"Fu Shun Escort Agency?"
Zhu Guangxiao, who was standing not too far away, asked as if he was seeking confirmation, attracting the attention of everyone, including Inspector Zhang.
Inspector Zhang frowned and asked, "You know this escort agency?"
Zhu Guangxiao answered, "Fu Shun Escort Agency is the caravan that was massacred by bandits on our way to Yunzhou. Fu Shun Escort Agency has another name, Fu Shun Merchant Association. "
As he spoke, he glanced at Song Tingfeng and Xu Qi 'an, the two bastards. That day, it was these two who pushed the responsibility around and finally threw the job to him.
He was responsible for returning the belongings of the owner of the merchant association, Zhao Long, to his family. Following the address, he found this Fu Shun Escort Agency.
"Perhaps they came to thank Inspector Zhang after hearing that he had returned from his inspection." A silver gong guessed.
If it wasn't for them exterminating the bandits and retrieving the goods, Fu Shun Escort Agency would have suffered a huge loss.
Therefore, it was understandable that the other escorts and Zhao Long's family came to see Inspector Zhang to express their gratitude.
This was Inspector Zhang's first act of kindness since he came to Yunzhou. He stroked his beard and smiled, "Then let them come in."
Very quickly, three middle-aged men wearing thick blue cotton clothes with the same colored belts, black boots, and rat skin hats entered under the guidance of the Stalwart Tiger Guards.
On their chests, the word "Fu Shun" was embroidered in red.
The three were empty-handed, their weapons had been confiscated at the door.
Xu Qi 'an squinted his eyes and scanned the three. The bearded man in the lead was at the Qi Refinement realm, the other two were at the Spirit Refinement realm.
"This commoner Zhao Rui, the new head of Fu Shun Escort Agency, greets Inspector Zhang." The bearded man bowed and cupped his fists.
In Confucian etiquette, only the Heaven, Earth, Emperor, and Master needed to kneel. When a commoner sees an official, they only need to salute and not kneel. Of course, in court, there was an exception.
No wonder he's at the Qi Refinement realm, so he's the new head of the escort agency … Only someone at the Qi Refinement realm can run a large escort agency … Xu Qi 'an withdrew his scrutinizing gaze.
Inspector Zhang nodded, "What's your relationship with Zhao Long?"
Zhao Rui said with a pained heart, "Zhao Long is my elder brother. When I heard the news of his death, my family was filled with grief. This commoner thanks the Inspector-General for avenging my brother. "
Then, he knelt down and kowtowed.
Imperial Inspector Zhang accepted the kowtow calmly. He wanted to say a few words of consolation and then say some nice words to send the person away.
To his surprise, after Zhao Rui stood up, he said, "Commoner came here, other than thanking Inspector-General Daren's kindness, it is also to deliver an escort."
Escort?!
Everyone was stunned and looked at the three of them again. Only then did they realize that they were wearing the uniform of an escort and not casual clothes.
Imperial Inspector Zhang deliberated, "Why do you say so?"
Zhao Rui cupped his fists and said, "Yesterday, a mysterious guest came to the escort agency and said that he wanted to deliver an 'item' to the Inspector-General. The customer also said, 'That, that's a wanted criminal of the imperial court, and that I must personally hand him over to the Inspector-General …'
"This commoner knows that this is against the rules. A wanted criminal should be handed over to the yamen. But … he really gave me too much. "
A wanted criminal of the imperial court … Imperial Inspector Zhang turned his head and looked at Jiang Lüzhong and Xu Qi 'an. Jiang Lüzhong's eyes were filled with surprise and anticipation. He must have realized something.
On the other hand, Xu Qi 'an's eyes were cloudy, his pupils unfocused, and he was not focused.
It was really unwise for Ning Yan to choose to advance to the Spirit Refinement realm at this time … Imperial Inspector Zhang criticized in his heart. Then, he remembered that a normal person's limit was ten years. Normally speaking, Xu Ningyan should have advanced smoothly when he arrived at Yunzhou.
Who would have thought that he was so outstanding?
"Bring him here!" Imperial Inspector Zhang said in a deep voice.
Zhao Rui accepted the order and brought his two companions out of the courier station. They went straight to the horse carriage parked at the entrance. There were more than ten young and strong escorts guarding the horse carriage.
When they saw Zhao Rui coming out, the young and strong escorts understood what he meant. They dragged out a man with a sack over his head from the horse carriage and escorted him into the courier station.
The man seemed to have injured his leg before. He was limping and walking was extremely inconvenient.
When they entered the courier station, everyone's gaze was fixed on the man with the sack over his head. Among them, Xu Qi 'an and the others who knew about Liang Youping were the most passionate.
Imperial Inspector Zhang stood up and pointed at the man with the sack over his head. He said in a somewhat urgent tone, "Hurry, hurry, take off the sack …"
Before the Stalwart Tiger Guards could step forward, Zhang Rui had already taken off the sack, revealing the man's true appearance.
His face was thin, his skin rough, and his light brown eyes were extremely sharp when he glanced around.
Liang Youping. He was the Commander of the Department of Records.
He was the one who gave the account book to Xu Qi 'an.
"You can wear out iron shoes in fruitless searching, but by chance you find it without even looking …" Imperial Inspector Zhang muttered. He took a deep breath and ordered,
"Verify his identity!"
A copper gong came forward and pinched Liang Youping's face. After a careful examination, he reported, "It's me."
The commonly used disguise technique in the jianghu was nothing more than a human skin mask. This kind of mask could be easily seen through in the eyes of those with sharp eyes.
Because it was stiff and lacked expression.
As for the more advanced disguise techniques, they usually involved high-ranked powerhouses. Ordinary people couldn't do it.
Phew … Imperial Inspector Zhang let out a sigh of relief. He looked at Zhang Rui and the others and said with a smile, "This person is indeed a wanted criminal of the imperial court."
He glanced sideways at Xu Qi 'an. The latter understood tacitly and went upstairs to drag out the three shut-in warlocks.
"Look at the three escorts downstairs. Make sure they aren't lying."
"Yes, Prince Xu."
Downstairs, Imperial Inspector Zhang asked, "What is the identity of that mysterious guest?"
"This commoner doesn't know." Zhao Rui shook his head. "That person was wearing a cloak and a hood. I couldn't see his identity."
"He isn't lying!" Light flashed in the warlocks' eyes.
This answer was reasonable. No matter what the other party's motives were, he must have disguised himself when he entered the escort agency. These days, there wasn't a requirement to register an ID when delivering a delivery.
As a young courier, the escorts didn't have insurance or commercial insurance. If they didn't know the rules, they might have just asked, "Please reveal your identity and register."
What greeted them was a guillotine.
"Escort Chief Zhao!"
Xu Qi 'an suddenly shouted from upstairs.
In the hall downstairs, everyone raised their heads to look.
Xu Qi 'an deliberated and said, "Did the mysterious customer who sent the express delivery … say anything?"
Zhao Rui cupped his fists and said, "He wanted us to deliver this person to the courier station and hand him over to the Imperial Inspector. He also said that he was a wanted criminal of the imperial court."
"Anything else?" Xu Qi 'an reminded, "For example, holding the moon and plucking the stars, and saying that there is no one like me in the world?"
Zhao Rui looked confused. "No."
"Then did he turn his back to you?"
"No." Zhao Rui was a little depressed. What kind of weird questions were these?
Xu Qi 'an nodded, indicating that he understood.
Xu Qi 'an suspected that all of this was the work of the Act Tough King, but he had no evidence.
Although both questions were denied, it didn't mean that he wasn't the Act Tough King, Yang Qianhuan. Because after Liang Youping was delivered to the courier station, we would definitely try to find out the identity of the 'sender'.
Although the Act Tough King felt that there was something wrong with his brain, he wasn't a fool. He wouldn't leave such an obvious loophole.
What puzzled Xu Qi 'an was why the Act Tough King didn't show himself directly? Logically speaking, this kind of opportunity to turn the tide was what the Act Tough King longed for the most.
Imagine, when the case was at a bottleneck and the Imperial Inspector and the others were scratching their heads, he suddenly jumped out and said in a melodious voice:
Holding the moon and plucking the stars, there is no one like me in the world.
With his back to everyone, and Liang Youping under his feet!
Instantly skyrocketing, okay?
Best player of the match, MVP!
Was there a reason why he couldn't show himself?
Imperial Inspector Zhang asked a few more questions, then asked the Stalwart Tiger Guards to send the guest off.
"Bring him to my room, I want to interrogate him personally." Imperial Inspector Zhang put his hands behind his back and went up the stairs to the second floor.
Imperial Inspector Zhang went upstairs and when he passed by Xu Qi 'an, he asked, "Did you discover something?"
"No." Xu Qi 'an shook his head and said, "They didn't lie."
Imperial Inspector Zhang hummed, "Follow me into the room."
Xu Qi 'an brought the three warlocks in white and followed Imperial Inspector Zhang into the room. Jiang Lvzhong came in with Liang Youping and threw Cripple on the ground like trash, then turned around and closed the door.
Liang Youping's hands were tied, but he didn't get up and just sat on the ground as if he had accepted his fate.
"You're Liang Youping?" Imperial Inspector Zhang sat behind the desk and stared at Cripple with dignity.
"The Inspector-General seems to have a good understanding of me." Liang Youping said with a 'heh'.
"You killed the owner of the Dog Meat Shop on Huangbo Street, No. 15. You pretended to be the contact and passed the account book to us in order to frame Yang Chuannan. Who else is behind you? Confess everything, "Imperial Inspector Zhang said in a deep voice.
"If I confess, will Lord Imperial Inspector spare my life?" Liang Youping sneered.
"You can't escape the death penalty, but I can let you die a little faster." Jiang Lvzhong sat at the side with a cup of tea in his hand and a cold smile on his face.
"You can try the method used by the night watchman to torture a criminal official."
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