Chapter 78: Night Crash Cao Gang
In just a few minutes of walking, they had arrived at Caobang's base camp.
Let’s get back to the topic. The purpose of breaking into the Caogang tonight is twofold:
The first is to find the suspected murderer Xue Wu hiding here;
The second is to find relevant records of horse grass trading in Caobang's black market. Among them, the most important thing is who sold the large amount of horse grass sold by Jiang Mansion.
Lu Chengfeng saw that Caobang's territory actually stretched for ten miles, and there were hundreds of rooms of various sizes in courtyards. How easy was it to find a woman?
Judging from the brightly lit lights in the rooms, most of them are probably occupied by people. Moreover, if there are people living in them, it would be inconvenient for them to search all over the place.
Therefore, Lu Chengfeng had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, starting with the mysterious White Fish Talisman letter.
He saw that Tian Zifang did look like an upright man, and he was grateful to him. When he heard that they were going to Caogang, he enthusiastically led the way, so he must be a reliable person.
So, he said sincerely:
"Didn't Brother Tian just ask me where this list came from? It came from within your Cao Gang. It records the black market under the control of your Cao Gang, privately buying and selling the highly toxic herb - horse grass, that is,
The poison used in Jiang Mansion’s murder case!”
Seeing that he was shocked, Lu Chengfeng paused to give him time to recover before continuing:
"Because this horse grass is highly poisonous, the government has extremely strict control over its trade and circulation. Every transaction must leave traces and report it. Moreover, this thing is valuable and rare. However, we have already collected it from all the major medicine shops in Beijing.
After a search, nothing suspicious was found, and the account books are all correct. Then, the poison that caused the death of thirty-two people in Jiang Mansion could only have flowed out from the black market of your Cao Gang."
Lu Chengfeng saw Tian Zifang was startled again, so he crossed the name on the letter with his fingertips and pointed gently:
"Brother Tian, you see, the person who sold the horse grass above is someone from Jiangfu, but there is no record of the person who bought it. Black market transactions are all conducted through Caobang, why is this batch of horse grass not available?
Buyer record? Could it be that Caobang bought it himself? Otherwise, why is there no record? Perhaps, or maybe someone is deliberately hiding it? "
Tian Zifang heard Ming's intention, smiled lightly and said:
"Your Majesty, if you have any instructions, just tell me! Although I, Tian, am a rough man, I also understand the principle of repaying a favor! Your Majesty, just tell me! You need me, Tian.
I'll do whatever someone does! I won't even fart!"
Lu Chengfeng was amused by his rude words. He laughed and said:
"We need you to take us in so we can find out."
Hearing this, Tian Zifang cupped his fists and said with a smile:
"Such a trivial matter is taken care of by someone in my field!"
After saying that, he disappeared without a trace.
Lu Chengfeng and Wu Jingmo stood there, dumbfounded.
After a while, I saw that Tian Zifang hadn't appeared yet, and I was about to follow him to find out what was going on, but I saw two people being thrown out from the high wall where they were standing.
Before the two of them could react, they saw Tian Zifang following closely behind him, jumping down from the high wall of the Caobang compound in one swift step, bowing and landing easily.
"Brother Tian is so skilled!" Lu Chengfeng clapped his hands and praised.
When he looked down, he saw that the two men had been beaten to death.
In a matter of moments, Tian Zifang had completed a series of actions smoothly in the heavily guarded Caobang compound, and the people inside were unaware of it!
Judging from his appearance, he should have some Qinggong skills. This Tian Zifang is indeed extraordinary!
"The clothes you two are wearing make you look like noble young masters from aristocratic families. Entering the Cao Gang will inevitably arouse suspicion, so why not put on the two clothes on the ground to avoid being discovered and troublesome."
Tian Zifang looked at the ground and spoke sincerely. He then hugged the two ignorant people on the ground and apologized:
"Brothers, today I, Tian, have no choice but to repay my kindness! I have offended you!"
Lu Chengfeng and Wu Jingmo hurriedly put on their clothes.
Although the Caobang did not have special uniforms, after the two of them put on the ordinary clothes, they were no longer eye-catching, and they felt much easier to walk.
Tian Zifang led the two of them into the gate of Caobang's helm in an upright manner.
"I am the Great Fool who is at the helm of Tian Zifang!" Tian Zifang said his name in a right and proper manner.
The two gatekeepers didn't even raise their eyes as they shouted: "Go in! Go in! Go in!"
As soon as Lu Chengfeng entered, he realized that the courtyard they entered was different from the ordinary palaces of princes and nobles or the courtyards of ordinary people. Instead, it was like a Jianghu sect, with large blank areas for martial arts practice and open space.
Various weapons are also displayed around
.
Walking from the outside to the inside, the courtyard becomes deeper and deeper, but the layers are nested one after another as you go deeper in. From the outside to the inside, they are also arranged from large to small, just like playing with Russian matryoshka dolls.
However, this courtyard is not a completely inclusive relationship like a Russian matryoshka doll, but an overlapping and partially inclusive relationship.
"The design of this courtyard is really ingenious!" Lu Chengfeng exclaimed.
The entire matryoshka-style courtyard was lively and brightly lit, and there seemed to be a faint sound of noisy musical instruments playing, as if someone was holding a wedding banquet in the distance.
Lu Chengfeng wanted to follow the sound and see the excitement. When he thought of the purpose of tonight's trip, he could only suppress his curiosity and go straight to the topic:
"Brother Tian, can you tell me where the accounting room of your Cao Gang is? I also found a large number of blank papers with white fish talismans printed on them at the murder scene, which shows that the Jiang family must have long-term business with your Cao Gang.
On the account books, even if the transaction records of the horse grass were really erased by people, if we check their other account books with the Jiang family, we might still find something fishy."
"Young Highness, are you going to the accounting office to look up the transaction records of that horse grass? It's a pity that Mr. Tian is stationed at Dayu Branch and is not familiar with the layout of the main helm. I'm really sorry."
Tian Zifang said with regret.
"Or, we can find the material warehouse where you store the goods on the black market!"
Wu Jingmo, who had been keeping a low profile tonight, finally spoke, as if a light of wisdom suddenly flashed above his head.
"Material warehouse? I know that! But that's too much! You also know that our Cao Gang is responsible for escorting all kinds of salt and grain supplies. At least half of the yard in front of you is used as a warehouse!
"
Tian Zifang said with a surprised look.
Half of this place is a warehouse!!
Lu Chengfeng and Wu Jingmo were dumbfounded when they heard this.
If this is the case, the three of them will have no choice but to bump around like headless flies in this large Caobang courtyard. Whether they can find what they want can only depend on luck.
"That's right! Whether it's a granary, a salt warehouse or a warehouse for storing other materials, it must be in a relatively spacious and spacious room for easy management and storage!"
Lu Chengfeng patted his head and said.
Chapter completed!