Green light flashed, Rong Fei took out two sets of ordinary clothes from the jade ring and put them on Gu Fengxiao. Seeing Gu Fengxiao's eyes full of envy, Rong Fei patted his shoulder and said.
"Don't worry, I'll get one for you when I get the chance."
Rong Fei is not trying to make a big deal, he really intends to find an opportunity to get some magic weapons to enhance the strength of Ji Xian Division. One of the five great holy places could not even produce any decent magic weapon, which made Rong Fei, the head catcher, feel ashamed.
However, this kind of thing cannot be rushed, and it will take a few more encounters with people like Murong Qiu Shui and Taoist Qingyang.
The two changed into their regular clothes, put their sabers into jade rings, and walked towards Changle Casino.
Two shirtless men stood at the door of the gambling house. They looked up and down with squinting eyes and then let them in.
As soon as the thick curtain of the gambling house was opened, a strong smell of dry smoke, sweat, and alcohol hit your nostrils. Gu Fengxiao twitched her nose a few times and frowned. Rong Fei, however, was mentally prepared for the environment here. He patted Gu Fengxiao on the shoulder and whispered in his ear.
"Relax, don't show your weakness."
Gu Fengxiao nodded, imitating Rong Fei and pretending to be a rogue, looking around.
The gambling room is a large place with more than ten gambling tables, including dice, Pai Gow, odd and even guessing, etc. There were at least a dozen people around each gambling table, and as many as twenty or thirty people, shouting and scolding one after another.
The two of them walked around the gambling tables. Gu Fengxiao was about to ask Rong Fei what he was looking for here, when a man suddenly rushed out of the diagonal and blocked the two of them.
"Can you two gentlemen lend me a moment to speak?"
The person who came was a strong man in his thirties with a full beard, his eyes were flickering, and he was not a kind person at first glance.
Rong Fei grinned silently and nodded nonchalantly.
The two followed the strong man to a small room, closed the door, and immediately cut off the noisy sounds outside and became quiet.
"I, Chen Ergou, am the steward of this gambling house. I'm sorry for my poor eyesight, but the two officials are very close to each other. I wonder which yamen I serve in?"
The strong man asked, clasping his fists and raising his hands, neither humble nor arrogant.
"It turns out to be Brother Gou. I'm so glad to meet you. You can recognize the identities of our two brothers as official servants. Your eyesight is not bad at all. Did you reveal your flaws somewhere?"
Rong Fei asked with interest.
"Normal gamblers' eyes will shine when they come here, but these two have clear eyes. At first glance, they are not the type of people who should be here."
Chen Ergou explained.
It turned out to be like this. Rong Fei secretly reminded himself to pay more attention to such details the next time he disguised himself, but he suddenly thought of the magical power of changing the fetus and transforming into another form that he had just realized.
As for the immersive performance, I seem to understand how and where this magical power is used.
But this was not the time to think about this. Rong Fei took out the silver medal proving his identity from the jade ring and showed it to Chen Ergou.
Chenghusheshu like Chen Ergou is indeed a well-informed person. When he saw the silver medal, he immediately guessed Rong Fei's identity. He quickly took two steps back and solemnly saluted with clasped fists.
"It turns out that the most popular Ji Immortal in the past two days is Chief Rong. I was rude just now. Chief Rong, please take a seat."
After that, he went to order people to serve tea.
Rong Fei stopped Chen Ergou and said.
"No need to bother. We brothers have come to Guibao recently to inquire about some information. We will leave when we get a satisfactory answer. We will not delay your business."
Chen Ergou originally thought that Rong Fei was here to ask for benefits. He was mentally calculating the appropriate amount of money when his face changed color when he heard this. His eyes rolled around in his sockets for a long time before he asked cautiously.
"Rong Baotou, can you tell me clearly? I must know everything and tell you everything."
"Haha, Brother Dog is a smart person, there's no point in pretending to be stupid."
"this…"
Chen Ergou was immediately in trouble.
What I fear most is that the official is so vague. How can I say this? If you talk too much, you will be wrong. If you don't talk, you won't give the official face, and you won't be able to do business in the future.
After all, ordinary officials have paid enough filial piety, and they are wary of the power of the owner behind the Changle Gambling House, so they will not go too far.
This man was a ruthless man who dared to arrest even the Minister of Household Affairs. He even forced Zuixianju to do business at a loss. He couldn't afford to offend him.
Gambling houses, brothels, and teahouses are the three most well-informed places. Chen Ergou dare not say that he knows everything about the recent secret happenings in Kyoto, but he also knows most of the inside story.
If you want to live a long life on the Tao, speaking strictly is the key.
Chen Ergou has a very strict mouth, but today Rong Fei came to visit him personally. He probably won't let him go easily and must give some valuable information.
But what can be said and what cannot be said need to be carefully considered.
Chen Ergou looked troubled, his mind was running rapidly, and suddenly he had an idea, and he vaguely guessed the purpose of Rong Fei's trip. Looking down again, they saw that the uppers of their shoes were stained with dirt. The street in front of the gambling house is paved with bluestone slabs. It is swept frequently on weekdays, so there is no possibility of mud. However, the alley behind was a dirt road, and it had just rained the day before.
It's common for people to live in the alleys, and it's common for people to sneak around all day long, but such trivial things will certainly not alarm Ji Xiansi. There must be a big case. Has there been any big case in the back alley recently?
Chen Ergou quickly thought of what he heard from a gambler last night about an old couple being killed at home the night before, and he suddenly had a direction in his mind.
Chen Ergou walked to the door but did not open it. Instead, he opened a small window on the door panel and waved to Rong Fei.
Rong Fei walked over and found that through the small window, he could see most of the gambling tables in the casino.
"The second Pai Gow gaming table on the left is the one with a black face. His name is Xu Silang. He borrowed ten taels of silver and couldn't pay back the gambling capital. He didn't dare to come for a long time. I was thinking of taking my brother there yesterday. He blocked the door of his house, but this guy took the initiative to find him and pay him back with interest, and he still had money left to continue playing."
Chen Ergou pointed his finger at the man and then pointed to a tall, thin man in his forties next to another gambling table.
"Ada Li, who worked hard at the canal wharf to resist the contract, lost all his ancestral home last year and sold all his wife and daughter to a brothel. Within a few days, he lost everything again. But the strange thing is that this guy doesn't know whether he is touching You can get a sum of money every few days if you have a certain connection. To be honest, I doubt this guy is doing it every day or two. "
Later, Chen Ergou pointed out that the two of them were the ones who suddenly got rich in the past two days and made a fortune.
Rong Fei heard Chen Ergou's introduction to the four people and asked after thinking for a while.
"Where do these four people live?"
"Three of them live in Xia Xing Lane, next to Chuntao Lane. Although the other one lives farther away, if you want to come to the gambling house, it's closer to you by taking the path behind Chuntao Lane."
"Brother Dog has already guessed the purpose of my arrest. He really has good eyesight."
"Hey, hey, hey, the honorary catcher is overrated. How can he do it if he doesn't have the eyesight to pick up the sidelines?"
Chen Ergou rubbed his hands and smiled.
"Excuse me, Brother Dog, please invite Xu Silang and Li Ada over."
Rong Fei roughly judged the size of each person's feet based on the body shape and height of the four people. After comparing it with the half shoe print on the wooden fence in his memory, he finally locked the suspects on Xu Silang and Li Ada.
"Captain Rong, wait a moment. I will go and catch those two guys for you."
Soon, Chen Ergou led the gambling thugs to grab the two suspects, and he very wisely exited the room and closed the door.
Xu Silang and Li A cowered and looked at Rong Fei nervously, not knowing what had offended this unknown man.
"sit."
Rong Fei pointed to the bench behind the two of them and said.
"Don't dare."
The two of them waved their hands and shook their heads in panic.
"Stop talking nonsense and sit down."
Gu Fengxiao yelled with an angry look.
The two of them were so frightened that they trembled and quickly sat on the bench.
"Lift your feet, raise them higher."
Rong Fei ordered again.
The two of them didn't know why, but they still obeyed.
Rong Fei squatted down and carefully observed the soles of their shoes, and then pointed at Li Adao.
"get out."
Li Ada was granted amnesty and escaped, leaving Xu Silang with twinkling eyes and an increasingly nervous expression.
"What did you do last night?"
Rong Fei stopped pretending, took out the token, waved it in front of Xu Silang's eyes and asked.
"The night before yesterday...I...I drank too much. I slept at home until dawn and didn't go anywhere."
Xu Silang replied hesitantly.
"Where did you drink, who did you drink with, the specific time, how much you drank, please be more detailed."
"I bought a pot of soju from a tavern near my home, and drank it alone when I got home. Well... it was probably around a quarter of an hour, and I fell asleep after drinking it."
"What time was it when you went to the tavern to buy drinks? But who did you see, and who saw you?"
Rong Fei's tone became faster and harsher, and he leaned forward slightly, staring condescendingly into Xu Silang's eyes and shouted.
"It was probably almost midnight when I bought the wine. I don't remember the exact time. There were only the old shopkeeper and the waiter in the tavern, and there were two tables of customers."
"Xu Silang, you're not honest, are you? If we hadn't investigated clearly, we brothers wouldn't have come here to find you. We just went to the tavern to ask, and the shopkeeper said personally that there have been no customers in the store since Youshi time the day before yesterday. Only after half of Xu hour did two individual visitors come to the door, but you were not among these two individual visitors."
Rong Fei didn't know which tavern Xu Silang was talking about, and he had never seen any shopkeeper. He was just making random nonsense to deceive Xu Silang.
When Xu Silang heard this, his face became increasingly pale. Facing Rong Fei's aggressive gaze, he lowered his head in fear and did not dare to look at him.
Rong Fei sneered and was about to continue asking, but Xu Silang suddenly jumped up and ran towards the door.
When Gu Fengxiao saw this, he tripped him with his leg. He raised his hand to catch the shackles Rong Fei took out from the jade ring and cuffed Xu Silang.
"Master Cha... Master Cha... I... I didn't mean to kill anyone, so... it was just an accident. I still have some jewelry that I haven't pawned, and I will give it all to the two masters. I just ask you to let me live, I promise." From now on, I will obey the law and abide by the law."
Xu Silang, who was pinned to the ground, cried and shouted.
Since then, it has become clear that Xu Silang was the murderer of the old couple.
After escorting Xu Silang out of Changle Casino, Gu Fengxiao finally couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked Rong Fei for advice.
"Sir, how did you know that the murderer was not the old man's nephew but someone else, and how did you know that you could catch the real murderer in the gambling house?"
