Zhang Guan, a member of the former household department, is not tall, his eyes are bright, although he is idle at home, he is dressed as a scholar, and he has a serious and upright atmosphere.

He lives in Tongyuanfang, which is the most remote square in Luobei, and the housing prices in the square are not high, and he lives in a two-bedroom apartment in a small courtyard. The small courtyard in front of the house is really small, only three steps from the gate to the door of the house. There are no flowers and plants in the yard, but some greens.

Su Bottle made his intentions clear, walked into the house, and looked at the home of this former official from the fifth grade, which can really be described as shabby.

Zhang Guan sat on the seat and watched coldly, as if Su Bottle was not inspecting his house.

Seeing that Su Pingmei couldn't find anything, Zhang Guan said in a mocking tone: "This dilapidated house, what else is there to check?" ”

Su Bottle glanced at him.

He waved his hand and said, "The room is simple, there is no good seat, the two of you will sit down." ”

There is really nothing to check about this broken family, so Su Bottle beckoned Mei Ran to come and sit down.

The men of the Liang Dynasty had long given up sitting, but the women still sat like this, as if they were kneeling there.

Umezen sat there expressionless, holding the hilt of the knife in her right hand. Why this girl is so vigilant, Su Bottle is not very clear. In short, every time she comes out to handle a case, she always seems a little excited.

Zhang Guan sat cross-legged on the seat, leaned forward, stood on the seat with one arm, stared at Su Bottle, and pointed to the walls and window lattices of his house with the other hand and said, "Does Master Su look at Zhang's home like the home of a corrupt official?" ”

Su Bei smiled and said: "Good people may not all look good; Wicked people may not all look evil. Appearances don't tell the story, what does Mr. Zhang think? ”

Zhang Guan snorted coldly: "Young man, I can pat my chest and tell you that I am a clean official." In the entire Luoyang City, there is no second official as incorruptible as me. I have been an official for ten years, and I am not greedy for a penny. You say, "Who else can surpass me?" ”

Su was silent.

At this time, Zhang Guan's daughter-in-law walked in with three bowls of noodles. His wife wore the cheapest linen clothes, the upper body was of primary color, and the lower body was badly discolored in an old blue cloth skirt. He was only in his forties, but he looked very old, with gray hair and a haggard complexion. If it weren't for Zhang Guan's special introduction, Su Bei would have thought that this was a servant.

"Zhang Moufu is idle at home, and he doesn't make a living. Fortunately, Feng Yuanwai ran a private school at home, invited me to teach, and gave me one or two or three dollars of silver every month. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will not be able to eat this noodle. ”

Zhang Guan pointed to the two bowls of noodles in front of Su Bottle: "Please don't dislike the two of you." ”

Su Bottle looked at the noodles, it was a hand-rolled coarse noodle, the color was gray, and a lot of vegetables were put in the noodles, which could be said to be half a bowl of noodles and half a bowl of vegetable soup.

Su Bottle Meiran didn't say that she wanted to eat at all, so Zhang Guan asked her daughter-in-law to bring the noodles.

Zhang Guan was not polite, and he slurred and ate it like a tuberculosis.

Su Bian didn't want to watch him play anymore and was about to say goodbye, but Mei Ran suddenly kicked over the small meal table in front of him, stood up, walked in front of Zhang Guan, opened his two mouths left and right, beat Zhang Guan to the ground, and lay on the ground in a daze.

Mei Ran pointed out: "I'll tell you that your surname is Zhang, don't act with us." I don't believe that you are greedy for so much silver and don't spend it, let's see! ”

Zhang Guan got up and roared angrily: "Just a swordsman, why are you rampant? Even if I'm not an official, I'm still a person! Without any evidence, you dare to hit me? Who gave you the guts to dare to look at the law? I'm going to the Imperial Observatory to deliver the complaint and report it to you! ”

Mei Ran snorted lightly, tilted her head and said, "If you don't admit to corruption, do I have to admit to beating people?" You go and sue, anyway, I don't admit it. ”

Su Bottle smiled bitterly and took Mei Ran away. That Zhang Guan chased him outside the house and scolded the street.

Su said that it is more difficult for a person like him who can hide to find incriminating evidence from his residence. You can only send someone to keep an eye on him, and then make a move when you find evidence. Otherwise, they will be impassioned, and they will have the audacity to insult the officials. And the "marking" thing will be handed over to the Red Flower Society.

Whether the case can be solved or not, Su Bei can't say clearly, and sometimes it depends on some luck to solve the case.

After "strolling" around Zhang Guan's house, Su Bei took the file and went to the homes of two other dismissed officials in Tongyuan Fang to check it. Su Bei found that the officials who could take the initiative to choose to live in this suburb seemed to have a temper. Not to mention the four walls of the family, it is not much worse, in short, there is no fault on the surface.

It was past noon and he was hungry, so Su Bottle took Mei Ran to a small restaurant that looked relatively clean, and asked for two bowls of rice, a plate of fried pork belly, a plate of pig ears, and a bowl of fish ball soup.

Whether the restaurant is good or not depends on the number of customers. If there are a lot of guests, you can't do it. Su Bian is such a slow and methodical person, he is not in a hurry to do anything, Mei Ran has been eating for a long time, and he is still eating.

Chew and swallow the last piece of pork belly, took a sip of the fish ball soup, wiped his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Let's go to three houses today." Then go talk to the Red Flower Society, send six people, and keep an eye on these three. As long as one company finds a problem, we are considered successful. ”

Mei Ran said: "Although you lend the teahouse to the Red Flower Society, one yard is one yard, and you have to pay money to use our people to do things." ”

Su Bottle shrugged: "Okay, give money, but you have to do things first and then give money." ”

Mei Ran smiled: "It doesn't matter if you give first and then give, the key is to give." ”

Su Bottle smiled slightly awkwardly.

Mei Ran frowned and asked, "If only one person is found, will the other two be spared?" ”

"Then it depends on how many people Xue Shilang wants to arrest." Su Bottle patted the briefcase: "As long as he doesn't say it's over, these cases will continue to be handled." If the case is over, and someone hasn't shown his feet, then he can be regarded as avoiding this gust of wind. ”

"Cheap these embezzlers!"

"Oh, there are more people who have escaped punishment than there are people in prison."

Mei Ran said that if they couldn't produce evidence, the gang would not admit it, so Su Bottle's "visit" was meaningless. But Su Bottle said that this was a plan to scare the snake. I deliberately hit them, and they might get restless. Maybe it's going to show your feet.

Mei Ran felt that Su Bottle was casting a big net, he wanted to mobilize the entire Red Flower Society, how many people there were in the Red Flower Society, how many corrupt officials in the file he had to keep an eye on, and as for which fish he could catch, he didn't know.

In order to better cooperate with the Red Flower Society, Su Bei also went to the Criminal Department to talk to Xue Pang about this matter, Su Bei was worried that when the Honghua Society was on a mission, it might be targeted by the Fang Bureau, the county, Jingzhao Mansion and even Jin Wuwei, and they would be arrested as thieves.

Xue Pang said, you can make a record first, and I can sign it. If they are really met by one of the yamen, tell them not to resist, just go with the people of the government, and then you can take the documents and go to the people.

Then Su Bottle took the official document to the Chengfeng Teahouse, came to the second floor, and saw the girl of the Red Flower Society.

This night girl, it is really a heartbeat, and she has an indescribable charm in her. In contrast, Umezome does not. If you only talk about her appearance, Mei Ran is not bad, but she lacks that commotion. It's something in the bones, and it can't be imitated.

In fact, it is inaccurate to use the word "Sao" to describe Ye Guhong, and she still has a touch of fragrance on her body. This fragrance is not smelled, but the feeling of being in the midst of flowers and plants. Mei Ran also has her characteristics, the girl is heroic, and seeing her is like bathing in a clear stream.

Ye Guhong said, I have a lot of masters in the Red Flower Society, and "lookout" and "tracking" are all small tricks, staring at such literati, there is no need to arrange two people.

Su Bottle said, that's naturally best, how many such masters you have, I can monitor as many corrupt officials as you have at the same time.

Ye Guhong said, let's talk less about twenty.

"So much?"

"What's the matter, Su Gongzi is too much?"

Su Bottle smiled implicitly: "I'm worried that I can't afford to hire so many people." ”

The handsome and steady night girl asked in a gentle tone: "This money, do you need to pay for it yourself?" ”

"I can go to the Criminal Department to pay the money." Su Bottle shook his head: "It's a pity that the price of foreign labor in the Criminal Department is very low......

The night girl frowned and smiled: "Su Gongzi said this is a good thing. Not to mention that the Red Flower Club has nothing to do now, but if there is something to do, we have to help with plum dyeing face. Su Gongzi doesn't have to worry about this money, just give as much as he wants. ”

gave Su Bottle a feeling that the Red Flower Society was originally a tight organization, and they were very busy before, but for some reason, they suddenly became idle.

Regarding such a question, Su Bottle was just a simple temptation, and the Night Girl was silent, so Su Bottle stopped asking. Then Su Bottle just walked around the front and back of the Chengfeng Tea House to appreciate his first investment.

Although there was a famine because of this, Su Bottle was still very satisfied.

And the twenty-eight taels owed to Mei Ran, Su Bottle has also been planned to pay off within three months.

Su Bottle's salary is not high, only five taels of silver per month. It is worth mentioning that the salary issued by the criminal department may not necessarily be money, but may also be grain or cloth. According to the market price, five taels of silver were agreed.

Therefore, with the salary alone, the arrears will not be paid at all in three months, so Su Wei plans to do something else. Mei Ran asked Su Bottle, where do you want to make money? Su Bottle said, from the corrupt official's house. Mei Ran was quite disdainful, slanting at the apricot eyes.

"I almost forgot, the fourth son of the Tang family hopes to ask Honghua to help him."

Mei Ran asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Su Bottle suddenly said with high interest: "Do you know, that little cherry is actually Tang Kuan's mistress." ”

Mei Ran blinked.

Su Bottle continued: "And Xiao Cherry also gave birth to a daughter to Tang Kuan, but unfortunately Tang Kuan accidentally offended her, and she suddenly disappeared with her daughter. Tang Kuan couldn't find her everywhere, hoping that Honghua would help find her. If he finds it, he will give money. ”