The sunlight coming in through the sill window made Li Dan feel comfortable. The weather has turned cold, and the government officials have set up a brazier in the house, and some people have brought new quilts from home. It was not cold last night.
After the sun rose, the light shone in, making the room even warmer. But Li Dan didn't enjoy it for long, because curious faces kept appearing and looking inside.
He heard someone whispering outside: "Mother, you are so brave, you actually arrested him!"
"Hey, is it really him? They say his eyes are like copper bells and his arms are as thick as logs. I think he is just a taller yanei, there is nothing surprising about him!"
"Are you not convinced? How about going to fight him?"
"Hey, stop irritating me with your words. If you have the ability, you can join us!"
Li Dan smiled and cleared his throat: "I'm thirsty outside. Is there any drink?"
In an instant, several faces were pressed against the window: "Master, are you awake?"
"Sir, this drink is not easy to handle, but there is good tea. I made it myself." A man with a stubble on his face said with a charming smile: "Would you like to make a pot of it for you to try? ?”
"Huh? Okay, let's try it!"
Several faces immediately disappeared again, and the footsteps gradually faded away after a while of chattering outside.
After half a cup of tea, people came back one after another. Someone unlocked and pushed the door, and a cell leader came in with a small square table in his arms: "Sir, young men, these are all solid household items. You can make do with them."
Someone else put in two square Hu stools, and then the big bearded man came in carrying a huge clay pot with a grin on his face. Someone behind him brought in a tray with a brown glaze bowl in it.
Da Beard used a bamboo bucket to scoop out some tea soup and filled most of the bowl. The aroma of tea suddenly overflowed in the room.
"What a fragrant tea!" Li Dan cheered, but felt his stomach growl. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a policeman came in with a smile and brought two plates of snacks and put them on the table.
"Master, are you hungry? You can use it first. The Qin family porridge shop opposite, when I said it was for you, the old couple were so flattering that they didn't even want any money!"
Li Dan didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this. He knew that this guy must be using a tiger's skin as a banner, using his own name to pressure others to contribute.
But at this moment, I couldn't expose it in public. I just smiled, nodded, cupped my fists and bowed to everyone. I thanked everyone first, and then sat down to drink tea and eat snacks.
After eating four pieces in a row, I felt at ease. I picked up the fifth piece and asked, "What time is it?"
"As I said, it's already past two quarters of a century." The big bearded man replied. Li Dan could tell that this guy was probably the highest among everyone.
"At this hour?" Li Dan frowned and looked out the window: "Why, no one came to bring me to court?"
"Uh...," the guys in the room stared at each other, holding their hands or shoulders, and finally replied with big beards:
"Sir, this is a government office and we have no power to try your case. The gentlemen from the procuratorate also said that you are temporarily detained, and they didn't say anything about the regulations behind it.
Our master also sighed. He said that he would wait for you to accompany him after he retired. I think it would be difficult for him! "
"Ah?" Li Dan was confused: "Isn't he here to accompany the prisoner? How can we start talking about this?"
"You are not a prisoner yet, you are at best a suspect." said the cell leader who was carrying the table.
"Don't interrupt!" The bearded man waved his hand and continued: "Please be patient, it was not our master's idea to detain you here. The Procuratorate said that you have filed a case and have not been formally convicted, so it is not appropriate to lock you up with them. .
I originally wanted to send it to the Capital Commander's Department, but they said that since you no longer lead the troops, you will not be in charge there. They also said the same thing to the Chief Secretary's Department, so in the end they forced it here.
I can't afford to offend anyone in my family, even if I'm an official or a minor, not to mention that Shi Shuai, the chief envoy from the left, made the final decision and said that this would be the case for the time being, so... that's why... "
"Oh! Are you saying that for this little thing, you actually alarmed the adults in the whole province?"
"No, my master just came back last night and sighed all night long!" the young detective interjected.
This made Li Dan even more confused. Since it was the Procuratorate who came forward and arrested everyone, why didn't anyone dare to take it?
If this charge is proven, it would be a great achievement! Is there any reason why people would avoid the wealth in front of them?
Little did he know that last night, rumors that the Winged Dragon Guard had begun investigating the matter had spread in Nanchang official circles.
Everyone who heard the news was shocked, and they immediately understood that Li Dan must be protected secretly by his Majesty's men.
In this case, it’s strange that everyone doesn’t hide from this matter!
"Why do I feel like I've become a hot potato?" Li Dan said dissatisfied: "Everyone has been arrested, but they are all avoiding this case, so how long do I have to stay here?"
"Don't worry, sir, you can stay here as long as you want!" The big bearded man waved his hand: "It's a blessing for me to be able to serve you. Just tell me what you need. If your family members come to visit, I will bring them in. Eat, drink, and Xiao Hu go for a run, I guarantee your satisfaction!”
"Guaranteed..." Li Dan wanted to "guarantee you", but the words came to his lips: "But this tea is really good, your wife's craftsmanship is very good! When I go out, I will ask the business group to come to your house to purchase , I will accept as much as you want!"
The bearded man was so happy that he scratched his head and scratched his head: "Don't worry, sir, I will try my best to flatter you, and I will never let you down!"
"Okay, let's make peace with it now!" Li Dan patted his knee: "Let's see how they perform the next scene? Hey, bearded man, what do you call him?"
"Su Hu, the villain's name is Su Hu, and he is the chief detective of our office." Da Hustubble quickly replied, and added: "King Zhou Tianwang of your county knows about the villain, and we have handled cases together!"
"Yeah, that's great!" Li Dan laughed and asked a few other people's names. The young policeman said his name was Hu Xiang, ranking seventh. As he spoke, Li Dan saw him making a few gestures with his hands. Numbers, my heart moved, and I smiled and said:
"I came in, but I wonder what happened to the bookboy who came with me? Could Brother Hu Qi please go to Sihaiju to see if Amao has returned to Yugan?"
"Okay, okay, no problem. Do you have any other instructions?" Hu Xiang nodded quickly.
"Pawn this jade finger and send some money to the Qin family across the street. I don't know how long I will be here. I will trouble his family to prepare meals in the next few days."
"This..." Hu Xiang was a little embarrassed: "Master, this seems to be worth a lot of money, too much! How can you use so much food?"
"It doesn't matter, you can buy some more pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and put the right table and chairs by the window. I want to write and draw, so that I don't have to carry the table around when I want to eat."
Let's tidy up and tidy up this place so that the mansion doesn't look too shabby, right? "Li Dan said and turned to the big bearded man:
"Su Dutou, please help me pay attention, and inform me of any news related to this case in time!" He commanded these people as if they were his own subordinates, and he was not polite at all.
Hu Xiang was walking on the street. When he saw that no one was paying attention, he turned into an alley. After twists and turns, he came to a quiet street. He glanced around and saw a pear candy seller carrying a load. Bridge and no one else.
He quickly crossed the street into the opposite alley, turned a corner, and knocked on a door. After a while, a woman came to open the door. Hu Xiang ducked in and the door closed silently.
After a dozen breaths, Hu Xiang jumped into the nearby yard through the gap in the wall.
A middle-aged man who was watering the vegetable patch looked up at him, nodded, put down the bucket in his hand, led him to the door of a house, chased away the sleeping cat at the door, and knocked on the door softly. Said: "Xiao Qi is here."
There was a "hmm" sound inside, and Hu Xiang pushed the door open and saw a man in short clothes and a scholar standing in the room. He stepped forward and said to the man, "Xiao Qi has seen Mr. Iron Knife!"
After Yang He's defeat, Li Tiedao was ordered to shift his focus to Nanchang. He stepped forward and gave him a hand: "Sit down and talk. Can you see the lord?"
"Yes." Hu Xiang took out his fingers from his arms and told about the situation when he saw Li Dan in the house this morning, and then talked about what he learned about the case.
Li Tiedao turned to the scholar: "Mr. Maocai, what do you think?"
Wu Mao's eyes were bloodshot. After hearing the news, he discussed countermeasures with Mr. Bas and Han An all night, made arrangements all night, and came here on the morning ferry after staying up all night. "The captains of the Winged Dragon Guard have also arrived in Nanchang," he said:
“However, they will not disclose their identities for the time being, and will first conduct secret investigations and verify the situation.
Now it seems that Saburo's safety is not a big problem, and of course it cannot be taken lightly. Brother Qi has many connections in the yamen, so I would like to trouble you to take care of him in this regard. "
"No problem!" Hu Xiang nodded: "If you two gentlemen need to send me a message, just go to Lao Qin's Baozi Restaurant opposite the government office and ask Lao Qin to tell me."
"Okay, I understand!" Wu Mao nodded. Let him wait for a moment, then go into the house, and come back after a while and hand him a stack of meeting tickets and a few broken silver coins:
"Here are fifteen taels. You can take it back and use it. If you talk to people, just tell them that you can get it by selling it to avoid suspicion." After saying that, he asked him to put it away and asked:
"If all yamen are unwilling to get involved in this muddy water, then the people behind the scenes will be anxious and will jump out to point fingers sooner or later. You should pay more attention.
Saburo said that this incident was ostensibly aimed at him, but in fact he wanted to take the opportunity to criticize Huai, saying that the emperor was willful and lacked the ability to recognize people, which would destroy His Majesty's reputation and increase the distrust of His Majesty among the officials in the court.
This kind of thinking is not good for the stability of the country. It is completely selfish and has ulterior motives! Our Chashan Society will never allow this conspiracy to succeed, and we must dig out the people behind the scenes!
This time Sanlang may suffer some injustice, and the brothers may face danger or even lose their lives, but as long as the country is stable and our fellow villagers, relatives, and children can live a stable life, it will be worth it.
Seventh Brother, please tell the brothers in Nanchang that this is not only Li Sanlang’s personal matter, but also a major matter affecting the whole world! "
Hu Xiang took a deep breath. Only then did he understand why so many officials were unwilling to detain Li Dan in their own yamen. It turned out that they were worried that a fight between gods would harm him!
"I remember it, I will go back and explain it clearly to my brothers. I will make sure that everyone pays attention to it and will not let go of any clues!"
"Sir, things are a bit difficult to handle!" Hong Danian complained to Tang Xuan in embarrassment:
"Although Li Dan has been taken down now, all the yamen are avoiding him and no one wants to mess with him. I'm worried that Mr. Lin will waver again and refuse to try this case. Then..."
"Why are you panicking? Are you the censor, or is Li Dan the censor?" Tang Xuan criticized him dissatisfied:
"Last time you dared to impeach him when he held military power and was in the sixth rank. Now he is just a scholar. Why are you trembling? Just because I heard that the emperor likes him, no one dared to touch him. What next? You should also prepare accordingly Are you following the crowd?"
"Hey!" Hong Danian flicked his sleeves: "Hong is devoted to his country. If he just wants to take a smooth sailing, why should he accept Li Su's suit?" He sighed:
"You know that last time Mr. Lin was ordered to reprimand the official, the official promised him to find evidence and report it as soon as possible. If no evidence is found this time, Hong will die without a burial place!"
"Don't worry! I have inquired privately. Li Su paid a lot of money this time. He sent four people back to his hometown and has figured out the situation clearly." He took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it over:
"This is the name, appearance, place of residence and general resume of the person involved in the case. You only need to copy it and submit it to the Procuratorate. Ask Mr. Lin to send people to bring the person to Nanchang. The rest of the matter will be much easier. ?”
Hong Danian was overjoyed. He bowed his head repeatedly and said, "With your help, if I can't finish this case, I will have no choice but to go home and farm!"
Hong Danian said goodbye and came out, and the sedan wheeled into a teahouse. He got off the sedan in the aisle, entered the side door and went up to the second floor, where he saw Wang Jishan with a smile on his face in a private room.
"How?" Wang Jishan asked with a smile.
"Ji Shan is right, he really has something here." After speaking, Hong Danian took out the paper from the envelope and looked at it with Wang Jishan.
"Well, some of the information here is the same as what we have, and some can be used as supplements. Very good!" Wang Jishan was very satisfied after reading it and handed the paper back:
"Look, we have to take a multi-pronged approach to get this case into solid evidence! I don't believe that I can't bring him down. Even in front of the emperor, I'm afraid I won't be able to say anything."
"I didn't expect that Tang Xuan would really help Li Su like this." Hong Danian said.
"He is not helping Li Su, he is helping you, Mr. Zheng, and the Jinghu Clan, do you understand?"
"Oh, that's it!" Hong Danian nodded.
"To help the Jinghu Clan is to help His Highness," Wang Jishan sneered: "Even if Tang Xuan claims to be upright and incorruptible, as long as he helps the Jinghu Clique, it doesn't matter whether he has taken refuge with His Highness or not."
"I understand, I understand. But..., of course, I am more trustworthy if I serve His Highness wholeheartedly!"
Wang Jishan laughed: "Of course, don't worry about this, His Highness knows it very well!" After saying that, he patted Hong Danian's forearm and whispered: "Your Highness has already chosen a beautiful piece of land for you. Fourteen acres.”
"I am scared, thank you Your Highness! There is no rush to open the court this time, we will do our best to make it a solid case!"
"That's right!" They drank tea instead of wine, wishing success this time.
A teahouse is a place for people to meet friends and chat. It needs to be open, but also has a certain degree of privacy when necessary. The private room can be divided into different parts with flat-opening door panels, or it can be pushed open to open up both sides.
To ensure privacy, most teahouses use two partition doors to avoid mutual sound interference. The surface of this light wood structure is covered with thick mulberry paper, which can indeed achieve better sound insulation effect.
But if the door on the other side has an insignificant gap and you listen carefully, you can still hear the sounds from the next door to some extent.
Li Tiedao said nothing and stretched out his hand towards the opposite side. The attendant who was taking notes immediately dropped the record folders filled with quill pen writing and handed them over to each one.
After Li Tiedao finished reading, he heard the words next door were already romantic, with a hint of ridicule on his face. "That's enough, let's go!" He said briefly, took off the paper and put it in his arms, closed the folder and stood up.
The attendant had gently pushed up the door leaf, closed the seams, corked the ink bottle, put it and the pen into the pocket under his clothes, stuffed the clip into a straw basket, and quickly followed him out.
Some people died, but not completely...
