It was not easy for the two of them to sneak into the county magistrate's mansion in broad daylight.

The county magistrate's mansion was well-equipped and heavily guarded. Not only were there soldiers guarding the gate, but there were also maids and servants coming and going in the courtyard, and teams of soldiers with weapons coming and going.

Even officials in the capital rarely see such a scene.

The emperor is far away.

"There are eight courtyards in the County Magistrate's Mansion. Where should we start?"

Su Jiu walked along the way, dodging the soldiers in the mansion, and finally came to the main courtyard. But if he wanted to check it carefully, it would be impossible in broad daylight.

Su Mibao was about to say something when his eyes suddenly lit up. "Someone is helping us."

Outside the gate, a servant led a man into the yard. That man was the owner of the restaurant.

The restaurant is indeed related to the county magistrate.

If she guessed correctly, the restaurant might be a base for the county magistrate to traffic in human beings.

"Sir, Shopkeeper Zhang wants to see you for something important."

There was no sound in the room.

Shopkeeper Zhang quickly stepped forward and said, "Sir, I saw the Embroidered Spring Sword."

Someone in the room coughed suddenly, "Come in."

The door opened and Zhang walked in. The servant left tactfully. Su Jiu glanced at Su Mibao, then immediately carried her down and leaned against the window.

This window faces the inner room, and separated by a screen is the large bedroom outside.

Through the window, Su Mibao saw a middle-aged man with a big belly sitting in front of a couch in the outer room. He should be the governor of Yudong County. A young boy was kneeling in front of the couch.

The young boy was wearing a green dress as white as water.

"Wait in the back room."

The county magistrate waved his hand and asked the young boy to go into the inner room.

The young boy turned around and walked over here.

Sumibao's pupils trembled.

Oh, it’s an acquaintance.

Autumn book?

The younger brother of Qiu Leng, the eldest sister-in-law's personal maid.

She sent them to Yangcheng.

They had agreed to meet in Yangcheng. But they didn't expect so many things to happen. Yangcheng was also a disaster area. They didn't pass through Yangcheng and missed each other.

Su Mibao remembered that his elder brother sent someone to inform Qiu Leng.

It seems that Qiu Leng, who had received the notice, should lead everyone to the north to join their exile team. Unexpectedly, we would meet here? Qiu Shu walked into the inner room and raised his eyes to see Su Jiu and Su Mibao standing in front of the window.

"We are Gu Yueyan's people, and we are here to save you and Gu Yuefeng."

The last time Su Mibao went to save Qiu Shu and the others, she turned into her original form. Qiu Shu didn't recognize her as a baby.

Su Mibao didn't want to talk directly to Qiu Shu. It was too scary for a seven-month-old baby to speak so fluently.

She directly told Su Jiu using her mind reading ability, and Su Jiu immediately stepped up to act as a substitute.

"The eldest lady sent you to rescue the young master?"

Qiu Shu came over excitedly and quickly fixed the window. Let Su Jiu in. The three of them went to the cabinet inside, which was blocked by a cabinet and a screen. The county magistrate and Zhang the shopkeeper could not see this side.

"You are here. I knew that the young lady would come to save the young master. The young master is..."

Qiu Shu briefly described their situation.

Things turned out to be pretty much as Su Mibao had guessed.

The governor of Yudong County was an official who colluded with bandits. Not only did he embezzle and accept bribes, he also secretly stored grain and recruited private soldiers. He even colluded with local ruffians and engaged in human trafficking for money.

It was in Yangcheng that Qiu Shu and his companions received the letter sent by Su Zhenbei.

The group hurried northward. Because they had a car, they walked very fast. They just wanted to meet up with the eldest lady and her husband as soon as possible.

Who knew, after encountering several waves of refugees, they would lose everything.

After entering the city, I found that Nanny Lu’s acquaintances were no longer here.

The few of them had no money and could not continue their journey.

Qiu Bo and other adults looked for work in the city to earn some food. Madam Lu worked as a paddler and washerwoman, and the master allowed them to live in a shed in the vegetable garden.

Everyone just thought that as long as they could hold on until the exile team arrived and reunited with the young lady and her husband, everything would be fine.

Three days ago, the adults went to work. Qiu Shu took Gu Yuefeng out. They were too young to do the work, and they wanted to lighten the burden on the adults. So they went to beg for food.

When he was asking for leftovers at the back door of the restaurant, he was captured by the shopkeeper Zhang and given to the county magistrate.

"This county magistrate is not a human being. There were five children who came into this courtyard with me yesterday. Four boys and one girl. Now, I am the only one left. I was thinking that I would not be able to escape death, but I didn't expect that my uncle and the eldest lady really sent you to save me and the young master."

What a disgrace.

I have been walking for so long and met so many evil people.

This county magistrate who didn't even let children go, and didn't distinguish between boys and girls, was the most disgusting person Su Mibao had ever seen in his two lifetimes.

"Isn't Gu Yuefeng with you?"

"He is still in the next courtyard. The guard nanny taught us the five rules first. When we came, the guard nanny was teaching them. Only when the five of us are gone will it be their turn."

"Are there other children? Besides the children, there are women? Have you heard about it?"

Su Jiu, as a substitute, asked these questions for Su Mibao. He felt that he talked too much and was no longer like himself.

"Yes, they are all next door. On the surface, the courtyard next door is the county magistrate's seventeenth concubine's courtyard. In fact, that is just a cover for the outside world. There is a basement in that courtyard, and many adults and children are imprisoned there."

Qiu Shu was talking to Su Jiu in a low voice.

The door of the cabinet was suddenly opened from the inside and a person came out.

Su Mibao was startled and was about to say something when Su Jiu had already rushed over like lightning and stretched out his hand to grab the man's neck.

"Is it you?"

Su Jiu's hand stopped in mid-air and everyone looked at each other.

No one expected that the person who walked out of the closet was Butler Su.

Butler Su did not expect to see these two people here.

"There is a tunnel underneath. It was designed by my uncle-in-law. In order to silence him, the county magistrate killed his entire family and threw them into a mass grave. My uncle is not dead. He was rescued. I went to find him today. Over the years, I sent many people to the capital to gather information. Five months ago, I just found out that my uncle-in-law is still alive. Before I could resign from the old lady and come back, something happened in the Zhenguo Mansion."

"Are you here to kill the county magistrate?"

"Well, the case of our escort agency being wiped out was caused by the collusion between the county governor and officials in the capital. The county governor asked us to send an escort to the capital, which brought us the disaster of being killed."

Oh, a clue suddenly flashed through Sumibao's mind.

She remembered that the original book seemed to have written that the Left Prime Minister supported the Second Prince to ascend to the throne.

Privately open iron mines and train private soldiers.

Zuo Xiang's business and spies were spread throughout Da Qi, and the governor of Yudong County was one of Zuo Xiang's men.

"The county governor is the left prime minister's man."

Su Mibao's words made Butler Su's face change.

The disabled son-in-law lives in this city under a false name, and is determined to seek revenge, but he has no chance.

My uncle had been investigating for so many years, and the last clue he found was the County Magistrate's Mansion. And my uncle also said that over the years, he had noticed that the County Magistrate's Mansion seemed to have close contacts with the Zuo Xiang Mansion in the capital.

"The county governor and the left prime minister are both my enemies. I will kill the county governor first. When I have the chance to return to the capital, I will kill the left prime minister."

Su Mibao said nothing more.

I just heard outside that Shopkeeper Zhang reported the matter to the county magistrate and then left.

"My dear, I'm here to catch you."

The curtain between the screens was opened, and the fat belly arrived first before the person.

puff--

Steward Su raised his sword and swung it down, and the county magistrate's head rolled down.