Mr. Liang has been able to support the stable operation of the gray market for so many years on his own, so naturally he is not the kind of person who would easily trust others. No matter how hard they tried to persuade him, they only coaxed him into drinking two glasses of wine.

The two did not dare to persuade him any further, for fear that if they said too much they would arouse suspicion.

I had no choice but to patiently chat with Mr. Liang and, by the way, instill in the two people opposite me the idea that "this wine has a strong aftertaste."

Jing Zhichen and Xu Xingyin endured for a full half hour, feeling as if every second was an eternity, before they finally waited until the effects of the drugs on the two people opposite them started to take effect.

As soon as the two people opposite fell down with a bang, the two people who were originally very close to each other bounced apart like springs, and both of them blushed.

It was Jing Zhichen who calmed down first and said calmly:

"The account book should be in this room. Let's find it quickly."

"Ok!"

Xu Xingyin responded, not daring to look at Jing Zhichen's expression, and hurriedly lowered his head to look around.

The interior decoration was complicated. Xu Xingyin buried his head and looked around like a headless fly. However, Jing Zhichen started looking around the bed in the inner room.

Not long after, Jing Zhichen took out a blue account book from under the low table.

Xu Xingyin opened his mouth in surprise, and the look of astonishment in his eyes greatly pleased Jing Zhichen.

"How did Your Highness know that this thing was in the inner room?"

Jing Zhichen flipped through the account book while patiently answering Xu Xingyin's questions.

"When I was talking to him about business management just now, he subconsciously looked at the inner room, which means that the items that he valued and were related to it were placed in the inner room. Miss Xu Qi has been investigating the case with Magistrate Song for such a long time, but she didn't know about it?"

"..."

Xu Xingyin was choked by Jing Zhichen, and silently rolled his eyes and said: "Of course I am not as knowledgeable as Your Highness."

Just as Jing Zhichen was about to reply, he heard a flurry of footsteps outside, mixed with a man's anxious voice.

"Master Liang, we caught a maid dressed as a woman. Someone with bad intentions must have sneaked in today."

The two people in the room were stunned when they heard this. Now Mr. Liang and the woman were both drugged by them. As long as people outside came into the room and saw it, they would know that it was definitely these two who did it, and they would definitely arrest them both.

It’s no big deal if they get caught. But once the account books are discovered, they will probably be destroyed immediately, and there will be no chance for them to get them back!

Upon hearing about a man dressed as a woman, Xu Xingyin was the first to react and said hurriedly, "It's Lu Xu!"

While I was stunned, the pedestrian's footsteps were already approaching the door.

Jing Zhichen acted promptly and stuffed the account book into Xu Xingyin's hands.

"Take the account book and run from the back door. Go straight to the stern of the ship and someone will pick you up."

"how about you?"

"If I don't stop it, neither of us can leave."

After saying this, Jing Zhichen took a few steps forward to block the door panel, then pulled out a dagger from his boots and prepared to fight.

"Why don't you leave quickly?"

Xu Xingyin held the account book and felt a little hot in his heart.

Ever since the incident at General Zhennan's Mansion, no one has protected me like this.

He stood in front of her with the strongest attitude and withstood all dangers for her.

With a lump in his throat, Xu Xingyin rushed out from the back door holding the account book.

Because she knew very well that continuing to stay here would only become a burden to Jing Zhichen, and would do him more harm than good.

Following the route Jing Zhichen told him, Xu Xingyin protected the account book tightly and moved forward without stopping for even a step.

If not for this, Xu Xingyin would not have known that the ship was so big, so big that it seemed as if there was no end to it.

The sound of weapons colliding behind her gradually faded away, but her heart did not calm down at all, but sank inch by inch...

Jing Zhichen, Lu Xu, nothing can happen to you.

Xu Xingyin was praying when he bumped into Ao Ying who was coming towards him.

In such a situation, Aoying didn't care about the differences between status and gender, and he grabbed Xu Xingyin and ran forward.

After running all the way, Xu Xingyin's physical strength had already reached its limit, so she handed the account book to Aoying and said firmly:

"Aoying, you can't walk fast with me. I'm afraid they will catch up with us soon. Find a place to hide me. This account book is very important and must be sent off the ship as soon as possible."

Ao Ying looked at Xu Xingyin's pale face and knew in his heart that she might not be able to run anymore. It would be difficult for him to protect her if a fight broke out, so he thought for a moment and nodded.

"it is good."

Xu Xingyin was placed by Ao Ying in a very small storage room, which was locked after several concealments were set up to cover it up.

"I will come back to take you away after I send the account book out."

"Take people to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first."

Xu Xingyin shook his head and rejected Aoying's kindness. "Two fists cannot defeat four hands. I'm afraid he and Lu Xu can't handle so many people."

"Yes."

……

I don't know how long it took, but with the clang of a sharp blade chopping off the door lock, a ray of light burst out in the narrow space where you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

The tall figure of the man came against the light, the moonlight falling on his body seemed to be covered with a layer of silver gauze, and the cold tone made him look lonely and unapproachable.

Jing Zhichen frowned subconsciously, and after moving away the messy obstructions, his eyes fell fixed on Xu Xingyin who was huddled in the corner.

The little girl sat there with her legs crossed, her watery eyes blinking, as clear as the stars in the sky.

Look, after all, the girl was raised with great wealth and wealth, how could she know about the sufferings of the world?

Jing Zhichen sighed and extended his hand to Xu Xingyin.

Who would have thought that the little girl would not play by the rules at all, and she jumped into his arms with a "woosh".

"Ouch, it's so dark. I'm scared."

Even though Jing Zhichen had seen Xu Xingyin in many ways before, he had never thought that she would be so bold.

But to be fair, she now doesn't have any of her former cunningness, instead she exudes the soft and tender demeanor of a little girl.

This made Jing Zhichen...feel a little soft-hearted for a moment.

"I'll take you away."

In the end, Jing Zhichen couldn't stand Xu Xingyin's coquettish look. He softened his tone and touched her head. Only then did he realize that Xu Xingyin's arms were very hot when they were hugging him. "Why are they so hot?"

Jing Zhichen didn't care about the distinction between men and women, and picked up Xu Xingyin neatly and carried her sideways, then walked out. Seeing her in this state, he had to ask Du Huaigu to come and take a look before he could feel at ease.

After coming out of the utility room, Xu Xingyin subconsciously stretched out his hand to block the glaring light, smiling foolishly with a flushed face.

Then he reached out and touched Jing Zhichen's face, and started talking nonsense in front of Jing Zhichen's shocked expression.

"How come Brother He is so handsome?"

The words "Brother He" made Jing Zhichen's originally calm heart suddenly fall into some ripples that spread out in circles, making it difficult to calm down.

The smiling girl in front of him overlapped with the little figure in his memory, calling him "Brother He".

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