In the early morning of the next day, it was just dawn, and the clerk of Lianfeng, who was about to come out to sweep the floor, was about to open the door. Suddenly he heard the sound of people running outside, and the sound of footsteps as dense as a rainstorm. It seemed that there were many people. He looked through the crack in the door.
, are the officers and soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, there are three to four hundred people, lined up in Xici Hutong, their swords and guns pointed at the Lianfeng, no! They are surrounded.
The clerk hurriedly reported the big shopkeeper, who was also very puzzled. Although most of the business he had done for so many years was dealing with the court, it was still a fair business. This was the first time he was surrounded by officers and soldiers. What should I do? After thinking for a long time, he was ready to open the door and ask.
Ask what's going on. It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided.
Liu Ziguang was also woken up. He heard that he was surrounded by officers and soldiers. He immediately understood that a big disturbance had been revealed. This incident left many clues that could easily be traced. He must not let things go without hesitation, so he got up quickly.
Copy guy.
The big shopkeeper's name is Han Yihu, and he is the eldest brother of Han Lianhu, the shopkeeper of Xuzhou Lianfeng. After living in the capital for so many years, he still has some courage. He comforted his subordinates: "Don't worry, we are not from Jinyiwei and Dongchang. It's nothing serious.
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He ordered someone to open the door and walked over to meet the leading officer.
"Who do I think he is? He came to deliver business early in the morning. It turns out to be Commander Wang from the Nancheng Army and Horse Department. I don't know what happened to Mr. Wang who brought so many brothers here."
The yamen responsible for arresting thieves and clearing streets and ditches in the capital are equivalent to the Capital Police Department and Urban Management Law Enforcement Brigade. They sent out so many people to surround the Lianfeng. Could it be that the Lianfeng was harboring some kind of criminal thief?
Sure enough, Commander Wang got off his horse, pointed his riding whip at the yard of the Lianfeng and said: "Uncle Han, I heard that the Guibao harbors two gangsters who robbed a small mess. Whose property does this small mess belong to? I don't need it."
The big shopkeeper must know very well that the strong dragon has not conquered the local snakes yet, so the big shopkeeper should hand over the thieves and the stolen money as soon as possible, so that everyone will look good."
Shopkeeper Han Da has heard from the third shopkeeper that Deputy General Liu went to play in Xiaowan, and he knew that this matter was probably done by his young deputy general. However, Deputy General Liu is the deputy general of the guard of the iron factory and also serves as the chief accountant, and his rank is quite high.
, it is absolutely impossible to hand it over like this.
While looking careless, he put his hands behind his back and gestured for someone to inform the eldest lady and Liu Ziguang that now they can only rely on the relationship between the Duke and the Duke to settle the matter. Pay the compensation if you should, and apologize if you need to. As long as it is done with
It's not a big deal that money can solve.
"Commander Wang, please don't scare me. I am an abide by the law and don't dare to harbor any criminal thieves. Let's do this. Commander Wang, come in and sit down first. You haven't had breakfast yet. I'll have someone prepare some pearl rice porridge and steamed buns. You can make some first."
"It's not easy for the brothers. We came out early in the morning to catch the thief. I have some money here for the brothers to have breakfast." As he spoke, a one hundred tael silver note was stuffed over.
Commander Wang refused to answer, with a serious look on his face: "Shop Manager Han, it's not that brothers are unjust, this case is a bit bigger, Xiaoluan was robbed of three hundred thousand taels of silver, and the superiors issued a death order.
, we must catch the thief, life or death! Not even a cent of the stolen money should be lost! If the big shopkeeper doesn't hand over the person, my brother will have to come hard."
With a wave of his hand, "Brothers, rush in and get the man!" Three hundred officers and soldiers of the Military and Horse Division were about to rush into the Lianfeng. The swords and guns were shining in the morning mist, and the surrounding shops were too scared to open their doors.
"Wait a minute, Commander Wang is sure that Jiangyang's thieves are hiding in the small cell? What if we can't get him? This morning, Mr. Xu, the Duke of the country, agreed to come and choose some swords. There are so many brothers from the Military and Horse Division.
The account turning is a mess, and I'm afraid I'll make Mr. Xu angry, and no one can bear it." Shopkeeper Han Da now has no choice but to bring Mr. Guo out to scare people, and he can delay it for a while. I hope Vice General Liu can hurry up.
He hid it and hoped that the person who reported the news would rush to the Duke's Mansion and it would be best if he could be brought to the Duke.
"Humph, all the witnesses and physical evidence are there. Someone saw that Jiangyang's thief was delivered to Xiao Luan by the third shopkeeper of your Lianfeng. He also got the VIP card of your Lianfeng. There is no evidence for me to bring such a brother here for a drink early in the morning.
?" Commander Wang said plausibly.
In the yard of the Lianfeng, Liu Ziguang was fully dressed. The Baihong knife was hung on his waist, the spring gun was stuffed in his arms, and there were daggers in his boots. The twenty men under him were also holding weapons and wearing armor, ready to kill.
Out.
Xiaoluan was a little careless and caused trouble. Liu Ziguang regretted a little. He didn't regret beating people and grabbing money, but regretted not killing people to silence them. Damn it, just kill everyone who has seen me and it will be fine. Now
People came to the door, and it would be even more troublesome to find out the gold and silver stolen last night, so the two cases were handled together.
There was no other way but to surrender and fight out. This not only brought a lot of trouble to the Lianfeng, but also caused trouble to myself. I had just met the Duke of Guo and so many generals, and had come into contact with the upper class society.
Zi is going to become a robber again. From now on, we really can't rely on violence to solve everything, we have to use our brains. Liu Ziguang knocked on his head and smacked his lips.
The subordinates didn't think so much. Anyway, they made a small fortune, so what's the big deal if they go out? Once they leave Nanjing, the sky is high and birds can fly, and the sea is wide and fish can jump.
There was a struggle at the gate, and suddenly more than ten horses came running from a distance. They were all dressed in bright red flying fish suits, with embroidered spring knives hanging from their waists. They came to the front arrogantly, without looking at the king's command. The leader said:
"The Jin Yiwei takes the people, and the rest get out of the way."
The Jin Yiwei are also here! The matter is serious. They are different from the gang of soldiers and horses in the Five Cities. They don't need evidence at all to handle the case. It doesn't matter whether you are a first-class official or a millionaire businessman. They can take it as they say without any room for negotiation.
. Could it be that Lieutenant General Liu caused trouble again? The weather in the early morning was still cold, but shopkeeper Han had sweat on his head.
Commander Wang saw that the Jin Yiwei was also coming to arrest people, so he did not dare to take the lead. He could only wait respectfully on the side, thinking that this little messy backstage boss was really powerful, and he was afraid that our Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division people would not be able to deal with the Lianfeng and even the Jin Yiwei.
They had all been used. But he didn't know that Jin Yiwei was here to handle another case.
It turned out that when they ransacked Zheng's house last night, a soldier saw half of Duncan's black face before he was knocked unconscious. The dark ape-like face left a deep impression on him. Although the Ming Dynasty opened the sea ban and allowed all countries to trade,
There were many black people in the capital, but Duncan's ugly face left such a deep impression on people. The soldier recalled that when he escorted the master to the Ministry of War Yamen during the day, he seemed to have seen such an ugly black face at the door once.
It seemed that he was the subordinate of someone who came to the Ministry of War for business. After such an investigation, Liu Ziguang was naturally suspected. Only he and Mr. Zheng had some verbal conflicts, and there was a motive for committing the crime.
It happened that Mr. Zheng's younger brother was working in Jinyiwei, and he was still a member of a hundred households. When he learned that his brother's house had been ransacked, it was okay, so he led people to investigate overnight. Jinyiwei was originally responsible for arresting theft, and spies were all over the world, so he was very efficient.
, from the time the soldier woke up, recalled what happened, to identifying the suspect and coming to arrest him, it only took less than two hours.
Zheng Baihu personally brought more than a dozen bandits to arrest him. He heard that the thief was very good at climbing over walls and ridges, but the Jin Yiwei were also very skilled. A dozen people were enough to deal with mere thieves.
Zheng Baihu got off his horse and ignored Shopkeeper Han Da who was standing at the door. He used his riding crop to push him away and led his men to the gate. Shopkeeper Han Da was so anxious that he stepped back a few steps, blocked the door and said, "Sir,
, what are you saying? Is there some misunderstanding? "
"Get out of the way. It's delayed my arrest. You can't afford the punishment!" Zheng Baihu put a little more force on his hands and tried to push Shopkeeper Han away, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't move at all.
"How brave you are to prevent the Jin Yiwei from arresting people. Come on, let me catch you!" Zheng Baihu was furious and ordered his men to arrest people.
The two gangsters shook out the chains and were about to put them around the neck of shopkeeper Han Da. A thunderous roar came from their ears, "Wait a minute!" They looked up and saw a man walking out of the door, dressed in red and wearing black fast boots.
There is a treasured sword hanging on the waist. The sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes are none other than Liu Ziguang.
Shopkeeper Han was complaining in his heart, "Liu Lieutenant General Liu, living ancestor, I delayed time at the door to let you escape, why did you come out to die? Jinyiwei is easy to mess with, now it's better, even if you don't die, you will have to shed your skin.
Why did the factory owner, such a wise man, choose a stupid young man as his deputy?"
"Are you Liu Ziguang? You did a good job last night, and you actually dared to loot the imperial officials." Zheng Baihu pointed a whip at Liu Ziguang and asked. In fact, his evidence is not very sufficient. It is purely based on rumors. Now, let's deceive him first and admit the truth.
Okay, if you don't admit it, you can take it back and interrogate it slowly.
"What good thing have I done? Don't slander anyone! Take your horse whip away. I hate it when people swing the whip around in front of me." Liu Ziguang didn't take Jin Yiwei seriously at all.
"How impudent, you don't know when you are about to die, take it down!" Zheng Baihu has been on duty for so many years, but he has never seen such a arrogant criminal.
A dozen gangsters drew out their Xiuchun knives and gathered around them with iron ropes. Suddenly, a white light flashed, and a sharp blade suddenly appeared on their boss Zheng Baihu's neck. Liu Ziguang's Baihong knife was unsheathed at some point. It was sharp.
The blade of the knife had already cut a red blood line on Zheng Baihu's neck.
"I didn't sleep well last night, and my hands are shaking a little. Don't make me angry. Everyone, please retreat." Liu Ziguang ordered. The fans were dumbfounded. Zheng Baihu's kung fu is not bad at all. He can be restrained no matter what.
Stayed.
"For holding Jin Yiwei hostage, this one sentence is enough to sentence you to death. Don't let me go, otherwise all of you on the Lianfeng will be killed." Zheng Baihu is also a well-rounded character, with a knife on his neck.
The boss didn't change his tone because he didn't believe that anyone really had the guts to go against Jin Yiwei.
Liu Ziguang smiled ferociously, "Don't talk about the future, just talk about now, do you believe that I will let you die now? You Jin Yiwei were also raised by your parents, right? If you dare to touch the people of the Lianfeng Hao, I will kill your whole family, do you believe it?
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The soldiers surrounded Liu Ziguang with knives but did not dare to attack. People from the Nancheng Army and Horses Department also surrounded him, forming a tighter encirclement. Liu Ziguang's guards rushed out of the gate, all in armor, with crossbows in hand and long knives.
Holding hands, the two sides reached a stalemate.
The atmosphere was as cold as ice, and a bloody battle could break out at any time.
At the entrance of Xici Hutong, there was another sound of horse hooves. "Everyone is doing business in Dongchang, please stay away~~" the sharp voice of Bu Nan Bu Nu floated over from afar.