After the boss of Huamanlou was taken away, Han Pingzhi was still in shock, with cold sweat on his forehead because he had just discovered a shocking secret.
The first time he saw the boss of Huamanlou, he felt that he knew this person, but he had forgotten his name and did not remember where they met. It was not until Yiming Ming revealed his identity that Han Pingzhi suddenly realized it.
When he was young, that is, when he was still in the White Guard organization, he once met the boss of Huamanlou when he was working for Yan Qiu. Moreover, the two of them had a quite good conversation at the time, because they were afraid of the White Guard organization. Strictly speaking, he did not ask the boss of Huamanlou about his relationship with his immediate boss, but through various clues, he was very sure that the boss of Huamanlou was inextricably linked to Yan Qiu.
It is very possible that Huamanlou is Yan Qiu's secret industry, and the boss of Huamanlou is just a front-end person, and his duty is only to hide the truth from others.
When he thought of this, Han Pingzhi turned pale with fright, but because he was quite deep in the city, even if he was scared in his heart, his face would remain calm. After all, there were too many people around him, and as long as his face showed some flaws, others would definitely treat him. After getting in touch with the boss of Huamanlou, I felt that the relationship between the two people was extraordinary. By then, things would become even more troublesome.
He remained calm on the surface, but in his heart he kept thinking that if the boss of Huamanlou was related to the Northern spy case, it would be very difficult to successfully handle the case.
Because once the boss of Huamanlou is thoroughly investigated, the strict demands behind him will definitely be dragged down. By then, the impact of the entire case will be too great, and the entire investigation process will be full of variables.
First of all, if Yan Qiu is really related to this case, Han Pingzhi previously served in the White Guard organization and had an extraordinary relationship with Yan Qiu. He is not suitable to serve as the chief judge of this case, both publicly and privately. It is inevitable that the entire case will be transferred to other yamen for trial.
In this way, it may not have any impact on Zhou Ming, who is the first to contribute. The rewards he deserves will be no less, but the impact on himself will be very great. Maybe by then, not only will he not get any Instead, the credit will be implicated because of the strict requirements, so that even the current position cannot be maintained. In that case, all the efforts will be made in vain.
Moreover, Han Pingzhi also thought of something that was extremely scary when he thought about it. Yan Qiu was extremely powerful in the court and had countless elite soldiers and generals under his command. Although the entire world belonged to the emperor's family, the entire Huijing City was firmly in his hands. , everything that happens in the city is down to the smallest detail. As long as he wants to know, no one can hide it from him.
Logically speaking, these northern spies have been lurking in the heart of the Chu Kingdom for such a long time. As the actual controller of the entire heart, it is impossible for Yan Qiu to know nothing about their actions.
Based on past experience, Han Pingzhi guessed that there were only two possibilities for this situation. One was that Yan Qiu knew about the existence of these northern spies, but for some purpose, he allowed these northern spies to lurk in the heart of the empire, thinking Let them be used to your advantage.
The other possibility is even more terrifying, that is, Yan Qiu secretly communicates with the North and is planning some huge ulterior conspiracy. If this is really the case, then the matter is very serious. Not only can Han Pingzhi not control the development of the situation, Even the emperor may not be able to do anything about this situation. After all, the only way for the emperor to consolidate his throne is to be strict.
After thinking of this second possibility, Han Pingzhi was so frightened that he almost showed his flaws. Fortunately, he had practiced in official circles for many years and developed good acting skills, so he stabilized his mentality at the last moment. At the same time, he This second possibility was quickly dismissed.
The reason is very simple. Yan Qiu is already a very popular minister in the Chu Kingdom, and is in a position below one person and above ten thousand people. At such a peak of power, he has no motive to secretly communicate with the Northern Kingdom. After all, even if the Northern Kingdom goes south to occupy Da Chu , it is impossible for him to be the emperor, at most he can only be a minister.
If it was for such a purpose, there was absolutely no need for him to risk the annihilation of the nine tribes to secretly communicate with the Northern Kingdom and overthrow the Great Chu Kingdom, because even if the Northern Kingdom destroyed the Great Chu Kingdom, the Northern Emperor's attitude towards him was unclear. It is possible that by then, the benefits he will receive will not be as much as what he has now.
No one with any brains would do such a thing that is not worth the gain, let alone Yan Qiu, who is cunning and scheming, and the city is bottomless. Even if he is beaten to death, he will not do such an extremely stupid thing. Neither will do it.
After thinking about this, Han Pingzhi felt a little better. After all, Yan Qiu was his old superior, and he had been kind to him. If Yan Qiu might have secretly communicated with Beiguo, it was really difficult for him to accept it for a while.
After thinking about it, Han Pingzhi finally felt that as long as Yan Qiu was not a traitor with foreign connections, it didn't matter at all whether other possibilities existed. And he also knew that regardless of whether this case had anything to do with Yan Qiu, As long as Hua Man Lou's boss is still alive, Yan Qiu will face great danger.
It only took a short time for Han Pingzhi to complete a plan in his mind. He planned to interrogate the boss of Huamanlou alone after sending Yiming back later. As long as he was sure that Yan Qiu was not aware of the case, he would let him The boss of Huamen Tower quietly disappeared from this world, completely solving Yan Qiu's troubles in this way.
But if it is learned from the boss of Huamanlou that Yan Qiuzhen is related to this case, and is even a traitor with foreign connections, then Han Pingzhi will do business honestly. For the safety of the people of the Chu Kingdom, even if it is He will never show mercy to his old boss, his great benefactor.
"Brother Han, are you okay?"
Zhou Yiming had always noticed Han Pingzhi's abnormal behavior after seeing the boss of Huamanlou, but he didn't think much about it. He only thought that Han Pingzhi might have gone to Huamanlou to spend money and knew the boss, and he was afraid that the boss would be exposed in public. He told his secret, so he felt a little nervous for a moment, and his behavior was not so natural. As for his more thoughts, Zhou Ming didn't think much about it.
Seeing Han Pingzhi stunned for a long time, Yi Ming couldn't help but expressed concern.
"Ah? It's okay. I was a little dazed for a moment. As people get older, they have to accept their old age. They are really incomparable with young people like you!" Han Pingzhi responded very quickly. Faced with Zhou Ming's question, he responded He was comfortable and showed no flaws at all.
"Then let's continue the handover. There aren't many people left. They are all wealthy guys and big teapots. I guess they have nothing to do with this case." Zhou Ming said.
When he heard that the rest were all minor characters, Han Pingzhi immediately lost interest and said with a smile: "These people are insignificant, so there is no need for us brothers to identify them one by one. It's not good for us two brothers to go have a drink at this time." ?"
"It's all about big brother's orders." Zhou Ming said with a smile.
Han Pingzhi hurriedly called the officers of the General Affairs Office and asked them to take the remaining prisoners into the prison. Then he took Yi Ming's hand and walked to the back hall.
The closed door of the General Affairs Office was suddenly knocked at. All the police officers present became nervous. Even Han Pingzhi and Yi Ming stopped and stared at the door of the government office, wondering what was going on outside. Who is so bold and dares to come to the Yamen to cause trouble at such a critical moment?
Fortunately, all the prisoners have been imprisoned. Even if there are spies from the North who come to cause trouble, they will not cause much trouble. They can only fall into the trap and never return.
Even so, Yi Ming and Han Pingzhi did not dare to relax their vigilance. They immediately ordered their subordinates to stay vigilant.
All the government officials present drew their swords from their sheaths and gathered together in twos and threes to maintain a defensive formation, ready to deal with the spies from the North who rushed in at any time.
After everyone waited in silence for a while, there was no other movement outside the yamen, and no one climbed over the wall to launch an attack.
Zhou Yiming asked Han Pingzhi with his eyes, what should he do now, should he take the initiative?
Han Pingzhi is savvy and knows that the current situation is in their favor, so the best way is to stay calm and adapt to changes.
So he made a downward movement with his hands and told Yi Ming and his men not to act rashly and to wait and see how the situation continued to develop.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was another fierce knock on the door.
Zhou Yiming really couldn't wait any longer. He was impatient. No matter how dangerous he was, he was willing to fight with his opponent with real swords and guns. What he hated most was dragging his feet.
He slowly walked to Han Pingzhi and lowered his voice and said: "Brother Han, there is no way we can keep going like this. The General Affairs Office is your territory. If we allow those gangsters to provoke us like this and we just stand still, if the news spreads, Wouldn’t it be a loss of dignity for you, big brother?
Those ignorant outsiders will not say that you are cautious, but will definitely say that you are as timid as a mouse. You have not even seen the faces of the people from the North, so they were too frightened to stand still.
Instead of doing this, it is better to let the brother go out and have a look. Even if there is really danger, the brother is willing to take the lead for the brother. "
Han Pingzhi thought about it carefully and felt that what Zhou Ming said made sense, so he nodded slowly: "It's okay to do this, but you must be more careful. Those people from the North who dare to come to the General Affairs Office to cause trouble must be well prepared. , you and I don’t know exactly how many masters they have brought here.
When you get outside, after you find out their true and false intentions, if you can't defeat them, run back quickly. With the strength of our yamen, if you stick to it, even if the Da Luo gods come, you can't even try to rescue the criminals. "
"Brother, don't worry. I've remembered it. I'll come as soon as I go." After Zhou Ming said these words, he turned and walked towards the door. His back was full of perseverance and courage.
