"My lord, the front is Lujiang County." Supervising Yushi Deng Zheng reported to his chief official Yang Jianrui, with obvious joy on his face, he finally arrived - after five days of non-stop running, their group of more than a dozen officials finally came to the Lujiang boundary.

"Master Zhu, I suggest resting first, what do you think?" Yang Jianrui took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and said to Zhu Xu, he wanted to hear Zhu Xu's opinion.

This time, the two of them led the team to Lujiang, so the two of them will jointly give orders, and they must reach a consensus.

According to Yang Jianrui's idea, everyone has not rested for five days, and people are tired, so it is better to let the team rest for half a day, and let one or two people go to find out the truth about the Zhou family first, and then consider it.

Zhu Xu looked at the tired looks on everyone's faces, and then looked at the military horses panting, and two of them were still foaming at the mouth with a little bit of white foam, it seemed that people and horses were indeed at the limit.

He also wants everyone to have a good rest for half a day, but if he waits for no one and goes one step late, I'm afraid that the Zhou family will cut off all the clues, and all the evidence may be lost.

"What are we walking along the military road and non-stop for? It's just to get to Lujiang early! When the news of Jingzhao has not yet reached Lujiang, find out whether what Tang Yuan said is true, and make the news of the drum known to the world. Everyone has worked hard, and there is really no time to rest, and I am afraid that something will happen if it is late. ”

Zhu Xu said in a low voice, his opinion was just the opposite of Yang Jianrui, thinking that he should enter Lujiang County immediately, before the Zhou family could react. You can see the real situation.

Yang Jianrui looked at Zhu Xu's beard and shining eyes, and he didn't understand why this rough-looking waiter of the Criminal Department was in such a hurry.

Along the way, it was Zhu Xu who took the lead in rushing to Lujiang as if he was deadly, which drove the enthusiasm of the Criminal Department and the supervision of the imperial history, so they arrived at Lujiang in such a short time.

He's too positive, isn't he? Yang Jianrui thought of the situation of Jingzhao's seizure of the heir, and was so eager to collect evidence from the Zhou family. Very unusual! Could it be said. Zhu Xu's henchmen and cronies of a certain force? Yang Jianrui couldn't help but look at Zhu Xu with a strange look.

Feeling Yang Jianrui's gaze, Zhu Xu smiled a little: "I know what Lord Yang is thinking, I just want to find out the truth of the matter, and I won't take sides." What I am seeking is the truth of the case. Presumably, Lord Yang also knows that if he is one step late, there will be many fewer clues. It's much harder to get back to the bottom of things. ”

This is also the case, Yang Jianrui also agrees with this, and feels a little ashamed of his heart.

Zhu Xu is known as a "case idiot", he is only interested in investigating cases, and he doesn't care about anything in order to investigate cases, and rushes forward like a carriage. How can such a person be a confidant of a certain force? He was thinking too much.

"We're in two ways. The focus is on the ancestral house of the Yahe Zhou family in Lujiang County. If Tang Yuan's confession is true. Then it is very likely that the Zhou family has a special place to imprison those young girls. After reaching an agreement, Zhu Xu said and began to tell Yang Jianrui about his deployment.

He had already thought that he would imprison so many young girls and provide a special place for prostitution, which met such conditions. That means that the Zhou family must have a dungeon or tunnel, otherwise they can't do such a thing.

In Zhu Xu's opinion. Tang Yuan's grievances must be true, and he believes Tang Yuan's confession. He has handled countless cases in his life, and he has seen countless bitter masters and criminals, so Tang Yuan's situation is not disguised at all, so he must collect evidence and reveal the facts of the case to the world.

As soon as they entered Lujiang City, the spirits of Zhu Xu, Yang Jianrui and others became highly vigilant. At this time, it is the beginning of July, and the most famous pomegranate blossom scene in Lujiang has come to an end, most of the pomegranate flowers have withered, and only one and a half of them are left to bloom sporadically.

The remnants of the ground are scattered and crushed into muddy water, which also shows the beauty of the year.

Of course, Zhu Xu, Yang Jianrui and others didn't have the heart to think about it and see more, they carefully avoided the bustling crowd and approached the ancestral house of the Zhou family in Lujiang County.

They didn't wear official uniforms, and there were only about a dozen people, and now the soldiers are divided into two ways, with only five or six people on each road, and there are too few people, right? Will there be any unexpected situations?

Yu Weitang, the division of the Criminal Department, followed Zhu Xu and told his boss Zhu Xu about his concerns. This week's family is known as a century-old family, and there will definitely be no shortage of family generals and martial arts offerings, so what should the Zhou family do if they take the opportunity to obstruct it?

Listening to Yu Weitang's words, Zhu Xu thought to himself, it seems that he is really in a hurry, and he has forgotten to tell these subordinates about many things, he has the holy decree of Emperor Changtai in his hand, and the three hundred Jiangnan Wei soldiers who contacted him before must have come to Lujiang County to join his group immediately, they are just one step ahead to find out the situation, do the Zhou family dare to openly resist the order?

They are not afraid to resist the will, can they still face Jiang Nanwei? So Zhu Xu felt that Yu Weitang's worries were a little redundant, so he patted Yu Weitang on the shoulder and signaled that he didn't have to worry.

Zhu Xu didn't say much, he knocked on the door of the Zhou family, followed by Yu Weitang and five or six officials from the Criminal Department.

"Officials of the Criminal Department? Is there any reason why they came here? After listening to the housekeeper's report, Zhou Yangtao, who was managing the business of the ancestral house, was beating a little fast, and there was also a puzzled expression on his elegant and white face

。 At this juncture of seizing the heir, how could the officials of the Criminal Department suddenly visit? Could it be that something happened to the elder brother or the virtuous concubine? However, a letter from home every five days was delivered as usual, proving that Jingzhao's situation was as usual.

What happened when the officials of the Criminal Department visited?

They didn't say anything, they just showed their tokens, saying they had business. The person in the lead said that he was a servant of the criminal department, and the servants looked very happy and affectionate when they saw their group, and they were very polite to the servants and domestic servants, not like they were here to provoke and investigate. Could it be that the eldest master has something to ask them to come? Now they're waiting in the front hall. Steward Zhou said, a little roundabout.

The housekeeper only heard that the officials of the Criminal Department were looking for the master, so he didn't ask in detail, and hurriedly came to tell Zhou Yangtao.

"You immediately send someone to the county government to call the second brother back. See what's going on; Tell the Li family general, Chen Fengfeng and others to gather all the family members and be on guard. Be vigilant, and if they want to enter the backyard, they must obstruct it; Also, those goods underground, you have to look at it. ”

I thought about it for a moment. Zhou Yangtao commanded. A hint of cruelty flashed on the white face, and then he returned to his elegance. Since it is someone from the Jingzhao Criminal Department, no matter what the person who comes is, he, the master of the Zhou family, must always welcome him.

"I don't know if adults come to visit, there is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome. It's rude, please forgive your sins, please forgive your sins......" I saw several officials sitting in the hall from a distance. Zhou Yangtao said with a smile.

Because of the relationship between Concubine Xian and Zhou Yangxu, although Zhou Yangtao managed the affairs of the family, he also made up for the false title of the head of the Bapin Lujiang, so he claimed to be humble.

His tone was familiar and affectionate, like an old acquaintance, and it was not at all obvious that he did not know the people in the hall at all. When he saw Zhu Xu's beard clearly, he didn't know why his heart jumped violently. It's uncontrollablely fast. The amiable expression on his face also stiffened.

"Director Zhou doesn't have to be polite, it's a certain abruptness." Zhu Xu smiled and showed a mouthful of white teeth, ignoring Zhou Yangtao's slightly changing face, and said affectionately, as if he was really here to reminisce.

"I wonder why you came?" After a few words of greeting, Zhou Yangtao forcibly suppressed the violent heartbeat. Got to the point. He wanted to know what these officials of the Criminal Department came to Zhou's house for. These people are smiling, but they really don't come to greet and talk about love, right? Could it be that something really happened to Jingzhao?

Zhou Yangtao didn't think about it anymore, and when he was about to find a reason to retire, he saw Zhu Xu on the other side and said with a smile: "Master Zhou has lived in Lujiang for a long time, and he must be familiar with the people and customs of Lujiang, I don't know if I know a woman named Tang Yuan?" ”

Hearing Zhu Xu's question, Zhou Yangtao's face suddenly turned snow-white, but he forced himself to calm down: "My lord laughed...... I don't know any Tang Yuan, but if the adult is in need, I can ......find it for me," he said, and gave Steward Zhou a look.

When Steward Zhou was about to sneak away, he found that someone was blocking him, and at a glance, the smiling officials just now were standing in front of him with a vicious look.

"Zhou Yangtao, this official is ordered to investigate the matter of Tang Yuan's Dengwen drum, this official is now going to collect evidence, you ...... quickly" Before Zhu Xu's words were finished, he heard Zhou Yangtao shouting for help, and he didn't give him a chance to talk at all!

After a while, the front hall was surrounded by a dense layer of generals and family members, all holding swords and other weapons in their hands, looking murderous.

"You stop them! Fast! Kill them for us, we can't let them take half a step out of the front yard! Zhou Yangtao quickly drilled into the middle of the generals, and gave the killing order viciously.

There are only five or six of them, and these generals will definitely be able to kill them, and when the time comes, there is no proof of death, and he will have already wiped everything out! He doesn't care if these are the main officials of the Criminal Department or not, as long as he exterminates them, everything will be worry-free!

Time is of the essence, and what we need to do now is to immediately transfer or destroy the goods in the backyard, and never fall into anyone's hands!

Zhou Yangtao instructed the generals to besiege and kill Zhu Xu and others, and he took Steward Zhou to the backyard, shouting sharply: "Quick, take out the account book in the secret compartment of the study and burn it!" Set the bow room on fire! Fast! They can't find the dungeon for a while, and the ledger and the bow room are the main thing! Fast! ……”

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"My lord! Here's the discovery! There is a trap! The dungeon must be here! Yu Weitang stood up suddenly, wiped the blood on his body, looked at Zhu Xu, who was also covered with blood, and shouted in surprise.

The siege in the front hall half an hour ago made these officials of the Criminal Department have a lot of scars on their bodies, and some of the scars are still dripping blood "ticking", but they don't care about it at all, and after breaking through the siege, they rushed to the backyard, with all the wounds and blood, to see if there are any clues left.

When they arrived at the backyard, the entire backyard was quiet, Zhou Yangtao and the others were nowhere to be seen, Zhu Xu and the others had no hope of finding any clues, but they didn't expect Yu Weitang to find the mechanism facilities in the backyard rockery, which was really surprising!

"Quick, turn the switch!" Ignoring the blood on his body, Zhu Xu hurriedly said, ready to fight again, the three hundred Jiangnan guards have already arrived, even if there are more generals and worshippers in the dungeon, they are not afraid, if Zhou Yangtao and the others are hiding in the dungeon, then they will be unable to fly!

"Squeak", Yu Weitang turned the switch, the rockery slowly moved away, Zhu Xu, Yu Weitang and more than 100 Jiangnan Wei soldiers stared at the dungeon with nervous expressions for a moment, so as to react as soon as possible.

When they saw the scene in the dark dungeon through the beam of light, everyone was stunned, and the weapons in their hands fell with a snap!

The young girls all over their bodies, small, white, immature bodies and dark eyes, one by one, looked at the light outside the dungeon in ignorance and horror, one by one, as many as forty or fifty! And under the feet of the young girl, above the dungeon, are a lot of white bones, one by one, small skeletons.

What a purgatory on earth!

"Tick." The knife wound on Zhu Xu's arm was still bleeding, falling to the ground drop by drop, but he didn't realize it.

Suddenly, he felt as if something had fallen on his face, and he grabbed his face with his blood-covered hand, and when he held it in front of his eyes, it turned out to be a fiery red pomegranate petal.

He looked up again, it turned out to be the pomegranate flowers planted next to the rockery, the pomegranate flowers scattered on the branches, swaying and slowly falling, the pomegranate flowers of the Lujiang River, in July, have basically all withered.

Zhu Xu looked at the fiery red petals in his hand, and then at the scene of the dungeon, and instantly reacted, and shouted with his teeth split: "Ah!! ”

ps：

One more! Actually, I think this chapter is also very exciting~.hehe.