Until the boss of Hua Manlou was escorted away, Han Pingzhi was still shocked, and his forehead was full of cold sweat, because he had discovered a shocking secret just now.

At the first glance of the boss of Hua Manlou, he felt that he knew this person, but he forgot his name, and he didn't remember where the two met, and it wasn't until Zhou Ming said his identity that Han Pingzhi suddenly realized.

When he was young, that is, when he was still in the Baiyi Guard organization, he once saw this Hua Manlou boss when he was doing things for Yan Qiu, and the two of them were quite speculative at that time, because he was afraid of the strict regulations of the Bai Yi Wei organization, he did not ask Hua Manlou Boss at that time what he had to do with his top boss, but through various clues, he was very sure that Hua Manlou Boss and Yan Qiu were inextricably linked.

It is very likely that Hua Manlou is a secret industry of strict demand, and the boss of Hua Manlou is just a cover placed in the front desk, and his duty is only to hide people's eyes.

As soon as he thought of this, Han Pingzhi was shocked, but because he was quite deep in the city, even if he was scared in his heart, his face was silent, after all, there were too many people around him, as long as there were some flaws on his face, others would definitely associate him with the boss of Huamanlou, and felt that the relationship between the two people was extraordinary, and at that time, things would be even more troublesome.

He was still calm on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking that if the boss of Huamanlou was related to this Northern State spy case, it would be very difficult to successfully deal with this case.

Because once the boss of the Huamanlou is thoroughly investigated, the strict demands behind him will definitely be dragged into the water, and the impact of the entire case will be too great, and the entire investigation process will be full of variables.

First of all, if it is really determined that Yan Qiu is related to this case, Han Pingzhi previously served in the White Guard Organization and has an extraordinary relationship with Yan Qiu, and he is not suitable to serve as the chief judge of this case in public or private, and it is inevitable that the entire case will be transferred to other yamen for trial.

In this way, there may be no impact on Zhou Zhouming, the first meritorious man, and the reward he should get will not be less, but the impact on himself will be very great, maybe when the time comes, he will not only not get any credit, but will be implicated because of the strict relationship, so that he can't even keep his current position, in that case, it will be empty.

And Han Pingzhi also thought of a very scary thing, Yan Qiu was powerful in the imperial court, and there were countless elite soldiers and strong generals under his command, although the whole world belonged to the emperor's family, but the entire capital city was firmly controlled in his hands, everything that happened in the city, no matter how big or small, as long as he wanted to know, no one could hide it from him.

It stands to reason that these Northern Kingdom spies have been lurking in the heart of the Great Chu State for so long, and as the actual controllers of the entire heart position, it is impossible for Yan Yu to be ignorant of their actions.

Han Pingzhi guessed based on his previous experience that there were only two possibilities for this situation, one was to Yan Qiu to know about the existence of these northern spies, but for some purpose, he allowed these northern spies to lurk in the heart of the empire, wanting them to be used for his own use.

And the other possibility is even more terrifying, that is, Yan Qiu secretly passed through the northern country, and is planning some ulterior huge conspiracy, if this is the case, then the matter is very serious, not only Han Pingzhi can't control the development of the situation, even the emperor may not be able to do anything about this situation, after all, the only reliance on the emperor to consolidate the throne is Yan Xuan.

After thinking of this second possibility, Han Pingzhi was so frightened that he almost showed his feet on his face, but fortunately, he had practiced in officialdom for many years and practiced good acting skills, so he stabilized his mentality at the last moment, and at the same time, he quickly denied this second possibility.

The reason is very simple, Yan Qiu is already a very popular minister in the Great Chu State, in a position above ten thousand people under one person, and at such a peak of power, he has no motive to secretly communicate with the Northern Kingdom, after all, even if the Northern Kingdom goes south to occupy Great Chu, he cannot be the emperor, at most he is a courtier.

If it was for such a purpose, there was no need for him to risk being exterminated by the Nine Clans to secretly communicate with the Northern Kingdom and overthrow the Great Chu State, because even if the Northern Kingdom destroyed the Great Chu State, the Emperor of the Northern Kingdom would not be clear about his attitude, and it was possible that when the time came, the benefits he would gain would not be as much as he had now.

This kind of thing that outweighs the losses, but anyone who has a little brain, will not do it, not to mention the strict old scheming, scheming, and the city government is bottomless, this kind of stupid thing, even if he is killed, he will not do it.

Thinking about this, Han Pingzhi felt a little better in his heart, Yan Qiu was his old superior after all, and he had the grace of knowing him, if Yan Qiu really had the possibility of secretly communicating with the northern country, he would really find it difficult to accept it for a while.

After thinking about it, Han Pingzhi finally felt that as long as Yan Qiu was not a traitor who was in touch with foreign countries, it didn't matter whether the other possibilities existed, and he also knew that no matter whether this case had anything to do with Yan Qiu or not, as long as the boss of Hua Manlou was still alive, Yan Qiu would face great danger.

It only took a short time, Han Pingzhi completed a plan in his heart, he planned to send Zhou Ming back later, and immediately interrogate the boss of Huamanlou alone, as long as he was sure that Yan Qiu did not know about this case, he would let the boss of Huamen Lou quietly disappear from this world, and completely solve the trouble for Yan Qiu in this way.

But if you learn from the mouth of the boss of Hua Manlou that Yan Qiu is really related to this case, and even if he is really a traitor who is in contact with foreign countries, then Han Pingzhi will also do business, for the safety of the people of the Great Chu State, even if it is his old boss and benefactor, he will never show mercy.

"Brother Han, are you okay?"

Han Pingzhi's abnormal performance after seeing the boss of Huamanlou, Zhou Zhou Ming kept looking at it, but he didn't think much about it, he just thought that Han Pingzhi might have gone to Huamanlou to consume and knew this boss, and he was afraid that this boss would tell his secret in public, so he was a little nervous for a while, and his behavior was not so natural, as for more thoughts in his heart, Zhou Ming didn't think much about it.

Seeing Han Pingzhi's stunned time was a bit long, Zhou Zhou Ming couldn't help but open his mouth and said with concern.

"Huh? It's okay, my spirit is a little trance for a while, people are old, and they have to serve the old, and you young people, there is really no comparison! Han Pingzhi's reaction was very fast, and in the face of Zhou Ming's problem, he coped with it easily and did not show any flaws at all.

"Then let's continue the handover, there aren't many people left, they're all guys and big teapots, I guess they have nothing to do with this case." Zhou Ming said.

As soon as he heard that the rest were some small characters, Han Pingzhi immediately lost interest and said with a smile: "These people are insignificant, so we brothers don't need to confirm their identities one by one, with this time, isn't it good for our two brothers to go and have a drink?" ”

"Listen to the big brother." Monday Ming laughed.

Han Pingzhi hurriedly beckoned the officials of the General Affairs Office and asked them to put the remaining prisoners in the prison, then took Zhou Ming's hand and walked to the back hall.

At this time, the closed door of the Yamen of the General Affairs Mansion was suddenly knocked on, and all the errands present became nervous, even Han Pingzhi and Zhou Yiming stopped and stared at the Yamen gate with their eyes, not knowing who was outside, so bold, at such a critical moment, they actually dared to come to the Yamen to make trouble.

Fortunately, all the prisoners have been put in prison, and at this time, even if there are spies from the north to make trouble, they can't set off too much turmoil, so they can only throw themselves into the net, and there is no return.

Even so, Zhou Ming and Han Pingzhi did not dare to relax their vigilance, and the two of them immediately commanded their respective subordinates to remain vigilant.

The officials present unsheathed their knives one after another, gathered together in twos and threes, maintaining a defensive formation, ready to deal with the spies of the northern kingdom rushing in at any time.

After everyone waited silently for a while, there was no other movement outside the yamen, and no one climbed over the wall to attack inside.

Zhou Ming asked Han Pingzhi with his eyes, what should I do now, do you want to take the initiative?

Han Pingzhi is scheming and knows that the current situation is beneficial to them, so the best way is to brake with static and respond to all changes with no change.

So he made a downward motion with both hands, telling Zhou Ming and his subordinates not to act rashly and wait and see how things continue to develop.

Knock knock.

There was another fierce knock on the door.

Zhou Zhou Ming really can't wait, he is an impatient, no matter how much danger he encounters, he is willing to fight with the other party with real knives and guns, and what he hates the most is dragging mud and water.

He slowly walked to Han Pingzhi's side, lowered his voice and said: "Brother Han, it's not a way for us to go on like this, the Yamen of the General Affairs Mansion is your territory, if you let those gangsters provoke you so much, but we just don't move, the matter will spread, wouldn't it be a loss of your dignity, big brother?"

Those ignorant outsiders will not say that you are cautious and cautious when the time comes, but will definitely say that you are as cowardly as a mouse, and they will not even see the faces of the northerners, so they are so frightened that they will not move.

Instead of this, it is better to let the brother go out and see, even if there is real danger, the brother is willing to take the lead for the brother. ”

Han Pingzhi thought about it carefully, and felt that what Zhou Zhou Ming said made sense, so he nodded slowly: "It's okay to do this, but you must be more careful, those people from the north dare to come to the Yamen of the General Affairs Mansion to make trouble, they must have come prepared, how many masters they brought here, you and I don't know the bottom of our hearts."

When you get outside, after you find out their reality and reality, if you can't beat them, run back quickly, with the strength of our yamen, if you defend it, even if the Daluo Immortal comes, don't want to save the prisoners. ”

"Big brother, don't worry, I remember, I'll come when I go." After Zhou Zhou Ming said this, he turned around and walked towards the gate, his back full of perseverance and determination.