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was imprisoned in such an unreasonable way by Lu Jin, and only ate a few steamed buns and drank some coarse tea at the end of the day, which made the officials really shocked and angry. But no matter how much they shouted threats, the guards guarding the door remained unmoved.

It's not that the officials haven't thought of other ways to get out, but it's a pity that for these people, maybe all kinds of problems in the officialdom can be solved, but it is extremely difficult to break out of the house where the door is locked and guarded by guards.

So, as time went on, their mood changed from their anger to horror, for they really couldn't guess what the Governor's purpose was in keeping them here, and whether it was to force them to agree with his judgment of Xue Xin. If you don't obey your fate, will you have to be locked up here forever?

In the midst of an uneasy torment, it was also dark. Just when everyone was becoming more and more uneasy, and they were about to bang on the door and break out, the door was suddenly opened, and in their surprise, Lu Zhen walked in slowly from outside the door.

"Governor Lu, you're too nonsense! Even if the subordinate is your subordinate, you must not be insulted by this, and this time I will definitely impeach you according to the facts! Immediately, an official shouted angrily.

One sentence ignited the dissatisfaction and anger in the hearts of others, and suddenly, the voices of questioning and accusation in the hall rang out, accusing Lu Zhen of abusing his power, which was a great insult to the official, and he must give everyone a justice or explanation.

In the face of a series of accusations from everyone, Lu Zhen seemed very calm, and even had a faint smile on his face. It wasn't until they were almost finished talking that he arched his hand at them and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please forgive me, this official has indeed done something inappropriate in this matter, and at that time, I only thought about the overall situation of my Jinan, and also for the safety of your lords, so I forced you to stay." It's just that the people below are really too reckless, and they actually use such unreasonable means as coercion, and this official will make amends to you here first. As he spoke, he bent down.

Although his posture was very low, he still couldn't let everyone go, some people were still accusing him of not acting like this, and others were puzzled, asking what was so serious about him.

Lu Zhen was not busy answering, but asked his subordinates to bring tea and snacks in, and sat down at the top of the place with a big face, carefully looking at the officials in Jinan City below.

Being stared at by them with such strange eyes, even Gao Duzhong quickly felt uneasy, and couldn't help but say, "Lord Futai, what do you mean by this?" Please make it clear! ”

Only then did Lu Zhen speak: "Please calm down for a while, before getting down to business, this official has something I want you to take a look at." With a nod, he asked Han Wutong, who was waiting in the room, to send a stack of papers that had been written long ago to these officials one by one.

For this guy who ordered to forcibly lock himself up and others, these people are naturally very unpleasant. If it weren't for Lu Jin's presence, they would have had a seizure immediately, and it would have been light to shave his ears a few times. In the face of the vicious eyes of these officials, Han Wutong, who handed over the paper, also beat a drum in his heart, shrunk his neck and lowered his eyebrows, and did not dare to fight them head-on at all.

But then, everyone paid attention to the paper in their hands, there were no special words on it, just a few simple numbers, and they frowned for a while, but there was a faint uneasiness in their hearts.

"Do you know what the numbers say on this?" After everyone got the paper and read it, Lu Zhen asked and answered himself: "This is an account book obtained after searching the Xue family's carriage and horse shop last night, in addition to the year, month and day, and these numbers, there are also the official positions and names of the adults at that time. What does that mean, I don't think I need to say it too clearly, right? As he spoke, he took out a very thin account book from his sleeve and slapped it on the table.

Hearing this, looking at the string of dazzling numbers in their hands, the momentum of these officials suddenly became discouraged, and even a few of them trembled, and a look of panic appeared on their faces.

At this time, looking at the number carefully, they finally figured out that this was the specific amount of bribes that Xue Xin gave when he made friends to curry favor with him! Although this kind of thing has passed for a while, they can't remember how much they have taken, but since everyone has written it down in black and white, there will be no mistakes.

In addition to being frightened, they had a trace of doubt - why did Xue Xin record all these things, and what ulterior motives did he have?

Lu Zhen also asked the same question in a timely manner: "Don't you adults still think that there is a lot of article in this?" He is a businessman, since he has the heart to befriend you, why would he keep such a hand? Do you still think he's an ordinary businessman? ”

"Big ...... What do you mean by ......" Gao Duzhong asked with difficulty, he had been killed by this accident and was a little too slow to come.

"It's very simple, he's getting you all the way. Once he succeeds, he will use these tricks to coerce you into joining him. And if he fails this time, there is such a talisman, which is enough for the adults to save him. If he is innocent, I am afraid that there will be no more ill-intentioned people in this world! Lu Jin gave the answer with a sneer.

This time, no one dared to speak for Xue Xin as before.

In fact, the reason why they tried to protect Xue Xin before was because they had received his benefits, and it was not good to see death and not save them. Only now did they know that they had been counted to death by this inconspicuous businessman, and their hearts were naturally full of anger and vigilance.

"Lord Futai, is this Xue Xin really a traitor of the White Lotus Sect?" After being silent for a long time, He Yuan asked with some hesitation.

Lu Zhen nodded: "Although there is no conclusive evidence yet, this official believes that he is the thief of the White Lotus Sect, and he is also the leader of it." You will not have to argue about it any longer, for I am confident that soon solid evidence will be sent to you, and you will be relieved to wait here and see. ”

After saying this, Lu Zhen got up and left. This time, he didn't order anyone to stop him, and even the guards who were originally guarding the door withdrew. But this time, these officials in the hall did not move, just sat there in a daze, and had no intention of taking this opportunity to leave.

The appearance of this account book has completely woken them up. Now the only thing they have to worry about is how to deal with themselves and how to explain once Xue Xin's crime is really convicted.

If Lu Zhen convicted them all of them as accomplices of the White Lotus Sect thieves in a fit of anger, it would not only be a matter of official careers, but also his own net worth and life would probably not be saved. And if they don't care about leaving at this time, I'm afraid it will be more obvious to investigate it afterwards, and it can be said that they are weak-hearted, and they may even be guilty of one more degree at that time.

If it was the visible door and lock that imprisoned them here during the day just now, then it was the invisible heart lock that kept them out of the door at this moment, and the latter was obviously much more powerful than the former.

Before, they could still talk about it and be full of indignation, but at this time, they could only sit there with sad faces, thinking about their own thoughts, and couldn't even say a word.

Although the person had walked out of the hall, Lu Jin's mind still paid attention to the reactions of the people behind him, and after finding out that they were really shocked by himself this time, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Qu Gongliang's people had a good eye before, brought back all the account books in the carriage and horse shop, and found such an account book from the bookcase in Xue Xin's house, otherwise he really didn't know how to drag on this difficult time.

When he woke up and asked Han Wutong just now, he realized that there was no news from Yang Zhen's side yet, obviously because the other party had not yet made a move. This made him, who was originally full of confidence, unconsciously a little worried, would those people of the White Lotus Sect give up this operation in order to preserve their strength because their own leader was suddenly arrested?

After all, this time Lu Zhen had almost destroyed their entire plan. Not only did the Lijin that was originally used to attract people's attention not succeed, but even the head of the central command was taken down by the government, and it is very likely that the people of the White Lotus Sect will abandon the plan and die down at this time.

It's just that in this way, Lu Jin's overall plan seems imperfect, and in the end, he can only rely on a small number of witnesses, or torture and interrogation, to convict Xue Xin.

The only thing that is gratifying is that a major crisis has been resolved...... This is a sentence that Lu Jin told himself helplessly.

If they don't take action by dawn tomorrow, then this time it will be difficult to wipe out the White Lotus Sect's forces in Shandong. Lu Zhen looked up at the sky and estimated the time, it was nearly three watches, is there still a chance?

Just when he was about to accept all this, suddenly a flame rose from the east of the city, lighting up the black sky over there. Then, the exclamation came faintly from that side.

Seeing this sudden fire, Lu Jin's spirit also lifted suddenly, not only did he not see worry, but showed a happy smile: "It seems that you still chose to act according to the original plan." This time, we can finally uproot this cult force that has been hidden among the people from the boundary of Shandong Province! ”

muttered such a sentence in his mouth, and in the pupils of Lu Jin's eyes, there was also a faint flame jumping, but I don't know if this is emitted by himself, or the distant fire that is reflected......

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