mtlumby2d Chapter 1886 The Boss Was Murdered
Chapter 1886 The Boss Was Murdered
After thinking for a while, Wan Shufang still felt uneasy. She pursed her lips and spoke again: "I'll go with you."
Chen Changli originally wanted to refuse, but as soon as he lowered his head, he met Wan Shufang's determined eyes. The words of refusal were stuck in his throat and he nodded.
"it is good."
Anyway, no matter what happens, he will protect Wan Shufang, so it’s okay for them to go together.
It was late at night, the wind was howling, and the two held hands and went back to the house to rest.
That night, before dawn, a group of bandits suddenly rushed into the city, sneaked into the Zhao family's grain store to loot food, and burned the granary when they left.
Fortunately, the Zhao family noticed the fire in time and put it out, which saved most of the food and prevented more serious consequences.
At daybreak, the Zhao family's grain shop had been rescued. However, even so, the incident happened under the feet of the emperor, who was inevitably furious and immediately sent the Dali Temple to investigate with the imperial guards.
As soon as the order was given, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang entered the palace together.
"Your Majesty, the old Duke and his wife are here." The chief eunuch reported boldly. The emperor was very angry at the moment. If it were not for Chen Changli's great achievements, he would never dare to disturb him.
Hearing that it was Chen Changli, the emperor suppressed his anger, waved his hand, and signaled the eunuch to bring the person in.
Soon, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang appeared in the imperial study and saluted the emperor respectfully.
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask..." Chen Changli's face was serious. Seeing him like this, the emperor immediately understood what he meant and dismissed everyone in the imperial study.
Soon, Chen Changli took the search warrant and tracked down the wooden house outside the city, but the house was empty and there was nothing inside.
Chen Changli reached out and touched the table, his eyes gradually showing coldness, and he said lightly: "The secret guards have been exposed. They are indeed alert and have moved all the things away."
After saying this, Wan Shufang also sighed: "We have already attracted the attention of the other party. It will probably be even more difficult to find him again."
As she spoke, Wan Shufang suddenly had an idea in her mind and she thought of something. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Chen Changli.
"Changli, how about we start with the Zhao family grain store?"
"It should be possible, then let's go back first."
With that, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang left the cabin. The things in the cabin had already been moved away. They couldn't find any useful clues anyway, so there was no need to waste time here.
On the way back from the city, the two men's carriage met the Dali Temple Minister who was handling a case. Chen Changli greeted him politely and nodded, but when he saw the sadness on the Dali Temple Minister's face, he couldn't help asking: "What case is it that bothers you so much?"
"My Lord, don't you know yet? Yesterday, the Zhao family's grain store was robbed. His Majesty ordered me to investigate, but after I went there, I found nothing. There is no clue at all. This is what worries me."
"The incident happened in Yongzhou City. His Majesty is furious. If I don't get to the bottom of this, I'm afraid I'll have to take off my official hat!"
The Dali Temple Minister lowered his voice, but from his words and his anxious expression, it was not difficult to hear his urgency. Seeing this, Chen Changli got off the carriage and patted him gently on the shoulder.
"Don't rush, check slowly."
His eyes flashed, and while comforting the Dali Temple Minister, he glanced around calmly, and his eyes suddenly fixed on one place. Chen Changli was stunned for a moment, but quickly looked away, as if nothing had happened.
"Did the Duke find anything?"
His actions of looking around did not escape the eyes of the Dali Temple, but when asked, Chen Changli just shook his head: "No, it looks like it's just ordinary, looting and arson, nothing else."
"Alas, that's what I found out...Now the bandits are nowhere to be found, and I don't know how to explain this to His Majesty."
The Dali Temple Minister hesitated again with a heavy face. Seeing this, Chen Changli symbolically comforted him with a few words and then found an excuse to leave.
From beginning to end, he did not show the slightest abnormality and did not attract attention. Chen Changli first went back to the Duke's Mansion, and after dinner, he entered the palace in a low-key manner.
"Your Majesty, I just went outside the city to search, and took a look at the Zhao family grain store, and found saltpeter powder."
Chen Changli informed the emperor of his discovery, frowned, and subconsciously guessed: "Your Majesty, I guess that Cui Yan must have cooperated with others to use the Zhao family's grain shop to transport saltpeter and then make a profit from it."
You know, after Dayong implemented the new policy, saltpeter was banned. I didn't expect Cui Yan to take the risk of transporting it just for a little silver.
"Moreover, with such a large amount of saltpeter, their conspiracy is definitely not simple."
As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's face changed drastically. Peace had finally come to the world, and he really didn't want any more accidents to happen. He felt cold in his heart and spoke with a sullen face.
"If that's the case, I will capture Cui Yan now and torture him severely..."
"Your Majesty, this won't work. Wouldn't it be like alerting the enemy? Cui Yan is definitely not the one behind this. It's useless to just arrest him. I have a way to deal with this matter. Maybe it will work."
Chen Changli lowered his voice and told the emperor the solution he had thought of.
The emperor nodded repeatedly after hearing this and said, "Okay, okay, I'll leave this matter to you. I'm very confident in your work. I'll send you some more people."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After leaving the palace, Chen Changli did not go anywhere else, but went straight back to the Duke's Mansion.
That night, at Zhao's house.
Boss Zhao was just about to take a break when Cui Yan suddenly broke in through the window. He was startled, but quickly calmed down when he saw who it was.
"Sir Cui, it's so late, what do you want me to do?" Boss Zhao nodded and bowed, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and was very respectful to Cui Yan.
But he was also puzzled as to why Cui Yan suddenly came to visit today, as he had not previously said he was coming.
"I just came to ask you if someone is targeting you?" Cui Yan spoke, interrupting Boss Zhao's opportunity to think deeply. He came back to his senses and looked at Cui Yan in front of him.
"No, Master Cui, but what happened?"
Seeing Cui Yan's grim expression, Boss Zhao suddenly thought of the elegantly dressed guest: "Oh, sir, a man came to the grain shop to buy rice before."
"Our rice is more expensive than other places, so logically no one will come."
This is also what made Boss Zhao feel strange, but he didn't think much about it at first, until it was mentioned now.
He thought it was a trivial matter, but the next second Cui Yan was furious and yelled at him: "Idiot, how can you let people buy rice!"
"If our plan is exposed, even a few lives won't be enough to compensate you."
Cui Yan spitted and accused, even pulling out a dagger: "It seems that the Zhao family has been exposed. I can't keep you here any longer."
The dagger flashed with cold light and moved straight towards Boss Zhao. This time, Boss Zhao was completely panicked. He had no idea what was going on and why Cui Yan suddenly wanted to kill people to silence them.
"Master Cui, you...you..."