Tao Guang was very excited when he saw the box and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, if it is on Xiaguan's body, Xiaguan can open it."

After Tao Guang finished speaking, he immediately took out a key and handed it to Yun Qi.

Jamel Xiao nodded when he heard this and motioned for Yun Qi to take the key.

Zheng Haojie on the side was very helpless at Tao Guang's series of operations, but in this case he could not stop it and could only watch it all happen quietly.

Yun Qi took the key and opened the box smoothly. As expected, there was a ledger inside.

Yun Qi presented the account book to Jamel Xiao. Jamel Xiao and Gu Jingan looked through it carefully, and they looked at each other and smiled.

Tao Guang, this idiot, provided them with the evidence of his crime with his own hands, which really saved him a lot of trouble.

"Well, it is indeed very detailed, every stroke is clear."

Tao Guang was very proud when he heard this. Fortunately, he had saved a trick, otherwise he would not have been able to testify against Luo Tao.

"Your Highness, Prefect Luo may have squandered the money, but most of the gold, silver and jewelry should still be in his house. You can send someone to search, and you will definitely find something."

Jamel Xiao nodded when he heard this, "Thank you Mr. Luo for the evidence. With this, I can arrest Prefect Luo. But there is one thing I want to ask first. The total value of the things above is at least hundreds of thousands." Two silver coins, I wonder where Master Tao came from?"

Gu Jing'an took the words and said, "Yes, Mr. Tao, let's not talk about other things. There is a tribute of fifty thousand taels of silver. I'm afraid your annual salary is not that much, right? This is still a one-time tribute, which is the same as the previous one." It’s a matter of daily life. I have a guess, is it possible that the money for building the dam was embezzled?"

Zheng Haojie's heart "thumped" after hearing these words. Sure enough, what was supposed to come has come.

The amount of money Tao Guang paid to Luo Tao was so huge that anyone would doubt it.

In order to lure Luo Tao into the water, he aggravated his crime. He really lost his wife and lost his troops.

Gu Jing'an just asked about this amount. The other sums together were much larger. They were all obtained from bullying the people and doing evil, and none of them could explain it clearly.

Zheng Haojie sighed heavily in his heart. Tao Guang, a fool, no one can save him this time.

It was originally just one crime, but now it involves so many things, and multiple crimes are punished at the same time. Even the Daluo Immortal is helpless.

Tao Guang had to give up. Zheng Haojie was thinking about how to clear the relationship and minimize his guilt.

Tao Guang was panicking to the extreme at this moment. He had just been thinking about not letting Luo Tao have an easy time, and he didn't think about this aspect at all.

How could he get so much "filial piety" from his monthly salary? He couldn't explain it anyway.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty, your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Seeing that Tao Guang couldn't say anything, Jamel Xiao chuckled.

"Since Mr. Tao can't explain it, let me explain it for Mr. Tao. We have been here for so many days. You don't really think that we haven't investigated anything, do you? The collapse of the dam this time was caused by you two. People got in the way. They cut corners and took advantage of the funds allocated by the court."

Tao Guang broke into a cold sweat when he heard this and subconsciously wanted to deny it.

"Your Highness, how dare you, a lowly official?"

Jamel Xiao sneered, "Oh, how dare you? Mr. Tao is so courageous! Since I would say this, there is sufficient evidence. See for yourselves!"

After Jamel Xiao finished speaking, he threw the evidence provided by Liu Wenming in their faces.

The two picked up the evidence scattered on the floor and looked through it carefully, and their expressions changed instantly.

Tao Guang looked at the evidence and wondered, hadn't all of it been destroyed? Why does it appear here?

Tao Guang and Zheng Haojie looked at each other and suddenly remembered something.

Liu Wenming, it must be him.

They originally planned to assassinate Jamel Xiao and Gu Jingan before dealing with him, but unexpectedly the assassination failed. They had been discussing countermeasures and no longer cared about dealing with Liu Wenming.

Yesterday, they went through their own things and were locked up in the end. They all forgot about it.

"The evidence is conclusive. Do you two adults have anything else to say?"

The evidence was right in front of them, so naturally they couldn't quibble, and both of them lowered their heads.

Jamel Xiao chuckled lightly, "Since the two adults have confessed, I don't need to say more. Thank you for your cooperation, I will handle it on my own, Prefect Luo. Yun Qi, let Chen Feng take the people back and continue to be good. Watch over it.”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Tao Guang and Zheng Haojie were taken away without mercy.

After a while, Yun Qi came back, "Your Highness, Chen Feng has brought him back."

Jamel Xiao nodded when he heard this, "Yun Qi, take a team of people to the prefect's mansion to keep an eye on Luo Tao. Don't let Luo Tao escape. Let's clean up tonight, and I will arrest him personally early tomorrow morning, and then set off back to the capital."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After Yun Qi left, Gu Jingan asked, "Jingxuan, are we going back now?"

Jamel Xiao nodded when he heard this, "Everything has been investigated clearly, and all the people who should be arrested have been arrested. Of course, we must return to Beijing as soon as possible to recover. What, haven't you stayed here enough?"

Gu Jingan smiled when he heard this, "That's not true, it's just that we were in such a hurry this time that we didn't have the chance to stroll around here."

Jamel Xiao said helplessly: "You don't have to look at how the people of Qinnan have been harmed by these dog officials. Are you still in the mood to hang out? Let's go back to Beijing as soon as possible and submit all these evidence to Dali Temple. Once these cases are heard, the people of Qinnan will be at peace."

Gu Jingan nodded when he heard this, "What you said makes sense, so let's set off early."

"Besides, don't you want to go back and see Miss Lin as soon as possible? I miss Yao'er so much that I go crazy. I can't wait to run back to her right away."

When he thought of Lin Qingyao, Jamel Xiao's heart became extremely soft, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

When mentioning Lin Qingwan, Gu Jingan naturally looked happy, "Of course I have, that's what I said, nothing else is important compared to Wan'er."

Jamel Xiao smiled and patted Gu Jingan on the shoulder, "Okay, keep these words for yourself and tell Miss Lin, don't disgust me here."

Gu Jingan also smiled when he heard this.

"Jingxuan, it will take some time for us to return to Beijing. Tao Guang and the others won't commit suicide on the way, right?"

Jamel Xiao shook his head, "No, didn't you listen to what Yunfei said, how scared the two of them were last night, for fear of losing their lives. How could a person who cherishes his life so much commit suicide? What's more, as long as he has not been convicted, he will always How could they give up the hope of survival if there was a glimmer of hope? I would rather believe that they would find a chance to escape than commit suicide."

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