"Knock...... Knock knock!"

The dull and loud sound of slamming the door shook the tables and chairs in the room, and Lu Botao poked his head out of the beauty's arms in great annoyance, and shouted outside the door: "What's the matter!"

"Report to the city lord, Xia Patrol asks to see you!"

Hearing this, Lu Botao couldn't help frowning, and kept complaining: "Is this Xia Inspector playing tricks on the official? He didn't come to invite him to the banquet, and he didn't live in the mansion prepared for him, what are you doing to disturb the official so late now!"

Saying no, City Lord Lu's body was very honest, but after a while, he had already sat up from the warm quilt, and put on his clothes and pants with his hands and feet.

After a while, City Lord Lu opened the door, with dissatisfaction written on his face, and asked the little soldier who came to report, "Did Xia Inspector say anything?"

The little soldier's eyes were full of horror, and he said continuously: "My subordinates heard from the people of the Adjudication Division that Inspector Xia was assassinated by thieves at the inn tonight!"

Lu Botao's eyes widened suddenly, and the annoyance in his heart was also thrown aside, and he said urgently: "Why didn't you say it earlier! Where is Inspector Xia now? Quick! Quickly take the official to meet him!"

It was only at this time that Lu Botao regretted it a little, and his speed of crawling out of the bed was still a little slower.

A dignified inspector was assassinated on the boundary of Jinling City, if this matter reached the ears of the emperor and his old man, he, the position of the city lord, would not be able to be saved!

It is true that Jinling City belongs to Quanzhou, and Xia Sheng is the inspector of Jiangzhou, logically speaking, Xia Sheng has no absolute jurisdiction over Lu Botao, but after all, it is an inspector of the Son of Heaven, let alone Lu Botao, even the governor of Quanzhou does not dare to be presumptuous in front of Xia Sheng!

Now Xia Sheng has just arrived in Jinling City on the first day, and he was assassinated. Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with people, otherwise Lu Botao would not be the position of the city lord, I am afraid that even his head would have to be put into it.

After knowing the seriousness of the matter, Lu Botao's head immediately burst into a hot sweat, and he was blown by the cold wind of the autumn night, which made him shiver all over his body.

I don't know if it's cold or scared.

Finally after the time of the half-pillar incense. Lu Botao saw Xia Sheng who was leisurely drinking tea in the city lord's mansion, and Kang Wuwei who was sinking like water on the side.

Lu Botao stepped on small steps, trotted to Xia Sheng's approach, and said in a loud voice: "The lower official has seen the inspector envoy. ”

Xia Sheng nodded, gently put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's not bad, at least I haven't finished this cup of tea yet." ”

Hearing this, Lu Botao suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and he smiled on his face. He said in a low voice: "The lower officials don't know that the inspection envoy will come to visit late at night, and he will miss the welcome, I hope the lord will atone for his sins!"

"Hmm......" Xia Sheng looked at the sincere fear on City Lord Lu's face, and said slowly: "I guess the City Lord already knows about the matter, I don't know what you are going to do next?"

Hearing this, Lu Botao immediately stood up straight, and said with a solemn look in his eyes: "Xia Guan never expected that he would be in my Jinling City. There are such rampant thieves who dare to do sneaky things to adults! Within three days, I will give you an explanation!"

At this time, Lu Botao suddenly discovered that the rumored inspection envoy was so young, and he couldn't help but feel some contempt in his heart.

What's more, Lu Botao is not stupid, this summer inspection has not left the boundary of Quanzhou. Someone dared to attack him, which shows that the other party's background is definitely not small, and offending an unknown powerful force for a hairy boy who temporarily takes over the post of inspection envoy is too cost-effective for Lu Botao.

To be able to sit in the position of the city lord of Jinling for so many years. Lu Botao has long learned to talk to people and talk nonsense, but in an instant, he has already thought of countermeasures.

In his opinion, such a little guy, no matter how much he is favored by the saint and has prosperous official fortune, he is a little doll who has not grown all his hair after all, and how can he be compared with an old bird like him who has been immersed in officialdom for decades?

If you want to fool such a Xiao Xia adult, wouldn't you be able to catch it?

Therefore, the strategy adopted by Lu Botao is the procrastination trick.

He had heard that this Xia Inspector was in a hurry to Jiangzhou, and he probably wouldn't stay in his Jinling City for too long, even if he didn't find anything after three days, could this Xia Inspector still rely on him and not leave?

As long as he waits for Xia to leave, Lu Botao can do a lot.

If the assassin doesn't have any background, it's okay to say, if the other party is not someone he can move, just find a substitute for the ghost, write a letter, and ask the saint for the guilt.

As for whether this inspector will encounter other accidents in the future, leaving Jinling City, it's none of his business!

Lu Botao thought very well, but unfortunately, Xia Sheng didn't eat him at all.

Don't say that Xia Sheng is not a good stubble in the first place, let's just say that Kang Wuwei on the side, that is also a resourceful old fox, it is really a hell to be fooled by his seemingly heartfelt, but in fact perfunctory attitude.

So in the next moment, Xia Sheng directly grabbed the teacup in his hand and smashed it at Lu Botao's feet.

"Smack!"

Ceramic fragments splashed in all directions, and the remaining tea stains left unsightly brown spots on Lu Botao's official robe, which made Lu Botao's face change greatly.

"Three days? Do you think this officer has a lot of time? I'll give you one night, and after dawn, if you haven't been able to arrest the assassin, this officer will dismiss you and investigate you!"

Lu Botao was completely stunned, the development of this situation was not at all the same as he predicted!

"Your Excellency is angry...... Lu Botao hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said repeatedly: "Your Excellency is angry! One night is too hasty, please give me more time!"

However, this time it was no longer Xia Sheng who answered him, but Kang Wuwei on the side.

"City Lord, if I were you, don't waste time here, now there are only two hours left before dawn, you may not know if you are not in the capital, our Lord Xia has always been the master of the same thing, if you can't catch the murderer within two hours, this city lord's position, I'm afraid it will end here......"

After a pause, Kang Wuwei kindly reminded Lu Botao: "By the way, the murderer is an old man of seventy or eighty years old, and a little girl who looks eight or nine years old, the two seem to be grandchildren and grandchildren, and the people from the adjudication department have already started to investigate, so you should go quickly." ”

Lu Botao's face turned red, looked up at Xia Sheng, and said sadly: "My lord!"

However, Xia Sheng turned a deaf ear to Lu Botao's wail, but slowly leaned his body back on the chair, closed his eyes, and looked as if he was asleep......

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