The servant followed him through an alley, and when he suddenly stopped in front of a mansion, he hid behind the wall, and only half of his body turned sideways.

The clerk looked around carefully, and thought that there was no one, so he walked upside down to the vermilion gate and struck it three times with his elbow. But after a while, there was still no movement inside, so he had to turn and walk away, about to go to the back door. The little official was afraid that he would lose someone, so he hurriedly took a brisk step, and was reluctant to follow, but still knelt aside to watch him. Fortunately, the moonlight was bright, and he could still visit vaguely.

I saw the clerk cautiously approaching the courtyard wall, touching the wall with his hand a few times, as if he had touched the exact location, and easily pulled out a piece of green brick; Then he slowly squatted down, stuffed the wooden box wrapped in his arms into the crack, and then put the green bricks in place, and when the pressure was solid, he dusted his hands and left.

The little official witnessed the whole process with his own eyes, and immediately walked out of the darkness, and hurriedly went to find the location of the brick, and it took a long time to touch it and take it down. He took out the box, and when he opened it, he didn't expect it to be Zhu Yangrui's head, which frightened him all over, and he sat on the ground with his butt.

The little official took a few big breaths, and his emotions calmed down a little, so he thought: 'This place is not his residence at all, and it is obvious that he has been colluding with this family for a long time, so he is so familiar with the road. This head was given away by him on purpose, and if he took it back to the government, he would be suspicious...... It's better not to do anything, and report it to Wan Daren. ’

After thinking about it, he put the wooden box back in its place and slipped back to the yamen in the night.

"Did you bump into him by accident?" Wan Yuzhi listened to the little official's report, nodded and asked.

The officer knelt on the ground and said, "No." The little one has seen his strange whereabouts recently, so he has been paying attention everywhere, and today he finally seized an opportunity. ”

"He came out of the prefect's place...... Wan Yuzhi pondered for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to have an idea, but it quickly went out again, "No, what can a human head be used for...... Forget it, let's just send someone to monitor the bookstore. ”

The little official bowed slightly, but he was still relieved in his heart, and said: "No matter what, the prefect must have a different heart." It's better to follow the previous means, just say that he is a blue party, and start arresting people tonight. ”

Wan Yuzhi immediately replied: "No! Whether Zhu Yangrui is a civilian, he wants to be arrested or killed, of course, it is up to us; The prefect is a local dignitary, appointed by the imperial court, if he does not ask for a holy decree, how dare he do this! ”

"What if there is hard evidence at hand?"

When Wan Yuzhi heard this, a meaningful smile gradually appeared on his face: "That's a little bit of a head......

The next morning, as soon as the prefect of Runing heard the rooster crow, he sat up, called the servants to change their official clothes, and hurried to report to Yuzhi.

"Bad!" The prefect stumbled into the house and shouted, "It's a big deal, the wooden box you gave me has been stolen!" ”

Wan Yuzhi and the little official looked at each other, got up and comforted: "Why should the prefect be like this, be careful and anxious." ”

The prefect pretended to look distressed: "My lord, there is the head of the Zhu thief in the box, if you lose it, how can you and I explain it to the court!" Investigate the situation as soon as possible and send troops to arrest it! ”

Wan Yuzhi said with a smile: "Zhu Yangrui is dead, how much is his head worth?" If it's gone, it's gone, and the court won't care about this. ”

"Then ......"

The prefect was about to borrow the slope to get off the donkey, but when he heard a 'plop', the little official next to him knelt down: "Wait!" Lord Wan, this yamen is an important place in the country, and thieves enter and exit so easily, isn't it trampling on the authority of the government! This case should be tried exhaustively, and the thieves must be captured and tortured so as to stifle the small people from causing chaos. In case that person is still Lan Yuan's comrade, the adult's sin will not be small! ”

Wan Yuzhi pondered for a long time, and then turned his head to look at the prefect: "He seems to have some truth in what he said. To be on the safe side, it is better to issue an order and send troops to investigate the case. ”

The prefect didn't notice anything, but secretly sighed that the little official was troublesome, and resigned to withdraw.

As soon as the prefect left, Yu Zhi's face changed instantly, becoming extremely dignified and murderous: "Immediately transfer our soldiers, and put this yamen from the inside and outside strictly, and no one is allowed to come out!" ”

"Yes!" The little official answered impassionedly, said no more, and went straight down the hall; But it didn't take long for him to turn back nervously, as if he had changed into a different person, and he was stunned.

"What's wrong?" Hayuki opened his mouth wide.

The little official wiped his sweat: "According to the report, the bookstore was not monitored, and I don't know where it went." ”

"It's nothing," Hayuki smiled and waved his hand, "as long as the wooden box is still there, everything is under control." ”

"But, I can't find the wooden box......

One of the ten thousand feathers slapped his thigh, screamed, and his body fell backwards, almost fainting; The little official hurriedly came to help, and seeing that his eyes were dull, his heart was half cold, and he asked in a low voice, "It's over?" ”

"Nonsense!" Yu Zhi came back to his senses and sat up suddenly, "The master was thinking of a way just now!" What's over, what's over, will it speak? ”

"Sorry, the villain was abrupt......"

Wan Yuzhi was angry, and then said: "The previous plan didn't work, now I can only take one step at a time, I hope the heavens will bless you...... Then go to the library and look up the name of the family, and you may be able to find some eyebrows. ”

The little official clenched his fists and obeyed the order, turned and left.

Yuzhi paced around the room while calculating, and waited for about an hour before he saw the little official arrive and hurriedly asked how it was going.

The little official said: "After investigation, the owner of that family is called Qian Junfu, who is a squire with a lot of status in Runing Mansion, and has two houses, one is in the city, and the other is in the township. ”

"What is he going to do with the human head......" Wan Yuzhi frowned, feeling like there were thousands of threads entwined in his mind, and he couldn't get rid of it for a while.

"The wooden box should have just been taken away, maybe the two sides haven't been in contact yet...... Now send someone to search his village, maybe you can catch up. The little official analyzed for him.

"No," Hayuki shook his head, "we didn't even know the situation, and if we sent our men, they were just blind." ”

The little official persuaded: "No matter what, someone must go to understand the situation!" ”

Wan Yuzhi pondered for a long time, walked to the window, looked at the dazzling sunlight coldly, tightened his shirt and said, "I'll go myself...... Others are unreliable. ”

Seeing that his tone was decisive, the little official did not stop him, bowed down and asked, "Are you going alone?" Or take a team of people? ”

"I'll just get two men in civilian clothes to follow. You stay here, watch out for the prefect, I trust you. ”