Chao Muyun didn't want to go to the Chao's house, it wasn't because he was afraid of anything, it was simply because the officials in this case felt a little heavy, since he was going, why not ask them together.

On the night of Wang Deye's death, Hu Fumeng, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, was in Lanfang Pavilion. On the surface, there seemed to be no connection, but in private, he always felt that something was wrong. He didn't rush to ask, but there was really not much evidence. If you take a trip by the way, observe and observe people's temperament and whether they are lying.

The two soon arrived at the official department.

The official office doesn't look very big, its area is about the same as Dali Temple, its style is not even as powerful as Dali Temple, Dali Temple is a law enforcement department, and the 犴狴 placed in front of the light gate are all carved lifelike and intimidating, this place is just... luxurious low-key.

Carved beams and painted columns, jade bonsai, rather exquisite garden style, unique temperament and decoration, no matter where you look at it, what is the difference between this official department, probably not bad for money.

Showing the sign, the concierge led the way, walked to the study in the office area, Chao Muyun saw this cheap father, Chao Wenkang.

Chao Wenkang is not a handsome man. He is of medium stature, medium fat and thin, and even looks medium. He has a square face, thick eyebrows, slightly heavy lines around his lips, and looks a little old. His whole person is... lackluster.

"I'm not saying that, I want to find very important dossier information, don't bother—"

Seeing the person coming, Chao Yongkang froze in displeasure, and dropped the scroll in his hand to the ground.

"You...you are here."

Chao Muyun wasn't agitated at all, his expression remained calm and calm as before: "Master Chao doesn't seem to be surprised."

Chao Wenkang bent over and picked up the book that had fallen on the floor, feeling somewhat humiliated.

When father and son meet, the father is shocked. Why can the son have a calm expression?

"If you don't go home for so many days, do you still have rules in your heart?"

Facing the scolding eyes of his superiors, Chao Muyun almost laughed: "Your family still has rules?"

"Talk to me!" Chao Wenkang frowned, "Look at what you look like now. You have no respect and are superior. You think that if you get promoted, you will be great! If I didn't save you some face in front of others, you You know how many people will impeach you for being unfilial now!"

With a sound of 'swipe', Ye Wugou opened the fan in his hand, and his eyes were cold: "In broad daylight, you should be careful when talking to adults. If the next time you accidentally drop a book, how can you be better?"

His tone was too cold, and his murderous intent was bound to appear. It was hard for Chao Wenkang not to think of threatening this direction. What would fall next time wasn't a book, what was it, his head!

Ye Wugou knew that Chao Muyun could handle the eye scene completely, and he didn't need to intervene, but he felt distressed, why should he be so despised and bullied by others that he held it in his palm for fear of falling, and dared not even touch it?

Chao Wenkang closed his eyes slightly: "Next time you rest, go home and have a look."

It seems that there is some thought, and I don't intend to make people laugh here.

Chao Muyun smiled: "Go back to your house, will you continue to be poisoned?"

Chao Wenkang paused, and sighed slightly: "I don't know about this matter."

Chao Muyun looked into his eyes, analyzing his various micro-expression changes and fleeting emotional expressions at the moment, these were different from what he said, he was lying.

"No, you know."

"I told you I don't—"

"Where did Quan Shanhan come from?" Chao Muyun stopped him, "Don't tell me that the Gao family is a housewife who can reach so far and have such good eyes and ears, and can attract many people from all walks of life. The poison that can't be obtained... If she is really so powerful, how can you have so many concubines in your room?"

Quan Shanhan, who is as well informed as Cao Bang Ye Wugou, only knows its existence, probably poisonous, and it is extremely difficult to detoxify, and it is necessary to find high-ranking talents who specialize in poison research in order to be rescued. , The lady who doesn't step forward and only socializes in the women's circle in the capital, where did she know, and where did she get the poison?

If you really have that ability, it's not that you are too smart and have accumulated unknown power, or that you have connections at home and connections, so it is absolutely impossible for you to be a husband who relies on your husband everywhere, and even the concubine dares to entrap her in secret and dare not oppose her husband The virtuous mistress of collection operations.

Moreover, Ye Wugou has already helped him eliminate these things, it is absolutely impossible.

Then in this family, who can frequently contact the outside world and have more possibilities?

As for the poisoning, Chao Muyun could see clearly that it was Gao who did it, but Chao Wenkang must have brought the poison.

Who is it going to deal with?

Chao Wenkang sighed: "I know I'm now, you won't believe anything I say, but the poison of a tiger doesn't eat its eggs, I've never done it—"

"Then let's talk about the case."

Chao Muyun didn't give the other party a chance to play the family card. He only believed in the facts and the evidence. It doesn't matter if the other party doesn't want to say it now. He can always find out: "Cao Gang Yao Bo, do you know him?"

Chao Wenkang was displeased: "How can I know people from the Cao Gang as a dutiful official?"

Chao Muyun looked indifferently: "Then Master Chao wants to continue talking about Quan Shanhan?"

It's the busiest morning, when officials come and go, the office is very lively, it's okay to talk quietly, anyway, everyone is busy, and they don't have the time to pay attention to others, if they really want to choke and quarrel, it will be different...

Chao Wenkang took a deep breath and said nothing.

Ye Wugou waved his fan: "Although Yao Bo is a member of the main gang of the Cao Gang, his own gang territory is not far from the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also very close to the canal to be repaired where Wang Deye is going. On business, it seems that you are also in that area, so you haven't dealt with him before?"

"I……"

"As far as I know, the waterway is going towards your lord," Ye Wugou said slowly, "And Yao Bo happened to be away from the capital at that time, and an official came to his waterway, why didn't he say hello?"

Chao Wenkang grimaced: "So what, I'm not familiar with him."

Chao Muyun looked at his face: "Maybe Mr. Chao wants us to go to your Shangguan Hu Fumeng first, talk to him about this matter, and ask him to give you the pot?"

Chao Wenkang frowned: "You are presumptuous! Do you ever talk to dad like this!"

Chao Muyun didn't care at all, and didn't feel any guilt, so he said coldly: "If Charlie is clear about this case and it is indeed related to you, I can go beyond just 'talking to you like this'."

"Why, you still want to put your own father in jail?" Chao Wenkang was furious, "How dare you!"

"Why don't I dare?"

Chao Muyun straightened his eyebrows, and said slowly: "I advise Mr. Chao to cooperate with Dali Temple's investigation. If you are really innocent, you can still save your life. Otherwise—not to mention that you can't get out of your body, the wretches in your family are even worse. Nobody can save it."

Chao Wenkang couldn't help but take a step forward: "What a loser, those are your aunt and brother—"

Ye Wugou put away his fan and pressed his hand: "Master Chao, think clearly, do you really want to do something here?"

Chao Wenkang: ...

He backed away.

The room was silent for a long time before Chao Muyun spoke again: "Can you talk properly now?"

Chao Wenkang stared at him with an unhappy expression.

"On the night of Wang Deye's death, Li Cunying held a banquet in Lanfang Pavilion for Shan Yuling, the servant of the household department. Your Shangguan Hu Fumeng was also at the banquet. Are you there?" Chao Muyun smiled and reminded, "This question is very important. , don’t lie.”

Chao Wenkang: ...

"I'm not at the table."

"Not at the banquet...is it outside the door?"

"There was a lot of official business that night, Master Hu and I left very late, because we hadn't finished discussing some things, we walked for a while, and we passed by the gate of Lanfang Pavilion together, just in time to hear some gossip," Chao Wenkang looked a little unhappy , "I only invited the Ministry of Households but not the Ministry of Officials, and I happened to be seen, but Li Cunying couldn't face it, so she enthusiastically invited Mr. Hu in for a few drinks, and called me by the way, but it doesn't matter if I go or not." , and bid farewell on the spot.”

Ye Wugou glanced at Muyun.

The look was very clear, Chao Muyun knew exactly what Ye Wugou was thinking.

He was saying that Chao Wenkang was quite smart, and he knew that he had to figure out what Shangguan meant, no matter whether he was greedy for alcohol or not, whether he had face or not. In that situation, Hu Fumeng felt offended and was dragged into it, but he was actually unwilling. Chao Wenkang, if you don't make a statement first, then Shangguan can take the opportunity to come out earlier.

Chao Muyun: "You have been waiting outside the door?"

"Others drink flower wine, why should I wait outside the door?" Chao Wenkang's face was still too naive as a child, "Originally things were pretty much the same, so I naturally turned around and went home."

Chao Muyun: "So you haven't seen Wang Deye, and you don't know what's going on in Lanfang Pavilion."

Chao Wenkang: "No, I don't even know!"

"How is your relationship with Li Cunying and Shan Yuling?"

"Nodding acquaintances, not familiar."

"Cao Gang Yao Bo—"

"I'm not familiar with you," Chao Wenkang said, with bulging veins on the back of his hand holding the scroll, "I've only seen it a few times. When I asked someone to bring goods, I walked through his waterways and used his boat, but I didn't fight him personally. After saying hello, it is the same as an ordinary merchant taking goods, and he has given all the benefits that should be given, and he doesn't even know that the owner of the things is me, it's that simple!"

Chao Muyun raised his eyebrows: "Something, what is it?"

Chao Wenkang: "Things used at home! Others in your circle have them, but you can't buy things in the capital, you can understand now!"

Chao Muyun understood.

When he had nothing to do, Ye Wugou once told him about the Caobang business, needless to say the voices on the land, who owns the site, who runs it, and what to do, he has the final say. For example, the main gang in the capital has established many gambling houses , Looking at it now, human trafficking has also been involved, but the Chiwei Gang is different, mostly doing business in escort agencies.

The business on the waterway is the waterway, and the water transportation is mostly water grain and salt. Other small businesses are the purchase of merchants. There are large and small merchants who carry goods from north to south. When the purchase volume is large and the land route is inconvenient, They will rent boats from the Cao Gang. Some of these merchants are well-connected, and they will also bring goods to the nobles of the capital. Some exquisite and rare ones, which cannot be found in the capital, can be bought for them. The circle of ladies always thinks that they can buy them Come on, others can't buy pride.

This is also a kind of human communication.

"Only these?"

"That's all! No more!"

Chao Muyun looked at Chao Wenkang's face that was almost turned into anger from embarrassment. It was almost certain that the other party lied, at least... concealed something, it was definitely not easy.

But if you ask so hard, the other party will definitely not say it.

He then changed his direction: "Li Cunying wanted to find the chief official of Yandao, so he left the relationship with the household department and invited your superior official, Hu Fumeng, have you been invited?"

Chao Wenkang's expression was cold: "He wanted to get out, Mr. Hu ignored him, he did come up to me, but I didn't answer, and I didn't care about this matter, no matter how much, I don't know."

Only these, if you ask again, you will know nothing.

Chao Muyun then asked about the detailed timeline of Chao Wenkang's death when Wang Deye and Yao Bo died, and he also cooperated. He explained clearly when and where, with a sincere and innocent look, and he was not afraid to check.

"I also ask Mr. Chao not to leave Beijing recently. If necessary, Dali Temple will disturb you again."

Chao Muyun gave Chao Wenkang a meaningful look: "Farewell."

After he left, Chao Wenkang gripped the scroll tightly, his fingertips turned white, looked in the direction of the door, and said nothing for a long time.

"My lord... towards my lord..."

Hearing the call from the little official in a trance, Chao Wenkang closed his eyes, turned around, with a calm expression: "What's the matter?"

"The file box you want... I found it below, shall I send it to you now?"

"Send it here."

……

"Your father..." Ye Wugou looked at the calm Chao Muyun, and was a bit speechless.

How could Chao Wenkang be willing to treat such a beautiful and excellent child like that!

For a person like him who has been separated from his family for more than ten years, after his identity is found, the warmth between father and son in the past has gradually recovered, and his heart has become more open. Family affection should be the most tolerant and soft thing in the world, but Chaomu Father Yun was obviously by his side, but he never enjoyed it.

He was worried that Chao Muyun would be sad.

He took a step closer and held Chao Muyun's hand, trying to give some insignificant comfort.

Looking down at the corners of Mu Yun's eyes, he saw that the hands they held were not drawn out, and only smiled lightly: "People you don't care about can't hurt you."

not give a damn about……

Hidden by flowers and leaves, mottled by light and shadow, Ye Wugou really wanted to praise the sick man for his wisdom, but he couldn't let go of his hands. This move, maybe he was a little impulsive... Where is the sick man?

"There is plenty of time. Next, let's pay a visit to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Mr. Hu Fumeng Hu."

Seeing that he was about to turn to the main hall, Chao Muyun pinched Ye Wugou's palm and let him go.

Ye Wugou: ...!

The eyelids drooped, covering the stormy waves inside.

Does the sick man really know what he is doing?

It turned out to be a bit of a coincidence, when I found the main hall, I was told that Mr. Shangguan Hu was not there, as if there was something wrong, I went to Qinya Tea House.

Chao Muyun knew that this tea house was not far away, so he and Ye Wugou left the official department to go to Qinya tea house.

He showed the sign to the shopkeeper, and saw that Dali Temple was investigating the case, so the shopkeeper dared not stop him, so he pointed the direction immediately.

When he walked to the door, tea was being ordered inside: "Here, Lord Kang should like it."

Lord Kang?

The surname Kang is not very special, but it is a bit subtle when it is combined with the word gang master. How many famous gang masters are there in the capital now?Who could be named Kang?

Most of them are... the leader of the Cao Gang, the leader of the Nianjing Gang, Kang Yue.

Looking at Ye Wugou towards Muyun, his lips parted silently: "Go in and ask questions now, and you may bump into Kang Yue later, do you mind?"

Ye Wugou approached, almost touching his ear, and slowly ground his teeth: "Why do you think that I'm afraid of him? It's not obvious that I rushed for you? Huh?"

Smiling at Muyun, he rubbed the back of Ye Wugou's neck: "Then let's go."

Ye Wugou felt that the sick man was rubbing a puppy, and just wanted to protest, but the other party had already knocked on the door and opened it to go in.

He stared at the white and smooth back of the sick man's neck, and for some reason, his teeth itch.

"It's you."

There was a person sitting in the box, it was Hu Fumeng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, with slender eyebrows and long eyes, and a thin and slightly elongated face. He seemed to have a special gentle temperament: "Sit."

Knowing who the visitor is, he was not surprised to meet him. Obviously, he should also know how to cooperate.

Chao Muyun sat down unceremoniously: "Master Hu, what do you want to say to Dali Temple?"

After pondering for a moment, Hu Fumeng said: "Dali Temple has been investigating Wang Deye's death recently, and even opened the coffin for an examination of the corpse. The officials visited and passed around that night. I have been to Lanfang Pavilion, so I should find this official for routine inspection." Asking questions, but I have nothing to say, that night and my subordinates—"

He glanced at Chao Muyun: "It's your father. He passed by talking about something and heard voices from inside the building. The room where Li Cunying invited Shan Yuling for a banquet happened to be on the third floor by the window. I don't know what accident happened in the building at that time. That moment was very quiet, Li Cunying's words of flattery and flattery to Shan Yuling were very clear, but the two of them happened to look out again and saw this official..."

"In the officialdom, there are many rules in the open and in the dark, and I can't help myself. If I should be angry, I should get angry, and if I should give face, I should give face. The other party is enthusiastic, so it's not good to let the outside see the joke, so I went in and sat for a while. About two A quarter of an hour? Then I left..."

Hu Fumeng's cooperation is true cooperation, and his evasion is also true evasion. He only said that it is beneficial to him, but Wang Deye didn't mention a word, and it has nothing to do with him.

He was still speaking very fast, and he looked at the door twice during the period, with a look of 'I'm in a hurry', don't be ignorant, look like it's over soon.

Chao Muyun is good at observing people's hearts, almost as long as he is serious, there is nothing he can't understand, but whether he knows the fun or not depends on his mood.

"Master Hu is not happy to see that Li Cunying entertained Shan Yuling of the Household Department?" Although the other party gave the reason that he couldn't help himself in the officialdom, he still thought that this question needs to be asked again.

Hu Fumeng smiled: "Everyone has his own pursuit, and each has his own job title. Why is this official unhappy?"

That being said, the micro-expressions on his face were not written that way.

After Chao Muyun reconfirmed, he changed his direction: "What about Li Cunying's dispatch, how is it going now? The Ministry of Households intends to introduce him as a talent, and he has been to the Ministry of Officials many times. Master Hu has given you a big hand?"

"Oh? That's what he said outside?"

There was some sarcasm in Hu Fumeng's light smile: "The most important thing in an official's transfer is performance appraisal. If he is qualified, he does not need to worship in any temple. If he is not qualified, he will not be able to pass here. fear."

Zhao Muyun and Ye Wugou exchanged glances before saying again: "Master Hu is upright."

"It's just my responsibility." Hu Fumeng was very reserved.

Chao Muyun asked again: "Master Hu didn't see Wang Deye's death, so he didn't know about it. What about Yao Bo?"

"What Yao Bo?" Hu Fumeng poured out his tea with downcast eyes, "I don't know him."

"You have an appointment with someone from Caobang, but you don't know this person?"

"What kind of person from the Cao Gang?" The door was pushed open suddenly, and Kang Yue came in, smiling, pointing at Hu Fumeng, "Brother Hu is obviously only my friend in the Cao Gang, how can you be half-hearted and abandon me?"

Seeing the person coming, Hu Fumeng pushed the teacup forward, smiled calmly: "Probably because I did something wrong, which made outsiders suspicious, but in fact it was not. Don't worry about the boss Kang, the tea temperature is just right for you. Should like it."

"Brother Hu is thoughtful." Kang Yue thanked politely, lifted his robe and sat down.

It seemed at this moment that he saw other people in the room, and turned to Ye Wugou, seeming to be very friendly: "Why is Lord Ye here? The heat is unbearable, but the tea here is pretty good, is it still delicious?"

Ye Wugou also smiled, waving his fan, and smiled more coquettishly than him: "Why, I can't come here?"

The smile on Kang Yue's face deepened: "How come? The common people can come, and the leader of Ye Gang can come too. Young people don't want to be sharp in everything, and misunderstand other people's good intentions."

Ye Wugou lazily compared yin and yang with him: "Your guild has lost a guild leader, so you have nothing to say?"

Kang Yue: "You're talking about——"

"Yao Bo, your little gang leader," Ye Wugou said slowly, "I had an appointment with someone else to drink and died unexpectedly. An outsider like me could follow to seek justice, but you didn't move at all. Could it be that... Knowing the root cause of this matter, you have secretly dealt with it?"

Kang Yue remained calm, with a peaceful expression, still smiling: "The Cao Gang family has a great career, and there are so many small gangs under it. The Ye Gang leader also knows that it is impossible for everyone to die. I will personally intervene. Of course—the identity of the leader of the Ye gang is different, don't you think?"

"Then I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. After all, I'm still young, healthy, intelligent, and good-looking. Everyone is willing to help me. Are you angry?"

Ye Wugou slowly shook his fan, his brows and eyes were full of pity: "You are different, half buried in the ground, and you are still trying to calculate this and that. I heard that you had a serious illness a while ago? Tsk tsk, but you must take care of yourself Body, don’t ask someone to send me a letter one day, insisting that I send you off.”

The smile on Kang Yue's face faded away.

Ye Wugou didn't stop performing, looked at Kang Yue, then looked at Hu Fumeng, let out a long 'oh', with an expression of 'I've realized': "Just now I was just talking, but I forgot to ask, all of you A high-ranking official of the Ministry of Officials, a leader of the Cao Gang, shouldn’t he avoid suspicion? In broad daylight and in public, what do you want to come here to have a secret talk?”

With a 'swipe' sound, he put away his fan, and turned to Chao Muyun seriously: "Master Xiao Chao, I want to report! These two people have evil intentions and cause chaos in the capital. You should arrest them and put them in jail!"

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