"So fast?" Meng Qi was stunned, he got the portrait yesterday afternoon, and after rushing to make it overnight, he just posted a wanted notice this morning, and now it has only been two hours, and he has caught the person on the portrait, it seems that the efficiency of this criminal department is still good.

Xiangguo said happily: "Your Majesty, let's go and see what kind of force it is." ”

"Okay." Meng Qi and the others rushed to the Criminal Department.

The construction of the criminal department of Hirata Country, it can be seen that it costs a lot, at least much more advanced than the Imperial Palace.

When Meng Qi entered the Criminal Department, he couldn't help but slander the shabby of the palace in his heart.

The prison of the criminal department is set up underground, the first floor is the interrogation room, surrounded by thick black bricks and glutinous rice mud, Meng Qi stretched out his finger and tapped it, the voice urn was heavy, and secretly guessed that it was at least fifty centimeters thick, and the iron bar of each cell was as thick as a child's arm, which could be described as solid.

When he came to the interrogation room, the Shangshu Xingdao of the Criminal Department was waiting here early, and when he saw Meng Qi, Xingdao saluted respectfully: "I have seen Your Majesty." ”

It was the first time Meng Qi had seen this legendary figure, and he couldn't help but look at it curiously, only to see that this torture path had eyebrows like swords, a wide face and big ears, and that thick beard, at first glance, he was a person with means and resoluteness.

"I heard you caught the person in the portrait?" Meng Qi asked.

"Yes." Xing Dao then took Meng Qi into the innermost interrogation room, and at this time, there were six guards with knives guarding outside the interrogation room, which was tightly guarded.

Seeing the torture Dao coming with the emperor, six guards knelt down on one knee to greet him.

Meng Qi glanced at the six guards a few more times, looking at their eyes and momentum, they should be the elite of the guards, and they are all blood-stained figures.

Several people came to the interrogation room, and there was a young man who looked like a young man tied up, and at this time the young man had several whiplashes on his body, but the injuries were not serious.

"This is the one who bought the murderous assassination?" Meng Qi glanced at the young man.

"Yes, it was the person in the portrait, after torture, he also confessed, and it was the owner of his house who instructed him to do this." Torture replied.

Meng Qi nodded, walked to the young man's side, stretched out his hand and patted the wounds on the young man's body a few times, and whispered, "It's just a few whips, so quickly explained?" ”

The young man gasped a few times under the pain, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty spare your life, the little one will say everything, please spare my life." ”

Meng Qi squinted his eyes and said strangely: "Your master is really good at picking people, and betrayed your master so quickly." ”

The young boy dodged his eyes and looked to the side.

Xiangguo Liu Neng couldn't help but say: "Who is the master of your family?" Dare to buy a murderer to assassinate the emperor! ”

"It's... It's Zhao Qian Zhao. The young guy said honestly.

"What?! Zhao Qian, the head of the household? Xiangguo Liu Neng was stunned.

"Yes." The young guy bowed his head.

Xiangguo was furious and scolded: "This thing doesn't know whether to live or die." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Meng Qi and pleaded: "Your Majesty, please give an order to arrest that Zhao Qian, if the evidence of the crime is confirmed, this is a major crime of the Nine Clans." ”

Meng Qi raised his eyebrows undeniably, and muttered: "If one person commits a crime, why should he punish the Nine Clans, it is really unreasonable." ”

"What did you say, Your Majesty?" Xiangguo didn't hear clearly, but Zoro next to him heard it clearly, he paused the corners of his mouth and didn't answer.

Meng Qi touched his beardless chin and said, "Send troops to arrest that Hubu Shangshu and Zhao Qian." ”

"Yes!" The Torture Dao leads the way.

As if thinking of something, Meng Qi stopped Xingdao, who was about to leave: "Wait a minute, you go to get people with the holy decree, but don't say that it's because of the murderous assassination." ”

Xing Dao nodded and walked out of the interrogation room, hearing Meng Qi's words, the eyes of the tied young man rolled, and he didn't know what to think.

Meng Qi walked over, patted the young man on the shoulder, and said with a strange smile: "You kid, if you play tricks with me, I will make your life worse than death." ”

The young guy was stunned for a moment, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he hurriedly said: "How dare the villain deceive Your Majesty, the villain has explained everything." ”

Meng Qi walked to the side and sat down, looked at Xiang Guo and asked, "Liu Neng, I remember you told me that among all the officials, this Hu Shangshu Zhao Qian is the strongest, and the Zhao family where he is located seems to be the second largest family in Pingtian Kingdom." ”

Xiangguo replied: "Yes, this Zhao family has been doing salt transportation business for several generations, and ninety percent of the salt merchants in Pingtian Country are under the name of this Zhao family, a few years ago, the Zhao family has been doing business with Qu Yuguo, but in recent years, for some reason, the Zhao family no longer buys salt from Qu Yuguo." ”

Meng Qi nodded, thoughtful.

"Hey, do you know why your master doesn't do business with Qu Yuguo?" Meng Qi turned his head and asked the young guy coldly.

The little guy hurriedly said, "I don't know, I don't know." ”

"I'll just ask, what are you nervous about?" Meng Qi sneered.

Xiangguo thought for a while, and then said: "This Zhao Qian also took advantage of his official position to make friends with many big families in Pingtian, including the first family of Pingtian Country, the Cheng family. ”

"Is it the Cheng family in Dongzhou County?" Meng Qi asked.

"Yes."

"They are in a group, and our royal family can't gnaw anymore." Meng Qi said strangely.

Xiang Guo looked indignant, and said hatefully: "This Zhao family has been loyal and good for generations, otherwise the salt transportation business of Pingtian Country would not be completely handed over to this Zhao family, I didn't expect that this Zhao Qian would do such a thing, it is really a crime that deserves death!" ”

Meng Qi frowned, did not answer, he faintly felt that this was a little boring, he turned his head and glanced at the young guy again, and the young guy avoided Meng Qi's eyes again, which made Meng Qi more suspicious that this young guy was hiding something.

Several people waited for a while, and the torture road escorted Zhao Qian to the interrogation room of the criminal department.

"Back to Your Majesty, Zhao Qian, the head of the household department, has been brought, but when the criminal department took people, it was obstructed by the Zhao family, and now the Zhao family is still surrounded outside the criminal department." Torture Dao reported.

"What? The Zhao family is so bold! Xiangguo glared at Zhao Qian.

Meng Qi didn't care, and said with a smile: "Zhao Qian, do you know why I arrested you here?" ”

Zhao Qian raised his eyes and glanced at the young man not far away, and said expressionlessly: "I guess that it should be related to the assassination during the day." ”

"Ahh You admit it, don't you? Xiangguo pointed at Zhao Qian's nose and shouted.

"This little guy was dismissed by my Zhao family a few days ago, I think there must be some misunderstanding in this." Zhao Qian said calmly.

"Buy murderous assassination, and want to wash it clean, and put all the blame on the subordinates, Zhao Qian, you really deserve to die!" Sangkook scolded.

Meng Qi stood up and said, "Okay, let's go outside first to see what the situation is." ”

Xiangguo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, be careful, then the Zhao family may be unfavorable to you!" ”

"Three generations of my Zhao family are loyal martyrs, my great-grandfather was born and died for the country of Hirata, laying down half of the country, my grandfather and father died on the battlefield, and the horse leather shrouded in corpses, in my generation, no matter how bad it is, I will not make the slightest transgression to Your Majesty!" Zhao Qian said in a deep voice.

"If you say this now, who will believe it?" Xiangguo sneered, turned his head to look at the punishment road, and said, "Lord Xing, call all the troops of the punishment department and follow Your Majesty." As he spoke, he looked at Sauron again and said, "Protect Your Majesty." ”

Zoro nodded.