Chapter 217 This is called a blind cat catching a dead mouse
"This person must have been sent by County Magistrate Zhou, otherwise how could he escape so quickly?"
Song Jiuchi glared at the man in black fiercely, wishing he could skin him alive.
There was no fluctuation in the black-clothed man's eyes, and his ordinary appearance did not leave a deep impression on people.
"That's not necessarily true."
Song Jiuyuan frowned slightly when he said this, but the man in black remained expressionless.
"Jiu Chi, I'll leave this to you. I'll go to Zhou's mansion to take a look."
"Your Majesty, I will go with you!"
Sun Zhubo and Zhou Xiancheng are old enemies, and now Sun Zhubo really wants to see Zhou Xiancheng make a fool of himself.
Unexpectedly, Song Jiuyuan glanced at him calmly and said, "You stay here to maintain order.
In addition, after you finish your work today, complete the handover procedures with Ren Bang as soon as possible, and those exiled people will be able to be used by you!"
Since they were exiled to Jiuzhou, Song Jiuyuan decided to keep them in Qucheng.
"I obey your command!"
Sun Zhubo felt quite regretful that he could not see the miserable appearance of County Magistrate Zhou.
Jiang Wan saw through his little thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, County Magistrate Zhou is an official appointed by the imperial court. Even if he is captured, he will be kept in a cell. You can see him anytime you want."
"I understand."
Sun Zhubo and Ren Bang went to take over, while Song Jiuyuan and Jiang Wan first sent the lady and Song Jiuli back to the post station.
The two of them then went straight to Zhou's house. When they arrived, the house was quiet.
It can be seen that when County Magistrate Zhou left, he had dismissed all the slaves.
"Let's go in and take a look. Maybe we can find some clues."
Jiang Wan understood that if Song Jiuyuan wanted to completely take over Jiuzhou, he had to deal with the prefect in the provincial capital.
County Magistrate Fu and County Magistrate Zhou were both working for each other, so they might have left some evidence.
Song Jiuyuan naturally would not miss it, as the Zhou Mansion was a very large mansion in Qucheng.
The interior is decorated very luxuriously, and it is hard to imagine that this is the residence of an eighth-rank minor official.
"Let's search separately."
Jiang Wante likes to fight alone, and of course she also likes the feeling of treasure hunting.
Song Jiuyuan did not doubt him and nodded, "Then be careful and call me if anything happens."
He handed Jiang Wan a flare and told her how to use it.
"Um."
Jiang Wanle happily separated from Song Jiuyuan, calling the system happily in her mind.
"Little elf, quickly check if County Magistrate Zhou has left any treasures."
Of course, she was just asking casually, her main purpose was to find the secret room and smuggle some food out.
The system, which had been planting and harvesting in space for several days, began to scan lazily.
After a while, he burst into a curse word in excitement, "Oh my god, Master, you are so lucky.
There really is a secret room in this Zhou Mansion, and the map has been sent to you."
Jiang Wan:!!!
This is called a blind cat catching a dead mouse!
County Magistrate Zhou was running in a hurry and probably didn't have time to take all the treasures with him.
Jiang Wan followed the map given by the elf and found the cowshed of Zhou Mansion.
Jiang Wan: ...
"Elf, are you sure it's here?"
"Yes, Master."
The system was also confused by the scene in front of it, and then it lightly scanned it and said with disdain:
"Master, lift up the grass and trees on the ground. There is a secret room underneath."
Jiang Wan: ...
Smelling the strong scent in the air, could Jiang Wan say that she disgusted it?
No wonder County Magistrate Zhou left so confidently. Who could have thought that he was so mean as to open a secret room under the cowshed.
Jiang Wan put on a mask and gloves with amusement and helplessness, and then moved the dirty grass and trees away bit by bit.
Soon a board appeared in front of her, with a small lock on it.
Jiang Wan directly took out an axe from the space, chopped it down with one axe, and split the lock open.
She lifted the wooden board to reveal the dark passage inside and went down along the passage.
It was dark inside, so Jiang Wan simply lit a candle. The next second, she felt like she was going blind.
Because this is actually a warehouse, and it is filled with gold, silver and jewelry.
Good fellow! Who said Qucheng is poor?
She saw that most of the silver in Qucheng was in the hands of Magistrate Fu and County Magistrate Zhou.
Jiang Wan sighed and walked forward to rummage through the things. The treasures and other things were all in a mess.
Antique calligraphy and paintings were thrown aside at random. County Magistrate Zhou didn't seem to understand much of this.
Jiang Wan guessed that these were given to her by someone else. She touched her chin and thought about it, then put all these messy things into the space.
She was so happy to have made a lot of money that she was grinning from ear to ear.
The gold and silver were not touched, so they could be kept to buy food for Song Jiuyuan. She waved her hand and released dozens of sacks of food from the space.
It was all rice and wheat. Jiang Wan also put in some coarse grains, and no one knew where she collected them from.
After finishing all these, Jiang Wan crawled out along the passage and directly released the flare that Song Jiuyuan gave her.
Song Jiuyuan arrived quickly after receiving the signal, but when he saw Jiang Wan, he remained silent for an unusual moment.
"Song Jiuyuan, I found the Zhou family's secret room!"
When Jiang Wan was excited, her pretty eyes sparkled like stars, dazzling and charming.
Song Jiuyuan sighed helplessly, took off his coat, and gently put it on Jiang Wan.
"Wanwan."
He took a square towel and wiped off the dirt splashed on Jiang Wan bit by bit.
Jiang Wan then realized that something was wrong and took off her veil. The pungent smell in her nose almost drove her away.
Woo woo woo…
Jiang Wan almost cried because of her own stupidity!
She stinks all over, the smell is terrible.
"Song Jiuyuan, go in by yourself, I need to go back and wash up!"
Jiang Wan tried her best to control her emotions, not wanting to embarrass herself in front of Song Jiuyuan.
As a result, Song Jiuyuan did not show any disgust, but wiped the dirty spots on her dress clean.
"It's okay, we'll go back together later."
Only then did Jiang Wan notice that the places on her dress that were splashed with dirt had been wiped off by him.
Then she caught a glimpse of his fingertips turning slightly black.
Jiang Wan:!!!
Oh no, this man is not clean either!
Jiang Wan wanted to cry but had no tears. She quickly put a veil on Song Jiuyuan and said, "Come on, let's go. I'll take you downstairs to have a look."
She quickly covered her face and led the way as if she had risked her life.
Song Jiuyuan, who was standing behind her, looked at her genuine appearance and curled the corners of his mouth slightly.
Wanwan, you are more attractive when you are so lively like this than when you pretend to be indifferent on weekdays.
The two of them entered the secret room one after another. Looking at the things piled up in the secret room, a hint of surprise flashed across Song Jiuyuan's eyes.
"County Magistrate Zhou is quite courageous."
What puzzled him was how County Magistrate Zhou could feel comfortable leaving the things he had accumulated for so many years here.
Jiang Wan quickly explained, "It's hard to imagine that this place is so hidden.
I guess County Magistrate Zhou thought we wouldn't find this place, and he might want to sneak back and get these things later when he has the chance."
The world is so chaotic now, and it is more likely to get into trouble if you carry too much gold, silver and treasures with you on the road.
“This possibility cannot be ruled out.”
Song Jiuyuan nodded in agreement, his eyes filled with joy.
"With these grains, the people of Qucheng can hold on for a while longer."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
