The early spring in the capital is still cold, but the small room of "people in the market" seems to have a steaming heat, and the heat slowly flows out from the heart and flows into the limbs and bones.

The old man knew that there would be some tests when he entered the room, but Nie Chen and the girl did not deal with him more and told him directly about the case, so naturally he also told him his part.

After Yan Tan's death, he didn't have much to do. He did not have Yan Tan's ability and could not find out the entire case clearly, but he could persist in finding someone, which was also the only clear clue that Yan Tan left him.

So he traveled through mountains and rivers with his cargo boxes, selling goods and heading north, circulating in various villages, delivering groceries to the garrisons, and met Tatars who lost the cargo boxes and escaped by chance, but he never thought of giving up.

When he was a snatcher, he thought about what kind of existence like them could do? Even those who are skilled in public servants cannot do or those who cannot catch the murderers, wouldn’t they overestimate their abilities? But when they see the actions of those murderers and those poor victims, they will feel excited in their chests. They are always stronger than ordinary people. Some people feel that they are very "strong" when they look at the weak, although they are not as powerful as they think.

Even Yan Chan was caught in the case, how could he intervene? He didn't know whether this would be useful, but he just couldn't stop. What he had to do to be worthy of his conscience. Even if these were futile, they could bring peace to his own heart.

He was afraid of disturbing those people, so he began to not walk with any person who posted the list, nor did he investigate the case. He was like a peddler who worked alone, doing small business that could make a living every day. Day after day, he finally found the person again, and then he kept clenching, trying to figure out what those people were doing.

The old man said: "It was the winter of the previous year. The northern border was particularly cold, and many people were frozen to death. Although the imperial court sent people to provide compensation, there were too many disaster victims. In order to find a way to survive, the disaster victims went south, and Yongping Prefecture was in chaos to the north. I stayed. With my years of experience in walking around the world, the more chaotic it is, the easier it is to find out the movements of those people."

So others headed south, and he headed north, following the footsteps of merchants and managers.

The old man continued: "I finally found those people near Guangning. They took rice and grain from Guangning north. On the way, they encountered heavy snow and the convoy had to stop. I could only stare at it not far away. I didn't have much clothing, and I hid in the snow and ice, and was about to be frozen.

I was about to move my body when I saw someone coming over, so I hurriedly restrained my breath and did not dare to make any noise. The person who came was the caravan manager who was investigated by Yanshen. When I heard the caravan manager talk to the people around me, I realized that their losses were not small this time. Two of the guys who transported rice and grain were frozen to death, and there were many frostbite injuries."

The old man picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. Gu Mingzhu's eyes fell on the old man's little finger. The old man's little fingers were gone, maybe it was the one that time that I was frozen.

The old man continued, "I told the caravan manager alone: ​​Otherwise, I would capture the guard next to me, and after I survived this time, I would still pretend to be a Tatar and leave. I would not be able to watch my brothers wait for death like this.

The caravan manager refused to agree to him: Once the Great Zhou garrison was attacked, it would burn up smoke, and the surrounding garrisons would come to rescue him. The court would not let go of this matter, and he would probably use troops to the northern border. At that time, we will not only lose more people, but also expose our actions, which would ruin the great affairs of the Lord.

The man said: When will we get back to the Jinzhou Guard Office with hiding like this? I don’t know if that arrangement was correct. At that time, you were already the Jinzhou Guard Office. If you were not hiding after hiding, maybe you are the general of Liaodong now. The old man in his family is so smart, but you sent him to someone else’s house to settle. The second master even... wants to be a servant under the roof of others. You father and son can hardly meet. What kind of life do you live?

Even a small magistrate dares to deal with you. Seeing you being wronged like this, my brothers feel uncomfortable, not to mention that the old man is not the same as before...

As soon as the man said this, the ship manager scolded him for shutting up, and said that if the master's plan was broken, don't blame him for disregarding his affection."

When Gu Mingzhu heard this, she seemed to have a flash of lightning in her mind, and Nie Chen could not hide her excitement. If the old man had not said such a thing, perhaps they would have thought that the caravan manager who Yan Chan investigated was just a small role.

The old man looked at Nie Chen and the girl with Mi Li: "Many of what they said were vague. Although I couldn't fully understand the meaning of this, I also felt that it was important. I clearly remembered the Jinzhou Weigongfu, which should be the biggest gain. After that escape, I continued to inquire about the news about those people and found that the manager came to the capital a year ago."

After saying this, the old man hesitated and said, "Are you useful to this clue?" He was expecting but nervous, hoping that he could help, but he was afraid that everything would fail.

"It's useful," Gu Mingzhu stood up, and she saluted the old man, "Your news will save many people."

The old man looked a little excited: "Really?"

Gu Mingzhu nodded.

The old man finally smiled, but he immediately said, "It's not me, it's Yan Shen. If it can be found out...it must be counted on Yan Shen."

The old man's eyebrows and eyes stretched out, as if he had removed a huge burden. He was afraid that he would make the wrong choice. After Yan Tan's death, he made up his mind. Although he had been pursuing the case, he would not tell the truth unless someone who could find out all this appeared.

Wei Tongzheng, the people in the crowd, moved him. He wanted to come and ask for the news before making plans, but he didn't expect to tell them all in this way. Maybe... the feeling that Nie Chen and the girl here gave him was as firm and powerful as Yan Tan, and they were trustworthy.

The old man smiled in his heart. In fact, he should have been frozen to death on the day he eavesdropped on these conversations, but at some point the snow stopped. A ray of sunlight shone on him, slowly relieving him. Although he had frozen his toes and fingers that time, he survived and passed on the news he heard.

Maybe this is Yan Shen’s blessing.

Gu Mingzhu said: "If you find out this case, the court will give Lord Yan a justice." They have to get back to this justice.
Chapter completed!