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"We found this thing in that abandoned house." Liu Chaozhong took out something from his arms. When everyone saw it, it was a bronze token with five large characters "Order of the General Protecting the Country" written on it.
When Pan Suxuan saw it, he was secretly shocked: "This is the general order that the old general gave me when I went to Huixian Tower to investigate. Afterwards, I asked Ma Desheng to return it to the old general. Could it be that he hid it secretly and never returned it?"
When Chen Xiaotian saw this, he laughed and said: "I don't know what it is. It turns out to be my token. Don't be afraid of everyone's jokes. The house has been busy these days. I really couldn't find it. I thought I left it somewhere. , but now it seems that it was stolen by someone with ulterior motives. Thank you very much for helping me find the token. I am very grateful!" After saying that, he waved his sleeves and already held the token in his hand.
Liu Chaozhong was slightly stunned. Chen Xiaotian's words were flawless and flawless, but he felt that something was not quite right. What it was, he couldn't think of for the moment. Now that the token has been taken away, the doubts that I originally wanted to ask can no longer be answered.
When Wang Jiaoshou saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a flattering smile: "It is indeed a misunderstanding. I have long said that this case is related to the old general. It must be the work of the servants in the mansion. Now everything is clear. Mr. Li , do you think we should stop disturbing the old general’s rest?!”
Li Zhun said seriously: "General, please call Manager Wang to come out. We still have something to ask her."
Chen Xiaotian twirled his beard and said nothing, but Chen Yixin suddenly said: "Master Li, tomorrow is the last day for the little girl to compete in martial arts to find a bride. Manager Wang has been busy with this recently and is now at the ring at the foot of Qinglong Mountain. If you send someone immediately Asking her to come back is, firstly, a waste of time, and secondly, I am afraid that it will affect tomorrow's competition. This little girl is not talented and has an immature suggestion. I don't know whether to take it seriously or not."
Zhang Huang said: "The eldest lady is very smart. If you have any good ideas, please tell me!"
Chen Yixin said: "If the adults are not in a hurry and the little girl is brave, please rest in the house for a while. When the time comes, we will set off to Qinglong Mountain together. It will not be too late to ask her there."
Li Zhun thought to himself: "The General's Mansion is only half an hour away from Qinglong Mountain. If they send people there in advance, the news will be leaked and they won't be able to ask anything." Therefore, he frowned and did not answer.
Seeing this, Chen Yixin smiled sweetly and said: "Master Li, are you worried that someone will go to Qinglong Mountain to report the news first? Please rest assured that everyone who knows about this matter is now in the lobby. We are supervising each other and no one will leave here. Naturally I can’t get the news out, what do you think?”
Before Li Zhun could answer, Wang Jiaoshou rushed to say: "The eldest lady has thought carefully, she is really a Zhuge among women, Yueying is reborn! I admire you! I say Mr. Li, since Miss Chen has thought everything for us, I I think it’s better to just do as you please, what do you think?”
Although Li Zhun was unwilling in his heart, Wang Jiaoshou came on behalf of the Kou Governor. Since he had agreed, if he insisted on doing so, he would not only offend Chen Xiaotian, but also the Kou Governor, so he had no choice but to do so. nodded.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Chen Yixin called the servants in the house to clean up the rooms for everyone. There are many rooms in the inner hall of Xuanzhengdang, and everyone chooses a room to rest. Li Zhun specially ordered Liu Chaozhong to sleep in the outermost room and pay attention to everyone's movements. He also deployed the guards from Jinling Mansion outside the Xuanzang Hall to monitor whether anyone left.
Chen Xiaotian twirled his beard with his hand and watched with a smile as Li Zhun arranged everything. Seeing that everyone else had gone to their rooms and went to bed, he slowly said to Li Zhun: "Master Li, it's getting late. You must be tired too, so why don't you go early?" Some rest?”
Li Zhun said: "Thanks to the general's concern, I can't sleep well if I can't solve the problems for the people."
Chen Xiaotian said: "Master Li serves the country and the people, and he is really a model official. Only a firecracker factory was stolen, and Master Li personally took care of it. Such things must be done personally, so you should take more care of yourself."
Li Zhun thought to himself, "Do you think I'm meddling in other people's business? Could it be that there's something wrong with you!?" He turned to look at Chen Xiaotian and saw that he was always smiling and could not see any flaws.
"There are more than 80 households working in the firecracker factory in the west of the city. Since it was stolen, there has been no production in the factory, and these people have also lost their source of livelihood. This is easy to say, mainly because the firecrackers are not as good as other things. If they fall into In the wrong hands, the consequences will be disastrous."
Chen Xiaotian nodded and said, "Mr. Li is very right. I wonder how the case is progressing now?"
Li Zhun said: "We have some clues and are currently investigating. If there is any new progress, I will report it to the general immediately."
Chen Xiaotian saw that Li Zhun was unwilling to reveal the inside story, so he didn't ask any more questions. After a brief greeting, they both walked into the inner hall to rest.
Pan Suxuan was placed in the second room near the door. He tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep. He thought to himself: "Could the theft of the firecracker factory in the west of the city be related to the thunder and fire bombs? There were too many people waiting in the main hall just now, and there was no one there. Now that I have the opportunity to tell the story about the thunder and fire bomb, should I report it to the old general now?" Thinking of this, he touched the brocade bag in his arms again, "What is in Xianghua's brocade bag? Why does it have to be done by General Chen himself? Open?"
Thinking so drowsily, I felt my eyelids getting heavier and heavier. Just when I was not sleeping, I suddenly heard the sound of the door and window outside the house. In an instant, I lost all my sleepiness. I hurriedly turned over and sat up from the bed, looking outside. I saw a dark shadow flash outside the window, heading towards the inner hall. Pan Suxuan did not dare to neglect, gently opened the door, came outside, and followed him quietly.
Not far away, there was the innermost room of the inner hall. The candlelight was swaying in the room, and the black figure was squatting outside the window, peeking into the room. Pan Suxuan hid behind the pillars of the hall and saw that the dark figure was muscular and wearing the official uniform of Jinling Mansion. It was none other than Liu Chaozhong.
"It's so late, what is he doing here without rest?" As he was thinking about it, someone in the room said: "Father, why is your general's order there?"
"As a father, I don't know. After Victory gave me the token that day, I remember keeping it in the pocket of the purple robe and never took it out again."
"When did father change out of that robe? Where did he put it?
"I can't remember the specific day, but the clothes my father needs to change are usually placed on the bench outside the bedroom. Then someone will naturally take them away, wash them and then send them back."
"That is to say, it is very likely that you forgot to take the token out of your robe, and then it was discovered by the servant who was changing clothes. He took advantage of the money and stole it."
"It's unlikely that you'll be motivated by wealth. Although the token is exquisitely crafted, it's only made of brass and not worth much. I think there's only one possibility."
"What's possible?"
"Someone did it on purpose!"
