Xie Linlang waited until the fire on the boat was extinguished before finding a boat and taking a few people into the water.
At this time, it was completely dark, and the four officers and soldiers rowed at the same time, and soon, they reached the middle of the river.
The damage of those cargo ships piled up, like a small island full of lava in the middle of the river. The outside of the "island" was charred black, but the inside was still burning, occasionally making a "crack" explosion, cracking a few fire marks, which can be seen at night. especially obvious.
Suddenly, Qin Jue noticed that between those cracked fires, there were strips of dark silver water flowing out. It was melted tin, glowing with a faint silver light in the moonlight, pouring down, as if It's like a small waterfall, but it disappears soon after submerging into the water, and it can't even stir up a wave.
Xie Linlang pointed at the tin roads, "Did you see it? That is the cash cow of the Tao County magistrate and the tin of the tin workshop."
Qin Jue nodded, and then saw Xie Linlang say with bright eyes.
"It will also become our cash cow in the future!"
Qin Jue was stunned for a moment, and was immediately touched by the word "we".
He nodded, but thought to himself, is Xie Linlang very short of money
It should be missing... Then, if he can find the treasure, will she be very happy
But soon he was puzzled by this thought... Why does he feel that he wants to give everything to Xie Linlang? Could it be that before he knew it, he had already trusted her so much
Just as he was thinking about it, Xie Linlang was also counting the number of boats. At this time, the boats were all crowded together and it was hard to tell them apart. .
"Can this little brother swim? Can you help me get into the water?"
Hearing the words, the officer stood up quickly and bowed.
"Yes, the villain is very good at water! What does the adult want to see?"
Xie Linlang said, "Go down and see if there are any discarded cargo boxes under the water."
All these tins were made into tin bricks and packed in cargo boxes. Before, the slow movement of the cargo ship was also because of too much tin.
Hearing the words, the officer nodded, took off his coat and went into the water.
The water in winter should be very cold, but because of the fire nearby, the water in this area of water is not too cold.
Not long after he went down, he came out of the water and replied, "Sir Qi, there are cargo boxes under the water, I can't see the number, and it is estimated that there are about a dozen boxes."
Xie Linlang nodded when she heard the words, and then let him come up.
Everyone was puzzled, but Qin Jue knew that there was a complete cargo box underwater, which meant that it was thrown into the water before the ship caught fire. The number of dozens of boxes meant that there was at least one The ship lost its cargo and fled.
Xie Linlang didn't seem to care, but from her deliberately angry Lianke vomiting blood, she could see that she actually wanted to wipe out this group of people.
She pursed her lips and sighed softly.
"Well, let's go up first, and when the fire is completely extinguished, let's come down to dredge the river and clean up the bodies."
"Yes!"
*
On the other side, Xiangcheng.
Tao county magistrate was placed under house arrest.
Although the imperial envoy had already suspected him, but without conclusive evidence, he couldn't do things too seriously, so he asked Xiaoxi to help him interrogate the gangsters, while he locked Tao County magistrate in the Xiangcheng government office. , guard him with his own men, and wait for his fate.
This made Xiaoxi faintly feel that it was not very good, not to put Tao County magistrate on death row, and strictly interrogate him, but to separate him from others, this will cause problems, right
But the imperial envoy had already made up his mind, and he had no choice, so he sent a message to Xie Linlang, and then went to interrogate the gangster.
Fortunately, in order to avoid punishment, the gangsters confessed one after another, and all the evidence in their hands was shaken out in a short while.
After Xiaoxi got the testimony, he sent people to the bandit's den to obtain physical evidence. Finally, at dawn, the human and physical evidence were placed in front of the imperial envoy. Now, it is difficult for him to believe it or not.
After reading the testimonies and evidence, the Imperial Commissioner was very angry! I saw him slap the table.
"Does this Tao Zhiyong really regard himself as the local emperor of this city?! Not to mention exploiting the people's fat and the people, bullying men and women, and actually murdering the imperial palace many times! It's outrageous!
No, this official will start a book, and listen to it! Such a vicious official, he must be taken to the capital to be punished! "
Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, but before he could speak, there was the sound of fighting outside.
He was startled and hurriedly guarded the imperial envoy behind him, but after a while, the door of the yard was knocked open, and the imperial envoy's confidant stumbled in and shouted with blood on his face.
"Sir! It's not good! Then Tao Zhiyong rebelled!"
It turns out that after Tao County Magistrate was arrested, he knew that he was planted this time...
In order to survive, he simply did one thing and another, and encouraged the entire government to rebel together!
It's also strange that Qin Chai didn't listen to Xiaoxi's advice and just put him under house arrest in the government office. Tao Zhiyong has lived in this government office for more than ten years, and An Neng has few tunnels
Therefore, even if the guards outside are all sent by the imperial commission, he can easily escape... As for why those people listened to his rebellion, apart from Tao Zhiyong's long-standing prestige in Xiangcheng, more importantly, he did He didn't do the bad things alone, and everyone in the government office could be said to be his accomplices.
Now that he has been caught, those people will definitely be afraid that it will be their turn next.
So Tao County magistrate didn't spend much time, and he encouraged him to rebel together. The big deal was to kill the imperial envoy and Xie Linlang to collect money and run away. Anyway, the emperor is far away, and when the officers and soldiers came to arrest them, they would have already run away. .
The poor imperial envoy has visited so many places, and this is the first time I have encountered such a vicious official!
So when Tao county magistrate blocked the courtyard gate and led someone in, he was completely stunned and could only shout weakly.
"You traitor! Are you going to rebel?!"
Tao county magistrate didn't expect Xie Linlang to be a mere mere one, and forced him to such a point.
"Why is this official going to rebel? This official is here to catch the rebel who pretends to be an imperial envoy! Come on! Take him down!"
The imperial envoy panicked immediately, he hid behind Xiaoxi and shouted loudly, "If you dare to touch me, His Majesty will not let you go! And Xie Linlang, he is the new county magistrate here, and he will not let it go either. you!"
Tao Zhiyong laughed when he heard this!
"If you want Xie Linlang to save you, it's better to save! He is a scholar, so what if he is accompanied by fifty officers and soldiers from the neighboring city? The whole Xiangcheng is my people! If he is smart and knows how to run, it's fine, if he dares to come back , I will send him to see the King of Hell with you!"
After he finished speaking, as soon as he waved his hand, the people behind him rushed towards the imperial envoy and Xiaoxi!
But before they could catch the imperial envoy, the courtyard gate originally locked by Tao County magistrate was kicked open!
In the morning light, Xie Linlang, who was covered in dust, strode in with a fan!
As soon as he came in, he couldn't help laughing when he saw Tao County Magistrate's shocked face.
"How can Master Tao underestimate the scholar?" She covered her face with a fan and squinted her eyes. "Don't you know that this scholar... is the worst?"