Chapter 1316 concerns the Flying Tiger Battalion!
On March 31st, in Bingsan Hutong, south of Yijing, the arrival of a dozen agents from the United Coordination Office broke the tranquility of this ordinary alley. Perhaps because they had heard of the notorious reputation of the United Coordination Office, no one in the alley, whether adults or children, dared to look them in the eye. They just glanced at these agents with curiosity from a distance.

Led by Zhang Peng, a constable from the Yijing government office, a dozen secret agents from the General Coordination Office arrived at a simple civilian house.

"My Lords, this is Li Teng's residence! According to the law, if we want to go in and search, we need a permit!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chaozhong, the commander of the Coordination Office, said directly:
"The Coordination Office does not need the approval of your Yijing government office to do its job!"

After saying that, Chen Chaozhong waved his hand, and one of his men immediately kicked the door open. Seeing this, Zhang Peng, a policeman, couldn't help but look embarrassed, but when he thought of his boss's instructions just now, he didn't dare to say anything and just stood aside silently.

At this time, several agents from the Coordination Office immediately rushed into the yard and began to search. While his men were searching, Chen Chaozhong asked Zhang Peng:

"Did Li Teng buy or rent this house?"

Facing Chen Chaozhong's question, Zhang Peng said without hesitation:
"Li Teng rented it!"

"This house originally belonged to a couple named Liu, but the couple was old, so their son took them to Dongcheng to enjoy a better life. The house became vacant, and Li Teng rented it about a month and a half ago..."

"The old couple originally asked for a six-month lease, but because Li Teng didn't have much money, he only rented for three months!"

Hearing Zhang Peng's account of these situations, Chen Chaozhong was also very surprised and asked immediately:

'You have a good understanding of the situation?'

"Your Excellency, I have lived in Bingsan Hutong since I was a child. This hutong is not very big, so I know a little about what goes on in the hutong!"

"It is precisely because of this that the government office asked me to be your guide!"

Chen Chaozhong continued to ask:

"In that case, have you met Li Teng? What's your impression of him?"

Zhang Peng fell into recollection after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he spoke:
"Li Peng moved in just a month or so ago, and he's a very low-key person. He pushes a small cart every day, goes out to do business during the day, and comes back to sleep at night. He doesn't talk much, so I don't have much impression of him. I just heard that he spoke with a Liaoyang accent, but he said he was from Yuyang!"

After saying that, Zhang Peng also asked Chen Chaozhong curiously:
"Sir, has this Li Teng committed any crime?"

Chen Chaozhong glanced at Zhang Peng and said calmly:

"This is not something you should know!"

After hearing what Chen Chaozhong said, Zhang Peng's expression became a little sullen, but he just stood aside and kept silent.

At this time, an agent from the Coordination Office seemed to have found something and walked towards Chen Chaozhong with something in his hand.

Seeing this, Chen Chaozhong instructed Zhang Peng again:
"Since you live in this alley, you can go find your neighbors and ask them what impression they have of Li Teng, and then summarize it for us..."

Although Zhang Peng realized that Chen Chaozhong was trying to get rid of him, he didn't dare to say anything because of the other party's status as a member of the Coordination Office. He could only accept the task respectfully.

"Sir, we found this in Li Teng's house!"

An agent from the Coordination Office handed a small medicine bottle to Chen Chaozhong as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Chen Chaozhong opened the small medicine bottle and saw some small brown pills with a bitter smell inside. After looking at them carefully, he couldn't help but asked in confusion:
"Is this a painkiller?"

"Yes! Sir, this is the painkiller pill developed by the medical school. I was stabbed in the Yunbing battlefield and my sergeant at the time gave me one. Although it can't completely stop the pain, it does relieve some of the pain!"

When Chen Chaozhong heard his subordinates say this, his already small eyes immediately narrowed. Ever since he received the task from Wang Xuecheng to investigate the assassin at the meeting of the Coordination Office that day, Chen Chaozhong has been taking action without stopping.

After several days of investigation, Chen Chaozhong has confirmed the identity of the assassin who disguised himself as a peddler and killed Liu Xinjie. This man was named Li Teng, and he claimed to be from Yuyang. He came to Yijing a month and a half ago and claimed to be a peddler to make a living.

Following these clues, Chen Chaozhong also found Li Teng’s whereabouts in Yijing today!

Although Li Teng claimed to be a peddler, after examining Li Teng, Chen Chaozhong believed that from the calluses on Li Teng's hands and the knife and arrow wounds on his body, he was not a peddler at all, but most likely someone who had practiced martial arts and had experienced fighting in battles.

The appearance of this painkiller pill now further proves Chen Chaozhong’s opinion. After all, if Chen Chaozhong remembered correctly, this painkiller pill was originally produced by the Medical College under the order of Ye Mingsheng and was specially supplied to the Fengwu Army. It was not circulated on the market...

So from the current point of view, this Li Teng most likely has a military background!
Thinking of this, Chen Chaozhong ordered:

"Let Captain Lu come over!"

"Yes!"

A moment later, Lu Hui, a captain under Chen Chaozhong, came to Chen Chaozhong.

"Sir, are you looking for me?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chaozhong directly handed over the small bottle of painkillers and said:
"This was found in Li Teng's house! You are also from the military, see if you have any ideas!" After careful observation, Lu Hui also recognized that this was the painkiller pill of the Fengwu Army. After thinking for a moment, he said to Chen Chaozhong:
"Sir, I think this Li Teng is very likely related to the Flying Tiger Battalion!"

When Chen Chaozhong heard Lu Hui mention the Flying Tiger Battalion, his expression turned serious and he asked:
"how to say?"

Lü Hui continued:

"Sir, this painkiller contains some precious medicinal materials, so the cost is not low. Therefore, although the medical school has developed it and supplied it to the army, it has not been widely popularized in the army!"

"As far as I know, this painkiller pill is only supplied to military attachés at or above the rank of captain and the Flying Tiger Battalion. The Flying Tiger Battalion is given the most painkillers because they have to carry out secret missions!"

“I remember there were several scars on Li Teng’s body that seemed to be caused by the grassland people’s sabers. There are some differences between the grassland people’s sabers and our sabers. In addition, the Flying Tiger Battalion once carried out missions many times in the battles with the Cumans and the Robe people. Therefore, I suspect that Li Teng may be related to the Flying Tiger Battalion…”

After hearing what Lu Hui said, Chen Chaozhong also pondered for a moment. After a moment, he asked Lu Hui again:
"How sure are you of this idea?"

Lu Hui was a little hesitant when he heard this, but still said:
"Sir, I am only making inferences based on the current clues. I am not 100% sure that Li Teng must be related to the Flying Tiger Battalion, but from the current clues, I think the possibility that he is related to the Flying Tiger Battalion is still very high!"

"Currently, most of the Flying Tiger Battalion are stationed in the Liangzhen Camp. We can ask them to identify the person. Of course, the name Li Teng may be fake!"

Chen Chaozhong nodded slightly when he heard this, and at this time the subordinate in charge of the search came over again and reported to Chen Chaozhong:

"Sir, apart from this small medicine bottle, we didn't find anything else unusual in Li Teng's residence!"

After hearing the result, Chen Chaozhong did not hesitate and immediately gathered his team and returned to the office of the Coordination Office.

An incense stick later, Chen Chaozhong returned to the yamen and found Wang Xuecheng. He told Wang Xuecheng the evidence and speculations he had at hand.

When Wang Xuecheng heard that this matter was related to the Flying Tiger Battalion, his expression also became cautious. He knew very well that if the First Army was the ace of the Fengwu Army, then the Flying Tiger Battalion was the ace of the aces and the most direct of the direct. Although Zhang Ping, the commander of the Flying Tiger Battalion, was only a commander in name, his rank was the third grade, no lower than the general in charge of the first division.

Moreover, Zhang Ping is a close confidant of the Chief of Staff Zhao Han. He is very protective and difficult to deal with. If this matter is really related to the Flying Tiger Battalion, then things will be really difficult to deal with...

After describing these situations, Chen Chaozhong also reported to Wang Xuecheng:

"Sir, this is the extent of my investigation. If we continue the investigation, we may need the cooperation of the Flying Tiger Battalion and even the General Staff. What do you think we should do about this matter?"

Seeing Chen Chaozhong throwing the difficult problem to him, Wang Xuecheng's heart sank, but when he thought that the ten-day deadline was almost halfway over and he had just found a clue, Wang Xuecheng knew that he could not delay any longer, so he stood up and said:
"Your Majesty has asked us to investigate thoroughly, so we can only act impartially! I will go to the General Staff with you!"

"Thank you for coming forward, sir!"

Sitting in the carriage heading to the General Staff Headquarters, Chen Chaozhong was also lost in thought. Previously, he had focused his investigation on Ren Hai and the Queen.

Not only did he invite Ren Hai to the Coordination Office for tea, he also contacted his secret line and learned that the Queen had not instructed her killers to take any action recently.

The investigation into the matter had already reached a dead end, but unexpectedly there was a sudden turn of events, making the matter related to the Flying Tiger Battalion!
Although the Flying Tiger Battalion and the military behind it were not easy to deal with, Wang Xuecheng couldn't help but feel relieved when he thought that this matter might have nothing to do with the Queen.

The dilemma he has always been in is whether he should tell His Majesty impartially if this matter is really related to the Queen. If he reports it, he will definitely offend the Queen. But if he does not report it impartially, the lesson of Huo San is right in front of him. This really makes him feel caught in a dilemma!
And now the matter has nothing to do with the Queen, which is a blessing for Wang Xuecheng. It also means that he has nothing to worry about now...
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Imperial Palace, Study

"Your Majesty, this is the investigation report submitted by the Coordination Office on the relationship between Governor Murong and Manager Sun of Wanfu Bank!"

Upon hearing that the Coordination Office had handed this thing over, Ye Mingsheng put down the memorial in his hand and took the report.

After reading the report carefully, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but frown. The report submitted by the Coordination Office had a total of seven pages, describing the close contacts between Murong Yuliang and Manager Sun. However, in Ye Mingsheng's view, the report from the Coordination Office was full of clichés!

The Coordination Office is still saying as before that Murong Yuliang and Manager Sun have too close contacts, and there is a possibility and suspicion of interest transfer. However, in this report, the Coordination Office cannot produce any solid evidence to prove that there is indeed interest transfer between Murong Yuliang and Manager Sun!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng took out the memorial handed over by Murong Yuliang from the drawer of his desk. Ye Mingsheng had had this memorial for some time, but he had suppressed it. What Ye Mingsheng was waiting for was this report from the Coordination Office...

Now that the report is in hand, Ye Mingsheng has no reason to continue suppressing it. After all, the opening of the Wanfu and Tongxin banks has been delayed for a while because of this incident. There are already some rumors in Jiangnan. If it is delayed any further, things will continue to ferment.

Although the Coordination Office still had suspicions, it was because Manager Sun gave Murong Yuliang a good deal that made Murong Yuliang appoint him as the manager of Wanfu Bank!

However, since the Coordination Office could not produce solid evidence to prove this matter, Ye Mingsheng could not put this matter on hold indefinitely just because of their suspicion.
So Ye Mingsheng picked up his pen and wrote the word "approved" on Murong Yuliang's memorial!

After the approval, Ye Mingsheng handed the memorial to Luo Yecheng and instructed:

"Eight hundred miles, send it to Jiangnan as soon as possible and give it to Murong Yuliang!"

"Yes!"

After dealing with this matter, Ye Mingsheng continued to look at the memorial in his hand. He had been feeling a little tired recently, so he had been resting with Pei Zhixiu at night, asking Pei Zhixiu to give him some acupuncture and massage to relieve his physical fatigue.

During his contact with Pei Zhixiu, Ye Mingsheng also discovered that compared to before, Pei Zhixiu now seemed to have a little sadness in her brows, and Pei Zhixiu also raised a cat and a dog. Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised about this. After all, in his impression, Pei Zhixiu didn't like cats and dogs very much.

For this reason, Ye Mingsheng directly asked if something happened, but Pei Zhixiu gave a negative answer and asked Ye Mingsheng not to be so sensitive················