The first work of the imperial prison

Xuan Chuang was speechless, there were two figures, the room suddenly became very quiet, so quiet that one could hear the breathing of the other party, and could not tell whether it was fast or slow, in short, the usual pattern was lost.

The touch on the back of the hand is still there, warm and soft, slightly burning, a little itchy.

Ye Baiting forgot to react, didn't know how all this happened, and even thought very inappropriately, after knowing each other for so long, he was familiar with Qiu Xunqing from head to toe, the temperature of the other party, the touch of the palm of the other party, the hard texture of the other party's body. Muscles, probably practicing martial arts every day, Qiu Yiqing's spine is straight when standing and sitting, and there is no soft spot on the whole body...

He never thought that this man's lips are also soft.

He even covered the teacup with his hand, not only making others unable to drink water, but also kissing his hand?

"I'm not……"

Ye Baiting was stunned for a moment, then quickly withdrew her hand, her voice flustered: "Just this tea... it's been left for too long, it's too strong, it's not very tasty, if..."

If you are thirsty, you can serve a new one... Or as the host, you can make a new pot of treats, but if you are really thirsty, it may be difficult to wait for a long time...

Ye Baiting regretted it very much, why did he do this action!No matter how you think about it, you shouldn’t be thinking, are you out of your mind?

It was difficult for Qiu Yiqing to look away from that slender and delicate hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Sorry."

Ye Baiting was even more embarrassed: "...There is nothing to be sorry about."

This time it was his fault. If he hadn't reached out, this accident would not have happened.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Chou Yiqing finished apologizing, he stretched out his big hand, grabbed his hand, held it to his lips, and kissed him on the back of his hand with his head tilted.

Ye Baiting: ...

The blue eyes of hatred seemed to be dyed with ink, so thick that they couldn't melt away, and the voice became darker: "I apologize."

So you just apologized not because of this accident, but because of what you are going to do next!

Ye Baiting couldn't believe it, couldn't believe that the dignified commander was so shameless, and subconsciously took it back——

Can't take it back, being held tightly by Qiu Xingqing.

"You let go."

"Let go, will you reach out?"

"You think beautiful!"

"Then why should I let it go?"

Ye Baiting: ...

He could only look at the tea cup and remind the other party: "You are thirsty."

Qiu Suqing's face remained unchanged: "I'm not thirsty."

Not thirsty you just served my tea?

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes, understood again, and deliberately drank his tea... This man still wants to take advantage!The conditions are not enough, and I can't do anything else, so I just came here secretly, and you're bored to death, forget it!

If it wasn't for the fact that the tea I was drinking didn't taste right, it didn't taste good, and I stopped it for a while, which caused this 'hand kiss' accident, and others couldn't take such a big advantage, this wave turned out to be given by myself!

"Then I'm thirsty!" Ye Baiting stared at Qiu Yiqing, his face puffed up, "I want to drink water!"

Qiu Xunqing looked at Xiao Zuo Zuo, but he didn't hold back, the corners of his lips slightly curved, stood up, pressed Xiao Wu Zuo's head, and brushed his long fingers through his hair: "Drink water, drink water, it's not like I won't give you water." Come on, what's the rush?"

The man finally let go of his hand and went out to make him fresh tea.

Ye Baiting looked at his hand, there was still warmth from someone else's palm on it, turned his head to look at the man's back, the emotions of joy and satisfaction and wanting the next time almost overflowed, and then thought about the man's actions and words just now...

It turned out to be self-willed again!The obvious hostility seems to be more tolerant, more loving and pampering!

It's obvious that this dog man is shameless and taking advantage of all kinds of things!

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes, his thoughts turned quickly, no, he can't lose!

……

Shen Jiang ran outside non-stop, and new clues and news came back to Beizhen Fusi bit by bit. Because the early life of several suspects was not in the capital, they were all moved around in other places. The questions asked were limited. Fortunately, Jinyiwei's investigation methods were flexible and rich, and Shen Jiang was becoming more and more sophisticated, knowing how to deal with what kind of people and how to get as many clues as possible.

The investigation of the three good friends Mu An, Tang Feihan, and Lu Xingming has basically confirmed that, as guessed, the childhood of the three of them was not easy. Everyone has their own hardships, and everyone has their own troubles They can't get what they want, they become friends with each other, and they become a small circle with a relatively firm emotional relationship. The basis is these, more or less the same experience, they are friends, they hit each other, and more of them are connected by the same fate. They are Each other's support, or alliance.

They can always quickly find out that a good friend is in trouble, and they will find ways to help him through the difficult period, and occasionally play tricks, torturing and revenge those adults, but they have never done more and worse things.

Among all the investigation materials, the most obvious one is Lu Xingming. Compared with Mu An and Tang Feihan, he is more irritable and impulsive, and more rebellious. Generally, when he wants to do bad things, he is the first one, but he is also very simple and righteous. , if something bad happens and is discovered, he will take it all down and will not recruit two brothers.

Shen Jiang doubted Lu Xingming the most, and felt that only he was the most reasonable. Among the three, he was the only one who was a dude, and he could ignore it and act willfully. , Lu Xingming has a violent and rebellious temper, and is easily impulsive. An accident happened on the street that day. Only he had a serious smell of gunpowder smoke, and only he knew what Li was going to do when his aunt Li died, and he was at the scene of the corpse. Nearby, even when King Mu was in an accident, he was the only one who didn't have an alibi.

Another obvious evidence is that there are many gadgets in Lu Xingming's study, such as woodworking toys, carriages made of only small wood or mechanisms, dolls, small houses, everything, various, and straw weaving Yes, there are so many things made of rattan that they almost fill up half of the room.

Shen Jiang has been to that study in person, and saw Lu Xingming play with these things with his own eyes. He is obviously very interested in these things, and he is very skilled. He doesn't even need drawings for some small things. stand up.

Isn't this talent?Not very interested in making stuff!

However, various details... still need to be checked.Jin Yiwei solves the case, is it based on evidence?

Shen Jiang was so enthusiastic that the letter he sent back almost patted his chest, saying, young master, look at it, this case will be solved soon!

There are more things about Qiu Xingqing, he has more than this case in his hands, but also other work to do, for some reason, he often needs to go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit recently, Ye Baiting hasn't seen anyone for two days.

But this is how it is when he is busy with work, Ye Baiting is used to it, and he is not in love at all, and even forgets the existence of a certain dog man.

Well, it is enough for him to have the real dog Xuanfeng. When he is tired, he can stroke his fur and play ball with him for a while, and heal instantly!

He re-examined the corpse on the mortuary table. King Mu and Mrs. Li didn't find anything more, but found a small part of the newly dead old man's clothes, which was stained with blood and was more seriously injured. Green silk thread.

Ye Baiting thought about it carefully, and invited all the suspects back to Beizhen Fusi for questioning that day, but none of them had green clothes or accessories.

A few people followed the flow of people and accidentally fell into the moat. After arriving at Fusi in Beizhen, they only dried their clothes. Jin Yiwei didn't prepare anything else to change them. Someone may have changed it.

Where did the green thread come from?

Just looking at its color and texture, you can tell that the price is not low, and it is definitely not owned by this old man. Could it be that he accidentally bumped into someone else during the run, which has nothing to do with the case?

But this position...

Ye Baiting always felt that something was wrong, carefully recorded the situation in the post-mortem grid, and sealed up this small piece of green silk thread, and put it away by number.

Just after the phased work was over, Ye Baiting walked out of the office room, and saw Niu Dayong coming towards him, walking quickly, his eyes lit up when he saw him, obviously he was coming towards him: "What's wrong?"

Niu Dayong: "Master, Gentiana Qin is back!"

Qin Gentiana is back?That means - there is news about the little thief!

Ye Baiting turned around immediately: "I'll go and have a look."

When he got to the prison cell, Gentiana Qin was cooking.

As a person who has the opportunity to commit crimes and make meritorious service, and can go out to help Jin Yiwei in an open and honest manner, he and Xiang Zi'an are treated much better than ordinary criminals. The jailers and Jin Yiwei who came over take good care of them, and sometimes Ye Baiting and Shen Jiang don't need to order them at all. The things that need to be done will be done by myself. For example, the return of Gentiana Qin this time is obviously a meritorious service. Needless to say, the jailers immediately asked the cook for meat and brought it over.

As long as it is meat, Gentiana Qin will not pick it. He can hold the sauced beef with one hand, gnaw a big bone with the other, and occasionally drink a couple of mouthfuls of soup.

Ye Baiting paused for a moment, this man's clothes were so dirty when he came back, he didn't even change them, and he didn't know if he washed them by hand!Asking you to help with work doesn't mean that you won't be subsidized and won't let you eat, so why abuse yourself outside?

Xiang Zi'an didn't feel bad at all, and slowly waving his fan, he was picky: "Tsk tsk tsk, look at your good looks, you don't have a beard, otherwise you don't know what virtue is ugliness, our young master is so elf, so delicate Character, how can there be someone as ugly as you by your side."

"Ah."

Gentiana Qin didn't speak at all, and took a bite of the meaty bone, and the juice splashed over instantly, like a hidden weapon.

Xiang Zi'an quickly put the fan in front of his face: "What are you doing, you idiot!"

Just in time to see Ye Baiting approaching from a distance, he immediately complained: "Young Master, look at him! Rude, disrespectful, and insulting to gentlemen! Next time there is something wrong, don't call him, call him down!"

Qin Gentian sneered: "With your pretty face and small body, he was killed before he reached the ground."

Xiang Zi'an's fox eyes raised: "Who do you look down on? My brain is worth ten thousand pennies! Move your mouth casually, coaxing and persuading, no, it's moving with emotion and understanding with reason-there are countless idiots like you doing it for you!" Believe it or not, I will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate!"

Qin Gentiana: "You have that ability, why are you still in prison here?"

Xiang Zi'an: "You brag to the sky every day, so you didn't go out here!"

"That's why I don't want to, it's not that I can't."

"It's the same below!"

Ye Baiting: ...

In fact, he was also very puzzled: "Since Beizhen Fusi gave you the opportunity, you can follow the rules and walk freely in the outside yard. It is not impossible to go out of the gate of Beizhen Fusi. You can apply according to the rules with strict reasons. It's not that there are no rooms for you outside, why do you have to stay here?"

Xiang Zi'an turned the handle of the fan in his hand, opening and closing it: "The colorful world outside is just like that. You can see it sooner or later. After getting out of here, it may not be convenient to come in again. Don't worry, young master. We know it well. Your surname is Qin." Stop eating! The young master is here!"

The cell was a bit too quiet today, except for Shi Mi in the opposite cell, there was no one around, I don't know if it was transferred for questioning, or there were other arrangements, in short it was safe to speak.

It doesn't matter if there are people nearby, people here can't get out, even if they hear something, they can only discuss it here, or rot in their stomachs, and it won't have any impact on the case.

Gentiana Qin finished eating the meat in a turbulent manner, and began to wipe his hands: "This time I really asked me to find something, that little thief, you can catch it or not, I have tried it many times, and I am basically sure that he doesn't know anything, just pick it up." After placing the order and doing these few tasks, the customer who placed the order does not have high requirements for technical skills, and even helped to step on the order. Where is the place, what is the environment, when is convenient, and where to put the things, he just needs to go. If he can do it, he will get the money according to the bill, and he doesn't know who the employer is..."

Ye Baiting felt a little strange: "Then how many orders did he make, and every time he sent them to that deserted courtyard?"

Qin Gentiana shook his head: "He made six orders in total. The first two times were in other streets, which were easy to find, but there were a lot of people. The employer asked him to put his things in a box on the side of the road. After the two times, there should be no If something happens, it can be regarded as establishing trust, so the location is changed and sent to the deserted courtyard."

"How do they communicate?"

"Agree on a secret sign and place a note."

"Where's the note?"

"Burn it after seeing it, but don't keep it."

"Then where did you pick up this kind of order?"

"black market."

"Black market?" Ye Baiting heard this for the first time, "What do you do, black market?"

Qin Geng nodded: "Cats have cat ways, rats have rat ways, whichever industry you are in, you have to follow the rules of that industry. Our black market is very secret, and people who are not in the industry are not allowed to enter. Those who want to have a body check, the location It is also mobile, and the code can change at any time. Those who have retired will have to work hard to come back, let alone outsiders? Officials will definitely not know it. We are guarding against officials, but the rules for placing orders are different. Operation On... I can't say too much, in short, there are very strict confidentiality measures, the employer does not know who is performing the task, and it is even less likely that the task is to know who the employer is, unless they have other private transactions and agree to meet In short, I tried it many times. This little thief is really safe and secure. He doesn't know anything. Even if Jin Yiwei catches him back, he can't ask anything. The employer can't ask, and black market information is even more impossible .”

"But that glazed workshop is a bit suspicious."

Qin Gentian paused, and said: "The little thief drank wine, talked to me, and said that he had made a big mistake when he was working and made a particularly loud noise. He thought he must have died there, it was impossible. Not exposed, but the result is that no one came... I asked him to think about the situation at the time. I have also been to that workshop. Watch him, let him steal Liuli Sui —— I suspect that there are people in the workshop who know everything and are helping him create the conditions.”

"I just don't know if it's the lady boss or someone else."

Ye Baiting was thoughtful, if it was Zeng Sanniang who knew about this matter and even arranged for it, why did she turn around and report to the government and sell the little thief?Besides her, who else can easily break into Liulifang, come in and out at any time, and intervene in these matters?

"I'm afraid Jin Yiwei will investigate more details, and that's all I know," Qin Geng changed his voice, "This is not important, what's more important is the other—some employers have signed up for the gunpowder deal, and some people really dare to accept it. "

Ye Baiting instantly remembered what Qiu Yiqing said about the 'stolen gunpowder': "Someone hired someone from your profession to steal gunpowder?"

Qin Geng nodded: "That's right. Anyone with a bit of knowledge knows what this kind of thing is for. The military controls it strictly, and we won't act casually. The employer who dares to put up this list is definitely not an ordinary person. He who dares to accept this list ,Ah."

Ye Baiting: "Do you know who it is?"

Qin Gentiana had a proud face of 'this is not a basic operation': "There are rules in the road, I can't sell him."

Xiang Zian: ...

Then what a fart you are.

Qin Gentiana: "However, once in a while you are free, you can go for a stroll to the south, Yuqian Hutong, the third house inside, Widow Wang's wine shop, from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] at night, you may have good luck and meet a Liuzhi. "

Ye Baiting was silent.

This is called not selling?The physical characteristics of the time and place are so specific to this extent, and it has not been sold yet?

Qin Gentiana had a serious expression on his face: "I have to abide by the rules of the road, and I hope the young master will forgive me. I can't tell you who this person is."

Ye Baiting: "...OK."

Qin Gentiana: "This Liuzhi is very shrewd. He has connected with his employer earlier, and only he knows who is responsible for the task of stealing gunpowder."

Ye Baiting: "Don't worry, we will definitely catch him and prevent this clue from getting lost."

Qin Gentiana: "I didn't remind you."

Ye Baiting: "Yes."

Seeing that there was still broth in the bowl, Gentiana Qin picked it up again and drank it all in one gulp.

When he entered the imperial prison, he never forgot who he was and what he did, but there is also a way to steal. His master taught him when he entered the industry. They just learn crafts and eat by crafts. They can't bring disaster to the country and the people. Some things can’t be done, some things can be properly played, and it doesn’t matter if you go to jail a few times. You don’t need to have so much morality, but you can’t do some things even if you die.

The world is peaceful, the family and the country are prosperous, and the people are rich, and they can still have a stutter. If the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, people can't live on, and they will only suffer more.

A traitor; a person who is involved in political and party disputes, military supplies, food and grass, who doesn't care about anything, and only sees money—he doesn't recognize him as a brother in this industry.

What I just said here is almost the same, and Niu Dayong outside ran over to spread the word again. This time, something big happened, and Lu Xingming died!

Ye Baiting hurried out of the prison, changed his clothes, and Qiu Yiqing arrived: "Ready? Come with me."

"Ah."

Taking advantage of the few steps before going out, Ye Baiting quickly shared the news obtained by Gentiana Qin with Qiu Xunqing.

Qiu Yiqing stretched out his hand, called the deputy general Zheng Ying over, and ordered a few things, probably to deploy and arrest people. After the arrangement, he took Ye Baiting out again: "You performed well today, I will credit you."

Ye Baiting: "Obviously Gentiana Qin performed well."

"you also have."

Chou Yiqing didn't give Xiao Wu a chance to refuse at all, blew the whistle to call Xuan Guang over, put his arms around his waist and got on the horse: "Don't move, we have to rush over as soon as possible."

Ye Baiting: ...

You have been kidnapped, do I still have a chance to run away!

The two rushed to the scene quickly. Shen Jiang had already arrived. He was suspicious of Lu Xingming recently. He rushed over very quickly and sealed off the scene very quickly. Seeing the commander and the young master coming, he immediately went forward and reported: "The death scene is Lu Xingming's study. It looks like it was accidentally blown up when it was making small balls..."

Ye Baiting walked into the study room, and saw that the scene was very messy, things were scattered all over the place, indeed there were many gadgets, small cars, small houses, small people, built by woodworkers, made of straw and rattan, there were all kinds of styles, it was dazzling, the chest of the deceased was broken There was a hole, the blast injury was very obvious, and the burns on the body surface were also visible to the naked eye, which looked quite tragic.

Shen Jiang led the two of them to go in: "Master, come and see, did he have an accident while making small balls?"

As he got closer, he could see more clearly that the dead man's hand was blasted to a bloody mess, and the remaining parts, chest, and face were covered with a large amount of glass shards. Not far from the ground were the wreckage left by the explosion of the small ball...

"And here," Shen Jiang opened the cabinet under the shelf on the left front, and lifted a floor tile on the ground, "There are blueprints, broken glass and gunpowder."

Ye Baiting frowned, and asked Shen Jiang: "You should have been here before? Have you ever found blueprints and gunpowder?"

"No," Shen Jiang thought for a while, but there was really no trace, "Maybe it was hidden at the time? These things are so important, I don't think I would put them casually, such as under the floor tiles, I really didn't notice, could it be...these Something wrong?"

But Qiu Yiqing knew what Ye Baiting was thinking: "I'm not used to it."

Shen Jiang: "What habit?"

Ye Baiting pointed to the room: "Look at the arrangement of his things. Most of them are placed in different categories. Wooden things, straw woven things, and ceramic things are placed in different positions. After the big categories, there are small categories, tall and short. The ones, the round ones, the square ones, and those that don’t go the same way, all have their own destinations, otherwise how can it be easy to find so many things?”

Shen Jiang recalled his observations and feelings when he came here before. The young master said it well, but these young masters have never seen it before, and many things in the room were blown up. How did the young master know?

Ye Baiting saw doubts in his wide-open eyes, and pointed to the scattered things on the ground: "We can analyze the parabola from the point of explosion, and guess where it was originally placed."

Besides, the power of the small ball is limited, and not everything on the cabinet was blown away. It may be more difficult to estimate the flying paper, but it is easier to observe the heavy things.

To make a small ball, blueprints and gunpowder must be used, as well as other auxiliary objects, such as broken glass, such as a certain amount of wood. According to the direction Shen Jiang pointed out, the auxiliary objects are all in the same position.

Ye Baiting reminded Shen Jiang: "Why are these things in this drawer?"

As the arrangement of things obviously has its own rules, why is everything stuffed here?

Shin Kang: "Because it happens to be empty here?"

Qiu Yiqing has already opened the drawer on the right: "This is also empty."

Ye Baiting looked at the door: "But the left side is the most convenient and convenient place for others to walk in."

Shen Jiang tasted these words, and gasped for a moment: "So this is not an accident, but planting?"