[The first shift, today's state is not as good as yesterday, it is estimated that the third shift will be completed in the middle of the night. 】
Qingxuguan, welcome guests.
call~
Zhang Chenggang reined in the reins, and Chen Jingde hurriedly got off the saddle from the rear, ran to the front a few steps, raised the curtain of the carriage with his horsewhip, and said with a smile, "Sir, we have already arrived at the place."
It is absolutely wishful thinking for such people to expect them to be alone; however, it is beyond the reach of most capable ministers and officials in regards to petty, courteous and courteous.
Sun Shaozong nodded calmly, jumped off the carriage and headed for the wine shop by the road.
"Master, Master Sun!"
The shopkeeper, who was being questioned repeatedly by the yamen, saw that Sun Shaozong had arrived, and immediately greeted the door with joy, but before he could cross the threshold, he was stopped by two yamen guards.
The shopkeeper took a half step back in fright, and did not dare to move forward indiscriminately. He only smirked with a bitter face: "Master Mingjian, the villain is just opening the door to do business. Why did he ever care what the diners did? Besides, these two monks They are all fresh faces, and they are not regular customers in the store…”
He was still complaining here, but Sun Shaozong had already approached, raised his hand and waved back the yamen guarding the gate, and smiled genially: "Don't worry, the shopkeeper is just a routine inquiry, it's not too soon or too late, and it won't be broken. your business."
With that said, the step is to cross the threshold.
The store owner hurriedly retreated to the side, and echoed with a smile on his face: "With your old words, the villain will feel more at ease - in these four and nine cities, no one knows that you love the people like a son, and you are most sympathetic to those of us who are poor. people."
To be the owner of a wine shop in the vicinity of Qingxuguan, where an inch of land is worth an inch of gold, is not a poor man no matter what.
However, Sun Shaozong didn't bother to expose him, so he asked the yamen in charge of the cross-examination to pass the transcript, but found that there was no text on it, only two bald heads with a burden and leather boots were drawn.
tsk~
Encountered with scumbag again.
According to official regulations, the yamen are required to be able to read and write because they are responsible for reading official documents and checking certificates.
However, how many people who can read and write these days are willing to handle such scumbags
Therefore, there are not many people who can read and write in the lower-level yamen.
The officer who was in charge of recording the confession also knew that his masterpiece might not be able to get into the eyes of Lord Shaoqing, so he rushed forward to report: "Master, after the villain just cross-examined, he found two doubts: one It was those two monks who were carrying a burden when they ate here, but when they found the body, there was no trace of the burden."
"Secondly, these two monks are wearing high-soled cowhide fast boots. These boots are made of buffalo leather. It is not easy to take off, and it is even more difficult to destroy them - if there is something strange on them. , the murderer should not have dealt with it on purpose."
Although the cultural literacy is poor, this yamen can be selected to interrogate such an important case, and there is still some way to do it.
Sun Shaozong nodded slightly and asked again, "How far have you been chasing out now?"
These words were a bit ignorant, but the officer replied immediately: "Now that we have reached Hualou Street, it is about two miles away from here, and about three miles away from the Dragon King Temple."
After Sun Shaozong listened, he threw the pamphlet back to him, and ordered: "Draw the route before and after for this official."
The yamen was waiting for orders when he heard Sun Shaozong ask again, "What's your name?"
A look of joy flashed across the yamen's face, but he quickly calmed down and bowed and replied, "Little man Huang Bin."
"Remember to read and read in the future."
After Sun Shaozong said that, he ignored Huang Bin and went to cook at the square table in the center.
Hearing that Master Sun was going to eat at his own small shop, the shop owner really felt a lot more relaxed, urging his buddies to bring out two dishes of signature dishes, and then personally delivered them to Sun Shaozong.
"Sir, this hot and sour dried bamboo shoot is what you used to..."
"Ouch~!"
Just as he was about to play the emotional card, Chen Jingde's complexion suddenly changed suddenly, his throat swelled and he retched a few times, then he ran out with his mouth covered.
Not long after, I heard the sound of vomit coming from outside the door.
How did this happen
The shopkeeper opened his mouth inexplicably, wanting to ask the question, but he didn't dare to speak rashly, so he had to smile awkwardly there.
Sun Shaozong naturally knew that Chen Jingde was thinking of the residue in the stomach of the corpse, but he said nonsense without blinking: "He probably ate a bad stomach in the morning and suffered a cold on the way - not to mention him, talk to Ben. The official said something about the two monks."
The store owner didn't know where he was, so he naturally believed it to be true, so under the guidance of Sun Shaozong, he searched his stomach and recalled the details of yesterday.
However, the two monks didn't stay for a long time in total, and they didn't say a word during the meal. The shopkeeper recalled it again and again, but it was just trivial, and the two points that the yamen discovered before were basically no clues.
At the same time as Sun Shaozong questioned, people came to report one after another, extending the trip of the two monks that day to three miles away.
Therefore, I heard another group of people shouting horses neighing outside, and everyone in the store thought it was a report from the sergeant again, and they didn't care.
Unexpectedly, it was not a sergeant who entered the door, but an official in a blue robe.
After the official entered the door, he laughed and said: "Sir Shaoqing is really here, it's so hard for Su to find it!"
"what?"
Sun Shaozong looked at the prestige, and couldn't help being a little surprised. He quickly got up to greet him, and said in surprise, "Why did Su Zhixian come here? Could it be that he has something to do with Sun?"
However, it turned out that the person who entered the door was Su Xingfang, who had served as a county magistrate in Daxing County and was later promoted to the magistrate of Wanping County.
When Sun Shaozong was an official in Shuntian Prefecture, although he was at odds with Wang Qian, the magistrate of Daxing County, he was quite in agreement with this Su Xingfang.
"Sure enough, the nobles forget things."
Su Xingfang laughed and joked, and then said solemnly: "Xiaguan is here to report an errand to Lord Shaoqing-yesterday you sent someone to inform the county to check whether the monks in various places have gone missing. Neglect, ordering people to investigate day and night, and indeed found a few monks whose whereabouts are unknown, so I came here to report."
It was for this.
At the beginning, Sun Shaozong really wanted the local government to help with the verification, but he was first pushed back by the Shuntian Mansion, and later he discovered that the two monks were actually Taoist priests in disguise, so he forgot about it.
But he never thought that Su Xingfang would be so troublesome.
Sun Shaozong's heart warmed, and he cupped his hands and said: "Duo Lao Su County is fully helping - but now I have just found some clues, and the lost monks say that there is no need to continue to investigate for the time being."
"Is there such a thing?"
Su Xingfang looked bitter, but then cheered up again: "I can't let me run for nothing. It just so happens that this area is also under the jurisdiction of Daxing County. What are your orders..."
"Master Shaoqing!"
Just as he was talking, another hunter rushed in and shouted excitedly: "The young ones found the vicinity of Anrenfang, and the traces of the two monks suddenly stopped! Continue to explore until the Dragon King Temple. Nearby, no one has seen them again!"
Anrenfang
There seems to be a lot of alleys there, but it is a good place to start.
Sun Shaozong immediately waved his hand: "If Su Zhixian is interested, how about you and I go to Anrenfang together?"
"That's why I don't dare to ask you to listen to me!"