Yun Xi, Lu Qingfan and their entourage transferred to Qiongshan.

Qiongshan is hidden in the lofty mountains, peering at the entire Fengxian County like a giant in the dark night.

According to Zhao Wu, there are white tigers and jackals around Qiongshan, and few people approach it.

"This is consistent with Mr. Lu's guess." Yun Xi pondered for a moment.

Maybe those rumors were spread by Zhou Xi and others who came here quietly, in order to prevent ordinary people from getting close to Qiongshan and avoid the discovery of bribery.

"Everyone, be careful where you step," Leng Chuan said, taking out a torch from the side of his horse and lighting it to provide lighting for everyone.

At the foot of Qiongshan Mountain, Sun County Prime Minister's people were already counting the bribes that had been taken out.

Seeing Lu Qingfan, Sun Xiancheng's expression became a little unnatural: "Master Lu is here."

"how?"

"Um, this..."

Before Sun Xian Cheng could finish his words, a man who looked like a bookkeeper ran over with sweat on his face: "Sir, sir! It's really only more than 90,000 taels!"

At this time, Sun Xian Cheng could no longer hold back, "Mr. Lu, we have counted it several times when we came here. We really haven't dared to touch a single cent of the 100,000 taels of bribe money!"

Mr. Lu is Mr. Shangfeng who is about to be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment. Even if I kill him, I don’t dare to joke about a hundred thousand taels of bribes!

Yun Xi lowered her head to hold back her laughter after hearing this.

Lu Qingfan relaxed his eyebrows and said comfortingly: "Don't panic, Sun County Prime Minister, it will be normal if the bribe is less."

"Ah?" Sun Xiancheng was so flustered that he still didn't react.

Yun Xi suppressed her smile and reminded in a low voice: "Master Sun, Zhou Xi and his party secretly built a secret room and lived lavishly for nearly ten years. Wouldn't it be strange if they didn't lose even a penny in bribes?"

"Hey, I forgot about these bastards!" Sun Xian Cheng thought for a moment.

Isn't that right? For ten years, Zhou Xi and his party increased from three to seven people. They spent every day on extravagance and debauchery, spending almost ten thousand taels of silver!

Lu Qingfan was going to take a look at the cave where he found the bribery. He motioned with his eyes to Yun Xi to follow. Yun Xi understood and took the torch from the guard Leng Chuan and went together.

The corridor into the cave only allowed one person to pass through. Lu Qingfan wanted to hold a torch and walked in front, followed closely by Yun Xi.

After passing through the long and narrow corridor and turning two small turns, you saw an iron door that had been pried open.

"Yun Wuzuo understands the quality of stone. Maybe he can guess how many kilograms of gunpowder would be needed to blast open this mountain to dig out the silver?" Lu Qingfan asked.

Yun Xi twisted the rocks on the mountain and observed them for a moment, then walked around the cave. The several large wooden boxes she had just seen outside appeared in her mind, and she said firmly: "About three hundred kilograms is enough."

Lu Qingfan nodded and prepared to go out.

When he was about to reach the mountain pass, he stopped and tilted his head: "There is no need to mention the explosives to Sun Xiancheng."

He can investigate it privately.

Yun Xi simply agreed, knowing that Mr. Lu probably didn't want to cause any complications with Zhou Xi's case.

Lu Qingfan checked the year of manufacture of the silver and was able to roughly confirm that it was the never-before-seen "bribery silver" that the censor sued Jiangnan Academic Affairs ten years ago.

"I will immediately write a letter to report this matter to the Holy One, and also ask Sun County Prime Minister to send someone to escort the bribe money to Beijing tomorrow morning."

Lu Qingfan looked solemn, and Sun County Prime Minister did not dare to neglect it. He raised his hands and said: "This is a serious matter. I will send someone to set off immediately. I also ask you to report to the Ministry of Punishment as soon as you return to the teahouse."

"nature."

After everyone returned home, Sun County Magistrate invited Lu Qingfan and his party to rest in the county government office, but he declined.

"After Zhou Xi and his party have confirmed the identity of the deceased and the case is clear, I will rush to the capital to take up my post, so I won't bother you any more."

Sun Xian Cheng saw that Lu Qingfan had made up his mind, so he left a few officers to guard the door, and led the crowd to leave with the bodies of the seven people at the table and the bones of the nine people inside the wall.

Lu Qingfan and his party were divided into two groups to rest: Yun Xi's master and servant went to the left bedroom in the underground secret room, and Leng Chuan took care of them in the secret hall; Lu Qingfan and Leng Hai stayed in the teahouse bedroom, so that they could easily know the identity of other deceased people if there was any information.

Yun Xi and Qing Guo simply freshened up and then lay down on the soft couch.

After being tired for most of the day, Qingguo fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

Yun Xi was thinking about the connection between Zhou Xi and the old case ten years ago, but she lost sleep.

She applied for the job just to investigate the truth of old cases and clear the wrong for her family.

Back then, Yun Xi was learning medical skills from her aunt and her wife in the Valley of Miracle Doctors. She was lucky enough to escape a disaster when her family suffered a huge change, and she didn't know the inside story of the old case.

Now, on the way to the capital, I ran into Zhou Xi and his party. I don't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

She was very sure that there was no one alive in the Bai family except herself, and Zhou Xi and his party were definitely not her father's people.

He was a noble man who valued his reputation above all else. He would never have anything to do with someone as reckless as Zhou Xi.

So...where did the 100,000 taels of bribe money that was thrown at the Bai family come from? What if it is now hidden in Qiongshan Mountain in Fengxian County?

It is said that Zhou Xi and his party are the masterminds of the thieves. If no one instigated them, how did they get this large sum of money? If someone instigated it...how could Zhou Xi and his group dare to spend ten thousand taels to live a luxurious life?

unless……

Before Yun Xi could sort out the relationship between her forehead, she was swept away by deep exhaustion and fell into a drowsy state.

When she woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning. Yun Xi rubbed her eyes and heard Qingguo sitting at the table eating, and asked in a daze: "What time is it?"

"Miss, are you awake? It's just past noon! Mr. Lu and the others are discussing the case above. Let's go over after eating." Qingguo no longer cared about eating, and quickly got up to help Yun Xi fetch water.

"You eat it, I'll fight it myself."

"Slave, I'll be back soon!" Qingguo couldn't help but said, and ran out carrying the washbasin.

Yun Xi smiled helplessly, got up and went to the back room to change into a light blue outfit, put her hair into a neat bun, and then walked out to wash up and eat.

Yun Xi was full after only one bowl of porridge, and Qing Guo Feng Zhuan Can Yun ate the rest.

The little maid with a bun face patted her round belly and said with a smile: "Miss, you are full."

Yun Xi rubbed Qing Guo's head, and the two of them went up the steps from the back and went straight into the tea shop.

Walking around the bloodstains to the bedroom, Lu Qingfan and his party were there, including the policeman Zhao Wu.

"I'm sorry, Yun Xi got up late." Yun Xi saluted apologetically.

"It's okay." Lu Qingfan waved, "There are a few missing women whose conditions match those of the deceased, but the portraits are really a bit off. Come and identify them."

Yun Xi stepped forward, checked the portraits of more than a dozen women with their household registration information and family conditions, and picked two out of them.

"Ke Lan, Xie Feng'er?" Leng Hai couldn't help but read out.

"It's them." Yun Xi pointed at Ke Lan: "This woman is slender and thin, her family is not in a good condition, her spleen and stomach are weak, and it is difficult to eat meat. Therefore, she rarely eats meat after being robbed by Zhou Xi."

Half of the meals in the secret room are vegetarian, probably prepared for this "Mrs. Yazhai".

"Xie Feng'er was only sixteen when she disappeared. Now she is in her mid-twenties. She is good at cooking and has a dexterity, so she does most of the work in the tea shop. There is a birthmark under her right arm, which matches the description when her family reported the case."

It's just a pity that the birthmark is too hidden for ordinary people to see. I'm afraid it took a lot of trouble for the family to search for it.

After hearing Yun Xi's judgment, Zhao Wu was filled with admiration, "I never thought there could be so many clues on the deceased."

"Corpses don't lie. The habits of food, clothing, housing and transportation are all reflected in the body... Have the identities of the other two dead men not yet been determined?" Yun Xi tilted her head and asked.

"Not yet." Zhao Wu said politely: "These two people don't seem to be from Fengxian County, and the surrounding co-investigation information has not been able to filter out."
Chapter completed!