Tongzhou Wharf is one of the most prosperous wharves in the entire canal.

Even if it is close to midnight, the river is still brightly lit, most of them choose to sail during the day and berth at night, and even the merchants and boatmen who get on and off the boat are more dense than during the day.

When Fu Zhen arrived at the dock, Liang Zhi was dressed as a boatman, sitting by the stall and drinking tea inconspicuously, and the guards were also dressed up like this, scattered everywhere, sitting and standing. Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan also dressed up, she became a buddy in the business, and Pei Zhan smeared two handfuls of kiln ash on his face, and under the bright or dark light, he was an ordinary fierce nurse.

At this time, it was almost midnight, and there were several stars on the moonless sky, Fu Zhen looked up twice when he sat down, and asked Liang Zhi: "What about He Qunying?" ”

"In the house," Liang Zhi motioned for them to look at the inn on the opposite side, "the one with the lights on is the third one." Half an hour ago, the Xu family's guards also came. Now it's also above. I have already sent someone to inquire on the road just now, and if Xu Yin comes, he will not escape our eyes. ”

Fu Zhen glanced at Pei Zhan, who was surrounded by chest: "Then we don't have to worry, and after the ship docks, they will take action." ”

Liang Zhi said: "Just now I said hello to the shopkeeper on the Ning family's business. Later, when the boat docks, he'll take a few of us aboard, and then you two will find a chance to stay on board.

There are a lot of people on the docks, and what I didn't tell him is that they are less in charge, so don't show your stuff when you go back. I will meet you on the dock, Xiao Si and they are also at various points, you go back and ask Guo Song and them to follow me, and I will take care of it to ensure that there will be people where you go ashore. ”

After the three of them finished discussing here, they listened to the shouts of the captain under the dock, and then many slender men carried ropes and other tools down the stairs in a swarm, and the girls of Qinlou, who had been quiet before, stood up again, and there was a trumpet on the river, it turned out that a ship had docked!

And the guards sent out also returned to Liang Zhi's side at this time: "The Xu family's carriage has arrived in Tongzhou!" ……”

Xu Yin took the car to Tongzhou, that is, he drove directly into the inn where He Qunying was.

The two guards who arrived first greeted the door: "The master came in time, the ship has arrived, and it is taking turns to dock." It won't be long before you can board the ship. ”

Xu Yin walked into the house, and He Qunying also stood up: "Are you really here in person?" It's just to bring someone, you still can't trust me? ”

"How could it be that I couldn't trust you? After so many days from south to north, plus the delay from Tanzhou to Hangzhou for many days, I was also anxious to wait, and I couldn't help but come. ”

Xu Yin sat down as he spoke.

As soon as he got on the stool, he got up again, went to the window and looked down, only to see that the river under the wharf was densely packed with boats, and the tail poles were all hung with the flags of the major merchants, and it was impossible to tell which two were their leased boats.

"Are you sure you'll be there tonight?" He turned his head to look at He Qunying.

"Of course," He Qunying said, "I received news again an hour ago, and everything went well. Among the dense ships you see are our ships. ”

Xu Yin looked deeply twice, walked back and said, "I'll follow you on the boat in a while." ”

"Why bother?" He Qunying glanced at him, "You are waiting here, why do you show up to get attention?" ”

"It's okay," Xu Yin spread his hands, "I specially changed my clothes, just to get on the boat with you, it won't be too noticeable." ”

He Qunying looked at his ordinary silk robe and didn't say anything.

Just as the people below said that the boat had arrived, the two of them did not say much, walked downstairs, and walked towards the dock.

Liang Zhi invited the shopkeeper of the Ning family firm in Tongzhou to the dock early, and the shopkeeper came forward to greet the boatman, and Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan followed them on the boat without much effort.

The boat has been lent to He Qunying, and most of the people who escort the boat are He Qunying's people, so it stands to reason that no one should board the ship on the Ning family's side, but because the helmsman in charge of the ship and some of the boatmen are still from the Ning family's shop, it is not difficult to find a reason to board the ship.

The lights on the boat were not on, and the shopkeeper brought a large group of people, Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan found a place to hide in a blink of an eye, and did not attract the attention of others.

Because he just turned around for half a circle, he said a few words under the pretext of finding the helmsman to make an appointment with the boat to carry the goods, and the shopkeeper took people down the boat again, and He Qunying's escort didn't say anything.

After the people left, the people on the ship began to move the goods.

Fu Zhen and the others touched the cabin, only to see that they were all piled up with full of satin cloth, rolled into rolls and stacked on the board.

He took out a knife and cut a few horses, and they were indeed all satin.

The ship has two floors, both of which are loaded, and the top floor has only a few rooms for people.

Pei Zhan took Fu Zhen's hand, went around the room to find the entrance to the cabin below, and dived down the stairs.

A cough in the dim light caused them to immediately cease to move against the wall. Until the voice quieted down and his eyes adjusted to the light, he saw a boatman sitting in the corner, with the word "Ning" on his shoulders and back, the two glanced at each other, and were tiptoed down behind the goods.

The knife cut through the outer package again, and the inside was still satin.

Fu Zhen was unwilling, and prepared to open each horse for inspection, but at this time, there was a sound of footsteps from above, and then two lanterns were the first to poke in at the staircase.

“…… This staircase is narrow, so beware. ”

The boatman with the lantern was full of flattery. He landed on the board, and the people behind him also followed, He Qunying appeared first, and behind him were two scribes dressed in ordinary clothes, it was Xu Yin and Lian Yu beside him!

Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan looked at each other, holding their breath and hiding behind the pile.

After Xu Yin landed, he looked around at the full load of goods, and said: "You have done a lot of business, two boats of so many silks, have you found a good home?" ”

"Supply is in short supply." He Qunying smiled at him as he spoke, he didn't need to look at his expression, and the arrogance between his words couldn't be hidden, "With the signboard of my General's Mansion, how can there be fewer people who take the initiative to come to the door?" ”

Xu Yin smiled knowingly: "Yes." ”

He Qunying led the way: "Come here." ”

The two of them rounded the stairs to the staircase on the other side, and then descended to the lowest floor.

Fu Zhen wanted to follow, but Pei Zhan pulled her hand: "He Qunying's martial arts are not low, don't startle the snake, wait first." ”

Fu Zhen retreated.

Looking around again, I still saw only full of satin.

At this time, the guards who had just gone down to the bottom came up one after another, Fu Zhen counted them one by one, and saw that all the people brought by Xu Yin and He Qunying had come up and were walking towards the top deck, but Xu Yin's master and servant and He Qunying did not come up.

"Let's go."

Pei Zhan whispered this word, and Fu Zhen followed his footsteps around to the staircase over there.

The lantern is left underneath, and through the gap in the bed board, you can see the illuminated scene underneath.

Below is also a full ship of goods, but the difference is that there are also three small rooms on this floor, which seem to be the quarters of the boatmen, and usually serve as a duty to guard the goods.

The people they brought had already gone up, and it stands to reason that there were only Xu Yin's master and servant and He Qunying. But under the light, there was still one person in front of the three of them!

It would not be strange if there was a boatman underneath, but this man could not have been a boatman with unkempt head, kneeling on the ground, and his hands and feet bound with hemp ropes!

"It seems that this is Xu Yin's purpose." Pei Zhan conveyed the message to Fu Zhen with his gaze.

Fu Zhen pursed his lips and stared at the person who was tied up without blinking.

Who is this man? I don't see the slightest clue.

But Xu Yin's gaze fell on him tightly, and he also stretched out his pampered hand, grabbed the man's hair and raised his face.

Fu Zhen could see half of his face, but the face under the unkempt hair was completely unrecognizable.

"I have a few words to ask him first, can Brother He make it convenient for me?"

He Qunying nodded: "The person is yours, just dispose of it as you like." ”

With that, he stepped up the stairs and walked up with a bang.

Pei Zhan covered Fu Zhen's nose and lips with one hand, and the two of them disappeared silently in the darkness like a shadow.

He Qunying's footsteps disappeared to the very top.

Below, Xu Yin had already opened this person's fluffy hair, and in order to better see the other party's face, the rag in his mouth was also pulled out.

Without hindrance, the man immediately began to breathe like a dehydrated fish. And a slurred word came out of his mouth.

"That's right, it's him!"

Xu Yin was still staring at this person's kung fu, and Lian Yu took the rag and plugged it back into his mouth.

"The little one will take him up and take him back to the house."

"Wait!"

Xu Yin pulled out the rag again with a cold expression, and looked at this person fixedly: "What's your surname?" What do you do in Tanzhou? ”

The man looked at him with his teeth bared, and began to argue with his hands and feet, but it was useless, but he made his body bow like a shrimp.

"This guy is disobedient, so the little one should take him back first, right? There are a lot of people here, and it would be troublesome if someone saw something. ”

Lian Yu persuaded again.

Xu Yin ripped open the collar of this person, glanced at the tattoo on the back of his neck, and then pulled it again, still covering the position of the tattoo with the collar, looked at him deeply and said, "Take it away." ”

With that, he flicked the sleeves of his robe and stepped up the stairs.

Pulling the knots, he dragged the man down the stairs, and two guards followed, one to the left and the other to the right, and pushed him into a large wooden box, and then carried him up.

Fu Zhen watched this box pass by in front of his eyes and said nothing. As they were about to step up the second staircase, she asked Pei Zhan, "Do you know water?" ”

People who grew up in the Northland don't know how to be watery.

Fu Zhen herself will, because when she was a child, she was self-taught in the moat.

Pei Zhan said: "You will, I will." ”

Fu Zhenbai glanced at him. The detective glanced at his neck, then leaned into his ear and whispered a few words.

Pei Zhan nodded: "Obey." ”

At this point, the lights on the stairs had dimmed, and the two took advantage of the darkness to reach the upper deck.

Xu Yin and He Qunying were waiting on the shore, and the people they each brought were following on the side, occupying a large area of the black land, and they all paid attention to the people who began to board the ship and unload.

The large box containing the people was lifted to the deck like a special warehouse filled with fine silk, and just as they were about to carry the box ashore, they heard one of them "ah" and tip it over, and he naturally threw away one end of the box, and the person at the other end suddenly let go, and the box clicked and sank into the water!

Xu Yin was suddenly taken aback: "What's going on?!" ”

After hearing this, the guards who stepped forward checked it, and quickly returned to report: "Master! There was oil on the board, and the brothers had water on the soles of their feet, and they slipped and fell immediately after stepping on the oil! ”

"Oil?!" Xu Yin raised his tail note and looked at He Qunying, "Where did the oil come from on the ship?" With so much cargo in place, how can there be oil underground? - Hurry up and pull up the box! Fast! ”

Because he couldn't hold back the eagerness in his heart, he walked a few steps to the water's edge, only to see that the box that was dangling on the water just now had sunk to the bottom! In addition to some ripples on the surface of the lake, where else can you see any boxes?!

Xu Yin's body immediately straightened: "This is definitely not an accident!" Hurry up and get in the water! Get me the box back! ”

He Qunying also stepped forward, and while sending someone to help go into the water to salvage, he looked at Xu Yin suspiciously: "Isn't it your house slave who committed an accident?" Sink to the bottom, sink to the bottom, it doesn't matter if you die, why are you so nervous? ”

Under the firelight, Xu Yin's face flickered brightly and darkly, making it impossible to see the content, but what could not be concealed was the tense muscles all over his body, and his eyes were looking straight at the water!

He Qunying only felt different: "Who is this person?" He's not your house slave? ”

Seven or eight people have plopped down under the water, and they haven't come up yet, Xu Yin gritted his teeth and raised his head: "It's true that it's not my house slave, but it's closely related to you and me!" ”

In one sentence, He Qunying's face also changed......

The moment the box fell, Pei Zhan swam it a hundred or twenty zhang away with his excellent arm strength, and when the Xu family guards reacted and jumped into the water to look for it, Pei Zhan had already dragged the box to the shore!

Fu Zhen came out of the water, glanced back at the shore on the other side of the dock fifty paces to the east, and then helped pull the other end of the box and dragged him to the shore with all his might!

After a dark whistle, Liang Zhi had already set up the guards along the line and immediately appeared, seeing this situation and not asking much, several people cooperated with the tacit understanding, silently carried the box to the carriage in the distance, and then opened the box under the greeting of Fu Zhen Pei Zhan, who arrived later, and then pulled out the person who had been soaked in half of his body by the river that had been flooded!

"Leave someone to come down and pass the word to your master, and the rest of you don't delay, and return to the city with us immediately!"

After Pei Zhan gave the order, the guards who were in charge of catching up with the car moved forward in the next moment!

Fu Zhen ignored the water on his body, leaned on the back window and turned his head to look at the dock, directly the lights were bright, and the sound of the commotion had already come over like a tide......