Wu Yiheng sat on the main seat in the lobby of the middle courtyard of the Liu Mansion, looking depressed, and the battle with the Liu Mansion was resolved within twenty minutes, but the key person Liu Xuan had not yet been found. The huge Liu Mansion was turned over, even the cellar and the silver vault were rummaged through, and the secret room next to the rockery pond was found, which was still found by a soldier of the gold family with family heirloom and some luck, but in addition to finding nearly 100,000 taels of silver and copper coins and some calligraphy and painting antiques, people still did not catch it.

The maids and maids in the house, the family members are being interrogated by the Jinyi guards who rushed over, but these are peripheral personnel, there are no useful clues at all, and they may know that all of them are lying down, and it can be basically said that these people are loyal to Liu Xuan or loyal to the Liu family. This situation shocked Wu Yiheng's heart, these dead soldiers are not dozens of people, but a full three hundred people, and I have to say that the Liu family is definitely a big family with a background to raise so many dead soldiers.

Wu Yiheng asked his subordinates standing on both sides with a straight face: "Where did you see this Liu Xuan falling to the ground?" ”

Someone replied, "Could it be that you have already gone out during the day?" One of the thousand households of Jinyiwei immediately said, "Impossible, we have been staring at this place for several days, and this Liu Xuan has not gone out since he came back a few days ago." Someone hypothesized that "could this mansion have more than one secret room?" "In the backyard, Liu Xuan's bedroom has been rummaged, and there is no one at all, we still have someone who understands the feng shui organ, really not."

Wu Yiheng frowned, as if he was listening to the words of Jinyiwei's people and his subordinates, but his eyes were a little divergent, and he seemed to be in a daze.

Suddenly, a person said: "Didn't His Royal Highness King Fu say that the most dangerous place is the safest place, maybe now this Liu Xuan is still hiding in the capital." Although Jin Yiwei saw that Liu Xuan came back a few days ago, maybe he was looking for someone who looked like him to pretend? If I were to hide in the capital, the place is big and there are many people, and it is not so easy to find it. ”

Others still have to refute, only to hear Wu Yiheng seem to be muttering to himself, "The most dangerous place is the safest place?" Then a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he asked, "Have you checked the secret room in the backyard?" And what about the front and middle courts? Or even the side room where people live under fire in the firewood room next to it? Have you checked it? A person in Jinyi immediately said, "Lieutenant Wu, this secret room must be built in a place where there are few people coming and going, but there are a lot of people coming and going in the middle courtyard of this front yard, so it is impossible to choose to build it in these places, right?" ”

Wu Yiheng said lightly, "Li Qianhu, those who dare to rebel can't be treated with common sense, what if this Liu Xuan does the opposite?" Li Qianhu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he still bowed, "Xiaguan immediately sent someone to investigate." As he spoke, he led a few of the Jinyi guard's men out of the gate. This case is a big case, and the credit is also great, no one in this joint will think about sabotage and fight for credit, besides, once Liu Xuan is found in another secret room, whether it is the water and land camp or the Jinyi Guard, the credit is indispensable.

A group of people waited for dawn in the lobby, regardless of whether they could find Liu Xuan or not, as soon as the dawn and the city gate opened, the first thing to do was to send the people caught by Liu Mansion to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion. Such a case is not something that Jinyiwei can try privately, let alone the water and land camp.

At about four o'clock in the morning, Li Qianhu walked into the lobby with a depressed face, and he knew that there was no result by looking at his expression. Although the expression is ugly, Wu Yiheng can also understand that on such a cold day, a large group of people are busy working for most of the night but get nothing, which is not happy for everyone, and although Li Qianhu's official position is lower than his own, Wu Yiheng can't control him.

Wu Yiheng first stood up, bowed his hand, and said, "Li Qianhu and all the brothers of Jinyiwei have worked hard. Li Qianhu and his subordinates immediately looked a lot better when they heard this, Li Qianhu looked at the high-ranking Wu Zhongguan and said the scene, and he was not easy to take it big, so he smiled and said, "Everywhere, they are all for the saint, how can it be hard." Wu Yiheng leaned over and asked, "Li Qianhu, is there anything else in this Liu Mansion that hasn't been checked?" Li Qianhu's expression stiffened slightly, but he knew that Wu Yiheng had no malicious intentions, so he said with a bitter face, "Wu Zhongguan, where has the Liu Mansion the size of dozens of acres of land has not been investigated." If you want to say that you haven't checked it, it's the lobby of this middle courtyard. Some people in the water and land battalion listened to Li Qianhu's somewhat ridiculous words, and their faces showed anger, but Wu Yiheng and some other officers showed thoughtful expressions, and then Wu Yiheng said, "Take us and look for this lobby, don't miss anything suspicious." As soon as Wu Yiheng said this, more than a dozen people in the lobby began to look for him.

There is nothing special about this lobby seventy, objectively speaking, the atmosphere is elegant, there are no colorful carved railings and jade, and there are no calligraphy and painting antiques worth thousands of gold. Like the lobby of other large households, the reception area is spacious and well-lit, and there is nothing to question about it.

In a wall near the north, about five meters long and about five meters high, almost a square, symbolizing that a person should be upright and upright, and there is a passage about three meters wide behind the wall, and two small doors connect the backyard.

A picture of a thousand cranes is hung on the wall, adding the aura of a fairy spirit to the lobby. A long table rests against the wall, in the center is the position of the deceased father and mother of the Liu businessman, and then an incense burner, two candlesticks, and the big red candles on the candlesticks are burning, illuminating the scene in the lobby. Further south is a table of eight immortals, which is no different except for the sturdy and durable wood. On both sides of the gate until the front of the Eight Immortals Table are two rows of chairs, and there is a small table next to the chairs, which is where the guests drink tea and put tea. Everything else is really no different.

Li Qianhu led his men to bend down on the floor of the lobby from time to time and touch them with their hands, or step on them vigorously to see if there was anything suspicious. Wu Yiheng looked at this picture of a thousand cranes and felt that something was wrong, so he asked people to take off this picture and the couplets on both sides, and then continued to look at this wall.

Wu Yiheng called Li Qianhu and asked, "How thick is this wall in an ordinary big family?" Li Qianhu was stunned for a moment and said, "About half a foot to a foot." Wu Yiheng immediately said: "Then Li Qianhu can take a good look at this wall." ”

Hearing Wu Yiheng's words, everyone also rushed over, and after taking a look, they found a problem, this wall is at least three feet thick, almost one meter. So Li Qianhu came to the spirit and shouted, "Big Niu, come and take a look." Then a thin, short man in his early thirties came running and, after removing the long table, banged on the wall.

After a while, I found the traces, took out a brick that was different from the surroundings, and as soon as I took the brick away, I found that there was a groove inside, hexagonal. Everyone knows that this is the gate of the mechanism, as long as you crack this mechanism, you can enter. But where to find this key, Wu Yiheng and the people around him were thinking and meditating, suddenly Wu Yiheng saw the candlestick that fell on the ground, when he moved the long table just now, the candlestick accidentally fell to the ground, and the candlestick lay on the ground horizontally, looking from Wu Yiheng's side, he found that the inside of the copper round bottom was a hexagon. So he immediately picked up the candlestick and handed it to the big cow, and said with a smile, "Brother big bull, can you see if this is the key?" Da Niu was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "My lord, it's possible, it's possible, let the villain try it first." As he spoke, he took the candlestick and thrust it in, spinning it a few times, and everyone in the hall heard a calakara's voice, and the walls trembled slightly, but there was not much movement, and a door appeared.

Everyone was overjoyed when they saw it, although there were golden needles, but they couldn't be careless, under Wu Yiheng's admonition, several people from the water and land battalion took weapons and slowly entered the wall.

Sure enough, there was a staircase going down, built along the wall, but it was dark inside, and there was nothing to see, and the person in the front was holding a kerosene lamp and slowly descending. Because the stairs are narrow and cannot accommodate two people side by side, in order to reduce losses, Wu Yiheng first let one person go down to explore the way, make sure that it is safe, and then let the people behind go down.

"Safety, no accidents so far." Hearing the sound of talking, Wu Yiheng was sure in his heart, and then went down with several other people one after another. Got to the bottom, then turned a corner, and found that there were torches lit inside, apparently there were people in it. Wu Yiheng's eyes flashed with joy. The underground floor was paved with large bluestone, and the footsteps of everyone walking on it were echoed in the secret room.

It is said to be a secret room, but in fact, there is a lot of space inside, and after entering, it is found that it is like a hotel, there are rooms on both sides, and the whole secret room is arched, and the top is about six meters from the ground, which makes people feel oppressive.

I don't know how big the whole secret room is, I don't know how big it is until I open the room, there are five rooms on each side, Wu Yiheng and they quickly opened the first room, and then found that the area inside is almost forty square meters, which is not small, and the entire secret room is almost five hundred square meters.

Corresponding to Wu Yiheng, who was holding a weapon and looking vigilant, the room was empty, only a few bookshelves full of books. So everyone opened the second door here at a time, knew the third door, and saw that there was a bed inside, a desk next to it, a bookshelf behind, and a beautiful man sitting next to the desk with a book in his hand, frowning slightly, who seemed to be disturbed by someone to read Yaxing and was unhappy, wearing a white robe, and a mink robe on the outside, luxurious and elegant, which made Wu Yiheng and others, who are also men, feel a little inferior.

The man spoke, "Who are you waiting for, why did you break into Liu's mansion late at night." The voice is not hurried or impatient, quite magnetic, and the expression is very indifferent. Wu Yiheng spoke: "You are Liu Xuan, right?" You did a great thing in the capital, and now that the East Window incident has happened, you can follow us for a trip. ”

"Oh, the student is none other than Liu Xuan. Something big happened in the capital? I don't know what it has to do with students? The student has been living in Liufu, and I don't know yet, I wonder if you can tell me? Wu Yiheng's momentum has been suppressed, if the communication doesn't work, he has to come to Wu, he is here to catch the thief, how can he lose in momentum, so he glanced left and right, and didn't talk nonsense, let people step forward, it seems that he is going to do it.

Seeing the two soldiers walking up, Liu Xuan spoke, "Slow, the students are also reading sage books, and they have meritorious reputations, how can they let Qiu Ba defile his body." Students can walk on their own. As he spoke, he put down the book, tightened the mink robe on his body, and then walked out without looking at the people around him.

That expression, that action looked like he was wronged, and walked towards the entrance of the vegetable market with a calm mind, revealing such a righteous and awe-inspiring energy, I didn't know that I thought it was the chaos of the court, and Wu Yi was very accomplice of their minions. With such a heroic and righteous spirit, Wu Yiheng's soldiers of the land and water battalion unconsciously got out of the way, after all, they are scholars, and they are always nobler compared to these mud legs.

Someone was following behind, and there were still people waiting in the lobby, not afraid of what this white-faced scholar could do, Wu Yiheng and Li Qianhu walked slowly at the end. Li Qianhu asked with a smile, "Oh, Zhongguan Wu, we have made a great contribution this time." Wu Yiheng smiled politely, "Everyone has also worked hard, and Li Qianhu's credit may go straight to heaven." Li Qianhu showed a mouthful of white teeth, and his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile. Suddenly asked in a low voice, "Xiaguan heard that this person is in Jiangnan, and his family is powerful." Wu Zhongguan, what do you say the imperial court will do this time? "What else can I do, Judge." "Who is coming, if only we could hand over an I Jinyiwei, this credit will definitely not run." "It can only be the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion." "Then what if" Wu Yiheng turned his head to look at Li Qianhu, and then said with a smile, "If he's okay, we'll be a little person like us who takes the lead." After speaking, he kept up with the team, leaving Li Qianhu messy in the wind.