After being reborn, he was doted on by his scumbag brother.

Gu Jingan nodded when he heard this, "That's true, but they should still be somewhat self-aware. For just the two of them, it would be harder than climbing to the sky to escape from our heavy guards."

Jamel Xiao agreed: "I just said that this is more likely than suicide. They are not so overestimated. But we cannot take it lightly. Ji Lei, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, must be responsible for this incident. Ji Lei must be responsible for this incident. Lei belongs to Fourth Brother, so there’s no guarantee he won’t get in the way.”

Gu Jing'an said disapprovingly: "How can such a big official as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry control what a small water conservancy official does? In this case, your majesty will at most punish Ji Lei for not investigating. The rest cannot be blamed on him. . Even if this matter really has something to do with Xiao Jingyi, there is no need for him to take action for small characters like Tao Guang and Zheng Haojie."

"What you said makes sense. Anyway, it won't involve Fourth Brother this time. He really doesn't need to take this risk. If he wants to take action, it will be for me. It's just that we have been here these days. , I didn’t see him taking action, so I felt a little uneasy.”

Gu Jingan suddenly remembered something, "The danger we have encountered since coming here is the assassination that night. Do you think this was actually done by Xiao Jingyi instigating Tao Guang and Zheng Haojie?"

Jamel Xiao nodded when he heard this, “It is possible, but if it was really the fourth brother who did it, he just showed them the way and did not participate in the planning, otherwise how could we escape so easily? "

Gu Jing'an sneered, "I agree with what you said. He is so thoughtful. If he participates in the planning, he will definitely find ways to kill us."

"It's always us who is showing up and he's hiding it, and it's impossible to guard against it. So we'd better return to Beijing as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble."

Early the next morning, Jamel Xiao personally led a team of guards to the prefect's mansion to capture Luo Tao, while Gu Jingan stayed behind to organize everyone to pack their things and prepare to return to the capital.

Jamel Xiao and his men started searching as soon as they entered the door without any notice.

The concierge was frightened and didn't know what had happened, so he hurried into the house to report it.

When Luo Tao took Zhang Li out of the main hall, he saw a handsome man sitting leisurely and contentedly, as if he was at home.

There was also a guard standing behind him, with a serious face, as if he should not be approached by strangers.

When the concierge saw Jamel Xiao, he said to Luo Tao very aggrievedly: "Master, it was him. Without saying a word, he broke in with many guards and searched everywhere. When the servant asked him who it was, he ignored it and went on his own. main hall."

Luo Tao was very angry when he heard this. This man was so bold and broke into the prefect's mansion without permission.

Zhang Li drew out his sword and stood in front of Luo Tao. He raised his voice and asked, "Who are you? You are so brave. You dare to break into the prefect's mansion in broad daylight and lead a search. What's your intention?"

Jamel Xiao's expression didn't change at this moment, he just looked at them quietly.

Yun Fei behind him also drew his sword and stepped forward, glaring at Zhang Li angrily.

"How dare you disrespect my Highness!"

Your Highness?

The three of them were all stunned when they heard this, but Luo Tao was the first to react.

Your Highness, the fifth prince came to Qinan a few days ago. Is this person the fifth prince?

After realizing what he was doing, Luo Tao hurriedly saluted respectfully, "I am lowered to Qinnan Prefecture Luo Tao to see His Highness the Fifth Prince. I didn't know that Your Highness was coming, and I missed your welcome at a distance. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

The concierge and Zhang Li were originally puzzled by how respectful their master was to this person. When they heard Mr. Luo calling that person His Highness the Fifth Prince, they were so frightened that they froze on the spot and completely forgot to react.

When Luo Tao saw that the two of them had no reaction, he was so anxious that one of them kicked them.

"What are you doing standing there, why don't you quickly apologize to His Highness?"

The two of them felt the pain in their bodies, and then they reacted and knelt on the ground.

"This servant met His Highness the Fifth Prince. He did not know His Highness's identity and spoke arrogantly. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Jamel Xiao did not speak in a hurry, and looked at the three of them with a chuckle.

Just staring at the three of them for a while, until all three of them started to sweat, Jamel Xiao slowly spoke.

"The attitude of the three of you has changed very quickly? Prefect Luo, it seems that you are used to being domineering and domineering, even your servants are so arrogant and unreasonable. In the world of Qinnan, Prefect Luo is indeed the largest official. It’s no wonder that this is the case. I’m afraid this is the first time you have seen someone more powerful than Prefect Luo today, right? It’s normal for you to be unable to adapt for a while.”

When Jamel Xiao said these words, the cold sweat on the foreheads of the three people dripped down their cheeks. Although Jamel Xiao had a smile on his face, every word he said was mocking them, and he was simply angry.

Luo Tao said cautiously: "Your Highness, you are joking, how dare I, a lower official."

Jamel Xiao slapped the table and said angrily: "How dare you? I see how courageous you are! You only surrendered when you met me today. If you meet other people, you don't know how to act arrogantly."

Jamel Xiao was so angry that Luo Tao also knelt down and kept muttering: "Your Highness, forgive me."

After learning that the fifth prince was coming to Qinan, Luo Tao specially sent someone to inquire about his habits.

The information received clearly said that the fifth prince was gentle and polite, gentle to everyone, and very loved.

Luo Tao was very lucky at that time. It seemed that this person was not difficult to deal with.

But when he saw it today, it was completely different from the image he had learned about.

He didn't notice the gentleness at all, but it gave him a very harsh feeling, which was not easy to fool at all.

Before Jamel Xiao spoke, Yun Qi came in.

"Your Highness, we found a lot of good things."

Jamel Xiao nodded when he heard this, "Bring over the things you found."

"Yes."

The guards filed in and brought in several large boxes.

Luo Tao felt bad when he saw these boxes. The guards of the fifth prince were really powerful, and they even searched the basement in his room.

These boxes are filled with Tao Guang's "filial piety". On weekdays, he receives too many, and there are many that he has not had time to dispose of, so he hides them in the basement.

He never dreamed that the fifth prince would bring people to search the prefect's mansion, nor did he expect that nothing would be hidden from their eyes.

The guards opened several boxes one by one. They were all filled with all kinds of gold and silver jewelry. There was also a particularly eye-catching box, which contained a whole box of snow-white silver.

"Your Highness, I have checked carefully. This box is all official silver, a total of 50,000 taels. It is exactly the same as the number of the money allocated by the imperial court for building the dam, and the amount is also consistent with the account book. There will be no mistakes. The others Most of the gold, silver and jewelry are recorded in the account books and confirmed to be correct."

Luo Tao's face was ashen at this moment, and he knew that he was finished.

Tao Guang had just given him this box of silver a few days ago, and he hadn't had time to deal with it yet.