Obviously, Huang Junsheng and the Supervisory Bureau are plotting something.
Lu Bai felt that this matter was probably related to the death of the two of them.
But the gossips such as "true and false, drinking, cheating" really can't be analyzed, but the following sentences "get more money" and "the water flows slowly" gave Lu Bai a vague idea.
Eighty percent of it is blackmail.
After hearing what the Customs and Supervision Bureau said, he still wanted to keep things quiet and blackmail him a few more times.
So who is being blackmailed?
Obviously the person who was blackmailing him was the murderer who killed them both.
When Lu Bai thought of this, he suddenly remembered what the interrogation officer said. The Customs and Supervision Department asked his subordinates to take a handful of salt from the cargo ship of Meiji Clothing Store. Could it be that he wanted to use this to blackmail Shopkeeper Shen of Meiji Clothing Store?
Lu Bai felt that it was possible.
Perhaps because of the drinking on the boat, shopkeeper Shen of Meiji Boutique somehow offended the Customs and Supervision Bureau, which made the Customs Supervision Bureau feel resentful. After he landed, he asked people to inspect his ship, and then he started to think of blackmail. Meiji Clothing Store Behind Buzhuang stood the Shen family. Shopkeeper Shen saw that he had repeatedly extorted money, so he boldly became murderous and killed both of them.
Lu Bai felt that this guess was logical.
However, Lu Bai had no evidence and could not do anything to Shopkeeper Shen of Meiji Buzhuang.
However, since Shopkeeper Shen is suspected, it is still okay for Lu Bai to go and meet with him for a while, just in case he exposes a flaw.
Thinking of this, Lu Bai thanked the interrogating officer.
Just as he turned around, a small black dot fell from the sky. Lu Bai waved his hand, and the dog was about to become a meat pie, but then it stepped on the clouds and slowly landed on the ground.
"You raised this dog, and it doesn't know any etiquette." Lu Bai said the next sentence and left.
"Yes, yes." The interrogation officer nodded hurriedly and bowed his head to send Lu Bai away.
After Lu Baiyuan left, he lowered his head and saw, my dear, this dog has been incontinent for a long time. Its legs are trembling now, and it no longer has the ferocity and majesty it had just now.
Lu Bai walked eastward along the Qinhuai River for a while, then turned into an alley.
There are high walls and green tiles on both sides of the alley. Time has left traces on the white walls, and the bluestones underfoot are covered with moss.
Lu Bai turned sideways and let a few laughing and playing children pass. He looked up and saw a girl standing in front of the window of the small building, arranging the porcelain vase by the window and putting flowers in it. After seeing Lu Bai pass by Smile slightly.
Lu Bai nodded to her, walked out of the alley for a while, and finally arrived at the backyard of Shopkeeper Shen's residence in Meiji Cloth Village.
After more than a month of guarding and inquiring, Erha and Hong Tailang had found out clearly that shopkeeper Shen lived behind Meiji Cloth Village. It was a front store and a back house, and there was a gate at the back.
It's just that there are few people leaving on weekdays, so this door is always closed.
Lu Bai lingered at the back door for a long time, then walked around the backyard and nodded silently.
The backyard faces the river.
It can be seen that the shopkeeper Shen did not treat him badly at all. The garden diverted a winding ditch from the Qinhuai River, leading the water from the Qinhuai River into the garden in the courtyard. After a few turns, it was led back to the Qinhuai River from elsewhere.
In this way, although this house is not on the Qinhuai River, it still has water views to see.
Lu Bai measured the water flow again. The winding ditch was wide and the water flow was fast. It would not be a problem to drown many people.
After Lu Bai observed this, he walked to the door of the backyard and knocked on the door.
After waiting for a while, someone greeted him at the door, "Who is it?"
Lu Bai replied: "Jin Yiwei, I have something to ask you, Shopkeeper Shen."
"Jinyiwei!" The people inside shouted in surprise, and there was no sound for a moment. Just when Lu Bai frowned and tried to knock on the door again, another girl greeted him: "Here he comes, he comes."
The person who greeted me opened the door, and there was a maid in a pink silk shirt, and behind her stood a maid in green.
The pink maid glanced at Lu Bai and said eagerly: "Oh, Mr. Jinyiwei, I didn't expect you to come first. We were just about to find you."
Lu Bai was confused, "What do you want from me?"
"Reporter." The words of the pink maid came out like a barrage of words. "Our shopkeeper just came home yesterday and was kidnapped by two people. He never came home again. We thought it was a kidnapping, so he We were waiting for news about the kidnapper and were preparing to redeem him with money. Who knew that our shopkeeper had no news after he was kidnapped? When we saw something was wrong, we were about to report it to the official."
"What!" Lu Bai was surprised, "Your shopkeeper hasn't come back yet?"
The pink maid stopped talking and blinked at Lu Bai, "You haven't replied yet? What do you mean, you saw our shopkeeper yesterday? No!"
The pink maid jumped back instantly, "You, you are the kidnapper!"
"Ahem." Lu Bai coughed dryly, feeling a little embarrassed, "No, I'm not. I'm Lu Zhenfu, the envoy of Nanzhen Fusi."
Lu Bai took out the sign and let them take a look before continuing: "I mean, your shopkeeper has not returned since he was kidnapped?"
The two maids nodded.
Lu Bai thought this was a bit troublesome.
But he couldn't listen to everything the two maids said, so he suggested: "Let me go in and understand the situation so that I can help you track down the kidnappers and rescue your shopkeeper as soon as possible."
The pink maid opened the door, "That would be great."
Lu Bai walked in, "Who has your shopkeeper offended these days?"
The pink maid shook her head, "Our shopkeeper is a business owner, and he pays attention to being friendly and making money. He has never sinned against anyone. Our Meiji's cloth and silk are the best, and they are one of a kind. In the business field, we have always been the best." If you fawn over others, you won't blame anyone."
"The silk business is not offensive to anyone, but some businesses are not." Lu Bai turned back and looked at the pink maid.
The pink maid blinked, "What do you mean, sir?"
Lu Bai smiled, turned around and scanned the backyard.
The backyard was a courtyard with Taihu stones, ponds, and pavilions. It was a beautiful place with every scene and every corner. But what attracted Lu Bai the most was the carp in the pond.
Each one is plump and delicious, weighing at least three pounds.
Lu Bai licked the tip of his tongue. To be honest, he was a little greedy.
"It's not interesting. Even if I can't tell you some things, you can't make the decision. Where is your wife?" Lu Bai asked.
The pink maid said: "Our wife is already very busy. She is gathering the guys in front to find the kidnappers and our shopkeeper. I'm afraid she won't be able to entertain Mr. Lu."
Lu Bai thought thoughtfully, "That's not right. Our Jin Yiwei are good at arresting people and finding people. If your wife doesn't entertain me, let us Jin Yiwei help you look for them. Why are you calling those guys in such a hurry?"
He waved his hand involuntarily, "Hurry up and ask your wife to come out to me. It's true, I can't tell which is more serious."
"this--"
The pink maid felt that what Lu Bai said made sense, so the maid in green next to her served Lu Bai, and she went to invite the lady over. After saying that, the girl in red walked away smoothly. Judging from her walking posture, there was nothing She's not like a maid from a wealthy family.
Lu Bai's heart moved, and he raised his feet and followed him, "It's an emergency, I'll follow you to help."
"Hey!" The maid in green wanted to stop Lu Bai, but Lu Bai deliberately made it impossible for her to stop him. He almost slid past the maid in green like a loach.
Mrs. Shen was not in the shop in front. She was in the main house in a courtyard adjacent to the front yard.
As soon as Lu Bai turned into the courtyard, he saw the pink maid telling something in Mrs. Shen's ear. Mrs. Shen kept nodding her head. It seemed that the pink maid did not look like a servant, so Mrs. Shen was the servant.
However, this only happened in a moment.
After Lu Bai came in, the pink maid immediately stopped talking, stood behind Mrs. Shen, and frowned: "Mr. Lu, why didn't you wait for the notification and come in? What if our lady was bathing and changing clothes - "
Lu Bai clasped his hands and said, "I was the one who was rude."
However, looking at the expression on his face, there was nothing abrupt about it.
"Master Lu, you are finally here. You have to make the decision for our family." Mrs. Shen took over the words and began to cry, wiping her tears with a handkerchief from time to time.
Lu Bai had met Mrs. Shen before. The last time he came to Meiji Buzhuang, it was this woman who entertained him.
This woman wore her hair in a woman's bun, her face was thickly painted with 10% makeup, and she was wearing a dress that exposed half of her face. She still had a haggard look on her face and dark circles under her eyes.
She was crying, "I don't know who killed a thousand swords, or some turtle bastard kidnapped our master. Mr. Lu, you have to make the decision for us."
Lu Bai was embarrassed for a while, then he thought that it was Shopkeeper Shen who was kidnapped by Erha and Hong Tailang, so he felt at ease and echoed a few words, "Yes, that grandson is not a human being. He is probably a wolf-hearted thing."
"Well--"
Mrs. Shen was stunned, and after looking at Lu Bai, she started crying again.
Lu Bai walked over and said, "Mrs. Shen, don't worry. You want to help me recall who Shopkeeper Shen has offended recently. Only by knowing who he has offended can we find people easily, right?"
Mrs. Shen wiped her tears and raised her head to look at Lu Bai with an aggrieved look on her face, "Mr. Lu, our master usually leads the most kind people, and he is engaged in a unique business of fine silk. Who can he offend? Let's see. , it’s just some people who have eaten enough to cause trouble for our master. These people are really nothing. Mr. Lu, after you catch them, even if you can’t beat them to death, you have to castrate them so that they can never have children again. , what you save will harm people in the future.”
Lu Bai's words were quite obvious. He was obviously criticizing Huai.
Also, Mrs. Shen was really crying. The thick powder on her face was still there, and it had not been washed away at all. It was obvious that she was crying without tears. On the other hand, Mrs. Shen looked more haggard, a bit like The look of excessive indulgence.
Lu Bai smiled and interrupted Mrs. Shen, "Mrs. Shen, the silk business does not offend anyone, but the private salt business is different. This shady business can easily offend people."
"You, how did you -" Mrs. Shen was stuck, and she no longer had the calmness she had just now.
"How do I know? Don't forget, I am Jin Yiwei." Lu Bai answered for her.
At this time, the pink maid took over the conversation and said, "Master Lu, what you say must be supported by evidence. Don't slander people out of thin air. We are doing serious business. We don't know what is private. Besides, our direct relatives of the Shen family are officials of the imperial court. Are we going to do that illegal business?"
"Okay, no need to quibble, I have evidence." Lu Bai said.
He really has proof.
Not to mention that the interrogation officer knew about this, even in Yongle City, the source of illicit salt, Lu Bai had all the means to dig out evidence that Meiji Buzhuang was selling illicit salt.
"However, I'm not here to check for cheating, so you don't need to be nervous." Lu Bai comforted them.
He won't check for illegal accounts.
As an ancestor of smuggled salt, Lu Bai's investigation of smuggled salt would be like shooting himself in the foot.
Lu Bai said kindly: "I will help you analyze now. Who will kidnap your shopkeeper Shen? I think this private salt business is the most likely. Mrs. Shen, what do you think?"
Mrs. Shen glanced at the pink maid and said, "That, that, that might be it."
Lu Bai glanced at the pink maid and continued: "Do you think Madam, who has Shopkeeper Shen offended recently in the private salt business?"
Mrs. Shen laughed dryly, "Our master was kidnapped just after he came back yesterday. I, I really don't know."
Lu Bai originally believed it.
Because the news heard by Erha and Hong Tailang was also the same. Otherwise, they would not have arrested Shopkeeper Shen as soon as he showed up.
But he asked out of nowhere, "Mrs. Shen, you look like you are jumping too much——"
Mrs. Shen trembled and subconsciously looked at the pink maid.
The pink maid also shook for a moment, and then she calmed down, "You, what are you talking nonsense! What's wrong with you? Do you know how hurtful your words are if they are spread? Our wife is not overdoing it. This, this is physical weakness."
She then nodded affirmatively, "Yes, weak!"
Something weird!
Lu Bai felt that there was something strange about Mrs. Shen and the pink maid, especially the pink maid.
"What about the past? Who has he offended before?" Lu Bai asked calmly, not blushing at all because he had just asked a weird question, "For example, the Supervisor of Shuiguan, Huang Junsheng of Jinyiwei? "
Mrs. Shen's expression froze, and she didn't know where to turn her eyes for a moment, fearing that a word or an expression would let Lu Bai see the flaw.
The pink maid was also a bit wild, but she tried her best to keep her balance, "Guan, Guan Supervisor, he, he hasn't been here for a while. He and our master are good friends, so there should be no grudges."
"Isn't that right? Supervisor Secretary Ke personally admitted that he had a grudge against Shopkeeper Shen, and he had collaborated with Huang Junsheng to blackmail Shopkeeper Shen some time ago." Lu Bai said casually, carefree.
"He, he's still alive!" Mrs. Shen looked in disbelief, but suddenly her underwear was exposed.
The pink maid was about to run away in the blink of an eye, and her pink skirt passed in front of Lu Bai, blocking Lu Bai's field of vision. However, she shed her clothes like a shell, and rushed towards the recently opened window in a smart outfit.
"boom!"
"Ouch!"
The windows closed automatically, and the two windows photographed the pink maid back.
The pink girl rubbed her nose after landing. Her forehead was red and her eyes were filled with tears. She didn't know whether it hurt or her nose was sore.
Lu Bai didn't move from beginning to end.
"Do you think you can escape in front of a practitioner above the Dongxuan realm?" Lu Bai asked.
He smiled and said, "You really didn't bring it upon yourself. It seems that your maid was also involved in this matter."
"Participate in it?" The pink maid stopped rubbing her nose and was stunned: "Then the supervisor is not alive?"