Wan Lin hurriedly let go of the old man's sleeve, turned to Zou Yi and said, "This uncle is here to inquire about the whereabouts of Lord Wan's family." Lord Yan loves the people like children, and many people are worried about their family. ”

Zou Yi first glanced at the old man before saying, "Lord Yan is indeed a rare good official, and it is normal for the people to think about him. ”

Wan Lin now wants to be angry with Zou Yi, he is like this, if the old man continues to tell the clues, if Zou Yi is really the mastermind behind the scenes, then won't this old man also suffer?

In order to stop the old man from telling the clues in front of Zou Yi, Wan Lin hurriedly turned around and said to the old man: "Uncle, it is understandable that you are worried about Lord Yan's feelings, but you don't have to worry too much, Lord Yan is auspicious, and their family will be fine." ”

When Wan Lin spoke, he kept glancing at the old man, just to tell him not to say any more.

The old man understood what Wan Lin meant, but he didn't quite understand why Wan Lin didn't want him to continue.

The old man also glanced at Zou Yi, and said in his heart, Could it be that Wan Lin is in the place Zou Yi?

The old man said very interestingly: "That little old man is waiting in the sauce shop to find the good news of Lord Yan's family." ”

Miso shop?

Wan Lin instantly captured the message left by the old man and smiled gratefully at the old man.

"Then you go slowly, the younger generation of Lord Yan's family will thank you for your concern."

After the old man left, Wan Lin said to Zou Yi with a regretful face: "Lord Zou, we have all stayed here for a day and a night, why don't we all go back to the post house to take a break for a while." ”

Zou Yi responded: "The lower officials also came to discuss things with you. Master Tong has been taking a nap for several times, and it is not a way to stay up like this, it is indeed better to rest and continue to think of new countermeasures. ”

The two of them entered the house together, and Tong Shi was suddenly awakened.

"Is there any whereabouts of Lord Yan's family?"

Tong Shi had a nightmare just now, and hurriedly asked nervously.

Wan Lin and Zou Yi both shook their heads regretfully, and Tong Shi grinned worriedly, "What can I do about this?" It's been two days and one night, why don't you have any clues about Lord Yan's family? Even if something really happens to them, they should ...... I should 'die to see the corpse'. ”

Wan Lin really wanted to hurry up and ask the old man, but now in front of Zou Yi, he could only calm down first.

"Lord Tong, let's all go back to the post house to rest for a while, otherwise we won't be able to stay up, and we won't have the energy to find Lord Yan's family better."

When Wan Lin wanted to return to the inn, he made an excuse to go out to find the old man.

Tong Shi's body really can't hold on, although he is unwilling, he can only rest first.

The three of them all went back to the inn, and before leaving, they specially told Yan Yongde's master that once there was any progress, they would immediately come and inform them.

After returning to the post house, Wan Linxian pretended to lie down for a while, and Tong Shi was already snoring loudly.

Wan Lin got up lightly and walked out of the door.

A guard asked him where he was going, and Wan Lin said that he really couldn't sleep and wanted to go out for a while and come back, and asked the guards not to tell Tong Shi and Zou Yi, so as not to disturb their rest.

The guards were worried about Wan Lin's safety and wanted to follow him, but Wan Lin refused, saying that he would go around the neighborhood and come back soon, and it would be enough to go out with only a scholar, so the guards let him and Tan Su leave.

Shiliang County is not big, there is only one main commercial street, there are two people who buy sauce on the street, Wan Lin saw a relatively old face, called "Huang's sauce shop" The shop walked in first.

Wan Lin was really right this time, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw the old man who came to him in the morning.

"Old man, the younger generation is coming to you."

As soon as the old man saw Wan Lin, he hurriedly greeted him, "Lord Wan, you came really fast!" ”

The old man was about to salute him, but Wan Lin supported him first and asked, "How do you recognize the junior?" ”

The old man grinned, "Hehe, when you and Lord Wan first arrived, didn't Lord Yan take the two of you all over the street?" Little Lao'er heard how he called you two, and remembered what you looked like. ”

Wan Lin nodded, "I see." You are Huang's sauce shop, so your surname is Huang? ”

"Little Lao'er is surnamed Huang."

Although Old Man Huang is a big sauce buyer, Wan Lin always feels that his identity will not be so simple.

However, time was pressing, Wan Lin didn't have time to explore Old Man Huang's life experience, he saw that there were no customers in the shop for the time being, so he hurriedly asked, "Uncle Huang, what clues do you have?" ”

Old man Huang also glanced at the door first, and when he saw that there was no one around, he said to Wan Lin: "Actually, Xiao Lao'er's clue is not very useful, but Xiao Lao'er always feels that if he doesn't say it, his heart will not be steady." ”

Wan Lin said urgently: "No matter what kind of clue it is, it doesn't hurt you to say it." ”

Only then did Old Man Huang tell what he saw with confidence.

"Xiao Lao'er's big sauce shop has been open for decades, and the people of Shiliang County are used to eating our sauce. The night before yesterday, Xiao Lao'er went to an old customer's house to deliver the sauce and was about to go back, when he saw a few sneaky people near Yan's house. Xiao Lao'er thought they were thieves, and was thinking that they were too bold to dare to steal to the county magistrate's house, but in the blink of an eye, they left. ”

"Did they go empty-handed?" Wan Lin immediately asked.

Old man Huang replied: "They left empty-handed, and the little old man was not at ease when he saw them leaving, so he hid in the corner and waited for a while before coming to the door of Lord Yan's house to take a look." The door of this Yan adult's house is closed, and it doesn't look like a thief. Xiao Lao'er regretted it very much, it was better to knock on the door at that time. ”

"What time was that?" Wan Lin asked again.

Old man Huang said affirmatively: "It was the time of the year, because when the little old man arrived at the door of Lord Yan's house, he just heard the sound of the bang. ”

Wan Lin furrowed his brows slightly, "Whilst time? If nothing else, Lord Yan should have finished sending us off by then, and we would have arrived home not long ago. Those people must have something to do with the disappearance of Lord Yan's family. ”

Wan Lin thought of this and asked, "Uncle Huang, do you remember what those people were dressed in?" Or is there anyone who is more distinctive in appearance? ”

Old man Huang recalled and said: "At that time, it was already dark, and the little old man was dazzled, and he only saw a few people, but he didn't see their appearances. But their clothes are very ordinary, nothing too special. ”

The clues provided by Old Man Huang made Wan Lin a little disappointed, but he didn't dampen Old Man Huang's enthusiasm, and still thanked him: "Thank you for the clues, this is very important to us." ”

After Wan Lin finished speaking, he took out five taels of silver from his money bag, "This is a reward for gratitating you for providing clues, and please accept it." ”

"No, no, no, Lord Yan loves the people like a son, as soon as Xiao Lao'er heard that something happened to their family, his heart was uncomfortable, Xiao Lao'er couldn't ask for this money!"

Old man Huang was very resolute, but Wan Lin still wanted to give him the money.

"You keep the money, if you find Lord Yan's family, you can use the money to buy a congratulatory gift and send it to his house to express your heart."

Wan Lin's reason persuaded Old Man Huang, and Old Man Huang was finally willing to accept the money.

Wan Lin was about to go back, but Old Man Huang sent him to the door and suddenly patted his head.

"Oh, look at my memory, I almost forgot such an important thing!"

"What did you forget?" Wan Lin instantly had a spirit again.

Old man Huang replied: "Little Lao'er left the door of the strict house and went home, and when he was about to get home, he saw four people pushing two carts with big boxes in the direction of the city gate. At that time, the little old man thought that they were darts, but think about it carefully, where are the darts at night? You say, could those two boxes contain people? ”

As soon as Old Man Huang finished saying this, Wan Lin felt his scalp tingle.

"It's so possible! It's a pity that you only saw them heading towards the city gate, but we don't know where they went after leaving the city. ”

Old man Huang said again: "Actually, there are two roads to go after leaving the city. One is the official road to the capital, and the other is a small road, you have to walk through this path before you can walk on another official road, and this official road has several forks in the road, and it can lead to other borders. Although it was dark last night, if the four people who pushed the box were really villains, they would definitely not take the official road to the capital. However, if they had taken that path, there would have been only two ways to go when they had reached the end. ”

Wan Lin asked puzzledly: "Didn't you say that after walking through the small road and getting to the official road, the official road branched out several forks?" How can we be sure that there are only two paths for them to take? ”

Old man Huang explained: "Because there are often bandits on other roads at that time, there are two roads, one is the road to the military camp stationed at the junction of the two counties, and the other is the road to Xinqu County. The road leading to Xinqu County was built by the richest man in the local area, and he sent his own family to guard it, which was very safe. ”

Wan Lin didn't expect that there would be such a complicated doorway on the road in Shiliang County, and these people, including Zou Yi, didn't mention it.

This made Wan Lin's suspicion of Zou Yi even heavier, and Wan Lin, the people in the county government, couldn't believe it.

"Thank you Uncle Huang for informing me! The clues you provided are very useful, and the juniors will definitely follow the clues you provide to find Master Yan. ”

Wan Lin already had a judgment in his heart, but he didn't want the county government and Zou Yi's people to interfere.

Wan Lin immediately turned back to the county office, Tong Shi was still asleep, Wan Lin did not rush to wake him up, but studied the map of Shiliang County.

Tan Su also looked at the map with him, Tan Su saw that Wan Lin looked serious and stared at a certain place on the map, Tan Su couldn't help but ask curiously, "My lord, do you have a judgment?" ”

Wan Lin replied without raising his head: "One road is the road for the garrison army, and the other is the road leading to Xinqu County, both of which are safer roads to walk at night." If it were you, which path would you choose to take to transport Lord Yan's family of three out of the city? ”

"Huh?" Tan Su was stunned for a moment, and then said: "If those two big wooden boxes are really filled with their family of three, and this matter is really instructed by Lord Zou, the little one thinks that it is more likely to go to the barracks by the official road." ”

Wan Lin looked up and asked, "Why do you think so?" ”