"I have admired the prestige of General Qin for a long time, please accept it!"

Gan Yi actually bowed deeply to the ground at Qin Jin. Wang Shou couldn't help but be amazed, Xiang Ganyi, an old official who had been entrenched in Jingzhao Mansion for decades, rarely gave such a big gift to Jingzhao Yin, even if he had never met him, why did he do this to Qin Jin, who had never met?

Qin Jin was worried about Fan Su in his heart, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help Gan Yi.

"Brother Gan doesn't have to be like this, it's Qin who has something to ask for, so he should salute!"

As he spoke, Qin Jin also clasped his hands into fists and bowed. However, Gan Yi grabbed Qin Jin's wrist at a lightning speed.

"Don't bother to go. The general is a great hero who kills thieves, and he deserves to go down and bow down! If it weren't for the general's fire in Kunshan, the family would have been destroyed along with Yuzhou City!"

Wang Shou suddenly realized that Gan Yi's younger brother, who had always been very affectionate, was actually in Yuzhou City. I heard that the city of Yuzhou was besieged by Cui Qianyou's army, if it weren't for Qin Jin's actions in Kunshan, I am afraid that sooner or later the city would be destroyed, and then the rebels would definitely kill the soldiers and civilians in the city who resisted to the death.

In this way, Qin Jin can also be regarded as the life-saving benefactor of Gan Yi's brother. It is logical for Gan Yi to perform this great gift for his brother.

"I can't imagine that the two of you still have such a karma, it is really a day in the dark, and the lady in General Qin's mansion is expected to return safely!"

Wang Shou is naturally happy to see this kind of good thing, in this way, Gan Yi will definitely do his best to find a concubine for Qin Jin, and he does not have to offend this upstart who has a lot of weight in front of the Son of Heaven because of this.

Qin Jin no longer exchanged long-winded greetings, but concisely told Gan Yi about the disappearance of Fan Su.

In the meantime, Gan Yi kept frowning until Qin Jin finished speaking, and then said solemnly:

"General, I don't dare to lie when I go down, but I will definitely do my best!

Qin Jin immediately agreed.

"Don't say one person, even hundreds of people and thousands of people will also make!"

Gan Yi smiled slightly.

"It doesn't take that much, one person is enough. It's the servant named Li Gou'er who came with the general!"

Qin Jin was stunned for a moment, unexpectedly, he actually knew Li Gou'er's name.

Gan Yi explained: "Long before entering the main hall, I already knew what the general had asked me to do, so I had also learned about the situation with the general's servants first. ”

Sure enough, Gan Yiqi is second to none in terms of both his sense of smell and IQ. Qin Jin secretly sighed, it is really condescending for such a person to be used as a soap subordinate between the people and the government.

But the status gap is insurmountable. As a soap subordinate, he is already a lowly servant, which is far from the miscellaneous duties of the non-mainstream officials. Even if it is an official who is transferred to a foreign country, it is difficult to compare with the sky.

"General, wait for the news for a while, and go down and investigate immediately......"

Where Qin Jin could sit still, he said:

"If Brother Gan doesn't mind, how about Qin go with you?"

Wang Shou's heart suddenly hung up, Gan Yi has his own channels for handling cases, and he must not be with Chief Wen, Qin Jin's move is really Meng Lang. If he is born because of this, he is in the yang and the yin, and he does not contribute to others, isn't it self-defeating?

Qin Jin's attitude towards people and things is very different from that of today's officials, and his tone and demeanor are full of humility and respect, so that people can't realize at all that the person in front of him is actually the most valued Zhonglang general before the Son of Heaven drives.

And he kept calling Gan Yi his brother, and this promotion alone made him feel like a confidant.

In fact, Qin Jin does not have the superiority and humility of this era in his bones, and subconsciously still feels that everyone is equal, whether he talks to the Son of Heaven or the common people, he shows neither humility nor humility.

Therefore, Gan Yi, who already had a very good impression of Qin Jin, smiled happily:

"I can't ask for it, general, please!"

This sentence surprised Wang Shou again. At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh, there is really no comparison between people and people, even if he said this kind of thing to Gan Yi with the dignity of Jingzhao Yin, he may not be willing to agree.

But Wang Shou also knew that this kind of thing would not come to him, and how many people in the world would be able to resist the strong enemy in Xin'an with his own strength, and he would burn down Cui Qianyou's rebels in Kunshan with a fire.

Gan Yi only made one request to Qin Jin, that is, no matter where he was, he did not show his identity. This is reasonable, Qin Jin naturally agreed. Now, as long as you can get back to the complex as soon as possible, what is this requirement?

Out of Jingzhao Mansion, Qin Jin and his party followed Gan Yi through the streets, and when it was about to get dark, they stopped in an unnamed stone alley outside the West Market.

But there is only one portal in the stone alley, but it is quite strange to see the black lacquer gate and the stone statue of the town house. Qin Jin was puzzled, all the people in Chang'an City were based on fangs, why did this mansion come into its own?

Gan Yi stepped forward and knocked on the door, and in a few moments, someone inside responded.

"Who?"

The black lacquer door slowly flashed open, the firelight came out, and when I saw that it was Gan Yi outside, the door was suddenly opened with surprise and joy inside.

"I don't know if it's Brother Gan, please come in, please come in!"

At the same time, the other party glanced at Qin Jin again, and hesitated: "Who is this?"

Gan Yi didn't want to answer: "Gan's life-saving benefactor!

Qin Jin followed Gan Yi and was introduced into the mansion, but he saw that there seemed to be a hole in the mansion, and the decoration should be extremely luxurious, which was not much better than Yang Guozhong's original mansion in Shengyefang. But it always made him feel a trace of disharmony, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood where the anomaly was, and the exaggeration of these extravagances was nothing more than the breath of the nouveau riche everywhere, and there was a lack of substance.

However, since he has the ability to open another door outside the Fang City, and it is not an official government, just this ability and connections have to make Qin Jin look at this master with admiration.

Gan Yi explained a few words to the master here, and the man hurried away, leaving only Qin Jin and Gan Yi in the main hall of the reception.

"The general will leave later, this friend is very well-connected, and there will be news in less than half an hour!" Gan Yi seemed to have a bamboo in his chest, but he changed his words again. "If even he can't find out the news, this matter will be a little difficult!"

Qin Jin waited apprehensively. Half an hour later, the master here hurriedly returned, but just from his look, Qin Jin couldn't help but sink his heart.

Sure enough, the man first apologized, and then muttered to himself, half puzzled, half surprised.

"It's strange to say, somehow, there is no news. It seems, it doesn't seem to be ......"

The next words were a little low, and Qin Jin couldn't hear it clearly, but Gan Yi nodded, his face solemn.

"Gan knows, he can't help himself, so he will leave first!"

Gan Yi and Qin Jin walked out of the Shixiang mansion, and Qin Jin's heart was empty, thinking that he was going to return in vain today. But he didn't expect that Gan Yi actually smiled and said: "General, don't be disappointed, after all, the manpower is not enough, the owner of this mansion is not omniscient, we just have to start from the beginning, and we may not find nothing!"

"Let's go, let's go to the fat powder shop first!"

Now it was curfew, but the Shenwu Army was in charge of patrolling the law and order, and Qin Jin himself had a smooth night to take care of, so that he could gallop away unhindered.

As for the neighborhood where the fat powder shop is located, it is not a problem at all, and the Shenwu Army called it open in the name of business trips.

The current shops are all operated in the front, and then the residents live in the house, so they can easily find the shopkeeper of the fat powder store.

Gan Yi revealed the identity of Jingzhao Mansion, and the shopkeeper was immediately frightened, and the female relatives of the high-ranking officials and nobles were lost, but they came to the door and caused trouble.

"This fact has nothing to do with the lowly, the shop opens the door to do business, people come and go, people come and go, people come and go, people come and go, if there is an accident, it can't be all, it's all on the lowly head. ”

Qin Jin smiled, although the shopkeeper was a little timid, the logic was still very clear.

Gan Yi said sharply: "Don't be in a hurry to get rid of the relationship first, whether you have any responsibility or not, you should have an official decision, and you can't decide it with just one mouth and white teeth! I will ask you a few questions first, if you don't answer truthfully, you will suffer!"

"But if you ask, you don't dare to deceive!"

"Okay, it's time today, but there is a lady from the Qin Mansion who comes to the door?"

"Yes, yes, it's still received by the humble himself!"

Because Fansu and Xiaoman often visited, this person also knew, but he didn't expect that it was these two quite kind little ladies who suffered misfortune, and at the same time they were uneasy, but also sorry for them. If such two flower-like girls fall into the hands of thieves, I am afraid that they will be more auspicious.

"When do you leave and notice something suspicious?

The shopkeeper tilted his head and thought about it carefully, then shook his head again.

"Business as usual, no surprises!"

Gan Yi suddenly slapped the case in front of him angrily, "Dare to deceive the government?"

The shopkeeper was frightened and immediately shrunk into a ball, and said with a crying voice: "Don't dare, don't dare." Then he said intermittently: "For example, if there is an abnormality, there is a case, the guys in the palace went out to deliver goods today, and they never came back." Speaking of this, he turned to explain, "There is also a precedent for this, the guy is, and he often stays overnight in Goolanfang City and does not return!"

Gan Yi sneered: "What a big guy!"

"Laughing, this person is a lowly nephew, if it weren't for the early death of his brother, how could he be so indulgent?"

Gan Yi saw that he couldn't ask anything more, so he and Qin Jin left the fat powder shop again.

On the way, Gan Yi sighed in embarrassment.

"The clue is broken, don't be disappointed, there will always be a way!"

At this point, even Qin Jin could hear that Gan Yi's words were no longer as confident as before. In fact, it is difficult to find the man before sunrise tomorrow, and if he is given three days, why so?

"First follow the road that your lady may have walked, and walk all over again, maybe you will find unexpected clues!"

Qin Jin nodded and agreed with Gan Yi's idea, and the two walked through the streets between the fat powder shop and Shengye Fang, but they still found nothing. Actually, this was also expected by him.

From the West Market to Shengye Fang, the places where you pass are all prosperous places in the city, how can someone else forcibly take them away in broad daylight under normal circumstances? What's more, the car that Fan Su was riding also had a Qin Mansion driver, so he couldn't go missing with him, right?

After Gan Yi walked through the possible places, he suddenly said: "The lady of your mansion must have communicated with someone she knows on the road, maybe this is something suspicious!"

As soon as the two of them arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, Gan Yi's entourage stepped forward and whispered a few words to him. Then, Gan Yi's eyes suddenly lit up again.

"There is a clue, the body of the fat powder shop guy was found in the wasteland south of the city!"

There is a large area of wasteland in the south of the city, and Qin Jin knows that it is indeed the most ideal place for a murder to occur here, or to become a place to throw corpses.

"Gan is going to the scene in the south of the city, and the general will also go with him?"

Qin Jin naturally wanted to follow.

It turned out that after leaving the fat powder shop, Gan Yi ordered someone to summon and mobilize all his connections to find the guy who didn't return all night. The efficiency of these people was really not slow, but the body was found in half an hour.

Even though they are corpses, dead people sometimes speak.

By the bright light of the fire, Gan Yi carefully examined the dagger in his hand. To be precise, this is a gold and silver knife, about five inches long, extremely exquisite workmanship, and even more valuable, which is by no means ordinary people can have.

However, after the valuable gold and silver knife was pulled out of the corpse's chest, it had become a murder weapon.

After watching it for a long time, Gan Yi handed over the gold and silver knife to Qin Jin.

"Look, General!"

Qin Jin took the murder weapon, and after carefully examining it for a while, he found two seal characters the size of mung beans on the handle of the knife.

"Von Ang?"

Gan Yi nodded solemnly.

"Does the general know who this Feng Ang is?"

Qin Jin really didn't know who Feng Ang was, there were many people surnamed Feng in Chang'an City, but there was no one in the court who had prominent eunuchs and nobles. Yes, he shook his head slightly.

"I want to hear about it. ”

Gan Yi suddenly asked Qin Jin in an extremely strange tone: "Does the general know what Gao Lishi's previous surname was?"

When today's close attendant Gao Lishi, who in the world does not know his name? But what does it have to do with this Feng Ang? Qin Jin searched carefully in the depths of his memory for a while, and then suddenly lost his voice and said:

"The surname is Feng!"

Gao Lishi's experience is also quite ups and downs, his real name is Feng Yuanyi, he was also born in a famous family, his great-grandfather was the governor of Gaozhou in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the governor of Guangshao, the governor of the eighteen states, and was named the Duke of Geng. His father inherited the history of Panzhou Thorn, and his mother Mai was the great-granddaughter of the former Sui famous general Mai Tiezhu, and was posthumously honored as the Lady of Yueguo after her death.

However, the Feng family suffered a defeat during the reign of Empress Wu, and the young Feng Yuanyi was taken into the palace as a eunuch and changed his name to Gao Lishi. Later, after several meetings, I met today's son Li Longji, and only then did I have today's power leaning towards the government and the opposition.

Could it be that this von Ang has some kind of relationship with Colliers?

Gan Yi nodded with difficulty.

"The general is right, this Feng Ang is the youngest son of Gao Lishi's brother Feng Yuangui! Although the Feng family changed the difficult situation of the year after Gao Lishi's meteoric rise, it was only worry-free about food and clothing, and Gao Lishi did not seem to want the Feng family to enter the court as officials again. Therefore, although this Feng Ang has the rank of lieutenant of the light car, he has never had any experience in doing anything, and only knows how to wander the market, fight cocks and lackeys, and molest women. ”

Qin Jin listened to Gan Yi's description of Feng Ang, and his heart quickly sank. At this point, he already had a hunch that the disappearance of Fan Su was definitely related to this gentleman named Feng Ang. However, he couldn't figure out how Fan Su was robbed in front of a public by a thief he had never met.

The torch flame flickered, and Gan Yi looked at Qin Jin's uncertain face.

"As long as the general says a word, he will investigate this case to the end!"

Words and sentences are like boulders falling to the ground.

Qin Jin did not answer Gan Yi's question, but asked again in a confirmed manner.

"Just a gold and silver knife can determine that the murderer is Feng Ang, what murderer would be so stupid as to throw the murder weapon at the scene?"

Gan Yi said: "This place is not the scene of the crime, but just a place where the corpse is thrown." Pointing to the corpse, he explained, "The blood stain here is very small, and if he dies here, the blood stain will be at least five times as large." ”

After turning around the corpse, Gan Yi said slowly: "Even if this gold and silver knife is framed by someone to frame Feng Ang, it must be someone who is inextricably linked to Feng Ang, as long as we follow the vine, we will touch the melon sooner or later!"

Qin Jin said categorically: "Check, investigate to the end, but there are difficulties, Qin supports Brother Gan!"

Gan Yi asked Qin Jin not to plan for the worst first, the possibility of the murderer is infinite, Feng Ang is very likely. As Qin Jin said, no matter how stupid the murderer is, he will not leave the gold and silver knife that can be used as his name at the scene, and let people follow the vine to catch him.

Therefore, in Gan Yi's first judgment, the murderer must be someone who has an enmity with Feng Ang, and this person is planning to kill people and blame him, perhaps just to take revenge. However, even so, it can't be explained, why did the murderer rob Qin Jin's concubines as well.

The intuition of many years of experience in handling cases told Gan Yi that this matter was by no means as simple as what he saw in front of him, there must be another reason behind it, and what he had to do now was to clear the fog in front of him.

However, the murder case involving Colliers' cousin has become more complicated. If it goes deeper, it is difficult to say whether it will be attacked and interfered with by some powerful people in the DPRK and China. Don't look at Gan Yi in the eyes of the world, he is not even as good as the lowly servants, but he has an extraordinary heart, as long as he recognizes the right thing, not to mention the sword mountain and the sea of fire, it is related to the king of heaven Lao Tzu, or today, he dares to roll up his arms and sleeves and rush up to compare.

Before that, Gan Yi also had to confirm whether this Zhonglang would have the courage to be ready to turn against the most powerful eunuch in the Manchu Dynasty.

However, Qin Jin also has his own plans. Gan Yi is so anxious for justice and righteousness, he naturally admires it, but he has no intention of dragging this person into the water together, no matter how capable this person is, after all, he is just a soap subordinate, if the matter of Fan Su being tied up is really inseparable from Feng Ang, he intends to solve the matter by himself.

It's just that before the matter is clarified, it is inconvenient to express his attitude, so as not to disagree with this person with great self-esteem because he is being looked down upon.

Without any further delay, the group hurried to Feng Ang's mansion. Feng Ang's mansion is located in Wubenfang in Chang'an City, just a moment's drive from the south of the city.

After calling the door of the main workshop, Gan Yi took the messenger to the Feng family's mansion to call the door in person. Although the Feng family's official position is not obvious, because of its relationship with Gaolis, it is also an alternative existence in Chang'an City. No one dares to break ground on their heads casually, but knocking on the door overnight is already a big disrespect.

"Which one is crooked?"

There was a dissatisfied shouting and scolding from inside, and then, a crack opened in the side door, and the head of the porter was exposed in the dark.

"Which one are you?"

"Gan is an errand in Jingzhao Mansion, there is a murder case, and the silver knife of the owner of your mansion was found on the corpse, so I came to ask!"

Gan Yi's words were straightforward, but he was still very polite, saving face for Feng Ang.

But the porter was furious, "I see that you have eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, right? I don't look at whose mansion this is, do cats and dogs dare to come and go wild?

Gan Yi said in a deep voice: "The matter involves the family members of officials, please forgive Gan for being rude!"

As he spoke, Gan Yi actually took out a scroll from his arms, and Qin Jin looked at it in shock, isn't this the search and arrest document of Jingzhao Mansion? When did Wang Shou give it to him? Could it be a forgery? With Qin Jin's understanding of Jingzhao Yin Wangshou, he would definitely not give Gan Yi such a thing that could cause trouble.

But it still came out, and Qin Jin could only sit and watch the gaffe develop.

"Jingzhao Mansion is here to search for scrolls, how many heads do you dare to stop it?"

The porter suddenly panicked, and hurriedly said: "That, that, you wait first, I'll go and say goodbye!"

Intuition told Qin Jin that there must be something wrong here, otherwise it would be impossible to scare the concierge of the dignitary's family into this virtue even if he kept scrolling books.

Qin Jin immediately summoned Li Gou'er, whispered a few words, and handed him the photo of the night pass.

After Li Gou'er received the order, he disappeared into the night in a flash.

After a while, the side door of the Feng Mansion creaked open.

"Please!"

Qin Jin's entourage also wanted to follow in, but was stopped by the deacon in the palace.

"Miscellaneous people are not allowed to enter!"

Qin Jin ordered them to stay put, so they also had to follow Gan Yi inside, but the deacon in the palace stopped him again.

"I'm sorry, I'm waiting outside!"

Before Qin Jin could react, the side door of the Feng Mansion had already been slammed shut.

This made Qin Jin feel even more bad, Gan Yi disappeared behind the door in the blink of an eye, if there was a problem, I am afraid that the dozen or so people under him would not be able to enter the Feng Mansion with the tall door wall.

Thinking of this, Qin Jin couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"Zhonglang General, Zhonglang General!"

I don't know how, Jingzhao Yin Wang Shou also rushed over.

Qin Jin was surprised.

"Why did the king's envoy come overnight?"

Wang Shou's face was anxious, but he didn't dare to be angry, so he roared hurriedly:

"Nakaro will know whose mansion this is? It's Colliers' nephew's house. No matter if there is a big matter, go down or advise Zhonglang General to think twice before acting! Seeing that Qin Jin was silent, he thought that what he said had an effect, so he persuaded again:

"For the sake of a concubine, offending Gaolis, it's not worth it"