The first work of the imperial prison

When I left the brothel, the streets were empty, the stars were few, and there was a crescent moon hanging far away in the sky.

Ye Baiting never expected that at this time tonight, in this situation, he would hear a familiar name.

He will never forget the cases he has handled. He always feels a pity when he thinks of the name Yan Rouman, and he has also asked Qiu Yiqing what will happen next.Qiu Xunqing said that he had discussed this matter with the emperor, and the emperor affirmed Yan Rouman's contribution to the case... There seemed to be important information in what she gave, which was more valuable than the case itself at that time.

Ye Baiting doesn't know what this information is, and it's not within the scope of his responsibility, so it's not easy to inquire about it, but the meaning of the emperor is obvious. Everyone must abide by it, her status... I am afraid that it will be difficult to get out of prison in this life.

What Mudan said today was exactly the same as what Yan Rouman said when she was taken to the imperial prison.

At that time, Qiu Xingqing's answer was that he would consider it, and he still does.He is never stingy with giving opportunities, and he also evaluates the risks, difficulties, and feasibility ranges in his heart, but since an opportunity is an opportunity, it must not be pushed by others, it has to appear to have it.

The blue bird in the imperial prison, the eighth prince who is hiding in the Jokhang of Oara, and the third prince who is the "legacy bead" of the people, different forces surfaced, the information is mixed, the clues are not clear so far, no one can control the overall situation... Now even the market The women in the streets and alleys and brothels can detect the word "the water is very deep". What these forces do in private must be very scheming, and if they are tolerated at will, they may shake the foundation of the country.

No matter how strong Jin Yiwei is, and no matter how wide the channels are, there are always corners that cannot be reached. It is indeed time to need more help.

It's time to get serious.

Ye Baiting didn't disturb Qiu Yiqing's thinking, and after a long time, he pondered: "...Peony doesn't speak much, but what she reveals is very meaningful. Even here, I know about the fraud in the imperial examination. Could it be that this matter is in some people's minds? In people's eyes, it's no longer a secret?"

Qiu Xunqing: "There are mixed fish and dragons in the market, so you can't trust it, but the scale is so large, maybe it's not groundless, I will ask people to check it out along this line."

Ye Baiting nodded: "There is also the fact that He Yiming is being blackmailed. We didn't seem to notice it before?"

Qiu Xunqing: "I have kept someone to monitor and observe He Yiming, and I really have not found anything about this."

This is a bit strange, under the iron and blood leadership of Qiu Yiqing, it is impossible for Jinyiwei to be passive and sabotage, not to mention his own existence... It's not that Ye Baiting is bragging, his professional skills and the cases he has handled have already won a lot of votes in Jinyiwei My brother, basically no one will neglect matters related to him. The order to 'follow and observe He Yiming' has been carried out for a long time. Can catch people, let alone others?

When did He Yiming get up every day, when did he go out, what clothes did he wear, what kind of underpants, what did he eat for three meals a day? Need someone to remind you?

Thinking about it, Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes, no, Jin Yiwei is also inconvenient.

Since it is a follow-up and secret investigation, the more private and remote the place the other party goes, the more clear they are, and the more obvious it is, the more inconvenient it will be.

He stopped in his footsteps: "Government office... When He Yiming is handling business, is Jin Yiwei not allowed to follow?"

Qiu Yiqing obviously thought of this too, and stopped almost in line with Ye Baiting: "Although Jin Yiwei has the right to monitor all officials, they cannot touch confidential official business transactions. Lots of restrictions."

"Jin Yiwei's inconvenience has fulfilled the convenience of some people!"

"The threat of blackmail happened in the official office."

It wasn't that Jin Yiwei didn't work hard, it was that others took advantage of the loopholes unintentionally. All these transactions were within the scope of the government office and did not spread to life time.There is shit under He Yiming's ass, contacting the third prince, it is impossible to come in a fair manner, it must be placed in the official office, it must be in the dark, so they can get some micro messages; if others want to threaten him, use other things to blackmail him, the first choice It was also in private, outside, but others chose not to, so they chose this way.

Is this person ignorant and arrogant, or is it more convenient for him to have a place like the government office?

The information that Peony gave was very fragmented. There were rumors about cheating in the scientific examination and information about being blackmailed, but she just thought of what to say. There is no effective connection between the two information, but what if there is a connection?What if it's related to this case?

Qiu Xunqing: "I will immediately investigate."

Ye Baiting frowned, clenched his fists in a gesture of effort: "Commander, come on, victory is in sight!"

Qiu Xunqing looked at him, didn't speak, but wrapped his arms around his waist.

Ye Baiting looked down, then looked around, and decisively pushed his hand away: "It's not in the building anymore."

Hatred Qingshou came up again: "There is no one else at the moment."

"Can……"

"We still have to hurry."

As in the past, Qiu Yiqing hugged Ye Baiting, practiced lightness kung fu, flew over eaves and walls, and walked under the moonlit night, the walking route was fast and romantic.

If you don't look at his face, you will think how serious and serious he is, and how necessary this "rushing" method is. When you look up and think about it clearly, you will know that this man is pretending to use public affairs to blackmail private interests.

It's late at night, what way are you going?No matter how busy Jin Yiwei is, he won't be able to squeeze out his spare time, and it's not too far from Beizhen Fusi, so you can get there quickly if you don't rush, okay?

Ye Baiting hugged Qiu Suqing's neck subconsciously, worried that he would fall, and at the same time felt that he couldn't lose: "Just now in the brothel, why did you kiss me? Don't worry that others will find out then?"

Qiu Yiqing: "It was you who sat on my lap first."

Ye Baiting: "I did it to confuse others, so that they don't find out that we're not here to play!"

Qiu Yiqing: "Me too."

Ye Baiting said in her heart that you are a fart, you are breathing fast, and you are sticking out your tongue!Where is it pretending!

"Dangtang Jinyiwei Commander, don't be ashamed." He snorted.

Qiu Yiqing clasped his waist tightly: "You... don't want others to see it?"

Ye Baiting didn't push him away this time, but leaned forward and put her head on his shoulder: "No... just a little embarrassed."

Xiao Wu acted so bluntly, the commander couldn't stand it, almost lost his breath and stepped on the eaves.

"I couldn't help it, my fault."

"Hmph, it's good that you know."

The night wind blew through her hair, brushed against Ye Baiting's nose, and rubbed Qiu Qingqing's face. An indescribable feeling warmed up, and the atmosphere changed instantly.

Feeling the tighter hands around his waist, Ye Baiting suddenly understood how to deal with Qiu Yiqing.

This man is too smart, too good at learning, and too good at using everything he has, or he will pretend to be a gentleman, and he will not go beyond what you think, just like the description of love in various stories—love It is the hand that you want to touch but withdraws, but it arouses more desire in your heart; or you play pitiful, or play a hooligan in a serious manner, making you unable to resist, making you shy, treating him, it seems It's better to hit a straight ball.

What's on your mind, what you want, what you're feeling at the moment, to put it bluntly, the other party seems to be unable to bear it even more.

Seriously thinking back to the past, every time I "absolutely won the high ground" point, it seems that it was when I was especially honest.He is shy, it seems that Qiu Xunqing is more shy, he likes it, Qiu Xunqing is more involuntary than him, when he wants to make Qiu Xunqing jealous, he is not as possessive as in the usual occasional moment, when Qiu Xunqing's possessiveness is more obvious.

Try it when you think of it, Ye Baiting grabbed Qiu Yiqing's lapel with his hand: "Actually, this 'rushing' is very good, the view is very wide, the wind is also very comfortable, your hands are very steady, it makes me feel very safe."

This time Qiu Xunqing couldn't move anymore, and the movement of using his feet directly turned into a stop. He supported Ye Baiting's side face with his palm, and kissed him under the starlight.

There is more eagerness than tenderness, the possessive kind.

Ye Baiting: ...

If I had known earlier, I shouldn't be so teasing, my tongue was numb.

Qiu Yiqing kissed and hugged, and touched her hair for a long time, as if she didn't know what to do, how to treat this beautiful and lovely glazed doll, she was reluctant to put it away, she was greedy when she didn't put it away, she didn't want to do anything, she just wanted to Playing with Liuli dolls, even lost interest in work.

This is the first time Ye Baiting has seen that when some people are really emotional, they won't even say coquettish words.

"Go back." He pushed Qiu Xunqing.

Qiu Xunqing didn't move.

"Go back!" He pushed Qiu Xunqing again.

Qiu Xunqing still didn't move.

Ye Baiting had no choice but to kick Qiu Yiqing's calf forcefully: "Go, go, go!"

Qiu Yiqing rubbed his waist, lowered his head and kissed the top of his hair, and sighed helplessly: "...in this life, I can only listen to you."

Ye Baiting: ...

It doesn't have to be so tragic?

But just as he opened the way, he suddenly changed his mind: "How about... let's not go back first?"

Qiu Xunqing: "Huh?"

"The warehouse before, Longfeng Commercial Bank, I always feel that something is wrong, and I can't figure it out for a while." Ye Baiting looked at the sky and seriously considered the possibility, "Go and have a look?"

Qiu Xunqing thought for a while, then changed the direction of her toes.

There are so many accidents tonight, the firm will definitely strengthen its defenses and will not stop looking for them, but they will never guess that they will kill their carbine. This unexpected move may have unexpected gains.

Ye Baiting knew that he was thinking about it, but she still couldn't hold back her lips, and teased him: "So listen to me?"

Qiu Yiqing lowered her head and kissed him gently on the side of the neck: "I've said it all, in this life, I will only listen to what you say."

Ye Baiting: ...

Forget it, let's stop flirting and get down to business.

This time there was no interference from others, and they sneaked into the firm very smoothly, but it took a little longer because the other side increased the number of guards.

It’s still the same warehouse, the same pearls and gems, nothing has changed, only the corner of the wall is empty, a pile of boxes and neatly stacked paper bags that were placed there before, look like tea cakes, but the taste is obviously not The stuff is gone.

The traces of people moving are obvious. These boxes have not disappeared, but have been artificially moved.

When they first came, the firm was very busy. It seemed that a large amount of goods had arrived and was being counted. It was not unreasonable for some goods to be transferred now, but why was it this box that he had doubts about? Why not these pearls and gems?

Ye Baiting was a little reconciled, and went around the warehouse, and found that there were not only jewelry, but also various plants, hay, medicinal materials, or unrecognizable plant roots, and the number was not too many.

In the sea-going ship business, you usually take whatever you have on the return trip. If you have valuable things, you can sell them at a good price. If you don’t know them, you can also let the guests see something new. In short, the ship can’t be empty.

The items on the shelves passed by one after the other, and Ye Baiting suddenly remembered a point mentioned between her brother-in-law: "That 'Heavenly Wisp Orchid Heart'... the medicinal material you need, I can't find it anywhere, maybe it came from overseas or outside the domain, we A place that can't be touched?"

Hatred and green jaws: "It's not impossible."

Ye Baiting pondered, let's not talk about who is the one who caused the hatred and suspicion, and what purpose there is, just talk about the antidote. According to his brother-in-law, He Yiming may know this medicine.If the medicine came from the outer regions in the west, brother-in-law is more likely than He Yiming to know about it, but brother-in-law doesn't know, he just inquired about the news by chance. Xiang... must be connected to the east and overseas.

"There must be something wrong with the relationship between He Yiming and Longfeng Commercial Bank!"

This firm is probably related to the forces behind the Third Prince!The third prince aspires to a high position, the emperor and the people around him are all his enemies, what reason does he need to attack Qiu Yiqing?

Although I don't know how all this works, the third prince is not a good guy!

"Jinyiwei's investigation news, He Yiming only bought goods from this firm, not in bulk, not designated, just ordinary transactions, and he has never met with the person in charge here," Qiu Yiqing said when he entered the firm , I was recalling the information I saw in my mind, "...Looking at it now, it seems to be deliberately avoiding suspicion."

It is not that He Yiming is not familiar with the firm, on the contrary, he may be very familiar.

"Come and see here!"

Ye Baiting looked at it, and saw another thing, and beckoned Qiu Yiqing to come over: "This broken seal at the corner should have been accidentally torn up and left at the scene, does it look like some kind of seal at the corner here? "

Qiu Yiqing leaned over to take a closer look, and then stroked with her fingertips, her face becoming more and more serious.

"The claws are raised and the tail is long, the scales cover it, and the horns of the head are tall. This is a dragon pattern."

The dragon pattern is engraved on the seal to show one's identity, as a way of saying goodbye, none of the disciples of the Zong family dare to make such a publicity, this kind of dragon pattern can only be used by princes and princes except for the Son of Heaven.There is no prince or prince in this dynasty, there was none before, but now there is one more?

Ye Baiting immediately understood: "This is the seal of the third prince!"

That's enough, it's a certainty, this firm is his property!In the seafood business, he can make a fuss, among other things, he must be very rich!

"This business can be seen at a glance. It is very large, and if it is damaged, it will hurt the muscles and bones," Qiu Yiqing pondered, "If I were the third prince, I would definitely manage it with my heart, avoid getting involved in other things, and ensure the accumulation of wealth."

Ye Baiting also understands: "The more you put it on the bright side, the less you can do bad things - it may not be easy for us to investigate."

Qiu Yiqing's head: "However, wherever it passes, there must be traces. No matter how many Taoist hands have been turned, how many pretenses have been made, gold and silver still have their ultimate origin and use. We will find out."

"Ok!"

The information from the firm is exciting. It seems that it may have nothing to do with the scientific research... Not necessarily. The stream flows into the sea and faces the same direction. Anyway, if He Yiming can be found out, it is good news. I am not afraid of one more mystery, and continue to solve it. That's it!

It's just that tonight can only end here, and can't go any further. Qiu Xunqing quickly left the scene with Ye Baiting and returned to Beizhen Fusi.

This time it's a real return trip.

After a full day, Ye Baiting really couldn't hold on, and fell asleep lying on Qiu Yiqing's shoulder before reaching the yard.Qiu Yiqing carefully undressed him, put him under the quilt, unconsciously grabbed him by the corner of his clothes in his sleep, and hesitated for a moment when he said not to leave.

However, he only hesitated for a moment, then he pulled away Xiao Zuo's hand, printed a light kiss on the back of his hand, stuffed it into the quilt, and then turned and left.

There are still many things to be busy outside, the case needs to be handled, the firm needs to be investigated, the third prince needs to understand, and the emperor has to report the latest progress...

In addition to other routine duties, the commander is very busy, very busy.

……

When Ye Baiting woke up, it was already dawn, Beizhen Fusi was quiet, there was no commander, no Shen Jiang, except for the guards on duty, he couldn't see many familiar faces, so he knew that everyone was busy.

He was not idle either, he ate something and spread out all the clues of the case file on the table.Shen Jiang's confession record already exists, and some of the things Qiu Xunqing found are also there. He reads through it bit by bit, sorts it out, and sees if he can connect it into a line.

As soon as the possible fraud in the imperial examination was discovered, they discussed with the existing relevant people. Among them, Gao Jun and Hu Anju belonged to people with good family background and good money. , but very "examination luck", people who are on the list and have a smooth career in the future.

Most likely a vested interest.

Before getting in touch with people, Ye Baiting was a vicious transaction, a transaction of money and power. After reading the dossier and confession, it didn't seem to be the case.Gao Jun, he asked Qiu Yiqing, Hu Anju, and Shen Jiang also asked. The two have obvious styles. They are both very good at dealing with people. He kept secret about the past and never mentioned it.

If there is a difference, Gao Jun's performance is slightly aggressive. He respects Shangguan Geng Yuanzhong very much, and defends Shangguan, or in other words, maintains the hidden rules of officialdom... He doesn't think there is any problem with this, and even thinks that everyone should go like this Ye Baiting feels that once he has the opportunity to participate in the operation of the interest group, Gao Jun will join in. He maintains the way and interests, and dislikes and rejects Jin Yiwei's investigation.

Hu Anju is a little different. He seems to be outside of this matter. In the clues that Shen Jiang visited, many people said that he is a good person, has done a lot of good things, is willing to help others, and does not have deep contacts with various circles. It seems that he only wants to develop well for himself, and doesn't want to be involved in other whirlpools.

He kept silent and showed a gesture of resistance. It seemed that he was not trying to defend this matter, or that he felt that this matter was right. He just didn't want to be held accountable, and he just wanted to stabilize the present.

If this is a universal characteristic of those with vested interests, everyone may have some minor problems, but his own strength is not very weak, maybe he is not very good at writing, then the person behind the manipulative imperial examination fraud is very interesting, isn’t it Others have needs and found him, but he observed and tested among the vast number of students, selected a lucky person, and gave him the opportunity to jump over the dragon's gate with a carp?

Don't be too shrewd and transparent, don't be too stupid and ignorant...

No, in this case, the existence of a person feels very abrupt.

Ye Baiting slid his fingertips across the names on the paper, and stopped on the word 'Zhang You'.

This person's character...is definitely not stupid, but he did a lot of stupid things.He might not be aware that what he did was stupid and that he was not welcome, but he didn't care, because he had a family background, because this could be resolved, why couldn't he do whatever he wanted?He knew in his heart who he should not mess with, what he should not do, and when he was in a bad mood and wanted to vent, he could choose the right people and things, and he never tired of playing.

He would chase Shen Jiang in the street because he didn't think it was a big deal, Shen Jiang was too annoying and pestering, so what about Jin Yiwei, it was only a hundred households, and he smashed people's storefronts and lifted people's tables and chairs outside If you do too much, what can happen?

It's just that he didn't expect to meet Qiu Xunqing.

"The tea is cold and you're still drinking it, what are you thinking about?"

A big hand stretched out in front of him, took away his teacup, and replaced it with a new tea, with a deep and familiar voice, it was Qiu Xunqing.

"You're back?" Ye Baiting looked at the sky outside, unexpectedly, it was getting late again, how long had he been sitting at the table?

In order to prevent the other party from getting angry and blaming himself for not eating well, he immediately brought up the topic: "I was just thinking about the difference in this case."

On the table were the clues he picked out and sorted out, as well as special sketches and annotations, which were clearly organized, and Qiu Xunqing quickly understood: "These people who have gone astray are not trash?"

"Look at this man." Ye Baiting's fingertips landed on the word 'Zhang You', "He has a family background, a background, money, and connections. Because of his lack of talent and learning, he has been suppressed before, and he didn't take the scientific examination. Even he himself knows that he can't do it, and he suddenly participated this year, and he is full of confidence, and he is sure that he can do it..."

If he didn't think too much about it, if there was such a hidden 'selection' mode, Zhang You didn't meet the standard, he wasn't low-key and humble enough, and he wasn't smooth enough in doing things... Could it be just because he was related to Geng Yuanzhong?

The suspicion of Geng Yuanzhong is very serious.

Qiu Xunqing: "We can do key observations later."

Ye Baiting wrote it down and asked, "What about you? What did you gain?"

"A few people have been arrested, all of whom have been inspectors in the examination room. Two of them have participated in several scientific examinations. Most of the questions are related to 'entrainment', and more questions have not been asked yet," Qiu Xunqing tapped his fingertips on the desktop , "The store under Geng Yuanzhong's name has received a large amount of gold and silver exchange income before and after the last three imperial examinations. The current flow is still unclear, and we need to continue to investigate. Longfeng Commercial Bank... did not find any abnormalities, it is just ordinary business."

Ye Baiting remembered what he asked yesterday: "What about the examiner? Are you sure there is no problem?"

Qiu Yiqing nodded slightly: "The official who approved the papers did not find any abnormalities, and the examiner who made the test...has no problem so far, but the subtle clues point to it. If there is a possibility of leaking the test, it must be someone close to him."

"Where is He Yiming?" There was no movement, maybe he was too calm, "Who is blackmailing him?"

Qiu Xunqing: "I only found out that four months ago, Huang Kang frequently collided with him on business, and they needed to cooperate to complete the work, and we often met."

"So Huang Kang...is blackmailing him?"

"When Shen Jiang finds out the confirmation of Huang Kang's assets, there will be an answer to this question."

"Hmm..." Ye Baiting came back from his thoughts, and when he saw Qiu Yiqing's face, he blinked, "You came back suddenly, are you looking for me?"

Qiu Xunqing nodded: "I heard the news that this Enke University Examination will be released in a few days, would you like to go with me?"

Release the ranking?The ranking is coming out?

The results of Chunwei will be scored by the examiners who approve the papers, and the rankings will be ranked, and the list will be announced, but this is not the final ranking. After that, the emperor will choose a day to conduct the palace examination, and hand-picked the number one scholar, etc., is the final ranking. Others suddenly catch up and move forward, or suddenly fall behind.

The Chunwei Examination has ended, and the cut-off point for them to solve the case is the Emperor's Palace Examination. Before that, they will definitely go through the link of making a list.

It's not just them who are nervous, all the candidates and all the people involved in this case must also be nervous. Under nervousness, there must be omissions.

Ye Baiting's eyes were burning: "Of course I am willing to go with you!"

How can you not participate in such a critical and important node!If all goes well, the murderer may appear!