A ray of setting sun hung on the horizon, dyeing the surrounding clouds red, making the sunset particularly colorful.

On the street opposite the Xingbu Yamen, the crowd was bustling, but no one noticed this magnificent scenery and stopped to admire it.

Under the setting sun, Su Chen took Peng Qingqing's hand and walked out of the gate of the Criminal Department. The two of them were covered in a layer of golden afterglow. When they looked up at the setting sun and sunset, they felt much more relaxed.

This time, the case happened suddenly, and under the layout of an unknown opponent behind the scenes, the trap was specially designed for Peng Qingqing. It was cleverly designed and interlocking. If it were anyone else, they would not be able to think of a good way to solve it and solve Peng Qingqing's trouble!

But this time, Su Chen used his medical knowledge and watched the TV series "Detective Di Renjie" and "Forensic Medicine" to learn a lot of details, and successfully solved the case.

The two of them were in a good mood. After taking a few steps, Peng Qingqing smiled and said: "I have never realized that the sunset is so beautiful before!"

Su Chen also raised his head and glanced at the horizon, nodded slightly, and popped out a poem: "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk!"

Peng Qingqing had no talent in poetry and was not qualified for these. She could only use simple words and continued to sigh: "It's dusk and it's going to be dark. What can I do?"

Su Chen said with a smile on his face: "When it's dark...of course you have to do things in the dark!"

"Ahem!" A cough suddenly sounded from the side of the two of them.

Su Chen and Peng Qingqing turned around and saw Peng Zeliang walking towards them with a serious face.

Originally, Peng Zeliang was overjoyed when he saw his daughter come out safely, and strode over. However, the young couple just enjoyed the sunset and didn't care that her father was approaching. Plus, after hearing the conversation between the two, they became more and more worried.

He felt dirty and his face became tense.

"Dad, you're here!" Peng Qingqing smiled when she saw her father.

Peng Zeliang still had a serious face, but he could no longer bear the worry in his heart. He asked with concern: "Qingqing? How are you in prison? Is anyone bullying you? Have you been cleared of the murder suspicion?"

Peng Qingqing nodded and said: "Thanks to Su Chen? My daughter has been cleared of suspicion! Dad? Su Chen is... very good at that."

An excited expression bloomed from Peng Qingqing's face. Thinking of her experience in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice? The scene was still fresh in her memory. How many times had she been deliberately suppressed? She was framed for the crime? She was almost forced to plead guilty. Thanks to Su Chen for turning the tide.

, three pieces of evidence were found from the corpse, which resolved her crisis.

This method of turning one's hands into clouds or rain? indeed made Peng Qingqing excited, amazed and admired endlessly.

In the past, she thought that capable people were those with strong martial arts skills and flying martial arts masters. However, after spending a few months with Su Chen, her belief in her heart was shaken. She gradually admired Su Chen's talents and abilities.

Whether it was poems and songs, or medical skills to save people? Investigating objects and making porcelain, examining cases and investigating murders? There was almost nothing he didn't understand, and Peng Qingqing liked it more and more.

Peng Zeliang saw his daughter facing Su Chen with an expression of admiration and admiration. Unexpectedly, he didn't know why. Some sourness surged in his heart. He remembered that when he was a child, his daughter looked at his father with such adoring eyes!

But at this moment, her daughter only has Su Chen in her eyes, not her father.

"You are not allowed to stay at the university!" Peng Ze cried out sadly in his conscience. From the corner of his eye, he saw the crowds of people in the Yamen Courtyard of the Ministry of Justice. Some officials were about to come out. He did not want to see each other at this time, so he said to his daughter and Su Chen.

: "Get in the car and talk about it when we get back."

"Okay!" Peng Qingqing took Su Chen's hand and boarded the carriage. Peng Zeliang also got on and asked the coachman to drive back to Peng Mansion.

On the way, Peng Qingqing described in detail what happened when she entered the Yamen of the Criminal Department. Fortunately, someone from the Sun Party had said hello in advance, and the arrester in the Prison of the Criminal Department came to protect him, but he was confronted by the police from the other side. The forces of the two sides were secretly superior.

He was so excited that he almost started fighting.

Finally, a sacred message came from the palace that Miss Peng should not be punished, so the two factions in the Ministry of Punishment stopped arguing.

"The water in various government offices in the capital is too deep." Peng Zeliang sighed indignantly and helplessly.

Next, Peng Qingqing smiled and vividly described the process of the three-division trial. How she was scared at that time, feeling that the situation was at a disadvantage and that she would be convicted at any time. Then she talked about Su Chen standing up and conducting an autopsy to find clues. Finally,

The Ministry of Punishment's determination was overturned, and it was found that the murderer was someone else. It turned out that he deliberately committed the murder at night and put the blame on Peng Qingqing.

Peng Qingqing was very excited when she spoke, while Peng Zeliang was frightened when he heard it!

As an old man who has been immersed in officialdom for decades, Peng Zeliang's political sense is still keen. He is not as innocent and heartless as his daughter. Through these explanations, he has captured the key to the matter, that is, someone is targeting the Peng family.

Regarding Su Chen, we still have to attack Sun Dang in the end.

"As beautiful as a tree is in the forest, the wind will destroy it!" Peng Zeliang sighed, then stared at Su Chen and said: "The capital is the place where power is most concentrated, and it is also the place where the most fierce battles are fought. It is precarious and you are walking on thin ice! Your edge has been exposed.

, attracted the attention of all parties, and stood in the boat of Sun Dang again. There is no way back, we can only grit our teeth and move forward!"

"However, the dangers of an official career cannot be described with pen and ink. Some of the recent events are all plots, plots against you! I want to get rid of you and destroy you to stop Sun Dang's power, and even me

The Peng family is also roasting on a fire rack. How many people are keeping an eye on the position of Jiangning Prefecture. You should be even more careful when doing things in the future."

Su Chen hesitated for a moment, met Peng Zeliang's gaze, and said: "Since there is no way out, just go ahead and go on. You can't always passively fight, but you must take the initiative to make plans. Otherwise, you will always be beaten."

"Oh, what method have you thought of?" Peng Zeliang heard the deep meaning of his words, so he asked directly.

Su Chen explained: "Uncle Peng seems to be sitting in a position of only the third rank, but his power is no less than that of a third-rank minister. The Song Party and the feudal kings all value this position, because it is related to major and minor events in the capital, and every move is

Wait, we have to use this advantage to do something to pave the way for our own power."

Peng Zeliang heard this, chewed it up, and continued to ask: "What's the layout method?"

Su Chen said: "Actually, the method is not difficult, and the principle is not deep. It is to cultivate our own power and informants among the three religions and nine streams, gradually be able to master more information about the powerful, and win over as many local upstarts as possible, so that we can become more and more powerful.

stable."

"It's easy to say, but how to implement it?" Although Peng Zeliang can understand the key points, he is, after all, a Confucian scholar and civil servant, not a capable official. When it comes to actually doing things and putting them into practice, his ideas have limitations.

Su Chen pondered for a moment, then smiled lightly and said: "For example, if you open shops, inns, and brothels in Jinling City, and raise more people, you can spread the situation. Or, for example, you can secretly support some local snakes and help to find out some things.

Public opinion at the bottom and spreading some news are very useful at critical times. And these require money to operate and manpower to handle. Just relying on a few of us is not enough. These need to be borrowed, such as the Bai family in Runzhou and the Han family in Beijing.

Wait, cooperate sincerely with each other, each will grow stronger, and each will get what it needs!"

"I understand!" Peng Zeliang suddenly understood and understood Su Chen's thoughts. He nodded repeatedly and then looked at each other with a smile.
Chapter completed!