Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Yue was naturally extremely grateful to Tumeng for temporarily taking them in. After eating the barbecue Tumeng treated them to a gracious meal and leaving five taels of silver as a thank you, Gu Yue returned with Shi San and Gu Xu.

His luck has always been good, and few people he meets have bad intentions. Of course, if he really encounters a bad person, with Shi Sanhu by his side, basically nothing will happen.

Unless it's that kind of... plot killing where rocks fall from the sky and smash him to death for no reason, he can handle it.

"Wen Qing went out of the city to chase the fifth prince. He didn't follow Qin Zhaochen back to the city?" Gu Yue and Gu Xu rode side by side.

"I didn't see him." Gu Xu said, "Their identities are sensitive, so they don't dare to walk around in front of people. Maybe they went back."

"That's true." Gu Yue said.

The purpose of Wen Qing's trip has been achieved. They are not essentially hostile to each other, so there is no need to pay special attention to them.

The big stone in my heart naturally settled down.

Now there are only... the Su family with unclear attitude, Qin Zhaoyue who is secretly doing bad things, and King Yin. The emperor above is also a problem, but as long as he behaves well and is honest, it should be fine!

Who would care about the idle person who hides in the Regent's Palace all day long to enjoy his retirement?

……

The group quickly returned to Ganzhou.

After entering Ganzhou City through the Daying Gate, the restrictions in the city were still in place, but there were additional patrols by the Jing family army on the streets. Jing Cun had taken over the security and surveillance near the General's Mansion, and with the help of the guards, Gu Yue and the other two secretly sneaked into the General's Mansion.

Several rooms in the general's mansion have been cleared out to hold prisoners and suspicious persons captured in recent days.

Wu Feng reported the results of their interrogation: "Yin Bai confessed all the strongholds in the city, including the several suspicious shops we found, and they have all been arrested with the help of Jing."

"What's the result?"

"These people were interrogated separately, but they all said the same thing, saying they were Yin Shun's men." Wu Feng said, "We did find witnesses to the gold mine incident, and the miners were willing to testify."

"I heard from Xiao Xu that you captured Liu Kang? What did he say?" Gu Yue asked.

"He said that it was Yin Bai who contacted him about everything, and Yin Bai also admitted it." Wu Feng said.

Gu Yue frowned: "It has nothing to do with Mu You?"

"From the current results, it seems like it is," Wu Feng said.

Gu Yue turned to Gu Xu and said, "If the poisonous grass, gold mine, and Mu You have nothing to do with each other, then the poisoning of food and the murder of the prince are also unsolved. This is a serial case."

Gu Xu didn't expect this result, and he frowned and remained silent.

Wu Feng said: "There is also bad news."

"What?" Gu Yue's heart skipped a beat.

"When we searched the General's Mansion, we found a secret room in the study next to the main hall. Some of the General's servants were imprisoned inside. When we asked them about their experiences, they all said that someone had invaded the General's Mansion a few months ago and locked them up."

Gu Yue's eyes widened: "How could this be! Where are those people?"

Wu Feng said, "They are placed in the backyard for close surveillance. Do you want to see them? We don't see anything suspicious about them at the moment."

Gu Yue thought for a moment: "Yes. Take me to see the secret room first."

Wu Feng said yes and led the way.

Gu Xu followed and asked, "What do you think?"

Gu Yue said: "I don't believe that Mu You has nothing to do with this matter."

Gu Xu nodded: "The identity of the mastermind behind this is already set in stone... It's definitely him."

Gu Yue said: "But in the current situation, Yin Shun is dead. The evidence we have can only prove that the gold mine and the poisonous grass were operated by Yin Shun alone, and it has nothing to do with Mu You. The messenger intercepted by Chang'an at the time, as well as those people in the stronghold, probably don't know who the boss is."

Gu Xu said, "That's right. The people I left in Luoyang Mu Mansion didn't get any clues. Mu You was very cautious and only released this piece of news... There must be someone working for him behind the scenes."

"Even if the rebels in the army confess unanimously, Mu You can still defend himself." Gu Yue frowned, "He can commit such a series of suspicious cases, does he have no backup plan?"

The three of them quickly came to the study in the side room.

The structure of the entire main courtyard is very orthodox. When you enter the main gate of the general's mansion, you will first see a screen courtyard, and then enter the second gate to the main courtyard. There are three buildings in the main courtyard. The main hall is located in the middle, facing north and south, and the interior is divided into three spaces. In the middle is a small reception hall, where Yin Bai was captured. On the east side is a tea room, and on the west side is a small room, where Yin Shun died.

There is a building on each side of the main hall, which Gu Yue calls the east and west wing rooms according to his own understanding.

The east wing is where the study is located.

Gu Yue noticed that the main courtyard was not too large. The two wing rooms were very close to the main hall, only a few steps away, and there were two short trees planted in the northwest.

Entering the study, Gu Yue immediately saw the open treasure cabinet in the small room on the north side, and behind it was a dark secret room.

Wu Feng said: "There are no dangerous mechanisms, and it is very small inside."

He walked in first.

After going down a flight of stairs, Gu Yue entered the secret room.

The secret room was indeed very small. There were two stone doors on the wall, dividing it into two small rooms. Both doors were open, and the floor of the left room was covered with dark brown bloodstains.

Wu Feng said, "Wu Yun and I went down to the secret room and saw the switch on the wall, so we opened the doors one by one. The room on the left was full of dead people, and the room on the right was full of servants. They were terrified to see people."

"Dead? How long has he been dead?" Gu Yue asked.

"They just died, and the bodies are still warm." Wu Feng said, "But there is one person who survived, he is the steward of the general's mansion. He was very scared. He asked a doctor to see him last night, and he got better after taking a dose of medicine."

"Butler...are you sure?" Gu Yue frowned.

"Yes, those maids all know him." Wu Feng said, "This man is called Mu Dayou, a servant of the Mu family. Last year, Mu You returned to Beijing and asked him to stay here. As a result, the mansion was occupied by thieves, and the servants were also locked up."

"Are all the people locked up in the room on the left men?" Gu Yue asked.

"Yes."

"Why was he killed? Did Mu Da tell us the reason?" Gu Yue asked again.

Wu Feng blushed and said, "I didn't ask."

Gu Yue shook his head. It didn’t matter. He would have to meet these servants from the general’s mansion soon anyway.

Gu Xu whispered: "What's the problem?"

"It's hard to say." Gu Yue smiled, "Let's go check on the servants."

Wu Feng nodded quickly and led his men out of the secret room.

The backyard of the general's mansion is very private and almost completely separated from the front yard. It has been unattended for a long time and is a bit desolate.

We entered a courtyard with rows of houses and there were many guards in the courtyard.

Wu Feng said, "I have detained these people separately. Who do you want to see first?"

Gu Yue groaned: "First... meet those maids."

Wu Feng walked towards the row houses on the east side.

When the door was opened, the women inside were startled and quickly put down the bowls in their hands and came over to greet him.

These are middle-aged women in their 30s and 40s, dressed simply, with thick calluses on their hands. They all look haggard, but their skin is a little pale, probably because they have been locked up for too long without seeing the sun.