"Did you see the thief escape into the Taohuadong brothel with your own eyes?" Lan Congxi asked coldly.

"Not really, but..."

Nie Shan was determined not to give up. First, Meng Kui stalled for time, and then Lan Congxi intervened to stop him. He instinctively felt that this place was not simple.

"Nothing but!"

Lan Congxi interrupted Nie Shan's words coldly and said in a dark voice: "Once again, our house has been searched and no suspicious persons were found.

If Mr. Fu Yin wants to destroy the old bastard with that little traitor Jiang Chen, he should find another place!"

As Lan Conxi finished speaking, Cai Kui immediately led the Imperial Guards to block the way for the government officials to enter the hospital. He could ignore a cursory search, but it was absolutely impossible to dig three feet into the ground!

"you……"

Nie Shan was so angry that he glared. He couldn't hold back his anger. He didn't care about Lan Congxi's special status and shouted coldly: "Lan Congxi, you are just a eunuch. What right do you have to stop me from handling the case?

I advise you to retreat quickly and don’t cause trouble for yourself, otherwise you may not be safe in the evening!"

"Hmph! Just you? How dare you be so presumptuous to our family?

Our family would like to see if it is your position as governor that is not guaranteed, or our family's position as a governor is not guaranteed!"

Lan Congxi smiled disdainfully. In front of others, Nie Shan was a powerful governor of Kaifeng, but in front of him, a confidant of Song Huizong, he was not enough, not to mention that Cai Jing was standing behind him.

Just as he was about to say something sarcastic, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded outside the courtyard, and then Chen Cisheng and several officials whose families were missing rushed in with worried faces:

"Where are the people? I heard that the old pole and the hostages were found here. Where are they now?"

Nie Shan shook his head with shame and replied:

"I suspect that there is a secret passage hidden here, and the thief has already hidden in it. I wanted to search for it, but I was stopped by Mr. Lan! I am currently negotiating with Mr. Lan!"

"I wonder why Mr. Lan stopped it?"

"Could it be that I have benefited from the old guys?"

"No wonder the old pole has been running rampant in Bianjing for many years. I didn't expect to have such a big backer!"

Chen Cisheng and Xu Jingheng looked at Lan Congxi angrily at the same time.

The target of the women whom Lao Gangzi selected to kidnap was very clear. They were all people who could not deal with Cai Jing, so these people were considered to be Lan Congxi's enemies. In anger, he became less polite in his words.

"Insolent! How can our family's reputation be tolerated by your casual slander?"

Lan Congxi felt weak at the sight of them, and became angry and ordered directly: "Come on, take down these sycophants who casually slandered the superior officials, and we will take them to the official family to punish them!"

"stop!"

Nie Shan did not expect Lan Congxi to be so aggressive, so he hurriedly led the government officials to protect Chen Cisheng and others. He frowned and said coldly: "Master Lan, you do not allow me to search for thieves, but you punish the victim officials with words. What is this?

The royal law of the family?"

"snort!"

Lan Congxi glared at Nie Shan angrily.

He knew that he could not take the opportunity to deal with Chen Cisheng and others today, so he waved his hand impatiently:

"Master Nie, you and I have already searched this place individually. Since we have found nothing suspicious, there is no point in continuing the search and wasting time.

You should go elsewhere, if anything unusual happens here, our family will take care of it!"

"Then if the thief escapes here and hurts countless officials and family members, Lord Lan can possibly bear this responsibility?"

Although Nie Shan was very sure of a certain answer, he was unable to do anything about Lan Congxi, which made him feel very aggrieved.

"If the thief escapes because of our family, the Ye family will naturally plead guilty to the officials, so we won't bother Mr. Nie to worry about it!"

Lan Congxi's face was full of smiles.

Once those people had escaped underground, he could just block the secret passage and there would be no further trouble. There would be nothing to worry about.

"you……"

Nie Shan, Chen Cisheng, Xu Jingheng and others all had ugly faces. They couldn't get in and were unwilling to leave. They all froze in place for a while.

Unexpectedly, a burst of laughter suddenly sounded from behind Lan Congxi: "Lan Tiju, are you going to plead guilty to the official? It just so happens that I also have something important to see the official, so why not go with me?"

"Huh? Jiang Chen?"

"You...why the hell are you here?"

Lan Congxi was stunned, with disbelief on her face.

Nie Shan, Chen Cisheng and others were full of surprises.

What made them even more excited was that as Jiang Chen appeared, groups of Jimin soldiers also walked out of an inner garden, escorting more than twenty suspicious men who were in a state of embarrassment.

"Liangchen, are these old men? Where is the woman they held hostage?" Chen Cisheng rushed to Jiang Chen's side with an eager look on his face.

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "Master Chen, don't worry, the female family members who were held hostage did not have any injuries except for being a little frightened.

I'm planning to bring in a few carriages and escort them home one by one."

"Okay, okay, Liangchen, you have thought very carefully. Thank you very much, brother!"

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang!"

Under the leadership of Chen Cisheng, Xu Jingheng and others bowed to Jiang Chen.

"My lords, there is no need to be polite."

Jiang Chen raised his hand and said bitterly: "As far as I know, this is just a group of Lao Ganzi's subordinates, and the others are not traveling with them, so whether the woman rescued is the person you think,

I can’t guarantee it yet.”

"What?"

When Chen Cisheng and others heard this, they immediately became nervous.

Jiang Chen hurriedly reassured: "You adults, don't worry. Those little poles said that we have a team of people who have just blocked the secret passage leading to the inner core area. They can't get in, and no one else can get in either.

Maybe the other women have been rescued by people elsewhere!"

"I hope so!"

While Chen Cisheng and others were talking, they rushed into the inner garden with worried faces.

Seeing this, Nie Shan stepped forward and asked, "Liangchen, why are you here?"

"It's a long story."

Jiang Chen told everyone what happened at Pufa Temple, and then said with a smile:

"I was led by Liu Xu'er and wanted to see where this place was. Unexpectedly, I encountered a group of old men holding women hostage halfway, and I immediately captured them!

Now Yuan Cheng and Cheng Yong have taken Liu Xu'er to another place, and they must be able to catch many big fish."

"Okay! Okay! In this way, we can temporarily pay responsibilities to the officials!"

Nie Shan's face was full of excitement.

His subordinates, Deng Lun and Deng Tuiguan, heard that Jiang Chen had captured many large and small poles and some officials. They couldn't help but sweat. They forced a smile and stepped forward and said:

"Master Jiang, I wonder where the monks and prisoners who were arrested in Pufa Temple are? Can they be transferred to our Kaifeng Mansion to be imprisoned for interrogation?"

"This is as it should be."

Jiang Chen was a little reluctant in his heart. Although he trusted Nie Shan to a certain extent, he believed that the officials in Kaifeng Mansion were not as reliable as those in charge of the family.
Chapter completed!