Chapter 146: A Hiding Place
"But I don't know how big this box of goods is, and where to put it?" Beigong Han asked.
"It's right in the square not far from here. Meng Rufan said to Beigong Han: "Everyone, please come with me." ”
Meng Rufan led the way, and after walking through a small road, Ning Chen saw the place where Meng Rufan said to hoard goods.
"Childe. Meng Rufan looked at Ning Chen and said: "This is it, some of the VIP goods are placed here in advance, and when the agreed time is reached, they will be transported from here to the dock." ”
"Why don't you send it directly to the dock?" Ning Chen asked curiously.
"Since Childe asked, I didn't dare to hide it. Meng Rufan smiled bitterly, and then said: "Because most of the things that go out from here are some things that are forbidden on the surface of the imperial court, so ......."
"It's an unspoken rule again. Ning Chen shook his head slowly, although he didn't say anything on his face, he was also secretly helpless in his heart, I'm afraid this was also secretly instructed by Jiang Li, right?
If Jiang Li himself hadn't nodded, I'm afraid that Qianjiang League wouldn't have dared to do such a thing with two more dares.
"Forget it. Ning Chen waved his hand lightly, and then said, "This matter is not in my hands, and I can't control it." ”
"Childe, please take a look. Meng Rufan pointed to a box in front of him, and then said: "The handyman of the Hou Mansion sent it that day, and it was such a big box. ”
"It's really big!" Ning Chen looked at Beigong Han, and then said: "Don't talk about one person in this box, even if it contains two people, it is more than enough to rub it!"
"What was so strange about this box that day?" Beigong Han asked as he looked at Meng Rufan.
"If it's weird. Meng Rufan thought for a moment, then thought of Ning Chen's words just now, and said, "These boxes are not locked. ”
"Didn't you open it to see what's in it?" Beigong Han asked.
"Three chests of gold, silver and jade, and two chests of brocade silk. Meng Rufan replied honestly: "All of them are of the highest grade." ”
"Lord Liao. Ning Chen looked at Liao Rusong and asked again: "But I don't know what my Uncle Li sent in the past?"
"Locked. Liao Rusong said with great conviction: "It's just that I haven't seen anything here, but I can roughly guess that it should be something of salt and iron." ”
"Whether it's salt or iron, it's an official camp, and if you want to come to Liao Meng, you can get a lot of benefits from it. Ning Chen looked at Liao Rusong and laughed.
"By the way, among you Thousand Rivers Alliance, are there any unremarkable hiding places?" Ning Chen asked.
"If you say a hiding place. Meng Rufan paused, and then said: "I know a place when I go down. ”
"Oh~" Ning Chen's eyes lit up, looked at Meng Rufan and said, "Please lead the way, maybe you will find something." ”
Now everyone in the Qianjiang Alliance also knew what Ning Chen was suspicious of, that is, they suspected that this poisonous scorpion elder was the Qianjiang Alliance who had entered from this Li Qingchou box.
After Ning Chen inquired, he learned that before the Hou Mansion was destroyed, only Li Qingchou's family had used the Qianjiang Alliance to deliver goods.
I turned a corner from the square, but I saw a few dilapidated houses.
"I can't imagine that there is such a place in the Qianjiang Alliance?" Ning Chen chuckled, looked at Liao Rusong and said, "Dare to ask the alliance leader, what is this place?"
"It's also an interesting fact. Liao Rusong smiled helplessly, and then said: "This is the house left by the former alliance leader before his death, I thought that it would be demolished a few days ago, but I didn't expect that before the construction started, the news of this Hou Mansion came out, and this matter is not a big deal, and there are really not a few Jianghu people who have gone to Fujian in recent days, so I left it behind." ”
"Let's go. Ning Chen looked at Xia Yao, who was following him closely, and said, "Let's go and see what the mystery is." ”
"Squeak!"
The door was opened, and a lot of dust fell.
"How long has it been since no one has been to this place?" Ning Chen looked at the empty room, there was nothing else except for an earthen kang in the inner room.
"Since the death of the old alliance leader, I'm afraid no one has come back. Liao Rusong thought for a while and then said.
When the Qianjiang League was in charge of the old alliance leader, it did not take refuge in Jinyiwei, and the original Qianjiang League was far from having such a foundation as it is now.
The old alliance leader is not the master of Liao Rusong and others, but just one of the many water bandits.
"So to speak. Beigong Han chuckled, looked at Liao Rusong and said, "The old alliance leader has been dead for six or seven years, right?"
"Well, seven years and eight months. Meng Rufan nodded lightly, the day the old alliance leader died, that is, the day when the Qianjiang League returned to Jinyiwei.
Others can't remember this matter, but he, Meng Rufan, remembers it clearly.
"I clean this house at the end of every month. Meng Rufan smiled wryly, looked at everyone and said, "It's just because I recently said that this house was going to be demolished, so I didn't come over." ”
"If you calculate it this way, no one should have been here for more than a month. Meng Rufan said to Ning Chen.
"What did you find?" Ning Chen walked around the room, but walked to the window, and looked out the window to see that it was Zhuangnei Lake in the Thousand River League.
"Childe. Beigong Han's expression became slightly solemn, and then said: "There is nothing abnormal here, and my subordinates have concluded that no one has entered this room within a month." ”
"yes. Ning Chen nodded lightly, and then said, "From the dust on the ground, it can be seen that there is indeed no trace of people here for a month. ”
"But who said hiding had to be in the room. Ning Chen chuckled, and went out of the door and went directly to the back of the house.
Beigong Han and the others also hurriedly ran out to see what Ning Chen had found.
"There are people hidden in the house, but this is not impossible?" Ning Chen gently pointed to his eyes, that is, behind this house, there was a bush here, and behind the bush was Zhuangnei Lake.
"Everyone, please see. Ning Chen took another step forward, pointed to the small branch, and then said, "It's broken, it's a broken branch." ”
"Can Lord Meng come here recently?" Ning Chen asked.
"I haven't been here, it's the past, that is, I've come into the house to clean up, and I won't come here. Meng Rufan said.
"There are still footprints here!" Xia Yao, who didn't know when she arrived at the lake, suddenly said: "Xiao Ning, come and see!"
"Footprints?" Ning Chen chuckled, glanced at Beigong Han, and walked quickly to Xia Yao's side.