As soon as he arrived at the place and saw the signboard of the brothel, Wang Zhi sneered: "So it's this one, your Nancheng Gang is really hidden in the city!"
The two who led the way did not dare to make a sound, and both lowered their heads and pretended to be grandsons.
Under the orders of Wang Zhi and Suizhou, the people from Xichang and Beizhen Fusi had already surrounded the brothel, flanking it from head to tail, so that not even a mosquito could fly out.
Hearing Eunuch Wang's familiar tone, he seemed to know better than these normal men present. If it weren't for the situation and the mood at this time, Tang Fan might have laughed out loud, but now he just asked with a sullen face: "What's wrong with this family?"
I saw the door plaque at the main entrance, engraved with the three words Freehand Building, the font is elegant, and the end is literary and elegant, if there are no bursts of laughter and ambiguous candlelight coming from inside, if you don't know, it's still here. What restaurant and pub
Wang Zhi said slowly, "Wantong also has a share in this brothel."
This information sounds a bit surprising, but it's not surprising when you think about it. Since Xichang can also become the behind-the-scenes owner of Xiankelou, why can't there be a brothel under the name of Jinyiwei? And it can also be called gathering intelligence and inquiring about news, just because brothels, casinos, and those pubs and restaurants are all places with the most frequent and dense crowds, and there are more news in places with more people, which is in line with these requirements of the Criminal Investigation Intelligence Agency.
Thinking of this, Tang Fan glanced at Sui Zhou.
Suizhou shook his head slightly at him, which meant that he didn't know it.
It seems that what Wang Zhi said was referring to the private relationship of Wantong in this brothel.
Wantong has a sister who is a noble concubine in the palace. In the capital, she is even more arrogant than Wang Zhi. Because of the protection of Jinyiwei's commander, the business of the brothel will naturally become more prosperous, and there is no need to be afraid of three troubles. At five o'clock, people from the yamen came to the door and asked for bribes in various names.
But they said that Wang Zhi and the others had just come to the door and were about to smash the place, and someone had already greeted them. Milfs, smiling all over, were naturally the owner of this freehand building.
"Ouch, gentlemen, what kind of wind is blowing today, if you want to come here to have fun, just say it in advance, why make such a big battle!" He didn't panic, it was obvious that he had confidence in his heart.
Wang Zhi didn't speak. In fact, he didn't need to speak. A Xichang stall named Ji Yang stood behind him and ordered the two people just now to be brought up: "Stop talking nonsense, do you recognize them?"
The old bustard glanced at it, smiling unchanged: "I haven't seen it!"
The head of the western factory hummed: "Come on, go in and search!"
The old man's face sank: "Wait!"
Following her voice, more than a dozen big men sprang from the building, all tall and big, holding sticks, staring at Tang Fan and the others fiercely.
This is incredible!
In their group, Tang Fan will not mention it for the time being. Suizhou, Wang Zhi and others are all dressed in official uniforms. The unique robes make people know what kind of yamen they are from at a glance. Ordinary people see it and hide in the capital. Can't hide, this old bustard dares to openly confront it, what is it that he has eaten bear heart and leopard gall
Ji Yang shouted: "You old woman, you are crazy! Do you know who we are?"
The old bustard calmly said: "Of course I know, you are from Xichang, what's the matter? If you say that you are here to have fun, the old man will naturally welcome you, but now you have made it clear that you are planning to come to the scene, if I let you Go in, will this business be done in the future! The West Factory is majestic, but do you know who runs it here?"
Wang Zhi finally said: "Isn't it the industry under the name of Wantong?"
The old bustard squinted at him for a long time, and when he saw the other party shouting and hugging, and the stars were holding the moon, he smiled again and said: "Is this the Admiral Wang of Xichang? This old man is polite, Xichang and Jinyiwei are as close as they are. One family, since Admiral Wang knows the benefits, please look at Commander Wan and be more accommodating!"
Wang Zhi is from Concubine Wan, and Wantong is Concubine Wan's younger brother. This is not a secret in the court and the public, but a prostitute in a brothel would have the courage to use Wantong to threaten Wang Zhi, which shows that it is not a good thing.
After she said that, as soon as she raised her hand, someone behind her held a tray and served it. The old bustard lifted the corner of the handkerchief covering it, and immediately revealed the golden gold below, which was blinding. Judging from the heavy weight, I was afraid that there might be three Four hundred and two.
Seeing that everyone was staring at the tray, the old man couldn't help but squinted his eyes, put the handkerchief back on, and said to Wang Zhi: "This little care is just to buy wine for Admiral Wang and his subordinates, it is not respectful. , please accept it with a smile!"
Wang Zhi sneered and stretched out his hand.
Everyone watched helplessly as the plate was overturned to the ground, all the gold turned over countless times in the air, and rolled to the ground, and suddenly the ground was covered with golden light.
Wang Zhi said to the stunned old bustard: "You deserve to bribe me too? It's already flattering you to say a few words to you, don't really think of yourself as an onion!"
The old man made a big mistake.
It is true that this brothel has Wantong's share. With the relationship between Wantong and Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi should give some face on weekdays, and it is not suitable for conflict with him, otherwise it will spread to Concubine Wan, and Wang Zhi will not be good. Do.
But the problem is that now Wang Zhi is looking for someone, and it has been confirmed that it is related to the Nancheng Gang. Maybe it is one of the strongholds of the Nancheng Gang. If the case cannot be solved, Wang Zhi will have to take responsibility. Love, of course, is to find someone first.
Besides, this brothel is not from Wantong's house, so copy it, it doesn't really matter at all. This old man's fault is wrong. She thought that she would be able to calm Wang Zhi by moving out of Wantong's name, but she didn't think about Wang Zhi. Is it a good match? If you don't even dare to attack a brothel in the district, what will others think of Eunuch Wang when it is spread out, and you don't even think he is a silver wax gun head.
After overturning the gold, Wang Zhi kicked the old prostitute to the ground and said to the left and right, "Search!"
"Wait, wait! You can't go in!" The old lady finally changed her face when he saw that he was soft and hard. Because he was kicked to the waist, he couldn't get up for a while, so he could only sit on the ground and shout: "I'll send someone here. Please, Master Wan, you are not allowed to enter!"
Wang Zhi said indifferently: "Master Wan and his wife are here, it's useless, don't let me go in and search!"
The left and right were ordered, and the swords were unsheathed. The big men who guarded the gate looked fierce, but how could they beat the more fierce Xichang Fanzi? After a few rounds, they all fell to the ground.
Suizhou brought fewer people tonight. Xue Ling and others were arranged to guard the back door of the brothel, and they were not here. He did not compete with the people from Xichang, so he went in with Tang Fan.
As soon as the old bustard saw the people coming from Xichang, he felt that he would change the name of Wantong tonight, but he never thought that Wantong would be useless now, and Wang Zhi would not even ignore her.
She was so confident just now that she didn't evacuate the people inside. As a result, when Wang Zhi and the others broke in, there were screams inside, and the guests in the lobby panicked. They don't know, let alone the back door, that they are jumping out of the window now, and there are people waiting for them outside.
Ji Yang gave an order, and the fans from the West Factory flanked up in several directions, and instantly went up to the second and third floors, guarding all the passages and the doors of the private rooms, and kicking the door to go in, regardless of what the people in the room were doing. All of them were pulled out, and this was another burst of screams.
Everyone was taken to the hall on the next floor and gathered together. Tang Fan swept a little, my dear, there are a few officials here.
Although the imperial court has stated that officials are not allowed to go to prostitutes, but there is no man who does not steal, as long as no one finds out, he will not be impeached by the censor. The confidentiality of the game is still guaranteed, which also makes the freehand shop especially good in black and white, and the business is also very good. Ordinary business people often encounter small officials in the yamen to extort money in the name of tax collection, but in freehand Lou, because the other party was too big, no one dared to come and make trouble.
In the end, I didn't expect that if I walked too much at night, I would encounter ghosts. Today, someone dared to smash the venue of the Xieyi Building. Everyone was stunned when they saw the people from the West Factory rushing in.
"Admiral Wang, don't blame Lao Shen for not reminding you, stay on the line, see you in the future!" The limping old bustard walked in and said sternly.
Wang Zhi looked at her indifferently, as if looking at a dead man: "Do you know, which children were lost tonight?"
The old bustard sneered, thinking that he was backed by the backstage, and looked directly at him without fear: "How could this old man know? Admiral Wang is ridiculous, if there is a child lost, just go and look for it, the old man here is a brothel, what is there? Get involved!"
Wang Zhidao: "Among the children missing tonight, there are the young daughter of Zhu Yong, the crown prince of the dynasty, and the granddaughter of the minister of officials, how much courage do you have, dare to pretend to be a tiger, hide the lost children, don't talk about a Wantong, it is Ten Wantongs can't save you!"
The old lady's face was covered with a thick layer of powder. Others couldn't tell if her face turned pale, but in her eyes, there was some hesitation and disbelief because of Wang Zhi's words. The high-spirited look has changed.
At this time, Xichang Fanzi had turned the whole brothel upside down, and saw Ji Yang coming out of the utility room next to the kitchen on the first floor, and said to Wang Zhi: "Master Chang, there is a cellar here. But there's no one inside!"
Wang Zhi stared at the prostitute sharply: "What about people!"
The old bustard smiled and said, "No one has been found, which means we have been wronged. Admiral Wang doesn't believe it and look for it again. It shows that the old man doesn't lie!"
Sui Zhou and Tang Fan went directly into the utility room, and saw that the messy ground had been cleared out, revealing the entrance of the black hole.
Tang Fan asked, "Is there anyone below?"
Ji Yang nodded and said: "I went down and checked it myself. The place below is not big, and there are no secret passages. Even if there were people hiding, it is impossible to escape from there."
There are a lot of things in here, including grains, and a lot of ropes and other sundries. It looks like a very ordinary utility room. Even the existence of the cellar below is not surprising. There will be such cellars, used to store some perishable food.
Tang Fan didn't give up because of Ji Yang's words. He glanced at Sui Zhou, who immediately understood, took a candle from the wall, and the two walked down one after the other.
Ji Yang felt a little unhappy when he saw this. He said in his heart that I have already checked it, and you still doubt that my words are true
He didn't go down either, he just stood on it, folded his arms, waiting to see how frustrated the two of them were when they came up.
After a while, the two came up again, but Tang Fan's expression was solemn, and the first sentence said, "There are people hidden below."
Ji Yang was suspicious: "How did you see it?"
Tang Fan said: "Judging from the surrounding walls, the cellar must have been built for some time, and it cannot be completely vacant, but if it is used to store ingredients, such as pickles, it will definitely have a residual smell. There will be traces of storage. But the bottom is so clean that there is not even a trace of it, so it can be seen that it is not used to put things at all."
Ji Yang had a sudden realization. He just felt that the cellar was weird, but he couldn't tell what was weird. It turned out that he forgot to analyze the taste.
He asked, "Where will the man go out? Did they get wind of it before we got here?"
Tang Fan shook his head: "From the time we caught the two Nancheng Gang people to ask for confessions, to the time we came here, and the people we've been in contact with, there's not much chance of leaking the news, they should have seen us coming. Then escaped."
Ji Yang: "But there is no other passage here. There are guards outside, and they will be discovered as soon as they go out."
At this time, Sui Zhou was already checking in the utility room. He used the handle of the knife to pick apart many ingredients piled in the corner, and then poked the surrounding walls. Ji Yang could naturally see that he was looking for another secret passage. .
Unfortunately, nothing seems to be found.
Ji Yang was a little disappointed, and was about to go to another room to have a look when he heard Sui Zhou say: "There is something weird here."
He turned his head and saw that Suizhou's knife handle was poking a large sack against the corner of the wall, but no matter how he poked, the sack would not move at all. Tang Fan stepped forward and untied the opening of the sack, revealing a piece of it. At first glance, it is estimated that it weighs more than a few thousand catties. It is no wonder that Suizhou can't move no matter how much he pokes it. It is estimated that two or three people will be able to move it.
How can such a stone pier appear in a utility room where ingredients are placed
Now Tang Fan doesn't need to say anything, Ji Yang can also see that there must be something weird.
He joined forces with Sui Zhou and moved the sack a little.
I saw that there was a thin layer of straw under the sack, and when I swept the straw away, I saw a thick floor tile covering it. Although I tried to fit the surrounding ground as much as possible, it would still leave some traces, Sui said. Zhou and Ji Yang dug up the floor tile and saw that there was an entrance hidden underneath. It looked deeper than the cellar, and they didn't know where to go.
Ji Yang suddenly discovered that the person who dug this tunnel was extremely cunning. He built a cellar that was easy to find. When ordinary people saw that there was no one in the cellar, they would subconsciously look for other places, and would not think about it again. There will be other secret passages in this room, and this sack is filled on it. At first glance, it looks exactly the same as the sack for storing ingredients. Unless you poke them one by one like Sui Zhou, you don't mind taking the trouble to untie them. Otherwise there will be no discovery at all.
At that time, the prostitute will be able to shout injustice.
Ji Yang immediately strode out and told Wang Zhi what he found here.
Wang Zhi looked at the prostitute: "What else do you have to say?"
The old bustard's face was cloudy and uncertain, but his mouth was still very hard: "This tunnel was originally dug to make a ditch at the beginning of the building of this house, and then it was abandoned, and it was no longer used. What's so surprising?"
Ji Yang sneered: "Your mother's ditch is dug so that people can walk in, but it's really troublesome, which craftsman did it, and I'll hire him later!"
When Wang Zhi had substantial evidence, he calmed down, and said to the maid, "You keep saying that there is a Vantone background here, but Vantone hasn't appeared until now, so you know why? You are just a brothel. When something happens, I will push you out as a scapegoat. You say that you are a commander of Wan, but they don’t recognize you. What can you do? Anyway, we have time, so let’s just ask here, ask slowly, you won’t Say it, just ask until you say it! Wei Mao!"
A stiff-faced middle-aged man took the lead. He was the one who was in charge of thousands of prisoners in the West Factory. He was the best at extorting confessions. Now that this task was handed over to him, he was naturally a handy and professional counterpart.
Wei Mao waved his hand, stepped forward from left to right, and tightly restrained the old bustard.
"Let's go to 'Ten fingers don't touch the sun's water' first." He said as he stepped forward and asked his subordinates to press the old lady's fingers on the ground.
Wei Mao didn't know where to find a strangely shaped tweezers, squatted down, clipped the old man's nails, and then slammed it!
"Ah-!!!!" The old bustard's scream broke through the sky.
The guests and girls in the building have all been rushed to the first floor by the people from the West Factory. They watched this scene, their faces turned pale with fright. This kind of living torture scene, it is estimated that for a long time in the future, just hearing the word Xichang will make you tremble all over.
The so-called "ten fingers do not touch the spring water", the name is very pleasant, in fact, it is to remove all the nails of ten fingers, ten fingers are connected to the heart, you can imagine how painful it will be.
Everyone's face turned pale as they watched the old bustard scream and howl, and suddenly felt that their nails were also hurting terribly.
When Tang Fan came out of the back room, he heard Wang Zhi say to the old man: "Anyway, you have ten nails, take your time, you've used up your hands, and you have your feet. If you've finished lifting them by then, you can still be so tough. , then I'm going to convince you."
The old bustard's hand was tightly pressed, and he couldn't even move, his nose and tears flowed together. The arrogant old face before was not to mention how pitiful it was at this time.
But Tang Fan naturally wouldn't sympathize with this kind of person. To put it in a nasty way, this old man is a person with a deep heart. Even if it has nothing to do with this child's lost case, he usually does many wicked things. This kind of person is a general She had tasted all the tortures in the West Factory, and it was estimated that she would not be able to clear the sins she committed.
Seeing that she still refused to speak, Wei Mao used tweezers to clamp the other person's index finger nails. When he was about to start, he heard the old bustard howling like killing a pig: "Don't clamp! I said, I said! Don't clamp! Let me go! Let me go!"
Others may not be able to understand what it feels like to have a fingernail lifted, but the old lady is really better than death at the moment, and I wish I could chop off my finger, maybe it won't be so painful, she screamed hard, her body kept twitching, but she got rid of it. Not the kind of gangrene pain.
She can't care about anything anymore, all the secrets are far away in her mind, and now she only has one thought: stop this pain!
Wang Zhi waved his hand, and the prostitute was picked up and escorted into the utility room.
After closing the door, there were only three or four people present besides the prostitute.
Wang Zhi said: "Say."
The old bustard said while sobbing: "Those children are not, they are not here..."
Wang Zhi raised his eyebrows, thinking that she was going to quibble again: "Weimao, get some salt water and sprinkle it on her finger."
"Don't, don't, don't! I'm not lying! Those people are indeed not here anymore, they have been gone for more than half an hour!" The old man screamed, "I'm only in the flesh business here, if the Nancheng Gang kidnapped children , sometimes temporarily hidden here, but will be taken away soon!"
Wang Zhi asked: "Did you see us coming and tipped them off? How many people are there? How many children are there? Where are they running? Where does this secret passage lead?"
He threw several questions at once, and the old man looked at the tweezers that were close at hand, and was frightened for a long time, so he didn't dare not answer.
"No, no! I didn't tip off the news. Before you came, those people left, because someone came back and said that they saw the people in your West Factory interrogating near the gate tower. They felt that things might be exposed, so they hurried back. Those children all came out of the cellar and walked out of the secret passage! There are three of them. There are about seven or eight children, and most of them are under ten years old... The secret passage leads to the outside of the city, so that you know, I This is a transfer location, and I don't know where they are going!"
Tang Fan asked, "What's your status in the Nancheng Gang? Who are those people in the Nancheng Gang?"
The prostitute cried: "I'm a prostitute in a brothel, how can I talk about my status, I'm just a nobody in the gang! Those people trading is the responsibility of the second master, I don't dare to ask! On weekdays, they sometimes send some details. The children with tender skin are said to be brought back from the south, and they were asked to train me, and I did as I did. Besides, this place is used as a transfer point, and I really don’t know how many more!”
Wang Zhi didn't speak, Wei Mao directly poured salt water on the bloody finger of the prostitute, who immediately cried and begged, but couldn't say any more useful information.
Everyone can see that this old bustard didn't lie, and she probably knows only a limited amount.
Tang Fan asked again, "Among those children, is there a fat girl of eight or nine years old? She has a double bun and a red silk sash on her head."
In order not to suffer any more, the prostitute tried to recall: "It seems that there is... No, no, there is indeed! There is! I remember, there is such a girl, there was a little girl who kept crying at that time, and the people who brought them did not Be patient, I'm going to beat her, that girl was still protecting the little girl, so she was slapped hard!"
Tang Fan's face was ashen. Although A-Dong was born as a slave, since she came to Tang Fan's side, it was too late for Tang Fan to hurt her. How could he attack her? Now that she heard that she was beaten, she immediately felt very angry.
Wang Zhi asked a few more questions, such as where are the other halls of Nancheng Gang, where is the person in charge, the identity of the person who took the children away, etc. .
Tang Fan said, "It's not too late, I'll go take a look now!"
Suizhou nodded: "Let's do it together."
He called Xue Ling and others, including Tang Fan, a total of five people, brought candles and other things, and bent down through the secret passage.
The dark passage is relatively narrow, only one person can pass through, and he has to bend forward halfway.
According to the old bustard's account, the secret passage was relatively rough, with no staircase lighting, but no mechanism, just a road leading to the outside of the city, so that those people could transfer some invisible people and things at any time.
Suizhou, Xue Ling and others are in good hands, and they do their part to walk in the front, while Tang Fan follows behind.
The group walked for a while, because the secret passage was rugged, they were busy adapting to the environment, and they were not careful. When Tang Fan walked for a short distance, he noticed that there were people behind him. Looking back, it turned out to be Wang Zhi and a few Xichang Fans. son.
"This kind of place is dark and difficult, and I really wronged Wang Gong. With Wang Gong's status, why should I do everything myself?" Tang Fan was brooding about the fact that he asked A-Dong to be the bait, so he couldn't help but taunted.
Eunuch Wang snorted and said, "The other party must have someone to answer him outside the city. I'm afraid you are just a few of you who carelessly follow other people's ways, which would be laughable!"
The author has something to say:
small theater:
Freehand House Bustard: Admiral Wang, don't get angry, I'll tell you a joke to relieve your boredom~
Wang Zhi: Speak.
Prostitute: Once upon a time there was a eunuch.
Wang Zhi:
Prostitute: No more.
Wang Zhi: ... Close the door and let the dog go, and torture Lao Tzu!