The Rat King, Jing Yang, and Yi Qingfeng walked out of the pharmacy, Jing Yang said with anger on his face: "This old Zhang Tou is really a toast and doesn't eat and drink, let's ask kindly, he actually blew us out, it seems that the soft can't get the hard, it's better to take advantage of the night to arrest him and torture him, I think he still dares to be hard-mouthed." ”

The Rat King said: "It's not proper, it's not our style to torture and interrogate, that old Zhang Tou reacted so much to our visit, it seems that he must be a thief, what Yan Po said is true, as long as we are patient and observe for a while, we will definitely find out." ”

Yi Qingfeng said: "That's right, this old Zhang Tou is the breakthrough of the case, maybe the flower thief's ** medicine is from him, as long as we guard here, maybe we can have a big harvest." ”

Jingyang said: "So it seems that we have to squat here?"

The Rat King said: "You and Qingfeng are looking for a place to squat nearby to see who this old man has dealings with, and this king will go to inquire about his family situation." ”

After making up their minds, the three soldiers split into two ways, the Rat King left alone, and Jingyang and Yi Qingfeng found a nearby tea shop and sat down, and they watched closely at the opposite medicine shop while drinking tea.

Time passed little by little, Jingyang and Yi Qingfeng had limited income, and the people who went in and out of the pharmacy were just ordinary people looking for medical advice, and no suspicious people were found. Seeing that the Rat King had not returned for a long time, Jing Yang said: "Why has the Rat King been gone for so long, it's just to inquire about the family situation of the old Zhang Tou, and it stands to reason that he should come back." ”

Yi Qingfeng said: "Don't worry, the rat king is no one, you need to worry about him, we just need to wait patiently." ”

As he was talking, the Rat King walked towards the tea shop from a distance, and Yi Qingfeng's sharp eyes suddenly saw the Rat King walking quickly, and he said to Jingyang: "Say Cao Cao Cao will arrive, you turn your head to see who is coming." ”

Jingyang turned his head to see that the Rat King was already in front of him, he was startled and said, "Oh, Rat King, you're back, I thought you were lost." ”

The Rat King said angrily: "Who is lost, you are my three-year-old child." I'm so thirsty, or you two are comfortable, how happy it is to talk about tea in this room. ”

Yi Qingfeng hurriedly poured a bowl of tea and handed it to the Rat King: "Come, take a sip of tea to quench your thirst." ”

The Rat King drank it all and said, "What, can you two see any suspicious characters entering and leaving the pharmacy?"

Jingyang said: "No, all the people who come in and out are ordinary people, and there is no suspicious character." What clues do you find?"

The Rat King said: "I heard that this old Zhang Tou has a son who is called Zhang Cai, about 20 years old, specializing in making some fox friends and dogs, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling on weekdays, and most of the money earned by this old Zhang Tou opening a pharmacy has been lost by him." ”

Yi Qingfeng said: "This Zhang Cai is also an important clue, since he has many friends who are prostitutes and gamblers, maybe there is that flower thief, we have to keep an eye on him." ”

The Rat King said: "I also have this intention, at this time that Zhang Cai is still wandering outside, and he will come back when it is dinner time, and we will have to keep an eye on him then." ”

The three of them had made up their minds, so they sat down and stared at the pharmacy opposite the door, waiting for Zhang to show up.

In the evening, Zhang Cai returned home alone, and his appearance immediately attracted the excitement of the Rat King, Yi Qingfeng, and Jingyang who were watching on the side, Jingyang said: "This loser can be regarded as showing up, and he must be here for dinner when he goes home at this point, but I don't know if he will go out this time?"

Rat King said: "I've inquired, Zhang Cai usually has to gamble a few games with his group of fox friends after dinner, let's wait, it is estimated that he will go out." ”

As expected, after an hour, Zhang Cai walked out of the house again, he did want to gamble with a few friends he had made an appointment, he went straight to the gambling house, and he didn't expect that there were three people behind him, Jingyang and Yi Qingfeng.

Zhang Cai walked into the gambling house, he was obviously a regular customer, and the gambling house guy smiled: "Brother Zhang, who did you ask to play cards today?"

Zhang Cai said: "Who else can there be, isn't it Song San, Gu Er, and Pingyi who often play with me, they will be there soon, and the card table can be prepared for us?"

The guy said, "It's ready, Brother Zhang come with me." As he spoke, he led Zhang Cai towards a private room.

After Zhang Cai's gambling friends came one after another, they gambled in the house after the people gathered, and it was inevitable to talk about some things in the willow lane between the flowers, including Ping: "Brother, whoever wins today can invite us to go to the Qinglou to play, I haven't seen the smiling girl for a long time, and I am panicking." ”

Zhang Cai said: "Okay, then let's decide, if anyone wins, tomorrow will invite everyone to go to the Qinglou to play." ”

Gu Er smiled evilly: "If you really want to go, don't forget to bring the aphrodisiac medicine." ”

Zhang Cai said: "I don't need it, the medicine is all in Song San's place, and I don't know how many girls he spoiled with that medicine." ”

Song San's face changed and said: "Don't talk nonsense, whoever spoils the girl, play the cards well, don't rely on the account if you lose." ”

The conversation of this group of gamblers has already been heard clearly by the rat king and others in the neighboring house, and the rat king said happily: "It seems that the flower thieves are very likely to be among this gang, they are going to play in the Qinglou tomorrow, so let's go to the Qinglou tomorrow to continue monitoring, and let's stop here today." ”

Jingyang and Yi Qingfeng had no disagreement, so the three of them returned to the barracks together.

Early the next morning, the Rat King led Jingyang and Yi Qingfeng to squat outside the Qinglou, and the three of them dressed up in disguise, blending in the crowd and being no different from ordinary people, they would not make people suspicious at all. The three of them stayed for about half an hour, but Zhang Cai and the others did not show up for a long time, which made the Rat King a little anxious.

He said sullenly: "Damn, why haven't these unsuccessful guys come yet, they agreed to come to the Qinglou to play last night, right?"

Yi Qingfeng said: "That's right, we heard it with our own ears, and we can't be wrong." ”

The Rat King said: "It's not a way for us to wait like this, if they suddenly change their minds, it will be troublesome, it is better to send someone to the door of Lao Zhangtou's house to keep an eye on, so that it will be foolproof." ”

Jingyang volunteered: "I'll go." ”

The Rat King said: "Then you go, remember to be careful, don't reveal your identity." ”

Jingyang said: "Don't worry, you can't make a mistake." As he spoke, he walked towards the old Zhangtou's pharmacy in the north of the city.

It turned out that Zhang Cai was still lying at home at this time to sleep, yesterday's gambling game was played late at night, this early in the morning naturally could not get up, last night his luck was not good, all the silver on his body was lost, not to mention, but also owed ten taels of silver foreign debt.

Seeing that it was three poles in the morning, his son was still lying on the bed and sleeping, Lao Zhangtou couldn't see it, he entered the house and shouted: "Bastard, when is it, still lying on the bed and standing up, get up quickly." ”

Zhang Cai was woken up, and he said with a displeased face: "Dad, what are you yelling early in the morning, I came back late last night, and let me sleep again." ”

Old Zhang Tou said angrily: "Sleep on your head, you have been idle all day long, did you wander around with your faceless fox friends last night?"

Zhang Cai said: "What a faceless fox friend and dog friend, don't say it so ugly, okay, I'm in the way of you from dealing with them, and they will teach me a lesson early in the morning." ”

Lao Zhang said: "What's in the way of me, you still have the face to say this, where did the money you mess around with outside every day come from, it's not your father who saved money for you, from now on you are not allowed to go out to wander around, stay in the shop honestly to help." ”

Zhang Cai hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Dad, you spare me, I can't tell those strange medicinal materials, if you accidentally take the wrong medicine, it will not be beautiful to eat human life." ”

Lao Zhangtou's face sank and said: "Useless waste, get out, don't let me see you." ”

Zhang Cai said: "Dad, I really have something to do today, so I'll go out." He said and walked out the door.

Lao Zhangtou sighed again and again: "What kind of sin has been created, such an unsuccessful thing has been born." ”