It was past dusk and the sky was already dark, but the city of Tokyo was still brightly lit, especially in the east area of the city where there were many restaurants and brothels.
In Tokyo, the most prosperous place in terms of commerce is the Daxiangguo Temple. If you want to watch a variety of plays and take advantage of the excitement, go to Sangjia Wazi. But if someone wants to taste the gentleness, in addition to Fanlou and other world-famous gold-selling caves, In addition, Xiaotianshui Alley is also an excellent place to go. In this one street alone, there are dozens of brothels of various sizes. It is truly the land of gentleness and the grave of heroes.
Chunxuan House is a very famous brothel in Xiaotianshui Lane. Although it is not a government-run brothel, the owner behind it is inextricably linked to the big shots in the officialdom. At this time, Lou Shisan, who was welcoming the guests, was leading the pleasure-seeking guests to the building one by one with a smile on his face. When he saw several more guests coming, he even half-bent and smiled and stepped forward to greet him, but After seeing clearly the dress of the visitor, the smile on his face froze a little: "What are you doing?" His tone became a little wary.
Just because everyone who came was wearing official uniforms, and they were the uniforms of Kaifeng Prefecture police officers, it was Sun Tu who brought Shen Liang and Cui Lueshang. Faced with Lou Shisan's wary attitude, Cui Lueshang immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Of course my head is here for business. Go and report it quickly and let the manager in the building speak."
"This..." Lou Shisan was in this business after all. He quickly adjusted his mentality. He glanced at Sun Tu and Sun Tu and said with a smile, "I'd like to ask you to forgive me, Chunxuan Lou today." The business here is busy, Mr. Qi is busy greeting a few people in the yamen, I'm afraid I can't spare the time to entertain them, why don't you come back later?" As he spoke, he winked, and his men were immediately there. He held up a tray with a few strings of copper coins and said, "You guys are here to make this trip. Please don't take it personally."
Sun Tu glanced back and forth between the tray and Lou Shisan with a half-smile, and then looked at Cui Lueshang: "You came here to check before, and they had this attitude?"
"More or less. In the end, I didn't get to see them in charge, so I just chatted with a few of the greeters." Cui Lueshang said somewhat unhappily.
Sun Tu nodded, then stepped forward, took the tray with his hand, and weighed the strings of copper coins on it: "I will accept the things." Lou Shisan smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. , when he thought the matter was over, he grimaced again: "In this case, Chunxuanlou will be charged with bribing court officials again."
Lou Shisan was stunned by these words: "What does this official mean?"
"Isn't my point clear enough? The owner of Chunxuan Tower was guilty of colluding with the thieves Fen Yanzi and his gang, so he tried to use money to bribe court officials. These are the physical evidence." Sun Tu said , handed the tray and the money to Cui Lueshang, and then said: "If the person in charge doesn't come out, I will have to go in and get the person myself!"
Feeling the intimidating aura from Sun Tu, Lou Shisan was really panicked this time, and said repeatedly: "Master, wait a minute, there must be some misunderstanding... I will go and invite Master Qi now." Come out and talk to you." Then he quickly responded and made a gesture of invitation: "You guys, please come inside and sit down and talk."
Seeing that he had shocked the other party, Sun Tu stopped embarrassing him. He immediately nodded and led two subordinates inside. This scene fell into the eyes of other pleasure-seeking guests nearby, making many people feel surprised. At the same time, they were all very interested, wanting to see how the people from the Kaifeng government office would negotiate with Chunxuan Tower behind this background.
However, these people who wanted to watch the fun were disappointed in the end. Lou Shisan directly invited a few people to a private room on the second floor, cutting off contact with the outside world. After several pretty women brought them wine and food, the door was lightly knocked, and a delicate voice came from outside: "But are the officials from Kaifeng Mansion here? The slave family can come in. ?"
After seeing Sun Tu nodding, Cui Lueshang stepped forward and opened the door. However, after seeing the person standing in front of the door, even he was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly turned sideways to let him in.
When Sun Tu saw the person coming in, his eyes lit up. This is a woman in her mid-twenties, beautiful and charming. Although the dress she wore was very conservative, with almost nothing exposed, it still covered up the other women around her. It was a kind of femininity that could attract men's attention. Perhaps only the beauty of Fan Lou's courtesans could compare to this one.
However, Sun Tu was just stunned and did not lose his mind. When the visitor came up to him, he started laughing: "I thought the Master Qi they were talking about was a high-ranking man, but I didn't expect that he was actually a beautiful woman like a girl. It's disrespectful." ”
"Master Qi" covered his face with the fan in his hand and chuckled: "Thank you for the compliment, sir, it makes you laugh. In fact, the slave's name is Qi Yanyan, and later he was known as Master Qi because he took charge of Chunxuan Tower. In fact, the Nu family doesn’t like to be called that... "
Although she did not deliberately act coquettishly with these words, it still made several men feel a little numb. Lou Shisan took the opportunity to retreat and helped them close the door.
Sun Tu looked at the other party with a smile, and then nodded at the seat in front of him: "I see, Mr. Qi, please sit down and talk." It seemed that he was a guest.
Qi Yanyan glanced at Sun Tu in surprise. With her experience and confidence, she felt that it would be easy to dazzle a young man who was less than twenty years old, let alone twenty. Even men in their forties or fifties will feel different when they see her. But Sun Tu was not affected at all, which made her feel a little disappointed, but she still sat down obediently.
"I am Sun Tu, the head of the Kaifeng Prefecture. I think you should know why I am here. My Kaifeng Prefecture sent someone to your Chunxuan Tower a few days ago to ask about Pink Swallow." Sun Tu Without any mincing words, he got straight to the point.
Qi Yanyan had adjusted her mentality at this time, and she said a little aggrievedly: "Sun Dutou, the slave family naturally knows about this. At that time, the slave family was also busy with socializing, so they did not go to see the servants in person, but what we said But it's all true. Chunxuan House has always been in business, and the girls in the building have sold themselves voluntarily. How could they have been trafficked? If you don't believe it, the slave family can let people take all the girls. Call me and let you ask questions one by one..."
"That's not necessary." Sun Tu shook his head, but his eyes remained calm: "But
This does not mean that you have nothing to do with the pink swallow. "
"Sun Dutou, you really unjustly accused our Chunxuan Tower of death. The Nu family doesn't even know what Pink Yanzi does, so how can we possibly have anything to do with them?" When she said these words, she was really in a state of passion. That aggrieved look really made me feel pity for him.
Even Shen Liang was a little shaken when he saw it. He wanted to say something, but Sun Tu beat him to it: "You just mentioned that none of the girls in Chunxuan House were abducted, and now you say you don't know what Fen Yanzi is." What does this guy do? This really doesn’t make sense.”
"Ah..." Qi Yanyan looked a little flustered and bit her red lips. She didn't know how to explain. Sun Tu took the opportunity to take out the heaviest chip: "The reason why I am here today is because I have some important evidence. There is a man named Ge Shiqi in your building, who is now in my prison in Kaifeng Mansion. , and we have been able to confirm that this person is Pink Yanzi’s person.”
These words made Qi Yanyan's beautiful face pale, and her delicate body trembled slightly, but she still insisted: "Sun Dutou, just one person can't accuse me of Chunxuan Tower, right? We have always been responsible. ..." She looked so pitiful that the man wished he could hold her in his arms to love and comfort her.
"It's not up to you to decide whether I'm responsible or not." Sun Tu, however, acted hard-hearted and didn't even blink: "Just because the Pink Swallow thief has been in your Chunxuan Building, I'm It can be concluded that your place is one of those dens of thieves. And I believe that as long as we send people to search and interrogate the building, we can always find some evidence. Do you dare to give it a try? "
Qi Yanyan's beautiful face changed several times, and finally she sighed softly: "I wonder what the official wants the slave family to say?" She is naturally an extremely shrewd person who can manage such a brothel, and she immediately heard it from Sun Tu's words. Something came up. But then, she reminded again: "But Sun Dutou needs to know one thing. Although Chunxuan Tower is not under the name of Jiaofangsi, it has been taken care of by many high-ranking officials in the court..." But she wanted to take the backstage. The backer came to suppress Sun Tu.
But this time she made the wrong calculation. Sun Tu said without changing his expression: "Do you know who ordered me to investigate Fen Yanzi's case this time? It's Mr. Yu from the Political Affairs Hall. I want to take care of you all the time. The people in Chunxuan Tower cannot be current officials or Grand Master Cai, right?"
Speaking of this, Qi Yanyan finally ran out of ideas and could only say with a bitter face: "Excuse me, Sun Dutou."
"Has your Chunxuan House ever bought a woman from Fen Yanzi?"
"some."
"Do you know who they are and where they are hiding now?"
"It's unknown. They have always been secretive, and every time they bring someone else, they don't even reveal their names. Those girls were sent to the building by them. We paid them and they kept them. .”
Sun Tu nodded: "Where are those girls now? Can they be brought to confront them?"
Under such a situation, Qi Yanyan naturally did not dare to disobey, so she could only nod and stand up. After a while, several women dressed in gorgeous clothes were brought over. Looking at their current appearance, it is really hard to believe that these people were abducted and sent to Chunxuan Tower.