Zhang Ying paused and said "ah" in confusion.

He turned around and looked around, stammering, "What, what's going on?"

Qin Shu raised her eyebrows and stretched out her hand to make a swipe. "Can't you see this? Someone came to assassinate him, but unfortunately failed."

Zhang Ying said "Oh" and laughed dryly, "That's good, that's good."

Qin Shu smiled and said, "Master Zhang, when you say 'good', does it mean that it is better for the assassin to come, or for this town to be alive?"

Zhang Qing's face twitched slightly, "Jie Zhen is really good at joking."

Qin Shu's face suddenly turned cold and she said, "Do you think I'm joking?"

She turned to look at Cheng Zongwei, "Secretary, have you prepared the memorial?"

Cheng Zongwei had just finished writing when he quickly picked up the memorial and presented it to Qin Shu with both hands.

Qin Shu took it, took a quick look at it, and handed it to Zhang Qing, "Master Zhang, please take a look. If there are no other questions, please stamp the seal of the Governor's Mansion on it."

She looked at Zhang Qing with a half-smile, "That counts. The Jiedufu and the Inspectorate have jointly submitted a petition to the Emperor, requesting His Majesty's permission to have the Hedong Province and Linbei Province jointly investigate the case!"

After all, assassinating a military governor is a serious crime, regardless of success or failure.

Zhang Ying was the governor of a prefecture, and he was also at fault for failing to supervise and perform his duties when the assassin openly carried out the assassination within his jurisdiction.

Qin Shu asked Zhang Qing to stamp the seal of the Governor's Office, ostensibly to absolve him of guilt.

Actually...

Zhang Ying raised his eyes and looked at Qin Shu: Could it be that she already knew the origins of these assassins?

Otherwise, how could he be so sure that he wanted Hedong Province to join forces to investigate the case?

Seeing that he was reluctant to accept the memorial, Qin Shu raised her eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Why, Master Zhang, do you feel embarrassed?"

Zhang Ying could not help but shudder, and quickly took the memorial, forcing a smile and saying, "How could that be? Thank you, Qin Jiezhen, for absolving me of the blame for my negligence. I will send someone back to the palace to get the seal right away."

Qin Shu smiled, "That's good."

She turned around and looked around. She accidentally saw Lin Yan holding a bullet and looking at it carefully in the light of the lantern. She immediately left Zhang Qing and walked over to ask, "Did you find anything?"

Lin Yan looked excited. He was about to speak while holding the bullet, but suddenly he remembered that Qin Shu might not understand what he was going to say.

He simply ignored Qin Shu and shouted to Fu Ying who was following behind Qin Shu: "Master Fu, I know, I know!"

Fu Rong glanced at Qin Shu, stepped forward and asked, "What?"

Lin Yan compared the shell and bullet head he had picked up and said excitedly, "Look!"

He then passed the shell in his hand to Fu Ying's nose, "Would you like to smell it?"

Inside the shell, there is the smell of gunpowder.

Fu Ying's eyes suddenly lit up.

Zhang Ying looked thoughtfully at the open hall, at the lumps of iron he had never seen before, and then at the scene of corpses.

He pretended to walk to the side of the open hall and reached out to touch the machine gun.

Mo Laowu bent down to pick up the red silk from the ground, and covered the machine gun again. As if he had just seen Zhang Qing, he said without any embarrassment: "Oh, Master Zhang wants to see it? I didn't notice it."

Zhang Ying suddenly felt humiliated and felt angry and resentful.

Qin Shu watched from the side but did not scold Mo Laowu for his rudeness.

Zhang Ying knew that Qin Shu did not intend to let him get close to these treasures.

I also know that the reason why this wave of assassins was defeated so miserably was probably because of this black lump of iron.

What is this thing?

You know, Qin Shu has a lot of guards around her, but the only ones who can really fight are the head of the Fu family and his guards.

I originally thought it was a sure thing.

Unexpectedly, he failed to steal the chicken and ended up losing the rice.

I’m afraid it will be difficult to explain to Hedong Road.

Zhang Ying felt as overwhelmed as an ox for a moment.

The seal of the governor's office has been brought.

In full view of the public, Zhang Ying signed and sealed the memorial and stamped it with the seal of the governor's office.

Qin Shu handed the memorial to Ma Lai and ordered, "Go quickly, eight hundred miles away."

Zhang Ying watched as the Jiedufu's men threw all the assassins' bodies onto the ox carts, intending to hang them outside the city gates. He quickly stepped forward to dissuade them, saying, "Jiedu, please think twice. It's the end of the year now, and Jiedu is..."

He pointed to the dozens of ox carts filled with corpses and said, "Killing so many people is really against the will of heaven..."

Qin Shu curled her lips, "It's against the will of heaven? So you think that killing this town is in accordance with the will of heaven?"

Zhang Xing's expression froze, and he quickly replied, "I dare not."

Qin Shu said with a slightly cold expression: "Since they dare to come and kill people, they must also be prepared to be killed. If they lose, they must bear the consequences of failure."

"We have only known each other for a short time, so I think you may not know this. This section of the town is not a person who kills indiscriminately, but we are definitely not the kind of person who will tolerate and give in to others."

"Any conflict or any matter can be resolved through discussion. But if you want to kill this town..."

Qin Shu sneered and said, "Then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As soon as the memorial was sent out, Zhou Min's decree came quickly this time.

In just four days, Qin Shu received the approval of the petition.

Qin Shu closed the imperial edict and called out, "Dongping."

Dongping immediately entered the room and bowed, "Jiezhen."

Qin Shu smiled and said softly, "After nightfall, go and invite Cai Yun to come to the governor's mansion."

Dongping responded in a deep voice.

Mo Laowu and Zhu Zhi looked at each other, rubbing their hands excitedly, eager to try.

As soon as he finished speaking, a dirty beggar was brought into the mansion by Yu Qing.

The beggar walked up to Qin Shu and said with a grin, "I greet the governor."

It’s Feng San.

Qin Shu asked curiously, "What kind of wind is blowing today that has brought our Beggars' Sect's chief elder here?"

Feng San bowed and said, "I am here today to report to you that Chief Ji's Clerk Cai Yun may be trying to escape."

Qin Shu's eyes fixed, and she said solemnly: "What do you mean?"

"Three days ago, I saw his family leave Jizhou in a carriage, so I sent my men to follow and check on them. The child has not returned until now."

"These days, the Cai family is very mean to the beggars who appear in front of their house. Whenever a beggar approaches, they are driven away with a big stick."

You know, in order to show that they are "approachable and amiable", these officials not only do not drive away beggars, but they even distribute porridge outside Changle Street during festivals or birthdays of their elders.

Don't let beggars appear at his door...

It is very likely that Cai Yun is plotting something.

And the beggar who did not return might have met with an accident after being discovered.

Qin Shu's expression was slightly cold, and she ordered, "Send someone to keep an eye on the Cai residence. If there is any unusual movement, bring him back immediately!"

Dongping responded in a deep voice again and took his men down to make arrangements.

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