Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing came to the prison. When Niu Lao leader heard that they were coming, he quickly stood up to greet them and said, "Captain Fan, Captor Zhao, you two are here!"

Fan Xiaodao saw that he smelled of alcohol and had not wiped the corners of his mouth, so he asked with a smile, "Why, you got plastic surgery again?"

Niu Laotou chuckled and said, "You know I don't have any other hobbies. I just like to take a few sips. I'm on duty tonight. Mr. Yang and Li Tisi have gone back. It would be really hard to go through such a long night without drinking two cups. Otherwise.

Do you want some too?"

Fan Xiaodao smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He also worked as a jailer. In such a dark place, guarding prisoners every night, he had no other pastime except drinking and gambling. Although this kind of thing is against the rules, the people above him also know that they are working hard and are not interested in this kind of thing.

Also turn a blind eye.

"Where are the people?"

"Waiting in the interrogation room, but this kid has been a little crazy recently. He said he wanted to eat chicken feet a few days ago, and he bit off his own finger."

When everyone came to the interrogation room, Li Cai looked a little haggard. The little finger of his left hand was wrapped with thick gauze, and there was blood on the outside. His expression was depressed. He sat there without saying a word. When he saw Fan and Zhao coming in, he just said

He raised his eyelids.

Fan Xiaodao said, "I heard you were looking for us?"

Li Cai raised his head, straightened his clothes and said, "I want to testify."

"Why did you change your mind?"

Li Cai said slowly, "During this period, I have been thinking that Baihualou has indeed done many illegal things before, but those were all the evil deeds of Li Baniang and Master Yu. I have only been the shopkeeper for a few months, and

He has not done any evil, he is at best an accomplice and there is no need to cover up for them."

Zhao Xing said coldly: "Your words are too false."

Li Cai sighed, "Last night, one of my younger brothers came to visit me in prison and told me about the situation outside. I originally thought that I would be lenient if I confessed and sit in jail, but I would be stricter if I resisted. I would go home for the New Year and keep a tight lip inside. Master Yu and the Prince Consort would just

They would think of ways to fish me out, but my cousin told me that they had no such idea at all."

Fan Xiaodao said: "Now that they are in trouble themselves and cannot protect themselves, how can they allocate energy to take care of you, an abandoned son? You know better than anyone how they dealt with Li Baniang."

Li Cai took out a document from his arms and placed it in front of them, "In the past two days, I have recorded some of the illegal things I have seen and heard in Baihua Building in recent years, including the witnesses and physical evidence.

It's all in it. When the time comes, you can follow the diagram and it should be useful to you."

Niu Laotou said, "Aren't you crazy? The testimony of a madman is not in line with the law!"

Upon hearing this, Li Cai suddenly became emotional and said, "Where am I crazy? You are the lunatic!"

"You are not crazy. A few days ago, they asked you to eat your own feces, and I saw that you ate it without hesitation!"

When Li Cai heard these words, he became furious and said, "You let those jailers torture me in every possible way. If I didn't pretend to be crazy or stupid, I would have been tortured to death by you a long time ago, and I am still here making sarcastic remarks!"

Zhao Xing heard this and sighed: "Back then, King Gou Jian of Yue pretended to be crazy and ate shit, and finally destroyed Wu; Sun Bin was imprisoned, pretended to be crazy and ate shit, and his great revenge was avenged. Now that you have a brother, it shows that you are a person who can do great things!"

Fan Xiaodao looked at Niu Laotou, and Niu Laotou glanced at Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing said, "I asked you to take good care of him, and I didn't ask you to abuse him."

Niu Laotou said, "We really took good care of him."

Li Caidao said, "Only when you are down and out do you realize how warm and cold human relationships are and how cold the world is. After I confessed my guilt, I have no intention of living, and there is only one condition."

"What conditions?"

"After I die, cremate me and scatter my ashes under the Anhe Bridge." Fan Xiaodao asked curiously, "Why?"

"Do you still remember Sun Mengwu's slave Xiaoqing?"

The two nodded.

Li Cai said slowly, "The report I made to you two was true, but it was under the instruction of Master Yu. When I fell into poverty in the capital, it was Sister Xiaoqing who took me in and worked as a waiter in Baihua Building. Xiaoqing and I

My sister was also in love with each other. After the incident of Sun Mengwu, Master Yu strangled Xiao Qing to death with his own hands in front of me. Afterwards, he promised me the position of shopkeeper and asked me to dispose of Xiao Qing's body."

He became a little excited, "You know, at that time, Sister Xiaoqing and I had made a private decision for life. I originally thought that after Young Master Lan ransomed Sun Mengwu, she would use the money she had saved this year to buy a clean one.

, we left Baihualou together, but..." He lowered his head and his voice became choked, "After I cremated Sister Xiaoqing's body, I threw it under the Anhe Bridge. After that, I became the shopkeeper of Baihualou as I wished.

I greet guests with a smile every day, but every night, I dream about Sister Xiaoqing. I dream that she comes to me and asks me why I refuse to save her. Until last night, she came to me again in my dream and asked me to avenge her!

"

poor person must have something mean.

Fan Xiaodao sighed secretly after hearing this story.

Unexpectedly, Li Cai, who appears to be smooth, is actually a passionate person in his heart.

Zhao Xing naturally did not listen to what he said. He briefly flipped through the confession and said, "These confessions are useful, but they are not enough to prove that the masterminds behind Baihua Tower are Master Yu and Prince Consort Qian."

Li Cai thought for a moment and said slowly: "Ledger!"

"What ledger?"

Li Caidao said, "Baihua House's monthly accounts, as well as the money earned, are all sent to the Prince Consort's house. Master Yu has an account book in his hand, which records every account of Baihua House, including me.

When signing the handover with Master Yu, Prince Consort Qian cannot trust Master Yu, and he has to check the accounts every month, and it also has his signature on it."

"It's useless to know. How can we get such an important thing?"

Li Caidao said, "The account book is usually hidden in Master Yu's bedroom. In the middle hall, there is a picture of Tang Bo Mao's Ten Thousand Miles of Country. There is a hidden grid behind the picture. When I went to deliver the account before, I saw Master Yu take it out.

.”

After asking for a while, seeing that there was no useful information, the two stood up and left.

Li Cai asked, "Can you agree to my request?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "In view of your crime and your confession, we have no say whether it is a capital crime or a living crime. After the case is concluded, we will see how the court sentences you."

…

"The Prince Consort's Mansion?"

Fan and Zhao reported Li Cai's confession and the account books to Prince Zhu Yan, and proposed the idea of ​​searching the Prince Consort's Mansion.

Zhu Yan frowned and said: "The Prince Consort's Mansion is not the Baihua Building. It can be sealed if it is said to be sealed. It is a royal property. Not to mention that our six gates do not have the authority. Even if we do, you know that once the Prince Consort's Mansion is searched, then

What does it mean?"

Of course they both knew.

If there is an overt and covert fight between Princess Taiping and His Highness the Crown Prince, it is only under the surface. On the surface, the two of them are still an aunt-nephew relationship. Although they fight fiercely, they are still as close as a family.

Once the Prince Consort's Mansion is searched, it will be a formal breach of contract, and there will be no room for change.

Fan Xiaodao said, "Since we have decided to go to war, why should we be timid? So, I discussed with Zhao Xing and found a way to sneak into the Prince Consort's Mansion and steal the account book!"

Zhu Yan thought twice and rejected the proposal.

Not to mention the feasibility of the operation, if the two of them were caught breaking into the royal property, it would be a serious crime. What's more, the two of them were agents of the Six Gates. Even if Zhu Yan wanted to save them, he would be powerless.

"Continue to investigate and find breakthroughs from other places."

Fan Xiaodao suddenly asked, "Your Highness, what step do you want us to investigate in the Baihualou case?"

This is Fan Xiaodao's test of Zhu Yan, because his attitude directly determines the bottom line of their investigation. If they investigate deeper, the evidence in hand is enough to shut down Baihualou, and Princess Taiping will lose an important person.

If one digs deeper into the sources of income, it seems that Master Yu and Prince Consort Qian are closely related. Even Princess Taiping may not be clean underneath.

Zhu Yan is a very smart person, so how can he not figure out their thoughts?

If he were an ordinary person, he would definitely be perfunctory, say some ambiguous words, make a fuss, and then let his subordinates guess. This is the so-called "powerful thinking", but who is Zhu Yan? He is the crown prince and the prince, and he will be in charge of the great treasure in the future.

He regarded the two of them as his friends and confidants, so naturally he would not hide anything.

In order to prevent Zhu Yan from returning to the capital, Princess Taiping sent archers to assassinate him on the road, and the forces in the court also fought to the death. With Zhu Yan's character, he would never give up so easily.

He pondered for a moment and finally said: "The Baihualou incident is a heinous crime. Whether it is Yu Ren or Qian Shoudao, let me investigate to death. Even if it is found on my aunt, as long as there is enough evidence, I will go to my father."

!”

With this assurance, the two decided to give it a try.

Yu Gong, Baihualou and Prince Consort have done a lot of bad things, and the crimes they committed are too numerous to list. To catch them all is inevitable in the rule of law society promoted by the imperial court, and it is also to give an explanation to the people of the world.

In private, the people from the Prince Consort's Mansion framed the two of them several times and forced them to death. If they were not lucky, they would have played mahjong with the Judge of Hell. By killing them, he would also give himself an explanation.

It was already late at night when the two of them left the Prince's Mansion.

On the way home, Fan Xiaodao thought over and over again and said to Zhao Xingdao, "Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Baihualou is the force behind Qian Shoudao and Yu Ren, but their accounts are too shrewd to find any clues. If you want to drag them down,

, I think I have to go to the Prince Consort’s Mansion and steal the account book!”

Zhao Xing smiled and said, "You think so too?"

"And you?"

"I think so too!"

Fan Xiaodao also had a warm heart. Seeing that Zhao Xing also had this idea, he simply said, "Just do it!"

Zhao Xing shook his head, "This matter is of great importance, and our identity is sensitive. Once exposed, I am afraid it will cause trouble and cause trouble to His Highness the Crown Prince. Let's go home first. This matter needs to be discussed in the long term!"

When the two of them reached the end of the alley, they suddenly heard the jingling of bells.

A gust of cold wind blew, and the two of them felt a chill.
To be continued...