Higashi City!

A group of wolf-like guards broke into the backyard of the merchant surnamed Tu, the merchant was frightened, the family and the subordinates hid on the side and did not dare to speak, Du Sanxing snorted coldly and said: "Tu Jing, you are so bold!" ”

Tu Jing knelt down with a thud, trembled on the ground, and said, "County Captain, the villain has always kept to himself, I don't know what crime he has committed?" ”

"I don't know what crime?"

Du Sansheng waved his hand and said with a dark face: "Search!" When the evidence is found, you will know what crime you have committed! At that point, I see how you quibble! ”

"Wait!"

It was Zhu Zhi who spoke, followed by Zhu Rui and more than a dozen Zhu clan's subordinates, he walked up to Tu Jing, comforted him warmly, and said: "The government is searching for thieves, if it has nothing to do with you, naturally don't be afraid!" ”

"Thieves?" Tu Jing shouted and said, "I will never dare to harbor thieves, even in the villain's house, a thief stole a thousand dollars some time ago." ”

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Zhu Zhi will not easily believe his words, the thief may have a foothold in Qiantang, and this is likely to be one of them, and said: "County Lieutenant Du, you ask him for his confession first, remember, no torture!" The rest of the house will be held in a centralized detention until I will be questioned later! ”

He is well aware of the disadvantages in the yamen, and in order to exploit the people, he can weave a lot of accusations by chasing after the wind and shadows, so he does not want Du Sansheng to make a big move, so as not to bend and beat him into a trick and ruin a big thing.

"Yes, yes, Lang Jun rest assured!"

Open the cellar, there are some miscellaneous items simply piled up inside, at a glance, there is nothing special. Only a dozen staggered traces were horizontal on the wall, several inches deep, shocking.

Zhu Zhi brushed it with his palm, and seemed to be able to feel the surging power and unwilling anger contained in it, Zhu Rui stood behind him, looking surprised, and said, "Finger power? ”

"To be able to draw such a deep mark on the stone wall with your finger power, at least you need to cultivate above the junior grandmaster." Zhu Zhi shook his head and said, "It's really a little grandmaster, how can you be forced to Qiantang by us step by step?" It's long overdue to jump out of the enclosure and fly away. ”

"That's just as well!" Zhu Rui squatted down, took a closer look, and said, "It's not a sword, it's concave and turned outward, toothed, maybe there is an iron tool on the finger." ”

Limbo said that he had gone out the night before, and had not returned until the early hours of the morning, when he suddenly burst into a rage, swearing and saying a lot of things. It's a pity that she couldn't think clearly and didn't understand a few words. ”

Zhu Zhi turned his head to look around and said with a smile: "If what I expected is correct, the thief went out to find the connector, but he was told that he could not stay in Qiantang for a long time and could not provide him with more shelter, so he was angry and could not be contained, so he vented on the wall." ”

Ling Bo described this man as strange and elusive, but after being rounded up for so long, no matter how urgent the situation, he never showed despair or irritability, and he should be a person with a strong personality. Suddenly furious, something big must have happened. ”

Zhu Rui's spirit was shocked, and he said: "The fourth uncle's inference is very reasonable, we have gradually increased the intensity of the round-up, and combined with Gu Yun's government forces to form a big net in Qiantang, as long as you are not a fool, you know that sooner or later you will find the home of the slaughtering merchant." The mastermind hiding behind the scenes saw that he could not do anything, and immediately abandoned the pawn to protect the car, abandoning him like a shoehoe, and the thief reluctantly changed his habit of going out by day and night, risking to leave the cellar during the day, robbing the ox cart and fleeing in panic, and then did not care about covering his whereabouts as carefully as before. In this way, it explains our previous suspicions, why he suddenly fled from the Qiantang and boldly sat in the ox cart...... After all, it is inconvenient to take a woman during the day, so you can only settle Ling Bo in the car to avoid people's eyes. ”

"However, these are just speculations, and it cannot be ruled out that there are other situations, and we still have too little useful information in our hands......"

"That's enough!"

Zhu Rui said excitedly: "Once there is no hope of survival, you will make mistakes, and if you make mistakes, you will leave flaws, and then search and see, maybe you can find the origin of this person!" ”

The group carefully inspected the cellar again, and did not miss any dead ends, but they did not find any valuable clues. Zhu Rui was greatly disappointed, turned his head to look at Zhu Zhi, and saw him standing in the corner without saying a word, a little unclear, and said, "Fourth uncle, have you found anything?" ”

"This person was born in a scholar family, and he may have fallen into the middle of the family later, so he became a thief."

Zhu Rui touched his head and said, "Fourth uncle, there is nothing on this palm-sized land, how can you tell that the thief is from the scholar clan?" Why did you fall into the middle of the road? ”

"Look, what is this?"

Zhu Zhi pointed to a bamboo stick placed in the corner, Zhu Rui walked over and looked at it, there was some white powder in it, grinded it with his hands, and said, "Salt? ”

"Yes, salt! And it is not the coarse salt that is common in the market, but the best seaside salt. The corners of Zhu Zhi's lips overflowed with a smile, and he said, "Do you know how much Linhai salt is sold for in Qiantang?" ”

"This ......" Although Zhu Rui didn't know the details, he also understood that the price must be very expensive, and the doubts lingered in his eyes, and said: "He doesn't make a fire to cook, and everything he eats is stolen, what do you want refined salt for?" ”

"Clean your mouth!"

Zhu Zhi said lightly: "On the way to escape, this person was not busy preparing food and money, but did not forget to use refined salt to clean his mouth, which must be a habit he developed at home when he was a teenager, and he can't easily change it." ”

"Not bad! Those lowly Qi people have always been unclean, even if they are some clean, they generally bite the branches, and are rarely willing to use salt, let alone Linhai salt, this person is indeed from the scholar family! Zhu Rui has always admired Zhu Zhi's wisdom, and said sincerely: "The fourth uncle knows what he knows, and he is amazing, and he really deserves to be Jiangzuo Zhuge ." ”

Zhu Zhi intended to cultivate Zhu Rui, so he took the trouble to explain to him, but when he heard him call Qi Min cheap, he suddenly calmed down and reprimanded: "How many times have I said you, don't despise Qi Min, and don't speak ill of each other." Why can the Zhu family and even the Jiangzuo gate valve be high, it is precisely because of these untouchables in your mouth to farm, work, weave and serve as conscripts, without them, we are rootless trees and sourceless water, where did the century-old Chinese people come from, and they will not lose their foundation? ”

Zhu Rui may not be convinced, but he doesn't want to argue with Zhu Zhi, and said: "What the fourth uncle taught me is that my nephew should keep it in mind!" ”

"Go back and read "Three Kingdoms", Yu is rigid and self-conscious, violent and ungraceful, what will happen in the end! I hope you really take my words to heart! ”

Zhu Zhi shook his head and didn't say anything more. Like Zhu Li, he is optimistic about Zhu Rui more than Zhu Cong, but the eldest brother Zhu Ren values his eldest son Zhu Cong more, and as a brother, it is not easy to oppose it clearly. Therefore, I took more care of Zhu Rui in private, hoping that he would mature as soon as possible and be able to take over the power of the sect master at the right time.

It's just that...... Zhu Rui is good at everything, ambitious, brave and strategic, but he thinks that he has a noble bloodline, respects the gentleman and despises Li Shu, and looks down on everyone outside the gate lord family, from Qi people to slaves, he is beaten and scolded, and he is whipped wantonly, it is difficult to say whether he will repeat the mistake of Guan Zhang.

Leaving the cellar, Zhu Zhi briefly inquired about the Tu Jing family, had a plan in his heart, and said to Du San: "There is no need to interrogate them anymore, let them out, and don't disturb them in the future because of today's incident, do you hear?" ”

Du Sansheng felt that Tu Jing was very suspected of harboring thieves, but before he came, Gu Yun confessed that everything was under Zhu Zhi's orders, and he was too lazy to offend people, and said: "No! ”

"I collided with the place today, and I Zhu is responsible for all the losses. Also, the subordinates of the yamen also have rewards, and they can't be allowed to run this trip in vain. ”

Those who can be high-ranking people can always get the greatest respect from the people below, Du Sanxing smiled and said, "What are you doing in a daze, haven't you thanked Zhu Langjun?" ”

"Thank you, Zhu Langjun!"

The shouts shook the sky, everyone was elated, and Zhu Rui looked at the officials coldly, full of disdain. How to win people's hearts, he even did a better job than Zhu Zhi when he needed it, but these servants were just the lowest level of lowly servants, and they couldn't waste this bit of scheming on them.

The fourth uncle really likes to take care of all aspects, no matter how big or small, trivial as a woman, no wonder he has unparalleled wisdom, but he has never been able to take the initiative and control the power in the family and the court.

Zhu Rui knew that with Zhu Zhi's heart, he was only suitable for being a strategist, but he was the one who wanted to become the lord of the Emperor, so some things could listen to his teachings, and some should stick to their own ways.

Leaving Dongshi, according to Zhu Lingbo's recollections, he found the owner of the ox owner with his hands tied behind his back in a woods a few miles outside the North City Gate. The thieves were ambushed here, knocked the owner unconscious when the ox cart passed by, threw him into a hidden place in the woods, and then put Zhu Lingbo in the car and drove north. And the owner of the ox cart went out on errands and only returned for five or six days, so the family did not report the crime, just giving the thief time to escape.

Heading north along the road, and then turning unnoticed, to the west of an inaccessible trail, is a good way to get rid of the trail. Going out of the trail, we came to another road, and followed this road to the stone bridge where the conflict had occurred, and cleared the snow covering the bridge deck, and saw the traces of the fight, and found the crossbow arrows and broken hats from the water.

After traveling a few miles north from the bridge, seeing the burned thatched hut, Gu Yun knew that the Zhu family would definitely come back to investigate, so he sent someone to protect the scene last night, and set up a cloth shed to shield from the wind and snow, and the burned body of the thief was buried in the smashed dust, and did not move a bit.

"This place is still in the north of Qiantang, this person is thoughtful, and he turned several times halfway, which seems to be messy, but in fact, the purpose has always been very clear, that is, to the north, and then to the north!" Zhu Zhidao: "If I hadn't happened to meet Xu Qilang, maybe he would have escaped from him......"

"I can escape for a while, I can't escape for a lifetime, he robbed the ox cart, in order to prevent Ling Bo from being discovered, but because of this, he committed a big taboo, there is no way to hide his whereabouts, as long as the clues are revealed, he will always be caught by us. At that time, hmph, stay alive, you won't just die like this! ”

"yes!" Zhu Zhi sighed: "As soon as he died, it saved trouble, but it left us with many mysteries. Fortunately, the corpses are still there, and sometimes the dead will speak, even more credible than the living! ”