Wang Zhi laughed: "It's really worthless!"
But he immediately discovered that Tang Fan was not the only one who was unpromising. Except for Sui Zhou, Pang Qi and the others also twitched slightly one after another.
Obviously he just did this, and it can make all the men in the world feel the same.
"Don't look inside, the back door is blocked by us, and your guy can't escape, but he must know less than you, we are not interested in him!"
Eunuch Wang ignored Tang Fan and the others. He stared at Shopkeeper Jin like a poisonous snake staring at his prey, and said in a long tone: "I guess, even if you don't have a wife and children, you don't want to become an eunuch directly? The injury still needs to be healed, if you don’t tell the truth, tsk tsk, then it’s hard to say!”
Looking at Tang Fan's eyes, he just felt that his smile was more appropriate to describe it as a smirk.
"I'll give you a quarter of an hour, don't say I'm too ruthless, Wang Zhi." Wang Zhi clapped his hands, glanced at the hourglass beside him, and said, "Three, two, one. Well, the time is up. Have you considered it?"
He pulled out the handkerchief from Shopkeeper Jin's mouth.
"No, isn't it a quarter of an hour..." Shopkeeper Jin's eyes widened, his tone was broken because of the pain.
"That's your quarter of an hour, not mine!" Eunuch Wang sneered.
Shopkeeper Jin was shocked by his domineering and unreasonableness.
Seeing Shopkeeper Jin's incredible expression, for some reason, Tang Fan had a hard time holding back his smile.
He remembered a sentence, the wicked must be rubbed by the wicked.
Without giving Manager Jin any time to hesitate, Wang Zhi took out a dagger from his body and pulled it out from the scabbard, showing that the cold light was shining, and it was definitely a decisive decision.
"Okay, if you don't talk about it, I'll give you a treat. Don't worry, although you are as old as you, you definitely won't be able to enter the palace, but there are always some people with special hobbies in this world who like that, maybe When the time comes, I will throw you at the Nanfeng Pavilion, and you will still usher in the second spring, so you don’t need to make calculations here every day!”
After he finished speaking with a smirk, he raised the knife and dropped it, which was a neat and neat one.
"I say!!!!!"
Shopkeeper Jin almost shouted these words in a shrill voice. His voice was so penetrating that Tang Fan's eardrums trembled.
It can be seen how much fear was in the heart of shopkeeper Jin at that moment.
"I, I, I said, I said..." Shopkeeper Jin burst into tears, and there was no point where he seemed to be able to cope with Tang Fan just now.
"Then say it!" Wang Zhi shouted.
Shopkeeper Jin shivered, his face covered in tears, and looked at him blankly: "… What are you talking about?"
He was so frightened that he didn't react for a while.
Wang Zhi friendly reminder: "Your relationship with that sister-in-law Xing."
Shopkeeper Jin was refreshed: "Yes, I passed the news to her!"
Wang Zhi: "How to pass it on?"
Shopkeeper Jin: "Someone, every once in a while, someone will come to me and tell me a piece of news. I will tell Sister-in-law Xing the news, and she will spread it out of the city!"
Wang Zhi: "Be clear, don't let me ask them one by one!"
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but once you open your mouth, the rest is much easier.
Manager Jin endured the pain and tried to speak more fluently: "Like this time, this time, someone gave me a recipe, and when Sister Xing came, I read the recipe to her, her husband is Doctor, she is also proficient in medical theory, so she naturally knows how to match the prescription to the corresponding disease, and then takes the prescription out of the city, and then there will naturally be someone to answer it, and there is a hidden military situation on the prescription."
Wang Zhi: "Who gave you the recipe?"
Up to now, the treasurer Jin is still hesitant.
Tang Fan interjected: "Is it the housekeeper Wang in the mansion of President Wang?"
Shopkeeper Jin shook his head again and again.
Wang Zhi didn't have the patience of Tang Fan, he had already raised the knife.
It turns out that violence is easier than Huairou, especially for people like Jin.
His eyes stunned the boss, and he quickly said: "I know, I know, don't do it, that person belongs to your house!"
Wang Zhi: "Who!"
Shopkeeper Jin didn't dare to breathe: "Ding Rong, it's Ding Rong!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was a little surprised, but thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be expected.
Tang Fan suddenly remembered that after he was slapped by Wang Zhi, Ding Rong sent him away, and asked him to apply Panax notoginseng or Puhuang with great concern, which at least showed that Ding Rong himself must have some knowledge on pharmacology. Understand, it is not surprising to be able to come up with a way to use the formula to deliver the message.
Many people tend not to notice such insignificant daily conversations, but once they look back and think about it after the incident, they will find that the clues have long been hidden in these inadvertent daily chores.
He also remembered that Wang Zhi said a long time ago that apart from him and Wang Yue, the only people who could know the military situation in time were their close people and their generals.
On the eve of each battle, before the military meeting with their subordinates, Wang Yue and Wang Zhi would pass their breaths to determine the same direction, so as not to quarrel at the meeting and confuse the people below.
Since it wasn't him and Wang Yue who leaked their secrets, the close friends around them became the most suspicious people.
But the problem is, since it is a cronie and a confidant, it must be deeply trusted by the master.
Just talking about Ding Rong, this person has been following Wang Zhi since he left the palace to open the West Factory, and because they are both eunuchs, he is even more trusted by Wang Zhi. Even in Datong, he took this person by his side. The level of trust is evident.
Ding Rong naturally did not live up to Wang Zhi's attention. He did every errand well, and his personality was also very clever.
Such a person, even if he knew intellectually that he was suspicious, emotionally, it was difficult for Wang Zhi to suspect him.
But the shopkeeper Jin said Ding Rong's name.
Wang Zhi looked at him with a cold face, his eyes were like looking at a dead person, and the shopkeeper Jin was about to pee with fright, crying and stammering: "I really didn't lie to you! I really didn't lie to you! Every time He took the initiative to come to the door first, sometimes to me, sometimes to our employer, but in order to prevent the identity exposure, we cannot go to him!"
Before Wang Zhi's attack, Tang Fan quickly asked other questions: "So, the little thief who stole my purse yesterday really has something to do with you?"
Shopkeeper Jin: "Yes! I asked him to go, because Mrs. Xing just left in front of you, and you chased after him. I was afraid that Mrs. Xing would be exposed, so I asked that person to snatch your money bag so that Mrs. Xing could have time. leave!"
Tang Fan: "He will be silenced later, and you did it too?"
Shopkeeper Jin: "Yes, I was afraid that you would confess to me after you found him, so you smeared poison on the money you gave him in advance, and if you do their business, you will definitely check the money afterwards. As long as the money is in the mouth, the poison will follow. …”
Tang Fan: "What a well-thought-out strategy, but unfortunately what I suspected before was not Sister-in-law Xing, but Steward Wang. You are guilty of being a thief, but you have exposed yourself!"
Shopkeeper Jin was sobbing, it was too late to say anything now.
Tang Fan asked again: "Then who is the person who is in contact with Sister-in-law Xing?"
Shopkeeper Jin shook his head: "I don't know, we are all in single-line contact. I received a message from Ding Rong, and I just need to pass it on to Sister Xing when she comes to her door..."
Seeing that everyone was looking bad, he quickly added: "But I know where Sister-in-law Xing lives, you can go to her!"
Tang Fan: "Who are you from? Tartar? Or the White Lotus Sect?"
Shopkeeper Jin: "When there was a famine in my hometown, the whole family died. I almost starved to death on the way to escape the famine, and was rescued in the end. Later I found out that they were white lotus believers. , so they let me in, and I did, but I'm still just an ordinary believer..."
Tang Fan: "Do you have the mark of the White Lotus Sect on your body?"
Shopkeeper Jin: "Yes, it's on the waist!"
Jin Yiwei lifted his clothes to take a look, and sure enough, he saw a small blooming lotus embroidered on his left waist.
In the past, when Tang Fan went deep into the desolate village on the outskirts of Beijing to save A-Dong, he met Jiu Niangzi, the chief altar messenger of the White Lotus Sect to the Nancheng Gang. Next such a mark.
However, regardless of Li Man or Jiu Niangzi, there is no so-called imprint on them, so Tang Fan and the others guessed later that this imprint should only be prepared for the lower-level believers, in order to restrain them and prevent them from apostasy.
You must know that the government has severely cracked down on the White Lotus Sect. Once people with such marks are found, they will definitely be severely punished. Because of this, Manager Jin is naturally loyal and does not dare to have the slightest disagreement. In order to avoid implicated family members in the future, he even Wife dare not marry again.
Tang Fan: "So, the owner of this pawnshop is also a member of the White Lotus Sect?"
Shopkeeper Jin: "It should be, after I joined the teaching, I came to this pawnshop to settle down according to their instructions, but the owner often disappeared, and this pawnshop was basically taken care of by me, and they seemed to regard it as a transit point. Under the guise of a pawnshop, it is used to handle property."
Shopkeeper Jin was frightened by Wang Zhi, and he knew everything.
To him, Wang Zhi was much more terrifying than the White Lotus Sect.
Tang Fan frowned: "So, the White Lotus Sect is very powerful in this city?"
Shopkeeper Jin: "No, no, since Wang Zongbing and Eunuch Wang came here, they have attacked the sect severely, causing heavy losses to the sect, forcing most of the forces to withdraw. As far as I know, now only Ding is left. Rong and I are in the same line, otherwise, I wouldn't use such a secret and single method to transmit news. As you can see, adults will definitely be discovered after a long time. If there are more lines, it is not like this now. situation."
He was sincere, Tang Fan nodded: "Then what about Ding Rong, what is his status in the White Lotus Sect?"
Shopkeeper Jin said with a bitter face: "I don't know either. The owner only asked me to obey his orders. As for our owner, I vaguely heard that he seems to be the deputy altar master of a branch of the sect."
Tang Fan said, "Do you know where he lives?"
Shopkeeper Jin hurriedly said: "I know, I can take the blame and make merit and take you there!"
Although his life was saved by the White Lotus Sect, the White Lotus Sect saved him, in fact, it was only for the sake of having one more useful believer. In the past few years, Manager Jin was so frightened that he didn’t even dare to ask for it from his family. , it was a relief for him.
As soon as he heard that he made meritorious deeds, how could Wang Zhi not be able to hear his careful thoughts, and sneered immediately.
Shopkeeper Jin couldn't help but tremble when he laughed. If he hadn't caught his hands, he would have wanted to cover his crotch.
He asked what he should have asked, Tang Fan glanced at Suizhou and Wang Zhi, and seeing that they had nothing to say, he said to Wang Zhi, "Guangchuan and I will go to the residence of Mrs. Xing he said, and you and him will go to Ding Rong. ,how?"
Wang Zhi hummed, no nonsense, and immediately grabbed shopkeeper Jin and walked out.
His face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water. Shopkeeper Jin was caught in his hand like an eagle catching a chicken, and he didn't dare to make a sound.
Going around in circles, Ding Rong was actually a member of the White Lotus Sect, and he stayed by Wang Zhi's side all the time, and was even regarded as a cronie. This fact made Wang Zhi a little hard to accept, and it was normal for him to be in a bad mood.
Before it was too late, Tang Fan didn't have the heart to worry about Wang Zhi, so he and Suizhou calculated it, and went to the official post to ask for a few good horses and headed directly to Guangling County.
According to the address given by Shopkeeper Jin, the group searched and asked, and soon found Jiang's house at the foot of Qianfu Mountain.
The Jiangjia Village where the Jiang family is located is the hometown of Sister-in-law Xing's husband, Doctor Jiang.
Tang Fan and the others appeared without warning, which suddenly disturbed this peaceful little village.
At that time, sister-in-law Xing was walking out of the house with the feed and was about to feed the chickens in the yard. When she saw Pang Qi and others aggressively kicking the door, she was so frightened that the bowl overturned, she turned and ran into the house.
How could Pang Qi and the others give each other time to escape? They rushed into the house immediately and caught the Jiang and his wife.
Tang Fan and Sui Zhou took a step slower and walked into the room, only to realize that Sister Xing had no intention of escaping. She lay in front of the bed, clutching the hand of the man on the bed, who was half lying on the bed, looking at Tang Pan to them, there is also a look of panic on their faces.
The hut was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Obviously, the owner of this hut was sick, and it was not a matter of a day or two.
It seems that Sister Xing is not completely lying, her husband is indeed sick.
Tang Fan looked at the man: "Are you Doctor Jiang?"
Doctor Jiang: "Who are you? We are all ordinary people, and we don't have any money left. I would like to ask you adults to let our old couple go. If you want anything, please take it yourself!"
Dare to treat them as robbers? Tang Fan was a little bit sarcastic.
"What did the two of you do, don't you know? They communicated with the enemy inside and outside, and passed the military information to the Tartars. This crime alone is enough to delay you! The shopkeeper Jin has already recruited, what should you say you should know?"
Sister-in-law Xing's face changed suddenly, and she trembled.
Doctor Jiang gritted his teeth and said, "We don't know anything!"
Pang Qi said angrily, "I still want to deny it now!" He went up to grab him.
But he was stopped by Tang Fan.
Tang Fan's eyes retracted from all around the house, and fell on the Jiang family who were hugging each other in fear.
"You live in a place like this, neither for money nor for profit. Presumably you are not willing to use it for the White Lotus Sect, but you have to be coerced?"
For this kind of person, it is useless to use punishment like treasurer Jin. You have to find out what their heart problems are.
Tang Fan said: "I remember Miss Du said earlier that you have a son who went into the mountains to collect herbs, but never came back, maybe he was taken away by a beast, but now it seems that it wasn't a beast who took him away. ?"
Doctor Jiang gritted his teeth and didn't speak, but Sister Xing couldn't help crying in a low voice.
Tang Fan slightly eased his tone: "We came from the capital, and are sent by the emperor. If you have anything to hide, you can say it, and we will decide for you."
He took out his waist badge and handed it over. The Jiang family knew how to read, but when they saw the words "Zuo Yudu Censor, Tang Fan" engraved on it, they actually believed most of them in their hearts.
Ordinary people like them have lived in border towns all their lives. The emperor means that he is aloof and omnipotent. When he heard that the other party was an imperial envoy sent by the emperor, Mrs. Xing finally let go of her husband's hand and fell to the ground with a plop. : "I beg all the officials, save my son!"
Doctor Jiang couldn't help but scold: "Don't say it!"
Sister-in-law Xing tilted her head: "Why don't you let me say it! There is no news from Dayong so far, and I don't know whether he is dead or alive! If you let me wait, it's better to die!"
Doctor Jiang let out a long sigh and stopped talking.
Tang Fan helped her up: "Sister Xing, speak slowly if you have something to say."
Sister-in-law Xing wiped away her tears, and choked up the story.
The Jiang couple are not members of the White Lotus Sect, but their son suddenly disappeared after entering the mountain some time ago. Just when everyone was looking for him without success, thinking that he had already encountered an accident in the mountain, someone suddenly came to the door, saying that their son was not dead, but needed The Jiang family did what they said, otherwise, even if they faked their death, they would turn into real death.
Along with the other party, there was also the handwriting of Dr. Jiang's son. The handwriting on it finally allowed Dr. Jiang and Mrs. Xing to confirm that their son was still alive.
After that, every once in a while, they would receive letters from their sons, and the other party's actions not only indicated to the Jiang couple that their son was safe, but also threatened them not to act rashly.
For the safety of their son, they had to do what each other asked and become part of this line.
Tang Fan asked, "Do you know the identity of the person looking for you?"
Sister-in-law Xing: "I know, that person's name is Shen Gui. He is one of the richest businessmen in Guangling County. After I got the recipe from shopkeeper Jin, I also gave it to Shen Gui."
Tang Fan said, "Does Miss Du from Zhongjingtang know about this?"
Sister-in-law Xing said sadly: "She doesn't know, I took advantage of the kindness of Miss Du's father and daughter. Because Shen Gui said that after taking the prescription, you should go to Zhongjingtang to get the medicine first. After such a situation, even if something happened, it would be convenient. Concealing people's eyes and ears, others will only suspect Zhongjingtang, and they will definitely not suspect me, and, with our relationship with Zhongjingtang, sometimes we can accompany them out of the city in the carriage of medicinal materials, without having to go through an interrogation."
Sui Zhou listened for a while, then asked, "So, you don't know the inside story of this matter at all?"
Dr. Jiang smiled bitterly: "We don't even know who the person who arrested our son is, let alone who the other party is. We do what they tell us to do, and we don't even know what secrets are hidden in the recipe. I'm not interested in asking. How could you think of causing such a big trouble?"
Suizhou: "Where is Shen Gui now?"
Sister-in-law Xing: "He lives in Guangling County, and he has a big family. In fact, we never imagined that why would he arrest and threaten us with someone who could not be beaten by the eight poles?"
Tang Fan said: "The treasurer Jin who passed the news to you is a Bailian cultist, and that Shen Gui is likely to be too."
"What!" Jiang and his wife were stunned, the shock on their faces did not seem to be fake.
"Then, will something happen to my son? Master, you have to save him!" Sister-in-law Xing burst into tears.
Tang Fan said warmly: "We will naturally save those who should be saved, but now your suspicions have not been cleared, you have to follow us to Datong."
Sister-in-law Xing looked at Doctor Jiang hesitantly.
At this point, Dr. Jiang has nothing to hesitate, he nodded: "Master has an order, we can do anything, even Shen Gui, we can take you to identify, just to keep our son's life!"
With the cooperation of the Jiangs and his wife, things were unexpectedly smooth.
As Mrs. Xing said, as the number one rich man in Guangling County, Shen Gui's family has a great career. The shop under his name alone occupies an entire street. The family is even more beautiful with wives and concubines, and groups of children. Such a person, no longer No matter how you run, you can't get anywhere. It's better that shopkeeper Jin is a bachelor.
The other party never thought that Sister-in-law Xing's side had been exposed. When Tang Fan and the others came to the door, Shen Gui had just returned from the inspection of the semicolon, and saw that the house was already in a mess, and the female family members were all rushed to the side courtyard to concentrate. , and Jinyi Wei sat upright in the main hall of his house, and invited you to enter the urn.
Intimidated by Jinyi Weiyi, Shen Gui recruited almost everything. He said that he was not a White Lotus believer at all, but because he had business dealings with the White Lotus Religion and had funded the leader of the White Lotus Religion, he was honored by the White Lotus Religion. .
Because Shen Gui has been in business for many years and has an excellent relationship with the local government, the White Lotus Sect asked him to help spread the news.
All Shen Gui had to do was to hand over Mrs. Xing's recipe to him, take advantage of the opportunity of doing business to hand it over to the white lotus followers outside the customs, and then hand those white lotus followers to the Tatars.
He also explained that Sister-in-law Xing's son was not in his own hands, but was taken away by the people of the White Lotus Sect, and the other party just asked him to contact Sister-in-law Xing on his behalf.
Although he was extremely cooperative, it was impossible for Suizhou and the others to believe unconditionally just because he answered every question. They immediately turned the Shen family upside down, found some suspicious letters, checked the Shen family, and found them The old and young of the Shen family brought them back to Datong, and then slowly interrogated them.
By the time Tang Fan and the others returned to Datong, night had just come.
But on Wang Zhi's side, things didn't go well.
When Wang Zhi took Shopkeeper Jin to arrest the owner of the pawnshop, he did not encounter any resistance. The other party also did not expect Shopkeeper Jin to betray him, and was immediately arrested by Wang Zhi's people.
But at the other end, the person he sent back to catch Ding Rong turned back and told him that Ding Rong had run away.