Chapter Twenty-Six: Tricking the Snake Out of the Hole
Early in the morning of the second day, before they could stop for a while, the people of the Jinxuan Division began to investigate, but Master Su was not in a hurry, but Mrs. Su seemed a little nervous. Her panic was not ignored by Shangguan Wan.
The prison in Dengzhou is holding a suspect who sells illicit salt, and Yu Xingtian, the leader of the Yun gang, has been brought to Beijing by King Alcohol and temporarily imprisoned in the prison of Jinxuansi.
Qi Xin followed Shangguan Wan closely and prepared to go to Dengzhou Yamen, Shangguan Wan just leaned into her ear and said softly: "Sister Qi Xin, you take two people to go back to the house first while Su is not paying attention, and inadvertently say something in front of Mrs. Su that the case is complicated and the empress is angry, and the woman's kindness is always there, maybe we need Mrs. Su to help us if we want to lure the snake out of the hole."
Qi Xin nodded, and King Yin and King Yin, who were following Sun Er, looked at each other and smiled.
In the Dengzhou Yamen, several hawkers knelt on the ground, trembling in panic, shouting: "Spare the little one's life, the little one has explained everything"
Shangguan Wan was silent, looked at the people in front of him and just smiled lightly: "Since the little brothers have signed and signed the pledge not long ago, why are you afraid of something, since you say that you are the members of the Yun Gang, the Yun Gang has always been mainly to transport goods, I don't know what goods the brothers came to Dengzhou to transport this time, and who are the people who handed them over?" ”
Several people who knelt on the ground looked at each other, speechless, and one of the skinny young men said: "I only joined the Yun gang in the middle, and I am not familiar with the affairs of the gang. So the young man bowed his head, and so did the others.
Shangguan Wan glanced at Master Su and said: "Since you say that you are a member of the Yun Gang, you must have the token of the Yun Gang, and the rules of the Yun Gang have always been a secret thing in the gang, and ordinary people don't know anything. But I've heard of it below. Usually the Yun gang transports goods, what is the goods, how much does it weigh, where it is transported, and who it is given to, will be left in the gang, and a copy will be left in the gang, and the head of the team transporting the goods will also leave a copy, and a few of you even know that the transport is private salt? ”
Those people didn't dare to look up.
Master Su glanced lightly at the few people kneeling below, and said to Shangguan Wan with a smile: "Lord Si Qing doesn't know, the scene was chaotic when these people were arrested at that time, and it may be possible that the person in charge of the main thing escaped." ”
Shangguan Wan looked at Master Su but said to the following people: "Since you are setting off together, I will ask you a few questions, and you will answer them together, and you are not allowed to be silent." ”
The men replied together, "Yes."
Master Su didn't look over, a drop of sweat slipped from his official hat, he wiped it gently, and then took another sip of tea and stopped talking.
Shangguan Wan looked down and asked, "Where did you set off from?" ”
The men looked at each other and did not speak.
Sun Er was a few quick-tempered people, and when he couldn't see the grinding and chirping, he shouted loudly: "A few of you, what about asking you, let's talk together, where did you start from?" ”
I only heard a few different voices replying: "Yangzhou", "Jingzhong", "Shudi"
After answering, Shangguan Wan got up and smiled and said, "This is the first question, the second question, who is your transportation director?" ”
Those few people stopped talking, and no matter how angry Sun Er shouted, he stopped talking.
Shangguan Wan said to Master Su: "Lord Su, it seems that this case is getting more and more interesting, the same transport team, how many people are from different places?" I don't even know who the person in charge of the delivery is. If this is a member of the Yun Gang at that time, probably no one will believe it, right? ”
Na Su Duan just bowed his hand and said: "Signing and drawing is a sure thing, this is a foregone conclusion, how can these little minions know about the internal affairs of the Yun Gang." ”
Shangguan Wan didn't answer, but just ordered Sun Er to take care of these people and not make mistakes.
Shangguan Wan took the lead out of the palace and went back to the house. King Ji followed Sun Er and left.
King Yin rushed up: "Lord Siqing, it was really clever just now, but that Su is a trouble, can you think of what to do?" ”
Shangguan Wan glanced at King Yin, who was wearing the clothes of the envoy of the Jinxuan Division: "Now this matter, the one who is most involved is you, Second Highness, and you still don't contribute some good ideas?" ”
King Yin smiled: "You'll help me, won't you?"
Shangguan Wan no longer looked at him and continued to walk forward, but said to him: "I naturally do my best, this is also for the empress, not to help." I have my own way, and I ask Your Highness to rest assured. ”
King Yin looked at her back in front of him and said, "My people are also checking clues, why don't we see which of us can get the biggest magic weapon to win back a game this time?" ”
Shangguan Wan's figure stopped, and he continued to move forward without speaking.
Back in the room, Qi Xin had been waiting for a long time, and the wing room where Shangguan Wan lived in Su Mansion was elegantly furnished, and there were bookshelves with many strange books on them. Qi Xin was looking at it, and when she saw Shangguan Wan coming back, she stepped forward to greet her: "Lord Si Qing is back."
Shangguan Wan came to the desk and wrote on the case with only a pen: Can you find a chance to say it to Mrs. Su?
Qi Xin wrote the word "safe" again.
Shangguan Wan coughed before saying, "This case is really difficult to handle, and we don't have any evidence, besides, Yu Xingtian has also been arrested." After that, Shangguan Wan glanced at Qi Xin.
Qi Xin was puzzled and had no choice but to say, "I don't know what Lord Si Qing can do?" ”
Shangguan Wan said: "I have to talk to those people well." You will run for me and tell Sun Er to let the brothers rest for a while tonight, and then take good care of them tomorrow, and then they will have to stay up later. ”
Qi Xin agreed and went out of the house. Shangguan Wan burned out the piece of paper on the candle and went out.
Qi Xin was waiting in his room early.
Seeing Shangguan Wan coming in, he hurriedly said, "Why did the young pavilion master say such strange things just now? ”
Shangguan Wan sat on the seat in one breath and said: "My side room, there is a huge bookshelf, but it is no different from other bookshelves, then Su Duan must want to know my daily views on the case, and our side rooms are all masters, he naturally can't listen, I checked in the side room for a long time last night, the bookshelf is organized, and there is a secret room behind, and Master Su's room also has an identical bookshelf, so he can easily listen to what I explain to you every day." ”
Ji Xin covered her mouth in surprise and said, "Then aren't you very dangerous?" ”
Shangguan Wan smiled: "Not today, but not tomorrow, but not tomorrow, I need to change rooms with Sun Er, he should have heard it, the few people mentioned today are their mistakes, they didn't have time to think about it, and they didn't think that I would ask questions that have nothing to do with the case." ”
Qi Xin put her hand on Shangguan Wan's shoulder and said softly: "What do you mean?" ”
Shangguan Wan looked at her and said: "Naturally, you should go and tell Sun Er first, someone in the mansion must tell Su Duan that you are out, and they will also act according to the plan, as for Sun Er, let him send someone to squat in a hidden place, if there is a mistake, he will catch someone." ”
Qi Xin and Shangguan Wan smiled heartily, and Qi Xin went out of the house.
Shangguan Wan walked around the mansion, saw Mrs. Su's face full of sadness, and stepped forward: "I'm going to bother Mrs. Su a lot these days, but Mrs. Su doesn't look very good, but what's the mood for depression?" ”
Mrs. Su blessed her body slightly, put down the petals in her hand, and said to Shangguan: "The concubine doesn't have anything to worry about, it's just that I've been having some nightmares in recent days, and my complexion has deteriorated, thank you Lord Siqing for your concern." ”
Shangguan Wan picked up the petals in the basket next to her and threw them into the pond, where a school of fish scrambled to emerge below.
Shangguan Wan stared at the fish below and said: "Obviously it is a petal, it is not a good food, these fish are rushing to come and appear, although the two of us are also standing by this pool, but those fish don't know, what can really feed them is the female envoy holding fish food by the pond in the distance." ”
Mrs. Su was stunned, and only said that she was unwell and retired.