Shi Cheng's face sank like water, his face was pale, and huge waves began to rise in his heart, and it took him a lot of effort to quickly calm down his mood.

He could see that Zhao Ping had a lot of doubts in his heart, and it had even disturbed his thoughts, so he said to Zhao Ping: "Lord Zhao, whether Sun Jinyong lied to you, I don't know." But as a member of the Pharmacist Chamber of Commerce, I know very well how strict the Elder Guarding the Land will be with us, if you suspect that the Elder Guarding the Territory and the Military Machinery Division are covering for the remnants of the Lu Clan, then someone like Shi has already been killed in the Western Continent, and you won't see me standing in front of you today. ”

Seeing that Zhao Ping was still silent, Shi Cheng continued: "It seems that Lord Zhao has a lot of doubts in his heart, but Shi Cheng doesn't expect to dispel them in a few words. In this way, if Lord Zhao still has some trust in Shi in his heart, we might as well exchange the discoveries of the past few days, how about it? ”

Zhao Ping hesitated for a while, but finally nodded.

Shi Cheng nodded and said, "Then let's talk about it first." Huang Yuan's body should have a magic weapon from the hands of the grandmaster. ”

This sentence surprised Zhao Ping, and he hurriedly asked, "The magic weapon from the hands of the grandmaster, what is this treasure?" I didn't find anything like this in the field, but in your hands? ”

Shi Cheng shook his head and said, "It's not in my hands, it may have been taken away by the murderer." ”

"How did you find out about this?"

"At the Martial Arts Viewing Conference, Huang Yuan's speech was very demagogic, and I don't know if other people in the venue noticed anything unusual, but I clearly felt the Grandmaster's methods." After saying this, Shi Cheng added: "Huang Yuan himself is not a grandmaster, but he has such means, which is enough to show that he has a magic weapon from the grandmaster in his hand. ”

"And ...... such things"

"Lord Zhao, if you can, Shi also has a question I would like you to answer, how much do you know about the private business of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce?"

The biggest problem in Shi Cheng's heart was actually the reason why he wanted to delve into the intelligence of the Western Desert and regarded the members of the Lu clan as spies in the west. But he also knew in his heart that Zhao Ping was in his own identity, and he was afraid that he really couldn't explain it to him in this regard.

Zhao Ping thought for a moment and replied: "The main business of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce is to transport goods and other businesses, of course, a big chamber of commerce like them, there will definitely be no shortage of business in private." Judging from the investigation in the past few days, the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce has also privately extended its hands to the two industries of food and medicinal materials. ”

"Food and herbs, what's going on?" Shi Cheng hurriedly asked.

"As you can see, for the countries of the Southern Wilderness, famine is imminent, and most of the plagues will follow after the famine." Speaking of this, Zhao Ping's tone also became heavy, "At present, many wealthy businessmen in the capital are colluding and hoarding in this regard. After our covert investigation, the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce is no exception. ”

Shi Cheng suddenly thought of the scene when he met Hu Enli before.

"But the strange thing is...... This camel bell chamber of commerce is like a bottomless pit, and the things that enter the chamber of commerce are often gone. Zhao Ping frowned and said, "I don't know where they transported so many medicinal materials and food, I hope the next investigation can give an answer." ”

"Are there any other suspicious signs? For example, are they involved in any projects in private? In my previous letter to you, I also mentioned that the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce had secretly purchased building materials. Shi Cheng asked again.

"I have conducted some investigations, only to find that they have secretly sold some building materials for building houses to some chambers of commerce in the royal city that are preparing to build new buildings, and there are more than 20 of them."

"Is there a specific list? Which chambers of commerce buy more? ”

"According to the preliminary information we have obtained, the spies ahead have only dug up part of the list of chambers of commerce, and more specific matters still need to be investigated. As for some specific lists, this should be able to reveal to you, and I will ask Xu Jincheng to send you a message tomorrow. How? Do you suspect that there is something wrong with these merchants? ”

"It's hard to say...... Lord Zhao, have you investigated those who have dealings with the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce in private? ”

Zhao Ping nodded and said, "Of course, after all, the matter involves the spy case, but because Huang Yuan has too many contacts in the royal city, he has not found any suspicious information at the moment." This time, we raided the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce, firstly, to take down Huangyuan, and secondly, to find their account book to see if there were any detailed records in the ledger. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ping asked Shi Cheng: "Shi Cheng, if you find the ledger that records the private transactions of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce, I still hope that you can give it to me first, that thing is very important to our investigation." ”

Shi Cheng replied: "To tell you the truth, I have checked the accounts of the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce, but I have not found this kind of account book. All I saw were accounts of their hoarding of goods and normal business. ”

This question appeared in Shi Cheng's mind as early as the first time he broke into the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce at night, and at that time he did not find any account books in the account room that recorded those shady transactions. Originally, Shi admitted that such an important ledger might be placed in a more secret place by Huang Yuan, but tonight he could be said to have turned over the entire Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce, but he didn't find any clues.

"You really didn't find it?" Zhao Ping asked again, and once again got Shi Cheng's negative answer.

"Could it be that the murderer who killed Huang Yuan also took away these evidences?" Zhao Ping muttered in a low voice.

After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't think of a reason, Zhao Ping shook his head and asked Shi Cheng, "Do you have any other questions?" ”

"The question I want to ask, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it to me and Pan, Lord Zhao." Shi Cheng replied.

Zhao Ping could hear Shi Cheng's words, and he said with some shame: "Shi Cheng, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that there have been too many things that have happened recently, and my head is also very messy." ”

"It doesn't matter." Shi Cheng's face couldn't see any expression, "Shi's only appeal in this life is to eradicate all the remnants of the Lu clan, if you can't do it...... Falling under the army of the Lu tribe is also a well-deserved death. It's just that it's not a good idea. ”

Zhao Ping's Adam's apple moved, and finally gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you have any plans for the near future?" ”

"Huang Yuan is dead, and I don't have much to do for the time being, I hope that after arriving in Lingnan County, we can still keep in touch. If I make a new discovery in the next few days, I will continue to investigate in the royal city and pass on our findings to you through Xu Jincheng. ”

"Okay." Zhao Ping nodded, "Alas, recently I am going to be transferred to the western border, the eyes and ears of the imperial court and Great Wei are very close to the military camp over there, you have to be mentally prepared, I may not always send you a message, but I promise you, as long as there is an important discovery, I will definitely find a way to pass on the news to you." ”

"With Lord Zhao's words, Shi felt satisfied."

……

Just like other Cold Moon countries, the people of the Western Desert who live in the city often like to build cemeteries inside the city, such as the cemetery of the Western Desert King City, which is built on a sparsely populated hill in the south of the city.

The night wind is bleak, the moon is lonely, the cemetery at night is desolate and lonely, most of the incense and candles lit by the residents who come to worship during the day have been blown out by the cold wind, and only a few tombstones in the leeward part are still flickering a little light.

Contrary to the desert around them, in a corner on the edge of the cemetery, there was a man standing in front of two somewhat dilapidated tombstones.

Qu Changqing, dressed in black, stood in front of the tombstone, staring at the two tombstones that were put together in a daze, at this time he looked like a lonely soul wandering in the world in the legend, completely lacking the gentle and easy-going bearing in the daytime.

The inscriptions on the two tombstones are also very simple, the one on the left is "The Tomb of My Brother Sun Jinwu", and the one on the right is "The Tomb of My Brother and Sister Sun Xiu".

I don't know how long it took, Qu Changqing finally opened his mouth, "You're here?" ”

A man in black dressed in a night suit walked out of the grass not far behind him and asked in a low voice, "Is it because of these two people that you left the Black Knife Guard in a fit of anger three years ago?" ”

Qu Changqing nodded and sighed: "In the four years since the death of Jinwu and Ah Xiu, I have been writing petitions to the court, hoping to make them vary, but in the end, I failed again and again. Three years ago, Sun Jinyong found me and indifferently told me to give up, saying that there would be no more results, so I had a big fight with him, and then left the Black Knife Guard in anger. I used to think that guy was getting bigger and his heart was cold, but I didn't expect ......"

Speaking of this, Qu Changqing took a deep breath and did not continue.

The man in black was silent for a moment before asking, "Is the worship over?" I can wait for you a little longer. ”

"No, there's not a lot of time." Qu Changqing turned around and asked the man in black, "Have all your people withdrawn?" ”

The man in black nodded, and his tone was heavy: "The last group of people will leave tonight, after we leave, I'm afraid everything will have to start again, tomorrow I have to clean up the house, and the day after tomorrow I will go to the Chengxi Terminal to collect the map that I didn't have time to take, and I will leave after I get it." But don't worry, your identity hasn't been revealed. ”

"Is there a traitor over there?"

"There is an eighty percent chance that this is the case, and the level is probably not small, but fortunately, they don't seem to have discovered the existence of that map, otherwise your military deployment in the central and western regions must have changed."

Qu Changqing smiled bitterly: "Then why do you still swear so confidently that I will be fine." ”

"Your files are kept separately."

"It doesn't matter, the best brothers and beloved women are gone, and I don't have any other family, it's the same whether I die or not."

The man in black was silent, he reached into his pocket and took out a booklet, "In the future, my hometown will send someone over, just use this secret book to contact him when the time comes." ”

Qu Changqing took the booklet and asked, "When will I send you out?" ”

"How prepared are they these days?"

Qu Changqing thought for a while, and said to the man in black: "It's my turn to rest in three days, so let's do it, I'll go with you to get it in three days, and let's try to do more things on a trip." The day after tomorrow is the day when the Abyssal City Lord leaves the Western Desert, so the vigilance inside and outside the Heavenly King City will not be relaxed after tomorrow, and after the mission leaves, the probability of our operation being successful is higher. ”

The man in black thought for a while, nodded, and said, "Okay, three days later, at six o'clock, the old place on the west side of the city will be waiting for you." ”

"Okay, I'm fine."

……

After saying goodbye to Zhao Ping, Shi Cheng hurriedly returned to Tie Mian and Wu Neng's side, and now the three of them must leave this place as soon as possible, after all, Shi Cheng knocked out the four officials, this is not a trivial matter, so it is reasonable that Zhao Ping should also call for support after separation.

The three of them quietly returned from the same way back to the wellhead next to the dense forest, and after about three quarters of an hour in the drainage canal endured the stench, Shi Cheng and the three finally returned home safe and sound. Whether it is the family members of the house or the secret agents lurking outside the house, no one seems to notice the return of the owner of the house.