Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 331 Prime Minister Qin, I will give you a helping hand

Of course, Shen arrived at the Duzuoyuan early in the morning, briefly dealt with some official business, and then called a captain.

Shen of course ordered: “Go to Wang’s house on the bank of Jinghu Lake and withdraw our craftsmen.

Also, regarding the craftsmen who were burned to death, we demand that Wang Er give us an explanation and we need to be tougher in our attitude.

By the way, please inquire whether the Transportation Department has found anything during the on-site inspection."

The captain agreed and turned to go out.

After a while, someone came to report: "Commander Shen, Master Shen Xi is here."

Of course Shen waved his hand and cursed in disgust: "Steaming dry food in a broken cage, you impatient rubbish!"

Then, he stood up with a big smile on his face and greeted him warmly: "Brother Xi, you are here."

Shen Xi appeared to be calm on the surface, even more flamboyant than usual, but he was actually very nervous.

After all, more than ten people died at once, and he heard that the Transportation Bureau’s office was surrounded. He had never experienced this before.

He didn't sleep well the whole night last night. He comforted himself by thinking that those who knew about the incident were either burned to death or killed by Shen in prison. This matter would never be exposed.

Then he was worried that the coroner from the Transportation Bureau would still find some evidence and come to the Shen family.

As soon as the sun rose, he wanted to come find Shen Ziran.

He also knew that Shen was in the same boat with him, and that Shen would do his best to settle the case without his urging.

But he still wanted to find Shen Ziran, actually he just wanted to have some "talk therapy".

Hearing Shen's repeated assurances that the matter was flawless and would not be exposed, he would feel more at ease.

However, he also knew that if he came too early, it would seem not deep enough, so he endured the time and rushed over when he felt it was about time.

Then, the two began the process of Shen Xi asking questions, and Shen of course analyzing and answering them, which finally came down to the four words "don't worry".

Then, it was Shen Xi's next round of questions. Shen Xi analyzed and answered them again in the next round, and finally it came down to the four words "don't worry".

This cycle repeated itself over and over again. Shen was becoming more and more impatient, but Shen Xi's mood was getting better and better, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

At this time, a foreman of the craftsmen came in and said with a nod and a bow, "Commander Shen, Judge Cao Yiqing from the Transportation Department is here. He wants to borrow a few people from our workshop to build a pavilion in his yard. Do you want to lend them to us?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xi was pleasantly surprised and said, "Of course, brother, agree to it! He is the judge of the Transportation Department, and we might be able to get some information from him."

Shen showed a trace of vigilance on his face, and asked in a deep voice: "How many people did he bring with him?"

The chief carpenter said, "There are only two people, Judge Cao and his attendant."

Of course Shen's suspicions were gone, and he stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look."

Cao Yiqing stood in the yard with his hands behind his back, angrily scolding: "Why, I have a few of you, so there is no one to make the decision, right?"

He has the right to lose his temper because the funding and salaries of the Duzuoyuan are all allocated by the Transportation Bureau.

Wen Tian disguised himself as a servant and followed him.

After Uncle Gou went to "Qijiantang", he could be transferred out.

Uncle Gou is not a member of the Privy Council, so there are some things that are inconvenient for him to do, but Wen Tian can.

Shen Ziran and Shen Xi walked out of the signing room and saw that it was only Cao Yiqing with a servant, so they laughed and greeted him:

"Brother Cao, calm down, calm down. If you want to borrow someone, who dares not give it to you?

But when you came, the people below dared not tell me? I can't neglect your brother Cao. "

Cao Yiqing was slightly startled when he saw Shen Xi following Shen Ziran, and whispered, "Shen Xi is here too! What should I do?"

Wen Tian said: "One for each person!"

Without waiting for Cao Yiqing to answer, Wen Tian rushed forward.

He kicked out with a flying kick, and the heel of his shoe hit Shen Ziran's forehead.

Of course Shen still had a smile on his face, but his eyes had already started to stare.

He stood there for a moment, and then a blood-red snake slowly crawled down from the top of his head, close to his forehead.
Before the blood snake could crawl to the tip of his nose, Shen's eyes rolled back and he fell down limply.

He wasn't fainted; he was dead.

There was a piece of iron embedded in the heel of Wentian's shoe.

A spy always has to do some shady work.

Spies at different levels and positions have different information at their disposal.

When Wen Tian came, Yang Yuan had already instructed that the reason he sent you was to kill Shen Ziran without making any noise.

Wen Tian thought that this was an instruction from a higher level, so he naturally followed it.

Even if Wen Tian let the cat out of the bag one day and people higher up knew about it, Yang Yuan wouldn't worry.

He could have said that it was Shen who had irrefutable evidence proving that the Shen family had nothing to do with the military crossbow case. If he were alive, it would ruin the government's good deeds, so he had to be killed.

This is the magic of information asymmetry.

Shen is not the only one who cannot survive.

Among the eight craftsmen who made the "Divine Fire Flying Crow" for Shen Ziran, three were taken into the underground palace of Yongjue Temple by Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan had also instructed Li Yisen to make the three craftsmen, led by Dai Shan, disappear forever.

They "burned to death in the fire."

……

"Someone come quickly!" Shen Xi was horrified and turned around to escape. Cao Yiqing became anxious when he saw this.

He didn't expect Wen Tian from the Privy Council to act so decisively. Seeing Shen Xi turning around to escape, Cao Yiqing pounced on him in a hurry and knocked Shen Xi down from behind.

Shen Xi's forehead hit the stone steps hard, bleeding profusely, and he fainted. Cao Yiqing pressed his knee against Shen Xi's back, reached into his waist, pulled out a pair of iron handcuffs, twisted Shen Xi's hands behind his back, handcuffed them, and locked them with a "click".

These iron handcuffs are based on the same principle and similar in form to modern handcuffs, but are technologically much more backward.

There is also an iron chain on the handcuffs, which allows someone to drag the prisoner.

When the people in the Duzuoyuan saw this scene, they could not help but stand there in shock.

Cao Yiqing handcuffed Shen Xi, and then shouted: "Shen was of course in collusion with Shen Xi, allowing the evil to kill the imperial officials! Now he is tied up, you all stay at your posts and do not move rashly!"

In the corridor, Luo Wanfu, deputy commander of the Duzuoyuan, and two captains, who had rushed over after hearing the news, stood in the corridor with gloomy faces.

When they saw Shen being held down, they wanted to rush out, but when they heard Cao Yiqing's shout, they stopped abruptly.

A captain stared at Cao Yiqing and Wen Tian grimly, and asked in a low voice: "Deputy Envoy, Commander Shen has been arrested, what should we do?"

The deputy commander Luo Wanfu had an extremely grim expression on his face: "No matter why Shen was arrested, what we did together cannot be concealed this time!"

When they brought prisoners from jail to work in the Duzuoyuan, they accepted money from the prisoners' enemies more than once and killed the prisoners in construction accidents.

Now that Shen has been arrested, the secret can no longer be kept secret.

Deputy Envoy Luo said: "You two, your father is dead and your mother is remarried, so each of you should take care of your own affairs!"

After the deputy commander said this, he turned and left.

He had to transfer his property quickly and then flee to another place. He couldn't stay in the Shanyin Prison any longer!
Many years later, Luo Wanfu, who had fled to a foreign land and made a living by doing odd jobs, sneaked back to Shanyin with calloused hands and white hair. He learned that his wife had remarried and his son had taken his stepfather's surname and had moved away from Shanyin long ago.

He also heard that Shen had died at the scene of the arrest.

Therefore, if he had not escaped, his crimes would never have been exposed. Deputy Envoy Luo could not help but burst into tears and died of tears on the street.

……

Under the three trees, why can't we recruit?
Shen Xi was a man who had never suffered. He could not stand the torture and confessed after only a little torture and questioning.

However, he only confessed to the crime of conspiring with Shen Ran to try to burn "Longshan Wang Er" to death.

However, the ironclad evidence of the theft of the Mahuang Crossbow found in the Shen family made it impossible for Shen Xi and the entire Shen family to clear themselves even if they jumped into the Yellow River.

Some of the people who were imprisoned in the underground palace by Yang Yuan were transferred to the Transportation Department.

Qiao Zhen has been forced to stand on the side of the government, so there is no need to worry about some loopholes and traces that need to be erased being exposed.

Yang Yuan was too lazy to care about these trivial matters, so he left Wen Tian in Shanyin to deal with the aftermath.

After spending some time together, Yang Yuan discovered that Wen Tian was worthy of being a concierge, knowing how to tactfully handle affairs, and being versatile.

Therefore, Yang Yuan left him in Shanyin to handle the aftermath on behalf of the Privy Council's Machine Speed ​​Room, including the resettlement of Xiang Xuan and others who had "made a complaint".

Yang Yuan himself was escorted by troops sent by the Transport Bureau, who escorted important criminals such as Shen Xi and Shen Ruoyu back to Lin'an by boat.

"That bastard has finally left!" Mr. Qiao stood on the dock, watching Yang Yuan's boat sailing away, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling relaxed.

Goodbye, Yang Chengzhi. It would be best if we never see each other again, ah~hahaha…

Qiao Zhen waved his sleeves and said in high spirits: "Go back home!"

……

Dan Niang, Qingtang and Emmanuelle Belle still took another merchant ship and followed his official ship.

On the way back, Yang Yuan had been pondering the secret of "Yue Xi Kinnara and Shenhuo Jiuwuyi" in the cabin.

He knew clearly that if the "Military Crossbow Case" was finally settled in the Shen family, the emperor would not be too satisfied, and Mu Tiju of the Imperial City Bureau would not be too satisfied either.

The government's goal was to remove Chu Dujian, who controlled the Shanyin troops.

However, after discovering the "secret of the sacred fire", Yang Yuan no longer wanted to touch Chu Yuan, and wanted to do everything he could to protect Chu Yuan.

He instructed Wen Tian to kill Shen on the spot, of course, also for Chu Yuan.

Although Shen certainly didn't know the purpose of the three firearms, what Qin Hui wanted to do was too important.

Yang Yuan could not let any accidents happen to Qin Hui's plan, he had to do his best to "escort" Qin Hui.

Yang Yuan never thought that one day he would go to such great lengths and try his best to help Qin Hui succeed.

The world is so wonderful!

However, if he wanted to take advantage of Qin Hui's conspiracy, he needed to clarify more details.

Wang Nanyang had already obtained information about the Japanese man, and it was now imprinted in Yang Yuan's mind.

Japanese businessman, Ono Mingxi, whose Chinese name is Mingxi, often traveled between the Song Dynasty and Hakata, Japan.

He did business himself, but was more of a Song-Guo-Tong, acting as a broker between merchants from the two countries.

By this time, he had returned to Bodo.

Yang Yuan didn't dare to touch anyone on Qin Hui's side, for fear of alerting the enemy.

However, he wanted to make full use of this matter to kill two birds with one stone, so he had to know the details.

Therefore, his only plan was to target Ono Mingxi who had returned to Hakata.

It seems that I have to find an opportunity to go to Hakata, Japan, find Ono Mingxi there, and ask him about the details of Qin Hui's conspiracy. Even though there is an ocean between us, Qin Hui will not be alarmed.

The moon is Kinnara, and the moon is setting, which is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Anyway, it is still early to the Mid-Autumn Festival next year, so there is still time.

The ship arrived in Lin'an.

As soon as Yang Yuan stepped onto the dock, he smelled the aroma of fruit wine.

Who broke the wine jar while moving goods?
Yang Yuan didn't take it to heart, but when he glanced over, he saw a familiar woman.

The woman squatted in front of a mountain of fruit baskets, crying like a young wife whose husband had died...

(End of this chapter)