Qin Shuhuai didn't believe it and asked, "What about the corpse?"

The leader said, "Our brothers have just gone in to pack up, and they should be coming out at once." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Sure enough, it didn't take long for two officers and soldiers to come out carrying Mingyue's body. Qin Shuhuai stepped forward to take a look, only to see Mingyue's eyes closed, her face was as white as paper, and her body was a little stiff, showing that she had been out of breath for a long time. She had a deep strangulation mark on her neck.

The leader added, "She, she hanged herself in prison, with her belt." ”

Hua Shen gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that this Yangzhou Mansion is more ruthless than we imagined!"

Qin Shuhuai clenched his fists fiercely and said, "One day, I will make them pay!

Hua Shen glanced at Mingyue again, and said with a gloomy expression, "Miss Mingyue, we will definitely get justice for you!"

The two hijacked the leader and walked out, and when they arrived at the gate of Yangzhou Mansion, Zhao Quyou also followed. Seeing that they didn't bring back Mingyue, he couldn't help asking, "What about the girl?"

"Killed!" Hua Shen said gloomily.

Zhao Quyou's eyes widened suddenly, and he shouted at the top of his voice, "His grandmother's three-inch golden lotus, this straight thief in Yangzhou Mansion, Zhao Ye is going to chop him!"

Qin Shuhuai said, "What's the use of chopping him? The Zhao Mansion has no grievances with him, he is just an act on orders!"

"Damn!" Zhao Quyou stomped his foot fiercely, "I'm so angry! These dog officials are simply lawless!"

"Let's go first, this matter has to be discussed in the long run!"

The three immediately withdrew from the Yangzhou Mansion and then disappeared into the bustling streets.

When it is unitary, it is dark.

The three of them hurried to the vicinity of the Star Picking Tower, and soon met the old road who came to answer them.

"Helper, why are you here?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Let's not talk about this first, what about Meng Weiren?"

"At the inn, I'll take you there. ”

"The inn is still gone, and now the whole city is looking for us. ”

The old man said angrily, "Wanted again? It's really annoying! Otherwise, let's just reveal our identities and take care of this Yangzhou prefect first!"

Qin Shuhuai reprimanded in a low voice, "What are you doing without evidence? Do you think this matter is just a matter of Yangzhou Governor? Okay, quickly call Meng Wei out." ”

Lao Dao saw that Qin Shuhuai was angry, although he didn't know what the reason was, he still kept his voice and immediately went back to call Meng Wei.

"Lao Hua, what should I do next?" Qin Shuhuai asked.

Hua Shen thought for a while and said, "Get out of the city, go to Ningbo Mansion, and find that Zhao Xinian." ”

"Then Zhao Xinian has already hidden, and we don't even know what he looks like, how are you going to find it in the vast sea of people?" Qin Shuhuai asked again.

Hua Shen said without thinking, "It's not easy to know Zhao Xinian's appearance? The Ningbo prefect and the local three sects and nine streams must be looking for him, can they not have his portrait in their hands?"

Qin Shuhuai said again, "Then if you have a portrait, you may not be able to find it, right?"

Hua Shen said, "How do you know if you don't go?" Besides, the origin of this matter is in Ningbo Mansion, how can we further understand the situation if we don't go there to investigate?"

Qin Shuhuai nodded and said, "Okay, then do as you say." ”

In fact, what Hua Shen said was the same as what he thought. To find out about this case, you really have to go to Ningbo Mansion. In addition, he had already decided to wait for the fall of the Donglin Party to suggest that Chongzhen reopen the customs, so now he wanted to see the smuggling trade in Ningbo at the end of the Ming Dynasty so that he could make some reference.

It didn't take long for Meng Wei and Lao Dao to rush over with the captured Dark Cloud Sect killer. The killer changed into civilian clothes, but was given a dumb. He also knew that Qin Shuhuai and the others were first-class masters, so he also knew that he had no chance to escape, so he had to cooperate obediently.

The reason why Qin Shuhuai kept him was because he was also a key witness. Mingyue's death gave him a profound lesson, that is, the black hand behind the scenes is absolutely heavenly, and he is ruthless and decisive.

Originally, he thought that Mingyue had been beaten into a trick, and the Yangzhou prefect would definitely let Mingyue live, so that the human and material evidence would be there, and the case could be successfully concluded. And as soon as Mingyue died, not only did she have no witness, but the prefect of Yangzhou also had no witness. Although the legal system of the Ming Dynasty was backward, there was also a saying that "there is no proof of death". Now that Zhao Si and Mingyue are dead, it is extremely difficult for the government to blame all the crimes on them based on the existing information. But the Yangzhou government still did it, so the only reason that can be explained is that they are not afraid of the review of the Criminal Department, which proves that this mastermind behind the scenes can deal with the people of the Criminal Department!

The energy of the other party is so great, so he must be more careful to protect every witness.

The five of them, with the killer, quietly climbed out of the city wall during the night, and then headed south.

From Yangzhou Mansion to Ningbo Mansion, a total of about 1,000 miles, the fastest way is naturally to take the waterway, along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the south can go directly to Hangzhou, and then from Hangzhou to Ningbo is much faster. In addition, it is relatively safe to take the waterway, because the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has always been under the jurisdiction of the Wulin sect, such as the waterway from Yangzhou Mansion to Ningbo Mansion, which is now completely controlled by the Cao Gang, and the government cannot interfere under normal circumstances. The government can only take over the canal unconditionally in a state of war, and if it wants to check the ships for reasons such as chasing important criminals, it must also consult with the Cao Gang. In this way, even if the Yangzhou government issues a wanted notice, it may not have time to intercept Qin Shuhuai and others on the canal.

However, getting on board is not an easy task. Because although it is inconvenient for the government to check the ships on the canal, it is very convenient to set up a guard outside the wharf to check the people who enter the wharf, and even the Cao Gang can't say anything, no matter how it is said that the land is the territory of the government.

When everyone came to Yangzhou Wharf, they saw that the officers and soldiers gathered on the wharf, and they knew that it was impossible to get on the ship from here. Lao Dao suggested that everyone go to Zhenjiang first, he thought that Zhenjiang's defense should not be so tight, and when the time came, find a small dock to park merchant ships and quietly board the ship.

His proposal did have some possibility, but it was too much of a stretch.

Qin Shuhuai said that he would hand over all the command to Hua Shen now, so he never spoke. But after waiting for a while, seeing that Hua Shen still hadn't made a decision, he reminded him, "Lao Hua, my relationship with the Cao Gang is good." ”

Hua Shen said in great surprise, "Brother Qin, when did you get along with the Cao Gang? I remember that they and the Northern Beggars were bent on killing you during the martial arts conference, right?"

Lao Dao smiled, "I don't know, right? What our gang leader is best at is turning decay into magic, he wants to make friends with the Cao Gang, and the Cao Gang has to be obedient to make friends, hehe." ”

Hua Shen still expressed his disbelief, "I heard that when you and the Cao Gang grabbed the territory, there were countless casualties on both sides, and it can be said that there was a deep feud in the sea of blood, and it didn't take long to resolve it?"

Qin Shuhuai said to Hua Shen, "Lao Hua, you remember, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies in this world, there are only interests. As long as the interests of both parties are aligned, no matter how difficult the enmity is, it can be resolved, and no matter how difficult it is, people can be reconciled. ”

Hua Shen smiled, "That's the same." Then he thought for a moment and said, "In that case, then we can naturally ask the Cao Gang to help! You know, all the wharves along this canal are their territory!"