Old Madam Shi really hadn't thought carefully about Master Shen's question.

Who would have thought that such a learned teacher would have problems.

Moreover, Master Shen had sincerely taught Su Ge'er and the others before.

Su Ge'er does learn very quickly and well.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Old Lady Shi's mind, "That Master Shen, it seems he has a brother and a sister-in-law, but we have never met them, nor have we had any contact with them."

"Where are his brother and sister-in-law from?"

"It seems to be near Linjia Village."

Jiang Zhinian concentrated. Normally, since Master Shen was a spy who could be evacuated at any time, he would not have any relatives nearby who could easily be caught by others.

It could also be a smoke screen.

"Which accent does he have when he speaks?"

Madam Shi thought carefully and said, "It should be Beijing dialect!"

"If you say there's an accent, then there might be, but I can't hear it."

Jiang Zhinian asked again: "Where were you trained as a spy back then?"

Madam Shi whispered, "Ningzhou, but I don't know where exactly it is."

"Because we were only taken away from that place when we could carry out the mission, and we were blindfolded and had no idea where that place was."

"After all these years, I don't know if that place still exists."

Jiang Zhinian's expression changed when he heard this.

What a coincidence, it’s Ningzhou again.

Empress Zhenfei was from Ningzhou.

Jiang Zhinian instinctively felt that there must be something wrong with Ningzhou.

Moreover, Ningzhou has convenient transportation and a well-developed water system. It is also very close to Jiangzhou. It only takes one or two days to reach Jiangzhou by boat.

Therefore, it is easy to arrange spies from Ningzhou to Jiangzhou.

Southern Xinjiang and the previous dynasty were really powerful, and I don’t know how many spies they had arranged.

But it doesn’t matter. A lot of them have been caught in the capital.

Jiang Zhinian asked a lot of questions, and Madam Shi answered them all this time.

Jiang Zhinian called the clerk in and asked him to record it, and Madam Shi signed and put her fingerprints on it.

After Jiang Zhinian went out, he handed these to Leng Yuebai.

Leng Yuebai looked at Jiang Zhinian with admiration.

"We have tried many methods before, but this old lady Shi is indeed a spy, she is tough and managed to hold on."

"You still have a way."

Jiang Zhinian said: "I just tricked her."

She imitated the handwriting of Mrs. Shi's daughter-in-law to write the confession. Mrs. Shi naturally understood that even if she said nothing, the Shi family would still be convicted.

It would be better to tell everything, maybe there would still be a glimmer of hope.

What she cares about most is her grandchildren.

And Madam Shi said her last name was Wei.

She didn't tell Leng Yuebai about this.

She had to go back and check with her grandmother first.

"Madam Shi has been a spy for a long time, so she will see things more rationally and realize that there are problems in the southern border of the previous dynasty. But Shi Pinglei is different. He firmly believes that the previous dynasty will be restored."

"So it's useless to start with Shi Pinglei."

Leng Yuebai looked at the calm Jiang Zhinian and said, "If you were a man, you would be very good at investigating cases in the Dali Temple."

Leng Yuebai felt that Jiang Zhinian was very talented in this area.

Investigating a case is not something that everyone can do.

Jiang Zhinian shook his head and said, "It's not as powerful as you say. It's just that we have been keeping an eye on the Shi family and know a little about them."

"There must be something wrong with this Master Shen. We need to check on his brother and sister-in-law first. I wonder if they are still alive."

"And Ningzhou, I feel like there's something wrong with Ningzhou."

Leng Yuebai said, "If my cousin hadn't arranged for me to stay in the capital, I would have gone to Ningzhou to investigate the problem."

"But I can arrange for someone to go over there."

Jiang Zhinian thought for a moment and said, "I want to go to Ningzhou in person."

"what?"

Leng Yuebai looked at Jiang Zhinian's serious expression and waved his hand, "No, no, if Ningzhou is really in trouble or dangerous, you will be in danger if you go there."

"Besides, I promised my cousin that I would take good care of you and ensure your safety."

"What if something happens to you when you go to Ningzhou? How am I going to explain this to my cousin?"

"My cousin will become cold and icy again by then."

Jiang Zhinian is very important to his cousin.

Leng Yuebai could see it.

So no matter what, we must not let Jiang Zhinian get into trouble.

Jiang Zhinian looked at Leng Yuebai's determined expression and knew that Yan Jiyou probably had some arrangements.

It’s better not to mention it for now, so as not to make them worry.

"Let's go to Linjia Village first to find Master Shen's brother and sister-in-law."

"Okay, I'll take the people there myself."

Leng Yuebai felt that there was no time to lose and so he went quickly.

Jiang Zhinian said, "I'll go too."

"But we'd better disguise ourselves."

When the two arrived at Linjia Village, it was already dark.

They lit up the lamp and found the home of Master Shen's brother and sister-in-law, and discovered that Master Shen's brother and sister-in-law had not run away.

"Logically speaking, Master Shen has escaped, and his brother and sister-in-law should have evacuated this place, but they haven't. They are still living here. This means that Master Shen's brother and sister-in-law may be a deceptive existence and may not really be his brother and sister-in-law."

They knocked on the door.

"Who!"

A woman's cautious voice sounded.

"Sister, we are just passing by and would like to stay for one night."

Hearing a woman's voice, the woman breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door, and saw two people outside.

Jiang Zhinian was dressed rather simply, and said with a smile: "Sister, I'm sorry to trouble you, but we have no choice but to pass by here and my brother sprained his foot, so we can only find a place to rest first."

"Come in quickly, then!"

The woman spoke with an accent.

Leng Yuebai asked: "Sister, are you from Ningzhou too?"

Leng Yuebai spoke with Ningzhou's accent.

He had been to many places since his early days and knew the Ningzhou people's accent, so he could imitate it quite well.

When the woman heard this, she smiled and said, "Oh, little brother, are you from Ningzhou too?"

"Yes, I feel familiar with your accent. It feels like I'm still in my hometown."

"I'm unfamiliar with the place along the way. I'm not used to it. It all feels strange."

These words made the woman open up and said, "That's right. We were not used to it when we first came to the capital."

"But it will be fine after a while. I can make money by doing some small business in the capital, and the crops grown in the fields are easy to sell, and the price is not low."

“Even if I cut firewood and sell it, I can make more money than back home.”

Jiang Zhinian and Leng Yuebai were talking to the woman.

After chatting about family matters, I learned that the woman, her husband, and her brother-in-law came to the capital more than 20 years ago.

They originally came to the capital because her brother-in-law was going to Beijing to take the imperial examination, and they came along to take care of him.

Who would have thought that her brother-in-law never passed the exam.

Jiang Zhinian said, "That's a coincidence. When we were on the road, we heard people talking about Master Shen. They said he was very knowledgeable. My brother even wanted to visit him to discuss some knowledge."

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