dognovel Chapter 254 It turns out he was the real culprit!
Chapter 254 It turns out he was the real culprit!
The more Shen Shuli looked at it, the angrier she became.
If it weren't for the fact that this place is so far from Yunzhou, she would have loved to go back and kill that scoundrel surnamed Zhou!
How dare they drag the Su family into this!
Damn it!
"Ahem, don't be impulsive~"
Sudden.
A voice rang in Shen Shuli's ear.
Shen Shuli was startled and quickly turned around to check.
I almost bumped my nose into the other person's chest.
She looked up and saw Xie Chengyuan's chin and nostrils.
This angle is deadly...
Shen Shuli blinked. How come this person looks so beautiful even from the angle of death?
That's absolutely unfair!
"We should leave the city as soon as possible; this is not a safe place to stay."
Shen Shuli nodded in agreement, "Yes, let everyone rest for the night, and we'll leave the city first thing tomorrow morning."
"Would you like to take a stroll around the prefectural government office and find out what this prefect is thinking?"
Xie Chengyuan's lips curved into a smile, and his gaze towards Shen Shuli was like a bottomless abyss, making it impossible to see through him.
“Okay.” Shen Shuli had been thinking the same thing.
Unexpectedly, I ran into him.
With his light-footed skills doing the work for her, she no longer needed to climb the wall.
"Oh right, you promised to teach me qinggong (lightness skill), how could I have forgotten?" Shen Shuli suddenly remembered this.
"Okay, I'll teach you later."
The two chatted as they walked towards the secluded courtyard wall of the government office.
"I'll take you in."
Since no one was around, Xie Chengyuan informed Shen Shuli in advance to avoid her feeling that he was being presumptuous.
After the person nodded, he then took Shen Shuli's arm and flew into the yamen.
Xie Chengyuan was extremely skilled in light-footed martial arts, and the two of them quickly arrived at the front courtyard hall by leaping across rooftops and walls.
"Haven't we found any news about those escaped exiles yet?" Xingzhou Prefect Wang Runze slammed his fist on his desk and angrily addressed the person below him.
"It hasn't been found yet."
"That passage was inexplicably destroyed by a bomb. The landslide was so severe that it couldn't be cleaned up at all."
"Later, a fire suddenly broke out in the barracks, and we had to put out the fire first."
"But the fire was too big, we couldn't save it at all, so we had to take everyone and move to another location first."
"After the fire was completely extinguished, my subordinates went back to check and discovered..."
At this point, the soldier's body visibly trembled, clearly indicating that he had thought of something terrible.
"Stop dawdling! Quickly tell me what you've discovered!" Wang Runze smashed another inkstone on the soldier's head.
Black ink splattered all over the other person's face and body.
The man quickly continued to reply.
"My subordinates discovered that the mine has vanished! It has been replaced by a massive, deep pit!"
When Wang Runze heard his explanation, he was so angry that his nose almost twisted out of shape!
That's such a ridiculous excuse!
He sent people to dig there for three whole years, and they only managed to dig out the tip of the iceberg!
In just a few short days, a mountain has vanished!
It even turned into a huge, deep pit!
Who would believe that!
Enraged, Wang Runze stood up from his desk, walked over to the soldier, and kicked him in the stomach!
"You bastard! Do you even know what nonsense you're spouting?!"
"If you're going to make up an excuse, at least come up with a decent one!"
"How am I supposed to explain this to the Third Prince?!"
Wang Runze was still not satisfied after kicking the soldier.
He then unleashed a barrage of kicks on the other person until he was exhausted and stopped.
The soldiers knew that the prefect would not easily believe them.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes!
He wouldn't believe it anyway!
"My lord, everything I've said is true! If you don't believe me, I'll take you there to see for yourself and you'll see I'm not making excuses."
Shen Shuli and Xie Chengyuan lay on the roof and lifted the tiles to check.
Upon seeing this, the two men's faces instantly darkened.
They suspected that the prefect of Xingzhou might be colluding with Zhou Hao, and that Zhou Hao had given him advance notice.
But they didn't expect it.
The prefect of Xingzhou is the real culprit!
Because this soldier in dark armor was dressed exactly like the private soldiers stationed at the iron mine!
Xie Chengyuan took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
Otherwise, he feared he might not be able to control his impulse and behead the prefect on the spot!
What a big dog!
A local prefect dared to collude with a prince to illegally mine iron ore; this was clearly a plot to rebel!
What the Third Prince wants to do is none of his business.
But he was really angry.
Why did the Xie family, who were devoted to the country, end up with their property confiscated and being exiled?
Those who truly wanted to rebel remained unharmed!
Shen Shuli felt Xie Chengyuan's breathing getting heavier and heavier. Worried about being discovered, she reached out and covered his clenched fists with both hands.
"Don't act rashly, or you might get caught."
Xie Chengyuan felt the other person's cold hands, quickly composed himself, and nodded to her to indicate that he was alright.
"Should we kill him?" Xie Chengyuan asked Shen Shuli, looking at her and asking for her opinion.
Just as Shen Shuli was about to nod, she saw the prefect storm out with his hands behind his back.
"All of you, come with me to the mine! I want to see how a perfectly good mountain turned into a huge pit!"
Wang Runze led over a hundred soldiers away in a grand procession.
Shen Shuli's eyes lit up when she saw that there was no one in the front yard for the time being.
"Go down and see if there's anything fun to do."
Xie Chengyuan nodded, then quickly lowered himself down, holding her waist.
After entering the room, the two locked the door from the inside and began searching the house.
Shen Shuli was worried that Xie Chengyuan was just rummaging around aimlessly, so she reminded him, "See if you can find the official seal. That thing can come in handy at a critical moment."
"Hmm." Xie Chengyuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
If Su Yunhai hadn't prepared blank household registration forms in advance, they wouldn't have been able to enter the city smoothly.
If you have the official seal, there's so much more room for maneuver!
While pretending to rummage through the space, Shen Shuli secretly stuffed things into it.
Store all valuable items in the space.
To prevent Xie Chengyuan from discovering her value, she had no choice but to give up the obviously valuable items.
For example, tables, chairs, benches, calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, and porcelain vases and ornaments placed in various locations.
Giving up 100 million is such a heartbreaking thing.
In particular, she stored all the blank official documents in her space.
There are also blank household registrations.
This thing has a uniform design throughout the dynasty, so it can be used anywhere.
However, the household registration is not located in the hall; you need to go to a special place to handle household registration to find it.
The two exchanged a few glances and immediately clicked.
Xie Chengyuan led Shen Shuli to the yamen's treasury and selected two well-fitting official robes for ordinary officials.
The moment the treasury door closed, Shen Shuli emptied the treasury in an instant.
I ate until I was half full.
One is 1.88 meters tall, and the other is 1.5 meters tall.
Two people, one tall and one short, walked side by side openly into the government office, swaggering through the streets.
No one noticed anything unusual.
The two of them took advantage of the 'prefect's decree' to tour all the departments.
Shen Shuli secretly took away a lot of things that were not in the public eye.
In particular, Shen Shuli obtained all the official seals of various departments.