Chapter 11: Clues

Shaoguan, the north gate of Guangzhou, is known as a husband and a man, and it is not opened. Not to mention the importance and precipitousness of Shaoguan, its long history can also be traced back to more than 2,000 years ago. The ancient style here is simple, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and there are many historical sites, which are magnificent. A Beijiang River runs through the ancient city of Shaoguan from north to south, and forms a unique Lingnan scenery.

In the middle of winter, it is still warm as spring, and the average temperature here is around 19 degrees Celsius throughout the year. At this time, a horse-drawn carriage appeared on the official road surrounded by greenery. "Shaoguan is ahead, and it's coming soon!" An old man flicked his whip in the carriage, and the crisp sound of the whip echoed through the valley. "Dude parking! That's it! The carriage stopped, and the handlebar asked in surprise: "Guest officer!" The front is Shaoguan, why get off here! ”

The leader of a strong man with a square face said: "We do something outside the city, so we don't have to send it to the city, this is your car money!" As soon as the words fell, I saw four strong men jump out of the car and drive away. The handlebar looked at the back of the strong man leaving, and shook his head in confusion. The four strong men are none other than Chen Jintang, Bai Sheng, Wu Bao, and Leng Yifei. "Big brother, weishenme get off here?" Wu Bao asked confusedly.

Leng Yifei continued: "What the eldest brother means is that the four of us are not from this place, and they are not like merchants." We carry the guy on our backs, and we must be strictly inspected when we enter the city gate. "Brother Leng is right, we must be careful." Bai Sheng agreed. Chen Jintang said: "We waited outside the city until after dark before entering the city to avoid arousing suspicion. "Big brother! Deng Gongzi just said that the treasure is in Shaoguan, there is no exact location, how can we find it? "That's it! No goal is like looking for a needle in a haystack! "Wu Bao, Leng Yifei muttered." Eldest brother! Let's talk about it in the city! Bai Shengdao.

"If it's easy to find, is it still a treasure? I'm afraid it's already bloody here! Okay, don't make any noise, let's find a place to rest first! Chen Jintang saw a big tree on the side of the road, and there was a big bluestone under the tree, so he took the lead and walked over. After dark, the four brothers sneaked into the city. After eating in the restaurant, I found an inconspicuous inn and stayed overnight.

Early the next morning, Chen Jintang said to the four brothers: "During the day, we will act separately, first check whether there is a Zeng Mansion in the city, and come back to meet at night." Remember that we are here to find out the situation, and not to arouse suspicion. The brothers answered, and then walked separately. That night, the four brothers met at the inn, and after exchanging information, they found nothing, the key is that there is no Zeng Mansion in the city at all.

"Big brother! Is there a mistake, Zeng's shili should be in Changsha, Hunan! "Leng Yifei is confused." That's it, how could the Zeng family put their treasure here, I think it's a rumor! Besides, Deng Gongzi did not make the source of the news clear! Wu Bao agreed. Bai Sheng pondered: "Big brother! Are we looking for it any other way? Chen Jintang was inspired: "There is no wind and no waves, if the news is accurate, Deng Gongzi will not let us investigate." I think tomorrow will be like this, let's find out if the Zeng family has any relatives here, maybe we can get a harvest. ”

Then the four of them began to act again, and after more than 20 days of investigation, a mansion caught their attention. After many inquiries, it was confirmed that Zeng Guoquan's brother-in-law's father-in-law lived in this place, which was the famous Hu Mansion in Shaoguan City. Zeng Guoquan's brother-in-law's father-in-law is no longer alive, and the family member who currently lives in Hu Mansion is his eldest brother-in-law. Hu was not a merchant, but he was very wealthy, and there were often horse-drawn carriages pulling goods in and out. They infiltrated the Hu Mansion in the middle of the night, but did not find anything unusual.

For more than a month, Chen Jintang and the other four returned to Guangzhou with nothing. "Hu Fu, Zeng Guoquan's brother-in-law?" After listening to Chen Jintang's report, Deng Zixuan muttered to himself. "Deng Gongzi, we have found out that the only one in Shaoguan City who has a connection with the Zeng family is the Hu Mansion, but we have infiltrated the Hu family many times and have not found any traces." Leng Yifei said. "Deng Gongzi, we have found a situation. Hu Fu is not a business, but there are often horse-drawn carriages pulling goods into Hu Fu! Chen Jintang said something suspicious. I also feel that the Hu family is suspicious, but there is no certificate! Bai Sheng added.

Deng Zixuan was thoughtful, his judgment came from rumors from later generations, and he was not sure at all. It seems that the whim is really not considered, but it has to be done to this point. "The place where the treasure is hidden is a suspense in itself, and it is better to believe it than to believe it, and there is a 1 percent hope to do 100 percent of your efforts. The next step is to lock down Hu Fu and him, and let's make a complete jihua ······. Deng Zixuan made the final decision.

A few days later, Deng Zixuan led the brothers on the road. Before leaving, he lied to Qin Fan about going out to run errands, and told him not to worry. Entering January, the temperature drops a little, and you can feel the chill when the night comes. Deng Zixuan, Pei Gejin, and Wang Xiaoer dressed as merchants and entered Shaoguan City through the city gate during the day, and Chen Jintang led other brothers to climb through the city wall. Climbing over the walls is like walking on the ground for a master.

During the day, Pei Gejin and Wang Xiaoer bought a small boat with a canopy, and then parked it at a hidden place along the Beijiang River, and Wang Xiaoer was in charge of it. This was part of the jihua, which was retreated by water after the operation was completed. During the day, Deng Zixuan came to visit in front of the Hu Mansion alone, looking at the magnificent Hu Mansion, Deng Zixuan faintly felt that it was impossible to hide treasures in the Hu Mansion, and even if there were real treasures, it was impossible to hide them in such an eye-catching mansion. Usually treasures are buried in secret places, and it makes sense that they are not conspicuous. But when it came to such a place, it was necessary to give an explanation to the brethren, and there was no turning back from the bow.

Deng Zixuan brewed Jihua again, because it should be said that Jihua was very well formulated. If the treasure was really found, Deng Zixuan judged that it could not be silver. It must be gold or jewelry. The total amount of fake and real is three million taels of silver, and the amount of gold jewelry will not be too much. Therefore, when retreating, the carriage of Hufu was used to go straight to the river, and after the jewelry was unloaded and loaded onto the ship, the two brothers drove the carriage to the north, and then abandoned the carriage in the mountains, creating the illusion that the bandits fled northward.

And Deng Zixuan carried the jewelry, took the boat down the river and went straight to the Pearl River, and then arrived in Dongguan to go ashore where Pei Gejin bought the land, and then the treasure was temporarily buried on the shore. After the ship was built, he took the treasure and fled. Jihua can be described as thorough and complete, but can it really be smooth sailing! Deng Zixuan stood near Hu Mansion and thought about it, and looked at Hu Mansion again, feeling annoyed in his heart.

After dark, Chen Jintang led the other brothers into the city, and then met in a secret place, the inn could not be lived, in that case it would leave clues. The brothers gathered together, and Deng Zixuan said, "Don't hesitate, let's go to Hufu immediately." Brother Chen inquired some time ago that there were only more than 20 people in the Hu Mansion, and there was no nursing home except for the family members. Therefore, I warn you not to kill anyone, and when the action is successful, everyone in the house will be imprisoned. ”

"After the people in the house were imprisoned, the clever ghosts Wan Chuan and Leng Yifei were responsible for looting the floating wealth, and even if we couldn't find the treasure, we couldn't return empty-handed. The big man, Zhang Mancang, was in charge of the people in the house, and I and the others were in charge of finding the treasure. Remember to put on your hoods, don't shout your names, and don't let the people in the house see our true colors, so let's get started! Chen Jintang led the six brothers to run quickly and disappeared, leaving Deng Zixuan and Pei Gejin behind, and the two of them had to wait for the brothers to take control of the Hu Mansion before entering.

Deng Zixuan and Pei Gejin came to the door of Hufu and waited anxiously, and soon there was a slight noise in the house, and about half an hour later, the red lacquer gate of Hufu flashed open, and Wan Chuan's figure flashed out. Deng Zixuan understood, and glanced at each other in the dark. Walking into the candlelit hall, Chen Jintang stood in the hall wearing a hood and said, "Boss! The people in the government have been detained, and several family members have resisted and been injured, but they have not died. The brothers divided up to look for it. Deng Zixuan glanced at Pei Gejin, meaning that it is time for you to make up your mind.

Pei Gejin said: "Searching like this is like a blind man touching an elephant, I think it should be up to the master." "Go and bring Zeng Guoquan's brother-in-law's brother-in-law here." Deng Zixuan said decisively. After a while, a fat, not tall guy was brought in. The fat on this guy's face was purring, and his small eyes were squinted into a slit, and he looked about 40 years old. "Say! Where have you hidden your treasure? "Chen Jintang went straight to the point and went straight to the point.

The guy was stunned for a moment, and suddenly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Heroes, heroes, you have made a mistake, I don't have any treasure here." "Take his pants off!" Deng Zixuan ordered. The two brothers stepped forward and pulled down their pants. "I don't have the patience, don't say it! Gelding! Bai Biao pulled out his dagger and stepped forward. I say! I say! Beg the good man to spare his life! Deng Zixuan said coldly: "Say it!" I won't harm you! ”

After a while, under the guidance of this guy, a secret tunnel mechanism was opened. Everyone entered the basement and found that it was full of wooden boxes one foot square, Deng Zixuan saw so many wooden boxes and secretly thought: No, this is too easy. Bai Sheng was quick, quickly pried open a wooden box, and then exclaimed: "It's big smoke!" Then he pried open a few more wooden boxes, all full of smoke and dirt. Deng Zixuan closed his eyes in disappointment, and a word popped out of his mouth: "Withdraw!" ”

Back on the ground, Pei Gejin asked in confusion: "Boss! Tobacco is also silver! "I won't touch this kind of harmful thing, and I won't expect to make a fortune!" Deng Zixuan said decisively. "Just burn it down!" Chen Jintang said. "No, arson is undoubtedly a message, retreat immediately." This kung fu Wan Chuan and Leng Yifei each appeared in front of them with a cloth bag on their backs. "Boss! It's all the time to row, haha! It's a lot of money! "Wanchuan surprise report." Boss, there's ······ in this. "Alright, now is not the time to report the number, retreat immediately.

The group took advantage of the night to come to the riverside, and Wang Xiaoer showed up with a whistle, and then everyone got on the boat. The boat was rocking down the river, and it was not yet midnight. "Damn, it's really unlucky, it's actually a big smoke!" "What's more, it's worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, it's a pity!" The crowd was gossiping. "But we didn't go home empty-handed, Wan Chuan and Leng Yifei poured out things to make us open our eyes." Chen Jintang said with a smile.

The contents of the two cloth bags were poured onto the board, and everyone looked at them by candlelight, sorting them by their hands and feet. There are 5 gold ingots, 20 gold bars, and gold and silver jewelry are ignored. "It can be seen that the Hu family is very rich, and I am worth about 20,000 taels of silver for these floating wealth, and the harvest is not small!" Pei Gejin sighed. "Let's just do a few votes and walk away!" "That's right! There is Deng Gongzi to give advice! Why aren't you happy! ”

At this time, Deng Zixuan was a little depressed, and he didn't have a lot of money, so it seemed that his Jihua was going to be postponed. Seeing everyone's dissatisfaction, he said, "It's fun to rob homes, but we are not bandits." Remember that we are going to do big things, and those who do big things should not be tempted by small profits. Well, let's rest, everyone! Everyone looked at each other, and Deng Zixuan established absolute authority in a moment.

Before dawn when the boat sailed to Yingde, Deng Zixuan took a nap for a while, and then took out the map to check. said it was a map, but it was actually a sketch drawn by Pei Gejin. He pondered thoughtfully for a while, and then woke everyone up and announced that they had abandoned the ship in England and Germany. After everyone went ashore, Chen Jintang asked: "Deng Gongzi, didn't we take a boat back?" ”