Lao Mi hurried over to finish his task.
He was not worried about what the two women of the Peng family would say to Peng Derui. Peng Derui was an old scholar. He was very particular and never said a word about government affairs to women. He was extremely filial to his mother, but had no affection for his wife.
Old Mrs. Peng is a stubborn person. Once she makes up her mind, she will not change it.
She felt that this would be bad for Peng Derui's reputation, so she would never let Peng Derui do it and would not leak a single word of it.
Needless to say, Mrs. Peng is just a punching bag. Even if she is willing to speak, Peng Derui may not listen.
The leader of the Jinyiwei suddenly looked at him with lightning eyes and asked, "Really?"
Lao Mi nodded his head like pounding garlic: "Really, really! More real than pearls! Don't worry, Mrs. Peng admitted it herself, which shows that it is true. You don't have much contact with them, you don't know their temper, they are just ignorant country people, they answer whatever you ask, they are very easy to deceive, they don't have the heart to lie, and they can't even make up these lies."
It makes sense that women have long hair and little knowledge, so they are very easy to deceive.
Even the so-called miraculous Princess Shouning is now locked up in the prefectural prison, isn't she
You really have limited knowledge.
The Jinyiwei leader relaxed a little, and his sinister look finally changed. He hummed and said thoughtfully, "Well, we'll stay here tonight."
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Lao Mi didn't understand what he meant for a moment and looked at him blankly: "Don't you need to go back and report when you are on duty?"
The leader of the Jinyiwei looked at him and laughed coldly: "Seeing is believing, hearing is false! Since those people are really hiding in Chaocheng County and have been here before, they will definitely leave traces. Go and check them out now and see if you can find anything!"
After all, they, the Jinyiwei, are too conspicuous, and their accents are different. If they reveal their traces and are tricked into escaping by Shen Chen and his men who have finally revealed a little bit of traces, then it would be a loss. They must not do such a losing business.
And go back to report
Of course, I have to do things perfectly before I can go back to report. Luo Yanwang's requirements are extremely high and I can't afford to shirk them at all.
Lao Mi suddenly realized, and kept complimenting him for his thoughtful idea. He quickly responded with a yes and was about to go out.
The head of the Jinyiwei called him again, coldly threw a piece of fruit peel on the ground and stomped on it to grind it into mud, then slowly ordered: "Your master, keep a close eye on him, there might be unexpected results."
Lao Mi was also a smart man, otherwise he would not have been able to almost become a county magistrate as a juren. He immediately understood what the Jinyiwei leader meant - others might not know, but Peng Derui definitely knew the clues about Shen Chen and the others. As long as they kept a close eye on him, no, it couldn't just be about him, those yamen runners would definitely be able to get some clues.
He didn't dare to delay any longer, knowing that his bright future only depended on helping the Jinyiwei to investigate the incident. He didn't dare to delay any longer, as he was already familiar with the runners and jailers under him.
Peng Derui was an honest official, but not only was he honest himself, he also required his subordinates to be honest as well, forbidding this and that. Although his subordinates were afraid of him, they had already disliked him to the core.
By offering a little advantage, he was able to obtain many useful clues - for example, when Peng Derui went to look for the prefect, he disappeared on the way for an afternoon, saying that he had gone to the toilet at a nearby citizen's house.
But now that I think about it, there are doubts everywhere.
He hurriedly asked for the specific location, not daring to delay at all, and went to find the head of the Jinyiwei and told him all the information he had obtained.
The leader of the Imperial Guards gave him a rare smile this time and told him, "Keep a close eye on Peng Derui's every word and action, but don't let him notice it. If you do well, you will benefit from it!"
Lao Mi agreed excitedly.
The leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard then ordered the people around him to hurry back to Gaotang to report the news.
It was already afternoon when Luo Yuan received the letter. Although he knew that Peng Derui was an idiot and that he must have come up with this trick with the guidance of Shen Chen and others behind the scenes, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved when he actually found out the confirmed news.
He thought for a while, then wrote back and instructed the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to carefully investigate the place where Peng Derui went to the toilet to see if he could find anything unusual nearby.
But he knew in his heart that this time there would most likely be results - Chaocheng County was surrounded by mountains and water, the terrain was complex, and many villages had no roads leading to outsiders.
They had suspected before that if Shen Chen and the others really wanted to hide, they would most likely hide nearby.
But the target is too big, and once it is discovered and alerted, it will be even more difficult to investigate.
Now that they have the exact location, it’s different. They can check it carefully and safely.
After he replied to the letter, he told He Liang and Huang Wenjie the news.
These two idiots had already been like frightened birds, terribly frightened. After hearing the news, they changed their previous lifeless attitude and hurriedly asked Luo Yuan what to do next.
Another day passed, and they were running out of time. They had to completely get rid of Shen Chen before the court people arrived so that they could continue with the aftermath.
Luo Yuan sneered and looked at them, saying playfully: "Don't you two adults know what to do?"
Huang Wenjie and He Liang looked at each other. Of course they knew that they had to kill Shen Chen, but they were afraid of being implicated and were unwilling to say the decision out loud.
Luo Yuan knew what they were thinking, but he was too lazy to argue with them. He just ordered: "Go and bring Princess Shouning out. It's almost time to catch the fish."
After he finished speaking, he looked at He Liang beside him and said, "Master He, this matter has to be done by you. You have to send your trusted confidant to inform Peng Derui and tell him that these merchants should be killed without waiting for the result of his trial."
He then added: "No matter what Peng Derui says, you must insist on executing these people immediately. Only in this way can they be lured out."
He Liang shuddered suddenly when he was looked at by him, then he quickly reacted and shouted loudly.
Everything else you say now is empty talk. Let’s lure Shen Chen out and kill him first before talking about anything else. Otherwise, everyone will be dead.
But he doesn't want to die. If anyone has to die, it should be Shen Chen and the others!
"Don't worry!" he said, with murderous intent in his eyes: "I will definitely do it properly!"