After the house was confiscated, I relied on billions of dollars in supplies to become a group favor

Chapter 155: Forgiveness and Obedience
Since the cook told the whole story clearly, Li Jiang directly searched the Zhizhou Mansion and successfully found Zhang's yard.

It was already evening, and Zhang's mother and daughter were setting out a large plate of cakes and sitting on stools in the courtyard chatting.

"Bang bang!" A heavy knock on the door suddenly sounded, and the two of them glanced at each other subconsciously, thinking that it was Mu Qingshuang who was back.

They still don't know whether Mu Qingshuang's side of things has been completed, and both of them can't help but worry about it.

"Hong'er, go and open the door for your sister." Mrs. Zhang quickly put down the pastry in her hand and greeted her.

Mu Qinghong was too lazy to stand up, pouted unhappily, walked over quickly, and opened the door.

She remembered that she had just seen Mu Qingshuang go to the dining room to get food, so the poisoning must have been taken care of.

As soon as he opened the door, the displeased look on Mu Qinghong's face suddenly froze, and she stood there blankly, motionless.

"Hong'er?!" Ms. Zhang didn't hear any movement and vaguely noticed something was wrong. She immediately stood up and walked over with a solemn expression.

When she saw the huge group of people standing outside, the look on Zhang's face stiffened and she stammered.

"Bad...bad master!?"

Before he finished speaking, Li Jiangleng had a calm face and waved his hand, and the official beside him rushed in quickly.

Zhang was so frightened that her face suddenly turned pale, and she took a few steps back. Her legs were so frightened that she almost fell to the ground if she hadn't been holding on to the stone table beside her.

"Search! Find Mu Qingshuang."

Li Jiang looked around the courtyard with a cold gaze and only saw the mother and daughter. He ordered coldly to the official beside him.

A group of officials almost turned the large courtyard upside down, but they found no trace of Mu Qingshuang.

"Boss, Mu Qingshuang was not found."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Jiangleng had a stern look on his face. He glanced at the Zhang mother and daughter beside him with sharp eyes, and asked, "Where is Mu Qingshuang?"

"Crap... Master, I don't know either." Mrs. Zhang shook her head repeatedly, showing a bit of fear, and stammered in response.

Before Li Jiang could ask anything, Mu Qinghong's crisp and clear voice had already sounded.

"She said she went to the dining room to find something to eat!"

Without any hesitation, she immediately betrayed her own sister.

"Hong'er..." Ms. Zhang's voice trembled as she held her younger daughter, fearing that her eldest daughter's poisoning would be exposed.

Wang Xiaoer glanced at Mu Qinghong coldly, shook his head, and denied: "Boss, there must be no dining room. We have already searched it."

Compared to Zhang's fear, Mu Qinghong seemed to be relying on something, showing no timidity at all, and muttered: "Then I don't know."

Grandfather will return home soon, and these people will have to let the mother and daughter go!
Li Jiang did not hope to find out the whereabouts of Mu Qingshuang from the mother and daughter. He called to his subordinates and searched around carefully.

They were such a large group of officials who searched around in batches. It was already more than half an hour after they had searched the huge magistrate's mansion for most of the time. "Boss, Mu Qingshuang was not found."

When his subordinates came to report, Li Jiang couldn't help but frown, his expression became a little colder, and he asked, "Have they been searched?"

"The main courtyard of Zhizhi Prefecture has not been searched yet." The official scratched his head in embarrassment and paused for a while before replying.

It’s no wonder that their brothers are cowardly. The people living in the main courtyard of Zhizhou Mansion belong to Lord Zhizhou’s family. Not to mention that their officials are all a bunch of rough old men. It’s inappropriate to offend his wife. Besides, they won’t offend them casually. I know Lord Zhizhou.

Li Jiang was naturally aware of his subordinates' concerns, and frowned. After thinking for a moment, he ordered again: "Take the official order and search directly."

"Yes!" The officials quickly accepted the order.

"Wait a minute." Li Jiang suddenly took a few steps forward, followed the group of officials, and said, "I'll go with you."

He is the head of the government officials. Even if the magistrate is held accountable, he can still shoulder the responsibility and not let his subordinates be tied up and dare not conduct a thorough search.

Just as they rushed to the main courtyard, Zhang Zhizhou rushed back directly, perhaps after receiving the news.

"Search!" Li Jiang waved, and his subordinates immediately rushed forward, planning to enter the main courtyard directly to search.

"Wait!" An old and powerful voice came from behind!
They turned around and saw Master Zhizhou, wearing a red official robe, walking steadily towards this side.

Zhang Zhizhou's broad and upright face had a solemn expression. When he came, the group of officials did not dare to rush in.

Even though Master Zhizhou had just come back to stop him temporarily, Li Jiang's attitude was still a little tough and he said in a polite tone: "Sir Zhizhou, we found a fugitive in the house. I hope you can let us search carefully."

Zhang Zhizhou's usually smiling face became tense at this moment. His eyes subconsciously glanced at the Zhang mother and daughter who were tied up tightly behind them, and he asked coldly.

"Master Li, I know that there must be no fugitives in the main courtyard of the state capital, otherwise I would have handed them over to you long ago. Isn't it inappropriate for you, with so many foreign men, to rush in like this?"

Zhang Zhizhou has always been very cooperative with the arrest of fugitives and helped them catch many fugitives.

Therefore, when Zhang Zhizhou said such words, Li Jiang was silent for a moment, unable to refute his words.

In the stalemate, Li Jiang had no choice but to wave his hand and let the officials under him retreat.

He didn't have any evidence to prove that Mu Qingshuang was hiding in the main courtyard, and naturally he had no right to randomly search the main courtyard of a high-ranking official.

"Grandpa!" When Mu Qinghong saw Zhang Zhizhou coming back, his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted coquettishly.

Zhang Zhizhou did not pay attention to her affectionate call, but looked at Li Jiang calmly, then lowered his voice and asked politely: "Master Li, they are also my family members and have not committed any crimes. Can you be accommodating? "

He hoped that the official could understand the personnel and sell him favors, so that both sides would be better off.

Zhang Zhizhou knew very well that releasing prisoners without authorization was against the law of the court, but they were on his territory now, and whether they would be released or not was just a matter of Li Jiang's word.

"Master Zhizhou, taking prisoners to the place of exile is a humble duty, so I can't accept your order. If there are no prisoners along the way, it's hard for me to deliver to my superiors."

(End of this chapter)