Here, Nalan Jinnian and others are having a meal.
There was a noise outside, and officials from the dock were everywhere shouting, asking everyone to stay where they were and undergo inspection.
After a while, Chen Huan walked in: "Master, a wealthy businessman was killed. Someone saw the murderer hiding in the Liu family's fleet. Now the official is asking for inspections one by one. The servant has asked Mr. Liu and the government people to come over. , check our ship first."
This time, the Liu family transported medicinal materials, as well as goods and grain. A total of more than a dozen ships came. At this time, there were also a lot of goods on the ship. In addition to the Liu family's goods, there were also goods from other merchants. It would be troublesome to check!
But since someone saw the murderer hiding in the Liu family's boat, there was no reason to leave without being checked.
Nalan Jinnian nodded: "Okay."
"Why did a murder happen?" The Queen Mother frowned and said.
Nalan Jinnian's eyes were a little cold, and he only said: "It's best to be a coincidence."
The Queen Mother's eyebrows skipped a beat, and she gave Nuan Nuan another chopstick to eat: "Nuan Nuan, eat it quickly!"
If it wasn't a coincidence, I don't know what would happen in a while!
If you can’t even eat, you’ll be hungry and warm!
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Soon a group of officers and soldiers came in to inspect the ship with several witnesses.
Nuan Nuan and the others were still eating calmly.
The leading officers and soldiers had already seen the token and knew that the people on this ship were nobles from the capital.
He said very politely: "Several guests, a murder occurred on a ship. These people saw the ship and ran to several ships here. We have to check."
Nalan Jinnian nodded: "Check it!"
Nalan Jinnian said to Liu Xiaoen again: "Let everyone on the ship come to the deck and let a few witnesses identify the person!"
"Yes! Master!" Liu Xiaoen responded immediately.
The leading officer and soldier heard this and said respectfully: "Excuse me!"
Then he said to the officer behind him: "Everyone, search around, be careful not to damage anything on the ship! Guys, please go to the deck and identify people!"
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So the officers and soldiers began to search everywhere.
Of course, no one dared to disturb Wen Nuan and the others while they were eating.
Because this ship was specially arranged for Nalan Jinnian and others to return to Beijing, there was not much cargo on the ship, and it took about two-quarters of an hour to inspect it.
By this time Nuan Nuan and the others had finished their meal.
The leading officer and soldier bowed to Nalan Jinnian and said, "Sir, we have checked and found no murderer!"
After hearing this, the Queen Mother said: "Then can our ship leave?"
The leading officer and soldier replied: "Yes! You can go, sorry for bothering you!"
It went surprisingly smoothly!
The Queen Mother nodded: "Hello there, thank you for your hard work! We must catch the murderer! He dared to commit murder on the ship in broad daylight. The prince is so abominable!"
"Yes! We still have a mission to do. If you interrupted us just now, we'll have to leave first!" The leading officer bowed with his fists in a very polite manner, and then left with the others.
The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief: "It's really a coincidence. Okay, Nuan Nuan, Shi Qi, you can go back to your room and rest! I've been driving in the carriage these days, the weather is hot, Nuan Nuan has dark shadows under her eyes, I'm sure No rest!"
Nalan Jinnian nodded.
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Mom, go to bed early too!"
"good!"
Several people went back to their own cabins to rest.
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Outside
After the officer left the ship, Liu Xiaoen quickly directed the helmsman on the ship to sail and leave.
He knew that Nalan Jinnian was in a hurry to return to Beijing, so naturally he couldn't delay.
But as soon as their boat took off the rope, someone on the shore saw it and shouted: "Sir, that boat wants to leave, the murderer must be on that boat!"
Others heard this and looked over and shouted: "Yes! That ship wants to leave secretly! The murderer must be on it! Quick! Stop them!"
"Stop that ship quickly, don't let it escape!"
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Several figures hurried over and grabbed the rope. Some even jumped on the boat to prevent it from leaving.
Liu Xiaoen said hurriedly: "Dear fellow villagers, our ship has been inspected by officers and soldiers just now! The murderer is not on our ship! So our ship can leave!"
The people on the other ships were a little dissatisfied when they heard this: "My ship has just been inspected! Why can't my ship leave, but yours can?"
"That's right! Just now the official said that all ships cannot leave for the time being. They can't leave until after the inspection and the murderer is caught! Why can your ship leave!"
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People around expressed their dissatisfaction.
The officers and soldiers who were searching heard the noise and rushed over. They found that the ship they were working on was Nuan Nuan and they said: "This ship has been checked and there is no murderer. They are in a hurry and can leave first!"
"Uncle Cha, you can leave after inspection. Why can't our ship leave? Our ship was inspected just now! We also have something urgent! We have to leave too!"
The officer frowned: "Isn't your ship blocked by other ships? How to get out!"
"You can ask other ships to move away and let my ship go first!"
The officer shook his head: "No, other ships are being inspected. What if the murderer takes the opportunity to run to the inspected ship while moving?"
"This is so unfair! Sir, when their ship leaves, aren't you afraid that the murderer will run to their ship and follow them? Besides, the murderer will still run to their fleet! We all need our ships. Wait, why can you leave first! In that case, we don’t wait here anymore, we leave too! It’s none of our business whether the murderer is caught or not!”
"That's right! The murderer obviously ran into their fleet, so we all had to be inspected. Their ship can go first, but our ship can't! What sense does this make! Is there any royal law?"
"We have to go together, otherwise we won't be inspected! We even drove away! Who is in an emergency? Our goods are also in a hurry to be sent back!"
"Yes, we have something urgent too! We are all in business, so the Liu family's fleet is particularly impressive!..."
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The owners of the surrounding ships protested.
In the evening, it is the time when the ship docks for supplies and then continues sailing at night.
So at this time, the dock is particularly crowded with fleets and people.
The men were tugging at the ropes that warmed the boats they were in, and would not let their boats leave.
Seeing that the public was outraged, the official officer walked onto the boat where Nalan Jinnian and the others were sitting, and said to Liu Xiaoen with a troubled look on his face: "Master Liu, what do you think we should do about this?"
Liu Xiaoen didn't expect that everyone would stop him from leaving!
However, this time there was a sworn enemy of their Liu family, and it was that person who instigated the incident.
He said: "I'll go ask."