Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

After emerging from the dungeon, the War King did not return to his study. Instead, he stood on the steps and mentally reviewed the list that Li Si had provided.

Without exception, all six ministers exiled to the northern deserts had spies planted in their residences.

These households, having just returned from the northern deserts, are short of manpower and need to purchase personnel, making them easier to place in.

The timing was so precise; he didn't believe there wasn't an inside man.

"Zhan Yi!" he called out.

Zhan Yi emerged from the shadows, clasped his hands in greeting, and replied, "Your Highness."

"Arrest them tonight." The War King's voice was not loud, but his attitude was very firm. "These five families, not one can be missed. Have each prefecture send people to arrest them together. When arresting them, be clean and try not to make too much noise. Once they are brought back, lock them in the dungeon, and I will interrogate them personally."

Although the War King knew the basic information about the spies planted in these prefectures, he had never met them and still needed to confirm with each prefecture.

Zhan Yi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Your Highness, if five families act at the same time, a lot of manpower will be needed."

After thinking for a moment, the War King said, "Transfer all the secret guards over there. A few to keep watch in the manor will suffice. We must have them all under our control tonight. Once word gets out, the secret agents in the Southern Desert will be on guard, and it will be much harder to catch them."

Zhan Yi replied, "Yes!"

After receiving the order, Zhan Yi turned around and went to dispatch troops.

The War King stood under the eaves, watching Zhan Yi's figure disappear into the night, and then looked up at the waning moon in the sky.

Although there has been some good news, the spies planted in the Southern Desert are not so easy to clear out.

I couldn't help but feel a little worried.

After all, there are only a few newly sent spies; most of them were originally planted in various households.

Although some of them were cleaned up a while ago, it's obvious that they weren't completely cleaned up, otherwise the Wu family incident wouldn't have happened.

As the War King pondered this, he walked toward his study.

He entered the study, took out the bell he used to contact Tang Wan, gently stroked it for a moment, and finally put it back.

It's already late at night, and I can't contact her anymore. I'll tell her about tonight's events tomorrow.

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Meanwhile, throughout the capital, several groups of shadowy figures were silently moving through the streets and alleys.

The guards of the War King's Mansion were well-trained; each took on a target and went their separate ways.

Following Zhan Yi's instructions, the guards first went to the stewards of each mansion, directly inquired about the location of the corresponding groups of people, and then instructed the stewards of each mansion to notify their masters.

Zhan Yi didn't let them directly notify the masters of each household, partly because he was afraid of scaring them half to death in the middle of the night. After all, these people didn't follow the usual path, so it was best to let the stewards of each household find a way to notify their masters.

The arrest went more smoothly than expected.

Most of the spies had already gone to sleep. When they were dragged out of bed, they didn't even have time to react before their mouths were gagged, their hands and feet were tied, and they were taken away silently.

However, there were also those who were highly vigilant. One of the people hiding in the Tan residence tried to reach under the pillow for something when the guards entered the room, but the guards quickly grabbed him.

Later, when they searched under his pillow, they found a dagger.

The five groups of men captured all five spies in less than an hour and took them back to the War King's dungeon.

The War King naturally did not rest. He sat in his study, waiting for Zhan Yi to return and report.

When Zhan Yi returned to report, Zhan Wang went to the dungeon with him.

The War King personally interrogated the other five people, questioning them one by one, using one truth-telling talisman after another.

The five men's testimonies were remarkably consistent: they had all infiltrated the capital in batches this year, and the person responsible for contacting them was indeed Li Si. However, within this information, the War King discovered a new clue: they had all been recommended to various prefectures through the same brokerage firm.

They had no idea about Li Si's supplier or contact information.

After reviewing the last one, the War King put away the talisman and turned to leave.

Zhan Yi leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, what should we do with these people?"

"Keep him locked up for now," said the War King. "Keep it a secret. Arrange for someone to go into the Tang residence disguised as Li Si, just in case."

If someone contacts Li Si online recently and assigns him some task, and we find out he's been arrested, it could easily alert the enemy.

As for the follow-up matters, I still need to go to the palace to report to my father.

After the War King finished all these tasks and left the dungeon, it was already dawn.

Without even having time to rest, the War King washed up, changed his clothes, ate some food, and then got up to go to the palace.

While the War King was busy all night, Tang Wan had a rare good night's sleep.

Because Wang was worried that Tang Wan had been busy and tired these past few days, she specially told her to rest well and not to go to pay her respects this morning.

Tang Wan was happy to have some free time, so she slept until she woke up naturally.

When I opened my eyes, it was already bright outside the window.

After getting up and washing up, Er Ya brought in breakfast.

Tang Wan didn't see Zhu Xi in the morning, so she asked Er Ya. Er Ya replied, "Zhu Xi left before dawn, saying that the shop was going to start construction today and she had to go and keep an eye on it."

Tang Wan then remembered that she had asked Zhu Xi to renovate the shop. She had been so busy with the War King's affairs these past two days that she hadn't thought of it.

Tang Wan nodded without saying anything more.

After having breakfast, Tang Wan locked the door and took Er Ya into the space.

Several crops in the field were already ripe, but I haven't had time to harvest them these past few days because I've been busy drawing talismans.

Tang Wan harvested the crops herself, leaving Er Ya free to do as she pleased.

After harvesting the crops, Tang Wan called Er Ya over and instructed her, "I'll take you out first. Go check near the Shuntian Prefecture government office to see if there's any progress on Boss Chen's case. Be careful and don't attract attention."

Er Ya responded, and the two of them left the space. Er Ya turned around and disappeared.

Tang Wan stayed alone in the space, planted the new seeds, watered them, and then returned to the villa to rest.

There was nothing important to do today, so Tang Wan wasn't in a hurry to go out. She nestled on the sofa in the villa, thinking about what she was doing.

The shop is under renovation, the caravan is almost ready, and we've bought enough mule carts. We'll finalize the details later, and it'll be about time to set off.

While pondering the details, Tang Wan suddenly sensed that Er Ya had returned.

Tang Wan came out of the space and then took Er Ya into the space.

As soon as they entered the space, Er Ya excitedly told Tang Wan, "Miss! A notice has been posted in Shuntian Prefecture!"

Tang Wan raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "What notice?"

"Tomorrow at Chenshi (7-9 AM), the trial of Mr. Chen's case from three years ago will be held publicly." Er Ya's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement. "It's clearly written on the notice: the case of Mr. Chen of Chen's Grocery Store being murdered will be retried."

Er Ya paused for a moment, then added, "I even took a walk around the area near the yamen and overheard some people looking at the notices talking. They said that the prefect is serious this time, and even the clerk Zheng Gui, who handled the case back then, has been suspended pending trial."

After hearing this, Tang Wan finally felt a weight lifted from her heart. (End of Chapter)