Chapter 251

Chen Muyan's suicide made the atmosphere in the county government even more heavy. When Hua Qingfeng heard the news, he immediately summoned Register Wang and Ye Xiaotian to the second hall. Hua Qingfeng questioned Ye Xiaotian with a calm face, "Magistrate Ye, Chen Muyan is an important suspect. How can you allow him to go to the toilet alone and commit suicide calmly?"

Ye Xiaotian smiled bitterly, "Your Excellency, whether Chen Muyan was calm when he committed suicide or not, this is really impossible to verify. He is the tax ambassador of our county, and all the constables know him. Although he is now a prisoner, it is not good for him to put down his pride and treat him harshly. This is also human nature. Who would have thought that he went to the toilet and … I have already ordered that no suspect is allowed to be alone anymore. "

Since seeing the pile of silver found in Chen Muyan's house, Register Wang no longer insisted on opposing Ye Xiaotian, and began to support Ye Xiaotian's actions. At this time, he snorted coldly, "Bending the law for personal gain is a serious crime, and trafficking in Myanmar's goods is supporting the enemy. There is only one way for him to die. Isn't it the same to die earlier or later? If Chen Muyan doesn't want to live and suffer, then he can only seek death. "

Hua Qing Feng sighed again. Now that this person had committed suicide, as the county magistrate, he had to write a detailed report to the higher-ups. Hua Qingfeng shook his head and said to Ye Xiaotian, "Magistrate Ye, you must keep a close eye on the other suspects. This kind of thing must not happen again."

As they were talking, a yamen runner came and whispered a few words in Hua Qingfeng's ear. Hua Qingfeng slightly frowned and turned to Ye Xiaotian, "Well! Magistrate Ye, Deputy Zhao came to the county government to look for you. It must be something urgent. You can go now. "

"I will take my leave!" Ye Xiaotian cupped his hands to Hua Qingfeng and Register Wang, and turned back to his office. When he entered the office, he saw Deputy Zhao sitting in his seat with a very ugly expression.

Ye Xiaotian smiled and gestured for the petty officials in the room to leave. He walked up with a smile and said, "Brother Zhao, what brings you here today?"

Zhao Wenyuan said coldly, "Save it. I am a lowly official, and I don't deserve to be called Brother Zhao by you! I've only come to consult you, Lord Ye. I wonder how I've offended you? Why is Lord Ye deliberately making life difficult for me, Zhao Wenyuan? "

Zhao Wenyuan slapped the table and said to Ye Xiaotian emotionally, "Xie Chuanfeng once wanted to join me. Do you know why I refused him? Because I know of the grudge between you and him, so I refused him at the door. I can't be said to be disrespectful to you, Magistrate Ye, right?

Now that House Xie's carriage company has fallen, only House Chang's carriage company and Luo Li Gao Chariot are left on the courier road. What? Now that House Chang's carriage company has become a thorn in your side, Magistrate Ye, you must get rid of it as soon as possible, right? "

Zhao Wenyuan was really a bit flustered and exasperated. The task that Yang Yinglong gave him was to control the courier road. If he wanted to control the courier road, just his position as deputy wasn't enough. This was because this was an official position given to him by the court, and it could be taken away at any time. He had to use his position to cultivate a hidden force.

For this reason, he had painstakingly cultivated House Chang's carriage company, and it could be said that he had spared no effort. But now, Ye Xiaotian had taken it all in one go. How could Zhao Wenyuan not be angry?

Zhao Wenyuan leaned back in his chair and said coldly, "To tell you the truth, I have a share in this House Chang's carriage company. I know that Luo Li Gao Chariot's backer is you, but you, Magistrate Ye, can't eat it all for yourself! "

Ye Xiaotian didn't take offense. He walked over with a smile and picked up an account book. He flipped through a few pages and handed it to Zhao Wenyuan, saying, "Brother Zhao, take a look at this."

Zhao Wenyuan said angrily, "I'm not looking! What's there to look at? If you want to incriminate someone, you can always find a pretext! If you want to incriminate someone, I can easily do it. "

Ye Xiaotian smiled. "Brother Zhao, there's no need to rush. Why don't you take a closer look first? This has a lot to do with you."

"Hm?" Zhao Wenyuan received the account book doubtfully and began to read it seriously. This was copied from the original account book by Old Mister Nan. It was full of information about the Chang's carriage company.

Zhao Wenyuan held the account book in his hands and stared wide-eyed at the captions for the time it took to brew a cup of tea. He then raised his head and said to Ye Xiaotian in disdain, "Lord Ye, have you lost your mind? This is the account book for the eighth year and sixth month of the Wanli calendar! At that time, I hadn't even taken office in Hulu County yet! What does it have to do with me? "

Ye Xiaotian nodded and said meaningfully, "That's right! You continue to read because it has nothing to do with you! That's why I said it has a lot to do with you. Don't you think that the biggest problem is that you have absolutely nothing to do with the business of the Che Ma family, the Chang family, to which you are 'a part'? "

Zhao Wenyuan was startled by Ye Xiaotian's words. He hurriedly lowered his head and continued to read the account book. After flipping through a few pages, Zhao Wenyuan couldn't help but turn to the last page of the account book. Looking at the records of recent shipments, his face became even more unsightly.

Zhao Wenyuan fiercely punched the table. His face was livid. He suddenly understood that the Chang's Horse and Carriage Company had always been involved in illegal drug trafficking. It was like this when Qi Mu was still alive, and it was also like this when Chang Zi Zai took over the company after Qi Mu's death. It was still like this after Chang Zi Zai became his disciple. The problem was … he didn't know about this, and he didn't benefit from it.

After Qi Mu's death, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. The Qi Clan became a pile of loose sand, but this carriage and horse trading company still stood tall. Now it seemed that the root cause was the trafficking channel controlled by this carriage and horse trading company. Chang Zi Zai was subdued by him using both hard and soft tactics. Now, it seemed that Chang Zi Zai was really subdued by him.

He spared no effort to cultivate Chang Zi Zai, thinking that he controlled the life and death of the Chang's carriage company. Who knew that he was just a fool who was used by someone else. The Chang's carriage company was simply taking advantage of the situation and using him as a cheap umbrella.

Ye Xiaotian gently patted his shoulder and said sympathetically, "Trust is a knife. If you give it to someone else, they have two choices: stab you or pull out the knife for you! Unfortunately, Chang Zi Zai's choice was … to stab you! "

…

Last night, the bailiffs suddenly rushed to the Chang's carriage company and took away Chang Zi Zai and a few of the main stewards. The people in the carriage company were in a state of panic and couldn't sleep for the whole night. The next morning, the workers came to work one after another. Hearing that something had happened to their boss, it became even more chaotic.

At this time, two people quietly sneaked into the backyard, opened the corner door, and left along the mountain road. These two people were called Sun Rui and Shi Jin. They were Chang Zi Zai's attendants. Although they were limited by their individual abilities and didn't hold any positions in the carriage company, they were Chang Zi Zai's confidants.

Last night, the bailiffs suddenly rushed to the carriage company. Chang Zi Zai felt guilty and was naturally very worried. However, the idea of resisting arrest only flashed through his mind for a moment. If he wanted to resist arrest, it was hard to say how many people would be willing to work with him. Moreover, he didn't have any evidence that could be used against him by the government.

Thus, Chang Zi Zai decided to "surrender." However, at the same time, he gave Sun Rui and Shi Jin an explanation. The smuggled goods were hidden in a very secret place, but there were many people who knew of the existence of the smuggled goods.

Along the way, the carriage drivers and escorting warriors knew. When the smuggled goods were hidden, the laborers who moved the goods knew. Although these people had followed him for many years and were mostly loyal and reliable, now that he was in prison, who knew whether or not these people would betray him.

Moreover, the government had brazenly made a move. How could they not have evidence? Chang Zi Zai even suspected that the goods were already in the hands of the government. Thus, he ordered his two confidants to find an opportunity to check whether the goods were safe. If the goods were in good condition and hadn't been discovered, they were to move them to the left and bury them. If that didn't work, they could also burn them. As long as there's life, there's hope.

At this time, the Chang Carriage Company was in a mess. Some of the workers were worried that the carriage company would close down and they would lose their jobs. Others were worried that the owner would be arrested and the wages they hadn't received would go down the drain. The two of them took the opportunity to leave.

Hua Yunfei rushed over last night. Seeing that no one was resisting arrest in the Chang Carriage Company, he didn't show himself. He took two bailiffs and hid there. When the bailiffs locked up Chang Zi Zai and the others and left, they didn't follow. Under Ye Xiaotian's guidance, Hua Yunfei had been hiding on the back hillside. As soon as Sun Rui and Shi Jin moved, they were discovered.

Sun Rui and Shi Jin walked and stopped, looking back from time to time. Hua Yunfei and the others were hiding in the bushes on the hillside. How could they discover them? If there was a small village behind the mountain, then it wouldn't be strange for such a small path to appear on the mountain. However, behind the mountain was a group of undulating strange rocks.

Most of the rocks were greenish-black and had different shapes. There were only a few weeds and shrubs growing in the middle. It was not easy to walk among them. Sun Rui and Shi Jin passed through the group of strange rocks and disappeared at the foot of the mountain ahead.

Their path down the mountain was full of rocks, so it wasn't easy to hide. Thus, Hua Yunfei and the two bailiffs patiently crouched in the bushes without moving. They only watched from afar as they disappeared at the foot of the mountain. Hua Yunfei said to the two bailiffs, "You wait here. I'll go take a look!"

The two bailiffs' ability to climb the mountain couldn't compare to his, so they nodded in agreement. Hua Yunfei jumped out of the bushes and rushed down the mountain like an arrow. Although the mountain path was difficult to walk, to Hua Yunfei, it was as light and nimble as an agile ape.

He quickly chased after them down the mountain. Turning around the foot of the mountain, he saw a long narrow valley in front of him. In the middle of the valley was a stream. The surface of the stream was very wide, but it wasn't deep. The deepest part of the stream only reached his knees. There were many rocks of different sizes and shapes exposed on the surface of the water.

Hua Yunfei frowned. Although the mountain path was difficult to walk, it didn't take too much time for him. It had only been a while, so how could the two of them have completely disappeared?

Hua Yunfei was very careful, sticking close to the foot of the mountain and feeling his way forward. He hadn't gone more than a hundred feet when he suddenly discovered a pitch-black cave beside him. The vines were hanging upside down, and it was very well hidden.