the Bashu Chamber of Commerce is based on the border and has done a lot of disgraceful things in the past. It's just a guilty conscience."
Wu Zhaokun seemed to be very interested in this, and he asked: "Master, can you elaborate?"
"The wealthy businessmen of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce teamed up with the local Yinmen people to dig out a lot of treasures, and then smuggled them downstream through the river, and even sold them overseas... Among them, the wealthy businessman Xu Baocai was the most popular, and he was a gold digger in the local area.
China is quite famous."
"I've heard similar rumors."
"Not only that, they dug up incredible things in the past few years, which resulted in the loss of thousands of lives... I'm going too far, let's talk about our business."
The dream changed, and this time Zhou Shi returned to Jiangdu Prison.
"Sir, please be patient. Master Yu has been contacting everyone, and I think it won't take long for the results to come out. I will bring you what you want." A jailer leaned on the iron bars of Cell No. 2 and whispered.
said.
Wu Zhaokun was sitting in the cell, shivering: "Why, why is it so cold down here? Bring me a mattress!"
"Oh, this is not because of the cold, it's all because of the thick Yin Qi caused by the things in the prison... Sir, please see, this is a century-old earth ginseng. When you can't stand it, just hold it in your mouth and it will warm you up.
Some."
"Thank you, thank you so much..."
Zhou Shi "floated" in front of the yamen servant, and felt that the man's voice sounded familiar. Unfortunately, the light was too dark at the time, and Wu Zhaokun could not see the other person's face clearly, so it could not be shown in the dream.
"Ginseng? The "Shan Jing" says that this is a good thing to aphrodisiac. After taking it, it can resist the yin... Wait, ginseng?"
He suddenly remembered that Qian De'an said before that Zhu Benchu, the big boss of Fengde Building, had gone to the pawn shop and wanted to buy a kind of ginseng!
I said why the voice sounded so familiar, it was him! How did he become a jailer?
No, it was probably Wu Zhaokun's people who asked him to dress up as a jailer and sneak into the prison to deliver things... Hey, this guy is easy for me to find!
The dream changed, and this time it was still in darkness. Wu Zhaokun was biting the ground ginseng, locked in the corner and shivering.
Zhou Shi sighed: The effect of this ground ginseng is limited.
There was a slight sound of abacus and intermittent conversations in the darkness:
"Three Yangs return to evil spirits..."
"Three yangs return to evil spirits..."
"It doesn't matter, if you..."
"You mean..."
The dream shattered and turned into nothingness.
"The last dream was very interesting. The abacus sound should have been made by Lu Yan... Who was he talking to? What was the 'three yangs returning to evil' that he mentioned repeatedly?"
The aroma of rice wafted up, and Zhou Shi sighed softly, breaking away from Wu Zhaokun's dream.
"The harvest is not small. I know the dress of a demon and the dirty information about the Bashu Chamber of Commerce..."
As soon as he opened his eyes, he found that the scene in front of him was shaking. It took him a while to realize that it was Xiaosi shaking his shoulders.