Beijuxianfang is located in the north of Kyoto, near the Chong'an Gate of the northern city, and you will be out of the city if you go out. It is not densely populated, but there are several large families located here.

The "Yongkang Hutong" that the shopkeeper Zhong led Qin Yining to see was a secluded place near Chong'anmen. There are no big mansions around, but some ordinary homes. In the depths of the alley, a black lacquered gate can be seen, and two idlers are squatting on the ground outside the door.

It's just that when the carriage passed by, the sound of the wheels rolling alarmed the two tall men to look back here, and the bluffing Qin Yining hurriedly narrowed the gap in the curtains.

"Good alert man."

"Yes, the people I arranged were clever enough to not be discovered. These two men think they are guarding the alley. The shopkeeper pointed to a few places outside: "Those who are wandering on the street here are probably their people. This house doesn't look small, but it is a large sophomore courtyard, and it is not a problem to live in 180 people. ”

Qin Yining nodded, "It's really strange here. Is this the only exit here? But there are other exits? ”

"Back to the owner's house, I ordered someone to check, this house only has two doors in front and back, and there is a dog hole in the side street, and there is no exit in the next place."

"Hmm."

Qin Yining bowed slightly, and the carriage had already passed through here as he spoke. The driver hesitated to slow down, not knowing whether to turn around.

Qin Yining said: "Don't look back, go straight ahead, take a few more detours and then go to the back of this house to see." ”

When the coachman heard this, he kept going.

The idlers guarding the door in the alley and the men on both sides of the road who noticed the carriage saw that the carriage had gone straight away, so they let down their guard, only as if they were people passing by by by chance.

Qin Yining frowned and pondered.

This place is indeed unusual, the figure of the gatekeeper, coupled with the investigation of the treasurer Zhong, it is known that this house is indeed inhabited by Tatars.

But after all, this is Kyoto, under the emperor's nose, and the capital is well defended, these Tatars are entrenched here, is no one aware of it?

What's more, the Beicheng Command Division of the Five Cities Terracotta Division is located in Beijuxianfang, and the Water Dragon Bureau in Beicheng is also here, these two are serious imperial court yamen, if it is really a Tatar spy who lives here, will they choose a place that is very close to the Beicheng Command Division and the Water Dragon Bureau? Isn't that self-explanatory?

However, Qin Yining looked at it like this, and the people in the house were indeed Tatars.

The more I think about it, the more strange it feels.

The carriage had gone far by this time, and turned back to the back door of the house.

The backyard wall of this house is obviously higher than the houses on both sides, and there is indeed a back door, but it is not like the front door where there are men squatting and guarding, Xu is to follow the example of the surrounding neighbors, and there are no other people looking at the back door, if they send someone to watch the door, there is no silver three hundred taels here.

"This place looks like an ordinary house, but it is as tightly guarded as an iron bucket, and there is no way to start investigating it." The shopkeeper Zhong sighed and said: "I wanted to send someone to go in, but I was afraid that I would be shocked by the snake, and it would be bad if I failed to expose it first." ”

Qin Yining bowed his head and said: "Indeed, it is impossible to forcibly investigate here, do you think, this house is so close to the Yamen, and the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division are responsible for patrolling the city defense every day, don't they know at all?" If they know and connive, then there is a deep meaning in it. ”

The shopkeeper Zhong Da is a smart person, Qin Yining understood as soon as he said half a sentence, and his face became serious.

"If that's the case, it's really hard to investigate directly."

Qin Yining nodded.

For a moment, Qin Yining wanted to give up investigating the matter.

Anyway, the Tatars also assassinated the emperor, and the emperor naturally had an elite to investigate.

However, if you don't continue to explore the clues in hand, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no greater trouble in the future.

The Tatars can assassinate the Duchess of Dingguo, assassinate her, assassinate her father, things will definitely not be simple and good, not to mention that these people are still hiding in the capital and have not left, which means that they still have other tasks, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be the next assassination of her family.

Thinking of this, Qin Yining extinguished his heart to retreat.

Raising his eyes, he happened to see a team of people patrolling the city of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division passing by, and Qin Yining, the person at the head, knew him, but it was Xu Mao, the commander of the East City of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, who had a relationship with him in Xiangu Guan.

Although Qin Yining wondered how Xu Mao could take people to inspect Beicheng, he didn't think about it deeply, but seized the opportunity to stop the carriage, lifted the curtain and ordered a few words of rock candy.

Bingtang immediately understood, jumped out of the car and walked towards Xu Mao.

The shopkeeper Zhong didn't know why, and looked at Qin Yining inquiringly.

Qin Yining carefully watched Xu Mao's reaction.

After a while, Xu Mao really followed the rock candy to the front of the carriage.

Qin Yining didn't trust it either. Raise the curtain of the car and bow to Xu Mao: "Lord Xu, long time no see." ”

"It turned out to be Miss Qin." Xu Mao's attitude towards Qin Yining was much more respectful than before, which shows that Qin Huaiyuan promoted the peace talks and won the high status of the marquis.

Qin Yining said with a smile: "I rashly bothered Lord Xu, the little woman has offended a lot." ”

"Where is it, what does Miss Qin command, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Qin Yining said: "The little woman just passed by here with her subordinates, and she accidentally dropped a bracelet inlaid with jade, the jade head on the bracelet is excellent, worth a lot of silver, I saw a tall man pick it up, my subordinate called him, but he flew like a fly, carrying my bracelet into this house." ”

Speaking of this, Qin Yining pointed to the courtyard where the Tatars lived: "So the little girl wants to ask the adults to help find the bracelet back." ”

As soon as Xu Mao heard Qin Yining begging him to help find a bracelet, he felt a burst of disdain in his heart, sure enough, it was a girl's family, and he only knew some trivial things like bullshit.

However, when he heard that the bracelet had been picked up by a man, and that the man had entered the house, his face became solemn.

Thinking about it, Xu Mao smiled and said: "Miss Qin lost a bracelet, it's nothing, if you really like that bracelet, the lower official will buy one and pay you for it." It's just that the lower official of the house can't search, Mo said that the young lady is just a one-sided statement, that is, there is the rest of the evidence, and the lower official has no right to do so. ”

When Qin Yining heard this, he said arrogantly: "But I obviously saw that it was the people in the house who picked up my bracelet, and the bracelet was very valuable. Won't Lord Xu help in this way? ”

Xu Mao was a little impatient, "It's not that I don't help, but Cao Guozhang personally explained that the people who live here are all big people, and they can't be easily touched, so I advise Miss Qin to live in peace." ”

When Qin Yining heard about Cao Guozhang, his heart jumped, and the arrogance on his face changed to jealousy, and he said: "That's it, but a gold bracelet is not a big deal." ”

Xu Mao saw that Qin Yining knew each other and did not clamoring for her gold bracelet, so he breathed a sigh of relief, arched his hand, and continued to patrol.

Qin Yining lowered the curtain of the car, urged people to leave quickly, and went back to the Tayun Inn directly.

Shopkeeper Zhong and Qin Yining sat down in the main room, and Qin Yining ordered Jiyun and Bingtang to stay outside, and not let anyone get close to listen to their conversation.

When there were only the two of them left in the house, the shopkeeper Zhong said worriedly: "The owner still wants to continue to investigate?" ”

"Yes. Since these people have been assassinated twice, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no third or fourth time, how can I leave such a hidden danger? ”

Shopkeeper Zhong nodded and said in agreement: "It's just that it's not easy to get rid of them, and you can't find out if you want to." ”

Qin Yining also felt embarrassed.

If one person is arrested alone and interrogated, it is not difficult to arrest people, but don't say whether the other party will commit suicide without giving a chance for interrogation, just saying that the consequences of startling the snake are not small, but it will affect their future work.

What if I told my father about it?

After all, his father is an official in the court, and many things are not good for him to do by himself, and Qin Huaiyuan knows that the most likely way is to go back to the emperor directly and let the emperor investigate, and this is the care of Cao Guozhang, the relationship is very complicated, and the faint monarch does not know how to deal with it, without evidence, his father may be bitten back.

Telling the father is certain, but only after there is conclusive evidence that these people are Tatar spies. Otherwise, it is just a suspicion, which is not convincing, and it will make people suspect that the father is making trouble.

Thinking of this, Qin Yining's face became solemn.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Yining suddenly asked, "Shopkeeper Zhong, do we have anyone in the Water Dragon Bureau?" ”

The Water Dragon Bureau is linked to the Five Cities Terracotta Division, and is responsible for the water and fire fighting in the city.

The shopkeeper Zhong seemed to understand something, and looked at Qin Yining with bright eyes, "There is indeed a brother who collects night incense in the Water Dragon Bureau." ”

Qin Yining was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "It's good to collect the night incense, Zhaoyun Si is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and he has a wide range of contacts." In this way, the shopkeeper of Lao Zhong looked for this brother and prepared three hundred taels of silver, and after doing this, he would not have to collect night incense in the future, and he could take the silver to retire. ”

Shopkeeper Zhong nodded, "What are the arrangements of the owner?" ”

Qin Yining called the shopkeeper Zhong over and whispered the plan.

The shopkeeper Zhong nodded again and again when he heard this, and finally said with emotion: "If it is really the young phoenix that is clear in the voice of the old phoenix, the owner is worthy of being the daughter of 'Zhi Pan'an'. ”

Qin Yining's face turned crimson when he was praised, and he said again and again: "Don't say that, the big shopkeeper must not say this, everything I can do depends on your help, and it is my luck that you are willing to help." ”

"Where, if there is no owner, our whole family will not know what is going on, and the owner's orders will naturally obey the old man. Rest assured, girl, just wait to see a good show. ”

"Then there is the deployment of the shopkeeper of Lao Zhong, I am afraid that I will not be able to be present at that time, and everything that is still bothering the shopkeeper Zhong will do what I just explained."

The shopkeeper Zhong replied with a smile: "The owner can rest assured." This kind of thing, the old man is very familiar with it. ”

Qin Yining nodded and returned home with confidence.

In the next two days, there was no news outside, and Sun's body gradually improved.

Two days later, just after getting up early in the morning, the shopkeeper Zhong sent a message and asked Qin Yining to reconcile the accounts.

Qin Yining hurriedly returned to Sun's family, and took Bingtang, Songlan and Jiyun to Zhongda's shopkeeper's house.

PS: Sorry to be late!