Knowing that Gao Shishu's stable food supply now comes from the merchants of Shaoxing Mansion, Gu Yunji was really angry this time, and rarely asked the officials and officials in the Shaoxing Mansion to suspend all official duties and make every effort to investigate and deal with the people who secretly sold grain to Gao Shishu.

Gu Yunji thought that the last inventory was comprehensive and thorough, but all the relevant large and small shops in Shaoxing Mansion had all cleared their accounts.

He personally took people to the shop to check the accounts, and in order to appear solemn, he even used the anti-Japanese special army, which was so powerful that even the illiterate old peasants had heard of it.

At the same time, the government also posted notices telling about the cruel acts of the Japanese invaders, and instructed the lieutenant chief to educate the people and help them establish national consciousness.

With such a multi-pronged approach, it stands to reason that the people's attitudes have changed to a greater or lesser extent, and they should also know how serious the sin of being a co-ordination is.

In this case, there are still people who can provide supplies to Gao Shishu, it is no longer a simple greed for money, but a complete betrayal of the country and compatriots, neither pity for the murdered compatriots, nor fear of the government's thunderous methods, which can be said to be extremely bad.

On the other hand, it was with a stable supply that Gao Shishu retreated back to the sea, and had the confidence to buy firearms and train his men with the Francophone merchants. If not, if he had completely cut off Gao Shishu's supply, he would have already exhausted himself and been completely wiped out by the imperial court.

In other words, the current situation of the anti-Japanese war has changed and even begun to become unfavorable to the imperial court, in the final analysis, because of the merchants who provided Gao Shishu with food.

Perhaps it is precisely because the methods of the last investigation were too gentle, but the fine was not convicted, and it became a disguised connivance against the Japanese merchants, so that they did not take it seriously, so it has developed into the current situation.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunji took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in his chest, and made up his mind: No matter what happens this time, the people who have been arrested will be arrested and sentenced severely!

At this time, Fu Zida hurriedly came in: "My lord! Found it! ”

Gu Yunji's spirit was shocked, and he immediately stood up: "Who is it?" ”

Fu Zida ran in a hurry, and said out of breath: "Yes...... It is a grain shop called Shengfu Grain Village, and the last time they were checked, they were suspected of colluding with the Japanese and paid a fine of several hundred taels of silver. Early this morning, the officers and men intercepted the grain ship they were going to Mingsha Island at the wharf, and the evidence was conclusive, and there would be absolutely no mistake. ”

Gu Yunji clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "You still dare to commit it again, it seems that the punishment was too light last time!" Has the owner behind it been clarified? Who is the main culprit? ”

Fu Zida hesitated, glanced at Gu Yunji as if he had any concerns, and said, "...... Judging from the filing of the yamen, Shengfu Grain Village should be ...... It is the industry of Shaoxing Xu's. ”

Gu Yunji paused, and his fingers subconsciously tightened: "Are you sure?" ”

"Xia Guan is sure that Shengfu Grain Village is indeed the property of the Xu family, as for the main culprit......" Fu Zida hesitated, and then leaned in front of Gu Yunji and whispered a name.

Gu Yunji's face changed suddenly, his eyes flashed, and he didn't speak.

The entire Shaoxing Mansion knew the relationship between Gu Yunji and the Xu family, Fu Zida peeked at Gu Yunji's expression, and said cautiously: "My lord...... Do you want to arrest someone? ”

Gu Yunji's thin lips were pursed, his knuckles were pinched white, and after a long time, he closed his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbidity. I opened my eyes again, my eyes were full of determination, and I said categorically: "Catch!" And I'm going to catch it myself! Now let the official send to surround the Shengfu Grain Village first, and I will go over immediately! ”

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A moment later, Gu Yunji came to Shengfu Grain Village with a group of officials and envoys, surrounded them from the outside, and frightened the guests inside to scatter and run away.

The shopkeeper was caught off guard, and was frightened by the posture of the government, and when he saw that the leader was Gu Yunji, he quickly breathed a sigh of relief, and squeezed out a smile on his face to greet him: "Uncle Gu, why are you here?" But what official business do you have to do? ”

Gu Yunji's face was cold, he didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, and said straight to the point: "What about Xu Shuchang?" ”

The shopkeeper's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he had already guessed Gu Yunji's intention for this trip, and while secretly signaling the guy to go back to report the news, he kept a smirk on his face and rammed nonsense:

"What is Aunt Gu doing looking for a book, Young Master Chang? But when the interest comes, you want to talk to him? It's a pity that I don't know where he is now, and I haven't seen him in days. Why don't you ask somewhere else? Or you can go home and ask Miss Shuhua directly, she and Young Master Shuchang are cousins, maybe she knows......"

"Still pretending to be garlic!"

The shopkeeper's little action naturally did not escape Gu Yunji's eyes, his expression was sharp, and he pulled out the long sword from the waist of the official beside him with a swipe on the ground, and pointed directly at the door of the shopkeeper, and the long-pent-up anger was vented at once:

"This official's trip is to arrest the thief Xu Shuchang, and then dare to talk about him left and right, prevent the government from handling the case, and this official will behead you under the sword! Let me ask you, Xu Shu is an ordinary person! ”

The shopkeeper's face turned pale, looking at the sword blade that was only a few inches away from his eyes, he felt that his legs were weak, and he raised his hands tremblingly: "...... Yes, it should be in the Xu family's mansion ......"

After getting the answer he wanted, Gu Yunji put away his sword, turned around and left: "Let's go, go to the Xu family's mansion!" ”

In the Xu family's mansion, Xu Shuchang, who received the news, was so frightened that his face was bloodless, hugging Xu Ziqi's legs and crying: "Uncle Cousin...... Uncle Cousin, you want to save me! Gu Yunji, he wants to bring an official to arrest me, I don't want to go to court, I don't want to go to prison, what should I do......"

Xu Ziqi also knew what Xu Shuchang had done at this time, and he was so angry that he kicked him away: "You have committed such a big sin, how can I save you!" Xu Shuchang, that's Gao Shishu, he's a widow, how did you have the courage to collude with him! ”

"Even if you don't know what's at stake, you have eyes, right? Some time ago, Gu Yunji cleared up such a big battle against the Japanese merchants, and even our Xu family did not escape being fined, are you blind, you didn't see it at all? Now that you know the law and break the law, you are committing a crime against the wind, Gu Yunji is going to arrest you, what can I do! ”

Xu Shuchang is a master who cries when he doesn't see the coffin, and yesterday he secretly rejoiced that he made a lot of money from Gao Shishu, and he didn't regret it at all. Today, when he learned that Gu Yunji was going to bring an official messenger to arrest him, he cried again with a handful of snot and tears, looking very pitiful.

But as long as he thinks of Xu Shuchang's unchanging virtue, Xu Ziqi doesn't have the slightest sympathy for him, and he can't wait to kick him to death.

Xu Shu often saw Xu Ziqi's gloomy face, for fear that he would not care about himself, so he crawled over with his hands and feet and hugged his legs, crying with tears all over his face:

"Uncle Cousin, you can't leave me alone...... No matter how I say it, I am also a descendant of the Xu family, the only bloodline left by my father, if something happens to me, I will be more or less implicated in the Xu family, and the reputation will not be good......"

"Gu Yunji is serious this time, saying that he wants to judge my crime in the name of a thief, Uncle Cousin, if you accidentally kill your head, I don't want to die, I beg Uncle Cousin to save me!"

Xu Ziqi was angry again when he heard this: "Since you know that the crime is not small, you dare to defy the law!" Gu Yunji's surname is Gu or not Xu, do you think I have a bit of face in front of him and can make him listen to me? Now except for your uncle who can say a few words for you in front of him, otherwise the king of heaven will not be able to save you! (End of chapter)