Hu Guiyang had drunk tea and paid farewell. He felt that the more he went south, the more obvious the warm wind was, and the more comfortable the mood was.

On the other road, Shi Gui found an inn in the evening. He did not torn his clothes, and went in directly, took out his waist sign, showed off his identity as a household in Jinyi, and asked to call a horse.

For the post station, the Jinyi Baihu was a big official. The postmaster hurriedly built a document and approved the horse, and notified local officials at the same time.

The next morning, when Shi Guida set off, several officials came to see him off and tried to please him in every way. They asked who he was going to investigate. They found out that he was relieved after confirming that he had only passed by.

Shi Guida went north and returned to the capital, but the money on her body became more.

After entering the city, he did not go home, so he went directly to the East Factory to meet the factory manager Shang Ming.

It was not until the evening that Shang Ming came back from another place. When he saw Shi Guida, he was very surprised, "How quickly are you? Are you back alone?"

"Yes, the lower official is back."

Shang Ming looked puzzled, "Where are the people I sent to pick you up?"

"I went another way and didn't meet with them."

Shang Ming's face gradually became gloomy, "Did you see He Sanchen?"

Shi Gui shook his head, "The lower-ranking official was incompetent and did not gain Hu Guiyang's trust. He was dumped by him. He searched for everything and had no choice but to go back to Beijing to apologize."

"I saw Zuo Yu's body."

"It's useless. Hu Guiyang is extremely suspicious. He pretended to believe me and ran away while I was unprepared."

Shang Ming's face was so gloomy that water was about to drip out, "Li Xianchang said that you have a motivated heart and are a trustworthy talent. It seems that he is wrong."

Shi Guida knelt on the ground, "The subordinate official knew that he was guilty and asked the factory to punish him."

"Do you think this is a minor crime. If you get a slap and get a salary of several months, it will be fine?"

"The lower official has no such extravagant hope, but the lower official thinks that the divine jade is in his hand, and He Sanchen will come to him sooner or later..."

"You don't know yet?"

"What?"

"Chen Xun was burned to death in the mountains, but he had no divine jade on his body, only an ordinary golden elixir."

Shi Gui was stunned.

"Dongchang failed to find the divine jade. Thanks to you, he also lost the whereabouts of Hu Guiyang and He Sanchen. Shi Guida, you are not incompetent, you are intentionally letting go. Do you want to punish? Okay, I will punish you. The person who comes, drag him down and ask for his confession."

The two lieutenants immediately came over to drag people down, and Shang Ming stood up, "Maybe I can't kill you immediately, but as long as I'm still in the East Factory, you don't want to leave the prison. As for Hu Guiyang, fortunately I have someone else who can trust me to entrust him, and he can't escape."

Shi Guida did not resist or defend himself, but just murmured: "Where will the divine jade be if it is not on Chen Xun?"

Shang Ming waved his hand and the captain took Shi Guida away.

A few days later, the first snow fell in the capital. It was not heavy and the ground was not even covered. After noon, a team of Jinyiwei rushed into the city and headed straight to the East Factory.

Although Liang Xiu was often scolded, he was the person Shang Ming truly trusted. He led the team to track the traces of Shi and Hu, and finally came back.

"No, I didn't find it. Hu Guiyang sold his horse and his whereabouts were unknown. We chased him to the riverside..."
Chapter completed!