When Wang Bao returned to Houya again, there was a strange middle-aged man wearing a long gown beside him.
"Mr. Shi, please take a seat." Wang Bao politely made a gesture of invitation to the empty seat next to him.
The middle-aged man who was called Mr. Shi bowed his hand to Wang Bao and said in a warm tone: "Thank you, Mr. Wang."
After saying that, he lifted up his gown and sat down.
Wang Bao walked to the seat next to him and sat down as well.
The remaining Chen Gong stood beside Wang Bao.
The servant brought two cups of hot tea, placed them in the hands of Mr. Shi and Wang Bao respectively, and then retreated.
"Mr. Shi came here this time. Could it be that the Governor has something to ask his subordinates to do?" Wang Bao asked politely.
After hearing this, Mr. Shi put down his bowl, looked serious, and said: "A dozen people died in the Xuan Mansion overnight. The Governor knew this and was very angry. I hope General Wang can seize some time to solve the case."
"To be honest, Mr. Shi, those who died at night were slave thieves and spies paid by slave thieves. Although we don't know who the murderer is, we have suspicions." Chen Gong said from the side.
Mr. Shi frowned slightly and said, "Why is it related to slaves and thieves? I remember that Wang Denku's death was because of his fornication with slaves and thieves!"
"What Mr. Shi said is true. When Wang Dengku died, there were several slave thieves in the house, and it has been confirmed that the Wang family in Yanqing had an affair with slave thieves." Chen Gong said.
As soon as the case against the Wang family in Yanqing came out, they were thrown into jail and have long since become prisoners.
Mr. Shi said with a bad look on his face: "These slave thieves are really powerful. They didn't care about doing anything in Liaodong, but they actually reached out to the Xuan Mansion."
"Don't worry, Mr. Shi, this time all the slave thieves in Xuan Mansion have been cleared away. There will be no more slave thieves or spies from Xuan Mansion in the future." Wang Bao said with a smile.
After hearing this, Mr. Shi said curiously: "Could it be that what happened last night was the work of the Commander-in-Chief? However, why did the Commander-in-Chief act at night? Wouldn't it be more reliable to mobilize soldiers during the day?"
"This!" Wang Bao choked, not knowing how to answer the question.
However, Chen Gong, who was standing aside at this time, said: "The reason why we were able to successfully annihilate this group of slave thieves' spies was that our general soldier collected the whereabouts of these slave thieves spies bit by bit through the Tian family's mouths. After dark, all the slaves and thieves returned to their lair, and then they were wiped out in one fell swoop."
"Yes, yes, yes, that's it." Wang Bao nodded at the side, proving what Chen Gong said.
The reason why the tiger character flag is not mentioned is because once it is spread that the slave thieves were solved by the tiger character flag, he, the commander-in-chief, will be labeled as incompetent in the eyes of the governor.
Similarly, it is impossible to use these slave thieves and slave thieves spies to ask for merit from the court.
"That's it." Mr. Shi nodded in sudden realization.
I also determined in my heart that this matter was done by the General Military Mansion.
If the General Military Mansion had done this, there would be no need to look for the murderer, and those who died were slave thieves and their spies, not ordinary people.
"Mr. Shi, please have some tea." Wang Bao raised his right hand and pointed at the bowl of tea on the table.
Mr. Shi did not touch the bowl, but stood up, cupped his hands towards Wang Baoyi, and said: "Now that I have figured out the whole story, I need to tell the governor the news as soon as possible. I believe that the commander-in-chief has made such a contribution this time. The Governor will definitely report to the court to ask for your merits, Your Excellency."
"Then there's Mr. Lao Shi." Wang Bao also clasped his fists.
The joy on his face could not be concealed.
With the governor's memorial requesting credit for him, his credit this time was completely secure.
Although he is already the commander-in-chief of a town and cannot be promoted, there are still many people in the Wang family waiting for credit. As long as the other members of the Wang family are given a share of the credit, the Wang family will at least have one more garrison or guerrilla general. .
Although he looks down on Liu Heng, a guerrilla general, that's because Liu Heng is not a general, and he is a gangster. His future achievements will be limited, but if the Wang family can have another guerrilla general, maybe he will be a border town in ten years. General soldier.
Mr. Shi, who came from the Governor's Mansion, did not stay in the General Military Mansion for long. After knowing the whole story, he left the General Military Mansion and went back to report to the Governor.
Wang Bao did not send Mr. Shi out of the Yamen. He only sent Mr. Shi out of the back Yamen and then stopped.
After all, he was also the commander-in-chief, and he went out to greet him because the other party represented the governor. Now that the other party was leaving, he did not need to entertain him with the usual courtesy.
After Mr. Shi left, Wang Bao wiped the sweat from his forehead.
If his staff hadn't reacted quickly and used words to solve last night's murder, otherwise he would not have been trusted by the court even if he had not lost his position as the chief soldier of the Xuanfu this time.
After all, there were so many slave thieves and slave thieves spies suddenly appearing in the Xuan Mansion under his jurisdiction. If they were not discovered, it was a sign of incompetence.
Moreover, he, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, took advantage of Yang Guozhu. If Yang Guozhu had not suffered a defeat in Datong, he would not have lost his position as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu.
However, Yang Guozhu had been operating in the Xuanfu for many years, and his connections were far stronger than his, the general soldier of the Xuanfu who had just taken office. In addition, Yang Guozhu also had the support of the Donglin Party behind him.
Once he, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, is found out, Yang Guozhu may replace him at any time.
After seeing Mr. Shi off, Chen Gong returned to Houya.
"This time, the Governor came forward to ask for merit for Dong Weng. The students are here to congratulate Dong Weng first." Chen Gong bowed his hand to Wang Bao.
Wang Bao stroked his beard and smiled contentedly.
Originally, more than a dozen people died in the Xuan Mansion overnight, which was a disaster for him as the commander-in-chief, but now it turned out to be a good thing. This made him feel comfortable, and even the tiger-shaped flag became more pleasing to the eye.
As the bodies of those killed in the Xuan Mansion night were brought back to the Yamen, the people watching the excitement on the street gradually dispersed.
However, so many people died overnight, and the news seemed to have wings. By noon, the news had spread not only throughout the Xuan Mansion, but also in several side piers not far from the Xuan Mansion.
"Shopkeeper Tong, where are you going?"
In a remote alley, a young and strong man appeared at the entrance of the alley.
Ten steps away from this young man, there stood a middle-aged man in a robe.
After the middle-aged man saw the strong young man blocking the way, he turned around and walked back.
However, after he took a few steps, another strong man came out and blocked the way again.
"Who are you and why are you blocking my way?" Shopkeeper Tong stared at the men blocking his way with an ugly expression.
The young and muscular man who spoke first licked his upper lip with his tongue and said in a calm tone: "It's now time, shopkeeper Tong, stop pretending. If we don't know your identity, how can we stop you here. "
"I don't understand what you are saying. If you don't get out of the way, I will report you to the official." Shopkeeper Tong said with a gloomy face.
