Although the proprietress didn't have a loud voice, Princess Yinglan and Qin Hanyu could still hear it clearly.

"Flower heart big turnip!" Ying Lan pursed her lips angrily and squinted at Lin He and muttered.

Qin Hanyu had an indifferent expression on his cold face, and he had already decided in his heart that Lin He was a frivolous disciple.

It was the first time that a woman was so close, and it was in front of the two girls, Lin He couldn't help flashing back, and said awkwardly: "Miss Mu Qing is polite, how can she take on the word "Pointing and pointing." Please tell Miss Mu Qing that if you have time, you will definitely visit us next day to listen to Miss Mu Qing's music. The boss lady, there is still something to do, so I will leave first. ”

After that, he didn't wait for the proprietress to respond, and hurriedly left in a hurry.

……

When Lin He and the three returned to the county office, Pang Tai and Yuan Baohu were already sitting in the living room of the county office. Yuan Baohu slowly sipped the teacup one by one, and Pang Tai looked at Yu Huawen who was pacing around. All three of them squeaked, apparently not finding any valuable clues.

Seeing Lin He coming back, Yu Huawen hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How, what clues can you find?" ”

"Lord Hui, before this Qian Dahong was killed, he really went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion." Lin He arched his hand.

"Oh? Let's talk about it in detail. Yu Huawen's eyes lit up. Over there, Yuan Baohu also put down the teacup and sat up straight.

Lin He repeated what he heard in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion as it was, and said, "My lord, that's it."

Hearing Lin He's report, Yu Huawen's face was slightly gloomy, and he groaned: "In this way, Shen Qinglong must have something to do with this Qian Dahong's death, and the next step is to start with this Shen Qinglong." ”

"Lord Yu, I don't know who this Shen Qinglong is?" Yuan Baohu asked.

"Oh, he's the leader of the local Salt Gang, and he has no less than 100 disciples. For a long time, water bandits were rampant in Qiantang, and the Salt Gang made a living by escorting passing ships. Although this person is wealthy, he is quite low-key on weekdays and often does some good deeds, so he has a good reputation in this Qiantang. Yu Huawen briefly introduced Shen Qinglong to Yuan Baohu, then pondered for a moment and said, "Two of you, let's knock on the mountain and shake the tiger today, how about going directly to the Shen Mansion to visit?" ”

……

Everyone rode horses and sat in a sedan chair and walked towards the Shen Mansion, and the two men saw a team of officials from afar, and hurriedly greeted them, bowed and saluted: "A few adults, who are you looking for?" ”

"Lord Yu of Qiantang County, come to visit Gang Master Shen, hurry in and report." The official shouted.

"Please wait a while, the villain will report when he goes in!" The two men hurriedly glanced at each other, knelt down and kowtowed, and one turned around and ran towards the inner door.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a blue brocade robe, holding a white folding fan in his hand, and a pair of black boots came to the inner courtyard. He was of medium stature, with a rectangular face, a fair complexion, and sparkling eyes. The person who came was Shen Qinglong.

I saw Shen Qinglong with a smile on his face, taking a big stride, Lao Yuan arched his hands, bowed to the end, and said loudly: "Oh, the grass people don't know about the arrival of adults, and they are disappointed, and they hope to forgive their sins!" Forgiveness!"

Yu Huawen stepped out of the sedan chair, raised his hand virtually, and said with a smile: "Gang Master Shen, please get up quickly." This county was riddled with important affairs a few days ago, and I couldn't come to visit the Shen Gang Leader in person, so I felt a lot of guilt in my heart, and I hope that the Shen Gang Leader will not be blamed. ”

"Lord Yu's words can be ruined by the grass people! The grass people originally planned to go to the county government tomorrow to meet the adults, but they didn't expect the adults to come to the cold house today, which really made Shen have a celebration and a bright bloom. Shen Qinglong hurriedly waved his hand, bowed down again to thank him, and looked at the few people behind Yu Huawen with dripping eyes.

Yu Hua naturally knew what he meant, so he introduced: "These two are the messengers from the Mingtang of the capital, Lord Qin and Lord Yuan. ”

Mingtang?

Shen Qinglong's eyes flashed with a different color, and he hurriedly saluted: "I've seen Lord Qin and Lord Yuan." ”

Qin Hanyu and Yuan Baohu turned over and dismounted at this time, and returned the salute, and said softly: "Fortunately!" ”

Shen Qinglong didn't care about the coldness of the two, after all, in the eyes of these Beijing officials, he was just a small gang leader in the rivers and lakes.

"This is Lin Thief Cao, presumably the Shen Gang Leader should know him." Yu Huawen continued.

Lin He took a step forward and arched his hand: "Gang Master Shen, I haven't seen you for many days." ”

"Lord Lin." Shen Qinglong returned the salute.

"Adults, please talk in class!" Shen Qinglong led everyone to the living room of the front hall, and after the host and guest were seated, Shen Qinglong hurriedly ordered his subordinates to watch the tea.

After a while, a maid-like person walked up to the living room with tea and poured it for everyone in turn.

Yu Huawen took the lead in speaking: "Gang Master Shen, when you come to the door today, you actually have something to ask. ”

"Oh? Speak, sir. Shen Qinglong put down the teacup he had just picked up and asked.

"I wonder if Gang Master Shen knows about the death of the last Qiantang County Commander Qian?" Since he came to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, Yu Huawen went straight to the point with a single knife.

"Alas!" Shen Qinglong looked sad, sighed, shook his head and said: "I heard a few days ago that Master Qian has been in charge of Qiantang for six years, and he has always been law-abiding and loves the people like a son. ”

Yu Huawen and Lin He glanced at each other, and then said, "I heard that Gang Master Shen has a good personal relationship with Master Qian?" ”

Shen Qinglong responded: "Caomin and Master Qian just have some cooperation in Caoyun, and it is also a matter of official business. Although there have been some contacts over the years, there is no personal friendship. ”

Yu Huawen nodded and asked, "I heard that on the day of Master Qian's accident, Gang Master Shen had been to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, I don't know if there is such a thing?" "Can you tell the county where the Shen gang leader was on the day of the incident?"

Shen Qinglong frowned, looked at Yu Huawen, the smile on his face disappeared, and said coldly: "Your Excellency is suspicious of the grass people?" ”

Yu Huawen smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Don't blame Gang Master Shen, if you are suspicious, this official will not come here, do you say?" ”

Yu Huawen's words were hidden in the needle, which made Shen Qinglong stunned. Yes, if he was suspicious, he could have summoned himself to the county hall for questioning, so why should he come to his house in person.

Shen Qinglong's face was expressionless, he was secretly careful in his heart, and said lightly: "My lord, when Cao Min goes to Xiaoxiang Pavilion every day, it is a general entertainment in business. ”

Yu Huawen didn't waver, and then asked: "Did the Shen gang leader ever know that on the day of the Qian Dahong incident, he also went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion?" ”

Shen Qinglong's expression moved slightly, as if he had thought for a while, before he said, "This grass man doesn't know. “

Yu Huawen stared at Shen Qinglong and said, "It is said that Gang Master Shen and Master Qian left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion one after the other. ”

Shen Qinglong's eyes flickered, but his face was still calm: "Lord Yu, even if this is the case, it can't explain anything, right?" Xiaoxiang Pavilion is full of guests every day, is it possible that everyone has become a suspect? ”

"And Shen is also a scholar, and now he has a letter of recommendation from the imperial court, and he still understands the law, how dare he do such a heinous thing as killing an official?"

"Gang Leader Shen doesn't need to be angry, the county said it, it's just a routine." Yu Huawen said with relief, and continued to ask: "Can Gang Master Shen tell me the reason for going to Xiaoxiang Pavilion that day?" ”

Shen Qinglong pondered for a moment, and replied lightly: "Shen was just idle that day, so he went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to have two drinks, and there was nothing else important. ”

"When will Gang Master Shen go and when will he return?"

"Probably at the end of the day."

"Hmm." Yu Huawen's head.

This aspect is the same as the confession of the proprietress .

"Has Gang Master Shen seen Master Qian in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion?"

"Not really. Shen only drank in the room, and left after drinking. ”

Yu Huawen arched his hand towards Shen Qinglong and said: "There are many offends in this county today, and I hope that the Shen gang leader will forgive me and leave here." ”

"Lord Yu is polite, Lord Qian suffered this catastrophe, Shen is also sad and indignant, there is still a need in the future, although the Lord commands. It's time to eat, I wonder if you can let Shen do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord? Shen Qinglong stood up and arched his hand.

"Your Excellency still has official business, and you will come to disturb it another day." Yu Huawen walked out as he spoke, and Shen Qinglong hurriedly sent him out.

……

In the backyard of the Shen Mansion, Shen Qinglong frowned, a little uneasy.

It didn't take long for a scar-faced man to enter the room, salute Shen Qinglong, and said, "Master, why are you so impatient. ”

Shen Qinglong sat on the mahogany chair, frowned, and said, "Changzhong, Yu Huawen already suspects us. ”

"Oh? Is it a matter with Zhen Da? Han Changzhong raised his eyebrows.

Shen Qinglong shook his head, "It's Qian Dahong's business." ”

Han Changzhong shook his head and said, "Master, I already advised you at that time, you can't be in a hurry." ”

"The corpse was blown to the shore by the wind and waves, what can I do, I can only say that the weather is unfavorable." Shen Qinglong sighed helplessly and continued: "Changzhong, things have happened, what's the use of saying this, now you should think about what to do." ”

"Don't worry, master, I have already done the aftermath before, even if this is checked by Yuhuawen, I can only find out that you and Qian Dahong have been to Xiaoxiang Pavilion that day." Han Changzhong said.

Shen Qinglong breathed a sigh of relief and secretly admired Han Changzhong's foresight.