Madam, You Wouldn't Want To

"Chen Fan, I found a destroyed secret passage in the bedroom, and I don't know where it leads!"

Just then, Lu Xuening's voice came from the room in the other courtyard.

Hearing this, Chen Fan immediately rushed over and found that the bed board in the bedroom had been lifted by Lu Xuening, revealing the buried secret passage.

"With our strength, it shouldn't take too long to dig this secret passage open again, right?"

Chen Fan said.

"This should be Cao De's secret passage for meeting with that woman, but is it really necessary for us to find out who this woman is now?"

Lu Xuening said with some doubt.

Now, the evidence they found in this other courtyard is enough to prove that Cao De is indeed colluding with demons. Although there is no direct evidence, this circumstantial evidence is enough.

As long as she reports this matter, Dragon Abyss Prefecture will definitely send a Divine Aperture Realm expert to investigate everything. Their mission has already been more than half completed.

"I'm not trying to find the woman Cao De is having an affair with. I'm curious about how Cao De came to this other courtyard. If he came through the main entrance, or climbed over the wall like us, he might have been seen."

"So, I guess this secret passage may lead to two different places, one is the woman's hiding place, and the other is Cao De's hiding place."

"If we find evidence to prove that the end of this secret passage is connected to Cao De, then we can completely nail Cao De down, and he won't be able to recant no matter how eloquent he is!"

Chen Fan said meaningfully.

In fact, he was also quite curious about who the woman Cao De was with was. If he really found her, it would definitely be a big surprise.

"What you said makes sense. I'll go find the tools right away. We'll start digging now. The soil in this destroyed underground passage is soft. With our strength, we might be able to reopen them before dawn!"

Lu Xuening's eyes lit up when she heard this, and then she found two iron shovels in the other courtyard, and the two of them started to take action.

By midnight, the two had dug to a fork in the road, so the two of them dug one passage each. Around five in the morning, Chen Fan dug through one of the passages.

Whoosh!

Chen Fan pushed hard, and with a click, he pushed open the exit sealed with wooden planks.

"Who's there?"

"Brother De, is that you?"

Someone was awakened from their sleep, and Chen Fan's eyes lit up.

He looked up and determined that this was under the bed in someone's bedroom. He climbed directly from the secret passage to under the bed, and then crawled out. He just poked his head out and saw a beautiful woman wearing a dudou on the bed, looking down under the bed.

As a result, she made eye contact with Chen Fan!

"Ah... Ooo ooo!"

The beautiful woman was about to shout, but Chen Fan stretched out his palm and covered her mouth forcefully.

"Madam, you don't want people to know about your affair with Cao De, do you?"

Chen Fan nimbly crawled out from under the bed, climbed onto the beautiful woman's bed, held the beautiful woman's mouth, and threatened her in her ear.

The beautiful woman's eyes widened when she heard this, and then she nodded vigorously.

"I'll let go of you, don't speak, otherwise I'll just break your neck, blink if you understand!"

Chen Fan said again.

The beautiful woman blinked frantically when she heard this.

"Who are you?"

"Why did you crawl out of the secret passage?"

The beautiful woman said softly.

"Madam doesn't seem to understand the current situation!"

"From now on, I'll ask and you answer. If you dare to deceive me, I'll just twist your head off!"

Chen Fan said fiercely.

"What is your identity and what is your name?"

"Me? My name is Wang Menglu, and I'm the County Magistrate's second wife."

The beautiful woman replied.

"Concubine is a concubine, what do you mean second wife!"

Chen Fan said with a curled lip when he heard this.

But today he got to eat this shocking big melon.

Cao De, the Centurion of the Brocade Guard Precinct in Ping An County, is having an affair with the County Magistrate's beloved concubine. This news is really explosive!

The demons support the County Magistrate as a puppet and Cao De competes with him, Cao De sacrifices his charm to seduce the County Magistrate's beloved concubine to obtain intelligence information.

"Why isn't the County Magistrate sleeping with you?"

Chen Fan suddenly asked curiously.

My period came, so he went to find the tongfang in the mansion.

"But if you want, I can use other methods too."

Wang Menglu gazed at Chen Fan with a sultry look in her eyes, running her tongue over her red lips as she spoke.

Although Chen Fan was covered in mud, she could still see that he was quite handsome in the moonlight. Besides, when Chen Fan had covered her mouth from behind and held her in his arms, she had felt his powerful arms and solid chest.

If Chen Fan wanted to take advantage of her, she probably wouldn't refuse.

After all, she was just a weak woman. If he insisted, she could only give in!

"Thanks!"

"No need!"

Chen Fan knocked Wang Menglu unconscious with a chop to the neck, then laid her flat on the bed, casually squeezing her ample breasts twice.

Feels good, quite substantial.

No wonder the County Magistrate and Cao De are so enamored!

He returned the way he came, just as the secret passage on Lu Xuening's side was completed.

This side was a rice shop along the street. The rice shop was already closed for the night, and the entrance to the secret passage was in the back warehouse of the shop. It was across the street from the County Magistrate's residence, but the straight-line distance wasn't far.

"Investigate the relationship between this rice shop and Cao De. Then we can convict Cao De."

"But are you sure that sending the evidence to Dragon Abyss Prefecture will be enough to bring down Cao De?"

Chen Fan asked, somewhat doubtfully.

It was true that Lu Xuening was a Ninth-Rank Black-Robed Constable parachuted in from Dragon Abyss Prefecture, but the yamen couldn't interfere in the affairs of the Brocade Guard.

The Brocade Guard reported directly to the Great Zhou Dynasty Emperor and was a privileged department responsible for monitoring aristocratic families and sects, and slaying demons and monsters. They were authorized by the Emperor to act first and report later!

Logically speaking, even the Prefect of Dragon Abyss Prefecture had no authority to deal with Cao De, the Centurion of the Brocade Guard Precinct in Ping An County.

A Brocade Guard Squad Leader held the Ninth Rank, a Chief Squad Leader held the Eighth Rank, a Centurion held the Seventh Rank, a Chiliarch held the Sixth Rank, a Myriarch held the Fifth Rank, and a Commander held the Fourth Rank. The Warden held the Third Rank – this was the main promotion path.

In addition, such a large and privileged department like the Brocade Guard naturally had other staff members who could serve concurrently as Deputy Centurions, Deputy Chiliarchs, Deputy Myriarchs, and so on.

Therefore, Cao De, as a Brocade Guard Centurion, was on the same level as the County Magistrate of Ping An County. Although he was far below the Fifth-Rank Prefect in official rank, the two were not subordinate, so the Prefect couldn't convict him.

"I will report the situation here to the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Prefect's office, and the Prefect will negotiate with the Left Chiliarch of Dragon Abyss Prefecture. Then the Left Chiliarch can convict Cao De."

Lu Xuening was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, her eyes flickering twice, before she gave a reasonable explanation.

"Are the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Prefect and the Left Chiliarch on good terms?"

Chen Fan asked curiously.

"The Left Chiliarch has been stationed in Dragon Abyss Prefecture for thirty years. The Prefect's five-year term will be transferred. The current Dragon Abyss Prefecture Prefect and the Left Chiliarch are not that close."

"But because the Brocade Guard and the yamen often work together on cases, they should give each other face."

Lu Xuening smiled awkwardly and explained.

"It's getting late. Hurry back and get some sleep. I'll leave the investigation of this rice shop to you."

Chen Fan felt that something was wrong with what Lu Xuening said, but he wasn't sure what it was.

Mainly because the original owner didn't understand the situation in Dragon Abyss Prefecture, so he could only temporarily believe this ghost Lu Xuening!

"No problem, leave this little thing to me!"

Lu Xuening nodded upon hearing this.

The two climbed over the wall and left the rice shop, each returning to their own home.