At noon one day, the lady of the Pan family looked a little strange when she entered the door, and she even forgot to put the crockpot in her hand on the table. It wasn't until Pan Laoshi called her a few times that he looked back at his husband, which made the latter frown: "Let you go to Sun Dutou's house to borrow some lamp oil, how did you become like this?" ”

Pan Niangzi subconsciously looked back behind her and confirmed that the door of her house had been closed, so she moved closer and lowered her voice: "Didn't I see something?" At this time, Sun Dutou was on an errand in the yamen, and there was a strange young man standing in his yard. You said that Ya'er has always been responsible, how can she ......?"

"Don't talk nonsense, chew on the root of your tongue." Pan Laoshi hurriedly stopped her words: "If such words get out, what will we do?" Sun Dutou is a good person, if it weren't for him, would we be so peaceful here in the east of the city? ”

After a pause, he said again: "As for the man in his yard, I have also seen it, and I watched Sun Dutou let people in yesterday morning." ”

"Oh, I see...... I said something was going on in his house. Mrs. Pan smiled a little embarrassedly, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

They didn't know that it was Gao Shan who was ordered by Sun Tu to protect Ya'er's safety here on the orders of Sun Tu, and Tang Feng was also arranged by him to keep an eye in the backyard in case anything changed. Sun Tu himself may not take that threatening letter too seriously, but he must ensure Ya'er's safety. If it weren't for Lu Zhishen, who was busy with the affairs in the vegetable garden now, he would have wanted to invite this master to sit at home.

At this time, Sun Tu was leading everyone in the security station to carefully investigate the clues about the pink swallow, in order to find out these guys as soon as possible. Passive defense is not his style, and only by taking the initiative to completely eradicate the enemy can he ensure the safety of Ya'er and himself.

And now they are focusing on the spice shops in the city, and through their ledgers and oral statements, they have found an important foothold for Pink Swallow.

Because the Great Song Dynasty had a large area of land in the north occupied by the Liao State, it was impossible for the Han and Tang dynasties to open up the Hexi Corridor and walk out of the Silk Road. However, with their great power bearing and open-mindedness, they forged a new path from the sea and had business dealings with many overseas countries, making the Great Song Dynasty the most wealthy dynasty in Chinese history.

In the trade with overseas countries, spices are a very important import commodity, those Central Plains did not have but have their own characteristics of exotic spices soon won the love of the rich class of the Great Song Dynasty, especially in this Tokyo city, whether it is scholars or merchants, and many women like hairpins with incense, the supply of spices is naturally huge. As a result, there are no less than twenty or thirty large and small spice shops in Tokyo, and it will take a lot of manpower and time for Sun Tu and them to track down this clue.

Two days passed, and they finally found out some clues. In the account book of a spice shop called Wen Ji, it was found that some people had always bought some of the same goods as the spices needed for the ecstasy incense that Jin Yi said, although the quantity of each purchase was not too much, but five or six times together was enough to be eye-catching.

At this time, the shopkeeper of Wenji Spice Shop was also brought to Sun Tu, and he was looking down to listen to Sun Tu's inquiry: "Do you remember which customer bought these spices?" ”

After looking at his account book for a while, Boss Wen shook his head with a wry smile: "Forgive all the sins, the small one has to sell dozens of catties of spices every day, and I really can't remember the appearance of those guests." ”

"If it's just one or two visits, it might be hard to remember, but there are five or six times here, and you won't remember it at all?" Sun Tu continued to guide.

Boss Wen thought about it carefully, but still shook his head: "I don't remember how many times the same person bought the same spice in just a few days." ”

This answer made Sun Tu frown tightly again, and finally got some clues, can't he think of it after all?

At this time, Lu Fang, who had been guarding the side, suddenly asked, "Did anything unusual happen during this period of time?" For example, some customers obviously bought a lot of spices, but they didn't let you send them? ”

This sentence really reminded Boss Wen, only to see him suddenly scream: "There is really a strange thing that happened in those days." I remember that on August 23, a customer came to buy spices, because it was raining, and the little one planned to use the car in the store to give the customer a ride, but he refused, only saying that it was a different way. But when the little one went to Xicheng to deliver the goods, he found that he actually happened to enter a house in Anningfang in Xicheng, which was only half a street away from the small one who was going to the house, which was really strange. ”

"On the 23rd of August, do you remember what kind of spices the man bought?" Sun Tu raised his eyebrows and hurriedly asked. Then, without waiting for the boss to answer, he had asked people to hand over the account book and carefully check the contents of the top, and after only two glances, he had fixed his eyes on one of the records, which was written on the spices needed for those ecstasy incense, and above it, in addition to a record of the sale of spices, there was also a note that it was to be sent to Anning Fang in the city.

At this time, Sun Tu was already seventy or eighty percent sure that it was an important stronghold of the Pink Swallow, and it was not any of the strongholds that had been swept away before. This made his spirits suddenly lift: "Do you remember which portal that person entered?" ”

"This ...... Maybe you'll find it when you go to the local one. Boss Wen only hesitated a little before responding.

"Okay, then lead the way, as long as you can find the thief's lair, it will be your credit." Sun Tu stood up as he spoke. Obviously, he immediately ordered his men to rush to the west of the city to get people.

At this moment, Lu Fang spoke again: "It's all slow, I think it's a bit hasty to take the thief at this time, it's noon, even though it's still raining, but there are still a lot of people in the west of the city, if they are allowed to escape from the courtyard, I'm afraid it will hurt the innocent, and it's not easy to chase." ”

There is some truth in what he said, so that Sun Tu stopped the words that came to his lips: "Then how should it be arranged according to your meaning?" ”

"I think it's easier to take a thief at night. And in the meantime, we can also send people to guard the outside of the house, and maybe we can gain more. Lu Fang expressed his thoughts.

After glancing at him twice, Sun Tu nodded: "What you say is reasonable, just do what you say." I found a few clever brothers and brought the boss over to find the thief's lair and keep an eye on it, but if there was anything unusual, I immediately reported back. ”

"If you are lowly and bring someone over, you will not let the thief get out." Lu Fang immediately saluted Sun Tu with a fist, and then called Boss Wen with a worried face, and hurried away.

Seeing this situation, Cui Liushang on the side couldn't help but show surprise, did this deputy head finally figure it out? I've never seen him do things so actively before, why did he suddenly change his sex?

Only Sun Tu curled the corners of his mouth at this time and sat back down, and what was a little puzzling was that he actually continued to look through the account books of other spice shops.

After more than two hours, someone sent the news back, and Lu Fang and they really found the house, where there were few houses around, which was indeed very conducive to the other party's hiding and getting out in time. In addition, during the time they were staring, four groups of people entered it, and they never came out again, which further confirmed that the house was an important stronghold of the Pink Swallow, and even their old nest.

"Dutou ......" Shen Liang, Cui Luoshang and others were also in high spirits after learning the news, and they all looked at him with eager eyes. After working hard for so long, this time I can finally catch all the pink swallows that have been causing trouble in Tokyo City for many years!

And Sun Tu said after groaning: "Let's set off now, kill them by surprise!" Just when all his subordinates responded to the order and withdrew, he stopped Cui Liushang again: "Old Cui, I still have something to do with you." ”

After a while, everyone saw Cui Luoshang walking out with a strange expression, and he didn't stay in the security station for long, and immediately left in a hurry.

After a short while, Sun Tufang walked out, and after looking at the gradually darkening sky, he waved his hand: "Pass my order, and rush to Xicheng to get the thief!" ”

All the officers agreed in unison, and fifty or sixty men followed him, braving the still falling autumn rain, and went out along the streets that had long been empty.

It wasn't until these dozens of people walked away quickly that two black shadows suddenly flashed in the darkness, and one of them smiled lightly: "I thought this iron-faced ruthless Sun Dutou was so powerful, but it turned out that it was nothing more than that." Just throw some bait and you'll get him hooked! ”

The other person is much more steady: "Don't be too careless before the thing is done, we brothers can have today because we are cautious and careful." Okay, now it's time to get the message back and plan for the next step. ”

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It's already dark outside, and the autumn rain is still pouring down, making the temperature a little cold.

But in this room, where the doors and windows were closed, it was a little stuffy, and three figures were sitting together, talking in whispers. Because the candlestick was some distance away from them, the faces of the three of them were not real, and only three phantoms could be seen.

"Everything has been done according to the boss's wishes, and Sun Tu has also entered the city, and now he is taking people to the west of the city."

"Then let people do it, and it's time for some people to know my methods of pink swallows." A soft voice said slowly.

"Boss, isn't this a bit too much, after all, ......"

"I warned him, but he wouldn't listen. In that case, you have to pay the price for your previous decisions. My Pink Swallow has been in Tokyo City for decades, how can he suppress it with a small Kaifeng Prefecture? ”

When the other two heard this, they didn't dare to persuade them, but they all nodded and got up to leave.