Chapter 154: The Backing Force
The case already has an idea, but the final clue is broken in Zuo Weiwei's Qianfu Changtian Ming.
Officials at the powder magazine have admitted that it was Tian Ming who secretly hid the gunpowder. But Tian Ming is now dead, and there is no proof of his death. It is very likely that this group of old slippery heads who are engaged in gunpowder deliberately blame everything on one dead person to prevent more people from being involved.
Tian Ming is just a commander of a thousand people, even if he is the acting leader of the marching staff, I am afraid that he does not have so much ability, and he sells gunpowder privately without telling everyone.
He must have a bigger backer to help him accomplish this series of things.
"I don't believe it, this net goes down, it's all this group of small fish and shrimp. For such a big thing as gunpowder, you can't catch a few big officials. Ye Feng said in a deep voice.
Now, Ye Feng is even more suspicious that Tian Ming's boss, General Liu, is very suspicious.
After all, Tian Ming was single-handedly pulled up by General Liu.
From Tian Ming's killing to the current gunpowder magazine checking, General Liu has had many cases of non-cooperation, both public and private, Ye Feng is very disgusted with this person.
"Call a team of Nine Star Division officials, and I'm going to General Liu's mansion to investigate." Ye Feng made up his mind and was ready to act immediately.
"Now?" Lin Xiyao looked at Ye Feng, especially when she saw his relaxed expression, she immediately understood that his move was quite a bit of official revenge.
Ye Feng's face now looks more and more like a nine-star clerk.
Ye Feng made a straight face and said "um": "Yes, now!" ”
Zuo Weiwei is the imperial sword forbidden army, which is a relatively special department, and if you want to do something against the forbidden army, you still need a lot of processes.
After receiving the ticket to investigate General Liu, Ye Feng arrested Brother Facial Paralysis again, as for where Brother Stroke went, he must have known that Ye Feng had a habit of catching strong men, so he deliberately hid.
General Liu is the deputy general of Zuo Weiwei's forbidden army and is a second-in-command, although Zuo Weiwei has many lieutenants and many second-in-command, but General Liu's second-in-command is considered to have real power and should be a standing second-in-command.
General Liu's mansion was naturally also in the outer city of the Shendu, and everyone came to the gate of General Liu's mansion and faced the closed black lacquer gate.
"Surround the General's Mansion!"
Ye Feng gave an order, and the Nine Star Division guards immediately scattered in all directions, surrounding General Liu's house.
At Ye Feng's signal, the paralyzed brother held the dragon bird knife at his waist, stepped forward, and did not knock on the door knocker, but slammed the door a few times.
In the words of Brother Facial Paralysis, this is the momentum that the Nine Star Division should have.
"Open the door! Nine Star Division handles the case! Open the door! ”
After not seeing anyone respond for a long time, Ye Feng was stunned in his heart, could it be that he leaked the news and let him run away?
Brother Facial Paralysis was also curious, in broad daylight, the door of the house was closed, and no one responded to the door, what was going on.
He slammed on the door for a moment, bending down to peek through the crack.
Just when the paralyzed brother put his face against the crack in the door and closed one eye to look inside, in the crack of the door, he saw a face.
Behind the door, there was a person who was also looking out through the crack in the door in the same pose.
"Ahh
There was an exclamation inside and outside the door at the same time, and the paralyzed brother and the people inside were startled by each other.
The paralyzed brother took a few steps back and stepped down the steps, while the people inside sat directly on the ground and let out a wail.
"Bold! Open the door! ”
Brother Facial Paralysis suddenly became angry, and with his expressionless face, it looked particularly scary.
He kicked hard at the closed door of the mansion, kicked a few times, and shouted: "The Nine Star Division is handling the case!" ”
After a few more breaths, the sound of the latch twitching was heard, and the door was slowly opened.
In front of him was a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper, and the paralyzed brother recognized him at a glance, he was the one who looked at his door.
"Why did it take so long to open the door?!" Brother Facial Paralysis asked.
The butler trembled and looked at the group of uninvited guests outside the door with a frightened expression. In private, the civil and military officials of Yangning Kingdom said that the silver-black uniform of the Nine Star Division was the official uniform of the life-reaper, and if I saw the silver-black uniform today, I am afraid that I will not be able to see the sun tomorrow.
"In broad daylight, the door of the house is closed, sneaky, what kind of fame?!"
The paralyzed brother looked at him coldly, and the housekeeper was so frightened that he couldn't speak at the moment.
Outside the door, Ye Feng waved his hand and ordered: "Come in!" ”
Except for the people guarding the four gates, the rest of the Nine Star Division officials rushed into Liu's Mansion together.
In the end, Ye Feng and Lin Xiyao walked in.
"Where's your master?" Ye Feng looked at the trembling housekeeper and asked.
"Sir...... The butler ...... and said, "Master...... Not in ......"
Ye Feng sneered, the fact that the housekeeper was lying was not very good: "Not there...... Where did you go?! ”
"Go...... Go to ......" The housekeeper's feet were soft, and he knelt directly on the ground, and kept kowtowing: "Lord Jiuxingsi, I am just a subordinate, what happened to our master, I really don't know!" ”
After a while, the paralyzed brother came out of the inner courtyard, shook his head and said, "The people are gone, the family members and subordinates are gone, there are a lot of things missing in the house, and valuable things have been removed." ”
Oops, still let him run.
It seems that he must have tracked down the gunpowder himself, so he found the signs and ran away in advance.
"I'll ask again, what about people?!" Ye Feng asked.
Seeing that the housekeeper couldn't say anything, the paralyzed brother stepped forward directly, grabbed the butler's collar, and lifted him up like a chicken cub: "Speak!" What about people! ”
"Let......'s go," the butler swallowed, panicking.
"Where have you been?!" Brother Facial Paralysis continued to ask.
"The villain doesn't know, the villain doesn't know......"
Ye Feng took a step forward and asked, "When did you leave?!" ”
"It's been an hour......"
"In which direction?! How many people are in a group?! What means of transportation?! Ye Feng asked several questions in a row.
"Those who are heading south, lord and lady, and a few of their subordinates, are ...... in carriages," replied the butler truthfully.
Ye Feng paused and asked again, "Why don't I take you with me?" ”
The housekeeper didn't dare to lie, and replied: "The master ordered me to close the door, if the Nine Stars Division comes to call the door, let me ...... here."
"What's here?!" Brother Facial Paralysis asked loudly.
"Here...... Procrastination. The butler lowered his head, and his face turned even paler.
"Hmph, just an outcast." Brother Facial Paralysis let go and pushed hard.
The housekeeper stumbled and fell to the ground, rolled his eyes, and passed out.
"What now?" Brother Facial Paralysis came to Ye Feng and asked.
He was just a strong man who had been arrested, and he didn't know what Ye Feng was going to do.
Lin Xiyao also took a step forward and said at the right time: "It's been an hour, I'm afraid I've already left the Divine Capital." ”
"A miser, fleeing for his life with gold and silver treasures, asking for money and not dying, chasing with light horses, and soon being able to catch up."
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Imperial City, on the Mansion of the Marquis of Mushan.
"Ye Feng extracted ten prisoners from the prison of the Criminal Department, checked the accounts in the powder magazine, and Xu Langzhong of the Criminal Department went to ask for someone, and almost fought with the Nine Star Division."
"The Nine Star Division investigated the use of gunpowder in the Twelve Guards Forbidden Army, and many officials in the powder depot were arrested by the Nine Star Division."
"Just now, Ye Feng took the Nine Star Division to General Liu's mansion, and learned that General Liu had escaped with his family, and now he sent someone to chase ......"
Mu Shanhou sat on a chair and drank tea relaxedly. Beside him, the chief eunuch was telling Mu Shanhou about what had happened recently.
Mu Shanhou slowly put down the teacup and commented casually: "Ye Feng really has some ability, and he can actually find the powder magazine." Is this General Liu a pig's head on his shoulder? Fleeing for your life with gold and silver? ”
The chief eunuch smiled: "It's not too early, it's time for the emperor to eat, and the old slave should go back." ”
Mu Shanhou hurriedly got up, picked up a golden silk nan wooden box from the table, and opened it gently, and inside was a night pearl the size of a chicken egg.
"There's Mr. Lao." Mu Shanhou put the wooden box in the hands of the chief eunuch.
The chief eunuch always had a smile on his face, and with a wave of his big sleeves, he tucked the wooden box into his cuffs.
Mushanhou sent the chief eunuch out of the house, and said as he walked: "Chief, the emperor is ...... over there."
The chief eunuch walked to the door, turned around and said goodbye to Mushanhou: "Mushanhou don't worry, the old slave knows what to say." ”