Although there were many doubts in his heart, Zhao Zongwu still dealt with everything that should be dealt with before returning to the city, and his whereabouts could not be easily revealed until the dark ghost was found out.

The situation is not stable right now.

If the dark ghost puts them together somewhere, then life and death will be in the hands of someone else!

This is done just in case.

With vigilance.

It was past noon when Zhao Zongwu returned to his residence, but when he opened the door, he saw that Fan Tianxiong, Ye Chao, and Zhao Ji were gathered in the courtyard, and his brows had not been loosened, probably because he was worried that Zhao Zongwu was missing.

"Brother Wu! You're back! ”

Originally, the abnormal movement at the door made Fan Tianxiong and the three of them look at each other vigilantly, but when they saw that the person who came was Zhao Zongwu, this vigilant heart also fell immediately. Ye Chao shouted at him for the first time.

Zhao Zongwu was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then said in a flat tone: "What are you doing standing here one by one, when have you not eaten!" ”

Zhao Zongwu didn't explain where he went, and Fan Tianxiong didn't ask much. It's as if it had been agreed in advance.

Of course.

Among them, those who have no heart are afraid that the mood is not like this.

From the time they went to Panshan Station, Fan Tianxiong and the others clearly felt Zhao Zongwu's changes, but they also understood this in their hearts.

No matter who has experienced such changes, I am afraid that there will not be any waves in their hearts!

Fan Tianxiong and the others also wanted to help Zhao Zongwu, but Zhao Zongwu didn't need them at all, and their different minds also made them have different ideas.

There is a Buddha in the heart, and seeing people is a Buddha; There is in my heart, and looking at people is.

After lunch, Zhao Zongwu disappeared again without any accident, so that Fan Tianxiong and the others could only stay and wait in their residence honestly, after all, they could not go out without Han Hu's order.

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Quang Ninh Chengxi Xu Zhai (Xu Xi House).

Don't look at Xu Xi has been a small criminal officer in Guangning all these years, but in the eyes of officials, he is nothing, but in the eyes of the people, he is the most feared. The people who have the most contact with them are those yamen officials.

Knife and pen officer, knife and pen officer; Its pen can kill people with a knife!

There is no one who can be a small official of the yamen who is not treacherous!

It's not that they don't have a reputation, which makes them not have a solid foundation, otherwise just in terms of observing words and feelings, intrigue, those scholar-born officials are really not these small officials who started from the beginning.

Because of Xu Xi's identity, he has been mixing well in Guangning all these years, and this master has to respectfully shout 'Second Master' when he sees Xu Xi!

This also made him rely on his prestige in Guangning to get a lot of family business, of course, all this also turned into nothingness with Xu Xi's life experience, the concubine and the housekeeper ran away with the family wealth, and Xu Xi, who had no heirs, was cut off like this, leaving only an empty mansion.

It won't be long before the Borderlands takes on a new look.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao Zongwu went into Xu Xi's house again, and since he couldn't get the clues he wanted from Zheng'anbao, he came here to take a look.

Zhao Zongwu, who didn't have much hope, never expected Xu Xi to dig a secret room in his study, if he hadn't been careful and vigilant, then this secret room really hadn't been discovered!

The secret room is not big, about 8 square meters, and there is only one cabinet in it, but there is a spirit card on the cabinet!!

【Ancestor Brother: Xu Catfish's Spiritual Position】

Seeing the spirit card, Zhao Zongwu was stunned!

'What the fuck is going on!' ’

At this time, Zhao Zongwu's heart was shocked, because all this in front of him was too shocking.

In this regard, it took great effort to carry out a secret investigation, which damaged more than 40 brothers before they finally pulled out a trace of tail, and the name of 'Xu Catfish' made Zhao Zongwu engraved in his heart!

It was also because of this incident that Zhao Zongwu finally determined that there were dark ghosts around him.

Moreover, during the investigation of Zheng'an Fort, the prestige of this Xu Catfish was almost all over the castle, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the soil emperor of Zheng'an Fort. What's more, this Xu family's business is deeply rooted in the fort, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the 'illegal salt' business is a blatant sale!

Okay.

I've gone to great lengths to make such a battle, in order to find out who you Xu Catfish are as soon as possible!

And through basic judgment, find out what the follow-up situation is.

But now that you have a fucking spiritual position, and it is also placed by your own brother, how can this not make Zhao Zongwu feel surprised in his heart!

In Daming, this spiritual position is not something that can be erected casually.

Zhao Zongwu's heart was upset.

In order to obtain useful information, Zhao Zongwu quickly stabilized his mind and began to rummage in this small secret room, and during this period, the letters, account books, and money bills that were placed by Xu Xi'an were turned out.

There are about 9 letters, and the envelopes are all signed by: brother and Xu catfish.

The ledger is a detailed record of the sale of salt and iron.

There are 18 money tickets, each with an amount of 10,000 taels of silver, and this ticket is a silver storage certificate for Shanxi merchants to open a money ticket village.

Casually put the money voucher into his arms, placed the account book at will, and then opened the 9 letters, and by watching the letters, Zhao Zongwu gradually realized that things were far from being as simple as he thought before!

What Zhao Zongwu could think of was that when this Xu Catfish was down, he should have defected to a certain force as a slave, and when he saw that he had business talents, he asked him to be a spokesperson, and then began to expand his business step by step, and deepened his strength against smugglers through the expanded business!

But just by reading these 9 letters, Zhao Zongwu found that behind this Xu catfish was not only the shadow of Shanxi businessmen, but also the shadows of officials in the capital and Liaodong, and the power behind it was staggering!

This Xu Catfish died in March of the 47th year of Wanli, when the Battle of Salhu broke out, but he Xu Catfish died at that point in time, which must have a certain connection. ’

'If Xu Catfish has been dead for so long, and still let Zheng'an Fort and its subordinate forces develop steadily, then this behind-the-scenes force is definitely not something that ordinary people can fight! ’

'This Xu Ximing knew the cause of his eldest brother's death, but he didn't say anything to the outside world, which means that he knows some things more or less, but because the power behind this is too strong, he can only pretend to be confused......

That's all there are for the clues.

All Zhao Zongwu could think of were these basic ideas, and now the clues he needed were invisibly cut off! At the same time, I have a new understanding of the 'dark ghost' and the 'Liaoxi Illegal Salt Case' in my heart.

It's not as simple as it seems.

If he can take advantage of the situation to uproot this dark existence, then he will definitely become famous in a fight, and it is not impossible to get an official position at that time.

You must know that in Daming, only you can live as an official!