Unlike the last time when Luo Xing's brigade surrounded Yunxiuzhuang, Qingyi only brought a group of plainclothes cavalry into Yunxiuzhuang and directly found Si Miaomiao and Aunt Hua.
Without much effort, Si Miaomiao and Aunt Hua obediently returned to Nanya with Qingyi.
The secret arrest did not cause much commotion. Yunxiu Village was also on annual leave, and production work was also suspended.
The impact is not very big.
Si Miaomiao and Aunt Hua were female prisoners. After entering Nanya Black Prison, and with Qingyi's care, Zhou Hao did not dare to go too far with them, so he was first imprisoned separately.
As for the interrogation work, we still have to wait for Luo Xing to come.
Qingyi found Luo Xing in the secret reading room who was looking for useful information in the documents. Luo Xing searched for the documents spread out on the table one by one and recorded some clues and doubts that might be useful.
"Xiao Qi, Si Miaomiao and Aunt Hua have been brought back to Nanya without fierce resistance. Should I inform His Highness of this situation?"
"Well, sure. Although we are going to kill it first and then tell it later, we still have to say something later." Luo Xing nodded.
"The question to Si Miaomiao..."
"When you come back, I will interrogate her again. Didn't you touch Xiu Ning?" Luo Xing asked.
"No, but I have arranged for someone to monitor her every move. If there is any news, I will report it as soon as possible." Qingyi said.
"Okay, that's it. I've read through these materials. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Let's make arrangements tonight to treat everyone in the Investigation Department to a meal at the same place, Deyuelou." Luo Xing ordered.
"Okay, I'll take care of this." Qingyi nodded.
"Thank you for your hard work. Call all the people working under His Highness in the Intelligence Department. Remember to mention that this is His Highness's arrangement."
"I know." Qingyi nodded, "It's almost noon, what are you going to eat?"
"you decide."
Luo Xing knew that the person who could pretend to be Su Manqing must be in Luojing, at least at that time, and the people who were familiar with and met Su Manqing were listed one by one. After all, Su Manqing's social circle in Luojing was not large. , her sense of touch is also quite keen. She should be aware of being paid attention to or observed by others. She may think it is nothing at the moment, but in retrospect, there must be some clues that can be foreseen.
Therefore, Su Manqing had to find time to have an in-depth discussion.
As for the disguise master hidden in Luojing City, although this is the direction of investigation, since the other party is a disguise master, her hiding ability is also very strong. She can change her identity. Even if she knows who did it, she can Catch someone.
In addition to the appearance and body shape of the transvestite, there is another point, that is, the voice and accent of speech. Unless you are familiar with the person, it is difficult to imitate it.
Therefore, Luo Xing focused on ventriloquists, but he did not mention this when he asked Gu Po and Wang Haifeng for advice.
It's not that he has forgotten, but that he is not familiar with these two people and cannot completely trust them.
Therefore, we still have to see Si Miaomiao.
After having lunch with Qingyi, Luo Xing left the secret room directly, went to Nanya Black Prison, and asked Zhou Hao to lead him to see Si Miaomiao.
In the cell, Si Miaomiao's demeanor remained elegant, without the decadence and anxiety of being in prison. Luo Xing secretly admired that he was worthy of coming from the Holy Land, and he was different from ordinary people in the world.
Even if she is behind bars, she can still remain so calm and composed. No wonder she can be in charge of an embroidery shop.
"Mr. Si, we meet again."
"Si Miaomiao has met Mr. Luo." Si Miaomiao nodded slightly when he saw Luo Xing.
"Sir, I'm sorry, but I have no choice but to ask you to come over and understand the situation in this way. I hope you can understand."
"Master Luo, please tell me what you want to know."
"That night, someone pretending to be Su Manqing came to see you. Is her dress any different from the Su Manqing you see on weekdays?"
Si Miaomiao recalled it and shook his head: "There is no difference. Mr. Su always wears her dark red windbreaker every time she comes here. She doesn't like bright colors and likes to wear cotton robes with round necks and long sleeves, apricot yellow." belt, a pair of black cowhide boots, and a gold and jade hairpin with white moiré patterns."
This is in line with Luo Xing's consistent understanding of Su Manqing.
"How is the demeanor, especially the facial expression when speaking, different from the Su Manqing you saw before?"
"I didn't pay attention to this..."
"Are there any differences in speaking speed, accent and mantra?" Luo Xing asked again.
"Mr. Su is from Jizhou, but he has lived in Lanzhou for a long time. Although he has a hint of Jizhou accent, it is basically indiscernible." Si Miaomiao recalled seriously, "This Mr. Su seems to have a bit of a southern accent. , I don’t know if I heard it wrong, but I didn’t pay attention to this at all at the time..."
"Sir, are you sure you are from Nandi?"
"I'm not sure. It's been a while since this happened, but if this person talks in front of me again, I can hear it."
"Do you want to listen to Mr. Su's voice again before making a judgment?" Luo Xing asked solemnly.
"May I?"
"Of course. This case is now under my full authority to investigate. I naturally have this power." Luo Xing nodded.
"OK."
"One more question. Apart from you and Xiu Ning, is there a third person in your embroidery village who has access to His Highness's secret message and fire lotus?"
"Apart from Xiu Ning and I, there are only eagle slaves who take care of the letter eagle." Si Miaomiao said, "But the eagle slaves are the least likely to betray. Although they are called eagle slaves, they have actually been raising letters for the sect for generations. Ying, the salary is very high, the price of betraying the sect is beyond their ability to bear, and the Ying slaves cannot access the contents of the Ying letter."
Since Ying Nu had no access to the contents of Ying's letter, he naturally had not seen Ye Liuli's notes and could not forge the letter.
As for the person who had access to the letter's fire sign and was familiar with Ye Liuli's handwriting, excluding Su Manqing and Si Miaomiao, the only one was Xiu Ning.
But Xiuning was by Si Miaomiao's side that night, welcoming Su Manqing together, so it was impossible for her to disguise herself as Su Manqing to see her.
However, it was Xiu Ning who took Ye Liuli's secret message from Su Manqing, sent it to the Eagle Station, and handed it over to the Eagle slave for sending.
Now it seems that the suspicion is completely focused on her, but Luo Xing did not let Qingyi bring the person back, and his purpose was to play hard to get.
"This year I may have to offend my boss and have to spend my time in Nanya."
"It doesn't matter. As long as I can restore Junior Sister Liuli's innocence, I can still bear this grievance." Si Miaomiao nodded slightly.
"I will arrange for someone to take care of you." Si Miaomiao cooperates, and Luo Xing does not have to embarrass the other party. Even if it is eventually found out that she is involved in the case, it will be left to the legal judgment.
After meeting Si Miaomiao, Luo Xing went to the cell where Aunt Hua was being held.
Aunt Hua's condition is much worse than that of Si Miaomiao. She was injured and unable to walk. She could only lean against the wall and lie on a straw mat paved with hay. The light in the cell was dim and there was a smell. The musty smell is a bit pungent.
It was much worse than what Zuo Xiaochan had received at the beginning.
Aunt Hua naturally knew that Luo Xing came in, but she still closed her eyes and meditated, obviously not wanting to pay attention to him.
She had never been so cowardly in her life. If he hadn't been injured and the other party was also a first-grade Grand Master, she might not have been able to catch him without any help.
If she can't beat her, how can she run away?
The problem is that if her legs really run, she won't be able to run away. Rather than being defeated and captured and humiliated, it's better to lower her head first.
Anyway, there is Tianlan Sect behind her, so Nanya really may not dare to do anything to her.
"Aunt Hua, I said that you can't run away and you will come back sooner or later." Seeing that she ignored him, Luo Xing was not angry and said directly.
Hearing this familiar voice, Mrs. Hua suddenly opened her eyes, with anger shooting out of her eyes: "It's you!"
"Why, who else do you want to see?"
"What are you, a court eagle dog, doing here?" Aunt Hua asked.
"Of course I came to take a look and show off." Luo Xing chuckled. Since he knew Aunt Hua's identity, he would naturally not embarrass her. She was just involved accidentally. Even so, to the court, they were He has also committed a crime, and punishment is necessary.
"What do you want?"
"If your leg is not treated in time, I'm afraid it will be amputated." Luo Xing glanced at Aunt Hua's left calf and said.
"so what?"
"Okay, I wanted to save this leg for you for the sake of His Highness Liuli, but if you don't appreciate it, then it's none of my business." Luo Xing raised his leg and walked out, "Anyway, this is I’ve finally repaid the favor.”
"You..." Aunt Hua was stunned. She didn't expect that the other party would really leave, and she was not sloppy at all.
For such a stubborn old woman, it’s better to let her suffer a little more!
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Returning to the Special Investigation Division, Wang Miao came over with a bunch of documents in his arms: "Mr. Luo, these are the documents you need to approve. Some of them require your signature."
Luo Xing looked through several documents, but none of them were particularly important and not worthy of his personal instructions.
Waiting for his instructions will delay things.
"Old Wang, in the future, except for the withdrawal and reimbursement of more than 500 taels of silver in the department's personnel and financial affairs, which require my signature, for other matters, you can just sign and go through the process." Luo Xing typed the document back directly. said.
"Then this matter needs to be decided by you, sir." Wang Miao pulled out a purchase list from many documents and handed it over.
"Is this the list of New Year's goods sent to the brothers in the department during the Chinese New Year?"
"Yes, there are not many things, which is also our intention. This is based on the standards issued by other departments." Wang Miao said, directly taking a pen from the pen holder and handing it over.
"Lao Wang, it's the first year since our department was established. Aren't these things a bit shabby?" Luo Xing glanced at them and asked.
"Mr. Luo, we seem to have a lot of money, but we spend it too fast. These are just the things we dug out. I took the initiative to transport the things back first, but I have to settle the account with them, otherwise, in the future, we will buy There are no more things that belong to others.”
"When we searched for the colleagues who committed the crime, didn't we keep some for ourselves?" Luo Xing looked up at Wang Miao and asked with a smile.
"Master Luo, you don't dare to do this." Wang Miao said hurriedly.
"It's okay to keep it. You have to be motivated to investigate the case. From now on, we will keep three points of the investigated cases and confiscated stolen goods for ourselves, and hand over the remaining seven points."
"I'm afraid that's not possible. What if the Grand Governor finds out and is held accountable? We won't be able to live with it for a while." Wang Miao's eyes widened. Such blatant corruption and confiscation of stolen goods is simply too heart-breaking.
"When we investigate cases, many expenditures cannot be clearly stated. The money cannot be withdrawn from the funds. We can only come from it ourselves. Therefore, we have to have this autonomy. I will go with the Grand Governor on this matter. Talk, don’t worry." Luo Xing said, "Forget it about the past, there should be some money that has not been handed over now, right?"
"There are two confiscated properties that are still being counted and have not been handed over." Wang Miao nodded.
"Brothers have been working day and night for so many days. It's time to give them some rewards. This is considered a year-end bonus. Thirty percent of the confiscated property will be retained and distributed to everyone." Luo Xing said.
"That's tens of thousands of taels of silver..."
"Everyone must have it, including those who are temporarily seconded to help, but the payment standard must be reduced by 20%." Luo Xing said, "You should arrange this matter first to ensure that the brothers can get it before the holiday at noon tomorrow. "
"This is okay, but this standard!"
"The maximum cannot exceed five hundred taels of silver. You can decide the rest yourself." Luo Xing thought for a moment. If it was too high, others would be jealous. If it was too little, it would not make much sense.
"Sir Qingyi informed me that we would have dinner at Deyue Tower in the evening. Will the money be spent from here?" Wang Miao asked.
"This year is a special case. If you ask me to do it, I will do it this way in the future." Luo Xing said, "Lao Wang, you will be in charge of this small treasury. I can rest assured."
"Master Luo, isn't this appropriate?" Wang Miao was stunned.
"If there's any inappropriateness, it's settled. I'll be mainly responsible for the case from now on, and you'll be responsible for the logistical support at home. Isn't it good for us to divide the work and cooperate?" Luo Xing said.
Wang Miao was dumbfounded. He wanted to flex his muscles and do a great job. He was not here to be a butler, but as his second-in-command, he was already quite good at being a butler.
Yang Yingchun's figure swayed at the door. Luo Xing knew that he had something to do with him, so he immediately kicked Wang Miao away. He was born as a civil servant, but he was a little hesitant and too lazy.
"What's going on?" If there was nothing special, Yang Yingchun would not take the initiative to come to Nanya to look for him.
"The one named Yu Xiuning went to find Jiang Songping."
Luo Xing frowned: "How does she know where Jiang Songping lives? Logically speaking, Si Miaomiao wouldn't tell her?"
"You haven't asked me to arrest people yet. I don't dare to get too close. I have no idea what they were saying in the room." Yang Yingchun said.
"Who is watching over Jiang Songping?"
"Xiong Da." Yang Yingchun said, "Xiong Er continues to follow and monitor Yu Xiuning. I will take the time to come over and talk to you about this matter."
"Okay, you can go back and report the situation immediately."
"I heard that your Excellency brought back two special women from the ghost market yesterday. One is from the Sky Fox Clan and the other is from the Abandoned Spirit Clan?"
"Do you know all this?"
"My lord, you are really blessed. It's great for ordinary people to get one of them. You have two at once, I admire you!" Yang Yingchun teased with envy.
"Don't come here. This is not a blessing. It's not necessarily trouble." Luo Xing said angrily.
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