Demon detective

Chapter 84 Manpower
Xu time in the evening.

There is still half an hour before the arrest operation.

All the arresting officers of the county government are gathering in the arresting room to wait for orders, but no one knows what task they are about to perform.

Soon, two county magistrates arrived at the scene, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

"Everyone," Chen Houlu took out a letter from his arms, showed it to everyone, and introduced, "We have received a notice from the Songzhou government. Tonight, we will carry out a special mission to arrest Cui from Wansheng Casino. fierce!"

shuh...

As soon as they heard that the task was to arrest Cui Meng, all the arresting officers were stunned, and all of them were frightened.

Some people even took a few steps back unconsciously, looking as if they were about to escape.

However, Cheng Xiao had already closed the door of the arresting room, and no one could get out.

"Don't worry, everyone," Song Zhili said at this moment, pointing to the letter, "You can take a look at this official government document, which clearly states that Cui Xiaotian has been arrested by the government on suspicion of murder and other crimes Ya arrest.

"Now, it is suspected that Cui Meng, Cui Xiaotian's son, is also involved in many vicious cases, so the higher-ups ordered us to arrest him immediately to prevent Cui Meng from escaping!"

Oh……

Hearing these words, the hearts of the policemen eased a little.

"Don't worry everyone," Chen Houlu comforted everyone while showing the official seal on the letter, "Cui Xiaotian's power has been completely wiped out! We received a tip that Cui Meng was secretly transferring property and wanted to run overnight. He must be taken down in time.

"Here, there are a few points I want to explain to you," Chen Houlu said, "First, this arrest is also a secret operation, just like the arrest of Qiu Batian, everyone must keep their identities secret;
"Secondly, this arrest operation is not a desperate operation. As long as everyone follows the established plan, there will be no danger;

"Third, since this arrest operation is of great importance, Mr. Song has decided that if there are enough stolen goods, everyone will have a share. According to estimates, it should be ten times the reward you received when you arrested Qiu Batian. more than!"

Oh……

Hearing that the danger was not great and there was still money to be made, the apprehensions of the police officers immediately weakened, and their eyes lit up quickly.

"However," Chen Houlu added, "the ugly words have to come first. If someone disobeys the command and causes this operation to fail, we will never forgive and punish severely! Do you understand?"

"Yes!" All the arresters agreed in unison.

"Everyone," Song Zhili added at this time, "the Ministry of Criminal Justice will send people to Yanping soon. Besides beheading Qiu Zhennong, the other thing is to try Cui and his son. So, you can rest assured and handle the case well." Sure, not only will you make money, but you may also get rewards from the imperial court."

"Yes!"

After saying this, the police officers became even more excited.

Seeing that the effect was quite satisfactory, the two county officials nodded understandingly, and then handed over the on-site command to Cheng Xiao.

Cheng Xiao stood in front, pointed at the map and began to assign tasks:
"Old Cheng, Xiao Lin, after the operation started, the two of you went to set fire to the two places of Wansheng Gambling House, and then ran away; the others followed us in to get people..."

When Cheng Xiao was assigning tasks to everyone, a yamen servant came in to inform the two county magistrates that Lord Sima Xin's entourage had come to deliver a message.

So, Song Zhili and Chen Houlu came to the front hall, only to see a young man in official government uniform bowed his hands to them and said:
"Lord Sima asked me to inform the two adults that the officials from the Criminal Department will arrive at the county government office tonight. Please prepare for the reception. Lord Sima and Lord Cai will also come to the Yamen to wait together later."

Hearing the news, Song Zhili and the two immediately nodded to express their understanding.

The messenger turned and left the Yamen.

Just when he turned around, Chen Houlu had already taken out a piece of silver from his sleeve pocket.

As the saying goes, the king of Hades is fond of little ghosts, and according to the custom, he has to give him a little tip.

Unexpectedly, the attendant forgot to ask for it and left directly, as if he was in a hurry.

Ok……

Chen Houlu naturally thought that the messenger was a novice, so he took back the broken silver.

"It's really not the right time to come here!" Song Zhili couldn't help frowning, worried that the arrival of officials from the Ministry of Punishment would affect the arrest of Cui Meng.

"It's okay," Chen Houlu comforted, "Since the word is being passed on, it means that the people from the Ministry of Punishment will not come too early. When the time comes, I'll hold off Lord Sima and Lord Cai, and you can deal with your important affairs!

"Besides, the Nanjian Prison is so close, I will send someone to inform you if there is anything wrong, the most important thing is to rescue Miss Young Master!"

"Oh," Song Zhili was moved for a moment, and immediately cupped his hands and fists to Chen Houlu, "That's how Mr. Chen will be troubled!"

"Don't cheat on me!" Chen Houlu returned the salute, saying in his heart, as long as you don't forget to sign for me, don't stop me from retiring...

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The first ten days of the day.

Wansheng Casino.

Another still, windless winter night.

But the only thing that was silent was the external environment, but the inside of Wansheng Gambling House was brightly lit and full of voices.

The gamblers pushed Pai Gow and rolled the dice, all of them had red eyes and bloodshot veins, all looking forward to their good luck tonight and killing everyone...

At this moment, the arrest operation has begun.

Under the moonlight, Xu Zhen, who was wearing night clothes and a black cloth mask, was guarding a small gate in the backyard of Wansheng Casino, and was in charge of guarding the wind here.

And Shen Mingchen had sneaked into the courtyard with Shen Yu, Cheng Xiao and the best of the catch.

While waiting for action, Xu Zhen was still thinking about Chen Houlu's wonderful performance.

Jiang is still old and hot, the official documents and official seals are all fake, just forged an official document like this, and he will control all the arrests, it's ruthless!

I don't know, when the police officers know the real situation in the future, will they regret it?

Just as he was thinking, the action had already begun, when the woodshed and kitchen of Wansheng Casino suddenly burst into flames, followed by thick smoke.

Soon, the fire spread to the vicinity of the gambling house, and there were panic shouts in the gambling house. The gamblers rushed out from the main entrance with piles of broken silver and copper plates, fearing that they would be burned to death...

Hearing the shouts, there was finally movement in the backyard. Following a burst of noisy footsteps from near to far, Xu Zhen knew that it must be the thugs guarding the money bank who went to the front yard to check the situation.

Not long after they left, there was the sound of fighting in the courtyard, but the sound of fighting was fleeting. It must be that Mr. Shen and others had succeeded and rushed into the money bank.

Xu Zhen pondered silently in his heart, and felt that this time, the tiger girl Shen Yu would not declare herself as soon as she came up, right?
The plan seemed to be going very smoothly, and within two to three minutes, the small door opened abruptly, and Shen Mingchen and others rushed out of the courtyard.

Among them, Shen Yu was carrying a person on his shoulders. Needless to say, that person should be the target of their mission - Cui Meng!
"How is it?" Xu Zhen hurriedly went up to ask.

"Very smoothly! Let's get out!" Shen Mingchen only answered four words, and quickly led the crowd into the shadows deep in the alley.

According to the established plan, after success, everyone will evacuate separately and run in different directions to confuse the enemy.

However, after Shen Mingchen and others disappeared, Xu Zhen did not leave immediately, but stepped into the yard and ran to the money bank.

There were two people lying on the ground at the door of the money bank, both of whom were obviously knocked out by Shen Mingchen and others.

As soon as Xu Zhen ran to the door, he saw a person staggering out of the money bank. This person should have been injured, and his arm was flicked, probably broken.

"Come... come, come, hurry... the young master was taken away, come quickly..."

He staggered out of the money bank, calling out as he ran.

Hey?
Be real!

Seeing this person, Xu Zhen was immediately very excited, because he recognized at a glance that this person was Cui Meng's subordinate—Er Xin!
Very good!
Xu Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to help Erxin, and shouted: "Brother Erxin, so you are here, I have found you!"

"Ah..." Erxin saw another man in black coming towards him, and was so frightened that he turned around and wanted to run away, but Xu Zhen had already held him back.

"It's me, it's me, Brother Erxin!" Xu Zhen took off his mask and announced his family to Erxin, "I'm Xu Zhen!"

"Ah?" Erxin took a closer look, and it really was the arresting Xu Zhen, and now he was even more stupid, "Why... why is it you?"

"Quick!" Xu Zhen said excitedly, "Brother Erxin, is your Master Cui now in Yanping? Hurry up and find him to save someone!"

"Yes, I'm at home, but... what is... what's going on?" Er Xin looked confused.

"Listen to me," Xu Zhen said in a hurry, "it is our county magistrate who took young master Cui away. I risked my life here to leak the news to you. Hurry up to find Master Cui and rescue him from the county government. Man, it's too late, the young master will lose his life! Hurry up!"

"Ah?" Erxin's eyes were wide open, "County government office? They were all from the county government office just now, why?"

"Remember," Xu Zhen pointed to his face and reminded again, "It was I who reported the letter to you, and I will save the young master later, but don't forget my kindness! I have to pay all my debts. I'm free!"

"Ai, ai, ai, ai..." Although Erxin was confused, he still nodded his head vigorously. After nodding, he found that Xu Zhen had already disappeared in a blink of an eye...

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(End of this chapter)