"My head feels so dizzy..." Xiao Zishan woke up from his dream and felt dizzy and uncomfortable. He has been sleeping well in the past few days. Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty not only had fresh air, but also no roar of cars in the early morning. Sleeping was very sweet.
When traveling through trade in the early days, no one dared to spend the night in the Ming Dynasty time and space. They had to leave before nightfall and would rather come back the next day. Now as their business and connections become more and more consolidated, there are more and more things to do in the time and space of the Ming Dynasty. In order to extend the life of the wormhole, it is commonplace to stay there for a few days after traveling through it. What's more, in these days, I can still open my mouth and stretch out my clothes to eat, which is a decadent life, which makes me feel a little happy.
My head felt very heavy today, and I barely opened my eyes. The sun was already shining brightly outside the screen window after the rain had cleared. It looks like it's almost ten o'clock. He couldn't help but feel strange that there was no TV or Internet in this time and space. Even if everyone discussed and chatted together, they would fall asleep very early, so they would wake up at seven o'clock every morning. Why is it so late today?
He stood up and glanced around the room, surprised. The room was in a mess, almost all the drawers and cabinets had been opened, and things were scattered all over the floor.
Got robbed!
This thought immediately came to his mind, and he couldn't help but feel worried. The money and goods exchanged for this trade were still piled in the house! If...he simply couldn't imagine it. I quickly got up and put on my clothes and shoes - suddenly I found that my socks and travel shoes were gone! What a thief! There were several pairs of straw slippers in the room, so I quickly put them on my feet and came out with my clothes on.
As soon as he went out, he saw Bei Wei rushing out of the house. Xiao Zishan noticed that he also had a pair of casual shoes on his feet, and his combat boots were missing!
"Something happened!" Bei Wei's words were concise and to the point.
"whats the matter?"
"Mr. Wen is missing!"
"What!" Xiao Zishan's hands and feet were so frightened that his hands and feet went cold. Mr. Wen is missing! This is not Guangzhou in the 21st century: Mr. Wen went out and recognized people everywhere, and the police in the safest city in the country - Guangzhou in the 17th century, they didn't recognize anyone when they went out. I don’t even know the way to go.
The two of them rushed all the way to check from room to room. Wang Gong was still sleeping soundly. When they entered the lower room in the courtyard for the third time, Gao Qing's family and Sun Chang were also sleeping deeply. I quickly called everyone up, but they were all still dizzy and nauseous. However, Colgate and Gao Di couldn't even wake up and were at a loss. Sun Chang came up with the idea to wash their faces with cold water.
"Mr. Xiao, something is not right." Sun Chang watched Gao Qing's family hurriedly fetching water for everyone. Everyone felt a little more awake.
"What?!"
"It's obvious that he is under the influence of the incense."
"Miscellaneous fragrance?" For some reason, the first word that came to Xiao Zishan's mind was Sun Erniang.
"It's Mixiang." Sun Chang escaped from his hometown and begged all the way to Guangzhou. He saw a lot of things in the world, "Master, did you lose something?"
These words reminded them, and the two of them ran wildly to the west wing of the central courtyard. Because this house is used as an important warehouse and crossing point, the executive committee made some modifications that are not from this time and space. Not only did the windows and extra door leaves be built with bricks, but a steel fence wrapped with barbed wire was used inside. and a security door alone to create a small room fortified on all sides. Seeing that the padlock on the wooden door outside had disappeared, Xiao Zishan knew something was wrong, so he quickly pushed the door open and went in. The iron grid and security door were all safe, and the goods in the cart were piled well. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the thieves failed. These 21st century anti-theft measures are still effective. The problem is that they lost Mr. Wen! This thing is more terrible than losing goods and gold and silver. Money can always be earned back, but it is hard to say that such a big living person will be left in the Ming Dynasty.
"Who captured Mr. Wen?" Xiao Zishan's mind was spinning like a windmill. Was this an accident or a planned incident? Hard to say. It was said to be a premeditated plan. The only people who knew they were here were the Gao family. Apart from that, they had no other contact with the entire city of Guangzhou. What was the point of the Gao family kidnapping Mr. Wen? If it was an accident, could it be that some thief broke into the house to make money and simply tied Mr. Wen's ticket? This is also possible.
The three of them walked around Mr. Wen's room for a long time, but saw nothing. Mr. Wen's clothes, shoes, and hats were all missing, and even the stab-proof vest, anti-wolf spray, and electric shock device that he always brought with him when he traveled were gone. And fly.
After watching it for a long time, Xiao Zishan couldn't help but say:
"Old Bei, do you see anything? Aren't you a scout?"
Bei Wei spread his hands and said: "I am a scout, not a scout. This needs to be seen by someone who is engaged in criminal investigation."
"Let's find a criminal investigator. Ran Yao once worked as a police officer." Xiao Zishan thought about it.
"Then hurry up and find him, and bring a few more of those reasoning madmen who like to hang out in the reasoning area." When Wang Gong saw Gao Xian preparing to come in to clean up the house, he immediately shouted: "Don't move, protect the scene!" Gao Xian was so frightened that he ran away quickly.
After discussion, it was decided that Gong Wang would go back with the goods and money first, report the matter to the executive committee, and then summon a few professionals to inspect the traces. Xiao Zishan and Bei Wei continued to stay here to investigate.
Xiao Zishan called Gao Qing's family and Zhao Chang to ask if anything special had happened in the past few days, including Gao Zhai's. After asking for a long time, I only found out from Zhao Chang's mouth: Recently, a "little Eunuch Yang" in Beijing was coming to visit Mr. Gao. Mr. Gao seemed to have something on his mind.
When Gao Qing found out about this, he became even more worried and hid in the front yard to sweep the floor alone. But Sun Chang was much calmer and came up to report: "There is no need to worry about this matter for a while. The thief will kidnap Mr. Wen and will naturally send someone to deliver a letter. At that time, he will either report to the official or redeem the person, and the gentlemen can do it again." Calculate.”
"Report to the official?" Xiao Zishan smiled bitterly. They were all "illegal immigrants". How could they provoke the Ming Dynasty's government? Not to mention that he knew the ancient thinking of public security management. It was not a big case of murder and rape that the government was too lazy to do. Calculate. Unless a lot of money is spent - then it is better to redeem people.
"Yes," Zhao Chang said in a low voice, "I am not a Ming Dynasty man and it is inconvenient to come forward. You can ask Mr. Gao to come forward and let the government send people to deal with it privately." He glanced at Xiao Zishan and said, "Mr. Gao speaks in one county and two counties." They can all go around."
"Yeah." Xiao Zishan was noncommittal, but doubts arose in his heart. Everything was normal when Zhao Chang didn't come, but Mr. Wen disappeared after a few days...
While he was pondering, Bei Wei walked in. Zhao Chang quickly retreated.
"Trace found!"
"Oh? Where." Xiao Zishan perked up.
"This group of people climbed over the wall from the path behind the third entrance yard. Many tiles were pulled off the eaves of the wall and fell to the floor. There are still traces of friction on the wall."
"Going out too?"
"Yes, we returned the same way. I looked elsewhere and there was no sign of climbing over the wall."
"I remember Mr. Gao said that on the alley behind here, wooden gates are locked at every intersection, so ordinary people can't enter."
"I don't think they came in from there," Bei Wei said. "There is a big road in front of it, which is too conspicuous. If I had come here from the city wall."
"City wall?"
"Yes. The backyards of the houses here are all next to the city wall." Bei Wei nodded, "Although there are no ramps up and down, almost no one walks on the city wall. As long as you can go up, it is like a high road that surrounds the whole city. "
"Yes, that's very possible!"
"The day before yesterday, someone wanted to sneak in and eavesdrop. I knocked a stone out and that person also fled towards the city wall. I think it is probably the same group of people."
"It seems to be deliberate, but who would do this?"
"I don't know. All in all, we have to get Mr. Wen back first. We'll make a decision after having a professional look at it."
"Okay, we have to inform Gao Ji and ask him to help find someone. After all, he is a local snake and knows people well."
"Could it be related to exaltation?"
"It's unlikely. What good will kidnapping Mr. Wen do to him?"
"You have to be on guard. I'll look around again. It's a pity that I lost my dagger!" Beiwei was angrily. This dagger was bought at a high price from Swords.com - and now it is not included with his O2 combat boots from 3515. Fly away.
Xiao Zishan repeatedly speculated about the causes and consequences in the study. No matter how you think about it, Mr. Gao is the biggest suspect. After all, only Mr. Gao knows that they live here. But what's the motive? Xiao Zishan firmly believes that everything in this world has a motive. What does he want to gain by doing this? If he extorts money, he has already made a lot of money in his current trading activities. Obviously it doesn't make sense, or maybe he wants to use Mr. Wen as a hostage to ensure the exclusive monopoly of all Australian goods in the future, which is possible. But there is no need to spend so much time, jump over the wall, and use incense.
Jump over the wall, indulge in incense...
After all, is this still what people in the world do?
Xiao Zishan seemed to understand a little bit. He called Zhao Chang in.
"Are you familiar with the urban foxes and rats in Guangzhou City?"
"I'm not familiar with it," Zhao Chang reported. "The younger one is not a local, and he is not a Cantonese. Furthermore, the younger one has been working in a high house. The Gao family is very strict about the background of the family servants in the mansion, and they are related to the three religions and nine streams. Anyone will not be accepted."
Xiao Zishan nodded, and this self-confession generally dispelled his suspicion. Zhao Chang hesitated for a while and seemed to have something to say again. Xiao Zishan said: "If you have anything to say, just say it. I don't doubt anyone here, but I don't doubt anyone I employ."
"Yes!" Zhao Chang was encouraged and said, "I have an idea."
"Say it."
"There is a Qiwei Escort Bureau in Nanhai County." Zhao Chang said, "It is a small escort bureau, not a factory, but they have one specialty, which is running a shop."
"Sit in a shop?"
"Yes, the master probably doesn't know something. Every time a shop owner is harassed and extorted by street gangsters, he hires an escort to sit in the shop to suppress them."
"It's just the security guard." Xiao Zishan understood.
Zhao Chang didn't know what a security guard was, so he said "yes" and continued:
"The escorts sitting in the shop are very familiar with the city's gangsters. If you ask them for help, you can definitely find out the news. If it is just an ordinary city fox and a mouse, you can also ask them to save people."
Note: The escort business of sitting in a shop was only available in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty. Haven't heard of it elsewhere. Moreover, the escort industry generally only appeared during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. I thought that based on the commodity economy conditions of the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, it was impossible that there were no similar industries or organizations, but I couldn't find the information for a while, so I used the information from the Qing Dynasty.
