Gulin City is located on the coast of the East China Sea, only about 30 miles away from the place where the East China Sea Division is stationed.

Although the East China Sea Division has the intention of deterring the East China Sea, under normal circumstances, the military will never easily interfere in local government affairs on the surface, after all, it has always been taboo for soldiers to interfere in internal affairs.

But the tiger is on his side, so Gulin City has always been stable as usual, at least on the surface, there is a lot of traffic, and people come and go.

Before Huiji County was divided into two, Gulin City was just a small city on the seaside, and after the establishment of Donghai County, Gulin City was set up as the capital city, which was repaired and expanded, but after all, the year was not long, although the major yamen of Donghai County were in Gulin City, but on the whole, Gulin City can still only be regarded as a medium-sized ancient city, and the population in the city is less than 200,000.

When Qi Ning and his party entered the city, it was already evening, and after entering the city, Mrs. Tian had to go their separate ways.

There are chambers of commerce in various places, and in order to enhance trade exchanges in various places, the chambers of commerce have also set up guild halls to settle the merchants, Mrs. Tian is the number one person in the Beijing Pharmaceutical Chamber of Commerce, and has the name of the Medicine Chamber of Commerce.

Qi Ning assigned two people to escort Mrs. Tian to the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce Hall, and he didn't stop, leading his men straight to the East China Sea Division's Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

The East China Sea Division was stationed in the east of Gulin City, but there was a Governor's Mansion in Gulin City, and most of the Naval Divisions lived in the Governor's Mansion for a few days during the month, and the family members of Shantai Zhulin also lived here.

As soon as he approached the Governor's Mansion, Qi Ning felt that the atmosphere was really unusual, although it seemed that there were only a few guards guarding in front of the Governor's Mansion, but around the Governor's Mansion, there were many hardcover men going back and forth, and at first glance, it was the people arranged by the Governor's Mansion who were guarding nearby, but they were afraid that the big fight would cause criticism, so they would disguise themselves as guards around the Governor's Mansion.

As soon as Qi Ning got off the carriage, Wu Dalin had already quickly stepped forward, telling him that the arrival of the brocade clothes, the guards guarding the door did not dare to delay, and immediately entered the mansion to report, only to see it for a moment, and a person hurriedly came out of it, with a dark gray battle armor, without wearing a helmet, and the armor at the shoulder and elbow was carved with fish scales.

This person is over forty years old, because he is on the seashore all the year round, so his complexion is a healthy bronz, his temperament is calm, his eyebrows are thick, his eyes are big, and he must be a handsome man when he looks young.

The man glanced at it, saw Qi Ning, took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee, and said respectfully: "Shen Liangqiu, deputy general of the East China Sea Division, meet Master Hou!" ”

Qi Ning was stunned, thinking that this person was Shen Liangqiu.

Before Qi Ning came to the East China Sea, the Golden Dao Hou Taihuang specially mentioned this person, this person and the Tai Tai Lin are righteous brothers, and the Tai family has a deep relationship, and the Tai family can be regarded as loyal, after the Tai Tai Lin committed suicide, it was Shen Liangqiu who blocked the news as soon as possible, and then sent someone to quickly go to Beijing to report the news.

"General Shen, please get up." Qi Ning stepped forward to help him up, and said straight to the point: "By the emperor's order, and with the entrustment of the old marquis of the golden knife, I have come to deal with the affairs of the metropolitan governor." ”

Shen Liangqiu raised his hand and said, "Master Hou came into the house to speak." He also instructed: "Come on, the brothers in the capital have worked hard all the way, take them to eat first." ”

Someone on the side immediately led Qi Ning's soldiers to eat, but Qi Ning did not stop him, but left several officials from the Criminal Department and asked Wu Dalin to lead the troops to settle down first.

Only then did Shen Liangqiu lead Qi Ning and the others into the lobby, and after taking their seats, Shen Liangqiu arched his hand and said: "Hou Ye naturally knows that the Metropolitan Governor was suddenly killed, which is caught off guard, in order to prevent accidents, the general blocked the news, and until now, it has not been revealed to the public." ”

"General Shen, you said that the Metropolitan Governor was killed?" Wei Yujiang and the others all changed their faces and were taken aback, although this group of people followed Qi Ning from Beijing, but Qi Ning has been strictly guarding his tone, and did not reveal the slightest news about the suicide of Shentai Zhilin, it was Shen Liangqiu who said it, Wei Yujiang and the others were shocked, and some people even got up.

As soon as Shen Liangqiu saw the situation, he knew that Qi Ning had sealed the news, and there was a hint of appreciation between his eyebrows.

Qi Ning raised his arm, motioned for everyone not to speak yet, looked at Shen Liangqiu and asked, "General Shen, Ben Hou learned this news from the old marquis, but what is the specific situation, I still have to ask you to explain it in detail." He raised his hand and said: "These are all capable people selected from the Criminal Department, and they cooperate with Ben Hou to investigate this case, and the specific details still need to be clear." ”

Shen Liangqiu nodded and said, "It should be so." His expression was solemn, but the whole person was quite calm, and he groaned slightly before he said: "Today is the eighth day of the eighth month of August, and the general's accident is July 29, and it will only be ten days until today." ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, but at this time, an official of the Criminal Department who came with him had already sat at the table and prepared a pen and paper to record what Shen Liangqiu said.

"Most of the governors are on the side of the barracks all year round, sharing weal and sorrow with the soldiers." Shen Liangqiu said: "But the family is here, and the Metropolitan Governor just added a son half a year ago, and the Metropolitan Governor is overjoyed and regards it as his life, so he will take a few days out every month to come back and stay with the little prince for a few days." ”

Qi Ning thought to himself that the Shantai family was really low-key to the extreme, and the addition of a son by the Shantai family was a big deal, at least with the status of the Shantai family, it should be a big deal, but this matter has never been heard of in the capital, and the Shantai family has never held a wedding banquet, if it wasn't for coming to the East China Sea, he wouldn't know that the Tantai family had added a new ding.

"..... the Governor's wife and the little boy?"

"Madame is devastated." Shen Liangqiu's eyebrows locked: "Madame and the Governor have a very deep relationship, the Governor was suddenly killed, how can Madame accept it?" A few days of rice has not been stained, it is really not possible, the humble general let people use ginseng soup to stabilize, and let people persuade that although the governor is gone, the little boy is still there. He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Madame thought of the little boy, and it took her two days to recover a little. ”

"Will I be able to see Madame when I go back?" Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu hesitated for a moment before he said, "The humble general will ask Madame first, and if Madame agrees, he can ...... Please also ask Lord Hou to be considerate. ”

"I understand." Qi Ning nodded and asked again, "Was General Shen also in the city at the time of the incident?" ”

Shen Liangqiu shook his head and said: "Although the general and the governor will enter the city every month, they will never return to the city at the same time, and one person must be left on the side of the water master to make sure that everything is safe." ”

"I see." Qi Ning understood that Shentai Zhilin and Shen Liangqiu were the two pillars of the water division, and in order to prevent an abnormal situation on the water division's side, it was indeed a proper way to keep one person in the military camp at all times.

"General Bei estimated that someone should arrive in Beijing in the next two days, so I rushed back to the city yesterday afternoon." Shen Liangqiu explained: "But you can't delay too long in the city. ”

"The Governor of the Metropolitan has passed away, and once it spreads, people's hearts will be terrified." Qi Ning bowed his head and said: "The imperial court is indeed worried that the East China Sea will suddenly change because of the death of the Grand Duke. ”

Shen Liangqiu also nodded and said: "Although the news of the murder of the Metropolitan Governor is blocked, the humble general is indeed worried that there will be an accident, so the sailor will impose a curfew on the side, and after nightfall, no one in the sailor will have to take a step out of the camp, and those who violate the order." Fortunately, the Metropolitan Governor has always been strict in military discipline, and he often did so at the beginning, so in a short period of time, it will not arouse suspicion. ”

"General Shen received the news that night?" Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu nodded and said, "Exactly." At night and night, someone from the Governor's Mansion went over to summon the humble general to come over ......! ”

Wei Yujiang asked on the side: "General Shen, forgive me for daring to ask, who was going to inform you that night?" ”

"Mr. Hou." Shen Liangqiu explained: "Chief Hou is the old man of the Golden Dao Mansion, and he is also the first group of people who followed the old Hou Ye when he followed Emperor Taizu back then. ”

"It turned out to be an old hero." Qi Ning bowed slightly, at this time, someone had already served tea, and Shen Liangqiu ordered: "Please ask Manager Hou to come here." The subordinate said yes and retreated.

General Shen continued. Qi Ning picked up the teacup and blew the tea foam, but he didn't drink the tea.

Shen Liangqiu nodded, groaned slightly, and then said: "General Hou still remembers, when General Hou found General Hou overnight, General Hou saw his old man running to the barracks in the middle of the night, and guessed that something big might happen at that time, and asked what it was, but Manager Hou only said that the Governor of Dadu had an urgent summons, and he must return to the city quickly. His expression was solemn, but his fists were clenched: "At that time, the general didn't think that it was the Metropolitan Governor himself who had an accident, but only thought that something else was happening, so he immediately rushed back to the city." ”

Since he knew that this case actually involved a lot of sloppiness, he knew that this was a big case, and he dared to be the slightest bit sloppy.

"When I returned to the city, I went straight to the Governor's Palace." Shen Liangqiu recalled: "At that time, it should have been about three o'clock. When the governor arrived at the barracks when he was close to Zishi, the humble general set off quickly after making a little arrangement, and always arrived at the governor's mansion before the ugly hour. ”

"What was the situation on the ground?" Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu shook his head and said: "After the general came back, he was not immediately taken to the study, Chief Hou led the general to the east courtyard, which was where the governor and his wife lived, as a general, he should not have been close to the past, but the general only thought that it was the order of the governor at that time, and he didn't dare to disobey, so he passed." ”

"Did General Shen see Madame first?" Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu nodded and said, "Exactly." At that time, the lady was completely empty, and the humble general was surprised, and when the lady saw the humble general clearly, the first sentence was...... Even the Metropolitan Governor has committed suicide! Although he tried his best to keep his composure, at this moment, his eyes were already slightly red, he took a deep breath, clenched both fists, and his gaze became very cold.