Several people stopped.

After Lord Tang entered the house, he supported his legs with both hands, and it took a while for him to recover.

"Don't be in a hurry, speak slowly." Xu Zan poured a cup of warm tea for him.

Master Tang took it, drank half a cup slowly, and thanked him again before saying to Xie Xun: "Five days ago, the official ship that set off from Yuhang County and was carrying 200,000 catties of grain and intended to be transported to Henan Mansion was hijacked not long after it set off. All the officers and men who were carrying the shipwrights and the cargo were killed, and all the 200,000 catties of grain were missing. ”

After relieving a few more breaths, Tang Dacai continued: "It was still yesterday that the patrol captain of the Wujun wharf found that the official ship that was supposed to dock at noon and the supply was delayed, and reported it to the commander of Zhichong, and after the commander of Zhichong reported it to the Taishou of Wujun, the Taishou of Wujun asked the commander of Zhichong to send people to search along the way, and only then did he find out that the official ship had been robbed in the early hours of the morning. ”

"Five days ago......" Xie Xun's eyes turned cold, that was the day they set off from the capital to Guangling County.

"In the past, robbers would burn ships, but this time they didn't?" Chen Anning asked.

It can carry 200,000 catties of grain, which is a very big ship. If the ship had been burned, it would have been impossible to find out yesterday.

"Nope." Master Tang said with a serious face, "The robbers don't know how they boarded the official ship, killed someone, and after crossing the goods, they abandoned the boat on the shore, and then drove away. ”

The robber didn't know how he boarded the official ship, which caught Chen Anning's attention, and she asked, "The bodies of the shipwright and the officers and soldiers who escorted the cargo are still on board?" ”

Lord Tang seemed to remember, and quickly took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xie Xun: "This is a letter sent by Wu Juntai's guard. ”

Xie Xun quickly unfolded it, and after taking a quick look, he handed it to Chen Anning and said, "There is no useful information." ”

There really is no useful information.

He wrote the news that the official ship had been hijacked, the official rations were missing, and the shipwright and the officers and men escorted all died.

It's kind of a letter of inform.

Chen Anning tightened his brows imperceptibly, waiting for Xie Xun's decision.

Xie Xun first instructed Xu Zhan: "Hurry up and prepare the horse!" ”

Then he instructed Lord Tang: "Immediately reply to the Taishou of Wu County, ask him to protect the official ship, and no disturbance is allowed until I arrive!" In addition, write to the Taishou of Yuhang County to sort out all the information of the official ship, and before I arrive at the official ship, it must be delivered to me! ”

Lord Tang hurriedly agreed: "Okay, I'll arrange it!" ”

After Lord Tang left.

Xie Xun and Chen Anning also set off immediately, together with Xu Zan and Wen Baolin, and rushed towards the river section of Yuhang County and Jiaxing County where the official ship had an accident.

Evening.

"Take a break and eat before leaving!"

Since the morning, a few people who have not entered the water have seen a small inn on the side of the road, they have stopped, handed the horse to the shopkeeper who greeted them, and sat down at the table.

"I wonder if a few guest officers are sharpening or drinking?" An elderly mother-in-law greeted her, and after her eyes turned over a few people, she asked diligently.

"Don't beat the tip and don't drink," Xu Zan said weakly after pouring two bowls of tea in a row, "Serve all the delicious food in your store, be quick, we are in a hurry." ”

"Okay, a few guest officers, wait a minute." When the mother-in-law left, her eyes turned on several people again, and then she returned to the back kitchen.

Several people didn't pay attention to the mother-in-law's care.

It's a remote place, and it's full of vendors.

Although they deliberately keep a low profile, the clothes on their bodies are different from ordinary people, and the mother-in-law is strange, and it is normal for a few people to look at it a few more times.

Until......

After bringing a large pot of bone broth and serving a bowl to each of them, the mother-in-law said, "This is the favorite dish of the guests who come to our inn, you can try it quickly." If you like it, you can have another pot later. ”

Xu Zan and Wen Baolin were both hungry, so they picked up the bowl and prepared to drink.

"Wait a minute." Chen Anning called the two to stop.

The two of them looked at her in unison.

Xie Xun, who was one step slower than the two of them, but also held the bowl, also looked at her.

Chen Anning didn't speak, and after stirring the bones in the basin twice with a spoon, he scooped up one of them and put it in the bowl.

The mother-in-law said enthusiastically: "Our sheep bones are the freshest, and they are the ones that my old man killed early in the morning, and the girl can eat them with confidence!" ”

Xu Zan saw her action of scooping up the bones, and mistakenly thought that she wanted to eat meat, so he buried his head and prepared to drink soup.

Chen Anning said lightly: "If you don't want to die, keep drinking!" ”

Xu Zhan's mouth had already touched the bowl, and when he heard her words, he quickly stopped, "This soup is poisonous?" ”

The vendors at the two tables next to him also immediately stopped their movements and looked towards this side.

The mother-in-law was immediately reluctant, and shouted with a gloomy face: "The girl has to make it clear, the old couple has been doing business here for more than ten years, and the guests don't know how many they have received, but no one has ever said that the soup made by the old woman is poisonous!" ”

"You just said that this sheep bone was killed by your old man in the morning?" After Chen Anning gave Xie Xun a look, he stared at the old woman and asked.

The old woman took two steps back, still shouting: "The old woman never tells lies!" Guests who have come here to eat many times can testify for the old woman! ”

The guest at the table next to him immediately said: "This woman is not lying, they do have nearly 100 sheep behind the inn." Girl, don't look at these bones are not good-looking, the soup is fresh. ”

As if to prove that what he said was true, he picked up the bowl and drank half of it in one gulp.

After Chen Anning glanced at him with pity, his eyes fell back on the mother-in-law who was shouting for her to give an explanation, and said lightly: "You said this is a sheep bone, why do I look at it so much like a human bone?" ”

The old woman's face changed for a moment, and then she quickly turned around and walked towards the inn, saying as she walked: "It's nonsense, I'll call my old man over!" ”

Two guards dodged and blocked her way.

The mother-in-law screamed, "What do you want to do! ”

Xie Xun looked at the bones in Chen Anning's bowl and said solemnly, "Are you sure this is a human bone?" ”

Chen Anning said: "Sure, this is the human tibia, that is, the calf bone." ”

Xu Zan looked at the bones in her bowl, and then at her own bowl, quickly threw it away, and wiped her mouth frantically.

Wen Baolin is similar.

"Girl, you said it's human bones, what evidence is there!" The guest who had spoken earlier asked, pressing the churning gastric juices.

Clearly, he is still making his final struggle.

Xie Xun stood up, ordered the secret guards to quickly surround the guest house, tore off the token on his waist, and said coldly to the diners who heard the sound: "I am Xie Xun of Dali Temple, all the diners immediately stand on the right and wait for investigation!" The dark guards listened to the order and arrested the owner of the inn! ”

As soon as the diners heard his words, they saw the secret guards who surrounded the inn like lightning, but everyone who ordered bone broth threw up on the table.

And the mother-in-law, taking advantage of this mess, wanted to slip away, Chen Anning threw the chopsticks in his hand, pointed at her acupoint, and said: "Take good care of it, there must be no mistakes!" ”

There are not many people in the inn.

In addition to the old two, there are only three shopkeepers.

Chen Anning noticed when the secret guards were arresting a few people, in the face of the arrest, only the old couple were scolding, and the three shopkeepers seemed to be relieved after a moment of panic, and let the secret guards take them into custody without a struggle.

After carefully observing the three shopkeepers, Chen Anning found that they were all in their early twenties, and they did not match this inn in terms of temperament or eyebrows.

There's a situation here!

After the secret guard completely controlled the inn, Xie Xun arranged for Xu Heng and Wen Baolin to inquire about the news from the diners, Chen Anning followed him into the door of the inn.