Volume 7 Chapter 15 The Mysterious Courtyard
Su Zhuo sat on the ground, gasping for a while, and finally eliminated the feeling of suffocation in his chest. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info He got up and looked over to the shore, and there was no one on the dock. Wei Xiu had already left without knowing when, and Su Zhuo returned to the dock along the same road and walked back slowly.
Although he guessed the identity of the man in black, he couldn't figure out for a while, what did he have to do with this matter, why did he snatch that piece of cloth, and what secrets were on that strip of cloth?
Su Zhuo was full of questions, and passed by several wine shops along the way, but found that there was no one. It turned out that the news of Liu Fei and Ouyang Ji's death had spread, and everyone was in no mood to have fun. Fortunately, Louwan has handled it properly, and so far, there has been no bigger mess.
Su Zhuo returned to the gambling house, and before he entered the door, he saw that the hall was also empty. Lou Wan's voice came from a corner: "Miss, why didn't you take this opportunity to get rid of ...... just now?"
Wei Xiu's voice suddenly sounded: "Shut up! If you underestimate him, sooner or later you will be like those idiots......
Su Zhuo only listened to half of what he said, and he didn't know what they were talking about, so he went in the door to see. saw that Wei Xiu had already turned around and walked towards the backyard. She took the other hallway, not to the guest room. There are two passages in the lobby leading to the backyard, one is the guest room where Su Zhuo and others live. And this one doesn't know where it leads.
Lou Wan also left after her, leaving only two guards to guard the aisle. Su Zhuo was curious for a while, and he also wanted to go over to have a look. Who knew that the two people blocked the passage, and the urn said angrily: "The warehouse is heavy, and idle people are strictly forbidden to enter!"
Su Zhuo said strangely: "Behind is the warehouse, I want to see Miss Wei!"
One of them said viciously: "Miss Wei never sees guests at this time, you better come back tomorrow!"
Su Zhuo knew that it would be futile to say anything, so he had to return in a huff. When he came to the guest room, the more he thought about it, the more strange he felt, and he was a little unwilling. Suddenly, there was a "bang", and then one person snorted in pain: "Oops!" It seemed that something heavy fell on the ground and hit someone's foot.
Su Zhuo could tell that the voice was coming from the courtyard of the warehouse across the wall. It's just that this wall is two or three stories high, and you can't see anything. He looked up and saw the big tree in the courtyard, with its branches and leaves. Due to the abundant rain, the branches of the trees are covered with moss.
Su Zhuo's heart moved, and he thought secretly: "The yard can be cleaned anywhere, only this tree will have moss, is it ......?"
He leaped onto a thick branch, and tumbled onto the tree, carefully searching for something. Sure enough, on a tree branch, Su Zhuo found a few footprints and trampled off a piece of moss.
He breathed a sigh of relief, carefully stood in that position, and sure enough, he could see a corner of the mysterious courtyard. I didn't see Wei Xiu in the courtyard, and I don't know if she came here. But Lou Wan was there, he was angry and scolded a few subordinates in a low voice.
The men hurriedly lifted up one of the wooden boxes that had been turned over, and then took the contents that had rolled out from the ground back into the wooden box. Su Zhuo took a closer look, and it turned out that all the silver ingots were scattered on the ground. Several people cleaned up, re-sealed it, and fastened the big lock.
Su Zhuo observed for a long time and counted in his heart. There are more than a dozen chests in the courtyard, and if they are all filled with silver, I am afraid that it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels! He knows that Wanli Gambling House is a famous gold cave in the rivers and lakes, and it is not uncommon to have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. It's just that so much silver is packed and sealed, and it seems that it is going to be transferred and taken away, what does this mean?
Su Zhuo couldn't figure out what was wrong with this for a while, and gently jumped off the branch and returned to the guest room with his name written on the door. Only then did he realize that on Junshan Island, there were strange things everywhere, but it was difficult to tell where the weirdness was.
However, what is even more strange is that Warburg Ping did not see anyone for a day. The uneasiness in Su Zhuo's heart became more and more intense. He couldn't sleep and sat in the house. The door was closed, but the evening breeze still slowly blew into the room, bringing a little coolness.
Su Zhuo looked up at the wind, and it turned out that the upper layer of the wall was a row of carved wooden lattice pores, which were both beautiful and breathable and practical. He stared at the blowhole, stunned, bits and pieces flashing through his mind. Suddenly, with a flash of inspiration, Su clumsily stood up and ran towards Ouyang Ji's room.
The door was unlocked, but the inside was cleaned up, and there was no sign of a dead person. Su Zhuo sighed first, and then walked to the middle of the room, where Ouyang Ji's corpse was. When I looked up, I saw that there was a beam above my head.
A smile appeared at the corner of Su Zhuo's mouth, and he said to himself: "Sure enough, I finally know the answer to this mystery of the secret room......" However, the relaxed look on his face didn't last long, and he frowned again, and muttered: "But why did Ouyang Ji do this?"
The stone in his heart was not lighter at all. If there is someone to discuss the case together, maybe the mystery can be solved. It's just that at this moment, Huaping is nowhere to be found, and it is inconvenient for Wei Xiu to see such a young man as himself in the middle of the night. Su Zhuo couldn't think of anything for a while, so he could only sleep with his clothes and wait for dawn to speak.
When I woke up, the sky was already bright. Su Zhuo rolled over and walked out of the room. The courtyard was quiet, and there was no movement. The early morning of the Mid-Autumn Festival was a bit cold and the dew was heavy. He walked down the hallway to the lobby of the casino, still with no one.
But the figures of Wei Xiu's four bald guards appeared from the staircase, and Su Zhuo was stunned, unexpectedly that Wei Xiu had already reached the upper floor. He also walked to the second floor, and the four of them didn't stop him this time, and let him go upstairs.
Wei Xiu was still sitting in yesterday's position, took off the note on the leg of a carrier pigeon in his hand, took a cursory glance, and handed it to a small servant next to him. She looked up and saw Su Zhuo, smiled slightly, as if she had expected him to come, and only said lightly: "Su Gongzi came so early!"
Su Zhuo was not polite, sat down opposite her with a big grin, and said, "Miss Wei is earlier!"
Wei Xiu didn't answer, and Su Zhuo asked again: "Is Fang Wei Hou's letter, when will a boat come?"
Wei Xiu didn't answer directly, but said, "You can guess!" said Yanran smiled, not knowing what he meant.
After a while, a servant girl came early. Su Zhuo was a little embarrassed at first, and he didn't expect to meet Wei Xiu for dinner. After putting it on the table, I found that it was actually two identical copies. There aren't many dim sums, but they're all exquisite.
Su Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Miss Wei, I want to come?"
Wei Xiu smiled: "Aren't you very smart, might as well guess!" After speaking, he ate a few water chestnut meats, and then lowered his head to eat breakfast.
Su Zhuo's face was a little feverish, and he couldn't guess what Wei Xiu meant, so he could only drink porridge to hide his embarrassment. Suddenly, he thought of Hua Ping, frowned, and said, "Miss Wei, since you are so old-fashioned, why don't you help me find someone else!"
After hearing this, Wei Xiu guessed what was going on and asked, "Warburg Pinch?"
Su Zhuo nodded, and said worriedly: "Huaping has disappeared since he went to Junshan Island, and I am indeed a little worried. ”
Wei Xiu said: "How could a place where Junshan's palm is big disappear for no reason? I think he left yesterday!" As he said that, he suddenly remembered something, reached out and took out a letter from his arms, and said, "Someone gave me a letter yesterday and asked me to hand it over to you." I didn't expect that because of Liu Fei and Ouyang Ji's matter, I actually forgot it. ”
Su Zhuo took the letter and took it out to see that it was actually Hua Ping's handwriting!