The old Hutou who was sweeping the floor was arrested by Chen Ruijin as soon as he walked into the magistrate's office. The old man's face turned pale. He left it to the people below for interrogation. The third grandmother returned to the guest house of Su Mansion by herself. Jia Cong came out of the house to welcome her and pulled her
The hand said: "Can we do this kind of job of tracking suspects who are not great masters? I just stuffed a few snacks in the dinner. Dinner is a very important meal, so it should be eaten raw." Chen Ruijin originally said
When he wanted to answer, he looked up and saw that he had something to say, so he waited. After holding it in for a while, Jia Cong finally said, "You are no longer a guard, okay."
Chen Ruijin thought for a while: "It's not impossible. I'm going to be at a loss for this matter today." He ordered Lingdang to go to the kitchen to get some porridge and vegetables, while telling him about the inexplicable feeling he had just at the door of Changfeng Building.
Jia Cong thought about it for a long time, clapped his hands and said: "There is a local snake in front of me! Why don't we just ask Uncle Yang?"
Suddenly, Ling Ding brought the food box, and Jia Cong accompanied Chen Ruijin to have a late-night snack. The two of them went to look at the old bearded man. The guards tried many methods, but none of them asked any questions. Jia Cong looked at this man with a firm look in his eyes.
He sarcastically knew that the person behind him had washed his brain, and he was afraid that even coercion and inducement would be of no use. Then he thought of a later method for interrogating spies, and whispered it to Chen Ruijin. Chen Ruijin said: "Let's use this method tomorrow if we still can't find out."
.” Jia Cong said “hmm”.
Early the next morning, Jia Cong and his wife went straight to Uncle Yang's house. When they got there, they found out that the old man had gone to work in the fields. Then he followed his grandson to the fields. When he looked up, it suddenly became clear. The ground was as green as brocade.
, dotted with farmers wearing bamboo hats, large clusters of red, yellow, blue and purple wildflowers blooming in the fields. The mountains in the distance are indigo-colored, and the sunlight is warm and heart-warming. There is also a clear and shallow pond, with a dozen large white geese mixed in with the ducks.
The crowd was buzzing with excitement. Jia Cong became more interested and sang a song he learned in kindergarten in his previous life, "Our Fields" at the top of his lungs. Thanks to his good memory, he didn't forget a word of the entire five verses of the lyrics.
After singing a song, he asked Chen Ruijin with a smile: "How did you sing?"
Chen Ruijin said curiously: "You have sung so many little songs, but this one is the only one that sounds good!"
Jia Cong was stunned for two seconds, then he laughed and said: "So you don't like to listen to popular tunes. I have many such tunes. I will sing them to you slowly when I go back."
While he was talking, Uncle Yang had already come over. He rolled up his trousers, took off his bamboo hat and held it in his hand, looking like an old farmer. Jia Cong smiled and stepped forward to greet him, bowing and saying, "You always know how to do this!"
Yang Erbo said, "At such an old age, everyone should know how to do it." He led them along the field ridge.
Jia Cong then inquired about Changfeng Tower and said, "I heard that my boss is a pimp for a killer."
"Is that the Changfeng Tower in the Shengjin Pagoda? The prefect doesn't even know about that?" Yang Erbo said, "In the early years, Xu Hong, the commander-in-chief, died about two or three years ago, and that building was built. It used to be a restaurant, and the new building was there.
The owner demolished the previous restaurant and rebuilt it, and renamed it Changfeng Pavilion."
Jia Cong was stunned: "Not Lou?"
"I have been called 'Ge' for many years. Six years ago, I changed my name to 'Lou' when I changed the owner."
"Ah? Why?"
"The previous owner got old and sold the restaurant and returned to his hometown to retire." Yang Erbo said, "Although the name has changed, he still does business for the Green Forest people. Just like a market, there are all kinds of businesses, and
There are all kinds of code words. If someone doesn’t know it, the waiters in the restaurant will teach them. Of course, the man in charge or the pimp will also help both parties bargain. "
Jia Cong was stunned: "Wait...you mean, six years ago, when the former owner got old, he sold the restaurant to the current owner, whose surname is Lu, right?"
"right."
"What's the relationship between this old man named Lu and the previous boss?"
"It doesn't matter, one is sold and the other is bought."
"Even the signboard is just a symbolic replacement of 'Pavilion' with 'Lou'? Have the staff inside been replaced? Have the decorations been rearranged?"
Erbo Yang thought for a moment: "It's true that some new door curtains and curtains were replaced, and there was no major change. The man surnamed Lu originally bought the restaurant to buy the Green Forest business, so he naturally accepted it."
Chen Ruijin immediately said: "This may not be a business, there may be another owner behind it, it's just a change of management."
"That's right!" Jia Cong said, "Both the former boss and now Mr. Lu are just shopkeepers. This can explain why the criminal named Lu yesterday went to the gate of the prefecture's Yamen to start a fight. No businessman would be so provocative.
Government. No matter how good-tempered Mr. Su is, he is still an official of one parent. The boss behind the scenes ordered Old Man Lu and that dwarf to go to the yamen and step on the face of the prefect for other purposes. Uncle Yang, have you heard about it? What happened yesterday."
"I heard about it," said Erbo Yang, "I looked at it strangely. Could it be that Magistrate Su wanted to open their restaurant, and they were unhappy and went to demonstrate?"
"No!" Jia Cong said, "Master Su didn't even think about dealing with them until yesterday."
The three of them thought about it and walked all the way back to Yang's house. Uncle Yang led them to sit on a bamboo chair in the courtyard and asked how his two nephews were doing. The old man often went to Taiwan Mansion to hang out, and Yang Song was often seen there; Yang Heng was a pirate.
We haven’t seen each other for a long time. Jia Cong then told him about the battle report from North America. Yang Erbo said happily: "Er Niu’s contribution is very great?"
"It's more than huge!" Jia Cong said with a smile, "It's already at the level of a founding father. He was the one who established the navy."
"Where's An'er? How about in that Malay country?"
Jia Cong slapped his thigh and said: "Your Yang An doesn't look like the son of the second brother Yang! On the contrary, he looks more like the son raised by the elder brother Yang. Now he is a high official."
Uncle Yang's eyes lit up: "How old is it?"
Jia Cong thought for a while: "The prefect should also be the general."
"Oh my An'er has a promising future!" Erbo Yang danced with joy and shouted, "Kill the pig tonight!"
Jia Cong rejoiced with the old man for a while, then turned the topic to Changfeng Tower and asked: "Is there any mechanism in that building? It's similar to the copper network array of Chongxiao Tower."
Uncle Yang took out his pipe, lit it, and said, "How can we not have it? Otherwise, why would they demolish the original restaurant and build a new one?"
"That's right. There are traps, mezzanines, and copper pipes for eavesdropping and mirrors for peeking in." Jia Cong held his cheek and said, "Let me think about it...if we hadn't gone there yesterday, those Green Foresters who were fighting would have
Won’t you just give it to Senior Brother Su?”
Chen Ruijin gave him a sideways look: "Is that okay? The capital immediately mobilized troops to level Changfeng Tower. Moreover, based on the skill of the man who was silenced yesterday, it would be easy to take advantage of the chaos to sneak up on an arrow sleeve. Your senior brother again
Bala the Great Thorn is standing at the door, and there is no effective guard around him. If he had that intention, he would have been dead long before we could get there."
"Yes, since he is so skilled in martial arts, is he specifically responsible for making noise?"
Uncle Yang couldn't help but asked: "What did you say?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, sir. Can you help us think about the reason?" Jia Cong hurriedly recounted what happened yesterday in detail.
When Erbo Yang heard this, he said: "Arrange a group of people with strong martial arts skills to fight, but they don't show their skills, and they pretend to be successful. It's obviously to do something evil and not let people know. The person you want to kill is probably not Mr. Su. And that person must be
His martial arts skills are not bad, I'm afraid I can't kill him with ordinary tricks."
Chen Ruijin hurriedly asked: "Does Mr. Su have any useful bodyguards around him?"
Jia Cong said: "No. Aren't there just a few incompetent government servants around him? They are all so weak that they can kill a chicken at most."
"This is weird." Chen Ruijin thought, "What Erbo Yang said is absolutely true. The person who made the noise was trying to cause a fight with Mr. Su, and his target was probably in Mr. Su's camp. The old bearded man's martial arts were mediocre, and he could kill
I couldn't help that person, so I made such a fuss."
Jia Cong spread his hands: "Several escorts sent by the Taiping Escort Bureau are following Mr. Su. There is no one to protect the senior brother." He suddenly had another thought, "Since Changfeng Tower specializes in all kinds of green forest business, could this be the case?
One thing? I mean, that dwarf and Mr. Lu had no intention of breaking up the gang. They went to the magistrate's office to start a fight just to put on a show, so as to create an opportunity for the person who was making noise."
Chen Ruijin said: "I'm afraid there are other people in the prefect's yamen." She thought again, "I didn't see who had that ability yesterday?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "People should not be judged by their appearance. There are many masters in the world. Jiangxi has been the green forest capital for so many years... Oh, the prefect's yamen easily hides green forest masters with interesting personalities."
Chen Ruijin saw his eyes rolling and said with a smile: "What's the devil?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "Don't forget, my senior brother is a magistrate sent by the imperial court, and he is an upright and capable official. Since the two people came to the Yamen in person to break up the gang lawsuit yesterday, how could the magistrate not do something? Then why not?
Can he be regarded as an upright official? Can he be an official?" He stood up and bowed to Second Uncle Yang, "Second Uncle, do you have any useful nephews in your family?"
Erbo Yang looked at him: "What do you want to do?"
Jia Cong said: "I think the business in Changfeng Tower is good, and I want to grab it myself. But I have to have a capable Green Forester to hold the line, otherwise how can I grab it?"
Erbo Yang glanced at him: "It's easy to think. We have been discussing business in Changfeng Building for many years, and we are already used to it."
"Habits can be changed~~ It only takes four months to change a habit." Jia Cong waved, "Let's open a restaurant opposite Changfeng Tower~~"
Yang Erbo said: "No guests will come in."
"Second uncle, don't worry." Jia Cong smiled like a lucky cat, "Even if you don't go in at first, you will definitely go in later. Just tell me if there is anyone."
Erbo Yang thought for a while and said, "There are people. Can you really grab the business of Changfeng Tower?"
"Yes~~" Jia Cong snapped his fingers, and Chen Ruijin looked at him and smiled slightly. The couple asked Uncle Yang for advice on green forest matters for half a day, then said goodbye and went back to Su Mansion.
When he came back and asked, the old bearded man was indeed very erect and said nothing. Su Tao was about to be tortured, but Jia Cong happened to come back and stopped him. He chose a quiet room and locked the man in
, no one is allowed to talk to him.
That afternoon, Su Tao asked all the government officials to come forward and ordered everyone to open their voices and shout a few times. One of the government officials asked: "Master, what are you shouting?"
Jia Cong stood behind Su Tao. When he heard this, he stood up and said: "Just shout: Take a look, take a look~~ Shandong big apple that is fragrant and sweet~~ If it is not fragrant or sweet, no money is required~~"
The government officials were confused and looked at Su Tao. Su Tao coughed and said, "Just shout like this."
The yamen servants then shouted one by one, as if they were starting a small business in the prefect's yamen. After hearing it again, Jia Cong pointed to a yamen servant with a loud and loud voice and said, "Just him."
Su Tao nodded, summoned this person to his side, and gave instructions like this. Finally, he asked: "Can you do it?"
The government officials had seen what Jia Cong and others were capable of yesterday, and heard that the eldest master had sealed off the Xie family's business in the entire Zhuzi Street yesterday. They thought that the Nanchang Mansion was about to change its dynasty, and it would definitely be beneficial to follow Mr. Su.
He slapped his chest and said loudly: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely shout so loud that I can hear it even from the top of their restaurant!"
Su Tao nodded and ordered him to take the lead and take a few government officials to walk under the Shengjin Pagoda. Four soldiers from the Special Battalion of Taiwan Prefecture also went with them. The group went straight into Changfeng Tower, and the leading government servant opened his voice.
He shouted loudly: "The guests in this restaurant have all dispersed. The two owners of Changfeng Tower are in a lawsuit. They went to the magistrate's office yesterday to file a lawsuit. The two owners want to break up the partnership. Now the accounts are unclear.
The magistrate has an order, so he will seal Changfeng Tower for the time being - when the accounts are clear, the lawsuit between the two owners will be over, who should get the restaurant and who should get the restaurant, who should get the money and who should get the money - it's all over.
——There will be no business these days——”
"Boom -" There was a commotion in the restaurant. The Lu boss hurriedly ran out and saluted the officials: "Dear officials, the accounts of our restaurant are clear, and I have prepared the documents, and I will submit them to you tomorrow.
Master, go. There is no need to close the old man's restaurant."
The yamen official raised his voice and said: "We can't decide this. Anyway, we only obey the master's orders. If he says we want to seal it, we have to seal it. Didn't you come to Lu Dong's family to file a lawsuit in person yesterday?"
Mr. Lu was stumped: "It's really the young man who went to file a lawsuit, but..."
The Yamen servant interrupted: "But here you are again - you were the one who came to litigate the case yourself, right? Now our master is investigating the case, why do you waste so many words? Go and ask elsewhere, which master will fight against you?
Why don't you seal the property first while waiting for a lawsuit to fight for it? What if you are afraid of losing money and take advantage of these few days to change the accounts and embezzle the partner's money?" Nai shouted, "Seal it!"
Several government officials behind him immediately moved their hands, rolled up their sleeves and stuck the seal. The government officials' voice was really loud, and all the guests in the building heard it. Logically speaking, the master really didn't do anything. Since he wanted to seize the property and file a lawsuit, he couldn't
Do we have to seal it first? Besides, the whole building is talking about this: Yesterday, Mr. Su sent a group of people, carrying muskets, and the leader was a woman with strong martial arts skills to seal the forty-two shops of the Xie family, and now he has personally
I saw four men standing downstairs with frosty faces and holding muskets. As the saying goes, the people don't follow the government, so why should they go against the prefect now? Then, all the guests in the building left with a roar.
The old man Lu knew that this matter was by no means as high-sounding as the government officials said, and he couldn't stop it. He just screamed and stumbled, without any countermeasures. After a while, all the guests left. The government officials sealed the Changfeng Tower vigorously.
These government officials were as sick as cats yesterday, but now they are as smart as wolves and tigers.