Detective in the Red Chamber

He was speechless as he was watching, when a surprised voice suddenly sounded outside the door. Sun Shaozong looked up, but saw a general banner holding a booklet, standing at the door and looking inside.

"Master Qianhu."

Seeing Sun Shaozong looking over, Na Zongqi quickly entered the door and said politely, "I have been ordered by my humble post to present a list to Lord Zhenfu."

Directory?

Sun Shaozong put the confession on the table and asked, "But the Beijing official list of wife's pregnancy?"

Hearing the words, the Chief Banner bent down again, and replied shortly, "Exactly."

Although he was a little curious as to what the reason for his shrinking look was, Sun Shaozong didn't bother to delve into it, so he poked on the table with his fingers and said, "Put it here first, and I'll present it to Lord Zhenfu in person later."

The general flag raised his head and glanced at Sun Shaozong in astonishment, then hurriedly lowered his head, hesitantly said, "This... this is probably..."

"how?!"

Sun Shaozong's expression turned sharp, and he asked, "Could it be that Lord Zhenfu ordered me not to look at this list?"

"No, no, no! Nothing!"

The general flag's face turned green with fright, if this got to Lu Hui's ears, the accusation of provoking Shangguan would not be a joke.

Therefore, he didn't care about any taboos, and hurriedly presented the list to Sun Shaozong with both hands.

Sun Shaozong took it in his hand, opened it casually and took a look, and immediately understood why this guy was covering up, because the most conspicuous thing on the first page was the word "Sun Shaozu".

Chapter 451 Xu Kun

The officials above the fourth rank in the capital are basically in their 40s, and the wives in the family are naturally past the age of having children-even if there are a few old trees that bloom occasionally, they are mostly from young and beautiful people. concubine.

Therefore, it is quite normal for Sun Shaozu to be at the top of the list.

Apart from him, the only official whose wife is pregnant at the fourth rank or above is the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.

Even the officials of the fifth and sixth ranks, there are only a few five on the list, and most of them are second-generation ancestors who have been sheltered by their ancestors.

It was only at the level below the seventh rank that the number of people began to grow exponentially—and among them, the Hanlin Academy, which was full of Jinshi, and the officials of Ke Dao, accounted for a considerable proportion.

But when it came to the eighth grade, the number began to plummet again.

Because most of the low-level officials are boiled out of qualifications-those who have obtained the status of Juren will not choose to be a nine-rank sesame official until they are getting older and have no hope of imperial examinations.

The book is back to normal.

However, Sun Shaozong first scanned it roughly, and then selected a few key suspects from top to bottom-since he is the trump card spy of the White Lotus Sect, the three of 'high position', 'weight', and 'big future' Like, at least one of them should be accounted for.

Speaking of such a calculation, the suspicion of Big Brother Cheap is even greater-the list of a total of more than forty people, it seems that he is the only one who can truly be called "high position, great future".

And if you think about it carefully, the Sun family has a "vengeance to kill the father" in the court!

Coupled with the fact that the two brothers were once in a difficult situation, the cost of acquisition does not seem to be very high...

tsk~

After checking and checking, they won't really find out about their own head, right? !

When he was struggling, he heard footsteps from far to near, Sun Shaozong looked up subconsciously, but saw Lu Hui walking in with a gloomy expression.

Sun Shaozong immediately calmed down his entanglement, handed the "family with a pregnant wife" to Lu Hui, and said as if nothing happened, "This is just sent, please take a look at it, Lord Zhenfu."

After all, Sun Shaozong still trusted his elder brother, and felt that he should not do such a "cheat brother" thing.

Lu Hui took the directory, but did not rush to read it, but asked, "Has Sun Qianhu ever found out who the real traitor is?"

After getting a negative answer, his complexion seemed to be a little bit worse, he rolled up the list, tapped it on his palm a few times, and suddenly said decisively, "When this is an extraordinary time, I don't care about the kindness of women anymore—— Come, bring the family members of Zang Liang and Xu Kun over here!"

This is clearly an intention to directly torture the two to extract a confession regardless of 21!

But didn't he say before that he should wait until the traitor is found out before using the other party's family as a trump card?

"grown ups."

Sun Shaozong couldn't help wondering, "Why are you so impatient? Could something be wrong again?"

"Isn't that old thief Ge Zhu!"

Just now, Lu Hui took Wang Xiangzhu to interrogate Ge Deliron in a surprise attack.

It was because of Wang Xiangzhu's betrayal that he pried Ge Zhu's mouth open in one go.

Unexpectedly, Ge Zhuan opened his mouth, but the information he revealed made Lu Hui very disappointed and even annoyed.

According to Ge Zhen, when he led the team to the capital in a hurry, he knew that this mission would be a narrow escape, so before leaving, he discussed with the leader and several elders, and after he left the northwest, the addresses of each branch , contact information, and password cut-outs all have to be replaced on a large scale.

In other words, Wang Xiangzhu's confession, which seemed to be full of violent material, was actually like waste paper!

And according to this point of view, even if you pry Ge Zhuan's mouth open, you may not be able to get much useful things.

For Lu Hui, who was eager to make meritorious deeds to save his face, and who was trusted by the court, it was a blow to the head. It was no wonder that he suddenly became agitated and couldn't wait to find out the traitor.

Of course, this is also because the leader, Zhao Jiayi, and others have all been cleared of suspicion, and the rest are just two small officials from the sixth rank to the seventh rank. For a secret service agency like the Secretary, it is also a routine "wear and tear" within the acceptable range, and it is not enough to make everyone feel in danger.

To put it bluntly, scenery and risk have always been two sides of the same coin. If something goes wrong for the usually powerful Dragon Guard, he will only end up worse than others.

Although Sun Shaozong wanted to persuade him, seeing Lu Hui's resolute appearance, he might not change his mind easily.

In addition, from those confessions, it is difficult to analyze the real traitor for a while, and he dare not make a big deal...

So after a little hesitation, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to retreat and bowed his hands and said, "Master Zhenfu, after all, there is still a brother of his own, why don't you let me try with words first, if it doesn't work, it's not too late to execute the sentence."

Although it is a routine 'loss', it would be best if the real traitor could be identified without torture.

So without even thinking about it, Lu Hui entrusted the initial interrogation work to Sun Shaozong. As for the later stage, if it was really beyond his power, Sun Shaozong could only choose to see nothing.

At least that's what Sun Shaozong thought at first.

until……

He met Zang Liang's daughter!

It's not the "Since the moment I saw you xx" series, the little girl was about one year old, held tightly by her mother in her arms, her skinny and pitiful appearance immediately touched Sun Shaozong, who was a new father .

Who did this little person provoke?

With a deep sigh in his heart, Sun Shaozong raised his spirits, called Yang Licai and gave him instructions, and when he was ready to go down, he led Xu Kun's parents and wife into the interrogation room.

Speaking of Xu Kun's wife, she is also innocent - she was the continuation of Xu Kun's marriage after he entered Beijing, and it took half a year for anyone to get married, and such a thing happened.

Because it's a continuation, this woman is just a girl from a folk family. Have you ever seen the eerie battle in this dungeon?

Before entering the interrogation room, I was trembling with fright and bursting into tears. After seeing dozens of hideous instruments of torture in the interrogation room, they softened from Baihui Point to Yongquan Point, and collapsed at the door with a plop, life and death. He refused to move another half step.

On the contrary, the two elders still had some guts, leaning on each other and entering the interrogation room, they asked in horror and hope, "My lord, our Xu Kun..."

Sun Shaozong didn't answer, but Yang Licai who had been waiting inside waved his hand, and several dragon guards immediately stepped forward and locked the old couple and the paralyzed daughter-in-law to the wall without any explanation.

"My lord, spare my life, my lord!"

When the two elders saw this battle, they immediately lost all their vigor, but Xu Kun's wife woke up and immediately screamed, "I just married him a few days ago, I don't know what he did, my lord !"

The high-pitched screams echoed in the torture room, and at the same time, there was a hot smell. It was obvious that the woman was so frightened that she lost control.

Yang Licai frowned and shrugged his nose, his right hand tucked in his sleeve moved, probably wanting to take out a handkerchief to cover it, but in the face of Sun Shaozong, he held back after all—the immediate superiors were calm and did nothing. How dare the subordinates pretend to be hypocritical?

But he couldn't help but suggested, "Sir, why don't you shut up this woman?"

"No, just let her shout."

While talking, I heard the rustling of iron chains outside, and then a thin man barged in with a ferocious face.

Seeing the three people hanging on the wall, he immediately knelt down, grabbed his head and said, "Your son is not filial, you are so tired and the elders have to suffer!"

After finishing speaking, he straightened his body and glared at Sun Shaozong again, "Master Qianhu, I, Xu Kun, joined Beizhen Fusi as a martial artist at the age of 19. I have worked hard in the wind and rain for 14 years. Even if I don't have credit, I have hard work." ? I haven’t figured out the indiscriminate right now, how could it be implicated in my parents?!”

This fellow was originally squinting, but now he is staring wide open, his chest undulates like a mountain when he speaks, and the iron chains behind his hands are clattering, obviously extremely angry.

Judging from the expression alone, it doesn't look like he feels guilty.

However, it cannot be ruled out that he has actor-level acting skills - after all, if he is a spy, he is really using his life to perform right now.

"How do you know you haven't figured it out?"

Sun Shaozong asked indifferently, and then sneered, "After investigation, it was close to eleven o'clock in the morning. Someone threw a note through the wall to inform the thieves inside. At that time, he had the opportunity to approach the backyard of Liyue Bureau. Only you and Zang Liang."

Having said that, he lowered his body slightly, stared at Xu Kun with burning eyes, and said word by word, "Just now, Zang Liang has proved his innocence!"

When Xu Kun heard this, his face immediately looked as if he had opened a grocery store. He had been a dragon guard for more than ten years, and he knew too well what it meant to be the "only one who couldn't prove his innocence"!

"No...it's impossible!"

Immediately, he roared in panic and fury, "I have been following Lord Zhenfu in the south of the Yangtze River, so how can I have anything to do with the White Lotus Sect?!"

"So to say."

Sun Shaozong was still staring at him firmly, and asked back, "Isn't the White Lotus Sect behind you?"

"I……"

Xu Kun was at a loss for words, lost for a moment, and said angrily, "No one ordered me, and I, Xu Kun, have never done anything to be sorry to Lord Zhenfu or Beizhen Fusi!"

Judging from the subtle expressions on his face, he still couldn't see any flaws, especially the moment of bewilderment, even if he was prepared, it would be difficult for him to act so naturally.

From this point of view, Zang Liang's suspicion is probably...

Although it can be regarded as some progress, but Sun Shaozong really couldn't be happy, he sighed in his heart and stood up straight, winking at Yang Licai who was beside him.

Yang Licai immediately led people forward to free Xu Kun's family members.

At the same time, the primary school responsible for escorting Xu Kun hurriedly stepped forward to unchain him.

This sudden change made Xu Kun completely dumbfounded, he subconsciously rubbed the bruise on his wrist, and said hesitantly, "My lord, this is..."

"Actually, Zang Liang hasn't been cleared of the suspicion yet. If you want to prove your innocence, you can play a show with me."

Chapter 542 Zang Liang

Crash, clatter.

Still people arrived before the sound came, and accompanied by the sound of iron chains rattling, Zang Liang from the trial family was escorted to the door of the interrogation room.

Although the official position is one level higher than Xu Kun's, Zang Liang is a few years younger than Xu Kun, with broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, and a Chinese character face, which looks quite heroic.

Especially after being imprisoned in this dungeon for more than a month, without seeing the sun all day, his face became a little pale, and he looked more and more different from ordinary warriors.

However, after Zang Liang entered the door, he saw Xu Kun kneeling in front of Sun Shaozong, and his eyes flashed with surprise.

Since Gein was confined in the dungeon, several people who acted together have been separated and detained until now. Not to mention meeting each other, they have never even heard a word about each other.

Now Xu Kun met him in the interrogation room, no wonder Zang Liang thought too much.

"Zang Liang."

Sun Shaozong sat on the grand master's chair, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you convicted?!"

Zang Liang walked up to Xu Kun, knelt down on one knee, shook his head and said, "I just obeyed orders. I got rid of the Bailian rebels that day. I have done something wrong with my humble job, but I am not guilty."

This is more verbal than Xu Kun's.

"It's a good one who has been innocent!"

Sun Shaozong sneered and cast his gaze on Xu Kun.

Xu Kun immediately fell down again, and said in a shy voice, "Although Beizhi didn't see Zang Baihu throwing the note in, but he was wandering around Liyueju's backyard around the end of the day, but Beizhi saw it with his own eyes."

Zang Liang was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then his face changed suddenly. He leaned over and threw Xu Kun to the ground with one shoulder, and then said angrily, "Xu Kun, you bastard, how dare you slander me!"

Xu Kun got up silently, still with his face lowered, keeping his facial features in the shadows.

This was originally because Sun Shaozong was afraid that Zang Liang would see his flaws, so he specially told him to hide his clumsiness, but in Zang Liang's eyes, he suddenly felt guilty.

So Zang Liang became more and more furious, and jumped up suddenly, the iron chains on his shaking body rattled non-stop, and cursed in his mouth, "Dad and you have no grudges in the past and no grudges in the present, why do you want to slander and entrap me like this?" Yye!"

Xu Kun responded indifferently.

"Xu Kun."

Sun Shaozong pressed from the side and asked, "Now that Zang Liang is accusing you of accusing you, what do you say?"

"Report to Lord Qianhu."

Only then did Xu Kun hesitantly say, "The humble job is indeed... I did witness Zang Baihu wandering around the backyard of Liyueju with my own eyes."

"you……"