Su Qiqi went straight to Qin Chuan's residence after leaving the house. After some discussion, the two decided to go to General Fan's Mansion to inquire about the news.
The two disguised themselves, asked the housekeeper about the location of General Fan's residence, and then quietly went out through the back door.
After about a cup of tea, Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan arrived at the door of General Fan's mansion. I saw the majestic General's Mansion located in a bustling street in the east of the city. There are majestic stone lions guarding the entrance, the eaves are high, and the red pillars stand proudly. The double-open red lacquer door is beautifully carved and impressive.
Su Qiqi showed the letter given by General Fan to the two soldiers guarding the door. The two soldiers discussed it in whispers, and then asked Su Qiqi and the others to wait at the door for a while while one of the soldiers went in to report.
After a while, the housekeeper of the General's Mansion came out to greet Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan in person, and took them to the side hall in the front yard. As soon as Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan entered the side hall, General Fan greeted them and said with a smile: "This way, please!" After that, he ordered the butler to ask someone to prepare tea.
After the housekeeper left, Qin Chuan couldn't wait to ask: "General Fan, do you know about Mr. Meng's arrest?"
General Fan nodded, frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice: "I have heard about this this morning and am sending someone to find out the news. Vice-deputy Zhang will come back soon. I will understand the situation and discuss countermeasures with you two..."
"Oh, thank you, General..." Su Qiqi bowed her hands and sighed quietly.
General Fan's face froze, and he forced a smile and said: "Don't worry, you two, Fan will definitely try his best to find out the inside story and try to save people as soon as possible..."
Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan nodded and said, "Thank you, General. If there is anything I can do for you, just ask me!" After that, they clasped their fists and saluted.
General Fan also made a bow and motioned for the two of them to sit down and talk in detail. Just as he was talking, the maid came in with tea. The three of them drank tea and continued talking about the previous topic.
"General Fan, in your opinion, who would want to harm Master Meng?" Su Qiqi put down the teacup and asked in a low voice.
"This... Fan has no clue at the moment... But we can start with the two clues of Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Justice and Wu Sheng Escort Bureau. We may gain something..." General Fan thought for a moment and then slowly spoke. his inference.
After hearing his words, Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan felt that it made sense. According to what Gu Zhongkai said before, Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Justice and the Wusheng Escort Bureau were indeed suspected, and Wusheng Escort Bureau and Weiyuan Escort Bureau had a dispute. Only they would want to take the opportunity to frame their father and brother...
Thinking of this, Su Qiqi's heart gradually became clear. She glanced at Qin Chuan, then at General Fan, and then asked tentatively: "If it is really what Liu Shilang and Wu Sheng Escort did, what are our chances of winning?"
After hearing Su Qiqi's question, General Fan did not answer immediately. Instead, he picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and then said sadly: "It's very slim, but I have to try!"
Su Qiqi asked again: "Then can we go to the Criminal Department first to find out the situation?"
General Fan shook his head and said: "Don't alert the enemy for now, wait until Deputy General Zhang and others come back to understand the situation..."
Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan didn't say much more. They chatted with General Fan for a few words, and then saw Vice General Zhang running in panting, and said in a panic: "General... I have inquired... someone has tipped off the emperor. Mr. Meng colluded with the suspects in the poison pill case, intending to interfere with the impartiality of justice... The emperor was furious and ordered the Criminal Department to arrest Mr. Meng..."
"Oh, then have you found out who is stirring up trouble secretly?" General Fan asked in a low voice.
Vice General Zhang hesitated for a moment and said: "The general has not been found yet, but our people tracked Liu Shilang into the palace overnight to meet the Holy Spirit... I'm afraid it has something to do with him... He has always been at odds with Lord Meng..."
General Fan nodded and said: "I understand, you sent people to continue to secretly keep an eye on the people in Liu Mansion and Wu Sheng Escort Bureau... Come back and report to me as soon as possible if there is any news..."
Vice General Zhang nodded, bowed and bowed, then accepted the order and left.
General Fan looked at Vice General Zhang's leaving figure, held his forehead in thought for a while, and said, "Follow me to the back hall for a chat!" After that, he led Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan to a room in the back hall. Secluded wing.
As soon as Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan entered the door, they were shocked by the furnishings in the wing. The furniture and decorations here were very elegant, not like a martial artist's residence at all, but rather like a lady.
What surprised the two of them even more was that after General Fan entered the door, he clapped his hands a few times, and then a beautiful woman in her prime came out from behind the screen. Her facial features are exquisite and picturesque, her figure is graceful and graceful, and she walks like a willow supporting the wind, which is very charming. Even Su Qiqi was stunned and took a while to come back to his senses.
"Qingdai, can you help me with a divination..." General Fan looked at the woman and said softly. The moment their eyes met, Su Qiqi could feel that the usually cold General Fan's eyes were a little brighter at this moment. Hot and confused.
The woman called Qingdai agreed softly, then went to the inner room to take out a wooden box full of antique flavor and placed it on the long table in the center of the room.
"General Fan, do you also believe in the art of divination?" Qin Chuan looked at General Fan meaningfully and asked.
General Fan smiled calmly and said: "The art of Zhouyi is the source of the great road and the first of the scriptures. It gathers the wisdom of sages from all ages and is quite effective in inferring the past and the future..."
After hearing this, Qin Chuan grinned in surprise. When Su Qiqi heard this, she couldn't help but glance at Qing Dai, who was standing silently aside, and thought to herself, I really can't believe that such a frail beauty is actually proficient in divination!
While she was thinking wildly, Qingdai had already thrown out copper coins for divination. Then he interpreted the hexagrams with words in his mouth. Su Qiqi was stunned for a while, but she still understood the meaning.
What Qingdai asked was exactly what they were eager to know - first, the good or bad luck of Mr. Meng, and second, the culprit behind the matter. According to the results of Qingdai's divination, it should be a near miss. The most important thing is that the divination divination also points the direction of investigation to Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment.
After consulting General Fan, Su Qiqi decided to visit the Criminal Department at night with Qin Chuan to see if they could find some useful clues.
At night, Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan put on their night clothes and sneaked into the criminal office in the west of the capital. The two of them walked through the corridors and rooms in the dark for a long time, and suddenly saw a weak candlelight in one of the rooms.
I didn’t expect there would be people working at the office so late? Did ancient officials also like to stay up late and work overtime? Su Qiqi murmured in her heart, then exchanged glances with Qin Chuan, and the two of them approached the room lightly.
When they arrived at the window of that room, they stood on both sides of the window, dipped their fingers in saliva to poke a small hole in the window paper, and quietly leaned their eyes over it.
There were two people dressed as officials sitting opposite each other at a table in the room, holding candles and talking in low voices.
Su Qiqi put her ear close to the window and vaguely heard one of them say: "... Mr. Liu, this matter is not trivial. Is the Wusheng Escort Agency reliable... If the news leaks out, your life and mine will be in danger..."
The other person seemed to be silent for a while before saying: "Master Fang, don't worry, I have been friends with Wu Tianba for more than ten years... He has done this kind of thing many times, I think nothing will go wrong..."
Then the two lowered their voices and whispered. Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan were about to change angles and carefully observe and listen to their movements when they suddenly heard a shout from inside the room: "There is someone!" Then the candles in the room were blown out, and they fell into endless darkness.
Su Qiqi was taken aback and thought, could it be that they have been discovered now?
