The procuress was still pestering them endlessly, "I'm stupid and ignorant. I don't know the law. Please forgive me this time!"
Ning Shu didn't have time to argue with her. She said, "If we punish her now, it will only waste time. Tan Shaoqing, let's talk about it later."
Tan Siwei nodded and said, "Where is the secret passage? Take us there now."
The procuress wiped her tears bitterly, got up and walked to a huge lotus pot at the corner of the corridor, "It's … here …"
With a bitter face, the brothel keeper rolled up her sleeves and bent down to reach into the basin. After groping around in the water for a while, she heard a muffled sound coming from the wall opposite the lotus basin. The mural slid to the side, revealing a door. Hui Mo went forward and pushed the door open. A secret passage appeared in front of them. It was dark inside, like a beast suddenly opened its mouth.
He stared at it with wide eyes, "What the hell, I purposely walked around the lotus pot a few times just now, but I couldn't move it even after moving for a while. I didn't expect it to be played like this. Madam, you really are a genius! Talented! "
The procuress's smile was uglier than her crying face, "I'm doing this for business … I spent a lot of money to fix this secret passage half a year ago. I won't let ordinary guests use it. Only some distinguished guests who can't enter the building from the front door, or those who are caught red-handed by their wives, I will tell them where the secret passage is … "
Ning Shu frowned, "How many people know about this secret passage?"
"Not many, really not many. At most ten people. But I swear that there is only one key to the secret passage, and I always keep it with me. "The procuress took the key from her waist," You see, it's still in my hands. It's impossible for anyone to sneak in from the secret passage. That's why I didn't tell you. "
Hui Mo put his hands on his waist and sneered, "So you're in the right now?"
The procuress hurriedly shrank back. She felt that she was bullied by Hui Mo. Ning Shu glanced at her indifferently. "Didn't you take it out and use it the afternoon before yesterday when Lord Feng came to visit? As long as it is taken out, there is a possibility of it being replicated. "
As soon as she finished speaking, the brothel keeper's knees went soft and she fell forward, almost falling flat on her face.
Ning Shu quickly helped her up. The procuress was still in shock and was about to thank her when she suddenly opened her palm. She didn't know when she had pinched a piece of soft clay in her hand, but the outline of the key was already clearly printed on it. She just needed to find a locksmith to cast it according to the mold.
"This …" The procuress was stunned.
"As long as someone knows the location of this secret passage, there will be a way to get another key. It's true that you carry it with you, but you still have to bathe and sleep. There will always be times when you are tired and careless. Just like just now, if I can copy this key, there will be others who can do the same. I'll ask you one more time. How many times has this secret passage been used since it was opened? Who was it? What time? Who was it? Tell me everything. "Ning Shu's eyes were unprecedentedly sharp, staring straight at her like a nail.
The procuress hesitated for a while, but she couldn't hold it anymore. She had to take the pen and paper handed by Hui Mo and began to explain.
Ning Shu rolled up her sleeves, tied her hair, and said to Hui Mo, "You stay here and watch her write. I'll go down and have a look. Give me a light."
Tan Siwei, who was next to her, hurriedly said, "It's so dark down there. Let me do it."
Ning Shu was a little afraid of him, so she smiled perfunctorily, "No, I'm not afraid of the dark. And I can only feel at ease after I see the details myself."
"Then I'll go down with you. If you slip down there alone, I'm really … worried." Tan Siwei looked at her sincerely and his face was slightly red. He seemed to be afraid that Ning Shu would refuse again, so he hurriedly said, "And as an official of the imperial court, it's my duty to assist in the investigation."
Ning Shu couldn't refuse him anymore. She could only smile sweetly and bitterly, "Well, it's a little dark and steep inside. Shaoqing, be careful."
Ning Shu didn't look down on him. Tan Siwei's thin arms looked like bones. He looked like a weak scholar. Maybe he wasn't as agile as her.
Ning Shu said casually, but Tan Siwei misunderstood that she was concerned about him. A pair of round rabbit eyes lit up. He took the lantern from the runner beside him and said excitedly, "Okay, I'll be careful."
Ning Shu quickly shut her mouth and stepped into the secret passage with the lantern. She was secretly distressed, "What the hell is this?"
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