Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Truth (I)

After Tang Feng said the good news that he would receive 100,000 taels of silver, all the brothers were overjoyed, and said again and again that they had earned it. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info not only made a great contribution this time and made good friends with the local government, but also got rid of the troubles of An Li and Shen Zhuo's two henchmen in one fell swoop.

Seeing that many brothers were smiling, Tang Feng's face was also smiling, and it was not until this moment that a big stone that had been pressing on his heart finally disappeared. Since the incident in Wuchang, it is unrealistic to say that he has no resentment in his heart and does not feel confused about the future. Now he can open up such a situation just a few months after coming to Hangzhou, which is enough to rekindle his fighting spirit and hope to show his skills again in Zhejiang.

Thinking of the various roles played by Yang Zhen in this matter and the contributions he continued to make, Tang Feng felt even more correct that he had cooperated with him before and then accepted him under his command. Thinking of this, Tang Feng couldn't help but look at Yang Zhen beside him—unconsciously, this new young man had not only completely integrated into their team, but had also become his most trusted subordinate—but at first glance, he found that Yang Zhen's face did not have much joy, and his brows were still a little furrowed.

"Erlang, why do you look like this, but do you have anything else on your mind?" Tang Feng couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, nothing." Yang Zhen's thoughts were interrupted by him, and then he smiled: "I just thought of some other things. ”

In fact, Yang Zhen is still thinking about this case of silver theft. In fact, he knew very well that this case was indeed not committed by An Li, which inevitably gave birth to a pimple in his heart, and he wanted to find out the identity of the real culprit. But some time ago, in order to protect himself and fight back, he had to point the finger at the innocent An father and son and not think about anything else for the time being.

Until this moment, when the matter was a foregone conclusion, Yang Zhen couldn't help but look back and think about this case again, wanting to see if he could find some clues, but he didn't have any clues. Although he understood that those officials were not Bao Gong or Di Renjie, and he was not Conan or Sherlock Holmes, and he did not necessarily have to find out the truth, this question had always been in his mind, but it always made him feel uneasy.

It wasn't until I returned home that I sat cross-legged in my room and practiced the clear breeze again, but this uneasy feeling still did not dispel. That's hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, what will the thieves do with it? Are people who can do such great things just to get these riches? Or do they have more sinister intentions? What exactly are the identities of these silver thieves?

One question after another came one after another, disturbing Yang Zhen's mood and making it difficult for him to settle down to practice the Qingfeng Technique. In the end, he had to stop the exercises for the time being, and once again recall all the things he had mastered before, to see if he could find any breakthroughs.

At this moment, Yang Zhen was like walking on a dark road, and he couldn't see any light in front of him, left and right, but he was moving forward little by little with his memory and feeling. Suddenly, there was a bright spot ahead, and it was the only flaw in the case. Before, because he was in a hurry to convict An Li, he obviously selectively ignored the past, but now it seems that Tang Feng's speculation at that time may be the truth of the matter.

With this breakthrough, there is a way to start this airtight case. Like the dark path he was walking on in his mind, some vague shadows could already be seen at this time.

No matter how clever the criminal methods are, no matter how clean the aftermath is, they will leave flaws. They did too many things to steal the silver, and they did more to cover up the clues, and the more they did these things, the bigger the flaws became. And these flaws that he had ignored before had all been caught by Yang Zhen at this moment!

Suddenly, Yang Zhen's closed eyes opened, and the solemn look on his face had disappeared, and it was replaced by a confident look.

Even though he hadn't slept for a day and a night, Yang Zhen didn't feel the slightest tiredness, so he immediately got out of bed and went straight to Tang Feng's residence.

"Baihu, I think I've found the truth of the case." When he woke up Tang Feng, who had just fallen asleep for a long time, Yang Zhen threw out such a sentence in his face.

Tang Feng, whose mind was still swollen and aching, glared at Yang Zhen angrily: "What truth can make you so anxious, can't you wait until you get up?" ”

"It's about the truth of the treasury theft, and it's not in a hurry." As soon as Yang Zhen's words came out, Tang Feng, who was rubbing his temples, finally stopped moving, and was slightly stunned before he said eagerly: "Are you talking about the truth of the silver theft case?" ”

"Exactly!" Yang Zhen nodded solemnly: "Although I don't know the identity of the silver thief, I am eighty percent sure that the silver is still in Hangzhou." And this time, maybe it's a good time for us to catch them in one fell swoop. ”

Tang Feng looked at him with a smile that seemed to be smiling. Seeing that Yang Zhen was a little weak, he said, "So what? Isn't the current outcome in our best interest? Why should we pursue another truth about this case? ”

This sentence choked Yang Zhen. He had neglected this because he had only been thinking about how to dig up the silver thieves. Seeing him stunned there, Tang Feng patted this henchman on the shoulder and said, "There are some things that can only be gained if you give up." If we only want the immediate result, why should we pursue another truth? ”

These words made Yang Zhen stunned, in fact, he also understood the reason, but he always felt that he couldn't just forget it. But soon, he had another set of arguments, since the truth was not what Tang Feng was pursuing, let's change the reason that could make him interested.

After the government was convinced that the theft of the treasury was masterminded by An Li's father and son, and the stolen treasury silver was recovered, the city of Hangzhou, which had been closed for nearly a month, finally reopened.

This is even better news for businessmen and those who make a living by land and water transshipment. Their goods have been piled up in Hangzhou City for so long, and now they can get out of the city safely, so they naturally scramble one by one, until the sky is completely dark, and there are still people walking out.

On the Yongjinmen wharf, a thin man is directing several ships full of goods to slowly leave, he is the person in charge of this wharf, called Xin Si. Although he had been idle for a long time, he was still tired from his day's work, and after looking at the sky and the boats on the dock, he decided to go back to rest.

As soon as he turned around, he saw a big man standing behind him, which really startled him. This made him say a little angrily: "Is this a boat?" But it's dark......"

"We want a big ship, and we have 10,000 pounds of cargo to be transported to the south." The big man said as he took out an ingot of silver from his arms and threw it into Xin Si's hand: "This is a deposit." As long as you can get out of Hangzhou today, the benefits will naturally be indispensable to you. ”

Xin Si checked the silver in his hand, the good guy has more than thirty taels, this is a bold enough move, and he can't use so much money to go to Beijing in general. But he still asked as usual: "Dare to ask the guest officer, where are you going south?" Why do you have to go out of town today? ”

"You don't need to know this, just prepare the boat as I want and go out of the city overnight." The big man's eyes were fixed on Xin Si, just waiting for his reply.

"But this gate ...... I'm afraid it's going to be closed in a while. Guest, you haven't seen your cargo yet. Xin Si said with a look of embarrassment.

"We have already inquired about your Fourth Master Xin's name on the dock, and this little thing is still difficult for you." As he spoke, the big man took out another ingot of silver: "As long as you can open the door, this ingot is yours." As for the cost of the boat, we will pay separately. Well, it's not difficult to do, right? ”

Xin Si looked at the silver in the man's hand a little greedily, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, since the guest officer is so refreshing, then I will help you this time." I wonder when you'll be able to bring the shipment? I've been preparing for it too early. ”

"When the time comes, the ship will be arranged here." The big man waved his hand as he spoke, and he turned to leave. Only Xin Si was left looking at his back with a thoughtful look.

The city of Hangzhou was already silent. Even the Yongjinmen Wharf, which was very busy during the day, was shrouded in darkness at the moment, and there was hardly anything moving in sight.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves and wheels rolling over bluestone slabs broke the silence, and a convoy of five or six cars appeared in front of the dock in the middle of the night.

It seemed that they had been prepared, and when they stopped the car, a torch was also lit from the dock, and Xin Si brought a dozen strong men with their shirtless bodies and exposed tendons to greet them.

Seeing this, the big man at the front of the convoy smiled with satisfaction: "Fourth Master Xin is really a believer. How's it going, is it all arranged? ”

"That's nature. Officer, let's move the cargo onto the ship. I called my brothers. Xin Si pointed to the strong men behind him.

No, the big man shook his head and said, "We will move the things ourselves, you just have to prepare the boat and open the door." ”

"This ......" Xin Si was visibly surprised. But since the guests said so, he didn't insist, and assigned those strong men to come forward to help, and he turned around and went to the head of the city of Yongjinmen, obviously arranging to open the door.

When the convoy reached the gangplank on the edge of the pier, several sturdy men alighted. They skillfully lifted large wooden boxes out of the car, and you can see how heavy they were by looking at the bulging muscles as they lifted them and the heavy steps they walked on.

The boxes were carried to the ship one by one by two, and as the last box was lifted out of the car, a thin man dressed as a scholar stepped out of the carriage surrounded by several people and came towards the big ship.

At the very moment when they were all on board, there was a sudden whistle at the wall, and then a row of torches was lit one after another, and when it came to the side of the great ship, the whole dock was illuminated almost as if it were day.

This change surprised the merchants who had just boarded the ship, and as soon as the hands of the last group of men who had not had time to put down the boxes were released, the boxes fell on their sides and fell on the deck, and for a moment countless silver ingots rolled out, shining dazzlingly in the light of the fire......

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