When Lord Taishou sent someone to invite Wu Tieyi to come over for a talk, he was listening to Xu Ge report the most critical piece of information to him.

"People were found in Chengjiagou outside the city? Didn't recognize the wrong person, did you? ”

"Lord Hui, no, Zhang Lei and the others have been hiding in Chengjiagou since half a month ago, and the brothers under this humble position have already inquired clearly from the village.

"Cheng Twelve, the village chief of Chengjiagou, is Zhang Lei's wife's uncle, and the two have always walked around, so it makes sense to hide in Chengjiagou after this accident." Xu Ge replied solemnly.

In order to find Zhang Lei and the others, they really spent a lot of effort, almost all over Suzhou and several counties under their jurisdiction, dozens of towns and towns, and finally found their whereabouts in Chengjiagou.

The entire Suzhou territory alone has a population of more than one million, and this search is really like looking for a needle in a haystack, and it can't be found publicly.

Therefore, after finishing speaking, he hurriedly proposed: "My lord, bring the people here, so that they don't have many dreams at night, and startle the snakes, so that they can get out and hide again......"

"This ......" Wu Tieyi hesitated slightly, and when the real thing came to an end, he couldn't help but hesitate.

After all, once he brought people, it meant that he would have to fight the Su family head-on, and the consequences were not something he could imagine and bear.

At this moment, a subordinate from outside reported that Lord Taishou had an invitation. Seeing this, Wu Tieyi simply put this aside in advance: "I'll make a decision when I come back." By the way, you ask someone to go to Chunfeng Tower to find Sun Changan and tell him the news to see what he thinks. ”

As a close confidant, Xu Ge knew that his own magistrate relied on this foreign Sun Changan very much this time, so he also nodded solemnly, and looked at the sky outside that was about to get dark: "Then the humble position will pass." Taishou-sama rarely calls adults over at night, so there must be something important. ”

"You'll find out when you go." Wu Tieyi smiled, he felt that he had already guessed what Lord Taishou summoned him for today, and it should also be related to the case of Hanshan Temple.

As it turned out, he was right.

After the tea work, he came to the Taishou Mansion to see his boss Wu Tieyi, who was the Taishou Yan Zhongjing of Suzhou, and saw the other party's face full of worry at a glance, and after meeting, he went straight to the point: "Lord Wu, has there been any progress in the case?" Has the murderer been caught? ”

Wu Tieyi's answer was not hurried, calm and calm: "Lord Hui, this case is already a little clueless under the investigation of the lower officials and others. It's just that the culprit is not completely determined, so we have to wait a little longer! ”

"Wait? It's been more than half a month, how long will we have to wait? Yan Taishou said urgently.

After the words came out, he remembered that the person in front of him was not an ordinary subordinate, and hurriedly made up for it: "Lord Wu, don't blame this official for his misspeech, the case is really serious, and I am also in a hurry." ”

"Xia Guan understands that as a Suzhou Taishou, if something like this happens, he must be the one with the most pressure. However, the lower officials feel that the more serious the case, the more cautious it must be, and if there is no more than eighty percent certainty, they must not act rashly, otherwise they will only be used by others to let the real culprit go unpunished. ”

"It makes sense for you to say this, but you must know that the official can wait, and those bitter masters in Suzhou can wait, but some people may not be willing to wait patiently for another half a month." When it comes to this, Yan Zhongjing can only point it through.

Wu Tieyi's eyes flashed, and he asked intimately: "Is it from the Gu family in Jinling?" ”

"Yes, Gu Yaowu and Gu Sanshao came to see me in person, although the words are not too ugly, but the meaning is very clear, if they don't give an explanation, their Gu family will send someone to my Suzhou to investigate the case."

When he said this, Taishou's expression was full of indignation and resentment, as well as a hint of deep unease.

Once Gu Jiazhen did this, the Suzhou government would lose face.

And not only to save face, Lizi's loss will only be greater, and then the Gu family can use this as an excuse to directly insert their forces into Suzhou, maybe the power of the Su and Wu families will not be damaged, but the already weak influence of the government in the local area will be swallowed by the Gu family!

And, then, what will the people think? will only think that the government is incompetent, it is better to let the powerful Gu family to ensure their own safety, anyway, who is not paying the taxes?

Thinking that he had to be appointed as the Taishou of Suzhou more than ten years ago, but because the court was weak, he could only be suppressed by local wealthy clans everywhere, and until today, he has to live on the snort of various wealthy clans, and the one in Yan Zhongjing's heart is called aggrieved.

But who let the current court exist in name only, and he can really only rely on the recognition of the wealthy family to strengthen the façade? This anger can only be endured, otherwise with just a word from them, they will have to obediently get out of the position of Suzhou Taishou......

Wu Tieyi felt the mood of his boss, but he could also speak of relief, and then asked, "Then Gu Yaowu gave us a few days to find out the truth and catch the murderer?" ”

"Five days, only give us the last five days. On the second day of the fourth month, if I can't get the murderer, the Gu family's Xuanwu-Wei will enter my Suzhou! Yan Taishou said with a bitter face.

These words were exchanged for a cold snort from Wu Tieyi: "It's really domineering!" ”

Xuanwu-Wei, that is the Gu family's private army, is the foundation and guarantee for the Gu family to be one of the three major surnames in Jiangnan.

Although the number of this team is not enough, only 500 in one brigade, it is said that the combat power is the highest in Jiangnan.

Moreover, not only are they all brave and good at fighting, but they are all dead set on the Gu family, and they are loyal, as long as the Gu family gives the order, they will immediately wipe their necks and commit suicide, and the five hundred Xuanwu-Wei people will not have the slightest hesitation.

If such a terrible team was allowed to enter Suzhou in this name, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"Five days, then!" Wu Tieyi cheered up and said, "Within five days, the lower officials will definitely be able to find out the culprit, arrest him, and give everyone an explanation." If it fails, all the consequences will be borne by the lower officials! ”

"That'...... Then it's all up to Lord Wu! Yan Zhongjing hurriedly got up and gave a deep bow.

In fact, he still didn't really feel at ease in his heart, and even thought that if he couldn't give an explanation to the Gu family in the end, Wu Tieyi would naturally be fine with the Wu family's protection, and in the end, he was the only one who suffered......

Of course, what he didn't know was that Wu Tieyi had already made up his mind at this time, and threw all his previous concerns out of the clouds.

If he still had reservations about Zhang Lei and the others before, and planned to see if he could use more tactful means to get people, then now, he didn't want to think about it anymore, so he decided to send someone to Chengjiagou to get people immediately after he went back.

As long as you hold this important person and pry open their mouths, are you still worried about holding the handle of the Su family?