Suspect in Jinling

In the secret passage, there were two soft "clicks", and the flint lit a candle.

Sha Xiangyue ignited the spare candle in the corner, then blew out the flint and held up the candlestick.

The candlelight illuminates Kuang Jian's face, because the brow bone, nose bridge, Adam's apple, and mandible are too clear, and when the candlelight shines, they cut out distinct shadows, showing a bit of sharpness in the majestic and dignified manner.Sha Xiangyue looked at his unsmiling expression, and thinking about the fierce fight between the two of them just now and their joint escape, she couldn't help being excited and novelty, and smiled at him proactively: "Don't worry, they didn't dare to break in directly, after all, it's the master's house. Even if Pang Zhengying is gone, they will ask for instructions before acting."

Kuang Jian glanced at him and gave a faint "hmm".

At this time, Catcher Kuang had regained his composure. Seeing that the crisis had abated, he used the light of a bean in Sha Xiangyue's hand to observe where he was: this secret room was different from what he thought. They were on a steep slope. The steps stretched downwards, melting into the invisible darkness. There should be a vent here, and the musty smell in the air was not very strong. He scratched the wall with his finger, it was an iron wall, and the ground under his feet , is also very solid.

"This road leads to the mansion?" Kuang Jian asked.

"Not only." Sha Xiangyue replied: "This road also leads to the gate of Beimen Bridge. Let's go that way."

The Beimen Zimu Bridge in the north of the city is far away from the boundary of Pangfu, and there are mountains and plateaus in that area, pedestrians are scarce, and there are no night guards and curfew guards to check, it can be said to be the best escape route.

Sha Xiangyue was very considerate, and took the initiative to lead the way with a candlestick. In the dark, she was afraid that Kuang Jian would not be able to see his feet clearly, so she turned slightly to help him illuminate, but Kuang Jian didn't feel this kind of hospitality. He leaned on the wall and stared at Sha Xiangyue. Looking at the back of Xiangyue's neck, she said, "I saw that shoe print."

Sha Xiangyue's shoulders slightly stiffened.

Kuang Jian: "Are you here because of Qiu Weng?"

Sha Xiangyue nodded, and after she nodded, she was worried that Kuang Jian hadn't noticed, and said in a low voice, "Yes."

Kuang Jian looked at him dressed in night clothes, his waist was thin, and his arms stretched out with thin muscle lines. Before he was wearing a loose coat and long sleeves, he couldn't see it, but in the few counter moves just now, some people said he was a Beijing town He also believed that the top-notch expert in the government department, he said in a low voice, "You are not an ordinary craftsman, are you?"

"what happened?"

Chu Ji, wearing a crow-blue coat, walked in with great strides.There were a lot of things tonight, but he couldn't fall asleep after resting, and rushed over immediately after hearing the report from his subordinates.

Jiang Xingzheng stared at the wall on the east side of the study with his arms folded, concisely: "A thief has entered the mansion and slipped away through the secret passage."

Chu Ji frowned: "How do the thieves know the mechanism of the secret passage?" On the day Lord Pang passed away, the secret passage was no longer "secret", but not everyone knew how to activate it, it was Jin Yiwei's subordinates, At this time, due to the taboo of the important place in the study, I couldn't and didn't dare to rush in.

Jiang Xingzheng shrugged his shoulders to express his confusion, and handed him a heavy drawer, "It was found at the scene, and the drawer fell to the ground at that time."

Chu Ji's eyebrows twitched: in the drawer is the shoe print of Jin Yiwei, which is about the same size as him!He raised his head and looked around, thinking that this should be the evidence that Qiu Weng blamed him that he could not find, but he did not expect that the old man actually hid this thing in Mr. Pang's study!Chu Qianhu shook off the cold sweat, and immediately asked: "Only this?"

Jiang Xingzheng looked ordinary: "There are others."

As he spoke, he handed over a piece of torn black cloth and a small knife under Chu Ji's nervous gaze. The black cloth was dyed with a faint scent of cloves, and the small knife had a thin edge and a special pattern. The jumping lights There was an extremely sinister cold light shining in it.

Chu Ji's pupils shrank sharply, and his heart moved, "It's him!"

For Kuang Jian's questioning, Sha Xiangyue in the secret passage did not feel any uneasiness.

He tilted his head, and said gently: "Captain Kuang, I can only say that I have no malicious intentions, and I was involved in this incident for no reason. I just want to make it clear." Something, smiled at him, "As for this, let's go out and watch together later, okay?"

He has bright eyes and a gentle voice, standing at the bottom of the steps, looking up at him almost tenderly.

Kuang Jian stared at him condescendingly for a while, temporarily agreed with his statement, and stopped asking.

The stairs were about to end, and Sha Xiangyue led him to turn. Kuang Jian looked at the small room at the corner, and was curious, so Sha Xiangyue took him to see. Antique jewels, candlelight swept away, eyes full of luxury, Kuang Jian looked at it, but was not interested, closed the door again, took two steps, really couldn't hold back, asked: "Pang Zhengying used this secret way to pretend to be money?"

Sha Xiangyue protected the candlelight and asked: "Isn't it enough to pretend to be money?"

Kuang Jian frowned and did not speak. He thought that the Jinyiwei supervised all the officials, and the secret passage must be the secrets of officials at all levels. He originally wanted to take out the brochure of the Beijing Ministry of War to have a look. So vulgar.

When he was young, the officials and people in Jinling were not like this. The officials at that time were afraid of revealing their wealth and making mistakes. It was even less ostentatious, but later on, I don’t know when it started. The whole city began to be unscrupulously prosperous and extravagant.If it weren't for this kind of atmosphere, Qiu Weng would not have been forced to leave his hometown 11 years ago to go north, and his son would have died of exhaustion on the road, and Pang Zhengying would not have been the commander of the Jinling Township, and he would not have taken down the founding minister. Kaiping Prince's Mansion caused today's turmoil.

The two walked together for a cup of tea in silence. A gust of wind passed by, and Kuang Jian felt the humidity in the air getting heavier. Then, he heard the clear sound of water flowing. Sha Xiangyue was protecting the candlestick and leading him around. Turning sharply, I saw that the eyes suddenly widened, the water was rushing, and the sluices and tunnels were several feet high. There was a faint light at the end of the tunnel, and two sets of black giants sat rumbling on both sides of the water, and the whole picture could not be seen by the candlelight. But listening to its sound and movement, it seems to be a reamer, and each set weighs at least six tons.

"Pass through the front gate and go out." Sha Xiangyue explained for him, removing the roadblock with one hand, revealing a long defense platform.It is a section of road in the culvert similar to bridges and plank roads, leading directly to the outside of the tunnel. "Be careful, don't fall down, or you will be crushed by the reamer."

Kuang Jian lowered his head and saw piles of invisible foam accumulated on the dark, turbid water. He guessed that it should be fallen leaves and dead branches that had not been washed off. He covered his nose lightly and followed him up. Set up a defense platform.

The night road, with such a wet and bare defense platform, is actually very dangerous to walk on, but Shaxiangyue is bold and bold, leading the way with brisk steps, and from time to time helps Kuang Jian kick off the slippery lichen moss, The huge copper reamers on both sides twisted the water powerfully, and the muddy water mixed with stones made a solid sound on the defense platform with a "bang bang".

Halfway through the walk, Sha Xiangyue suddenly whispered, "I haven't thanked you yet."

The culvert of the canal is empty, and the little sound echoes to the mountain.

Kuang Jian asked indifferently, "Thank me for what?"

With one hand behind her back, Sha Xiangyue lowered her head and lowered her voice: "I was accused by the town government secretary as the culprit. Thank you for saving me and clearing up my grievances."

When he was taken away by Jin Yiwei at noon, he didn't count on Kuang Jian at first, but he didn't expect that Kuang Jian really did what he said.

The water splashed against the tower continuously, amidst the sound of water, Kuang Jian kept a straight face and did not speak, but the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.

Xu Shi didn't hear an answer for a long time, and Sha Xiangyue couldn't see the expressions of the people behind him, so he walked in front and felt more and more guilty.In the prison, Kuang Jian's words "don't worry, I will save you" lingered in his ears like a demon. In the afternoon and evening, he saw with his own eyes how Kuang Jian methodically mediated the government and solved the case. He only had one day, but he had seen all of this man's tact and uprightness, rationality and bravery, frankness and responsibility. He was grateful and appreciative, so he wanted to express it and let him know.

But after he finished speaking, the people behind him didn't reply for a long time, which made the scene very awkward, as if the person's action today was all due to his duty, and he thought that this person was for him because of his own affection... Sha Xiangyue rubbed the back of her hand nervously Rubbing the seam of his trousers, he grinned dryly and said, "Master Catcher has a good manner, maybe it's not because of Xiaomin, but since I have been favored, I still want to thank you. I can meet you today... ah!"

Sha Xiangyue spoke without paying attention to her feet, the soles of her feet slipped, and she fell down like an onion!Kuang Jian was delighted to hear his praise, and was waiting for him to say more, but the sudden "plop" shocked him a lot, and he strode forward and grabbed Sha Xiangyue by the collar, and pulled him away. pulled out.

The water got into Sha Xiangyue's body, his clothes were wet, his shoes and socks were wet, although Kuang Jian was fast enough, he still choked on two sips of water, his hair stuck to his face, he looked extremely embarrassed, the huge reamer under the water did not touch his body. Sliding under him mercilessly, he didn't feel it just now, but now he realized that his life was hanging by a thread. He grabbed Kuang Jian's arm and coughed water, and with the other hand, he touched the wrapped papers in the front of his chest, and felt relieved: "It's okay." , not drenched".

Although she knew it was unlikely, Kuang Jian looked at him in such a state of embarrassment, her chest trembled, and suddenly, she burst out laughing "haha" out of joy.