Northern Song Dynasty: The City of Qingquan Mystery Case

Along the way, Ganqing turned his head at least eight times, but he didn't even see a ghost.Fang Qian could only comfort him that there were guards inside and outside the Yamen of Yongcheng Mansion, and it was impossible for the Tsing Yi Robber to come out in broad daylight.

Qianqing also felt that he must be supercilious, but he had an ominous premonition.

When Qianqing returned home, he received a piece of news that made him very angry.

"What did you say? Didn't find anything?" Gan Qing was so angry that his face turned green, "You followed Yi Xiangquan all day, but you didn't find anything?"

"The little one didn't lie. Mr. Yi didn't do anything. He went shopping all day. He even bought a golden bell at the Dongjiekou market, saying it was for cats."

Qianqing was a little surprised: "He bought a cat bell for 15 taels of silver? Gold?"

"Young master, how can you sell such an expensive bell at the entrance of the market. It's only a few pennies, it's not gold, maybe it's brass or something. The seller said that the bell is a good one, Mr. Yi has a good eye."

"And then?"

"From the meaning of selling things, Mr. Yi seems to be buying it for his cat to play with."

"I didn't ask you this," Qianqing tapped his fingers on the table impatiently, "Where did he go next?"

"The little one didn't find out..."

"Go ahead and check! I don't believe—"

He couldn't even speak out his breath, so he shook his head and let people go down.

Nowadays, there is a shortage of gold and silver, and there is not much silver in circulation in the market, most of which are copper coins.These 15 taels of silver can buy a small shop, where did Yi Xiangquan go?

Ganqing slept with resentment and didn't eat.

In the early morning of the next day, I slept until the sun was three poles.He dazedly picked up the celadon-glazed porcelain teacup, smelled the tea, the light bitterness entered his nostrils, and took a few swigs.

This tea must have been served by the little girl Gu Yu.Qian Qing smiled, Gu Yu is such a clever girl.This bitter tea, which is the tea mentioned in "Materia Medica", eliminates phlegm, thirst and heat, and makes people sleep less. It is perfect for refreshing.

Gu Yu must know that Qianqing has no plans to rest today.

Today is the third day of the city ban. At this time, Mr. Zhao has arrived at the Yamen of Yongcheng Mansion.

Some people said he was punished, others said it was not.Mr. Zhao is a high official, so there is nothing wrong with that.He was able to enter the city after many checks, which took a whole morning.

Mr. Zhao is about 40 years old. Compared with Yang Fuyin, he looks calm and sophisticated, conscientious, with a bit of arrogance.

Mr. Zhao didn't say his name, everyone just called him Mr. Zhao.He seldom speaks bureaucratically, and likes to do everything himself, with a serious expression, a neat beard, and a dark brown brocade dress that is not very gorgeous.

Yang Fu Yin heaved a sigh of relief, with court officials around, no matter whether the result is good or bad, someone will take care of it, so he can relax, besides, Mr. Zhao seems to be quite capable.The only worry is, if he has a disagreement with Mr. Yi, what should he do?

Yi Xiangquan was nowhere to be seen all morning, and no one knew where he had gone.

Seeing the official for a long time seems inappropriate.

Fortunately, Mr. Zhao doesn't pay much attention to etiquette.He inquired about the number and function of the guards in detail, and carefully studied the map of the whole city. When he learned that only Yi Xiangquan knew all the plans, his eyes widened in surprise.

"Are you going to use him alone to catch the thief? Where is he?"

Fang Qian hurriedly said, "I don't know. When Master Yi was sent here, his superiors said that with Master Yi alone, he could catch—"

"Extremely ridiculous! Tomorrow the strange thief in Tsing Yi will come to steal, you might as well give him the rhinoceros bone!" Mr. Zhao was a little angry, his thick eyebrows were furrowed, and he gave Yang Fu Yin a hard look.

Being stared at by him, Yang Fuyin was also a little flustered.The arrest process is scheduled for tomorrow, but right now, how to command and how to deploy have not been decided.

Xiangquan didn't show up until the afternoon.He didn't see Mr. Zhao, and he didn't participate in the deployment of guards.

The capture plan was blank.

Qianqing didn't show up either, he sat at home drinking tea all day, trying desperately to figure out where Xiangquan went.

"I've searched for the little one, but I can't find it anywhere. Inns, restaurants, gambling houses..."

"What are you looking for, you won't be in those places." Qianqing was a little impatient, pushed the teacup aside, with a cold face, "He went to investigate the case. There is no sign... Either there is something urgent, or he doesn't want people to know. "

The servant asked: "Will there be an accident, or go out of the city?"

Ganqing shook his head and said, "No. He disappeared after borrowing money from me. Well, investigate the case..."

Qianqing frowned, got up and walked to the window, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked out the window.The streets are deserted, and more than half of the shops are closed.

"Have you checked the pharmacy? The blue-clothed thief is good at using spices, so he might go to the pharmacy to check. The haunts of foreign merchants are also very suspicious. If it's a matter of guards... what about weapons? Blacksmiths?"

"The shops are all near the East Street Market. I've looked for them all, but there are none."

Gan Qing clicked his tongue and sat down again.Seeing this scene, the servants are ready to step back and continue looking.

"Wait, did you find the workshop? The paper maker?"

"The paper-making workshop is closed, but the grocery workshop is not closed. In South Street, someone went to check, and the workshop is very busy day and night."

"Crush work day and night? What kind of work do they have when the city is locked down?"

"I don't know. I heard that it's a new job. It is said that the materials have just been collected. Fortunately, the workshop is very large, but all the craftsmen are rushing to make it overnight."

"A few days?"

"It seems that it started after the ban on the city."

When Qianqing heard this, he jumped up and laughed loudly: "You are so stupid, you didn't tell me earlier, that's it, let's go!"

The servant was stunned: "I don't know...why is it there?"

Qianqing didn't answer, and walked out of the house while talking.It was dusk when he arrived at the workshop.The gate of the South Street Workshop was closed tightly, but Gan Qing heard the sound of ding ding gong gong inside, his mood immediately improved, and he opened the door and was about to enter.

He went straight to the person in charge, and immediately asked, "What is your workshop doing?"

Qian Qing looked unhappy.Everyone in Yongcheng knew Mr. Xia, so he was not easy to mess with, and he was very embarrassing.

"I'm sorry, the little ones can't disclose."

Hearing this, Ganqing sneered, picked up the chair and sat down, lingering on and refusing to leave.

"Can't reveal it? Is Yi Xiangquan there? Tell him to come out!"

The steward sighed, as if he knew he was going to ask such a question, so he didn't speak.But the door of the inner room squeaked open.

Ganqing rolled his eyes and said viciously, "Sure enough."

"Screaming like a shrew, why bother, in fact, you will know if you use your brain..."

Yi Xiangquan came out of the back room slowly.He looked at Qian Qing with a smile, but his face was as pale as paper, as if he hadn't slept well.

Qianqing snorted coldly, and said with a smile: "It seems that I will find out soon. You pay back the money first."

Xiangquan ignored him, and thanked the manager directly: "Please send the things to the Yongcheng government office immediately."

"You should let me know what you're doing now! You must have used my money! Fifteen taels!"

Xiangquan didn't answer, but left with the workshop's vehicles.Soon, they arrived at the Yongcheng government office, and the people from the workshop pulled two carts.Qianqing followed Xiangquan suspiciously, his eyes glistening with hatred.

As for Mr. Zhao, he never expected to meet Yi Xiangquan in this way.

When the two truckloads of goods arrived, everyone was dumbfounded.

Those are four huge boxes.

The workers carried the boxes in, and the consul said, "Would you like to count them? There are 250 pairs in total, [-] pairs in each box, and a total of [-] pieces."

"What's the matter?"

Qianqing followed into the gate of the government office, stared blankly, but saw Xiangquan gently opened the box.

Inside is a box full of rhinoceros bone chopsticks, white flowers, blinding all eyes.

The author has something to say: "The best place to hide leaves is the forest." Father Brown's stalk was also used by Conan to deal with KID in the past, but KID's stealing method is not good enough.When I conceived "The Forbidden City", I was still in junior high school, so I used this method.Yi Xiangquan's move was very damaging, making it almost impossible for the strange thief in Tsing Yi to steal.But the Tsing Yi Thief was even more damaged, because I thought of a solution when I went to high school... Junior high school, high school, and university, so many years have passed in a blink of an eye, I really fulfilled that sentence, only the characters in the book can never age.Yongcheng is still in early autumn...