When he opened the door and saw the little worker standing at the door, his face was full of fear, Shu Daizong frowned when he saw it, and after closing the door reflexively, he hurriedly walked up and grabbed him and asked:

"What? What's wrong? ”

In this summer night, Xiao Gong's body was trembling slightly, and he stammered: "Come, here is a ...... The official, waiting in the front hall, said that he wanted to see the editor-in-chief, so the small ones came......"

Before he finished speaking, Shu Daizong interrupted him: "Where are the officials?" Didn't you ask? ”

"The small one asked, I asked, but the officials didn't say it, and only let the small one come to the editor-in-chief......"

Shu Daizong realized that this was an uninvited guest, so he didn't know if there was any malice? It's just that...... How will you find here? Could it be that you have offended which fairy has been offended by digging up the news recently?

He had a lot of questions, but he still told the little worker a few words, and sent him to wake up the rest of the newspaper office quietly just in case, and then he hurried to the front yard.

The front yard was not big, and after passing through the main hall, he came to the front yard, and the black lights were blinding, and by the faint light of the lantern, he still saw that there was indeed a person standing in the doorway.

The man wore a black gauze robe with a faint pattern on the inside, a large hat with a low brim to cover his eyes, and the shadows cast down almost his entire face to hide it, a ribbon around his waist, and leather boots on his feet. There are no obvious features in the outfits, just more flashy.

It was impossible to distinguish the identity of this person from the clothes, and he could not see the intention of this person, so Shu Daizong was still cautious, he stood three zhang away, and asked in a deep voice:

"Who are you? Why are you looking for me? ”

The mysterious visitor smiled after a while: "It's naturally a good thing to find you." ”

Shu Daizong suddenly felt a little weird, this person did not question his identity first, but said bluntly, do you know yourself? However, it is also possible that the Beijing newspaper industry is not big or small, and anyone in the circle basically knows everything, and they are at least nodding friends with each other.

This person may have seen it all, but it seems so mysterious...... Is there any clue to report?

"What's good?" Shu Daizong still asked cautiously.

The mysterious man in black originally had his hands in his sleeves, but at this time he came out of his sleeves and touched them into his arms, as if he was about to take out something.

Shu Daizong couldn't help but step back, instinctively made a defensive posture, and said busily: "Eh, what do you want to do?" ”

The man in black paused for a moment before continuing to touch his arms and pulling out a thick envelope. He took it in his hand and tossed it, and said jokingly:

"What, scared? As I said earlier, it's naturally a good thing to look for you......"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand, and the envelope immediately flew out, drawing an arc in the air and falling into Shu Daizong's arms, he quickly stretched out his hand and held it down, so as not to fall.

"What is this?"

"Listen," the man in black said solemnly when he saw him catch it, and his voice was also very low, as if he only let Shu Daizong listen alone, although it was still a night when no one was around.

"After taking this thing, you need to ...... like this"

Shu Daizong pricked up his ears and listened carefully, trying his best to hear every word clearly, but after listening, he was also surprised, and immediately felt that the heavy envelope was like a hot iron, and it was not for him to hold it, nor to give it back to him.

But one thing is certain, this person is indeed here to report clues.

After the man in black finished explaining, he didn't stay long, said "goodbye" and left the front yard. Shu Daizong still stood in place with the horn lantern, he stood in the corner of the porch, hidden in the darkness, only the lantern in his hand still exuded a dim light.

In the silence of the night, the man's sense of hearing is also extremely sensitive, he listened to the movement outside the gate, and sure enough, within the time of tea, there was a low sound of horses' hooves, and it became smaller and smaller, farther and farther away......

At this time, Shu Daizong finally breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly found that he had already broken out in a cold sweat, his clothes were close to his back, and he had goosebumps when he was stirred up by the cool breeze.

Shu Daizong sighed, this is the first time he has experienced this kind of thing, fortunately he is not too out of shape, he pinched the letter and rubbed it for a while, and he didn't know what the clue was, maybe it also involved a shocking secret...... If that were the case, wouldn't it be necessary to roast the newspaper on the fire?

Shu Daizong thought about it for a while, but he didn't have a clue, and it was really cold as water at night, so he shivered, turned around and walked to the backyard.

Back at the residence, he couldn't wait to light the candle on the desk, Aunt Xi was woken up again, she half got up and looked at the light, the candle was not lit but illuminated his outline, she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, what is this going to do?

"What's the urgency to knock on the door in the middle of the night?" She was a little dissatisfied.

Shu Daizong turned his head to look at her, apologetically: "Woke you up?" But there are a few things to take care of now...... You go back to sleep, I'll try to be as light as possible, and I'll sleep when I'm done......"

Aunt Xi was not fully awake at this time, and she didn't think much about it before she fell down again and continued to sleep. And Shu Daizong had already opened the letter, took out a thick stack of stationery, and unfolded it to read it carefully.

The room was so quiet that even the sound of the lights bursting could be heard, and the 'rustle' sound made by Shu Daizong flipping through the letter. It's just that his heart is not as quiet as in the house, but it has set off waves and waves.

This is a letter of accusation, and the content of the letter is almost entirely about a certain powerful scholar of the dynasty. Shu Daizong's hand holding these 'evidence' couldn't help but tremble slightly, once such a heavy inside information appeared in the newspapers...... He couldn't imagine what kind of waves it would make, either as destructive as an earth dragon turning over, or like throwing a big rock into a pool of deep water, and the waves would sweep through and then return to calm.

If everything returns to calm in the end, then as a newspaper, will it be able to withstand all kinds of suppression and exclusion from the open and the secret in the future?

Shu Daizong thought about it again and again, and felt that he couldn't make up his mind about this matter alone, and he had to discuss it with Mr. Ke, at least the burden on his shoulders was much lighter, and he was about to leave far away, and he would be fully responsible for all the business of the Beijing Newspaper in the next few months.

Thinking of this, he could no longer sit still, so he got up again, found a coat to put on, blew out the candles, and went out again to Mr. Ke's residence.

Outside the gate of the courtyard in the northwest corner, he lowered his voice and shouted into the courtyard a few times, and then stopped, pricking up his ears to carefully identify the various subtle noises in the night.

He took out his pocket watch, and argued by the moonlight, which was only three quarters, that is, at two forty-five, and only an hour or so had passed since he had seen the mysterious man, but it seemed to him that a long time had passed.

Finally, there was movement in the corner courtyard, and Shu Daizong saw that one of the panes of the window was lit up, and a sound came from the house. After a while, the door opened, and Mr. Ke walked out. He saw Shu Daizong at the door and walked over quickly.

"Lao Shu, what's going on?" Mr. Ke first asked: "I received a report from the workers just now, and I was shocked, and then I thought that you might have to find it, so I waited for it, what the hell is ......it?"

Shu Daizong directly interrupted: "Don't talk so much about it, find a quiet place to talk." ”

Mr. Ke felt a little nervous, which was very different from his previous performance, and he thought that something really important was happening, so he hurriedly welcomed him into a separate study in the courtyard.

The two entered a small study, and Mr. Ke lit the candles in the room, before he could make tea. And Shu Daizong didn't wait to sit down, so he was anxious to talk about the before and after meeting the man in black just now, and then took out the heavy letter and handed it to him.

Mr. Ke took a quick look through the faint candlelight, and then there was a long silence......

Until the drum beat of the fourth watch came from outside, he raised his head to look out the window, it was still dark, but after a while, the cook in the kitchen of the newspaper hall was about to get up to cook, and the printer was about to go to work to catch up with the publication of the morning paper.

He thought to himself that he probably didn't have more time to think about it, so he asked, "What do you think?" ”

"I'm a little worried that once it's exposed, our newspaper will be in a dilemma."

"That being said, have you heard anything about the recent movement around the capital?"

"What's going on?"

"That is, I listened to my brother-in-law say a few words, saying that the Huangzhuang and Gongzhuang around the capital have been re-cleaned recently, including the fields under the name of Xun Qi, not only to re-clear the zhang, but also to re-register and confirm, but it is more troublesome to register and confirm."

"This ...... For what? ”

"For what? The imperial court ordered the land of the world to be cleared again, and the royal family naturally wanted to set an example for the world, and he must start cleaning up from his own home. You also know that my brother-in-law is a real estate agent, and he said that the land prices around Gyeonggi have collapsed recently, almost to the price of three years ago. ”

Shu Daizong's head suddenly flashed with inspiration, and he hurriedly said: "Do you say that this mysterious person came to report that it has something to do with the recent land Qingzhang?" ”

Mr. Ke also thought about it for a long time, and felt more and more that it was very possible: "I think it has something to do with it, and the information in this letter is about Jiangnan, and I am afraid it is also related to the imperial court's policy towards Jiangnan." ”

The more the two talked, the more they felt that this was the case, and then they gradually had new ideas when they looked at the breaking letter.

"I think so," Mr. Ke finally clapped his mind: "This letter is still to be published, and it will be published tomorrow afternoon, although it is very likely to be hindered, but as long as our newspaper can resist this wave ......of pressure, then the future of the newspaper will be limitless."

"Well, I also think that I can log out, and this is also in line with the policy of the imperial court, which is technically tenable."

"Yes, and you're going to the south, I'm afraid the situation is more delicate there, so you have to pick up when you go. Since you are leaving tomorrow, then I will complete the follow-up arrangements, and you can go on the road with peace of mind. ”

"Okay, then Brother Ke will have to worry a lot."

The drum of the fifth watch had been beaten, and it was just before dawn, and the kitchen in the corner courtyard was next to the newspaper, and the cook was already busy in the kitchen, as usual. The backyard wing room is the printing house of the newspaper, and there are also workers working one after another, typesetting, calibration, printing, busy and not flustered, it seems that they have long been accustomed to this kind of high-intensity work, of course, in order to catch up with the first wave of sales in the morning, the work is being carried out in an orderly manner.