Yang Yuanwang glanced at him and asked him to calm down. Then he continued: "That's right, Fu Tianlin has indeed arrived in the territory of Yongyang. In just these seven days, the Tianyuanwai family in Qingyang Town and the Qiu Yuanwai family in Boliu Town have been stolen one after another, and the losses of the two families plus one piece are converted into about 3,000 taels of silver. ”

"The two families have also sent people to the county to report to the officials, and the county magistrate sent someone to check, but after arriving at the place, there is nothing to be done about the officials, which makes the county magistrate very annoyed. What the lord means is that the county officials are useless and can't be counted on, so I can rest assured that I will leave this matter to you to handle, so this is why I came here! ”

Regarding the task of arresting Fu Tianlin, Lin Fan was not surprised. It is the responsibility of the inspection department to investigate and arrest the thieves, and it is indispensable to shirk the responsibility for such matters.

And if this matter is really Fu Tianlin's doing, these officials in the county government will naturally not be useful, otherwise Fu Tianlin will definitely not be able to make such a huge name in the rivers and lakes and be well-known to the world.

However, whether this matter was Fu Tianlin's act remains to be discussed, and the top priority is to determine the identity of the thief.

I saw Lin Fan's face solemn, and he asked, "Even if these two families were stolen by thieves, how can you conclude that this is Fu Tianlin's doing, and not someone else's?"

Yang Yuanwang smiled and explained: "Lord Lin doesn't know, this Fu Tianlin has been crisscrossing Huainan Road for several years, and has repeatedly committed crimes, but he has never missed a shot. And every time he went to a house, he would leave a copper coin mark as a mark, proving that he had done it, which was really extremely rampant. It's a pity that the government tried to arrest him several times, but he saw through it, so he couldn't help him all the time, which allowed him to get away with it. ”

Lin Fan asked again: "Although the copper coin imprint is Fu Tianlin's usual method, it is not impossible to forge it, if it is only used as evidence, it is concluded that Fu Tianlin did it, I am afraid that something is wrong!"

Yang Yuanwang didn't care about Lin Fan's questioning of himself, he still had these cities.

He took out two pieces of paper from his arms and spread them on the table, and said to Lin Fan: "Lord Lin, you can see that Fu Tianlin's copper coin imprint is not the same as ordinary copper coins, and it has special marks, so there is almost no possibility of forgery."

Lin Fan took a closer look, and saw that the two pieces of paper were printed with a copper coin imprint with the words Yang Fu Tongbao, but it may have been a mistake when casting, this copper coin is not exactly the same as other Yang Fu Tongbao, and the rune below the top of this copper coin is a little less.

According to the law of the imperial court coinage, the template of any copper coin with a missing word like this will be destroyed. Even the small amount of copper coins that were tried to be minted will also be recycled, and it is extremely difficult to spread them to the outside world.

However, it is precisely because such copper coins are extremely rare in the world that they have a great collection value.

There are many dignitaries and nobles in the capital who love this way, and they will find some ways to secretly collect a few. Moreover, these people also know that the less the thing, the higher the value, in order to pursue the out-of-print, they will generally ask the craftsman or official to destroy the rest when they start.

Therefore, it is not a lot that thirty or fifty of these copper coins can survive in the world, and many may only have one or two.

And these people are not short of money, unless they are in the middle of the family, otherwise what they have in their hands will never appear outside.

Even if there are occasional copper coins that can be circulated in the market, it is difficult for ordinary people to obtain such valuable things.

As for where Fu Tianlin got such a copper coin, Lin Fan didn't know. But if this money can be used by this person as his exclusive mark, it will definitely not survive too much, even if it is the only one in the world, it is not impossible.

After all, Fu Tianlin will not be afraid that someone may pretend to commit a crime against him, not everyone has a chivalrous heart like him, and many people are not so particular about doing things. As long as there are two or three such cases, his reputation as a "grand thief" will be ruined.

Since the outside world can't get it, if you want to get such an identical copper coin again, you can only open the furnace and mint it.

And it is not easy to mint such a copper coin, unless it is to create another template like this, it is very difficult. And if you want to restore such a template, it is not simple, and you don't have to think about it without a craftsman who has been immersed in coinage for a long time.

It's just that such craftsmen are all supported by the imperial court, and they have been under the strict control of the government all their lives, who would risk killing their heads just to mint such a coin?

I am afraid that it is precisely for this reason that this imprint will be used as his mark by the grand thief Fu Tianlin.

Seeing that Lin Fan had discovered the difference, Yang Yuanwang pushed the two copper coin imprints towards Lin Fan, and continued: "You keep these two first, maybe you can use them when you investigate the case." And in addition to these two copper coin imprints, you also know that this person is known as a thief, and the family that was stolen by him often has a bad reputation in the local area, but the reputation of the Tian and Qiu families is ......."

He glanced at Lin Fan with some embarrassment, and then continued: "Some, some are not very good!" You get the idea! Moreover, in recent days, some people have been distributing money and food to refugees from time to time. According to the description of this person's dress and foreign accent by someone who has seen it with his own eyes, it can basically be concluded that this person is Fu Tianlin, yes! ”

Lin Fan bowed his head lightly and put away the copper coin imprint, judging from the information he had so far, Yang Yuanwang's analysis was not wrong, if it was himself, he would also come to such a conclusion.

Although he still had doubts in his heart, from the current situation, it seemed that this famous thief had indeed come to Yongyang.

However, although Lin Fan felt that this matter was a little tricky, he didn't let him back down, but found it even more interesting. He didn't expect to fight such a master so soon, which made him a little excited, which boosted his fighting spirit.

He laughed loudly: "In this case, please also ask Lord Yang to tell the county magistrate, please rest assured, since this Fu Tianlin is here, don't think about leaving again, this matter will be handed over to me, and the lower officials will definitely arrest him and bring him to justice."

Yang Yuanwang looked at Lin Fan approvingly, this is the pride that a young talent should have, and he replied: "Okay! With your words, Lord Lin, I am relieved! I'm going back to the county government to make a business, and I'm waiting with the county magistrate to celebrate Lord Lin! ”

After speaking, he got up and was about to leave, and Lin Fan didn't stay any longer, and got up to send him off.

On the way, Lin Fan opened his mouth and said: "Lord Yang, the lower official has a reluctant request, can the lower official borrow someone from the adult, as long as he has been to Tian and Qiu after the crime a few days ago, he can understand the situation, just take me to the scene of the crime to have a look, and talk about the situation at that time!"

Yang Yuanwang smiled as he walked out: "Of course this is okay, I brought people to you when I came, and I will leave them for you in a while!"

Lin Fan gently handed him the prepared silver ticket again, and thanked: "Then the lower official will thank Lord Yang!"

Yang Yuanwang laughed, unceremoniously accepted the silver ticket, and strode towards the outside of the camp. It's him, let him follow Master Lin these days! ”

He said to the official again: "Liu Erniu, come and see Lord Lin, you will follow Lord Lin well in the past few days, solve the case well, and go back when the case is solved, understand?"

The official only agreed, Yang Yuanwang didn't care, rode on horseback, and bowed his hand to Lin Fan, "Lord Lin, I'm going to leave now, I'm waiting in the county government to drink Lord Lin's celebration wine!" ”

Lin Fan returned the salute and said, "Slow down, take care!"

Yang Yuanwang laughed, turned the horse's head, led the team, pulled the empty carriage, and drove away!

Seeing Yang Yuan look away, Lin Fan looked back at the official and asked, "This brother, your name is Liu Erniu?"

The official looked like he was in his twenties, not much older than Lin Fan, probably because of the first meeting, this person was a little nervous, he stammered and hurriedly returned: "Back to the adult, the little... The villain is Liu Erniu, please command! ”

Seeing this, Lin Fan laughed softly, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "I'm not a flood beast, what are you nervous about!"

This time, the official couldn't stand it even more, and thought that Lin Fan was dissatisfied with him, so he hurriedly replied: "The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare!"

Seeing that it was counterproductive, Lin Fan was a little helpless, and habitually touched his nose, so he no longer embarrassed him, changed the topic, and asked him: "Do you know the way from here to Qingyang Town and Boliu Town?"

Liu Erniu replied: "The villain knows that the villain is the Qingyang Town people's family, when he was a child, he herded cattle for the landlord's family, and later he entered the county government as an errand when he was older."

Lin Fan nodded lightly, snorted, and said, "In that case, wait a minute, you will lead the way, let's go to Qingyang and Boliu to have a look and see if we can find anything!"

After Lin Fan finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the living room, and asked people to call An Ning, Song Mao and others to arrange the next affairs of the Inspection Department.

Liu Erniu leaned over and said yes, lowered his head, and obediently followed behind Lin Fan silently.

Song Mao is the deputy envoy of the inspection, as Lin Fan's deputy, he should accompany Yang Yuanwang when he comes, but he was busy with some other things at the time, and it was relatively late to receive the news, and when he arrived, Lin Fan and the two had already talked about it. It was not good for him to go in and disturb again, so in order to avoid embarrassment, he simply went back to the house and hid, avoiding Yang Yuanwang.

When Yang Yuanwang walked away, he came out of his house and came to see Lin Fan.

In the living room, Lin Fan told everyone about Yang Yuanwang's intention and asked for everyone's opinions.

Hearing that they were going to arrest the legendary thief Fu Tianlin, everyone's reactions were mixed.

In addition to being surprised, Song Mao was also a little overwhelmed; An Ning is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and some are eager to try; As for Wang Hu, he knew that he was not good at these things, so he looked directly at Lin Fan, waiting for his next arrangement.

Song Mao hesitated for a moment, but still said, "My lord, this Fu Tianlin is not an ordinary person!" So many local governments in the entire Huainan Province can't hold him, can we really catch him with a small inspection department? ”

Before Lin Fan could speak, An Ning directly retorted: "Why should Lord Song be ambitious with others!" Why can't he be caught, no matter how famous Fu Tianlin is, no matter how he says it, he is not a thief! Can there still be three heads and six arms? Lord Song said this, it shouldn't be scared, right? ”

"You!" Song Mao's face sank suddenly, no matter how low his official position is, he is also an appointed official of the imperial court, and although An Ning is the so-called head of the sect, in the final analysis, he is just a little scholar, a servant!

was confronted by a subordinate, and the anger in Song Mao's heart can be imagined. However, An Ning was Lin Fan's confidant after all, and now in front of Lin Fan, he was not easy to attack, so he could only glare at An Ning angrily and endure it stiffly.

Sensing that the atmosphere was wrong, Lin Fan hurriedly came out of the round and reprimanded An Ning: "Nonsense! How do you talk to Brother Song? How can you speak here, don't apologize to Brother Song soon! ”

He said to Song Mao again: "Brother Song, forgive me, An Ning has followed me since I was a child, I am used to messing around, I don't understand the rules, I have collided with Brother Song, I am here to apologize to you for him!"

An Ning saw that Lin Fan was angry, and he also arched his hand towards Song Mao, and said in a perfunctory tone: "Lord Song, the little brother was speechless for a while just now, I'm sorry!" I hope you don't blame you! ”

has been an official for so many years, Song Mao is no longer a fledgling stunned young man, and he knows the truth that joy and anger are invisible.

At this time, he also noticed that something was wrong, and he realized that he was in a bit of a hurry just now, and his performance was too obvious.

Now that An Ning apologized, Song Mao also had a step down, he adjusted his emotions, and said with a smile: "What the adults said to An Jiaotou, I also did something wrong!"

Lin Fan laughed and said: "That's right, everyone is a family, what's the big deal!" Okay, let's talk about Fu Tianlin! ”

Song Mao still wanted to speak when he saw this, Lin Fan knew what he was going to say, so he directly stretched his voice and said, "Brother Song!" The arrest of Fu Tianlin is an order of the imperial court, and those words that shake the hearts of the army will be said! ”

Speaking of this, Song Mao knew that he didn't know how to raise it if he talked about it further, and it was not good to have any objections, so he said with An Ning and Wang Hu: "Subordinates, but listen to the orders of the adults!"

Lin Fan looked at the three of them and said, "Okay! In this case, An Ning and I went to take charge of the arrest, and Brother Song and Brother Wang Hu stayed behind to watch the house, what do you think? ”

With such an arrangement, it is Wang Hu's turn to have an opinion, Lin Fan's injuries are not completely healed so far, Fu Tianlin is not an ordinary person, and it will definitely not be too easy to catch him.

He was really a little worried, and said to Lin Fan: "My lord, just the two of you, isn't there too few people, it's better for your subordinates to go too, and there will be a response!"

Lin Fan saw through his thoughts, and said to him with a chuckle: "Brother Wang Hu, this time we are going to catch thieves, not to fight, there are not many people, it is useless to bring so many people, but it is easy to startle the snake when there are too many people!"

"Besides, let's all go, what about training, we can't just stop the training of the entire inspection department just for one Fu Tianlin!"

"But my lord, your injury?" Wang Hu was still a little worried.

Lin Fan interrupted him and persuaded: "Brother Wang Hu, don't do it, don't you believe me, something can't happen!" If you're really not at ease, I'll just take two more people with you! ”

At this point, Wang Hu knew that Lin Fan would not change his mind, so he had to say, "Okay then!" Take care, my lord! ”

Lin Fan responded, as a response, after the matter was agreed, Lin Fan walked out of the meeting room with An Ning and the officials, gathered people, and prepared to go to the Tian and Qiu families first.