King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

"Sir...sir..."

"This... this... Zhong Kairan was torn into pieces in the huge explosion, witnessed by my subordinates with their own eyes."

"The area around his study was razed to the ground."

"So even if there is a secret compartment or a place to hide in the study, there is absolutely no chance of survival, right?"

"Is necessary…"

Seeing this order.

Yang Huan and a group of Jinyiwei could not help but look at each other in bewilderment.

They all looked at Ji Gang, who was giving the orders, with an expression of disbelief.

I believe that such requests and orders are completely unnecessary.

but.

The words have not yet fallen.

His questioning words were interrupted by Ji Gang with ruthless and cold words.

At the same time, Ji Gang stared at Yang Huan with his icy, piercing eyes, and shouted angrily:
"shut up."

"What?"

"I ordered you not to move, what do you want to do?"

"Ok?"

"Don't want to go?"

It's not his fault that he made a fuss about this matter.

After all, there is the precedent of the Yuan family in Linchuan Prefecture.

These bastards.

Each and every one of them is extremely shrewd and clever.

Cunning Rabbit Three Caves.

at home.

There are not only some secret passages leaving the city.

There are other secret passages.

What's even worse is that these bastards almost all use secret passages out of the city as a trick to confuse others.

Take the opportunity to leave from another direction or hide.

Trying to muddle through.

and so.

When faced with such a thing, Ji Gang had to be cautious.

Moreover, Zhong Kairan went to his death with "passion".

In Ji Gang's opinion, there were already many flaws.

To die.

Can't I take poison?
Or hanging, which is the type of choice?
At least the body can be left intact.

Why did you choose to detonate the gunpowder and kill yourself?

Such a move.

In Ji Gang's opinion, it seemed like an attempt to hide something by doing this.

An attempt to get away with it.

There are many strange things.

Yang Huan, who was standing aside, felt the extreme anger in Ji Gang's words and his cold eyes.

Yang Huan, who spoke subconsciously, was frightened out of his wits.

This statement is not unimportant.

Oppose?

Not willing?
That's what I said.

Even if he had the intention, he didn't have the courage!
He was just a small captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and was still a criminal.

How dare I disobey orders?

What he said just now was just a subconscious action.

Simultaneously.

Yang Huan also came to his senses instantly and realized that he had said the wrong thing.

He did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, and hurriedly stammered:
“No…no…”

"grown ups…"

"Your Highness, your lowly highness has absolutely no such intention, absolutely no such intention."

"This, this, this..."

"I will go right away...I will go right away."

Say it.

Yang Huan did not dare to hesitate at all, and quickly waved to the guards around him, indicating that they should follow him.

Saw the figure leaving.

Ji Gang pondered for a moment, then nodded to the guards on his left and right and said:
"You guys follow me..."

"You must search carefully for me."

"We must not let go of any clues."

"promise!"

The guard nodded heavily, then pointed to a group of Ming soldiers, who followed him and disappeared into the end of the night.

Wait for the group to leave.

Ji Gang once again cast his gaze towards the Zhong family members who were frightened by the scene and huddled together in the corner for warmth. He frowned and thought for a moment, then ordered:
"Somebody come!"

"Interrogate all the members of the Zhong family thoroughly."

"The entire Zhong family."

"Except for the secret passage right now."

"Besides, has there been any incidents of large-scale soil excavation in the yard?"

"If...approximately how much soil was excavated."

"Give me the answer I want as quickly as possible."

Say it.

The group of Jinyiwei who surrounded the Zhong family acted quickly without any delay.

The members of the Zhong family who were curled up in the corner were pulled out from the crowd like dead dogs.

They were interrogated separately at the same time in an attempt to get the answers that Ji Gang wanted.

As the figures left the courtyard one by one.

As a result, the originally restless and noisy courtyard suddenly became quiet.

Ji Gang leaned against the armchair brought by his men, his half-closed eyes spinning from time to time, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Time just passed by minute by minute.

Half an hour is enough.

Da da da……

In the quiet courtyard, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard.

Ji Gang, who was lost in thought with his eyes half-closed, was pulled back to his senses and turned to look at the place where the sound came from.

The person coming is not someone else.

This person was the subordinate he had just arranged to interrogate the entire Zhong family.

Seeing him coming, Ji Gang straightened up and asked in a deep voice:
"how?"

"Did you get any useful information from the interrogation?"

"Is there any other secret passage in the Zhong family's land? Or has there been any large-scale excavation and transportation of soil in the past?"

After hearing this.

The Jinyiwei who came over looked serious, and his expression changed involuntarily. Then he looked at Ji Gang cautiously, shook his head slightly, and replied:
"Your Highness, Commander-in-Chief."

"Just now, I ordered my men to interrogate all the people of the Zhong family gathered here one by one, and then check everyone's confession."

"These people all said."

"There is only this one secret passage in the entire Zhong Mansion. There is no other secret passage."

"In addition to digging this secret passage, a large amount of soil was transported away."

"After the secret passage was built, there was no more large-scale excavation, let alone the transportation of large amounts of soil."

"so……"

Although no further words were said, no conclusion was drawn.

But everyone is smart, and Ji Gang naturally understands the implication of his subordinates' words.

It's nothing more than telling yourself.

I'm afraid I'm overthinking this matter.

Things may not be as complicated as you think.

Get a definite answer.

Ji Gang couldn't help but frown, half-closed his eyes and fell into deep thought, a trace of self-doubt arose in his heart, and he murmured in a low voice:

"Could it be..."

"Am I really overthinking it, or am I being too sensitive?"

"Did Zhong Kairan really die in the explosion just now?"

"Can……"

"Why did you choose to detonate gunpowder?"

"It shouldn't be!"

Seeing Ji Gang lost in thought, muttering to himself.

The Jinyiwei standing aside with his head lowered dared not even breathe at this moment. There was no other reason.

After all, he followed Ji Gang all the way here from Linchuan Prefecture.

He also experienced those crazy assassinations in Yuan's mansion before.

He listened more clearly to the tasks assigned to Ji Gang by Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu.

Naturally, I understood why my boss was so serious.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Gang came back to his senses. A glimmer of light flashed across his half-closed eyes, as if he had thought of something. He supported himself with his hands on the armrests and slowly stood up from the armchair, and ordered:
"Go and interrogate it again."

"Since the Zhong Mansion was built, has Zhong Kairan's study been the only one of its kind? Have you ever hired a craftsman to renovate it?"

"In other words, there has never been an order that Zhong Kairan would not work in the study for a long time, and that no one be allowed to approach the study, or even step a step into the courtyard over there."

"Go quickly..."

"be quick!"

Ok?
Listening to the inexplicable instructions.

The guard was stunned and pretended to say something.

However, when he met his boss's extremely serious gaze, he had to bite back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"promise!"

"My subordinates will do it now!"

Say it.

Without any hesitation, he hurried out of the yard.

Seeing the figure disappearing at the end of the night, Ji Gang withdrew his gaze after a while and grinned:

"Interesting...Interesting."

"If it's really as I guess."

"I'm afraid that Zhong Kairan is the most cunning and difficult opponent I have ever encountered since I took over the Jinyiwei."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The more capable and difficult the opponent is, the greater the sense of achievement will be when you catch him."

"What's the point of just waiting to be caught?"

Then, he turned to look at the people around him, waved his hand and said:

"Walk……"

"Come with me to the center of the explosion."

"At the same time, I order the person who conducted the interrogation to go directly to the center of the explosion without reporting the result here."

"I'll be waiting for him there!!"

Say it.

He reached out and picked up the warm teacup on the table, shook off the foam, took a big sip of the tea, and then strode out of the yard.

See this situation.

The guards who were responsible for protecting his safety hurried to catch up.

……

at the same time.

Located at the center of the Zhongfu explosion, the lights were bright.

Figures shuttled back and forth, constantly cleaning up the various messy things that had just been razed to the ground by the explosion.

"Greetings, His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief."

Just then, someone's greeting came from somewhere.

Everyone who was originally busy and enthusiastic was stunned on the spot.

His eyes involuntarily looked towards the entrance outside the courtyard.

When Ji Gang's figure came into view, everyone stopped what they were doing, bowed and said:
"Greetings, His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief."

Ji Gang nodded slightly, half-closed his eyes and looked around to see the speed of cleaning. He couldn't help but frowned subconsciously, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.

After pondering for a moment, he turned to look at Yang Huan, who was covered in dust, had a muddy face, and looked a little embarrassed, and asked:
"It's been so long, and the rubble hasn't been cleaned up yet?"

Listen to the questions.

Yang Huan was stunned for a moment, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he quickly explained:
"Reply...your Excellency."

"It's not that we're delaying this intentionally, or that we're not paying attention."

"The explosion just now was too powerful."

“The impact is too wide.”

“The surrounding houses almost collapsed.”

"And the debris is quite small, so it is too complicated and slow to clean up."

"But it should be soon..."

"It shouldn't take long to clean it all up."

"Please wait a moment, sir."

Seeing everyone working hard to clean up, Ji Gang did not scold them.

After all, it's the big guys who do the work.

What's the attitude.

When he came over just now, he saw everything.

Naturally, I knew that Yang Huan did not lie, and he did not play tricks on this matter.

He is quite honest in doing things.

but……

Seeing the large area that everyone had cleaned up, Ji Gang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, pointed at the area where everyone was cleaning up the debris, and asked:

"Is Zhong Kairan's study this big?"

"It occupies such a vast area?"

Ask like this.

The question directly stunned Yang Huan.

After a moment, Yang Huan came back to his senses and instantly understood what Ji Gang meant. He quickly shook his head and explained:

"No...no."

As he spoke, he pointed to where Zhong Kairan's study was and continued:

"Where Zhong Kairan's study is located is where the deep pit was left, and where we saw him ignite gunpowder and commit suicide."

"However... this courtyard is an independent courtyard."

"There are only some empty rooms here."

"There is Zhong Kairan's study in the center, and the rest are some green plants, rockeries and flowing water accompanied by some houses around them."

"And here, unless there is an order from Zhong Kairan."

"No one is allowed to set foot in this courtyard."

"For the sake of safety, I will not miss any clues."

"Special orders were made to clear all the debris and then search carefully."

So answered and arranged.

Ji Gang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then nodded with satisfaction to show his approval.

But after a brief pause.

He seemed to have thought of something, shook his head and said:
"Need not!"

"Just clean up the debris within three meters around the study immediately."

"After all, according to the previous report from the spies."

"Zhong Kairan has been giving orders and arranging things in the study."

"I hardly ever left the study."

"And with the light of the oil lamp, I can clearly see the reflection of the person in the study."

"So... there's no need to go through so much trouble."

"If there really is an unknown secret passage in the study, it must be somewhere in the corner of the study."

"It won't be somewhere in the compound."

"otherwise……"

"If he leaves the study, he will definitely not escape the eyes of the spies."

"So there's no need to waste time elsewhere in the compound."

"We don't have much time left now."

"When I came here, Prince Han gave me a death order."

"He must meet everyone in the Zhong family before noon tomorrow at the latest, especially Zhong Kairan."

"If Zhong Kairan is really not dead, then he must have faked his death through some sleight of hand that we don't know about."

"So every minute we waste now is giving Zhong Kairan time to escape."

"The longer it takes, the more difficult it will be to catch them later."

"It is also difficult to complete the task assigned by the prince."

"So do as I say first. If we don't find any clues or clues within the area I drew, we can expand the search area."

"Do you understand?"

Dele.

My immediate boss said so.

What else can Yang Huan say?
How dare you express a different opinion?
Besides, he still vividly remembered Ji Gang’s subconscious words and that terrifying look!
He's not a fool.

immediately.

Yang Huan nodded heavily without any hesitation and said:
"promise!"

"My subordinates will make arrangements now."

(End of this chapter)