Thinking of this, he quickly stopped Ye Meng and said,"Ye Meng, this is too dangerous. You should come with me to the Ningzhou government office.”
"Go with you?" Ye Meng rolled her eyes at him." Then who's going to get the evidence?" Or do you want to wait until all your men are here and everyone knows that they have run away before you get the evidence?”
"Um." Qi Lu was speechless. "Then why don't I go get the evidence before we go to Ningzhou Prefecture?”
"But that would waste too much time.”Ye Meng objected. He had planned this so that he could catch all of them in one fell swoop as soon as possible. In this way, they would be caught before they could react. However, if the time dragged on, it would be equivalent to giving the enemy more opportunities.
"Don't worry, let's end this quickly.”Seeing that Ye Meng was still hesitating, Qi Lu quickly urged,""If you continue to hesitate, the sky will be bright.”
"That's right. Miss Ye, it's better to hurry over there with Brother Qi.”He Tang also advised.
"Alright then." Ye Meng nodded. She felt that if they were quick, it would not delay too much. Moreover, she could also report the situation to Magistrate Zhang directly. Besides, if Qi Lu went to Constable Han's house with him, he believed that the chances of successfully obtaining the evidence would be greatly increased. However, once they were discovered, it would be easy to alert the enemy.
The two of them had to be very careful.
After the three of them separated, Qi Lu and Ye Meng immediately sneaked into Constable Han's residence. Like the other commoners, the lights in Constable Han's residence were basically off. Where should they start searching? Ye Meng was in a dilemma as soon as she entered. The entire courtyard was pitch black and she couldn't see anything except for the faint moonlight. However, she guessed that Constable Han would put the evidence in the study. The study had always been the most dangerous and safest place. But where would Constable Han's study be?
While she was thinking, Qi Lu suddenly pulled her to hide behind the rockery. Through the round hole in the rockery, she heard a creak. Ye Meng saw a figure walk out carefully and close the door gently, as if he was afraid of alerting others. The person looked around and hurried to the right when he saw no one.
Although she couldn't see clearly under the dim moonlight, Ye Meng recognized Constable Han at a glance. Sensing that the opportunity had come, she pulled Qi Lu along and followed him.
Constable Han walked all the way to the most remote room in the entire residence. He carefully walked in and closed the door after making sure that there was no one around. Soon, the room was lit up by a dim candle. Constable Han probably did not dare to call others over, so he did not dare to use a bright lamp.
"Should we follow them?" Qi Lu asked.
"Of course, but can you take me to the roof?”Ye Meng recalled the eavesdropping scenes in the TV series. Basically, they would be able to see the situation inside the house clearly by lifting a tile on the roof.
"Sure." Qi Lu nodded and flew up with his arm around Ye Meng's waist. Ye Meng felt the ground beneath her feet empty. When she opened her eyes again, she was already standing firmly on the roof.
She didn't have time to experience what it felt like to fly up to the roof. Ye Meng carefully lay on the roof, and Qi Lu followed suit. The two of them carefully moved a tile to a small gap.
The dim candlelight in the room instantly shone on their faces.
They saw that the person in the room was standing in front of a wall with his back facing them. She didn't know what she was holding.
His slender figure cast a long shadow under the flickering candlelight.
There was a click, as if something had been opened. Only then did Ye Meng notice the brocade box in Constable Han's hand. The wall next to it had a hole of about the same size.
This must be the place where Constable Han's important things were hidden. Ye Meng secretly remembered that location. Then, he saw Constable Han take the brocade box under the candlelight and slowly open it.
There was a large stack of things that looked like letters inside. Ye Meng guessed that this was most likely the letter that Constable Han had sent to those people. It seemed that she was right about him. He really did have these pieces of evidence.
It didn't matter if Constable Han could still use it in the future, it was definitely a great thing for Ye Meng and the others.
Constable Han smiled proudly as he flipped through the book,"Who told you to leave me alone?" I don't believe that you can get rid of me." As he spoke, his originally kind face turned ferocious and terrifying.
It seemed that the relationship between the few of them had not been completely settled. Perhaps those people had used Constable Han and were unwilling to share the meat with him, which made him angry out of embarrassment.
However, Ye Meng was happy to see this result. The less trust they had between each other, the better it would be for Ye Meng and the others.
Constable Han checked each letter one by one and counted them at the end. He was probably worried that the letters would be lost. It was obvious that this person was also a cautious person.
When he read the last letter, Constable Han suddenly laughed. The candlelight reflected in his eyes made his entire face look extremely dark.
She didn't know what he saw, but Ye Meng instinctively wanted to get a closer look. However, she accidentally made a slight noise when she stepped on it. Ye Meng quickly covered the tiles and prayed that Constable Han would not notice it. Qi Lu, who was beside her, also prepared to defend himself.
However, Constable Han was a martial arts practitioner after all, so he could still hear the soft sound clearly.
"Who is it?" A cautious and rough voice immediately came from the room, but because his attention had been on the letter, he did not notice where the voice came from.
The sound of a sword being pulled out came from the room. Ye Meng lay on the roof nervously but didn't dare to make any big movements. She held her breath and her heart was about to jump out of her chest. Everyone's nerves were on the verge of collapsing. They would immediately react if there was any abnormal movement.
"It's me." At this moment, a weak voice came from outside the door. There was a hint of tiredness in his tone.
"Madam?" When Constable Han heard his wife's voice, he quickly put down the sword in his hand and stuffed the brocade box back into the dent on the wall. After activating the mechanism to close it, he strode to the door to open it.
"Madam, why are you here?" Constable Han looked at her tenderly. He no longer had the smug and ferocious look he had just now.
"Husband, you came to this house again.”Madam Han sighed and said sadly,"I told you not to do such an outrageous thing with them before, but you refused to listen." Now, he couldn't sleep or eat well every day.”
"Madam, I didn't." Constable Han smiled perfunctorily and said," I just heard some noise here, so I came over to take a look.”
"You don't have to hide it from me." Madam Han shook her head." Husband, after doing so much, besides being afraid every day, what else have you gained?”
"Don't worry, Madam. I will definitely get what belongs to me.”Constable Han's eyes shone with shrewdness.
"You know that's not what I meant.”Madam Han sighed. "Why aren't you willing to listen to me and stop?”
" There's no turning back..." The voices of the two people were getting further and further away. Gradually, even their voices dissipated in the endless night.
Only then did the two people on the roof heave a sigh of relief, and the tense strings in their hearts relaxed. After confirming that Constable Han wouldn't come over tonight, the two of them tiptoed into the room where Constable Han was just now.
As there was no candle, the two of them did not dare to light the candle and be discovered by others. The room was dark and they could not see anything. As Ye Meng walked, she tried to recall where Constable Han was standing and where the brocade box was.
Finally, Ye Meng found the spot after some fumbling. She knocked lightly and found that the wall was empty. She knew that she had found the location of the brocade box. The mechanism was opened three palm-sized steps to the right from the edge of the empty wall.
Ye Meng touched a calligraphy painting at the side. She opened it and saw a small twister inside. He turned it gently and heard a light "crack" sound. It was the same sound as when Constable Han had opened it.
Ye Meng knew that she had guessed correctly. She reached out and touched a sunken part. Further inside was the brocade box. She quickly took out all the letters inside and stuffed them into her brocade bag. Then, he put the brocade box back to its original place and turned off the mechanism.
"Is that enough?" Qi Lu asked softly.
"That's enough." Ye Meng walked to his side and whispered,"Let's go back quickly."”
After locking the door, Qi Lu held Ye Meng's waist and jumped over the low wall. He untied two horses from a stable not far away. After leaving enough silver, the two of them rushed in the direction of the Ningzhou government office. At this time, the sky had gradually faded from the darkness.
When the two of them rushed to the government office in Ningzhou, the sky was still slightly bright. The two bailiffs guarding the door saw Qi Lu and Ye Meng and quickly went in to inform Magistrate Zhang.
After knowing that the two of them had returned, Magistrate Zhang did not have time to wash his face. He put on an official robe and came out to welcome them. "How is it? Did you find anything?”
Magistrate Zhang couldn't wait to ask when he saw the two of them. He had been so worried that he couldn't sleep for the past two days when he sent Ye Meng and the others out.
As soon as they heard the commotion, they immediately rushed out.
"Milord, this is a major matter.”Ye Meng said seriously. "I hope you can handle it impartially.”
After all, it involved the imperial envoy, and there must be many complicated relationships behind this person. Therefore, the average magistrate did not dare to deal with it casually.
Executing a person was not scary. What was scary was angering the group of forces behind him. If that happened, he would be easily ostracized.
"Go ahead." Magistrate Zhang could tell from its expression that this matter might be a little serious. He let out a breath to show that he was mentally prepared.
"Sir, please take a look." Seeing that he had made up his mind, Ye Meng handed him a stack of letters. Magistrate Zhang took the letters, opened them one by one, and quickly browsed through them. He already had a rough idea in his heart.
"You mean that there are people in East County who are privately minting coins, and this is related to Constable Han of East County and the missing imperial envoy?”After reading all the letters, Magistrate Zhang threw the letter in his hand on the table at the side. He rubbed his face with his palm, feeling a little incredulous.
"Yes, my lord." Ye Meng took out Constable Han's token and said," I saw it with my own eyes in the haunted house. Constable Han dropped this token there."”
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