Although everyone in Datong City hates arsonists to death, it is not easy to find the murderer from the vast sea of people.

"Alas. Gu Qian tilted his head and sighed.

"My lord, are things not going well?" Gu Tai asked softly when he heard his depression.

"There is no clue at all, and the paperwork urging the case has arrived today. "There are so many grasslands that are on fire, but you can't even find a suspect, can Emperor Jiahe not be angry?

"Being able to set fire to seven grasslands one after another, the people behind it are not simple, but they won't show any traces at all, right?" Gu Tai analyzed, "It is impossible to make the fire burn quickly, without combustibles, and when our house was on fire, someone smelled the smell of fire oil, and later asked a knowledgeable officer to see it, and it was also said that fire oil was splashed," Gu Tai paused when he said this, and said in a low voice, "My lord, did you say that the grass was also splashed with fire oil?"

Otherwise, how could there be a fire all of a sudden?

"I also suspected it, and I also told Senior Brother Lu and General Zheng about this discovery, but the shops selling fire oil in Datong City have been checked, and nothing abnormal has been found. ”

"But there are as many as seven grasslands on fire, what if this fire oil wasn't transported out of Datong City?" Gu Tai reminded.

"What you said makes sense," Gu Qian nodded, "But after all, the oil is not suitable for transportation, even if the grassland is far away from the city, it is impossible not to show any traces at all!"

When Gu Tai heard this, he frowned and stopped talking.

Gu Qian and Gu Tai discussed for a long time, but there was no result, he was just an imperial history, even if he had the duty to investigate the case, he did not have the power to dispatch soldiers, so he could only take Gu Tai and Gu Xiaojiu to find clues.

Fortunately, Zheng Zhen and others attached great importance to this fire, and after the grassland was burned, he and Governor Xu ordered a number of checkpoints to be set up outside Datong City to specifically check passers-by, and once suspicious people were found, they were immediately arrested and interrogated.

"My lord, someone found out that the ruffian who went to our house to set fire to him has returned to the city!" On this day, Gu Xiaojiu hurriedly ran back, and during the winter solstice, he actually ran a sweat, which shows how anxious he was.

"Really?" Gu Qian stood up suddenly, "Are they so bold?"

"Didn't they all come back, didn't they run away with a second king before, some people said they saw him. Gu Xiaojiu wiped a handful of sweat, poured a cup of tea, and poured it down.

"Wang Er, where did you see him?"

"On Changping Street, I just took a picture and disappeared. ”

"Go and report to the officer," Gu Qian hurriedly walked out, his footsteps had just crossed the threshold, but he suddenly stopped, "No, you can't report to the officer." ”

"Why?" Gu Xiaojiu wondered.

"Have you forgotten?" Gu Qian turned around and smiled, "Wang Er has a behind-the-scenes command behind him, and he is obviously avoiding people when he returns to the city this time, maybe we can find out the behind-the-scenes instructions through him." ”

Gu Xiaojiu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "I understand what the adults mean, I'll go out and talk to the dogs and ask them to help find someone." ”

The dog is the little beggar leader in Datong City, as long as he gives them a few more steamed buns, he will definitely be happy to run errands.

The matter was settled, Gu Qian was generally on duty and waited for the news, Gu Xiaojiu wandered around outside all day, urging the dog to wait for the little beggar to deliver the news.

"How are you here?" Lu Ji walked into the small courtyard with a cold air.

"Senior brother is back?" Gu Qian hurriedly greeted him and said courteously, "It's been hard all the way, come into the house and bake the fire." ”

The winter of Biansai came early, and Gu Qian was afraid of the cold, so he raised the brazier early.

Lu Ji took off his cloak and walked into the house with a straight face, Gu Qian was diligent, even if he was afraid of the cold, he didn't dare to make the house particularly warm, but it wasn't cold.

"No money?" Seeing Gu Qian fiddling with the limited few pieces of charcoal in the brazier, Lu Ji said lightly.

"Yes, yes. Gu Qian smiled and hurriedly asked Gu Xiaojiu to add charcoal to the charcoal basin.

"It's been two years since I left Qingjiang, is it not enough to save money?" Yushi is a poor errand, and there has always been no oil and water to fish, Lu Ji looked at the shabby furnishings in Gu Qian's house, and he knew a little bit in his heart.

"It's okay, it's enough. When he first left Qingjiang, Gu Qian also received silver from Yu San's family, but the iron-clad county government official was gone, and the follow-up filial piety was naturally gone.

Fortunately, Duan Wenrui is a long-term lover, and he also sent someone to the capital with a silver ticket to find him, but Gu Qian has always been unlucky, and he arrived in Datong to quell the rebellion after not staying in the capital for a few days.

Lu Ji knew that his small courtyard was burned before, and now he rented a small courtyard and moved out, he must not have enough money, so he didn't say much at the moment, and ordered his subordinates to go out and buy a cart of charcoal, and bought a lot of chicken, duck, fish and meat.

"Senior brother, you are too polite, this is too much. Gu Qian rubbed his hands and looked at the frozen chickens and frozen fish that were moved down.

Seeing Gu Yushi's gluttony, and not knowing how long he had been vegetarian, Lu Qianhu snorted, flicked his sleeves and went into the house.

Meimei had a meal, and it was time to get down to business.

Lu Ji drank hot tea, his eyebrows raised high, "You mean that the thief who went to your yard to set fire has found it?"

"I didn't find it," Gu Qian sneered, "It's just that someone found his traces in Datong City." ”

"Did you send someone to find it?"

"Found, found," Gu Qian nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "Give the little beggars in the west of the city some silver money and ask them to help find it." ”

Lu Ji nodded, this is a solution.

The two of them were talking, but they heard a rush of footsteps coming from far and near, Lu Ji's expression froze, and then he relaxed again, there were his subordinates guarding outside, and there were no outsiders in this small courtyard, I am afraid that Gu Qian's little servant has returned.

He didn't expect it badly, just after taking a sip of tea, he heard Gu Xiaojiu say outside, "My lord, I'm back, I have something important to report." ”

"Come in. ”

Gu Xiaojiu entered in response, he was originally quite excited, but when he saw Lu Ji sitting on the side, the smile on his face froze strangely, "See, I've seen Lord Qianhu." ”

Ordinary people will be afraid when they see themselves, let alone this little guy, Lu Ji waved his hand, lowered his head and drank tea, not planning to pay attention to him.

Gu Qian coughed and said to Gu Xiaojiu with a smile, "Did you make any new discoveries when you ran back in such a hurry?"

"My lord is wise!" Gu Xiaojiu made a gesture and said to Gu Qian excitedly, "My lord, there is news of Wang Er." ”

"Really?" Gu Qian almost jumped up excitedly, "Where is he?"

"Coincidentally, today the dog went to the west of the city to ask for food, and happened to see him enter the mansion of Lord Wang through the corner gate. ”

"Lord Wang?" Gu Qian frowned, "Which Lord Wang?"

"It's the grain transporter, Lord Wang. ”

"Grain transport officer?" Gu Qian's face froze, "How could Wang Chong hook up with Wang Er? What kind of grudge does he have against me, why did he burn my house?"

"It's a long story," Gu Xiaojiu explained, "The little one has inquired clearly, Lord Wang and you don't have any enmity, but you make sure that your son knows you." ”

"Who?"

"In the past, he and Fengguo General Zhu Chongyao embarrassed you in the restaurant!"

"It turned out to be him?" Gu Qian was even more puzzled, "Didn't he have the upper hand in the restaurant? Why do you still have trouble with me? Isn't it just a few quarrels, as for burning our house?"

Gu Qian's question was too reasonable, Gu Xiaojiu scratched his head, and he couldn't tell the reason.

The master and servant stared at each other, but Lu Ji on the side heard some clues, "The one surnamed Wang is with Zhu Chongyao?"

"yes. The master and servant nodded.

"If they colluded, I kind of understand why they set fire to your house. ”

"Why?" Gu Yushi humbly asked.

"Have you forgotten how you filed a complaint? Zhu Chongyao was a relative of the emperor, and he was reprimanded and punished by the saint because of you, how could he swallow this breath. ”

"So he burned down my house?" Gu Qian jumped to his feet in anger, this is too bullying!

"Where is the second Wang now, is he still in the Wang family's mansion?" Lu Ji ignored him, but turned his head and asked Gu Xiaojiu.

"It's already out, and it's currently settled in a small courtyard in the west of the city. ”

Lu Ji looked at the hour, it was not yet the time of curfew, so he said: "I will send two people to you, and arrest him back immediately!"

"Okay, little obey!" Gu Xiaojiu's face turned solemn, he saluted, and went out with two brocade guards who had changed into civilian clothes.

"Why are you arresting him now? Won't you startle the snake?"

Lu Ji glanced at him, and explained nonchalantly, "Wang Chong is just a grain transport officer, there is nothing to scruple about, don't forget, your house was burned by someone pouring fire oil, think about the reason for the fire in the grassland......"

Gu Qian was shocked, "You mean?"

Lu Ji didn't say anything, just waited for his subordinates to arrest Wang Er back and entertained him well.

Just a ruffian like Wang Er, where is there any backbone, a few whips down, and he poured out what he knew.

But it turned out that Wang Er and the Wang family still have a little distant relative, Wang Er is idle and does not do anything to produce, and when the life can't go on, he often begs the Wang family for help, Wang Daren looks down on him and does not allow him to come to the door, but Wang Gongzi is a gentleman, and occasionally he will reward him with a few money when he is loose.

Wang Er was bent on stammering Wang Gongzi, and after hearing that Wang Gongzi and Gu Qian were quarreling in the restaurant and wanted to clean up each other, he hurriedly came up to be angry for Wang Gongzi.

"Who came up with the idea to burn the house?" Lu Ji asked lightly.

"Yes, Wang Qi asked me to do it. ”

"How did the oil come from? Did you buy it yourself or did Wang Qi give it to you?"

"It was given by Wang Qi. ”

"Who else is complicit? What else do you know? ”

"The conspirators are also Sun Wu, Yang Liu, and Zheng Da, we took the fire oil in a small courtyard, I heard that Wang Gongzi had prepared it a long time ago, and the torches were also taken from there, by the way, there were bows and arrows and a magic crossbow in that courtyard. ”

"Divine crossbow?" Lu Ji's face changed suddenly, he stared at Wang Er's eyes tightly, and said sharply, "Are you sure?"

"Sure, thanks to the blessing of the prince, the little one has also been to the military camp a few times and has seen this kind of crossbow. ”

After listening to Wang Er's confession, Lu Ji asked Gu Tai to sign and draw a charge according to him, and at the same time took the token and hurriedly went out.

"Senior brother, where are you going?"

"Without further ado, Wang Qi must be arrested immediately. ”

"Why?" Gu Qian was puzzled.

"Fire oil, god crossbow, still don't understand?"

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