In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Yi Xiaodao followed Shanshan with five hundred taels of silver notes in his pocket: "Brother Shanshan, have you caught any more thieves?"
"Sneeze!" Yi Xiaodao suddenly sneezed for no reason. "Whoever talks about me behind my back so early in the morning!"
Shanshan turned his head and glanced at Yi Xiaodao: "You'd better get dressed first. Even though it's summer, don't catch a cold. How can there be so many thieves? We've caught them all!"
Jia Hai said at the side: "I met two people last night, sneaking on the road. At that time, Qingtian's 'BuTian' was following them, and I didn't know who they were. Later, 'BuTian' pecked One of them made me suspicious and started fighting with them. If Xu Shiwei hadn't released the red dragon signal, I would have captured them!"
"The people who have been following 'Bu Tian'?" Qingtian was feeding the eagle. When he heard this, he quickly turned around and said, "That's Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master. I saw them coming out of the prison last night, so I kept ordering 'Bu Tian' Tian' followed them, and I'm still wondering how you brought 'Bu Tian' back!"
"What? Are those Mr. Wu and Fourth Young Master? Quickly inform the Imperial Guards in the capital that one of them had a piece of flesh pecked out on his face by 'Butian'. Those who see injuries on their faces must not be released from the capital!" Jia Hai Said to everyone.
"You should inform His Majesty first!"
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Yi Xiaodao saw that several people were busy in the prison and it was difficult to talk, so he quietly left the prison.
He Yue'er was eating cakes when she almost choked when she heard Xiang Lian'er's words. She raised her head and scolded: "What crazy talk are you talking about so early in the morning?"
Xiang Lian'er said hurriedly: "It's true! I just went to Yi Xiaodao's room to call him, but there was no one in the room. I pushed it lightly and the door didn't close at all. His bed didn't look like he had slept on it at all. The temperature is even lower! And I just met two people at the corner, saying they killed that kid last night!"
He Yue'er stood up in fright: "Did you really hear this? They really said that?"
"It's absolutely true!" Xiang Lian'er said firmly.
"Where are those two people?" He Yuer asked.
Xiang Lian'er thought about it for a moment and said quickly: "They said they need to leave the city quickly now."
Seeing Xiang Lian'er's anxious look, which didn't look like a joke, and who would joke about life and death so early in the morning, He Yue'er frowned and said, "In this case, you follow them, and I'll report it to the official. If you encounter someone from the government on the road, report it to the government immediately! You must keep them and never let them leave the city!"
"Okay! I'll go right away!" Xiang Lian'er nodded repeatedly. In a small team of three, the most troublesome thing for her was using her brain. She always did whatever Yi Xiaodao and He Yue'er said.
Seeing Xiang Lian'er's furious look, He Yue'er hurriedly called out to her: "You must be careful not to be discovered by them! If they really sneak out of the city, you must not follow them out!"
Xiang Lian'er nodded: "I know! Sister Yue'er, hurry up and report to the official!"
The two of them had made a decision and immediately split up. Xiang Lian'er ran outside the inn and happened to see Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master turning the corner. Xiang Lian'er hurriedly chased after them without even thinking.
He Yue'er also simply packed up and ran out of the inn, asking questions all the way to the six doors.
As soon as He Yue'er and Xiang Lian'er left, Yi Xiaodao returned to the inn, wearing loose clothes that didn't fit well and humming a little tune.
As soon as Yi Xiaodao went upstairs, he saw a big lock hanging on the door of He Yue'er and Xiang Lian'er's room. Yi Xiaodao felt strange and went downstairs to ask the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, where are my two sisters? and The two I live with?”
When the shopkeeper saw that it was the "rich man" who was asking the question, he quickly replied: "Oh, those two girls just left, the ones behind and behind you, they just left!"
"Going out? Did they say what they were doing?" Yi Xiaodao asked.
"I didn't say that, but I saw that the two of them were walking in different directions. They might have gone shopping. Don't worry, sir. You just came to the capital and you don't have to do much shopping." The shopkeeper said with a smile on his face.
Yi Xiaodao thanked the shopkeeper, exchanged his banknotes for silver coins, paid the rent and repaid the loan. The shopkeeper smiled from ear to ear when he saw the white coins.
Yi Xiaodao returned to the room, a little worried in his heart: "The two of them went shopping early in the morning? Although they borrowed some money from the shopkeeper, all the money was placed on Xiang Lian'er. He Yue'er had no money, so she went shopping What street is it?”
Yi Xiaodao turned his head and saw a palm print on the bed behind him. He went up and compared it: "This palm print should be Xiang Lian'er's, and He Yue'er's palm should be smaller. Did they find out that I didn't do anything last night? You came back and went out to look for me in the morning? But I didn’t come back for just one night, so you rushed out to look for me? And if there is someone in the capital looking for a needle in a haystack, where can they look for it? "
Yi Xiaodao hurriedly went downstairs and found the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, did they say anything when they went out? Or was there anyone else who went out with them?"
The shopkeeper held the pen in his mouth and raised his head to think: "The two girls didn't say anything, they were both in a hurry. When they went out... they always went out separately, with no one else around. Oh, by the way! Before they left There were two other people who left the door first, and those two were a little strange, they didn’t even ask for a deposit.”
"What does it look like?" Yi Xiaodao asked quickly when he heard there was a clue.
The shopkeeper slapped his forehead: "Remember, one of them has plaster on his face and is covered with a linen cloth!"
Yi Xiaodao was panicked: "It must be Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master! I didn't expect them to live in this inn. Yes, this is the intersection of government offices and people's residences. It is most convenient to live here."
"Shopkeeper, how did they leave?" Yi Xiaodao took out a tael of silver from his arms and handed it over. "Please think about it carefully."
The shopkeeper accepted the money with a smile and thought about it seriously: "The fairer girl is going to the east end. The other girl is going to the west end, yes, that's right. She is going to the west end! "
Yi Xiaodao thanked him quickly, left the inn, and made a plan secretly: "He Yue'er went to the east, where the government office is, Xiang Lian'er went to the west, and the road turned south, not far away is Nancheng. At the city gate. Find Xiang Lian'er first!"
Yi Xiaodao made up his mind and hurried towards the west.
Xiang Lian'er followed Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master as they walked through the streets. Soon Xiang Lian'er saw the gate of Nancheng in front of her: "I really want to leave the city! Humph, I want to run away after killing someone! Xiao Dao, I will definitely avenge you. !”
Xiang Lian'er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, walked a few steps, and caught up with Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master. Xiang Lian'er couldn't help but look at the two men and went straight to the imperial guards at the city gate.
"Does this woman look familiar?" Mr. Wu asked, staring at Xiang Lian'er's back.
The Fourth Young Master took one look at it and replied: "Isn't this the girl we just bumped into in the inn? Is there any problem?" The Fourth Young Master knew that Mr. Wu was not a lustful person and would not be interested in a woman he met by chance and ask questions for no reason. There must be a reason.
"It's strange. This woman was still at the inn in the morning, and she didn't stop all the way out the door. But she passed us now. What are we going to do at the city gate first?" Mr. Wu stared at Xiang Lian'er closely.
"Mr. Wu, do you mean...capture him?" the Fourth Young Master asked tentatively.
Mr. Wu shook his head: "Maybe I'm too sensitive. We are almost at the city gate. It will be fine once we leave the city. Don't cause trouble."
Mr. Wu didn't know that his slight hesitation had caused great trouble for himself.
Xiang Lian'er rushed to the city gate, approached a guard and said, "Master, those two people killed someone, they must not be allowed to leave the city!"
The Imperial Guard glanced at the two people who were walking towards them, no different from ordinary people, and asked Xiang Lian'er: "Girl, how do you conclude that they killed someone? If they frame a good person, they will be punished!"
"It's true! I heard it this morning! My friend didn't come home last night, and those two people said they had killed my friend!" Xiang Lian'er became a little anxious when she saw Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master getting closer.
The Imperial Guards were a little doubtful, but they still explained it to their colleagues. The colleagues did not dare to make the decision and quickly went to report to their superiors.
The imperial guard stepped forward with a gun and stopped the two of them: "Stay here, where are you going?"
The Fourth Young Master tightened his wrist, and Mr. Wu quickly and secretly held down the restless Fourth Young Master, and said: "Master Jun, I have scabies on my face. The barefoot doctor at the entrance of the village is not good at treating it. It's not good. My son will accompany me to the city." A doctor."
The imperial guard turned his head and glanced at Shanlian'er, who nodded vigorously and hid to the side in fear.
Mr. Wu and Fourth Young Master looked at Xiang Lian'er with some evil eyes.
"Someone has come forward and said that you have killed someone. Please wait here and wait for our general to arrive before making a decision." The Imperial Guard had no choice but to stabilize the two of them first and prepare to wait for the general to arrive before questioning them.
"Master Jun, we are still in a hurry to go back. My old lady is the only one at home, and there is still a lot of farm work!" Mr. Wu apologized.
"It's summer now, what kind of farm work can we do? Our general will be here soon, what's the rush?" the Imperial Guard replied.
"Master Jun, please let us go. There are still many things to take care of at home." Mr. Wu said this and quietly handed five taels of silver to the imperial guard.
The Imperial Guard took the silver, weighed it gently, and without saying a word, turned around and headed towards the city gate.
"Mr. Wu, can it be done?" The Fourth Young Master was a little worried.
Mr. Wu sneered: "Money can make the world go round, it'll be fine."
Unexpectedly, the imperial guard walked up to the rest of the army, turned around with a gun and shouted: "Form up! Someone is coming, these two people are committing murder, and they are bribing people to leave the city!" After saying that, he showed his five taels of silver, For everyone to see.
When the rest of the imperial guards saw that they had five taels of silver in their hands, they knew it was true. They quickly formed a formation to confront Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master. The surrounding people quickly ducked aside to watch the excitement.
Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master were stunned: "What...what's going on?"
While the two sides were confronting each other, a general rushed down from the tower: "I heard there is a murder suspect, where is he!"
"General, that's them. The girl came to show off that they killed someone and were preparing to leave the city. When I questioned them, they gave me five taels of silver and wanted to bribe me to leave the city." The Imperial Guard showed the five taels of silver in his hand. said.
"General, we were wrongly accused. We don't know this little girl at all, and we don't know why they sued us." Mr. Wu saw the general and quickly stepped forward to hold the general's hand and laughed apologetically. , taking advantage of the moment of holding hands, Mr. Wu stuffed another banknote.
The general of the Imperial Guard turned over the banknote in his hand and took a closer look, fifty taels!
The general quietly stuffed the banknote into his arms, waved his hands and said to everyone: "It's a mistake, it's a mistake. This gentleman is not sure about the money. If it falls out of your hands, you still treat it as someone else." You paid a bribe! You haven't paid it back yet! Let's disperse. You two should leave the city and go home."
