Fang Zi asked Zhang Xiaoxiang some questions in detail and calmly. Zhang Xiaoxiang really had no reservations and answered them one by one. Fang Zi'an's purpose in doing this is naturally to understand the situation clearly, which is very helpful for him to go to investigate the case.

The two talked for half an hour, and Fang Zi'an thought it was almost over, so he got up and said goodbye.

"Brother Zhang, after I arrange the affairs of the yamen, I will leave for your hometown to conduct a secret investigation, and I naturally hope to find out the facts of the case, help you get out of trouble, and clear your father's grievances. But I can't guarantee that it will succeed, after all, I can't determine what the truth is, and if it is really framed by the thieves, I am afraid that careful arrangements have been made. But I'll do my best. ”

Zhang Xiaoxiang bowed to the ground and said in a deep voice: "If Brother Zi'an can clear my father's grievances and help me survive this catastrophe, he will have the grace to save his life and rebuild him." Xiaoxiang is not a person who talks empty words, and I don't say anything about thanksgiving, in short, everything is expressed in action. ”

Fang Zi'an waved his hand and said, "Gentleman's friend, don't talk about that." I said, I am for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is not you who want to be saved, but the talented and virtuous ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, and what I want to save is the hope in the hearts of everyone. Brother Zhang, you must not take care of yourself. Even if you don't succeed this time, you can't let that stop you from being depressed. Eat well, sleep well, people can only take revenge when they live, can they fight against the thief party, and can they be loyal to the country, right? To be alive is to have hope. ”

Zhang Xiaoxiang nodded and said, "Yes, I listened to Brother Zi'an." From this day onwards, I will eat and sleep well, and I will never let the traitors see my decadent appearance. Brother Zi'an should also be careful, there may be risks in this go, if things don't go well, Brother Zi'an must not be in danger, I don't want Brother Zi'an to be retaliated by the thieves for my business. ”

Fang Zi'an smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with Zhang Xiaoxiang, exchanging respects.

Out of the door, Fang Zi'an came to the back door, hid behind the door and pinched his nose to learn a few cat meows. At the entrance of the alley in the backyard, Shen Ling'er pretended to be an old man selling tea and soon appeared near the backyard.

"This big official, do you drink tea? A penny for a big bowl, a good iced oolong tea. ”

The guard at the back door was dozing off in the shade of the tree, scratching his neck impatiently and waving his hand: "Go, go, why are you here again?" You came to ask once before, Lao Tzu doesn't drink tea, what are you talking about? ”

"Oh? Have I been here once? How come I don't remember? Xu is going around the alley here, confusing the old man and me. ”

"I think you're old fools. Go and go, don't disturb my sleep. Come to the noise again, and lift your tea burden. The officer waved his hand with a look of annoyance.

"You, a guest officer, why are you so ferocious, you don't drink if you don't drink, why do you want to knock over my tea burden? How can the people now be like those caught from the mountains one by one, talking with their noses and glaring, and they are not polite at all. ”

"What did you say, old thing? Looking for death? The officer was furious, and he jumped to his feet and was about to go wild.

"Hey, the tea seller, I want to buy two bowls of tea to drink." Not far away, at the mouth of the alley, a man shouted loudly.

"It's coming, it's coming." The old man who sold tea hurriedly picked up his burden and left quickly. The errand spat at the old man's back, turned around with a curse, glanced back at the back door of Zhang Xiaoxiang's house, saw that there was nothing unusual, and sat down in the shade of the tree and began to doze off.

In the alley, Fang Zi'an smiled and took the tea burden on Shen Ling'er's shoulder, reached out and pinched her buttocks, and said in a low voice: "It looks like it." ”

Shen Ling'er twisted her body and said in a low voice, "I'll teach that guy a lesson." ”

Fang Zi'an hurriedly said: "Don't, don't make extraneous branches." ”

Shen Ling'er said: "He scolded me." I'll just give him a look from afar, and he won't know. ”

Fang Zi'an smiled bitterly and was speechless, Shen Ling'er's temper was still so stubborn. is obedient to herself now, but others scolded her, so it didn't stab the hornet's nest, and this time I'm afraid she will have to find it back.

"Keep a little sense of proportion and don't make trouble." Fang Zi'an.

Shen Ling'er nodded, walked out of the alley quickly, reached out and picked up a piece of hard soil on the ground, and walked around to the side of the big tree that the errand was leaning on, and the head of the errand was dozing off little by little. Shen Ling'er raised her hand and threw the clod of soil out, and hit the head of the errand with a pop. The officer jumped up with a scream, the pain of being smashed on his head was unbearable, his ears were buzzing, and when he reached out and touched it, there was blood on his hand.

"Who, who!" The messenger covered his ears and shouted loudly to look around, and the hot alleys were empty under the white sun. He had the heart to check in the alley in front of him, but he didn't dare to leave Zhang Xiaoxiang's house, so he had to scold angrily.

In this compartment, Shen Ling'er was already satisfied with Fang Zi'an out of the alley and went up the street.

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In the afternoon, Fang Zi'an went to the yamen, called Li Dalong, Lei Hu and others, and told them that he was a little unwell, and he would be sick for a few days from tomorrow, and the affairs in the yamen would be handed over to them for a few days. Li Dalong and Lei Hu were a little hesitant, after all, there have been frequent fires in the past few days, and everyone is nervous. They were afraid that if the fire could not be extinguished in time, it would cause great trouble.

Fang Zi'an told them that everything should be done according to the previous regulations, as long as everyone is not lazy, there will be no accidents. In order to ensure that the fire was discovered in time and dealt with, Fang Zi'an naturally did not dare to take it lightly, he asked Li Dalong to pass on the order, telling each station that from tonight, each station will dispatch eight people, and work in groups of two to cooperate with the street patrol shops to patrol in the second half of the night, so as to discover the fire in time. Intensified patrol deterrence in the second half of the night is an effective measure to prevent arsonists from setting fires calmly. Even if there is a fire, it can be detected in time.

Li Dalong and Lei Hu actually couldn't refuse, Lord Fang was sick and took leave, did they have to insist on Lord Fang while sick? Although Lord Fang looked alive, he didn't look like he was sick.

In the evening, when Fang Zi'an was about to pack up and go home, Song Xiang hurriedly came to the yamen with someone to see Fang Zi'an.

"Lord Song? Isn't it going to stay up late tonight? Fang Zi'an smiled, "I can't accompany me, I'm sick." If I stay up late, I'm afraid I'm going to be finished. ”

Song Xiang pulled Fang Zi'an aside with a solemn expression, and said in a low voice, "Lord Fang, something happened." ”

Fang Zi'an smiled: "Something? Don't scare me, I can't stand it right now. ”

Song Xiang said: "I started early this morning to track down the arsonist. Based on the evidence of the wine bottles we found, I focused on the investigation of Yao Kee Wine Shop, and at noon, I locked up a suspect. I took someone to his house and did a catch, and guess what? ”

"What's wrong?" Fang Zi'an said with disgust.

"He's dead! Died in bed at home. Song Xiang frowned and said in a deep voice.

"What?" Fang Zi'an shouted: "How did you die?" ”

"There are no injuries all over the body, and now the Yamen is conducting an autopsy to find out the cause of death." Song Xiang said.

Fang Zi'an pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Could it be that he found out that his crime was exposed, so he committed suicide?" Knowing that you want to take him, arson is a capital crime, and the left and right are death, and you can't escape, so you commit suicide and die? ”

Song Xiang frowned and said, "It's possible, but I always have some doubts in my heart." My investigation is very secretive, and I haven't revealed any information. How did he know that the crime had been revealed? Could it be that someone leaked the rumors? Besides, since this person dares to commit arson, he must be very bold. How could you hear the wind and not even run away and seek death without hiding? I suspect he was killed. ”

Fang Zi'an said: "How do you say this? ”

Song Xiang said: "My guess is that this person must have set the fire for a purpose, and there may be some other hidden meaning." Maybe someone asked him to do this, and when he found out that he had already been exposed, he knew that I was going to get him, and then he killed him. So I can't track it down. ”

Fang Zi'an looked at Song Xiang in a daze, with some admiration and some helplessness in his heart. In fact, Fang Zi'an was indeed a little surprised when he heard the news, but soon Fang Zi'an realized that this was not actually unexpected. The arsonist is a little minion who has been instructed, and if the little minion is exposed, he will naturally be killed and extinguished. And he didn't investigate the case by himself, and he got into trouble with Song Xiang and the Criminal Division, so this line must be broken. This also made Fang Zi'an even more sure that if he checked it himself, it would be a different result.

"Lord Song, I don't know much about this investigation. Since this guy is one of the arsonists, if he dies, he will die, and he will die innocently. As for what you said about killing people and destroying people, I don't dare to make a conclusion, it needs proof. Besides, this matter has nothing to do with me, I am the yamen of the defense army, not the yamen of the criminal department. If Lord Song thinks that he wants to investigate, it is your Lord Song's business. I don't dare to give you any advice. Fang Zi'an said in a low voice.

Song Xiang said: "I don't want you to help check anything, I'm just here to tell you the news." This matter is full of suspicions, and I must investigate it. Although this man died, he died strangely. In addition, the arsonist is not alone, I have to find out the other person. And who was behind this who instructed them to set the fire? ”

Fang Zi'an smiled: "Lord Song is really persistent, I admire Lord Song's persistence." But if you need my help, she said. As long as I can do it. Lord Song is still guarding tonight, right? Let's see if we can find new evidence, right? ”

Song Xiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Tonight? How can someone still set a fire? As soon as this man dies, he will be startled. Only a fool will come out and commit another crime. Master Fang can sit back and relax. It's me, and I'm going to have a headache again. I had to start from the beginning and tease out the clues. ”

Fang Zi'an sighed and said, "Thank God, if you say that, it's really true, then I can rest assured." I'm feeling unwell and plan to take a few days off. That way, I can take a leave of absence with peace of mind. ”

Song Xiang arched his hand and said, "Lord Fang, take care of your body and recuperate." If Song finds anything, he will still come to you to bother. Farewell. ”

Fang Zi'an sent Song Xiang to the door with a smile, watched Song Xiang lead people away in a hurry, and sighed softly. As Song Xiang said, after the crime is revealed, I am afraid that the arson will not happen for the time being, even if the other party has a conspiracy, it will not be so blatant to commit the crime against the wind. If Song Xiang really caught the current arsonist, it is estimated that it will be difficult to do. In any case, my trip to Wuhu can be regarded as a little more at ease.

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