vrcanaries Chapter 1407
Chapter 1407
After listening to what the scholar said, the man in the straw raincoat nodded slowly, feeling that it made a lot of sense.
However, he still had a question in his mind, so he immediately asked it after the scholar finished speaking.
"The clues you mentioned that could connect us must be Qian Jinguang and Mai Zhide, right? Haven't you already made arrangements?"
Upon hearing the man in the straw raincoat mention these two people, the scholar frowned, then explained:
"We did make arrangements, but in the end only Qian Jingguang was resolved; some unexpected situations arose on Mai Zhide's side."
“My men were guarding his residence the whole time, but when Mai Zhide returned home, he was stopped and taken away by the Imperial Guards who had just arrived.”
Pat, pat, pat!
No sooner had the scholar finished speaking than the man in the straw raincoat strode toward him, his soaked shoes making a sound with each step.
Approaching the scholar, the man in the straw raincoat glared angrily at his indifferent face and demanded urgently:
"You said you had everything planned out, but such a huge blunder has occurred! Do you know this could kill everyone?!"
"Who are the Embroidered Uniform Guards? With their methods, Mai Zhide is in their hands, and no secrets can be kept!"
"At that time, one move will affect the whole situation. Those Imperial Guards will definitely find us by following the slightest clues, and we will all die!"
Faced with the man in the straw raincoat's questioning, the scholar did not refute, but slowly nodded in response.
"That's right!"
Then, just as the man in the straw raincoat was about to say something, the scholar spoke first:
"That's why I said we need to cut off all leads that could implicate us. These leads aren't Qian Jinguang and Mai Zhide, but Huang Miaoguan and Mei Jie!"
As one of the key participants in the money exchange case, the man in the straw raincoat naturally knew who Huang Miaoguan and Mei Jie were.
One of them was an insider at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the other was the son of the Bureau's chief craftsman, especially Major.
The man in the straw raincoat was most impressed by him because he was even more skilled than his father in inheriting the craft!
When the man in the straw raincoat first witnessed Major's craftsmanship, he was convinced that this man could help them complete their plan.
This proved to be true; the money exchange schemes were able to obtain so much silver thanks to their meticulously crafted templates.
To be honest, when the scholar mentioned Mei Jie's name, the man in the straw raincoat didn't expect that his first reaction would be to feel sorry.
However, this regret quickly dissipated, because no matter how much you admire someone, that person can never be more important than your own life.
Just as the man in the straw raincoat was feeling regretful, he heard the scholar's voice again.
“These two are the only people that Mai Zhide and Qian Jinguang can contact. In the end, Mai Zhide will definitely implicate them.”
"So the most important thing right now is to get rid of them. Once these two are dead, we'll all be safe."
"Even if the Embroidered Uniform Guard had extraordinary abilities, it would be impossible to pry open the mouth of a dead person and obtain clues from the corpse."
Seeing the scholar's calm and composed demeanor, the man in the straw raincoat breathed a slight sigh of relief, based on past experience.
If the scholar shows this expression, it proves that he has made arrangements and there is a high probability that there will be no problems.
So the man in the straw raincoat made no attempt to hide his true feelings and asked the question directly.
"Judging from your confident demeanor, Huang Miaoguan and Mei Jie must have already made all the arrangements, right?"
"That's right!"
The scholar smiled slightly and nodded in response. Judging from his appearance, if you handed him a feather fan, he might just start waving it around.
“After my men returned and reported last night, I had already thought of this, so I sent men out again overnight.”
"It's a pity that too many things happened yesterday. First, the Ministry of Works warehouse caught fire, and then Mai Zhide was arrested by the Embroidered Uniform Guard."