Dong Fuyu walked up and down the hall of Feihu Escort Agency, as restless as an ant on a hot pot. Except for Guo Jin, the dozen or so people present here all looked heavy.
At this time, the doorman ran in and said to Li Jiaoyue: "Bureau Chief, someone just sent this letter and asked me to give it to you."
Li Jiaoyue took the letter and opened it to read. After reading it, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone, Daxia Li has rescued sister Qing'er." He put the letter away, not wanting others to read it.
It turned out that this letter was written by Li Tianmu. He was afraid that there were Dongchang's eyes and ears near Feihu Escort, so he did not dare to come back, so he hired someone to deliver the letter to reassure Li Jiaoyue and others.
Li Tianmu said in the letter that he and Dong Qing had returned to Wudang Mountain. Luo Yangxing was also present, and Li Jiaoyue did not want him to know Li Tianmu's whereabouts, so he did not tell him.
Dong Fuyu let out a long breath, his heart hanging in his throat was finally settled, and he said: "Thank God, Grandpa Sanqing has blessed me, and my sister is out of danger."
Tian Ergeng lied in front of Yan Shoufeng, feeling uneasy and restless in the office. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Tian Ergeng said: "Come in."
A guard opened the door, stood at the door and said, "Mr. Tian, the factory master wants you to go to Zhongyi Pavilion to meet him."
Tian Ergeng's heart trembled and he felt like he was going to be spoiled. He came to Zhongyi Pavilion, stood in front of Yanshou Peak and said, "Father, are you looking for me?"
Yan Shoufeng looked solemn, raised his eyelids and glanced at Tian Ergen, and said: "Ergen, please tell your adoptive father again how Li Tianmu and Dong Qing escaped?"
When Tian Ergen heard Yan Shoufeng's question, he knew that the matter had been exposed. He knelt down, lowered his head, and said, "My child deserves to die. The reason behind this matter is all my fault. My child wanted to humiliate Dong Qing in front of Li Tianmu. I want to repay that."
It was a slap in the face, but Shi Shengmi came out to stop us, and then we started fighting. The boy was afraid of being punished by his adoptive father, so he didn't dare to tell the truth."
Yan Shoufeng said: "Raise your head."
As soon as Tian Ergen raised his head, Yan Shoufeng's slap came, with a crisp "snap" sound on Tian Ergen's cheek. Tian Ergen was hit to one side and blood flowed down the corner of his mouth.
Yan Shoufeng stared at Tian Erfeng and asked, "Do you know why your father beat you?"
Tian Ergen nodded slightly and said, "My child knows."
Yan Shoufeng said: "Since you know, then you can tell me."
Tian Ergeng said: "A child should not mess up things, let alone deceive his adoptive father."
Yan Shoufeng said: "You are only half right. If something goes wrong, it doesn't matter. You will learn from it and work hard in the future so that you don't make the same mistake again. But you shouldn't hide it and not report it. If you feel that you have done something wrong, you will be wise."
If your father is easy to deceive, then you are totally wrong. You may be able to deceive others, but you can never deceive your father. This slap will make you remember better. If there is another time, it will not be as simple as a slap.
Already."
Tian Ergeng said: "My adoptive father taught me a lesson very well. The child knows his mistake and will never dare to do it again."
Yan Shoufeng said: "Get back."
After Tian Ergen left Zhongyi Pavilion, he thought: "How did my adoptive father know? It couldn't have been told to him by Shuangsha from Guandong. The problem must lie with Ding Nanyue and the four of them. Who betrayed me? Don't let me
If you find out who stabbed me in the back, I will never let him go."
Mou Rongtian took a trip to Songshan but couldn't find Ding Mang. Then he came to the Dacheng Bank in Baoding Prefecture. The shopkeeper personally received him. Mou Rongtian asked: "Did anyone take the five thousand taels of silver notes issued by Guibao last month?"
I came over and exchanged four hundred and fifty taels of gold ingots and some cash."
The shopkeeper asked someone to bring the account book, and after checking it, he said: "I found it. There is such a person. He exchanged the money on the sixth day of last month and did not leave his name. This person was received by the mistress."
Mou Rongtian took out Zhang Huai's portrait, put it on the table, and said, "I'm sorry to bother the shopkeeper, please call the mistress here to see if he is the person in the portrait."
The shopkeeper asked his servant to call the mistress. There was not much time, and the mistress came in and asked: "Shopkeeper, what are your orders?"
The shopkeeper said: "On the sixth day of last month, someone exchanged 5,000 taels of silver notes for 450 taels of gold ingots. Come and see if it is this person." He pointed to the portrait on the table.
The mistress came over, looked at the portrait, thought about it, and said, "It should be him."
The shopkeeper said: "Go ahead, it's none of your business."
Mou Rongtian put away the portrait and said: "Shopkeeper, please check for me. When was the five thousand taels of silver notes issued? How was it redeemed? Who was the redeemer?"
The shopkeeper ordered his servant to get another account. After checking it, he said: "This bank note was issued on the first day of last month. It was exchanged for cash from Tianbao Bank in Beijing. The cash was fifty taels."
Ingot. The exchanger is not a regular customer and did not leave his name. He is about five feet three inches, well-proportioned, neither fat nor thin. He wears a bamboo hat with a black gauze hanging from the brim of his hat, and his appearance is indistinguishable."
Banks will keep records of people who exchange large amounts of gold and silver in order to avoid risks and avoid getting into trouble.
Mou Rongtian said: "Are the five thousand taels of silver still there? I want to see it."
The shopkeeper said: "I can't say that. Please wait a moment, sir. I'll go to the warehouse to check." He walked out.
Mou Rongtian thought to himself: "The physical characteristics of the exchanger are very similar to Luo Yangxing. It seems that this incident was probably done by Luo Yangxing. Yangxing, if you really did it, you are too despicable. I will never tolerate you.
."
About two quarters of an hour later, the shopkeeper came back and put a fifty-tael silver ingot on the table and said: "This batch of silver has not been recast yet, but it is still there. They are all newly minted by Tianbao Silver on March 17 this year."
of silver ingots.”
Mou Rongtian picked up the silver ingot and saw that it was indeed stamped on the base "Beijing Tianbao Silver No. Wanli March 17th, Jiayin Year". He said: "I want to take this silver ingot away as physical evidence. I will give you another fifty taels."
Silver." He said, taking out fifty taels of silver and putting it on the table.
Mou Rongtian returned to Beizhen Fusi and went to the dormitory to change clothes. After being on a business trip for these days, the official uniform he was wearing was already filthy and reeked of sweat.
After changing his clothes, he did not return to the office. He wanted to go to Tianbao Bank to investigate. As soon as he walked out of the Fusi gate of Beizhen, he met a group of Dongchang, led by Tian Ergeng.
Everyone in the East Factory rushed forward and surrounded him. Mou Rongtian was startled and asked, "Tian Ergeng, what do you want to do?"
"Hmph..." Tian Ergen sneered, "Mou Rongtian, you are guilty of a lawsuit, come with us."
Mou Rongtian said: "What lawsuit did I commit? Please explain it clearly."
Tian Ergeng said: "King Lu is suing you for bending the law for personal gain and protecting Li Tianmu. Your Majesty has handed over the case to Dongchang for investigation and handling. Come on, take down Mou Rongtian."
Several soldiers pushed Mou Rongtian to the ground and shackled him, but Mou Rongtian did not resist.
After Mou Rongtian was taken away, the guard guarding the door flew away to report the news to Li Ruzhen. Li Ruzhen hurriedly went to the Jinyi General Administration Bureau to inform Luo Sigong.
After Li Ruzhen finished speaking, Luo Sigong said: "The Queen Mother won't be back for a while, so I can only feel wronged by Rongtian for the time being."
When the Queen was seriously ill, the Queen Mother went to Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou to pray for the Queen and protect her from danger. Now that the Queen has "recovered", the Queen Mother went to Lingyin Temple to fulfill her wish. Luo Sigong has sent Pegasus to Hangzhou Mansion.
Please return to Beijing.
In the Dongchang interrogation room, Mou Rongtian was tied to the whipping rack in his underwear. Tian Ergeng said: "Mou Rongtian, tell me, how did you coerce Zhang Huai?"
Mou Rongtian said: "I did not threaten Zhang Huai, he was just spitting blood."
Tian Ergeng said: "I'm asking you questions, but I don't know how to deal with you. Come on, I'll be punished."
Yan Shoufeng knew that things would be difficult to handle when the Queen Mother returned to Beijing, so he ordered Tian Ergeng to get Mou Rongtian's confession as soon as possible and make the case solid. Therefore, Tian Ergen did not talk nonsense with Mou Rongtian and punished him as soon as possible.
Serve.
Ding Nanyue held the handle of the soldering iron wrapped with a wet towel, lifted the red-hot soldering iron out of the charcoal basin, pointed it at Mou Rongtian's chest, and burned it down. Mou Rongtian's Dantian acupoint was sealed, and he could not use the iron shirt to defend himself. He just listened.
There was a "squeak" sound, and bursts of white smoke rose from the soldering iron. Mou Rongtian felt a heartbreaking pain. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain to prevent himself from screaming.
Seeing that Mou Rongtian was silent, Tian Ergen sneered and said: "Okay, Mou Rongtian is worthy of being an iron tiger and a tough guy. I want to see how long you can last. As the saying goes, 'The human heart is as iron as fakes, and the official law is as iron as iron.
"The furnace is really like a furnace. Even if you are made of copper and iron, I will use the real furnace of Guanfa to melt you. Come on, let's melt you."
When Shi Yi heard that Mou Rongtian had been arrested, he hurried to the Flying Tiger Escort Bureau and went directly to the cross-yard. Chen Maohong was sitting in the yard, while Yu Bozhong and Wu Qi were practicing on the side.
Shi Yi said: "Maohong, where is your master?"
Chen Maohong said: "He was involved in a lawsuit and Dongchang wanted to arrest him, so he went out to take shelter. Don't you know?"
Shi Yi thought to himself: "It must be Zhu Changhong's case." He asked: "Do you know where your master is?"
Chen Maohong said: "I don't know. Why are you looking for him? Is there something wrong?"
Shi Yi said: "Brother Tian was arrested by Dongchang. I want to find your master to find a solution."
The other three people were all shocked when they heard this. Yu Bozhong said: "Why did Dongchang arrest Master Mou? What did he commit?"
"Hey, don't mention it," Shi Yi said, "It's all caused by that bastard Zhang Huai. He falsely accused Brother Tim of bending the law for personal gain to protect your master."
After Yu Bozhong heard this, he cursed Zhang Huai. Chen Maohong and Wu Qi also greeted Zhang Huai's eighteen generations of ancestors.
Yu Bozhong added: "You have to tell Director Li about this."
Shi Yi and Yu Bozhong came to the front hall and told Li Jiaoyue about the matter. Li Jiaoyue was shocked and said to herself: "What can we do?"
Shi Yi said: "Brother Tian will definitely suffer when he arrives in Dongchang. We have to find a way to rescue him. But my martial arts is not good enough and I can't save Brother Tian. It would be great if Senior Brother Li is here. I don't know who he is."
Where did you go?"
Li Jiaoyue said: "I know where Daxia Li has gone. He and sister Qing'er have returned to Wudang Mountain."
Shi Yi said: "I will go back to Wudang Mountain to find Senior Brother Li."
Li Jiaoyue said: "I'll go with you."
Yu Bozhong also wanted to follow, and took Wu Qi with him.