Chapter 59: Inquiry
In this era, opera is called a miscellaneous play, and now what is being performed on the stage is a love scene, and it is those lines that are sung: On the seventh day of July, the Palace of Eternal Life, when no one whispers in the middle of the night......
Come on, "Song of Long Hatred".
You don't have to guess to know that the story of Emperor Tang Ming and Yang Guifei is sung in the play.
However, drama is drama, especially when sung in such an environment, the lines in it are vulgar and explicit.
Lu Hongsleeve took a sip and scolded: "It's unbearable ......"
"It's unbearable, isn't it?"
Ye Heng corrected Lu Hongsleeve with a smile, and then said: "Okay, if you can't listen to it, you can block your ears with your hands, but it doesn't seem to be necessary, you have sung this sentence, this play should be over soon, right?" ”
Sure enough, as Ye Heng expected, a noisy gong and drum rose, and then with the pause of the gong and drum, the play was finally over.
"Let's go!"
Ye Heng stood up and walked to the back of the stage.
Hu Buxiu had been waiting here for a long time, and when he saw Ye Heng coming, Hu Buxiu nodded to him, and then took Ye Heng into the back of the stage.
"Da Lang, this is the shopkeeper here......"
Hearing Hu Buxiu's words, the shopkeeper then introduced himself: "This is Lord Ye?" Hehe...... The villain is the shopkeeper of this, surnamed Gao. ”
"Hello shopkeeper Gao!"
Ye Heng greeted him, and then asked, "Shopkeeper Gao, where did you invite this troupe?" ”
The shopkeeper Gao frowned, and replied: "Lord Ye, the villain's troupe is an old signboard in Jiangning City, and the people in it are all brought out by the villain, I don't know why the adults ask like this?" ”
"The master of the troupe is you?"
Ye Heng smiled, this was really effortless, and asked, "Since this is the case, then it is just right!" Shopkeeper Gao, I believe you also know my identity, right? ”
The shopkeeper pointed at Hu Buxiu and said: "Of course, this hero has already told the villain before, my lord, you were sent by the Yamen to investigate the case!" ”
"Hmm!"
Ye Heng nodded, and then said, "Now that the shopkeeper Gao knows, there is one thing I want to ask the shopkeeper to cooperate...... I don't know if one of your troupes is called Li Hate? ”
"Li hate?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and replied, "This person has disappeared for more than half a month, and I don't know where he has gone......
"Not there!"
Ye Heng made a disappointed look, and then asked unwillingly, "Then he may have gone back to his hometown, right?" ”
"Where does he have a hometown?"
The shopkeeper shook his head, and then said: "This Li Hinai is a homeless person who was taken in by the villain three years ago, his real name is Li Yuqi, he claims to be an orphan, and the accent that listens to him is the person in this area, so the villain took him in and then taught him a play!" ”
After saying so much, the shopkeeper Gao looked at Ye Heng and asked, "By the way, what is this adult looking for Li Hate?" ”
"Nothing ......"
Ye Heng said with a smile: "Recently, there have been several murders in the city, and after careful investigation, some people said that they had seen the murder scene, and they also said that this Li Hate had also seen the murderer at that time, so he came over to ask!" ”
"Oh......"
The shopkeeper said regretfully: "It's a pity that this guy is not even gone......"
"Not really......
Ye Heng smiled at Shopkeeper Gao and asked, "Shopkeeper Gao said that this Li Hate was an orphan you took in three years ago, and you also spent a lot of effort teaching him a scene, and now this person is gone if he says no, don't you want to get it back?" ”
"The villain naturally wants to get it back......"
The shopkeeper shook his head, and then asked, "But where can the villain be found?" ”
"So be it!"
Ye Heng said to the shopkeeper Gao: "Shopkeeper Gao, you will come to the government office tomorrow evening, and you will be regarded as cooperating with the government to handle the case, how about it?" ”
"To the government?"
The fox of the high shopkeeper became suspicious, looked at Ye Heng and asked, "Xiao Langjun, what does this mean?" Why do you want the villain to go to that mansion? ”
Although it is said that in ancient times, it was not illegal to open this kind of hook fence green building, but the people were afraid of officials, so when they heard Ye Heng's words, this high shopkeeper was a little hesitant and worried.
Ye Heng said: "Please rest assured, the shopkeeper is just asking you to do a small favor......
"Help......"
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment before nodding to Ye Heng and saying, "Okay, tomorrow evening, I'll go to the mansion!" ”
"Then thank you to the shopkeeper!"
Ye Heng hugged his fist at the shopkeeper Gao, and then turned to leave.
When Ye Heng turned around, there was a strange look in his eyes, which flashed.
On the way back, Ye Heng said to Hu Buxiu and Lu Hongsleeve: "Why do you say that this high shopkeeper promised so happily?" ”
"You're weird!" Lu Hongsleeve asked: "Isn't it a good thing that people agreed?" ”
"But something is wrong!"
Ye Heng said: "This high-ranking shopkeeper seems to be afraid of the appearance of the government, and in the end, let him go to the mansion, his face obviously became very bad, okay?" And also...... When he finally agreed, his eyes flickered a little, so he ...... I don't believe him! ”
"What do you mean......"
Lu Hongsleeve suddenly said with a big brain: "This shopkeeper is related to this case?" ”
Ye Heng was glanced at by Lu Hongsleeve, and then said, "How is it possible?" If that's what you said, what kind of drama do you still have? When you hear that we are here to investigate the case, you must be running faster than a rabbit! ”
Lu Hongsleeve asked, "Why is that?" ”
"I guess...... He probably thought we were in trouble with him! ”
Ye Heng pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he said to Lu Hongsleeve and Hu Buxiu: "That's not right! You two quickly turn back, I guess this high shopkeeper is very likely to escape! ”
"Escape?"
This time it was Hu Buxiu who was surprised and asked, "Why did he run?" ”
"Why?"
Ye Heng explained: "Because of this guy, what he does on weekdays is definitely not a good thing, so he has a weak heart!" He definitely didn't want to go to the government, so he had to run! ”
Lu Hongsleeve asked, "Could it be ...... This high shopkeeper has committed crimes before? ”
"You ask me, who do I ask?"
Ye Heng glanced at her, and then said: "Don't worry about it so much, anyway, the two of you quickly turn back, but don't startle the snake, just help me watch this high shopkeeper!" ”
Lu Hongsleeve snorted, glared at Ye Heng again, and then reluctantly turned back into the alley with Hu Buxiu.