The first work of the imperial prison

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing heard Zeng Sanniang talk about the theft of colored glaze: "So the batches of colored glaze you lost were for the county prince's mansion?"

Zeng Sanniang nodded: "In the past month, it's about the same."

"Since Madam is in charge of the Liuli Workshop, she should know Liuli very well?"

"I'm not self-effacing about this, yes, I quite understand."

"Does the lady know the glass cup?"

"I know, something from the Lu family," Zeng Sanniang said with a playful expression on her face, "it seems to be Li's dowry? It is so amazing that you have to shy away from it. There is no one who is the top artist in the world. If it can burn like that again, why am I so unbelievable?"

Ye Baiting: "So you haven't seen it."

"No," Zeng Sanniang snorted coldly, "I am not the kind of person who is too short to open a door for business. I have been immersed in this business for a long time, and when I hear something good, I naturally want to take a look and touch it. It's not that I couldn't think of a way to ask for it, but before the Lu family was in other places, the letters were not smooth, and others didn't trust me, so I recognized it. Now this family has moved to the capital for two or three years? I I tried to beg again and again, but that Mrs. Li refused..."

"Oh, my life is really bitter."

Qiu Yiqing: "Since the firing of colored glaze is accidental, and good products are not easy to come out, why not keep it well? Have you checked carefully inside and outside the warehouse?"

"There are some, colored glaze is not as difficult to move as other objects, and it is also fragile. We pay great attention to it when we store it. The warehouse is also locked with a big lock. Well, it's over there," Zeng Sanniang pointed in the direction , "It's not far away, and there is no need for special guards. You can hear a little movement here, let alone moving it."

Ye Baiting: "Can we go over and have a look?"

Zeng Sanniang smiled: "Of course, you two will come with me."

The lock hanging on the warehouse was really big and heavy, and the key was on Zeng Sanniang's body. She opened the door with the key and explained: "The warehouse is an important place, so no one is allowed to come in casually, and the glass is stolen. When I lost something, I took back all the keys outside, and now only I have it here, and it is logical that no one else can open it, how did it steal it..."

After opening, the door is very wide, which should be convenient for large-sized glass to move in, and the space inside is also large. Shelves of different heights and sizes hold different colored glass, some are thicker than the outside, and some have more fancy colors.

Ye Baiting walked in along the direction of the wall, at the corner of the wall, the soles of his feet were slightly numb, he removed his shoes, and found that it was broken glass.

"Cough—" He coughed twice, signaling Qiu Suqing to look.

It was impossible for Qiu Yiqing to reply, "This is the glazed warehouse, it's normal to have broken glazed glass", he knew that this was Ye Baiting's way of reminding him—the thief took it out after stealing it.

It is true that there are many people outside the door, and it takes a lot of effort and care to carry out such a large piece of colored glaze. How can it not be discovered by others, but is the purpose of the thief a large piece of colored glaze?

Thinking back to the structure of the small ball, all you need is broken glass. Others don’t have to carry out the whole piece of glass. He only needs to break the glass he likes and take away the pieces. Take the whole piece of glass and the pieces of glass. , a comparison shows that the latter is more convenient and faster to implement.

But speaking of thieves... stealing...

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly remembered someone who must be familiar with this business.

Qiu Yiqing didn't know if he thought about it, anyway, these words are not suitable to be said in front of outsiders. It seems to be a random question about the production process: "I think the quality of the glass here is clear, it seems to be better than other houses?"

Zeng Sanniang was proud: "Of course, my workshop is able to stand up, relying entirely on housekeeping skills. Although my dead ghost husband died early, he loved me very much, and he explained everything to me. , such as this recipe..."

The proprietress praised herself solidly, saying that all her things are good, she has only one in the capital, and no other family has any. She is also very cooperative when Qiu Yiqing and Ye Baiting ask questions, and she is quite calm in answering any questions, as long as you Regardless of her secret crafting recipe, she is easy to talk to, and at the end she sincerely begged the two of them to catch the thief, she didn't want to lose anything anymore!

When the question was asked to such an extent, it seemed that there was nothing more to ask. Thinking about it, everyone came here, and by the way, Ye Baiting asked: "On the 26th of the first month and the first day of February, where have you been and what have you done these two days?" ?”

These two days were the days when King Mu and Li Shi had accidents.

"The 26th of the first lunar month... I don't really remember, but there was a sister celebrating her birthday in those few days, and I was very busy, probably running outside. I can't tell exactly when, where, and what I did," Zeng Sanniang thought for a while, "But the first day of February, isn't it the day before the dragon raises its head? I was at home that day and never went out."

"Is there any evidence?"

"No...is there?" There was an obvious pause in Zeng Sanniang's voice.

Ye Baiting had an intuition that there was something wrong, so he glanced at Qiu Yiqing, who quickly turned towards the room in the north, reminding him not to forget that there is still a man there.

So... Zeng Sanniang didn't go out, was she messing around with others?

I don't know if Zeng Sanniang saw the question in his eyes, or he was really honest, she helped her temples and sighed slightly: "I am a widow who is unemployed, life is hard, those who look at me pitifully, come together and say Those who want to take care of me are not good birds, I have to figure out a way..."

It seemed that he directly admitted that he had been hanging out with others.

The room fell into silence for a while, Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing were neither talking, but in the end Zeng Sanniang smiled and relieved herself: "Ask these questions, but are they related to thieves?"

Ye Baiting shook his head: "It's just a routine questioning. The more you know, the more helpful it will be for solving the case. Thank you Ma'am today."

Zeng Sanniang heard the meaning of farewell, and waved her handkerchief: "You two really don't think about my colored glaze? I'm afraid you won't be able to find such a good product after searching around, so wait for the next batch to burn it Come out, don't know when!"

"Thank you Madam for your kindness. I will definitely come and visit when the house at home is being repaired."

……

When Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing came to the colored glaze workshop, it was still noon, and when they came out of the colored glaze workshop, the sun was already setting. This time Xuanguang didn't go to other places, probably because he was worried that the young master would not be able to learn the whistle and call it , so he dragged the honest bay red horse and waited in the shade outside. When he saw the two of them coming out, he was so excited that he ran over.

The young master seized Xuan Guang again, got on his horse and said, "Commander, shall we go back now?"

Qiu Xunqing really wanted to take advantage of the loophole and jump on the same horse, but Xuan Guang was so ignorant that he didn't even look back, and ran away with the young master.

He had no choice but to appease the autistic claret horse who had been bullied by Xuanguang all afternoon, got on it, and followed.

Qiu Yiqing was very busy, took half a day off, took Ye Baiting out, and also did some business by the way, returned to Beizhen Fusi, but couldn't stop, explained to Ye Baiting, and left in a hurry.

Ye Baiting then turned around and went to the jail, and found Gentiana Qin: "I need your help with something, do you want to go?"

How can you not go about the matter of the young master?

But he couldn't agree easily, Qin Gentiana put on a serious posture, pretending to be superior: "There are conditions."

Ye Baiting knew him too well: "Isn't it just meat? You can have three meals, braised beef, wine, and meat bones."

Qin Gentiana's eyes lit up immediately: "Deal!"

Xiang Zi'an, who was watching all this happening, said: ...

Look at this prospect, you don't even know how to pretend, a word can make you look good.

"There is one more problem..." Ye Baiting was a little worried, "If you want to go out of prison, even if you are helping Beizhen Fusi, you have to bring a small bell."

Gentiana Qin, as a well-known thief, helped them take a look at the scene, maybe they could find something, but since they are looking at the scene, it is best to guess the route, whereabouts, and even psychology of the engraved thief. You must avoid people. You bring a small bell , No matter where you go, the people in Liuli Workshop are not all deaf, how could they not hear?

Don't wear it, it's not appropriate. When Qiu Xunqing put the small gold bracelet on his head, the rules were announced very clearly. Those who came in because of punishment and who have no serious crimes themselves can have a chance to make meritorious deeds. As long as Jin Yiwei If someone in the house guarantees it, you can move around based on it. Qin Gentiana is still a criminal, and you don't wear it when you go out, is it plausible?

But this is not a problem in the eyes of Gentiana Qin himself: "Isn't it just wearing it, and still can't make a movement for others to find out? It's easy to say, stuffed with cotton!"

Ye Baiting was startled: "... Cotton?"

"That's right!" Gentiana Qin nodded heavily, "As long as it is stuffed in place, there will be no sound at all!"

It's a way...Ye Baiting thought about it seriously.

Xiang Zi'an was shaking his fan, and said in a long voice, "The young master has to be careful, lest this grandson run away."

Qin Gentiana stared: "Who are you talking about, you little boy? I, Qin Gentiana, am a reputable man, and I will never run away if I do what I say!"

"That's right, your enemy is still outside, it's really hard to escape, aren't you afraid of being chased by others?"

Xiang Zi'an brushed his fan away, and suggested to Ye Baiting with a smile: "Just in case, the young master might as well let the wind out and spread the word that the thief Qin Gentian escaped from prison, let's see if he dares to come back."

"No, young master, the meat can be reduced for a while..." Qin Jia struggled for a long time, and stretched out two fingers, "No, I can only reduce two yuan, but the young master must never say this!"

Anyway, that's it for this matter.

Reported to Qiu Xunqing, Qiu Xunqing thought it was feasible, looked at the time, and found that there was really no time at other times, and the one that could be squeezed out was tonight, so he made arrangements quickly and started to act today.

Before evening, Ye Baiting took Qin Gentiana out of the imperial prison, and explained to him carefully: "...Two lives have been lost, the case is urgent, I don't have much time for you to prepare, is it possible?"

Qin Gentiana squeezed his shoulders, moved his head and legs, and smiled arrogantly: "It's okay for others, but I still need to prepare for my ability?"

So a group of people rushed to the colored glaze workshop in the suburbs again.

This time, in order to prevent accidents, Qiu Xunqing directly brought a Jinyiwei team over, not as leisurely as in the daytime, dragging Ye Baiting together, riding Xuanguang, Ye Baiting... the first rider is as modest as he is, and he is used to judging the situation. When is this, and there is no rejection.

When Gentiana Qin arrived, he didn't go directly into the workshop, but walked around outside the workshop a few times, even jumped up and down, flew to the top of the tree, jumped to the top of the wall, observed the environment and characteristics of the whole workshop, and sometimes squatted down and waited. What are you waiting for.

After half an hour passed, he took a cloth towel, covered his face, and started walking inside.

The Jinyiwei squad scattered and ambushed around the surrounding area, on guard against any accidents, hated Qingyi's audacity, took Ye Baiting inside, followed Qin Gentiana to see what he was doing.

Ye Baiting was really curious this time, so he didn't refuse Qiu Yiqing's head, and when he realized it, he was already hugged tightly in his arms.

Of course, they don't need to go deep into the hinterland, the surrounding environment is not easy to find, and it is the most convenient to hide.

Qin Gentiana's route all the way in is very erratic, sometimes very cautious, going to the beams, corners, places where others can't see, sometimes very bold, wherever there are many people, no one finds him and notices him .

He didn't run directly to the warehouse, but walked through the entire workshop as he did outside, the lively place, the secluded place, everywhere, even the hottest place, the place where glazed liquid is fired. I have gone everywhere, and I am not afraid of being discovered by others.

Ye Baiting put his arms around Qiu Yiqing's neck: "Is he... stepping on the spot?"

Qiu Yiqing was very useful, and there was an indescribable tenderness in her voice: "Probably."

It took a little less time to observe the inside of the workshop than the outside. After watching it, Qin Geng probably planned the best route in his mind, where is the most convenient way to go, where he can't go, who should be careful, who is too busy, and can't care about it at all. on other...

Yes, the people in this workshop have to work overtime. Although it is night, a different group of people are changed from the daytime, and all kinds of work are still going on.

Gentiana Qin got acquainted with the environment a lot, and finally came to the warehouse, felt in the hair, and found a wire-like thing, which was very thin and not too hard, and he kneaded it casually, and it was done. He made an arc and stretched into the huge keyhole, but he didn't see how he moved, and the lock opened with a 'click'.

Ye Baiting: ...

Yes, for thieves, lockpicking is a necessary skill, even if Zeng Sanniang says that she has all the keys, it doesn't work, as long as the skills are a little bit superb, and the thieves who have done a lot of votes, the lock can't stop them.

Qin Gentiana went into the warehouse and closed the door instead. After all, the door was open, and there would always be people who suspected it and came to check.

The location was more sensitive, so Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing didn't follow in and waited outside.

Gentiana Qin was still the same as before, jumping up and down in the warehouse, and studied the whole room first. The warehouse is not big, and compared with the outside, this time is much less.

After researching, he clenched his chin and had to admit a problem, even for a thief like him, it would be impossible to take out the whole piece of colored glaze, and he would definitely be discovered, unless there is a colleague who cooperates quite tacitly and is equally skilled, or , broke the glass and took it out.

Obviously, the latter is easier to operate.

Compared with others, colored glaze has its own characteristics, such as the sound is very brittle, the sound insulation of the warehouse is not good, and it is very close to the outside, so how could the sound caused by such a large piece of colored glaze not be heard when it is suddenly smashed? heard outside?Not to attract people?

Gentiana Qin couldn't figure it out, and started jumping up and down again. He couldn't find anything new. He walked out of the warehouse, jumped up and down again, and went through the whole workshop again. I haven't let go of my order list...

After being so busy, Gentiana Qin came out of Liuli Workshop in the middle of the night.

Just as Ye Baiting was about to ask, Qiu Xunqing received a new letter from Flying Pigeon, with a slightly condensed expression, he carried him onto the horse: "We'll talk about it when we go back."

There was no other way, Ye Baiting had no choice but to hold back his words and go back to Beizhen Fusi first.

As soon as he reached the door, Qiu Xunqing hugged him and put him down on the horse: "You understand first, I have something else to do."

Ye Baiting: "Shall I ask you when you come back?"

"No need," Qiu Yiqing looked at him, his eyes were as deep as the night sky, "I'll listen to you, just tell me later."

Although there is no intimate action, but the voice is so clear and soft... Looking at so many Jin Yiwei around, it's really embarrassing.

Ye Baiting didn't hesitate any more, and took Qin Gentiana to the yard: "Be careful outside."

"……Um."

Night Breeze brought Qiu Yiqing's reply, which was still gentle and soft.

Ye Baiting and the two returned directly to the Imperial Prison.

As soon as he came back, Gentiana Qin trembled: "What about the meat, when will I give it?"

Ye Baiting: ...

"It depends on your needs. If you want it now, you can have it now."

"That's not enough, let's get down to business first." Qin Geng walked into his cell, Da Ma Jindao sat down, and asked Ye Baiting, "Young master has also been to that glazed workshop? Can you see the worksheets on their wall?"

Ye Baiting nodded: "I'm worried that the workers are illiterate. The writing on it is very simple, and some even draw pictures, telling the on-duty time and precautions... Although the workshop is small, the work during the day and night is very regular."

"That's right, there is a special rule hidden here, not like the first day, fifteen or thirty, but an imperceptible rule that non-smart people would never think of!" Qin Gentiane said, sighing, "Who is that? Thieves who steal things, I really don’t know, in my memory, there is no such person.”

At the same time, Xiang Zi'an shook his fan: "Is that because you have been in here for too long? Your memory has regressed, and your skills are not good enough. You were beaten to death on the beach by the waves."

"Bah!" Qin Gentian glared, "What I said is that this kind of wave with rough technology and low skills is not worth remembering by me at all!"

Ye Baiting accurately grasped the point: "You said that this person is not skilled enough, but he is very smart?"

"It may be that other people are smart, who knows," Qin Geng said in a meaningful voice, "Thieves are only responsible for stealing things, stepping on them yourself, and taking out things is the main job. Other information, can you buy it outside?"

Ye Baiting: "In other words, he probably has an accomplice?"

Qin Gentian said this very cautiously: "Maybe. I found the traces left by the thief on the beams, corners, and places that are not easy to detect. The route he chose is not very clever. Not going anywhere, although I don't know who he is, but I know when he will move his head next time."

Ye Baiting remembered the work schedule and time he had just deliberately mentioned: "When do the people inside change shifts?"

"Yes, and no." Qin Gentian nodded, then shook his head again, "In our line of work, the most important thing is sensitivity. Don't look at only three words. It's not a perennial conscious practice. It can't be practiced at all. It can be used by others. Any accidents can happen in your house, if you don’t notice it, what awaits you may be a catastrophe, if you notice it, you can get things safely, open for three years, and change shift arrangements Just look at the paper on the wall, I saw something more important from the proprietress' room..."

"When the glass liquid is being fired, every time the temperature reaches a critical point, there will be a sound similar to deflation, which is very loud. By covering up this sound, the glass can be smashed without being discovered by others."

"It's not easy to make colored glaze. It takes a lot of time to burn a kiln of porcelain in the kiln workshop outside. The same is true for colored glaze. It takes a long time before each batch of goods comes out, but there is still a time for the temperature to reach that critical point." Regularly, it is basically when new materials are put in. This kind of material is very expensive. The proprietress estimates the order according to the progress needs. It will arrive on the same day and be burned on the same day. If there is a change, especially in charge, it must be there..."

Qin Gentian confided all his conjectures: "Master, you don't need to look at anything else, just look at when the special materials ordered by the proprietress will be delivered. If you go and watch, you will definitely catch this grandson!"

Ye Baiting: "The need for this special material is also regular?"

Qin Gentiana shook his head: "The proprietress's ordering time is different, so there is no rule. It should be estimated based on experience, but as long as this material arrives, as long as it is added, the furnace for firing glazed liquid will reach that temperature basically that night. Make a loud noise."

"Okay, thanks." Ye Baiting got a new clue, a little excited, and walked out, "Promise your meat, I already told the back chef this afternoon, you can ask for it anytime you want, I'll go first , I'll find you later if I have something to do!"

The key clues could not be delayed, and Qiu Xingqing was not around, so Ye Baiting repaired a book and asked someone to bring it to him.

At noon the next day, he had just returned from the morgue. During lunch, Qiu Yiqing came back with the news he found by the way: "There is a batch of special materials newly ordered by Zeng Sanniang, which will be delivered to the hospital this afternoon. .”

Ye Baiting regained his energy immediately: "So tonight... the thief is likely to move his head?"

Qiu Yiqing: "Shen Jiang will come back later, and at night, we will arrest people together."

"it is good!"

In the evening, the Jinyiwei team set off again, this time on a larger scale than when they brought Gentiana Qin out, after all, they had to catch key people!

Before the night fell, everyone lined up to disperse, find their own place and wait for the thief to come.

Ye Baiting only hoped that the thieves would come quickly, it would be better if they moved their heads earlier, don't wait until the middle of the night, everyone is sleepy...

"coming!"

Shen Jiang made a gesture at the front, meaning that someone is coming, should we catch him?

Of course, Qiu Xunqing's order is... not to arrest her for the time being.

If you want to catch a thief, you have to make sure that the other person is here for Liuli Sui, and that is the person they want to catch. Moreover, there is a very important point of information in what Ye Baiting and Qin Geng said. This thief probably has accomplices. What if I'm not the mastermind and I don't know much?

If you catch him, it's better to follow him, so that you can catch him all at once.

After giving a warning signal to all the staff, Qiu Xunqing was still not idle, took Ye Baiting and followed the thief into Liuli workshop again.

Among other things, just looking at the thief's familiarity with the road, one can tell that it is definitely not the first time he has come here!