The red and silver book is no different from his own life in Hu Bufan's heart, and he knows very well that this account book has certainly created his current status, but the same account book will also break himself to pieces at any time.

If this book falls into the hands of hostile people, the consequences are unimaginable.

Tonight, he suddenly received this letter, he only felt dizzy, the first thought is to determine whether the red and silver book is really stolen, after all, there are only a handful of people who know the existence of the red and silver book, this letter mentions the red and silver book, for Hu Bufan, it is an earth-shattering thing, so he can't care about anything else, and is eager to determine the whereabouts of the red and silver book.

The red and silver album was not stolen in this ancestral hall, and after Hu Bufan's short period of peace of mind, he soon felt a chill hit his whole body in an instant, and that ominous premonition had been born from head to toe.

He had realized that he seemed to have made a fatal mistake.

The ancestral hall was as silent as death, with a "pop" sound, the sesame oil lamp had been extinguished, Hu Bufan had already grabbed the red and silver book in his hand, as if he was dying, knowing that something was wrong, it was dark in the ancestral hall, he ran out of the door, and he was about to open his mouth to call someone, but before the voice came out, he felt that a figure appeared vaguely in front of him, like a wall in front.

In the dark, Hu Bufan could only know that the other party was a person, but his body shape and appearance could not be seen clearly at all, the person was very fast, without saying a word, he had already raised his fist and punched Hu Bufan's brain, Hu Bufan only felt dizzy, took two steps back, and sat down on the ground.

At this time, he was extremely shocked, and he already understood that someone must have infiltrated the Hubu Shangshu Mansion.

Although he is not wise, he is not a stupid person after all, and the key to the matter has been seen at this time, and the shadow in front of him who sneaked up on him must have something to do with the letter.

He was still wondering before, this red and silver book is stored in the ancestral hall, God knows, in addition, only he knows, and the red and silver book that checks the accounts twice a year, he is not fixed in a certain place, every time he stores it, it is careful, it is impossible for others to know, how can it be stolen? Now I finally understood that the letter was just a bait for throwing stones to ask for directions, and it was true that no one knew the whereabouts of the red and silver books beforehand, but the other party used this hand, and in a moment of panic, he actually took the other party to the place where the red and silver books were collected.

If you are not fooled, then the other party is spending a lot of effort, and it is impossible to know the whereabouts of the red and silver book, but the red and silver book is related to their own life and death.

Hu Bufan regretted it at this time, knowing that the other party was coming for the red and silver book, and he knew that this red and silver book must not be lost, although he was punched hard and dizzy, he still clung to the red and silver book in his hand, and tried his best to shout, but the other party did not allow him to make a sound, his mouth had not yet opened, the other party had already pounced, and he didn't know what he grabbed in his hand, so he smashed it on Hu Bufan's head.

Hu Bufan is a weak official, and he is more than half a hundred years old, trying to withstand such a blow, there are gold stars in front of him, and he subconsciously wants to struggle, but he just rolls his eyes, and he has already fainted.

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The servants guarding outside the ancestral hall were all waiting quietly. When the wall entered the ancestral hall, everyone only felt unbelievable, and they didn't know what was going on.

But seeing that Lord Shangshu was panicked just now, and came straight to the ancestral hall, it was obvious that the matter was not small.

In the ancestral hall, most of the hours passed, and it was still silent, and the servants only felt that things were a little weird, and several people got together and whispered a few words, and finally one of them rushed away to talk to Mrs. Hu.

The ancestral hall is a heavy place, and the gate is locked, so these servants naturally dare not enter, but they are afraid that something will happen to Hu Bufan inside, so they can only invite someone to come over.

After a long time, I finally saw a group of people surrounding a woman in her forties, carrying a few lanterns, that woman was Hu Bufan's main room, and the servants outside the ancestral hall hurriedly greeted her, Mrs. Hu frowned and asked, "The master hasn't come out yet?" ”

"It's been almost an hour since they've been in." The servant bowed and replied, "I haven't seen it until now." ”

"How did you get in?" Mrs. Hu couldn't help frowning when she saw that the big copper lock on the door of the ancestral hall was locked.

The servant replied, "The master turned over. The wall entered the ancestral hall. ”

"Only the master is in there?"

"It's not." Someone immediately replied: "There is another person who escorts the master in, but ...... But it hasn't come out yet. The man seemed to think of something, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, did you all see clearly just now, who accompanied the master in?" ”

Several servants guarding the courtyard of the ancestral hall looked at each other and shook their heads.

The genealogy maids and servants below the Shangshu Mansion add up to more than hundreds of people, just Hu Bufan came to the ancestral hall, these servants all spontaneously followed, although there was a moon, but no one cared about looking at the people around them, just hurried here, at this time suddenly remembered, no one really paid attention to who followed Hu Bufan into the ancestral hall.

Mrs. Hu came to the front of the courtyard gate, brought the key to the ancestral hall, took out the key, but did not immediately open the lock, called twice, there was no sound inside, then took the lock and opened the key, and took a few people in, the courtyard was quiet, the door of the ancestral hall was open, but it was dark inside, someone held a lantern and went over, and took a picture of the house, and then heard someone exclaim: "Master!" ”

Everyone gathered around, only to see Hu Bufan lying on the ground, his forehead covered with blood, motionless, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

Everyone was taken aback and shouted, some people told to call the doctor quickly, and some people stepped forward to support Hu Bufan, probed their noses, and said to Mrs. Hu: "Madam, the master still has breath." ”

Everyone hurriedly carried Hu Bufan out of the ancestral hall, and after a lot of tossing and turning, and placing Hu Bufan, Mrs. Hu summoned all the chief managers of the mansion and asked angrily: "What the hell is going on?" The lord is in his own house, and he was injured like this? You say, "What's going on?" Who's the hand? Inside and outside the courtyard, there were guards everywhere, how did the assassins get in? ”

In fact, the people in Shangshufu are also very strange.

Hu Bufan is one of the six ministries, is the absolute minister of the Great Qin Empire, the security affairs of the household department of the Shangshu Mansion has always been very strict, not to mention that the streets outside the Shangshu Mansion are always patrolled by soldiers, that is, in the Shangshu Mansion, everywhere is open or dark but there are guards, Hu Bufan has always taken his life very seriously, and he also knows that there must be many people in the government and the opposition who want to take his life, so the government has recruited a lot of strange people, there is no shortage of good hands, the huge Shangshu Mansion, day and night, There are escort teams patrolling all over the province to strengthen their vigilance, but if there is an abnormality, these people will react quickly.

But tonight is surprisingly strange, Hu Bufan's head is bleeding, and the assassin has no trace, coming and going without a trace, if the assassin is here to assassinate Hu Bufan, but Hu Bufan except for some flesh and skin injuries on his head, there are no scars on his body, since the assassin can quietly approach Hu Bufan, and can beat Hu Bufan like this, then it is naturally easy to kill Hu Bufan.

But Hu Bufan is not dead, so the purpose of sneaking into Shangshu Mansion at this moment is obviously not to kill people.

Several managers looked at each other, all of them bowed their heads, not daring to speak.

Mrs. Hu's face was very ugly, and at this moment, a maid came over and said, "Madam, the master is awake!" ”

Mrs. Hu hurriedly entered the inner room, several chief managers looked at each other, and followed in, only to see Hu Bufan lying on the couch, his forehead was also bandaged, his eyes were open, and his voice was not loud, just shouting: "Account book, account book, where is the account book?" ”

Mrs. Hu leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Master, what account book?" ”

"My ledger." Hu Bufan almost collapsed, his eyes blank: "Where is my ledger?" ”

Mrs. Hu turned around, several managers looked at each other, they all shook their heads, and one of the managers stepped forward and said cautiously: "Master, what account book do you want?" ”

Hu Bufan said with difficulty: "The account book of the ancestral hall, my life ......!" ”

"Sir, when we went in, we didn't see any account books." Mrs. Hu said: "What kind of account book are you talking about, do you want people to look for it again?" ”

One of the stewards had already said, "Let's go find the little one." ”

Hu Bufan's face was like ashes, and he said in a trembling voice: "I can't find it, I was ...... Snatched away! He struggled to sit up, his facial muscles spasmodic and twisted: "The catastrophe is inevitable, I have calculated it...... There is no escape ...... catastrophe! ”

Mrs. Hu and several managers were at a loss, Hu Bufan suddenly thought of something, and immediately said: "The one who sent the letter, where is the one who sent the letter?" Bring it here, where is the messenger? ”

Someone immediately went down, and soon brought a person over, this person looked ordinary, with a panicked face, and the servant had already said: "My lord, this person is a ruffian who wanders in Beijing, and he has no background, and he is abducted and deceived on weekdays, called Chen San!" ”

That Chen San had already knelt on the ground, bowing his head, not daring to speak, Hu Bufan looked at Chen San angrily and asked, "Who do you say...... Who sent you that letter? Tell me, if you ...... If you have half a lie, kill it immediately! ”

Chen San trembled, he couldn't imagine that sending a letter would be such a big thing, but he didn't know how to send a letter today, but also send his own life, and said in a trembling voice: "Back to the old man, yes...... Someone gave the villain ten taels of silver to let the villain ...... Let the villain send this letter to Shangshu Mansion, and ...... and instructed the villain, saying that the letter was urgent, and his life was at stake...... The villain only thinks that it is easy to send a letter for ten taels of silver, so ......! ”

Hu Bufan said sharply: "The official didn't ask you this, the official asked you, who asked you to send the letter?" ”

"The villain really doesn't know." Chen San cried with a sad face: "That person wrapped himself like a zongzi, the villain really doesn't know who he is...... A guard chief next to him pulled out a knife, put it on Chen San's neck, and said sharply: "You dare to lie? ”

"Villain...... The villain does not dare to lie. Chen San only felt that the crotch of his pants was hot, and the urine had already flowed out: "The villain really doesn't know who he is, even if the old man kills the little one, the little one...... The little one doesn't know who he is! ”

Hu Bufan's eyes showed despair, staring at Chen San, his throat moved suddenly, "Wow", a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he screamed "My life is over", and he fell backwards and passed out again.