[Seven-Five Doujin] Zhan Guard, please stay!

"Sure enough, the plaque on the gate is exactly the same as the personality of the owner."

Huangfu Nan raised his head and looked at the plaque hanging above the gate in front of him. The plaque was black on the background, and the two characters of Dingfu were written in gold, which was full of style.It's just that the owner probably thinks he has too much gold, so he even sprinkled some gold powder on the black base, which glistens in the sunlight, almost blinding the eyes.

Huangfu Nan looked at the plaque of the rich and powerful, and couldn't help saying, "Such aesthetics really opened my eyes."

Zhan Zhao nodded in agreement, and then said, "I'll knock on the door to see if the master is at home."

Zhan Zhao and Huang Fu Nan were going to find out if anyone in Kaifeng city had bought a millennium cold stone, and sure enough, Zhan Zhao didn't expect it. After a little inquiring, they found out that a businessman named Ding Jing once bought a stone at a sky-high price, which was enough to make a sarcophagus Such a big cold stone.

Huangfu Nan looked at Zhan Zhao's upright figure standing in front of the gate, and knocked for a while, but no one answered the door, he was very patient.

Just as Huangfu Nan was thinking, the door opened with a "squeak".

Before Zhan Zhao could speak, the servant who answered the door said, "Master has gone to the south for business, and I don't know when he will be back." He wanted to close the door, but Zhan Zhao stopped him.

"May I ask when your master went to the south?"

The servant frowned, and wanted to say, what does it have to do with you?But when he saw Zhan Zhao, his speech and demeanor were different from ordinary people, and there seemed to be a certain aura in every gesture that could not be ignored.So the servant swallowed back the words that had come to his lips. Although his face was not very friendly, he still answered Zhan Zhao's question, "My master went to the south yesterday."

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao exchanged glances with Huangfu Nan, and then said to the servant: "I heard that your master once bought a piece of cold stone brought back from the extreme north."

The servant looked at Zhan Zhao warily.

Huangfu Nan who was standing beside Zhan Zhao said with a smile: "Little brother, don't worry too much. My brother and I came here because my mother had a strange disease and was very afraid of the heat. Later I heard that Master Ding got a piece of cake a few years ago. Cold stone, in the hot summer, as long as you put the cold stone in the house, it will be refreshing and pleasant, so I came here to visit Master Ding to see if he is willing to give up his love."

When the servant heard Huangfu Nan's words, the vigilant look on his face disappeared, and he waved his hand and said, "Master is not at home, I'm afraid your trip will be in vain."

Huangfu Nan continued to wear a smile like the warm spring sun on his face, and asked: "I wonder if my little brother can tell your master when he will come back?"

The servant glanced at Huangfu Nan and Zhan Zhao with some sympathy, "Even if my master comes back, you won't be able to buy that cold stone."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback, "Why?"

"Before my master went to the south, he sold the cold stone to someone else. I heard that the person sold all the family property in order to buy my master's cold stone. Speaking of which, the surface of the stone is neither smooth nor patterned. Looks good, it’s too cold to hold that stone in summer, my master was very upset after buying it back, just two months ago someone came to say that he wanted to buy that cold stone, as long as my master is willing to part with it, it’s easy to talk about how much money My master didn't expect to be able to repay the principal, but he also said a price, which would be enough for us people to spend countless times the money. Without further ado, the man came three days later with a pile of bank notes to pay That cold stone was dragged away."

The servant probably didn't understand that the broken stone could neither be eaten nor drank, and it was cold in the summer when he hugged it to sleep, but in the winter when it was close to it, it was colder and colder, making people shiver with cold, what good was it?Why in the past two months, two batches of people who have so much money that they have nowhere to spend have come to buy it?

Zhan Zhao: "It has already been bought by someone? Brother, do you know who that person is?"

The servant looked at Zhan Zhao, this time not only his eyes were very sympathetic, but his tone was also very sympathetic, "I don't know who that man is, but if the two of you want him to cut off love, it's very unlikely."

Seeing this, Huangfu Nan smiled slightly, "You are not that person, how do you know that he is not willing to give up love?"

The servant who was questioned was a little unhappy, and said: "When the master came, he brought two attendants. I heard that he sold his family's property to buy cold stones from my master. Although you two are filial, but That master has a special liking for Han Shi, and he definitely doesn't want to part with it."

Sell ​​your property?

The family property can be sold within three days, no matter how you say it is not far from Feng.

Huangfu Nan asked again: "I don't know if my little brother knows where that master is from?"

The servant frowned, thought for a while, and then said: "I can't remember, but I heard his two attendants whispering about the ancestral peony garden, which was sold at a low price for the cold stone. It's a pity."

Huangfu Nan and Zhan Zhao exchanged glances, thanked the servants and left the Ding Mansion.

"Xijing is rich in peonies, that person may be from Xijing." Zhan Zhao said.

Huangfu Nan asked: "Are we going to Xijing?"

Zhan Zhao pondered for a while, and said, "Let's go back and report this to your lord first. If you go to Xijing, you'd better take your lord's letter with you. Gu lord from Henan Province in Xijing has a lot of friendship with our lord, so we brought your lord's letter with us. Going with the letter will naturally get twice the result with half the effort."

When the two returned to Kaifeng Mansion, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu had already returned from the teahouse, and Wang Chao Ma Han changed shifts with them, taking turns to listen to gossip; the few households that Gongsun Ce arranged to investigate had also made some progress, and they recently agreed got some help.

Gongsun Ce talked about the situation of several families: "The needs of these families are different, but they are all solved in the same way. These families think that it is because everyone sympathizes with them that they have lost their children, so they are so kind. They help a little. Although one family has a help from hundreds of families, those families don’t seem to know who helped them, they only say that the neighbors are kind, and I always feel that there is something strange about it.”

Bao Zheng walked around the house unhurriedly, and said to Gongsun Ce: "Continue to investigate and see if we can find any clues."

Gongsun Ce nodded, "Yes."

Bao Zheng looked at Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, "What did you find in the teahouse?"

Zhang Long said: "The subordinates have not heard any weird things being discussed." However, which wife is jealous, which adult is a strict wife, and this kind of thing is heard more. In just one day, it is better than a year. It's still long, Zhang's parents and Li's family are short, endless, and the ears are almost callused.

Bao Zheng looked at Huangfu Nan and Zhan Zhao: "You said that the cold stone in the Ding Mansion was bought at a high price?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "That person bought Han Shi two months ago, only a few days after the first young child was killed, the timing is very coincidental. The size of Han Shi is not small, if you want to transport it away In the city, it will definitely attract attention. Moreover, the murder of a young child happened in Kaifeng City, if the person who bought the cold stone may be the perpetrator, then he must have stayed in Kaifeng City." As he said, he glanced at the With his head down, he seemed to be Huangfu Nan who was wandering.

Bao Zheng: "Do you know the background of the person who bought the cold stone?"

Zhan Zhao: "The owner of the Ding Mansion is not at home. I talked with Huangfu and the servant who stayed at home for a while, and I couldn't tell exactly where that person came from from what he said, but there is an ancestral peony garden at home, and Xijing is rich in roses. .”

Bao Zheng immediately understood: "Do you suspect that person is from Xijing?"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

When Bao Zheng heard the words, he thought for a moment, "Ding Jing transported the cold stone back at a high price that day, which caused a sensation in Kaifeng City, but now that the cold stone has been sold, there is no sound?"

Huangfu Nan, who didn't know where his mind was wandering before, came back to his senses at this time, and when he heard Bao Zheng's words, he smiled and said: "Brother Yi doesn't know, that Ding Jing is a person who cares about money and face, probably bought the cold stone back at a high price that day. , and later found out that a cold stone is useless except for being cold to the bone, so I was very upset. I saw the expression of the servant who stayed behind when he talked about this matter, and I felt that the person who bought the cold stone at a high price did something stupid Generally speaking, it is probably because Ding Jing doesn't like others to talk about this matter, so when he is at home, his servants dare not speak nonsense."

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce said with some amusement: "Probably the so-called high price is not more than the silver taels that Ding Jing spent digging out the cold stone from the bitter cold place in the extreme north and transporting it out." That's why Ding Jing didn't like the servant talking about it. Regarding this matter, when he was at home, the servants of course kept silent about the fact that he sold cold stones and lost money. Now it has been two months, and the freshness of the servants talking about this matter has long since passed.And the master just left yesterday, you know, it takes time for rumors to spread.

Zhao Hu couldn't help complaining: "Isn't it just a cold stone, what's so precious?"

Bao Zheng sighed: "No matter what, this matter still needs to be investigated. Who is the person who bought the cold stone, and what is the use of the cold stone to him? He was able to sell his ancestral property in order to buy the cold stone."

Zhan Zhao said, "Perhaps we can find out when we go to Xijing and make some inquiries."

When Bao Zheng heard this, he immediately understood, "I am writing a letter, and you immediately take my letter to Xijing to find Lord Gu of the Henan Mansion. Before he was transferred to Xijing, he had a lot of contacts with me. I will do my best to assist you.”

Seeing this, Huangfu Nan took the initiative to invite Ying, "Brother Yi, why don't you let me go with Zhan Huwei."

Bao Zheng turned his head and looked at Huangfu Nan.

If it was before noon and not near dusk, there would be no problem for Huangfu Nan to go to Xijing with Zhan Zhao, because he would definitely arrive in Xijing before dark.But now it is dusk, and it seems difficult to reach Xijing before dark.The matter of the case cannot be delayed, as much time as can be bought, Zhan Zhao can't wait until tomorrow to hurry.

Master Bao was silent, and waved his hand, sure.

Well, it's going to rain, and no one can stop the righteous sister from wanting to run with Zhan Huwei, let alone Mr. Bao who is happy to see it happen.

Of course, it's not the first time that Huangfu Nan went around with Zhan's guards to investigate the case. The strange case in Hangzhou when he went south to investigate the accounts, and the murder case in Chenzhou a while ago, didn't Huangfu Nan go with Zhan Zhao Was it investigated?

Mr. Bao felt that this kind of thing was familiar once and twice, and the third and fourth times felt like a routine.

Hmm... don't need to think too much!