Chapter 640 Hidden
"Commander Lu, this illness came at the right time." One of the waiters laughed, "In this way, we can stay here without being noticed."
Could this way of speaking be...
An acquaintance?
Xia Mingyue paused while feeding Lu Qiyan, then raised her eyes to look at the two guys.
The two of them were dressed in blue cloth, fully dressed as waiters, and were not conspicuous. However, if you look closely, you can see that they have a good temperament and do not look like ordinary waiters and slaves.
Especially the one who is slightly shorter and has a straight body. Even though his face is slightly dark, it is difficult to block his aura of keeping strangers away from him. However, his facial features are very familiar, especially the little one under the corner of his eye. Conspicuous black mole...
Xia Mingyue pursed her lips and spoke tentatively, "Ms. Cen?"
"Yes." Cen Ying saluted Xia Mingyue, "Ms. Xia, long time no see."
"It's been a long time indeed." Xia Mingyue was extremely happy. After saying hello to Cen Ying, her eyes fell on the young man next to Cen Ying.
Since she can see Cen Ying here, then the person next to her...
Xia Mingyue rushed to Xiao Luoan and said, "Third Prince."
"Ms. Xia." Xiao Luoan responded respectfully, and then looked at Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji, "Commander Lu, Commander Xia."
"Third Prince." Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji greeted them together.
Especially Lu Qiyan, who stood up from the bed with a smile, poured tea for Xiao Luoan, raised his hand and said, "Third Prince, please sit down."
"Thank you, Commander Lu." Xiao Luoan sat down and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lu Qiyan seemed to be in good spirits. "Looking at Commander Lu's appearance, his condition must have improved a lot."
"Whether the condition improves or not depends on whether it is necessary." Lu Qiyan joked.
Xiao Luoan was startled for a moment, but soon understood what Lu Qiyan meant. He was a little surprised at first, but when he thought of the rejuvenated Yin Lingyou who lived near Xia Mingyue's house, he figured it out, "I can't believe it. , Dr. Yin’s medical skills can reach this level.”
"It is indeed amazing." Lu Qiyan nodded, "But compared to this, what I am more amazed about is that Ruan Zhiheng can do things so flawlessly."
At this time, it had been nearly two months since the third prince arrived at Meiling.
During such a long period of time, with the third prince's shrewdness, he had not been able to get any concrete evidence to make a difference, which was enough to show how powerful this Ruan Zhiheng was.
"Indeed." Xiao Luoan nodded, but also let out a long sigh, "Ruan Zhiheng has a pleasant face towards everyone, and he has always responded to my requests, so that no one can see anything wrong."< br>
"My father originally received a secret report that someone was mining privately in Meiling, but Ruan Zhiheng took me almost all over Meiling. We did catch some profit-seeking businessmen and found that there was a lot of lime in Meiling. Even though they were digging and selling it privately without notifying the government, all these people have been detained for questioning, and no other abnormalities were found in the rest.”
"But I have carefully read through all the leftover files in the government office of Ronghe Prefecture, and found that when my father just ascended the throne, iron ore was indeed discovered in Meiling and reported to the court for disposal. However, when the court sent people down for review, But they said that the exploration was wrong, the amount of iron ore in Meiling was very small, and it was obviously inconsistent with the estimate, and smelting was not cost-effective, so the matter was not mentioned again. "
"That is to say, after this incident, Ruan Zhiheng took up the post of prefect of Ronghe Prefecture. In the following years, Ruan Zhiheng, the Wen family's son-in-law, rose in status in the Wen family and gained a lot of respect. It can be said that there must be something fishy in Meiling. , and the iron ore in Meiling was indeed used by the Wen family Unauthorized mining. ""It's just that mining iron ore is not a trivial matter. If there are traces, there must be traces. But I have been to many places in Meiling and I can say that I have not found anything at all. This is a bit unreasonable and really unreasonable. Why.”
"So I plan to let Ruan Zhiheng take me around again tomorrow to see if I can make any new discoveries."
Xiao Luoan's words made Lu Qiyan frown in thought.
It is certain that the Wen family will mine iron ore here, but how can we do it without leaving any traces...
Lu Qiyan thought for a long time before opening his mouth to ask, "Are there many people hunting in Meiling?"
"As the saying goes, the people who live close to Meiling have no farmland, so they can only go to the mountains to hunt, pick mountain products in exchange for some silver, and make a living. However, starting in the past few years, wild beasts have become rampant in Meiling. There are big insects that have harmed the lives of many hunters, making many people afraid to go into the mountains again. ”
Xiao Luo'an said, "Many people only hunt hares, pheasants and the like in the surrounding areas, and they don't dare to go too deep to pick mountain products. Occasionally, there are those who are bolder and try to hunt some valuable prey, but basically they don't go there." No reply.”
"When I visited Meiling, I did see a few decayed white bones with incomplete bones. There were also traces of wild beasts around. I think this is indeed the case."
"There is indeed nothing wrong with that." Lu Qiyan nodded slightly, "Have you ever checked whether there have been a large number of missing people in recent years, or whether any labor prisoners have been transported here?"
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Xiao Luoan, "Commander Lu means..."
"Since it is a mining operation, no matter how hidden it is on the outside, the manpower cannot be changed out of thin air, and the number of people in the mine that can make the Wen family attach such importance to this place must not be in the minority, nor will it be empty. Leave no trace.”
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Lu Qiyan's words immediately enlightened Xiao Luoan, "Yes, that's right. It's impossible for people to do things perfectly. As long as you look carefully, you will definitely be able to find the problems."
"In addition, mining and iron-making requires a large amount of coal. Coal is transported into Meiling and iron tools are transported out. There cannot be any traces of carriages and horses. Starting from these two aspects, there will definitely be gains."
Inspired by Lu Qiyan, Xiao Luo'an immediately understood the key, drew inferences from one example and found other breakthrough points.
"Not bad." Lu Qiyan nodded in agreement.
Many times, when people are walking in a dead end and cannot get out, they tend to ignore the clues around them. When they open the paper window, what they see is a different world.
Vast and full of hope.
"I will immediately send someone to investigate from here." Xiao Luoan was a little excited.
"But in the end we still have to find the mine hidden in Meiling." Lu Qiyan reminded.
Regardless of the manpower, chariots, horses, or coal, even if it is found that they were all used in Meiling, it can only be used as auxiliary evidence.
After all, as long as they don't find the mine and don't put the real evidence in front of them, the Wen family's usual style of doing things will completely deny it to death.