Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Chen Shao's heart skipped a beat. He had already guessed the result, but he still asked, "Where are Chang Sanren?"

"Chang San..." Qin An said uncertainly, "He should have returned home."

Fearing being blamed, he quickly said, "Yesterday, the Lord ordered all the districts and offices to return home at noon today to rest for half a month. He should have left this morning."

Chen Shaoqiang asked calmly: "Where is his home?"

"I'm not sure where it is exactly," Qin An suggested carefully, "How about I bring Luo Shizhong here so Your Excellency can ask him?"

Chen Shao nodded: "Go ahead."

"Chang San's home is in Kunlun Town." On the way here, Luo Shizhong had already learned from Qin An the purpose of calling him here. So without Chen Shao asking, he quickly answered, "His master is in Kunlun Town. Whenever he is free, he goes back to Kunlun Town."

Chen Shao asked: "Who is his master?"

Luo Shizhong shook his head: "I don't know his specific name, I only heard him mention it a few times. His master's surname seems to be Zhang, and he has dozens of disciples."

Kunlun Town, surnamed Zhang.

That was Zhang Xiu that Bao Chengle had mentioned earlier.

Chen Shao tilted his head and whispered a few words to Chan Yi. After she left, she did not rush to ask further questions, but turned the topic back to: "There should be more than one person who carved these patterns, right?"

"In addition to Chang San, there are also Liu Dequan, Zhou Shuisheng, Song Qingming, Wang Wuer and Sun Huaian, but..." Luo Shizhong hesitated, "The five of them are brothers with Chang San, and they also left the Weaponry Bureau this morning."

Chen Shao handed the crossbow to the elite soldier behind him, walked to the desk, signaled Qin An to spread out the paper, grind the ink, and asked, "What do Chang San and Liu Dequan look like?"

With Qin An watching, Luo Shizhong did not dare to hide anything and honestly described the appearance of several people. He also answered all the details that Chen Shao asked about.

After the portraits of several people were finished, Chan Yi also came back with a stack of portraits described by Ma San and painted by Bao Chengdong.

Among the pile of portraits painted by Bao Chengle, there was only the portrait of Wang Wuer.

Taking out the portrait, Chen Shao looked at Luo Shizhong.

Luo Shizhong was so frightened that he fell to his knees: "My Lord, please be wise. Everything I said is true. There is absolutely no lie!"

Chen Shao did not comment and said, "When did Chang San and the others come to the Weaponry Bureau?"

Luo Shizhong quickly replied: "Early March!"

He looked at Qin An again, and under Qin An's vigilant gaze, he quickly said: "I followed the pattern of Lord Sun's divine arm crossbow arrow. Lord Qin can testify!"

Qin An cursed inwardly and then said, "They did come to the Armory following Lord Sun's design."

Chen Shao wrote the date on the portrait: "When they have free time, do they all go back to Kunlun Town?"

Luo Shizhong said vaguely: "Whether he will return to Kunlun Town, I dare not guarantee it. After all, Kunlun Town is nearly 200 miles away from Mengshe Smelting Prison, and I have never seen his master. But..."

After hesitating for a moment, Luo Shizhong continued, "That Wang Wuer would go to Zuixinglou every three to five days. Chang San and the others had argued with him about this, but he still turned a deaf ear to them. Maybe..."

Luo Shizhong stammered, "After he left this morning, he did not return to Kunlun Town, but went to Zuixinglou again."

Chen Shao immediately ordered the two elite soldiers beside him: "Take a few more people and go with him to Zuixinglou!"

Luo Shizhong said in panic: "My Lord, please check it out. I am just guessing and I am not sure that Wang Wu'er is really in Zuixinglou!"

Chen Shao said noncommittally: "Then you'd better pray that he is here. If he is here, your crime can be reduced. If he is not here, I will not punish you and you can just keep your original crime."

"I'll lead the way right away!" Upon hearing that his sentence could be reduced, Luo Shizhong quickly got up, bowed to the two elite soldiers, said "Please, my two lords", and then took the lead.

Looking at their backs as they left the house, Qin An's eyes were full of envy.

Chen Shao knocked on the table, and after he retracted his gaze, he pushed the pile of portraits forward and said, "Identify them all. Which ones are from the Iron Mine and the Military Equipment Administration?"

Qin An immediately stepped forward and spent nearly two cups of tea picking out the people he knew who worked in the iron mine and the Arsenal, and then wrote down their names and departments one by one.

For the remaining seven portraits, Chen Shao called He Kaiyang over to identify them again.

He Kaiyang recognized two more.

There are five left.

This pile of portraits depicts the people from Kunlun Town and Mengshe Smelting Bureau that Ma San knew.

Because there were so many people, he couldn't remember whether some of them were from Mengshe Smelting Bureau or Kunlun Town.

Therefore.

Chen Shao did not take out the portrait at the beginning and arrest people based on the portrait.

To her, Kunlun Town, especially Beiqiu Mountain in Kunlun Town, Master Chang San and his fellow disciples, and others were more important than the people in Mengshe Yejian.

It was these people who carved the patterns on jade and various wooden boxes, crossbow triggers, and crossbow arrows.

As long as they are eliminated, the opportunity for the princelings of the previous dynasty to continue to grow will be eliminated.

Put the remaining five portraits aside and let Kang Tian identify them again later. If he doesn't recognize them, then it can be basically confirmed that they are from Kunlun Town.

When she first got these portraits, she was afraid of alerting the enemy, so she only arranged for a few imperial guards to sneak in to investigate and monitor.

It would be best if we could catch Wang Wuer.

He can be used to draw Zhang Xiu and all his disciples; he can also be used to help with the capture in front.

This will make it easier to catch them all.

If you don't catch...

After thinking about it, Chen Shao handed the portraits of Chang San and his men to another elite soldier for safety reasons, and solemnly instructed: "Try to catch up with them. Don't conflict with them, just follow them secretly. Send a message back in time, and I will arrange the next move."

The elite soldier carefully put away the portrait and walked away quickly.

After watching him walk away, Chen Shao looked away and glanced at Qin An and He Kaiyang, "You two..."

"Sir," Qin An knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, "I am also willing to serve you at my utmost!"

"Me too!" He Kaiyang knelt down as well.

"In that case, let's go find Fu Jiu and help him dig those iron houses." Chen Shao gave a few instructions and turned away.

Chan Yi picked up the stack of portraits and followed her.

"Don't worry, sir," Qin An followed closely, "I will dig out those iron houses as soon as possible!"

He Kaiyang said repeatedly: "So do I."

Chen Shao said: "Then I will just wait and see."

"Yes." Qin An responded, picked up his clothes, and trotted to Jiafang Office.

Chen Shao went to the deep pit again.

All the tools to destroy the bomb are ready.

The miners who had helped earlier had all left, and those standing around were replaced by the rebels from the Armory.

In the center of the deep pit, Gu Feiyan was fully armed, holding copper pliers, dismantling the bamboo tube bomb in an orderly manner, while at the same time, with an expressionless face, he taught the rebels in the Ordnance Bureau the steps and precautions of bomb dismantling in detail.

The rebels in the Armory were trembling with fear, but they dared not miss.

Because Gu Feiyan told them before defusing the bomb that she would only teach them once, and whether they could learn it and survive depended entirely on their own abilities.

After defusing the bomb in her hand, Gu Feiyan exited the deep pit, glanced at everyone, and then casually handed the copper pliers to someone.

The man who got the copper tongs instantly looked as pale as death.

The rest of the rebels breathed a sigh of relief.

"You will be the first to dismantle it," Gu Feiyan took off her armor and saw that the man holding the copper pliers was not moving. She said coldly, "After you dismantle it, it's up to you to decide who will dismantle it next."

Upon hearing this, the rebel holding the copper pliers subconsciously looked around.

Looking at all the flattering expressions and actions, he snorted in his heart and strode towards the bomb being pushed in the center of the deep pit.