Everyone returned to the back hall of the county government to have dinner, and they didn't care about resting, and came to the living room to continue their deliberations.

"There must be something wrong with this Shen Qinglong."

Yu Huawen affirmed.

Yuan Baohu raised his eyebrows and said puzzledly: "Shen Qinglong's answer didn't show any obvious flaws, how could the adults be so sure?" ”

"Huh." Yu Huawen stroked his beard with a smile, glanced at Lin He, and said, "Chang Geng, you can talk to Lord Yuan." ”

Lin He nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "There are two doubts in Shen Qinglong's words. ”

"First, Shen Qinglong once said, 'I have nothing to do, I want to go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion for a few drinks', but according to the old bustard's recollection, he only ordered some tea in the wing, and never asked for wine, nor did he ask anyone to accompany him. Sitting alone in the private room for half an hour is obviously inconsistent with his usual practice. ”

Everyone nodded thoughtfully.

"This second ......" Lin He hesitated for a moment and looked at Yu Huawen.

Yu Huawen bowed slightly, and Lin He continued: "This second one involves a secret of Qian Dahong and Shen Qinglong. ”

Secret?

Everyone looked at Lin He suspiciously.

Lin He didn't sell Guan Zi, and continued: "Shen Qinglong said that he has no personal relationship with Qian Dahong. However, according to the information obtained by the county government, this Shen Qinglong and Qian Dahong not only have a personal relationship, but also ......"

"Moreover, these two met eighteen years ago!"

Qin Hanyu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Eighteen years ago, where did this start?" ”

Lin He glanced at her and said, "Eighteen years ago, this Shen Qinglong and Qian Dahong were both water bandits in Qiantang!" ”

"What!?" Qin Hanyu's willow eyebrows were upside down, and his apricot eyes were round, as if he couldn't believe it: "How is it possible?!" How can a dignified imperial court seven-rank county order be born as a water bandit? ”

Lin He spread his hands, "That's the case. ”

"Actually, Lord Yu and I have long suspected Shen Qinglong and secretly investigated."

"I learned that Shen Qinglong had a close relationship with a woman named Mu Qing in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so Lord Yu sent me to investigate. But this Shen Qinglong is really cunning, and he actually ransomed Mu Qing one step in advance, otherwise, he should be able to get more clues. ”

Yuan Baohu frowned, and said impatiently: "Why is it so mother-in-law and mother-in-law, who directly arrest them, and torture and interrogate them?" ”

Lin He was amused in his heart, thanks to Yuan Baohu or Mingtang. He looked at Yuan Baohu and said, "Lord Yuan, there is no evidence, how can you arrest a wealthy gentleman who has been rooted in Qiantang for many years, has a letter of recommendation from the imperial court, dominates one side with wealth, and is quite famous?" ”

The letter of recommendation from the imperial court is a certificate issued to these people after the court officials inspect outstanding talents, with this certificate, it is regarded as entering the upper class society of the Great Jin, whether they are officials or not, the identities of these people are placed there, and the government generally cannot be arrested at will.

"We ...... We can hold the woman with Mu Qing. Yuan continued to argue with his neck strained.

How did such a person get into Mingtang?

Lin He rolled his eyes and didn't answer again.

Qin Hanyu looked at everyone's strange eyes, and felt a little embarrassed in his heart.

Although Yuan Baohu's proposal is not reliable, he represents Mingtang after all, and he has to defend it no matter what.

"Senior Brother Tiger is mostly responsible for the affairs of the rivers and lakes on weekdays, and he is not very familiar with investigating and handling cases. Although this Mu Qing is not easy to arrest and interrogate for the time being, it can be traced as an investigation clue. ”

In fact, Qin Hanyu's words were purely to put gold on Yuan Baohu's face, as the son of the Yuan family of Chen County, Yuan Baohu's status was respected. After being sent to Mingtang, in addition to learning kung fu with Qin Yuan on weekdays, he just followed some sons of the family to eat, drink and have fun, and he really didn't go out to handle cases. At most, it is ten days and a half to catch a few ruffians on the street, this is what Qin Hanyu said about "Jianghu affairs".

Hearing Qin Hanyu speak for himself, Yuan Baohu's face turned blue and white for a while.

"Good! If you don't listen to me, I'll do it, and when the time comes, you'll all be impressed! ”

Yuan Baohu clenched his fists and secretly ruthlessly.

……

In the middle of the night, the moon shines brightly.

In the courtyard of the Shen Mansion, there was silence. Suddenly, a night walker dressed in a night suit and masked in a black scarf flashed out of the darkness. He carried a sword with a bronze fishskin scabbard on his back, and with a slight stroke, it fell silently to the eaves.

"This should be it." The man in black muttered in his heart. I saw him hanging an upside-down golden hook, hooking the eaves with his feet, leaning downward, and stretching out his head to check the movement under the eaves.

I could hear the door creak, and a young man yawning and looking like a servant walked out of the room. The man in black turned over with a harrier, jumped down from the eaves, stepped forward quickly, suddenly strangled his neck with his left arm from behind, covered his mouth with his right hand at the same time, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't make a sound!" With that, the left arm was slightly forced, and the servant almost ran out of breath.

After dragging the servant to a dark place, the man in black loosened his arm a little and whispered: "If you want to live, you must not shout, answer honestly, do you hear?!" ”

The servant trembled with fright and nodded vigorously.

"Say, where does Mu Qing live?"

"It's ...... Here, head north from here..... ...... in a small courtyard," replied the servant tremblingly.

When he had finished speaking, the man in black knocked him unconscious with a palm, dragged him into the room, and ran in the direction he had pointed out.

The backyard of the Shen Mansion was pitch black, and there was no movement.

The man in black jumped lightly into the small courtyard, stood on tiptoe and walked to the window of the bedroom, dipped his fingers in some saliva and poked open the paper window, squinting his eyes and looking in.

By the light of the moon, the contents of the room were faintly visible. Outside, there is a table, a few chairs, and two tea tables, and a large vase in the east and west corners; The inner room is a bedroom, and next to the east gable is a large bed, covered with a gauze curtain, and a man wrapped in a quilt can be vaguely seen sleeping. There is a dressing table in front of the bed, and on the outside of the dressing table is a flower stand, on which are placed several pots of flowers and plants, exuding a faint fragrance.

The man in black pulled out his dagger, gently opened the door of the outer room, slowly pushed it open, and quietly walked in, lifted the bead curtain of the side door, and entered the bedroom.

The occupants in the house seemed to be sleeping soundly and did not react.

The smell of the room is stronger.

The man in black walked to the bed and suddenly lifted the quilt, only to find that there was actually a pillow in the quilt!

"Not good! Hit the trick! The face of the man in black changed, and he turned around and retreated.

Suddenly, the flames outside the door burst into the sky, and a noisy and dense footsteps sounded from all sides!

A cold voice came from outside the door: "Your Excellency, please come out and see you!" ”

The man in black looked cold and slowly walked out of the room.

Outside the door, there were twenty or thirty Shen Mansion family members holding Pu knives, all of them fierce and vicious. On the courtyard wall, a row of family members with bows and arrows were ready to go, and the whole courtyard was surrounded by water.

In the crowd, the squire wearing a blue brocade robe was Shen Qinglong, and the scar-faced man wearing a black silk robe standing beside him was Han Changzhong, the master of the Shen Mansion.

"I advise Your Excellency not to resist, otherwise your life will not be saved!" Shen Qinglong shouted loudly.

The man in black didn't answer, and pulled out his sword with a loud bang to protect him.

Shen Qinglong narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Your Excellency is trying to fight to the death? ”

The man in black still did not speak, and rushed forward with his sword.

Shen Qinglong was unhurried and looked at the man in black mockingly.

After running two steps, the night walker suddenly felt dizzy and his whole body went limp.

"You...... Misty fragrance ....." He finally spoke, and then fell unconscious.

Shen Qinglong smiled slightly, stepped forward, and used the tip of his sword to pick open the face towel of the man in black.

Yuan Baohu's face was immediately revealed in front of everyone's eyes.

It's him.

Shen Qinglong touched his chin and said to Han Changzhong beside him with a smile: "As you expected, they are really here." ”

"After staying for half a night, I finally didn't work in vain." Han Changzhong nodded.

Shen Qinglong looked at Yuan Baohu and said, "Changzhong, this person is a person from Mingtang, he can't be killed, and he can't be released, what do you say should be done?" ”

Han Changzhong smiled confidently: "Master, I have already made up my mind, but I need you to suffer some grievances." ”

"Oh? Tell me about it? Shen Qinglong was interested.

Han Changzhong leaned into Shen Qinglong's ear and whispered.

Shen Qinglong's eyes lit up, and he said, "Good way, I'll do it tomorrow!" ”