Chapter 36: Secret Investigation
Since the broken tile kiln for a while, Fang Zhongjin and Lu'er have eaten and lived with the brocade guards brought by Ji Changan every day. Fang and Lu have long been accustomed to the life of eating and sleeping in the open, and when they suddenly walked with Jinyiwei, they felt indescribably luxurious.
Jin Yiwei went out on an errand, which was a business affair, and he could live in a free post station. However, the group of them always stayed in the best inn in town for the past two days, and ate in the best restaurant. Jin Yiwei searched for clues during the day and shouted at the people. In the evening, I ate and drank excessively, looking for pleasure everywhere. Fang Zhongjin looked at it coldly, no one had ever asked them for money, obviously they all took it for nothing.
Fang and Lu always followed them around during the day, pretending to follow clues together. In the evening, Fang Zhongjin also followed a few brocade guards to go out to mess around. He had also been in and out of some big families in the capital, and he didn't know anything about how to have fun. is also an extremely smart person, and it didn't take long for him to get acquainted with a few brocade guards, drinking and gambling together every day.
Zhong Jinyiwei thought he was a country boy from somewhere. But after getting along with him, I saw that no matter what tricks he played, he never showed his timidity, and although he won a lot of money when gambling, he was willing to lend money to others. Everyone gradually forgot that he was not their own person. A lot of inconsistencies greeted Fang Zhongjin. Fang Zhongjin played with them every day, but he never forgot his task. He slowly set his sights on one person.
On the evening of this day, a group of people occupied the lobby of the inn and gathered together to gamble money. Ji Changan suddenly stood in the corridor on the second floor and called Fang Zhongjin to come to his room. Everyone laughed loudly when they saw it, and Fang Zhongjin was not annoyed, and walked upstairs with a smile.
walked straight to Ji Chang'an's room and closed the door. Ji Changan lazily sat down in the chair, motioned for Fang Zhongjin to sit down, and asked, "You have been playing for the past few days, do you have any clues?"
Fang Zhongjin changed the smiling expression just now, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Dingkun is a little suspicious. Talking to me is the most evasive. "This one is called Lu Dingkun, one of Ji Changan's Jinyi guards.
Ji Changan narrowed his eyes and pondered the background of this person, and said, "Do you want to make an errand just because you are suspicious? ”
Ji Changan knew that in the brocade guards under him, no matter who they were, they had their own way. It's okay to scold them on weekdays, but if you are not 100% sure, you can't easily deal with them.
Fang Zhongjin said in a hurry: "It's not difficult to be sure, tomorrow you just need to let me set up a bureau, and you will know." ”
On the second day, Fang Zhongjin and Lu'er sat in the lobby of the inn early in the morning, and they had all kinds of breakfast on the table. Everything is fine and beautiful, not like it was made in the kitchen of an inn. Sure enough, after a while, a few brocade guards smelled the smell and walked into the lobby to find food.
A brocade guard named Zhao Zhuohan honestly and unceremoniously sat at a table with them. He took a roll of ham in his hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and exclaimed, "It's so delicious, who made this?"
Fang Zhongjin pointed at Lu'er with a smile and said, "My sister made it, okay, right?"
Zhao Zhuohan hurriedly called several other brocade guards to come over and eat together. The rest of the people were full of praise after eating, and Zhao Zhuohan said: "Good boy, your sister didn't tell us if she hid such a hand." ”
Another angry brocade guard asked, "Brother Fang, everyone is so familiar. Tell me the truth, is your little girl your real sister or a fake girl? If it's a fake girl, we naturally know the rules. If it's a real girl......" said hehe, hey, funny. Thinking that if Lu'er was really Fang Zhongjin's sister-in-law, not a lover, he would have to make a move on Lu'er.
The rest of the people were also laughing wildly, and everyone was waiting to see Fang Zhongjin's laughter and scolding back.
Fang Zhongjin hurriedly said: "Of course it's a real girl." ”
The smile on Lu'er's face was frozen, faint and undetectable, and then there was still a shy and shy look.
Zhao Zhuohan asked again: "It's been a few days, how can your sister show her cooking skills." If you had given us a few to cook, we wouldn't have to eat those unpalatable things every day. ”
Lu'er's eyes suddenly turned red, and she held back to the side and didn't speak. Fang Zhongjin also lost his smile, and said gloomily: "Yesterday, Boss Ji came to me and said that he had a definite clue about the snitch. Let me go with him the night after tomorrow to arrest the fugitive. He also said that this battle was unpredictable, and he asked me to be prepared. My sister only cooked a few meals for me. ”
Zhao Zhuohan hurriedly asked, "Why didn't you tell us?
Fang Zhongjin pretended to be surprised and said, "I think this arrest is too dangerous, and Boss Ji doesn't want to let his brothers lose too much, otherwise he won't be able to explain when he returns to the capital." That's why I went with him. ”
After saying this, everyone at the table looked different. There are those who are surprised, those who are angry, those who are skeptical, and those who are inquisitive. There was only one person with both fear and murderous intent in his eyes. Fang Zhongjin looked at Lu'er, Lu'er hinted with his eyes, and Fang Zhongjin was sure in his heart.
After everyone finished breakfast, Lu'er packed up the dishes and chopsticks and went to the back kitchen to wash. The rest of the people left the inn, rode horses and galloped to nearby villages and towns, and continued to interrogate and skin the people of each town. Fang Zhong Jinben went out with other Jinyi guards, found an excuse halfway, slipped back to the inn, and quietly entered Ji Chang'an's house.
Ji Changan was already sitting and waiting for him. Seeing that Fang Zhongjin was coming, he asked, "Can you already confirm that Lu Dingkun is a spy?"
Fang Zhongjin said: "It should be Lu Dingkun, that's right. I heard that the two of us had a definite clue about the snitch, and he was the only one who was the most nervous and flustered among all the brocade guards. ”
Ji Changan cocked Erlang's legs and said, "Okay, you only need to help me catch that snitch now, and you and that little girl will be free." ”
Fang Zhongjin said with a solemn face: "Tonight is the time for us to close our mouths. Lu Dingkun thought that we had got an urgent clue, and we must inform the snitch tonight. You've got your trusted brothers on standby overnight. As soon as he leaves, we will be able to follow them to their lair. ”
Without waiting for Ji Chang'an to express his position, Fang Zhongjin suddenly asked, "Where is Lu'er now?"
Ji Changan didn't expect Fang Zhongjin to find out that he had moved so quickly, and said, "You can rest assured, I have asked my henchmen to hide her in a safe place." As soon as the snitch is in hand, you will see each other. ”
Fang Zhongjin thought for a moment and asked, "Is your henchman Zhao Hanzhuo?"
Ji Changan was taken aback, but he didn't expect Fang Zhongjin to even guess who his henchman was.
Fang Zhongjin said again: "How fast can Zhao Zhuohan walk with a little girl who doesn't know martial arts? Judging from your words, they are already hiding by this time. Presumably the two of them are still in this inn. If I wander around like a headless fly, I won't find it. ”
Fang Zhongjin saw Ji Changan's face stiff, and he was even more sure of his guess. And he said, "Since I am willing to help you, you don't need to be so protective of me." The credit for capturing the thief must be yours. You can rest assured. ”