After dawn, Zhang and Li inspected for a while, and after confirming that there was no such thing as a second "Yi Jin Jing", they went down the mountain.
Strange to say, no one noticed at all on the clean mountain top. On the contrary, as soon as he got off the mountain, Bai Yousi's golden light suddenly flashed from above his head, then came down and scolded the two of them, then protected them again. The two of them moved forward, but could not walk for an hour or two before three people and a mule caught up with the group.
By evening, the group had arrived at Luoshui Plain. One day later, Dongdu, especially the Ziwei Palace built along Beimang Mountain in the northwest of Dongdu, was already shining brightly in the field of vision.
By the last day of summer, Zhang Xing and others had returned to Dongdu, reunited with Hu Yan, who had separated from the black ribbon, handed over their errands, and prepared to say goodbye to Li Ding.
"What is Brother Li going to do now?"
At this moment, Zhang Xing rarely called him politely. "Where are we going? Do you want to have a drink first to celebrate the two of us getting out of trouble?"
"I won't go." Li Ding smiled bitterly, like a middle-aged man in later generations who had to politely refuse the wine party because of his family's instructions. "I have to go to the Ministry of War to make an explanation first, and then go back to find Shiniang to see if she is in a hurry. Then I will come back to send money and bedding to my cousin. I also have to say hello to other relatives in Dongdu City and think about collecting the body. ...Don’t worry, Zhang Sanlang, I’ll think about the book for a while, and then I’ll find you after I finish thinking about it.”
Zhang Xing didn't know that he was a family member of a death row prisoner and wanted to provide humanitarian relief at the end of his life, so he nodded repeatedly, patted his chest and said he had time to drink at Wenwenfang, regardless of whether he had the financial strength or not.
Of course, it is still possible to have financial strength, because as soon as I turned around, the Bai family came to hand out money - I left in a hurry before, fifty taels of silver was a big pile, and it was not easy to carry it with me on the road, so I delayed it until now. As soon as they arrived, a few injured people were sent to them one by one. It was said that they also had good medicine and so on.
Zhang Xing was not polite about this. He and Qin Bao each received fifty taels and took the yellow gelding home together. After returning home, the latter ignored the injuries on his body and took a quick wash before going to play with his half-crotch. The former also ignored the pain in his shoulder. After washing a little, he changed his clothes and went there. Come from Tongtuofang.
Yueniang was carrying the rice, but she couldn't catch up with her. She couldn't go out, so she was half angry to death.
"One hundred and forty taels?"
Zhang Xing listened impatiently. "I came here once and talked about one hundred taels. If you agree, I will go and get the cash immediately."
The shopkeeper looked up at the person he was looking at and smiled: "I recognized Guanren from the beginning, so Guanren, the price is indeed right. Now it's really not one hundred taels, it's one hundred and forty taels." It’s the lowest price, this is a serious price increase.”
"Rising so fast?" Zhang Xing frowned in response.
"If it goes down fast, it goes up quickly." The shopkeeper responded seriously. "Moreover, it's really not me who is trying to raise money, but now that Dongdu is stable again and the price of silver has gone back, we dare to go back... One hundred and forty taels, we really can't afford any less."
Zhang Xing felt frustrated, but had no choice but to withdraw and go back.
"Officer."
When the shopkeeper saw this, he went up with caution. "Please forgive me. This is really not a malicious act of flattery or teasing an official..."
"It's a business, I don't mean to blame you." Zhang Xing stopped on the threshold, but it was straightforward. "You don't need to think too much."
"I dare not call you Your Excellency." The shopkeeper responded quickly. "Is that so? The official said last time that he wanted to give a gift?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing realized something and stood still.
"Are you anxious?"
"It's not too urgent, but I can't say that I owe others favors for delaying this." How dare Zhang Xing say he is in a hurry.
"If that's the case, I took the liberty of taking the official to a shop in the alley opposite. He has a painting, which is also the original work of Wang Canjun, but the subject matter is different. It's not a dragon, but a horse. It's not as famous as me. The painting is large, but it was also recorded in the Fang family, and is called "Seven Horses"... That painting is a little cheaper, and his family is building a house now, and they also want to exchange it for cash. One hundred taels, they can definitely get it. , and I can also make some bits and pieces for you." The shopkeeper sincerely advised. "With all due respect, officials can certainly make money, but the current price of silver is such that even the "Seven Horses Picture" will be out of reach in two days."
Zhang Xing thought about it and felt helpless. Besides, it was a gift anyway, so he nodded seriously.
When I got to the store and took a closer look, I really felt that the "Seven Horses" was quite reasonable. At least the style of Bai Diye's period was particularly obvious, and the inscriptions and inscriptions on it from previous collections were also clear. In addition, this store The storefront was quite large, and the packaging services were also very considerate, so Zhang Sanlang took out all the money he had earned through hard work on that day and returned it in exchange for a painting.
Then, after waiting for another two days, suddenly one morning I made inquiries in Taichung and found out that Chai Changjian had nothing to do today and was about to be at home. So he openly let go and said he would go home to get food, but it turned out that he was carrying a painting. When he came back, Yiyiran bypassed Jing'an Terrace and headed to the address he had found out a long time ago.
By the way, Chai Changjian is a long-established Changjian in Jing'an Taichung, so he naturally has a good family business. If nothing else, the rest of the idle men in Jing'an Taichung such as Zhang Xing and Qin Bao are all Chengfu from the opposite side of Jing'an Taichung. He lives in a rented house in Guangdaofang, but Chai Changjian has a big house with four square meters on the cross street of Guangdaofang!
This is Guangdaofang, facing the east gate of Ziwei Palace and adjacent to Tianzi No. 1, one of the two 'main' streets.
And don’t forget, because the Luoshui River passes through the city and the Ziwei Palace is in the north, the grades of the markets on the north and south sides of the Eastern Capital City are completely different—Luoyang County in the north is where most dignitaries and government agencies store their warehouses, and Henan County in the south is The county is more of a place where ordinary urban residents and economic activities are located. If you leave Luoshui, it will be similar to a slum in Nancheng.
To give a small example, the Shangshanfang where Zhang Xing killed the Qingyu Gang was located next to the other largest Tianjie, but the housing prices there were only 30% of that of Guangdaofang.
Thinking about it, I really lived in Guangdaofang, with Ziwei Palace behind me, Jing'an Terrace beside me, the minister next to me, and the private residence of a certain father-in-law in Beiya across the street. I couldn't find a pig-killing town in Guanxi. Come on, the gang is even more nonsense.
This safety index, this child going to school, this free space for carriages and horses in the square... thinking about it makes me jealous.
"The "Seven Horses" by Wang Ruonian and Wang Canjun?"
Chai Changjian obviously came out to see Zhang Xing with impatience. Zhang Xing knew that he did not know how to give gifts, and there was a huge identity gap between the two parties, but he came up and presented the painting directly and pointed out the gift. The name, and sure enough, the regular inspector was stunned on the spot. After opening it, he stared at the picture for a quarter of an hour before suddenly raising his eyebrows and speaking.
"Yes." Zhang Xing, whose teeth were sore from waiting, nodded quickly. "I'm a rough person and don't know what's true and what's false, but I think I won't cheat if I come to the big store over there at Tongtuofang..."
"Oh." Chai Changjian carefully put away the "Seven Horses" and placed it in the box next to him, then brought tea to ask. "How much did this picture cost?"
"It's not expensive." Zhang Xing sat there, not drinking tea. He just put his hands on his knees and talked about him. "The key is that I spent a lot of time to find and polish it, and then the store brought out the real thing... Actually, I have to tell you, there are many shops in Tongtuofang alleys, if you really grind it carefully, you can always get something good. Things... But the problem is, with a status like Changjian, you have to work hard all day long. How can you have time to change clothes and polish them? And if you bring Zhu Shou, people will not dare to bring out good things. "
"Yes." Chai Changjian sighed quietly. "That's the truth...so how much did it cost?"
"One hundred taels." Seeing the urgency of the other party's question, Zhang Xing also told the truth.
"The price is right, and the painting is real." Chai Changjian nodded first, then shook his head. "But the person is wrong, I dare not accept it... I remember you came to Dongdu only in March or April, right? How much is your monthly salary?"
Zhang Xing quickly stood up and handed over his hands: "Don't worry, Chang Jian, there is nothing wrong with my money... Before the Qingyu Gang incident, I worked for the dead Feng Yong and cleaned up Xiuye Sanfang, so he gave me a reward of thirty taels." ; When the Qingyu Gang fell, we had a man with a black ribbon in our station, and I got 20 taels. And just after I captured Han Shixiong for Inspector Bai, I got another 50 taels from the Bai family... I just bought it. This is the "Seven Horses Picture" that I have been working on for a long time."
Chai Changjian was stunned for a while again, but after sweeping the other person's shoulder, he still shook his head slightly: "Then I don't dare to accept it anymore... You obviously paid for your life, and now you have given it all to me, and you still do what I want, What are you asking for? Do you want to transfer to my place as a Bai Shou? I don’t dare to offend your Bai Shou inspector?”
"I don't ask for anything. I came here today to thank Chang Jian for his kindness." Zhang Xing handed over his hand again, sincerely. "Changjian, in the case of Feng Yong, I want to thank you for enforcing the law impartially and clearing my name; and regarding the previous matter of Gao Changye, I also want to thank you for your magnanimity and kindness, allowing me to see me off."
"What is this?" Chai Changjian was even more speechless. "The first one is a kindness from you, Inspector Bai. Don't you know? The last one is just human nature. A simple effort can be worth your life time and time again?"
"That's it." Zhang Xing finally stood there and sighed. "I still want to find out. Gao Changye must have been sentenced to death, but he still has a wife, a son and a daughter. I don't know where he is? Have we found anything here?"
"Oh." Chai Changjian finally understood. "I really know about this... According to the reply from the city gate, the person was indeed sent out of the city early before the prison robbery, and he should have gone to Hebei... You also know that the people in Hebei are fierce, and it is Dong Qi In my hometown, I have always been dissatisfied with the royal status of the imperial court. We here in Jing'an Terrace have limited manpower, and we are also hesitating whether to notify the co-investigator for this matter. The matter is currently on my case... Otherwise, I will help you take a look at it in a few days. The beginning and the end?”
"Then you'll have to check it frequently."
Zhang Xing turned to the hall and bowed his hands deeply. "My subordinates still have things to do at home, so take the first step."
After saying that, he turned around, pressed his shoulder, and left without looking back.
Chai Changjian watched the other party go out blankly, until the other party completely disappeared for half a quarter of an hour, then he opened the picture of the Seven Horses at hand, but he couldn't help but shake his head and praise.
Not to mention how Chai Changjian played with the newly acquired "Seven Horses", Zhang Xing, who had just gone bankrupt, walked out of Guangdaofang and came to Tianjie. At noon, he suddenly saw a crowd of people on the street. , headed west one after another, and they were also very curious, so they took a few more people to ask, and then they found out that there was going to be a murderer ahead.
Zhang Xing naturally guessed that this might be because after Han Shixiong was arrested, all the main criminals in Yang Ni's case were in place, so he finally started to kill on a large scale.
Not that much news.
However, after asking again, I found out that what was going to be killed today was actually just the appetizer. It was said that it was the remnant of the Gao family who assassinated Zhang Wenda and Zhang Shangshu.
Hearing this, Zhang Xing sighed and didn't bother to look. He just turned around, took out a bunch of money left on his body, bought wine and meat on the street, picked it up with one hand, let out his true energy and froze it. Instead of going back to Taichung to fish, I went back to Chengfufang.
"I bought too much wine and meat. Even if I can freeze it, it's not as fresh as what I buy now." Opening the door, Yueniang took the wine and meat and couldn't help complaining. "Second brother Qin just came back with some wound medicine and put it in the main room. There is clean water over there. Go and apply it yourself."
Zhang Xing nodded and walked in without saying a word. But halfway through, when he saw the other party entering the kitchen, he spoke extremely cruelly:
"Yue Niang, your father is dead. Today will be his death anniversary every year from now on. Don't forget about it."
With that said, he walked into the main room.
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