The villain and the powerful official secretly read the diary and broke my plot every day

"Detective Ma, do you have any substantial evidence for what you're saying? If not... does this count as slandering the family of an official?"

Facing Ma Xiaoqi's accusations, Jiang Jiang was not panicked at all.

"We... don't have any evidence at the moment."

Ma Xiaoqi didn't expect Jiang Jiang to be so sharp-tongued. She paused for a moment before continuing, "But our people have discovered that Zhang Fugui has been sending people to secretly inquire about Mantanghong's affairs, and even... he contacted a number of Feng Shui masters in the past two days."

"There's actually such a thing! What does Lao Zhang want to do?"

Jiang Jiang seemed startled when she heard Ma Xiaoqi's words. Then, she nervously looked at Gu Yanhuan beside her and said anxiously, "No wonder that guy was so enthusiastic at the beginning and was willing to pay us to do business. He's not trying to deceive us, is he? Master Shenbu, I think you should arrest Zhang Fugui and give him a thorough trial! He might... be a liar too."

Having said that, Jiang Jiang simply turned around and grabbed Ma Xiaoqi's hands with an anxious look on her face.

"Master Shenbu, please, please, don't let any bad guy go!"

Her expression changed so quickly that even Ma Xiaoqi beside her was a little numb.

No, aren’t you and Zhang Fugui in the same group?

Is it really okay for you to sell him off so quickly?

"Master Shenbu, you have to make the decision for us in this matter! We are a bunch of young sisters who are naive and have never done business before. We almost got cheated! That day, we just wanted to go to Mingyue Tower to eat Eight Treasure Duck..."

Jiang Jiang grabbed Ma Xiaoqi's hand and began to tell a story. He told it with such vivid voice and emotion that Ma Xiaoqi was stunned.

Ma Xiaoqi: Who am I? Where am I?

I'm here to investigate a case, not to listen to a story!

Jiang Jiang's voice continued in my ears: "We were young and naive, and we had no idea how to run a business. Then Zhang Fugui suddenly showed up and said he wanted to work with us. He even said he could help us find a store in a great location. Later, he took me to Mantanghong to meet Xu Lie!"

Jiang Jiang gritted her teeth and continued, "I finally understand now. It turns out that this was all a scam from the beginning! Maybe Zhang Fugui had already teamed up with Xu Lie and that Zhao Tianshi back then. The person they wanted to deceive from the beginning wasn't Meng Haowen, but us!"

Having said that, Jiang Jiang suddenly grabbed Ma Xiaoqi's hand tightly. Ma Xiaoqi frowned slightly. She didn't expect Jiang Jiang to be so strong.

Is she also a martial artist?

"Captain Ma, I think you should send people to Beijun Prefecture to capture Xu Lie as well! Oh, and what about the Shen family? Do you know the Shen family? They're the family that disappeared overnight. Maybe they were deceived by Xu Lie, or maybe they were... killed by Xu Lie!"

At this point, Jiang Jiang's face turned pale. "Oh my God! This is so scary, so scary. It's terrifying to think about it. This... this might be a shocking serial case! Detective Ma, you're going to make a big contribution this time!"

Ma Xiaoqi:......

You keep making it up, keep making it up!

The Shen family obviously owed too much debt and ran away overnight. Do you really think I'm a fool?

And Xu Lie is far away in Beijun Prefecture. Who has the time to look for him?

Although he complained in his heart, Ma Xiaoqi looked at Jiang Jiang differently.

It's outrageous that this innocent-looking little girl never tells the truth!

"We will send people to verify everything you mentioned."

Ma Xiaoqi struggled to break free from Jiang Jiang's hand, and smiled at her awkwardly but politely: "Miss Jiang, the information you provided is, well, very useful. Thank you for your cooperation."

"Of course, of course. Cooperating with the police... the Divine Investigation Division in their investigations is the duty of every good resident of the capital."

Jiang Jiang said seriously, "I live at No. 32 Muwa Lane. If Constable Ma needs anything, he can always find me. He can even call me to the Constable's Office for questioning. Don't worry about my brother. The people in the Ministry of Works are all very reasonable. Of course, you don't have to worry about Sister Gu and Prime Minister Gu being partial or injustice. You know, Prime Minister, he always convinces people with reason..."

Ma Xiaoqi:......

Are you warning me or threatening me?

"Okay, sorry to bother you today."

Ma Xiaoqi didn't want to continue to entangle with Jiang Jiang. She looked up at Gu Yanhuan beside her, nodded at her, then turned around and left quickly.

Seeing Ma Xiaoqi walking away, Gu Yanhuan grabbed Jiang Jiang's hand again, and said with some worry in his tone: "Jiang Jiang, what about Boss Zhang..."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Jiang Jiang gave Gu Yanhuan a reassuring look and continued, "I just saw Lao Zhang this morning, and he was still alive and kicking! If the people from the Divine Constables wanted to arrest him, they would have taken him away long ago. She just... was just trying to trick me."

Jiang Jiang had already figured it out. Ma Xiaoqi had no evidence at all. He had come to the Gu Mansion specially today just to show off to the Meng family.

After all, others may not know, but Jiang Jiang knows it very clearly——

Gu Yanqing works in the Shenbu Division and has a backer.

**

The Shenbu Division is a very peculiar department. It does not belong to the Three Divisions, but has the same law enforcement power as the Three Divisions.

It has been more than a hundred years since the establishment of the Shenbo Division. Because the Shenbo Division deals with people in the underworld most of the time, the Shenbo Division has never participated in any party struggles in the court, nor has it belonged to any faction. Its existence has always been independent.

Perhaps it was because the Shenbo Division had no connection with any faction that Meng Xiang thought of using the Shenbo Division as a gun this time.

However, he would never have dreamed that there was actually Gu Yanqing's man in the Divine Detective Department, and that he held a very high position.

Jiang Jiang learned this when he was reading a book.

The book doesn't go into detail, but it's briefly mentioned in the later plot, saying that Gu Yanqing has a deep connection with a certain boss of the Divine Constable Department. At the end of the story, after the Gu family gets into trouble, that boss goes to the palace to meet Emperor Jianping specifically for Gu Yanqing...

In fact, the original novel never wrote about Gu Yanqing's life experience and his past, but Jiang Jiang speculated that Gu Yanqing definitely had a deep relationship with the people in the martial arts world, because several of the staff around him were once people in the martial arts world. As the person with the highest martial arts value in the book, Gu Yanqing must have been instructed by a famous teacher when he was young.

Gu Yanqing, Gu Yanqing.

You really are a man with a lot of secrets.

**

After Ma Xiaoqi left, Gu Yanhuan's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally slowly settled down.

Mu Kang, who had been standing not far from her in silence, suddenly took two steps forward, looked at Bai Tan'er beside him with a smile and said, "This Miss Bai, she looks a little familiar. Have we met before?"

As Mu Kang spoke, he stared into Bai Tan'er's eyes with a smile.

She was a subordinate of Emperor Jianping.

Mu Kang had seen Bai Tan'er twice before outside Gu Yanqing's study.

Why did she suddenly come to the Gu Mansion and be with Miss Jiang Jiang?

This matter must be reported to the Prime Minister.

"what!"

Bai Tan'er, who was being stared at closely by Mu Kang, suddenly screamed and then quickly said, "I suddenly remembered that I have an urgent matter at home. I have to leave first! See you next time if we are lucky enough!"

Having said that, without waiting for anyone to react, Bai Tan'er had already disappeared.

Bai Tan'er: It's not advisable to stay here for long, so I'll run away first as a sign of respect.