forty-one

Cheng's manor is located in the hilly area of Huadu City, there is often smoke in spring, hazy vision, wet and moist hair, Nameless felt helpless, covered his forehead and said: "I hate this place." ”

"Chengjia Manor is surrounded by water, the terrain is higher, the fog will naturally be heavy in spring, and the fog is secretive, good at hiding and ambushing, not conducive to finding people and exploring things, it seems that we are unlucky." Zhang Zongle observed in the stone crevice of the pavilion, the traces had already been cleaned up, and there was no clue, and continued: "The space in the stone crevice is too small, Zuoli can't attack Wei Jing around the back, even if it is a frontal fight, it is narrow and difficult. ”

In the early hours of the morning, the two (Nameless and Zhang Zongle) went to the pavilion where the incident happened last night to investigate, and Nameless wondered: "But I obviously saw that the stone in Zolly's hand was bloodstained......"

"It was the blood of a feral cat. Zhang Zongle smelled the commotion and found the hair, pondered for a moment and said: "Last night, you left the stone crack of the pavilion and walked to the orchard lawn, then Wei Jing would be afraid to stay alone, he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, it is not suitable to move for a long time, he can quickly escape and find a hiding place......"

At this time, both of them looked at the downhill slope, and they both mentioned: "Firewood warehouse!"

The low-rise pavilion is a firewood warehouse in the remote place, the warehouse stores wood and hay, fuel resources for winter heating, no one goes on weekdays, and no one guards it, the two (Nameless and Zhang Zongle) quickly went there, and sure enough, Wei Jing was found in the warehouse, but she was covered in cold sweat, and her forehead was so hot that she was delirious.

"Nameless, what herbs do you use to treat your wounds?"

"Gan Ning grass ......" nameless reply made Zhang Zongle sigh with a straight face: "Gan Ning grass needs to be ground into powder to treat wounds, it cannot be used directly, raw use is cold, it is easy to make the injured get cold and fever, I need to take her out of the manor to see a doctor, I can't delay any longer." ”

Zhang Zongle found cotton cloth and hay in the warehouse, immediately wrapped Wei Jing in cotton cloth and covered with hay, and then pushed the cart out, and said anxiously: "Let's go out to the manor to seek medical treatment together, blame me for making a mistake in the medicine to make Wei Jing ...... something."

"Aunt Orange and I will leave the manor on the grounds of procurement, and you will leave the guard guard to wait for the opportunity to take action to investigate whether Cheng Laojin has a conspiracy in secret. ”

"But ......"

"Last night's incident, the head of the guard, Zoli, has already watched your actions, if you leave without permission, our mission will be a complete failure, understand?" Zhang Zongle persuaded Nameless, and then left.

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The doorman of the Cheng family manor is not strict, after several conversations, Aunt Orange and Zhang Zongle pushed a cart full of hay out, Aunt Orange went to the market to do business, Zhang Zongle carried Wei Jing to the hospital, and after timely treatment by the doctor, she picked up her life.

In the inn room, Wei Jing woke up, and after she learned the reason for the incident from Zhang Zongle's words, she hurriedly pleaded: "Please help my brother (Wei Bin), I am willing to make cattle and horses for you." ”

"If it is really Cheng Lao Jin Gu's killer who destroyed the Qi family, and then conspired with the yamen to frame Wei Bin, can I help Wei Bin clear his name...... Besides, I have other tasks to do, please forgive me, don't venture into the manor again, and live well. Zhang Zongle finished doing things for Nameless, and at the same time politely refused Wei Jing's request.

"Your companion (nameless) promised to help me!" Wei Jing didn't want to accept the reality, endured the pain and knelt down to plead, Zhang Zongle was very sympathetic to the woman's desolation, but he still rationally refused: "My brother (nameless) is young and ignorant, he always likes to talk about it, don't take it seriously." ”

The door opened, Aunt Orange was stunned, Wei Jing knelt and kowtowed to Zhang Zongle: "My parents died early, my brother and I depend on each other, and the poor life is still bitter and happy, but my brother is burdened with unnecessary crimes, tortured in prison, and even ends up with the separation of corpses, but I am powerless......"

Aunt Orange cried when she heard Wei Jing's experience, she wanted to go back to Cheng's manor with Zhang Zongle, but she changed her mind, even if she and Zhang Zongle were not a mother-son relationship, and she and Wei Jing were not acquaintances, she still persuaded: "Ah Le, you can help her." ”

"What about Wei Bin's specific location?"

"Cell C, the second prison of the Yamen of Huadu City. ”

"Is there a token?"

"This is my bracelet, my brother can recognize it. ”

Wei Jing wiped away her tears, hurriedly untied the rope ring in her hand and handed it over, Zhang Zongle took the bracelet and said: "Aunt Orange, please go back to Chengjia Manor first, and then make an excuse to perfunctory the head of the overlord for me, as for me, I need a sword to go straight to the Yamen prison to rescue Wei Bin!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Zongle jumped out of the window.

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At the low-rise pavilion of the Cheng family manor, Zhang Zongle was sent away by the cart (back to the main line), he understood Zhang Zongle's intentions, and at the same time he was worried about Zhang Zongle's situation.

There was no sign of the eagle in the white sky, but he could smell the sharp chirping of the eagle, if the prey was a snake, it would tremble at this time, and dare not come out of the hole, and in the same way, Nameless was in danger, he could also detect the abnormality, he turned around and asked, "Why are you sneaking behind?"

The vague figure came out of the smoke, it was Cheng Yi, the owner of the wooden box of private salt in the secret room, the suspect who imprisoned the spy of the Northern Han Jinyi Guard, he strolled around the nameless, sometimes thinking, sometimes realizing, and said softly: "The thick smoke surrounds the world, you and I are destined to meet again because fate is destined to ......"

"Don't sell it, if you have something to say!"

"Smoke is the puzzle, and I'm the puzzle solver, come with me, like a hidden place to talk. Cheng Yi took Nameless into the rock pile, this is the place he used to come to when he was a child, and he clearly shaped the path, on the contrary, Nameless walked more and more ruggedly, and he felt very weird.

"Do you want to lure me to the ruined stone henge and kill me?"

"No, no, I want to work with you. Cheng Yi mentioned the word cooperation, which reminded Nameless of Li Jian, the fourth prince of the Northern Han Dynasty, and thought to himself - Li Jian is cooperating as a friend, so what about Cheng Yi, is he cooperating as an enemy?

"Don't laugh, I'm serious, as the saying goes, the enemy of the enemy is the friend ......" (Cheng Yi)

"Who is my enemy?" (nameless)

The two looked at each other and understood each other that this was a temptation and contest between words, no simpler than a sword.

"Hehe, you are an official of the Eighth Division of the Military Aircraft, the enemy is a thief who endangers the imperial court, I am the future heir of the Cheng family manor, and the enemy is a thief who endangers the manor......"

"Then who is our common enemy?" Nameless took out a dagger from his waist (given by Cheng Yi before) and pretended to threaten, Cheng Yi retreated, obviously afraid, and suddenly a figure appeared in the stone pile and said: "Our common enemy is Cheng Feng!"

In the stone pile, the three of them looked at each other, nameless surprise, Cheng Yi was happy, Cheng Ming was sad, he touched the rough surface of the rock, and said softly: "I remember playing hide and seek when I was a child, my brother (Cheng Yi) often hid in the open space of the rock pile, so many years have passed, you still haven't changed." ”

"Are you two a gang?" (nameless)

Cheng Yi walked to Cheng Ming's side and compared them carefully, the two looked somewhat similar, Cheng Yi explained: "My younger brother (Cheng Ming) and I are fighting each other on the surface for the heir of the Cheng family's manor, and the inner relationship is still good, after all, the same biological mother, from childhood to adulthood, on the contrary, Cheng Xiao is different, his status is lowly and he covets the position of the heir, which makes us both particularly disgusted!"

"Then what are you arguing with Cheng Xiao in the courtyard?" Nameless held the dagger tightly, for fear of fraud, Cheng Ming heard it, and he took the initiative to reply for Cheng Yi: "At that time, you overheard that the matter was about selling illicit salt, because my brother's father-in-law is an official of the Supervision Office and manages market regulation, so he has cheap coarse salt channels, so he let us buy and hoard a large number of salt, and then sell it when the market salt is short of high price, so as to make a profit." ”

Cheng Ming's explanation was reasonable, and Nameless thought to himself - could it be that he guessed the wrong wooden box for the transfer of Jinyiwei spies?; Cheng Yi continued to answer: "Your eavesdropping behavior made my younger brother (Cheng Ming) suspicious, so he took you into the study to test it, sure enough, you are not an ordinary gardener, it was an officer of the Military Aircraft Department who sneaked into the manor to investigate the case, but (rummaged through the drawers) mistakenly offended his father, locked in the dungeon and found the secret room, at first I was afraid that you were investigating private salt, so I went into the dungeon to test you, and found that you were not very interested in salt...... But now you can't pursue it, because all the illicit salt has been shipped away and sold. ”

"The Military Aircraft Department will not care about the sale of illicit salt, the purpose of my entry into the manor and going to the dungeon is to find someone, and the person you should deal with is Cheng Xiao, why is our common enemy Cheng Feng?"

Nameless's words satisfied Cheng Yi and Cheng Ming, which was exactly what the two of them expected, so the two of them said happily: "Sure enough, you (nameless) are investigating the case of missing people in Handan City, not only did you find the right place, but you were also lucky to find our brothers......

"The two of us secretly transported illicit salt through the manor river, and at the same time found that Cheng Feng secretly sent people to transport things into the manor, and he had dealings with the Orientals, and it was very likely that he was trafficking in human beings......"

The fog shrouded the rocky pile, and the intricate road made the conversation between the three seem secretive, and Nameless was surprised: "Human trafficking?"

"Do you remember when you copied the kitchen bill, did you find that the population of the manor was not proportional to the food consumption?" Cheng Ming snickered, he tried Nameless at first, and at the same time hinted at Nameless, but Nameless was not good at number relationships, and he couldn't detect it.

Cheng Yi continued to add: "Since you are an investigator, then you should know the relationship between the owner of the village and Cheng Feng, the two are uncles and nephews but have a bad relationship, it is that Cheng Feng once stole gold and silver for business, which led to the financial loopholes of the manor, but he has been able to repay it in recent years, that is, relying on the proceeds of human trafficking...... His ambition will be even greater, and he also wants to annex the entire Cheng family manor!"

"Why?" (Nameless looks at the two suspiciously)

"Cheng Feng has the motive of human trafficking, he can do this without many guards, he will make the haunting incident bigger, then he has an excuse to add guards to the owner, and then gather forces to control the entire manor, and also monitor the actions of our two brothers, and even have the ability to assassinate our two brothers, so I asked you to cooperate, sabotage Cheng Feng's tricks together, and regain control of the manor!" Cheng Ming frowned and said his bitterness, silently analyzing the words, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that things were going in the right direction, not like making things up.

"Does Cheng Laojin know about Cheng Feng's rebellion?" (nameless)

"If I can't find real evidence, my father won't believe it. (Cheng Yi)

"Then do you know where Cheng Feng hid people?" (nameless)

"In the ancestral temple on the top floor of the Cheng family's manor, there are no people to enter on weekdays, only guards are guarded, and the guards are Cheng Feng's people, and he is very likely to hide people in the ancestral temple through the waterway and then through the secret passage. (Cheng Ming)

"Then let's cooperate, but it doesn't mean that we are friends, I can use the guards to rescue the trapped people as evidence, and you will help from the side and find an opportunity to complain to the owner of the village against Cheng Feng!"

"Okay, if you can help my two brothers win Cheng Feng, I will owe you a favor, and he will try his best to repay him in the future. Cheng Yi and Cheng Ming's goal was achieved, but Nameless noticed the strangeness and asked, "Do you think Cheng Xiao is not suspicious?"

"That kid is a gutsless wretch!"

"But how did Cheng Xiao know about the private salt?"

At this time, the three of them stiffened and looked at each other strangely.

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(It's original Mint Lotus, please don't plagiarize.) ）