Chapter 207: A Serendipitous Discovery
When Lin Feng left Qinglong's house, it was already early in the morning, and at this time, there was already a curfew in the city, and the drizzle in the sky had not stopped, and it was still drifting with the night wind. The streets in the city are already wet, because the environment in the west city is not very good, and it is usually dusty when a carriage passes by, so the road surface at this time is also very muddy, and even a shallow shoe print can be left on it when you step on it.
At this time, Lin Feng was wearing a big coat that he didn't know what kind of fur he didn't know, but it made him feel very warm, which was also specially taken out by Suzaku and Qinglong before leaving, but this also made him feel a little glad that he accepted it, because the weather in the early morning was too cold at this time, and Lin Feng even stuck his hands left and right in his cuffs.
Lin Feng also had a dilapidated hat on his head that did not match the expensive hat on his body, and it looked like it had been some years, but this was still Lin Feng's insistence on refusing to use the big umbrella, and Suzaku temporarily turned it out of nowhere for him to temporarily cover the rain, which also made Suzaku and Qinglong embarrassed for a long time.
Because of drinking too much, Lin Feng's body also swayed from side to side with the bumpy steps under his feet, but this was because the chill from the outside world made him sober up a lot, and when he left Qinglong's house just now, he even walked one step and swayed three times.
Suddenly, there was a burst of carriage sounds and the coachman's whispered shouts from not far ahead, Lin Feng's body couldn't help but pause, and after standing firm on the side of the road, he slowly raised his eyes that were covered by the edge of the hat and looked in the direction where the sound came from in front of him.
Soon, three carriages pulling boxes of different sizes gradually became clear in Lin Feng's eyes, they were all open-top carriages, and there were two chauffeurs sitting in front of each carriage, the whip in their hands was raised from time to time, and then they slapped the horse's buttocks in front of their faces, making a crisp "pop" sound, and the guy's mouth also made a "driving" urging sound from time to time, which seemed to be very urgent.
Although there is a curfew now, this situation is relatively normal anywhere, after all, the rules are only used to bind ordinary people, and for those who have a little power and wealth, it is simply a blank slate, and even they can write new rules on it with a pen at will.
Therefore, Lin Feng didn't care about this matter, after all, this kind of person can be completely eliminated by catching and killing, and what Lin Feng thought in his heart was that as long as he didn't go out of line, this kind of thing was completely tolerable. Just like the team of people in front of them, they look like the family members of some big families or the house slaves of a certain big official, and they must have made this move in a more urgent situation, otherwise they would not have chosen to pull goods in the rain overnight in this weather.
Ay! It's not easy! Lin Feng watched the first carriage pass in front of him, and found that the horseman was actually only wearing a thin coarse linen robe, and in a flash at close range, Lin Feng even clearly saw the man's frozen purple and thickened fingers, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and secretly shook his head to raise his feet and continue to walk his own way.
Just when Lin Feng was about to turn around and continue to move forward, his eyes suddenly lit up, there were also two people sitting in the second carriage, one was waving a horsewhip to catch the car, and the other young man was leaning to the side, his expression was sluggish, and a big hat that looked quite high-grade wrapped him tightly, but he didn't wear a hat like Lin Feng, which was also the reason why Lin Feng's eyes suddenly lit up when he caught a glimpse of him.
The young man wrapped in a big coat on the carriage was the one who bumped into Lin Feng at the door of the Yang Ji store in the center of the city, although the weather was cold at this time, but the man still looked tired, and it did not affect his mental state because of the temperature at all, when he passed by Lin Feng's side, he even reached out to cover his mouth and yawned, and at the same time, his eyes also glanced at Lin Feng inadvertently, but he just glanced at it and turned his head. Because most of Lin Feng's face was covered by the hat at this time, he didn't recognize Lin Feng, but just thought of Lin Feng as a drunk wandering the streets.
But Lin Feng clearly recognized him, and immediately retracted his steps and stood in place, raised his hand and pressed the hat in front of him again, frowned and watched the last carriage pass by him, and then slowly turned his head sideways, until the three carriages gradually disappeared from his field of vision, and then slowly turned around and took steps.
There is a problem with Yang Kee store! This was Lin Feng's first reaction after seeing the young guy clearly, and in the process of the three carriages leaving, Lin Feng thought about it carefully a few times, and became more convinced of his conjecture.
Lin Feng left the Marquis' Mansion when it was dark, and it took less than two quarters of an hour at most to reach the center of the city, and the goods were already being loaded at the door of Yang Ji's goods store at that time, whether they were going to transport the goods out of the city or back to the warehouse in the city, it was impossible to delay until the early hours of the morning, and it was still in such a cold and rainy situation.
There is only one possibility, that is, Yang Ji Goods Store must be doing shady business, and it is very likely that the goods of these three carriages are going to be transported out of the city.
There has been no war in Hanzhong Mansion in recent years, so the garrison of the city defense is relatively lax, especially at night, the soldiers on night patrol in the city can't see a few teams, even if they do, those soldiers will not even come forward to interrogate carefully, at most they just stop and look at it for a few seconds, and then they will leave as if they didn't see anything.
In view of these reasons, even if it is a curfew, as long as it is not too late, on the streets of Hanzhong Mansion, you can see idlers returning drunk in the Qinglou of the restaurant, and the soldiers on the night patrol generally will not embarrass them. And even if some people want to leave the city overnight, as long as they are willing to stuff some tea, wine, meat and money for the soldiers guarding the gate, the city gate will open a little crack and let them out of the city.
Lin Feng also fully understands these situations, but for him, these are all human feelings, and he can't beat or even pull down the soldiers and generals who collected the money for this, and he can't deduct his military salary because the soldiers on patrol did not clean up the streets.
Lin Feng walked back alone, the road leading to the gate of the Marquis's Mansion was dark, but the road here was much cleaner, the rain on the ground and the water in some potholes reflected the light from time to time under the moonlight, and in front of the Marquis's Mansion, there were two pairs of red lanterns, large and small, emitting a faint light that also illuminated the road a little brighter.
The two subordinates on duty at the door of the Marquis's Mansion tonight, under the dull noise made by Lin Feng's constant knocking on the door of the mansion, muttered nonsense with impatience on their faces before slowly opening the door of the mansion, the two of them were full of tiredness After seeing Lin Feng outside the door, their spirits were suddenly lifted, the two of them first stood straight and stunned in place, and then bent down and saluted with a shocked face, with a heavy fear and worry in their tones: "Lord Hou! You're back! ”
"Hmm!" After Lin Feng entered sideways through the crack in the door, without the ravages of the night wind, he suddenly felt a burst of warmth, then glanced at the two of them, said lightly that he had worked hard, and then raised his feet and walked towards the backyard.