Chapter 44 Thorough Investigation of Zuojiazhuang
The owner of Zuojiazhuang is named Zuo Dao, a person from Yangzhou, who originally came and went between the capital and Yangzhou to do some silk business, but since moving here, it has become more and more mysterious, and there are people inside and outside the manor who are strictly guarded, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enter.
Changfeng secretly investigated for many days, and found that every seven or eight days, Zuodao would take a dozen people to the dock, which seemed to be cloth and satin, but Changfeng could see the clue at a glance, those dozen people were as strong as oxen labor, but the two of them carried a box of cloth It looked a little difficult, which was very abnormal!
Except for the dozen or so boxes that were scattered at that time, the rest were transported back to Zuojiazhuang. And all the way to the left and the people around him are very vigilant.
Changfeng didn't dare to follow too closely, after watching them enter, he quietly returned to the dock, and sneaked into the cabin of the ship that transported these goods at night, it seemed to be an ordinary cargo ship, holding a fire fold into the hold, it was already empty, Changfeng looked around, and there was nothing abnormal.
Seeing that there were no clues on the boat, Changfeng planned to go back or stare at Zuo Dao, but when he stepped on a place, the sensitivity of the martial arts practitioner made him feel strange under his feet, squatting down to see, a few small objects that looked like salt, if he didn't pay careful attention, he really couldn't find it, Changfeng picked up a small grain and put it in his mouth. Frowning and remembering the struggling appearance of those strong men during the day, could it be smuggling salt?
Changfeng made this discovery, rushed back to Zuojiazhuang, and it took a lot of effort to sneak in, but after looking around, he couldn't find a place to store those boxes, for fear of startling the snake, he rushed back and informed Zhao Qirui.
Selling smuggled salt is a felony, and if it is, this person is simply bold!
Zhao Qirui followed Changfeng to the vicinity of Zuojiazhuang, in order to prove whether there was salt in the box, the two waited until late at night, sneaked in, Changfeng found many places, Zhao Qirui remembered the dungeon that the guard said when he came last time, and he was curious that there was a dungeon in a small manor! The two of them plan to take a look at the dungeon.
After searching around, I found the dungeon in a bamboo forest, and there were two people guarding the door.
Zhao Qirui and Changfeng slipped past from behind, and one person knocked the two unconscious with a knife. Retrieved the key from them, opened the dungeon door, and entered.
found that there were more than a dozen young women locked up in the dungeon, and Zhao Qirui's arrival made them tremble as if they were facing a great enemy.
Zhao Qirui was puzzled, why was only the woman imprisoned? Walking further inside, I still didn't find the boxes that Changfeng said. Isn't it here?
Changfeng took a closer look and found that it was indeed not, and frowned.
Zhao Qirui glanced at the woman in the innermost cell, as if she had been locked in for a long time, her face was dirty, and her original appearance was not visible at all, only two big black eyes stared at Zhao Qirui, and only she dared to look directly at Zhao Qirui.
Zhao Qirui wanted to save them out, but he was afraid of alarming Zuo Dao. Avoiding the woman's gaze, she lifted her feet and walked out.
"Childe! Help me! The woman spoke suddenly.
Zhao Qirui paused at his feet, turned around, and the woman hurriedly crawled over and pleaded through the prison door: "Son, help!" I wanted to reach out and grab Zhao Qirui, but she retracted halfway through her hand, she was afraid of soiling Zhao Qirui's clothes.
"Childe, we are all women from good families who have been robbed, please help!" The woman had never seen the son in front of her for a long time, and they would not come over in the middle of the night, thinking that someone from outside should come. If you don't seize the opportunity, I don't know how many years you will be able to escape from this purgatory on earth.
Zhao Qirui looked at those eyes, and his heart softened and motioned for Changfeng to save her. Changfeng was a little embarrassed, and if he took this woman, he was afraid that it would be difficult to go out. It can be seen that Zhao Qirui insisted on splitting the chain with a knife.
Seeing this, the woman knelt and kowtowed: "Xie Gongzi!" Xie Gongzi! ”
Others also cried and begged Zhao Qirui to rescue them.
"Wait a few days, and someone will come to the rescue!" After speaking, Zhao Qirui didn't care about the miserable cry, so he didn't stay any longer, and came out of the dungeon. The woman followed, for fear that Zhao Qirui would leave her.
Out of the dungeon, Zhao Qirui, who found nothing, was a little irritable. Looking at the woman behind him, he asked, "Do you know where else they have to lock people up?" ”
The woman thought for a moment and said with tears in her eyes: "I don't know, I have been locked up in this prison since I was arrested!" Even if you go out, you're being held! Thinking of the nightmarish days of the past two years, the woman burst into tears.
Zhao Qirui also guessed it, and planned to let Changfeng send her out and find it again.
The woman estimated that she might have caused them trouble, and she felt a little guilty, wiped her tears and said, "I don't know who the son is looking for?" ”
If you find someone to help, I have been in for the longest time, and I have seen many women who have been arrested. There are also some who can't stand the torture and find a short-sighted!
Zhao Qirui didn't want to say more to her, Changfeng saw this and replied: "We are looking for a place for them to store goods or lock up people!" ”
When the woman heard this, she really couldn't help and shook her head.
Changfeng saw that there was no clue and planned to send her out first, and the woman suddenly remembered something, "Childe, you can go and see the back of the cell where I was held?" ”
Changfeng was stunned: "Isn't your place the last one?" ”
"I mean the back, behind the cell! Every few days I can hear what seems to be the sound of a lot of goods being unloaded. There are usually but not many! The woman explained.
Changfeng listened to Yixi, glanced at Zhao Qirui, asked her to hide here, and the two turned around and looked for the back of the dungeon.
There was no door behind the dungeon, and there was a large bush, and if it weren't for the sight of someone walking underfoot, there would be no way to see that there was an entrance to this place.
Changfeng walked in front, illuminated the road with a fire fold, walked all the way in, pried open the door and looked, sure enough, it was here! More than a dozen boxes were piled up in one place.
Changfeng hurriedly walked over and opened a box, ripped off the covering cloth on it, and the snow salt of the white flowers was revealed!
Zhao Qirui's eyes narrowed.
"Don't let go of any of them!"
Changfeng cleared up, went out and whistled in the air.
After a while, Zhao Qirui brought it in advance, and the people who were hiding nearby surrounded Zuojiazhuang tightly, and Zuo Dao, who got the news here, couldn't run if he wanted to!
After all the searches, it was dawn.
Zhao Qirui escorted more than 40 people captured, more than 20 boxes of illicit salt, and more than a dozen rescued women, and returned to the capital.
Emperor Ming Yuan, who learned of this, made a big fire in the main hall, and some people sold smuggled salt, and the local government didn't know about it.
"That's how you share your worries about me? What is the use of you? ”
Emperor Ming Yuan was even more angry with such a large amount of private salt, and he didn't notice it when he transported it all the way to the government.
Zhao Qizhen also just learned the news, and his hand was respectful: "Father is angry!" ”
Zhao Qirui sneered when he saw that he was not surprised. See how long you can last.
"My father was angry, this matter is not only a crime of selling smuggled salt, but the salt dealer actually robbed the people's daughters and set up a private dungeon! Erchen took the initiative to bring the local county order with him, and planned to investigate thoroughly! If it's so lawless, maybe someone will support it! ”
Zhao Qirui finished speaking pointedly and glanced at Zhao Qizhen.