Chapter 15: The Thief Ship
Tang Yunwen followed up like a dog's skin plaster, self-familiar, talkative, and temperamental, which made Su Duchen annoyed.
"Brother, I will definitely be able to become a famous detective who solves cases like a god and is chivalrous in the future, believe it or not." Tang Yunwen, who came out of the inn and walked beside Su Duchen, was still chattering.
"Hehe......" Su Duchen responded with a smile.
Tang Yunwen, a son of a family in Beijing, claims to be a famous Tsing Yi Wei. Su Duchen thought he was a guard with a knife in the palace at first, but after listening carefully, he realized that it was not, it should be a fast capture in the capital. The catch speed of different grades is divided into grades according to the color of the clothes, with the highest grade of purple clothes and the lowest grade of Tsing Yi. He belongs to the lowest kind, Tsing Yi.
Regardless of the truth or falsity of the fast catching grade that this guy said for the time being, Su Duchen was deeply suspicious of the fact that he claimed to be a fast catcher.
"You were arrested and the shutter was kicked out?" Su Duchen said with a smile.
Tang Yunwen was stunned, then stomped his feet and crossed his waist, and said unconvinced: "Who said that!" I don't, I don't, it's because they don't have the vision...... "Oh no, I leaked my mouth." Tang Yunwen covered his mouth and snorted.
"Oh, that's not it at all! Or - are you just a supernumerary? The ordinary catch of the yamen? Su Duchen smiled slyly and raised his eyebrows.
"Hmph......" Tang Yunwen glanced at Su Duchen with disgust, and threw his arms away angrily.
Su Duchen touched his chin, and his face showed a look of understanding. This kid is estimated to have a fast catching complex, and he is determined to be a majestic famous catcher, but the situation is stronger than others, so he can only wander around the supernumerary. Ba hopes to be able to solve a big case and become famous, and become one of the ranks of high-grade fast catchers.
Su Duchen caught up with Tang Yunwen, hugged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "I said that you are a child of a family, why do you like to catch fast, your family supports you?" ”
Tang Yunwen raised his head arrogantly and said highly: "What's wrong with catching fast, it's very sacred and powerful." Our Tang family's family style and upbringing are the best, and my grandfather once said that any industry has its role and should not be underestimated. So—I'm going to make it! ”
Su Duchen smiled and nodded, with high morale, insisting on his ideals, and giving a thumbs up.
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At the end of the day, Tang Yunwen changed into the night clothes again, and squatted in the corner of the outer wall of the Sanjin Courtyard, he was waiting for Su Duchen.
After a while, Su Duchen came over from the side door, and the two converged.
"How did you come from over there? You went in and watched? Tang Yunwen said unhappily. If you don't fight for justice, why didn't you wait for him.
Su Duchen didn't go in, it was Jun Lian who went in and took a closer look.
"There are only servants in that hall tonight, and there is no one in the front and back yards, where are they locking people?" Su Duchen was puzzled. Even though it is a three-way courtyard, there should be people who can hide it. But Jun Lian took a closer look at the three courtyards, and was stunned that she didn't find it, and she didn't even have a hint of a female voice, which was strange.
"No one? Could it be shipped away! Tang Yunwen said hurriedly.
"I ask you, is there a cellar or basement in a yard like this?" Su Duchen said.
"yes, there should be. There is a basement in the house in the capital, let's go in and have a look. After Tang Yunwen finished speaking, he pulled Su Duchen to the side door.
Su Duchen thought to himself: Junlian, you go and take a look. The pendant on his chest flashed with golden light: These ugly monsters are so annoying, they have caused my son to run several times, and I have caught them all castrated! Su Duchen: ......
The two of them climbed over the wall and entered the backyard instead of going to the hall. The purpose of building a basement in such a house where the rich live is nothing more than to hide valuables. Well, the most likely place is the study of the head of the house.
This three-entry courtyard has three study rooms. One in the front yard and two in the backyard. The study in the front yard is small, Jun Lian looked at it carefully, and there was no secret door or anything like that. One of the rooms in the backyard should be the family's children's study.
The last one is the main one, and although everything has been emptied, it can still be seen that this study once had a lot of porcelain and books.
"Yunwen, you go over there, the shelves, the walls, and the ground have to be touched to see if there are any hollows, gaps, etc." Su Duchen said.
After a while, Su Duchen frowned, looked around the study and said secretly: No! Did you guess wrong?
"Brother-" Tang Yunwen called softly: "This is so strange?" ”
Su Duchen guessed correctly, the basement was under this study, and the secret door opened and closed was a small drawer for the desk.
With a slight pull of the drawer, a rectangular tunnel appeared on the floor.
"Brother, there seems to be a bright light down there." Tang Yunwen whispered.
Su Duchen said secretly: There are only servants in the hall, so will the other servants be down there? Xinzi: Junlian, you go down and have a look.
"Brother, let's go, go down and have a look." Tang Yunwen pulled Su Duchen down the stone ladder.
The pendant on Su Duchen's chest flashed with golden light: Fu Xiao, there is only one person below, and it looks like he is asleep. The basement was spacious, with several wooden cages, all of which were holding people.
The two men tiptoed down the stone staircase, and the secret door to the ground closed automatically.
The stone staircase goes down to the end, and a turn is the basement. The place is indeed spacious, and there is a sour smell in the room. On the left hand side is a simple wooden bed, on which a person sleeps, and under the bed a wine bottle lies on the ground.
On the right-hand side are three one-man tall wooden cages, each containing two unconscious women. There are also three wooden cages diagonally opposite these cages, and all three of them hold only one person.
When Su Duchen was thinking about how to save him, there was a sound from above. Su Duchen hurriedly dragged Tang Yunwen inside, where the sundries of the owner of the courtyard were piled up, and the two of them hid in the dark.
First there was the sound of footsteps, then there was conversation.
"Get up! You slept comfortably. ”
"What the hell are you crazy about! Why don't you sleep at this hour! People are not allowed to play, of course, they are sleeping. ”
"Alright, alright. In two days you can go home and pick up your mother-in-law, now go and open that cage. ”
"Sixth, plus this, the number of people we are responsible for is all together."
"Well, tomorrow when it arrives at the docks, you all be in good spirits."
"Ah Jiu's side is not a few people to transport together?"
"Nonsense, of course. They asked for twenty people, just the right number on both sides. ”
"Hey, I'm rich this time! Will I get the money right away? ”
"Are you sleepy, in the past, they received the goods, and we only had the money to collect, you forgot."
"Didn't Uncle Cai say that this time was different? us! ”
"Eh, wait a minute, I'll go eat on the hour."
"Then you can eat quickly, there can't be no one here."
"Don't worry, no one knows that we live in this yard, let alone this basement."
The conversation ended, and the footsteps faded away...... Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen waited for a while before coming out.
"What to do!" Tang Yunwen said.
"The two groups of people are not in the same place. These people can't be rescued now, so let's get out of here first. Su Duchen pondered.
Tang Yunwen walked to the cage and frowned, "Can't you save them first?" ”
Su Duchen patted Tang Yunwen's shoulder and said, "No." Saving them now will startle the snake, let's go. ”
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Fu'an Inn.
Tang Yunwen walked back and forth in the room, babbling: "Time flies so slowly, why hasn't it been time yet, how can you ......?"
Su Duchen said lightly: "Can you stop the meeting?" ”
"Let's go and keep watch nearby." Tang Yunwen said.
"Wait a minute." Su Duchen said. Jun Lian is already watching over there, and if there is any movement, she will send a message back.
A moment later, the pendant on the chest flashed: they moved the man out and carried him to the carriage. Su Duchen thought to himself: Don't lose it, you must see which ship it is.
Su Duchen got up and said, "Let's go." ”
Tang Yunwen said: "Where to go?" ”
Su Duchen: "Wharf." ”
It's three o'clock.
Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen, dressed in short brown clothes, with a cloth towel wrapped around their heads, and their faces covered with ash, squatted beside the stone pier on the dock.
The clothes were borrowed by Su Duchen from Huzi, and they were washed black and white, and there were holes. Tang Yunwen still has a burden tied to his back, and in the bag are the clothes of the two people.
The two of them are dressed now, and they are properly looking for work at the dock to work as a migrant worker.
"Brother-you put on the mask, I am ...... panic when I see your face," Tang Yunwen whispered.
Su Duchen glared at him sideways and continued to stare at the big ship not far away.
The hull was larger than the others docked on the shore, and with fishing nets hanging from the deck rails, it was supposed to be a fishing boat. However, Su felt that its function was more than just fishing.
The girls from that yard have all been sent to the boat, and now they are waiting for another batch.
"Here we are." Tang Yunwen said nervously.
"Let's go, let's get to work." Su Duchen got up and stomped his feet, raising his legs and walking towards the unloading point.
It was already late at night, and there were few people looking for work on the docks. The boat boss was stunned when he saw that there were just two people coming, and with a move of his hand, he asked these two people to carry things onto the boat.
Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen carried the boat boss's own belongings, while the girls who were arrested were tied up and escorted onto the boat.
"This master, let me work on your ship, and help you unload your cargo when you get ashore. Look at ......," Su Duchen nodded and said meekly.
The boss of the boat looked the two of them up and down, one was extremely ugly, the other was stupid, waved his big hand, and said, "Okay, let you go with this trip." The salary, the two of them are consistent. ”
The two men successfully boarded the thief ship, and after a while, the ship was anchored offshore. Su Duchen leaned against the deck rail, looking at the wave of people on the shore. The division of labor is clear, and those who work on land don't get on the ship, so these girls on the boat are sent by the boss of the ship? Or is someone coming to pick it up? Su Duchen said in his heart.
The waterway taken by the boat boss is called Nansi Lake. The ship is heading north, and there are several state and county docks along the way, which dock will it dock at? Su Duchen pondered.
At the end of the ugly time, Su Duchen asked Tang Yunwen to guard on the deck, and he went down to the cabin to check.
The cabin where the girl was held was supposed to be used by the boat boss to hold the catch, and there was a strong smell of fish.
The girls looked dull one by one. What are they going to do with these cardamom girls? How do you get them all out? Su Duchen frowned, looking at this group of girls who had given up resistance, worried.
"Huh-" Su Duchen, who was just about to leave, swept his eyes to a woman sitting in the corner with a completely different temperament from this group of girls...... People?
"You're with them?" Su Duchen said. This one was obviously older than the girls, especially the eyes, which were cold and fierce.
"Who are you?" The girl's voice was low and hoarse, and she asked sharp questions, proving that her brain was clear.
"Can you move?" Su Duchen said.
The girl didn't speak, and looked at Su Duchen with her fierce gaze. The meaning of the transmission should be: idiot, move me here!
Su Duchen rubbed his nose a little embarrassed, and said, "I'll help you loosen the tie, and you can find a way to go." ”
"Can't go. They removed my arm...... The medicine they fed has not yet taken effect...... Can't go. The girl was weak.
"I can't be here for too long. If you bear with me, I'll find a way to get you out. After Su Duchen finished speaking, he got up and left.
Su Duchen went out of the cabin to find Tang Yunwen, the captain of the ship sent someone to patrol every half an hour, he had just been in the cabin for a little long, he was worried about Tang Yunwen.
There was no one on deck, and Su Duchen turned around to take a look at the stern. Unexpectedly...... A pain in the back of the neck...... What a painful realization......
This is the second time that Su Duchen has traveled to ancient times and has been knocked out from behind......