Although Hai Jiao's words moved Jin Jiashu, he began to consider telling the other party more secrets. But this kind of thing cannot be decided in a short time, and he needs to think about it carefully.
Haijiao didn’t press. He would tell Jin Jiashu about the disputes and conflicts between his family and Mr. Sun Ge, hoping that the other party would understand that he was also on the opposite side of Mr. Sun Ge. If Jin Jiashu really knows who his enemy is, he will understand that he is a good candidate for an ally. Isn't Haijiao more trustworthy than the Zhou family, which has a large number of people but also has a black sheep? They are also enemies of the Sun family, and the Hai family even saved Jin Jiashu. If the latter has any troubles, you can definitely discuss it with him.
Although Jin Jiashu did not immediately tell him frankly, Hai Jiao had already got the answer he wanted.
Jin Jiashu seems to really know who his enemy is. He knew that those who wanted to kidnap and kill him were related to the Sun family. Otherwise, Hai Jiao would not have been able to impress him immediately if he only said that the Hai family had a conflict with Mr. Sun Ge.
Hai Jiao knew what was going on, and did not intend to continue to push Jin Jiashu. He just wanted him to recover: "I'll go to Zhou's old soldier Zhuangzi to see if they have found any new clues. If I really catch someone later, I will Let them bring it to you so you can recognize your face."
Jin Jiashu said: "If he is a young boy, he did not participate in the killing of my parents and family, nor did he participate in the second assassination a few days ago. Even if he appeared in front of me, I would not recognize him. If you really want to find someone, go To recognize his face, why not ask the servants in this house to go there. I heard that the young man once climbed the wall here and tried to sneak in to find me. The servants found out and scolded him. They probably also recognized the young man's appearance. "
Hai Jiao agreed, said goodbye to Jin Jiashu, and turned to talk to Zhuang Tou.
Zhuangtou looked at him with a bitter look on his face: "Master Hai, why did you leave so quickly this morning? I couldn't find you anywhere, I'm almost dying of worry!"
Hai Jiao smiled, knowing what he was really anxious about: "I was in a hurry to find the old military advisor. Seeing that you were busy here, I didn't bother to say hello to you. Don't worry, we are all familiar with each other, so there is no need to care. These customs."
Zhuangtou smiled even more bitterly: "Master Hai, the old military advisor has already sent people to tell me, and also asked our people to accompany him to the city to talk to Master Wu. You have told the old military advisor. What? It won’t hurt our wives, right?”
"What does it have to do with my aunt?" Hai Jiao said in an understatement. "She just didn't want to get married and give birth to a child, so she cried and complained to her relatives. It wasn't the people sent by Mrs. Ma who talked nonsense in the village, which made the villagers angry. Are we shocked and angry? Even if the bankers knew about Madam Ma's conspiracy, it was not my aunt who leaked it."
Zhuangtou was speechless. The old military advisor also gave the same order before. And most of the people in their village think this is the truth. They had never heard any rumors about building a workshop from their mistress Zhou Ma. It was Hai Jiao who told her about the workshop, and Hai Jiao... It wasn't because Mrs. Ma wanted to recruit people from the Chang'an Glass Workshop to give the Hai family a chance to build a workshop. Did you notice it?
Although the old military advisor was also born under the old master Sanfang, he knew about the glass workshop and wanted to bring bad luck to Sanfang, and he had so many people with him... It was obviously impossible to keep this matter a secret forever. Once the news spreads, Sanfang's reputation in the Zhou family will be tarnished. What would the brothers in the border army think of the owner of the third bedroom of the Zhou family, and what would they think of the deceased old man of the third bedroom of the Zhou family?
The head of the village sighed, but still cooperated and ordered the servants in the house who had seen the boy who climbed over the wall to follow Hai Jiao to the old soldier Zhuangzi to testify.
On Zhuangzi, a veteran of the Zhou family, all three groups were still acting as planned. The person responsible for surveillance on the hillside discovered several suspicious figures on Dujiazhuangzi and had a rough idea of the rooms where they lived and haunted daily. The person responsible for guarding the intersection has also found the place where the target is most likely to pass by when escaping. He has found a bunker, turned from light to dark, and continues to follow. On the contrary, those who went to Chang'an Vanguard to ask Du Boqin, the master of Zhuangzi, for permission to search the village, received no reply. It stands to reason that if they come and go quickly, no matter whether things are done or not, they should be back long ago.
After lunch, one of the people who went to Chang'an Vanguard finally came back and brought back the latest news.
They met Du Boqin, who was very cordial, but after hearing their request, he was surprised and kept asking about the whole story. It seemed that he had to ask clearly before he could allow outsiders to enter his village to find someone, otherwise he would As if he couldn't agree. But Du Boqin, as the commander of the Chang'an vanguard, was very busy. Before he could understand, a subordinate came to him to report official business. He had to ask the veterans to stay away for a while until he had finished handling the official business.
But after he finished handling his official duties, he immediately received urgent news and needed to travel immediately. So he ordered his soldiers to arrange a place for the veterans to stay, and hurriedly got on his horse and left without saying anything more.
The veterans were not sure what Du Boqin meant. Did he deliberately make excuses to avoid them and not let them enter the village to search? But his attitude has always been very kind, and he has good reasons for leaving every time. If it was a misunderstanding, they would force their way into the village to search for people. Regardless of whether the search yielded results, their relationship with Du Boqin would be affected afterwards. The veterans discussed it and decided that most of them would stay and wait for Du Boqin. Only one of them was sent to Du Boqin's home in Chang'an City to obtain permission to enter the village from his old concubine.
This man suffered a loss once and decided to find another way. When he arrived at Du Boqin's house, he did not tell the truth. He only told the old concubine of the Du family that a daughter of his brother's family had run away before getting married. She seemed to have run away with someone and hid in the Du family's village. He did not want to make it public. I hope I can quietly find my niece and her sweetheart and bring them back.
The old concubine of the Du family didn't know the whole story. She heard that it was such a scandal that couldn't be brought to light. The person who came to talk was a soldier who had been guarding the Duke of Zhen for many years. He had to go back to the Duke of Zhen's mansion every New Year. The person who asked An was happy to be convenient, so he readily agreed and gave him a token, asking him to show it to the head of the village and ask him to let them into the village.
Now that the token has been sent back to Zhuangzi, the old soldier of the Zhou family, the old military advisor is not here, so Lao Zhangtou is the one who takes the lead. He took the token and personally led people to Dujiazhuangzi, but he also did not forget to arrange manpower to guard all the entrances and exits of Dujiazhuangzi to prevent the target from escaping.
Hai Jiao borrowed a bow and a barrel of arrows from Lao Zhangtou's son, checked the daggers hidden in his boots and sleeves, and followed.
He did not guard the uphill intersection where most people were guarding. Judging from his experience as a secret agent, the back mountain of Dujiazhuangzi is certainly the escape route that most people would choose, but the mountain is not steep, and the vegetation on the hillside is not dense in winter. Forget it at night, in broad daylight, then It's really not a good place to hide. If the killer really fled to the mountain, the more than 20 veterans guarding the mountain could easily capture him.
In contrast, he felt that the boy suspected of being the eighth killer was more likely to choose another path.
To the east of Dujiazhuangzi, there are many families living together. The roads and paths are winding and winding. You can easily hide your figure by using the walls and fences of each house. When we reach the end of the trail, there are many loess ravines, which are also convenient for people to escape. After passing through this ravine, not far away is a large town with a population of tens of thousands. It is also the summer residence of many wealthy families in Chang'an. In the winter, only a few servants are left in these courtyards. With high walls and deep courtyards, it is possible to hide a dozen people without being noticed.
If veterans want to search each house, how many families do they need to get permission from? By the time they get permission, the killer has already fled. Isn't this safer than escaping to the back mountains?
(End of chapter)
