Qiu Buwei sent the three nobles out of the Yamen respectfully, watched them board the car and leave, and then returned to the back hall with lingering fear.
He sat down and wanted to drink some tea to calm down, but found that his hands were almost unable to hold the tea cup.
At this time, Chen Xiao rushed in with a smile on his face and said, "Congratulations, sir, for surviving this disaster safely."
Qiu Buwei said dejectedly: "This matter has not been settled, and the future is uncertain, so how can we survive this disaster safely."
Chen Xiaochong comforted him: "Since the secret guard has taken over this matter, the rest of the matter will naturally have nothing to do with you. Hasn't you already overcome this disaster?"
At this time, Qiu Buwei, seeing no one around him, suddenly lowered his voice and asked doubtfully: "Don't you think this thing is weird?"
Chen Xiaochong asked: "What does the county magistrate mean by this?"
Qiu Buwei looked around with his turbid eyes, then lowered his voice and said, "After the secret guard took the person, why didn't King Qi get angry, and instead chatted with Princess Pingle and Mr. Su over tea? ? And when he left, the look in King Qi's eyes seemed to favor Mr. Su."
Chen Xiaochong smiled and said: "A noble person behaves like a man in the market, and glares at each other angrily. Before a single blow hits, even if they are fighting each other secretly, they will be polite on the surface and will not quarrel with each other. And they are all together. The king was afraid that he might be interested in recruiting, so he favored Mr. Su so much."
"The King of Qi wants to recruit Mr. Su?" Qiu Buwei asked in confusion: "Su Shi put Dongyuan Zhiku and Liyosi in a desperate situation. Will the King of Qi recruit him regardless of past suspicions?"
Chen Xiaochong smiled and said: "For big people, they want to do big things, so Dongyuan Zhiku and Li Yuosi are nothing to King Qi. On the contrary, Mr. Su is a rare talent. If King Qi can With him under his command, the King of Qi got a blessing in disguise."
Qiu Buwei felt that Chen Xiaochong's analysis was reasonable, and kept nodding his head, but finally said: "Looking at Mr. Su's expression, it seems that he has no intention of seeking refuge with King Qi."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few more words, and it wasn't until Qiu Buwei's heart completely calmed down that Chen Xiaochong said goodbye and left.
It was already evening when Zhou Jin and Su Shi returned to Qianqiu Zhiku.
As soon as the two got off the carriage, Lin Mo and Zhang Ao were already coming to greet them.
Su Shi looked at the two of them and smiled: "You have worked hard these days. You should go back home to rest. Why wait for me here."
However, Lin Mo and Zhang Ao did not look happy at this moment, but had solemn expressions on their faces.
Su Shi touched his nose and asked, "What happened?"
Lin Mo and Zhang Ao suddenly knelt down on one knee and said shamefully: "Please punish me, Master."
"Why are you punishing you for no reason? Why don't you get up quickly?"
However, the two of them remained motionless. Lin Mo seemed to dare not look at Su Shi and lowered his head and said, "Something slipped through the net in this operation, so I ask the young master to punish him."
"The fish that slipped through the net? Who?"
"Bai Jiangchuan."
Su Shi was not angry, but just a little confused. He couldn't help but ask, "Why did you let him run away?"
Lin Mo replied: "Bai Jiangchuan has been living in the Dongyuan Quality Warehouse for a long time, but when the secret guards arrested people in the Dongyuan Quality Warehouse today, they found that Bai Jiangchuan was not there. After careful interrogation, they found out that Bai Jiangchuan was there yesterday. I left the Dongyuan Quality Storehouse in Xushi and did not return all night."
Su Shi frowned: "Leaved in Xu Shi? Didn't come back all night? Where are the others?"
Lin Mo said: "They have all been controlled by the secret guards."
"So, Bai Jiangchuan left alone last night?"
"Yes." Lin Mo replied: "Today, the secret guards have secretly inspected the places where Bai Jiangchuan might stay, but no trace of him was found."
Bai Jiangchuan actually disappeared.
Su Shi couldn't help but look at Zhou Jin, but Zhou Jin also frowned at this time, obviously not expecting such a thing to happen.
Su Shi thought for a while and said with a relaxed expression: "This is not a big deal, so why should I punish you? Get up."
Seeing that Su Shi did not mean to punish, Lin Mo and Zhang Ao stood up, but the worried look on their faces did not fade away.
"What else?"
Lin Mo murmured: "Bai Jiangchuan is missing, and there is still no news about him at this time. Now he is probably aware that Dongyuan Quality Library has been banned by the secret guards."
"So you are worried that he has fled the capital?"
"If Bai Jiangchuan has fled the capital, we are not worried." Lin Mo said: "What we are worried about is that he will take risks and do something detrimental to the young master."
Su Shi couldn't help but laugh: "Are you still afraid that he will assassinate me? I believe Bai Jiangchuan would not do such a stupid thing."
At this time, a worried look appeared on Zhou Jin's face, and she said softly: "What Lin Huyuan said is not unreasonable. As the saying goes, Bai Jiangchuan is alone now. With his character, he may not be able to do such a thing. So be careful in everything.”
After hearing this, Su Shi stopped arguing and said with a smile, "Even if Bai Jiangchuan has harmful intentions, with you by my side, I believe he won't be able to do anything."
Lin Mo and Zhang Ao immediately clasped their fists and said in unison: "As long as I am waiting by your side, I will do my best to protect your safety."
Su Shi nodded and said, "Now go to the quality warehouse and take a rest. I'm a little tired after riding in the carriage for so long."
Arriving at Qianqiu Zhiku's study, Su Shi had just sat down when Zhou Jin couldn't help but ask: "What did you mean by what you said to the eldest brother in Cuiyun County Yamen?"
Su Shi was silent for a while and said slowly: "Don't you see that someone is cooperating with us to deal with your eldest brother?"
Zhou Jin was shocked and said: "Someone is cooperating with us? Who?"
Su Shi sighed: "I don't know."
Zhou Jin wondered: "Why do you say someone is cooperating with us?"
"Don't you think that King Qi's defeat this time was too easy, and it was too miserable. Needless to say, Dongyuan Zhiku will definitely be banned, and Li Yuosi will not escape the disaster. Even the Ministry of Household Affairs will have people Get involved. Is the result of this victory beyond your imagination?"
Zhou Jin nodded silently.
Su Shi added: "The reason for all this is that the methods used by Tian Wenhao were too crude and full of flaws. Based on your understanding of Tian Wenhao, he should not make such a big mistake."
"First of all, Li Tan and Zhao Gang should not appear next to Jiang Qinghe, let alone appear with Jiang Qinghe in Qianqiu Zhiku. Because Jiang Qinghe died, these two people must have serious suspicions. With the appearance of these two people, seize They are a matter of time.”
"Secondly, they shouldn't attack Jiang Qinghe so quickly. Jiang Qinghe's loan period at Qianqiu Zhiku is one year, so they have plenty of time and don't have to be so anxious to deal with us."
"And there are big problems with the method they used?"
"what is the problem?"
Su Shi said slowly: "How could they be so sure that when we verified the authenticity of the official seal on the contract, the contracts used for comparison were all contracts from half a year ago?"
