Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 45 Eyes and Ears

Huangfu Jianchang didn't even look at Shi A. With a look of pain on his face, he suddenly stood up, walked to the side, rummaged through the boxes and found half a rope. He came in front of Shi A and tied him up without saying a word.

Shi A was stunned for a moment, then said calmly: "Mr. Huangfu has been very kind to me, and you risked your life to enter the palace for me. I won't blame you for sending me out. Take good care of my wife and children, and don't tell them about this."

"Shut up!"

Huangfu Jian growled with gritted teeth, took out a piece of bloody cloth and covered Shi A's mouth with it, then turned him over and covered him with the quilt.

After doing all this, he walked out without looking back.

Shi A, who was lying under the quilt, understood what was happening immediately and started struggling hard, crying out.

He was so badly injured and tied up that he was unable to do anything.

Huangfu Jian walked out of the door, closed and locked it, asked the servant who was at the back door, and strode, or even trotted, towards the backyard.

Huangfu Jian's eyes were sore, and he couldn't hold back his tears. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, I'm going to be a good person today!"

Huangfu Jian walked to the back door and saw Pan Yin, who was dressed in casual clothes and smiling.

Huangfu Jian forced a smile on his face and raised his hand, saying, "I greet the Grand Chamberlain."

Pan Yin did not put on airs at all and said, "Second Young Master, please."

Huangfu Jian's scalp felt tingling and his smile became even uglier.

……

When Pan Yin took Huangfu Jianchang away, a group of strange people appeared in an inconspicuous courtyard in the southeast corner of the imperial city that had been abandoned for several years, and craftsmen were coming in and out.

In a room that was temporarily cleaned out in the backyard, there were torture instruments everywhere. Ye Zhou and Peng Ye were tied to the rack, with disheveled hair and covered in blood.

Zuo Li stood in front of them, his fair face full of smiles, the kind of joy that came from the heart.

He held a small dagger and gently poked it into Ye Zhou's chest, staring at Ye Zhou's face and asked, "Who paid for the head?"

Ye Zhou raised his head abruptly, his eyes wide open, his neck as stiff as iron, and he shouted in agony, "Ah... I don't know, I don't know! Only Bowser knows!"

Zuo Li gently turned the dagger, watching Ye Zhou scream even more miserably, his expression became more and more joyful, and he said: "I don't believe it... You don't know anything at all."

"I really don't know! Ah... maybe maybe the Inspector General of the Imperial Guard knows... just kill him!" Ye Zhou roared, his bound arms struggling violently.

Peng Ye, who was watching from the side, his legs trembling and his face full of fear.

Not to mention him, even the eunuchs and servants behind Zuo Li were horrified when they saw it.

Zuo Li gently pulled out the dagger, and seeing Ye Zhou suddenly lower his head, he lifted up his chin with the dagger, stared into his eyes, and asked, "Who was the person who sent the fake letter to Dong Zhuo?"

Ye Zhou was in great pain and gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know about this. It's not my turn to know about this kind of thing."

"You know nothing about anything. You really don't know my methods."

Zuo Li's face turned gloomy, and his eyes flashed dangerously.

Peng Ye immediately shouted, "We really don't know. Bao Ze has kept it from us. If you let us go, we will work for you..."

Zuo Li glanced at him and said, "One last question. Where did the confiscated property go after it was transported out of the city?"

Ye Zhou and Peng Ye's faces changed immediately. They stared at Zuo Li with their lips slightly parted in surprise, fear and hesitation.

Ye Zhou's mouth was bleeding, and he stiffened his neck and said, "We are only responsible for packing and transporting out of the city. There are people outside the city to meet us. As for where to go, we don't know."

Zuo Li lowered his head, wiped the dagger, and whispered to himself: "Hundreds of millions of dollars, so many treasures, dozens of carts may not be enough to transport them. If they want to hide their tracks, they must have disguised themselves. There must be hundreds of people involved. You can blame it on Bowser, but as long as I spread the net and investigate, I will easily find clues. It's just a waste of time..."

Peng Ye began to panic and looked at Ye Zhou.

Ye Zhou gritted his teeth, his eyes wide open, obviously struggling.

"Ah"

Zuo Li suddenly laughed, his pale face becoming even more gloomy, and said, "This is my first time to interrogate you, so I am a little unskilled, and this place has not been built yet."

Ye Zhou, Peng Ye felt a chill in his heart, with a very strong sense of uneasiness.

Zuo Li looked up at the two of them and said calmly, "Peel off their skins. Don't let them die. I still have something to ask them."

"Yes!" Several jailers trembled in their hearts.

Peng Ye shuddered all over, and seeing that several jailers had already started lighting fires and sharpening knives, he suddenly shouted at Zuo Li, “This is all I know about the manor thirty miles south of the city!”

Zuo Li looked at him, then glanced at Ye Zhou.

Ye Zhou's face twitched, but he didn't say anything.

Zuo Li smiled, turned around and said, "Peel them slowly, don't let them die!"

Peng Ye struggled desperately upon hearing this and shouted angrily: "You eunuch, I will kill you!"

Zuo Li ignored him and walked out of the cell. Listening to the screams inside, he said excitedly and grimly, "Gather everyone, bring your weapons, put on your night clothes, and wait for my order!"

"Yes!" Everyone who followed him out knew that they were going to catch the thief and take away the stolen goods!

This is a good job!

At the same time, Liu Bian was sitting in a sedan chair and touring the Han Imperial Palace.

This was his first time walking through the palace.

Sitting in the sedan chair, swaying, Liu Bian looked at the front, while his mind was thinking about the inside and outside of the palace.

There was He Jin in the palace, the Yuan family outside the palace, Dong Zhuo in Hedong, and further away there was the Yellow Turban Army causing chaos.

"Internal and external troubles... there are so many things to do..." Liu Bian said to himself.

Before we knew it, we arrived at the southernmost palace in Nangong - Shizhonglu.

As the name suggests, this was where the eunuchs used to rest and hold meetings.

Liu Bian sat cross-legged in a side room, holding a teacup in his hand. He took a sip and smiled at Huangfu Jianchang, who was kneeling not far in front of him, saying, "I was a little anxious that day and forgot to ask you, how did you get all that information?"

Huangfu Jian knelt on the ground for a long time, his expression tense, his heart was extremely nervous, and he said calmly: "Your Majesty, I was drinking with a few people from the Yulin Army, and they said it out of turn after drinking."

Liu Bian listened to his seemingly reasonable nonsense and said casually, "Well, that's right. I have something to tell you. In the future, drink more in Luoyang City and get some information. Write it down whether it's useful or not, and report it to the Grand Chamberlain. If you do well, I'll give you the 10 million yuan."

Huangfu Jian was stunned. He had thought of countless excuses and ways to deal with the situation along the way, and was even prepared to resist a severe punishment.

This, this is it?

Liu Bian rested for a while, then stood up and said, "Okay, go ahead."

Huangfu Jian was full of suspicion and anxiety, and wanted to ask a question, but his reason told him not to say too much, so he quickly said, "Yes, I'll take my leave."

Liu Bian watched him leave and said to Pan Yin, "Keep an eye on him and see if he can accomplish something."

"Yes." Pan Yin responded, and glanced at Huangfu Jianchang, whose back was about to disappear, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I heard that many people have submitted letters of resignation."

Liu Bian raised his eyebrows, he was not surprised. The most panicked ones now should be the party of foreign relatives, followed by the remaining eunuchs. As for the others, I am afraid they are not at ease either.

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