meizhonghuaitongkongkongdongjinshijuewang，tongchexinfeideai，poyouzhongzoudaojuelushidebengkui。
zheimoyangkebushisuisuibianbianjiunengyanchulaide！
“zhaoer，niquqiuqiunifuqin，qingtachulaibangmang！taguiweidangchaohouye，yinggainengbaoxianiyimu，biaojie，biaomei，biaodi！”
sihurendingzijibisiwuyi，tamengrancongdishangpaqi，huangluanzhongshuangshoushenchulaofang，sisizhuazhulemeichenganyifu。
“zhaoer，yifuqiuqiunile！niyimuhaiyounidebiaojiemeixiongdi，tamenkedoushinidexueqina！”
“zhiyaonibaoxiatamen，jitamenyitiaohuolu！yifuzaicifashi，xiabeizijinidangniuzuoma，weinuweipu！”
meizhonghuaitaiqishoujiuduitianfashi。
duici，meichenganzhinengwunaidaduan，tanqidao：“yifu，wo……”
tabazijideqingkuangjimeizhonghuaishuoming，gaozhileduifangzijijiasituoshen，rujingaimingmeichengan，laiyangzhoushitoubenyuta！
哗啦……
meizhonghuaitingwanyoutanzuozaidi，buganxiangxindezhuiwen，“ermeibeihaisile！？”
sishidaiyoujiaoxingxinli，tasisidingzhemeichengan，poqiexiangkandaomeichenganyaotou，danquezhikandaolediantou。
chaneijianyanjingtonghong，fachucierlijiedesihou。
“tianshadejiangshouye！wozuoguidoubuhuifangguota！”
“shangtianbugong！laotianyenitamazhengkaiyankankanba！”
meizhonghuaiyeshimeishizidi。
hemeichenganmuqintamenchulewufu，danbeifenqueshitongbei。
tayouziyoufumushuangwang，beisangzidemeichenganwaigongshouyangzhangda。
hemeichenganyimushiqingmeizhuma，yumeichenganmuqinguanxiyeshengsiqinxiongmei。
rujinturantingwenehao，zaijiashangzijishenxianlingyu，yankanzhejiaporenwang，zhijiexintaibengkui……
meichengankanzheshitaideyifu，meitouweiweizhoulezhou。
gangcaitajiujuedemeizhonghuaibuxiangyande，xianzaizaikankangengganjuetameiyoushuohuang！
youxiangdaomeizhonghuaishuodehua，tabuyoukaikouxunwen：“yifu！nishuonizaichashuiguandidaqianhaichayanguoshuiku，keyourennenggouzhengming？”
tingdaomeichenganxunwen，meizhonghuailianliandiantou，“yangzhouzhuanyuncongshi，yangzhoucishi，doupeitongwoyiqijiancha，dangshishuiyinwanhaowusun！”
zhuanyuncongshishixiangdangyuyangzhoushuishou，caizheng，shenji，gongshangzuigaozhangguan。
yangzhoucishizeshiyangzhouzuigaojianchaguan，fuzejianchayangzhouguanyuan，duchayangzhoushiwu。
huangdixialingqingchashuiku，gedizichabiranyaoyouzheiliangrenzaichang，xianghujiandu！
“yigongdiuleduoshaoyinzi？”meichenganjixuzhuiwen。
“dayuhouqingdianshuiyin，diulewushisanwansiqianerbaiqishiliangyinzi！”
得到这答复！
meichengannengquedingbushimeizhonghuaijianshouzidaole！
santianneibanzouwushiduowanliangyinzi，yaoxiangbubeifaxian，kendingshaobulebangshou，yijiyunshugongju，neijiubiexiangbubeirenjifaxian！
yaoshiyigerendehua，neidemeirimeiyededaoteng，guanjianyehuiyinqizhuyi！
meichengantaishourouleroutaiyangxue。
zijishangbeizishijiaoshou，danshuodaodijiushigejiaoshujiang！
xianzaibizhezijiganshangzhentantuilidehuo，zheibuchunchunnanweiwopanghuma！
zheiwushiwanliangyinzishizenmebuyierfeideni？
tongyangxinshengyiwendehaiyouyanzhang。
tadaoleyangzhouguanyahou，jiuzhaojilezhifu，tongpan，cishi，zhuanyuncongshi，lejieshuiyindiushianshimo。
tingwansirenhuibao，yijicishi，zhuanyuncongshizuozheng，youchakanwanquanbuanzong，tayerendingbushimeizhonghuaijianshouzidao。
“daren！jingguoshenwenzhihou，keyiquedingmeizhonghuai，zaichayanwandaoshuiyindiushidesanrizhong，congmeiyouquguoshuiku！”
“shuikuchayi，meifuxiaren，yedouzuozhengmeizhonghuaimeiyouyichang！”
yangzhoutongpanzhuguansifa，shenan，zhenggejingguotazuiweilejie，juedebushimeizhonghuaifanan。
zheiyeshizhizhou，cishi，zhuanyuncongshi，dachenggongshiderending！
可唯独……
chashuiguanyouyicipailezhuozi。
tanudengyangzhoutongpanyuansheng，younushidiantoudezhizhou，cishi，hechidao：“nimenzheixieyangzhouguanyuanjiushihangxieyiqi，genneimeizhonghuaitongliuhewu！”
“yaobushineimeizhonghuaijianshouzidao，hainengshiyinzizhangtuipaolebucheng？”
yangzhouzhizhouyitiaomei，shenmixixishuodao：“yinzizhangtuibuzhiyu，danqueshiyouyaowuzuosuidekeneng！”
cihuayichu，yuansheng，cishi，zhuanyuncongshifenfendiantou。
“zibuyuguaililuanshen！zheishishangnayoushenmeyaowu，nimenjiushizaiguanguanxianghu，neishuiyinzaojiubeinimen……”
“闭嘴！”
yanzhangdaduanchashuiguandehua。
muguanglinglidihenhendengleyanduifang，xinliduizheichashuiguanchongmanyanfan。
咋咋呼呼！
没有一点为官之道！
rangzheixiexinkejinshizuochashuiguanzhenshibaibi，guaibudeliantianzijiaoxiakaifengfuchashuidoubushunli！
chashuiguanrucilengtouqingdedezuiren，dongbudongjiumarenhangxieyiqi，kansheidouxiangshiyouwenti！
nirenshangyousanfenhuoqi，genghekuangshiyifangguanyuan，bendijutouni？
chashuiyouguanjiaxialingdikangbule，danjinichashuiguantiantiandu，tamenhaishiqingqingsongsongde！
guanzhibugaoxiadifanggongzuo，yaogendifangguanyuanjiaohao，banshicaihuishunli，zheidianshehuijingyandoubudongma？
yizhenxinzhongtucaoguohou，tazheicaichaoyangzhousirenzuxunwen：“zheiyaowuzuosuihejie？”
sirenzuhuxiangkanlekan，zuizhonghaishiyoushenandetongpanyuanshengjieda。
“qibingdaren！jingguoxiaguanshenwen，faxianmeizhonghuai，yijineirifengsuoshuikudeshuibing，zhishoudechayidoushuolexiangtongdemiaoshu！”
“shuikutantapiaopodayuzhixia，shuikufeixufashenglelianxubaozha，huoguangchongtianchadianshangren！”
“houlaiyouzaishuikuxianchangqingchashi，faxianpingkongchuxianlexuduoqiankuai！”
“suoyibianyoulezheiyaowuzuosuidehuaiyi！”
……
“爆炸？”
“药物作祟？”
laofangwai，meichenganhechunrongmudengkoudai，xianhouluxufachujinghu。
尤其是梅呈安……
takanlekanrenzhendemeizhonghuai，xinlimianbuyoudigu。
nandaowochuanyuedezheigeshijiebushigudaishijie，ershitamaxianxia，xuanhuanshijie？
dankandaotongyangzhenjingdechunrong，tayouxunsuhuifulepingjing。
yaozhenshixianxiaxuanhuanshijie，yuanshennianjixiaobuzhidao，sanpindayuandezhangsuizenmekenengbuzhi？
suoyizheizhishimeizhonghuaidecaice。
gurenduiyuwufajieshideshiqing，yaomeguileiyushenxian，yaomeguileiyuyaoguai！
nengyouzheiyangdejielun，yesuanshizhengchang！
meichenganbuzaiyanyu，kaishichensi，bazhenggeshijiandezhongdianzainaohaizhongluoliechulai。
第一：银两消失！
dier：tianjiangdayufashengbaozha！
disan：xianchangpingkongchuxianqiankuai！
santiaoxiansuozuizhongdian，zuibunengjieshidejiushiyuzhongbaozha，zijipingkongchuxianqiankuai！
shuikutantaxianchangbeiyizuikuaideshijianfengsuo，suoyibutaiyoukenengyourensongruqiankuai。
关键！
yemeiyourenhuixianzhemeishiwangtantaxianchangrengqiankuai！
zheiwanyimeidaoli，haihuiyinrenzhuyi！
suoyishuoqiankuaibenlaijiushizaishuikulimiande，ershuikujianshedoushiyizhuanshi，hangtu，mucaijianshe，yongbushangqiankuai。
pingriliyoumeiyoufaxianqiankuaidecunzai……
weiduyoukenengdejiushiyinzilizangleqiankuai！
erwangyinzilijiaruqiankuai，dagailvjiushiyachende！
zaijiashangdayuzhongbaozha，meichenganxiangdaoleyizhongkeneng。
金属钠！
rongdiandirongyizhuruqiankuai。
erqiejinshunayushuirongjie，tiliangdayushuihaihuifashengbaozha！
ruguoyaoshiyourenyongjinshunajiaruqiankuai，maochongshuiyinruku，zheijiuquanbujieshinengqingchule！
weidujieshibuqingchude，jiushijinshunatilianxuyaoyongdianjie！
danwanshijieyoukeneng，qianwanbuyaoxiaoqiaorenleitanlanxiadebenshi，ouranwaidazhengzhe，jianyouliketujiunengxingchengshuliangongzhong！
xiangdaozheili，tajimangchaomeizhonghuaixunwen：“yifu，neixierukudeyinliangdoujingguozhuyinjianzhongzhuguodema？”
“shifouyoumingquejilu？”
yibanshoushanglaideshuiyin，xuduodoushisuiyinliang，douyaozhuchengshiliangyigedeyindingcainengruku。
zuiyoukenengjianshouzidaodefanershizhuyinjian！
meizhonghuaiqueyaoleyaotou，“youxieyinliangxuyaozhongzhu！danyanshang，jiushang，chashang，shuishoushumujuda，suoyichaorangtamenzixingzhuyin！”
“rukushijingwomenchayan，querenmeiwentihou，bianzhijieruku！”
“zenmewenqizheigele？zheigenbenanyouguanxima？nandaonihuaiyishizhuyinjiandongleshoujiao？keneiribaozhayouzenmejieshi？”
meichenganliezuiyixiao，zijisuiranshiwenkesheng，dandaodishixueguogaozhonghuaxuede。
“meiyouyaowuzuosui，zheishiyourenzaitaobishuishou！”