Xie Jinlan glanced at her appreciatively and said:

"Yes, presumably tomorrow among the three gates in the east, west and south, there will be traces of the suspected man. Most likely, it is the South Gate, which is the farthest from the North Gate. ”

Ruan Yezhen answered: "When our attention shifts to the other city gates, that person will definitely take this opportunity to escape from the north city gate. ”

Xie Jinlan said: "At that time, we will plan and take down that person in one fell swoop!" ”

Ruan Yezhen nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "Then what if he hides in the city?" ”

Xie Jinlan shook his head slightly:

"That man was injured, and now in this extraordinary period, he will definitely not dare to go to the hospital to buy medicine. And Xiaoyu Pavilion, except for Feng's mother, the relationship between others and him is probably mediocre. ”

Ruan Yezhen suddenly realized: "If he returns to Xiaoyu Pavilion, it is difficult to guarantee that someone will go to the mansion to report it." And the injuries on his waist and abdomen are not light, if it drags on for too long, I am afraid that it will endanger his life. ”

Xie Jinlan bowed his head and said, "Yes, so he will do everything he can to get out of the city as soon as possible." ”

......

On the second day, as Xie Jinlan expected, the guards at the south gate came to report and found a man suspected of being a suspect at the south gate.

Xie Jinlan pretended to be a plan, evacuated most of the guards at the north gate and went to the south gate.

He and Ruan Yezhen pretended to leave, changed into the clothes of guards, and quietly returned to the north gate to guard.

After a while, a man with one hand on his waist, ragged clothes and a peculiar smell all over his body, coughed and hobbled towards the north gate.

Seeing this, the pedestrians around covered their mouths and noses to avoid it, and their eyes could not hide their disgust.

Although the guards guarding the city also wished that this person would leave quickly, they still routinely stopped him: "What are you doing out of the city?" ”

The man hung his head slightly, couldn't see his face clearly, and coughed lightly with his fist to his lips a few times before he said hoarsely:

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the midst of the illness, I know that my time is short, and I want to meet my wife who has been dead for many years and is buried in the suburbs in the last days."

As soon as the guard wanted to let him go, he heard a voice: "Catch him!" ”

Before the words fell, before the guard could react, the man wanted to run away.

It was too late to say that, and at the same time that Xie Jinlan shouted those three words, a soft whip suddenly appeared from his side and directly tied up the man who had just made a move.

The other end of the soft whip was being held by Ruan Yezhen.

After the guards reacted, they recognized the two as Xie Jinlan and his guests, and after seeing the salute, they immediately tied up the man to cover up.

The man couldn't have imagined that no matter how disguised he was, as long as he opened his mouth, he would have nothing to hide in front of Ruan Yezhen.

Xie Jinlan knew that the man's mouth was difficult to pry open, so he just let the man pass in front of Feng's mother's prison door, and deliberately made some movements, so that Feng's mother could see this person's appearance clearly.

Then, he deliberately made some sounds of torture for Feng's mother to hear.

After the sound disappeared, and after another half an hour, Xie Jinlan asked Feng's mother to be taken to the torture room of the cell.

After the jailer rudely pushed Feng's mother, who was handcuffed and shackled, into the room, he slammed the iron door directly from the outside.

Feng's mother shook involuntarily. raised his eyes and looked forward, but saw Xie Jinlan sitting on the chair at the top. Behind him stood a small servant. On the chairs to the left and right of his head sat two men each.

The two people on the left are Zhen Gongzi, who had come to Xiaoyu Pavilion with Xie Jinlan, and Chen Qing, who was framed by her as a murderer.

The two people on the right are Zhou Zhushu and ...... Master Jiang!

After seeing who the person on the right was, Mother Feng's eyes suddenly widened.

At this time, Xie Jinlan suddenly spoke: "Mother Feng, why are you staring at Master Jiang like this?" ”

Mother Feng suddenly woke up, and after giving Jiang Yingyu a look without a trace, she immediately knelt down at Xie Jinlan and shouted injustice:

"Your Excellency! Indeed, the women of the people are law-abiding and good citizens! ”

Xie Jinlan smiled undeniably: "Oh? Is it? Then he looked at Jiang Yingyu and said meaningfully: "Lord Jiang, do you think Mother Feng's words are credible?" ”

Jiang Yingyu reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "Master Xie, the lower officials are stupid, and they really can't see anything." ”

The palms of his hands hidden in his sleeves were slightly sweaty, and he said in his heart: What did Master Xie do when he asked him to come this time? Didn't you find out about the collusion between him and Feng's mother?

Thinking like this, Jiang Yingyu was shocked in his heart, and quietly looked at Xie Jinlan's expression. It's just that Xie Jinlan's indifferent appearance really makes him unable to see anything.

Mother Feng saw Jiang Yingyu's nervous but calm appearance, and secretly despised in her heart:

What a useless thing! On weekdays, he is a powerful man, but now he is like a mouse in front of someone who is tougher than his backer.

Seeing that this person couldn't be counted on, Feng's mother rolled her eyes and began her ghost crying wolf howl performance.

"My lord, the women are really wronged! Adults can go to the streets and alleys of Xinlin County to ask, and the people know that the women are a good person! My lord, you are a discerning blue sky master! I want to return the innocence of the people's women! Adult ......"

With a 'bang', something was thrown in front of Mother Feng by Xie Jinlan, successfully stopping her voice.

Xie Jinlan said: "This scabbard, is Mother Feng still familiar with it?" ”

Mother Feng glanced at the scabbard, thinking about denying something, but suddenly remembered the picture of the person being arrested, as well as the sound of torture she heard before, and after a little hesitation, she said:

"This scabbard looks a little familiar, and the folk woman seems to have seen it somewhere."

Xie Jinlan pointed out meaningfully: "Mother Feng might as well pick it up and take a closer look, maybe she can remember where she saw it." ”

Among the few people present, Jiang Yingyu was the most unclear.

Didn't it mean that Feng's mother was imprisoned for the crime of buying and selling girls from good families and forcing Liang to become prostitutes? What is the situation with this scabbard?

After Mother Feng answered, she picked up the scabbard and looked at it seriously.

In fact, her attention was not on the scabbard at all, and her mind quickly thought about how to respond.

She knew that she couldn't think about it for too long, and denying it would definitely arouse Xie Jinlan's suspicions.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, put down the scabbard, lowered her eyes, and said, "My lord, the woman remembered where she had seen this scabbard." ”

Xie Jinlan looked at Feng's mother with a little meaning and said, "Oh? Where have you seen it? ”

Feng's mother said: "I saw it on a man who was doing chores in Xiaoyu Pavilion. The woman had accidentally seen that he was very precious about this thing. ”

Xie Jinlan said: "What is this person's surname?" But Lingzhou locals? ”

After thinking for a while, Mother Feng shook her head slightly, and said, "There are many miscellaneous people in Xiaoyu Pavilion, and the women have never paid attention to this person. ”