The smell of blood floated in the medicine warehouse. Si Cao didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. When he used the dagger with his right hand to crush Shopkeeper Yuan's heart, he pinched Shopkeeper Yuan's chin with his left hand and turned his fat face to Chen Ji.

So much so that when Shopkeeper Yuan died, Chen Ji could clearly see his fear and resentment.

Si Cao observed Chen Ji's expression and admired: "I remember that you had never touched a human life before, but now that you are going to come into contact with Yunyang and Jiaotu, I killed someone in advance to help you 'open the court'. I didn't expect that it was a bit unnecessary."

As soon as the words fell, Shopkeeper Yuan finally breathed his last breath.

Chen Ji saw a stream of gray-white ice emerge from the center of the opponent's eyebrows and swim into his own eyebrows. It was smaller than the ice stream provided by Zhou Chengyi.

really!

He has been waiting for this ice flow to verify his conjecture: not only the officials of Ning Chao can produce ice flow, but also those of Jing Chao.

When the ice flow entered his body, the stone in Chen Ji's heart finally fell to the ground. He suddenly said: "Master Si Cao, you should not kill Shopkeeper Yuan."

Si Cao said calmly: "If you join our Military Intelligence Department, you will lose your sense of kindness as a woman. Now your mission must be the top priority. He is worried that a noble son like you will snatch Haidong vacated by Zhou Chengyi with him."

The position of Qing is bound to cause problems overtly and covertly. With such selfish motives, you should never stay."

Chen Ji shook his head and said: "Master Si Cao, I'm not being kind to him. What I want to say is that he hasn't told you what time or place to meet the 'Long Whale' at night."

Si Cao was silent for a long time: "...it doesn't matter."

He looked at Chen Ji: "While approaching Yunyang and Jiaotu, don't forget your original mission. As long as the Wangfu and the Liu family express enough sincerity, the boss can meet with the big shot in the Wangfu to discuss the next step of cooperation.

You need to find another opportunity to approach that big shot in the near future and ask her when she will deliver the goods."

Chen Ji's heart tightened.

Big shot? Which big shot?

Can't you just tell me his name? I still don't know who this big shot is. How can I contact him?

In terms of attitude, Chen Ji is inclined to think that this big shot is Concubine Yun.

First of all, on that night in Wanxingyuan, Concubine Yun's attitude towards him was obviously better, Concubine Jing and Grandma Chunrong were really murderous towards him.

Secondly, Concubine Yun had sent a wedding cake to the hospital with Bai Prajna in her arms afterwards. This was probably Concubine Yun's way of taking the opportunity to exchange information with herself.

Chen Ji thought of this and recalled the last time Xibing came to the hospital. Not only did he not disclose any information, he also prescribed a fifty-year-old ginseng to the cat...

If Concubine Yun was really that big shot, she would definitely be confused...

When Si Cao saw that Chen Ji was silent, he asked in a solemn voice: "What, is there any difficulty?"

"No," Chen Ji said goodbye to Si Cao with his hands in hand: "Master Si Cao, I was ordered by Master to purchase ginseng today. It won't be good if I wait too long."

Si Cao nodded, and while wiping the blood on his hands with a rag, he said, "The ginseng is in stock. Go to the main hall and pay the money and you can take it away."

Chen Ji asked: "Can I get a discount?"

Si Cao was confused: "You used the Taiping Medical Center's money to buy ginseng. What discount do you want? You must know that many spies in our Jing Dynasty are supported by Bailu Pavilion. Don't take advantage of your own people for outsiders."

Chen Ji: "...makes sense."

After leaving Bailu Pavilion, Chen Ji let out a long breath.

The passes are difficult, the passes are passed, the steps are difficult, and the steps are difficult to walk.

Whether it was the Jingchao Military Intelligence Department or the Secret Intelligence Department, he had no choice.

When he joined the crowd, the secretary on the second floor of Bailu Pavilion stood quietly behind the window, wondering who he was asking: "Are you sure no one is watching?"

A voice answered: "No, maybe Yun Yang and Jiao Rabbit really trust him."

Si Cao thought for a long time: "Let's see if he can really prove his loyalty..."

…

…

Beijing, inside the palace.

At the highest point of the loft of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, which was reserved exclusively for the Grand Eunuch of the Palm Print, the doors and windows were closed tightly and candles were lit inside even though it was daytime.

A middle-aged eunuch with a white face and no beard held the hem of his robe in one hand and walked hurriedly in the palace.

The middle-aged man was wearing a blue plain python suit, and he looked very noble.

There are two types of Ning Dynasty python costumes, single python and sitting python. They must be personally given by the emperor and can only be worn by those with high status and favor.

There are many guards outside the palm-printed eunuch's tower, all dressed in black and silent.

When the middle-aged man in python suit came closer, he said to a guard: "I want to see the Prime Minister."

The guards wore long knives on their waists and the word "Jie Fan" was embroidered on their sleeves. One of them gestured in sign language: What's the matter?

These guards could only listen, not speak.

The middle-aged man in the python suit said: "Three flying pigeon letters came from Luo City."

The guard turned around and went up to the stairs. After a while, he came back and made a gesture of invitation.

The middle-aged man in python suit climbed up the wooden stairs, came to a door on the top floor and knocked three times: "Master Internal Affairs Minister, Wu Xiu has something important to report, and there is news from Luo City."

But when he heard the sound of copper bells coming from inside the house, Wu Xiu pushed the door open and entered.

After entering the inner room, I could not see the Prime Minister himself. In the dark room, the table was blocked by a screen. On the screen, there was an embroidered picture of a sitting python, looking directly at the visitor.

If you enter this house for the first time, you may be frightened by the giant python.

Wu Xiu stood outside the screen, bowed his head and said: "Sir, there are three letters from Luo City, one from Lin Chaoqing from the Chief Criminal Division, Yunyang from the Secret Service, and Mengji from the Secret Service. Which one do you want to open first?"

No one answered for a long time inside the screen, but Wu Xiu, who was wearing a python suit and had a high status, didn't even dare to raise his head.

I don't know how much time passed, but the person behind the screen said calmly while writing a document: "The Chief of the Criminal Division."

Wu Xiu quickly took out three thin bamboo strips sealed with fire paint from his sleeves. He opened the first bamboo strip and pulled out a rolled up white paper.

He stretched out the white paper and saw words densely written on it. After a moment, Wu Xiu was a little surprised: "Sir, Yunyang and Jiaotu have found evidence of Liu Shiyu's crime."

Someone in the darkness behind the screen said, "The two of them?"

Wu Xiu hurriedly said: "I also think these two are acting recklessly, so it would be better to send the golden pig over."

However, the internal minister behind the screen was noncommittal and did not answer for a long time. Wu Xiu lowered his body in panic and said, "It's the lower official who talks too much."

In the darkness, someone said: "Continue."

Wu Xiu continued to read the white paper, raised his head and said: "It's not the fault of Yunyang and Jiaotu. According to Lin Chaoqing, it was the evidence that a masked man helped them find. The situation was urgent at that time. If you were a step slower, Lin Chaoqing would

Take Yunyang and Jiaotu back to Beijing."

"What is the identity of the masked man?"

"Lin Chaoqing doesn't know. He only said that this person first helped Yunyang and Jiaotu find the rice paper shop, and then helped them find evidence of Liu Shiyu's crime... That's all in the letter. Which envelope should you open next?"

"Yunyang."

Wu Xiu rolled up the sleeves of his python suit, took apart another bamboo strip and opened the paint, and then hesitated and said: "Yunyang, White Rabbit blew themselves up to the sky, but didn't say a word about the masked man.

"

The interior minister behind the screen was silent for a moment: "These two brats are so brave, and they want to take credit for other people's achievements."

Wu Xiu looked down again and raised his eyebrows: "Sir, Yun Yang and Jiao Tu opened the coffin for autopsy and found that there was no one in the coffin of Mrs. Liu. The other party may not be dead. The Liu family is so bold that they dare to commit fraud on this matter.

.”

He quietly raised his eyes, trying to observe the inner phase's reaction through the screen, but could only see a blurry figure.

But seeing the interior minister behind the screen, he stopped writing the document for the first time and hung it on the paper: "What are the plans of Yun Sheep and White Rabbit?"

Wu Xiudao: "Yunyang and Jiaotu asked the nearby Secret Service 'Jiefanwei' to go to Luo City to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy in public to expose the Liu family. My lord, the Liu family has just reported to the Long Live Lord and wants to pursue a reward for Mr. Liu. Here

If this is true, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

The interior minister was silent and thinking.

Wu Xiu added: "Sir, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The internal minister said: "Yunyang and Jiaotu coordinated with the Jiefanwei to go, but our ceremonial supervisor didn't know about it and destroyed the note."

In this way, no matter what Yunyang and Jiaotu do, these two people make the decision without authorization.

If it succeeds, it will be done. If it fails, these two people will naturally be the scapegoats.

The next moment, Wu Xiu directly crumpled the note into a ball and swallowed it skillfully in front of the Prime Minister.

After swallowing the note, he then said: "Sir, there is also a letter from Mengji. I will open it and read it... Isn't he in Kaifeng Mansion? Why did he use the carrier pigeon from Luo City?"

After a while, Wu Xiu picked up the note: "Sir, Mengji said that Yunyang and Jiaotu spent a lot of money to invite him to Luocheng to test whether Yao Taiyi's apprentice Chen Ji was a spy for the Jing Dynasty. There is something fishy about it.

, what are they doing to test a young apprentice, and they still need Mengji to make a special trip?"

Wu Xiu saw that the inner minister did not answer for a long time, so he bravely raised his head and asked: "My lord?"

The internal minister calmly said: This young apprentice of Imperial Physician Yao is the masked man who helped them capture the spy. Write a letter to Yunyang and ask him to give me the information about this apprentice."

"Yes," Wu Xiu bowed again: "Sir, Bai Long has found out that the eldest son of Prince Jing is on his way back to Luocheng from Donglin Academy. This son has gathered some knights and knights, including many who are registered by our ceremonial supervisor.

Daxingguan, do you think we should do something to prevent him from becoming powerful?"

In the darkness behind the screen, the internal minister responded calmly: "It doesn't matter, they are just some knights in the world. I use the two words of fame and fortune to make a sword, which can cut off nine points of chivalry in the world."
Chapter completed!