Chapter 367: Cliff
Xiao Jingfan looked up and saw that it was Chen Xing who handed him the handkerchief.
Chen Xing smiled and secretly pointed towards Chu Liuzheng, implying that Chu Liuzheng asked her to bring it over.
It is true that Chu Liuzheng didn't dare to get close to Xiao Jingfan, but he was also serious about working.
How can you ignore the needs of your big boss within the scope of work?
Xiao Jingfan frowned and stared at the handkerchief for a moment before taking it, wiping his hands, wiping his hands again, and then wiping the token as well.
After all, I have to get it later.
I really want to throw it away!
At the same time, Lu Fei asked Liu Du, who was talking until his mouth was dry: "You can come out like this, won't the people watching you notice?"
"No." Liu Du finished a glass of water and took the initiative to refill it for himself. "Once the man pretending to be an adult is dead, the rest are just brainless people who will only contact the woman named Hongying and wait for her to make a decision."
"Luckily, the woman disappeared somewhere and didn't reply, so I took the opportunity to find an excuse to get my dentist fixed and come out."
"Someone pretended to be me and led the people they were following to the clinic. As long as I return within two hours, they won't get suspicious."
Hearing that his arrangements were proper, Lu Fei felt relieved, but he still assigned more people to patrol the mansion.
Xiao Jingfan’s safety is always his first consideration, and he cannot let go of any hidden danger!
Xiao Jingfan wiped his hands and waited for Liu Du to finish his third glass of water before speaking: "You just said that you have been secretly tracking down Mr. Jiang's whereabouts. Have you found any clues?"
Liu Du quickly put down his teacup and nodded: "There is a clue."
Everyone asked almost in unison: "What clue?"
Seeing everyone so excited, Liu Du didn't keep them in suspense and said bluntly: "My Lord should be imprisoned on the Thousand-foot Cliff now."
"Thousand-foot cliff?" Du Qian frowned. "Isn't that a sheer cliff?"
Qianchi Cliff is located outside Sishui Town, not far from Xiancheng. It is rich in vegetation and lush vegetation, but the cliff is steep and difficult to climb, and is often infested with man-eating beasts such as tigers and cheetahs.
Therefore, even though Qianchi Cliff was a treasure mountain, the common people did not dare to go into the mountain. Even hunters only dared to circle around the foot of the mountain, hunting rabbits, roe deer, etc., and did not dare to go deeper.
I heard that there were bandits for a while. At that time, Du Qian had not been transferred to Xiancheng. By the time he was transferred, the bandit incident had been confirmed by the government to be just a rumor.
They said that they were actually either bandits or a few hunters, but because they looked too fierce and were carrying bows and knives, passers-by misunderstood them.
After that, nothing happened, so Du Qian stopped caring about it.
"It's the cliff." Liu Du glanced at Du Qian and said to Xiao Jingfan, "Thousand-foot Cliff is in a prime location, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If my guess is correct, you and His Royal Highness Prince Rui should both be imprisoned on the Thousand-foot Cliff."
Xiao Jingfan asked: "Where did you get this information?"
Liu Du said, "When the man pretending to be an adult was talking to Hongying, I heard them mention Qianchi Cliff."
Xiao Jingfan: "Specifically?"
"Just one sentence." Liu Du recalled the situation at that time. "I heard the two of them arguing in the room when I passed by. They mentioned His Royal Highness Prince Rui. The man mentioned the Thousand-Foot Cliff. Hongying immediately scolded him. I was afraid of being discovered by the two of them, so I didn't dare to stay any longer."
What comes out of your mouth is often the real news.
After hearing this, everyone felt that even if King Rui was not on the Thousand-Foot Cliff, there must be something special about this Cliff.
Xiao Jingfan lowered his eyes in thought, and Du Qian took the opportunity to ask Liu Du, "What exactly is in the box that Lord Jiang gave to Qin Kai?"
He has been worried about this for a long time.
The others were also curious and stared at Liu Du.
Liu Du really knew it, and spread his hands: "I'm not pretending anything."
Everyone: “Huh?”
Liu Du emphasized: "Empty."
Everyone: “…”
Qin Kai was really pitiful as he was cheated by an empty box.
Feng Jing felt quite relieved and curled his lips: "Serves you right."
Liu Du was a little confused, so Du Qian told him what Qin Kai had done after being fired. Liu Du immediately felt that Qin Kai really deserved it.
According to the adults' plan, Qin Kai would be fine if he just handed over the box, and Hongying would not kill him even if she attacked him. Who would have thought that he would actually help Hongying harm others and show no remorse.
Seeing that there were only two hours left and that it would take time to rush back to the government office, Liu Du bowed to Xiao Jingfan and said, "Please give me your instructions, sir. What should we do next?"
Xiao Jingfan looked at him and asked, "How much do you know about the power of that group in the city?"
Liu Du gave a conservative estimate: "About 80% to 90%."
It was more than Xiao Jingfan had expected. He tapped the table with the tip of his fan and said, "Go back and sort it out. Write it all down. Tomorrow, a general named Huang will lead his troops into the city to help you take over the government office. Give him the list and cooperate with him."
Liu Du was shocked when he heard this.
Ordinary imperial envoys do not have the power to mobilize troops, but this one does. He is indeed the emperor's confidant!
He asked carefully, "May I ask your name, sir?"
Xiao Jingfan: "King."
king?
Liu Du was stunned. Why wasn’t his surname Xie?
Xiao Jingfan looked at him: "Can't I have the surname Wang?"
Liu Du hurriedly shook his head, thinking that he must be ignorant. He would ask someone to find out after this matter was over.
He bowed and said, "I'll take my leave now."
"Yes." Xiao Jingfan nodded, sent a secret guard to send the man back to the government office safely and then came back.
Liu Du immediately thanked him gratefully and was about to leave the courtyard when he suddenly remembered something and turned back: "Sir, that woman named Hongying is very vicious and I don't know where she is now. Please be careful."
Xiao Jingfan: "The red tassel is in my hand."
Liu Du:?
Liu Du:!!
Liu Du admired Xiao Jingfan very much, and his eyes were shining when he looked at him.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
It turns out that the rumors are not credible. This person doesn't look like a lonely and difficult person at all.
He cleared his throat: "Anything else?"
Liu Du thought about it and finally remembered something: "Qin Kai is currently imprisoned in the government jail. What should be done with him?"
"Just follow the law." Xiao Jingfan answered without hesitation.
Now Qin Kai's greatest value is as a medicine inducer. He doesn't really want to raise the Beauty Gu. There is no point in keeping Qin Kai, so he should be punished as he should be.
"Yes." Liu Du accepted the order. This time everything was really fine, and he left quite cleanly.
A dark shadow followed silently and did not return until the person was safely sent back to the government office.
In the yard, Siyue took out a stack of confessions from somewhere and handed them to Xiao Jingfan for review.
"Master, Hongying is very stubborn and refuses to confess a single word. These are the confessions of her four accomplices. Please review them."
Xiao Jingfan looked through the confession with the help of the light and found that many people were mentioned in the confession. They were all secret agents planted by Yin Lanci in Xiancheng and surrounding towns. They would be arrested together tomorrow.
He picked out the useful parts of the confession and handed them to Lu Fei: "Give them to General Huang as well."
Lu Fei took it, glanced at it briefly before folding it and putting it in his arms. He selected a few guards to accompany him and rode out of the city at night to go to the military camp to convey the imperial edict, ordering Huang Qian to mobilize troops.
It was getting late. Feng Jing yawned and prepared to go back to sleep when Xiao Jingfan stopped him and asked, "How is Ji An?"
"I've regained some consciousness."
Feng Jing was so busy joining in the fun today when he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten something. He reached into his sleeve and rummaged around for a long time before finally pulling out a crumpled piece of paper.
"Luckily it didn't fall off."
He happily unfolded it and held it up for everyone to see.
"Ping——" Chu Liuzheng squinted his eyes and looked at the scribbles on the paper. He looked left and right, up and down, but he couldn't recognize the second word.
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