A few days ago, she handled a total of 10 large and small cases, including the case of the flower thief in the Hou Mansion and the case of King Qi Jun, including the arrest of some criminals who had been wanted by the imperial court for a long time.

"Xiao Jiu, you're here." Lao Qi wore a silver mask on his face, and he looked mysterious and dangerous when he covered his right eye.

"It turned out to be Brother Seven, is there anything wrong?"

"It's nothing, Director Du is waiting for you inside." He seemed to be about to say something, but after thinking about it, he held back. After all, it's someone else's business.

"Thank you, Brother Seven." Lu Xihe said and walked towards the end of the corridor.

Du Changge was obviously a little impatient, "Come in." ”

"Director Du." Lu Xihe has always paid attention to etiquette, and Du Changge can't find any fault in this point.

"Don't talk about that, from today onwards, you are in charge of the affairs of the prison." Du Changge seemed to be unbearable, and made up his mind and said, "The above means, you don't need to handle the case." ”

"The subordinates understand what the director means." Lu Xihe's voice was calm and unwavering.

"You don't have to be sad, it's gold that always shines. Anything else? Du Changge comforted him casually.

"It's okay, my subordinates will retire." Lu Xihe still said calmly, as if he was completely unaffected by the change.

In fact, from the moment she walked in, she had prepared for the worst.

Just go down to prison to manage the prisoners, within the limits of what she can accept.

Who's behind it?

It's better not to let her know, otherwise...

"Little Jiu!" Liu Feng's excited voice sounded in the distance.

"Sixth brother?" Lu Xihe's impression of Liu Feng is quite good, so his attitude towards him is relatively real.

"Ouch, but I was in a hurry, and I thought something had happened to you!" Liu Feng finished speaking hurriedly, and did not forget to scold Du Changge, "Director Du is really stingy, aren't you just better than her?" Is she targeting you like that? ”

"Sixth brother, stop talking." Lu Xihe himself is not afraid, but Liu Feng is different. He came from an average background, and he was not ranked in the Supervisory Division, and if this word was spread, it might cause a lot of trouble.

Liu Feng smiled "hehe", "Xiao Jiu, the sixth brother knows that you are powerful, and a small superintendent can't hold you." If one day in the future, you will soar, don't forget the sixth brother. ”

"How so? Even looking at this official uniform, I won't forget the sixth brother. Lu Xihe's words at this moment are somewhat true, since he has been supervising the arrest department for so long, Liu Feng is the only one who does not isolate himself.

As for that old seven, she always felt that this person was not trustworthy and didn't want to have anything to do with him.

"Hahaha, I'm relieved to have your words!" Liu Feng laughed a few times, "Okay, the things in prison are also very annoying, you go and get busy!" ”

Lu Xihe had this intention, and after saying goodbye to him, he rushed to the prison of the Criminal Department.

Checking from room to room, she saw a familiar figure.

It was the person who kidnapped her in the first place.

Oniki apparently recognized her as well, and he squinted slightly, then grinned, revealing two small tiger teeth.

"I didn't think we'd see each other again." He was the first to speak, "Lord Lu." ”

As soon as Lu Xihe saw him, she remembered the night of the kidnapping, her eyes were slightly cold, and she flipped through the record book, "Ghost wood? It turns out that your name is Oniki. ”

Oniki put away his smile, like an innocent child, and looked at her blankly, "Are you afraid?" ”

Lu Xihe looked sideways, and the people around him retreated one after another when they saw this.

"Afraid? I should ask you this, if you stay in a dark cell all your life, will the famous ghost wood be afraid? ”

Onimu's eyes were deep, "Compared to people, maybe the prison is brighter." ”

Lu Xihe didn't speak for a long time, looked at him quietly for a long time, and was about to leave.

"Flowers and plants are merciless, and one day they will wither."

Lu Xihe turned his head and looked at him suspiciously. It's a pity that the ghost wood has already turned his back, muttering words like "Xuanzhi and Xuan" in his mouth, and refuses to pay attention to people.

Flowers and plants are ruthless?

When she got out of prison, she was still thinking about it.

Is that implying something?

There wasn't much time left for her to think, and after a long walk around the prison, she was already getting a headache.

She didn't forget the smell until she returned to the Lu Mansion, and she didn't have the heart to move the chopsticks at all in front of the delicate snacks on the table.

Flowers and plants are merciless....

What does that mean exactly?

Oniki wouldn't say this for no reason, he didn't come to assassinate himself in the first place, not to take her life.

He was commanded.

Lu Xihe realized later, yes, he was instructed by someone. Now that he is arrested and imprisoned, the reason why the people behind him have not appeared is nothing more than two reasons: he has become an outcast, or they have a bigger conspiracy.

She was in a good mood all of a sudden, called the green pothos to ask about the current situation in the house, and went to bed early when she learned that everything was normal.

Next

The people in the criminal department are talking about one thing in private, there is a riot in the southeast, and there are traitors. The emperor issued an order early in the morning and ordered Ning Yan, the king of Chu, to lead his troops to suppress it.

Coincidentally, Lu Xihe received a secret order from the Criminal Department Shangshu at the same time to go to Muyan County in the northwest to secretly investigate the case left by the king of Qi County. When the county king's mansion was searched before, dozens of secret letters were found, and tens of millions of taels of unknown stolen money were found.

The Criminal Department did not make a public announcement about the matter, and after reporting it to the emperor, it began to investigate.

She didn't know why Shangshu of the Criminal Department would assign Lu Xihe to investigate.

For some reason, her heart was beating fast before she set off. She had a not-so-good premonition.

On this spy trip, she was with Liu Feng.

Liu Feng's heart has always been big, and seeing her solemn expression, he patted her on the shoulder and comforted: "Xiao Jiu, are you scared?" It's okay, the sixth brother covers you. Let's leave after the investigation and make sure it's okay. ”

Lu Xihe nodded and looked out of the carriage.

The road in the northwest is steep, and Muyan County is the most dangerous city among them. Not to mention the cliffs, the rushing moat alone is enough to make people die without a body.

She consulted with Liu Feng to pretend to be a businessman and use a fake identity to infiltrate Muyan County.

The gates of Muyan County are extremely strictly checked, but fortunately, their customs clearance documents do not arouse suspicion at all.

By virtue of their identities as businessmen, Lu Xihe and Liu Feng soon met the manager of the Muyan County Chamber of Commerce.

"Come in, two of you." The man was a chubby young man, his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.

Liu Feng walked in front, and Lu Xihe followed him half a step behind.

The Chamber of Commerce's pavilion has four floors, which is extremely luxurious and exotic.

How could a small county have such a big spend?

"I don't know what business the two of you came here all the way to?" The chubby man asked with a smile, a pair of small eyes sweeping over the two of them.

Liu Feng coughed, "To be honest, my sister and I heard that there are exquisite silks in Muyan County. You know, there's no way to compare the quality of the silk to you here. My sister and I thought why don't we come to Muyan County to investigate, wouldn't it be beneficial for us all if we could make a business? ”

"The two of you are really in the right place, the silk of Muyan County is the most exquisite. It's a pity that the people of the Central Plains can't enjoy it..."He smacked his lips, "Well, I'll send someone to take you to see the silk later." If we can, we can work together for a long time. ”

"Okay, okay." Liu Feng praised again and again, and secretly stuffed him with a dozen silver tickets and said in a low voice, "It is not easy for me and my sister to come here, I hope Your Excellency will not let us return in vain." ”

The man took the bill, "That's natural, please." ”

On the first day they came to Muyan County, the two found nothing.

"Xiao Jiu, you..." Liu Feng exposed himself as soon as he entered the room.

Lu Xihe's eyes changed drastically, signaling him not to speak.

Liu Feng regretted it and thought that he had caused a big disaster.

Lu Xihe listened quietly for a long time, and after carefully searching the room, he said in a low voice: "Sixth brother, be careful that the wall has ears." ”

Liu Feng nodded, "What should we do next?" His voice was like that of a mosquito.

"Deal with them first, this matter is urgent." Lu Xihe didn't have a bottom in his heart about this matter. The people of Tianji Pavilion applied to come with her, and in the end, she only allowed the two of them to protect them secretly.

Too many people will attract their attention, and she will not allow this to fail.

Even if she gambles with her life, she has to find out the capital that makes King Qing arrogant!

Thinking of Han Xiangchen, thinking of the heartfelt maid, and thinking of his evil deeds recorded in the notebook, she felt trembling, disgusted, and resentful.

Once that incident is exposed, King Qing will be finished!

Lu Xihe had a weird smile on his face.

Muyan County will be the tomb of King Gyeong.

Perhaps, it will also be his own grave.

One day, Lu Xihe and Liu Feng came out of the silk village.

After walking for a short time, I met an old woman.

The old woman's clothes were shabby, and her face was full of ravines left by the years. She rummaged through the garbage heap on the side of the road for a long time, picked out half of the dusty steamed bun, put it to her mouth and blew it, and was about to bite down. As if remembering something, she pulled a piece of cloth out of her sleeve and carefully wrapped the steamed bun.

Lu Xihe stood at the other end of the street and watched the old woman's behavior, recalling that there were not many such situations in Muyan County, so he asked Liu Feng, "Why are there so many beggars here?" ”

Liu Feng was not surprised, "It's not a beggar, it's an ordinary farmer." ”

"If you're a farmer, why do you have to go to the garbage dump to find food?" Lu Xihe said as he walked towards the old woman.

The old woman seemed to be taken aback, and she rolled up the steamed buns and was about to run.

Liu Fengyan quickly stopped the old woman.

"Please, I have no money. There really is no money left. The old woman trembled violently, and looked at the two of them with fear and defensiveness in her eyes.

Lu Xihe motioned for Liu Feng to step back, "Old man, why do you want to pick up the steamed buns there?" ”

Seeing that the two of them were not here to beg for money, the old woman took a big breath and said, "There is no money, there is no food at home, and the little dolls are running out of food..."

"Mother-in-law," shouted two four-year-old children, hiding behind the rocks. The old woman looked at Lu Xihe and Liu Feng in a panic, and protected the two children in her arms.

Lu Xihe saw that the two children had yellow faces and thin muscles and sloppy clothes, and he was moved by compassion for a while.

"If you don't have food, why don't you ask the government for it?"

"The government's relief grain opens at the beginning of every month, and we can't hold on to that time, we can't hold on." The old woman shook her head again and again, "The annual grain is handed in, two stones per person, and there is nothing left...."

The old woman's words were intermittent, and Lu Xihe's face turned pale a little.

She took out her purse, and poured out all the silver taels and a few silver tickets in it and gave them to the old woman.

The old woman was stunned, tears overflowed in her cloudy eyes, "I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it..."

"Take it and buy something nice for the kids to eat."

The old woman took the money and pulled the two children to kneel.

Lu Xihe shook his head lightly and left without looking back.

Only the old woman and her two children stood in the wind, staring at her back.

"Mother-in-law, I'm hungry." A child said as he touched his belly.

The old woman saw her go away, wiped her eyes and nodded, "Mother-in-law will go cook." ”