Chapter 29: The Prince of Ningkang County is also here

After Liu Zhang finished speaking, the noise from Heyue Restaurant became smaller, but it still sounded chaotic.

"My Lord, please wait outside. I will go in with Lord Liu to capture him."

Xiao Jingyi frowned slightly, "Okay."

Liu Zhang waved his hand and the detectives quickly went upstairs, dividing into several waves and taking charge of each floor.

The first floor is the lobby, with only two small private rooms.

"Everyone sit or stand still!"

"Go and see if Li Erniu is here?"

After hearing this, Liu Qing, a middle-aged man who lived in the room next to Li Erniu in YiJu Inn, hurried forward to identify them one by one.

After recognizing the whole circle, Liu Qing shook his head and said, "My Lord, no."

"Go to the second floor and take a look."

This restaurant has three floors, and the second and third floors are private rooms.

The detectives gathered all the people in the private room on the second floor together to facilitate Liu Qing's confirmation. Of course, private rooms are also very easy to hide people, so the detectives naturally searched every corner carefully and carefully, not missing anyone.

After identification, Li Erniu was still not found.

At this time, Gu Xun, Liu Zhang and others were about to go to the third floor when they heard a sound coming from upstairs.

"How dare you! Do you know who my young master is? How dare you stop me? Let me go!"

When Gu Xun and Liu Zhang heard this, they quickened their pace and went up to the third floor.

Listening to the sound, it seemed like it came from a private room at the innermost part.

When I walked outside the private room, I saw a servant pointing at the constable with one hand and cursing him in a domineering manner.

"Quick! Get out of the way and call your masters over here. I want to see who is so blind as to dare to stop my young master!"

The next second, Liu Zhang walked up to the servant and smiled coldly, "Are you talking about me?"

"Who are you?" The servant Xiangfu glanced at Liu Zhang and did not recognize him.

"The Dali Temple is investigating a case. I want to see how you can stop it!"

Xiangfu looked at the man in front of him with sharp eyes and a frightening temperament when he spoke, and he felt a little guilty.

Dali Temple?
At this time, Xiao Yanchen, the prince of Ningkang County, who was in the private room, heard this and stood up from his seat and walked out the door.

"It's you, Lord Liu. Nice to meet you."

Although the Prince of a County has a higher rank than the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple is one of the Nine Ministers after all, so naturally he should be treated with courtesy.

"So you are the Prince of Ningkang County. I am honored to meet you."

The Prince of Ning'an County was really here, and I really ran into him. If nothing unexpected happened, the Prince must be gambling here!

Thinking of this, Gu Xun also bowed.

"I've met the prince."

Xiao Yanchen turned his head and saw that it was Gu Xun, and quickly said, "General Gu is here too!"

"I am here with Lord Liu to investigate the case. I hope the prince will help me."

"This..." Xiao Yanchen hesitated.

"Is there anything inconvenient for you, my lord?" Gu Xun asked again. "No, no. Please." Xiao Yanchen made a gesture of invitation and winked at the men in the private room.

The detectives stepped forward and searched the house. Then Liu Qing continued to identify the person, but he still could not find Li Erniu.

Gu Xun carefully checked the people in the private room. One of the men looked panicked, with sweat on his forehead and a bulge in his sleeves, as if he was holding something.

Seeing this, Gu Xun deliberately walked up to the man and asked, "Why do you look so panicked? Do you know the person who arrested you?"

"I don't know him, and I don't know who you want to arrest!" the man quickly denied.

Seeing this, Xiao Yanchen also stepped forward and said, "General Gu, I know these people. He can't and dare not lie."

The more Xiao Yanchen explained, the more Gu Xun felt there was a problem.

"Then what's in your arms?" Gu Xun said as he waved his hand and pulled the man's arm down.

Then, a lot of things fell from the man's sleeves, making crisp sounds when they fell to the ground.

The man was so scared that he immediately lay on the ground and tried to pick it up, but the detectives were quick to hold him down.

When Xiao Yanchen saw this, his breathing suddenly quickened and he looked at the man sharply. He couldn't even hide such a small thing!

The detectives picked up the scattered items and placed them on the table one by one.

There were silver, copper coins, jewelry, and more importantly, a few dice.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is gambling!
"You guys go search all the private rooms!" Liu Zhang saw this and gave the order.

After a while, someone came to report, "Sir, there are also some in other private rooms!"

This Heyue Restaurant is really bold. It looks like a restaurant from the outside, but it actually has a private casino inside. It is really bold!

The Lintian Kingdom has always prohibited the opening of casinos. Violators will not only have all their property confiscated, but even the casino owner will be imprisoned for a few years. Those who participate in gambling will also not be able to escape and will also be punished, fined or imprisoned.

In the imperial court, all officials were strictly prohibited from gambling. Those who violated the law would be fined their salaries, while those who violated the law would be demoted or even expelled from office.

When Xiao Yanchen saw that this matter was exposed, he quickly smiled and apologized, "Lord Liu, General Gu, this prince was also confused for a moment and made this mistake. I beg you to have mercy and not tell anyone about this matter."

If it were an ordinary person, he would really be afraid of Xiao Yanchen's identity as the prince of a county and would conceal the matter.

But who is Liu Zhang? He is the Minister of Dali Temple and an upright and selfless person.

"Prince, don't say I am heartless. This gambling incident is not ordinary. The emperor cannot tolerate it at all."

When Xiao Yanchen heard this, he continued to plead, "Sir, I really regret my mistakes. Please don't spread this matter, otherwise my father will not let me go."

Seeing Xiao Yanchen bringing up the Prince of Ningkang again, Liu Zhang asked again, "Did you know that the eldest prince is also here?"

Xiao Yanchen: What!!!
After discovering the dice just now, Gu Xun quietly sent someone to find Xiao Jingyi. After all, he and Liu Zhang were here, and based on Xiao Jingyi's usual performance, he would naturally not hide this matter.

Moreover, Gu Xun hoped that the incident would become as big as possible, so that his father-in-law and mother-in-law would know what kind of person Xiao Yanchen is.

"I didn't know that my cousin has become like this now? I wonder if the emperor's uncle knows what my cousin has done?" Xiao Jing laughed.

"Your Highness!" Xiao Yanchen was so frightened when he saw Xiao Jingyi that he stuttered.

It was already bad enough to meet Gu Xun.

After all, the Crown Prince's Consort he wanted to marry was the biological sister of Gu Xun's wife. If the Ye family knew about this, he didn't know what would happen. And now even the eldest prince was here, what should he do?

Xiao Yanchen quickly denied it, "Father doesn't know about this! I hope Your Highness can show mercy!"

"The prince broke the law, and he is guilty of the same crime as the common people! But I think it's better to tell the emperor's uncle about this!"

(End of this chapter)

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