Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Tian Peng looked very unhappy, and he bowed to apologize, "I have checked it out, and there is no suspicious point here. I apologize for disturbing you, Madam."

"In that case, why don't you get out of here?"

Shen Nankui didn't look at him again and spat out these words coldly.

Tian Peng was about to organize his troops to withdraw when Cai Ling, who had not spoken a word, suddenly said, "Wait, restore the garden to its original state."

The black bull behind him echoed, "That's right, you guys dug up the soil in the garden and made a mess of it, do you think I have to fill it back in myself?"

He renovated this garden all by himself, how could he let these people ruin it?

Tian Peng looked at Shen Nankui hesitantly.

Shen Nankui said calmly, "Why, did Tian Bantou forget what he just said?"

Tian Peng cursed in his heart.

It was true that he said he wanted to renovate the garden, but hadn't Shen Nankui already refused? And now, why did she deny what the man named Cai said?

Although he was angry, he was indeed in the wrong today, so he had no choice but to lead his brothers to work in the garden.

A group of people came over with great momentum, but in the end they went back covered in mud and dust.

After everyone left, Hei Niu spat at their backs and then slammed the door shut.

"Don't come here again, you unlucky thing!"

Cai Ling looked at Shen Nankui with undisguised admiration in his eyes, "You really managed to deceive them."

Shen Nankui smiled and was helped into the kitchen by Hehua.

Hei Niu squatted down and rummaged in the ashes under the stove, took out a piece of iron plate, and revealed a dark hole. Then, he knocked on the bricks and stones three times with the tongs. Soon, a figure crawled out from inside. It was Gong Tao.

Shen Nankui said: "They probably won't come back in the short term, Master Gong, you should go back to your room and rest."

The real cave is under the stove in the kitchen.

The reason why she wanted to renovate the garden was, firstly, to confuse the officers and soldiers and make them think that there was something wrong with the garden, and secondly, to make it easier to deal with the soil for digging the hole.

Therefore, Tian Peng went straight to the garden today and got nothing.

How could they have imagined that the real hole was under the stove? After all, who would turn over a pile of black and hot ashes for no reason?

……

Half a month passed in a flash.

It was already the end of September, but the government still hadn't found Gong Tao.

Shen Nankui calculated the days and thought that Mr. Cai's friend should be here in a few days. As long as he waited for him to enter the city, the matter would be resolved.

She reached out her hand to touch her bulging belly, but unexpectedly she was kicked by the baby in her belly. Recently, perhaps because the baby was getting older, the fetal movements were becoming more and more frequent.

Feeling the interaction with the baby in her belly, Shen Nankui smiled, with a loving and gentle light in her eyes. The baby would be born soon, and once this matter was settled, she could wait for the baby to be born with peace of mind.

She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, I wonder if the little one in her belly is a boy or a girl?

But it doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl.

This child is her only blood relative in this world, her own flesh and blood, and the relative she had been longing for in her previous life. No matter what, she will treat this child well.

……

State government.

There has been no progress in the case and no one has been caught. Tian Peng is having a hard time these days.

He was just thinking about the case when a bailiff came in and said, "Boss, the governor wants you to see him."

Tian Peng's face tensed, "Did the governor say anything?"

The bailiff shook his head. "No, but... the governor's face seems to be very unhappy."

Tian Peng felt a chill in his heart.

It's over. He has not been able to complete the tasks ordered by the governor for such a long time. I am afraid that he will lose his position as the head of the patrol squad. I just hope that the governor will not punish him any further for his loyalty...

He came to the governor's door dejectedly, knocked on the door, went in, and bowed humbly.

"Governor, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Governor Pang glanced at him and said, "Tian Peng, I promoted you to be the squad leader, and this is how you work for me. A few months have passed, and where is Gong Tao?"

"My subordinates are incompetent!"

Tian Peng was quite quick to admit his mistakes in front of his immediate boss.

"Hmph, what's the use of saying you are incompetent? The powers in your hands were given by me, and I can take them back at any time. Moreover, I heard that you used all means to capture a wanted criminal and broke the law in the city. Do you know what this crime is?"

When Tian Peng heard the first half of the conversation, he had already accepted his fate, but when he heard the second half, his face changed color.

"Governor, didn't you instruct me to do those things?"

If the governor had not told him to catch Gong Tao at all costs, how could he, a small squad leader, dare to do those things?

"You don't repent even when you are about to die, and you even slander me. Do you really want to die?"

Seeing the cold expression on Governor Pang's face, Tian Peng felt a chill all over his body. He calmed down and knelt down and said, "I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, sir!"

Governor Pang snorted coldly, "I said, if you do things well, you will be meritorious even if you are guilty. But if you can't even do this little thing, the consequences... you know it yourself."

Tian Peng's back was covered in cold sweat, and he said hurriedly: "It was thanks to your promotion that I was able to have a position in the provincial government. I am willing to sacrifice my life for you, okay, okay..."

"But what?"

Tian Peng hesitated for a moment before saying, "Zhang Tongzhi has always been in charge of investigating cases and arresting criminals in the provincial government. Now Zhang Tongzhi has been suspended and Captain Sun is not here. My subordinates are not in charge of these things, so naturally they are doing things without any order. If they can help..."

"If I want to use them, do you think it will be your turn?"

Governor Pang interrupted with a gloomy face and said coldly: "I will tell you the truth. The case of the murder of the prefect of Yongzhou has not been solved for a long time. The court attaches great importance to it. A new prefect has been sent here to take over the affairs of the prefecture and preside over the trial of this case. Even I can only be an observer. If you can't take Gong Tao down before the new prefect takes office, hehe..."

He sneered twice, "Based on what you have done, I am afraid that even I can't protect you!"

Not only will they not protect him, but once they are suspected, they will be the first to hand him over.

Tian Peng also understood this meaning and realized that he was just a pawn in the hands of Governor Pang. But the thing had already been done and it was useless for him to regret it now.

He swallowed and asked in a trembling voice: "Sir, what should I do now?"