Chapter 3 Price Increases
"It's recruited, it's all recruited. As you kid expected, Lao Qin and the previous few people were all killed by those two dog mongrels. ”
"Can you explain your motives?"
Rong Fei asked.
"Those two dog mongrels are good gamblers, and after losing all their belongings in the gambling house in the city, they borrowed money from Yinzi, and they all lost cleanly. In order to pay off their gambling debts, the two dogs privately engaged in the business of reselling illicit salt.
That grove was where they traded with the salt sellers. On several occasions, he was bumped into by passers-by during trading, so he caught him and poured poison on him. The poison is so poisonous that the poisoned person will convulse all over his body and die, and his face will show a strange smile-like expression.
Then they spread rumors in the city that there were monsters in the woods that sucked the spirit of people, and intimidated others from coming any closer, so that they could trade in the future.
After Lao Qin took over the case, the two dogs were worried that the crime would be exposed, so they conspired to kill Lao Qin. ”
Thinking of his best friend who died tragically, Liu Yong couldn't help but reddened his eyes, and his voice was a little choked.
After his emotions eased a little, Liu Yong suddenly sat up straight, staring at Rong Fei with majestic eyes.
This hairy boy is smart and cute, but there is still an evil aura on his body that makes people think carefully and be extremely frightened.
It's good to be an honest person in the future, but if you go down the evil path, I'm afraid it will be a big disaster.
After weighing it again and again, Liu Yong finally made up his mind and said sharply.
"Boy, have you thought clearly, are you sure you want to recognize Lao Tzu as a teacher? If one day Lao Tzu finds out that you are doing evil, don't blame Lao Tzu for not thinking about the master-apprentice relationship, and will beat you to death with his own hands, so as not to harm the world. ”
Rong Fei was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt in front of Liu Yong, and knocked his head three times.
"Disciple Rong Fei, I've seen Master!"
At this time, Lao Langzhong opened the curtain and walked over.
When I saw this scene, I was stunned for a moment, and then I had a bad premonition in my heart.
"What are you doing here?"
"Hehe, can't you see this, Lao Tzu is taking apprentices."
Liu Yong said proudly.
As soon as the words fell, I saw the old man's eyes wide open, and he pounced with his teeth and claws.
"Dare to rob the apprentice with the old decay, I will fight with you!"
……
The shadow of Xianyuntan is long, and the stars change a few degrees of autumn.
Rong Fei has been in this chessboard continent for ten years.
Many things have happened in the past ten years, such as Ji Rouer, the little girl who was rescued by Rong Fei from the Ghost Gate, is actually older than him, and her sister has become an older sister.
For example, Rong Fei followed Liu Yong's ass as an errand runner for four years, and at the age of twelve, he became the youngest official in the history of Fencheng County, and four years later he became the youngest in history.
Another example is that Liu Yong died in the line of duty during an arrest a year ago, and Rong Fei chased and killed two thousand miles in the starry night, and finally avenged the gangster's sword. When he returned to Fencheng County with the head of the gangster, he fell headlong and fell into a coma for three days and three nights, and Ji Rouer almost cried to death. Two months later, Qi Xiutai also passed away.
All kinds of incidents are big and small, some light and some serious, not to mention for the time being, only to say that Rong Fei, who has been promoted to chief arrester, asked for leave half a month ago to go to Danzhou to investigate the clues of the catastrophe of that year, and just returned home in the early morning of this day, Li Fengjie, the county master, came uninvited like a hungry dog smelling meat.
Master Li came and went in a hurry. In less than a cup of tea, he carried the hem of his long shirt and gloomy face, and trotted back to the county magistrate's residence behind the county office.
Bang!
The exquisitely shaped and expensive Doucai tea bowl was smashed on the ground paved with green bricks, and the hot tea soup splashed on Master Li's face, but he didn't dare to scream when his skin was hot.
"One hundred and one hundred and one cases, why didn't he rob it!"
The county commander Guo Muhuai pointed at Master Li's nostrils and scolded.
"Rong Zhutou said that after returning from this trip, his skills in solving the case have improved, and the fees charged will naturally rise..."
"It's nonsense, the year before last, he said that his ability to solve cases has become small, and the price of a case has risen from ten taels to twenty taels. Last year, on the grounds of his ability to solve cases, it rose from 20 taels to 40 taels. The official took pity on his miserable life experience and disdained to have the same knowledge as him, but now he kicked his nose in the face, and it rose directly to one hundred taels. I really thought that no one in Fencheng County would be able to solve the case without him Rong Fei, and I really thought that this official would not dare to treat him! ”
"Adults are angry, and listen to students."
"Speak."
Guo Muhuai flicked the sleeves of his robe and said angrily.
"The students thought that Rong Fei, an insatiable villain, must have calculated that the triennial exam was imminent, and this exam score was related to your promotion, so he had no fear to sit on the ground and start the price. But adults don't need to see the villain with that philistine now, as the so-called small can't bear it, it will be a big plan, and it's not too late to find a back account with him after the exam. ”
Master Li persuaded bitterly.
Guo Muhuai calmed down and thought about it, and waved his hand irritably to let Li Fengjie go to the account room to pay the money.
As soon as Li Fengjie walked on the front foot, a young man dressed in a cyan robe, holding a folding fan, and full of arrogance between his eyebrows walked in.
The young man's name is Guo Xiao, and he is Guo Muhuai's only son.
Guo Xiao has been gifted and intelligent since she was a child, and likes to read poetry and books. Four years ago, I went to Shushan to study and was fortunate to be accepted as a registered disciple by a teacher in the front yard, and this time I traveled down the mountain with my classmates, and came to Fencheng to visit my father Guo Muhuai.
"Father, what happened to make you so angry?"
Seeing the residual anger on Guo Muhuai's face and the fragments of the teacup on the ground that he hadn't had time to clean up, Guo Xiao hurriedly asked with concern.
Seeing the arrival of his baby son, Guo Muhuai squeezed out a smile on his face, beckoned Guo Xiao to sit down beside him, and then told him what happened.
"Father, your royal methods are still too lenient, and when dealing with such evil officials, you should punish them with an iron fist, otherwise over time, it is inevitable that this kind of pampering and arrogant situation will occur."
After Guo Xiao heard it, he snorted coldly and said.
"Alas, I don't know how to be a father. It's just that Na Rong Fei does have some means to solve the case, and now that he has caught up with the triennial exam, let him jump for a few more days for the time being. ”
"My father is a dignified court official, how can I be coerced by a small official, and let the child solve his father's problems today."
"Oh, my son also knows how to solve crimes?"
"Solve the case, Doyle Jr. For my Shushan disciples, it's just a game to entertain and relieve boredom in your spare time. ”
"Well, it's worthy of the Qilin child of my Guo family, and I will go to get the case file for my father."
Guo Muhuai stood up excitedly and stroked his palms and smiled.
In the fourth small courtyard on the east side of Osmanthus Lane, Li Fengjie took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and slapped them on the stone table in front of Rong Fei, and said angrily.
"Seventeen cases, one hundred taels each, a total of one thousand seven hundred taels. This is the silver ticket that has just been spent from the account room, and Rong Da has to argue the authenticity. ”
"Hehe, that's natural, the real brother is settling accounts."
Rong Fei smiled and took the treasure note in his hand, carefully checking the paper, signature, and number.
Ji Rou'er, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the sound of the silver ticket flipping, and couldn't help but be happy in her heart, put down the kitchen knife and counted it with her fingers.
Li Fengjie originally just wanted to satirize Rong Fei, but he never thought that this product would really check the authenticity of the silver ticket in front of him. I am a dignified county master, will I still fool you with fakes?
Li Fengjie was angry in his heart, but he didn't bother to bother with this real villain when he thought of the heavy responsibility, his face twitched a few times, and he snorted coldly and pushed the cloth bag containing the case file in front of Rong Fei.
After verifying the authenticity and amount of the silver ticket, Rong Fei was satisfied with the silver ticket and folded it into his pocket.
"Division... Master..."
A servant panting and sweating ran in and muttered a few words in Li Fengjie's ear.
Li Fengjie's face changed, his eyes turned in his sockets a few times, and then he raised his hand and drew back the silver ticket in Rong Fei's hand.
"Xiao Rong, something has changed. But don't worry, the business still has to be done, but it adds a requirement. ”
"Oh, request? Hehe, then forget it, it just so happens that I'm quite tired, let's talk about business later. ”
Rong Fei showed an impatient expression, stretched his waist, stood up and made a gesture in the direction of the courtyard gate.
"Hey... Rong Catcher, you..."
Li Fengjie didn't expect Rong Fei to be so resolute, the business of 1,700 taels of silver was not a small amount, so he wouldn't do it if he didn't do it.
Ji Rou'er, who had been eavesdropping in the kitchen, was also tense all of a sudden.
Half a year ago, Rong Fei once asked a big businessman in the black market of Fencheng to find an elixir that could cure Ji Rou'er's old sores on her hands and practice introductory exercises.
This morning, Rong Fei had just entered the door after returning from Danzhou, and the big businessman sent someone over to inform him that the elixir and exercises had been found, and asked Rong Fei to take the money within three days to get it, and he would not wait for it to expire.
Although the two of them have saved some savings over the years, they are still 1,500 taels short of the asking price of the black market merchants. If this business is yellow, where will the two of them get so much money in three days.
Rong Fei saw that Li Fengjie was still standing still on the stone pier, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him, waved his hand and turned around to go back to the house.
Li Fengjie woke up like a dream, jumped up from the stone pier as if his butt was on fire, rushed over and grabbed Rong Fei's arm.
"Hey, hey, Rong catches the head slowly and slowly, sit first and sit first, and listen to me finish speaking."
Li Fengjie dragged Rong Fei back to the stone table and pressed it to the stone pier, pressed his shoulders with both hands for fear of running again, and then attached it to Rong Fei's ear and said the matter concisely.
Yo, someone is robbing business!
Rong Fei snorted coldly in his heart, but there was a sincere smile on his face.
"The county lord tiger father has no dogs, which is gratifying."
"Rong Zhutou don't want to speak in a weird way, the county lord also has a last resort. After all, Yanai is also out of filial piety, and it is difficult for adults to refuse. In my opinion, it is better to follow the wishes of the adults, and you will compare with the Yanei, anyway, it won't take much time with your ability to catch heads. ”
"Than what?"
"Of course, it's faster and more accurate than you and the yamen who solve the case."
"The county lord is a good plan."
"Be prepared, the county lord has no bottom in his heart for the ya, but you can absolutely trust the head of the honor."
"Master Li is really eloquent! After all, I've known each other for many years, and I still have to give this face. What's more, a case can earn 110 taels, which is still worth comparing. ”
Rong Fei opened the cloth bag containing the case file, shook his head and said.
"Wait a minute, I'm afraid you're mistaken, it's obviously a hundred and twenty-one."
"Oh, look at my memory, I'm really wrong, the one hundred and twenty-one that I said before is right."
"Honor the head of you..."
"It's not right, is it one hundred and thirty taels?"
Li Fengjie shuddered, held Rong Fei's hand and gritted his teeth.
"One hundred and two, it can't go up again! But there is a word in advance, if the Yanai cracks seventeen cases before you, there is not a single copper. ”
"Hehe, deal."