The catchers sealed the He house, used ropes to string a group of male and female prisoners, and then led a group of girls of all sizes to return to the Yangzhou Mansion.

This group of women were escorted back to the government on the way to alarm almost the whole Yangzhou Mansion, some people clapped their hands and said that some people did not think so, the Yangzhou Mansion was a few catchers who showed off their martial arts and were not angry, brandishing leather whips, driving away prisoners like animals, so that the onlookers were very unhappy that both the prisoners and the rescued girls, they covered their heads and faces with cloth bags or things like Luopa, so that people could not see the beauty and ugliness, and they did not know who was who, and there were many less topics after tea and dinner.

This group of people passed through Yangzhou Avenue in a majestic manner, on the second floor of a bun shop with a Shanshui Pavilion signboard, a young scholar with a face like a crown of jade was sitting by the window, and a little scholar was waiting on the side.

I saw this group of people coming, the handsome scholar and the little scholar were curious to look down, and suddenly saw Duan Fei walking at the end of the line, the little scholar pointed at him in surprise and said, "Childe, look, is that catcher a little familiar?" ”

The handsome scholar opened the folding fan with a swipe, fanned it in front of him, and replied, "You don't remember?" You scolded people on the boat that day. ”

"Ah, it's him, the guy with the bull's head wrong to the horse's mouth, giggles, I really didn't expect him to be a catcher! Sure enough, he is a person who does not learn and has no skills, and climbs the literature and is elegant! The little maid pretending to be a scholar said unabashedly.

Her voice was not pretended, it was clear and crisp, and she spoke loudly, as if she was afraid that Duan Fei would not hear it, and sure enough, when the young lady who was pretending to be a scribe turned her head and scolded the maid, Duan Fei raised his head and looked up.

Duan Fei looked up, just in time to see the pretty girl sticking out her tongue at him and making a grimace, that grimace was cute and cute, but after all, it was a distorted face, Duan Fei had only seen her side before, and he didn't recognize it for a while, he smiled at her a little strangely when he saw this, nodded, and then withdrew his gaze.

At that moment, the young lady upstairs turned her head and looked down, the folding fan covered half of her face, but those brilliant starry eyes made Duan Fei recognize her at once, and the gaze that had just been withdrawn jumped suddenly, and looked at her with surprise and joy.

At a glance, he saw that the beautiful woman on the window on the second floor of the Shanshui Pavilion had gone, and there was no trace of her, Duan Fei's heart suddenly became lost, and he suspected that he was dazzled, and wanted to go upstairs to explore, but he finally held back.

"Brother Fei, what are you looking at? Hurry up! Shi Bin turned around in front of him and shouted, Duan Fei gritted his teeth, turned his head and walked away quickly.

"Miss, why are we avoiding him?" The little maid pouted behind the young lady and said.

The young lady was holding the maid's hand, climbed over the two high walls, and hid in a mansion, and when she heard the words, she said: "He is an official, we are thieves, if you don't hide, do you have to come forward and introduce yourself?" ”

"Hehe...... "Hee hee" The little maid smiled: "That's right, but the young lady calls herself a thief, it's too much to abuse herself, be careful that the old man in the family is not happy to hear it, change the place to a senior official who is ten levels higher than him...... Lying on the ground and thinking = I can't lick the soles of Miss's shoes. ”

"Don't talk so disgusting, you, you just talk a lot, be careful of the trouble that comes out of your mouth!" The young lady straightened her somewhat messy clothes after moving quickly and climbing over the wall, and said, "Shut up, someone's coming." ”

The maid stuck out her tongue and finally fell silent.

Duan Fei returned to the government office with some reluctance along the way, and handed over a cadre of people captured by the He Mansion to the messenger of the government office, and then Duan Fei was passed on by Xie Zhijun, the general sentence of Yangzhou.

Xie Zhijun said after seeing Duan Fei: "I heard that you went to arrest people, you handled it in a good way, it seems that you have already made a bamboo in your chest, with your talent, it is a pity to continue to stay in the small county office, if you go to Rugao County this time to successfully solve the case, I will transfer you when you come back, and be the deputy of Mr. Shi, what do you think?" ”

Duan Fei was overjoyed, hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you for cultivating!" ”

Xie Zhijun glanced at him in a slightly surprised manner, and said, "If there is nothing to do, let's go on the road immediately with Yan Zhutou." ”

Duan Fei hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My lord, if I am promoted to Yangzhou, I will strictly arrest the head ......."

A hint of approval flashed in Xie Zhijun's eyes, and he said: "I know better than you how old Yan is able, I will not erase his share of credit if I go to Rugao to solve the case, and I will arrange it properly, so you can rest assured." ”

Duan Fei bowed down again and said, "Thank you for your understanding...... And also...... I also have a reluctant request, please forgive me, I heard that the person who is currently sitting in Rugao is responsible for solving the case, and I am afraid that he will ......"

Xie Zhijun said categorically: "Don't worry about this, I have already ordered someone to pass the word to Lao Shi first, he is not good at solving the case, he will cooperate with your actions after you go, this case is imminent and cannot be delayed any longer, you can act cheaply when necessary!" It's all about solving the case! And if you have nothing to do on weekdays, you can learn more about the etiquette of officialdom from Yan Zhutou, go ahead......"

Duan Fei came out with a reassuring pill, and he was still a little embarrassed in his heart, he really didn't understand the official etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, but fortunately, everyone knew that he was originally just a little scoundrel, and it was normal to not understand, so he should really understand it in the future.

After Duan Fei and Yan Zhutou met, they immediately took an official ship, the Lianghuai salt transport ship, and traveled along an east-west salt transport river to Rugao County.

Just as he was on the boat, a carriage quickly left the palace and sent the three women who were tightly wrapped all over their bodies directly to the official ship heading south along the canal......

More than 100 miles of canal road, went smoothly, but it was not until midnight that it arrived at Hai'an Town under the rule of Rugao County, Yangzhou Chief Catcher Shi Yufeng had already gotten the news, and he had not rested, and personally went to the dock to greet him.

They were all flattered, and Duan Fei also showed a grateful look on his face, only to see that Mr. Shi's eyes were red and exhausted, and he definitely didn't come out tonight, it can be seen that this case has exhausted him, even if there is no order from Shangguan, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will be overjoyed and invite Duan Fei back like a guest.

Deputy Chief Arrester Wang, who was transferred from Baoying County, and three other arresters also came to greet him, and two of the four people were wrapped in bandages, which shows that this case is extraordinary.

Shi Yufeng couldn't help but be a little disappointed and suspicious when he saw Duan Fei being so young, but he still didn't show it patiently, and took Duan Fei and his party back to the town's government office.

The lowest level of government in the Ming Dynasty is the county-level government, and then there is no modern institution such as the town mayor and the town office, and the county is a hundred households below the county, which is generally served by the local landlord or squire, responsible for collecting rent for the government and managing the place, in the place where there are many people living and not enough to become a county, that is, in the modern town-level unit, the most powerful Li Zheng is actually the first leader in the town, and the government office where Shi Yufeng led Duan Fei and them back is actually the mansion under the full name of Wang De, the largest squire in Hai'an Town, It is equivalent to a modern town office.

Shi Yufeng greeted them, and then briefly explained the case.

The Wang family is said to have been doing business in the northeast, and only moved to live in Hai'an Town, Rugao County more than ten years ago.

The Wang family is kind to others, never quarrel with others, every winter or disaster year, the Wang family will arrange porridge sheds to relieve beggars and refugees, donate materials and money is even more generous and never fall behind, everyone praises that the Wang family is simply a Buddha of ten thousand families!

But on a certain day last month, Wang Shanqian, the eldest son of Wang Dequan, was suddenly killed at home, which not only shocked Hai'an Town, but also Rugao County.

Next, Wang Dequan's nephew, second daughter-in-law, five daughters and two family members died one after another in the Wang family, which has been closely protected, and when the head of Rugao County was as big as a fight, suddenly someone submitted a letter to the county government late at night, reporting that the Wang family in Hai'an Town had evaded taxes and colluded with the Japanese people to smuggle...... So he urgently reported and handed over the burden to Yangzhou Mansion.

Yangzhou Mansion immediately mobilized elite soldiers to settle in Hai'an Town, and no trace of smuggling was found, but the murder case happened again one after another, as if it had become a shocking case, for their own black yarn hat, Yangzhou Mansion and the various ministries involved in the case tried their best to cover up the matter, and secretly stepped up to solve the case, more than a month has passed, but there has been no progress in the case, and it is almost impossible to hide it now, and even Duan Fei, a newcomer with no qualifications, has been treated as a thousand miles to come and slip away.