Outside the county prison gate.
After watching Lian Ji leave, Dongfang Meiyan just blew a whistle, and then four men in black suddenly appeared.
Dongfang Meiyan assigned them a task, and naturally they had to closely monitor and protect Lianji.
Perhaps because she had a little more trust in Xu Zhen, Dongfang Meiyan did not shy away from Xu Zhen during the whole process, letting Xu Zhen watch from a distance.
After the tasks were assigned, the four men in black disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye, their figures extremely neat.
"Xu Zhen," Dongfang Meiyan said with a frown after returning to Xu Zhen, "do you think she told the truth this time?"
"Eighty percent...oh no, nine times out of ten," Xu Zhen quickly changed his words, "At least most of what she said is true."
"If it is true, then this matter will be really troublesome," Dongfang Meiyan shook her head, "What we have to face will be the dual threats from the rebel party and the court.
"It's easy to talk about rebelling against the party, but people in court must be unpredictable and difficult to figure out."
"Indeed," Xu Zhen said, "if we can completely shut down the fact that Fang Wubing is an undercover agent, he must be a close official of the emperor."
"So, I am even more curious," Dongfang Meiyan said, "What are the five boxes of things that Fang Wubing grabbed from Wanfeng Bank?"
"Since there are five boxes," Xu Zhen analyzed, "it is impossible for Fang Wubing to hide so many things by himself. He may have accomplices, or maybe..."
"Well," Dongfang Meiyan looked into the distance, "Maybe the accomplice is Lian Ji, who hid the five boxes of things. Also, the enemy did not touch her, not because she was not exposed, but deliberately I'm watching her! Tsk tsk..."
The more Dongfang Meiyan thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, and she immediately said: "No, just in case, I'd better go and monitor it myself. No one is more important than her!"
"That's fine," Xu Zhen nodded, "You go and monitor Lian Ji, and I'll go back to the prison to see if I can find any clues from those jailers and spies."
"Okay!" Dongfang Meiyan adjusted her clothes subconsciously and was about to leave.
"That beautiful sister," who knew that Xu Zhen suddenly stopped her and said, "Can I ask you a few more questions?"
"Oh?" Dongfang Meiyan was surprised, "What's the problem?"
"Since Fang Wubing and his master Yue Jinglei are both members of the Divine Catching Division, then..." Xu Zhen asked, "Are you familiar with them?"
"Not familiar," Dongfang Meiyan answered very simply, "My mother was the chief catcher of the Divine Catcher Division. When Yue Jinglei was in the Divine Catcher Division, he would often see the dragon but not its tail. I could only see him occasionally.
"The same is true for Fang Wubing. We have only met him a few times and never spoken to him.
"Besides..." Dongfang Meiyan looked at her palms, "By the time I actually joined the Divine Catching Division, Fang Wubing had already rebelled, and Yue Jinglei had also passed away."
"Oh..." Xu Zhen stood on tiptoe, looked at her palms, and asked, "Then how did you learn the Blood Palm? I heard that this is a very difficult skill to master, right?"
"Yes," Dongfang Meimei's cheeks trembled, as if she was remembering the painful past, "From the Blood Demon Palm to Yin to Evil, any mistake in cultivation can be fatal!
"If you want to know how I became so good, I'll tell you when we solve this case!"
"This..." Xu Zhen was speechless and had to change the subject and asked, "So...does the Rusty Knife really exist?"
"Rusty knife..." Dongfang Meiyan smacked her lips and said, "It shouldn't be fake, right? I once heard my mother talk about it, but who can tell clearly what happened a hundred years ago?"
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Dimly lit interrogation room.
Jailer Shi Xiaoyi had been beaten horribly, and there was a burnt mark on his chest, which had obviously been burned with a hot iron.
Sima Xin originally thought that Xu Zhen was going to interrogate Shi Xiaoyi, but he didn't expect that Xu Zhen just looked at him briefly and then withdrew.
"It's useless," Xu Zhen said to Sima Xin after there was no one around, "Shi Xiaoyi and Ma Biao are just the simplest chess pieces, and they are also used by the enemy to confuse us.
“If they take poison and die, the clue is lost.
"If they are not dead, then their confessions will only mislead us."
"Yes," Sima Xin nodded helplessly, "I have also realized this. Even the Tianxuan rebels may be fake. They don't know anything at all!"
"Lord Sima," Xu Zhen asked, "Have you checked their family members?"
"We have checked," Sima Xin replied. "They are all missing. They were either kidnapped or silenced."
Seeing Xu Zhen deep in thought, Sima Xin added: "Lao Li didn't find anything there either. Now it seems that only the goatee you mentioned may be useful."
"Not necessarily," Xu Zhen shook his head sadly, "Even though Goatee is a traitor, he is still not an important person. I suggest not to attack him for the time being, otherwise even if he does, he still won't be able to get out the key information."
"Well," Sima Xin nodded, "Then we can only wait until all these people are released in the future, and then follow and monitor them. But that way, it will take too long, and changes will happen if it is too late!"
Xu Zhen naturally feels the same way. The longer this case drags on, the less he can do to save Qin Lin.
However, the involvement of this case is so deep that there is no clue at all.
Who saved the container that was stored in Wanfeng Bank thirty years ago, and what was stored in it?
What secret is hidden in the rusty knife of Emperor Taizu Li Xuanzhen, who stole it, and who wants to get it now?
What organization was Fang Wubing undercover, and what organization wanted to interrogate Fang Wubing now?
Can Lian Ji's words be trusted? Is she also a bait that is being monitored all the time?
One mystery after another is not only complicated, but also points directly to the court.
Xu Zhen had reason to suspect that behind it, there must be an important official of the court plotting something...
But... the court...
Thinking of this, Xu Zhen had no choice but to lower his voice and asked Sima Xin: "Sir Sima, can you tell me what the situation is like in the court today?"
"This..." Sima Xin was suddenly in a dilemma. As an official, it is extremely dangerous to discuss anything in court, and besides, he was not familiar with this little catcher.
"Just tell me briefly," Xu Zhen said, "Maybe you can come up with an idea that will help us solve the case!
"Don't worry, there are only two of us here. I'm a humble person, so it won't have any impact on you."
"Tsk tsk..." Sima Xin smacked his lips and frowned, but after thinking about it, he felt that Xu Zhen was right, so he took Xu Zhen to the background at the end of the corridor and said, "Actually, it's not a secret. Today, the court Divided into two factions, they have been fighting for a long time..."
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