284 Gunpowder
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In the middle of the night, Jiaping Guancheng was so quiet that even the breathing sound of the people around him could be heard clearly, and the noisy street market during the day became empty, except for the soldiers of the Shen family who patrolled back and forth, there was no one else.
"What is it that makes you so flustered?" Shen Haolin looked at Ying Fifteen curiously, "Are those assassins from the Duan clan?" โ
"Yes, they confessed."
"Oh, it's not hard-boiled, what can they do? Could it be...... Hiding a lot of weapons? โ
"Marshal, what they committed is much more serious than this, and now that I have said it, you may not believe it." Shadow Fifteen sighed heavily, "Don't ask, you two, when you get to the place, it will naturally be clear." โ
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha glanced at each other, this matter is really not small, otherwise Fifteen would not have reacted like this.
"Brother, let's go!" Shen Cha grabbed Shen Haolin's arm and ran forward excitedly, "Jiaping Guancheng hasn't had such a thing for so many years, I'm still looking forward to it." โ
"See?" Shen Haolin was almost dragged by Shen Cha, and looked at Ying Fifteen helplessly, "Your boss's interest has been completely aroused." โ
"yes, it's rare to see her so interested in something." Ying Fifteen was a little worried, "Marshal, this matter is not simple, it can't be done...... We're going to have a fight with Duan. โ
"So serious?" Shen Haolin frowned slightly, "Let's see!" โ
The Assassin's lair was in an inconspicuous dwelling in the north of the city, and the people nearby had already slept when they heard the sound of footsteps and armor outside, and emerged from the warm bed. Those who are bold run out of the house to see the excitement, and those who are timid will look at the window lattice. Seeing two or three teams of soldiers of the Shen family in armor running towards the same place with neat steps, everyone who watched the excitement felt very strange, they were a place that few people care about on weekdays, so many soldiers came, it wouldn't be a big case, right?
The people at the border pass usually have a strong sense of distress, a little more pessimistic than people in other places, and they will think about everything in a not very good direction first, and all of them are very nervous, especially when Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu appear in their sight, this bad premonition is getting stronger and stronger.
"Why are Vice General Shen and Vice General Xia here?"
"That's right, look at the place they surrounded, this family has always been quite responsible. Although he is a foreigner, he has never done anything out of the ordinary. โ
"Hey, some people, they look honest on the surface, but in fact they are all bad to the bone."
"If it is really not my race, its heart will be different!"
This excitement reached its peak with the appearance of Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, and the onlookers were crazy, and the people standing at the door of the house saw them, and they all wanted to wave small handkerchiefs and shout, and their joy was overflowing.
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha also felt everyone's enthusiasm, but time was pressing, Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu were still waiting for them, so they could only nod to the people and left in a hurry.
Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when they saw Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, they hurriedly greeted them.
"The last general has seen the marshal, he has seen the general!" Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu saluted, "Marshal, general, please!" โ
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha walked into the small courtyard under the leadership of Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu, but they were not busy looking at what they had found, but stopped in the courtyard and looked at this very exotic courtyard unhurriedly.
"Marshal, general, go this way." Shen Jiu walked beside the two of them and whispered, "Brother, sister, get ready, don't be too surprised." โ
"What the hell is it that makes you all ...... like this" followed Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu to the room where those things were temporarily stored, Shen Haolin and Shen Cha saw dozens of porcelain jars placed side by side inside, the lid of the jar was already open, and inside was a black and delicate powder. Shen Cha stepped forward, pinched up a little black powder, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, his eyes suddenly widened, and he turned his head to look at Shen Haolin, "Brother, it's gunpowder, the kind that is very well refined." โ
Shen Haolin also walked over, took a closer look, and said very seriously, "These things can't be put in the house, move them to the courtyard outside." โ
"Yes!" Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu responded and ordered the soldiers guarding these gunpowders, "All move out, be careful." โ
All the soldiers responded in unison, and waited for Shen Haolin and Shen Cha to go out, and then they began to move the jars outside.
"This kind of gunpowder ......" Shen Haolin looked at those jars with a serious expression, "Don't talk about Jiaping Guancheng, I haven't seen any border pass in Great Xia, where did these guys from the Duan clan get it?" He looked at Shen Jiu, and then at Ying Fifteen, "Are you really sure, it's not someone else's fake?" โ
"Back to Marshal, it's true."
"To continue the trial, we must ask what they came to Jiaping Guancheng for. There are also ......" Shen Haolin instructed Ying Fifteen, "send people to the border gates, especially Yongning Guancheng, and ask them to strictly investigate the Duan spies in the city and search their residences." โ
"Yes, Marshal!"
"If you put such high-quality gunpowder at home, they won't be afraid that one of them will accidentally blow themselves up?" Shen Cha walked around the jars three times, picked up a jar and shook it a few times, so frightened that everyone came to grab the things in her hand, she waved her hand at everyone, and ordered the soldiers to spread straw paper on the ground, "Pour out the contents of the jar!" โ
Although they didn't understand why Shen Cha did this, the soldiers still did it, and poured the contents of each jar on the ground, and when they were all poured out, they found that the jar was full of gold, and only a thick layer of gunpowder was poured out of the mouth of the jar to hide people's ears and eyes.
"Gold?" Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu looked at the gold in this place in a daze, the two of them glanced at each other, rushed over and picked up one of them, "This ...... This...... Why does it look so familiar? It seems to be ......"
"Of course it's familiar." Shen Cha handed the gold in his hand to Shen Haolin, "You still remember that about eight years ago, there was a robbery twenty miles outside the city, and the gold sent to Xijing by the Feng family gold shop was robbed by a group of masked robbers. Such a big case aroused the anger of His Majesty, and he strictly ordered Shen Jiajun to solve the case, but ...... It was as if the robbers had disappeared from the world, and after robbing the money, they disappeared without a trace. It was precisely because of the failure to catch this group of robbers that the old grandfather and the old marquis were held accountable by His Majesty and were depressed for a while. Didn't expect ......"
"I didn't expect this group of robbers to hide in the city, in this inconspicuous dwelling, and they have been hiding for so many years." Shen Haolin sighed, "Pack the gold and gunpowder separately, and then send them to the Guogong Mansion." โ
"Yes, Marshal!"
Shen Haolin sighed softly, turned around and walked out of the courtyard with Shen Cha.
"Fifteen, is the Feng family's gold shop still there?" Shen Cha turned his head to look at the gold that was being packed, "Can you find them?" โ
"Subordinates do their best."
"Not only to find the people of the Feng family, but also to send someone to inform Your Majesty." Shen Haolin lowered his voice and said, "If there is no one in the Feng family, it is up to His Majesty to decide what to do with this batch of gold." โ
"What my brother said is that I will send someone to Beijing to inform Your Majesty."
Shen Cha gave Shadow Fifteen a look, Shadow Fifteen bowed slightly, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Brother, wait a minute!" Shen Cha tugged Shen Haolin's arm, turned to Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu, who were staring at the soldiers packing, and admonished, "Yelu Nan is still in the city, the matter of gold must be kept secret, and no rumors are allowed to leak out, understand?" โ
"Sister rest assured, brother rest assured, this matter is on us, and all the brothers are guaranteed to keep their mouths shut!"