Last time, because of Mrs. Sun's obstruction, Cao Miao passed through the city and did not enter.

This time, Cao Miao finally walked into Wuchang City, accompanied by Mrs. Sun herself.

Wuchang City is a big city, and the scale is not comparable to Fan City, but it is still much inferior to Luoyang City after all. Due to the terrain restrictions, Wuchang City is near the lake, and the main cargo transportation is also by waterway. The rows of shops are interspersed with large and small boats, and many men in short clothes, straw sandals, and even barefoot are busy unloading goods.

Cao Miao walked for a while and raised her chin. "Those people...... Are they all soldiers? ”

The road was narrow and there were many people, although the female guards cleared the field and pushed most of the people aside, Cao Miao still had to get very close to Mrs. Sun. His voice was not high, but Mrs. Sun could hear it clearly, and even heard the meaning of his words.

"Strictly speaking, it's a trilogy of generals." She deliberately corrected. "There are a lot of people who have never been on the battlefield."

Cao Miao whistled. Madame Sun frowned, turned her head to glare at him, and then took her gaze back. Cao Miao sighed. "Madam, is King Wu preparing to be the son of Zhou Tianzi? There is a country within a country, and the princes are divided, and they still expect the world to be unified? ”

"Investigate the case!" Mrs. Sun raised her chin. "The store in front of you is Zheng Xuan's store, which has been seized by us."

Cao Miao sighed again and hurried over. A team of soldiers from the Relief Battalion was already waiting at the door, and when they saw Mrs. Sun and Cao Miao coming, they stepped forward and opened the door. Mrs. Sun was about to enter, but Cao Miao stopped and looked back at the female guards accompanying her.

"You don't have to go all in. The store doesn't look big, and it's crowded. ”

Lu Hong and Sun Qing looked at Mrs. Sun. Madame Sun looked around and nodded. "Lu Hong follows up, Lu Ban, you stay outside, guard all sides, and don't let the idlers approach."

"Madame......" Lu Hong glanced at him and motioned to Mrs. Sun to bring a few more people just in case.

Mrs. Sun smiled, waved her hand, and motioned for Lu Hong to execute. Lu Hong was helpless, turned around and exchanged a look with Sun Qing, stepped into the door in front of Cao Miao, and intentionally or unintentionally blocked between Cao Miao and Mrs. Sun.

Cao Miao raised her hand, covered her mouth, coughed twice, held back a smile, put her other hand behind her back, and slowly walked into the door.

Mrs. Sun glared at Lu Hong, but Lu Hong did not flinch, still intentionally or unintentionally blocked between the two, and the joints of the hand holding the knife ring turned white.

The store is not big, and Cao Miao quickly finished reading it. Out the back door, about a hundred paces away is a large lake. Cao Miao mirrored the lake on the map, sketched out several possible routes, and immediately discovered that this location was the best hiding place for the spy.

There are too many ways to retreat, and it can almost be said that it extends in all directions.

"What's the catch?" Mrs. Sun walked over and stood side by side with Cao Miao.

"After the seizure, you should have searched inside and out, right?"

Mrs. Sun was silent for a moment. "Yes, but nothing to gain."

That means the evidence is not in the store, but outside. Elfang confessed that Zhuge Liang promised to give him a thousand brocades, but it was not in place. If so much brocade enters the market, it will definitely cause price fluctuations. Has the price fluctuated now? ”

Mrs. Sun was thoughtful. "If the price of brocade fluctuates, then Zhuge Liang deceived Elfang, and the thousand brocade horses were not given to him at all, but to others. If the price of brocade does not fluctuate, it means that the thousand brocade is still hidden somewhere. ”

Cao Miao nodded in agreement. "Of course, the premise is that this thousand horses of brocade does exist, not the Water Moon Mirror Flower." He turned and looked around. "Have you asked the surrounding businessmen about Zheng Xuan's personality? Such a small shop, which is not a lucrative commodity, can it support his expenses? ”

Mrs. Sun turned her head to look at Lu Hong. "Call all the owners of the shops in the neighborhood."

Lu Hong hesitated a little, and finally gave in under the forced gaze of Mrs. Sun, bowed and withdrew, and arranged for someone to inquire about Zheng Xuan's situation.

Within dozens of steps, only Mrs. Sun and Cao Miao were left. The breeze is coming, the lake surface is rippling, and the willow branches that have just spit out green are blowing with the wind, and from nowhere, there is a faint fragrance, which is refreshing. Cao Miao looked around and saw an unknown flower in the large area of light green, the color was light and elegant, but the fragrance was extremely strong.

Cao Miao brushed aside the weeds, walked over, stood in front of the flowers and looked at it for a while, then lowered her head, took a deep breath, and closed her eyes intoxicated.

"Do you like it?" Mrs. Sun followed.

"I like it." Cao Miao said from the bottom of her heart: "It feels so good to be free. ”

"Freedom?" Mrs. Sun lost her mind for a moment, her sharp eyes gave birth to some mist, and after a while, she regained her clarity. "There is no real freedom in this world." Before the words fell, she pulled out the knife and cut off the flower stem, picked the tip of the knife, caught the flower, and stretched it out in front of Cao Miao.

"Since you like it, I'll give it to you."

Looking at the cold and shining blade in front of him, and looking at the blooming petals on the blade, Cao Miao said for a while: "Madam...... It's a contemporary Meng taste. ”

Mrs. Sun snorted, put the knife into the sheath, and turned to leave. "If you really like it, after making meritorious service, I will give you this land together."

Cao Miao smiled wryly.

In the distance, a small boat rowed silently across the lake.

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Mrs. Sun spent half a day personally interrogating the shopkeeper who was familiar with Zheng Xuan.

In front of Mrs. Sun, who was not angry and arrogant, several shopkeepers trembled and sweated coldly, which made Cao Miao very worried about whether they would die of dehydration before they finished speaking, or faint from a stroke in fright, and half of their bodies were paralyzed.

To tell the truth, Mrs. Sun's ability in interrogation is too weak, there is more coercion than inducement, and her skills are not worth mentioning.

The results are still there. Zheng Hui's shop deals in Yizhou sundries, there is no accurate number, sometimes it is tea, sometimes it is lacquerware, and sometimes it also resells some Shu brocade, and even some things that Cao Miao has never heard of. To be precise, Zheng Hui does not directly engage in business, but brokerage, buying and selling between different businessmen to earn the difference.

This brings a problem, Zheng Huan's connections are very extensive, and his income and expenditure are also very complicated, and it is impossible to clarify at all.

Too many clues equals no clues.

With a thick stack of records, she left Wuchang City, and Mrs. Sun was in a very bad mood. After walking for a while, she suddenly said to Cao Miao: "You're right, their target may be me." ”

Cao Miao looked at Mrs. Sun meaningfully. "This is only a possibility, and the current evidence is not enough to confirm it."

"I understand. I'm not a child who hasn't been deeply involved in the world, and I won't act rashly. Madame Sun kicked the horse's belly lightly and sped up. Go to the post house and meet Fei Wenwei (Fei Yi). ”

Cao Miao hurriedly kicked her horse forward and stopped Mrs. Sun. "Madam, why do you use a knife to kill a chicken? You Wu Guo don't even have Honglu Temple, right? ”

Lu Hong also followed and echoed: "Madam, what Cao Jun said is reasonable, let's let Honglu Temple come forward." ”

Mrs. Sun reined in her mount, stared at Cao Miao and Lu Hong, and said hatefully, "Go back to the camp!" ”