Be a master through ancient times

With interests at the forefront, Magistrate Wu rushed forward bravely to safeguard his own interests.When Master Fan was asked such a question, his face immediately turned black.

"What does County Magistrate Wu mean by this? As a Shangfeng official, why do I need to ask you in advance?"

County Magistrate Wu was startled by the official prestige surrounding him, so he instantly came to his senses, and hastily confessed his mistake: "I hope you will forgive me, I am in a hurry, after all, this is the job of the subordinates, and the reason is to interrogate in person. If the magistrate Your Excellency knows that the subordinate officials have pushed this matter to your Excellency, and I am afraid they will blame you."

Although his attitude is respectful, but what he said is unyielding, and he is still unwilling to give up the easy money. After all, once he has so much money, the county government's finances will not be tight for a year or two.

Mr. Fan snorted coldly: "Magistrate Wu doesn't have to talk about the magistrate. You can rest assured that what I want to interrogate is completely different from what you want. After I finish the interrogation, I will let you interrogate again." .Now you go out first, what this officer asked should not be made public.”

The meaning in his words was very clear. After listening to Master Wu, he could only retreat out of the cell in embarrassment. He thought in his heart, if the people in the naval yamen insisted on using the money, then he would go all out to offend others. Be fair!

Master Fan gave him a contemptuous look, then turned his gaze back to Master Du who was kneeling in the prison.

"You just said that as long as the official opens his mouth to allow you to be sent away lightly, you will tell us the whereabouts of the owner of the flower boat?"

Master Du nodded vigorously, with a flattering expression on his face: "Actually, the villain only acts for others when he is foolish and deceived by others. As long as the adult agrees, the villain will never dare to deceive the adult!"

Chu Ci looked at his paunchy appearance, and knew that what this person said was not full of details, it was true to work for others, and it was not necessarily true that he was deceived by others.

"Tell me." Lord Fan naturally doesn't care too much about this kind of small fish and shrimp, not to mention, even if he promises to be punished lightly, so what?He didn't guarantee that others would treat him lightly.

Master Du didn't know what Mr. Fan was thinking, he was overjoyed when he got the guarantee, and confessed the identity of the captain.

"You mean, he is in the provincial capital?" Master Fan asked.

"Yes, every two months, they will send people to collect the silver and collateral. I only found out by listening to their conversation by chance." Master Du was still very angry when he thought of what he overheard that time.

"So, you don't know exactly where he is?"

Master Du shook his head: "Every time the money is handed over, it's the place they set, and it's different every time."

"Can you find a way to find them?"

"No, but in two days it will be the day for them to withdraw the money. At that time, they will definitely set up a place. Your lord only needs to ambush people in advance, and he will definitely be caught." Master Du must have hated them so much that he not only sent all He told the whole story, and came up with an idea to catch them.

Master Fan nodded. It seemed that there was something wrong with this group of people. The way they connected was so hidden that they were not serious businessmen at first glance.

Seeing that Mr. Fan seemed to want to leave, Chu Ci quickly hinted that he had one more thing to do.After being reminded by him, Master Fan also remembered, and asked: "Who was that person in the guest room on the ship a few days ago?"

"Ah?" Master Du was stunned, completely unaware of what he was asking.

Chu Ci said, "It's the one who lived in the third cabin on the east side when you invited us to dinner that day."

Master Du thought for a moment, and suddenly realized: "You said him, his surname is Gu, he is a guest sent over there, and he has been on the ship several times." After finishing speaking, he smiled wretchedly, "This person has some quirks, he looks tall He's short and has a lot of tricks, and the girls are caught by him—"

"Ahem," Lord Fan coughed twice, interrupting Master Du's gradually divergent thinking, "Do you know the origin of this person?"

Master Du was stunned for a while: "I don't know about that, let's not ask so many questions over there." He thought for a while, and said: "However, that person is weird, he doesn't seem like a local, and his speech is a bit strange. awkward."

"Do you know where he is now?"

"As soon as the boat docked that day, he left. Did that man do something wrong?" Master Du asked cautiously.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't. Just stay here, and I will send someone to look for you in two days." Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, Master Fan snorted coldly and walked out of the cell.

Chu Ci followed him and went out together. When County Magistrate Wu saw them coming out, he hurriedly went up to greet them. Master Fan taunted them a few words, but he turned around and went into the cell without being annoyed.

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Two days later, a hidden pile set up by Mr. Du received the location of the silver withdrawal, and he came to report non-stop.The people from the naval yamen ambushed there in advance, and caught several people who came to collect the silver.

One of the arrested was about 40 years old, tall, thin, with sallow cheeks and sunken cheeks, as if he was seriously ill. He was the person who connected with Mr. Du every time, and his name was Yang Shuisheng.

Compared with Mr. Du, this person is obviously a tough guy.After being arrested, no matter what others asked him, he would not say a word, and even if he was sentenced to death, he gritted his teeth and endured it.

However, the people who followed him didn't have such backbone as him, and they revealed everything they knew with just one blow of the whip.It's just that they were young people, and even if they said it, they didn't get to the point. The only useful information was Yang Shuisheng's residence.

After Mr. Fan heard the news, he immediately sent people to arrest his family members. Unexpectedly, as soon as the people from the navy went out, they saw that Wan Butou from Luotan County was also waiting outside with a team.

"What are you doing!" Xu Ming, Master Fan's personal guard, was the leader of the naval division. Seeing Wan Butou and others blocking him, he immediately reprimanded.

In terms of position, Xu Ming is naturally superior, so Wan Butou politely replied: "The humble position is based on the order of Lord Wu to help out."

"This matter has nothing to do with you. You are required to leave this place quickly. If you delay the matter of the admiral, I want you to look good!" Xu Ming said angrily.

"Xu Qinwei, don't be angry. You are also following orders in a lowly position. If you can't finish it, Master Wu will blame us when you go back. If Xu Qinwei doesn't dislike it, brothers like Wan will follow your orders. When the matter is completed, I will definitely not bother you." Catcher Wan was worried, he didn't know why Master Wu asked them to wait at the gate of the post house, and said that they must follow the navy's people to do things, but they are subordinates, so naturally they have to obey orders.

"The military situation is urgent. If you are interfering, don't blame us for being rude!" Xu Ming looked at the people in front of him who did not listen to persuasion, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.After hearing this, his subordinates immediately drew out their weapons and pointed them at the people below.

When Wan Butou and the others saw this, their muscles tensed immediately, they took a few steps back, and unconsciously pressed their hands on the big knife slung around their waists.

Seeing that the flames of war were about to break out, another person came out of the post house.

"You two don't want to get angry with each other. The matter that the admiral has explained is very important, and it is not a bad idea to send more people. However, the navy must be the main force, and the county government should be the auxiliary. Do not act without authorization, do you understand?" Chu Ci Said.

The people in the navy knew that Chu Ci had been following the admiral for the past few days. Although they didn't know who he was, his words were still very effective, so they immediately put down their weapons.Seeing that they had let them go obediently, the people from the county government let them go too.

The two teams got on their horses in silence, and a group of people ran towards Fenglai Town not far from the provincial capital...