dognovel Chapter 171: Searching the Brothel
Chapter 171: Searching the Brothel
When Eunuch Liu heard the word "assassin", he was shocked and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Assassin!"
Xu Feng stared at Eunuch Liu and continued, "Eunuch, the people we captured this time are not all complete. Am I right? We are still missing two Hu Ji and Miss Su Yue from Yuexiang Tower. Where did they go? Eunuch, there are some things I can't help!"
Eunuch Liu sighed deeply, his eyes filled with helplessness, and said, "Master Xu, please be as considerate as possible!"
Xu Feng nodded and said, "Of course, of course." After that, he no longer paid attention to Eunuch Liu, turned around and directed his men to take away the captured members of the troupe.
The people in the troupe had been beaten so badly that their wounds were horrible to the sight, and several actors were on the verge of death.
Seeing this, Xu Feng ordered his men to take all these people to the Jinyiwei prison, and then find some doctors to treat them.
These people are all alive, and maybe he can get something out of them. Of course, if it is really a false accusation, he will not kill innocent people.
But if they were in the Imperial Household Department, I guess none of these people would get out alive!
After leaving the palace and arriving at the Jinyiwei Command Post, Honglian immediately came to him.
Xu Feng briefly told her what happened last night and asked Honglian to go and see the captured members of the opera troupe first, and then come back to find him.
After Honglian left, he went straight into the secret room.
The secret room was dim. Xu Feng held his breath, muttered something, and slowly offered up the Human Emperor Banner.
In an instant, the tattoo on his back flickered, and the light reflected on the wall of the secret room, strange and mysterious.
Driven by the Human Emperor Banner, the two Jade-faced Rakshasas danced gracefully, their postures revealing a chilling chill.
The other ghost minions around seemed to have been subdued by the two Jade-faced Rakshasas and became their ghost soldiers.
Xu Feng quickly formed seals with his hands and injected a series of spells into the Human Emperor Banner.
I saw the runes on the Human Emperor's banner shining, and the light was wrapped around the two jade-faced Rakshasas like threads.
At first they tried to struggle and resist, but under the suppression of Xu Feng's powerful internal force, they gradually became docile.
Xu Feng had already reached the Tongxuan realm. With a little practice, the true energy in his body surged and flowed through his meridians.
As time went by, about ten minutes later, the two Jade-faced Rakshasas finally stopped resisting, both knelt on the ground, and submitted to Xu Feng, with their delicate bodies surrounding him.
At the same time, Xu Feng also obtained the memories of the two girls, A Yao and A Xuan, when they were still alive.
He couldn't help but be shocked. These two women were actually sent by Prime Minister Wang!
Moreover, their purpose in entering the palace to assassinate was to frame him!
Xu Feng couldn't help but sigh that Prime Minister Wang was really insidious. This trick was really vicious. If he succeeded, he would probably have no way to explain himself.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hate Prime Minister Wang even more!
Xu Feng walked out of the secret room and came to the front hall. Seeing that Honglian had not returned yet, he asked someone to go look for her.
He sat on the chair, tapping his fingers on the table, and began to think about his next move.
Malhan’s envoy was left at the Prime Minister’s Mansion, so let’s ignore him for now. The key now is to track down Su Yue!
Not long after, Honglian came back.
Her face looked unhappy, and it was obvious that she felt some sympathy for the people in the troupe who were beaten.
Xu Feng consoled Honglian and said, "These people knew that bringing outsiders into the palace was risky, but they still did it out of greed for money. They must bear the consequences. Some of those who were unaware of the situation may be innocent, but those troupe owners are definitely not innocent."
Honglian asked him what to do next. Xu Feng said, "Of course, follow the clues!"
Honglian asked how to touch it?
Xu Feng said: "Go to the brothel and touch it!"
Honglian was shocked, "Huh?"
Afterwards, Xu Feng and Honglian led the Jinyiwei to Yuexiang Tower in a grand manner.
Yuexiang Tower was originally filled with laughter and joy, the air was filled with the fragrance of cosmetics, and patrons and women were flirting and playing. However, when Xu Feng rushed in with the Jinyiwei, chaos suddenly broke out.
The proprietress of Yuexianglou was originally cracking some sunflower seeds when she saw this scene. She was horrified and dropped the seeds on the ground. She screamed, "We are protected by the Jingzhao prefect!"
Xu Feng sneered, "Jingzhao Prefecture Governor? Isn't that just a dog of Prime Minister Wang?"
He waved his hand and said, "Search thoroughly, don't leave any place unattended!"
Following Xu Feng's orders, the Jinyiwei spread out like wolves and tigers, rummaging through boxes and cabinets and kicking down doors. The women in the building were terrified and screamed one after another.
Some women were disheveled and tried to find a place to hide in panic; others stood there trembling in fear.
The madam was so frightened that she sat down on the ground, her face pale, and she kept muttering: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Xu Feng walked up to the madam and sternly shouted, "Hand over Zhou Suyue immediately, or I'll shut down this brothel and take everyone to the Jinyiwei prison for questioning!"
Upon hearing this, the madam's eyes rolled back and she nearly fainted. The surrounding brothel girls were terrified. Some cried and wailed, while others begged for mercy. The entire Yuexianglou was plunged into extreme panic.
Yuexianglou was searched inside and out, but no trace of Su Yue was found.
Xu Feng then came to the room where Su Yue had been, and saw that the furnishings in the room were quite elegant.
A carved sandalwood bed with lightly hanging bed curtains and light pink gauze curtains fluttering in the wind.
There is a guqin placed in front of the window. The body of the guqin is simple and antique, as if telling the story of the long-lasting string music that was once played.
There were several volumes of books neatly placed on the table. Xu Feng walked over and picked up the volumes to look through them. They were all filled with music scores, which were indeed books that famous prostitutes in brothels should read.
Xu Feng asked Honglian to search the room with him carefully.
Xu Feng carefully turned over the bedding on the bed to see if there was any interlayer, then reached out and knocked on the bed board to see if there was any hollow space.
Honglian was looking through the drawers of the dressing table, not missing any corner.
The two turned their attention to the cabinet by the wall. Xu Feng opened the cabinet door and found the clothes and accessories inside were arranged neatly. At this moment, Honglian found something wrong.
Xu Feng asked, "What's wrong?"
Honglian pointed at the cabinet and said, "The layout of this cabinet is wrong. On one side are the girls' underwear, and on the other side are some seemingly luxurious but actually useless headdresses. Normally, underwear should be kept hidden, on the right side where it's hard for outsiders to see, but now it's the exact opposite!"
Xu Feng pinched his chin and thought about it, it makes sense!
His eyes became sharper and he began to re-examine the cabinet.
He reached out to take out the clothes and headdresses, and carefully felt the four walls inside the cabinet. Suddenly, he felt a slight bulge.
Xu Feng was delighted and pressed the button hard. With a "click", a secret compartment appeared at the bottom of the cabinet.