Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 176 Lord Xin

The courtyard where the fiber pullers gathered has been heavily guarded by the royal guards.

Not long after, Pei Jie led his men into the courtyard. After searching, they found that the place was empty.

"Sir, the man has escaped. It seems that the news was detected in advance," Pei Jie, the Qian Commander of the Jinyi Guards, stepped forward to report the situation to Wang Shouxin.

"Find Li Zheng here! Wang Shouxin looked around in the courtyard, picked the only stone bench built with stones and sat down.

The moon and stars are sparse, and thousands of families are silent.

When I was getting out of bed, I wanted to have an attack, but when I saw him wearing a brocade robe and embroidered scimitar, my soul was immediately frightened, and I almost didn't go straight over.

"Zhao Sanshi, who is in Liuxiang, Sanjia, Zhengxifang, is here to pay homage to your lord. Whenever you ask questions, I will tell you everything I know, and I won't lie!" Zhao Sanshi was brought to Wang Shouxin and panicked. He knelt down and kowtowed in panic.

"You are Li Zheng, do you know that a suspect is harbored here?" Wang Shouxin took a tooth of iced watermelon handed to him by his servant, took a bite of it, and the juice flowed out. Then he glanced at Zhao Sanshi and spoke. Just put the big hat on.

"Ah? Suspect??" Zhao Sanshi was startled at first, and then kowtowed: "The adults are aware of this, but the younger one doesn't know anything about it! There are people from all walks of life in the gathering place of the three sects and nine streams in the outer city. The younger one is really unjust!"

"Who is the head of the household in this courtyard?" Wang Shouxin squinted his eyes, watched Zhao Sanshi's expression change, and asked at the same time.

"This is the yard where the fiber-drawing gang gathers. People from all religions and nine schools often gather here. The original head of the household, Gong Wu, lost his legs and became disabled in his early years. He doesn't often come back to take care of this yard. This yard is always taken care of by his nephew Gong Zhuzi, and so is the boy. Street gangsters often gather their friends to drink and cause trouble in the street... This courtyard is also occupied by different people every three to five days. I have tried to persuade him, but I was humiliated by him. I am helpless!"

"Where's the boy?" Wang Shouxin asked.

"Usually," Zhao Sanshi knelt on the ground and thought for a while, then stumbled and said, "He has a secret prostitute who he has a crush on, in the fifth alley of East Street, the third house from the left, and he usually spends the night there."

After hearing Zhao Sanshi's words, Wang Shouxin didn't make any move, but just winked, and Pei Jie turned around and left with a group of royal guards.

Zhao Sanshi was still on the ground. Without Wang Shouxin's approval, he would never dare to get up.

About half an hour later, the sky in the east became slightly brighter.

Zhao Sanshi was lying on the ground, wiping sweat constantly, and his face was extremely pale.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!! !
  Not long after, Pei Jie returned to the courtyard with his men: "Sir, when we got there, Gong Zhuzi was already dead, and the prostitute was also implicated and died on the spot."

Ok?
  Wang Shouxin frowned: "Dead?"

"However, when we got there, the murderer had no time to escape and was caught by us," Pei Jie said and turned his head: "Bring him here!"

Not long after, a group of people escorted a man in black into the yard. The mask he wore had been torn off, and there were many scars on his body. It had obviously been repaired and he looked much more honest now.

thump!
  The man in black was forced to his knees on the ground.

"Who do you work for?" Wang Shouxin stood up and walked to the man in black.

"A real man, born between heaven and earth, how can he..." The man in black opened his mouth, and a heroic spirit came to his face.

with a snap.

Suddenly, Pei Jie slapped the man in black on the face with a slap, and blood foam flew out along with his teeth. The man in black paused mid-sentence.

"Who do you do this for?" Wang Shouxin asked again.

"I would rather die than..." The bones of the man in black looked very hard.

with a snap.

The sound of Pei Jie's slap was loud, and even the other person's cheek seemed to be slapped away. "If you are really tough, you should commit suicide when they catch you." Wang Shouxin shook his head: "If you are willing to tell me, I will guarantee that you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life."

"Me," the man in black has not yet spoken.

With a snap, this slap almost made the man in black faint.

With a plop, he fell directly to the ground.

"Tell me," Wang Shouxin squatted down and got close to the man in black: "Whose family do you work for?"

"Uh..." The man in black could hardly speak, blood foam was already spilling from his mouth, and his body was shaking when he spoke.

"You guys get out," Wang Shouxin picked up his head and asked everyone to leave.

Not long after, only Wang Shouxin and the man in black were left in the courtyard.

"Who?" Wang Shouxin stared at the man in black's mouth.

"Uh," there was a hint of fear in the eyes of the man in black, and he said slowly after a while: "Xin...Xin Wangye."

In an instant, Wang Shouxin's pupils shrank suddenly: "Wang Zhu Youjian?"

Duke Lang's Mansion is a secluded place in the backyard.

With a creak, Wang Qi, dressed in loose uniform, walked into the house. The lights in the house were dim, only Wang Shouxin and the man in black sitting on the chair with his hands and feet bound. Outside the house, there were all the guards of the palace.

"Sir," Wang Shouxin stood beside the man in black to prevent any unexpected situation from happening, and then bowed and asked Wang Qi to come forward.

"Are you working for King Xin?" Wang Qi looked at the man in black sitting on the chair with interest.

The man in black seemed to recognize Wang Qi, glanced at him, and then nodded: "At this time, there is no need for me to lie to you, Lord Duke."

"Catching and biting randomly is a capital offense," Wang Qi wanted to confirm.

"I have a handwritten letter from the steward of the Prince's Palace," the man in black sighed heavily: "It's hidden under the tiles of the Liu family's woodshed in Caishi Street Alley, Xuanbeifang, outside the city."

"Who is the target?" Wang Qi wanted to know who Prince Xin wanted to kill in such a brazen manner.
  The man in black was stunned when he heard this, then looked at Wang Qi and remained silent.

"Haha," Wang Qi understood.

"Go, find a doctor to take a look at him, and find a place to put him up," Wang Qi turned around and ordered, then stood up and left.

In five days, the missing gunpowder case was solved, but Wang Qi did not feel the slightest joy.

Believe in Wang Zhu Youjian?

Sitting in the study, Wang Qi was a little confused: "Is it too early for King Xin to contact Dong Lin in the second year of Tianqi?"

Wang Qi didn't like Zhu Youjian, but he couldn't kill Zhu Youjian based on this crime, and Emperor Tianqi would never behead his own brother because of this incident.

After all, the explosion has not yet occurred and no substantial damage has been caused.

"At most, I'm afraid it will be forbidden to stay in the mansion, right?

Sitting on the huanghuali chair, Wang Qi kept tapping the table with his fingers, with a hint of playfulness in his eyes: "After the Bailian incident, most of the Donglin faction went to the south, and Zhu Youjian chose to work in Huzhou. Fan, what a coincidence!"

(End of this chapter)