Chapter 704 Strange

Whether it is the Xuanqing Guard or the Ministry of Criminal Justice, each has its own rules, but one thing is the same, that is, the principle of "confidentiality" must be followed for major and important cases, and no information about the case should be disclosed to others unless necessary .

The reason for the secrecy is also easy to understand. It is nothing more than worrying that the leak of the news will affect the investigation of the case, and it may be learned by the target of the investigation, which will cause unnecessary variables and increase the difficulty of the investigation.

King Ling is now a dark horse in the royal family's "big test", very powerful. I heard that he was patrolling various places before, so he should have just returned to the imperial city now, right?

However, Shen Hao placed himself in a very correct position, he was just a errand, he had no right to speak or think carefully, just stared at the appearance of the commanding envoy and the pacification envoy above, and followed suit, whether the prince was a black horse or a white horse, He doesn't meddle.

"Your Highness, please don't blame. Xuan Qingwei has strict rules and a humble official position, so he dare not disobey, so there is no way to answer His Highness's inquiry. Besides, the sponsor of this case is the Chief Case Department of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the specific caliber is from that If your Highness wants to care about the case, you can go to the Department of Major Cases and ask."

The expression on King Ling's face did not change, but he smiled. He was also mentally prepared for Shen Hao's rejection of his request. Don't be disobedient.

Shen Hao didn't want to stay any longer, so he stood up and said goodbye. It seems that this tooth sacrifice has to be changed to another place. Being disturbed by King Ling, it is not comfortable.

But Shen Hao opened his eyes when he went out. The entire alley and the eaves are now full of people, and all of them are monks and their cultivation base is not low. He could feel no less than twenty auras in the Yuan Dan realm.

Some were dressed in the robes of the imperial guards, while others were dressed casually. It could be seen that the identities of these people should be different. Presumably, it should be the force recruited by King Ling himself. Casual repair?

However, when approaching the entrance of the alley, there were a few breaths that made Shen Hao feel inexplicably familiar, as if he had seen similar ones before. Looking over, there were five monks wearing ordinary robes standing on the eaves. Although he couldn't see his appearance clearly in the night, his breath was cold, which didn't seem like a good thing.

Shen Hao didn't show any emotion on his face, but he secretly said in his heart: "The breath of these people is somewhat familiar, especially there seems to be a familiar smell on their bodies."

That feeling didn't disappear until he walked out of the alley.

"The Spirit King has quite a lot of guards."

"For sure. After King Qian was killed, the defense must be strengthened. However, there are many casual cultivators inside who did not expect it."

The whispered gossip of the two guards aroused Shen Hao's interest: "Do you know those casual cultivators?"

"A few have met, but most of them don't know each other."

Shen Hao: "They're all casual cultivators?"

"Of course, it is impossible for people from the Zongmen to participate in the affairs of the royal family. This is a big taboo. There has never been such a thing."

never had? This tone is a bit loud. Shen Hao knew that the Jingjiu Dynasty must have some checks and balances against the Zongmen, otherwise Zongmen Lin couldn't ignore the big fat of the replacement of imperial power, it's just that he is not qualified to know because of his low status now.

"Go, go to another place to eat."

"Huh? Is there still a shop open at this hour?"

"Of course, I know that a hot pot is also delicious. It will be open very late at night. Now we should have no problem going there." Shen Hao took the lead all the way, he must have a good meal today.

Once Shen Hao left, the restaurant in the alley became quieter.

While Yang Shu was drinking, the people around him didn't dare to speak. The waiter and shopkeeper had already been sent to the back kitchen to wait. Now, apart from the guards in the small restaurant, they are the main counselors around Yang Shu.

Compared with the big appetites of Shen Hao and the others, Yang Shu didn't eat that much.

A salt and pepper chicken, a plate of refreshing spicy dishes, plus a vegetable soup, it is a good meal that Yang Shu has been thinking about for a long time.

It's not that there are no delicious food in other places, but that during this period of time, I have been busy everywhere except for banquets, and I have no intention of enjoying it quietly. It's hard to come back after running all over the place. Isn't it just to comfort the glutton in my stomach first.

Different from the whole chicken that Shen Hao and the others ate before, the salt and pepper chicken in front of Yang Shu was cut into pieces, and it was much more polite to take a bite with chopsticks, unlike Shen Hao and the others who grabbed it directly.

After half a chicken was down and four or five cups of wine had been drunk, Yang Shu suddenly said, "Shen Hao has been transferred back from the south. Is my second brother's case really so difficult? Have you received any news?" ?”

"Back to the lord, before the case of the king, the Department of Major Cases of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was in charge of the case, and Xuan Qingwei assisted in the investigation. It is reported that Xuan Qingwei also dispatched a commander to help, but no news about the case has been released. It should be It was difficult to advance because of some obstacles, so Shen Hao was sent back."

"Did I say that this man surnamed Shen is unusual? Tsk tsk, Jiang Cheng is his teacher, and Pang Ban also thinks highly of him. In addition, this person's cultivation talent has always been rumored to be good. I'm afraid there should be some in Xuanqingwei in the future." He has a place."

"You mean you need someone to keep an eye on him?"

"No, no, Shen Hao doesn't need us to stare at it yet, and even the whole Xuan Qingwei doesn't need to pay attention to it. Ever since Liao Chengfeng was hacked by Pang Ban with an excuse, Xuan Qingwei has no value to fight for."

After supper, Yang Shu and his party hurried back to the palace, instead of going to the backyard, they went directly to the study.

Now Yang Shu would set up two concealed arrays for any abnormal questions or discussions, and Yang Shu's personal guards would preside over the arrays.

The reason for doing this to the outside world is that a lot of rootless casual cultivators have been recruited recently, and the secrets of the palace cannot be pryed by casual cultivators, so a cover-up circle was set up just in case.

Loose cultivators won't mind. They were just using money to eliminate disasters, so they didn't have much interest in the affairs of the Lingwang Mansion. will be close.

In fact, many of these casual cultivators were not found by Yang Shu, some of them were dug out by him. Once the king died, the inner guards under his command were locked up by the royal family, and there was no word on how to deal with it later, so they couldn't move. But Qian Wang had recruited a lot of casual cultivators before, and now many of them have been poached by Yang Shu.

As Yang Shu had expected, the cultivator Digger hadn't been scrambled much, and he took a lot of money. The ones who were really robbed were those forces left behind by King Qian, and now the other five princes have been forced to fight for this, only Yang Shu is happy to relax.

The real purpose of Yang Shu's proposal to cover up the magic circle was not just to guard against the newly recruited casual cultivators, but to guard against the five Liu brothers who came from the city of death. Although those five people have now been pushed to the edge of defense.