Chu Mo said: "Brother Zhang, please speak, to be honest, my county commander also knows very little about the curves and roads above. ”

Zhang Renjie looked around thoughtfully, and the guests at the table next to him were drinking and making a lot of noise, and no one noticed that the two of them were here.

Zhang Renjie tried his best to raise his drunken and hazy eyelids, propped up the table, leaned towards Chu Mo, and lowered his voice: "Do you know, since the beginning of this year, some people have handed excerpts to the imperial court, reflecting that the armaments manufactured by the Ministry of Industry are not the same as the armaments handed over to the army of the Ministry of War, and a large number of them are missing. ”

"Oh, and this?" Chu Mo raised his eyes and looked at the mysterious Zhang Renjie and said.

"I don't know the specific situation, the rumors of this matter are very tight, and I also heard from my buddies in the cabinet, but the credibility is not low. Zhang Renjie said, raised his head and drank a glass again, smashed his mouth, and continued, "I think you should always handle this matter, it's good to know it earlier, but don't leak the news before posting it above." ”

Chu Mo nodded and said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhang, what you heard tonight will definitely rot in your stomach." ”

Zhang Renjie smiled, his face was flushed with strong rice wine, and said: " The boss has secretly sent someone to investigate, including my buddy, he said, the military department Shangshu secretly accepted a lot of money from the middleman, and replaced several batches of the original old armaments with new factory armaments in use, and the new armaments were resold to the locality, so that the military department Shangshu can be said to have made a lot of money in his hands, as for the others, I don't know the specifics, this matter is kept secret, I only heard that the merchant secretly contacted by the military department Shangshu is Niu Tao of this Niu Mansion. ”

After hearing this, Chu Mo couldn't help asking: "Sold to Niu Tao? After Niu Tao's death, I also checked his house, and there was no armament in it, besides, what did he want armaments for an ordinary businessman, could it be that he wanted to rebel? In other words, no matter how rich he was, he could not afford to buy the armaments in the treasury." ”

Zhang Renjie said: "Eh, you are wrong about Brother Ouyang, these things are definitely not done by him alone, he is at best just a handler, responsible for transferring the armaments from the military department, and the financier who really provides him with money and methods must be a huge force, the master who can afford to buy armaments." ”

"Brother Zhang is ......," Chu Mo said.

"Maybe, I guess ......" Zhang Renjie took a big sip of the rice wine in the cup and said, "I guess, this Niu Tao may be doing a traitor business inside and out, and reselling Wu's armaments to other countries." ”

"Oh?" Chu Mo said to Zhang Renjie, "If Brother Zhang says yes, then it is not trivial at this time, this matter is going to alarm the emperor, no matter how bad it is, the Criminal Department must intervene in this matter." ”

"That's right. Zhang Renjie said drunkly, "This matter has been treated as a top priority by the Criminal Department, and people from all walks of life have secretly focused on the beginning and end of this case, and it is a matter of time before they intervene, you have to be smart, lest the adults of the Criminal Department take a fancy to the black shirt and hat on your county commander's head, and take it back to the emperor to invite merit." ”

"Thank you Brother Zhang for your advice. Chu Mo raised the wine glass in his hand, saluted Zhang Renjie, and said, "Brother Zhang has been in the county government these days, please give me more advice." ”

"I can't point to it. Zhang Renjie waved his hand and said, "It's true that you can solve the case that is so anxious." You are the first person in charge of the Qingyulou incident, do you have any impression of this murderer? ”

The topic suddenly turned to Qingyulou, and a strange look flashed in Chu Mo's eyes, but he still smiled quietly: "Brother Zhang, you can ask me, when the incident happened, the fire at that time was almost out of control, so I took the security army and the catchers to organize the neighbors to put out the fire, and I didn't notice what the murderer looked like, but I heard the brothers of the security army say that the murderer is a woman with strong martial arts." ”

Zhang Renjie picked up the chopsticks, pulled the peanuts on the plate in front of him, and said casually: "Don't say it, now in this world, there are many talented people, after that war, all kinds of strong people hidden in the mountains and forests have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and we, the petty officials with dozens of soldiers, are not enough for people to see." ”

After speaking, he put down his chopsticks, leaned back, touched the back of his head, and continued: "But I wonder, according to the documents from the state, this case can be investigated together with the extermination case in Yuzhou, so why is the murderer's purpose placed on an unarmed piano girl?"

"Perhaps, it's because of the love and hatred in the rivers and lakes. Chu Mo said with a smile, "I have some impressions of that Liu Xiaoxiao, she is indeed good-looking, she can't be said to be captivating the country and the city, but she also has a good skin that can charm men, maybe there are some masters, because of love and hatred, I hired some killers on the rivers and lakes, and destroyed her all over the house, wanting to let that Liu Xiaoxiao die in pain." ”

Zhang Renjie listened to it and said with a smile: "Haha, you are really interesting to talk about, but there is a possibility in this regard, maybe tonight, there will be a killer who will kill the dungeon and kill the Niu Mansion that Liu Xiaoxiao married." ”

"Brother Zhang doesn't have to worry too much. Chu Mo said, "The dungeon of my county government is also heavily guarded, if the killer really dares to come, he doesn't dare to let her come and go, and he can also give more clues to the boss." ”

Zhang Renjie frowned, leaned on the table, and said to Chu Mo: "Then do you think it is possible that Liu Xiaoxiao has something to do with this arms smuggling?"

Chu Mo listened, thought for a while, and said: "Brother Zhang is reasonable, Liu Xiaoxiao is Niu Tao's pillow person, and it may have something to do with these things, Brother Zhang can rest assured, I will personally interrogate her when I go back, and get some clues from her mouth." ”

"In comparison, because of the armament, it is more likely to kill Liu Xiaoxiao. Zhang Renjie said, "If this is the case, then this matter may be done by the buyers of the armaments, and if the buyers are from other countries, then this matter is not something you and I can manage, and maybe there will be a war again." ”

Chu Mo filled the wine glass in front of him and said, "Brother Zhang, don't worry too much, such a big battle has just ended, and the strength of all countries is in the stage of waiting to be rebuilt, and the war-weariness of the people is very high, and no one will want to stir up trouble for no reason." ”

"Then what if it ......" Zhang Renjie picked up his wine glass and said to Chu Mo, "It is really an incident of reselling armaments to neighboring countries, how will the imperial court deal with it?"

After hearing this, Chu Mo just wanted to speak, but suddenly there was a commotion on the side, and a group of people hugged each other talking and laughing, and went up to the second floor, and suddenly surrounded the place.

The attention of the two was diverted by the group of people, who were young, dressed as scholars, and looked in their prime, and the noise seemed to tear over the roof, and the small second floor became crowded.

The fat man who was walking in front of the group of scholars turned his head and said heartily to the people behind him: "Congratulations to Lin Gongzi for winning the first place in the exam, in our group of people, only Lin Gongzi has this level." ”

"That's right, Lin Gongzi's last question on the paper, even the examiner was amazed, praising us Lin Gongzi as a once-in-a-century genius!" continued, a thin man in the crowd.

"Eh, I heard that this time Lin Gongzi not only won the top prize in the county examination, but also was recommended by Wu Guoda Scholar in the state examination!"

Chu Mo didn't speak, put down his wine glass, looked at the group of scholars who suddenly came, and listened to their discussion, it seemed that they were a group of students who had just finished the county exam. Zhang Renjie also looked at them with interest, and the commotion of this group of people made the eyes of the entire floor focus on them.

"So, today, our Lin Gongzi invites everyone to come to the restaurant to celebrate!!" A female scholar who looked particularly lively and cheerful jumped up the steps and said, "Lin Gongzi paid the bill tonight, and everyone let go of the order!"

A burst of cheers erupted among the scholars, and a scholar with an elegant face and outstanding appearance, with a shallow smile on his face, walked out among the crowd, met the envious eyes of others, and constantly nodded politely to the surroundings.

"Yo, who is this young man, is he the champion of your county test this time?" Zhang Renjie looked at him with a wine glass and asked Chu Mo.

Chu Mo smiled and said: "This county exam is the first exam to be restarted after the war, and the benefits arranged above are very much, and they also attach great importance to it, and the number of students who come to refer to it is also several times that of previous years. ”

After speaking, he stretched out his finger and pointed at the student, and said: "He is the eldest son of the largest Mi Xinglin family here in Hangzhou, his background is illustrious, and he looks like a talent, he is familiar with the scriptures, can write poems, can play and shoot, and the examiner noticed him before the reference." ”

"So good? He really took the top prize, you should know about this county order, right?" Zhang Renjie took a sip of the wine he was holding and asked Chu Mo.

Chu Mo said with a smile: "Brother Zhang is right, his name is Lin Xi, whether in the literary examination or the martial arts examination, he won the first place among the students in the same class of reference, in the examination of poetry, his examiner is a university scholar, he praised him well, and directly recommended it to the Hanlin Academy, if nothing else, in the subsequent state examination, he should have no problem." ”

After Chu Mo finished speaking, the group of scholars were arranged by Xiao Er to sit at a few tables, and all kinds of expensive wine and food were served one after another, and even the shopkeeper of the restaurant personally came up to greet and serve. The group of scholars surrounded Lin Xi and did not hesitate to praise him, as if they were going to lift him up to the sky.

"Come on, it's so lively here, let's withdraw too, don't let people see you sitting here with a county order, sweeping away the interest of those boys. Zhang Renjie smiled at Chu Mo, and then stood up. Chu Mo followed closely and said, "Then let's go back, Brother Zhang, please." ”

"Go back and have a good rest, Ming'er still has important things, remember to be optimistic about Liu Xiaoxiao, she may give us two key clues. Zhang Renjie said as he walked downstairs.

Chu Mo nodded, and inadvertently, Yu Guang saw Lin Xi, who was sitting at the head, looking at the two of them, with a hint of strangeness in his eyes.