Chapter 357 The reason for finding fault


    Qin Chi pushed the door and started to check on purpose.


    "Sir, why are you suddenly interested in investigating the case in Jinhai Hutong?" Lu Baizhou asked while stretching out his hand to open the spider web, "This case is similar to the case in Zuixianlou. After investigation, it was said that the same group of people did it."


    When talking about this case, Lu Baizhou''s eyes lit up.


    The investigation of cases is much more interesting than being in the Hanlin Academy.


    Qin Chi looked back at him, "The case has not been settled yet. It was Yang Lingyu pressed it. In fact, it has attracted the attention of the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei has been investigating it. I don''t know what extent it has been found."


    Lu Baizhou is Qin Chi''s confidant.


    Qin Chi did not conceal this matter.


    Lu Baizhou asked, "You can go to the Jinyiwei''s yamen to check the files."


    "Then you have to have permission from your superiors."


    Qin Chi said with a smile as if he curled his lips.


    Lu Baizhou thought for a while, "Do you want me to apply first? Let''s try if the Jinyiwei agree?"


    "Let''s investigate first and then talk about it."


    Qin Chi wandered around the house of a wealthy businessman.


    There is no one in the big house, not even a servant. The architecture and layout here can be seen from the meticulous craftsmanship and elegance, which is the pattern of Suzhou gardens.


    No one takes care of it, lacks popularity.


    Qin Ba and Lao Huo also came with him today, and there were also servants from Dali Temple.


    Searched the house.


    Qin Chi carefully observed the layout of the house, and finally his eyes fell on a rockery with a remote yard facing the wall.


    The rockery seemed to be made deliberately, and the rockery was built into a circle. A very shallow pool is set up around the rockery, with several koi carp. I don’t know how the craftsmen handled it. The water in the small pool is alive, and the small stones above it flowed out a landscape similar to a small waterfall.


    "What are you looking at?"


    Qin Ba found Qin Chi standing in front of the rockery for a long time.


    Lu Baizhou also came over, his official hat was covered with spider webs, and even his cheeks were dusty. While walking towards Qin Chi, he patted the dirty things on his body.


    Qin Bayi looked at it and said, "Did Lord Lu drill that dog hole?"


    "No, I just walked around and arrived at a woodshed. When I saw that the door was not closed, I went in and took a look. Before I knew it, I was covered in dust." Lu Baizhou searched very carefully.


    After entering the woodshed, I moved a few bundles of firewood inside.


    I didn''t even let go of the floor, I knocked them all.


    But he didn''t say it out.


    But experienced people, like Lao Huo, you can tell what he did at a glance, "What''s going on in this house? The yamen has searched many times, especially the woodshed."


    "Phhhh."


    Lu Baizhou spit out the suspected sand in his mouth, "Isn''t I inexperienced? Accumulate it first."


    The three of them were talking there.


    Qin Chi still seemed to be attracted by the rockery.


    Suddenly, a man''s shout came from not far from the house, "Who?! What are you doing there sneakily?"


    Then there was the sound of someone running away.


    Another person shouted: "Catch him for me!"


    "There are still people hidden there! Don''t let him escape. This thief runs away when he sees people. It''s obvious that he is guilty!"


    The sound is Chen Qianhu, the Jinyiwei.


    Chen Qianhu pretended to be accused of passing here this time, and the illusion made to the outside world was that he accidentally encountered a few suspicious people and caught them. In fact, this was discussed in advance by him and Qin Chi, and the purpose was these spies.


    Qin Chi''s men found out several spies'' intelligence bases earlier, but they needed an open reason to find fault.


    Several living people came to the hands of the Jinyiwei, and there were more things that could be dug out. Some people wanted to commit suicide in time. The Jinyiwei was used to this kind of situation and took precautions in advance.


    "These people are even more suspicious."


    Chen Qianhu said to his subordinates, "The first time he was arrested is to seek death. His origin is not simple. Brothers, the opportunity to make contributions is here, take the person back for interrogation first."


    "yes!"


    Several Jinyiwei came forward to do as he did.


    A Jinyiwei checked the surroundings and hurriedly came back to report: "Sir, there is someone in the house. I just went down to ask, saying that it was someone from Dali Temple who handled the case here."


    Chen Qianhu pretended to be puzzled and asked: "What happened here?"


    "Report to the Lord, there was a murder case in this house two years ago..." The Jinyiwei told the story. Even if this case is not held responsible, everyone still has heard of it when they are in the Jinyiwei.


    Chen Qianhu asked someone to take the spy back.


    He entered the house by himself and saw Qin Chi standing in front of the rockery with a distinctive temperament.


    "Mr. Qin, what a coincidence."


    Chen Qianhu took the lead in saying hello.


    The officers from Dali Temple looked at them vigilantly.


    Lu Baizhou was also vigilant and stood by Qin Chi. Lao Huo and Qin Ba knew the inside story, and they stood aside pretending to be serious, holding the weapon at their waists.


    Chen Qianhu smiled and said with a slight smile: "Don''t be nervous. I just found a few thieves nearby, and it seemed that they were monitoring Lord Qin."


    Qin Chi finally pulled his eyes back from the rockery and looked sideways at Chen Qianhu and others who came in, "It''s Lord Chen, it''s quite a coincidence. How could Lord Chen come to Jinhai Hutong today?"


    "I happened to go to do an errand and passed by here."


    Chen Qianhu walked over, but stopped at the right distance.


    The so-called appropriate distance is naturally a distance that both parties feel comfortable and safe.


    Officials in the court never took the initiative to deal with the Jinyiwei outside, and Qin Chi would not openly interact with the Jinyiwei on the surface, so there must be no rejection by other officials.


    Qin Chi agreed with Chen Qianhu earlier.


    The two of them met outside and thought they were not familiar with each other.


    Qin Chi pointed to the rockery, "Mr. Chen, I think there is a different world here. Do you want professionals to come and take a look?"


    "Oh? I''ll take a look."


    Chen Qianhu walked around the rockery with expressionless face, pretending to be profound, but in fact he didn''t see anything. You should know that the case was quite big. Not only was the government intervened, but the spies from the Jinyiwei also investigated.


    This house has been turned over many times.


    What are the tricks that have been discovered long ago, and can you wait until now?


    But he really didn''t know what Qin Chi sold in the gourd. The other party asked him to come and he pretended to take a look.


    Qin Chi waited for him to see almost the same thing, "What did you see?"


    "I didn''t see anything." Chen Qianhu replied dryly.


    "Oh, it''s right if you don''t see anything."


    Qin Chi ignored the rockery and turned around and walked between the rockery and the courtyard wall, knocking on several stone slabs for a while.


    "Pry open the stone slab." Qin Chi said.


    Then several people worked together to pry a stone slab pointed at by Qin Chi, revealing the hole that could accommodate an adult.


    Chen Qianhu''s eyelids twitched.


    This stone slab is easily overlooked because it is slabed there with everyone, making it look particularly ordinary. Normal people will be attracted by the rockery and think that there will be something tricky about the rockery, so they ignore the stone slab next to it.