There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 612 Fox Tail
There are more than [-] giant granaries in Hanjiacang City, which are densely packed like houses in a city, so they are named after the word "city".

But now, there are only more than [-] miserable ruins here. The remnants and ashes are shocking.

There had been a heavy rain a few days ago, and the rain washed away the ashes from the ruins and spread them everywhere on the ground, making it look more like a ruin.

Su Xian and Thousand-faced Fox walked through the ruins. It didn't take long for the soles and uppers of their shoes to become dirty, and the hems of their clothes were not spared either.

An old eunuch led the way. This old eunuch was a "Canggover" in Hanjiacang City and managed to survive the fire that night.

The old eunuch led the way and introduced the current situation to Su Xian.

Thousand-faced Fox was responsible for introducing the case and said as he walked:
"Although we all know that the culprits behind the arson of Hanjiacang City were the remnants of the previous dynasty, there are doubts everywhere in this case, and there is no clue as to how the remnants of the previous dynasty committed the crime."

"Her Majesty the Queen also requested that not only the case should be thoroughly clarified, but also all the real culprits behind the scenes should be arrested... How difficult!"

"..."

After hearing this, Su Xian felt a little heavy.

Even the Internal Security Bureau and the Prison Department find this case difficult and have no clue. Can he... really solve the case?
There is also the Queen's request to "capture the culprit behind the scenes". The culprit behind the scenes is the remnants of the previous dynasty. The internal guards have been secretly fighting with them for so long, but in the end they have achieved nothing.

It seems that this case is really difficult!

Su Xian's brows slowly knitted together.

The thousand-faced fox went on to say:

"We had speculated that there might be a mole in the palace... However, we secretly investigated for a long time, but in the end we found nothing. We only caught a few small fish and shrimps, and we didn't find anything useful."

"..."

When Su Xian heard this, his heart couldn't help but move slightly——

Inner ghost!

A few days ago, in the mountain valley of Huaizhou, Zhang Huaiyi's adopted son Xue Ba confessed before his death that his adopted father Zhang Huaiyi was a thief!

That "thief" refers to the remnants of the previous dynasty!
It seems that Zhang Huaiyi is really hiding deep. Xue Ba is right, he will not leave any evidence at all, and even the internal guards and the Prison Department have not found any clues about him.

Zhang Huaiyi was deeply trusted by the Queen and could enter and leave the palace freely. It was entirely possible if he secretly colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty and planned to burn down Hanjiacang City.

Thinking of this, Su Xian's tense mood relaxed a little.

If we follow Zhang Huaiyi's clues, we might be able to solve the case.

At this time, he couldn't help but think of Yang Zhilan.

Yang Zhilan sneaked into Zhang Huaiyi's house to "produce" evidence.

I wonder if she will make any other discoveries...

After walking around, Su Xian felt his legs were sore and swollen, and found nothing unusual except ruins.

And the sun is already rising, and it’s lunch time.

Su Xian and Qianmianhu had lunch in Hanjiacang City, rested for a while, and prepared to go shopping again.

At this time, an uninvited guest came——

Zhang Huaiyi!
It is said that after Zhang Huaiyi left the window on the side of the imperial study, he went back to wait for the bad news about Su Xian. He heard the Queen's angry scolding with his own ears. Su Xian had to be beheaded anyway.

However, what was waiting was the news that the Queen ordered Su Xian to lead the investigation into the Hanjiacang City case.

Although there was a punishment of "taking back General Zuo Wuwei if the case cannot be solved within thirty days", this did not hurt the fundamentals. Zhang Huaiyi was angry and rushed over when he learned that Su Xian had gone to Hanjiacang City.

"Lieutenant Zhang." Su Xian and Qianmian Hu exchanged hands coldly and casually.

"It turns out that the second arrester is also here." Zhang Huaiyi was a little surprised. If the Thousand-faced Fox was here, it would be difficult to do something... He turned his head and glanced at Su Xian, and greeted coldly and proudly:
"General Su."

"Is Taiwei Zhang here also to investigate the case and relieve the Queen's worries?" Su Xian's eyes flashed with a hint of sarcasm.

"..."

It’s not easy for the Queen to set up a rafter. After all, he can’t do the thing of “picking up the bowl to eat and putting down the bowl to scold the mother.” The Queen is the emperor after all. As long as she sits in that seat for a day, she can get some degree of “preferential treatment.” ".

Moreover, according to Su Xian's knowledge, although the current queen's character is not very good and she is very mean and ungrateful to her courtiers, she is pretty good to ordinary people.

Su Xian appreciates this.

Otherwise, he would have gone to other countries long ago, or simply escaped into the mountains and forests to become a savage.

As for what happened in Huaizhou... special times, special circumstances, after all, even in the 21st century, a sudden flood can drown people, and when a plague that has broken out for several years strikes again, people will starve. The situation...manpower is sometimes poor.

But Zhang Huaiyi can ridicule him to his heart's content.

"I am not here for this case, but for General Su." Zhang Huaiyi did not show any guilt, but showed a trace of concern.

"Come for me?" Su Xian was surprised. Seeing Zhang Huaiyi's energetic face showing a trace of concern, he suddenly felt a little sick.

Zhang Huaiyi said:
"That's right! In the case of Hanjiacang City, even the Internal Guard and the Prison Department have no clue. Although General Su is also good at investigating cases, he is not expected to be much better than the Internal Guard and the Prison Department."

"When the thirty days are over, General Su will no longer be General Su..." A flash of sarcasm flashed in Zhang Huaiyi's eyes, and he continued:

"Although it is not fatal, the impact is huge. If nothing else, His Majesty will be extremely disappointed with General Su..."

"..."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Su Xian asked with a frown.

"Some of the things I want to say don't require forceful entry. In fact, they can be avoided cleverly. For example, in the case of Hanjiacang City, you can ask His Majesty to withdraw his decree so that you will not be implicated in this case." Zhang Huaiyi said with a smile.

"How can I get His Majesty to withdraw his decree?"

"Simple." Zhang Huaiyi puffed up his chest and said with a confident smile: "As long as General Su has this intention, I can intercede on your behalf."

"Can you ask His Majesty to withdraw his decree?" Su Xian frowned.

"Of course! There are countless people in the harem, but only I have been favored for many years. My words still have some effect." Zhang Huaiyi looked proud.

"What conditions do you have?" Su Xian frowned. Seeing Zhang Huaiyi's proud look, he felt itchy and wanted to scratch his ears.

"Can you take a step to speak?"

Zhang Huaiyi stepped aside to ensure that Qianmian Hu and others could not hear him.

Su Xian thought for a while and followed him.

Zhang Huaiyi finally showed a fox-like smile and said: "I know that General Su has many new and wonderful things in his hands, such as jade masks, brown sugar ginger tea, etc."

"If General Su is willing to give these wonderful things to me, I will intercede on your behalf and let His Majesty take back his decree. What do you think?"

Without waiting for Su Xian's answer, Zhang Huaiyi added: "Of course, after those new wonderful things are given to me, General Su can no longer show them to others."

Su Xian sneered, can't he show it in front of others again?I'm afraid only the dead can do it!

He had no doubt that after Zhang Huaiyi got what he wanted, he would never spare his life.

Su Xian refused.

Without the slightest hesitation.

Definitely!

"General Su, even the Internal Security Bureau and the Prison Department have no clue about this case. Are you sure you want to continue the investigation?" Zhang Huayi frowned.

"If Lieutenant Zhang doesn't worry about it, I will definitely find out the real culprit behind the scenes and the traitor hidden in the palace. This case will not trouble me." Su Xian sneered.

"Humph!"

Zhang Huaiyi snorted coldly, looked ugly, stared at Su Xian deeply and then strode away.

Su Xian didn't care. After Zhang Huaiyi led the people away, he, Thousand Faced Fox, the old eunuch and others took a tour of the entire ruins.

Still no gains.

The ruins, at a glance, are all ruins!

Su Xian couldn't help but smile bitterly and thought to himself: "I'm confused too. If there was any evidence left, I'm afraid the people from the Internal Security and Prison Department would have discovered it long ago."

"That's all, I'd better go to the Prison Department first and learn more about the case files." Su Xian rubbed his sore legs and prepared to leave.

However, the moment he turned around, Su Xian caught sight of something from the corner of his eye. He immediately turned around and took a closer look. His expression changed slightly and he asked the old eunuch beside him:
"What is that?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)