Jiaochu

Chapter 170 Yangzhou Governor ([-])
After the smell dissipated, Yanjiang covered his mouth and nose with a sweat towel and looked inside the hole. A spark lit up in the darkness, and then a bright fire illuminated the scattered corpses. Before the fire rushed out of the hole, The two of them ran out quickly. Yanjiang yelled to leave, pulled Yanfei up and rushed out. A loud bang exploded behind him. In an instant, a fierce heat wave hit from behind, and the fire wrapped in black smoke and sprayed several people. All over.

About half a quarter of an hour after the thick smoke rose into the sky, the officers and soldiers who put out the fire hurried over, each holding a bucket in their hands. Due to the narrow lane here, the water tanker could not get in, so they had to rely on manpower to carry a bucket. Fill buckets with water to put out the fire.

The group went to the teahouse opposite to take a rest, and all the guests in the building were politely invited away by Yuan Luo's men.

When Yuan Luo's two men were about to take away the thug captured by Yan Jiang, two Long Shadow Guards came to take over.

When the thug was carried out of the building, he had no sound. His death condition was exactly the same as that of the thug in the backyard.

When Yuan Luo saw that he was being taken away by two Long Shadow Guards, he complimented: "It turns out that the general came well prepared." Yan Jiang said modestly, "It's just a blind cat that bumped into a dead mouse, and he happened to catch up."

"According to the two adults, is this Tiger Lord related to Mr. Qiu's case?" Ye Lingjue gently scratched the teacup a few times, his expression was elegant and clear, and there was no trace of dust on his body, just like an outsider.

"Master Yuan often walks around outside. He must be very familiar with this area. I'd better ask Master Yuan to talk about it first." Yan Jiang said.

Ye Lingjue put down the cup gently, glanced over, and Yuan Luo cupped his hands and replied: "My subordinates and General Yan just discovered an underground secret room in the backyard building, with seven or eight corpses in it," Ye Lingjue said. After starting, Yuan Luo said nothing further.

"Then what?" Meng Jingxiu couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked.

Yuan Luo replied: "Then there was a fire inside, and I and General Yan ran out."

"Your Highness, I have something to report to the Emperor in the palace, so I'll take my leave first." Ye Lingjue nodded, and Yan Jiang left first. When he was about to reach the door, he stopped again and told Yan Fei to go to Chunfeng Tower to buy a bottle of peach blossoms. wine.

Then Yuan Luo also said that he had something to report to the palace, so he resigned and left.

After Yuan Luo left, Yan Jiang came back again, and brought back a shivering waiter.Ye Lingxi looked at the guy who looked familiar, and then remembered where he had seen him before, so he asked, "Are you from the building opposite?" The guy trembled and nodded, as if he was scared.

"As long as you tell the truth, no one will make things difficult for you." Yan Jiang reassured.

The man nodded like a fool.

"Why isn't it open today?" Yan Jiang asked.

The waiter replied: "I don't know. I went to my home yesterday. When I came here this morning, I saw the door was closed. I knocked on the door several times but no one came to open it. I was waiting nearby. , and then saw Mr. Yuan coming with a group of officers and soldiers. The younger one thought Master Hu had committed something, so he hid because he was afraid of being implicated, and then..." He looked at Yan Jiang with some fear, " He was discovered by this official."

"How long have you been working for Mr. Hu?" Yan Jiang asked.

The waiter replied: "I came here two months ago. I started working as a handyman. Later, when Mr. Hu saw that I was hardworking, I asked him to entertain the guests." At this point, the waiter paused. It's like I remembered something strange and wanted to say it but didn't dare.

"Failure to report the information will be dealt with according to the law." Yan Jiang explained with a smile.The waiter's face changed with fright, and he hurriedly said: "I didn't hide it from the officials on purpose. When I first started working as a handyman, I got up one night and heard something moving in the small building in the backyard. There was something going on in that building. There was no one living there, and the door was locked. I thought there was a thief, so I braved it and went over to listen. When I heard it, I was frightened. Someone was laughing inside, and the sound was like a night owl's cry. It was just like those thousand-year-old monsters mentioned in the storybook. At that time, I almost fainted with fright. I didn't dare to listen anymore and ran back to my room. The next day, I told Master Hu about this. , Mr. Hu was so angry that he scolded the little one, and if he dared to approach that small building again, he would break his legs."

"Is there anything else?" Yan Jiang asked patiently.

The boy remembered another thing, "The younger one saw Mr. Hu standing in the yard staring at the small building several times, with a frighteningly gloomy look on his face, as if something terrible was locked inside, and the younger one didn't dare to ask. "

Yanjiang pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you seen any strange people in the building, for example, a beggar about the same height as you?"

The man shook his head and said, "The bodyguards under Master Hu are all from the Lian family, and beggars don't dare to come here."

"Where do you live? I'll send someone to take you back." Yan Jiang said.

The waiter said hurriedly: "I don't dare bother you, the official. My home is outside the city. I'm afraid that coming and going will delay the official's business. There is nothing to entertain the official at home."

"You are an important witness now. You can't make any mistakes." Yan Jiang said solemnly, then turned his attention to Ye Lingjue and called him Young Master. "Young Master, do you have anything else to ask?" Ye Lingjue said, "I've asked all the generals that need to be asked." Yan Jiang waved, and a Long Shadow Guard in plainclothes came in from the door to see the guy off.

Then Yanjiang said goodbye to Ye Lingjue again, and when leaving, he reminded Yanfei again not to forget to buy wine.

"Brother Yan, does your third uncle have a bad relationship with Mr. Yuan?" Meng Jingxiu asked curiously.

Yanfei replied that he didn't know and didn't say anything else.

"Brother Yan, don't you want to go to Chunfeng Tower to buy peach blossom wine? I'll go with you."

"Um…"

Yanfei hesitated slightly, as if he was hiding some secret. Ye Lingxi told the other two people and pulled Yanfei away.Meng Jingxiu watched the two people disappear behind the door, with a cunning light in her eyes, "The relationship is really good~"

"Princess, are you still used to living in the palace?" Ye Lingjue asked in greeting.

Meng Jingxiu nodded and said: "Concubine Lan is very kind to me, and I have my sister Lingxi as my companion. Next time I will come with my father."

"Next month is Lingxi's birthday. Lingxi will definitely be happy to have the princess celebrating with her," Ye Lingjue said.

Meng Jingxiu was excited at first, but she didn't know what she thought of, and then she felt a little depressed, "Next month, my eldest brother and I will go back with our father." At this point, she sighed again, "It would be nice if I could stay longer. "She shook her head again, "No, we have to go back early, my mother-in-law is still waiting for us at home." She suddenly asked, "Has Your Highness heard of the horse thieves in the south?" She clenched her fists and said angrily, "Those people They are all robbers and villains! They burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of evil!"

(End of this chapter)