Chapter Ninety-Six: Wang Liang
The shadows of the trees in the courtyard of the Qinglou swayed, lining the middle-aged man in the window of the pavilion with a somewhat thin figure.
The servant retreated, but he was still standing in front of the window, looking at the empty courtyard, and was stunned for a long time. Since Su Yan left, he ordered his subordinates to start dismissing everyone and selling their belongings. In just one day and one night, it is almost empty.
"After checking the back mountain, check the broken Yunxuan, after checking the broken Yunxuan, and check the dark market, she is setting herself on fire, doesn't she know that those people are either rich or expensive? I'm afraid Murphy would have found out a long time ago, and it would be a matter of time before he could deal with her! He slammed his fist on the window, he didn't understand why Su Yan still couldn't change his temperament, this is not Kuaifeng Town, they are not Li Ghost, in Kuaifeng Town, you can stand out for justice, but in Ruoshui, you will die.
He looked at the old man sitting by the desk under the book window, his eyes were filled with tears, and he sighed heavily: "Lord Wang, tell me what to do?" ”
"Perhaps, that's why she's stuck with it to this day." Ge Zheng had a faint smile on his lips and said to him: "Actually, you are all the same, you can persist for a few years, or even a lifetime, for the obsession in your heart, why don't you protect Ah Yan for nearly ten years for my words?" ”
"Yes, it's been ten years..."Su Ming shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Lord Wang, when did you tell her the truth, I have been incognito with her for so many years, and if I continue like this, I will really forget my identity!" ”
Identity? Maybe he will always live as Su Yan, and he can be carefree, Ruoshui, this Shura field, he doesn't want his daughter to come in.
Ten years ago, the Fusang Hall caught fire, and if it weren't for him, there would probably be no Ge Yu and Wei Zhen in the world. But even if he tried his best to plan in advance, he still couldn't completely save their mother and son, the last one went crazy, the other disappeared, and they haven't been reunited.
If my sister hadn't promised His Majesty for the sake of the singer, she would not have been Queen Yu, let alone end up today. As a result, it has long been clear.
He lowered his head slowly, and a hot current welled up in his heart, and he finally couldn't hold back and shed tears.
"The Xuan family was destroyed, and only Zuo Qing survived, but he never gave up revenge, even if he was the only one left! But as for the singers, those people seem to have forgotten the Empress Yu and the prince, no one has mentioned them, and no one has doubted the cause of their deaths, only me, and only me......"
"Lord Wang, the final result of what Zuo Qing did is the same as ours, as long as we do our best to help him, we will definitely be able to avenge Empress Yu!" Su Ming washed away the decadence of Fang Cai, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "I believe in Zuo Qing, and I believe in the prince even more, one day, we can all see the sunshine again!" Su Ming looked at the girl in the courtyard who was thin and leaning on the pavilion pillar in a daze, and was stunned: "This girl is also pitiful, she saw her sister being taken away but couldn't do anything, if it weren't for Ah Yan's action, I'm afraid I wouldn't have any hope of reuniting with her sister in this life." ”
The night is deep, the surroundings are silent, only the sound of bamboo flutes comes from the downtown green building, as if a beam of light in the night, a lonely boat on the sea.
The Wang Yan brothers dreamed of breaking into the Hall of Fame in the Criminal Department, so that the neighbors in the township would be impressed with them, so they were very concerned about the task assigned by Mr. Su this time, so they went to the Criminal Department to report non-stop, and then turned around and went to the place of Willow Lane on Nanjie.
The Qinglou is open at night to welcome guests, spend money chicly, and have a one-night spring festival. Wang Yan's brothers are talented, but they are still dressed to go to the city, and they were unsurprisingly stopped by the guards.
Yang Lian was annoyed: "I came in a hurry, I forgot to change my clothes!" ”
"It's all here, you can't go back."
"Do you want to reveal your identity?"
"As a last resort, don't alarm the people, just adapt," Wang Yan said, put on a smile and saluted the guards: "Two big brothers, this time it's too late, let me go in first, I will let this brother go back to the house and send the silver immediately." ”
The guard's face was full of impatience: "There is money to enter, but there is no money to roll, Yunlai Pavilion never takes credit!" ”
Wang Yan said kindly: "Big brother may have misunderstood, I don't want to take credit, just ......"
"What kind of place is Yunlai Pavilion, you two beggars want to go in too? Foolish dreams, hurry up and get out, don't dirty this treasure land! ”
"Keep your mouth clean, what beggar?" Yang Lian rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to theorize, "A broken green building, the dirtiest place in the world, and embarrassed to dislike beggars?" You don't deserve it! ”
The guard's face turned pale: "Say it again." ”
Yang Lian raised his chin, the corners of his mouth rose, and his face was full of pride: "Broken Qinglou, dirty!" ”
When Yang Lian was beaten out and shouted at the same time to go in, Wang Yan saw the opportunity to drill into the green building from the side of the guard, like the shape of a swimming dragon, and when others saw this, they couldn't help but sigh: Good posture!
Yang Lian sat on the ground with his buttocks, and just got up, when he saw the guards coming forward, he hurriedly dodged, and then reflexively pressed on it, and the two suddenly scuffled together.
Wang Yan heard the sound of fighting outside the door, gritted his teeth, turned around and rushed back.
There was already a mess outside the door, the guards pinched Yang Lian's neck and lifted him up, hugged him horizontally, and was about to throw it into the stinky ditch on the side of the road.
Yang Lian got up and patted his buttocks, smiling openly and lively: "Brother, look, he was beaten into a pig's head by me!" He pointed to the guard's face and smiled.
Wang Yan slapped his younger brother on the head and couldn't help but scold: "Are you stupid, aren't you afraid of being beaten to death?" ”
Yang Lian didn't care about the scars on his face at all, and grinned at the corners of his mouth: "He doesn't dare to beat me to death, he will carry his life to death, and he will go to prison if he carries his life!" ”
"Have you forgotten that we are now dressed in tatters and look like beggars?"
"Yo, I haven't slept in the middle of the night, why are you still fighting, don't frighten my guests!"
When the guard heard this voice, he hurriedly turned around and knelt down: ", these two are making trouble, do you report to the official?" ”
"No need, stand down."
The crowd dispersed, and the front of the Qinglou quickly returned to normal. stared at the two young men who were ragged but handsome and handsome, and couldn't help laughing: "These days, the young man is not a serious man, why do you still have to eat?" ”
Yang Lian hurriedly explained: "We are not beggars, we are here to investigate the case!" Saying that he wanted to show the token, Wang Yan held down his hand.
"There are many people, don't talk nonsense!" Wang Yan scolded, turned his head to and said, "There are some things that my brothers want to take the liberty to ask, I wonder if can give me a solution?" ”
"Puzzled? I think it's a disturbance, right? ”
"It's all a misunderstanding, my younger brother is in a hurry, so the guard brother thinks he's here to make trouble, but in fact... Actually, we're here to find someone. ”
"Looking for someone?" were furious, "Looking for someone to find Qinglou?" You also wounded my guards, what are you not making trouble? I just saw that you were young and didn't want to spoil your face, so I let everyone disperse, but I didn't expect it, at a young age, my face is not red when I lie, it seems that I still have to report to the official, let you reflect on it! ”
", you misunderstood!" Wang Yan was sweating profusely, "Let's be honest, the two of us were sent by the Criminal Department to secretly investigate a case, which involved a suspicious person, this person may have been in and out of Yunlai Pavilion, yes, the two of us visited secretly late at night, but I didn't expect to have a misunderstanding." As he spoke, he showed his token.
"Yo, it's really a token of the Criminal Department! But you must not let people see it, otherwise there will be trouble again! hurriedly put away his things for him and put them back in his sleeves.
"Is this a letter?" Yang Lian raised his chin high and said proudly.
nodded again and again: "The two of you are deeply hidden, how can you say that, people can't look good, the sea can't fight!" She suddenly became curious, and went over to lead the two of them into the dark part of the alley, and asked, "What kind of case is it that you want to make a secret visit?" ”
"It's inconvenient to tell each other about the case, but please recall, have you ever heard or seen a man named 'Wang Liang', like a scholar, who should have passed his age and stood up, with small eyes and thin lips."
found it strange: "What does it mean to be like a scholar?" ”
"This person lives in the downtown Qinghefang, earns a living by letters, and should have participated in the imperial examination."
"Wang Liang? I have never heard of this name, and I have not seen what you say. Yunlai Pavilion receives hundreds of people a day, and I can't remember an ordinary face. ”
It's the same, there are countless people coming in and out of Yunlai Pavilion, how can she remember a person who only comes a few times a month. Wang Yan was suddenly deflated and was about to say goodbye, but the said: "Why don't you go to the Dajing Gambling House and ask, it is the most lively gambling house in Kyoto." ”
Wang Yan suddenly opened his mouth, and hurriedly bowed his hand to the.
Dajing Gambling House is not far from the corner of Yunlai Pavilion, facing the three forks, and the location is very good. Under the eaves, two big red lanterns with gambling words are hung high, and the two stone lions in front of the door have been touched and brightened. Yang Lian was curious, and when the man passing by saw it, he stopped and said, "People who go in to gamble will touch it, maybe they will have good luck and win!" Why don't you two touch it too? ”
Yang Lian scoffed: "Feudal superstition is unacceptable, and ghosts believe it!" ”
The man smiled and turned to leave.
"Brother, do you believe it?"
Wang Yan slanted and smiled: "Sometimes, you really have to believe it, you see that we just came to the Criminal Department to report, and we were worried about how to make meritorious contributions, and Mr. Su appeared, isn't this God helping us?" ”
"Oh! Yes, that's true! ”
Wang Yan glanced at his younger brother, who was convinced of his words, and pressed his hair dotingly.
As soon as I entered the gambling house, I was greeted by a gray and choking smell. After adapting to the environment, I found that all the people in Wu Yang were heads. Finally found a person in charge, and was just about to ask, when suddenly someone pushed him behind him, Yang Lian didn't stand firm, and threw himself on the gambling table. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at him, eager to eat him alive.
Wang Yan hurriedly pulled his younger brother up and apologized. The gamblers didn't buy it, and someone scolded: "A good deck of cards, I haven't seen the points clearly, where the mongrels have fallen, it's a good thing for the master!" ”
Wang Yan hurriedly apologized: "It's offended, you Haihan!" ”
"Haihan is a fart, I can win this deck of cards, this little ghost broke my cards, how do you say to pay?"
Yang Lian couldn't bear it anymore, slapped the table, and said angrily: "No, it's just a deck of cards, wouldn't it be good to start over, what are you yelling at!" ”
The man was so angry that he climbed onto the table and grabbed the dominoes to beat him. Yang Lian had never seen such a scene, and his face turned pale with fright, but fortunately, the shopkeeper came forward in time to calm down a turmoil.
The shopkeeper looked at Yang Lian and sneered: "The young man is quite angry, but unfortunately he is only angry." Then he called his men and planned to blast them out. Wang Yan stopped him first, secretly showed him the token of the Criminal Department, and said, "The two of us are not here to make trouble, we want to inquire about one person." ”
When the shopkeeper saw that it was the Criminal Department, he asked tremblingly, "Who?" ”
"Wang Liang."
The shopkeeper's eyes were shocked, and he hurriedly pulled him to no one's place before he said:
"My lord, what did this person do?"
Wang Yan just said: "The person investigated by the Criminal Department must have a reason, but it is inconvenient to inform, please forgive me." ”
"Oh, I can't tell you...... That's fine, but what good is it for me to say? This person is not an ordinary person, if I say something that causes trouble to the gambling house, it will be more than worth the loss! ”
"Shopkeeper, you should know that everyone in the Criminal Department must cooperate in handling the case, if you don't tell you, you will be charged with deception and cover-up!"
The shopkeeper's eyes were shocked, he didn't expect this young kid in front of him to be so tough. smiled helplessly, and then said: "This person is a frequent visitor to our place, but he doesn't come every day, he has a rule, he comes at the end of every month, and he brings a lot of silver taels every time, but I know that this person lives in the downtown area, and he doesn't look like a rich man." I'm afraid that this person has a debt for his life, and it will not be cost-effective to involve me in this gambling house when the time comes, so I sent someone to follow me secretly. ”
"What?"
"He went to the official mansion and talked about the house!"
Yang Lian happily patted Wang Yan's thigh: "There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, it takes no effort to get it, let's quickly tell Mr. Su the good news!" ”
Wang Yan said: "What's the use of this, it's just that I know that Wang Liang has been to Tanfu, and there must be evidence!" ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "The evidence is not easy, Wang Liang comes at the end of every month, this is not about to reach the end of the month, the two of you will wait for five more days, the villain is willing to do the work of dogs and horses." ”
Wang Yan looked at the shopkeeper and couldn't help but slander: Ruoshui has opened no less than ten gambling houses, and they have always been operating legally, and he has never heard of any suppression by the government on them, but this person is so flustered, it seems that there is something unscrupulous in this gambling house. Wang Yan smiled coldly and said: "Since the shopkeeper is willing to cooperate, I will definitely say a few more kind words for you in front of the eldest grandson, and in the future, the surrounding of the gambling house will be peaceful." ”
In the shopkeeper's voice full of gratitude, the two Wang Yan brothers left here. Yang Lian couldn't help but ask his brother: "Are those words you said true?" ”
"You believe it too?"
"Of course I don't believe it, you and I are just newcomers to the Criminal Department, how can we have such a big face to talk to Lord Changsun!"
Wang Yan smiled: "You and I are new to this case, and I don't know how lucky I am to be able to participate in this case, so while being cautious, we must be bold and careful, maybe we can really talk to the eldest grandson." ”
Yang Lian was confused when he heard it: "Then what do you mean by what you just said?" ”
Wang Yan stopped, took his younger brother in his arms and said: "The dark market is a task assigned to us by the Criminal Department, and it is within our duty to complete it, but if we handle one more case, will we be able to obtain the recognition of the Criminal Department, and our reputation will soon be known!" ”
"That's right!" Yang Lian clapped his hands and praised, "Brother, you mean to say, that gambling house ......"
"There is always a cat who is tired, and staring at him, sooner or later he will show his feet!"