Lord Wei and Lord Pang dared not even breathe. When they thought about how they had met with the Holy Prince's confidants a few days ago, they felt even more guilty and their minds were full of random thoughts.

Has the governor discovered this? This shouldn't be the case.

Kan Chaoyan did not see the confidants of the Holy Prince that day, so how could he know that they had met the Holy Prince's people? Or did the governor know from the bandits that they had tipped off the bandits?

Or what if they discovered that they had secretly released the prisoners?

For the sake of money, they did a lot of things in private to deceive their superiors and subordinates. If they were discovered, they would be beheaded.

The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became and the more they couldn't stop their bodies from shaking.

The Jinyiwei, who knew that they had done these things, were also very worried.

In such a serious atmosphere, some people were eating cakes calmly.

Seeing that Lord Wei and the others lowered their heads slightly, while Captain Liu and the others stood on both sides looking straight ahead, Mu Nanjin quickly picked up the pastry and took another bite.

What was frustrating was that the pastry was too small and she finished it in just three bites.

She glanced at the snacks on the table, then at the governor who was sitting in the chair in front of her with a sullen face, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Governor, I'll pour you a cup of tea."

While pouring tea, she quietly took a few more cakes.

Her hand speed was so fast that no one saw her movement.

No one reported her, and no one seemed to notice her cheating. Mu Nanjin became more and more bold, and then started eating openly.

Lord Wei and the others became even more curious about Mu Nanjin when they saw that the governor allowed her to do what she wanted.

This little girl is really blatant. Captain Liu tilted his head slightly and glared at her.

Mu Nanjin didn't expect Captain Liu to look at her at this time. She hurriedly stuffed the last bite into her mouth.

Because I was too anxious, I got stuck.

[Damn, I choked.]

Mu Nanjin patted his chest, but it was still very uncomfortable.

She looked at the tea on the table and said, "Captain, let me taste the tea to see if it's hot."

Mu Nanjin didn't care whether the other party agreed or not, and quickly picked up the teacup and drank it all.

[Fuck, I finally feel comfortable.]

She put the cup on the table and said, "Captain, the tea is not hot, you can drink it now."

Everyone: “…”

You've finished drinking, what else is he going to drink? The governor looked at the empty teacup, then looked at Lord Wei and the others and said indifferently, "You're quite capable, daring to eat behind my back."

These words seemed to be directed at Mu Nanjin, but everyone could hear that he had a deeper meaning.

Lord Wei and Pang Da lowered their heads even lower.

The governor said coldly: "Do you want to confess yourself, or do you want me to tell you everything?"

Lord Wei and Lord Pang glanced at each other secretly.

Did the governor really know about their affairs? Should they admit it?

What if the governor was deceiving them? Lord Wei couldn't stand the governor's cold gaze and took a step forward.

Without waiting for him to speak, Mu Nanjin said honestly: "I ate six cakes in total."

Everyone: “…”

The governor didn't ask you, but you were proactive in admitting it.

[Is the governor going to punish me? ]

[That's great, please demote me from ninth rank to no rank.]

[I am so rich now, I don’t need the two taels of silver from the ninth-rank Jinyiwei.]

The governor frowned and turned to look at Mu Nanjin: "Are you hungry?"

Mu Nanjin nodded: "Yes, I want to eat more."

[Punish me quickly, hee. ]

Everyone: “…”

The governor called out, "Kan Zhenfushi, Liu Baihu, you two take her downstairs for breakfast."

"Yes." Kan Chaoyan and Captain Liu immediately stood up.

[Huh? Huh? Huh? ]

[Why don't you punish me? Why are you still pampering me? ]

[Is it because I often wash his underwear for him that he spoils me like this? ]

[My Lord Commander, you dote on me so much, I will never be willing to leave you. ]

Governor: “…”

Beijing Jinyiwei: "..."

Captain Liu coughed lightly and said, "Mu Nanjin, why don't you come over?"

Mu Nanjin walked out from behind the governor, and before leaving, he said, "The governor must interrogate them carefully."

[Lord Wei and Lord Pang did a lot of bad things for money.]

[Not to mention tipping off the bandits, they actually condoned human traffickers to abduct people and released prisoners privately, among other evil deeds.]

The governor did not reply, but his gaze at Lord Wei was so cold that it made people feel chilled.

After they left, Lord Wei asked, "Is the governor here for an inspection today?"

The governor said coldly: "After meeting the Holy Prince's confidant, he became bolder and is unwilling to tell me the truth."

Lord Wei and Lord Pang did not expect that the governor actually knew about this. The blood immediately drained from their faces and they fell to their knees with a thud.

"Governor, we did meet with the Holy Prince's confidant, but before we had time to talk more, Lord Kan and his men arrived. We did not promise him anything, so please investigate."

"If that's the case, why did you hide that day?"

"We asked them to hide in the house because we were afraid that Lord Kan would misunderstand us."

As members of the Imperial Guard, Lord Wei and Lord Pang had more or less heard about the possibility that the Holy Prince might rebel. They certainly did not dare to let Kan Chaoyan see that they had met with the Holy Prince's confidants, otherwise they would arouse suspicion even if they had not done anything.

The governor asked again: "What else?"

"Also? What else?" Lord Wei and Lord Pang were stunned: "We haven't met again since then, I wonder what else is there?"

The governor glanced at Captain Ji, who was closest to him.

Captain Ji understood: "You colluded with the bandits, released the prisoners privately, and condoned the traffickers to abduct young girls, and..."

Before he could finish, Lord Wei and the others immediately cried out, "Commander-in-chief, it's unfair. We didn't do any of this. We..."

Captain Ji directly threw out two account books.

When Lord Wei and Lord Pang saw the account book of Kuaihuo Ju, their minds went blank.

Ji Qianhu said: "The account book above records the profits earned by the owners of Happy House this year. The two largest owners are your distant relatives. They seem to have little to do with you, but every New Year and festival they will send all the money earned by Happy House to you."

Lord Wei wanted to deny it, but Captain Ji said, "It's useless for you to deny it. Just last night, we came to Licheng and investigated your affairs overnight. Your distant relatives have been detained by us, and they have confessed that you two are the biggest owners of Happy House. However, it costs a lot of money to open a Happy House. With your monthly salary, you can't even rent a house in Happy House, let alone become the biggest owner. After that, we investigated a lot of things about you, such as you accepted money from the bandits to tip them off, and your confidants also confessed. Lord Wei, Lord Pang, do you need me to continue?"

Lord Wei and Lord Pang felt weak all over and fell to the ground.

But when they thought they would die, they hurriedly knelt down before the governor and kowtowed and cried for mercy: "Governor, we were wrong, please spare our lives, we really know we were wrong."

Two centurions came before Lord Wei.

Lord Wei was unwilling to be captured like this, he pushed away the guards and rushed out of the house.

The governor raised his eyelids slightly, picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at Lord Wei.

There were a few cracking sounds coming from Lord Wei's body, and then he paused and fell straight to the ground.

Lord Pang was frightened by this scene, so he dared not escape like Lord Wei.

He obediently accepted the stripping of his official hat and uniform, and was thrown into the dungeon along with the crippled Lord Wei.

The governor warned the other Jinyiwei: "You must remember the fate of Wei Min and his men, and don't make the same mistake as them."

"yes."

The governor stood up and walked to the door. Someone from the kitchen came over timidly and said, "Governor, breakfast is ready."

"Serve it up."

The governor walked to the opposite hall, but did not see Mu Nanjin and the others. He frowned and asked, "Where are Kan Chaoyan and the others?"

The Jinyiwei guarding the door said, "Lord Kan took them to the street."

Captain Fang was puzzled: "Why would Lord Kan take them on a random trip?"

"Master Kan promised Miss Mu that he would try all the delicacies in Jiangnan, but he didn't do it. Miss Mu wants him to make it up to her today."

Captain Fang couldn't help but look at the governor.

The governor said calmly: "Let them go."

Captain Fang whispered, "Aren't you afraid of something happening?"

The governor paused and asked, "What could happen?"

Captain Fang thought that if anything happened to Kan Chaoyan and his men, the Capital Guard and the Governor would support them from behind, and besides, Kan Chaoyan and his men were wearing Feiyu uniforms, so no one else would dare to provoke them, so he said nothing more.

Little did they know that Captain Liu and his men were worried about causing unrest among the people, so they went back to the post station and changed into casual clothes before going shopping.

Kan Chaoyan said, "Girl Mu, let's make a deal first. We'll taste the delicacies of Licheng and then go back to the post station."

Captain Liu frowned: "Wouldn't that mean we have to spend the whole day strolling around? Do we have to rush back to the capital?"

"The governor still wants to interrogate Wei Min and the others. We can't leave without three days."

"That's good. We rarely come to Licheng, so we might as well buy some things to bring back to our families. Mu Nanjin, buy the food that can be brought back to the capital to eat, and then find someone to send it back to us. By the way, the things you bought a few days ago have already been sent back."

Mu Nanjin nodded and bought all the food that could be taken away, and tasted the food that could not be taken away on the spot.

Of course, it is certainly not as delicious as modern food, but what we are tasting now are the handicrafts made by our ancestors, and they taste unique.

【satisfy.】

Kan Chaoyan and Liu Baihu smiled and walked to the stall opposite to choose gifts for their families.

Captain Liu lowered his voice and said, "I feel like someone is following us."

"Yeah." Kan Chaoyan turned his head slightly and saw two people staring at them at the entrance of the alley in front of them: "Someone is following us."

"Who are these people? Do you know them, my Lord?"

Kan Chaoyan shook his head: "Let's see what they do first."

The two continued to choose gifts.

At this moment, a horse ran past them from behind.

Suddenly, the man on the horse bent down, picked up the waist of Mu Nanjin lying on the opposite stall and threw it onto the horse's back. With a shout, he quickly drove away.

The stall owner who was introducing the goods to Kan Chaoyan said anxiously: "The little girl who came with you was kidnapped."

Kan Chaoyan and Captain Liu quickly looked back and saw that the horses had run ten feet away.

Captain Liu was very puzzled: "Why does someone always kidnap her?"

"Beautiful people are prone to getting into trouble." Kan Chaoyan saw Mu Nanjin lying on the horse eating and said helplessly, "From the looks of it, she is willing to be taken away."

Captain Liu sighed and said, "Let's go after her, or else they will say we don't value her."

"What a miserable life." Kan Chaoyan resigned himself to his fate by putting down the things in his hands and using Qinggong to catch up.

Captain Liu followed closely behind.

[Yeah, the human trafficker finally took a fancy to me. ]

[What does this mean? It means I have value.]

Kan Chaoyan was speechless: "Why does she like being kidnapped so much? Is it so fun to be kidnapped?"

"From what I know about her, she didn't ask us for help, so she must be planning to do something again."

Captain Liu thought for a moment and said, "She just said that a human trafficker took a fancy to her? Then the person who kidnapped her must be a human trafficker. She might want to destroy the human trafficker's lair."

"The den of human traffickers?"

When Kan Chaoyan was investigating Lord Wei and the others last night, he paid special attention to the matter of human traffickers. Behind the human traffickers is a gang called the Starfish Gang. There are 4,000 gang members in Licheng alone, which is about the same number as the Jinyiwei in Licheng.

He said to Captain Liu, "I will continue to follow them, you go back and find the governor."

"Yes. Lord Kan, you have to be careful."

Captain Liu turned and ran in another direction.

Kan Chaoyan continued to chase after him, but when he reached a busy street, he could not find Mu Nanjin. The horses that the traffickers had ridden were everywhere, and almost every horse looked exactly the same. He could not tell which one was the traffickers' horse, or it was possible that all the horses here belonged to the traffickers.

He suddenly felt very glad that Mu Nanjin was not an ordinary girl who would not be bullied.

The unlucky ones are the human traffickers.

Just as he was about to stroll around, a man with shifty eyes came over and asked him with a smile: "Uncle, are you from outside the city?"

Kan Chaoyan didn't want to pay attention to him and turned away.

The man quickly chased after him and said, "Uncle, don't go. I just want to ask if you want to buy any goods."

Buying goods?

Kan Chaoyan raised his eyebrows.

The man came closer and lowered his voice and said, "We have a lot of pretty girls here, are you interested in taking a look?"

"Little girl?" Kan Chaoyan understood that the man in front of him was the human trafficker here.

Seeing that he was not interested in the little girl, the man said, "If you don't like little girls, we have many beautiful women here."

Kan Chaoyan smiled: "How beautiful is it?"

"She is even more beautiful than the courtesan in the brothel. If you don't believe me, you can come with me. I guarantee you will be satisfied."

The man hooked his finger at him: "Come with me."

Kan Chaoyan pretended to hesitate before following, and then he found that many people around him were soliciting customers like the men, and they specifically targeted rich people to sell goods.

The reason why the human traffickers were so brazen was because they had the support of the Jinyiwei behind them. However, at this time they did not know that Lord Wei and his men had already been imprisoned.

The man took Kan Chaoyan into a drugstore, and behind the drugstore was another world.

Thank you for the reward from Dandelion's Promise_Db, muah

(End of this chapter)