Chapter 1376 is confusing!

At 1 p.m., it was time to get off work at the Yijing Yamen. The officers, including the constables, left the Yamen one after another. Some of them went home directly, while others went to the red-light district in groups of three or five to have fun.

When Yang Tao was young, he also liked to go to red-light district, but after he got married and had children, he stopped caring about it. On weekdays, after getting off work at the yamen, he would go straight home. But today was different. He did not go straight home, but came to the vegetable market.

Walking on the way to the vegetable market, Yang Tao's heart sank involuntarily. Things were just as he expected, he was being followed. Although the other party's actions were very professional and in order to avoid being discovered by him, their tracking was not always done by one person, but by a scholar, a peddler, and a couple!
If an ordinary person faced such a well-trained tracker, he would not realize that he was being followed. However, the person they were following this time was Yang Tao, who was known as the number one detective in Yijing. Therefore, after only walking two streets, Yang Tao had already noticed something.

Although he has not yet come into contact with the people who are following him, Yang Tao already has some guesses about their identities!

Yijing is located under the feet of the emperor. There are only four possibilities for someone in this place to have such sophisticated and experienced tracking skills.

The first one is the Coordination Office.

The second type is the constable of the Ministry of Justice.

The third type is the legendary inner guard!
Considering Zhao Yuan's warning to him in the morning, Yang Tao was basically able to conclude that the person following him was most likely sent by Zhao Yuan...
Thinking of this, Yang Tao felt somewhat helpless. As an old detective, he knew that Zhao Yuan regarded him as a breakthrough point in the case.

If he were the one investigating the case, he would probably have done the same, but unfortunately his role in this incident was not that of a detective!
The way he framed the gambler for Ziyun's murder was not perfect. If one investigated carefully, one could still find some clues. Yang Tao was helpless about this. After all, the situation was very urgent at the time and he did not have much time to perfect the details.

After arriving at the vegetable market, Yang Tao pretended to buy vegetables and easily got rid of the old man who had been following him since entering the market.

After making sure that no one was following him, Yang Tao simply disguised himself.

During the decades that he has been working as a detective, Yang Tao has arrested hundreds of prisoners, some of whom are thieves, some are swindlers, and some are murderers. In order to better perform his duties, Yang Tao also learned some useful tricks from these prisoners.

Soon Yang Tao disguised himself as a well-mannered middle-aged scholar and walked towards the south city. He wanted to find his good friend Wang Shujie who lived in No. 11 Hutong, South City.

Wang Shujie's father was a small leader of the Yijing Patrol Camp. The two families were old neighbors, but Wang's father passed away early. Wang's mother, who had worked hard to raise three siblings, developed a heart disease.

Because the family was poor and in order to pay for his mother's medical treatment, Wang Shujie had to sell the old house, and then the family rented a house in Jiashiyi Hutong...

Since Wang Shujie started working in the Ministry of Revenue, he has been thinking about buying a house to give his mother, wife and children a better living environment. To this end, he has been saving money by eating frugally, but unfortunately, the speed at which he saves money cannot keep up with the rising speed of Yijing's housing prices. So until now, Wang Shujie's family of five still lives in the large courtyard of Jiashiyi Hutong.

That day at Yang Tao's house, Wang Shujie solemnly promised that as long as Yang Tao gave him the thing, he could ensure that the matter would end there and Yang Tao would not be affected in any way. Out of trust in his good brother, Yang Tao also handed the thing to Wang Shujie.

But now Zhao Yuan's arrival has undoubtedly broken Wang Shujie's promise, so Yang Tao must ask clearly what is going on. Didn't he agree that if he handed over the things, he would not be affected?

What is going on now?

After an incense stick of time, Yang Tao arrived at the slum where Wang Shujie lived. Jiashiyi Hutong and several surrounding alleys were where Yijing's famous low-income families lived. The surrounding buildings were old and the security was not very good. One-third of the robberies, thefts, and murders in Yijing occurred in this area.

Despite this, because the housing prices and rents in this area are very competitive in the entire Yijing market, it also attracts many people to live here.

Because he didn't know whether Wang Shujie was also being monitored, Yang Tao did not go to look for Wang Shujie at this time, but instead carefully observed the surrounding environment.

Yang Tao spent a cup of tea to make sure the surroundings were safe. Just when he was about to look for Wang Shujie, something he didn't expect happened...
Wang Shujie's wife Liu and seven-year-old daughter Wang Yingying suddenly rushed out of the house and cried:

"Someone help! My father has hanged himself!"

Wang Yingying's words were like a bolt of lightning that struck Yang Tao, who had come in disguise, and made the experienced Captain Yi Jing stunned on the spot. At this moment, other people living in the compound rushed over to check the situation after hearing the crying and shouting.

Although Yang Tao wanted to enter the yard to check on his friend, looking at the crowded courtyard, Yang Tao knew that what happened tonight would most likely attract Zhao Yuan's attention. If he entered the yard now, it would most likely attract Zhao Yuan's attention and involve himself.

Thinking of this, Yang Tao suppressed the sadness in his heart and turned to leave. After an incense stick of time, Yang Tao returned to the vicinity of his home. Before he even got home, Yang Tao discovered that the area around his home had been controlled and there were people watching him in several dark corners.

This also made Yang Tao very angry. As a son, a husband, and a father, his bottom line was his family. But now Zhao Yuan and his men had undoubtedly begun to touch his bottom line!
Thinking of this, Yang Tao also wanted to fight back and let Zhao Yuan know that he, Yang, is not someone to be trifled with!
But when he thought of Zhao Yuan's background, Yang Tao's anger was immediately poured with a bucket of cold water, and he had to swallow his anger.

Feeling aggrieved, Yang Tao returned to his home. The only thing that made him feel a little relieved was that his family was not disturbed. While complaining that he came back late, his wife started to heat up dinner for him.

After dinner, Yang Tao began to rest with mixed feelings. He came to Yijing Yamen early the next morning. He was eager to know what happened to his good friend Wang Shujie...
(What do you think of this suspenseful plot? In addition, I have recently revised the previous chapters. If you find any typos, please use this chapter to mark them. I will modify them as soon as I see them. Finally, I wish you all good night!)