In the culvert, it was pitch black, and Su Bottle carefully lit the torch.

The pungent stench went straight to the Tianling cover, and if he hadn't thrown two fire cloth strips down to test it beforehand, he was afraid that the torch in his hand would ignite the methane gas in the culvert.

Only by jumping off this culvert can you know that there is still a flowing wind in it, which should be the role of the nullahs at both ends of the culvert.

When Su Ping fully figured out the direction of the Daoguangfang sewer and the layout of the Qi Palace, it was already the evening of the second day.

He did a lot of things on this day, first of all, he forged the documents of the Criminal Department, conducted the so-called "security inspection" in Daoguangfang, and took the Fangfang Department to explore the entrances and exits of the waterways crisscrossing Daoguangfang, and silently drew a map in his heart. Compare it with Lao Li's map and make sure it is correct.

Luoyang of the Liang Dynasty learned the lessons of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and did not set up so many nullahs, otherwise it would stink.

Some of these culverts are made of stone, some of them are made of green bricks, and some of them are laid with terracotta pipes. Some culverts are blocked, and it seems that the dredging three years ago was not done thoroughly, which also confirms Li Zhengfu's statement.

Through Li Zhengfu, he learned that the widest one in the culvert was the location where the Su bottle was located at this time.

Speaking from the heart, when Su Bottle jumped into this filthy culvert, he regretted it a little. The smell here can be described as a super.

If it's just the stimulation of the taste, it's not enough to be afraid, sometimes when you step into a deep pit, half of your body falls into the dung, and if you want to break free, you need to use your hands to borrow strength. When the hand is withdrawn, white worms can occasionally be seen wriggling on the hand.

The strong feeling of vomiting made Su Bottle's face red, and the blue tendons on his forehead bulged and bulged. But Su Bottle still walked forward.

The purpose of his trip was not to assassinate the prince of Qi, but to find out the escape route first.

But what Su Bottle never expected was that not long after he jumped into the culvert, three more people jumped in. followed Su Bottle's footsteps and followed.

……

"Boss, how did this kid get into the culvert?" In the dark night, the sixth child stared at a pair of eyes and said.

"He jumped in to make it easier for us to do it." Zhang Fakui, who was known as the boss, squinted his eyes and said.

Cao Huali, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, didn't know the people in the rivers and lakes, he only knew the Han family Xiaofei, who was the young master of the Han family who colluded with the ruffians in Beishi and set up a gang.

Han Fei was able to create a famous student, not only because of his family's deep connections, but also because he had rules for doing things, and he never betrayed the people who asked him to do things. And this is exactly what people like Cao Huali value.

The three people who followed Su Bei were sent by Han Fei, they had daggers hidden around their waists, and one of them also had a folding crossbow machine in his arms. This is a crossbow machine that bad people will wear, and for some reason it will fall into their hands.

The so-called jumping in is to jump into the nullah first, and then swim upstream. They didn't know what Su Bottle was going to do, they had followed them all the way from Qinghuafang.

At first, they wanted to wait until midnight to break into the backyard of the governor's mansion. But if you do that, it's easy to make a move. There are also night patrols in Thanh Hoa Fang, so it would be a nuisance if they heard it.

The killer, the first thing to consider is not how to quickly take out the opponent, but how to escape. If they can't escape, they won't do it no matter how good the chance is. After all, the purpose of their risking money is not to die, but to live better.

And those who want to complete the task regardless of life or death, they should be called "dead soldiers".

Later, they saw Su Bottle wearing a set of coarse cloth clothes and walking out of the back door. They followed all the way to the outside of Daoguang Fang, where they saw Su Bottle jumping into the ditch.

"Big brother, it stinks too much here." The sixth man covered his nose and said, "I don't think we need to follow him, he will be smoked to death in a while." ”

Zhang Fakui half-turned around and slapped the top of the sixth child's head: "You have a lot of nonsense, look at other people's little five, it's not like you have so much nonsense!" If you are long-winded, I will not take anything with you in the future! ”

The sixth turned his head to look at the fifth, who was so choked by the stench that he couldn't open his eyes, and struggled to move forward on the slippery canal wall.

"Sixth, where's your fire break?"

"Didn't the man carry a torch? Do we still have a fire fold? ”

"What the hell are you ......"

"Okay, don't stare at you, I'll do it."

The three of them didn't prepare torches, but Su's torches could illuminate the front and back directions, and in this almost completely enclosed underground waterway, it could really illuminate a long distance.

The three of them tried not to make any movement, and wanted to go a little deeper before moving. Because at that time, even if Su Bottle shouted in his throat, no one outside would hear it.

……

Su Bottle held the torch in one hand and walked with difficulty. Finally, after wading through the most muddy part of the road, a waterfall appeared in front of me, and there was steam, and waves of heat rushed to my face.

I wonder why there is so much water here, maybe there is a bath overhead?

Although it is the dirty water after someone else's bath, it is already the cleanest water for the Su bottle at this time. The mud here has also been thinned by the turbulent current, and it feels like your feet can step directly on the stony ground of the culvert.

The fierce sound of falling water muffled the sound of the three people behind him wading through the dung water, and Su Bottle was still thinking about how to rush through the water curtain so as not to extinguish the torches. Inadvertently, I turned my head and saw three figures, staggering to follow.

Su Bottle's first feeling was that his actions were discovered by Jin Wuwei.

Su Bottle was not worried about being discovered by Jin Wuwei, because he had the Punishment Department's waist card and official documents, as well as the Imperial Silver Fish Bag, with these three things, Su Bottle could directly enter Daoguang Fang, and there was no need to enter through the culvert. So he explained to Jin Wuwei that he was performing official duties and inspecting potential waterway safety hazards. Kim Wuwei doesn't suspect anything.

The three of them continued to walk forward, and there were still about ten paces away, and when the time came, Su Bottle sensed that something was wrong.

One of them could not bear it anymore and drew his dagger out. There was also a man with something in his hand and waving it vigorously. It looks like it's a fire fold, but for some reason, his fire fold seems to be ineffective, and he waved it many times, but there was no reaction at all.

Su Bei snorted coldly in his heart: This Zhao Lian really has to kill me.

But in a flash, Su Bei thought of the big corruption case he was handling now, and he had offended many people, and these three killers, would they be related to the corruption case?

Getting closer, one of the three people on the opposite side took out a crossbow from his bosom and drew his bow with skillful technique. But before he could raise the crossbow, the fire suddenly disappeared.

Su Bottle inserts a torch into the sewage, and the fire is extinguished instantly, and the sudden darkness after the light will make people feel blind and unable to see anything.

Zhang Fakui held the crossbow machine, stunned for a moment, and just wanted to reach out to touch the fire fold, only to hear two "bang" sounds in his ears, and then heard the sound of the fifth and sixth falling down. At the same time, a hand grabbed his neck from behind.

That hand was like an iron tong, unable to break free at all, Zhang Fakui instinctively turned the crossbow machine to the back and hooked the hanging knife. But the arrow was launched, only a "whoosh" sound was heard, and the arrow flew away.

It seems that he did not hit the target, and by this time the crossbow machine had already been grabbed by the man who choked him. Grabbing the hand on the neck, harder, Zhang Fakui heard the "rattle" sound of the neck joint.

"Heroes spare their lives!"

"Who told you to kill me?" Su Bottle pinched the back of Zhang Fakui's neck with one hand, held the crossbow machine with the other, and pressed hard, Zhang Fakui knelt in the dung and mud.

Zhang Fakui said with difficulty: "If I say it, can the hero not kill me?" ”

Su Bottle said: "Yes." ”

Zhang Fakui said: "A hero, just saying the word 'can' is really too child's play. You swear an oath, make a poisonous oath, and I can believe you. Otherwise, you'd better kill me, and you'll die. ”

Killing the three of them is meaningless to Su Bottle.

Later, Su Bottle learned from Zhang Fakui that the person who hired them was named Han Fei. And Han Fei is a member of the Han family in Lushunfang.

Su Bottle wondered, what does he have to do with the Han family?

The only contact was that Su Bottle found the body of the Han family and sent it to the Fang Bureau, and Han Dafu also sent a bounty for it.

Could it be that the Han family is double-faced, asking Han Dafu to send silver while taking revenge? But the problem is, it's not logical.

It seems that there must be something else hidden.

"Let's go out and talk."

Su Bottle didn't kill him, and the fifth and sixth were also fatal, if Su Bottle said something for a while, those two people would drown in dung.

Su Bottle confiscated their weapons, tied the hands of the three of them behind their backs, and struggled out of the culvert. This time, he was hit by Jin Wuwei. A group of ironclad soldiers quickly surrounded them, and their spears and short knives were pointed at the four of them.

Su Bottle took out his waist tag and said that three people armed with controlled knives had been arrested in this culvert.

Captain Jin Wuwei looked Su Bottle up and down, and exclaimed: "There are capable people in the Criminal Department." You can actually get into this dark ditch and arrest people, you are really a man. ”

With the help of Jin Wuwei, the stinking Su bottle walked to the nearest bath. The shopkeeper of the bath was very embarrassed when he saw that Su was covered in dung, and only said that he begged you not to come in, otherwise other guests would be kicked out by you.

Su Bottle said, I don't embarrass you, just prepare a few buckets of warm water for me, flush it, and I'll go. The shopkeeper hurriedly greeted the guy and helped the Su bottle to rinse it simply.

But Zhang Fakui and the three of them were not so lucky, with a body of dung and mud, they were taken to the criminal department by Su Bottle.

In the second half of the night, the officials who were sitting in the hall had already gone to sleep in their small rooms. This kind of case is not a hundred thousand urgent, so they will not get up. And Su Bei was not in a hurry, but just threw Zhang Fakui and the others into the dungeon and waited for the retrial tomorrow.