Another day at noon, Mrs. Pan's expression looked a little strange when she came in. She even forgot to put the earthenware pot on the table. It wasn't until Pan Laoshi called her a few times that she came back to her senses and looked at her husband, who couldn't help but frown: "I asked you to borrow some lamp oil from Sun Dutou's house. Why did you become like this?"
Mrs. Pan subconsciously looked back behind her to confirm that the door to her house was closed. Then she came closer and lowered her voice and said, "Didn't I see something? At this time, Sun Dutou was doing errands in the Yamen. There was actually something in his yard. There was a strange young man standing there. You said Ya'er has always been responsible, how could she..."
"Don't talk nonsense like this." Pan Laoshi quickly stopped her: "How can we behave if these words spread? Sun Dutou is a good person. If it weren't for him, what would we do here in the east of the city? So peaceful?"
After a pause, he added: "As for the man in his yard, I have seen him. Yesterday morning, I watched Sun Dutou let the man in."
"Oh, that's it... I thought there was some trouble in his family." Madam Pan smiled sheepishly and then breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't know that Gao Shan, who was ordered by Sun Tu to protect Yaer's safety, was still staying in the Sun family's yard. In addition, he had arranged for Tang Feng to be watched in the backyard to prevent any changes. Sun Tu himself might not take the letter full of threats too seriously, but he must ensure Ya'er's safety. If Lu Zhishen hadn't been busy with matters in the vegetable garden, he would have invited this master to take charge at home.
At this time, Sun Tu was leading everyone in the police station to carefully examine clues about Pink Yanzi, hoping to find these guys as soon as possible. Passive defense is not his style. Only by taking the initiative to completely eradicate the enemy can the safety of Ya'er and himself be ensured.
Now they are focusing on the spice shops in the city, using their account books and oral accounts to find an important place for Pink Swallow to stay.
In the Song Dynasty, because a large area of land in the north was occupied by the Liao Kingdom, it was impossible to open up the Hexi Corridor and create a Silk Road like the Han and Tang Dynasties. However, with their magnanimity and open-mindedness, they blazed a new path from the sea and had business contacts with many overseas countries, making the Song Dynasty the leading wealthy dynasty in Chinese history.
In the trade with overseas countries, spices are a very important imported commodity. Those exotic spices that are not found in the Central Plains but have their own characteristics soon became popular among the wealthy class of the Song Dynasty, especially in the city of Tokyo. Both scholar-officials, businessmen, and many women like to wear hairpins for incense, so the supply of spices is naturally huge. This means that there are no less than twenty or thirty large and small spice shops in Tokyo. It will take a lot of manpower and time for Sun Tu and the others to trace this clue.
Two days later, they finally found some clues. The account books of a spice shop called Wenji found that in the past few days, someone had always purchased some goods that were the same as the spices required for the ecstasy incense mentioned by Jin Yi. Although the quantity purchased each time was not too much, but five Six times added together is enough to stand out.
At this time, the owner of Wenji Spice Shop was also brought to Sun Tu. He was lowering his head and listening to Sun Tu's inquiry: "Do you still remember which customer bought these spices?"
After looking at his account book for a moment, Boss Wen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I'm sorry, I sell dozens of kilograms of spices every day. I really can't remember the faces of those customers."
"If you only come here once or twice, you may not be able to remember it, but if you come here five or six times, you will have no impression at all?" Sun Tu continued to guide.
Boss Wen thought about it carefully, but still shook his head: "I don't remember how many times the same person bought the same spices in these few days."
This answer made Sun Tu frown tightly again. He finally got some clues, but he didn't expect that he would still have to give up after all
At this time, Lu Fang, who had been standing by the side, suddenly asked: "Did anything unusual happen during this period? For example, some customers bought a lot of spices, but they didn't ask you to give them away? "
This sentence really reminded Boss Wen, and he suddenly shouted: "A strange thing really happened in those days. I remember it was August 23rd, and there was a guest. I came to buy spices. Because it was raining, I originally planned to use the store's car to give the customer a ride, but he refused, saying that the route was different. But when I took the car to Xicheng to deliver goods At that time, I found that he happened to have entered a house in Anningfang, Xicheng, only half a street away from the house where I was going. This is really strange. "
"On August 23, do you still remember what spices that person bought?" Sun Tu asked hurriedly with his eyebrows raised. Then, without waiting for Boss Wen to answer, he had someone hand over the account book and carefully examine the contents. After just a few glances, he had already set his sights on one of the records. What was written on it was exactly those ecstasy incense. The spices needed, and above it, in addition to a record of the sale of spices, there was also a note that they were to be sent to Anningfang in the west of the city.
At this time, Sun Tu was already 70% to 80% sure that it was an important stronghold for Pink Yanzi, and it was not one of the strongholds that had been wiped out before. This suddenly lifted his spirits: "Do you still remember which portal that person entered?"
"This... maybe you can find it when you go to the local store." Boss Wen only hesitated briefly before responding.
"Okay, then lead the way. As long as you can find the thief's lair, you will be credited." Sun Tu said and stood up with a sigh. Obviously, he wanted to immediately order his men to rush to the west of the city to pick up the people.
At this moment, Lu Fang spoke again: "Everyone, wait a minute. I think it's a bit hasty to catch the thief at this time. It's noon now, even though it's still raining, there are still a lot of people in the west area of the city. If they are allowed to escape from the yard, I’m afraid it will hurt innocent people and make it difficult to pursue them.”
There was some truth in what he said, which made Sun Tu stop what he was saying: "Then how should we arrange it according to your wishes?"
"I thought it would be easier to catch thieves at night. And during this period, we can also send people to guard outside the house, maybe we can gain more." Lu Fang expressed his thoughts.
After looking at him twice, Sun Tu nodded: "What you said makes sense, I'll do as you say. Find a few clever brothers and take Boss Wen over to find the thief's lair and keep an eye on it, but Report anything unusual immediately."
"I'm so humble, just take the people there by yourself. I won't let the thieves get away." Lu Fang immediately rushed to Sun Tu and clasped his fists.
He saluted him, then called Boss Wen, who looked uneasy, and hurried away.
Seeing this situation, Cui Lueshang on the side couldn't help but look surprised. Has the deputy chief finally figured it out? I have never seen him be so active in doing things in the past. Why did he suddenly change his gender
Only Sun Tu raised the corner of his mouth at this time and sat back down again. What was a bit puzzling was that he actually continued to look through the account books of other spice shops.
After staying for more than two hours, someone sent the news back. Lu Fang and the others found the house as expected. There were not many residential houses around it, which was indeed very convenient for the other party to hide and escape in time. In addition, during the short period of time they were staring at it, four groups of people entered it and never came out again. This further confirmed the theory that the house was an important stronghold of the Pink Swallows, or even their home nest. .
"Du Tou..." After hearing the news, Shen Liang, Cui Lueshang and others were all in high spirits and looked at him with eager eyes. After working so hard for so long, this time I can finally catch all the pink swallows that have caused trouble to Tokyo City for many years!
Sun Tu, after pondering, said: "Let's set off right away and catch them off guard!" Just as his men responded with a bang and exited, he stopped Cui Lueshang again: "Old Cui, I have one more person. I have to leave it to you."
After a while, everyone saw Cui Lueshang walking out with a strange look on his face. He didn't stay in the police station for long and left in a hurry.
Not long after, Sun Tu just walked out. After looking at the gradually darkening sky, he waved his hand: "Pass my order and rush to the West City to catch the thief!"
All the officers agreed in unison, and fifty or sixty men followed him, braving the still falling autumn rain and heading west along the already empty streets.
It wasn't until these dozens of people walked away quickly that two black figures suddenly appeared in the darkness. One of them even smiled softly: "I thought this ruthless Sun Dutou was so powerful, but it turned out that it was nothing more than that. Well. Just throw out some bait and you can get him to take the bait!"
The other person was much more cautious: "Don't be too careless before things happen. We brothers are where we are today because we are cautious enough. Okay, now it's time to send the news back and make the next plan."
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It was already dark outside, and with the continuous autumn rain, the temperature was a bit low.
But in this room with closed doors and windows, it was a bit stuffy. Three figures were sitting together, talking quietly. Because the candlestick was some distance away from them, the faces of the three people could not be seen clearly, and only three shadows were visible.
"Everything has been done according to the boss's wishes, and Sun Tu has also taken over and is now leading people to the west of the city."
"Then let people take action. It's time to let some people know about my Pink Swallow method." A soft voice said slowly.
"Boss, is this a bit too much? After all..."
"I have warned him, but he refuses to listen. In this case, you have to pay the price for your previous decision. I, Fen Yanzi, have been in Tokyo City for decades, how can I be his little Kaifeng Mansion?" Can you suppress it with just one head?"
After hearing this, the other two people did not dare to dissuade him. They all nodded, got up and left.