Cao Yong was also very irritable in his heart, but he didn't dare to go against Duan Ling, so he could only reluctantly agree.

The person Duan Yuan had arranged before to secretly contact Cao Yong, and after hearing that Cao Yong's wife and son were now lost, and someone had sent them the letter of kidnapping and ransom, he patted his chest and promised Cao Yong.

said that as long as Cao Yong's wife and son were rescued, Cao Yong would agree to cooperate with them, and in the future, when buying and selling illicit salt, he would give him half of the income, and give them half of the income from other places.

At the same time, they will also give Cao Yong a pretty good official position.

At least you can reach a position that is about the same level as the county lord.

Cao Yong has always been quite concerned about his official position, and when he found that the opportunity to become a big official was right in front of him, of course he agreed to it in one bite.

So, the people arranged by Duan Yuan first went to search the courtyard of Liang Qianchen where Duan Ling was now living.

Of course, Liang Qianchen knew that someone was watching outside his courtyard, but after arranging for someone to guard the dungeon, he went up the mountain with Duan Ling and them.

Seeing that Duan Ling took the initiative to take out the token, and there were so many guards behind him, of course, these officials were directly released one by one.

Then, Duan Ling arranged for them to take care of the people at home first, and then took Lin Liang and them up the mountain together.

Luckily, the weather is still dry and the sun is still quite strong.

Lin Liang first took out a very small piece of soil in the quagmire, and found that after roasting it at high temperature for a while, the taste was indeed much lighter, and he was overjoyed.

So, after arranging for some of the nearby trees to be cut down, and the dead branches and fallen leaves that were easy to cause burning were also put aside, they were all covered on top of the quagmire.

At this time, all the people were fully armed, except for the masks on their noses and mouths, and a helmet made of steel was fastened to their heads, just to minimize the inhalation of this thing.

After everything was taken care of and Duan Ling ordered the fire to be lit, he quietly watched as the trees around the quagmire began to burn.

He and Lin Liang stayed nearby for a while, and only after the smell had cleared a little before arranging for the guards to watch from afar.

In the event of a wildfire, water is drawn from the vicinity to extinguish the fire.

As for them, they have to go back and deal with the matter about the Cao Yong couple.

Liang Qianchen naturally followed behind, but he didn't expect to get the news from the guards that night, saying that the quagmire was now half dried up, and the taste was gradually fading, Duan Ling didn't have time to be happy, and someone from Liang Qianchen's side had already sent him a message.

"Someone is trying to break into the dungeon tonight, do you hear the movement?"

"I didn't pay attention, what's wrong? Is it a big fuss? I was talking to Liang'er just now. ”

Liang Qianchen had an inhuman expression if he really had a sister-in-law, but he still looked at him very seriously.

"I asked someone to take one down and check it out, but the origin is quite interesting."

As he spoke, he put the other party's matching sword on Duan Ling's table.

At a glance, seeing a rather obvious dragon head sign above, Duan Ling raised his eyebrows, and immediately smiled rather sarcastically.

"I've never seen anyone so stupid. It's so bright that he engraves his own logo on such a weapon, if this knife falls into the hands of other royal members, what kind of bloody storm do you think it will set off? ”

"No way, who made him sit in that position now? Although I always thought that he was stupid. ”

Liang Qianchen was not polite when he spoke, so after sitting with Duan Ling, he asked him what to do with those people.

"Do I ask them to invite you into the urn when they come over again, or do I ask the person surnamed Cao to take out the money directly?"

"Don't worry, didn't you say that the man surnamed Cao dug a big secret room under his courtyard just to hide the gold and silver treasures he had embezzled and bribed over the years? Find that place first, and then take out the money, this Yulin neighborhood also needs to be built, and when his backyard is emptied, he will naturally know what to do. ”

"Understand, just leave it to me." Liang Qianchen nodded.

After Lin Liang knew what the two of them were going to do, he felt that he couldn't help by his side, and he was also very frustrated.

So Mao recommended himself, saying that he planned to go to Cao's Mansion in person to help them find out the news.

It would be best if you could detect which place was the entrance to the secret room.

However, Duan Ling refused in one bite.

"What are you running outside? Just stay next to me, we'll take care of those things, you don't have to worry about it. ”

"That's not good," Lin Liang hugged Duan Ling's neck and coquettishly.

"If I don't go, I feel like I'm useless. You're all so busy, and I still eat, sleep, and eat in this courtyard every day, and I feel so useless. Don't worry, I'll pretend to be a maid, and then sneak in, I heard that in that Cao Yong's house, isn't there a new aunt who is very favored? This kind of pillow person, Cao Yong should say something to her, right? Why don't I just ask her? ”

"Instead of asking the aunt, it would be more useful to ask Mrs. Cao to come. Mrs. Cao has been with Cao Yong for many years, and there must be no secrets between their husband and wife. Duan Ling smiled.

"That's right." Thinking of this, Lin Liang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Cao Yu is indeed a straw bale, which is useless, but Mrs. Cao is different.

has been able to stay by Cao Yong's side for so many years, and his position is stable, no one has ever been able to shake it, and he must have the means himself.

So, after calling Liang Qianchen to discuss with him, he decided to put Mrs. Cao back first, also to make Cao Yong feel at ease.

As for Lin Liang, if she had to go, she could stay by Mrs. Cao's side.

They should have joined forces to see if they could find out the secret room as soon as possible.

At the same time, in order to find out the evidence of Cao Yong's corruption and bribery, by the way, his current position was changed.

Otherwise, now that Duan Yuan has been in contact with Cao Yong, if a person who is a little careless and lets Duan Yuan collude with Cao Yong and participate in more things about buying and selling illicit salt, then the purpose of their coming here this time will be all in vain.

"It's possible, but isn't it risky? If you want your sister-in-law to go, aren't you really worried? Liang Qianchen smiled.

However, Lin Liang immediately patted his chest and promised.

"I assure you, if I follow that Madame Cao, she will certainly not suspect me. Well, I'll send you a message every other day, and we'll agree on a place when the time comes, how about that? ”

"Yes." Duan Ling thought about it and deliberately arranged a guard.