The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1850 No sleep tonight

This night was destined to be a sleepless night for Cao Guangshi!

He not only had to supervise the implementation of the task of transferring the jewels from Ye Changge's secret room tonight, but also had to deal with the issue of the remaining four boxes of gold in the Tan Garden.

In addition, there are a lot of corpses that need to be dealt with! For example, the corpses in the Longyou Gang headquarters, the corpses in the garden, and the corpses in Ye Changge's secret room.

The corpse in Ye Changge's secret room must be handled with extreme caution and without any carelessness!

Because the dead were all local big shots! For example, Liu Zichen from Ya'an, Zhang Chuji from Lushan, Mo Xuyou from Hanyuan, and Ye Changge, the leader of the Longyou Gang!

How to deal with the aftermath is indeed a tricky issue!

Once the news of these people's collective disappearance spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar!

How to solve this problem is undoubtedly a daunting challenge!

In addition, after the dragon boat race, the results of the competition will be announced. It is easy to award prizes to the winners, but it is difficult to deal with private betting and gambling! Because Ye Changge is dead! Cao Guangshi initially planned to take the lead himself. As long as the silver can be cashed normally, the people will naturally not make any trouble.

Of course, this also involves the matter of the Longyou Gang being robbed by the Zhushan Four Tigers. Should we completely block the news, or put all the blame on the Zhushan Four Tigers? This needs to be considered carefully. If we are not careful, it will cause great turmoil!

If it was before, with such a tight schedule and such a heavy task, Cao Guangshi would have been overwhelmed! But now it is different, he has Sima Mingdeng, a super assistant to help him, everything seems to be easy!

Although Sima Mingdeng looked like an ant and nothing in front of the deputy envoy, before today, Sima Mingdeng was a powerful and influential figure!

Tonight, Cao Guangshi finally saw what it means to be a big brother in the underworld!

Sima Mingdeng sat next to him and was concise when assigning tasks to the 300 archers. Usually it was just one sentence: who should go to what place and complete what task within what time.

Cao Guangshi looked at Sima Mingdeng sitting there giving orders, as if he saw a great general who was able to plan and win battles thousands of miles away, commanding his thousands of troops to fight a great battle!

Cao Guangshi felt that no matter how complicated the problem was, it would become simple in Sima Mingdeng's hands and could be easily solved!

The two of them were drinking tea in the prefectural government office, listening to the continuous reports of victory from the "front line"! That's right, it had to be victory reports! According to Sima Mingdeng's instructions, how could those who failed to complete their mission have the face to return?

You are not allowed to come back if you fail to complete the mission!

Therefore, those who come back to report the news must be reporting a great victory!

When Cao Guangshi heard that the "crime scenes" had been cleaned up, he felt relieved.

Is there no missing person problem? As long as the people don't complain, the government won't investigate. Wait until the families of these missing people come to report the case! Anyway, there is no evidence to prove how these people died!

Cao Guangshi took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Sima, if the news that Liu Zichen, Zhang Chuji and Ye Changge died in the same place on the same night leaked out, what do you think would happen? How should we deal with it?"

Sima Mingdeng thought to himself: You are just afraid that I will betray you? You are so timid and want to be an official, damn!

But he naturally did not dare to slack off, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, my men will keep their mouths shut and will never reveal what happened today! Today I will give you a reassurance. If anyone leaks the news, I will kill his entire family!"

Cao Guangshi waved his hands and said: "It's not that I don't believe you, please don't misunderstand. Then you just need to pay attention. No matter who leaked the news, he can't be allowed to live in the world! If the officers under my command leak the news, I will help you..." He made a chopping gesture with his right hand!

Sima Mingdeng nodded, "Don't worry, sir. I know this is a serious matter. Leave it to me!"

Cao Guang actually has no psychological burden when it comes to killing people to silence them!

Because he already knew the background and past of these dead people, such as Liu Zichen, Zhang Chuji, and Mo Xuyou. It can be said that none of these people are good people!

Which of them is not deeply sinful and has blood on their hands?

Now they have been cleansed and pretend to be good people, eating delicacies from land and sea every day, wearing silk and satin, riding in luxury cars, hugging beauties, damn, how can such a good thing happen in the world? Who will comfort those innocent dead souls? Who can they talk to?

According to Cao Guangshi's plan, after he has firmly established himself as the prefect, he will naturally gather a group of trusted followers, and then borrow some infantrymen to defend the city, and concentrate his forces to launch a "Thunder Operation" specifically targeting powerful people like Liu Zichen!

Which of these people is not smiling on the surface? They build a bridge or repair a road when they have nothing to do, telling everyone that they are kind-hearted people. Humph, this is just a trick to deceive me! Which of them is not greedy and plundering behind the scenes? Let’s not talk about anything else. There are cases of missing people in Yazhou almost every day! Don’t even think about it, it’s almost 100% these people who did it

Since the deputy envoy has cleared them all out for the sake of justice, it saves me a lot of trouble!

The only difference is that the deputy envoy used private punishment and the law of the underworld! If it were him, he would naturally follow the laws of the Song Dynasty, state the evidence, and behead him in public!

There will be a flaw if lynching is used! Although the deputy envoy has the power to execute first and report later, there is a prerequisite. The person to be executed must have a reason to be executed! The so-called reason is

In simple terms, this person should be beheaded, but evidence must be submitted first.

Evidence can be added later, but it cannot be absent!

Therefore, before the evidence of the crimes of Liu Zichen, Zhang Chuji, Mo Xuyou and others is uncovered, it is not appropriate to involve the Deputy Envoy!

If anyone dares to leak the news, he will definitely not show mercy!

Because once the news that "the deputy commander-in-chief of the Great Song Imperial City Division is suspected of killing several local celebrities in Yazhou" spreads, it will inevitably cause social unrest! Those remnants of the Great Shu who have been hiding in the dark will definitely take advantage of the situation, and it will not be an exaggeration to say that they will stir up a bloody storm in Yazhou at that time! If that day really comes, I can only die to apologize!

Sima Mingdeng looked at Cao Guangshi who was lost in thought, and said softly, "Sir, are you worried about me?"

Cao Guangshi came back to his senses immediately and smiled awkwardly: "How could that be? I trust you very much! We are now sharing life and death, and we are closely related!"

Sima Mingdeng chuckled and almost wanted to say "We are now grasshoppers on the same rope", but he felt something was wrong and held it back, and temporarily changed his words: "Sir, if that's the case, then I have something you have to help me with."

"what's up?"

"You know, I'm actually from the Tiandu Sect. The leader is Meng Xu, the younger brother of the Great Shu Emperor. Many people know my identity as a member of the Tiandu Sect. Although Meng Xu is dead, there are still many masters of the Tiandu Sect scattered around... So, in order not to arouse other people's suspicion, I mean, to the outside world, I am still the owner of the Tanhua Garden..."

Cao Guangshi smiled and said, "Don't worry! It is indeed a bit of an insult to you to let you be my follower. The deputy envoy has explained this..."

Sima Mingdeng's eyes flickered, and he was startled: Deputy Envoy? Could it be that the young man in white...

Cao Guangshi suddenly saw Sima Mingdeng's expression change slightly, and he immediately cried out inwardly, "Oh no!" Sima Mingdeng must have doubted the deputy envoy! He almost exposed the deputy envoy's identity!

Fortunately, he had been in the officialdom for a long time, so he immediately remained calm and continued to say with a smile: "Not only will you maintain your identity as the owner of the Tanhua Garden, I will also give you the identity of the Yazhou Tuanlianshi! Your rank is second only to mine!"

Sima Mingdeng's eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?" The reason why he wanted to maintain his identity as the owner of the Tanhua Garden was not only to confuse the remnants of the Tiandu Sect, but also to save his own face! Who doesn't want to stand out in the crowd? He had finally climbed up and became the boss. He could even go in and out of the palace of the crown prince freely. Now he has become a follower of a prefect, or even a "servant". It was difficult for him to accept this huge gap.

So he tried to test Cao Guangshi to see if he could keep his identity as the owner of the garden, even if he was the owner during the day and the dog at night! At least he didn't "lose face" in front of outsiders! Cao Guangshi smiled and said, "Of course it's true! Your position as a militia commander needs to be appointed by the emperor! You will be a person who eats the emperor's food in the future!"

Sima Mingdeng suddenly felt that the situation had opened up! He asked excitedly, "Really?"

Cao Guangshi smiled and said, "Of course it's true! You can continue to do your job as a garden explorer. As long as it's not illegal, I won't interfere with how much money you make! And you have one more official uniform than Liu Zichen and the others. Don't you think your life will be better and better?"

Sima Mingdeng fell into deep thought!

He really didn't expect Cao Guangshi to be so visionary!

The business volume of Tanhuayuan is actually not small. It may be a bit exaggerated to say that it makes a fortune every day, but it is no problem to make two or three hundred taels of silver a day! He actually doesn't touch the turnover here? Tanhuayuan's monthly turnover is nearly ten thousand taels, and the net profit is seven or eight thousand taels. He is actually not tempted. He is indeed an honest official!

Sima Mingdeng said sternly: "Master Cao, you also know that the money for building the Tanhua Garden was actually sent by Tiandu. I am just an agent here..."

Cao Guangshi interrupted him with a serious expression, "You don't have to say more. I know everything! Let's make it clear today. No matter who owns this Tan Garden, it's yours now! If anyone from Tiandu faction comes to see you again, I will be responsible for sending them away! I do this because I want you to work for me sincerely, instead of pretending to obey you but secretly disobeying your promise! Although you are afraid that I will complain to the young master and have to do things for me, I know that when a person is unhappy, his efficiency and quality of work will not be much better! I am a person who either doesn't do it, or I do it to the best of my ability! I don't want you to say yes on the surface when you are helping me, but call me shit behind my back!"

Sima Mingdeng didn't expect that Cao Guangshi would be so straightforward and get straight to the point, and speak to him so frankly from the heart. It would be a lie to say that he was not moved at all! Just as he was about to speak, Cao Guangshi said, "Don't talk first, wait for me to finish! I know that in your eyes, I am just a powerless civil servant, and I may even be a corrupt official, a corrupt official. Even if I am not greedy for money, I may be greedy for fame and reputation! I tell you, I just want to do things! I said at the wine table that if I don't let the people of Yazhou live a peaceful and prosperous life within a year, I will get out! I know that you, Liu Zichen, Zhang Chuji and others all want to curry favor with me. What is the purpose? Isn't it to collude with you? In the name of making money for everyone! If you are operating legally, do you still need to flatter me? Aren't you just trying to exploit loopholes in the law? I'll tell you the truth, according to my plan, if Liu Zichen and others are not dead, they will be caught by me in jail sooner or later and finally executed! I don't know much about you, but I guess you are not innocent, right?"

Sima Mingdeng smiled bitterly and said, "I am not a white lotus, I cannot remain untainted by the mud!"

Cao Guangshi said very seriously: "So, you should be thankful that you met the young master! No matter how whitewashed Liu Zichen and the others are, it's just fake! I have sent people to check their background! Liu Zichen, Zhang Chuji, and Mo Xuyou are dead, but Peng Shihuai from Yingjing County, Bu Suanzi from Mingshan, Qiu Qingquan from Qingxi, Lao Laixiu from Shimian, and Mo Chiyu from Tianquan are still alive! Sooner or later I will tear off their masks! Sooner or later I will kill them! But you are different, you are now a militia commander, you are already a member of the court, you are truly whitewashed! Using the word whitewashed may seem disrespectful to you, but I am speaking from my heart! From now on, you don't have to worry about someone checking your background! Of course, you can't think about cheating like you did today! The income from this garden visit is enough for your expenses!"

Sima Mingdeng said, "Sir! The money for exploring the garden does not belong to me. Since you are so kind to me, I must be sensible! Except for the expenses of the 300 archers, I will still be responsible for their expenses. From now on, I will cover all the expenses of the prefectural government! The officials under you are not well-off..."

Cao Guangshi immediately stopped him from talking, "Okay, there are some things that you should handle on your own. Now let's discuss tomorrow's dragon boat race. Why did Ye Changge, who was hosting the race, suddenly become Sima Mingdeng? You have to think about it carefully..."

Sima Mingdeng walked to the window and fell into deep thought.

Cao Guangshi also walked to the window and looked at the cold sky. The night was getting dark, the moon was like a hook, and they were destined to be sleepless tonight.

Yuelai Inn is not the most expensive inn in Yazhou, but it is said to be the cleanest, so Yuan Zishan chose it.

After everyone settled down, La Jiao said he wanted to go out for a walk and see the night view of Yazhou City.

Yuan Zishan knew that she was sickened by the bloody scene today and wanted to go out for some fresh air and relax, so she agreed to go out with her. Feng Jiuxiao was naturally worried about them going out alone, so he called Pang Shiwu to accompany them.

Chang Zijin came uninvited naturally, and walked out with La Jiao, holding her arm with a smile. Yuan Zishan had a very unhappy face and glared at Feng Jiuxiao several times!

Erni said she was tired and didn't want to move, so Zeng Yong naturally stayed and chatted with her.

Because Erni and Chang Zijin shared a room, it was inconvenient for Zeng Yong to go to her, so Erni went to Zeng Yong's room, while Zeng Yong shared a room with Big Wolf. Big Wolf shrugged his shoulders and said, "You have to come out even if you don't want to. Didn't you see that Zeng Yong's eyes were wide open and he was about to eat someone?"

A group of six people walked on the long street of Yazhou, and the night wind was quite cold!

All the shops were closed, with only a few lanterns still emitting faint lights.

Chili said: "The moon is so bright tonight, otherwise it would be so dark here that we can't see anything."

Chang Zijin coaxed her, "Yes, the moon is really bright. It's as bright as day here!"

Yuan Zishan said: "It is bright, but as bright as daylight is a bit exaggerated!"

Chang Zijin smiled and said, "Bright as day is a description in itself."

Yuan Zishan didn't say anything else. She just expressed her dissatisfaction, and if she said more, it would seem that she had no vision!

Chang Zijin naturally would not deliberately provoke Yuan Zishan, as that would not only make him appear to be short-sighted, but would also make him lose Feng Jiuxiao as a friend.

There are some things that everyone knows, and as long as they are not excessive, no one will take them seriously. But once they are excessive, there will be no end to it!

Just like tonight, Chang Zijin insisted on coming out with everyone, who could stop her? We were all still friends, right? What reason was there to stop her from coming?

But everyone knows that if she comes out, Feng Jiuxiao and Yuan Zishan will not be able to talk in private! No matter how independent the two are, they are embarrassed to talk about love in front of Chang Zijin! Big Wolf knows to make room for Zeng Yong and not be an eyesore, but Chang Zijin doesn't! Everyone knows that it's not that she doesn't know how to make room, but that she knows it very well! Her attitude has always been consistent and clear, that is, I understand, but I just won't let!

Yazhou is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, bordering Chengdu to the east, Ganzi to the west, Liangshan to the south, and Aba to the north. It is less than 300 miles away from Chengdu. It is known as the "Throat of Western Sichuan" and the "Gateway to Tubo". It is the border between Dashu and Tubo.

Wherever two countries border, there is either a heavy military standoff or active trade.

The relationship between Dashu and Tubo has always been good, so this place, as the border between the two countries, is relatively prosperous.

Although most shops were closed, there were still a few places that were brightly lit.

Look, the Dahuanxi Casino is brightly lit and bustling with people.

Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!