After failing the imperial examination, he began to wield immense power after entering the palace!

Zhao Fu thought about it and felt it made a lot of sense, but a hint of doubt still appeared in his eyes.

"So what is he doing?"

Feng Bao picked up his teacup, took a sip, and spoke in a very indifferent tone.

"Ignore him. A clueless little eunuch can't cause any trouble."

"Just keep an eye on things. Report back immediately if anything happens."

"yes."

Zhao Fu left.

Feng Bao sat alone in the darkness, tapping his fingers lightly twice on the armrest.

"Tap, tap."

Although he felt that Gao Jin would not arrest Zhou Wenyuan.

But that feeling of unease just wouldn't go away.

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore.

……

Zhou House.

At the main entrance, two lanterns hung high, illuminating the area in front of the gate.

Li Fan, leading dozens of agents from the Eastern Depot, surged towards the Zhou residence like a black tide.

"Bang!"

The door was kicked open.

The guards filed in, their embroidered spring knives drawn, their cold light gleaming.

"Who goes there?!"

"How dare you! This is the residence of Zhou Langzhong of the Ministry of Justice! Who are you people?!"

Several servants rushed out of the gatehouse, but before they could even see who it was, they were kicked to the ground by the guards.

"The Eastern Depot is investigating! Everyone, stay put!"

The leader of the guards shouted and showed his East Depot badge.

The servants turned pale instantly and scrambled to the side.

The commotion quickly alerted the inner courtyard.

A middle-aged man dressed in light blue casual clothes strode out from the inner courtyard.

He was in his forties, with a fair complexion, a mustache, and a face full of anger.

It was Zhou Wenyuan, a senior official in the Ministry of Justice.

"How dare you! Who gave you permission to trespass on this official residence?!"

The Eastern Depot agents were taken aback, and subconsciously replied:

"We are the Eastern Depot..."

Zhou Wenyuan, his face dark, shouted:

"The Eastern Depot? What right does the Eastern Depot have to trespass on my residence?"

"I am an official appointed by the imperial court! A fifth-rank official, a secretary in the Ministry of Justice!"

"How many of you barbarians dare to touch me?"

He grew angrier and angrier as he spoke, and his finger almost poked the nose of the leader of the guards.

The barbarians looked at each other, and for a moment they dared not make a move.

They genuinely did not know what crime Zhou Wenyuan had committed.

A senior official in the Ministry of Justice, a proper official appointed by the imperial court, would not be arrested without a solid charge.

Moreover, they had vaguely heard that this Dr. Zhou was a man of Consort Xie.

If you touch him, you'll offend the Imperial Concubine.

Seeing that the foreigners dared not move, Zhou Wenyuan became even more arrogant.

He stood with his hands on his hips, chin held high, a mocking smile playing on his lips:

"What? Afraid to move?"

"A bunch of spineless bastards, how dare they cause trouble in my government office?"

"If you know what's good for you, get out of here right now! Otherwise, I'll charge you with trespassing tomorrow!"

The barbarians lowered their heads, not daring to utter a sound.

Just then!

"Clap, clap, clap."

A burst of crisp applause came from behind the crowd.

The barbarians automatically made way for them.

Li Fan walked out from behind the crowd with his hands behind his back, a smile on his face.

That leisurely posture made it seem like he was strolling through his own backyard.

"Zhou Langzhong, you have quite the airs of an official!"

Zhou Wenyuan was taken aback when he saw that the person who came was dressed in eunuch's robes.

Who are you?

Li Fan walked up to him, less than three feet away.

He looked up at Zhou Wenyuan's arrogant face, his smile unchanged.

"Our master is Gao Jin, the newly appointed head eunuch of the Eastern Depot."

"By order of Governor Feng, thoroughly investigate the case of Zhou Wenyuan, a junior official in the Ministry of Justice, who forcibly married a woman and murdered her first wife."

"Zhou Wenyuan, you forcibly took a woman as your own, murdered her husband, fabricated the cause of death, and coerced her family."

"The evidence is conclusive and irrefutable."

"What else do you have to say?"

Zhou Wenyuan's expression changed drastically.

How did the Eastern Depot find out about that case?

When they heard the name "Gao Jin", they were stunned.

Isn't this Consort Xie's person?

We're in the same party!

Why would this person come to arrest me?

He lowered his voice, leaned close to Li Fan's ear, and said urgently:

"Father-in-law, father-in-law, we're on the same side!"

"I am the Imperial Concubine's person, and you are the Imperial Concubine's person too. We are in the same boat!"

"There must be some misunderstanding. Father-in-law, please be merciful and let me go..."

Li Fan remained expressionless.

He didn't even blink, he just waved his hand behind him.

"Take it down."

Two guards immediately rushed forward and grabbed Zhou Wenyuan's arms from both sides.

"Father-in-law! Father-in-law!"

Zhou Wenyuan's expression changed drastically, and he struggled desperately.

"Listen to me! I'll give you silver! I'll give you gold! You can have as much as you want!"

"One thousand taels! No, two thousand taels! I'll give you two thousand taels of gold! Let me go!"

He pulled out a stack of silver notes from his pocket and hurriedly stuffed them into Li Fan's hand.

Li Fan glanced down at the silver notes, a slight smile curving his lips.

Then, he extended two fingers and took the stack of silver notes from Zhou Wenyuan's hand.

A hint of joy flashed in Zhou Wenyuan's eyes.

They accepted it?

If he accepts it, things will be much easier!

But next second...

Li Fan casually tossed the stack of silver notes aside.

The banknotes fluttered in the night wind, like white butterflies, drifting and falling to the ground.

"Our family has plenty of money."

"Moreover, openly accepting bribes is a serious crime."

"Zhou Langzhong, you can't bring harm to our family!"

"take away."

Zhou Wenyuan's face changed from white to green, from green to purple, and finally turned ashen.

He struggled frantically, cursing loudly:

"Gao Jin! You're insane! Do you know what you're doing?"

"I am the Imperial Concubine's person! To harm me is to offend the Imperial Concubine!"

"You lowly eunuch, how dare you arrest a high-ranking official of the imperial court? You just wait! You just wait!"

"When the Empress finds out, you'll be dead without a burial place!"

Li Fan ignored him.

He turned around and strode towards the gate of the Zhou residence.

The guards escorted Zhou Wenyuan and followed closely behind.

Just as they stepped out of the alley where the Zhou residence was located, a small sedan chair with a green curtain came towards them.

Several attendants followed beside the sedan chair, carrying lanterns with the character "Zhang" written on them.

The sedan curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged man in a purple official robe poked his head out.

He was about fifty years old, with a thin face, graying temples, and small but bright eyes.

It was Zhang Liang, the Minister of Justice.

She was also one of Consort Xie's key figures in the court.

He was working overtime today and had just come out of the Ministry of Justice, preparing to go home to rest.

Unexpectedly, I stumbled upon this scene as soon as I stepped onto this street.

"What happened?"

Zhang Liang frowned, his gaze falling on Zhou Wenyuan, who was being held captive, and his expression changed slightly.

"Wen Yuan?"

Upon seeing Zhang Liang, Zhou Wenyuan cried out as if he had found a lifeline, shouting frantically:

"Minister Zhang! Minister Zhang, save me!"

"The Eastern Depot has arrested me!"

"They insist I killed someone, but I'm innocent! I'm being framed!"

"Minister Zhang, you must save me!"

His voice was urgent and broken, with a sob in it, completely unlike his arrogant demeanor in the mansion just now.