Chapter 6: Fruit Chase

"This is it!"

Ruan Rong pointed to a grocery store not far in front of her and said, "Then the white berries are only sold by their family!" ”

When the word 'white berry' was mentioned, she slumped her shoulders and frowned, looking like she was exhausted.

But the bigger reaction was Feng Xin next to him, riding on the horse, his old face was black and green, and he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva vigorously, but he still couldn't suppress the acid water in his stomach, and he retched with a wow.

There is no way, who let Sun Shaozong observe for a long time, and can only confirm that Ruan Rong's vomit and fruit residues are seven or eight points similar, and in the end, for the sake of safety, he had to adopt the most primitive analysis method - trick Feng Xin into eating it and distinguish it by taste!

After some inexplicable testing, Sun Shaozong finally determined that the Assassins were eating a fruit called 'White Berry', which was a specialty of the neighboring kingdom and was only available to two merchants in the city because it was very difficult to transport.

One of them was a restaurant, and the white berries were only used to entertain VIPs, and were never sold to the outside world - considering that it was unlikely that the Assassins would have gone to the restaurant in groups before the action, this grocery store in the north of the city should be the source of the 'white berry residue'!

In addition, Ruan Rong also provided a message: as the two heroes of the six countries in southern Xinjiang, the state of Jinxiang and the country of Qianxiang have been each other's mortal enemies for hundreds of years, and in recent years, the country of Qianxiang has relied on the support of the Great Zhou to support the back, and there is a faint sign of annexing the state of Jinguo to dominate southern Xinjiang, which has caused great panic among the government and the opposition of the state of Jin.

Therefore, it can be said that it is a reasonable inference that the 'rangers' of the Jinguo came to assassinate the envoy of the Great Zhou, intending to sow discord between the two countries, and before they started, they used the unique food and fruits of their hometown to make a strong move!

Without further ado.

However, it was said that everyone rode their horses all the way, and when they arrived at the door of the grocery store in the north of the city, Sun Shaozong instructed Feng Xin and others to wait on the side of the street, so he turned over and dismounted, and walked in side by side with Ruan Rong.

Said to be a grocery store, in fact, it is a three-storey attic, covering an area is also quite broad, after entering the door, the shelves are also dazzling, not only have the specialties of the six countries of southern Xinjiang, but also open up the Great Zhou and Western Regions area, just like an ancient version of the international hypermarket.

Without waiting for Sun Shaozong to take a closer look, a shopkeeper stepped forward with a smile on his face and greeted: "Two guests, please!" I don't know if you are eye-catching, do you want to see what the trumpet has, or do you already have something to love? We have a bit of a miscellaneous thing here, if you have something to love, even if you talk to a small word, the small one will help you guide the way. ”

This guy has a very sweet mouth.

Sun Shaozong pretended to be casual and asked, "I heard that you have white berries for sale here?" It's the kind of fruit that is a specialty of the country. ”

"Yes, yes, you two come with me!"

The man led the way, and the two followed, and after a short time they came to a cellar, only to see him bend down and grab a red rope, take out a rattan basket from the cellar, hand it to the two, and say, "Look, Master, the goods that were just replenished in the morning are left so much now." ”

Sun Shaozong looked down, but saw that the bottom of the basket was sparse, only about two dozen pieces of fruit the size of a ping-pong ball, red and glamorous, and there was some cool air, which looked very gratifying.

Although there is a 'berry' in the name of this thing, it actually looks similar to a lychee, with a hard husk on the outside and a small core inside.

"That's right, that's it!"

Ruan Rong shouted happily, and then asked, "Man, in the period from yesterday to today, has anyone bought a lot of white berries at once?" Enough food for at least a dozen people! ”

"This ......"

She asked too eagerly, which caused the guy to be vigilant, looked at the two of them suspiciously, and said perfunctorily: "Master, we don't know how many things we have to sell in a day, I really can't remember ......"

Halfway through the words, the guy's eyes suddenly straightened, and he stared at Sun Shaozong's palm—to be precise, at the broken silver in his palm!

Sun Shaozong threw the silver forward casually, and the shopkeeper hurriedly held it with both hands, and gently turned it upside down, and found that there were at least four taels or more, and a face suddenly smiled chrysanthemums.

Sun Shaozong asked with a smile: "You should remember it now, right?" ”

"Remember, remember!"

The guy nodded as if the chicken pecked rice, and said with a smile: "There was indeed a high roller this morning, and without saying a word, he bought a whole basket of white berries, and spent sixteen taels or three dollars of silver!" ”

Bought a basket?

That eighty percent should not be wrong!

Sun Shaozong couldn't hide his excitement and asked, "Then do you remember what he looks like?" How do you wear it? Is it the subordinate or the master's family? In what direction did you leave in what direction? Is it by car or on foot?! ”

This barrage of questions made the fellow dizzy, but for the sake of the silver, he still tried his best to recall: "The man has nothing special in appearance, and he must be dressed as a descendant of a large family—when he left, he drove a carriage, as if he was heading north." ”

"It's heading north?!"

Now Sun Shaozong is really overjoyed, the grocery store is in the north of the city, and if you want to search to the north, the scope will be much smaller!

After getting an affirmative answer from the shopkeeper, he reached out and grabbed two 'white berries' from the rattan basket, and pulled Ruan Rong out of the door without looking back.

to the street.

Sun Shaozong didn't say a word, first peeled one off and put it in his mouth, chewed the flesh, and spit the kernel on the palm of his hand.

The guards were looking at it inexplicably, and they saw him lift the peel and core in front of him, and said loudly: "Brothers, show me carefully!" Later, everyone will split up, and go through all the yards north of this grocery store for me, and report to me as soon as you find similar peels and pits! ”

The so-called 'dump' is the ancient garbage dump.

From the morning to now, seven or eight hours have passed, and normal people should not leave this garbage at home, so as long as they can find these peels and cores in the storage yard, they can find the hidden place of the assassin!

Of course, if those assassins were so cautious that they didn't even dispose of the garbage, then Sun Shaozong would have to inform the Qianxiang court of this information and let them conduct a carpet search.

It's just that in this way, the credit made by everyone is not enough to make up for it, but it is difficult to say.