At the end of the day, there was silence in the White Tiger Ya, and Jiang Xiaobai bowed his head to the case, staring at the flickering candlelight with his eyes, thinking about what had happened in the past few days.

One is the current case of a strange disease, and although the symptoms of Yue'er's father and the seventeen porters have been resolved, there are still many problems that are not clear.

Who was the poisoner and what was his motive? Could the strange woman Yue'er's father complain about something related to this matter? And these two points, so far there is almost no clue.

But one thing is certain, if the perpetrator is not identified quickly, the next victim may soon appear. Moreover, behind this matter, it may be related to Lingnan County.

The second is the fortune teller, Boss Li's appearance can be said to be a surprise, if it weren't for him, I am afraid that there would be no progress in this strange case. But this person's identity is a mystery, not only can he gossip about the body, but also know Qin Yue, what is the relationship between him and Qin Yue?

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but rub his head, in the more than three months on Mutao Peak, Qin Yue had said very little about his own affairs except for telling some interesting stories about the rivers and lakes and teaching martial arts. It can be said that he may not know more about Qin Yue than the owner of the village and Boss Li who came to inquire about him.

At this time, listening to the knock on the door, Jiang Xiaobai retracted his thoughts and said in a deep voice: "Come in." ”

I saw a smiling eye, a tall and thin man pushed the door in, closed the door quietly, and said respectfully: "Boss, have something to look for me?" ”

Jiang Xiaobai bowed slightly, motioned for Xiao Nengshou to sit down, and after sorting out what Fang Cai had just thought, he muttered: "Check the delivery records of all the shops and restaurants in Dongcheng, as well as the customs clearance records of the Beijing Gate in the past month, and pay attention to whether there are any merchants or caravans from Lingnan County." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Nengshou was stunned, scratched his head and said, "What did you do to check those merchants and shops for no reason?" ”

Jiang Xiaobai stared at him and said with a light smile: "Let me ask you, if you were asked to poison seventeen people quietly, what would you do?" ”

"Seventeen people..."Xiao Nengshou pondered for a moment and muttered, "The goal is so broad, I can probably only start with wine and food." ”

After that, he paused, and suddenly said: "Boss, I understand!" What do you mean..."

"Not bad." Jiang Xiaobai nodded and answered: "Yue'er's father had already shown symptoms of poisoning when he was in Zhenyang, so I speculated that this poison was most likely introduced to Beijing from Lingnan, and those seventeen porters should have eaten some kind of wine and food mixed with poison, as for what it was, maybe they themselves don't know." ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Xiaobai paused, and added: "Also, the dock side also checked, the four major urban areas of the capital city, but there was an accident in this eastern city, I think, maybe it has something to do with this canal." ”

Xiao Nengshou's eyes lit up, and he only felt that Jiang Xiaobai's head was really better than him, but after thinking about it, the look in his eyes darkened slightly, and he said with some embarrassment: "Boss, there are a lot of merchant ships at that dock and a lot of freight shops in Dongcheng, with our current manpower, I'm afraid we will have to find out next year." Moreover, if you want to call up the customs clearance record of the city gate, you must have the corresponding official documents..."

Jiang Xiaobai bowed slightly, held his chin and said, "It seems that I have to talk to Shi Wenfu." ”

Shi Wenfu didn't stay in Baihuya last night, Jiang Xiaobai waited for him in front of the courtyard gate early in the morning, with a tired face and the smell of rouge and wine that had not yet dissipated, he must have been happy all night.

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai waiting in front of the door early in the morning, Shi Wenfu was slightly stunned, yawned, and asked, "Master Jiang, what are you doing standing in front of the courtyard gate early in the morning?" ”

Jiang Xiaobai simply made a series and said: "The humble position is waiting for the adult, and there is a case report"

"Oh?" Shi Wenfu raised his eyebrows and asked lightly, "What is the progress?" ”

Jiang Xiaobai was about to speak, Shi Wenfu yawned again, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, talk while walking, the official has to drink hot tea to relieve fatigue." ”

In the study, after Jiang Xiaobai finished reporting the case, Shi Wenfu had already brewed the tea, he flicked the lid of the cup, and the hazy tea smoke made his expression unreal, and after a while, he drank the tea and said with a smile: "Good, good!" I didn't expect that Director Jiang would find out so quickly, and I really sent a capable officer to our people. ”

Jiang Xiaobai said calmly: "The adult has won the award, and the humble position is just doing his best, so I just mentioned it..."

"I have said that Chief Jiang is doing things for the government, and this official will give his full support." Shi Wenfu smiled, and handed the already drafted official document to Jiang Xiaobai, "As for manpower, Director Jiang, you are new and young, it is normal for them to be dissatisfied, and this official will go and say." ”

Shi Wenfu's eager attitude made Jiang Xiaobai not sure what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd for a while, but at least the official document was already in his hands, so he gave a salute: "Lord Xie, then I will retire first." ”

Shi Wenfu smiled slightly, said no more, picked up the teacup and savored it again, and was a little sober after a night of fatigue, but a pair of mouse eyes were rolling around, not knowing what he was thinking. Shaoqing, as if he had made up his mind in his heart, ordered him to go down and summon Shao Yifei, and told Shao Yifei all kinds of things.

After hearing this, Shao Yifei's expression became a little worried: "So, how much ability does this Jiang Xiaobai really have?" ”

"I thought his little people couldn't do anything." Shi Wenfu's eyes flickered, walked to the window with his hands down, and muttered, "It seems that I still underestimate him." ”

Shao Yifei said eagerly: "My lord, if you go on like this, I'm afraid that kid will soon establish prestige in the ya, why don't you braids him in secret?" ”

Shi Wenfu smiled, looked at the withered yellow vine branches outside the window, and said calmly: "When the vine leaves wither, they won't bear fruit." ”

"My lord..."Shao Yifei wanted to say something, but Shi Wenfu interrupted: "What you checked last time, how credible is it?" ”

Seeing that Shi Wenfu had no intention of talking again, Shao Yifei didn't say anything more, and replied respectfully: "Ten percent." ”

A trace of coldness slipped through Shi Wenfu's mouth, and he said with a smile: "I have time to let people replace the dead trees in the yard." ”

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With Shi Wenfu's dictation, the officials did not dare to perfunctory Jiang Xiaobai as before, and began to act one after another, Xiao Nengshou and Li Mu also took the official document to the city gate. The depressed White Tiger Ya suddenly became busy, but it had a bit of its former demeanor. On the contrary, Jiang Xiaobai became the most idle person at this stage, that is, he stole half a day of leisure, so he decided to visit Shen Yu and Liu Lingba's mother.

The East Wing Courtyard of the White Tiger Ya was originally a place for the guards to rest, but now that the Ya is declining, these houses are empty, and Shen Yu and Liu Lingba's mothers live here temporarily. Shi Wenfu hasn't asked about this since the last conversation, and Zhao Gongzi has not moved after that tea banquet.

Jiang Xiaobai was not worried about what Zhao Shun would plot, although with the power of the Zhao family, it would be easy to deal with the current White Tiger Ya. But this is an institution of the imperial court after all, or an institution exclusive to the royal family, if Zhao Shun dares to act rashly, then other forces in the court will definitely use this as an excuse to crusade against the Zhao family's henchmen, it is precisely because of this that Jiang Xiaobai dared to take Shen Yu to the White Tiger Yali.

"Hey, where is Director Jiang going?"

Under the eaves of the corridor leading to the East Wing Courtyard, a call suddenly came, Jiang Xiaobai followed the prestige, was a little surprised, and said with a light smile: "It turned out to be the head of the department, but now there is nothing to do, so I will walk around." ”

Si Wei nodded, but didn't answer again, just patted Jiang Xiaobai on the shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Master Jiang, have you heard a sentence that calls the praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches behind." ”

Jiang Xiaobai was slightly stunned, and before he could ask carefully, the person left.

Si Xuan, Jiang Xiaobai also knows a thing or two. In the early years, his father served as a county magistrate in Lingbo City, Nanhuai, and Si Zong served as a county magistrate under his jurisdiction.

Looking at Si Wei's back, Jiang Xiaobai frowned, according to his indifferent attitude when he took office, Si Wei should be Shi Wenfu's talent, but what did Fang Cai's words mean?

In reverie, they had already arrived at the courtyard of the East Wing, Bai Qi and Liu Lingba were still guarding the door, the current identity of these two people was also the White Tiger Ya, and they all changed into the unique black power suit of the White Tiger Ya at this time, seeing Jiang Xiaobai's arrival, the two hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Lord Jiang!" ”

Jiang Xiaobai waved his hand and said, "It's all my own people, there are not so many rules, I'll take a look at Shen Yu and the old lady." ”

"It's all in there." Liu Lingba pushed open the door, and saw an old man and a young man in the room talking happily, and he didn't know what Shen Yu said, which made the old woman laugh.

This is the first time Jiang Xiaobai has seen Liu Lingba's mother, although she has a rickety body and gray hair, her face is ruddy, and her spirit looks good.

"Lord Jiang, why are you here!"

Shen Yu raised his eyes and saw Jiang Xiaobai at the door, his apricot eyes widened in surprise, and he hurriedly stood up and welcomed him into the house.

Jiang Xiaobai bowed his head slightly, and said with a light smile: "If you are free today, you will come and take a look." After speaking, he turned to the old man and said with an earnest gaze, "The old man is still used to living in the house, if there is something uncomfortable, you can let Brother Liu tell me." ”

"It's quiet and quiet here, and with such a good girl as Xiaoyu to take care of it, it's too late for the old body to be happy, how can there be any other luxury." The old woman was kind and kind, and said in a peaceful tone, "It's troublesome Lord Jiang, although I often hear Ling Ba and Xiaoyu mention you, but I didn't expect it to be such a young guy, and the old body is really sorry." ”

Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile: "Don't bother, you can live here with peace of mind when you are old, and recover from your illness first." He looked at Shen Yu again and quipped, "Miss Shen, thank you for your hard work." ”

Hearing the old lady's praise, (and Jiang Xiaobai's praise), Shen Yu's face flushed a little, and whispered: "It's all thanks to the blessing of the adult, I have such a place to live for the time being, just don't annoy me, the old lady." ”

"It's not annoying, it's not annoying." The old lady smiled, glanced at Liu Lingba, and suddenly said, "Lingba, my mother suddenly wants to eat sour plums, you buy it for your mother." ”

Liu Lingba was slightly stunned, and whispered: "Mother, Lord Jiang is still here..."

Bai Qi heard the meaning of the old lady's words, tugged Liu Lingba's arm, and said with a smile: "Since the old lady wants to eat, then go buy it, let's go, brother will accompany you!" ”

Liu Lingba was a little embarrassed, but seeing that his mother's eyes were earnest, he seemed to really want to eat sour plums, so he had to respond: "Mother wait, the child will go buy it." ”

Unexpectedly, this Liu Lingba was burly and strong, but he was like a little baby in front of his mother, Jiang Xiaobai smiled faintly, but there was a sudden "poof" sound in his ears, and in a blink of an eye, it was the old lady who knelt on the ground.

Jiang Xiaobai was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Old lady, what are you doing?" ”

The old lady burst into tears and said: "Lord Jiang's kindness, the old body can't repay it, I am willing to be a slave and a servant in the next life, and repay your kindness!" ”

Jiang Xiaobai was terrified when he saw her doing such a big gift, and said quickly: "The old lady is serious, get up first and then talk." Come, Miss Shen also helps. ”

The two of them helped the person up, and then they heard the old lady sob: "This kid is upright, since I was sick, he said that he would go to work in the house of a rich man to make money. Over the years, he had only returned home once in half a year, and although he had earned some silver taels, he was covered in wounds, and when asked what he had done, he did not say anything. ”

Speaking of this, the old lady was already in tears: "Hey... In fact, he didn't say it, I, as a mother, can guess one or two, and now that Lingba is with you, the old body is relieved. ”

Looking at the old lady's uneven and slightly vicissitudes of life, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly remembered Mrs. Jiang, and felt a lot of emotion for a while, so he patted her hand and said sincerely: "Don't worry, Brother Liu, he has never done anything unreasonable." ”

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In the blink of an eye, it was sunset, and I didn't know if I remembered Mrs. Jiang's reason, Jiang Xiaobai chatted in the room for a long time, and didn't return to his room until the evening, when he opened the door, he saw Xiao Nengshou running over in a hurry.

"Old... Boss, there's a result! ”