East Factory Governor

Chapter 299
Qin Shuhuai didn't believe it, and asked, "Where's the corpse?"

The leader said, "Our brothers just went in to clean up, so they should be out soon."

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 that Mingyue's eyes were closed tightly, her face was as white as paper, and her body was a little stiff, apparently she had been out of breath for a long time.There was a deep strangle mark on her neck.

The leader said again, "She, she hanged herself in prison with her belt."

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

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

Hua Chen glanced at Mingyue again, and said sadly, "Miss Mingyue, we will definitely seek justice for you!"

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

"Killed!" Hua Shen said solemnly.

Zhao Quyou's eyes widened suddenly, and he shouted at the top of his voice, "His grandma's three-inch golden lotus, this bastard in Yangzhou Prefecture, Master Zhao, I'm going to chop him up!"

Qin Shuhuai said, "What's the use of chopping him up? The Zhao family has no grievances or enmities with him, he is just following orders!"

"Damn!" Zhao Quyou stomped his feet fiercely, "I'm so mad! These dog officials are absolutely lawless!"

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

The three of them withdrew from the Yangzhou government office immediately, and then disappeared on the bustling street.

Youshi, it's dark.

The three of them rushed to the vicinity of the Zhaixing Building, and soon met the old Taoist who came to meet him.

"Master, why did you come here?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Let's not talk about this first, where are the people from Mengwei?"

"At the inn, I'll take you there."

"I still won't go to the inn, and now the whole city is looking for us."

The old man said, "Wanted again? What annoyance! Why don't we just reveal our identity directly and deal with the prefect of Yangzhou first!"

Qin Shuhuai reprimanded in a low voice, "What are you going to do without evidence? Do you think this matter is the responsibility of the Yangzhou prefect alone? Alright, call Meng Wei out quickly."

Seeing that Qin Shuhuai was furious, the old Taoist didn't know the reason, but he still kept his voice back, and immediately went back to call Meng Wei.

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

Hua Chen thought for a while and said, "Leave the city, go to Ningbo Mansion, and find that Zhao Xinian."

"Then Zhao Xinian has already been hidden, and we don't even know his face, how are you going to find him in such a huge crowd?" Qin Shuhuai asked again.

Hua Chen said without hesitation, "Isn't it easy to know Zhao Xinian's appearance? The prefect of Ningbo and the local schools of thought must all be looking for him. Could it be that they don't have his portrait in their hands?"

Qin Shuhuai said again, "Then you may not be able to find the portrait, right?"

Hua Chen said, "How will we know if we don't go? Besides, the origin of this matter is in Ningbo Mansion. How can we learn more about the situation if we don't go there to investigate?"

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

In fact, what Hua Shen said was the same as what he thought.To find out this case, it is indeed necessary to go to Ningbo Mansion.In addition, he has already decided to wait for the fall of the Donglin Party to suggest to Chongzhen to reopen the customs, so now he wants to see the smuggling trade situation in Ningbo Prefecture in the late Ming Dynasty, so as to make some reference.

Not long after, Meng Wei and Lao Dao rushed over with the captured Dark Cloud Sect killer.The killer changed into civilian clothes, but was hit on the Ya acupuncture point.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 taught him a profound lesson, that is, the black hand behind the scenes is absolutely open-minded, and he is ruthless and decisive.

Originally, he thought that Mingyue had already been beaten into a trick, and the Yangzhou prefect would definitely let Mingyue live, so that there would be all the witnesses and material evidence, and the case could be closed smoothly.And when Mingyue died, not only did she lose her witness, but the magistrate of Yangzhou also lost her witness.Although the legal system of the Ming Dynasty was backward, there was a saying that "death has no proof".Now that both Zhao Si and Ming Yue are dead, it is extremely difficult for the government to pin all the crimes on them based on the available information.But the Yangzhou government still did this, so the only reason that can be explained is that they are not afraid of the review of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, which proves that the man behind the scenes can handle the people of the Ministry of Criminal Justice!
The opponent's energy is so great, so I have to be more careful to protect every witness.

The five of them led the killer, sneaked out of the city wall at night, and then headed south.

From Yangzhou Mansion to Ningbo Mansion, the total distance is about [-] miles. The fastest way is naturally to take the waterway. It can go directly to Hangzhou along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and then it will be much faster from Hangzhou to Ningbo.In addition, it is relatively safer to travel by water, because the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has always been under the jurisdiction of martial arts sects. For example, the waterway from Yangzhou Mansion to Ningbo Mansion is now completely controlled by the Cao Gang. Under normal circumstances, the government cannot intervene .The government can unconditionally take over the canal only in a state of war. If the ship is to be inspected for reasons such as hunting down important criminals, it must also be discussed with the Cao Gang.In this way, even if the Yangzhou government issues a wanted arrest, it may not be possible to stop Qin Shuhuai and the others on the canal in time.

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 sentry outside the dock to check the people entering the dock.

When everyone came to Yangzhou Wharf, they saw officers and soldiers gathered on the wharf, and they knew that it was impossible to get on the ship from here.The old man suggested that everyone go to Zhenjiang first. He thought that the defense of Zhenjiang should not be so tight, and then find a small dock for merchant ships and board the ship quietly.

His proposal is indeed feasible to some extent, but it takes too much trouble.

Qin Shuhuai said that now he will hand over all the commanding power to Hua Shen, so he has been silent.But after waiting for a while, seeing that Hua Shen still hadn't made a decision, he reminded him, "Old Hua, my relationship with the Cao Gang is good."

Hua Chen said in astonishment, "Brother Qin, when did you get on good terms with the Cao Gang? I remember they and Bei Beggar wanted to kill you during the martial arts conference, right?"

The old man smiled and said, "Don't you know? Our leader is best at turning decay into magic. He wants to make friends with the Cao Gang, so the Cao Gang has to obediently come to make friends, hehe."

Hua Chen still expressed disbelief, "I heard that when you and the Cao Gang robbed the land, both sides suffered countless casualties. It can be said that there was a deep blood feud, and it didn't take long for it to be resolved?"

Qin Shuhuai said to Hua Shen, "Old Hua, remember, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in this world, there are only interests. As long as the interests of both parties are consistent, even the most intractable enmity can be resolved. Difficult people can do it."

Hua Chen chuckled, "That's true." Then after thinking for a while, he said, "Since this is the case, we can naturally ask the people from the Cao Gang for help! You know, all the piers along the canal are their territory !"

(End of this chapter)