The Flower Blossom Tower was a crowded and prying place. One never knew how many high - ranking people were hiding among the crowd. Huo Qizhou told Yan Mo to arrest the suspects, but Yan Mo didn't dare to make a big fuss. He just led a few plain - clothed subordinates into the backyard of the Flower Blossom Tower.
Zi Ying deliberately cleared the way for them, so Yan Mo and his men easily reached the room where Yin Muran was.
To prevent the suspect from escaping through the window, Yan Mo told his men to guard outside the window of the room.
Everything was ready. With a “bang”, the door was kicked open by a strong - built man.
Yin Muran, who was eating meat and drinking wine, was startled. Before he could react, he was firmly caught by Yan Mo's men.
Yan Mo searched the room but didn't find any trace of the other person. The window wasn't open, and there was no place for that person to hide at the moment the door was broken in. It seemed that the person had left during the time when Shi Muyuan went back.
Yin Muran panicked. “Who are you? Don't you know the rules of the Flower Blossom Tower? How dare you barge in!”
“Can't you tell who we are?” Yan Mo tapped on his head.
Yin Muran hung his head. His already turbid eyes showed despair. He had planned to quit the organization. Now that he was caught, he didn't know if the organization would rescue him or send someone to kill him.
After all, he had been in the organization for many years and knew a great deal.
“Take him back and watch him closely.”
“Yes, sir.”
Meanwhile, Huo Qizhou took the things and went to the room of a girl named Lv Su.
Outside, there was a great commotion, but two rooms in the Flower Blossom Tower fell into dead silence.
Lv Su had never encountered such a guest before. He entered the room without saying a word, with a cold face and an aura that repelled strangers. Even though she was good at charming men, she didn't know where to start.
Huo Qizhou stared at her coldly. Lv Su had no choice but to force a smile. “Sir, are you not satisfied with me? We have many sisters in the Flower Blossom Tower. How about I call a few more sisters for you to take a look?”
Lv Su didn't even care about making money. She just wanted to get rid of this difficult guest quickly.
“Take a look at what this is?” Huo Qizhou threw out a token.
He had just found it in a room in the backyard. There were many Chinese ink paintings in that room, all seemingly from the same person. Several of them were probably the person's masterpieces, with all kinds of rare stones, strange beasts vividly depicted on the paper. In the lower - right corner, there was a beautiful seal in small seal script with a pen name. There were also some letters on the table, seemingly newly opened.
Huo Qizhou recognized at a glance whose things these were.
The Duke Zhang Yuan'an usually presented himself as a lover of calligraphy and painting. But it was really strange that he had hidden his beloved paintings in the Flower Blossom Tower.
Could this place full of debauchery inspire him for landscape or bird - and - insect paintings?
Lv Su's smiling face froze. “Sir, what is this? I don't know.”
“Do you know Yin Muran?”
“This... I don't remember. I'm one of the top courtesans in the Flower Blossom Tower. I have so many guests. How can I remember them all?” Lv Su shyly covered her mouth.
“But some people saw this man often coming to see you. Since he was a regular customer, you should remember him, right?”
Seeing that she bit her lips and didn't answer, Huo Qizhou asked again, “What about the Duke? How much benefit do you get each time he comes? You can't have forgotten that, can you?” Huo Qizhou pointed his slender finger at the copper token.
Lv Su wrung the silk kerchief on her cuff and didn't know what to say for a moment.
“I've investigated before I came here. I hope you can tell the truth. Otherwise, you can go and talk in the prison of the Supreme Court.” Huo Qizhou's sharp eyes swept over her.
Lv Su was scared out of her wits. In the Supreme Court, whether you were guilty or not, you would first be whipped. How could a weak woman like her stand it!
“Sir, please spare my life. I'll tell you everything. You can just ask.”
People in such places were most afraid of death and most vulnerable to threats. So the news here spread the fastest, but its authenticity was only about 50 - 50.
“If there's any falsehood, the girl may still have to go to the Supreme Court.” Huo Qizhou took out another token and showed it to her.
It was the executive token of the Supreme Court.
“Don't worry, sir. I, Lv Su, will never tell a lie!” After seeing it, Lv Su's throat tightened. The words on her lips immediately changed, and she hurriedly showed her sincerity.
However, she was just a messenger and didn't know much. Yin Muran got the messages passed down from above from her. The messages were passed in letters, and she had never seen the contents. But sometimes, after Yin Muran read them, he just casually threw them in her room, and she had seen them a few times. Some of the letters had the seal of the Duke's Mansion.
Lv Su told everything she knew. Huo Qizhou sorted out several pieces of information from it.
The person behind the Flower Blossom Tower was not the same as the one behind Yin Muran's organization, but there were more or less some connections between them. Even the people in the Flower Blossom Tower could decide the life and death of a pawn under that person.
There were multiple forces entangled behind the Flower Blossom Tower, so it couldn't be easily touched. So Zi Ying's appearance not only gave them a way out but also saved the face of the people behind.
Yin Muran, who was already useless, and a stupid woman. Those people had good tricks. They thought they could stop the investigation by sacrificing two useless pieces. How much they underestimated the people in the Supreme Court.
After all, he was just pulled by Yan Mo halfway to help.
After Lv Su finished speaking, she collapsed on the ground, exhausted. Huo Qizhou took back the two tokens and examined them for a while. Suddenly, there was a knock on the carved wooden door. A glimmer of hope flashed in Lv Su's eyes. She crawled a short distance on the ground. When the door opened, a strange face came in. Without saying a word, he twisted Lv Su's hand and lifted her up.
Lv Su was about to scream in panic, but as soon as her mouth opened, she was knocked unconscious by a chop to the neck.
“My lord.” Sun Yu saluted Huo Qizhou.
“How's the investigation going?”
“There are indeed some abnormalities in the Duke's Mansion. But the people inside are very vigilant, and I wasn't able to conduct a thorough investigation.”
“The Duke is really on guard.”
“An abnormal event must have something fishy about it. My lord, do you need to send No. 11 to investigate?”
Huo Qizhou had many capable subordinates. The Sun brothers served as his attendants. No. 11 was his most skilled subordinate in sneaking in.
“No need. We just investigated two of his subordinates today. The Duke is naturally suspicious. He must have strengthened his defenses today. It's not too late to go in a few days.”
“What about this girl?”
“Has Yan Mo come?”
“Lord Yan just went to arrest Yin Muran. He should have caught him by now.”
“Take her to him and give this to him too.” Huo Qizhou threw something. Sun Yu caught it and saw that it was the token of the Supreme Court.
“Yes, my lord.”