Chapter 2320 has a familiar feeling.
The woman frowned. "Has anyone seen your master in Qingxuan County?"
"yes."
The woman was silent for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "Okay, I understand. I'll pass on the message to you later."
"Thank you very much, Auntie." Shu Yu handed over a bag of pastries.
The other person warmly accepted the pastries and then watched Shu Yu and the others board the carriage. Only after the carriage disappeared at the alley entrance did she glance at the pastries in her hand, turn around, and go back into the house.
A man came out of the house, and the woman repeated what Shu Yu had just said, "Why would they go to Qingxuan County for no reason?"
The man chuckled, "It's most likely Qi Lie who contacted them. Sure enough, I knew that once they came to the Southwest, they would definitely get involved in the black market."
"Then what should we do?"
"It's good that they went. We haven't been able to find Qi Lie for so long, and the higher-ups are already very unhappy. Once they go, they will definitely contact Qi Lie, and then we will know where this rat is hiding."
The woman nodded. "You deliberately let them stay in Heichang County for a few days, giving them a chance to contact Qi Lie?"
"Yes, now the rat is finally showing its face. Once we find Qi Lie, the plan to eliminate him and his wife can begin."
The two exchanged a glance and began to look on with anticipation.
Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng did not head to Qingxuan County immediately. It was getting late, so they rested at the inn for the night and discussed their itinerary for the next day. They finally set off for Qingxuan County early the next morning.
Qingxuan County is the neighboring county of Heichang County, not far away. When they arrived, it was not yet noon.
The county town here is noticeably more prosperous than Heichang County, so the group found an inn to stay in.
They then strolled around the county town, neither of them having any particular purpose, as if they were just wandering around aimlessly.
"Do you think the magistrate of Qingxuan County, like the one in Chenggu County back then, was originally a member of the black market?"
When Shu Yu arrived at the entrance of the county government office, he looked up and a question popped into his mind.
Meng Yunzheng followed her gaze and replied, "Before leaving the capital, the Emperor gave me a copy of the information on all the officials in Linzhang Prefecture. The magistrate of Qingxuan County was only transferred here two years ago."
"You were transferred here two years ago?"
"Yes, the magistrate before me served here for over ten years. He must have known about the black market, otherwise, those ten years as magistrate would have been for nothing. However, he was old and died suddenly two years ago due to an accident. When the news reached the capital, the Ministry of Personnel sent a new official."
"So, it's possible that the newly appointed magistrate is unaware of the existence of this black market?" After all, in the past two years, the black market in Changjin Prefecture suffered a severe blow, and it has also come to a standstill in the southwest. If the black market doesn't resurface, it's normal that the new magistrate wouldn't know about it.
"That's not necessarily true. Two years ago, the second and third princes joined forces. The Ministry of Personnel transferred personnel to a small county magistrate position, in a place like the southwest that everyone avoids. It's actually very easy to place your own people there."
Shu Yu nodded, so this county magistrate is most likely a remnant of the Second Prince's faction.
Sigh, thinking about it this way, they really are surrounded by enemies and in a precarious situation.
Just as she was pondering this, Shu Yu's gaze suddenly sharpened, and she frowned as she looked at a figure in front of her. "A-Yun, look at that person, doesn't he seem familiar?"
(End of this chapter)
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