The front hall of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion had already been lit up, and when Qi Ning came to the front hall, he saw a middle-aged official in an official robe walking back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, looking a little restless, but there was a man in a strong suit standing on the side, tall as a gun, very calm.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the officer immediately turned around, saw someone entering the door, and hurried forward to meet him.

Shen Liangqiu led the way in front, so walking in front of Qi Ning, the middle-aged official naturally knew Shen Liangqiu, and before he got close, he had already arched his hand and smiled: "General Shen, take the liberty of bothering, don't blame, is the Hou Ye here?" ”

Shen Liangqiu's face was calm, and when he turned around, Qi Ning had already smiled and said, "Is this Chen Tingshi?" ”

The official was stunned, looked at Qi Ning's eyes, and was still a little uncertain, Shen Liangqiu had already said, "Lord Shen, this is Jinyihou!" ”

The middle-aged official is Chen Ting, the assassin of the East China Sea, heard Shen Liangqiu's words, his expression was constricted, he straightened his clothes, and stepped forward to salute respectfully: "Xiaguan Chen Ting, the assassin of the East China Sea, meet the Hou Ye!" ”

Qi Ning smiled: "Lord Chen doesn't have to be polite. He raised his hand and said, "Sit down and talk." ”

"Don't dare!" Chen Ting said humbly.

Qi Ning ignored it, sat down directly, but looked at the man not far behind Chen Ting, the man was slender and long, but his eyes were sharp, his face was angular, his eyes were dark, his thick eyebrows were big, and his eyebrows were quite heroic.

Chen Ting was good at observing words and feelings, and when he saw Qi Ning's gaze, he immediately said: "Master Hou, this is Qin Yuege, the envoy of the East China Sea Law, who is responsible for acting the judicial affairs of the East China Sea. ”

The name of the Great Chu Criminal Department, the central government has a criminal department, and the local counties have a law Cao Division, which is subordinate to the criminal department, Qi Ning is now the secretary of the criminal department, and the East China Sea law Cao envoy is a direct subordinate of Qi Ning.

Qin Yuege had already stepped forward and bowed to the ground, and said respectfully: "Humble to meet the Hou Ye!" ”

Qi Ning raised his hand and said, "No need to be formal." "Thinking that this Chen Ting came with the Fa Cao envoy, it is a little meaningful, since this person knows that he has come to the East China Sea, I am afraid that he has also known the death of Yutai Zhilin.

Although Shen Liangqiu tried his best to control the news of the death of Shentai Zhilin, there was no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention that Chen Ting, as the assassin of the East China Sea, did not know anything about such a big incident on the ground under his jurisdiction.

"Hou Ye deigned to come to the East China Sea, and the lower officials failed to go out of the city to greet him, and I hope that Hou Ye will forgive his sins." Chen Ting said respectfully: "The lower officials have prepared a banquet for Hou Ye to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and also invite Hou Ye and General Shen to appreciate the light." ”

Shen Liangqiu stood aside, his expression was cold, and he didn't speak.

Qi Ning smiled slightly and asked, "Lord Chen, Ben Hou just entered the city this evening, and I am afraid that it is only two hours away from now, but I don't know when you knew that Ben Hou would come to the East China Sea?" ”

"Back to the Hou Ye, in fact, Xia Guan only got the news at noon today." Chen Ting immediately said: "Xia Guan learned that Hou Ye was going to arrive in Gulin City in the next two days, so he has been sending people outside the city to wait for Hou Ye to drive, but he has never seen Hou Ye arrive. At dusk, I heard that a group of people rode into the city, which was unusual, and ..... And went directly to the Dadu Governor's Mansion, and the lower officials guessed that it should be the Hou Ye who arrived, so he came to visit. ”

"Got news at noon?" Qi Ning smiled: "Where did you get the news from?" ”

Chen Ting didn't talk nonsense, took out the letterhead from his sleeve, stepped forward, and presented it to Qi Ning with both hands, Qi Ning took it and opened it and glanced at it, before he smiled and said, "It turned out that the Duke of Zhenguo sent you a letter." ”

"The Hou Ye of the old country's announcement came to handle the case, and he was worried about the lack of manpower, so he asked for an order, and got the emperor's permission, and the East China Sea Fa Cao Si obeyed the Hou Ye's dispatch." Chen Ting said: "The lower official brought Qin Yuege over, if the Hou Ye has any orders, just show it." ”

"The letter said that Ben Hou came to handle the case and asked you to assist, but it didn't say what the case was." Qi Ning handed the letter back: "Does Lord Chen know what kind of case happened in the East China Sea?" ”

Chen Ting shook his head and said, "Xia Guan doesn't know. It's just that this case requires the labor lord to come in person, and the old prince also personally sent someone to send a letter, which must be very simple. Pointing at Qin Yuege, he said: "Master Hou, Qin Facao has been handling cases for many years, has a lot of experience, and is very familiar with the situation in the East China Sea, he has solved many big cases, and his talents are outstanding, if he can help Lord Hou handle this case, it is really his honor." ”

Qi Ning smiled, looked at Qin Yuege, and asked, "Qin Facao, then you can guess, what is the case here?" ”

"I dare not speak falsely." Qin Yuege said respectfully.

"Ben Hou asked you to say, you just guess." Qi Ning said: "Even if you guess wrong, Ben Hou won't blame you." ”

Qin Yuege glanced at Shen Liangqiu before saying, "After the Hou Ye entered the city, he rushed to the Dadu Governor's Mansion as soon as possible, and this case is naturally implicated by the East China Sea Division. As Lord Assassin Shi said, it is naturally not trivial to be able to handle the case that the Hou Ye personally came to handle. ”

Qi Ning just stared at Qin Yuege and didn't speak.

"It stands to reason that when the Hou Ye arrives, he should be personally accompanied by the Governor of Shantai, but at the moment, General Shen is only by his side, and the Governor is nowhere to be seen, so he has the audacity to speculate that this case should have happened to the Metropolitan Governor." Qin Yuege's voice was not hurried or slow, slow and logical, and from his tone, it was impossible to judge his emotions at all.

Qi Ning said with a smile: "You can guess this, it's actually not an accident." ”

"Although the surroundings of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion seem to be calm, they are well defended." Qin Yue Ge said: "Humble and presumptuous, could it be that the Metropolitan Governor was assassinated? ”

The corners of Qi Ning's eyebrows jumped slightly, and he asked, "Xing Ting?" Qin Facao thinks that someone will assassinate the Grand Duke? He stared at Qin Yuege's eyes, and then asked, "Then what do you think if the Metropolitan Governor is assassinated, who will dare to be so bold?" ”

"Humble and dull, talking nonsense, and ask Lord Hou for forgiveness!" Qin Yuege hurriedly bowed over.

Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Ben Hou said that even if you say the wrong thing, Ben Hou will not blame you." After a pause, he said: "I might as well tell you bluntly, this time I came to investigate a case related to the Grand Duke, and your conjecture is similar, Ben Hou is now asking you, who do you think on the ground of the East China Sea would dare to assassinate the Grand Duke?" ”

When Qi Ning entered the hall, Wei Yujiang and the others did not follow into the hall, and at this moment, in the hall, in addition to Chen Ting and Qin Yuege, there were only four people, Shen Liangqiu and Qi Ning.

The hall was lit with lights, the firelight flickered, Shen Liangqiu's expression was cold, and Chen Ting was respectful.

Qin Yuege pondered for a while, and then said: "The Metropolitan Governor has a great reputation in the East China Sea, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is well guarded, and the Metropolitan Governor is also a martial artist. After a slight pause, he said: "Humble conjecture, dare to attack the governor of the capital, you can only be an outlaw." ”

"Oh?" Qi Ning calmed down: "The outlaws you are talking about, who is sacred?" ”

Qin Yuege looked at Shen Liangqiu and asked, "General Shen, do you think it could be that the Black Tiger Shark sent someone to do it?" ”

Qi Ning frowned slightly, and was not in a hurry to ask, but Shen Liangqiu sneered: "Black Tiger Shark? How can a group of rabble have the courage to move the Metropolitan Governor, isn't that self-defeating? ”

Only then did Qi Ning ask, "General Shen, where is the Black Tiger Shark sacred?" ”

"Back to Lord Hou, the Black Tiger Shark is the leader of a pirate group in the East China Sea." Shen Liangqiu said: "But now that they are lost dogs, the day is not safe, and the sailor has been looking for their lair, and wants to completely exterminate them." ”

Qi Ningqi said: "In this way, the pirates in the East China Sea have not been cleared yet? ”

Shen Liangqiu explained: "Back then, the bandits on the East China Sea were troubled, and the old marquis attacked hard, almost all of the most arrogant pirates were wiped out, and the other pirates saw that the situation was not good, and they all fled to the open sea. After the Metropolitan Governor took charge of the Naval Division, there were several groups of pirates who wanted to take the opportunity to come back and cause trouble, and they were designed by the Metropolitan Governor to clean up, and there were few pirates left in the East China Sea. ”

"This black tiger shark is a pirate remnant?"

Shen Liangqiu nodded slightly: "The Black Tiger Shark is very cunning, and they have a few clippers, and they have to catch them several times, but they all fall short." However, over the years, they have also tasted the strength of the sailors, and they have suffered heavy losses, but they do not dare to come near the sea. ”

"In that case, why would Qin Facao say that the Black Tiger Shark has the intention of assassinating the Grand Governor?" Qi Ning turned his gaze at Qin Yuege: "They don't even dare to come close to the sea, how can they have the courage to assassinate the Grand Governor?" ”

Shen Liangqiu hesitated for a moment before he said: "Less than half a year ago, several people with strange whereabouts were captured in the city, and after interrogation, it turned out that the Black Tiger Shark secretly sent people ashore to find out the news. ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, Shen Liangqiu wanted to speak and stopped, Qi Ning saw that he was embarrassed, and asked, "General Shen, what is inconvenient to say?" ”

Shen Liangqiu smiled bitterly: "One morning, the soldiers on patrol suddenly found that all the heads hanging on the tall trees were gone, and there were flags floating on the high trees. ”

"Flags?"

"Black Shark Flag!" Shen Liangqiu's hands were already clenched into fists, "That's the banner of the Black Tiger Shark, and the four soldiers guarding the head are all nailed under the tall wood with sharp wood piercing their chests, and they ...... All of them were naked, and their abdomen was carved with a knife, and the words "blood for blood" were written. ”

Qi Ning was taken aback, and at this time he understood why Shen Liangqiu was embarrassed.

The East China Sea Division hung the bandit head for public display, originally to deter the Black Tiger Shark, but in the end, the head was taken away, and the Black Tiger Shark flag was hung, and even the soldiers guarding the head were killed, so that instead of deterring the pirates, it caused a serious blow to the morale of the East China Sea Division.

Of course, this is a great shame for the East China Sea Division!

Qi Ning knew such things, of course, the East China Sea Master tried his best to conceal it and not let this matter be publicized, otherwise it would not only be a shame for the East China Sea Master, but also a heavy blow to the martial name of the Golden Dao Tai family.

Shen Liangqiu is the sworn brother of Shentai Zhilin, and Yu Gong is also the confidant of Shentai Zhilin, of course Shen Liangqiu will not take the initiative to say such things.