According to this calculation, what Mr. Su and Lu Jianzhong said was probably referring to the smuggling of private salt. If they could intercept their batch of private salt and capture Lu Jianli's younger brother Lu Jianzhong, they would hit the dead end of the ship gang. Based on this criminal fact, they would first characterize the ship gang as an organized criminal group that trafficked private salt and ban it. They could all arrest Lu Jianli and Lu shopkeeper Lu and others, and investigate the matter of the ship gang killing Chen Zhizhou's wife and children and other crimes.

Yang Qiuchi originally wanted to lure the snake out of the cave, wait for the rabbit, and seize Butler Su and Lin Xiang. On the one hand, he conducted a sudden trial and found the criminal clues of the Ship Gang. On the other hand, he saw which official came to protect them, so as to discover the protective umbrella behind the scenes of the Ship Gang. However, since he discovered the major criminal clues of the Ship Gang, he could break through in one fell swoop, so he didn't have to wait slowly. Therefore, Yang Qiuchi decided to seize this rare opportunity and get rid of the Ship Gang in one fell swoop.

However, I don’t know where they will traffic private salt and how to intercept it. Yang Qiuchi thought for a while and asked, “Where do you think their batch of private salt will be transported from?”

Lin Xiang said: "Our Bazhou Shu Road is difficult, so we can only carry it on our shoulders and backs. Small vendors are okay to walk around. If you want to sell private salt on a large scale, it will not work. The cost is too high and it is too easy to be exposed. Therefore, I guess they will not go on land."

Yang Qiuchi nodded and said, "Trading private salt and taking the water route is the most cost-effective and safest."

"The Lord is right. As far as I know, most of the private salts in our Bazhou area are Fushun County and Jianrong County (now Zigongjing salt and salt commercial ships smuggled to the river and then went up the Jialing River through Chongqing Prefecture, and passed Shunqing Prefecture to Baoning Prefecture to collect and distribute. If the ship gang wants to sell private salt, it is most likely that they came from this route."

"It makes sense!" Yang Qiuchi nodded and said, "I just don't know when the moon was delivered before the full moon was delivered?"

"I guess it should refer to this month when the 15th month is full."

"It's already the 11th day today, only four days, so it should be too late. But I must hurry up." Yang Qiuchi was very happy, "If the information you provided is verified to be true, I will deal with you with leniency!"

Lin Xiang was very grateful and kept bowing.

Yang Qiuchi was secretly proud. It seemed that his move to frame Lin Xiang and force him to rebel had an effect. Lu Jianli thought Lin Xiang was just a small shopkeeper and did not know the inside story of their crime. Unexpectedly, he accidentally eavesdropped on an important conversation between Butler Su and Lu Jianli, revealing important news about their major criminal activities. He wanted to seize this opportunity and give the ship to the underworld a fatal blow!

Since Lin Xiang overheard the news from Butler Su, butler Su must know the inside story, so Yang Qiuchi decided to pry his mouth open as soon as possible.

Butler Su and Lin Xiang were both detained in the northern retaliated prison room of the Yamen prison. However, in order to prevent collusion, they were detained in two houses in the east and west of the retaliated prison.

Yang Qiuchi and the others hurried to Butler Su's prison. Yang Qiuchi glanced at Butler Su lying in the pile of hays, and saw him lying there motionlessly. He was slightly surprised and said, "Butler Su, have you thought about it? Or don't you say it?"

It was dark. It was drizzling outside again. Although there were lanterns on the prison aisle, the light was still very dark. Yang Qiuchi couldn't see it clearly, but Song Yuner noticed something was wrong at first sight and exclaimed: "No! Butler Su was shot to death!"

Yang Qiuchi's heart sank and he looked closely. Sure enough, he saw Butler Su lying on his back in the hay pile with a carved feather arrow in the middle of his throat!

The banned chess who were in charge of this jail were shocked. The murder case occurred in the jail and was a repeated offender. Then they would have to be in trouble. They were all so scared that their faces looked like earth and their bodies were like sieves.

Two of them were brave enough to open the prison door. Yang Qiuchi shouted: "Don't move! Get out all!"

Song Yuner knew that Yang Qiuchi was worried that if they were moving around, she would destroy the scene. She followed Yang Qiuchi for many days and knew the importance of the protection area on the scene. She signaled everyone to retreat outside the door, took the key from the Jinyi hand and handed it to Yang Qiuchi, and followed him to protect at any time.

Nangong Xiong and other guards were both surprised and fortunate that the killer actually sneaked into Lord Yang's side to kill people. Fortunately, Lord Yang was fine. Even so, they were shocked and sweated all over and were quickly wary.

Yang Qiuchi took the key of the prison and carefully looked at the surrounding situation. Then he carefully avoided the possible traces on the ground. He came to the fence and looked at the door lock first. He was intact and had no signs of prying and pressing.

Take out a sweat towel from your arms, hold the iron lock, open it with the key, then cover it with the sweat towel on your hands, gently push open the door of the cell. Standing by the door, carefully observe the situation in the cell, no traces of fighting were found.

He came to the body of Butler Su squatted down to check. There were no obvious scars in other parts of his body, only an arrow was shot in his throat. The eagle feather arrow had been shot deep into the neck. From the part, the vocal cords of the throat were cut off. Therefore, Butler Su could not make any shouting sounds, and he was penetrated by an arrow and died of death.

Yang Qiuchi carefully observed the posture of Butler Su falling to the ground, squatted beside the corpse, and observed one by one around. Then he got up and left the prison room, and called the two Jinyi who were on duty in this row of prisons to inquire.

These two Jinyi have been on duty and have not left. Except for them, no one has ever come in and heard no abnormal movements.

"This is strange! Could it be that the ghost shot him to death?" Song Yun'er kept following Yang Qiuchi. After hearing the two words of Jinyi, she said to herself. Then she saw Yang Qiuchi's expression was solemn, and she didn't dare to talk too much, and followed behind honestly.

Yang Qiuchi went straight out of the row of prisons and came to a small open space behind the house. He first looked around and then carefully checked along the wall of the prison. Although the light rain had basically stopped, the ground was already wet.

The total cell in the Bazhou Yamen was only as big as a football field. The serious prison cell was isolated and detained in a small courtyard. The entire prison cell was quickly inspected. Yang Qiuchi asked the guards of the cell gate and the guards of the prison gate. No strangers had ever come in.

Then, Yang Qiuchi called the prison head over and asked, "Do you have bows and arrows in our cell?"

The head of the yamen prison was surnamed Wu. Because he had six fingers, he gave him the nickname Liu Finger Wu. As the prison, he was afraid that he would not be able to escape the crime of dereliction of duty. At this moment, he was so scared that he really responded to his nickname.

When he heard the magistrate ask, Wu bowed his body and said tremblingly, "Reply... I report to the master, there are no bows and arrows in the cell. The brothers are only equipped with waist knives and... and iron rulers. If the master needs bows and arrows, the younger ones... Immediately find someone to go to the constable room to get it."

Yang Qiuchi said again: "No need, how many people on duty in the cell tonight?"

"There are 21 people on duty in total."

"Where are these serious prisoners? How many are there?"

"Add me, there are... twelve"

"Okay, let everyone who work in the prison yard of the severely convicted prisoner tonight come here to gather!"

"Yes!" Liuzhi Wu ran out hurriedly.

Taking advantage of this time, Yang Qiuchi pondered that now that the butler Su Renfu and Su were dead, the news Lin Xiang said was unable to be further verified. However, it was a few days before the middle of the month, and there was no time for himself to verify and prepare fully. He had to make a quick decision and make arrangements immediately.

Now I know the news that the ships that gang trafficked private salt are likely to go up the Jialing River and arrive at Baoning Mansion before the fifteenth. It will take two days to get from Bazhou to Baoning Mansion. It must be intercepted before the private salt fleet arrives at Baoning, leaving little time for yourself.

Yang Qiuchi immediately thought about the arrest plan, and could only divide his troops into two groups, attacking the Jialing River one by one, arresting the fleet of ship gang trafficking private salt, and rushing to Baoning Mansion the other to monitor and control Lu Jianli to prevent him and other important leaders of the ship gang from absconding or destroying evidence of crime. Once the fleet of private salt was intercepted, the important leaders of Lu Jianli and other important leaders of the ship gang were immediately arrested.

Now he only has a 40-person escort and more than 20 constables, and his strength is insufficient. However, Baoning Mansion has a Jinyiwei Hundred House Office, so he can only recruit the Jinyiwei of Baoning Mansion Hundred House Office to participate in the arrest and rushed to the Jialing River to provide reinforcements.

Thinking of this, Yang Qiuchi called Nangong Xiong aside and told him to arrange a male guard immediately, prepare to set off overnight, rush to Baoning Mansion, and inform Xia Ping to do a good job in the security guards of the yamen, protect Song Qing and the others and his own nest.

Then, he called the captain Zhan Zheng and asked him to gather all the constables and prepare to set out for the mission. In order not to alert the snake and facilitate the secret search of the fishing boats on the river, Yang Qiuchi asked all the constables to wear casual clothes. Zhan Zheng did not dare to ask too much, and after agreeing, he hurriedly summoned people.

During this period, Liuzhiwu had already called the ban Yi from the twelve serious offenders to the yard and lined up a row.

Yang Qiuchi stared at their faces one by one from beginning to end, then turned around and stared at them slowly from end to end, and stopped from time to time to look from front, back, left and right directions. Then he walked around behind them and looked back and forth twice. He saw these twelve ban chess furiously.

After watching, Yang Qiuchi returned to them, glanced at the ban chess and said, "Just just now, just under my nose, a murder happened. An important prisoner in the prison cell was shot to death with a bow and arrow! I was very angry, and the consequences were very serious!"

Why is this sentence so familiar? Yang Qiuchi seems to remember it. It was said by Ge You, "The Old Thief in the World, Uncle Li, the Old Thief in the World," he wanted to laugh a little, and quickly gritted his teeth and held it back, shouting: "How damn it is so bold! You dare to kill someone in front of me, you don't take me seriously."

He paused and pointed to the row of ban chess in front of him. Now, I have found out the real murderer. He is one of you twelve people!"
Chapter completed!