"Lord Shen, Hou Baofeng is dead!" Chen Xiao came in without knocking on the door, and said to this Shen Chongming with a stern expression.

"Hou Baofeng is dead?" Shen Chongming was also surprised, this was just a day's delay, this line was broken, it seems that the opponent is strong, and his own actions have been under their surveillance.

Shen Chongming frowned and thought for a long time, then grabbed a piece of paper on the table and said, "Let's go, take a look." ”

The situation in the prison is still the same, Hou Baofeng's death is no different from Guo Lin's, the same belt is tied around his neck, and there are no other traces at the scene.

"Hehe, it's self-hanging again, Guo Lin's death is self-hanging, Hou Baofeng's death is also self-hanging, so why don't you hang yourself!" Guo Mingyi was furious, pointing at the quick arrest and the jailer shouting angrily.

"You guys, the first time you had an accident, you can think of it as hanging yourself, but this is the second time, don't tell this official that you didn't hear anything!" Guo Mingyi's eyes glared angrily, and he reached out and tapped at the several jailers who were trembling in front of him.

"The adults spare their lives, but the little ones really haven't heard anything." The cell boss took the lead, and several jailers who had been on duty in prison last night hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Hehehe, there are guards stationed outside the prison, and it is impossible for outsiders to sneak in. If you want to make people die without knowing it, only you stupid people can do it, come on, tie me up and torture me, if not, hum! As he spoke, Guo Mingyi flicked his sleeves and turned to leave, just in time to meet Shen Chongming and Chen Xiao who rushed over.

For these two people who originally hoped for him, Guo Mingyi is now completely disappointed, and he doesn't look at it, and just passes by.

Shen Chongming glanced at Chen Xiao helplessly, shrugged his shoulders and walked forward. Seeing that the officers were about to carry the corpses out, he hurriedly stopped them and said, "Wait, it's not too late to carry them away after the official has inspected them!" ”

The servants had no choice but to put Hou Baofeng's dead body on the ground.

"Tsk, it's clean enough." Shen Chongming looked at the corpse that didn't have a single weed, and couldn't help laughing, making two mistakes in a row, this person is really enough to eat a bucket.

"My lord, what are you going to do?" Chen Xiao asked quietly, what can be seen on this corpse?

"Hehe, search your body and see, what if this Ambassador Hou leaves any last words." Shen Chongming deliberately raised his voice and said, and at the same time, one hand quickly retrieved from Hou Baofeng's corpse, the movement was so fast that no one noticed it at all.

Without waiting for Chen Xiao to speak again, Shen Chongming boldly began to pick Hou Baofeng's clothes, and everyone around him was dumbfounded, this Lord Shen is ruthless enough, even the dead will not be spared.

When he was about to take off Hou Baofeng's pants, Shen Chongming's body was stunned, and his brows were furrowed. Seeing him like this, everyone's eyes widened to see what he had discovered.

"There's something!" Shen Chongming said to himself, without waiting for others to ask, he tore Hou Baofeng's pants with both hands, and at the same time, the paper that was broken in half fell to the ground.

"Hehe, the pants actually have a mezzanine." Shen Chongming made a preconceived move, fixing everyone's thinking on the saying that Hou Baofeng's pants have a mezzanine.

"Tsk, it seems that it has been hidden for a long time, and it has become like this." Shen Chongming grinned and talked about the two halves of the wet paper, and he wanted to open it with both hands carefully, but unexpectedly pulled it lightly, and another piece fell off.

"My lord, what is this?" Chen Xiao said with doubts on his face, and everyone also stared at Shen Chongming with questioning eyes, eager to know what was written on it.

"This paper tide is so powerful, the self on it is no longer clear, let's go back and compare it carefully." As he spoke, Shen Chongming carefully took out a handkerchief and wrapped the paper and stuffed it into his arms.

"My lord, let's compare it here." Zhang Miaoshui watched Shen Chongming get up to leave, and hurriedly stopped. Seeing Shen Chongming looking at him with a puzzled face, he hurriedly smiled and said, "My lord, the lowly rank wants to know what Hou Baofeng left behind, hehe." ”

"Hehe, don't look for you, it's not easy to compare yourself, if you want to be all clear, it will take at least three days to get experience according to this management, and it will be successful in this place."

As he spoke, Shen Chongming avoided Zhang Miaoshui and walked out, and Chen Xiao immediately followed.

"My lord, what is that thing, could it be the name of the main culprit left by Hou Baofeng?" As soon as he got out of prison, Chen Xiao hurriedly asked, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, if that is the case, this case will be solved!

"Hehe, don't worry, let's talk as we go." Shen Chongming smiled mysteriously and turned over on his horse.

Chen Xiao looked anxious and followed the horse to chase after him. "My lord, just talk about it, otherwise the lower official will feel very uncomfortable."

"Shhhh Shen Chongming lowered his voice and said in his ear, and then he trotted forward with a horse.

Chen Xiao stayed in place and was stunned for a long time, and in a flash of inspiration, he remembered the piece of paper that Shen Chongming picked up when he went out, and instantly understood what he was going to do, he smiled, and followed with a horse.

"Oh, it's exposed, we're just a few people, if they are outnumbered, it won't be good." Shen Chongming was anxious to circle around the house, if he wanted the fish to take the bait, he couldn't let outsiders come to help, but Chen Xiao and the other two who were equipped with martial arts were fast catchers, and they brought a fire gun at most half of it, so that there were too many people who came to grab things and destroy themselves, but stealing chickens would not make it a loss.

"Hehe, don't worry, my lord, how can there be just a few of us in such a big case. Before Lin left Beijing, Elder Xu Ge specially summoned the lower officials and gave this! Chen Xiao smiled mysteriously and took out a small gold medal from his arms. In addition to the pattern, there is only one 'ling' in it.

Shen Chongming had never seen this thing, so he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "Could it be that this is the gold medal order arrow given by the emperor?" ”

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "My lord, this joke can't be made." This is the letter of the Ministry of War, with this token and the cabinet documents, you can mobilize a thousand soldiers and horses in Hangzhou City. Before leaving, Xu Ge Lao had already guessed that this case was very likely to be caused by the local officials, and specially asked for a face card and a document from the military department, instructing the subordinate officials not to use the yamen's errand when the case was clear, they would directly transfer troops from the guard to arrest them, so as not to escape the thieves! ”

"Oh, that's right. It seems that this Xu Ge Lao really has two hands, by the way, is Lord Chen Xu Ge Lao's person? Shen Chongming attaches great importance to this problem, and he has learned a little about Chen Xiao after getting along in the past few days, and he can describe it in two words: talent!

No matter when, this person is a sought-after treasure, Shen Chongming originally planned to rely on his teacher Gao Gong to be promoted in the future and take Chen Xiao for his own use, but now looking at this situation, he has a lot of contact with Xu Jie, once it is really Xu Jie's person, it is his enemy.

"Hehe, Lord Shen, don't tease Xiaguan, Xiaguan and Xu Ge Lao have met a few times when they were handling cases in the capital, and the rest are gone. And the matter of eating the king and being loyal to the king, those of us who are courtiers can only be the emperor's people. Chen Xiao said with a serious face, for him, the most hated thing is party fighting.

Looking at Shen Chongming, he still didn't believe it, so he could only tell the story of the three strange cases that were rumored in the capital

It turned out that the three cases in the capital were all palace treasures stolen three times in a row, but there was no trace of the thieves. is obviously just an internal thief, but because he has something to do with Yan Shifan in the outer court, he obstructs the handling of the case, and there are rumors about the so-called thieves in the rivers and lakes.

And Xu Jie's relationship with Yan Shifan was already very delicate at that time, so he naturally refused to let him succeed easily, but the people in the inner court did not buy his account, and if he wanted to find out the case, he could only let people outside the court interfere, and it fell on his head after coming and going.

Although there is a certain degree of difficulty, it is not that there are no clues at all, and the thief was found out in a few moments, and since then Chen Xiao has become famous, from a non-mainstream catcher to a positive seven-grade to a non-vain job.

Then the inner court couldn't hold it on his face, doesn't it mean that our inner court is not doing well. So there were rumors that Chen was a good case-solver, and for his fate, there was a robbery between the Criminal Department and Jinyiwei, and now when he thinks about it, Chen Xiao still blushes, and this fame is all boasted.

It was really because of this incident that Xu Jie knew Chen Xiao, an insignificant little person.

After hearing him say this, Shen Chongming couldn't help laughing, he originally thought that he could keep up with this expert in handling cases, but it turned out that he was not worthy of his name.

However, this also confirms this case from the other side, that is, the thief did it, and the thief also participated in the case, and it has only been nearly half a month and there has been no progress at all.

"Hehe, Master Chen, don't mind, this official is just curious. You're right, those of us who are courtiers can only be the emperor's people. As he spoke, the two looked at each other and smiled, and there was more and more tacit understanding.