Looking at the bright moon

Commander Zhong was sitting on the sofa, the box was very quiet, the sun at three o'clock in the afternoon struggled through the thick curtains, and splashed a big puddle on the edge of the table.As soon as he took out the cigarette case, he said "I'm not used to the smell of cigarettes" from the opposite side, so he put it back in his pocket resentfully, and casually put his hand on the edge of the table.This time, he grinned and couldn't help gasping for air.The copper-clad tabletop had long since been baked into a piece of soldering iron. Commander Zhong squeezed the back of his hand to check, a large piece of leather was red, and quickly poured ice water from a cup onto his hand.Ling Yi on the opposite side watched silently, with disdain shining undisguised from his pair of beautiful eyes.If the line of sight could be as warm as the sun, Commander Zhong might have already seen him as a familiar person.

He didn't ask until the other party finally finished his work, "What kind of person is that inspector, have you really figured it out?"

Commander Zhong's dark face turned red, and he said in a gruff voice, "He is notorious for his inhumanity. During the years I was in Xuancheng, what I was most afraid of was bumping into his hand. You Don't worry, if the Wen family can bribe him, I don't have to be an official anymore."

However, this is not really a solid guarantee for Ling Yi.So he said indifferently: "If something goes wrong, I may not be in trouble, but you must not escape the responsibility. Please be careful."

Commander Zhong leaned forward, and was about to put his elbows on the table when he thought of something, moved his position cautiously, and said in a low voice, "Mr. When? Wen Jiaguang and He Lingshan are so difficult to deal with, and now Wen Mingyu is back - time is running out! I asked them to arrest people on the same day the crime happened, but how would I know? Well, they only brought back one woman. This woman played those idiots around, didn't ask anything, and sent her back the next day. Look, look, this is People from the Wen family, what do you want me to do?"

The encounter with Wen Mingyu in Longyuan that day obviously left a deep impression on him, so much so that he couldn't help pouring bitterness on Ling Yida in the second half of his speech.Ling Yi's eyelids drooped, and in such a long series of words, he only heard four words - time is running out.Time is running out, even Ruan Hejiang said so, the time limit left by his father is coming soon.He pressed the eye sockets with his fingers and rubbed them hard a few times. He didn't sleep all night yesterday. He had already made up his mind not to interfere in Yannan's affairs, and immediately set off for Huqing.But when he received a call from Zhong Yaozong in the morning, he still came, and he wanted to take revenge.The servant who served Jing Yuan must have been sent by Wen Mingyu deliberately, in order to break his trust in Jing Yuan.Ling Yi hated the whole thing, hated Jing Yuan who lied to him, and even more hated everyone who exposed the lie.No matter what the cost, he wanted revenge.

"Since we have to do it, we have to do it thoroughly." Ling Yi finally said: "There are exactly [-] boxes of smoke soil that I transferred, and I will have them all put into the dock warehouse of Wen's house. After finishing , you immediately notify the inspector, when the time comes and the stolen goods will be obtained, if Wen Mingyu wants to argue again, he can go to the court in Huajing to argue." Commander Zhong was dumbfounded, and said: "Seven or seventy boxes, it's up to someone It's a pity to pay them all, what a pity!" Knowing that this person has committed greed again, Ling Yi has no patience to continue the conversation, and just said: "If Wen Mingyu can be driven out of Yannan, don't say seventy boxes of soil, seven hundred boxes will be enough. It's up to you to earn. Well, you go back and wait for my news, this time, I hope you won't disappoint me again."

Hearing this, Commander Zhong felt a little resentful, and said goodbye to Ling Yi abruptly.Along the way, what he thought about was either the seventy boxes of red soil that were about to be confiscated, or the glorious days when he would be the supervisor of Yancheng in the future.Wen Mingyu's other words were very unpleasant, but there was only one sentence that he agreed with. Xuancheng is indeed a small place. I have been an official there for more than ten years, and I am afraid that I have not earned as much money as Yancheng in a month.

On the one hand, he was excited about his prosperous life in the future, and on the other hand, he was worried about Lingyi's plan, fearing that there would be some mistakes there, so he didn't close his eyes until after two o'clock at night.It's a pity that after sleeping for less than four hours, the old lady slammed the door of his room loudly, and shouted at the top of her throat, "Master, master, someone wants to see you outside!"

Commander Zhong's sweet dreams were disturbed, he scolded his mother a few words, and walked out angrily while stepping on his slippers.Summer mornings always come earlier, the sky has turned a soft gray and the air is damp and cool.Walking from the room to the gate, Commander Zhong came to his senses little by little, but his steps became more and more sluggish.He knew very well that an uninvited visitor at such a strange time would probably not bring good news.

The street lamp at the door was still on, and there were neat soldiers under a long beam of snow-white light.A car was parked in the middle of the crowd, the rear door was open, and a middle-aged man dressed in a suit was sitting there upright, looking down at a few pages of paper in his hand.Commander Zhong recognized who it was at a glance, and immediately tugged at the hem of his clothes in vain, straightened his collar, stepped forward, and called, "Mr. Cao."

The man raised his head. He had a pair of small eyes, a straight nose, and sagging cheeks, forming two serious deep grooves on both sides of the nose.After looking coldly at Commander Zhong for a moment, he said, "I'm really sorry to disturb Commander Zhong at this time. Please change your clothes and get in the car again. I have something very important to tell you."

Commander Zhong bowed again and again, and when he got up, cold sweat was already oozing from his forehead.I don't know why the patrol envoy that I just mentioned during the day suddenly appeared at the door of the house. As far as he knows, the other party left Jin'an and came to Yancheng to investigate the relationship between the Wen family and Yue Duanming. Why did he come here?

After tidying up anxiously, Commander Zhong got into the carriage, sat down beside the inspector, clasped his hands and said, "What kind of important matter is it?" The inspector said, "I heard that after you went to work in Yancheng, I'm just investigating a case of smuggling tobacco, is there such a thing?" Commander Zhong lifted his spirits when he heard this, and he was very encouraged: "Yes, there is. Sigh—Mr. Cao, you don't know, this gang How hateful the lawbreakers are. Seeing that I have just arrived, they tried their best to prevent me from handling the case, otherwise they would not have delayed for so long!" The inspector nodded thoughtfully, and said in a drawn-out tone: "Okay, I will make a long story short. I A warehouse for private storage of tobacco and soil has just been seized, and all relevant people have been arrested, please join me to interrogate them and see if they can help you a little."

Commander Zhong's heart beat wildly. He thought that Ling Yi's plan had been successfully implemented, so he immediately agreed with a smile, and at the same time complained to Ling Yi in his heart: He said that he would give him news first after the good things were done, but it turned out that it was this man surnamed Cao. Come to the door first, causing him a false alarm.A person who is too young is unreliable in doing things. When the matter is over, he has to make a phone call to ask the crime.

It's a pity that Commander Zhong's joy didn't last long. After the car drove quietly for a while, he realized that the direction he was going was different from what he expected.When the direction became more and more wrong, Commander Zhong finally couldn't hold back, and asked with a stiff voice, "Mr. Cao, where are we going?"

"Oh, I want to check that warehouse first, so I asked the guards to temporarily detain the prisoner there." The inspector replied very kindly: "Don't worry, the manpower I brought this time is enough to ensure our safety." question."

It could be seen that the other party was in a good mood, and even made a little joke with him.But Commander Zhong couldn't force a smile at all, and said with the last hope: "Wen's warehouse...is not in this direction."

The inspector gave him a puzzled look: "Who said I'm going to Wen's warehouse?"

As if a stick had hit the back of his head heavily, Commander Zhong was dizzy and could barely sit still.The inspector next to him seemed to say something again, but he couldn't hear it clearly, and the other party didn't make any sound.There are few pedestrians on the street in the early morning, and I occasionally hear the melodious cries of an early-rising peddler.After being diluted by many streets and alleys, the distant yell was so blurred that the words could not be distinguished at all, making it even more silent in the car.Commander Zhong was in a trance for a while, then gradually calmed down a bit, guessing that the inspector hadn't found him yet, otherwise he would definitely not have such a kind attitude towards him.If the situation is really that bad, at worst, he will put all the blame on Ruan Lingyi later, and that person must have a way to escape the police.As long as Ruan Lingyi can't be caught, he can get out of this matter cleanly.

Thinking of it this way, Commander Zhong's beating heart became much more stable. He knew that he had lost his composure just now, and Mr. Cao must have thought him strange.But after thinking about it, he still decided not to make any remedies. No matter what he said at this time, he always seemed guilty.

The car made seven turns and turns in the city, and finally stopped in a very remote area.Commander Zhong was very familiar with this place. It used to be a cotton yarn factory, but due to poor management, the factory soon closed down, and the factory building was converted into a temporary warehouse for rent.Lingyi is its latest employer, and all the opium he transported from Huqing is stored here.

There were patrolling guards everywhere inside the gate, and Commander Zhong followed the inspectors into a dark warehouse.The inside was cleaned up, and there were dozens of heavily tied people kneeling in the middle, and a tall young man stood by the door with his hands in his pockets, staring up at the old electric light overhead.When Commander Zhong saw this figure from behind, he stopped for a moment, but the young man turned around first and stared at him with a pair of indifferent almond eyes.

Before Commander Zhong could ask, the inspector had already walked up to the prisoner who was kneeling on the floor, and said to him, "Commander Zhong, come and take a closer look at these people. Is there anyone you are looking for?"

"Please wait a moment!" Commander Zhong pointed at the young man, and said in a voice of surprise, "This man...why is he here?"

The inspector took a look at He Lingshan, as if remembering something, and said: "I just remember that you have dealt with each other several times, but I forgot to explain to you. This is Boss He. I can seize these seventy boxes of red soil." , all relying on the clues he provided. In any case, Boss He's charitable act is very commendable."