Arrows on both sides were like rain, and dozens of arrows were shot at Suo Wen and others. Suo Wen was so scared that he lay on the horse's back that he ran away desperately. Suo Ying was hit by two arrows in a row. Fortunately, he was good at it and did not fall from the horse. He followed his brother to escape closely. Several subordinates behind him were shot and fell off the horse. In just a moment, the Soh brothers ran away and gradually fled far away. Five or six corpses were left behind.

At this time, Li Zhen came out of the woods with his bow and followed the large group of inner guards. Li Zhen ordered his subordinates: "Don't leave any living mouths, kill them all. Search for Wei Qiming's belongings to see if there are any letters or something."

The inner guard warriors came forward to search the bodies and killed the two undead people with one knife. At this time, Zhao Qiuniang was a little worried and said, "Will Wei Qiming tell the So brothers the details?"

"He won't say much about a little person like the Sophora brothers. At most, he will reveal a little direction. It's good to divert Junchen's attention."

At this time, the soldiers came back to report: "Report to the commander, there was no letter or survivor."

"Buried the body on the spot and evacuate it immediately"

The inner guards hurriedly buried the bodies, and then evacuated the official road and detoured northward.

A quarter of an hour later, Lai Junchen led a large group of subordinates to the ambush scene. At this time, the sky was completely dark. The subordinates dug out the buried corpse near the official road. One of the subordinates came to report, "Report to Zhongcheng, there is no clue."

Lai Junchen's face turned pale. As soon as he arrived in Fangling, he was hit by someone. He died four subordinates, and even the most important clues were silenced. The more he thought about it, he became more angry. He turned around and slapped Suo Wen, pointing at him and cursing: "Idiot, why don't you die?"

Suo Wen covered his face and did not dare to say anything, but cursed Lai Junchen in his heart, how could he blame him for this? All his subordinates were killed, what else would he do?

The subordinates around him came forward to report, but they didn't find any clues. I don't know who was taking action? Lai Junchen was so angry that he almost went crazy. He had never suffered such a big loss. He was killed by someone and didn't know who it was.

But what made him most angry was not that his subordinates were killed, but that he might have lost an important opportunity. The county magistrate obviously reported to him about something extremely important, but Suo Wen was extremely stupid and had no clues at all. Lai Junchen grabbed Suo Wen's neck and said viciously: "Recalling every word he said, it's best to remember what he would think of, otherwise you won't be able to take it."

Suo Wen was so scared that he trembled all over and tried his best to recall every word Wei Qiming said to him. He remembered that he seemed to say something, but he didn't take it to heart at that time, but he didn't remember what Wei Qiming said.

"Let Beizhi... think about it again."

"I think about it quickly and my patience is limited."

Lai Junchen threw him to the ground hard, turned around and came to the pile of arrows he had collected. He recognized it at a glance. He wanted to think that it was the inner guard who attacked him, but in fact he also knew that not only the inner guard, but Princess Taiping's family general, Wu Sansi's family general and even the local forces in Fangzhou, they all used military crossbows, and maybe Wu Furong was from it. Lai Junchen knew that Wu Furong also led dozens of people in Fangzhou.

These people are all possible. Even if he and Wu Sansi have formed an alliance, there is no guarantee that Wu Sansi will not attack him secretly. Lai Junchen only feels confused and has no clue at all.

"I remembered it"

Suo Wen jumped up and ran over and shouted, "Zhongcheng, I remembered it."

"Tell me quickly, what is it?" Lai Junchen asked, staring at him.

"He hinted in the afternoon that the humble official position seemed to be 'Xingtang Association, what? Huyi only remembers these three words."

Lai Junchen's eyes slowly narrowed into a slit. It was actually Xingtanghui. Suo Wen may not know, but Lai Junchen knew better than anyone else what Xingtanghui meant. This is a big fish. His glory and wealth in the second half of his life were all based on these three words.

"Everything is on the horse"

With the order from Lai Junchen, dozens of people boarded the horse and followed Lai Junchen to the county town. At this moment, he no longer cared about exposing himself. He also left behind the recruitment of private soldiers. He knew that there was no recruitment of private soldiers at all, and all this was not important. What was important was that Xingtang Association, and he could catch the entire Li family in one go.

Soon, everyone rushed to the city gate. At this time, the city gate was about to close. Lai Junchen rushed into the city gate hole and shouted to the gate guard soldiers: "I am the Chief Censor of the Court, where is your lord?"

After a moment, a lieutenant ran down from the city. When he heard that the Censor Zhongcheng had arrived, he was so scared that he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "I am the lieutenant Wang Shun on duty. Please tell me the words of the Chief Chief."

"Do you know where the home of county magistrate Wei Qiming is?"

"I know..."

"Take me there quickly"

Lai Junchen has a very rich experience in handling cases. He knew that people like Wei Qiming would have a backup plan and would not bring everything to him. The evidence must be hidden at home, or his family knew the inside story. Although Wei Qiming was silenced, it does not mean that all clues disappeared.

The lieutenant took Lai Junchen to the county town. Soon after, he came to a small house covering an area of ​​two or three acres. The lieutenant pointed at the house and said tremblingly: "That is the Wei County Magistrate's home."

"Search me in, everyone must catch the living."

Dozens of people rushed towards the small house. Under the night, they saw that the door of the house was half open and there was no lock, which made Lai Junchen feel a sense of inconvenience.

"Go in and search"

Dozens of gangsters and warriors rushed into the house. The house was empty and there was no one. Lai Junchen was still a step late. Someone moved the county magistrate's family away first. Dozens of warriors were like wolves and tigers, searching through boxes and cabinets, and even searching the cellars and toilets, but found nothing. Lai Junchen was so angry that he was furious and shouted: "Search me again, and you will find clues if you dig three feet into the ground."

The warriors began to dig out the tree roots of the study and the backyard, which was the easiest place to hide evidence. At this moment, a shout came from the study: "Finally found"

Lai Junchen ran to the study and pushed a few warriors away. One of the warriors carefully dug out an iron box from the corner of the wall. The iron box was not rusted. It was obviously just buried recently. Lai Junchen took the iron box and opened it. He saw half a piece of hemp paper inside, which read "List of members of Xingtang Association," Lai Junchen looked down again. The first name was Li Dan, the prime minister Li Lingyue.

There was no more downwards, and the list was torn off. Lai Junchen was a little stunned. He could understand that the Xiangwang and Princess Taiping were members of the Xingtang Association, but Princess Taiping was the most beloved daughter of the emperor. Can she expose her to the emperor? Lai Junchen hesitated.

He immediately ordered: "Continue digging again."

The soldiers continued to dig again, but could no longer find any evidence. Lai Junchen slowly sat down. He felt that someone was deliberately left here on this list, obviously trying to let him deal with Princess Taiping, but what if it was true? Because it was involved, Princess Taiping would kill Wei Qiming to silence him.

But the question is, how could a small county lieutenant know such an important thing? If it is necessary to explain, it must be related to King Luling Li Xian. What secret is there for King Luling Li Xian to be held by Wei Qiming?

At this time, a warrior hurriedly reported, "Zhongcheng, Fangling County Magistrate is here."

Lai Junchen was excited, and maybe the county magistrate also knew a little clue, so he immediately stood up to greet him.

The county magistrate of Fangling County is Ma Shenning, a native of Longxi, born in a Jinshi, and is about thirty years old. He has a very dark skin. He has been an official in Fangling County for four years and has a high official rating in the Ministry of Personnel. After April this year, he is likely to be promoted to a higher level.

Ma Shenning was more eager to spend the last few months peacefully and then successfully hand over them. He could go high and leave, but he was afraid of whatever he was afraid of. Seeing that there was only one month left before the Ministry of Personnel's transfer order was issued in April, something happened in Fangzhou at this time.

Today, he cooperated with Dali Temple Chief Sun Li to review the case last year. He had been busy all day and just came back when he received a report from the yamen runners that the Censor Zhongcheng had come to the city and was overwhelmed by the county magistrate's house, as if searching for something.

Ma Shenning was so scared that he was cold all over. It was Lai Junchen. Lai Junchen's infamy had long been famous all over the world. Wherever he went, there was no one who could not be destroyed. He came to Fangling again today. Would he suffer a disaster?

Ma Shenning really didn't dare to come to see Lai Junchen, but he didn't dare not come. He knew that if Lai Junchen could not achieve his goal, he would definitely not let him go, so he just came to ask about the situation first and then consider countermeasures.

A gangster warrior took Ma Shenning to the lobby. Lai Junchen sat in the lobby with his legs spread apart and looked at him coldly. He was so scared that he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Ma Shenning, the magistrate of the Xiaguan Fangling County, met Lai Zhongcheng."

Lai Junchen slapped the table hard, "Mr. Ma, you are so brave."

Ma Shenning was so scared that his legs became weak and almost knelt down. He said tremblingly: "Xiaoguan. Xiaguan doesn't understand what Zhongcheng means."

"Your county magistrate was killed today and died under your nose. Do you dare say you don't know?"

Ma Shenning was so scared that she fell to the ground and kowtowed, "The Xiaguan accompanied Dali Temple to investigate the case today. I really don't know that the county magistrate is dead, I really don't know at all."

Lai Junchen just scared him and gave him a warning first, and then asked questions. At this time, Lai Junchen picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, "Maybe you don't know, get up first."

Ma Shenning stood up with trembling legs, and did not dare to ask any more. Lai Junchen glanced at him coldly and asked, "You just said you would accompany Dali Temple to investigate the case, what case did you investigate?"

"Report. Lord Zhongcheng, it was a murder case last year, and twenty young and strong people died. The case was not solved and reported to the court. Today, the Dali Temple Chief brought people to review the case."

Lai Junchen also heard that Sun Lilai was in Fangzhou. Of course, he knew that Sun Lilai's purpose was the same as him. The so-called investigation of the case was just an excuse. Lai Junchen did not take the investigation of the case to heart. He was more concerned about what Sun Li asked about it.

"Did Sun Sicheng ask you about other things besides investigating the case?"

"I just asked about the drought that happened last year, how many victims were there, and the officials told me the truth."

As expected, it was about asking the victims. Lai Junchen sneered in his heart. He knew in his heart that he could not get any useful things when asked the government. Li Xian had recruited so many young and strong officials, but he was not aware of the fact that at least he could not get what he wanted from the government investigation. This is Lai Junchen's experience.

Lai Junchen just asked casually. He was more concerned about Wei Qiming's information at this time, which was related to major events like the Xingtang Association. In contrast, he no longer looked down on the things Sun Li investigated.

"I'll ask you, what case is Wei Qiming handling recently?"

"Recently, he has just caught some thieves, and there is no...no case."

"nonsense"

Lai Junchen slapped the table hard and said angrily: "If you dare to deceive me again, let's see how I deal with you."

Ma Shenning was so scared that he knelt down again. He knew that he could not hide it anymore, so he had to kowtow and said, "Report to Lord Zhongcheng, everyone has recently arrested thieves who escaped from the Luling Palace, and officials of Dali Temple were ambushed in Yongqing County. We are also pursuing this matter."

Lai Junchen suddenly became very interested and hurriedly stepped forward to help Ma Shen up and said with a smile: "Mr. Ma, please get up quickly."
Chapter completed!