The next morning, the large group returned to Changzhou.

Because he hadn't seen it for a long time, when he went out again, Gu Yuzhi acted as if it were his first time going out, constantly peering out the car window.

However, because his eyes couldn't see bright light, Judge Qin specially made him wear a small veil, the color of which had been darkened a bit, making things look hazy, which he found particularly novel.

Even after entering the Wen residence, Gu Yuzhi still remembered what Chief Secretary Xie had said about maintaining an air of authority. He suppressed his smile, put on a stern face, and went back to his room to rest. When he woke up again, it was already late afternoon.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes, his mind still a little hazy, when he heard his stomach rumble.

He immediately clutched his stomach, his big eyes darted around, and only when he saw no one around did he cover his mouth and chuckle.

Thank goodness, otherwise he would have been a little embarrassed.

Gu Yuzhi had just finished feeling relieved when he heard Shu Xiaohan giggling. He immediately felt a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and suddenly thought of something: "Teacher Shu, Manager Wen, do you two not need to eat anything?"

He tilted his head and thought for a while, then realized that he had never seen the two of them eat together.

Not just eating, but also sleeping...

Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up: "Wow, thinking about it this way, being a soul seems really amazing."

If they were all spirits, they wouldn't have to worry about natural disasters, man-made calamities, or food shortages. They wouldn't get tired either, and could wage war against the Northern Barbarians at any time, utterly defeating them so they would never dare to come to Sangchao again.

Gu Yuzhi was getting happier and happier as he thought about it, muttering to himself. When he looked up, he saw Manager Wen and Teacher Shu looking at him speechlessly.

He blinked. "Am I wrong?"

Gu Yuzhi saw Shu Xiaohan nod and chuckled. Before he could even boast, he heard her say, "But Your Highness, the necessary condition for becoming a soul is that the person must first die..."

Because Shu Xiaohan had used this word several times, he naturally knew what "ga diao" meant.

Gu Yuzhi's eyes gradually turned to terror.

Then I remembered the first time the three of them met, when Teacher Shu and Wen Xiuzhu talked about how they were when they were alive...

Gu Yuzhi swallowed hard, then heard Shu Xiaohan continue, "Also, not everyone can become a soul after death. The vast majority of people truly cease to exist after death."

She smiled and said, "Does Your Highness still want everyone to become a soul?"

Gu Yuzhi shook his head so hard it was practically a rattle drum: "No, no, we all need to live well!"

As he spoke, he quickly got out of bed. Just as he stepped out of the inner room, he heard Xu Mama's voice from outside. He cheerfully exclaimed, "Xu Mama, Xu Mama, I'm hungry! I want to eat!"

Xu Mama then pushed open the door, beaming, "Your Highness, rest assured, this old servant has almost finished preparing and is just waiting for Your Highness."

Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head, quickly finished washing up, and sat in a chair waiting for Granny Xu to bring in dinner.

Chief Secretary Xie and the others were already in the council hall. Upon hearing the news that the young prince had woken up, they all rushed over. After he finished his meal, they returned to the council hall together.

Before Gu Yuzhi could even sit down, he heard the voices of Liu Dianyi and Qi Zhifu paying their respects: "Your subjects Liu Ying and Qi Wenhan pay their respects to Your Highness."

Gu Yuzhi waved his hand: "Get up, get up, sit down. Tell me, what are the results of the interrogation? How many people from Li's Trading Company are still in Mobei?"

Before Liu Dianyi and the others could speak, Gu Yuzhi continued, "And also, has Li Yanping's residence been sealed off? Has any evidence been found? What about the people from Li's Rice Shop?"

He tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Have any messages come back from other prefectures?"

A barrage of questions left Liu Dianyi speechless. The group kept their mouths shut until Gu Yuzhi blinked and stopped talking, then they finally spoke up: "Li Yanping's house has been sealed off, but no useful clues have been found."

"I believe that Li Yanping made all the necessary arrangements before committing such a treasonous act."

Gu Yuzhi frowned and exclaimed, "So, we didn't gain anything at all?"

He clenched his little fist, lightly tapped the table, and snorted, "That big bad guy, he's really full of tricks!"

Qi Wenhan hadn't seen Gu Yuzhi for a long time. He had heard that Gu Yuzhi had gone blind, which terrified him so much that he had nightmares for several nights in a row. In his dreams, he saw the emperor's angry face and rivers of blood in the northern desert.

He really couldn't wait to go to Xinliang.

But before he could act, Liu Dianyi returned with His Highness's token and came to their door. With no worries, they immediately began a full-scale seizure of Li's Trading Company.

From shopkeepers to lowly servants in Li Yanping's household.

Their lightning speed gave these people no chance to escape, and they were all captured and imprisoned in the government jail.

Then came the interrogation, which went on day and night, but progress was very slow.

The menial servants knew nothing but how to do their jobs.

The rice shop manager, on whom they had placed high hopes, took off his belt and hanged himself on the second day of his imprisonment!

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhi suddenly stood up: "What?! That big bad guy Qian Kang actually committed suicide?"

He still remembers it vividly; it was Qian Kang who instigated Huang Fu to frame his pharmacy!

This person's name was never crossed out in his grudge notebook.

I was originally planning to arrest this guy once his fiefdom was big enough to support a grain store, and then make him watch from the sidelines to piss him off.

He's really getting off easy!

snort!

Gu Yuzhi puffed out his cheeks and asked, "Besides this bad guy, are there any other leads?"

We can't possibly have absolutely no clues, can we?

Gu Yuzhi glanced at Prefect Qi and then at Liu Dianyi. Judging from their expressions, they must have gained something, right?

As he was thinking this, he heard Liu Dianyi say, "Because of Qian Kang's suicide, Prefect Qi has found the traitors in the prefectural government and pried open the mouths of several people."

"traitor?"

Gu Yuzhi blinked. There was actually a traitor in the Changzhou government office!

He tilted his head and thought for a moment, realizing he hadn't noticed it before.

However, it's normal that he wasn't familiar with the people in the government office and didn't know them.

Gu Yuzhi asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"Prefect Zhao Mo!"

Speaking of this person, Qi Wenhan's face turned extremely ugly. After a while, he said in a low voice, "This person was one of my confidants. He has been by my side for decades. I really didn't expect that he would betray me."

Qi Wenhan gave a wry smile and continued, "Does Your Highness still remember the time Huang Fu framed the pharmacy..."