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Volume One One Hundred and Seventy-Nine Help

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    One hundred and seventy-nine help

    As the top official of the Dongping Mausoleum, Meng Ju has great power.  For all cases in the provincial department, he has the right to know the facts of the case, the right to guide and supervise the case-handling departments, and the right to make judgments on most cases - guilty, innocent, exile, prison sentence, beheading or even beheading the whole family.  Everyone has the right to make a decision.

    Even if it¡¯s a murderer who commits murder and arson, a gangster who kills a whole family, or a bandit in the Wuthering Mountains, as long as Meng Ju is willing, he has the right to reduce the sentence or even release the person directly - nothing else, this is the prerogative of the governor.

    ¡°But there are also unwritten rules within the Dongling Guard. It doesn¡¯t matter if Meng Ju is corrupt and bends the law, and it doesn¡¯t matter if he kills innocent people indiscriminately, but some restricted areas are also off limits, such as the espionage cases involving the Southern Tang Dynasty.

    This kind of political case is a murder weapon that shows the loyalty of the governor to the court. For this kind of case, the Dongling Guards in various places adhere to the principle of "it is better to kill three thousand by mistake than to indulge in one", even if they know that it is an unjust case,  Even if the case is wrong, the ruthless governors will still kill him - it doesn't matter if he kills the wrong innocent person. This governor is loyal to the court. Although he is a little impulsive and reckless, it also shows that he hates evil as much as he hates it, and there is no sand in his eyes!

    Therefore, for Han Qifeng, a Yinghou of the Southern Tang Dynasty with solid evidence, Meng Ju could not do anything to save him - even if he ordered his release, the Intelligence Department would definitely disobey him, and then the Luojing General Administration would find him.  I asked myself.

    Meng Ju knew very well that both Han Qifeng and Qingqing had met him, and keeping them alive would be a hidden bomb for him.  Although they did not know their identities, as the interrogation progressed, the more they spoke, the more Ying Hou was exposed, and more and more clues were found for the Intelligence Bureau to find.  If the Internal Affairs Office makes an oral portrait of them, as long as they are even remotely similar, then the Internal Affairs Office's suspicious eyes will be on him - this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise his life will be in danger.

    "What's damning is that Mr. Yi has returned to the south, and Meng Ju doesn't even have anyone with whom he can discuss matters."  He was hesitant and panicked. He didn't sleep all night. As soon as he closed his eyes, he dreamed that he was caught back in the dark cell again.

    The next day, Meng Ju went to the Yamen with a dark circle under his eyes.  Seeing that Governor Meng was back, officials from the provincial department came to him one after another with matters they had accumulated for several days to ask for instructions.  But now, how can Meng Ju still have the mind to deal with those trivial matters? No matter what his subordinates report, he just dismisses it with one sentence: "Yeah, I understand, you can put this here in advance, I will think about it,  I¡¯ll give you my approval in two days.¡±

    The whole morning passed in a daze, and when we were about to arrive at the Yamen, Inspector Ningnan of the Search Division presented a report on the public security situation in Dongping Province in January.  Ning Nan also saw that Governor Meng was obviously absent-minded.  He briefly discussed his official duties and took his leave soon after.

    Bored, Meng Ju casually picked up the report submitted by Ning Nan and browsed through it at a glance. There was nothing special about the report, but there was one sentence that caught Meng Ju's attention: "This month, the White Lotus Sect, the remnants of Black Mountain and other bandits are here."  The activities in our province have increased. It is recommended that the provincial guards in various places strengthen their crackdown on them"

    Meng Ju¡¯s eyes lit up and he read that sentence over and over again.  After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind, went home, changed into casual clothes, and went out alone.

    Today is a light snow day, the sky is covered with dark clouds, light snow falls, and the streets are covered with a thin layer of snowflakes.  The streets near the city gate were empty and sparsely populated. Even the patrol soldiers guarding the city gate hid in the hut and lit the stove to keep warm.

    There is a large stone monument near the street entrance next to the city gate. This is the famous scenic spot "Big Arch" in Jing'an City.  It is said that this archway was originally used by the government to commend a famous chaste martyr, but it was so old that the inscriptions on the stone tablet were blurred, so the residents used the stone tablet as a message board.

    Meng Ju went under the archway and looked at it for a while. The stone board was filled with announcements and messages, such as Zhang San looking for his friend Li Si, or a certain woman looking for a husband, a benevolent gentleman, please let me know if you know anything about it, and there were a few sea arrests from the Yamen next to it.  Documents, and even a wanted list for Shentu Jue.

    Seeing that there was no one around, Meng Ju drew a pattern on the lower left corner of the memorial arch with charcoal, and then wrote "Urgent, contact me quickly" next to it.

    Then, Meng Ju went to a tavern across the street and sat down at a table near the window where he could see the archway.  He ordered two stir-fried dishes, sat by the window and watched, eating and waiting.

    Throughout the whole day, there were many people going in and out of the city gate, and many people stopped to look at the memorial archway to leave messages, but no one left a message on it. Meng Ju waited very anxiously.

    It was not until dusk that Meng Ju almost lost his patience, and things turned around.  A man with cocky eyebrows, a vulgar appearance, and a gangster slowly walked over. He looked in front of the archway for a while, then wrote something on it with a charcoal pen, and quickly turned around and left.

    Meng Ju suddenly stood up, he shouted: "Store, check out!" Before the waiter came over, he dropped a piece of silver on the table and rushed out of the tavern quickly.  By the time he ran to the street, the wretched man had already walked some distance, and his figure was looming in the crowd.

    Meng Ju first ran to the archway to take a look. Sure enough, under his message, someone wrote crookedly: "Tomorrow night at 1:00 a.m., in the lilac box of Huichun Building."

    Do you have to wait until tomorrow night?

    Meng Ju was so anxious that he quickly decided: "We can't wait! This matter will be more dangerous if it is delayed for a moment. The sooner it is resolved, the better."

    Meng Ju stared at the man closely and followed him for several streets.  At dusk, the crowds on the streets became sparse and the sky gradually darkened.

    Seeing the gangster turn into an alley, Meng Ju followed him in without hesitation.  The alley was winding and twisting, and the sky was dark and obscure. After turning two turns, the man in front disappeared.

    Fearing that he would miss someone, Meng Ju hurriedly stepped up his pace and trotted after him.  But just after passing two corners, he suddenly felt a warning sign in his heart. He jumped back and dodged a sharp knife thrust from the shadow of the corner.

    "who!"

    A hoarse yell came from the shadows: "Your grandpa! Dog, hawk, dog, take your life!"

    A low figure jumped out from the shadow at the base of the wall. It was the man Meng Ju was following.  He had a ferocious expression, holding a wrist-breaking knife in his hand, and stabbed Meng Ju viciously.

    Meng Ju ducked and narrowly avoided the attack.  He shouted: "Don't do anything, we are one of our own!"

    The man chuckled sinisterly, his yellow teeth spread out, and his laughter was filled with a sinister flavor.  He raised his knife and rushed forward again. The alley was narrow on both sides, and Meng Ju could no longer avoid it.  He had no choice but to fight back, and released a shock to Mingjue. Taking advantage of the opponent's dazed moment, he quickly snatched the opponent's sharp knife, and then twisted the opponent's back with his backhand. The man was in pain and shouted: "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!  Oh, no! My arm is broken! Master, please spare my life!"

    Meng Ju twisted the man's arm tightly and shouted in a low voice: "I am not a messenger from the government, I am the one who left the message today! If there is something urgent, I need to see your head, please lead me the way!"

    The gangster promised: "Okay, uncle, please let go, I will take you to see you."

    Meng Ju slowly let go of his hand, and the man rubbed his arm and said: "You are so strong, I almost broke my arm. I have never seen you like this" He just said it.  Halfway through, there was a sudden flash of cold light in the darkness, and the man pulled out another dagger from nowhere and stabbed Meng Ju in the face viciously.

    Such a wretched man who looks like a gangster actually has two daggers hidden in his body?

    Meng Ju was surprised. Fortunately, he did not let down his guard. He tilted his head eagerly, and the dagger narrowly passed by his face. His eyes could feel the passing coldness, and goosebumps appeared on his face.

    After missing a hit, the gangster rushed forward again with the dagger in his hand, yelling: "Dog, eagle, dog, stop lying! I can smell your male scent from two streets away, you can't hide it from me."  !¡±

    While dodging the opponent's dagger attack, Meng Ju shouted in a deep voice: "Stop! I have a relationship with your military advisor Liu. The pattern on the big archway today was taught to me by your military advisor! If you don't believe it, just go back and ask your military advisor.  Got it!"

    Hearing the words "Liu Junshi", the gangster was startled, and his hand slowed down. Meng Ju seized the opportunity and snatched his dagger again.  Then, he stepped back, indicating that he was not hostile, then drew a pattern on the wall with his dagger, and shouted: "See for yourself!"

    The man glanced at the pattern on the wall, then narrowed his eyes and looked Meng Ju up and down.  After a while, he said solemnly: "Even if it is the password you left, I have already arranged a meeting time with you, why are you still following me? We are in the business of beheading. You want to find out about our old background, do you understand?  Rules?! And you still have the air of an official"

    Meng Ju interrupted him and shouted: "It's not your turn to worry about my identity. You will naturally understand it when you meet your leader."

    "Hmph, what if you are an official who wants to go fishing? Wouldn't it be dangerous for you to meet the leader?"

    Meeting such a stalker, Meng Ju was angry and funny: "Have you met Military Master Liu?"

    "Military advisor? Of course I've seen him before."

    "That's good!"

    Meng Ju described Liu Bin's appearance, and then said: "I am indeed an old friend of your Military Master Liu. Take me to see your leader, and the rest will have nothing to do with you. Even if I am a spy of the government, I will  If you dare to enter your lair alone, what are you afraid of!"

    The man's eyes were wandering. After a while, he said: "?Give me back the knife.  "

    Meng Ju handed the two daggers back to him, feeling secretly wary.

    The man took the dagger and put it away. He no longer rushed forward to fight, but turned around and walked out of the alley without saying a word.  Meng Ju followed closely behind him.

    It was already dark, and the streets were sparsely populated, so the two people walking one behind the other did not seem out of place.  Meng Ju was on tenterhooks as he walked on the street, fearing that an acquaintance would suddenly come over and shout, "Sir Meng!" Fortunately, he was lucky enough to meet no acquaintances along the way.

    The two of them entered the southern district of Jing'an.  This is the slum area of ??Jingan. The houses are low and dilapidated, and even the streets and alleys are crooked.  Large piles of garbage and feces can be seen everywhere on the roadside. Dirty children are playing beside the garbage piles. There is a strange smell in the air, like some kind of rotten smell, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

    Although Meng Ju was wearing casual clothes, his temperament and demeanor could not be changed. He was obviously the kind of "person with status". When such a person appeared in the slums, all the residents he met along the way turned to him.  A strange look.

    The man who led the way led Meng Ju through several alleys, took him into a shabby house without a house number, and said, "Just wait here!" After that, he did not follow Meng Ju.  He explained something and walked out immediately.

    This is a very dilapidated house, with cracks in the walls and several large holes in the roof.  There was no furniture in the room, only a chair and a tattered straw mat. There was an oil lamp on the window sill, but Meng Ju searched for a long time but could not find the flint to light the lamp.

    He simply gave up the attempt to light the lamp and sat cross-legged on the half straw mat to rest.  The barking of dogs, the rude yelling of men, and the crying of children came from nowhere. The sounds of various markets were mixed together, and the noisy sounds made Meng Ju feel a sense of intimacy.

    I don¡¯t know how long I waited, but Meng Ju almost fell asleep before the door was pushed open.  A group of people appeared at the door, a few fires burning Xunxun.  In the firelight, Meng Ju couldn't see how many people there were, but he could feel that the eyes on the other side were full of hostility, which made him very uncomfortable.

    "Boss, this man is following me and says he must see you! I brought him here, do you recognize him? I think this guy is very dishonest and smells like a stock official!"

    Meng Ju could tell that the hoarse voice was the man who was leading the way.  He stood up and held his hands in front of everyone: "Are they the heroes of the Montenegrin Rebel Army? I came here with no ill intentions. I was introduced to me by Military Master Liu of Montenegro. It's urgent"

    A low voice interrupted him: "Boy, you know that Liu Bin is not here, so you deliberately used this pretense to deceive us? Boy, you want to get to know us, what is your identity? You are an agent of Jing'an Prefecture  , or the White Wolf of Dongling Guard?"

    Meng Ju suffocated, thinking that he was really a white wolf.  He held on and said, "It doesn't matter what my identity is. What's important is that I was indeed introduced by Military Master Liu, and I want to negotiate a deal with you. Everyone, can others forge the mark of Military Master Liu?"

    The leader laughed a few times, and his voice suddenly turned cold: "Boy, you are sweet-tongued and glib! Got it!"

    With the sound of shouting, several men with swords rushed into the room. Meng Ju was startled. He subconsciously touched his waist, but he remembered that he did not bring any weapons today.  The house was small, and Meng Ju had no way to resist several big men with swords. He took a few steps back and shouted: "Chief, I was really introduced by Military Master Liu, don't believe me"

    Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a cold feeling on his neck, and a sharp knife was already placed on his neck.

    The leader said solemnly: "Search him and see if there is anything - boy, if you are really from the government, then don't blame us for being ruthless!"
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