Chapter 202 Jin丨Exclusively published by Jiang Wenxue

"Hu Biao, didn't you just go out two days ago? Why are you back again?" The officer of the Shenbu Division blurted out when he saw the thief.

Hu Biao: "I really didn't steal. This time I am the victim!"

"Be quiet!" The officer scolded him and looked at Pei Rui: "Master Pei, hand him over to me. This kid has a habit of stealing. He has been stealing and comes in every few days."

Pei Rui said coldly: "You leave."

"Yes, yes."

Pei Rui led the two people inside.

Hu Biao was really familiar with this place. Seeing that the route was wrong, he hesitated for a long time, looked at Pei Rui's eyes several times, and confirmed that he was really blind. He couldn't help but say: "Pei, Master Pei, did you take the wrong road?"

"No."

Hu Biao trembled: "Where are we going?"

Pei Rui: "Old building."

Hu Biao: "Old building?"

Gu Xichao knew that the old building was where Zhui Ming was guarded, and he also knew that Pei Rui and Zhui Ming had the best relationship and usually lived in the old building. But he was still confused and couldn't figure out what Pei Rui was thinking.

The cause of this incident was clear, and a direct judgment would be enough. Why would it be necessary to go to so much trouble?

Pei Rui looked deep and sharp, and there must be other inside stories.

Could it be because of the two sons of the Xue family?

The situation was unclear, and Gu Xichao was powerless to resist. He could only wait and see what he wanted to do.

On the way to the old building, people greeted Pei Rui, and several people asked about the identities of Gu Xichao and Hu Biao.

Pei Rui, adhering to his mentally retarded personality, reacted slowly and ignored them all.

"Zhui Ming."

"Are you back?" Zhui Ming came out to greet him, and took the leash from Xiao Ting from Pei Rui. "These two are..."

Pei Rui pointed at Hu Biao, "Prisoners."

Then he pointed at Gu Xichao: "Prisoners."

Hu Biao defended himself aggrievedly: "I'm not a prisoner, I'm a victim!"

Pei Rui ignored him, "You interrogate." Zhui

Ming: "......?" When did I take charge of the interrogation?

He thought Pei Rui's brain was not enough to deal with these complicated situations, so he came to him for help. He raised his hand and patted Pei Rui's shoulder, and called a few people to go inside.

He took Xiao Ting to the backyard, and when he came back, he saw two prisoners standing in front, carefully observing Pei Rui's expression.

Pei Rui had a blank expression, and his unfocused eyes looked forward, as if he was wandering in the sky.

His appearance was so deceptive that even Zhui Ming didn't realize that Pei Rui was such a person until he had been with him for some time.

Zhui Ming sat next to Pei Rui and said to Gu Xichao, "You speak first."

Gu Xichao first introduced his identity, and then repeated what had just happened word for word.

He was in the right, and even if he accidentally hurt someone, it was excusable, and there was nothing to be afraid of. What's more, Pei Rui was right beside him, so there was no need to lie.

After listening, Zhui Ming looked at Hu Biao and said, "Is he right?"

Hu Biao said, "I am innocent. I never thought of breaking into the house to rob, and I never attacked him. I was just being chased by the black dog, and I wanted to hide in a hurry. He was ruthless and stabbed my hand with a knife! Third Master, can you let me treat the wound first? If this goes on, my hand will be broken."

Zhui Ming asked someone to take him down, and explained Hu Biao's crime. This was a thief caught by Pei Rui. If it weren't for Pei Rui, he would have succeeded in stealing, so he was still convicted of theft.

Pei Rui extended his hand to Gu Xichao: "Throwing knife."

Gu Xichao said apologetically: "I only have one throwing knife, and it's still stuck in that man's hand. If Master Pei wants to see it, I'll go get it now."

Pei Rui: "No need."

The reason why he asked this was to let Zhui Ming focus here. Now that the goal has been achieved, he doesn't need to do anything else, just wait to receive information.

From the beginning when Pei Rui took Xiao Di out, he planned everything.

Gu Xichao's pattern of going out, Hu Biao, a thief who had just been released from prison and was afraid of dogs, and the speed and direction when chasing Hu Biao, all were calculated clearly.

What he had to do was to check Gu Xichao, and he couldn't show it too obviously. It would be best to stand on the opposite side of him to create opportunities for Gu Xichao to surrender to Cai Jing. Zhui

Ming: "You are ruthless and your flying knives are of pure skill, unlike an ordinary scholar." Gu Xichao:

"You are just proficient in boxing and kicking. The kung fu of a three-legged cat is not up to par." Zhui Ming

: "Who is your master?"

Gu Xichao: "I don't have a master. This martial arts was taught by my father. He is not talented and has limited achievements in martial arts, so he is not well-known. Does Mr. Cui San have any questions?"

System: [Is what he said true?]

Xue Chen: [The original novel does not mention Gu Xichao's background at all. Judging from his nonchalant look, the answer to this question is not important at all. 】

Zhui Ming: "You said you were planning to go out, what were you going to do?"

Gu Xichao: "Selling paintings."

Zhui Ming nodded: "This is an unprovoked disaster for you, but it is a fact that you hurt someone. I am only taking your confession here, and I will not make a judgment. You have to wait here for a while. I will present your confession and make a specific judgment before there can be a result."

Gu Xichao: "How long will it take?"

Zhui Ming: "There are not many cases recently. It should be handled within today."

After that, he called someone over and took Gu Xichao away.

Zhui Ming closed the door: "Xiao Mian."

Pei Rui tilted his head slightly: "Hmm?"

"Why bring them back to the old building? You should know that the old building is just a place to store fine wine, not responsible for torture, right?"

"Gu Xichao, I don't like him." Pei Rui's language is very abstract: "He is sticky, like a bad guy."

"Is this your intuition?"

"Hmm."

Zhui Ming pondered: "I will pay more attention to him."

Pei Rui: "Is he a gangster?"

Zhui Ming: “Probably.”

At this point, Zhui Ming remembered that he also had to pay attention to who Gu Xichao had contacted with.

He should not be from the Jinfeng Xiyu Tower, but I don’t know if he has anything to do with the Liufenbantang.

The affairs of the underworld should be resolved by the underworld people themselves. If Gu Xichao is really related to the Liufenbantang, the Shenbu Division will have to be cautious.

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Yun Heyan asked Hua Liutong out to play a few times, but she resisted her curiosity and did not drink his blood. When she felt uncomfortable, she would directly cut her wrist and drink blood, and she showed her peculiarity in front of Hua Liutong more than once.

Hua Liutong originally thought that this was an excuse that Yun Heyan deliberately found to deceive Qitong and Xie Heng, but now it seems to be true.

The relationship between the two of them gradually eased, and more people came to test the Hua family's movements. Hua Liutong gave an ambiguous reply, and after the merchants' brainstorming, Yun Heyan successfully established contacts with other wealthy families.

Doing business is very troublesome. Yun Heyan is a mascot here. He will use force when necessary, and he has never thought about personally participating in complicated interpersonal relationships.

He sent several officials to contact the locals, and he coordinated the overall situation, controlled the income and expenditure, and secretly exchanged the money from the transaction for food, grass, salt and iron, and transported them to the nameless island.

The war on the front line entered a stalemate. King Taiping was always strong when facing the Kingdom of Jin, and he knew that someone on his side was holding him back. Even if he agreed to peace talks, it was not his turn to make the decision. He simply did not cease fire, but pushed forward with the firearms made by Xie Heng, and successfully captured Daimyo before retreating.

However, the Kingdom of Xing did not send anyone to take over, and the city temporarily became an ownerless land.

A few days later, news from the front line reached the Privy Council and was presented to Liu Yixuan.

Liu Yixuan immediately called everyone together and handed the news to his subordinates.

He sat on the left hand seat, tapping the armrest of the chair with his fingers, looking at everyone's expressions.

After a long period of silence, the system found something wrong: [Why aren't they surprised at all? 】

Xue Chen:【It is obvious that my Central Secretariat is full of leaks. Maybe the news from the front line first passed through their hands and finally came to me.】

System:【Haven't you been trying to control the Central Secretariat? How come it has no effect at all?】

Xue Chen:【You should be able to see that they are not making things difficult for me.】

System:【That's true.】

Xue Chen:【That's because I haven't really touched their interests, or power. Once I try to control it, the situation will not be as leisurely as it is now.】

System:【You call it leisurely?】

Xue Chen:【Isn't it leisurely? 】

The newly appointed Deputy Privy Counsellor Tian Mingdao said: "Generals are not always subject to military orders when on duty, but General Li's actions are really too much. He ignored the Jin Kingdom's request for peace and directly attacked the Daming. He is simply a warmongerer and does not take the Privy Counsellor's Office seriously at all."

General Li was a subordinate sent to the front line by King Taiping. His name was Li Wei and he held the title of Tongshi Dafu.

Tongshi Dafu may not look very serious, but it is actually a very serious military officer position.

The Daxing Dynasty valued civil officials over military officials, and the titles of military officers have also undergone a series of changes compared to the previous dynasty. Now, except for the second-rank Taiwei, the rest of the

military officer positions are "Mr. So-and-so" and "Mr. So-and-so". Tongshi Dafu, like Zhengshi Dafu and Xuanzheng Dafu, are all of the fifth rank.

The Deputy Privy Counsellor was a second-rank official, the same rank as the Grand Marshal. What Tian Ming said was not particularly excessive.

Liu Yixuan wrote: But he won.

An attendant behind him read out the words on the paper.

Tian Ming: "So what if he won? Aren't the soldiers in the army the people of Daming? How many innocent soldiers and civilians in Daming Prefecture died? General Li could have taken it easy and sent the news back in time. If he had negotiated peace with the Kingdom of Jin, wouldn't he have gained more benefits than now? Please report this to the emperor!"

Liu Yixuan looked at him and blinked slowly.

Tian Ming: "If Lord Liu is unwilling, I will have to report it myself."

Liu Yixuan wrote: Are you threatening me?

The man at the back glanced at the words on the paper, his face turned pale, and his voice became weaker when he repeated it.

Tian Ming: "I dare not. I am just answering truthfully."

Liu Yixuan wrote: I will inform the emperor of this matter, and how the emperor decides is not up to me.

The guards at the back felt that these words were much softer, so they slowed down their voices and calmed down their tone.

Tian Ming: "Your Excellency is wise."

The others also said: "Your Excellency is wise."

Liu Yixuan looked at the expressions of several subordinates, waved at them, and left the office first.

Xue Chen: [I thought that the Privy Council had been taken down by Cai Jing, but now it seems that there are some fish that have slipped through the net. ]

System: [What are you going to do? 】

Liu Yixuan smiled lightly, her eyes were clear, and even though she was wearing men's clothes, she looked elegant and graceful.

He replied in his mind: [Fishing.]