After returning to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Fourth Prince calmed down and thought for a while. Then he summoned the Prefect of the Capital to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. When the Prefect arrived, he bowed to the Fourth Prince and said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
The Fourth Prince said, "Get up! I summoned you here today so that you can go to the prison and record the detailed statements of Tie Zhu and Ruan Dafeng, and send them to the palace as soon as possible."
"Yes! Your humble servant takes his leave." The Prefect of the Capital accepted the order and departed.
The Fourth Prince then summoned Zhuifeng, who knelt on the ground without uttering a word. The Fourth Prince said, "Zhuifeng, write down all the letters between the Second Prince and the Eighth Prince, as well as the locations of their meetings." After saying this, the Fourth Prince nodded slightly to the chief eunuch, who accepted the order and handed Zhuifeng paper and pen.
Zhui Feng immediately wrote down everything he had collected, a long and detailed piece without any pauses, which was impressive in its memory. After finishing, he handed it to the chief eunuch who was waiting nearby, and the chief eunuch immediately went to the Fourth Prince's side and handed it to him.
After reading his report, the Fourth Prince said, "Go to the secret meeting place immediately and arrest them. You must bring them all to me, alive or dead. If they escape, I will hold you responsible."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Zhui Feng accepted the order and left.
Zhui Feng, accompanied by a group of guards, quickly arrived at a silk shop.
It turned out that the place where Hongshi and Eighth Master met each other was a silk shop. The outside was a silk shop, but the inside was actually where Eighth Master and Hongshi met. The owner of that silk shop was one of Eighth Master's men. Zhuifeng pretended to be a merchant buying silk. He had others lie in ambush near the silk shop to prevent anyone from escaping. He went inside, and the shop assistant immediately greeted him.
"What kind of fabric would you like to buy, sir?" the shopkeeper asked.
Zhui Feng said, "Where is your boss? Let him come out and talk to me."
The waiter said somewhat awkwardly, "Sir, our boss usually doesn't like to see guests. Just tell me what you need."
Seeing that the boss was unwilling to come out, Zhui Feng was afraid of alerting the enemy if he blindly grabbed someone. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I want all the materials here."
The waiter gaped in surprise and stammered, "You, you want them all? That's quite a lot!"
Zhui Feng took out a thick stack of silver notes from his pocket, which looked to be worth several thousand taels, threw it on the table, and said, "This is a big deal. Are you sure you can make the decision? Isn't your boss coming out yet?"
The waiter's eyes lit up when he saw the stack of silver notes. He said excitedly, "Sir, please wait here. I'll go and call our boss right away." Then he quickly ran upstairs.
Upon hearing that there was a big deal, the silk shop owner hurriedly followed his assistant downstairs.
Upon seeing Zhui Feng, he cupped his hands and said, "This is an honor to have you here, sir. Our humble establishment has failed to greet you properly."
Zhui Feng squinted at him and asked, "Are you the owner of the silk shop?"
The owner replied with a smile, "Yes, I am Zhang Wei, the owner of this place."
Zhui Feng said, "Alright, take him down!" After he finished speaking, the guards outside rushed in, pinned Zhang Wei to the ground, and tied him up.
Zhang Wei shouted, "Who are you? What right do you have to arrest me!"
Zhui Feng said, "You know what you've done. Take him away."
After saying that, Zhui Feng looked at the stunned waiter and said, "This is none of your business, but I suggest you close the shop and go home."
The man nodded, and Zhui Feng turned and left.
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