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Chapter 430 Catch the adulterer

In this way, the previous events are connected.

Gao Yuan had been following Peng Liang for such a long time before, but he couldn't find Liu E's whereabouts. And given Peng Liang's impatient personality, how could he have captured Liu E and left her alone?

It turned out that Peng Liang accompanied his mother Jiang to Anle Temple to burn incense, and even stayed in the temple for several days. It is unlikely that Jiang was unaware of this and thought that her son suddenly changed and became a filial son.

When Gao Yuan inquired further, Zhou Chang was even more surprised.

The idle courtyard behind Anle Temple is really interesting.

No one knows who is behind that place, and it has been divided into independent areas of different sizes, which are used by rich people to do shady things.

Some people set up underground money houses and smuggling black markets there, and some people choose to go there if they want to conduct shady transactions. It is also a good place for men and women to have private meetings.

Two of the independent courtyards that were rented all year round were actually the secret outer residences of Peng Pai and his son, one for each of them, without interfering with each other. They were specially used by this henpecked father and son to hide their mistresses.

Especially the one where Peng Liang was, countless women were sent in and carried out, and they were buried on the spot in the back mountain without anyone noticing.

No wonder it is haunted. Who knows how many ghosts of those who died unjustly are buried in the mountains behind Anle Temple.

As for the wife of the Minister of War, Mrs. Jiang, she was always accompanied by her husband when they went out of the city to burn incense, and even stayed overnight in the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. She always thought that her husband was considerate and her son was filial.

From this point of view, the Minister of War Peng Pai is indeed a great talent. He is well-versed in military books and knows the principle of "repairing the plank road openly and marching through Chencang in secret".

Do not……

It should be said that the people behind the organization are the best among the best, as they can actually think of using the Buddhist temple as a cover to commit all kinds of evil deeds.

After confirming all this information, Zhou Chang came up with an idea.

So, three days ago, they started to wait in the mountains, waiting for an opportunity.

But after waiting for three days, they were almost staring at the entrance to the abandoned courtyard in the back mountain of Anle Temple, but the person they were waiting for still did not appear.

"Wait a little longer. It's already the third day. Even those who can remain patient should take action now." Zhou Chang quietly comforted Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan lay motionless beside him, his eyes fixed on the closed door behind a set of stairs not far away.

"Are you sure this is the only way in?" Zhou Chang was not sure that his plan would work 100%.

The place where they were hiding was the passage connecting the main temple of Anle Temple and the abandoned courtyard in the back mountain.

On weekdays, there is almost no one walking in and out during the day.

The abandoned courtyard was originally the backyard of Anle Temple. It has been in disrepair for many years and is overgrown with weeds. No one knows what is going on inside.

The new Anle Temple was built on an expanded scale based on the front hall of the old temple, so there is a gate for passing back and forth and a road paved with bluestone slabs between the two courtyards.

In three days, they only saw a man and a woman sneaking in from this side at dusk, probably they were looking for this place to have an affair.

There is no one else.

Gao Yuan had confirmed it a thousand times in his mind, but he still pondered it carefully again: "Although there is more than one path to the back mountain, if you come from the direction of the main hall of Anle Temple, this is the only path connecting the front and back courtyards."

"This is indeed the place with the least visitors." Zhou Chang couldn't help but wonder if she was wrong.

Gao Yuan said, "The west gate where I am guarding is quite busy. There have been people coming and going in the middle of the night these past two days. Some people are also sending food and wine in, as if they are offering sacrifices to the underworld. However, Peng Liang has been in there for three days and has not come out."

"It doesn't matter if Peng Liang doesn't come out. As long as the wife of the Minister of War, Peng, is still in the main temple, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, Peng Liang will probably not come out." This time, Zhou Chang used all the people who could be used in Yidanxing, and asked Gao Yuan to hire people from outside. He also deployed people everywhere to keep a special eye on the family of the Minister of War.

"Yes, Madam Jiang is still in the temple, but there has been no movement from the Minister of Military Affairs's mansion in the past few days." Gao Yuan was still worried. The longer he waited, the more anxious he became.

"You go back and keep watch first. Remember to stay calm," Zhou Chang sent Gao Yuan away. "If there is no movement after two more days, we can think of other ways."

"Yes." Gao Yuan agreed and before he even landed on the ground, he had already flown away.

According to Zhou Chang's deployment, the people on guard were divided into four groups.

The two groups in front are Zhou Chang and Shouhou, and there is another group next to them to provide backup.

Gao Yuan was in charge of the two groups at the back, and he also brought people to guard each entrance and exit, one person at a time.

Everything is just waiting for one person.

"There is no explanation from the City Patrol Office and the government office, right?" Zhou Chang turned around and asked the skinny monkey again.

The skinny monkey was lying in the bushes, pulling out a handful of peanuts and sunflower seeds from somewhere, and whispered, "No, Your Majesty, don't count on them."

"The matter of Prince Yi's Mansion losing one million taels of silver should have been spread out long ago." Zhou Chang had been waiting here for three days, and it was inevitable that he was worried about this and that.

The skinny monkey handed the shelled peanuts to Zhou Chang: "That's right, most of Prince Yi's mansion was burned down, which is a big event anyway."

Zhou Chang had no appetite and pushed the food back: "Doesn't anyone suspect why Prince Yi has so much silver?"

"That's obvious..." The skinny monkey didn't hesitate to stuff all the peanuts into his mouth, and replied, "Thanks to Prince Duan, the prince really has a lot of wealth in the hearts of those people."

Seeing the skinny monkey eating, Zhou Chang couldn't help but shook his head: "You should eat and drink less too. Otherwise, you still need to go to the bathroom. It's better not to move as much as possible at this time."

"I think there is still no hope today." The skinny monkey was very unwilling. "Our news has been passed on for three days. I don't know whether Madam Jiang heard it or not. If she heard it, given her temper, she shouldn't be so patient."

"Oh, yes..." Zhou Chang became less and less confident as he waited.

Looking at the sky through the trees, the hottest time of midday has already passed.

The sun begins to set, and another day is coming to an end.

Is today another day of waiting in vain?

At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came from inside the Anle Temple wall: "Get out of the way, I want to see who dares to block my way."

Following the shout, the gate behind the main temple of Anle Temple was kicked open with a bang.

"Hualala..." Dozens of people rushed out and headed straight for the abandoned backyard.

There were men and women in the group, carrying guns and sticks, shouting and yelling.

Zhou Chang immediately became alert, lowered his head but kept his gaze fixed.

Surrounded by the crowd, a short and thin middle-aged woman with a head full of pearl hairpins stood in front of the backyard door with her head held high. Beside her followed a young woman who was also short and thin. Except for the age difference, the two looked exactly the same.