Go to ancient times to catch fast

Zhuang Di's identity is a well-known talented Confucian businessman with a wealthy family. Without any evidence, he can't investigate clearly and can only visit unannounced.At the beginning of the night, after Chu Xiaoyun and Fang Lingfeng disguised themselves, they went to the Zhuang Mansion to inquire.

Only this time before going to sleep is the most visible vision.

Although in the ancient times when there were no electric lights and no entertainment activities, the beginning of Haishi was not too early, but it was not the time when everything was still. If you don't pay attention, you may be discovered by the people in the Zhuangfu.

They chose a place with a big tree in the courtyard as the entrance for the visit, which is convenient for cover.Fang Lingfeng performed lightness kung fu, and climbed up the high wall of the Zhuang Mansion very easily and comfortably. Chu Xiaoyun tried his best and failed several times before he was able to climb up the courtyard wall.Seeing Chu Xiaoyun's clumsy appearance, Fang Lingfeng couldn't help but sneer: "Chu Butou, with your current skills, if you encounter any major case, let alone investigating the case to ensure the safety of one party, even escaping to protect yourself will be a problem."

This Fang Lingfeng, who used to only say that his face was paralyzed and indifferent, now he is even more mean.Chu Xiaoyun was angry, and felt that what the other party said was very realistic.For example, a few days ago, if the person who communicated was not Fang Lingfeng, the lives of his family would not be confessed, and the driver would have to be implicated.Now it seems that the matter of practicing kung fu has to be paid close attention to.

Then he thought of Su Wen again, that he had caused him to not be able to rest.I am patrolling at night, I absolutely dare not let Su Wen go home alone, and I dare not let Su Wen live in a rented house in the city in the dead of night, and I can't bring unnecessary trouble to the county magistrate, Chu Xiaoyun can only Take Su Wen to his own room, let Su Wen sleep late on the couch where he rested at noon, and tell Yu He to pay attention at night.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiaoyun became more and more stressed.However, this matter cannot be rushed, and it does not need to be resolved right now.Chu Xiaoyun abandoned the irrelevant imagination in his mind, and concentrated on observing the movements in the courtyard.

The Zhuang Mansion in the time of Haishi is just the moment when it is turning from prosperity to tranquility. The number of servants who are busy during the day is gradually decreasing, and the master is rarely seen. In the Zhuang Mansion, except for the servants who patrol the courtyard who appear from time to time, only the maids on duty occasionally appear. The bewildered figure is not at all different from the scene that a wealthy family should have during Haishi.

"The Zhuang mansion is very quiet." Chu Xiaoyun said to Fang Lingfeng, "I don't see anything unusual, what does the concierge Fang think?"

Fang Lingfeng looked in casually: "Fang came here just to save your life in an emergency, I'm not good at investigating cases."

Chu Xiaoyun was speechless to this person, he thought for a while: "This place is too far from the main house, let's go to the main house to have a look."

Fang Lingfeng glanced at Chu Xiaoyun: "Chu Butou, be careful, don't step on the beams of the house."

"..." Isn't it just that my martial arts is a bit weak, as for such an all-round and uninterrupted attack?

The two walked carefully along the courtyard wall to the main house. The moment they stepped on the roof, Chu Xiaoyun felt the difference between the roof and the courtyard wall.His feet creaked and creaked, as if he was about to fall at any moment.

Fang Lingfeng still pointed him: "Walk where there are tile beams, and lift your feet lightly."

After walking for a few meters, Chu Xiaoyun felt his feet tremble more and more. He said softly to Fang Lingfeng: "Just stay here, if you go again, you will be exposed."

Fang Lingfeng turned back.

Chu Xiaoyun said: "Look?"

Fang Lingfeng reached out to remove a tile, and the lights in the house overflowed from the gap.The seemingly random movements did not make any sound. If it was his own actions, the people in the room would have heard the sound long ago.

Although he felt that Fang Lingfeng was not easy to get along with, Chu Xiaoyun still had to admire Fang Lingfeng's ability.The idea of ​​stepping up to practice became more and more urgent.He glanced down at the gap, but he didn't expect that this room happened to be Zhuang Di's study room. Under the candlelight, Zhuang Di was still writing hard.

Chu Xiaoyun said: "Unexpectedly, Zhuang Di is still looking at the account book at this point. It seems that behind every successful person there is dedication that others cannot see."

Fang Lingfeng was noncommittal, and was about to close the tiles when a servant hurried over to report: "My lord, the guy at the pier started a fight with the manager."

"What's going on?" Zhuang Di stopped writing and asked.

"The guy at the wharf said that shipments have been frequent these days, and he has been working overtime day and night, saying that he needs to pay more." The servant said, "This red bayberry is the most delicate, and if it is delayed, it will be lost."

Zhuang Di put down the pen in his hand: "Go, go and have a look."

Hejing County is rich in red bayberries, and the quality is particularly good. This season is the season when red bayberries are ripening one after another.The dealers have almost disrupted the bayberry planting market in Hejing County. This time of year is the busiest time at the dealer’s wharf. They want to transport the bayberry freshly picked during the day to other cargo distribution docks through waterways overnight, and After the morning market opens tomorrow, people from all over the country will be able to eat fresh red bayberries from Hejing County.

At this time, I really can't afford to waste even a little bit.

The two looked at each other, and Fang Lingfeng closed the tile.

"Follow me to have a look." Chu Xiaoyun said.

After Zhuang Di left the bookstore, the two also left the roof of Zhuang's study.

Zhuang Di went to the pier in a carriage. Besides bringing a few servants with him, he also brought a big wooden box back to the bedroom, and several maids and servants to wait on him.

"It seems that Zhuang Di is going to pay overtime wages to the guys at the dock." Chu Xiaoyun glanced at the big wooden box and said, "Children who can make trouble have milk, and it's like this at any time."

It's just that when you go out for a while, you have to bring a few people to wait on you, as for it.This was a slander, but Chu Xiaoyun didn't say it.The life of the rich people, whether it is modern or ancient, is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

At night, the carriage was not going fast, and the two of them were evasive, and they could barely keep up without light work.In less than two quarters of an hour, we arrived at the pier.The two hid in the shadow of the trees far away and observed the scene of the pier. Zhuang Di communicated with the guys at the pier for a while, and some servants carried wooden boxes to the pier to distribute something.The men on the docks seemed to have received extra wages and started working again.

Half an hour later, the goods were loaded and the ship left the dock.Zhuang Di has been standing on the pier watching the fleet leave, until the shadow disappeared, and then returned to Zhuang Mansion with people in the carriage.

Chu Xiaoyun and Fang Lingfeng followed up and found nothing unusual, nor did they find any trace of Zhou Ying, so they had to return in vain.

Chu Xiaoyun returned to the yamen, thinking that tonight he would huddle with Su Wen on the couch in the small room, so he could make do with it for the night.

A short walk into the yamen is the fork in the road between the arresting house and the concierge. He and Fang Lingfeng were about to part ways when they saw a person rushing from the arresting house: "Oh, catcher Chu, you are finally back!" .I've been waiting for you for a long time. This is something you asked me to investigate before you left, and it's all on it. I went out on a business trip yesterday, and I just returned to the Yamen now. I don't know if it has delayed your business."

It turned out that this person was Zheng Xing who signed the contract.

Before Chu Xiaoyun went to Gyeongju, he entrusted Zheng Xing, who signed the contract, to help him investigate Zhuang Di's situation.

Chu Xiaoyun took the dossier that Zheng Xing handed over, and couldn't wait to turn on the streetlights of the county government to read it.The first line of words caught Chu Xiaoyun's attention.

[Zhuang Di, at the age of twenty-seven, from Gyeongju Prefecture...]

Chu Xiaoyun asked strangely: "Zhuang Di is from Qingzhou Prefecture? Isn't he from Hejing County?"

Zheng Xingdao: "He has been very famous in Hejing County these years. We thought he was from Hejing County, but who knew he was from Qingzhou Prefecture."

Chu Xiaoyun remembers the first time he went to Gu Qingyun's house, the parents of the Gu family said that Gu Zhuang and the two had a good relationship, and called him Gu Qingyun [Best friend, moved to Qingzhou Prefecture two years ago, and would come to see us every time he returned to the old house Two old bones].

Isn't Zhuang Di from Hejing County, who moved to Gyeongju Prefecture two years ago?

Chu Xiaoyun scrolled through the file and asked, "Is he from Qingzhou Prefecture, or did he move to Qingzhou Prefecture in the past two years?"

"His ancestral home is in Gyeongju, and he has always been from Gyeongju Prefecture. The Zhuang Mansion in Hejing County was originally the other courtyard of the Zhuang family. Three years ago, it became the symbol of the Zhuang Mansion in Hejing County." Zheng Xing was puzzled, "Where is he? Are people so important?"

"No." Chu Xiaoyun shook his head.He ignorantly dug out the information about Zhuang Di in his brain, remembering the second time he went to visit Gu Qingyun in the prison. Gu Qingyun once said that on the day Zhou Ying disappeared, Zhuang Di told him, [My father urged me to go to Qingzhou Prefecture for investigation].

All this clearly shows that Zhuang Di is a reasonable person from Hejing County. If Zhuang Di is from Qingzhou Prefecture, he should not express it like this.But Zheng Xing's investigation showed that Zhuang Di was from Gyeongju Prefecture, so why did the Gu family always think that he was from Hejing County?If Zhuang Di is not from Hejing County, but from Gyeongju Prefecture...

"Not good!" Chu Xiaoyun yelled, yelling in the direction Fang Lingfeng left, "Brother Fang, Brother Fang! Brother Fang, stop!"

Chu Xiaoyun's yelling couldn't help but stopped Fang Lingfeng, and also called the guards who watched the night.

"Chu Butou? Now it's almost midnight, why is the county government noisy?" the patrolling officer asked strangely.

"Brother, I'll explain this to you tomorrow. I'm sorry." Chu Xiaoyun said anxiously, "Brother Fang, there is a situation!"

Seeing that it was Chu Xiaoyun and Fang Lingfeng, the guards watching the night said helplessly, "Chu Butou try to keep your voice as low as possible, don't make things difficult for the brothers."

He gave two orders before leaving.

"What's the matter?" Fang Lingfeng turned back and asked coldly.

"We were deceived just now, the person who came back in the carriage was not Zhuang Di at all!" Chu Xiaoyun said anxiously.

Fang Lingfeng was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"I just remembered it now. When I came back, I always felt that something was wrong. There was one less maidservant who followed Zhuang Di back home than when he went to the pier." Chu Xiaoyun said, "Zhuang Di is not from Hejing County, he is from Qing State people. He's gone!"

Fang Lingfeng also frowned: "Then what should we do now? The Zhuang Mansion has a professional fleet, and they have been traveling for more than half an hour, and the journey is smooth. Even if we hurry up, we will not be able to catch up."

After spending more time with Chu Xiaoyun, Fang Lingfeng was forced to talk more.

"Damn it. I said that Zhuang Di, a young master, is so sentimental. He watched a cargo fleet disappear before returning home!" Chu Xiaoyun scolded, "This is clearly a delay. It seems that we Go to the Zhuang Mansion, he has already noticed it."

"What's the use of talking about it now." Fang Lingfeng said coldly.

Chu Xiaoyun thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Yes. Find the Gu family. The Gu family also made a fortune in the waterway business before. If it weren't for Gu Qingyun's incident, the dealer would not be able to do the current battle in the waterway."

"Then act quickly!" Fang Lingfeng said.

Seeing the two leave in a hurry, Zheng Xing stood there and asked anxiously: "Then what should I do?"

"Go and inform Yu He, let him lead people to surround the Zhuang mansion, and thoroughly investigate the Zhuang mansion!" Chu Xiaoyun's voice came from a distance, "And ask the county magistrate to issue arrest documents!"

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