The old military division is still very efficient.

Two quarters of an hour later, he sent people to Du and Tu to inquire about the news.

When the reef first arrived, he didn't dare to easily provoke the owners of these two Zhuangzi, but the old military master didn't have so many concerns.

The Tu family used to be a big merchant of medicinal herbs, but in recent years it has declined a lot. In the past, they could still override their local counterparts under the banner of the Zhou family's in-laws, but now his aunt and wife have been dead for nearly forty years, and the only surviving grandson, Zhou Jinpu, is not a weapon, and he obeys the words of his step-grandmother Ma, and even his biological mother is not very close, and the Tu family can't be publicized. His family is now relying on caravans to travel north and south, barely maintaining the family business. Not to mention the maiden relatives who were hostile to Zhou Ma's family, a steward in the third room of the Zhou family came to the door, and they didn't dare to look at people, let alone the old soldiers under the command of Zhenguo Gong came to inquire about some gossip.

Most of the people living in the Tujia Zhuangzi are the families of the caravan guys and guards, and the head of the village is a cousin of the family, so he didn't report this matter at all, and he answered all the questions in front of the old relatives of the Zhou family, and he would also help ask the residents in the village. He heard that it was related to the robbery interception and murder case a few days ago, where did he dare to hide it?

But he did provide some useful information.

Some of the old people who lived on the roadside in his village felt light at night, and they had heard and seen some movements. There were indeed uniformly dressed young men who passed by at night or in the evening, and once rode horses, and I don't know if they carried weapons with them, some said that there were about a dozen, while others said that there were only six or seven people. These people did not enter the Zhuangzi of the Tu family, and went to the northwest in the evening, and the southwest in the night. The northwest leads to the place where the Jin family was killed, while a few miles to the southwest is where the Zhou family's veteran Zhuangzi and the Zhou family's three-room village are located.

As for the direction from which the group of people came, the old people could only infer that it was the direction of the Du family Zhuangzi. The Du family Zhuangzi is very strict and never allows outsiders to easily enter and visit relatives. No one can be sure whether the group of young people is from the Zhuangzi of the Du family, but the Zhuangzi of the Du family is next to the side of the mountain, and it is not known whether those people came down from the mountain and passed by the side of the Zhuangzi purely from the side of the village.

When they arrived at the Du family Zhuangzi, the Zhou family veteran did not alarm the master's family or the head of the village, but only inquired about acquaintances in the village.

There are also veterans from the Zhou family generals in the Du family Zhuangzi. Du Boqin's commander was actually the son-in-law of the Zhou family, who married a niece of the old marshal Zhou of Zhenguo, but his wife died ten years ago, leaving no children. Commander Du never remarried, and there was only one old concubine in the family who presided over the feed. The old concubine gave birth to his only son, and he was quite decent in the family. For the old people left by the main mother before her death, she sent them all to several Zhuangzi in the family to be raised. There happened to be a veteran on this Zhuangzi, who had been a nurse in the Du family for several years, and he was dizzy and couldn't see people clearly and couldn't recognize the way, so he retreated.

According to his report, although some people have come down and some have gone up on the mountain in recent days, all of them are familiar farmers or children in the vicinity, and there are no well-trained and strong young people with high military value, and no horses have crossed the mountain. He is confident in that. He has a good ear and memory, because his eyes can't see clearly, his children and grandchildren don't allow him to go out, so he can only hide in his house all day long, listening to the movements of passers-by near his house for entertainment. He dared to pack the ticket, and he was absolutely not mistaken.

It's just that his house is located on the edge of Zhuangzi, and if that group of people didn't pass by his house, but went on another road, he couldn't say for sure. No matter how good his ears were, it was impossible for him to hear the movement on the other side of the road from the entire Zhuangzi.

However, his son had recently gone up the mountain to chop wood, and he had been condescending to see strangers in the village from a distance. Their family didn't know the identity of the stranger, they only knew that there were three people on the other side, and they were dressed as martial artists, and they looked very difficult to mess with. Since their family had a mediocre relationship with the people in the village, no one told them if there were outsiders who came to the village.

The veterans of the Zhou family reported all this news to the old military division.

The old army division ordered someone to inquire about the list of caravan guards on the butcher Zhuangzi, and it was necessary to check the name, origin and appearance of each guard to see if there were any fewer people recently; At the same time, he also asked people to continue to monitor the movements of the Du family Zhuangzi. The half-blind veteran from the Zhou family has lived in the Du family Zhuangzi for several years, but he is estranged from the villagers, and there are faint signs of being excluded, what is the reason for this?

He had never heard of anything wrong with Commander Du's relationship with the Zhou family? Didn't his old concubine often go to the late master's mother's maiden house to say goodbye?

The old military advisor didn't hide anything, so he told Haijiao all the news he had inquired about, let him think about it on his own, and said with a smile: "If Brother Hai thinks of something, just come and tell me, don't go outside." You are Xie Hanlin's personal disciple, and Xie Hanlin and I are also old friends, we have worked together for many years and get along very happily. I admire Xie Hanlin's resourcefulness very much. ”

Haijiao was a little flattered, and hurriedly said a few words of modesty, asked a few more questions, and saw that it was not early, so he hurriedly said goodbye and rode back to his home in Chang'an City.

It was already late in the evening when I got home. Grandfather Hai Xiya has been going out early and returning late recently, and it seems that he has to be busy in the yamen until dark every day, and his grandmother Ma has already complained. Seeing that her grandson was not at home, she couldn't help complaining: "What are you doing all day long?!" In the case of the Jin family, your grandfather and cousin have instructed that the Zhou family will solve it, and told you not to touch your hands, why don't you be obedient?! In the past, when I was in Suzhou, I liked to catch a spy and forget it, but now you even want to catch robbers and murderers, why don't you go to the prefect's yamen to catch a head?! ”

Hai Jiao smiled dryly and mixed up with his words, but as soon as he turned around, he was a little trance: "Prefect Yamen...... Headcatcher ......"

Haitang heard it, blinked, and reminded him in a low voice: "Brother doesn't really want to go to the prefect's yamen to be a head catcher, right?" Be careful that Grandma hears it. ”

The head catcher of the prefect's yamen sounds decent, but in fact he belongs to the ranks of "officials" and has a low status. The Hai family is a hereditary military household, and Haixi Cliff now has a seven-rank official position, and he still expects his grandson to be able to shine in the army in the future, how can he be reduced to the ranks of "officials"? Ma was just joking before, if he knew that his grandson was seriously thinking about what he was going to do to catch his head, he would definitely blow it up.

Hai Jiao hurriedly smiled and explained: "I don't want to be a head catcher, I think of a person who was the head catcher of the prefect's yamen in his previous life." Although he hasn't been promoted yet, I think his troubles are already there, and I happen to know how to help him solve them. If it goes well, I may be able to call the news channel to inform the government yamen, and I don't always have to expect the elders to reveal the news of the case in the future. ”

Haitang raised his eyebrows: "Then brother, you can do it." If there's something you need my help with, just ask. ”

Haijiao nodded, pulled his sister out of the main room, and came to the east wing where he lived: "I have gained a lot today, and the old military master praised me......" He told his sister everything that happened today.

Haitang thoughtfully: "Although there are many caravan guards on the Tujia Zhuangzi, the number of people is relatively fixed, and they are familiar with each other. Moreover, the Tu family is not qualified to be an ally of the Sun family, let alone have little influence on the Zhou family. ”

Hai Jiao snorted lightly: "I also think the Du family is more suspicious." Du Boqin is the commander of Zheng Sanpin's guard and the son-in-law of the Zhou family, this is the inner ghost with weight. I'm afraid the Zhou family didn't suspect him at all, right? He glanced at his sister deeply, "Do you know what Du Boqin's identity was when I entered the industry in my last life?" ”

(End of chapter)