They came back from Lin Zixian's place and went directly to Mrs. Fang's yard.
The prefect is also resting here tonight, which is just right. Stun the two of them, and then go to the study room in the front yard for a walk later.
Li Yunze sprinkled the mixed medicine through the window and waited until the people inside were unconscious.
The two of them entered the house wearing night clothes and covering their faces.
Ye Yutong directly opened the door to the inner room. There were several boxes inside. I wonder what they contained? A brass lock hung on each box.
Li Yunze used his inner strength to gently shake it open.
Ye Yutong pulled open the box, which contained some fabric jewelry, ornaments and a little silver.
"Why just this little thing?"
"This place should be open to the public. Fang Zhifu is not an upright official. There must be a cellar or a dark room."
Li Yunze said while searching in the room.
Half an hour passed and the basement was not found in this room.
The two of them were a little disappointed and planned to go to the prefect's study in the front yard to take a look.
Ye Yutong put all the fabrics into the space. These materials were quite good, and this trip was not in vain.
Li Yunze locked the cabinets again before leaving the inner room.
Just as he was about to go out, Li Yunze suddenly turned around and stared at the bed.
He walked closer and looked under the bed, then threw the two people on the bed to the ground along with the quilts.
Ye Yutong knew that he had found a place and stood at the door to let out some air.
"Tongtong, found it."
This Babu bed is embedded in the ground, and the thick bed board is lifted up.
There were eight identical sandalwood boxes inside, containing some valuable antique calligraphy and paintings, as well as gold and silver jewelry.
Ye Yutong put them all back into the space and restored the bed to its original state.
Li Yunze carried the two of them to the bed again, fearing that they would find clues when they woke up, and even tidied their bedding.
Ye Yutong thought this scene was a bit funny, and thought to himself, it would be worth the money to have the prince himself make the bed for you and your wife!
The two went to the study in the front yard and found a dark room behind a screen.
Hidden inside was a large box of silver and gold, as well as a stack of banknotes.
Ye Yutong counted and found that the stack of banknotes alone contained tens of thousands taels.
"Ping'an, how much is the annual salary of a fourth-grade prefect?"
Li Yunze drew a one thousand tael silver note, "This one is enough."
"My dear, how greedy are you?"
Li Yunze restored the place to its original state and said, "Let's go and have a look at his village."
It took an hour to ride a horse from Jinzhou City to Fang's Zhuangzi. The two of them were afraid that they would not have enough time, so they took Brother Tiger out.
The tiger can run more than half as fast as the horse. If it is controlled, it will take about a quarter of an hour.
The Fang family's village covers an area so wide that you can't even see the side.
Li Yunze discovered that there were many guard handles inside. It seems there are a lot of good things hidden here.
But how can they find it in such a big place?
Ye Yutong suggested, "Ping An, how about arresting the head of the village for interrogation?"
They were leaving early tomorrow morning and there really was no time to waste here.
Li Yunze calculated the time and it would be almost dawn by the time they returned to the house.
Even if the people from Zhuangzi went to Jinzhou City to report the news, it might not be that fast. They should have left the city by then.
Fang Zhifu will definitely not think of them for a while.
When you find out that there is less stuff in the house, you might start to suspect that it was them.
By then they should have left Jinzhou, and even if the prefect sent people, they might not be able to catch up with them.
He nodded and said, "Okay, you wait outside, I'll go in and take a look first."
Fang Zhuangtou was having sex with the concubine he had just bought. When he was in full swing, a knife was placed on his neck.
"Don't speak, or your head will fall to the ground."
The concubine lying under him wanted to scream, but Li Yunze hit her with the back of his knife, and she fainted.
Fang Zhuang's head trembled. He didn't even have time to put on his clothes, so he knelt on the bed and said:
"My hero, please spare your life, my hero, please spare your life. Do you want money or food? I will get it for you now."
"Where is the granary?"
Fang Zhuang paused for a moment. The knife in Li Yunze's hand was pressed down an inch, and blood flowed down the knife.
This move almost scared Fang Zhuangtou to the point of peeing, and he couldn't care less about the pain. Shivering, he put on his pants and prepared to take Li Yunze to the granary.
Li Yunze picked up a piece of clothing on the ground, blocked his mouth, and tied his hands.
He lowered his voice and said: "Lead the way and be honest, otherwise..."
Fang Zhuangtou's mouth was blocked and he couldn't speak, so he nodded quickly. I'm afraid my head will move if I'm slow.
Fang Zhuangtou took him to the east wing of the main courtyard. These rooms were very wide and only contained a few sundries.
Li Yunze glanced at him coldly and asked, "This is the granary? Where is the food?"
Fang Zhuangtou gestured to his tied hands.
"Just tell me where the agency is?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" He pointed to a cabinet in the corner.
Li Yunze untied him and said, "Open the mechanism. If you dare to play tricks, I will kill you immediately."
Fang Zhuangtou moved the cabinet away. Hearing a "crash", the wooden planks on the ground moved aside. A dark hole appeared in the ground.
Li Yunze lit the huozhezi and saw that there were piles of sacks underneath.
He pulled Fangzhuang's head down, opened a sack and looked at the wheat inside.
He looked at the cellar carefully. It was very large, with an aisle on the left and right, and the rest of the cellar was filled with grain.
He put the knife on Fang Zhuangtou's neck and asked solemnly: "Where is the other cellar?"
"No! That's it, hero, I really didn't lie."
Fang Zhuangtou shook his head and waved his hands. It didn't look like he was faking it.
Li Yunze put away the knife, tied his hands and feet, gagged his mouth, and carried him back as he had come.
The concubine was still unconscious, so Li Yunze drugged the two of them and covered them with quilts.
The medicine he gave was a bit heavy, and the two of them wouldn't be able to wake up until noon tomorrow at least, and they would have already left the city by then.
Ye Yutong saw him coming back and hurriedly came out of the space, "How is it? Did you find it?"
"Found it, a cellar full of grain."
"Then let's go and collect it quickly."
Ye Yutong was not surprised when he saw the food. If the corrupt official in the prefecture didn't have any wealth, then there would be something wrong.
When the two returned to Fang's house, it was still more than half an hour before dawn.
They didn't sleep anymore, so they went to wash up and then called Ye Mingxuan and Song Yichen.
The two of them got up when they heard Li Yunze's knock on the door.
The two of them didn't sleep much that night. Ye Mingxuan was worried about his sister and brother-in-law.
And Song Yichen was excited, finally being able to take his sister out of this wolf den.
But what worries him most is the crisis on the road.
If something happens, it won't be just him and the eldest sister. Even his sworn brothers and Miss Ye will be implicated by them.
Magistrate Fang also got up very early. He told his confidants in the study, "We must leave Jinzhou before we find an opportunity to take action."
"Yes, sir."
"Be clean and don't let anyone find any clues."
"yes."
Magistrate Fang drank a cup of tea and glanced at the screen. Why did he feel like someone had moved it?
He looked at this screen many times every day, and he felt something was wrong if it shifted even slightly.
