The rain has not stopped yet, and the continuous patter of silk threads falls from the sky, falls on the tiles of the roof, and then rolls down along the slope, converging into a trickle in front of the eaves, causing a sound of water.
Sun Tu in the hall had a gloomy expression after listening to Shen Liang's report that Miss Yu had been rescued. This trip to the south of the city that he personally participated in had little effect, far less than what Shen Liang had achieved. However, he was not unhappy because he felt that his subordinates had overshadowed him, but he was annoyed and uneasy because the overall plan failed to succeed.
Because according to the relevant clues obtained before, Wanjia Liangmipu should be a very important hideout for Fen Yanzi, so he would personally lead the team to get people there. But in the end, there was almost no resistance in this operation, and the five people who stayed in the store were successfully captured. It turned out that these five people were just ordinary clerks, and they had no idea that Liangmi Shop had something to do with Fen Yanzi. association.
After searching carefully, Sun Tu also found that in addition to several hundred kilograms of grain, not even half a penny was found in the store. Obviously, the other party realized that the situation was not good early on, so before he took action, a golden cicada escaped from its shell and disappeared without a trace.
This alone was enough to make Sun Tu feel annoyed, but the interrogation of some of the thieves after returning to the Yamen made him even more aware that the situation was not good, because the people arrested and brought to justice by the guards were all small people who followed orders. That's it, no one can reveal the identity of Pink Yanzi's main prisoner, let alone their other dens.
So when Shen Liang reported everything, Sun Tu didn't feel any joy, especially when he heard that one of the important figures actually committed suicide by taking poison after being taken down. He frowned deeply: "This fan Is Yanzi so powerful? He even refuses to tell us the inside story even at the risk of his own death."
"Du Tou, this time the clues have been completely cut off. They actually cut off the tail of the gecko and cut off all the key points that we have found that may reveal their identity. If they want to continue to pursue it, just It's extremely difficult." Shen Liang couldn't relax after understanding the current result, and said with a wry smile.
After working hard for a long time, I thought that even if I couldn't uproot the pink swallow, I could still take away its head. But in the end, he only caught some small fish and shrimps, and the only captured thief, Wang Wu, actually committed suicide, which made him feel deeply helpless.
"We can't just let it go, interrogate, continue to interrogate them. I don't believe that these dozens of people can't get some useful information out of their mouths!" Sun Tu said with a dark face and gritted his teeth.
"Master Sun, we have been working hard for more than ten days. Our brothers are already exhausted. Now that Miss Yu has been rescued safely, why should we work so hard anymore?" Ma Huaibang couldn't help but persuaded. Later, even Lu Fang nodded in agreement: "Yes, everyone is tired. If you want to interrogate, there is no rush..."
"I'm worried that these people won't be able to stay long because of the long nights and dreams." Sun Tu said worriedly: "This time the Pink Swallow people can clean up the finishing touches so cleanly, maybe by tomorrow even these small peripheral characters will have been transferred by them , it must be because they got the news early."
"What Du Tou means..." Shen Liang quickly understood, with a look of surprise on his face: "Someone in our Yamen is tipping them off
"Other than that, I really can't think of a more reasonable explanation. Therefore, they must be interrogated immediately, and even if they are tortured, all these people's mouths must be pried open!" Sun Tu said categorically.
"Who wants to torture indiscriminately?" As soon as Sun Tu finished speaking, a dignified voice suddenly came from outside, and then Xue Yuanpeng walked in with an excited smile on his face. This made Sun Tu and others quickly stand up and salute: "I've seen Tong Fan."
Xue Yuanpeng also stayed in the Yamen last night, but he did not participate in the arrest of Fen Yanzi and left everything in Sun Tu's hands. It wasn't until they finished their errands and Shen Liang rescued Miss Yu and brought her back safely that he took the person to his place, and then sent someone to deliver a letter to Yu Mansion. All the credit and favors were in his hands.
However, Xue Tongpan was quite satisfied with how Sun Tu and the others were able to rescue Yu Dieyu from the thieves in just ten days, so he came over to express his condolences at this moment. Unexpectedly, he heard Sun Tu's words before he arrived in front of the hall. After learning the answer, the smile on his face suddenly dropped: "Sun Dutou, this case has been solved, why do you need to cause more trouble?"
"Why did Tong Ju say this? What we have caught now is just a small role under Pink Swallow, and the real criminal is still at large! How can we stop pursuing it like this!" Sun Tu immediately argued with reason.
Xue Yuanpeng shook his head and said: "Sun Dutou, it seems you made a mistake. What I asked you to do before was just to find Miss Yu and rescue her. As for the pink swallow, he is just a country fool. It’s just some conjectures, there’s no way they can be counted. Your pursuit will only disrupt the city of Tokyo and make people panic! Therefore, I will never allow you to continue to trace Pink Swallow! Do you understand?”
At this moment, Xue Yuanpeng completely acted like a superior, without any room for negotiation, and looked directly at Sun Tudao.
Sun Tu was even more surprised. How could the other party be so decisive? However, he still insisted: "What if I have to investigate because of my humble position?"
"Then I can take away your authority and leave you with no one to use!" Xue Yuanpeng said and glanced at the others: "Just wait and listen, if you dare to investigate this matter privately, there will be no one in this Kaifeng government office. Waiting for a place to gain a foothold!”
At this time, Sun Tu was completely stunned, and at the same time, a terrible thought suddenly occurred in his heart. Could it be that Pink Yanzi's power was so powerful that he could control the Tongpan of Kaifeng Mansion? What happened in the past few days that allowed Xue Tongpan to make such a reckless decision
"Tong San..." Unable to think of a reason, Sun Tu could only continue to argue. But before he could say anything, Xue Yuanpeng raised his hand to interrupt him: "Not even Lieutenant Tong can speak for you this time, but Kaifeng Mansion still has some ways to deal with this."
After a pause, he softened his tone again: "Sun Dutou, I know that you want to make meritorious deeds, but it is better not to get too involved in some things, otherwise you will go too far. That's all, you think about it. Think about it!" After saying this, he finally flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
Sun Tu stood there for a long time, unable to recover.
The other party could even ignore the pressure from Tong Guan, so he obviously had considerable confidence. This confidence comes from two aspects. First,
That is, there is someone behind their decision who will support their decision, even Tong Guan can't do anything to the other party; secondly, it may be because they have information about Tong Guan, which can be used as a blackmail to prevent him from taking action.
Thinking of Tong Guan's excuse, Sun Tu's expression changed. Wasn't this referring to the previous arson case in Changxingfang? His previous judgment on the Kaifeng Mansion's approach of shielding Zhou Yun and hastily closing the case was that the other party did not dare to offend Tong Guan, and based on the principle of doing more than doing less, he would bring in a few scapegoats to pay for the crime. Now it seems that the intentions of these people in the officialdom are too deep, and they are clearly preparing for the future.
Then, he thought about something, maybe his previous speculation about their confidence also existed, because no matter how Xue Yuanpeng and Han Changzhou looked at it, it was impossible to have anything to do with Fen Yanzi, so it could only be that there were dignitaries in the court, and It was a powerful man whose power was not that of Tong Guan who secretly told the Kaifeng Mansion not to continue pursuing matters related to Fen Yanzi.
It is said that the relationships between people in the officialdom are intricate and complicated. At this time, Sun Tu finally understood the lesson. The Kaifeng Mansion alone can already use the power in its hands to form an alliance with Tong Guan and another related dignitary. Coupled with Yu Shen who will arrive later, the network of relationships will become more complex and huge, which will affect everyone. Use your whole body to make many things that should be easy to solve become impossible to do.
Originally, he thought that the reason why Pink Yanzi could do evil in the capital for many years without being discovered by the government was due to the other party's careful actions, but now it seems that the truth is far more than that. The dirty inside story will probably be extremely shocking when it is revealed. !
And this is just the tip of the iceberg of the officialdom of the Song Dynasty!
"Du Tou..." Seeing Sun Tu standing there with a gloomy face and no response for a long time, Shen Liang became a little worried and stepped forward and called out softly.
Only then did Sun Tu come back to his senses, only to find that he was the only one left in the hall, and everyone else had left. Obviously, after Xue Tongpan expressed his attitude, Ma Huaibang and other people who were not his subordinates stopped waiting for orders, and even Lu Fang, who was already dissatisfied with him, left on his own.
This made Sun Tu feel even more depressed: "Shen Liang, do you think we succeeded or failed this time?"
"This..." Shen Liang was silent for a while before saying: "With Dutou's plan, we finally rescued Miss Yu safely. This can be regarded as an explanation to Shangfeng. It was finally successful, right?"
"But for me, this result is still a failure, because the thieves like Pink Yanzi are still at large. Even if they will restrain themselves after this time, in a few months, they will do evil again and harm the people of Tokyo!" Sun Tu He said with a gloomy look: "I have failed once before, and I don't want to feel such a powerless feeling again!"
Shen Liang immediately understood that the failure he was referring to was the result of the previous arson case in Changxingfang. Sun Dutou had to give in due to the situation. As a result, it seemed that the same result was going to happen again today.
After slowly exhaling a breath, Sun Tu's eyes shone brightly: "Since you feel that you still have a way out, I will simply overturn the table and see how you can balance the forces of all parties. !”
The decision has been made, there will be no compromise!
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I will continue to strive for more updates today, this is the first update. . . .