Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

Mr. Zheng went back to his yard and waited, but he only found out that he had lost the guard until the middle of the night. He was so angry that he punished all the guards that night.

Still furious, Mr. Zheng began to take it out on other people in the mansion.

Ji De's warning letter clearly stated that the reason they were targeted was mainly because they were rich but unkind, abducted women, oppressed the people, and bribed court officials.

In order to maintain his identity as a philanthropist, he would instruct his wife to give out porridge every year. Therefore, he was not considered to be rich and unkind. He did not have such a strong desire for women, and he was not the one who robbed women.

It cannot be said that he oppressed the people, he was just suppressing some disobedient tenants. Although he bribed the court officials, other people did not know about it. In particular, one of the people he bribed was the prefect of Liangguan County, who fell from power and did not implicate him, proving that they had no evidence.

He did not deny that the above charges were not fictitious. He believed that robbing women and oppressing the people were things that his third brother could do, and his second brother and others could also be guilty of being rich and unkind.

Mr. Zheng doesn't think there is anything wrong with these. They have money. No matter whether it is the women who were robbed or the fools who were beaten to death, they paid large sums of money as compensation, and their families are happy to accept it. Why do they need you, an outsider, to interfere?

The more I think about it, the angrier I get, and the angrier I get, the more energetic I become.

Since I can't sleep, how can others sleep peacefully?

"Butler, go and notify everyone in the mansion to get up. Now is the time to check the entire Zheng mansion, so that Jide won't catch anything."

"Yes." The butler took the order and left.

In less than half an hour, the entire Zheng Mansion was brightly lit, and the women in the household began to complain loudly, but when they arrived in front of Master Zheng, they dared not say a word.

Tonight, the housekeeper began to investigate the matter of the female servants in the backyard who relied on the power of the Zheng Mansion to oppress the people. He was shocked when he investigated.

In the entire Zheng family, no matter the masters or the servants, almost everyone has done something to oppress the people. Not only his incompetent third son, but also his younger brother and his son have raped women.

Is it just because of this that he was targeted by Ji De?

However, there are many officials and gentry who are worse than them. In Liangguan County, the Yu family has an even worse reputation. Why did they choose the Zheng family?

There must be other reasons. If they cannot be found, Ji De will have a reason to target the Zheng Mansion. Even if the Zheng Mansion has mountains of gold and silver, one day they will be emptied by him.

We must not sit still and wait for death.

The next morning, Mr. Zheng sent his butler to the gate of the government office early in the morning to report to the authorities as soon as the time came.

The newly appointed prefect Hong lost all his sleep when he received the report, not for any other reason, but mainly because the case described by the housekeeper of the Zheng residence was too bizarre. He had been an official for more than ten years and had solved hundreds of cases, big and small, but he had never heard of such a bizarre theft case.

A thief named "Jide" would send a notice to the victim in advance before stealing, stating the time of the theft. This was a blatant provocation. It was not surprising that a person with a weird temper would do such a thing, but what was strange was that after stealing the things, he appeared in front of everyone openly.

Moreover, he is dressed in strange clothes and has excellent martial arts skills, which are no worse than those of the top martial arts masters.

But people in the martial arts world will not openly go against the government. Ji De's behavior is not only a provocation to the Zheng family, but can also be regarded as a provocation to the government and the court.

However, the most bizarre thing was that they were able to quietly empty the study and storeroom of the Zheng Mansion in just a few hours.

There were many very heavy items inside, which required the joint efforts of several adult men to lift. Even if this person had high martial arts skills, it would be impossible for him to steal without leaving any traces and without damaging the doors, windows and locks.

Prefect Hong was very curious about such a strange case and decided to go to Zheng's house to check the scene in person.

When Mr. Zheng learned that Prefect Hong was coming to his house in person, he felt flattered and immediately went to the door to greet him. After the new prefect took office, he was worried about how to get close to Prefect Hong. He didn't expect that his case would give him this opportunity. However, the price was too high.

Hiss—I get so angry just thinking about it!

"We respectfully welcome Magistrate Hong. Please come in, Lord Hong." Master Zheng bowed and respectfully invited Magistrate Hong and other officers and soldiers to come in.

"Mr. Zheng, please take me to the crime scene. Also, where is the notice letter left by the thief?" Prefect Hong did not intend to have too much involvement with this old fox. He was purely curious about the strange thief who claimed to have done good deeds.

Moreover, if he was so capable, and he could steal everything he did, wouldn't that make the people of the entire city panic? Then he would have a hard time keeping his official hat.

"Okay, the places that were robbed were my study and storeroom. This place is closer to the study, but shall we go to the study first?" Master Zheng replied, bowing slightly.

If he was the previous prefect, he would not be so humble and servile. Isn't it that he hasn't found any news about this Hong yet and has no relationship with him at the moment?

What if he is a political enemy of a senior official, and he tries to curry favor with someone named Hong? He would die without knowing how he died.

Therefore, the best thing to do now is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances and maintain friendly relations between the government and the people.

The group arrived at Mr. Zheng's study. Prefect Hong did not go in immediately. He stopped in front of the door and motioned everyone to stop. He turned around and said to everyone, "We don't need too many people to go in, so as not to destroy the clues left by Ji De.

Apart from the chief constable and four yamen runners, the Zheng family only needs Mr. Zheng and the housekeeper to accompany us. The rest of the people will stay outside and wait.

Master, take the other yamen runners and ask everyone in the mansion what happened last night."

Everyone should say "yes".

Prefect Hong then turned around and led a few designated people into the courtyard where the study was located.

After getting the consent from Prefect Hong, the chief constable skillfully directed his subordinates to search for clues outside. Prefect Hong and the chief constable went to the study together with Master Zheng and the housekeeper.

Mr. Zheng took the initiative to explain: "After Ji De left, I was the first to lead the guards to the study, and all the guards who were responsible for guarding the study fell down.

At that time, I immediately checked the doors, windows and locks. The doors and windows were locked from the inside. The gold locks were confirmed to be intact. The only key was with me. I am sure that the key has never been lost and has always been worn by me. "

Prefect Hong and the captain of the police looked at each other. The captain of the police went to check the doors and windows, while Prefect Hong carefully studied the golden lock on the door, which was still locked at this time.

Mr. Zheng explained, "I was afraid someone would break in, so I locked the door again after I left. I was the only one with another guard who had been inside. The room had already been emptied by the thieves. I saw the guard go in with my own eyes, and he didn't do anything unusual."