After hearing this, Ling Feng knew it was Zheng Dongliu, so he said, "Invite him in!"
The waiter glanced at Zhong Zhenwei again, and when the latter nodded, he said yes and turned around.
Immediately, Zheng Dongliu came in, clasped his fists and said, "Zheng has met Daxia Lin, Mr. Zhong, the escort chief, and the two deputy escort chiefs!"
"No need to be polite!"
Zhong Zhenwei laughed, then clasped his fists at Ling Feng and said, "I'm afraid Agent Zheng has something important to tell you, so we'll retreat to the west."
Ling Feng had no intention of doing this, but when he saw Zheng Dongliu's expression, he cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, brother!"
Immediately, the three people left. Zheng Dongliu cupped his fists and said, "Dr. Lin, I'm afraid I have to give up this challenge!"
Ling Feng wondered: "Why is this?"
Zheng Dongliu said: "Changping Dacang has lost ten thousand shi of grain and is almost empty. The governor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. The case must be solved within seven days. Mr. Yu is in charge of investigating the case, so I'm afraid he won't have time to compete!"
Ling Feng suddenly realized that the matter of grain and grass had always been taken seriously by the court. The disappearance of Bai Wanshi's grain was not just a matter of a million taels of silver notes. Once there is a famine, and the Changping warehouse is empty, causing the price of food to skyrocket, it will inevitably arouse public resentment, and it is no wonder that the governor will be angry.
"Can you tell me more about it, maybe I can help."
This matter concerns the people, and Ling Feng is also prepared to contribute. He also hates those corrupt officials.
Zheng Dongliu looked a little hesitant. He told Ling Feng the news. It was already a violation of the rules. If he leaked the progress of the case and what consequences it would cause, even Song Tianhao would not be able to protect him.
At this time, Ling Feng took out a white token and handed it to him.
Zheng Dongliu took a closer look and saw that the token read Wulongsi, with a line of small characters four and a line of numbers underneath. On the other side is a lifelike white dragon.
After reading it, he immediately confirmed Ling Feng's White Dragon Guard status, quickly returned the token to Ling Feng, clasped his fists respectfully and said, "I see you, Your Majesty!"
Although both the Wulong Division and the Six Gates are directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor, the authority of the Five Dragon Guards is much heavier than that of the Six Gates. Once someone who threatens the court is encountered, those below the fifth rank can be killed first and then punished. Those without official status Not to mention! Therefore, many times, the Six Doors have to cooperate with the Wulong Division in handling cases.
After Zheng Dongliu knew Ling Feng's identity, he no longer had any doubts, so he explained the case in detail.
It was a coincidence that this case occurred. The new warehouse manager took over and checked the full granaries on the day of handover. However, the next day he found that most of the granaries were empty. The warehouse manager was in fear for a long time and prepared to report the case. However, the Governor's Office had received an anonymous report and sent troops to arrest him.
It's just that Governor Wei Ruiyang is not that easy to fool. This warehouse official has only been in office for a few days. How can he have the ability to transfer so much food? This must have been a loss a long time ago. The previous warehouse official deceived this fool with a deceitful trick, so he sent someone to get the previous warehouse official, but he ran away early. Therefore, the governor ordered a thorough investigation of the six doors!
Ling Feng pondered for a long time before saying: "This matter must have something to do with the three major aristocratic families, and only they have the ability to transport this food away quietly!"
But it is impossible to find out which family it is, or even which families it is. Because the mastermind behind the scenes must have taken care of everything, the escaped warehouse official may have also been silenced.
"What your Excellency said is true, and Your Majesty Yu also thinks so. Apart from them, no one has the courage to directly empty the granary!"
Zheng Dongliu nodded, feeling a little convinced. Maybe he really could find out the truth.
Ling Feng thought for a moment and then said: "First check the Daicang official to see what officials he has been in contact with and determine his background. Then you check the rice shops on the market and see which one of the three major aristocratic families has one. The rice banks released a large amount of grain during the famine. This Bai Wanshi grain must have been sold from these rice banks. If you keep an eye on it, you can always find clues!"
When the grain harvest is good, one stone of rice costs only a few hundred copper coins, and the lowest is less than 200 copper coins, which is almost equivalent to one penny per catty of rice. But in years of famine, one stone of rice can buy more than 2,000 or even 3,000 copper coins (3 taels). The huge difference in price is a huge amount of income, so it’s no wonder some people can’t resist the temptation!
Many people must have been deeply impressed by the fact that so much rice was sold in the year of famine. As long as you search patiently, you can always find clues.
Moreover, this behavior of using regular warehouses to collect grain when it is cheap and sell it when it is expensive to earn huge profits did not start this year. It must have been going on for many years. As long as you check carefully, you can always find it out!
After hearing this, Zheng Dongliu suddenly felt confident and said, "Yes, but should I inform Mr. Yu about this matter?"
Ling Feng shook his head and said: "The fact that he is responsible for investigating the case cannot be hidden from the three major families. He must have been under surveillance. It will be difficult to find out anything. You must investigate in secret. If there is any news, I will take action myself!"
"Yes, sir!"
Zheng Dongliu was sincerely convinced and left immediately.
At this time, a system prompt sounded in Ling Feng's ears: "Congratulations player, you triggered the investigation mission, found out the truth of the case, recovered the deficit of Bai Wanshi rice, and can get 20,000 chivalry points! Do you accept the current mission? "
Ling Feng was hesitant. It was somewhat possible to find out the truth, but it would be a bit troublesome to recover the missing Bai Wanshi grain. If the mission fails, the upper limit of 10,000 chivalrous points will be deducted. However, he thought about it and decided to accept it. After all, it was impossible for the system to give him an impossible task. In other words, there must be a way to retrieve this Baiwanshi rice!
At this time, the chief escort officer Zhong Zhenwei and the deputy escort chiefs Qiu Qingming and Dong Liang came in.
Zhong Zhenwei looked concerned and said: "Brother Xian, is nothing wrong?"
Ling Feng smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest, big brother, a big case happened. Yu Suiyun was busy solving the case and asked someone to throw away my challenge letter!"
Zhong Zhenwei suddenly understood, and immediately said: "This matter cannot be blamed on your lord, after all, solving the case is important. However, your lord is a famous arrester in Cangzhou, and has solved many major and important cases. It should not take long. My dear brother, why don't you live in my house?" Come on, wait until the case is solved, and then let’s discuss it again!”
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At the same time, the six-door headquarters is the death row in the deepest part of the prison.
The prisoners here are all death row prisoners, and almost all of them are important prisoners. Ordinary criminals are not qualified to be locked up here.
An old man with white hair and beard was tied to a wooden stake similar to a cross, and the white prison clothes on his body were marked with criss-crossing blood stains.
Next to him, a policeman in green clothes was still cracking his whip.
Not far away, a handsome young man in a blue robe with an enchanting face sat on a chair, polishing his nails as if unaware. This person is the chief prosecutor in charge of the interrogation. His name is Shui Ruoyun, his name is as gentle as water, but he is an extremely ruthless person. Under his interrogation, there are few criminals who are not recruited.
The old man yelled a few times at first, but then completely fell silent and fainted. (83)
