Looking at the five fat and thin women in front of him with different styles, Sun Tu remained calm and calm, and said in a businesslike manner: "Do you still remember how you were sold into Chunxuan Tower?"
Several Yingyans who had originally planned to please Qiaoxiao Yanran with soft words suddenly showed panic on their faces, and two of them even looked at Qi Yanyan subconsciously. The latter also looked at Sun Tu with some surprise. Of course she had seen many men who didn't understand style and didn't care about women, but this was the first time she had encountered someone as straightforward as Sun Tu. However, she quickly recovered and comforted these women with a smile: "Don't worry, Sun Dutou is not here to trouble you. He just tells you everything he knows."
After receiving her approval, the women felt a little relieved, and after being silent for a while, they all said:
"The slave family was bought from their hometown with money two years ago. Later they were sent to Tokyo and moved into Chunxuan House. Fortunately, Master Qi has been taking care of her, so she didn't suffer much."
"Me too, I was sent here just over a year ago..."
"My family is from Tokyo. I voluntarily sold myself because my family was too poor to survive..."
Four of them quickly told what happened to them, and only the last, slightly thin woman was still hesitant. Until Sun Tu fell on her and asked, "Where are you, this girl?"
"I..." She glanced at Qi Yanyan uneasily, and the latter smiled at her: "It's been a long time, so just tell me."
"I am also a native of Tokyo, but I was abducted from my home three years ago... I refused to listen to them at that time, and those people were... still..." As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes. Upon seeing this, Qi Yanyan hurried over, took out her handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her face, and comforted her softly: "It's okay not to talk about this kind of thing, and don't think about it anymore, just tell the official what happened next. "
After beating me for a while, the woman continued: "Later I couldn't bear it anymore, so I finally accepted my fate. Then they sent me to Chunxuan Tower, and threatened me that if I dared to escape, they would sell me to another prison. A terrible place.”
Sun Tu nodded: "So the four of you don't actually know that you were sold by Pink Swallow's people? Then do you still remember where they settled in Tokyo?"
Several people shook their heads in confusion. It was naturally impossible for them to remember such details after so many years. Moreover, they were not familiar with Tokyo at that time, let alone the specific location. Sun Tu was not discouraged and looked at the last person: "What about you? You should have a deeper memory of what happened back then, but do you know where they were imprisoning you at that time?"
After a pause, he emphasized again: "I came here this time to find the thieves who murdered the woman, and I can also avenge you."
These words made the other party's heart move, and he recalled it carefully before saying: "I only know that I was in the east area of the city at that time, because it didn't take them much time to bring me here. Also, the sound of silk and bamboo can always be heard there, but there are some I was in a trance, not knowing exactly what was being played..."
When Sun Tu heard this statement, his expression also changed. He said this again. Could it be that the place where this woman was imprisoned was where Jin Yi was arranged to make the incense? If this is the case, that place should be a very important nest stronghold for the Pink Swallows. If it can be found, it will definitely be of great use!
After coming down, he asked a few more people something, but gained almost nothing. These women are only sixteen or seventeen years old now. How many details could they remember when they were younger? In the end, they could only leave each other. Even if he knew that someone was abducted, Sun Tu could not make the decision for them at this time. Maybe even they themselves were used to this kind of life.
When Sun Tu and others were about to get up and leave, Qi Yanyan suddenly said: "Sun Tutou, I have a favor to ask of you."
"you say."
"Don't tell anyone what happened today, especially don't tell others that I, Chunxuanlou, have cooperated with you to explain a lot." As she said that, Qi Yanyan bowed to him and looked over with expectant eyes.
Sun Tu nodded clearly: "Okay, I will keep it a secret for you for the time being. But you don't have to worry too much. Since the government wants to get rid of these thieves, they won't be able to run rampant for long."
"Then the slave family is here to wish the officials a speedy success, so that there will be fewer poor women like them in the world." Qi Yanyan said, and bowed to him again.
After walking out of Chunxuan Tower, Shen Liangcai sighed and said: "Now I know that the experiences of those women who were having fun were so miserable. Dutou, do you think their words are credible?"
"There is always some use, and I believe they should have some reservations. Not only what they said, but also the people they called..." Sun Tu said, looking back at the brothel that was still full of laughter and bright lights and said: " Do you think that since Chunxuanlou has such a relationship with Fenyanzi, now there will be no poor people who have not been successfully trained? After all, the replacement of old and new women in the brothel is not slow, and this is not an official camp, so there is no way to be an accomplice. The prisoner who got into trouble got a high-quality woman from his family."
"What Dutou said is that there must be several trafficked women locked up in this building. Do you want us to bring people to search for them?" Cui Lueshang immediately became energetic and asked.
"I'm afraid it's impossible to do this kind of thing, and there may be poor women hiding in dozens of brothels in Xiaotianshui Lane, Zhongguang, Beijing. We can't save them at all. The only thing we can do now is to remove Fen Yanzi as soon as possible. Find him!" As he said that, he got on his horse, waved his hands to his two subordinates and said, "It's too late today, you all can go back. It won't be too late to check for relevant clues tomorrow."
When Sun Tu returned to his home, it was close to the second watch, but Ya'er was still waiting for him to come back. During this period, Sun Tu worked early in the morning and late at night to investigate the case, which made the little girl accustomed to his schedule, so she had no complaints at this time. As soon as she saw him coming back, she hurriedly went to the kitchen to get the still hot food and put it on the table. .
Sun Tu smiled gently at her, then took out his chopsticks to pick up today's rice. But after eating a few mouthfuls, he noticed something was wrong with Ya'er's expression, as if she was hesitant to speak, so he asked with a smile: "Hey, why has my Ya'er become such a lady today? But she can't even speak. Don’t you want to say a few words to Third Brother?”
This made the little girl's young face turn red, but then she mustered up the courage and looked at Sun Tu and said, "Third brother, where have you been today? Why does your body smell like powder?"
It turned out to be because of this. It was said that women are the most sensitive in this regard, and Sun Tu finally understood the lesson. However, after smiling, Sun Tu still replied: "I did go to the brothel just now, but it was not for fun as you thought, but for business. Do you still remember what I told you about the abduction and trafficking of women and children? Is it something? I'm just going to check with him
things related to them. "In front of Ya'er, he doesn't have many secrets.
Ya'er felt relieved now and couldn't help but feel a little shy. But then, she understood the meaning of Sun Tu's words: "What third brother means is... did those people send innocent women to brothels?"
"good."
"They really deserve to die, how could they do such a thing?" Ya'er's face turned red again, but this time she was angry. At the same time, she was a little scared, because she still vaguely remembered that she was also abducted and eventually sold to Yuncheng County, Shandong Province, and became the adoptive mother of the Sun family. If that kidnapper had also sold himself to a brothel at that time... I wouldn't dare think of the outcome.
Sun Tu also saw the clues from the change in her expression, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold her little hand, and said gently: "Ya'er, don't think about the past anymore. And the third brother promises you that he will definitely take care of her." These guys who harmed women should be brought to justice!"
"Well, Ya'er believes that third brother can definitely do it."
Just as the two of them were saying this, a strange sound suddenly came from outside. Ya'er was startled and let out a soft cry, while Sun Tu stood up in a hurry and put his hand on it. He put the saber on the table, and then pulled Ya'er behind him.
Based on his experience, he could tell that it was the sound of a sharp instrument being pierced. It couldn't have been caused by children playing outside in the middle of the night. But to his surprise, after this sound, calm was restored outside, and there was no attack as expected.
After waiting for a while, still the same as before, Sun Tu took Ya'er with one hand and held a knife across his chest with the other, slowly walked out of the house and walked to the courtyard gate. He didn't dare to leave Ya'er in the house because he was worried that someone might try something against him.
After concentrating for a moment and confirming that no one was outside, Sun Tu opened the courtyard door. Only then did he realize that there was indeed an arrow nailed to the door, which made Ya'er exclaim again. However, this naturally did not scare Sun Tu. He quickly raised his hand and pulled out the arrow that was deeply embedded in the door panel. After seeing a piece of silk wrapped on it, he took it off easily.
At this time, he already knew that someone had sent a message with an arrow, so he closed the door and pulled Ya'er back into the house, and he leaned close to the candle and carefully read the contents on the silk. In fact, there are only a few simple lines on it
"Sun Dutou should know when it's time to stop, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable and my family will suffer, which is not what I want." The last signature was a swallow spreading its wings and ready to fly.
After seeing this letter full of authoritative meaning, Sun Tu's eyes flashed with a strange light. Unexpectedly, as soon as he started to pursue the matter, Pink Yanzi's people had already received the news and were bold enough to come and threaten him. And this is threatening the person he values the most!
"Third brother..." Ya'er, who already knew a lot of words, also understood the content on the silk and looked at him with some uneasiness.
Sun Tu patted her shoulder comfortingly: "Don't worry, Third Brother will not let anyone hurt you. Since they are seeking death themselves, then I will let them know what the result will be!" As he spoke, there was only a snap. With a crisp sound, the feather arrow had been broken in two.
Before finding and eradicating pink swallows, there is something more urgent that needs to be done first!
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Although I didn’t say there would be an additional update today, and although I was delayed a lot due to things over the weekend, there are still three updates. . . . . So it shouldn’t be too much to ask for support. . . . . .