Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Chapter 234 Helpless

The thin servant looked anxious. "Those bamboos are what the Marquis has loved for years. They're not just in the back garden, but there are some in many places in the mansion. Is it appropriate to just cut them down like this?"

"Yes," Fatty continued, "the Marquis has painstakingly planted and cared for these flowers and trees in the mansion over the years. It's his only hobby besides fighting. How could they all be destroyed now?"

The single-eyed servant was upset. "The princess is the same. She refused to agree to open up another plot of land even after being told to do so. How can we explain this to the Marquis?"

"In the end, we don't dare to offend either side." The double-eyed servant looked at Wen Zhong, "Butler Wen, what do you think we should do? You know how precious these things are to the Marquis. If they're all destroyed, he'll come back and kill us. The princess and the Marquis are angry with each other lately, so why are they making things difficult for us?"

The others wanted to say something, but Wen Zhong was annoyed and spoke first.

"Stop talking. This isn't a question of whether we want to do it or not. The one marrying into the Marquis's mansion is the princess. Besides the Marquis, all matters of the mansion are decided by the mistress of the house. If this little thing gets out and gets heard by others, wouldn't the princess be able to be the owner of these flowers and plants?"

"Don't even mention letting Prince Jin know. Even if the Duke knew, the first thing he would do is to send us servants away for being disobedient. So, let's do as you're told."

The servants knew what to do and kept quiet. After hesitating for a while, they all dug out all the osmanthus flowers with their heads down and cut down a large area of ​​small green bamboos.

On North Street, Su Chengfeng cooperated with the North City Military Division to control the Qinghua Pavilion. Xiao Yan saw Qiu Zhenlin's body in the secret room, and half of his body fell beside the couch.

He picked up the straw man on the altar, took off the needles and hair and was about to burn it, but suddenly he remembered something and kept it. He turned around and took the waiter to the Northern Pacification Office.

After Lang Si took over Park Yoo-jin and the other two, he locked them up in a cell. He didn't have time to interrogate them. There was still no clue about An Yue's case. People inside the escort agency were successively summoned to the imperial prison for interrogation. He had no time to investigate other cases at the moment.

There were screams in the interrogation room. The chief escort of the escort agency was tied to the rack, looking listless, with blood marks on his face and body from being whipped.

Tu Yizhou put away the whip, stared at him and asked coldly, "Tell me the truth, why are those banknotes fake? Who is the person who replaced them with fake ones? If you don't tell the truth, you will suffer the torture here."

The head escort drooped his head and said weakly, "Sir, I still say the same thing. Those fake banknotes have nothing to do with me. Even if you kill me today, I will still say the same thing."

"You can be stubborn." Tu Yizhou picked up a dagger from the table and put the blade to the head escort's face. "Now come and taste the taste of this dagger."

As he said this, he thrust his backhand into the chief escort's collarbone.

"and many more."

Tu Yizhou paused when he heard the sound. The tip of the knife was only an inch away from his body. He turned around and saw Huo Zhenfu standing at the door. It seemed that he had no intention of coming in. He put down the knife and walked out to greet him.

"What's the matter, sir?"

Huo Zhenfu glanced at the head escort and said from a distance, "The people from the escort agency have been torturing people in various ways these past few days. Even after they were beaten to such an extent, they still couldn't get any information about the cause of the crime. This shows that it wasn't done by the escort agency. The commander wants to close the case and release those people."

"What? This..." Tu Yizhou was anxious for a moment, "But the people in the escort agency closed the case hastily before they finished interrogating. This schedule is too fast."

"The only one missing is the boss, why are you still interrogating him?" Huo Zhenfu's voice became a little more serious.

"Is this the only case the Pacification Office is investigating? Besides, you've already interrogated those you should and tortured those you should. This only means that the evidence is there and you can't find a third person. Hurry and close the case. There are many more difficult issues to come."

Tu Yizhou was anxious, "But..."

"Don't say but." Huo Zhenfu said, "The person who reported the case is still waiting for the result. Either he will pay money, or he will pay with his life."

Tu Yizhou was dumbfounded. Seeing Huo Zhenfu's departing back, his mind was in a mess. He didn't know how to explain to Lang Si.

At this time, Huo Zhenfu returned and saw Tu Yizhou was at a loss. He sighed and said, "I think Miss An is a good person. It would be a pity if she died. Let me show you a way forward."

Tu Yizhou perked up, "Thank you, Your Excellency."

"I heard that the reporter, Mr. Hu, had some connections with Commander Meng in the past," said Huo Zhenfu.

"Why don't you have Lang Chenshi go find Commander Meng and ask him to make some friends with Mr. Hu and pay less. That way, you won't have to pay with your life, and maybe you can borrow some money here and there to pay it back. Right now, there's really no other way. As for whether it will work, you two can discuss it. That's all I'm saying. Twenty thousand taels is not a small amount, and time is running out."

Lang Si paced back and forth in the office silently, thinking, when Captain Cui brought in a bag of food and put it on the table.

"Boss, have some buns. I haven't eaten anything since lunch. While eating, I was thinking that Captain Tu is still in the cell."

Lang Si seemed not to hear and just kept thinking, without responding for a long time. Captain Cui knew that he was upset and didn't have the heart to disturb him, so he turned and left.

Tu Yizhou came in after a while. Before he could speak, Lang Si asked him first.

"How's it going? Did that guy confess?"

Tu Yizhou sighed and shook his head. Lang Si's heart tightened when he heard him say, "This is not a matter of torture."

"What?" Lang Si asked.

"After several days of torture, there's been no results." Tu Yizhou said, "Meng Kui's case is about to be closed. Governor Huo just informed me."

"What? Case closed?" Lang Si's eyes flashed with shock, then anger. "It's only been a few days since the case began. We're only halfway through, and the robbers haven't even been apprehended. How can it be closed? I'll go find him."

He turned and was about to leave, but Tu Yizhou grabbed his arm and said, "Don't go."

Lang Si shook him off in astonishment. "Twenty thousand taels? That's a capital offense. Am I supposed to just sit there and watch if I don't go?"

"That's not what I meant." Tu Yizhou sighed.

"Take those robbers, those unknown gangsters. Can we arrest them right now? How long will it take? One or two months? Three or five months? Can Meng Kui wait that long? Even if you confront him face to face, he'll still accuse you of deliberately delaying the investigation. He won't even need to impeach you to the emperor and will just convict you. By then, Miss An won't be saved, and you'll be finished too."

"Then what do you think we should do?" Lang Si slammed his hammer on the table.

Seeing that he was anxious, Tu Yizhou felt bad too, so he went over to comfort him, "It's not impossible."

Lang Si raised his eyes to look at him, "What's the solution?"

"It was Governor Huo who mentioned it just now," said Tu Yizhou.

"If there's nothing wrong with the escort agency, then it must be the robbers. But we don't have time to catch them right now. The only option is to pay compensation. Governor Huo said that the person who reported the case, Mr. Hu, was someone Meng Kui had some connections with before. He wants you to go talk to Meng Kui and see if you can negotiate a smaller repayment and borrow the rest. As long as you pay back the full amount, Miss An will be released. Do you think that's okay?"