Chapter 77: Ministry of Industry Conspiracy [Seeking monthly pass! ]

"Master Bai knows the inside story of today's incident?" Liang Yue was indeed interested when he heard this.

The Dragon Fang Gang is a minion of the Ministry of Industry, and they also have the Eagle Hall, an organization that specializes in gathering intelligence, so it is normal for them to know more. I just don't know why he is so attentive and why he took the initiative to deliver intelligence to me?
Bai Zhishan raised his hand and said, "Let's chat?"

"That's exactly what I want." Liang Yue smiled back, and the two of them walked out slowly along the street again.

"The root cause of the Fukangfang incident actually lies with the Ministry of Works." Bai Zhishan said casually as he walked. "Before, when the Left Prime Minister took action against the Ministry of Works, they all thought it was just a minor punishment and would stop there. But they didn't expect that as time went on, the Ministry of Justice, under tremendous pressure, investigated the case up to the level of Vice Minister, and Minister Lu finally couldn't sit still anymore."

Liang Yue nodded but said nothing, because it didn't sound like he had anything to do with Fukangfang.

"I heard that he went to visit the Left Prime Minister's residence the other day, probably wanting to negotiate peace, but the Left Prime Minister didn't even let him in." Bai Zhishan continued, "The two court giants will eventually go to war."

"Lu Yuanwang, the Minister of Works?" Liang Yue asked, "Can he compete with Zuo Xiang?"

"Don't look down on Minister Lu. We all know that Lord Zuo Xiang is powerful, but compared to Minister Lu, he is still a junior." Bai Zhishan said with a smile.

When talking about Lord Zuo Xiang, he even glanced at Liang Yue with a rather subtle look.

Liang Yue was confused by his look.

This look was so strange, as if he was colluding with the Left Prime Minister.

"Has Liang Duwei heard of that nursery rhyme?" Bai Zhishan suddenly asked again.

"Which one?" Liang Yue didn't know what he was asking.

"It's the poem that children in the south of the city are reciting. It's about the six ministries of the imperial court." Bai Zhishan said.

"Ah..." Liang Yue smiled, looked around, and recited fluently: "The Ministry of Justice is cruel, the Ministry of Works is greedy, the Ministry of War likes to build a palace; the Ministry of Rites sends, the Ministry of Revenue pays, who is the official in the Ministry of Personnel afraid of?"

"It seems everyone has heard of it." Bai Zhishan also laughed and said, "Although there is a certain amount of exaggeration, there is also truth in it. The Ministry of Works, which spends money, is easier to make money than the Ministry of Revenue, which manages money. The Lu family has been running the Ministry of Works for many years and has gained unimaginable wealth, but they did not accumulate so much. Instead, most of it was dispersed. The Lu family's hidden connections are definitely unimaginable."

"Master Bai, aren't you going a little off topic?" Liang Yue brought the subject back.

Bai Zhishan spoke like this, as if he was reminding himself of the hidden strength of the Ministry of Industry, but this had nothing to do with him at all.

It's not like I'm going to fight with those big guys.

"Heh." Bai Zhishan said awkwardly, "Liang Duwei doesn't care about this, so let's not talk too much about it. Anyway, the Ministry of Works' first move to counterattack the Ministry of Justice is here."

"For so many days, the Ministry of Industry has been struggling to keep things running, but in the past two days, they have completely abandoned everything they were doing. If you investigate my government-run construction, I will not build anything and put all projects on hold; if you investigate my past corruption, I will take back all suspicious projects and let you investigate."

"In just two days, dozens of noble residences awarded by the court were about to be reclaimed because the Ministry of Works was suspected of corruption and profiteering. The same is true for the streets of Fukangfang, which were all distributed as pensions to loyal martyrs after the war. Now it is found that the Ministry of Works is suspected of falsely reporting the number of people registered and embezzling official construction funds, so the Ministry of Works has sent a message to Longyuan Mansion to bring people to reclaim these streets."

"If there are riots and civil unrest during the recycling process, who will be held responsible?"

After Bai Zhishan explained, Liang Yue finally understood the root of the matter.

To put it simply, it can be summed up in three words: magnification.

Since the Ministry of Justice is unwilling to cease fire and negotiate peace, then my Ministry of Industry will fully cooperate. I will follow your instructions on whatever you want to investigate, and expand your methods countless times to disrupt people's livelihood.

In the end, both the court and the people felt that it was the Ministry of Justice's abuse of power and cruelty that caused complaints from all walks of life.

He thought of the people who instigated chaos in the crowd today and those who secretly wanted to stab his mother.

If their methods were successful, the nervousness of both sides would be set off, and an extremely vicious and bloody conflict would inevitably break out in Fukangfang today.

Fortunately, I stopped it in time.

Thinking about it makes me angry. It is clearly a struggle between the upper powers, but a small temptation can cause the people to experience such a big storm.

A piece of official document can displace the people of several streets.

This is indeed a very helpless thing. If one really wants to redress the injustice in the world, one must reach a high position like the Left Prime Minister to have that ability.

Thinking about it this way, what Liang Peng said that day about being high and mighty actually made some sense.

"Lu Yuanwang..." Liang Yue muttered the name, and after some thought, he nodded and said, "Thank you, Master Bai, for telling me this. Did your Dragon Tooth Gang participate in the incident at Fukangfang today?"

"Of course not." Bai Zhishan replied, "We agreed with you that day that we would never break the law in Fukangfang, and if we received the news, we would help maintain it. The Longya Gang would definitely fulfill the promise. Am I not here now?"

"Boss Hong's words are indeed his bond." Liang Yue praised.

"Of course, I personally have some hopes." Bai Zhishan suddenly said seriously, "Liang Duwei, I still hope you can find out the truth of Zhang Xingkai's case and give him justice."

"I am indeed investigating this case, but it is quite complicated and I don't have any clues at the moment." Liang Yue said, "Master Bai is very resourceful. Can't you find out the truth yourself?"

"I can't do that." Bai Zhishan shook his head and sighed, "You are the only one who can investigate this case."

Liang Yue found this a bit strange at first, but he could understand it after thinking about it.

If the Longya Gang and the Ministry of Works had not broken off, they would still be under the command of the Sixth Prince and the Ministry of Works. How could Bai Zhishan investigate this case so blatantly?

If he really wanted to avenge his friend, he could only inform me secretly. Could this be the reason why he was trying to be nice to me?

Otherwise there is no other reason.

Thinking of this, Liang Yue looked at Bai Zhishan's expression and felt a little emotional. Although he had done a lot of bad things as the head of the Leopard Hall, he was so persistent in his friendship with his classmates more than ten years ago that he wanted to seek justice for him.

It's true that everyone has a complicated side.

So he said, "Master Bai, don't worry. If Zhang Xingkai really died unjustly, I will definitely find out the truth for him."

Even without Bai Zhishan's urging, Liang Yue would have investigated Yueyang Trading Company thoroughly just for the sake of Zhen Changzhi's connection.

What's more, he is now very angry about what the Ministry of Industry has done. It would be even better if he could dig out the evidence collected by Zhang Xingkai.

Bai Zhishan said: "Liang Duwei, when necessary, our Dragon Tooth Gang is willing to provide you with all the support."

Liang Yue nodded heavily. Sure enough, there is a righteous way in the world.

I never thought that the Longya Gang would have such a righteous moment.

After the two separated, Bai Zhishan looked at Liang Yue's back, thoughtfully.

He murmured, "I've hinted so clearly, I believe he can also feel our sincerity in getting closer to Prime Minister Zuo, right?"

In times of crisis, as the Dragon Tooth Gang's top think tank, he explained to Boss Hong that one should not put all his eggs in one stomach.

This time.

He will definitely support Liang Yue to the end!
……

That night, outside the Zhang family residence.

Liang Yue was wearing a nightgown, followed by another woman in a black gauze dress. The two of them quietly moved to the base of the wall and squatted with their backs against the wall.

"Miss Wei Jiu, I'm really sorry to trouble you this time." Liang Yue said, turning around.

The woman behind him had her black hair tied up and her eyes lowered looking at the ground. Although she had a gentle and beautiful face, she always looked timid.

Hearing Liang Yue's words, she replied without looking up: "It's okay."

This is none other than Wei Ping'er, the successor of the Dan Ding lineage, Miss Wei Jiu.

She was borrowed by Liang Yue from the Zhuxie Yamen.

Because he wanted to sneak into Zhang's house tonight and examine Zhang Xingkai's body.

He didn't know much about forensic knowledge, and many of the magical powers and poisons in this world were beyond his knowledge, so he thought of finding professionals to do professional things.

Xie Wenxi readily agreed, saying only that his safety would be guaranteed. After all, Liang Yue had helped the Zhuxie Yamen a lot these days, so it was only natural that the Zhuxie Yamen would help him in return.

Only when there is give and take can it be called a connection. If there is no give then you become a bootlicker.

It's just that this Miss Wei Jiu is really a little scared of people, so Liang Yue has to keep an eye on her all the time when he takes her out, for fear that she would squat in a corner and hide from people if he is not careful.

While waiting for the opportunity, Liang Yue asked curiously, "Miss Wei Jiu, why are you so quiet? Is it just because you are more introverted?"

"I..." Wei Ping'er answered hesitantly, "I'm scared."

"What are you afraid of?" Liang Yue was full of doubts.

Wei Ping'er looked up at him, then quickly lowered her head and whispered, "I'm afraid to look at people..."

Liang Yue looked at her in confusion. If social phobia had reached this point, it must be a mental illness, right?
"In fact, people are not that scary. Although there are many bad people, most of them are good people." Liang Yue smiled and chatted: "Everyone in the Zhuxie Yamen is very nice. Maybe you can open your heart and communicate with others and gain a lot of happiness."

"I'm not afraid of this..." Wei Ping'er looked up at Liang Yue again, and found that he was still looking at her, so she quickly turned her head away.

Liang Yue touched his face curiously.

What exactly is wrong?

This girl doesn't seem to be targeting herself. She is like this with everyone. Does she think humans' appearance is scary?

And the glance she gave him just now seemed a little strange.

For some reason, I felt a chill at that moment.

Can't figure it out.

As if sensing the awkward atmosphere, Wei Ping'er asked softly, "When are we going to go in for the autopsy?"

"Wait a little longer." Liang Yue pointed to the courtyard, "Mrs. Zhang will keep vigil in front of the hall every night. We have to wait for her to leave, and then use that time to perform the autopsy."

"Wait until she leaves?" This time it was Wei Ping'er who was a little confused. "Can you see what's going on in the courtyard?"

The Zhang family mansion is very large, and this place is far away from the main hall. Even with her spiritual sense as a Qi Refiner, it would be very tiring to keep exploring all the time.

How could Liang Yue, a warrior of the second realm, obtain the means of surveillance?

"No hurry." Liang Yue just smiled mysteriously.

After a while, a weeping flute sound suddenly rang out in the yard.

But the flute sound stopped immediately.

Woo...woo...

Suddenly it started again and then stopped immediately.

The intermittent flute sound reappeared, sounding very strange.

"It's time." Liang Yue snapped his fingers and called out, "Miss Wei Jiu, let's go!"

"what?"

　Good morning.

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