The carriage passed quickly, holding the woman he loved in his arms.
Then they looked at each other affectionately.
Wait a moment.
Xue Mu couldn't see clearly.
So this link can only be aborted.
But it was such a clichéd plot that made Nangong Xue blush.
She leaned into Xue Mu's arms, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.
However, Xue Mu noticed at this time that the owner of the carriage did not even get out of the car to check, but ran away.
Judging from the speed of this carriage, it should not be carrying any cargo.
And generally speaking, shouldn't the speed decrease the closer you get to the city gate, right?
This couldn't help but make him a little suspicious of the ulterior motive of this carriage.
However, Xue Mu didn't pay much attention.
After all, he is holding a soft woman in his arms now.
At this moment, there is no need to be distracted.
At this time, Nangong Xue spoke: "The carriage. The carriage has left."
"Yes." Xue Mu said and let go of his arms.
Nangong Xue took a step back in embarrassment and pretended to complain: "It's unreasonable that there is someone driving such a fast carriage in this busy city. If he hadn't run away, he would have been charged."
"Yes." Xue Mu also sighed: "Fortunately, no one was hurt. Let's keep walking."
"good."
Perhaps it was the little episode just now that caused a slight change in the atmosphere between the two of them.
A little less indifferent, but a little more ambiguous.
When two people are walking on the road, no matter in terms of body shape or temperament, others think they look like a couple.
Nangong Xue also glanced at Xue Mu secretly, recalling the scene when she just held him in her arms.
He couldn't help but chuckle.
Soon, they arrived at Zhangjiazhuang.
At the same time, Zheng Jun and others who came from behind also joined together.
They asked Xue Mu and Nangong Xue: "Master Xue, Master Nangong, can we jointly investigate this case?"
Nangong Xue shook her head: "The Ministry of Punishments has not approved it yet."
Zheng Jun was a little confused: "Why is this?"
Xue Mu explained: "Lu Yuantong, the Minister of Punishment, is not here, so there is no way to pass his approval."
"Weren't you still in the Ministry of Justice yesterday? Why aren't you here today?" Chen Baiming expressed his confusion.
This is something that Xue Mu and others are puzzled by.
But the current problem should be to find the neighbors near Zhang Baisheng.
Last time, Xue Mu asked them some questions.
But due to time constraints, it is not too detailed.
Then Xue Mu then said to Zheng Jun and others: "Next, we will be divided into three groups and go to different households to ask questions. We must find any clues."
"Understood, Mr. Xue." Zheng Jun was also very good at talking. He took the initiative and said: "Bai Ming will be in a group with me, and Ziyue and Zhou Fu will be in a group. Let's go."
After hearing this, Nangong Xue felt that Zheng Jun would understand the so-called worldliness.
He deliberately sent people away, and in the end only himself and Xue Mu were left.
Then naturally the two of them form a team.
After they left, Nangong Xue suggested: "Let's go."
Xue Mu nodded and said, "Okay."
They first came to Zhang Baisheng's home, and there happened to be a family next to him.
Nangong Xue then stepped forward, knocked on the door, and said, "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?"
After a while, the back room opened.
Nangong Xue said softly: "She is an old woman."
Xue Mu naturally understands that most of the people living nearby are elderly.
They work hard all their lives.
As a result, I didn't know that part of my field had been scraped off.
These damn capitalists.
The old woman looked at Nangong Xue and Xue Mu and immediately recalled what happened yesterday.
She was just about to turn around and go back.
Nangong Xue immediately asked: "Old man, old man, we are from the government and want to find out about the situation from you."
After hearing this, the old woman had no choice but to turn around again and smiled awkwardly: "Here he comes."
She opened the patio door.
Nangong Xue introduced herself: "I am Nangong Xue, the deputy commander of the Divine Catcher Division from the capital, and he is Xue Mu, Qianhu of the Divine Catcher Division."
"The main reason I came here today is to ask you about Zhang Baisheng's situation these days, and whether he has any enemies or anything like that."
The old woman felt a little guilty after listening to what Nangong Xue said.
But she still said: "Okay, I will say it."
Xue Mu heard her tone and changed the subject: "Old man, I'm a little thirsty. How about we go inside and talk."
"well."
The old woman took them into the house.
Nangong Xue looked inside, and it could almost be described as a house with four walls.
There weren't even two chairs, just long wooden benches.
The old woman also replied awkwardly: "The conditions at home are a bit shabby, adults, please don't mind."
Nangong Xue shook her head: "No, old man, this is how we came here before."
At this time, the sound of coughing came from the room.
When the old woman heard this, she quickly poured a glass of water, and then explained: "My lords, please wait for me."
As she spoke, she held the glass of water tremblingly and walked into the room.
An old man's voice came from the room: "Who is here?"
The old woman replied: "It's the official messenger who's here."
The old man was a little puzzled: "Didn't you come yesterday afternoon? Why do you have to come today?"
The old woman immediately interrupted in a low voice: "We are not in the same group, please stop talking."
Nangong Xue did not hear these conversations.
But Xue Mu, as a person with excellent hearing, naturally heard everything clearly.
After the old woman came out again, Xue Mu asked curiously: "Who lives in the room here?"
"That's my wife. He has been bedridden for many years."
Perhaps feeling guilty, the old woman changed the subject and said, "Don't worry about him, you drink tea, drink tea."
Xue Mu nodded, drank a glass of water, and then asked again: "By the way, I heard that besides us, there were other officials who came to see you yesterday, right?"
When the old woman heard this, she was indeed a little panicked. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Sir, who did you listen to?"
"I heard it from the people next door. I wonder if the officials are coming?"
Seeing this, the old woman seemed to want to hide it from Xue Mu, so she replied: "No, no."
Nangong Xue looked at her and found that she looked panicked, knowing that she might be lying.
So he asked: "Old man, don't be afraid. We are coming from the capital. You just need to tell us everything you know and we won't embarrass you."
After hearing this, the old woman didn't know what to say.
Her hands were even shaking.
Xue Mu comforted him: "If it's an official from the Yamen, you can rest assured, because the gentleman next to me has a much higher rank than the Huang County Magistrate."
As soon as these words came out, the old woman raised her head and asked in surprise: "Is this true?"
Nangong Xue nodded and promised: "You can rest assured, I can guarantee your safety, and our conversation will never be leaked."
The old woman seemed to have a lot to say, and she finally said: "Yesterday afternoon, people came from the Yamen. They told us that if anyone comes to ask about Zhang Baisheng, they must ask three questions. Otherwise, when the time comes, Next spring we will harvest 10% more grain."
Hearing this, Nangong Xue frowned, and then asked: "Is it an official from Nanhua County?"
"Yes, they are from our county, under Magistrate Huang." The old woman seemed a little angry when she mentioned Magistrate Huang.
Xue Mu then asked: "Old man, why don't you tell us about Zhang Baisheng's situation in the past two days, or have you noticed anything strange?"
The old woman shook her head: "Actually, our neighbors here are very united and there are few conflicts. We had already started discussing it when Zhang Baisheng was not at home yesterday."
"Yesterday you actually knew that Zhang Baisheng and the others were missing. Didn't you report them to the official?" Nangong Xue asked.
The old woman sighed: "How can those officials help us civilians find people?"
Listening to what she said, Nangong Xue felt that it was reasonable.
After all, these people can be regarded as a nest of snakes and rats. How could they search for a civilian because of his disappearance?
Xue Mu remembered something.
He asked: "By the way, how is that County Magistrate Huang?"
"He is just a bad person." The old woman replied without saying a word.
At this time, the old man's voice came from the room. He gasped and said, "Don't say this."
The old woman got angry: "Why can't I say anything? I have half my foot in the coffin now, and I still can't say it?!"
"Having said this, they will cause trouble for us sooner or later." The old man said helplessly.
Nangong Xue said at this time: "Don't worry, I will protect your safety."
"But you will leave eventually, and then they will have all kinds of methods to deal with us." The old man seemed to be familiar with Magistrate Huang's methods.
The old woman was obviously much more bloody than the old man. She gritted her teeth and said with red eyes: "Didn't our Jiang'er just couldn't bear the bullying by them and finally jumped into the river and died?"
"Stop talking." The old man seemed even more sad when he mentioned this name.
"I want to mention it." The old woman wiped her tears: "At that time, the adult told us that the size of the field was wrong, but Jiang Er went to the magistrate to argue, but he gave us forty blows with his stick."
Upon hearing this, Xue Mu immediately asked: "Who is it?"
The old man struggled to get up, but when he got excited, he kept coughing: "I can't say it, I can't say it!!"
The old woman immediately entered the room, supported him, and comforted him: "Don't worry, I won't tell."
After seeing her promise, the old man finally took a breath.
The old woman came out again. She shook her head and said, "We can't say."
"Is it Master Xu Jiexu?"
Hearing this, Nangong Xue looked at Xue Mu in disbelief.
The old woman was even more surprised: "You, how do you know?"
The old man in the room couldn't sit still anymore. He gasped: "You, how do you know that adult's name?"
Xue Mu did not answer their questions, but continued: "Is your land less than what is stated in the official document?"
Nangong Xue's eyes widened, and then she looked at the old woman.
The old woman nodded in surprise: "Sir, how did you know?"
"To be honest, I have actually approached Zhang Baisheng before this, and I also know about the reduction in the size of your farmland."
After hearing Xue Mu's words, the old woman immediately cried: "Sir, you must seek justice for us. This Huang County Magistrate and Huang Shoucheng have worked together and have oppressed us for too long."
"Don't worry, I won't leave until this matter is resolved."
After receiving this assurance, the old woman and the old man felt more at ease.
Not long after.
They left the family.
Nangong Xue had many question marks in her heart at the moment.
Xue Mu replied: "Sister Xue'er, I know you have a lot of doubts now. You ask and I answer."
"How did you know that Mr. Xu Jie had been here?" Nangong Xue's first question was this.
Xue Mu explained: "I used to be the jailer of Tianlao."
"Did Xu Jie already tell you these things at that time?" Nangong Xue thought it was impossible.
Xue Mu shook his head. Of course he knew that with this reason, he could not convince Nangong Xue.
So he answered: "It's because I thought Mr. Xu might have been wronged, so I asked him, and he told me the words Zhangjiazhuang Liangtian."
Nangong Xue felt a little incredible.
In fact, she had long felt that Xu Jie had been wronged.
But no evidence was ever found.
Moreover, at that time, she was just a divine catcher Si Qianhu.
This directly involves corruption and bribery, which is decided by His Majesty himself.
How could she easily help Xu Jie reverse the case.
But what Nangong Xue didn't expect was that Xue Mu also felt that he had been wronged.
This coincides with my own thoughts.
Nangong Xue quickly asked: "Then how did you know that something was wrong with the fertile fields in Zhangjiazhuang?"
Because Xue Mu couldn't see.
How could he possibly go on a field trip.
Xue Mu laughed: "Have you forgotten? Sister Xue'er, I have an eyeliner."
Originally, he didn't plan to tell Nangong Xue about this.
But now it is difficult to investigate this case alone.
If you want to use Nangong Xue's power, you must tell her some truth.
She won't need to remind herself when the time comes, she will also follow this clue to investigate.
You will be able to grasp more clues yourself.
Sure enough, after Nangong Xue heard Xue Mu's words, she suddenly realized.
Then she turned around and said to Xue Mu, "Let's go."
Xue Mu asked: "Where to go?"
"Go to Nanhua County Yamen."
Soon, she summoned Zheng Jun and others.
The Divine Catchers and others came to the Yamen of Nanhua County.
The officer guarding the Yamen saw a group of people approaching and immediately stopped them and said, "Who are they? How dare you break into the Yamen without permission."
Nangong Xue took out the token expressionlessly: "Deputy Commander of the Divine Capture Department, Nangong Xue."
"Lord Nangong."
Those officials suddenly recalled what Capt. Cao said yesterday.
They immediately surrendered humbly.
Nangong Xue then asked: "Can County Magistrate Huang be at the Yamen?"
Hearing this, the two officers guarding the door looked at me and I looked at you, obviously a little embarrassed.
"say."
"Master Nangong, Huang. Magistrate Huang is not in the Yamen."
"Where have you gone?"
"He is. He is"
At this time, Zheng Jun stepped forward and threatened: "If you don't recruit me from the ground, then I will take you back to the capital prison to stay for a while."
The petty official quickly explained: "The county master is at Fengxian Tower."
When Nangong Xue heard this, she looked at Xue Mu.
Xue Mu then said, "Take us now."
"yes"
Fengxian Building, in the private room on the second floor.
Huang Haigui was drinking a small glass of wine and hugged the oiran next to him.
While hugging her, she also sighed: "Yuanyuan, you are even more round now."
"Sir, I hate it~~" The oiran pretended to be shy and pushed.
The more this happened, the more excited Huang Haigui became. He hugged him hard, rubbed his greasy face into his arms and said, "I just like this feeling of being crowded."
While enjoying it, the door was suddenly kicked open.
Three police officers fell in from outside.
Huang Haigui was startled. He immediately slapped the table and cursed: "Can't you see I'm here? Who is so presumptuous?"
He just raised his head and took a closer look. When he saw the Feiyu suits worn by Nangong Xue, Xue Mu and others, he immediately panicked.
at the same time.
The top of the mountain of Guangming Sect.
Qiu'er looked at Murong Dai in the holy pool with a worried look.
Her face was red in the pool, and white smoke was emitting from her head.
As early as three days ago.
Murong Dai has already reached the bottleneck period of promotion.
But there has been no breakthrough.
Looking at the current situation, Qiu'er was worried that Murong Dai wouldn't be able to hold on.
So she quickly found Ding Laosan.
"Elder Ding, the leader is currently in a bottleneck period in seclusion and is emitting white smoke. What should we do?"
When Ding Laosan heard this, he couldn't help but cursed: "Didn't this stinky girl just break through and be promoted a month ago? Why did she choose to break through again? Doesn't she want her life?"
"Elder Ding, the leader wanted to quickly improve his strength, so he chose to be promoted twice within a month. Now I think she can't stand it anymore. What should I do?" Qiu'er cried.
Ding Laosan comforted him: "Don't worry, this stinky girl has been through many life-and-death situations. By the way, the leader has a feminine constitution. As long as she is neutralized with the essence and blood of a pure yang constitution, she can prevent her from going crazy."
"Then does anyone in our religion have a pure Yang constitution?"
"Yes, there is. I'll look for him right away. You go take care of the leader first." Ding Laosan said and left.
Qiu'er quickly returned to the holy pool.
At this time, Murong Dai seemed to have regained some consciousness. Qiu'er quickly stepped forward and asked, "Sister Murong, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Murong Dai gasped.
"Don't worry, Elder Ding has already gone to find someone with pure yang constitution in the religion. He said that as long as you mix the essence and blood of pure yang constitution into the holy pool, after you absorb it, you won't go crazy." Qiu'er explained. .
Hearing this, Murong Dai was obviously a little excited. She shook her head and tried to speak: "No, I don't need it."
Qiu'er shed worried tears: "Sister Murong, don't carry it alone. If you go crazy, who will lead us?"
Murong Dai seemed to have listened. She also knew that she didn't have much confidence in breaking through this bottleneck this time.
After thinking about it, she finally gasped and said two words: "Xue Mu."
"Sister Murong, what did you say?"
"Let Uncle Ding go find Xue Mu and get his blood."
(End of chapter)
