Xiao Zhong struggled to recall

"It was so far away that I couldn't even see people clearly, but it was tragic at the time, and it was said that the people on the boat were burned to death, and there seemed to be some nearby residents."

Chang Sheng didn't say a word, the things in the palace just had some eyebrows, but there were new troubles, but the development of things was more and more consistent with what she guessed, the things in the palace were just an introduction, and the root cause of the chaos in the city was still outside.

Xi Shusi's death may have just begun.

Thinking of this, a figure once again appeared in Chang Sheng's mind, the person who seemed to have something to do with everything, the man with the hat, Hirakawa.

Xi Shusi's death made her involuntarily think of this person.

"The Quarry!"

Chang Sheng's eyes lit up.

The young man named Fu Shuwu said the word quarrying before he died, and he was the original manager of the quarry, a few days ago, she and Yan Sihai met the man with the hat and Xi Shusi on the lake, and also learned that the man with the hat was the new manager of the quarry, but a few days later, Xi Shusi died suddenly, and even the murderer who wiped out the Tianfeng Dart Bureau, Leng Lianyi, also appeared in the quarry.

All of this seems to be inseparable from the quarry and the man in the hat.

"It's just that this quarry hides some secrets."

Chang Sheng muttered to himself.

"The quarry? That's where the stone is mined, and the saltpeter we need to make fireworks is purchased from there. ”

Xiao Zhong said.

"Saltpeter?"

"Yes, that's the raw material for making fireworks, and it's also the largest production area in the Central Plains."

"By the way, Xiao Zhong, you just said that you recently received a big business, right?"

"Well, speaking of this, I remembered that the business that day was an order placed by Lord Xi, and I didn't know that Lord Xi was leaving, and this business was not counted."

"Little Bell!"

Chang Sheng looked at Xiao Zhong with disgust.

"Why are you only saying such an important thing now!"

Xiao Zhong saw Chang Sheng's rare anger, didn't dare to look at her, and said glutinously

"That day, Master asked me to go to the quarry to discuss business, and Mr. Hirakawa, who was in charge there, told me that the fireworks business was actually an order placed by Lord Xi, so that we needed to purchase saltpeter from the quarry, and when the final payment was paid, he would be able to get a kickback, which was equivalent to a full meal."

"However, with such a large amount of expenses, it is impossible to go through his private account, and if he wants to eat kickbacks, he must go through the public account, so what is the reason for him to purchase this batch of fireworks?"

Chang Sheng pondered.

"I don't know about this, but the purchase of such a large number of fireworks used to be used for festivals and celebrations, and there have been no festivals or celebrations recently, what can be the reason?"

Xiao Zhong shook his head.

But it doesn't matter what he said, but it made Chang Sheng suddenly wake up

"Yes!"

Xiao Zhong looked at Chang Sheng suspiciously

"I checked the yellow calendar, and there are really no festivals recently."

Chang Sheng took a deep look at the vermilion palace wall on the side and sighed

"Naturally, there was no in previous years, but what if it was the enthronement ceremony?"

"Enthronement ceremony? Today's saints are in full bloom, for no reason, where did the new emperor ascend the throne? ”

Xiao Zhong wondered.

Hu Qi on the side said

"Even if King Xiang ascends the throne, this matter can't be said in the open."

"Naturally, I can't, but with the authority of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Labor of Xida, I will suppress this matter for a period of time, and wait until the Prime Minister officially ascends the throne to report it, and it is just a matter of priority."

Chang Sheng said.

"In this way, Xi Shusi has long been an insider."

At this time, Xiao Zhong said

"I don't know what you're looking for, but listen to what you mean, whether Lord Xi is alive or not, the business will not be affected."

Chang Sheng said with a smile

"Xiao Zhong, please do one thing, help me pay attention to the abnormality in the shop."

……

It didn't take long for Yan Sihai and Wan Chaoyang to return to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Little Peach, has the city lord come back?"

Yan Sihai was looking for Chang Sheng everywhere in the mansion, and what happened in the medical officer's hospital made him very uneasy, whether it was the medical officer Xu from outside the Saiwai, or the medical officer Wang who didn't know his purpose.

Xiao Taohua rushed over when she heard the sound and handed a note to Yan Sihai and Wan Chaoyang

"The lord of the city said that if the two of them came back, he would give them to the two."

Yan Sihai and Wan Chaoyang glanced at each other and unfolded the note, only to see that there were only a few words written on the note.

"Out-of-town quarry"

Wan Chaoyang Road

"It just so happens that the person I'm checking should be in the quarry."

Yan Sihai glanced at him suspiciously, and then said

"So, let's go find out where this quarry came from."

A quarter of an hour later, the two of them came to the city gate, but they saw that the city gate was very different from usual.

Dozens of officers and soldiers in heavy armor held the city gates, and a long queue formed outside the city gates, and every citizen who entered the city had to undergo extremely detailed investigations.

"The equipment of these officers and soldiers is neither like the forbidden army, nor like the soldiers of Taiyang Mansion, but very similar to the officers and soldiers of the Chuanfeng Battalion."

Yan Sihai said coldly.

Wan Chaoyang didn't care

"Since you want to control the whole city, this gate is naturally the first thing to control."

So saying, he walked towards the city gate.

The officers and soldiers saw the two men approaching the city gate.

"Stop! No one is allowed to go out of the city, violators, beheaded! ”

Dozens of long knives shimmered in the daylight.

Where is Wan Chaoyang talking nonsense with them, the long sword was thrown straight out, and the extremely thin and sharp sound of breaking the air suddenly exploded, stabbing everyone around them as if they were deaf, not to mention those officers and soldiers who faced the long sword.

They covered their ears one after another, and the speed of the long sword castration was beyond sight, but in the blink of an eye

"Bell ......"

It easily pierced several long knives, and the treasure knives in the hands of officers and soldiers became scrap metal with just one face.

And when the officers and soldiers were stunned, the two had already walked to their side, Wan Chaoyang just glanced at them, and the officers and soldiers stood in place as if they were struck by lightning in an instant, they only felt that their feet were nailed to the ground, and their throats were blocked by something, no one dared to move a step, no one dared to make a sound.

It wasn't until the two of them left the city gate that the officers and soldiers dared to gasp for air, and their backs were already soaked.

"Centurion, that person is so terrifying, is it the legendary number one master in the world, Chang An?"

The young recruit looked at the white back, and his heart palpitated.

The elderly centurion, his cloudy pupils twitching slightly, gently patted the recruit's shoulder

"Keep working."

Ten miles outside the city, there is a quarry.

With the light skills of the two of them, regardless of the internal force consumption, it is just more than a quarter of an hour's effort.

"Wait."

Yan Sihai was about to go in, but was stopped by Wan Chaoyang.

"Why, you and I can't take this quarry with our hard work?"

Wan Chaoyang explained

"It's not difficult to arrest people, but it's not easy to know the secrets here."

"And what do you mean?"

"We entered in disguise."

As he spoke, Wan Chaoyang's figure jumped up, swinging at a high place for a moment, and then fell behind a small dirt bag.

After a while, he jumped out of the small dirt bag and returned to Yan Sihai's side, carrying a package in his hand, opening the package, and there were several torn clothes inside.

Yan Sihai raised his eyebrows and glanced at them, these clothes were in tatters, but they were the same as those worn by those laborers in the quarry in the distance.

"You've got this outfit ready for a long time?"

Wan Chaoyang explained

"I've been here to investigate before, and the person I'm tracking down is also here, so I've prepared a few sets of clothes to be prepared."

The two of them changed their clothes, smeared some mud on their faces, and walked into the quarry generously, one old and one young.

"Stop!"

Not long after entering, he was targeted by the officers and soldiers of the quarry.

"Which district of yours, why haven't you seen it?"

The officers and soldiers squinted at the two.

Old Yan smiled lewdly

"My lord, our grandfather and grandson are new here, and we went to rest for a while, but we couldn't find a way back."

Wan Chaoyang nodded and said with a smile

"My lord, my grandfather is old and can't keep up with his physical strength, so I hold on to rest for a while, but this mine is too big, and I get lost while walking."

As he spoke, Wan Chaoyang attached himself to the ear of the officer and soldier and whispered

"My lord, we are the ...... of the White Zone"

The officer and soldier were about to reprimand them, but their faces suddenly changed drastically

"You don't know the way from that place?"

Wan Chaoyang smiled mysteriously, motioned to the officers and soldiers to look at the coolies around them, and said in his ear

"My lord, getting lost is a saying, we went out to deliver goods."

Officers and soldiers were in a row

"Then the fireworks shop is in stock again? Looks like he's fast enough. ”

Wan Chaoyang's eyes revealed an undetectable light, and he continued quietly

"Who's to say it's not, but it's better to hurry up, finish it early, and the brothers in the white area can rest for a while."

The officers and men nodded

"Well, then you don't go quickly, Li Er in your district is not a good talker."

Wan Chaoyang smiled bitterly

"That's ......"

With that, Wan Chaoyang led Yan Sihai out of here, and there was a scolding voice from the officers and soldiers behind him

"Look at what! Get to work! ”

The two of them walked all the way to the depths of the quarry, and Yan Sihai asked in a low voice

"What kind of place is the White Zone?"

Wan Chaoyang Road

"When I came to investigate that day, I overheard the man in charge talking to people about the white area."

"Do you know the way?"

Wan Chaoyang nodded

"Last time, I didn't find the hiding place of the cold clothes in the white area, so I thought about coming again."

"It turns out that what you want to check is a cold-faced Rakshasa cold refining suit."

Yan Sihai was stunned.

"Why, you've heard of this cold-faced rakshasa too?"

"I've heard it, but it's rumored that he joined the twelfth floor?"

"I'm afraid it's not a rumor, I tracked him down all the way to the capital, and I did find that he had a connection with the twelfth floor."

Hearing this, Yan Sihai glanced at the east

"It's no wonder that this place attracts people the most."

As they spoke, the two of them had almost passed through the entire quarry, and seeing that they were about to walk out of the quarry, Yan Sihai looked at Wan Chaoyang suspiciously

"If you go any further, you'll leave the quarry."

Saying that, Yan Sihai also found that whether it was the coolies working around him or the officers and soldiers in the area, the eyes of the two of them became more and more strange.

Wan Chaoyang patted him and motioned him not to speak.

The two of them walked straight through the quarry under the strange gaze of everyone, and in front of them was a forest, and the distant view was blocked by the woods, and they couldn't see what was behind them.

"I can't talk any further, it's full of spies in front of me."

Wan Chaoyang said softly.