Rong Zhen paused, raised his head slightly, and looked at Ouyang Rong's sincere expression.

After a while, she reluctantly nodded, not forgetting her advice:

"Okay, but you can't keep it secret from me and wait for your explanation.

"In addition, Senior Yu's Qinyin is coming soon. We have to take a boat to the other side to catch the owner of Dielianhua. Please hurry up and don't delay."

"OK."

Ouyang Rong turned around and walked into the bamboo forest.

Rong Zhen stood there, staring at his slender back.

However, this bamboo forest is located by the river, and the bamboo trees are relatively sparse. Although there is white mist running through the forest, Rong Zhen and a group of female officials can vaguely see the movements of Ouyang Rong, Wang Caozhi and others standing outside.

It's just a little blurry.

It's just that the wind along the river is stronger. Although the white mist has not moved, the bamboo leaves in the forest are blowing loudly, covering up the voices of the people in the forest, as if they are buried in the wind.

In a clearing in the forest, there is a large tree with a very different style that does not match the environment.

The dirty man was escorted under a tree by Wang Caozhi and his entourage, and continued to be tortured, waiting for the arrival of Old Yangtou.

Ouyang Rong walked forward with his hands behind his back, not squinting, and passed by the big tree where the dirty man was. Wang Caozhi handed the man to his subordinates and followed Ouyang Rong's footsteps tacitly.

The two walked deeper into the forest and stopped at a dense forest where the bamboo leaves were still and moving.

Ouyang Rong turned around and got straight to the point:

"Is this Qian Chen? The thin-faced man?"

"Um."

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly:

"Didn't you write in your previous letter that Qian Chen was at Guanyin Temple and was preparing to burn incense and pray for Wei Anhui who came after him? Why did you arrest him so quickly? Tell us everything about what happened in Hukou County.

"

Wang Caozhi suppressed his playful smile, his face was full of seriousness, and he explained in detail:

"Brother-in-law, I originally thought so too, but before I left, I suddenly received a report from an informant from below, saying that Qian Chen was meeting a group of unidentified pilgrims privately. I retained Daochang Lu just in case, and together we

Go to investigate and arrest people.

"Thanks to the help of Daoist Master Lu, the arrest went smoothly. However, among this group of unidentified pilgrims, there was actually a Qi Refiner. However, he was executed. However, when the younger brother searched him, he found that there was a tight-fitting back armor on the lower body of this person's soap robe.

He also wore a pair of shorts and pants..."

"Back armor? Shorts and pants?" Ouyang Rong's expression changed slightly and he immediately asked: "People from the White Tiger Guard?"

Wang Caozhi shook his head vigorously:

"It's not the White Tiger Guards, it's the attire of water thieves in Hukou County! These water thieves travel on the water and rob merchant ships. They usually wear shorts and shorts for convenience..."

His tone was extremely determined:

"It's unmistakable. It's the costumes of those water thieves. Just in case, I also searched other corpses. They all had these costumes hidden in their clothes. There is no doubt that they are those water thieves. I don't know if they were dealing with Qian Chen.

What, I searched the whole place, but couldn't find any seal, not even Qian Chen's body. It should be a message, but I'm being cautious.

"But only Qian Chen was left alive. The pilgrims dressed as water thieves were all dead. It wasn't because Chief Lu was ruthless. I told him in advance to keep him alive, but this group of water thieves was a little weird. They seemed to be well-trained.

Like a dead soldier, he drank poison and committed suicide as soon as he was captured...

"The remaining Qian Chen, I tortured him all the way, but he didn't open his mouth. He was a bit tight-lipped."

Wang Caozhi's voice became softer and softer because he found that Ouyang Rong was silent and staring straight at him.

The sharp and piercing eyes of his good brother-in-law made him a little scared.

"Brother-in-law, little brother, did I do something wrong..." Wang Caozhi asked weakly: "Are you late?"

Ouyang Rong didn't answer, he didn't move at all, standing on the same spot with his hands behind his back.

The beads in his hand had already stopped spinning.

Wang Caozhi thought for a while and muttered a little guilty:

"Brother-in-law, could it be that I just misunderstood my younger brother? You can tell Rong Nu Shi these things, but shouldn't you hide them?"

Ouyang Rong still didn't answer.

A gust of wind from the surrounding river swept through the bamboo forest, and the green bamboo leaves swayed throughout the forest.

Ouyang Rong was completely silent, stuck in place like a nail.

The hem of his brand-new fifth-grade crimson official uniform was flying, and his long hair at the temples was also flying and brushing his face, fluttering like a fairy, but it more and more highlighted the thin and delicate figure of the young governor.

Ouyang Rong looked around.

The river wind was howling, and the white mist had not dispersed, covering the sky and the sun in a gray mist.

A poem came into his mind, which perfectly suited his mood at the moment:

The sky is filled with frost and cold, and the sound of wind is heard all around.

Ouyang Rong crossed his arms and wrapped himself tightly in official clothes. He finally spoke and asked word by word:

"Are you sure that the people you met with Qian Chen are Hukou County water thieves?"

Wang Caozhi’s tone was decisive:

"Confirmed! I have asked someone to bring over the captured water thief's cloth armor and shorts. This is the physical evidence. I just need to pry Qian Chen's mouth open and all the evidence will be complete!"

He seemed to remember something, and immediately took out a ball of cloth from his sleeve and handed it out:

"By the way, this is the only item seized from Qian Chen. I don't know what it is for."

Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and took it, unfolded it and saw that it was a strip of white cloth stained with blood.

Wang Caozhi asked cautiously:

"Brother-in-law, tell me, do we have caught the Wei family's collaborator? Qian Chen is from Princess Anhui's palace, but he was sent to liaise with the water thieves and those Tiannan Jianghu rebels.

, there must be some ulterior and dirty transactions involved, and now there are both witnesses and physical evidence..."

Ouyang Rong suddenly interrupted loudly: "Good idea."

Wang Caozhi was stunned for a moment: "What's a good idea? Brother-in-law, you... Hey, hey, why are you taking off your clothes!"

The sudden scene in front of him made the short young man confused.
Chapter completed!