In addition to worrying that Xia Dezhang and Deng Tong would harm him, Zhou Ming actually had another worry in his heart, that is, after successfully catching the spies from the North this time, whether Yan Qiu wanted it or not, the imperial court would definitely give him a promotion. Jue, the most likely situation is to let him be the head of the inspection yamen in the south of the city, replacing Deng Tong as the inspection envoy.
Once this situation occurs, his relationship with Deng Tong and the others will undergo a complete change. In order to cope with this change, he must strictly demand himself from now on and establish authority in front of Deng Tong and the others from the beginning. Only in this way After taking office, you will be able to handle things with ease, and the people under you will not cause trouble.
Zhou Yiming understands very well that the process of climbing up from a low place is very pleasant. When you reach the highest position, you will have a sense of accomplishment that surpasses everyone else.
But it felt uncomfortable to slide down from a high position. Before Deng Tong came to inspect the Yamen in the south of the city, he had been sitting firmly in the position of the inspector. His ability was so poor that his official position was almost never challenged.
If Zhou Yiming becomes the leader of the inspection yamen in the south of the city due to his merits, the other people in the yamen will definitely not have any change in their hearts, and they will even be secretly happy in their hearts. After all, Yi Ming's ability is too strong, and with him as the leader, they The future will be much brighter.
At that time, the only person who cannot accept the reality may be Deng Tong. After all, his position was suddenly taken away by a young man, and no one else would be able to accept it.
Although now because of his strength, he has always been respectful to Yi Ming, and will flatter and be attentive to Yi Ming whenever he has the opportunity, but Yi Ming knows that these are all superficial phenomena. Once a conflict of interest occurs between two people, like Deng Tong, People can fall out of favor faster than turning over a book.
If you want to completely control this kind of prickliness, you must make him afraid of you, and the first step to make him afraid of you is to make him unable to guess you.
It is precisely because of this consideration that Zhou Yiming gave up the idea of asking Deng Tong and others to help him find someone, because once they are involved, they will definitely know the situation at home, and they will have a better understanding of what they are like. The sense of mystery in your heart will be reduced a lot.
After giving up this plan, Yi Ming continued his aimless search in Huijing City, but after all the effort, he still found nothing.
During this process, he not only failed to find Lin Ajiao, but even when he asked others, he did not find any news about Lin Ajiao.
This made him confused.
what happened? Am I looking for the wrong method? Or has the lady experienced something bad after she and Chunni separated?
Thinking of this, Zhou Yiming felt uneasy for a while. After all, a long time had passed since the capture of the Northern spies last night. Even if the plan was kept secret, after such a long time, it would be difficult to keep any secrets at all.
Once the news of the arrest of the Northland spies is known to other lurkers, large-scale retaliation will be inevitable, and Lin Ajiao, as Zhou Ming's wife, will definitely be the primary target of such retaliation.
If this happened in the past, Zhou Yiming would not be worried about Lin Ajiao's safety at all. After all, she is also a master of the third level of martial arts, and her strength is on par with Yi Ming. If she encounters one or two northern thieves, even if she cannot There is no problem in defeating them and escaping unharmed.
But it's different now. Lin Ajiao was seriously injured in order to help her, and she hasn't fully recovered yet. If she encounters those northern thieves again at this moment, the consequences will be disastrous.
Thinking of this, Yi Ming was panic-stricken and at the same time, he was also reflecting on his own search method. After all, this stupid method is inefficient and time-consuming. The most important thing is that if he continues to use this stupid method, it is very likely that he will not be able to find anything until tomorrow. I can’t find Gillian Lin’s person.
Looking at the people coming and going on the street, Zhou Yiming suddenly felt dizzy and had a splitting headache because he hadn't slept all night. He almost fell to the ground under the collision of a passerby.
After stabilizing his body, he forced himself to calm down, and then carefully analyzed where Lin Ajiao and Chuni would look for him after they separated. As long as he guessed her search route, finding her would be an easy task.
Inspecting the Yamen in the south of the city? Impossible. Chunni had said that the first place she and Madam looked for when they came out of the house was the inspection office in the south of the city. People as smart as Madam would definitely not look for a place they had already looked for a second time.
After rejecting this idea, Zhou Yiming slowly moved to the shade, leaned against a wall, frowned, and continued to think about where Lin Ajiao was most likely to find him.
My wife went to the south of the city to inspect the yamen, but she didn't find me. The yamen guards guarding the gate told her that Deng Tong and the others went together, and there was no news after that.
After knowing this news, if my wife still can't find me, should she go...
"Hiss..." Zhou Yiming took a breath, because he thought of a key clue. If his idea proved to be right, he would probably be able to find Lin Ajiao right away.
This clue is actually very simple. If Lin Ajiao learns that she left with Deng Tong and the others and cannot find her in the end, she will most likely go to Deng Tong's home to look for her. After all, if she cannot be found in their home, You can also ask them about your whereabouts.
After thinking of this, Yi Ming did not dare to delay. He immediately accelerated his pace and planned to go to Deng Tong's house first to find out.
Although Zhou Yiming was exhausted and had an unbearable headache at this time, the search order he chose was quite particular. After all, Deng Tong was still the leader of the inspection yamen in the south of the city. If Lin Ajiao had the same idea as him, , she will definitely be the first to go to Deng Tong’s house to look for him.
Fortunately, Zhou Yiming usually liked to chat with his colleagues in the yamen. During the chat, the policemen in the yamen once mentioned where Deng Tong's home was. Yi Ming happened to remember it at that time, and unexpectedly sent him Great use.
With the information in his mind, Zhou Yiming quickly arrived at the door of Deng Tong's house. He did not go up to call the door immediately. Instead, he hid in the distance and carefully observed whether there was anyone suspicious at the door of Deng Tong's house.
After confirming that there was no danger, Zhou Yiming walked back to Deng Tong's house one step at a time. Although it was already past noon, the door of their house was still closed and the front door was deserted.
Zhou Yiming knocked on the door a few times, but there was no response. Then he mobilized his energy and knocked a few more times, and then he heard footsteps in the yard.
Zhou Yiming took a few steps back and adjusted his clothes, fearing that his appearance would scare others.
There was a squeak.
The door of Deng's Mansion opened from the inside, and an old man who looked like a housekeeper poked his head out of the crack in the door. He looked nervous and scared, as if his home had just been robbed.
After seeing Zhou Yiming, the housekeeper's face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted angrily: "What kind of beggar did you get? You dared to knock on my door because you were so brave, I think you are tired of living!"
Let me tell you, I don’t have any leftovers at home, and I won’t give them to you if you have them. If you are wise, get out of here, or I’ll start yelling and let the people in the house beat you up, and you won’t be able to complain. "
Zhou Yiming raised his eyebrows, thinking that this dog slave is so brave. Even his master dare not talk to him like this, but he said in a serious tone, that is, I have something urgent to do now, or I will twist off your dog's head. .
Although Zhou Yiming felt displeased, he remained calm on the surface and still said politely: "Is this the home of Deng Tong, the inspector?"
"Hey, the more you talk about it, the more excited you are, right?" The man who looked like a butler suddenly opened the door, took a wooden stick in his hand, and walked out swaggeringly, "My lord's name is also yours? My lord is a patrolman in the south of the city. Inspector of the Yamen, you are a stinky beggar, do you deserve to call him by his name?"
As the housekeeper yelled, several burly servants came out behind him. These people all had sticks and weapons in their hands, and they were all menacing, as if they wanted to eat Yi Ming alive.
Zhou Yiming looked at these people and wanted to laugh in his heart. After all, the strength of these people was so low that they were like ants in his eyes. If he competed with these people, he would be devaluing himself.
"Next week, Yi Ming, has Inspector Deng returned to his home? If he has returned home, please let me know. I have some important words to say to him." Zhou Ming said lightly, completely Don't take the steward's words seriously.
"Zhou...Zhou Ming?" After hearing Zhou Ming's name, the housekeeper's arrogance completely disappeared, followed by a man who was so frightened that he couldn't even speak clearly, "You are the one who solved the missing woman's case. , the great hero Zhou Ming who killed Yan Shikuan and Feng Shiying?"
Zhou Yiming nodded politely: "I really don't dare to take it seriously. It's just me."
"Oh my God!" The housekeeper was so frightened that he sat on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. Fortunately, his companions around him gave him a hand and he finally stood up.
This housekeeper and the servants behind him have long heard of Zhou Ming's name, and admire him for his actions in eliminating harm for the people.
In addition, after Deng Tong was angry with Yi Ming in the yamen, he always had to vent to his family when he returned home, and at the same time, he also had to tell his family how powerful Yi Ming was. This made everyone in the Deng family, They were full of fear of Zhou Ming, thinking that he was a ruthless person who would kill without blinking an eye.
It's not surprising that they have this impression. After all, his master is already ruthless enough, and a character who can make him afraid is certainly not an ordinary person.
"Sir Zhou, the villain has eyes but cannot see Mount Tai. I ask you, sir, to have a lot of knowledge and never be as knowledgeable as the villain. Otherwise, even if the villain dies a hundred times, it will be difficult to offset the guilt committed."
As the housekeeper spoke, he knelt on the ground crying and begging Zhou Ming for forgiveness in a very sincere manner.
