The boy didn't dare to delay, and said anxiously, "Madam asked me to report to the official, I have to go quickly."
He Rui ignored it. He quickly turned his horse's head and rushed towards the depths of the inner square.
Qin Yi frowned, his heart felt heavy, and he followed him towards the depths.
He didn't expect that despite being on guard day and night, Ping Hongru would fall into the Chixin Sect's plot.
As a result, the speculation in his mind became stronger.
The real purpose of Chixinmen is to kill many people during the Lantern Festival.
The assassination of Ping Hongru was just incidental, perhaps to dismantle the government office, so that when the conspiracy was launched, no one could stop it!
Now it seems that the other party's plan is being implemented step by step, and the crisis is gradually coming.
And Ping Hongru is dead, who else can stop Chixinmen's conspiracy?
Qin Yi's mind was full of distracting thoughts. Not long after, he followed He Rui to the door of an extremely luxurious mansion.
The vermilion gate is open, and you can see many maids and servants running back and forth in the courtyard inside, looking frightened.
After dismounting and handing the rope to a frightened boy, Qin Yi quickly followed He Rui to the main hall. After asking the boy, he found out that Ping Hongru died in the study.
When the two of them came to the study room, they saw a bunch of family members and heirs gathered at the door, all crying and howling in shock. There were many nursing staff standing around, looking around fearfully, worried that the damn assassin would...
Suddenly sprang out from any corner.
Xu Shi came often, and many nursing homes recognized He Rui and never stopped him.
After saying condolences to Ping Hongru's family members, He Rui took Qin Yi into the study.
At this time, Ping Hongru's three wives, as well as several direct descendants, were all in the study, crying and crying.
He Rui couldn't care less about comforting him and hurriedly walked to the desk and saw Ping Hongru's death state.
Ping Hongru was lying on the table, and the back of his head was smashed to pieces with a blunt object. Blood overflowed all over his body and wet his clothes. It had dried up now, but there was still a strong smell of blood.
In addition, there were dried blood stains on the table, which was extremely horrifying.
Qin Yi stood aside and watched with a frown. He had no intention of stepping forward to take a closer look.
You don’t need to guess to know that Ping Hongru died in the conspiracy of Chixinmen.
Therefore, there is no need to investigate whether the other party smashed Ping Hongru to death, or stabbed him to death and then smashed him to death.
No matter what, Ping Hongru is dead.
A dignified fourth-grade official died at home. Many nursing homes and many government officials outside the house could not make any difference.
This made Qin Yi secretly sigh, the Chixin Sect is really bold and cruel!
What to do next?
The government office will fall into a leaderless situation, and the garrison... can go to the garrison for help!
Qin Yi just had this idea when he heard He Rui say, "Let's go out."
Frowning and walking outside the house, He Rui said, "I want to go back to the government office to rectify the situation to prevent the government office from being paralyzed."
Qin Yi nodded.
"I hope it will be effective. If possible, I will let the arrester lead the people and let you stop the conspiracy of the Chixin Sect." He Rui added.
Qin Yi responded, "I will go to the garrison camp and see if I can persuade them to impose martial law on the city."
He Rui frowned, not optimistic.
In addition to the prefect, the government offices sometimes also have Tongzhi or Tongzhi. Yanluo Prefecture has Tongzhi, but some time ago, Liu Tongzhi took leave and returned home.
If he were to come forward, he might be able to get the garrison to impose martial law on the city. But Qin Yi is a white man, so the possibility of trying to persuade the garrison is zero.
Now this situation can be said to be extremely difficult to handle... He Rui's heart became increasingly heavy.
The only reason to blame is that Ping Hongru was too careless. He even told him that the Chixin Sect would assassinate him, but he didn't know how to take precautions.
Isn't it better to let guards protect the mansion than to protect the courtyard?
Throwing aside his distracting thoughts, He Rui whispered, "I hope you can succeed."
……
At chen hour, Qin Yi arrived outside the garrison camp.
There are only five hours left before the Lantern Festival is held.
Before he even got close, the soldiers guarding the camp shouted loudly, "Garrison camp, stop anyone coming!"
Qin Yi stopped his horse and shouted loudly, "I am a student from Ce Academy. I am here to see Mr. Captain to report something."
The guarding soldier asked, "Do you have a warrant?"
Qin Yi shook his head, "I haven't received any instructions. It's really important. Please inform me."
The soldier snorted coldly, "If you don't have a warrant, leave quickly!"
Without an official position and without orders from other officials, it is completely wishful thinking to want to see the captain!
Qin Yi frowned and could only say, "I really have something important to report to you. Please let me know. Don't delay!"
The soldiers stared straight ahead and paid no attention.
Qin Yi sighed secretly, feeling helpless. He turned around and was about to leave, but saw a group of people galloping towards the camp. When the leader saw him, he waved his hand to the soldiers to stop, and stepped forward and asked, "You
Who are you waiting for and why are you here?"
Seeing that the other party's identity was extraordinary, Qin Yi immediately replied, "I am Qin Yi, a member of the Ce Academy. I came here to visit and was entrusted by the prefect to investigate the Chixinmen case. I found that there were lantern materials and gunpowder materials in the secret passage.
It was concluded that the Chixin Sect would cause trouble in Yanluo Mansion during the Lantern Festival, so they came to seek help from the garrison."
The leader frowned when he heard this. He was Zhang Tao, the Qianhu who led the team to encircle and suppress the disciples of Chixin.
So he is no stranger to this case.
After listening to what Qin Yi said, Zhang Tao understood the seriousness of the matter.
When it comes to many people in the city, even just guessing is much better than being careless, so he immediately asked, "Have you informed the prefect?"
Qin Yi's face darkened, he shook his head and said, "No, I wanted to tell Mr. Ping this morning, but I didn't know...he died at home."
Zhang Tao was suddenly startled and tightened his grip on the reins, "Really?"
Qin Yi nodded, "It's absolutely true. Apart from me, He Rui, the prison chief of the government office, also knows about this."
Zhang Tao frowned, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Wait a moment, I'll ask the captain."
If Ping Hongru is still there, he has the governor's order and can temporarily mobilize the garrison troops and horses, and can order the garrison troops to go to the lantern viewing area to conduct martial law or investigation.
But now, Ping Hongru is dead. Without his order, the garrison cannot move without permission.
If you want to take action, you can only send a letter to the governor and ask how to deal with it.
But this is extremely time-consuming.
So at this time, it depends on whether the garrison captain dares to bear the consequences.
If you act without instructions and can really defeat the conspiracy of the Chixin Sect, the reward will be huge.
But if it is just a false alarm and returns without success, then this operation will become a fault and be severely punished if it is manipulated by political opponents.
Therefore, Zhang Tao did not dare to make his own decision and had to ask the captain.
Qin Yi nodded and stayed where he was, watching Zhang Taochi enter the camp.
He had no idea what would happen next, so he could only wait and see whether the garrison captain focused on the overall situation or only cared about personal interests.
