Since the reconstruction work of most of the capital was presided over by Guo Di, Guo Kang also has some understanding of the ins and outs.

"If it was when Oudothea was a child...... he thought about it, and said to Li Xuanying: "It should be after my grandfather died, when Wang Xianggong was the governor of Dadu. At that time, a group of officials were indeed brought in from the city to try to intervene in the various communities and mediate the disputes. However, this attempt was not very successful, so after that, only the focus on the management of the dock area was carried out, and the rest of the area was abandoned first. ”

"The government does not have the capacity to ensure that every judgment in a civil case is carried out smoothly." Guo Kang said: "The question of the ownership of a troupe like this is often a bad debt. And after the verdict is pronounced, if others are not convinced, it is completely useless. After all, the most valuable assets of the troupe are the talent of the writers and the skill of the actors, and if these people do not admit it, then it is useless to pronounce a sentence. ”

"So here's the problem." Guo Kang shrugged his shoulders and asked, "Her mother is a weak woman, and the government's protection is also very weak, so how did she force these uncles to give in?" ”

"Probably...... Other friends? Li Xuanying really didn't seem to think about it.

"So how do you think her friend came from?" Guo Kang said with tears and laughter: "Could it be that this lady is also the same as Tuohuan, drinking and wrestling with people every day, and making friends with An? ”

Li Xuanying opened her mouth, unable to answer for a while. After a moment, he said, "Probably not......

"You see, so we have to think carefully about what is reflected in these events." Guo Kang had an expected expression: "I'll ask a few questions, and you tell me the truth according to what you know - it's not that I don't believe her, it's that people sometimes unconsciously describe problems in the direction they want, even if she thinks she's telling the truth, it's not necessarily the closest to reality." So, I need a lot of other perspectives to compare and analyze. Got it? ”

"Okay, okay." Guo Kang said more tactfully, and Li Xuanying did not resist, nodding again and again.

Guo Kang then broke down the question in more detail, and guided him to answer step by step: "Odosia's uncles once controlled the troupe, this matter is no problem, right?" ”

"Yes." Li Xuanying nodded.

"There are only two possibilities, one is that her uncles are violent, or they are connected to some people with power and money." "In the lower echelons of the city, these connections are an indispensable part of the order," Guo said. If you use this one—or maybe several advantages—to force writers and actors to comply, you can complete deterrence and force everyone to obey. ”

"And the other is that the uncles are very popular in the first place. Everyone did approve of them, so whether it was for themselves or in response to everyone's wishes, they finally used this force to try to blow away the wife and daughter of the former troupe owner. It's also possible. ”

"As far as I know, it should be the first case." Li Xuanying said: "The members of the troupe don't like those uncles, because the whole troupe was organized by Odosia's father, the elder John. ”

"Those people are actually street gangsters, who have long lived on extortion and money from their brothers. Meddling in the affairs of the troupe is also because someone is trying to use them as a tool. At that time, the play between Director John and Mr. Manikas won an award at the festival after the triumph of Basil III, and the troupe was in the limelight. So, they tried to control the troupe, hoping to make a profit. ”

"Is the source of this news reliable?" Guo Kang reminded: "Did you summarize it yourself, or did someone else tell you?" ”

"That's all I know." Li Xuanying explained: "I'm not a fool, I still know the difference between true and false information." ”

"I hope, I hope."

Guo Kang sighed, as if he didn't believe it, which made him a little unhappy. But now he is begging for someone, and he has to hold back.

However, this matter is indeed relatively easy to investigate. Because there are many people involved, it is difficult to conceal it, so what Li Xuanying said should be more credible.

"That's the question I asked." Guo Kang then said: "Violence, money, and connections, these are all very useful things in the lower classes. Where did this woman get enough strength for her to fight these? ”

"Is it her husband's inheritance?" Li Xuanying speculated.

"If her husband had enough power and support her, the mother and daughter would not have been driven away by their uncles in the first place." Guo Kang shook his head: "Even if it is her husband's inheritance, she obviously paid some price to obtain it." All I care about now is the price she pays. ”

"I kind of know what you're thinking." Li Xuanying glanced at him thoughtfully and said, "I don't think what her mother did was ethical. In that situation, you can't ask her to do that. ”

"It's not a moral issue." Guo Kang emphasized: "If she did something immoral for the sake of her family, and therefore ruined her reputation and harmed her own interests, then it is really nothing." On the contrary, on a larger scale, it is even a form of self-sacrifice worthy of sympathy. ”

"But is she really only sacrificing herself?" Guo Kang asked rhetorically: "Odosia said that when her mother negotiated with her uncles, she asked her to join the troupe as well. I can't think of what this is for. ”

"If that's true, then there's something wrong with her mother. With this kind of help, can't you afford to raise a little girl? Guo Kang shook his head: "We all know what kind of profession an actress is, and she wasn't even an actor at the beginning." Without the help of Mr. Writer, she would not be where she is now. It stands to reason that the daughter of the proprietor of the troupe would not come to this point, and I can't think of what her mother was doing this for. ”

This time, Li Xuanying didn't answer.

"Anyway, it's weird." Guo Kang shook his head and said, "I think we should still investigate, and then determine what we should do." ”

"So, is there anything I can do to help?" Li Xuanying hurriedly asked.

"You just don't have to drag your feet." Guo Kang said speechlessly.

If Li Xuanying hadn't been staring at it now, he would have wanted to arrest the mother and daughter first and interrogate them well.

Guo Kang had always cooperated with the Church, and the Church of the Purple Horde, following the Eastern Roman tradition, did not have much power, but it also had basic functions such as inquiring about information and identifying heretics. Some monasteries also have a role for political prisoners.

On the other hand, due to the efforts of Patriarch Zhang back then, the church has formed a capable investigative force in the process of destroying mountains and temples all year round. Until now, it was one of the permanent institutions of the Purple Horde.

Underneath most of the capitals, there are a number of water palaces built in the Eastern Roman era to dispatch and store drinking water for maintaining the city's water source during the siege. Over the millennium, a large number of water palaces have been built, and the scale is also very huge. However, due to the decline of the city, many water palaces have gradually been abandoned. It is said that in the world before him, throughout the Ottoman period, people were not able to figure out the exact number and distribution of these water palaces.

After the Purple Horde took over the city, many of the abandoned water palaces became hiding places for criminals. Of course, the Khan's court also cleaned up a lot and reused it. Some continue to be used to store water, others are used for other purposes.

Every winter, a convoy of convoys brings in large quantities of ice from the north and sends them to a huge underground cistern belonging to the Church for use in hot weather. The ice used by Guo Kang for his previous experiments was taken out from here with the help of the church.

This water palace located in the west of the city not only serves as an ice store, but also serves as a prison cell. Prisoners caught by the Church and the "night watch" on sensitive issues are also often sent here for secret detention and interrogation.

There is a church above the Water Palace, which runs the church's old business - winemaking. One of the main exits to the Water Palace is in the church. And under the export, there is indeed a small warehouse for wine. It was often used to transport wine here to transport prisoners in and out of the house.

Therefore, this place is often commonly referred to by those in the know as the "West Bingku Tavern". Of course, the inmates probably don't want to come here too much to drink.

At present, for Guo Kang, finding an opportunity to secretly arrest these two people and other relevant personnel and send them to the West Ice Warehouse for trial may be the best way to ensure safety and solve the mystery.

And thinking that now, Li Xuanying's parents don't know about it, Guo Kang suddenly feels that this is really a feasible choice.

He thought about it, and finally began to think about how to invite these two people to the West Bingku Hotel as guests without excessively stimulating Li Xuanying and not alarming the Li family.

(End of chapter)