Daming: Dad, you are really not good at governing the country

At this moment, a raging fire had broken out from the direction of the prison, and thick smoke was billowing up into the sky.

When Lu Feng and Mao Xiang arrived, they saw flames shooting up into the sky, lighting up half the sky red, and heat waves blowing in their faces.

Lu Feng stood in front of the fire, his brows tightly twisted into a knot.

The sharp gaze pierced through the billowing smoke and quickly scanned the chaotic scene.

"This fire came out of nowhere."

As an experienced Jinyiwei, Lu Feng knew very well that this fire was no simple accident and was most likely related to the "Shanxi Military Horse Case" that was under investigation.

The "Shanxi Military Horse Case" initially seemed to be just an ordinary military horse trading fraud case, but as the investigation deepened, Lu Feng discovered that it involved huge amounts of profit transfer.

It also involves many high-ranking officials in the court and military forces on the border. These forces are intertwined and any move can have an impact on the entire body.

If we are not careful, the entire court situation and even the stability of the border will suffer a huge impact.

"No matter who is behind this, I will get to the bottom of the truth!"

Lu Feng swore secretly, and the spirit of not wanting to admit defeat in his bones was completely ignited.

Thinking back to the investigations of the past few days, Lu Feng felt annoyed.

The key suspect died suddenly and inexplicably, and all clues were instantly cut off.

However, Lu Feng was not defeated by the setbacks, but became even calmer.

He knew very well that in such a complicated situation, any impulsive behavior might lead to all previous efforts being wasted.

The prisoners were in chaos during the fire.

Lu Feng suppressed his inner anxiety and quickly started thinking carefully.

Just then, he keenly caught the sneaky movements of a short and fat prisoner.

As early as when he was out on patrol earlier, Lu Feng noticed that this guy was always wandering around the corners and making some secret marks with stones.

Seeing the short and fat prisoner taking advantage of the chaos to flee towards the corner of the prison where the defense was the weakest, Lu Feng sneered in his heart and rushed over without hesitation.

At this time, a young prison guard was fighting fiercely with the short and fat prisoner.

The jailer's name was Li Qing and he came from a poor family.

He had finally managed to get this job as a jailer, hoping to gain a foothold here and improve his family's plight.

At this moment, facing the vicious criminals, Li Qing was extremely scared and his hands were shaking slightly.

"Stop! Don't run!"

Li Qing shouted, but his voice was trembling a little.

The short and fat prisoner punched Li Qing on the shoulder, and Li Qing quickly dodged to the side.

He had only one thought in his mind: he must not let this guy get away!
During the struggle with the prisoner, sweat blurred his eyes.

Suddenly Li Qing slipped and almost fell, but fortunately he quickly steadied himself, took a step forward and grabbed the prisoner's arm.

"Want to run? It's not that easy!"

Li Qing gritted his teeth and kept encouraging himself in his heart: I must hold on and not embarrass myself!

However, the short and fat prisoner still refused to give up and kept twisting on the ground.

He clawed with his hands, trying to break free.

Li Qing quickly used his knee to press against the short and fat prisoner's back, holding him down with both hands, beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his forehead.

Li Qing shouted, "Don't waste your energy!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng quickly rushed over to help subdue the prisoner. He grabbed the short and fat prisoner's wrist.

Then Lu Feng twisted his hands hard and tied them behind his back.

"Good job, boy!"

Lu Feng said to Li Qing, then he took out a rope from his waist and quickly tied up the prisoner.

"Go and help put out the fire, leave this to me!"

When assisting the young prison guard in subduing the short and fat prisoner, Lu Feng's movements were quick and decisive, showing his full professionalism.

Then Lu Feng searched the inside of the fat prisoner's clothes and found a piece of cloth embroidered with a special emblem. The moment he saw the emblem, his eyes suddenly became cold. "Huh, finally there is some clue."

Lu Feng whispered to himself. His intuition from years of handling cases told him that this was definitely the key clue to the "Shanxi Military Horse Case".

After previous investigations, Lu Feng knew that this emblem belonged to a mysterious chamber of commerce, and that this chamber of commerce had long-term secret dealings with hostile forces on the border.

It is very likely that they acted as an intermediary in the military horse trade, supplying high-quality military horses to the other party in order to make huge profits.

Lu Feng calmly put away the piece of cloth and quickly sorted out the current situation in his mind: the fire, the escaped prisoner, the mysterious emblem, these seemingly isolated events must have a close connection behind them.

It is also obvious that some people want to take advantage of the chaos to destroy evidence or stop the investigation.

The more anxious the other party is, the closer the case is to the core secret, and you must not be led by the nose.

As soon as the prisoner was subdued, Mao Xiang came running over anxiously and reported, "Master Lu, this is bad!

The cell door has been deformed by the high temperature and cannot be opened. The prisoners inside are in danger!"

Mao Xiang, who has been highly regarded by his family since he was a child, has always acted cautiously.

But the recent series of events has plunged him into extreme panic.

Mao Xiang was well aware of the powerful forces behind the "Shanxi Military Horse Case" and that he was confused at the time and was coerced and bribed by others.

Now that he has been dragged into this storm, he is in a difficult situation.

Looking at Lu Feng's sharp eyes at this moment, Mao Xiang felt panic in his heart, fearing that his secret would be seen through.

But he still pretended to be calm and waited for Lu Feng's instructions.

Lu Feng was not at all flustered. He directed everyone to put out the fire and rescue people while arranging the tasks in an orderly manner.

He saw that the fire was raging and there was not enough water.

So Lu Feng immediately looked around and decisively ordered: "Push the cart full of sand over there and use the sand to put out the fire! Hurry up!"

At the same time, he keenly noticed several suspicious figures flashing by the edge of the fire scene. These people moved stealthily and did not seem like they were here to help put out the fire.

"Who are these people?"

Lu Feng's heart sank, he knew that the conspiracy behind the fire was far more complicated than he had imagined.

However, Lu Feng was not afraid at all, instead he was aroused with even stronger fighting spirit.

"Hmph, once the fire is extinguished, we must dig deeper along this clue."

The fire was gradually brought under control, and Lu Feng immediately ran to check on the injured suspect.

He squatted down, approached the seriously injured suspect, and his voice was low but very intimidating.

"What do you know? Tell me now, this may be your only chance to survive!"

But the seriously injured suspect died immediately when he was about to speak.

Lu Feng frowned, but was not discouraged.

He carefully searched the clothes of the seriously injured suspect and finally found a letter with a corner burned.

"Huh? This is..."

Lu Feng could vaguely make out words such as "military horse trade", "Shanxi", "insider in Mao Xiang's jurisdiction", "destroy evidence to stop Lu Feng's investigation to avoid involving border ties with the enemy".

Seeing these words, Lu Feng was shocked.

He recalled some previously overlooked details, Mao Xiang's abnormal behavior at certain key points, and the fact that case-related clues frequently pointed to the jurisdiction that Mao Xiang was responsible for.

"Could it be..."

Lu Feng had some guesses in his mind, and he realized that these were definitely not coincidences.

He guessed that the masterminds behind this were trying to cover up the military horse trade that colluded with the enemy on the border to avoid being discovered by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

These people first planned to kill the key suspect suddenly to cut off the clues.

Now, the other party took advantage of Lu Feng's investigation in prison and deliberately started a fire in an attempt to burn any possible evidence.

He also wanted to take advantage of the chaos to release the key criminal who knew the inside story and completely disrupt the investigation.

(End of this chapter)