Wooda has been a little troubled lately.
He, the Yidu City Government's yamen arrester, was picked up. The previous arrester, Wu Zhengqing, was a capable man. He captured the famous Peach Blossom Murderer in the Tang Dynasty, and was promoted to the Yidu Judicial Army. Henceforth, the position of the arrester became Empty.
The power of the aristocratic families in Yiducheng is divided, and the Jianghu sects and dragons and snakes are mixed together. Without the backing of the aristocratic family, it is impossible to hold this position. There were originally several candidates, but I don't know if the forces from all sides were pulling too hard or something. In three years, eight arrests were made, and in the end, the hot potato fell on Wu Da, the "three no-one candidate." On the head.
The so-called "three no's" refer to: no political background, no family background, and no official background.
Ten years ago, Wu Tat inherited his father's business and became a policeman. My grandfather worked hard all his life, but he was just a policeman until his death. Wu Tat thought that this would be the end of his life. He never thought that one day he would become a policeman. head.
Of course, this head catcher is not a serious head catcher, but a "substitute head catcher". To put it bluntly, it is temporary and may be replaced at any time. When Wu Zhengqing temporarily joined the army on behalf of the judiciary, he, the catcher, was Wu Zhengqing's yes man. He only managed to survive by relying on his brothers in the government office to keep up the face.
In the fifth month of Wu Da's arrest, Yidu welcomed a big shot, Huashilang of Yangdu Hua clan, the famous first dandy in Yangdu, who was miraculously promoted from the county lieutenant of Chengxian County, Qingzhou to the judicial officer of Yidu City. .
When they received the transfer order, Prefect Chi and Xia Changshi were very happy and celebrated. After discussing for several nights, they made a decision - to ask Lin Sui'an, who was traveling with Hua Canjun, to serve as the head catcher of Yidu Prefecture.
Wu Da knew that he, the "captive arrester", had reached his end.
Madam Lin of the Hua clan, who debuted less than two years ago, defeated several masters in the world, including but not limited to Dong Chao, the Jiangyang thief of Yangdu, Jiang Chen, the leader of the Jinyuwei of the Jiang clan of Taiyuan, Jiang Dongyi, the fierce tiger of Taiyuan, and the number one vassal in the Fanfang District of Guangdu City The master of Nanxiang Gambling Shop, Burke Bu, had his latest victory over Qingzhou Dragon God Temple's owner, Xuan Qing Sanren, and more than a hundred of his men. His fighting power was so fierce that no one in the world could match him.
Wu Da thought that the rumors in the world were somewhat exaggerated, until he saw a battle between Lin Sui'an and the leader of the Dengxian Cult, Ximen Yang, on Jinli Long Street that day, and he was immediately shocked.
Such skills are more than enough to be a general in Dongdu, let alone a small policeman in Yidu Prefecture.
Wu Da even thought that it would be good to be a detective under Mrs. Lin.
However, Mrs. Lin seemed to have no interest in the position of head catcher, and Governor Chi and Xia Changshi seemed to have forgotten about it and never mentioned it. Coupled with the spate of murder cases, the matter was shelved.
Miraculously, Hua Canjun actually entrusted Wu Da with an important task and asked him to be responsible for the basic interview and investigation work of the two major murder cases. For the first time, Wu Da felt that his job of arresting the head was somewhat interesting, and more importantly, Hua Canjun spent a lot of money, and from time to time he sent Mu Xia and Xiao Yita to bring condolence meals. They were all Zhang Yilou's top dishes. The meal was enough to cover their monthly salary. The brothers all ate with rosy faces and worked hard. He is very hard-working when it comes to work, and he is particularly attentive to every case that Hua Shenjun handles.
Early this morning, jailer Lao Zhang sent a message. When Wu Da heard it, he felt that the matter was not simple. He should report Hua Canjun to the police, but he was waiting around at the Justice Department. Not only were Hua Canjun and Mrs. Lin missing, but Ling Sizhi was also nowhere to be seen. Come on, not to mention Taishou Chi and Xia Changshi, word came out early this morning that they were both tired and sick and had to rest for three days.
Wu Da couldn't wait any longer and hurried to Hua's 99th House.
Hua's servant was very polite and led Wu Da all the way to the back garden. There was actually a lake in the garden, which shocked Wu Da.
The admiring pavilion by the lake is called Diaolan Pavilion. Wu Da did not see Hua Canjun, Madam Lin and Ling Zhiyan, but only saw Madam Lin's apprentice, Jin Ruo.
Jin Ruo, the young master of the Jing Sect, has reached the pinnacle of tracking and surveying skills. Apart from that, Wu Da only has two words for his impression: foodie.
As expected, Jin Ruo was still eating at this moment. There were more than a dozen plates of various snacks on the table. They were all dazzling and full of aroma. Wu Da hadn't eaten breakfast yet, but when he smelled the aroma, his stomach rumbled.
"Captain Wu, please sit down and have a few bites together," Jin Ruo greeted warmly, holding the steamed cake in one hand and the sugar cake in the other, "Wait a moment, I'll be ready soon."
Wu Da was flattered and hurriedly sat over, grabbed the steamed cake and took a bite. His mouth was full of fragrance. It turned out to be Hua's cook. It was so damn delicious.
Sitting opposite Jin Ruo was Gan Hongying, the leader of the Jingmen Yidu branch altar. She held up an account book and quickly reported a series of strange numbers. Wu Da couldn't understand it. It must be a special secret code inside the Jingmen. Jin Ruo listened carefully while chewing the steamed cake, and gave instructions from time to time, speaking quickly and in a firm tone.
For the first time, Wu Da saw the aura of the young master of Jingmen in Jin Ruo.
As expected of Madam Lin's apprentice, he is indeed a young hero.
Gan Hongying's report lasted about a quarter of an hour. She quickly put away the account books and said: "According to the instructions of the young sect leader, the prescription for the Dragon God Fruit antidote prescribed by Dr. Fang was sent to all the major families yesterday. , Wu Canjun’s house was also given away. According to the disciples’ reports, only the Liu family in the east city, the Qian family, the Sun family in the north, the Xu family in the south, and the Zhou family in the south came to buy flower tea from us. The Wu family in the south of the city, the Su family in Suizhou, and the Wang family in the north , Dongcheng Ma family have never been here, nor have I been to Hua family’s tea shop or teahouse."
Jin Ruo raised his eyebrows: "Hundred Flower Tea is the most important antidote to Dragon God Fruit. If they don't come to buy Hundred Flower Tea, are they dead pigs and not afraid of boiling water?"
Gan Hongying: "I heard that I bought Baihua tea from other channels. It is said that the price is 10% cheaper than ours."
Jin Ruo took another bite of the steamed cake and said, "Fake flower tea?"
"In all likelihood."
"Who did it?"
"There are only two big families in the tea business in Yidu City, the Yidu Hua family and the Chengnan Ma family." Gan Hongying said, "The Ma family, like the Wang family, is very close to the Su family in Suizhou."
"Check carefully."
"yes."
"There is one more thing that I feel is a bit strange." Gan Hongying lowered her voice, "Last night after Hua Canjun and Madam Lin left the Fangyuan Casino, Wu Chun, the leader of the Wuling Alliance, secretly met with the leader of the Dengxian Sect, Ximen Yang, and the leader of the Yaxing Sect. Feng Qiao, Che Song, the leader of the Hexian Sect, and Huang Tian, the leader of the Huangjiu Family, talked in secret for more than two hours and left at dawn."
Jin Ruo gulped down the mutton soup, "Watch carefully. If there is any trouble, report it quickly."
"yes."
Jin Ruo thought for a moment and felt something was wrong, so he turned to ask Wu Da, "Captain Wu, when the Wu family's cloth shop was seized, wasn't Feng Qiao, the owner of Yaxing Sect, arrested and sent to prison?"
Wu Da clasped his fists: "In order to protect himself, Feng Qiao confessed a lot of dirty things about the Wu family before, which can be considered as meritorious service. After Wu Zhengli's sentence was handed down, Yaxingmen paid a large ransom and bailed Feng Qiao out. go out."
Speaking of this, Wu Da frowned, "When the jailer was filing Feng Qiao's confession this morning, he found that one of the statements was very strange. This subordinate came here to report this matter to Hua Canjun."
Jin Ruo suddenly became energetic and said, "What's the weird trick?"
Wu Da thought about the relationship between Hua Yitang and Jin Ruo, and decided to tell the truth, "Feng Qiao said that the Wu family had established several charity halls in the suburbs to take in beggars. In fact, they were using those beggars to do things for him."
Jin Ruo quickly glanced at Gan Hongying. Gan Hongying also looked a little surprised. Apparently Jingmen didn't know about this either.
"What to do?" Jin Ruo asked.
"Outside Wanli Bridge, east of Xinnan City, five miles north of Xuanzhong Temple, the Wu family built a charity village to collect the corpses of those poor people who had no home and left their corpses in the wilderness. Yaxingmen often caught beggars from the shrine. Go help dig holes and bury the soil. The strange thing is-" Wu Da lowered his voice, "Sometimes, the Wu family will match some unknown corpses with good coffins. Whether they are beggars or people from the duck family, they always I have never seen what the corpses in these coffins look like. These coffins are all sealed and buried directly."
"Where are those unknown corpses buried?"
An eerie voice came out from behind the three of them. The three of them screamed "Ouch" in fright, and their hearts almost jumped out of their mouths.
Fang Ke was wearing an empty blood-red gown, with a white face, dark eye circles, and two feet floating as if they had no bones. He smiled with his mouth open and said, "I have nothing to do, go and take a look."
In Qiuyue Tea House, Ling Zhiyan was sitting on pins and needles.
In order not to alert others, Ling Zhiyan did not reveal her identity. Instead, she planned to travel in plainclothes and conduct a low-key unannounced visit. However, she never expected that more than 90% of the guests in Qiuyue Tea House were female, ranging in age from thirteen to fourteen. They are all aged from 50 to 60 years old, thin and fat, with everlasting grace, and the audience is filled with the clear laughter of women. Not only the guests, half of the attendants are women, and more than 80% of the tea doctors are also women. Looking around, he is the only male guest.
No wonder Jin Ruo lied on the ground and lied when he said he wanted to come to Qiuyue Teahouse to investigate today, saying that he was so hungry that he refused to come with him even if he was dead or alive - the embarrassment here was even worse than that of Hongxiangfang.
Fortunately, these girls were busy with their own affairs and did not pay too much attention to Ling Zhiyan. It was just that the waiter's position was not very good. It happened to be by the window facing the street. Every pedestrian passing by took a look at her curiously. A few glances and a few comments.
"Look, there is a handsome young gentleman in Qiuyue Teahouse."
"The Qiuyue Teahouse doesn't have a clear policy that says it doesn't entertain male guests."
"Having said that, who among the locals doesn't know that most of the guests at Qiuyue Teahouse are women and not men."
"The purpose of breaking the rules is to fool us who are honest and responsible. A few days ago, I saw the Ma family and those second-generation ancestors entering Qiuyue Tea House, and it took a while before they came out."
"Young people from aristocratic families, you have money. No matter how noble Qiuyue Teahouse is, you can't live with money."
"This young man looks strange. He is probably from out of town and doesn't know the rules."
"Hey, Xiao Langjun is blushing."
Ling Zhiyan pulled up her sleeves and wiped the sweat from her head, feeling that her heart was really stuffy. She raised her hand and called the tea waiter, "Is Lady Snow free to see you now?"
The tea waiter was a young lady of fifteen or sixteen years old. Her big, watery eyes turned around on Ling Zhiyan's face, and she said with a smile: "I told you, Madam Xue is very busy. If you want to see her, You need to make a reservation three days in advance.”
Ling Zhiyan clasped her fists: "I just have a few words to ask Mrs. Xue, it won't take much time."
The tea waiter's smile suddenly faded, and he suddenly said, "Something bad has happened! Another troublemaker is here!"
It didn't matter what he shouted. All the girls in the teahouse were looking at him. The tea waiters, tea doctors, waiters, and even the cooks all ran out and surrounded Ling Zhiyan in the center with a fierce force. Ling Zhiyan stood up in panic, "Do you guys have any misunderstandings?"
"Did those shameless Ma family members hire you to come here to cause trouble?" the female tea doctors said angrily, waving their torches.
Ling Zhiyan was stunned, "I don't know anyone from the Ma family, but I am actually——"
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted again. The female tea guests rushed up one after another and glared angrily.
"Mrs. Snow will never give in to your Ma family! No matter how many times you come here, it will be the same!"
"You are not welcome here, get out!"
Ling Zhiyan wiped her sweat and said, "You guys have really misunderstood. My surname is Ling -"
"You look like a good person with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but I didn't expect that you are actually Ma's lackey!"
"It's so shameful for a man of seven feet to do such a dirty thing!"
"go out!"
"go out!!"
The sixth man of the Ling family in Xingyang was a well-known honest man in the Tang Dynasty. He was not good at words. When faced with the accusations of a group of girls, he pressed forward step by step. He really couldn't explain himself. His face turned red. He pulled up his sleeves to cover his face and kept retreating. , just about to retreat out of the door, suddenly, his heel tripped on the threshold, and he staggered, and his waist suddenly jumped, and as soon as he said it, he held Ling Zhiyan's elbow with one hand.
Ling Zhiyan's hair stood on end for no reason. She suddenly turned her head and saw Hua Yimeng, who was as beautiful as a rose in the sun.
"Liu Lang of the Ling family, why are you being bullied again?" Hua Yimeng said with a smile.
The blood vessels on Ling Zhiyan's face exploded, "Yes, yes, no, no, no, no -" He was startled and saw another person.
Qu Hui stood behind Hua Yimeng, her upper body hidden in the shadow of the eaves, and her expression could not be seen clearly.
"No. 40, Shuitian Street, Hongxiangfang, Duan Jiujia." Lin Sui'an read the newly posted business hours on the door sign, "Shen Zheng opens at three o'clock. We are early."
"Hmm," Hua Yitang cleared his throat, "Actually, I can do it alone."
Lin Sui'an shook his head repeatedly, "Of course you can't do it alone."
Hua Yitang was startled for a moment, and his heart started to beat wildly. "M-Could it be that you ate, ate—" Jealous?
Lin Sui'an patted Hua Yitang on the shoulder, "The so-called partners must share the blessings!"
"Eh?"
"There are so many beauties in Yidu, and they can be called the most beautiful in the Tang Dynasty. If we can't get to know each other, wouldn't our visit be in vain?"
"..."
Hua Yitang sighed heavily. He really thought too much.
Lin Sui'an straightened his clothes, raised his hand and knocked on the door. After a while, the door creaked open, and a boy stuck his head out, "Who is it?"
The boy is in his early twenties, with a yellow face, a flat nose, small eyes, and short eyebrows. He is the same person Jin Ruo talked about yesterday, and he is a talkative person.
Hua Yitang didn't waste any time. He threw out a bag of gold leaves, waved his fan and said with a smile, "Please send a message to Madam Duan, and say that Silang Huajia wants to see you."
The young man took the gold leaf in panic, and Le Diandian ran in. After less than half a cup of tea, he came back and handed the gold leaf back with a sad face, "Ms. Duan said that she is not feeling well today and will not see guests."
Hua Yitang's face twitched uncontrollably. It was obvious that the number one dude in Yangdu had no experience in being rejected, especially in brothels.
Lin Sui'an was dumbfounded. This was the first time she saw Hua Yitang, who was invincible in a battle, but failed in defeating krypton gold.
"Ms. Duan doesn't want to meet guests, but would you rather meet friends?" A soft female voice sounded from behind. Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang turned around at the same time and saw Liu Qingxi standing under the shadow of the mottled trees, holding a bookcase and looking towards them. Smiling slightly.
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In Hua's Ninety-nine House, Mu Xia silently put away Hua Yitang's love poem, replaced it with the Yuelao statue that she had invited from Daci Temple early in the morning, put on the incense table, and burned incense to worship.
Eta tilted her head: "Is it working?"
Mu Xia sighed: "At this point, we can only do our best and obey fate!"
Ita nodded as if she understood something, "Mu Xia, mighty!":,,
