The officers and soldiers held torches to illuminate the dark street, and within a moment they surrounded Xia Jin and Shopkeeper Qi, who was already lying in a pool of blood!
Xia Jin glanced around and looked at this battle. Was she going to become the scapegoat?
She didn't want to spend the rest of her life in a moldy and damp dungeon. In this era without surveillance or video, there was no way to clean up the blame once she took the blame.
We must find a way to escape, and we must not be caught by them!
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw the surrounding team making way from both sides, and a man walked out from behind.
"It's you?"
The two said in unison!
This person is none other than Lin Ziyi!
Lin Ziyi investigated Shopkeeper Qi and learned that he was collecting recipes and planned to sell them at a high price, but there was only one buyer who could pay the high price!
That is... Mr. Song, who loves food in the capital.
The reason why shopkeeper Qi was able to hear their conversation and record it was because Lin Ziyi did it deliberately, in order to catch a big fish in the long run!
What he didn't expect was that the bait he put out was not the fish he wanted to catch.
Xia Jin twitched the corner of her mouth and said in her heart: She has no intention of taking the blame!
Lin Ziyi looked at her "Li Kui mask" that didn't match her body shape, hesitated for a while, and spit out a secondary name, "Red Flame Fairy?"
Xia Jin waved her hand and declared: "I just happened to be passing by here. I didn't kill this person! As you know, my declaration is to 'punish evil and promote good'. I am a good person!" She emphasized the last sentence.
"I will investigate whether you killed him or not! Just in time, since we have met, let's settle the old and new accounts together! Let's go with this general!" Lin Ziyi took a step forward.
"Wait a minute, what new and old accounts are there?" she asked.
"You have the account books of the bandits in Wangxi Town. Also, you were responsible for the leakage of water in Jinshi Building and the burning of ten shops in a row, right?" He said and took another step.
Xia Jin spread his hands and said helplessly: "General, you can't just wrongfully accuse people like this. You need evidence when handling a case!"
"Isn't that true? We'll find out when you go back with me, General, to investigate!" As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped forward and grabbed Xia Jin's shoulder.
Xia Jin quickly dodged and shouted: "Watch the escort!"
Lin Ziyi raised his hand to catch it, opened his palm, and saw that it was a copper coin.
Looking up again, Xia Jin had already jumped onto the roof.
"Want to run?"
Lin Ziyi flew after him and appeared in front of Xia Jin.
"So fast!"
"You can't escape!" He stretched out his hand to grab Xia Jin, but Xia Jin dodged. Lin Ziyi anticipated her movement and grabbed her wrist.
Xia Jin tightened her steps, turned around and used her strength to throw Lin Ziyi away with an over-the-shoulder throw.
Lin Ziyi landed firmly on the ground, and when he looked up again, he was gone!
Lowering his eyes and looking at the copper plate in his hand, Lin Ziyi slowly clenched his palm.
"I'll catch you!"
On the other side, Xia Jin returned to the house, changed out of her night clothes and took off her mask.
Recalling the death of Shopkeeper Qi, Xia Jin took out the token given by Lord Song from the cloth bag and slowly tightened her hand.
This suspicion must be cleared away! She is not going to be a scapegoat!
The next day, early in the morning, Xia Jin put on men's clothes and went out.
"Master, where are we going?" Four Seasons, dressed as a servant, asked.
"Go to the Song Mansion and apply for a job!"
While talking, the two of them had arrived at the door of the Song Mansion. Xia Jin looked up at the plaque with gold characters on a red background and walked over!
Knocking on the door, the person who opened the door was an old butler with a long face.
A pair of sharp eyes looked Xia Jin up and down and asked: "Who are you and who are you looking for?"
Xia Jin took out her token, showed it, and said, "I'm here to apply for a job as a chef!"
The old butler took a look at the token, made sure it was correct, and then moved out of the way.
"follow me."
Entering Song's house, the old housekeeper led him to the door of the study.
"Sir, someone is applying for a job as a chef."
"Come in."
Master Song turned to look at the person who walked in. When he saw clearly that it was Xia Jin, his eyes lit up.
"Chef Xia!"
"When I first came to the capital, I ran out of money and was short of money. Thanks to Master Song, he thought highly of me, so I came!" Xia Jin said.
"It's great that Chef Xia can come to my house! Ever since I tasted the exquisite jade soup made by Chef Song that day, I have been thinking about it for a long time!"
"Come here, let's arrange for Chef Xia to stay in the house!"
The old housekeeper walked in and took Xia Jin out of the study.
Before Xia Jin left, she looked back at the scrolls on Mr. Song's desk. There were three scrolls in total. They were delivered by Shopkeeper Qi yesterday evening!
As long as you hand this to Lin Ziyi, your suspicion will be cleared!
The old housekeeper arranged for Xia Jin to stay in a small courtyard. After Xia Jin settled down, she went to the kitchen, made a braised fish, picked up the plate and delivered it to her personally.
Knock on the door, go in and put the plate on the table.
From the corner of his eye, he looked at Mr. Song who was discussing matters with someone in the study, and saw him handing the scroll to the man in black and explaining something.
Xia Jin knew some lip language and could read the words: "You must hand it over to the Lord with your own hands, don't make any mistakes!"
After the man in black left, Mr. Song walked towards the dining table. When he saw the braised fish and several stir-fried dishes on the table, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Sit down, pick up the bowl and chopsticks, and pick up a piece of fish. The fish is tender and melts in your mouth, and the taste is so sweet that the taste buds in your mouth can't help but cheer.
After taking just one bite, Mr. Song couldn't stop eating, and then took one bite after another until only the skeleton was left. Then he put down the bowl and chopsticks.
"Chef Xia, this braised fish is so delicious! If you come, you will be rewarded!"
Xia Jin took the rewarded silver ingot and said, "Thank you, Mr. Song!"
"In my house, no matter who it is, as long as things are done to my satisfaction, they will all be rewarded!"
After eating and drinking, he walked out of the hall with his stomach in his arms. Xia Jin secretly entered the study and rummaged around, but did not see the scroll that shopkeeper Qi gave to Master Song.
Reminiscent of the scroll that the man in black took away before leaving, could it be that one?
Just then, footsteps were heard outside, and the door opened from the outside.
Xia Jin hid behind the screen of the bookcase when Master Song walked in, followed by a man in gray.
After the two came in one after another, the door was closed.
"Lin Ziyi has already started investigating me. What plans does the Lord have?" Lord Song asked.
The man in gray was silent for a moment and said: "My lord has already thought of a solution. Let's see if you have the courage!"
"I've been targeted now. As long as it keeps me and my family safe, I can do anything!" Mr. Song said with a stern look on his face.
The man in gray robe took out a letter and handed it to Mr. Song.
"Isn't Lin Ziyi looking for evidence of collusion with the enemy? Then give it to him!"
Mr. Song took the letter and said doubtfully: "The Lord means..."
"In five days' time, there will be a birthday banquet for the old lady. At that time, most of the civil and military officials and family members of the Manchu Dynasty will go to attend. At that time, you can take advantage of the crowd and put this letter in Lin Ziyi's hand.
Just the study room will do..."
Mr. Song's eyes lit up, "As expected of you, Your Majesty, this plan is perfect! It can not only eliminate suspicion, but also throw dirty water on Lin Ziyi, and it can also solve his trouble and seize his military power!"
"Since you know what the Lord wants, you should handle it well. If another accident happens this time, you will be dead!" The man in gray said solemnly.
