As early as an hour ago.
Leng Mei was in the room and begged again: "Sir, do you really want to tell Xue Mu about being an undercover agent?"
The old man in the room said in a serious voice: "Yilan, now Xue Mu is a member of the Qianhu of the Divine Catching Division. His identity and position can be used by our Daxia Kingdom. It's time to tell him about this." .”
Leng Mei still hesitated: "I think even telling Xue Mu that he is an undercover agent will not be of much use to our offline plans."
"Yilan." The old man looked at her: "Every time I mention Xue Mu, you always look at him. What's going on? Have you fallen in love with him?"
Leng Mei hesitated.
Of course she didn't dare to say such a thing.
After all, she had sworn to help Daxia complete her undercover mission.
Now that the affairs of the family and the country have not been settled, how can we talk about personal affairs between our children?
However, if Xue Mu is to know about the undercover.
That would be equivalent to keeping him in danger.
For Leng Mei, she was unwilling to do this.
Although I approached Xue Mu in the first place, it was just to organize and monitor him.
Give it a visit by the way.
Not with the slightest emotion.
However, during this period, she gradually fell in love with this man.
Leng Mei recalled the teasing and joking in the past.
Therefore, she was unwilling to tell Xue Mu about the undercover incident.
Don't want him to take such a risk.
Leng Mei still held her fists and said, "Sir, what you want Xue Mu to accomplish, Yilan will definitely be able to accomplish."
"But what if I insist on letting him finish it?" The old man looked at her with his sharp eyes, seemingly dissatisfied.
Although Leng Mei didn't speak, her tough attitude said everything.
The old man finally waved his hand and said, "In that case, you can make it clear to His Majesty yourself."
"Yes, sir."
Leng Mei left.
On the way back, she made a decision.
That is to leave Xue Mu temporarily.
She wants to return to Daxia Kingdom and find Shangguan Wan.
Before leaving, she wrote a letter in her room.
The letter didn't explain much.
Instead, I found an excuse.
Then she came out.
At this time, Xu Ruyan is busy with dinner tonight.
When she saw Leng Mei, she also smiled and said, "Sister Leng, let's eat fish tonight."
"Ru Yan." Leng Mei looked at her thoughtfully.
Seeing that she seemed to want to say something, Xu Ruyan asked curiously: "What's wrong with Sister Leng?"
"When Xue Mu comes, you can open this letter and read it to him." Leng Mei replied.
Xu Ruyan seemed to notice something was wrong and quickly asked: "Sister Leng, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Leng Mei smiled.
Xu Ruyan was a little confused: "Sister Leng, let's have dinner later?"
"I won't eat anymore. I'm leaving first."
"you are leaving?"
"Yes," Leng Mei said with a smile, "Anyway, once you open this letter, you will know everything."
With that said, she walked into the room and took out a bundle.
Xu Ruyan quickly stepped forward to stop her: "Sister Leng, why are you leaving? Why don't you wait until the young master comes back?"
"If I wait for him to come back, I won't be able to leave." Leng Mei explained.
Xu Ruyan immediately changed her excuse and said, "Sister Leng, how about you try the fish I cooked?"
"Let's talk about it later." Leng Mei knew that Xu Ruyan was trying her best to retain her.
But if she doesn't leave, she won't be able to leave when Xue Mu comes back later.
Eventually she left.
Seeing this, Xu Ruyan still wanted to stop her.
But Leng Mei's determination left her helpless.
She could only wait for Xue Mu's return at home.
Therefore, when Xue Mu came back, Xu Ruyan stepped forward to tell him immediately.
"Mu Lang, Sister Leng is gone."
Xue Mu was very surprised.
He asked: "Sister Leng is gone?"
"Yes, she left a letter." Xu Ruyan quickly took out the letter.
Xue Mu took the envelope and opened it immediately.
When he was about to read the words above, something suddenly occurred to him.
Then he handed the envelope to Xu Ruyan: "Read it."
Xu Ruyan took the envelope and immediately looked at the contents.
"You must be surprised why I left suddenly without saying goodbye, right?"
"But actually I have my own reasons."
"Don't worry, I will come back, but I don't know when."
"I will bring you delicious food then."
When Xue Mu heard these words, he asked, "Is it gone?"
"No more." Xu Ruyan shook her head.
Xue Mu was silent and began to think.
Xu Ruyan was a little worried and said: "Master, has something happened to Sister Leng?"
Xue Mu comforted her: "It's probably not the case. Don't worry. Besides, Sister Leng is so powerful. There's nothing he can't handle. Maybe he can deal with some problems. He'll probably be back in a few days."
Xu Ruyan could only nod: "I hope to see Sister Leng soon." Yes.
"Okay, let's eat."
"good."
During the meal, Xu Ruyan served Xue Mu with vegetables.
Although the two of them still asked and answered questions as usual.
But she could still feel that Xue Mu was clearly out of sorts.
So this night, Xu Ruyan entered his room.
She didn't have many skills, so she could only let Xue Mu sprint to barely forget these troubles.
In fact, Xu Ruyan did it.
That night, while Xue Mu was riding a horse, he put the events of the day behind him.
But in the dead of night, he still thought about Leng Mei.
Although he still doesn't know why Leng Mei left.
But after this incident, Xue Mu was certain that Leng Mei was definitely not a descendant of the so-called escort agency.
There must be something hidden in this.
However, after being together for a long time, Leng Mei did not do anything detrimental to herself.
To a certain extent, Leng Mei will definitely not harm herself.
But Xue Mu didn't understand, what was her identity?
"Leng Mei."
He looked at Xu Ruyan who was sleeping in his arms and couldn't help but hug him tighter.
At the same time, in the palace of Daxia Kingdom.
Shangguan Wan is looking at Zhezi.
When she saw the memorial sent by the Military Aircraft Department, she quickly flipped through it.
What she didn't expect was that Song Yuanjie, the Minister of War, died.
"Master Jiang is really powerful. He actually let Song Yuanjie die without anyone noticing."
But the content behind the fold was even more unexpected to her.
"It turned out to be another case solved by Xue Mu."
Shangguan Wan closed the folding book and couldn't help but sigh: "Xue Mu had previously sent Zuo Yuheng to the prison, solved the illegal salt case, and accidentally arrested the chief of the staff, thus allowing our people to have The opportunity was arranged inside, and now Song Yuanjie, the Minister of War, has fallen into his hands again."
"These three times, he has made great contributions to our Daxia country. He is indeed a good talent."
Seeing that Shangguan Wan was distracted, Hong Yuan stepped forward and reminded him: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. It's time to take a rest."
Shangguan Wan finally stood up. Dressed in red gauze, she looked stunning.
Despite her stunning beauty, she carries the air of a king.
When Hong Yuan helped Shangguan Wan back behind the screen, she also asked: "Your Majesty, you need to drink a glass of water later. You haven't drunk it all night."
"good."
Shangguan Wan looked at Hong Yuan, who had grown up with her since childhood, and said with a smile: "My daily life depends entirely on you."
"This is Hong Yuan's blessing. You must know that the lives of all the people of Daxia depend on Your Majesty." Hong Yuan explained.
Shangguan Wan immediately soaked in the water in the bathtub, and the rose petals next to it were spread on the surface. She picked up a petal and smelled it, and then sighed: "I think back then, the three of us and Yilan were carefree together. For fun, it is really wronging Yilan to let her go to Daqing alone to do the undercover mission."
"Sister Yilan also wants to help His Majesty share the burden. I believe that sister Yilan will definitely be able to overcome all difficulties." Hongyuan kept pouring water to maintain the temperature of the water in the tub.
But Shangguan Wan said: "But I have a premonition that something happened to Yilan over there. I hope this premonition is wrong."
Not long after, she recalled the scene where Yilan said goodbye to her two years ago.
At that time, Yilan swore to her.
Daqing will not be destroyed for a day, and she will not return to Daxia for a day.
In the blink of an eye, they haven't seen each other for two years.
"I don't know how she is doing."
the next morning.
Xue Mu got out of bed quietly.
Last night, Xu Ruyan waited on her all night in order to divert her attention.
Now she is very tired.
Therefore, Xu Ruyan did not wake up even after the rooster crowed outside.
Xue Mu came to the kitchen, steamed a few steamed buns, and left home.
He is going to the Divine Catching Division.
Ask Huang Haigui immediately.
The same goes for Nangong Xue and others.
They arrived at Tianlao early and planned to question Huang Haigui.
Let him tell the truth about his complicity.
But who knows, I just returned to the Divine Catching Division.
Zheng Jun hurriedly came to Xue Mu and said anxiously: "Xue Qianhu is not well, something happened."
Xue Mu was a little confused: "What's wrong? Did something happen to Huang Haigui?"
"No, something happened to Lu Yuantong." Zheng Jun explained.
At this time, Nangong Xue came over immediately.
She looked at Zheng Jun and Xue Mu and said, "Quick, come with me to South Street."
On the way to South Street.
Only then did Xue Mu know.
Last night, a fire broke out in Lu Yuantong's house.
No one inside was spared.
"All dead?" Xue Mu was very surprised.
Zheng Jun nodded: "Yes, including Mr. Lu Yuantong."
Xue Mu's first reaction was to kill and silence him.
He quickly asked: "How did you set this fire?"
"I don't know. Early this morning, Bai Ming found the watchman from last night. He said that when he discovered the fire last night, he could no longer control it. The fire was very strong." Zheng Jun explained.
Not long after.
They came to Lu Mansion.
Today's Lu Mansion has long been a pile of ruins.
There was still smoke filling the air.
There were more than a dozen burnt corpses in front of them.
At this time, Zhou Fu stepped forward and reported to Xue Mu and Nangong Xue: "Sir, there are a total of sixteen corpses. It can be basically concluded that they are all from the Lu family."
"Where's Lu Yuantong?" Xue Mu asked.
Zhou Fu pointed to the first corpse and said, "This first corpse is probably Lu Yuantong's."
Nangong Xue looked at the black and charred corpse, frowned and asked, "How did you see it?"
"We found a jade pendant on his body, and the men of the Ministry of Punishment confirmed that it was worn by Mr. Lu Yuantong." Zhou Fu replied.
Upon hearing this, Nangong Xue stepped forward to check.
Xue Mu was waiting aside.
Not long after, Nangong Xue explained: "Except for burn marks, there are no fatal injuries on the body. The main cause of death is burnt to death."
Xue Mu reminded: "Zhou Fu, take a piece of cloth and wipe the nostrils of the corpse."
"Nostrils?" Zhou Fu was a little confused.
"right."
Although Zhou Fu didn't quite understand why he did this, he did it immediately.
"My lord, I have already wiped it." Zhou Fu explained.
Xue Mu replied: "Look at this cloth to see if there are ashes."
"Yes."
"That was the one who was burned to death during his lifetime." Xue Mu said firmly.
Zhou Fu was a little confused now, and saw Zheng Jun helping to explain: "If you were in a fire during your lifetime, your nose will inhale a lot of soot. If you are thrown into a fire after death, there will only be ashes outside the nose. It won’t be inside the nose.”
Only then did Zhou Fu suddenly realize.
Nangong Xue looked at these corpses and finally said: "Take all these corpses back and let them be examined carefully."
"yes."
She then looked at Xue Mu: "Let's go back and interrogate Huang Haigui quickly. The longer we delay, the more those behind the scenes will take action."
"good."
Without stopping, they immediately returned to the prison.
The moment Huang Haigui saw them, he immediately said: "I'll recruit, I'll recruit anything. The one I traded with was Lu Yuantong, the minister of punishment."
Upon hearing this, Xue Mu asked, "What evidence do you have to prove it?"
"You just need to find him to confront me." Huang Haigui explained: "Before, many people often went to the Ministry of Justice in the capital. For this reason, I could only find Lu Yuantong and ask him to help suppress these things. , he asked me to put the land in Nanhua County under his name."
"At first, I was worried that something would be wrong if something like this was exposed, but he told me that there was someone above him, so I didn't have to worry, so every time I had to prepare two gifts, one for him and one for him. The people above him.”
After Huang Haigui finished speaking, he emphasized again: "What I said is true and I didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, go find Lu Yuantong and ask him to confront me."
Xue Mu continued to ask: "Do you know who he said someone above was referring to?"
Huang Haigui shook his head: "I don't know, but they are definitely Lu Yuantong's backers, and not only in my Nanhua County, they will also extend their claws to other places. In short, if you go to Lu Yuantong, everything will be known." .”
Nangong Xue said calmly: "Lu Yuantong's house was on fire last night, and no one in the house was spared."
Hearing this, Huang Haigui's eyes widened.
He knew that once Lu Yuantong died, he would die without any evidence.
Xue Mu and others may not believe what he said.
He kept shouting: "You have to believe me, everything I say is true, I really did the transaction with Lu Yuantong."
Huang Haigui's current level of despair is definitely the deepest in the entire prison.
at the same time.
Cui He, the Minister of Punishment, was drinking tea leisurely.
At this time, a subordinate came forward and whispered in his ear: "My lord, it's all done."
Cui He nodded, and then said: "Well done, now the only one left is Huang Haigui."
"My subordinate understands."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Then, Cui Hyuk walked to the table and picked up the pen.
What is written on the paper.
Finally, he handed the envelope to the servant.
"Go and give it to the second prince, His Highness Prince Kang."
"Yes, sir."
(End of chapter)
