This kind of thing is dark under the lamp, and it deceives others, but it can't deceive Qin Ming.

When he thought about it, he felt that something was wrong, so he probably had a conjecture in his mind.

So, Qin Ming took Yu Ze and twenty secret guards and went directly to the Criminal Department.

At this moment, in the hall of the Criminal Department, the waiter of the Criminal Department was telling the Shangshu of the Criminal Department that Lan Ruoxin had lost it, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department also had a headache, but it had already happened, and he couldn't help it.

So, I asked the waiter of the Criminal Department to investigate as much as possible, and the waiter of the Criminal Department also said that he would definitely investigate.

But the two had just chatted a few words, and outside, the little official came in and reported: "Lord Shangshu, Lord Qin is here outside, and he has brought a secret guard!" ”

"What?" As soon as he heard that Qin Ming was coming with a secret guard, Shangshu's face changed in the Criminal Department.

In this imperial capital, many officials are afraid. One is afraid of going to Qin Ming's trouble, and the other is afraid that the dark web will find them trouble.

Now it's okay, Qin Ming came with the dark web, and the conditioned reflex made Shangshu of the Criminal Department a little nervous.

Although he didn't go against Qin Ming, he was afraid. "Could it be that it's because Lan Ruoxin was intercepted......"

Shangshu of the Criminal Department sighed and hurried out of the hall, but in this matter, Qin Ming had already come in, and said:

"That's right, it's really for Lan Ruoxin's business."

Shangshu of the Criminal Department hurriedly walked over and smiled awkwardly and said, "Master Qin, this is just an accident, you won't go out of your way to embarrass the old man, right?" ”

Qin Ming snorted and sat on a chair in the hall, Yu Ze stood outside with twenty secret guards, all of them with cold faces, which made many officials in the Criminal Department nervous.

After Qin Ming sat down, he said lightly: "I came to the Criminal Department for this matter, but I won't embarrass you, but, isn't it a little unkind for the people from your Criminal Department to make this kind of moth?" ”

"This ...... Qin Hou, I was also reprimanding Zhou Shilang just now, but this matter has already happened, and I can only investigate. The criminal department Shangshu said.

Qin Ming waved his hand: "There's no need to investigate, just ask your waiter, he knows it very well." ”

Zhou Shilang of the Criminal Department was originally quite calm, but when he heard this, he was stunned and hurriedly said:

"Governor Qin, what do you mean by this? Xia Guan Ke explained the situation at that time very clearly. ”

Qin Ming nodded: "It's very clear, and it's too clear, so much so that this governor feels that this is what you deliberated." ”

"You mean, I made it up? Governor Qin, so many subordinates have seen it, and the people have seen it, the lower officials have not lied to you. Zhou Shilang argued.

Qin Ming said: "I didn't say that you lied to me, but this inspector has been inspected, there were a lot of people on the street at that time, and a few people on the other side were riding horses, and it was difficult to come and go like the wind."

If you force the collision, it is even more likely that people will turn on their backs. Since there are so many people and chaos at the scene, how can the other party come and go like the wind so that you can't catch up? So it's simply not what you say.

Normally, it's inconsistent. Therefore, there is only one truth, you simply cooperated with those who rode horses, and deliberately let them intercept Lan Ruoxin, and you also deliberately did not chase them. ”

After listening to Qin Ming's words, Shangshu of the Criminal Department thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense, so he looked at Zhou Shilang.

Zhou Shilang's face was not good-looking at the moment, he never thought that Qin Ming could find a problem from such a small logic.

At this moment, facing the gaze of Qin Ming and Monk Shangshu, Zhou Shilang could only sigh and say:

"Governor Qin, Lord Shangshu, there is no way to do it, it was all Zuo Xiang who asked me to do this, Zuo Xiang is the head of a hundred officials, for my future, in order to gain a foothold in the court, how dare I not listen to him......"

Hearing this, Shangshu of the Criminal Department frowned, and said to Zhou Shilang: "Confused, you are also a waiter, but a third-grade official, why is this so?" ”

"Lord Shangshu, he is the prime minister, don't say that it is me, it is you, how dare you disobey him?" Zhou Shilang was helpless.

Qin Ming was not interested in hearing what the two chief and deputy officers of the Criminal Department said, and said lightly: "Shangshu of the Criminal Department, this is a matter of your Criminal Department, you can deal with it." ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department nodded, stared at Zhou Shilang, and said, "Lan Ruoxin was taken away by Zuo Xiang?" ”

"Yes!" Zhou Shilang replied.

The criminal department Shangshu said: "Do you know where the specific person is? ”

"I don't know!" Zhou Shilang replied.

"What do you think I'm going to do with you?" The criminal department Shangshu asked.

"Your Majesty, just say that the lower official has lost it and wants to offend Lan Ruoxin, and the lower official is willing to receive the punishment, and even ...... Resign! Zhou Shilang of the Criminal Department said without hesitation.

Shang Shu sighed: "Old Zhou, you, why is this? Why are you so confused? On weekdays, you are the most upright, and many times you remind me to be upright, how could I listen to the prime minister and go astray? ”

Zhou Shilang exhaled: "Shangshu, you don't have to say it, the desire for profit of the lower officials is just self-inflicted." ”

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department shook his head and said, "Okay, I will try my best to intercede for you!" ”

Zhou Shilang shook his head: "No need, Shangshu, this official, I really don't want to do it." ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department was stunned for a moment, and in the end, he could only let out a long sigh.

It's just that Qin Ming suddenly shook his head and said, "That's not right." ”

"How?" Shang Shu was stunned, and Zhou Shilang also looked at Qin Ming.

Qin Ming stared at Zhou Shilang with straight eyes, and said, "You said that you were for the future, in order to gain a foothold in the court, so you listened to Zuo Xiang's words and helped him."

But now, you don't even want to be an official. Even if you lose the prisoner, you will only be fined and scolded, at most you will be demoted? But how come you don't even want to be an official? ”

"What do you mean?" The Shangshu of the Criminal Department asked Qin Ming suspiciously.

Qin Ming smiled and said, "If he really made a mistake for the sake of his future and for the sake of gaining a foothold in the DPRK and China, he wouldn't even want to be an official now, the inconsistency is too great." ”

As he spoke, Qin Ming looked at Zhou Shilang and said:

"You person, the biggest problem is that a story is always made up by you with discrepancies and logical contradictions. Just like you said before that Lan Ruoxin was intercepted and inconsistent, although the flaw is not obvious, if you think about it carefully, it is a big loophole.

It's like a greedy person who did something wrong in order to earn a hundred taels of silver, and afterwards would rather lose 10,000 taels of silver to punish himself, is this possible? So Zhou Shilang, you still have something unspeakable! ”

Zhou Shilang's face changed, and he looked at Qin Ming in surprise.

But then, he opened his mouth to deny: "No, what will I have to hide?" ”

Qin Ming smiled: "If it is for the future, for the sake of gaining a foothold in the DPRK and China, you will not want to be an official now."

Therefore, there is only one possibility, the left minister did not promise you benefits, but threatened you, and forced you to not want to do it, right? ”

Zhou Shilang looked at Qin Ming deeply and said, "Governor Qin, I really admire it. ”

As he spoke, Zhou Shilang suddenly knelt on the ground: "Please also ask Governor Qin to save the daughter of the lower official, she is ...... in the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion."

(End of chapter)