Chapter IV

"Master Di has a good trip!"

"Master Di should come back early."

"We'll miss your ......"

Master Di was going to go on a business trip for a few days, and at the gate of Dali Temple, the detectives were reluctant to say goodbye, and it was not until his frame disappeared into the street that the crowd immediately broke out into cheers.

"Master Di is finally gone!"

"Free!"

"I hope Master Di will come back later......"

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As the supreme governor of Dali Temple, Lord Di often restricts them with "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", and the requirements are strict and even strict on them, not allowing them to be late or leave early, and not allowing them to use all the convenience from the organs.

They look forward to Master Di's business trip every day, and now their dream has finally come true.

An agent from Dali Temple put his arm around Yuan Fang's shoulders and said, "Yuan Fang, Master Di is not here, let's go to eat shabu-shabu together at night?" ”

Yuan Fang shook his head with a smile and said, "Next time, I've already eaten shabu-shabu twice today......"

The detective shook his head and said with emotion: "I've seen people who like to eat shabu-shabu, but I've never seen you like to eat so much......"

Yuan Fang just smiled and didn't explain anything.

Today is really a happy day, the reunion of best friends, Lord Di is on a business trip, double happiness is coming, and Yuan Fang has a smile on his face when he sleeps.

The next day happened to be his holiday, the detectives of Dali Temple, every six days of work, can take a day off, everyone takes turns to rest, Yuan Fang plans to take advantage of this holiday, take Li Liang to visit Chang'an City.

Li Liang had already waited for him at the street entrance agreed yesterday, Yuan Fang first took him to the steamed bun shop for breakfast, solemnly introduced his friend to the second child of the steamed bun shop, and after breakfast, he took Li Liang to walk around the various markets in Chang'an City.

After many years in Chang'an, he is very familiar with every market and street here.

"This is Pingkangfang, there are a lot of singers and dancers in Pingkangfang, I haven't been in to see it, but I heard that they dance very well, the most famous dancer here is a demon girl named Gongsun Li, I heard that she dances a dance, you can earn a hundred gold......"

"This is Changle Fang, all the fine wine in Chang'an City is brewed here, but the detectives of Dali Temple can't drink, I can only take you to see here."

"In front of it is Huaiyuan Fang, which is a workshop dedicated to our demon seeds, I am very familiar with it, and I know the road with my eyes closed, but it is more chaotic there, there are many criminals hiding there, you have to be careful when you pass by there......"

"Next to Huaiyuan Fang is Chonghua Fang, which is a place dedicated to the transformation of institutions."

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Chang'an City is very large, if you have to visit every square, you can't finish it for three days and three nights.

After Yuan Fang took Li Liang to visit several well-known characteristic markets, he returned to Changle Fang, which is where Yuan Fang lives now, and it is also the first place he lived after coming to Chang'an City.

In Changle Fang, Yuan Fang walked into a deep alley and knocked on the door of a small courtyard at the end of the alley.

In the small courtyard, an old voice soon came: "Who? ”

Yuan Fang said softly: "Mother-in-law, it's me." ”

Squeak......

The courtyard door slowly opened, and an old woman on crutches poked her head out, her voice filled with joy: "It's Xiao Yuanfang, come in, come in." ”

The old woman had a smile on her face, but her eyes did not have much sparkle, and she looked vacantly ahead, obviously blind.

When she went to the house to get the fruit, Yuan Fang explained to Li Liang: "When I first came to Chang'an, it was my mother-in-law who took us in, let us stay, and gave us food. ”

The mother-in-law has no children, and her eyes have long been out of sight, and she lives here alone, accompanied by only a machine dog called "Xiaobai".

Xiaobai has been by her side for many years and also acts as her eyes.

Yuan Fang whistled, and a white shadow ran out of the room and jumped into Yuan Fang's arms, Yuan Fang stroked its fur and asked, "Xiaobai, do you miss me?" ”

Xiao Bai let out a slight hum in his arms, although it was a machine dog, it looked no different from a real dog on the outside, and it was from the hands of the most brilliant machine master in Chang'an.

Although he had already moved out of here, he still came to see the old woman a few times a month, spent some time in the yard to bask in the sun, talked to her, and saw if she needed help.

Xiaobai ran to Li Liang's feet and rubbed on his leg, Li Liang resisted a little, Yuan Fang said: "Xiaobai is a machine dog and won't bite." ”

Li Liang looked down at it, and finally reached out and gently touched its head.

Yuan Fang and Li Liang stayed here for a long time.

As before, he helped the old woman clean the yard, tidy up the house, and talked to her for a while before leaving with Li Liang.

Standing at the mouth of the alley, he waved his hand to the old woman behind him and said, "Mother-in-law, go back, I will come to see you again in a few days." ”

Li Liang also said to her: "Thank you mother-in-law for taking care of Yuanfang." ”

The old man just smiled and said, "Thank you, who in the neighborhood doesn't like Xiao Yuanfang?" ”

When walking back with Li Liang, Yuan Fang was silent for a long time before asking, "Are you really not staying in Chang'an?" ”

He took Li Liang to visit Chang'an in order to awaken his childhood yearning for Chang'an, in fact, he still hoped that his best friend could stay in Chang'an with him.

For his younger siblings, Yuan Fang is their elder brother, and no matter how much he has been wronged, he has to take care of his younger siblings.

For Yuan Fang, Li Liang protected him like an older brother, and in his heart, Li Liang was not only his best friend, but also his relative.

Li Liang shook his head and said, "No, I also like my current life very much." ”

Yuan Fang didn't say anything more, this was Li Liang's choice, and he was also happy that Li Liang could find something he liked, instead of thinking about the future separation, it was better to cherish the current reunion.

Yuan Fang looked at him and asked, "When are you leaving?" ”

Li Liang thought for a while and said, "It's probably half a month......

The two parted at the corner of the street, Yuan Fang got into a Xi car passing by, waved his hand to Li Liang, and said, "I'll go on patrol first, and I'll invite you to eat sha......bu-shabu in two days."

Li Liang also waved his hand at him, and the Xi Che gradually disappeared until it disappeared completely, and he was still standing in place, looking in that direction, like a sculpture.

After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and turned around and walked into the shadowy place in the alley of Chang'an.

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The Xiche is a unique means of transportation in Chang'an City, which is used to quickly climb and pass through the changing squares of Chang'an, and is the most commonly used means of transportation for Chang'an residents.

On the Xi car, Yuan Fang's two big ears shook slightly, collecting sounds from all directions as the Xi car passed through various markets.

This was the quickest way for him to get information.

Although today is a holiday, as long as he is free, Yuan Fang will perform his duties as a spy even if he is on vacation.

Master Di said before leaving, there is a mysterious force activity in Chang'an City recently, let him pay more attention, Yuan Fang followed Xi Che, and turned the entire Chang'an City, except for some gossip, gossip and gossip, there is still no gain.

There are no clues in the case of the theft of the core of the tailor's shop.

It was getting late, and Yuan Fang could only go back to rest first.

The next day, he came to Dali Temple on time.

Lord Di is not there, the atmosphere of Dali Temple is immediately different, it is about to be the time for the roll call, and a small half of the agents have not come, usually when Lord Di is there, a quarter of an hour before the roll call, everyone is standing neatly in the courtyard.

After the roll call by Lord Shaoqing, all the agents left Dali Temple and came to their respective jurisdictions to patrol.

As soon as Yuan Fang greeted the neighbors, he saw two agents from Honglu Temple hurrying through the street.

Yuan Fang was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him and asked one of them, "Did something happen?" ”

This Honglu Temple agent has long been familiar with Yuan Fang, and said: "There has been another case of the theft of the organ core, if Yuan Fang has nothing important, come over with us to take a look." ”

has been with Yuan Fang for a long time, and the actors of Honglu Temple know very well that although he is not very old, he has a keen insight and can often find some clues and traces that they ignore.

Yuan Fang did not refuse, followed them, and rushed to the scene of the crime.

The place where this case occurred was at the home of a wealthy merchant in Taipingfang, and the maid of the agency in this wealthy merchant was stolen last night, and the rich businessman sent someone to Honglu Temple in the morning to report the case.

Like Xiao Er in the tailor shop, after losing the organ core, the agency maid in the rich merchant has no energy drive, only the organ body remains, lying motionless on the bed.

A fat man with a bloated body stood in front of the bed, with an anxious face, and said, "You must help me find Miaomiao's core, I can't lose Miaomiao......"

Yuan Fang and the Honglu Temple agent glanced at each other, and they both felt a little headache.

This organ maid is vivid, it looks no different from the real person, and the materials used are obviously very precious.

For example, the loss of such a major property must be taken seriously by Honglu Temple.

And for the owners of the agency, the agency people who entrust their emotions are not just as simple as property.

Yuan Fang carefully investigated the scene and found some traces at the window.

The thief came in through the window, stole the core of the mechanism, and then escaped through the window, but other than that, he did not leave any extra clues, and it was very difficult to track down.

The agents of Honglu Temple had no choice but to record it first and inform the wealthy businessman, and when they had news, they would inform him separately.

Leaving the mansion of this wealthy businessman, an agent of Honglu Temple couldn't help but complain: "There is no beginning and no end, how should this kind of case be investigated?" ”

Another agent said, "It's just a matter of luck." ”

For Dali Temple and Honglu Temple, they are actually unwilling to investigate this kind of case.

Theft is the most difficult to detect, and it will also affect the detection rate of the two temples, and the detection rate is directly linked to their year-end benefits.

Yuan Fang returned to Dali Temple and happened to see two Dali Temple agents coming back dejectedly.

Yuan Fang asked curiously, "What happened?" ”

An agent waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it, the nucleus of a machine dancer in Pingkangfang was stolen, and the machine dancer is the top card of the dance shop, if the organ core can't be recovered, the loss of the dance shop will be great, but there is no clue at the scene, I don't know how to find it at all......

Yuan Fang's body was shocked, and he said in surprise: "It's ...... again"

Chang'an City implements strict institutional laws, one of which is the most important.

That is, the organ core is not allowed to be taken out of Chang'an, in order to prevent this, whether it is the people or the powerful, the organ core they use must be registered in the Yu Heng Division, and every organ core must be recorded.

Theft of organ nucleus is a felony among felonies, and once discovered, it will be punished with a heavy sentence and expelled from Chang'an, and it will not be able to step into it again for life.

Therefore, there have been very few thefts of organ nuclei in Chang'an City.

In the space of three days, there have been three incidents of theft of organ cores in succession, and this is most likely not a coincidence, but an organized and premeditated action, which must be given sufficient attention.

Master Di was not there, and Yuan Fang could only report the matter to Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

After listening to Yuan Fang's report, Lord Shaoqing's face was serious, and he said: "No matter who did it, they must be caught and the organ core must be retrieved, even if it is just an organ core, they will never be allowed to be taken out of Chang'an!" ”

Lord Shaoqing tapped the table with his index finger and said seriously: "Pass my order, from now on, all the secret agents of Dali Temple will pay close attention to the suspicious people in the jurisdiction, and report to the ...... as soon as they find it."

There have been a number of incidents of theft of organ cores, and this is no ordinary theft.

In addition to Honglu Temple, this case has also attracted enough attention from Dali Temple.

A number of secret agents in Dali Temple, changed into civilian clothes, and secretly visited various markets in Chang'an City, not letting go of any clues related to this case, Yuan Fang stayed in Dali Temple, and carried out simple reasoning.

He regarded Lord Di as an idol, and in the month of Dali Temple, he also learned a lot from Lord Di.

For example, you can't rely on brute force in investigating a case, and you can use your brain to reason more in order to get twice the result with half the effort.

These cases of theft of organ nuclei all occurred at night, indicating that criminals will choose to act after the curfew at night, and it is difficult to catch them during the day.

Yuan Fang's experience in the past few days also proves this.

These cunning criminals hide themselves well and do not show the slightest clue.

In addition, these cases of theft of organ nuclei have no connection with each other, and it can basically be ruled out that they are revenge incidents between acquaintances, and the purpose of the thieves is only organ nucleus, and the action has a great deal of randomness, so the difficulty of investigating the case will also increase a lot.

Cases are not related to each other, they cannot predict when and where the next case will occur, they cannot prepare in advance, and they are always led by the thief......

Yuan Fang lay on the table, with a look of distress on his face, and muttered, "It would be nice if Master Di was here......"

Lord Di is extremely smart, and very reasonable, there is no case in Chang'an City that can hide from Lord Di's insight, he is the backbone of all the agents in Dali Temple, if he is there, this case will definitely not be so troublesome.

But soon, Yuan Fang was uplifted again.

It is precisely because of Master Di's absence that he has to make a little achievement and show it to Lord Di, firstly, to prove himself to Lord Di, and secondly, in order to take care of his sick sister, he is late once this month, if he can make a contribution, when the salary is assessed next month, Lord Di may be gentle with him.

Yuan Fang washed her face with cold water, instantly sobered up a lot, and continued to analyze the case.

These three cases occurred in Xinghuafang, Taipingfang and Pingkangfang, one in the east, one in the south, and one in the north, which were far away from each other, and it was impossible to determine the scope of the thieves' activities.

This may have been deliberately done by the thieves in order to prevent the agents of Dali Temple and Honglu Temple from easily finding their dens.

According to the method taught to him by Master Di, Yuan Fang connected the three squares with lines on the map of Chang'an City to form a triangular shape, and then marked the center of the triangle.

In the center of the triangle area is Yongning Fang, which indicates that the criminal has a certain possibility and lives near Yongning Fang.

Yuan Fang was in the room, trying to speculate at the same time, Lord Shaoqing left Dali Temple and came to a teahouse, he knocked on the door of an accord on the second floor, and after walking in, he bowed to a figure and said respectfully: "It has been arranged according to what you said......"

The mysterious man took a sip of tea and said softly, "Very good......"

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Night.

Chang'an City.

Chang'an City implements a curfew policy, except for a few special festivals every year, after late at night, people are not allowed to move around on the streets of Chang'an.

At this time, the curfew time has passed, and those who are still wandering around the streets, except for the guards who patrol the night, are thieves with bad intentions.

Yongning Fang.

After the curfew, the shops in the square have been closed, and most of the people have slept, and the whole Yongning Fang is quiet.

In the shadows of a house somewhere, a figure lurked there, motionless, for two hours.

As a secret agent, Yuan Fang has enough patience to wait for the criminal to appear.

Chang'an City was too noisy during the day, and all kinds of sounds affected him to listen to the news.

The dark night is the home of the secret agent.

There was silence all around, and his big ears could hear the faintest sound three streets away.

Yuan Fang wasn't sure if the thieves who stole the core would do it tonight, but the enemy was in the dark, they were in the light, and all he could do was wait.

Patience is a quality that an agent must have.

It's been three watches, and there is still nothing abnormal, just when Yuan Fang thought that the thieves would not appear again, or that he had chosen the wrong place, a slight abnormal sound suddenly came from a distance.

Giggle......

Yuan Fang's spirits perked, this is the sound of footsteps stepping on the tiles, someone is speeding on the roof, in the middle of the night, the person walking on the roof, either traitor or thief.

The sound of footsteps on the roof tiles was getting closer and closer, and Yuan Fang could even judge the other party's body shape from the sound.

He is more than five feet tall and has a thin build, so he should be male......

Yongning Fang, a thin black figure in his early five feet tall was speeding on the roof of a row of houses, he was dressed in black, his face was also covered with a black cloth, he didn't know what was hidden in his arms, and it was shining faintly.

The man in black is light and jumps on the rooftop, as if he were walking on the ground.

At a certain moment, his face under the black cloth changed, and he suddenly stopped his figure, staring at the front with his eyes.

On the roof in front, there was a petite figure, under the moonlight, the young man was holding a flying knife, looking at the man in black, his eyes stopped at the flash in his arms, and said in surprise: "I caught you!" ”