Walking into a cesspit, the best evil widow wants to stand up

Ten days passed in a flash. When the Hongyuan Casino theft case just started, Qiu Fu sent people to the county government to inquire about the progress of the case.

Because he was afraid of Xu Mingchang and fearing that he would arouse his suspicion, Ji Ming strictly ordered that the Sixth Prince should not be used as a giant to suppress County Magistrate Xu.

The current hole has been filled, and Qiu Fu and his men are not so anxious anymore. However, no matter what, they have lost more than 100,000 silver coins.

If he didn't ask, this would arouse more suspicion. After thinking about it, Qiu Fu decided to ask Yang Wei to go to the county government office and urge for the return of the money. After all, it was more than 100,000 taels of silver. If it was recovered, the two of them could share a lot.

Although he had been to the government office several times, Yang Wei still felt a little nervous when he stood at the gate of the county government office. He didn't know what he was afraid of.

After taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Yang Wei explained his purpose to the guarding officers.

Upon hearing that Yang Wei was coming, County Magistrate Xu hesitated for a while. He did not intend to go out to meet him. After thinking for a while, he whispered a few words in Captain Zhang's ear, and Captain Zhang nodded repeatedly after listening.

Captain Zhang said a few words to the yamen runner beside him. The yamen runner turned around and went out. When he came back, he took Yang Wei to the side hall.

"You wait here for a moment. The county magistrate has gone out for something. Captain Zhang will be here soon." After saying this, the bailiff asked the maid to bring a cup of hot tea and then left.

Yang Wei had no mood to drink tea. He sat and waited for a while, but no one came in to greet him. He began to get anxious. He waited patiently for another quarter of an hour, but still did not see Captain Zhang. He could not help but get anxious.

"What's going on? Where did the people from the county government go? Didn't we agree that Captain Zhang would come over in a while?" Yang Wei could no longer sit still, so he stood up and looked outside the door.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps outside the door, accompanied by a deliberately suppressed voice. Yang Wei became curious and walked over quietly.

I saw two yamen runners outside the door, whispering to each other, and I seemed to hear vaguely one of them said the word "boss".

Yang Wei's heart skipped a beat and he immediately walked over. He poked his head out and found two yamen runners standing a few meters away, talking in a low voice.

Yang Wei retracted his head, found a position close to them, put his head close to the window frame, and listened carefully with his ears perked up.

One of the bailiffs looked around and said in a low voice, "I heard that they found something, but it's hard to deal with. It involves many people. If it's serious, there's a possibility that your life will be in danger. I'm afraid you can't handle it."

No, the adults are right to worry. We follow them. If they get into trouble, we, the children, might also be implicated."

Let's go, let's go. I heard that the gambling house sent someone to ask about it. Don't let others hear it. If others hear it and the news leaks out, the consequences will be very serious. "

Then, the two yamen runners left one after the other. Yang Wei poked his head in and confirmed that the two had left before he went back to his seat and sat down.

Although he only heard half of the conversation, from the meaning of the two people's conversation, it seems that Lord Xu has found something. Thinking of this, Yang Wei began to get anxious again, and stood up and walked back and forth.

County Magistrate Xu and Captain Zhang were standing in the next room, and they watched Yang Wei's every move. The two yamen runners at the door just now were also arranged by them, and they did it on purpose for Yang Wei to hear.

Since the other party is not taking any action, we have to put on a good show to lure them out of their hole.

The two men looked at each other, County Magistrate Xu nodded, and Captain Zhang understood what he meant and walked out.

Hearing the footsteps coming from outside the door again, Yang Wei's heart was lifted again. He heard the footsteps getting closer and closer to the door, and then a tall and burly figure walked in.

"Manager Yang, I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting for so long!" The person who came in from outside was Captain Zhang, who apologized as soon as he saw Yang Wei.

Well, Captain Zhang, you are busy, but I am grateful to you for taking this opportunity to sit down for a while." Yang Wei stood up, smiling.

Captain Zhang sat down and said with a smile, "I'm so sorry, but you are not in the county government office right now. You have been working on the Hongyuan Casino case and have been working day and night."

"What has the lord found out? Is the silver found?" Yang Wei asked tentatively.

Captain Zhang did not rush to answer Yang Wei's words. He crossed his legs, looked at Yang Wei, and tapped the table rhythmically with his index finger.

Yang Wei felt a little guilty when he was looked at by him. He didn't dare to look him in the eye and moved aside.

Seeing his reaction, Captain Zhang raised his lips a little: "Manager Yang, the business of Hongyuan Casino has been good recently, right?"

"Uh~" Unexpectedly, Captain Zhang answered the question irrelevantly and did not play by the rules, leaving Yang Wei speechless for a moment.

"Haha~"

Yang Wei laughed dryly twice: "Not bad!"

"Tuk tuk..."

Captain Zhang began tapping his fingers rhythmically again, and said casually as he did so: Some time ago, the county government heard many people say that they had lost a lot of money in the Hongyuan Casino.

There are two important characters here, they appear in almost every case, don't let me catch them."

Yang Wei complained bitterly: "Captain Zhang, this gambling house is open for business, but there is no guarantee that everyone can win money. If everyone goes to the government office when they lose, how can the gambling house still do business?"

"Hmph~"

Captain Zhang sneered: "I don't care if it's legal, but if it's illegal, then our county government will have to take care of it. Don't let us catch you in any way." Captain Zhang was hinting at something.

Yang Wei frowned and secretly complained. He didn't expect to be interrogated on his own initiative. He pretended to be anxious and said, "Captain Zhang, look at what you said. Our gambling house abides by the law and will never do anything abnormal.

I came here today to ask about the theft in our gambling house. How is the investigation going, sir?"

Captain Zhang did not continue asking questions on this topic. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Manager Yang, forgive my intrusion, but I'm afraid that Manager Qiu is not the owner of Hongyuan Casino? Then, who is the real owner behind this casino?" Captain Zhang looked at Yang Wei with burning eyes.

"Uh……"

Yang Wei didn't expect Captain Zhang to ask this. He was stunned for a moment, his mind racing.

They had never asked about the real owner of the gambling house before, so why did they ask this question now? Did they find out something?

To be cautious, Yang Wei avoided the main point, pulled the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Captain Zhang, our boss is just an ordinary person, and it has nothing to do with this case. You should investigate the whereabouts of the silver instead of caring about who this boss is!"

Captain Zhang smiled and said, "I have my reasons for asking you this. Our Lord is afraid that he will find some issues that he shouldn't find, which may offend others. So he wants to avoid suspicion, right?

Please tell your boss this and ask him to come to the county government office when he has time. We are waiting for him." Captain Zhang stood up.

Looking at this, Yang Wei knew without a word that Captain Zhang was ordering them to leave. Yang Wei touched the tip of his nose, said a few more polite words, and then left the county government office.

After leaving the county government office, Yang Wei did not dare to stay for a moment and hurried back to Hongyuan Casino. After Yang Wei left, two figures also walked out of the county government office. Without hesitation, they followed him.