Li Mi found the files he wanted in the torture room, and was about to study them carefully, who would have thought that someone would come over at this time, and it was too late for him to clean up these files, so he could only put them away and put them under the table.

When he blew out the lamp and wanted to leave, Qingque'er came to the back of the door, and looked out through the crack in the door, several people carrying lanterns had come to the front of the signing room, but he couldn't leave!

Li Mi secretly shouted bad luck in his heart, so he had to hide first.

The signing room is not big, and the file room at the back is full of bookshelves, there is really nowhere to hide, fortunately, there is a small bamboo bed in the signing room, which is used by the priest to rest, and Li Mi happened to hide under the bed.

This signing room was already as hot as a steamer, and Li Mi searched for half an hour in the sea of books, and at this time he was already sweating and hiding under the bed, and he was also sweating like rain.

Just hiding, the door had been pushed open, and Li Mi only saw a pair of black mille-feuille shoes, judging from his steps, it should be an old man.

"Go out, it's too hot inside, I'll be alone."

The old man's voice was a little sharp, but it didn't give people a sense of treacherousness, but it was a little gentle and soft, and it sounded very close.

"Yes."

The answerer was a woman's voice, which sounded a little hoarse, and Li Mi looked up slightly, and saw a pair of deerskin fast shoes, which should be a steady female guard.

Li Mi couldn't help but be a little puzzled, in the middle of the night, the officials had already dispersed, who was this old man?

At present, the old man is in the signing room, and his guards are guarding the door, and Li Mi can only be stuffed under the bed, which is also a kind of torment.

Li Mi heard some noises, thinking that the old man put some books and other things on the bamboo bed, and the bamboo bed bent down, and it was almost attached to Li Mi's back, which showed that the weight of the things was not light.

The candle was dim, and the old man should have picked up the candlestick, but he walked into the file room!

"This old man is also here to investigate the case!"

Li Mi couldn't help but be shocked, there was no chance to sneak out, and there was no point in getting out, so Li Mi honestly shrank under the bed.

It wasn't long before the old man walked out of the file room, pushed the door and looked at the guard outside.

"Go and ask Wu Yong, some of the files are not here, did he let them take them."

"Yes."

Li Mi heard this conversation, and his heart couldn't help but tighten, could it be that the file that this old man was looking for was the same as himself?!!! He also traced down Zhang's behind-the-scenes scenes?!!!

Li Mi was muttering in his heart, when the female guard outside walked in again and said to the old man: "My lord, it's hot at night, let's drink tea to relieve the heat first." ”

"Well, I've worked hard for you, in fact, you don't have to come with me, Yuan is no longer in the officialdom, he has no power and no power, your father is also a big hero, since Yuan promised you the Zhang family, he will naturally investigate the case..."

"Sure enough, I'm here to investigate Zhang's case!" When Li Mi heard this, his heart couldn't help but be shocked.

The female guard said at this time: "What the adults said, without your knowledge, Yingluo would have died unjustly in prison a long time ago, and it is my blessing to be able to protect you left and right... Senior sister, she suffered this misfortune, the master was grief-stricken and indignant, and now the tea and rice are not served, and the adults can agree to investigate the case, which is a great kindness..."

When Li Mi heard this, he couldn't help but try to search for his memory, but he was really not familiar with history, and he couldn't think of any historical figures surnamed Yuan for a while.

The two talked for a while, and Wu Yong, the priest of the torture room, hurried over, almost tripped over the threshold, and looked very cramped.

"Let the Lord of the Institute wait for a long time, Wu Yong is really afraid..."

Li Mi didn't know what kind of official this court was, but it could make Wu Yong so panicked, this surnamed Yuan should have a lot of background, and he could have such power if he didn't become an official, which showed this person's confidence.

"It's Yuan who is bothering, Yuan has no other hobbies, he likes to look at these cases, Yuan is no longer a royal history, he doesn't have the authority to look at the files, he just can't be idle, you just know this matter, don't bother Lord Jane."

"Yes, yes, Wu Yong knows that he knows, I don't know which files the adults are looking for?"

When Li Mi heard this, he finally knew that this surnamed Yuan was originally a supervising imperial historian!

The Ming Dynasty set up the Imperial Inspectorate, under the jurisdiction of the thirteen supervising imperial history, but is a small official of the seventh grade, but the patrol according to the imperial history on behalf of the Son of Heaven patrol, the authority is great, ask the place, the big things are announced, the small things are decided, but no one dares to be disrespectful, and the officialdom has to call a "according to the court".

This kind of official position is the same as in the six branches, although the official position is small, but the authority is ridiculously large, and it is specially used to clamp down and supervise other officials, and the non-upright and strong backbone ministers are not competent.

That Yuan Yuan has already stepped down from office, has no official position, and it is not reasonable to look at the file, so he hinted to Wu Yong so as not to make trouble in vain.

Wu Yong naturally knew the rules, and after listening to Yuan according to the date of the dossier, he walked into the dossier room, and came out again after a while.

"It's strange, how can I not see it? The calligraphers had only sorted it out a few days earlier..."Wu Yong muttered to himself.

Li Mi couldn't help but feel worried, there were many people standing in the room at this time, he was only hiding under the bamboo bed, and he was too nervous!

Wu Yong has already begun to rummage around, but he is afraid that it will only be a matter of time before he finds his Li Mi!

Li Mi looked at Wu Yong's shoes, but when his shoes came to the bedside, Li Mi's heart rose to his throat!

However, at this time, the female guard named Yingluo suddenly said, "Commander Wu, do you see if it's this one?" ”

Li Mi looked around, and the female guard was picking up the file under the table, and although the light was dim, her white hands could still be seen.

"Ah, that's it... Just how can it be under the table? ”

When Li Mi heard this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, this feeling of being a thief was so fucking exciting!

He glanced at the door, wondering if there was a chance of escape, for he could be spotted at any moment!

Just when Li Mi was about to make a desperate bet, Yuan Yuan Yuan said: "It is estimated that I put the place just now, but there is a Lao Wu official..."

Wu Yong heard Yuan Zhiyuan speak like this, where did he dare to hold it up, so he was polite, and then retreated.

As soon as Wu Yong left, Yingluo closed the door, and Li Mi vaguely heard the sound of metal rubbing, thinking that this woman had already begun to draw a knife!

Since this Yuan Yuan Yuan can come to investigate the case and be able to be the inspector of the imperial history, he is naturally a capable person, how can he be confused, these files are too pointed, he naturally knows that someone is the first to steal these files!

Sure enough, Li Mi just sighed secretly, and Yuan Zhiyuan spoke: "Friends under the bed, it's too hot inside, let's come out and talk." ”

Li Mi was afraid that the female guard would make a move, so he stretched out his hands to show kindness, so he slowly crawled out.

After hiding under the bed for so long, Li Mi was gray-faced, sweat and dust were stuck together, and he was really embarrassed.

However, when he straightened up, he couldn't help but be a little stunned.

Because this Yuan Zhaoyuan is not an old man at all, but a middle-aged man in his thirties, with thin cheeks, a straight nose, and three strands of goatee, three points elegant, seven points fine.

And the female guard beside him, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, was as tall and short as Yuan Zhiyuan, tall and fit, although her face was mediocre, her complexion was frighteningly white, and the faint red mole at the tip of her nose was even more conspicuous.

Although Li Mi raised his hands high to show kindness, the female guard Yingluo was still not at ease, and she raised her hand to capture Li Mi!

Li Mi is trained, young and strong, although he doesn't know martial arts, but when it comes to grappling and fighting, he still has two brushes, and he shoots quickly and accurately, but Li Mi is confident that he can take her backhand.

It's just that Li Mi didn't want to have a conflict, so she had to let her cut her hands behind her back and her head was pressed on the table.

This Yingluo is also a ruthless person, and he is about to dislocate Li Mi, and Li Mi can bear it, so he just snorts.

The friendliness shown by Li Mi was really understood by Yuan Zhaoyuan, and he hurriedly spoke: "Yingluo, let him go, and speak well." ”

Yingluo Xu has a lot of prejudice against a thief like Li Mi, and snorted coldly before throwing Li Mi away.

Li Mi shook his hand and moved his sore joints, and then thanked him: "According to the magnanimity of the court, I admire it." ”

Yuan Jiyuan was not humble, but asked directly: "Tell me, who are you, why did you sneak into the torture room and steal these files." ”

Li Mi has the intention of entering the government as a detective, so he did not hesitate to recommend himself to Jian Dingyong, the middle-aged man in front of him, even if he leaves office, still has such a great influence, and is keen to investigate the case, if he can get his help, he will definitely be able to go one step closer to his goal!

Thinking of this, Li Mi did not hide it, and immediately replied: "The contemptible surname is Li Mingmi, and he was hired by the Lu family to investigate the case of the Lu family's lady. ”

"Lu Chongning hired you?" Yuan was a little surprised, in ancient times, litigators were not a popular profession, these litigators often reversed black and white, played with the royal law, and were disliked by officials, and in order to win the lawsuit, the litigator would hire some detectives to investigate the case privately, which had a great impact on the official affairs of the government, so the government did not like these private detectives very much.

Since Li Mi has the heart to do his old job, he has understood the general environment early, and he is not too surprised to see Yuan Zhiyuan's reaction.

Yuan looked Li Mi up and down according to the courtyard, and then said to Yingluo: "Send someone to the Lu family to verify it." ”

Yingluo nodded, and he didn't worry about Li Mi, but when he arrived at the door, he told a guard to go to Lu's house for verification, and he still stayed in the room, vigilant about Li Mi.

"The case of the lady of the Lu family has been substantiated, and the county government is also preparing to close the case, what else is there to investigate, besides, these files have nothing to do with the lady of the Lu family, you come to steal, it's really a little unreasonable, right?"

As soon as Yuan Yuan said this, Yingluo took a step closer, and saw that the posture was about to start if he didn't agree with each other!

Li Mi had already listened to their conversation, but he didn't say anything, he just sneered: "Don't you think that Chen Shi's death is too strange? The suicide note is clearly counterfeit and forged, but the people in the county government are incompetent, and they can't find out the reason for it, so they just want to close the case! ”

"Contemptible people are not talented, since they are employed by Lu Maocai, they must investigate this case clearly, and return the Zhang family to a clean and innocent person!"

Yuan Zhiyuan looked at Yingluo, the latter's expression was also a little surprised, the two glanced at each other, and then they both stared at Li Mi!