The sudden sound startled everyone present.
Everyone raised their heads and looked at Ye Qingluan.
Ye Qingluan slowly approached the shopkeeper and asked in a cold voice: "You are really extraordinary. A small shopkeeper dares to ask for an explanation to the imperial official?"
The shopkeeper was not afraid, "Isn't it true that court officials should be reasonable?"
"Be reasonable!"
Ye Qingluan nodded and smiled coldly, "Well said, I love to be reasonable."
"Come here, bring everyone in the coffin shop."
"You...what do you mean? I am a businessman who does my job, and you officials broke into my shop for no reason and want to arrest my people. Why should I ask the Yamen to sue you!"
"You can go, but if you don't call your people over now, I will kill you now!" Ye Qingluan's eyes were cold, and his tone was as cold as ice, with extremely terrifying pressure.
Ye Qingluan has a good temper, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a temper. His Majesty was poisoned and passed out, so she doesn't have such a good temper.
What's more, this coffin shop is normal everywhere, but there is something wrong with it.
Especially these shopkeepers and servants, there is something unspeakably wrong!
Suddenly, the shopkeeper's expression changed and he panicked.
It is self-evident what the current situation in Jiangnan Province is. It is not wrong to say that it is a state of war and chaos.
Even if you really kill someone, so what?
Who will take care of it, who dares to take care of it?
"Sir, you...are you afraid that this is inappropriate?" The shopkeeper's tone was obviously soft.
"As you know, I am just a coffin seller. The customers have already placed orders. If I stop now, it will delay a lot of processes. If I am delayed, I will sell everything. I really can't afford the compensation. Please forgive me. Let's, please, my whole family depends on this shop? If I miss it, I'm afraid I will commit suicide. "
This old boy became so fast. He was arrogant and domineering just now, and suddenly he started crying.
It seems that this old boy has no clues, and his appearance and temperament are what a businessman should have.
But Ye Qingluan just felt that something was wrong, it was too normal, and the normal one seemed to be waiting for them on purpose.
The inside and outside of the house and the courtyard have been carefully cleaned, which is very unusual.
What kind of coffin shop could be so neat?
Not even a scrap of wood.
Ye Qingluan frowned and said coldly, "Why, you need me to say it a second time!"
The shopkeeper immediately became as tough as a cat that stepped on its tail. He gritted his teeth and said: "It's unreasonable. You are bullying people. How did the Gale Dynasty become like this? Are you officials or gangsters? I can't live anymore!" "
"Why are you asking my people to stop working? Are you being unreasonable?"
"I'm going to report to the official!"
With that said, he actually walked towards the gate.
"Are you planning to run away, or are you preparing to report something?" Ye Qingluan suddenly sneered.
"You...what do you mean by this, what about running away, what about tipping off, why can't I understand?" The shopkeeper's expression became unnatural.
Ye Qingluan said calmly: "You know what I say."
Immediately, she winked at Cao Qingyan.
Cao Qingyan directly picked him up by the neck, raised his hand and took out a token, "Open your eyes and see clearly!"
The next second, the shopkeeper's expression suddenly changed. His eyes were as wide as copper bells, staring at the token.
It's not because of anything else, but the three words above, "Internal Machine Supervisor!"
When the emperor joins the army today, kill first and report later, the imperial power has given him permission!
Don't ask why, if you ask, you will be powerful, if you ask, you can't afford to offend me!
Everyone in the world knows the terrifying power of the Internal Machine Supervisor. Every powerful official in the court ransacked their homes, and the princes exterminated their families and ransacked their homes. There was no Internal Machine Supervisor in any of them.
Even this time when I came to Jiangnan Province, the internal machine supervisor cleared the way.
The shopkeeper's eyes flickered for a moment, then he fell to his knees and collapsed.
Ye Qingluan looked down at him, "Now that you know it, do you still dare to quibble?"
"Call your people out and give me the roster. I want to name them one by one."
"Oh, okay, okay..." The shopkeeper broke into a cold sweat, trembled, and his face turned red.
In just an instant, everyone in the coffin shop was gathered.
The internal machine surveillance experts quickly surrounded them and aimed their repeating crossbows at them.
Anyone who dares to make a mistake will be shot into a hornet's nest in an instant.
As for the dragoons outside, they have disappeared. Instead of retreating, they have secretly ambushed them.
Ye Qingluan felt that since this was the stronghold of the dead members of the Zheng family, someone would definitely contact them. Even if no evidence could be found, they could still be used to catch them.
Ye Qingluan whispered to Cao Qingyan: "Keep an eye on this shopkeeper, he is extraordinary."
Hearing this, Cao Qingyan's expression changed slightly, but soon returned to his original composure.
Others can deceive people, but the shopkeeper's vague warrior aura cannot deceive others. Even if he covers it up, it can't be watertight.
Ye Qingluan could conclude that the shopkeeper was a highly skilled martial artist.
In the yard, seven or eight people stood in a row, and one was an old woman who could no longer stand still and collapsed on the ground.
No one dared to speak, they just stared and rolled around, and the atmosphere was very depressing.
The shopkeeper looked at Ye Qingluan with some inexplicable guilt and fear, but he still bent forward and said flatteringly: "Master, everyone is here, do you see?"
Ye Qingluan has already made it clear in his heart that this is definitely the stronghold of the Zheng family's dead soldiers.
According to Cao Qingyan, there are no less than a dozen people in this shop, and there are only ten people here in total. Where are the others?
There is no doubt that there is a secret room in this shop, which is well hidden.
Searching all good houses, most of them have cellars, and they are placed in conspicuous places. Who would make a secret room?
Ye Qingluan is too lazy to pay attention to him and wants to catch the thief, so let's find the evidence and see what he has to say.
It wasn't that Ye Qingluan was easy to talk, she could have tortured these people to extract confessions, but from Wu Chun, she found that these Zheng family dead soldiers were very strict-mouthed and would rather die than surrender.
Then start from the side.
She approached each of them step by step, looking up and down with sharp eyes.
"Everyone is here?" Ye Qingluan looked at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, "Sir, everyone in our coffin shop is here. Please give me your instructions."
"Bring me the roster!" Ye Qingluan said.
The shopkeeper held a roster in both hands and said respectfully, "Master, you see, I am a kind person, how dare I lie to you."
"Please take a look. There are ten people in total, including me, there are eleven in total."
Ye Qingluan threw it to the ground without looking, "The number of people is wrong, where are the others?"
The shopkeeper's face changed slightly and he snorted angrily, "Master, you are too bullying. Why do you say there are not enough people? I have a roster here."
Suoyi pushed him away, "How dare you say that you don't have enough people? Where are you talking nonsense? Where are the others?"
"If you dare to talk nonsense, don't blame me for chopping you up!"
"Qiang!"
The long sword was unsheathed, murderous intent rising to the sky.
Ye Qingluan glanced around and found that these men, including the old woman, looked very calm.
This already explains everything. How could ordinary people not be afraid when they see so many officials holding swords?
But look at them again, they are all calm and have sharp eyes.
The shopkeeper started acting bad again, but his eyes were flickering.
He thought he had no leaks, but he didn't know that he was already riddled with holes.
Ye Qingluan unsheathed his long sword and put it directly on the shopkeeper's neck. His tone was unquestionable: "If you dare to act like a fool again, I will let you see the West now!"
The shopkeeper immediately became honest, but his eyes were still looking around, very cunningly.
"Master Cao, since the shopkeeper said he was wronged, give him a chance to clarify."
"Search for me, every inch of land, every piece of furniture, don't let go!" Ye Qingluan smiled coldly and said.
The shopkeeper's eyes flashed and he said hurriedly: "Masters, you are going too far. Haven't you already searched them? Why are you still searching?"
"Shut up!" Suoyi was too lazy to listen to his nonsense anymore. He raised his hand and punched him, causing blood to flow from his mouth and nose.
"oops!"
As soon as the shopkeeper got up and was about to speak, several long knives surrounded him, and he didn't dare to act recklessly.
He quickly apologized and said, "Sir, search it, search it!"
Ye Qingluan waved his hand and the internal machine surveillance expert rushed into the shop again. No matter where it was, even the coffins were opened for inspection.
Cao Qingyan stared at the shopkeeper intently until he noticed that his eyelids were trembling inadvertently and a slight cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Turning his eyes, he saw a master of internal machine monitoring knocking on a coffin.
The coffin was placed in the center of the shop floor. The surrounding dust was very thick, and it looked like it had rarely been moved. The key point was that the location of the coffin was very obstructive, and it was extremely inconvenient to get in and out.
Cao Qingyan was thoughtful, slowly approached the coffin, patted the inside vigorously, and looked back abruptly.
Sure enough, the shopkeeper was a little panicked. Even though he was pretending to be calm, it was still obvious that he was scared.
At this time, all the internal machine monitoring experts who searched returned, "Report, nothing abnormal."
"Report, no secret room found."
The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Let me tell you, there is no such thing..."
Before he could finish speaking, Cao Qingyan suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute!"
