"Damn it, where did those royal wines go?" Zhao Zheng rubbed his eyes hard and took another look, but it was still empty here. Not to mention the royal wines, there wasn't even a wine jar!
This was really beyond Zhao Zheng's expectation. In the game, Yu Jiuzheng should be in this secret room, but there was nothing in front of him.
Could it be that there is a discrepancy between reality and the game? Or is there another mystery here?
Zhao Zheng was puzzled. He frowned and walked forward, looking for clues. He found that there were many circular marks of wine jars on the ground. The marks looked very clear. He bent down and observed carefully and found that the marks were very new. Those wine jars should be
It was just moved out not long ago.
Could it be that the Cao family changed their strategy and moved all the imperial wines here to other places? If they moved, why did they send so many people to guard this place?
Zhao Zheng continued to check the surrounding situation while guessing. His eyes scanned the surroundings and found an unusual place. There was a square trace left in the corner of the wine cellar. Although this trace was not easy to detect,
But it couldn't escape his eyes. Based on his past experience, he guessed that this square mark was probably a secret door.
He walked to the corner of the wall, leaned over and groped for the square marks, dug his fingers into the cracks in the soil, and opened the cracks with a little force. As he expected, this was really a secret door that could be opened.
Yes, there was another space underneath. He opened the square lid, pushed it aside, and shook the bottom with a fire stick. Relying on the big firelight, he could see clearly what was below. This side was a wooden ladder, leading to the ladder.
A rough tunnel.
The imperial wine originally stored here was probably moved along this tunnel. However, this speculation is a bit contradictory. If the Cao family wants to hide the imperial wine more safely, they should hide the tunnel better.
It shouldn't be full of flaws and directly exposed like it is now.
Zhao Zheng couldn't figure out the mystery, so he decided to go down and have a look first. He climbed down the ladder. The ladder was not long. After standing firm in the tunnel, he held up the fire stick to explore the way forward. The tunnel was dug.
It's very rough, with potholes on all sides, and the space is narrow, giving people the feeling of a rushed job.
The tunnel looked very long, and the light from Huozhezi could not reach the end. Zhao Zheng walked forward step by step, and encountered a broken wine jar halfway. The wine jar belonged to the Cao family at first glance, and sharp fragments were scattered on the ground.
.The alcohol inside has already evaporated, and there is not a trace of alcohol in sight.
The missing imperial wine, the mysterious tunnel, and the broken wine jar are all really strange.
Zhao Zheng connected these strange clues together, and suddenly it dawned on him that he got a bold guess - the royal wine of the Cao family was probably stolen by another group of people who dug a tunnel! And it should be within a few days.
, otherwise the Cao family would have discovered it long ago!
Someone painstakingly dug a tunnel to the Cao family wine cellar and stole all the royal wine. In the process of moving it, they were too panicked and broke one of the jars of royal wine.
This guess is really conclusive and has great possibility.
"Isn't it so unlucky? I wanted to steal a drink, but someone else got there first?" Zhao Zheng was frightened by this guess. If this is really the case, it would be too deceptive. He spent so much effort, but nothing happened.
Didn’t catch it!
He could not completely confirm this guess yet, so in order to verify it, he quickened his pace and walked quickly along the tunnel. After walking for a long time, he finally reached the end of the tunnel.
At the end of the tunnel were some fallen rocks and mud, which blocked the road. There were also some obvious burnt marks on the stone walls, which looked like traces of gunpowder residue.
Zhao Zheng leaned close to the wall, put his nose to the charred area, and smelled it hard. Sure enough, there was a little bit of saltpeter and sulfur.
Judging from this situation, this tunnel should have been blown up. This tunnel is so long that it should have left the scope of the Cao family by now. Even if someone detonated gunpowder here, it would not attract the attention of the Cao family.
The collapse blocked the tunnel. Judging from the extent of the collapse, it was difficult to dig through it. Even if Zhao Zheng was a warrior, he would not be able to do anything with the pile of rocks in front of him for a while.
The person who dug the tunnel did this deliberately, probably to cover up the direction of the tunnel so that people could not find out the end of the tunnel. This rough tunnel should not have been dug by the Cao family themselves. If it had been dug by the Cao family, they would have dug it.
It's neater and not as bumpy as this.
The person who dug this tunnel should be an outsider. As for the purpose of the digging, it is already obvious.
After considering all the circumstances, Zhao Zheng felt that his previous guess was correct. There were thieves more powerful than him who spent a lot of time digging a tunnel and took away the Cao family's imperial wine.
The crime should have been committed very recently, no more than five days at most.
This thief was really cunning. He actually stole all the royal wine without leaving a single jar. You know, the Cao family has to pay tribute to the imperial court every year. If you can't pay the royal wine in full, you will be punished.
Yes, if the emperor is angry, just one word can kill the entire Cao family. This is no joke.
The imperial wine of the Cao family is famous all over the world. Although they dare not sell it openly, the price is extremely high on the black market. A jar can be sold for about 8,000 to 10,000 silver. Judging from the traces left on the floor of the previous wine cellar, there is at least
There are sixty jars of royal wine. Together, these royal wines are worth at least more than 500,000 taels of silver, which is by no means a small sum.
If the theft of the Cao family's imperial wine spreads, then the stolen imperial wine will fetch a higher price. Think about it, if it is the wine that the emperor wanted to drink but could not drink, what will happen after drinking it?
What does it taste like? Because of this mentality, there will be many rich people who are willing to pay for these stolen imperial wines.
In the game, although there is a mission to steal royal wine, you can only steal one jar at a time and cannot steal too much. Apart from this mission, there is nothing related to the large-scale theft of royal wine. Zhao Zheng does not
Knowing who stole these royal wines, if he knew that the royal wines had been stolen by others, he would not have spent so much effort to sneak in here.
There were too few clues left at the scene, and Zhao Zheng couldn't guess who stole the imperial wine. He had two choices before him, either continue to investigate in depth, or leave here quickly and don't get into this muddy water. He thought about it.
Go and decide to choose the former. Continue to investigate further.
The reason why Zhao Zheng made such a decision was, firstly, because he was unwilling to let all his efforts go to waste. Secondly, because he had a strong sense of justice and did not want to see the Cao family wiped out by the emperor. The Cao family had a great business.
, there are so many people, some old at the top and young at the bottom. It would be too pitiful if they were all sent to the execution ground for such a thing.
This was one of the reasons why he didn't like the feudal system. Some joint criminal laws were too cruel.
Of course, his investigation is an investigation, and he must grasp the scale and not let himself get deeply involved and get into trouble. It would be best if he could get Yujiu and help the Cao family. If the investigation does not produce any results, there is nothing he can do.
You can only do your best.
Zhao Zheng made up his mind. With all the energy in his body, he quickly returned to the entrance of the tunnel ladder and climbed up. He deliberately did not close the lid in order to leave a clue for the Cao family so that the Cao family could directly discover this place. The Cao family
It's a local snake with deep roots, and it's also about his own safety. If he investigates, he will definitely be more careful and faster than Zhao Zheng.
He left the imperial wine cellar and took a few jars of ordinary nine-bang spring wine from other wine cellars. He stored them in the warehouse. If he really couldn't get the imperial wine, he could only try his luck with these ordinary nine-bang spring wine.
. He put away several wine jars and left the wine cellar. The Cao family warrior above was still sleeping soundly, unaware of everything.
He walked up to the martial artist of the Cao family, tapped several acupoints on the opponent's body, released the sleeping point, and tapped the other two acupoints that suppressed internal energy and caused paralysis.
The Cao family martial artist woke up after a while, blinked his eyes, and when he saw Zhao Zheng clearly covered with a black mask, he took a breath of cold air and immediately wanted to take action, but due to the restraints all over his body, he could not move at all.
Zhao Zheng pulled out his Yiming Sword and stabbed it hard. The tip of the sword pierced the wall and lay beside the Cao family warrior's neck, cutting off a strand of hair.
The martial artist of the Cao family looked at the Yiming Sword next to him, and became much frightened.
"Let's play a question and answer game. I'll ask you questions and you answer them. If you cooperate actively and answer all the questions, as a reward, I can let you ask me a question in turn." Zhao Zhengbui said.
He was discussing, but giving orders. Without waiting for a reply from the Cao family warriors, he asked himself, "How long has it been since you checked the situation in the wine cellar?"
"Why should I tell you?" The Cao family warriors glared angrily and did not cooperate.
"After I knocked you out, I went to the wine cellar, opened the secret door in the wine cellar, and found the place where the imperial wine was stored. I found that all the imperial wine was gone, not even a jar was left.
was moved away. I want to find out what happened. Did you, the Cao family, move away Yujiu yourself, or did someone else move away Yujiu? If it is the latter, I also want to know how many of you there are.
I haven’t checked the wine cellar for a while now. Based on this, I can roughly deduce the time when my colleague stole the wine.”
"Huh, don't lie to me. I won't be fooled by you. The royal wine of our Cao family is hidden in an extremely secret place. How could you find it so easily?" The martial artist of the Cao family snorted coldly, not believing it.
Zhao Zheng’s words.
Zhao Zheng didn't mind, and directly told the mechanism that opened the secret door, as well as the location of the secret door. After hearing this, the Cao family warriors suddenly changed their expressions, because what Zhao Zheng said was completely correct.
"Look, I'm right. I know the location where the royal wine is hidden. There's no need to lie to you, and there's no need to trick you. If I had obtained the royal wine now, I should have run away long ago. Why bother with you?
It’s a waste of time here. There is really no jar of royal wine in your house now, it’s all gone. If you still don’t believe it, I can take you to see it.” Zhao Zheng mentioned the martial arts of the Cao family and returned to the wine cellar.
In the secret room.
When the Cao family warrior saw the empty secret room, he was so frightened that he almost lost his breath. He said with a pale face and a trembling voice: "Here, where is the royal wine here?"
"Listening to your tone, it turns out that the royal wine here was not taken away by your Cao family, but by outsiders." Zhao Zheng said depressedly, holding the Cao family warrior in his hand.
"Our imperial wine has always been stored here and has never been moved randomly." The martial artist of the Cao family said as he looked at the tunnel entrance in the corner and asked in surprise, "When did there be a big hole there?"
"That's not a big pit, it's a tunnel. Your royal wine must have been stolen from there. I'll take you there to have a look." Zhao Zheng carried the Cao family warrior over and asked him to see what was underneath with his own eyes.
Tunnel, continued. "This tunnel is very long. It should have extended beyond the scope of the Cao family. The tunnel was blown up halfway, and it is currently impossible to determine where the end is."
"Damn thief! Damn thief!" the Cao family warrior yelled angrily.
"Stop scolding, at least don't scold me in front of me. I came here this time to be a thief, but...sigh. It's all tears in my eyes. I didn't even get a jar of royal wine." Zhao Zheng sighed and knocked.
Knocking on the head of the Cao family warrior. "You should tell me now, how long have you not checked this wine cellar, and why you haven't found that all the imperial wine is missing until now."
"The last time I checked on Yujiu was probably two days ago." The martial artist of the Cao family replied with a grimace.
"It's only been two days. It's not that long. There is still hope of recovering the lost wine. Let me ask you some more questions. How many people know the secret room where the wine is stored?"
"There are very few people who know this secret room. No more than five people."
"Have you heard the sound of digging tunnels recently? Or have you noticed any other strange things?"
"This tunnel is located underground. The sound of digging will not be too loud and cannot be heard at all on the ground. In the Cao family, probably only the head of the family can hear such a small sound. But I guess he didn't take it seriously, otherwise he wouldn't
Ignore it. As for strange things, I haven't noticed anything strange these days. Everything in the Cao family is business as usual these days."
"Probably someone who knew this secret room leaked the information, which attracted the attention of the thieves. You should check this tunnel and these people first."
"Who did you learn about this secret room?" Cao family warrior suddenly asked.
"I found it myself, not from others. Let me advise you. Don't make any decisions about me. You won't be able to find anything on me. It will only be a waste of time." Zhao Zheng thought for a while and added
The Cao family warrior mentioned it again, "What I want to ask
I’ve finished asking, and you also asked me a question, so we’re clear. I’ll take you up now, seal your mouth, and then alert your family and ask them to come and rescue you. As for how to deal with Yujiu
Theft is not my business."
After Zhao Zheng finished speaking, he tore off the sleeves of the Cao family warrior, stuffed it into the other person's mouth, took him back to the entrance of the wine cellar, and threw him on the ground. He walked out of the cellar, then jumped out of the Lingquan Court, brazenly
He walked against the wind on the walls and roofs of the courtyard. Soon a nursing home found him, started to chase him, shouting and screaming. The commotion became louder and louder, the noise echoed through the night sky, and some nursing homes chased Zhao Zheng.
Some of the nursing homes went to Lingquan Court.
Zhao Zheng deliberately exposed himself and let the Cao family know about the fall of Lingquan Court and the theft of imperial wine. Relying on his superb Qinggong, he easily got rid of the pursuit of the Cao family's nursing home, escaped, and escaped.
Among the complicated streets.
He calculated that it would take some time before Cao Xuan came back, and it was safe for the time being. He used this time to go to the approximate location of the tunnel collapse, and searched along the street for a while, trying to find the specific place where the gunpowder was detonated, but
He didn't find anything. He didn't dare to delay any longer, so he left in a hurry and returned to the inn where he was temporarily staying.
Gujing Town is bound to have a sleepless night tonight, and the news of the theft of the Cao family will soon spread.
Zhao Zheng definitely can't go out to show off tonight. He can only wait until tomorrow to pay attention to the theft of imperial wine.
…
In a certain upper room of Zuiyun Pavilion, Cao Xuan was lying on the bed with his strong body exposed, his clothes were put aside, and a huge wine jar was placed on the ground. A delicate mature Liuying was lying on his bed.
On the chest, a jade hand stretched out and stroked the rough skin like stone. This wandering warbler was very beautiful, and she had a natural charm. She was a very charming woman.
Cao Xuan had just experienced a sexual experience, and his skin was covered with a layer of moist sweat. After some venting, he was now very satisfied, his mind was empty, and he didn't want to think about anything.
"Bang bang bang..." Suddenly someone knocked on the door, and the voice of a junior from the Cao family rang out, "Master, something bad has happened. Someone sneaked into our house tonight, injured people, and stole some
Expensive wine."
"What?" Cao Xuan raised his thick eyebrows, pushed away his lover who was lying on him, sat up from the bed, and got dressed as quickly as possible. Liu Ying next to him noticed the seriousness of the matter and did not
Duoguo interrupted, and quickly put on his brightly colored clothes.
Cao Xuan pushed open the door and went out, looked at the junior outside the door, and said urgently: "Tell me the details in detail, what happened at home when I was away."
The junior of the Cao family told everything he knew about the situation, but he did not mention the loss of Yujiu because he did not know about it at all. The Cao family had already blocked the news of the loss of Yujiu. There was only one
The core members of the Xiaobe Cao family know.
When Cao Xuan heard about this, he flew into a rage and quickly left Zuiyun Pavilion. He didn't even ride a horse and used Qinggong to go home. After a martial artist reaches the sixth level of heaven, his speed will be greatly improved. Although Cao Xuan's training is focused on
The strength of the Liquor Burning Technique neglected the speed, but the speed of his feet was not slow either, and was even much faster than Zhao Zheng, and he returned to the Cao family compound with swift steps.
The Cao family compound has long since become a mess. Every house is lit with lights, and the nursing staff are walking around holding torches. The lights and firelight converge, illuminating the night sky as bright as day.
Cao Xuan is the backbone of the family. After he came back, he immediately stabilized the chaotic situation in the family. He communicated with his family for a few words, learned more about the situation, and then went straight to the most important Lingquan Court. He and Shou
The two people met in Lingquan Court. The two people called him to a quiet place and told him the real situation. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
