Haoda got Mao Wenlong's approval, and immediately rushed out of the house to inform Adou and the others who were waiting outside the door next door.

The corridor on the third floor and the windows facing the street were densely surrounded by the soldiers of the secret guard battalion who were waiting for them. Adou, with a saber in hand, stood outside their room in Gore. After receiving the order from the huge audience, he did not hesitate, stretched out his foot and kicked the door open.

"Touching ......"

The delicate but not very stable gate was directly kicked to the ground by Adou, and a large number of soldiers of the dark guard battalion swarmed in.

Gore and Jerry, who were having fun in the room, were completely unaware. When the girls were ejected from the room, leaving only two of them, several of the soldiers of the Secret Guard had already put their sabers around their necks.

Adou strode in, walked in front of Gore and the two, stared at them for a while, and then ordered the secret guard in a deep voice: "Tie up, take it to the general soldier for questioning." ”

The soldiers of the Dark Guard Battalion suddenly agreed, and after a little hecticism, Gore and Jay were tied up. The soldiers of the four Secret Guard Battalions lifted two of them and left.

Adou followed, and when they reached Mao Wenlong's room, Mao Wenlong's dining table was emptied. Looking at Gore and Jie Li, who were rudely thrown on the floor, Mao Wenlong sneered and said, "Do you know why the general soldier wants to arrest you? ”

Gore's eyes widened and he looked at Mao Wenlong for a moment, then began to look at the crowd around him. He soon discovered that these people were supposed to be figures from the Ming military. Although I don't know who I have offended, I actually need the military generals of the Ming court to come and arrest the two of them?

But Gore was a smart man, otherwise he wouldn't have been sent here to be in charge. is in charge of the big tobacco trade here in Fucheng.

In the lame Da Ming words, Gore squeezed out a smile to Mao Wenlong and said, "General, is there any misunderstanding between us. I am Gore, and I am also a British merchant in the Ming Dynasty, and we have come here to trade with your country, but we have not done anything inappropriate, and we have never offended anyone. I don't know what the general's purpose is to arrest us, and I hope the general can tell us. ”

Mao Wenlong patiently listened to Gore's explanation, and then sneered: "Legitimate trade? Very well, it seems that you will not be easy to tell the truth. ”

Without waiting for Gore and the two to reply, Mao Wenlong sneered at Adou: "Take these two people down and interrogate them well." Do whatever it takes to get the answers we need from their mouths. ”

Adou nodded, didn't say a word, gave the soldiers of the four dark guard battalions a look, and then left with his hand.

Only then did the private room return to its original calm, and it was no longer so noisy!

The methods of the secret guard camp have always been cruel, especially when interrogating prisoners, there are some strange methods that can make prisoners worse than death.

In the No. 2 room of Tianzi, there were soon bursts of miserable screams, and the severity of the tragedy would make people worry about it. The howl of the ghost and the wolf lasted only a dozen breaths before it calmed down again.

Adou hurriedly turned back to Mao Wenlong's room and bowed his hand: "Chief soldier, I asked, one of these two people is called Gore, and the other is called Jieli." It is the shopkeeper in charge of the big tobacco trade here in Fucheng, and behind them there is a figure called the black bear who is in charge of everything here. ”

"Where is this black bear now?" Mao Wenlong looked at Adou coldly.

"On Xiangjiang Island, all the big smoke that came to Fucheng came from there." Adou responded without hesitation.

"Xiangjiang Island ......," Mao Wenlong muttered and fell into deep thought.

Adou didn't dare to disturb, and stood quietly, waiting for Mao Wenlong's final decision.

After a while, Mao Wenlong suddenly spoke: "Send those two guys to the prison of the government office, take good care, and no one is allowed to visit without my permission." ”

"Yes, Commander!"

Adou turned around and wanted to leave after giving his hand, but Mao Wenlong stopped him and ordered: "Let's go together, anyway, there is nothing to do now." ”

After speaking, Mao Wenlong straightened up and strode away. And Adou also rushed back to the next door and ordered the soldiers of the dark guard camp to take Gore and Jieli who had passed out in a coma back to the palace to guard.

The government is not as beautiful as Mao Wenlong imagined, on the contrary, this government looks like it is in disrepair at a glance.

Mao Wenlong called the leader of the secret guard, opened his mouth and asked, "Why is this mansion so tattered?" ”

The leader of the secret guard replied: "The chief soldier doesn't know, this Yan Governor's Mansion has a good reputation in the local area, and he is honest and honest, and his sleeves are clean." This mansion is already the same after the last war in the prefecture, and after he arrived as an official, he only sorted it out a little, and no one was allowed to repair it. He said that he should use his money on the cutting edge, not on these unimportant renovations of the government. ”

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were still such Qing officials, regardless of whether it was true or not. Mao Wenlong felt that he should be rewarded, especially Yan Zhenghai, who happened to be Mao Wenlong's favorite. The talents used to control the big smoke, under the combination of the two, Mao Wenlong is more optimistic about Yan Zhenghai.

Just after getting off the carriage, I saw a commotion in the gate of the government office, and then the middle door of the government office was wide open. Yan Zhenghai led the people of the entire government to greet him.

Mao Wenlong said in advance that he would wait two more days before coming to the mansion. Just now, when Yan Zhenghai heard the news of Mao Wenlong's sudden arrival, he thought that he had heard it wrong.

Seeing the living Mao Wenlong standing in front of him, after Yan Zhenghai reacted, he immediately led the people of the entire government to kneel to greet him.

Mao Wenlong frowned when he saw this, took two steps forward and stretched out his hand to support Yan Zhenghai, who was about to kneel, and said, "No need to be polite, go to the yamen and talk about things." ”

Yan Zhenghai was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly led the way for Mao Wenlong. The outside of the yamen is very dilapidated, and the inside of the yamen is also dilapidated, and the vermilion lacquer of the past has become mottled. Fortunately, the subordinates in this mansion should be very diligent, and they are stunned to clean up this old mansion very neatly and tidy.

Passing through the front yard to the hall, Mao Wenlong sat in the first place, and the subordinates would sit in the lower place with the Yan Governor's Mansion. As soon as everyone sat down, Yan Zhenghai even bowed his hand and said: "Didn't the chief soldier say that he would come to the government in two days, why did he ......?"

Mao Wenlong directly interrupted Yan Zhenghai's words: "Things have changed a little bit, so come ahead of time." Governor Yan, this general army has decided to set up a new yamen here in the capital of Guangzhou, called the 'Anti-smoking Yaban', and you are fully responsible. ”

Yan Zhenghai was very happy when he heard this, he didn't shirk it, and agreed very happily. But he still asked with some concern: "Chief soldier, this new yamen is easy to say, but there are some things that the lower officials don't understand, I don't know if the chief soldier can explain clearly, what powers does this new yamen have?" ”