The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 372

Chen Zhao was initially unconvinced, feeling that he wasn't prepared, so he competed several more times, until finally he gave up in despair.

"Lord Chen, I would like you to take men to Chongming County and Shanghai County to search for Li Xian's whereabouts."

Yun Jin looked at Chen Zhaodao.

Chen Zhao hesitated upon hearing this.

"What? Do I need to ask His Majesty for permission first?"

Seeing Chen Zhao's appearance, Yun Jin asked.

"General, you are too kind. Your words represent Lord Zhou's words. I will naturally obey your orders without hesitation. However, Shanghai County does not belong to Suzhou Prefecture. It might be inappropriate for our people to enter Shanghai County rashly."

Chen Zhao shared his thoughts.

"Then send a letter to the Embroidered Uniform Guard in Songjiang Prefecture and ask them to help with the investigation."

Yun Jin said.

"I will have someone take care of it immediately."

Chen Zhao dared not delay and immediately wrote a letter, which he sent by fast horse to the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) in Songjiang Prefecture.

Subsequently, Chen Zhao summoned all the Imperial Guards of Suzhou Prefecture. Since Zhou Chu's incident, all the Imperial Guards of Suzhou Prefecture had voluntarily given up their days off and spent their days searching for the murderer in Suzhou Prefecture.

Although Zhou Chu had been away from Suzhou Prefecture for nearly half a year, every member of the Imperial Guards here still held him in the highest esteem. When they learned of Zhou Chu's assassination a few days ago, they were all furious.

The Imperial Guards of Suzhou Prefecture knew very well that their current status in Suzhou Prefecture was entirely due to the thunderous power of Commander Zhou. If Zhou Chu were to get into trouble, their status would likely revert to its original state of being neither loved nor cared for.

Whether out of their own considerations or out of respect for Zhou Chu, the Jinyiwei of Suzhou Prefecture were furious and gave up their day off, determined to find the assassin who had tried to kill Lord Zhou.

They captured quite a few assassins, all of whom had escaped from Yuyao. Li Xian simply abandoned them and hid them away. These people dared not wander around and could only hide in Suzhou Prefecture.

In Suzhou Prefecture, it wasn't difficult for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to find out who these people were; the difficulty lay in capturing them one by one.

These days, the main task of the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) in Suzhou Prefecture is to catch these escapees.

However, the incident happened suddenly. Even though the Imperial Guards searched day and night, they have only caught two or three people so far. They have found quite a few others, but these people were afraid of implicating their clansmen, so they simply committed suicide by swallowing poison before being caught.

These two or three men were fortunate that the Imperial Guards had learned their lesson and did not rashly alert the enemy. They struck decisively, breaking their jaws so that they could not even commit suicide by swallowing poison.

However, even though the Jinyiwei interrogators used every means at their disposal, these men remained silent.

It wasn't that they were particularly loyal to Li Xian, but rather that they understood that once Li Xian was arrested, their identities would be exposed, and their families would be implicated.

Therefore, before Yun Jin arrived, Chen Zhao was unaware that Li Xian was the one who planned the assassination.

"This is General Lu. Lord Zhou is her brother. She brought troops here to avenge Lord Zhou. General Lu said that the mastermind behind the assassination was Li Xian, the president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce. Li Xian is likely hiding in Chongming County and Shanghai County. What should we do?"

Chen Zhao looked at the nearly one thousand Imperial Guards in front of him and spoke loudly.

Originally, there weren't that many Imperial Guards in Suzhou Prefecture, but during Zhou Chu's year in Suzhou Prefecture, the status of the Imperial Guards continued to rise, and countless people wanted to join them. Coincidentally, the Imperial Guards in Suzhou Prefecture were not yet at full strength, so Zhou Chu took it upon himself to have Chen Zhao expand them. Now, there are more than a thousand Imperial Guards in Suzhou Prefecture.

"Investigate Chongming County, find Li Xian, and avenge Lord Zhou!"

A commander of the Imperial Guards led the shouting.

"Investigate Chongming County, find Li Xian, and avenge Lord Zhou!"

The other Imperial Guards echoed the call.

"Alright, you will move in with my men. One Jinyiwei officer and two soldiers will search every inch of Chongming County to find Li Xian."

Yun Jin said solemnly.