The first work of the imperial prison

The birds are still and the people are returning, the night is dark and the wind is high, Qiu Xunqing's "help" means nothing else, just fighting.

Ye Baiting was silent for a moment: "I want...to do something?"

"You let the wind go."

Qiu Yiqing hid Ye Baiting in a sheltered place with a high wall: "Be good, I'll be back in a while."

This location was chosen quite well. Ye Baiting was condescending and had a good view. He could see both his brother-in-law at the corner in front of him and Qiu Yiqing below. Slowly, he understood a little bit.

The person my brother-in-law wanted to track and monitor was He Yiming, so the man in black he was chasing must have something to do with He Yiming, and the one behind him might be an accomplice of the man in black in front, who deliberately separated because of other purposes For example, confirming the intention of the brother-in-law's behavior, it may also be a third party, but no matter who this person is, the brother-in-law should be aware of his existence and don't want him to destroy the plan.

The fight here may be because the man in black in front knew he couldn't escape and chose to start the war, or it may be simply forced.

The brother-in-law's purpose must not be to kill people. If he really wanted to make a move, he would have done it earlier. The other party was obviously not his opponent.

In this case, the existence of the man in black at the back will be very cumbersome, and the brother-in-law has to run while planning, how to catch the person in front and at the same time get rid of the person behind.

After only a few breaths of observation, Qiu Xunqing saw what he was thinking, and volunteered to undertake the task.

Ye Baiting was amazed, a person who is good at fighting can see so many things without talking!

The sound of fighting in the front is getting farther and farther away, brother-in-law and others are 'fighting', and gradually disappear. Ye Baiting is not worried at all, anyway, there is still here, Qiu Xunqing's performance.

The dignified commander is molesting a masked man in black.

That's right, teasing.

He did not know where to find a veil, and tied it on his face as a face mask, pretending to meet other people who sneaked in by chance, in various directions, various angles, very coincidentally, to block the first masked person road.

If the masked man turns left, he will cut to the left; if the masked man turns to the right, he will cut to the right; if the masked man moves forward...you can’t go ahead, it’s a dead end; !

In short, the front, back, left, and right roads are blocked, the masked man is angry, and wants to catch Qiu Xunqing and fight, but Commander Jin Yiwei, how can he be caught so easily?Qiu Yiqing really is, walk him how you want, you can walk him.

Ye Baiting even felt that the face scarf that Qiu Yiqing tied was a bit redundant, people couldn't even catch his shadow, they couldn't see his face at all.

It wasn't until the other party was really angry that Shizhou had long since disappeared in the distance, and his breath could not be touched, so Qiu Xunqing 'disappeared' without anyone noticing it.

The masked man breathed a sigh of relief, discerned the direction, and wanted to continue chasing, Qiu Yiqing pretended to notice that there was movement here, and lit the Xiuchun knife——

"Who is there and what is it doing!"

He had already taken off his face scarf at this moment, but his face was still hidden in the shadows, and he couldn't see clearly at all. Others could only recognize the Xiuchun knife in his hand, which was mysterious and powerful.

Jin Yiwei has a great reputation, and Beizhen Fusi is still a black and white existence that he dare not provoke. The masked man only paused for a moment, and immediately made a decision to run!After such a long delay, the people in front obviously can't catch up, and the target has been lost, so what good will there be if we fight against Jin Yiwei again?It's better to accept it as soon as you see it, and slip away first!

"What should we do now?"

Qiu Yiqing retracted the embroidered spring knife, heard a low voice above her head, raised her head, and saw the handsome face of her little butler.

Looking sideways, the wall is very long.

"How did you get here?"

"Just... I came here on a horizontal line. I think the person has already left. Will it be troublesome?"

"It's not troublesome, it's very dangerous," Qiu Yiqing leaped onto the wall, "It won't be allowed in the future."

Ye Baiting looked at the direction in which the masked man in black was leaving, thoughtfully: "Do you want to chase after him?"

No matter who this person is, what his identity is, and what tasks he is doing, there must be a foothold and a point of contact.His task is not considered complete, don't he need to report to Shangfeng?Where to go next and who to meet are all clues.

Qiu Yiqing gently rubbed the top of his hair: "Are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid," Ye Baiting's eyes were clear and bright, "but you...are you afraid?"

He doesn't know martial arts, but he can hold back.

Chou Yiqing didn't say a word, and directly hugged Ye Baiting's waist, showing with actions that he was not afraid at all.

Not only was the commander not afraid, but he was also very leisurely. He gave others enough time to escape, and bought a piece of delicious cake from a roadside stall, and fed it to Xiao Wu. start.

Only then did Ye Baiting know why he didn't follow up immediately, because it was unnecessary, this man knows the tracking technique.

Wherever a mortal person walks, there must be traces, such as the landing point, strength, shape and size of the footprints, the direction of the toes, the grass on the ground, the leaves on the trees, the preferred direction that may be chosen when encountering obstacles in the fork, and even A not-so-obvious smell... In a short period of time, Qiu Yiqing could know it and track it carefully.

Ye Baiting hardly saw him pause. He was very decisive, and he did not hesitate at all in his decision. He practiced lightness kung fu along the way, and his speed was unbelievable. He had obviously fallen far before, and he couldn't even see the shadows of others, but in the end , he actually caught up with that masked man!

The two followed the masked man all the way to a courtyard in the east of the city.

"Here..." Qiu Yiqing's voice was low, his eyes were full of thought.

Ye Baiting also lowered her voice: "What's the matter? Have you been here?"

Qiu Xunqing shook his head: "No, but the address looks familiar. I should have mentioned the dossier in the department."

The environment was not suitable, the two didn't talk much, Qiu Xunqing hugged Ye Baiting and searched for places to hide.But Ye Baiting was the only one who had been hiding from the beginning to the end. Qiu Xunqing still wandered around inside and shook his head at Ye Baiting when he came back. There was nothing here.

There are no other people, and there are no secret channels.

The yard has been quiet and without any light, as if it is an ordinary, silent courtyard at night, the masked man has never been here, and he is not here at this moment...but it is very stable.

About half an hour later, the masked man in black suddenly came out and left the yard.His clothes, hairstyle, and his overall state are the same as when he first entered. There is almost no difference, and he is even more stable and vigilant than before.

This time, he didn't stop, and he didn't hesitate too much. He went straight to one direction - the south of the city.

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing followed the masked man to a goods store.

The name of this product is Longfeng. It should be because the business is very large, the warehouse area is large, and there are many people. It seems that a new batch of goods has arrived and is very busy.Masked people are like fish diving into water, getting in very quickly, but Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing can't be so casual, the environment is unfamiliar, and the risk of being discovered is very high.

They can only feel in slowly, and go around in the direction where there are few people.

Everyone was busy outside, but the warehouse inside was very quiet and quiet. Qiu Yiqing hugged Ye Baiting and chose a slightly detoured path, but the final direction did not deviate.

"Eh?" Ye Baiting's nose twitched.

"what happened?"

"Looks like... seafood?" Ye Baiting smelled something salty and wet.

Qiu Yiqing followed his fingers to a cargo box, and lowered his voice: "Isn't it... seafood?"

Ye Baiting thought that at most it was an ordinary seafood business, such as dried fish and shrimp or seaweed, but he never expected that it was a few small boxes of pearls!Pearls are produced in mussels, aren't they also seafood!

The quality of the pearls in the box is quite unusual, they are perfectly round, bright and clean, with a hint of brilliance, all of them are as big as a little finger, and they are very valuable at first glance.

"This Longfeng Trading Company is quite rich."

Going forward, I found that this firm is not ordinary rich, but too rich!

There are not only pearls, but also precious stones, box by box, blue, red, yellow, any color, all transparent and bright, shining with fire...

"I'm afraid this firm is not in the sea-going ship business?"

At that time, people were engaged in sea-going ship business, just a word, gambling, before going to sea, invite a few friends to join in, buy the goods, hire people to go to sea, luckily, come back in three to five years, bring new overseas gadgets, a lot of money, Everyone made a fortune together. Unfortunately, I don't know where they were buried in the belly of the fish and never came back.

It seems that the ship of Longxing Trading Company is not so lucky.

"This probably didn't come from the sea," Ye Baiting pointed to a gold agate plate, "I've seen something my brother-in-law brought back from a foreign land, and it's also in this style."

The caravans in Shizhou travel by land, crossing the desert to the west, and the sea boats travel by water to the east, and they go by the sea. The styles of the goods coming back from both sides cannot be the same. If you look carefully, there are only one or two styles of agate and gold plates, and everything else is the same. Gem Seafood...

"Could it be that Longfeng Trading Company is not satisfied with the sea-going ship business, and is also eyeing the way to the west and outland?"

Ye Baiting analyzed his habits and saw that he couldn't change it, so he walked forward and found that there was something that really attracted him here.

On the ground in front, several layers of square wooden boxes were piled up. One of the boxes had the lid open, and there were neatly packed small squares inside, wrapped in paper. It looked a bit like tea bricks, but the smell was obviously not, a bit pungent Unpleasant, and an inexplicably familiar feeling.

"what is this?"

Ye Baiting felt that he had to go over and take a look, but just as he moved his feet, there was a sudden movement outside——

"... catch him! Don't tell him to run away!"

"Be careful with the manifest!"

"...The boss said, it doesn't matter whether you live or die!"

The night suddenly became noisy, and the atmosphere became tense.

When others didn't find out, the two could still sneak here, but when others found out... With so many people, it's hard not to be exposed!

Qiu Yiqing immediately put his arms around Ye Baiting's waist: "Hold me tight."

Ye Baiting didn't dare to delay, and put his arms around Qiu Yiqing's neck.

Commander Jin Yiwei, that is a person who has been alone in a dangerous situation. He has never experienced anything. It is just a business with a relatively large number of people. His guard skills are quite extraordinary, and he catches up very fast.

Ye Baiting was a little worried, what's going on, it's like stabbing a hornet's nest!

Suspicious and blue-eyed, watching all directions, and listening to all directions, he understands better than him: "It should be internal strife in the team, someone has betrayed."

Ye Baiting: ...

So it wasn't that they were careless and made a noise and were watched by others, it was that others were fighting in the nest, they were just unlucky to run into!

What about the masked man before, who is he from?

So far, it seems that the answer to this question has not been found for the time being.

It's nothing to be discovered, it's not a problem at all, with Qiu Yiqing's martial arts, he can completely deal with it, the problem is that now it's not only Qiu Yiqing, but also Ye Baiting, and the little bell on Ye Baiting's wrist!

It's too late to stuff cotton, and I don't know where to find this point... It's not like I haven't done similar things before. It's not uncommon for Qiu Xunqing to lead him to investigate cases and listen to people's corners. He can always find just the right cover Sound method, such as Qinggong, as long as the flight is fast enough and stable enough, and it doesn’t stop, no one can catch the sound. For example, the rhythm of the landing point is well controlled, just when someone opens the door, when the wind blows through the leaves...

But at this time, the enemy is outnumbered, and the use of skills becomes difficult and limited.

It is not difficult for Qiu Yiqing to fight against the enemy, even with thousands of troops, he is sure to take Ye Baiting out without risking his life.

If you can't do the thing that scares the snake, don't do it.

Others are chasing people who are internal strife and rebellion, not the commander of Jin Yiwei. Qiu Xunqing thinks the same as Ye Baiting. Today's experience feels very subtle. It is best not to let these people know who he is and what he saw.

The two sides ran and chased, always seeing each other, Qiu Xunqing could get rid of each other once or twice, but he couldn't hold back because he had a lot of family members, and he was also strong in martial arts, but his details were unknown.

How to do?

Ye Baiting looked at the red, green, and crowded places in front of him: "Go and hide there!"

Hiding yourself in the crowd is always safer, right?

"Are you sure?" Qiu Yiqing's low voice came from beside his ear.

"Is there any other choice?" Ye Baiting tugged at the hem of the other party's clothes anxiously, it's the time, so don't be picky!

Following Qiu Yiqing and jumping into the crowded and lively building, Ye Baiting finally realized why the latter asked those three words, because this place...is a brothel.

Lively is lively, crowded is crowded, but the atmosphere seems to be a bit out of order, are you sure you can blend in and turn yourself into a piece of thousands of leaves?

But the location of where it fell was also very coincidental, just at the door of a room with a small red lacquer sign hanging "Peony". A little anxious, obviously rushing to this room.

The girl in the room had very good ears. When she heard the movement at the door, her voice was charming and coquettish: "Oh, mom, don't rush, just come and come—"

The lotus steps moved lightly, and the person reached the door, and the door was about to open in the next moment.

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing looked at each other, their hearts beating fast.

The current situation is obviously not very good, but it's too late to leave now, the man in black must have followed, just outside, it's okay for them to hide in, if they run outside, they might be discovered if they run out... they can only deal with it bravely.

It is said that my sister loves to be pretty, only Qiu Xingqing's face, this figure, is very good looking, and his pockets are also bulging, but his temperament is a bit too sharp, don't get confused by the scene before him, scare others first If you have to scream, this scene can't be sung.

Still have to work hard.

Ye Baiting immediately grabbed Qiu Yiqing's belt and pulled it out of his waist.

Qiu Suiqing: ...

"Squeak-"

As soon as the door of the room was opened, there was a girl with a beautiful face, a beautiful face, and a beautiful peony. When Ye Baiting looked at her, his eyes quickly glanced into the room, and he smiled brightly: "Sister Peony, I want to hear you sing a song." Son, I don’t know if it’s okay or not?”

The girl whose flower name is Peony was shaken by his smiling face, so she couldn't be relieved.Where did this handsome young man come from?The eyebrows are clear and handsome, the lips are red and the teeth are white, and the underside of the eyes is soft and soft, like the peach blossoms of the whole March, but not frivolous at all, a pair of eyes are clear and bright, as if the moon and stars have fallen in the spring pool, clean and innocent.

But the most eye-catching-

It was still the young master holding it in the palm of his hand, golden, yellow and full of weight.

"Look at what the young master said, it's good if you are willing to come. There is nothing wrong with it. I am worried that I will not have a bosom friend." Mudan smiled, and with a gentle wrist, she enthusiastically pulled Ye Baiting into the room, and picked up Jin by the way. Kaizi, "Young Master, it's the first time you've come back. You want to listen to a song, so you're looking for me, Mudan. There's no one in this area who can sing better than my family. Which one do you want to hear today?"

"The Palace of Eternal Life."

"It turns out that the slave's eyes are dumb. The young master is not a stranger, and he knows him very well. I know that the slave's family is best at "The Palace of Eternal Life". It seems that I can't be fooled today, and I have to act it out!"

Of course Ye Baiting knew that she could sing, and she was the best at it.

There is a sign 'Peony' on the door of the room, which is obviously the girl's flower name. The wooden sign is painted red. This Peony girl is still a red card. Just now when the door was closed, she could not be seen, only her voice was heard. He heard the girl's soft voice , like a warbler singing among flowers, has a special sense of rhythm, and I know that most of her understand the rhythm and can sing. The moment the other party opened the door, his eyes slid across the room, and he quickly saw the different varieties and placements inside. Musical instruments, and quite representative outfits...

Responding to a crisis is not difficult at all.

Ye Baiting blinked at Qiu Yiqing, with a slightly proud expression on his face.

There was no smile on Qiu Yiqing's face, looking at his arm being pulled by others, his eyes were deep and slightly deep.

At this time, the people in the stairwell outside also came to the door and knocked on the door: "Peony, Peony—"

Peony is playing with her qin: "Mom, I'm busy..."

"Boss Wang said that he will be late for a while, so you dress up well, and someone will call you in a quarter of an hour."

"Know it……"

Seeing that this is not right, Peony came over and sat down with a smile on her face: "Listen up, young master, my family is going to sing."

Before singing a few lines, there was another sound of footsteps outside, and someone knocked on the door.

Peony lost her temper, and went to open the door: "What's the matter, they say I'm busy, and I'm always annoying!"

It was not my mother outside the door, but a strange man dressed in black. He opened the door without looking at her, but looked around the room: "When did these two people come? How long have you been here?"

Peony immediately rolled her eyes: "None of your business!"

"you--"

"You are an honored guest of the slave family. I have only been eating and drinking for a long time. I haven't had time to listen to the music. The slave family is busy trying to win me over. If you dare to ruin my business and cut off my money, don't blame me for being rude!"

"excuse me."

The men came and went quickly, as if this place was just an accident, but Ye Baiting knew from Qiu Yiqing's little movement of pinching his palm that this was the person who followed them.

Peony lied and helped them.

But this 'help' is probably for the sake of money.Brothel women are used to the world, and most of them are intelligent and transparent. They know what kind of people can be slightly offended, what kind of people can't be firmly, what kind of scenes can be fooled, and when they must tell the truth.

She doesn't care about the commotion among the guests, as long as the trouble is not too big and does not delay making money, she is happy to turn a blind eye.

But this round might not be enough, Ye Baiting felt that if others couldn't find anyone in this round, there would probably be a second trial, he thought about it, and sat on the green legs of hatred in the past.

Qiu Yiqing subconsciously supported his waist, her eyes darkened slightly: "Huh?"

Ye Baiting leaned closer to his face: "Relax."

A song was half sung, and people came outside again. This time they didn't knock on the door to ask questions. I guess others didn't dare to make too obvious movements. They pretended to be guests who had drunk and started a fight, and directly knocked open the door.

Peony almost smashed the piano in shock: "What are you doing!"

Seeing the scene in the room, the two fighters forgot to act, and stared blankly at the room: "He, what are they doing?"

Peony looked back and snorted: "What's the matter, I'm in love with you, and I don't have a place at home, so I can't come here to do something. Be happy!"

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing are kissing.

One was sitting in the arms of the other, and the other was holding his waist and pinching his chin. The kiss was so affectionate and inseparable, it didn't look fake at all!

The two people who came to test it believed it.

Things happened too fast before, a traitor appeared in the 'family' and had to be executed, who knew that the traitor seemed to have an accomplice, so he had to be on guard, but in the end he chased him all the way, and he didn't even touch the corner of the person's clothes, and the distance between the two sides was constant. Far away, they could only vaguely see the figure of the man, and speculated that they had entered this brothel.

When encountering danger, it's normal to find a way to cover it up, but that person is one person, but there are two in this room... It's fine to find a woman to fool you, but immediately find a man to cooperate on the spot. It seems a bit difficult?

The kiss is so ruthless, it doesn't look fake at all, maybe it's the appointment before, come and play...

The visitors glanced at each other, knowing what to expect, and left quickly.

After that, it became very quiet, Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing were no longer so wary, and the song Peony also played to the end.

It's not good to leave immediately, what if someone else kills the carbine?Peony didn't say much, and asked them to order a song, and the scene was too quiet for a while.

After a moment of silence, Peony laughed first, holding the pot in her hand, and poured tea for them: "There are no guests here at my slave's house, and the tea was brewed before you came in. If you don't dislike it, it can quench your thirst."

Ye Baiting answered, "Thank you."

Peony lowered her eyes, her voice was a little soft: "The commander is here to investigate the case."

Ye Baiting paused slightly.

Qiu Yiqing's face is very familiar in the capital. It is not surprising that others know him, but the investigation...

Peony laughed at herself: "In our line of business, if you want to be popular for a long time and earn a lot, you don't have to be sensitive about other things. You must be well-informed. Any official who wants to get rich recently has to be coaxed, that official may be unlucky, it's best to stay away from yourself..."

Ye Baiting was thoughtful: "What does Miss Peony know?"

"There are very few people who come to us to play without bragging. During the year of the big exam, some people must brag about how good they are. If they get the questions, or have a way to buy the questions, most of them are deceitful. If you really check it, you will be wrong." I can't find anything. People who are really worthy never brag about this matter. They do it silently and don't let others know. We people have heard all kinds of things inside and out. That’s it, if you know some things, you must also not know…”

Peony's eyes shimmered: "My family is timid, unlike the seniors in the industry, I am lonely and brave, full of wisdom, dare to expose everything, dare to expose any day, I just want to live one day, which day I can't live. , if it’s gone, it’s gone.”

Ye Baiting's heart moved slightly. It is impossible for Peony to say these words for no reason. She is...

Peony bit her lip, as if she had made a decision, and looked at Qiu Yiqing: "It must be inconvenient for the commander to get news from some places, so you never thought of asking someone for help?"

Qiu Xunqing: "Are you recommending someone to Xiangben?"

Mudan immediately knelt on the ground: "To be honest, I was rescued by sister Yanrou Manyan before, and I know her skills best. If there is anything inconvenient for the commander... With our identities, it is indeed extremely easy. "

Yan Rouman, the theater troupe leader, who was involved in the previous case, is now in prison.

Ye Baiting immediately understood what this girl was talking about.

Qiu Yiqing: "Do you know what this envoy is doing?"

"I don't know," Mudan pressed her forehead to the ground, not daring to raise her head, "The rumors in the market are complicated, and I don't dare to analyze them, and I don't have the intelligence, but if there is a shortage of commanders, Sister Yan will definitely be able to use them! If you have any other intentions, it’s just that I can see the Commander today, it’s a rare opportunity, I dare to ask the Commander to consider it, if there is, if there is an opportunity..."

Ye Baiting: "Aren't you afraid that she will be in danger?"

Mudan: "Danger, isn't it also an opportunity? What Sister Yan and Sister Rong are afraid of...is never danger."

As long as people can come out and make meritorious deeds, they will have a future.

After waiting for a long time for the other party to answer, Mudan gritted her teeth: "I really don't know about the scientific research, but I can give this young master a piece of news."

Qiu Xunqing: "Tell me."

"This young master's brother-in-law, Mr. He," Mudan said in a low voice, "It seems that he has been blackmailed for the past few months."