Chapter 773
Zhuang Yunfei also nodded, "What the elder brother said is, father, I also think Xiao Zhan is suitable."
Marquis Pingxi looked at Xiao Zhan and asked:
"Since both of their brothers recommended you, I will leave this matter to you for investigation. If you need cooperation, please talk to whomever you need. I will give you this right."
Xiao Zhan clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your trust, Lord Marquis. I will definitely do my best to investigate this matter, but I cannot guarantee that I will be able to find out the truth."
Marquis Pingxi nodded, "Don't worry, just try your best to find out. Even if you can't find out clearly, I won't blame you."
After saying that, Marquis Pingxi stood up, looked at Zhuang Qiang and said:
"You personally take people to the palace to report this matter."
A flash of surprise flashed in Zhuang Qiang's eyes, but he still nodded and said: "Don't worry, foster father, I will leave for King Yin City immediately."
After saying that, Zhuang Qiang turned around and walked out of the yard.
Zhuang Yunfei smiled at Xiao Zhan and left.
After a while, Xiao Zhan returned to the yard where he temporarily lived.
Li Yong had woken up from seclusion. After learning what had just happened from Xiao Zhan, he suddenly became confused.
"Brother, I always feel something is wrong. There are so many people in the palace, why do you want to investigate?"
"Does Marquis Pingxi trust you too much?"
Xiao Zhan chuckled, "Marquis Pingxi doesn't trust me."
"Do you really think Marquis Pingxi is a fool?"
"Maybe Marquis Pingxi knows everything, but he just didn't say it out loud. On the surface, he asked me to investigate this matter, but in fact it means that he doesn't want to delve into it."
"Why?" Li Yong frowned, "How could he endure such a big thing?"
Xiao Zhan smiled and said, "Marquis Pingxi is the smart man."
"Think about the Marquis of Zhenyuan's Mansion. The Marquis of Zhenyuan knew that Steward Qin was the daughter-in-law installed by Marquis Weiwu in the Marquis of Zhenyuan's Mansion, so he didn't deal with Steward Qin? Instead, he kept Qin Kui's son Qin Hu as the commander of the palace army. .”
Li Yong nodded, "I can't figure out what the mentality of these big shots is. Is it fun to keep traitors by their side?"
Xiao Zhan looked deeply, "It's not fun."
"Father, like son."
"Everyone in the bureau treats themselves as a plate."
"As a result, in the eyes of people like Pingxi Hou, they are just clowns."
"Whether they are alive or dead, it won't make the slightest difference in Marquis Pingxi's heart."
Li Yong nodded in understanding.
Seeing Xiao Zhan walking into the house to retreat, Li Yong asked in a low voice:
"Brother, don't you need to pretend to investigate this matter?"
"No need," Xiao Zhan walked directly into the room, held his breath and started practicing. ap.
Zhuang Yunfei and Zhuang Qiang both gave one hundred Nether Pills, and Xiao Zhan planned to use these Nether Pills first.
Unfortunately, these Nether Pills are just a drop in the bucket for Xiao Zhan.
He became a pauper again. Fortunately, the power of the underworld in the Hou Mansion was still strong and could meet the basic training needs.
In the next period of time, the Hou Mansion seemed extremely calm, and no one came to see Xiao Zhan, as if the matter had just passed.
On this day, housekeeper Wu Yong came to the courtyard and said coldly:
"Xiao Zhan, the palace has sent someone over. The Marquis asked you to go over and report on the progress of the investigation."
Xiao Zhan came out of the room, followed Wu Yong, and soon arrived at Pingxi Hou's courtyard.
In addition to Marquis Pingxi, there was a man with a calm face sitting next to Marquis Pingxi. He was drinking tea and laughing and talking about something with Marquis Pingxi.
Zhuang Yunfei and Zhuang Qiang are both there.
As soon as Wu Yong and Xiao Zhan walked in, several people's eyes fell on Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan first glanced at Zhuang Qiang and said with a smile, "Master Zhuang Qiang is back from King Yin City?"
Zhuang Qiang nodded and said nothing.
Pingxi Hou Zhuangyan smiled and said, "
Xiao Zhan, let me introduce you. "
"The person next to me is Zhuang Yongsheng, the deputy commander of the Yin Prince's palace."
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan clasped his fists and looked at Zhuang Yongsheng, "I have met Commander Zhuang."
Marquis Pingxi said with a smile, "Yong Sheng is also my adopted son. He was favored by the commander of the palace soldiers during the last palace army competition. The prince personally asked Yong Sheng to stay in the palace and became the deputy commander of the palace soldiers. .”
Xiao Zhan understood.
He said that this deputy commander's surname was also Zhuang. It turned out that he was also the adopted son of Pingxi Marquis.
Zhuang Yunfei and Zhuang Qiang were young and didn't know about this. Now they hurriedly clasped their fists at Zhuang Yongsheng and respectfully called "big brother".
Zhuang Yongsheng nodded, looked at Xiao Zhan and said:
"My foster father said that you are currently investigating the robbery of the Netherworld Pill and the murder of twenty palace soldiers. How is your investigation going now?"
Xiao Zhan cupped his fists and said:
"There are too few clues and we are still investigating, but it is not without success."
Zhuang Yongsheng is a burly man with dark skin. When he is not smiling, he looks a bit scary.
He frowned and looked at Xiao Zhan, and asked in a deep voice:
"Whatever you find, tell the truth."
Xiao Zhan slowly said:
"According to my investigation, among the refugees living in a radius of thousands of miles, there is a team of about 500 people."
"In that refugee team, there are not only hundreds of Nether Vein Realm, but also dozens of Nether Water Realm, and even Nether Lake Realm."
Zhuang Yongsheng's eyes flashed with cold light, "Such a team is no longer considered a refugee and can definitely cause casualties to the government army."
"Where are those people? Have they all been wiped out?"
Xiao Zhan shook his head, "I heard these from other refugees."
"But there is no smoke without fire. That group of powerful refugees must exist, but for a while, there is no way to find their traces."
"But now each prince's mansion is clearing out the refugees in their respective territories. That group of people will definitely not be able to escape, and they will be wiped out sooner or later."
Zhuang Yongsheng nodded, "Does this have something to do with the killing of twenty royal soldiers?"
Xiao Zhan shook his head:
"It doesn't matter."
"Whether it's the case of the theft of the Netherworld Pill or the murder of the royal palace soldiers, all cases have been closed."
"After my investigation, I found that the person captured last time by the commander of the army, Xie Jing and Mr. Zhuang Qiang, is the real culprit."
Zhuang Yongsheng frowned and looked at his adoptive father.
Marquis Pingxi nodded, "I personally interrogated that group of people. They confessed to the crimes they committed and have been punished."
Regardless of whether it was true or not, as long as it was what Marquis Pingxi said, Zhuang Yongsheng would not ask further.
Zhuang Yongsheng looked at Xiao Zhan again and said:
"I saw you during the imperial army competition. The commander of our royal army praised you very much. He also said that he would like to apply to the prince to let you stay in Yinwang City and let you join the royal army."
"Unfortunately, you, Marquis Zhenyuan, seem to disagree."
"Since Marquis Zhenyuan values you so much, why do you appear in Pingxi Marquis' Mansion?"
Xiao Zhan clasped his fists and said nothing. Instead, he looked at Pingxi Hou.
Pingxi Hou said truthfully:
"Marquis Zhenyuan has a weird temperament. He suddenly left the Marquis Zhenyuan's mansion some time ago and disappeared without a trace."
"Xiao Zhan thought that Marquis Zhenyuan came to my place, so he came to look for him. I just let Xiao Zhan stay in my Pingxi Marquis residence."
Zhuang Yongsheng smiled and nodded, "That makes my adoptive father pick up a pretty good talent."
Marquis Pingxi smiled and waved his hand, "During the last military competition, I didn't even have time to talk to you."
"I've asked someone to prepare some good wine for you to catch the wind and wash away the dust."
Zhuang Yongsheng shook his head and said in a deep voice:
"I didn't come here specifically for my adoptive father this time. I also have military affairs to attend to."
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Zhuang Yongsheng looked solemn, and Marquis Pingxi frowned and asked, "What military affairs?"
Zhuang Yongsheng did not hide anything, and said truthfully: "My adoptive father does not know something. Not only on your side, but also on the territory of other marquis mansions, the looting of Netherworld Pills has occurred."
"This has happened hundreds of times in recent times."
"In total, the number of Nether Pills stolen has exceeded one billion."
Pingxi Hou Zhuangyan frowned, "What is your attitude, Your Majesty?"
Zhuang Yongsheng rubbed his eyebrows:
"A storm is coming."
"If the refugees are really causing trouble, they can still be suppressed. After all, the refugees will never have the upper hand in front of the royal army and the various princes' armies."
"But this is obviously not a refugee riot."
"Your Majesty suspects that there is some force behind the scenes that is manipulating the refugees."
Pingxi Houfu's eyes were sharp, "Other princes would never dare to, nor do they have the strength to go against the prince."
"Could it be King Kurosawa who is causing trouble behind this?"
