When Ji Jin and Ji Cha came to Dingzhou, they didn't alarm the people at the contact point. . .supply
Sanle Pawnshop, the contact point jointly managed by Uncle Twelfth and Elder Li, will never openly communicate with clan members who have established relationships for the sake of concealment.
This time Ji Jinji tea and the other sisters came to contact the secret line buried in Dingzhou - the sixteenth uncle who is currently serving as the master in the Yamen of Guyong Mansion, Ji Feng!
For the Ji family to survive under the perilous pursuit of the imperial court, they naturally need some connections.
To put it simply, the hidden external forces of the Ji family can be divided into two types.
One is the point of contact.
Not every state capital has a contact point, but it is set up according to the places marked on the "treasure map" that the tribe has been familiar with since childhood.
That treasure map was a fake. It was a treasure map, but it was a guiding light to guide the people to find their way home.
In the early years, the imperial court hunted and hunted rampantly, and most of the clan members were killed and injured, scattered all over the place.
The wise elders of the clan came up with a map to return home, pretended to be a treasure map, mingled in the downtown area, and then set a specific code to find the remaining clansmen.
This method has endured for a long time, and it has been used for decades.
The contact points are located in different places, and the established disguises are also different. In Guyong Mansion it is a pawn shop, and in other places, it may be a teahouse, inn, or even a brothel.
However, the contact point has a rigid rule, that is, it only accepts members of the Xun family who are living outside. If members of the family have entered the genealogy, they are not allowed to contact the contact point.
This move is mainly to prevent clansmen whose identities are suspected by the court from rashly contacting the contact point, which will cause the contact point to be wiped out by the court!
Ji Jin and Ji Cha have been in the clan since they were young, so of course they know these clan rules, so when they came, they were naturally cautious, and they had never passed by the door of Sanle Pawn Shop.
But they need a place to stay, and there is another hidden thread in the Guyong Mansion.
The dark lines are different from the contact points that specialize in receiving wandering relatives. The dark lines in the state capitals are specially used to meet the nearby tribesmen who go out on business.
In Guyong Mansion, there are two dark lines of the Ji family.
One is led by Sixteenth Uncle Ji Feng, hidden in the front line of the Yamen.
The other group is led by Ji Fengyuan, the second line in Baxiufang.
The front line mainly investigates the documents of the imperial court, the secrets of the court and other major news.
The second line is the rich people buried in the city, and the foreign businessmen are looking for gossip.
People on the two lines usually don't have much contact.
When necessary, they would not speak a word to each other for several years, but clansmen who came from other places had no place to stay here, but they could contact them.
Ji Cha and Ji Jin originally didn't want to bother with these two dark lines, but they were too unlucky. They just arrived at Guyong's mansion and went out to buy something, but they were met by Ji Fengyuan.
Now, it's impossible not to contact me.
But Ji Cha and Ji Jin dare not tell Ji Fengyuan that they are here to find Liu Wei.
First of all, this is a private entrustment of my aunt.
Secondly, they have no identity to hide, and they have no right to ostentatiously look for their clansmen outside.
Once this matter is exposed to the ears of several elders in the clan, it will be a punishment of being locked up in a small black room for half a year.
But the two of them came to Dingzhou without saying a word, and there must be an explanation.
Fortunately, although Ji Fengyuan, the second-tier Guyong Mansion, is ruthless, but the first-tier Uncle Sixteen is a kind person.
Ji Jin and Ji Cha had heard more than once in the clan that if the man surnamed Liu hadn't appeared, Uncle Sixteen would have married Aunt Xia Qiu.
So persimmons are of course picky and soft.
Ji Jin and Ji Cha simply told Uncle Sixteen about Liu Wei. Sure enough, although Uncle Sixteen was dissatisfied with their self-assertion, at the end of the day, at their begging, he promised not to report on them and would try his best to cover them up.
In this way, they are naturally relieved.
The day before yesterday, Uncle Sixteen found out that Liu Wei had already arrived at Guyong Mansion, and they went to the Lantern Festival to check in.
In fact, at that time Ji Cha really wanted to take Liu Wei away directly, after all, she was 100% sure of Liu Wei's identity, knowing that Liu Wei was the daughter of Aunt Xia Qiu and a member of their clan.
But there were too many people around Liu Wei, and Ji Cha couldn't find a chance to get close to him, and he couldn't even say a few words.
After living in the same room as the guest, Ji Cha has been trying every means to get close to Liu Wei.
It's just that what happened today made Ji Cha afraid to act rashly.
How could it be involved in a murder case
All of a sudden, the people at the contact point, Liu Wei, including Uncle Sixteen's front line, were inexplicably screwed together.
This is definitely not good news. If there is really someone behind this, wouldn't this be a good news
The more Ji Cha thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more determined he was, he must go to the Yamen to see him tonight.
At the same time, Ji Cha thought of someone in the next room.
"I'm going to the Yamen tonight." Liu Wei poured herself a cup of tea and said.
Rong Leng sat across from Liu Wei, looking at her: "Want to solve the case?"
Liu Wei took a sip of tea: "It can't be broken, Sanle Pawnshop has been involved, I want to know what happened."
Liu Wei contacted the people from Sanle Pawnshop, which was also taking a risk.
After all, the origin of the treasure map is unknown, and she is not completely sure whether the marked points on it are true or not. She talked to Mr. Li yesterday, and no matter the code or the notch on the jade pendant, they all matched. Let her breathe a sigh of relief.
But today, Sanle Pawnshop and she were involved in a murder case at the same time.
Long-term professionalism tells Liu Wei that when too many coincidences happen, there is an 80% chance that it is not a coincidence.
Liu Wei doesn't want to take risks, so she needs to know the truth.
For Liu Wei, the easiest way to find out the truth is through an autopsy.
A group of people can't reveal their identities now, can't contact Fu Yin in a fair manner, and directly conduct an autopsy, so they can only do it secretly.
Tonight is the most appropriate time!
Liu Wei thought a lot in her heart, but on the surface, she was very calm.
Rong Leng looked at Liu Wei for a while, then took her hand and squeezed it.
Liu Wei looked at the man.
Rong Leng just said, "I'll accompany you."
"No need." Liu Wei reflexively said, "It's easier to have more people."
Before she finished speaking, she saw that Rong Leng's eyes, which were still mild at first, suddenly turned cold, and the strength of the man's grip on her hand suddenly increased by two points.
Knowing that this man was going to get sick again, Liu Wei hurriedly changed his words: "It's good to have you with me, so it's safer."
Only then did Rong Leng slow down, nodding lightly, beautiful and slender fingers, playing with the woman's fingers casually, pinching and pinching on her soft little hands, and using the fingertips to circle her fingertips.
Liu Wei felt itchy in her palms and wanted to pull back, but the man's strength was so heavy that she couldn't break free, so she finally sighed and could only let him go.
Anyway, this man, Liu Wei is getting more and more annoying.