The other person is more dull, just hanging his head and bending his waist, looking at a loss.
The man who spoke turned his eyes slightly. When he saw Gu Chengyu, his pupils shrank slightly and there was something strange on his face.
In just a moment, he returned to his previous honest and honest appearance.
When the people around him smelled the stench, they dared not speak out in anger.
What is a person who collects night incense doing so carefully? Is there anyone else hiding in the barrel of night incense? Then he must be smoked to death?
These officials were really full and had nothing to do, so they might as well have searched early and entered the city in a practical way.
Most of the people who entered the city early in the morning were small traders. Some of them were carrying home-grown vegetables, chickens, ducks, fish, etc.
Some were carrying baskets, dustpans and other daily necessities that they had woven by themselves. Everyone was eager to enter the city and get a good seat!
The yamen servant took out two pieces of paper from his arms, compared them carefully with the two, and then looked at the dirty and foul-smelling large wooden barrel outside.
I wanted to open it and take a look, but I really couldn't do it, so I finally waved my hand and planned to let it go.
When Gu Chengyu took out the two portraits just now, Gu Chengyu stepped forward and took a look.
I found that the two people in this painting were very abstract. They both had beards and wide eyes. They were only slightly different in their hairstyle and general face shape.
He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. With a painting like this, it was really surprising that these two wanted criminals could be caught.
As for why they were arrested, it is not mentioned in these two paintings. It seems that we have to read the notice at the city gate.
Gu Chengyu glanced at the faces of the two people behind him and saw that they had dark skin and thick eyebrows and big eyes.
Then he turned his attention to the necks of the two of them, and found that the skin leaking from the inside of the other person's clothes was much lighter than the skin on his face.
Gu Chengyu didn't care either. Ancient people wore clothes layer by layer, and they couldn't go shirtless like in previous lives. It was normal for the skin on their bodies to be fairer.
Turning his eyes inadvertently, he suddenly discovered that when the two men raised their hands, the skin exposed on their wrists was actually much whiter than their hands.
This is a bit strange. Logically speaking, farm work must be indispensable for farmers.
It is normal for farmers to go to the ground with their sleeves and trouser legs rolled up. How could there be two different skin conditions on the wrists and hands?
With doubts in his heart, Gu Chengyu paid more attention to these two people.
The crowd moved forward slowly. Gu Chengyu followed the long queue and finally saw the content on the notice when he approached the city gate.
The most vicious murderer? He absconded after the murder? The notice said that the two men not only robbed a farmer's family of money, but also killed the entire family of five and set fire to the farmer's house, which was completely burned to the ground.
After Gu Chengyu read it, he felt a little puzzled. Even if he wanted to rob someone of their money, he wouldn't have to kill the whole family, right?
What does it matter if someone sees their faces? Anyway, this ancient time is not as technologically advanced as the previous life. As long as they are not locals, commit crimes and then flee to other places, using fake official guides, can the government still catch them?
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Isn't it unnecessary to commit murder? This murder is much more serious than robbery. Who would do such a thing to an ordinary person?
Unless the robbers have a deep grudge against the owner, their purpose is not to steal money, but to kill to vent their anger.
And since there is a portrait, there must be an eyewitness. So why did the eyewitness escape? Could it be that the eyewitness hid somewhere where the wanted criminal could not see?
Gu Chengyu shook his head, he always felt that this matter was a bit unusual.
After finally entering the city gate, Gu Chengyu took Ming Mo straight to the inn where he stayed last time.
When he came to Yingnan Mansion this time, Gu Chengyu did not bring the Ming Inkstone. He left the Ming Inkstone in Hangtian Mansion to monitor the situation there and report to him in time.
"Did you see clearly? Is that really that person?" One of the men pushing the wheelbarrow asked the other man, with some doubts in his tone.
"It's absolutely true. This man is very handsome. I will never admit his mistake." Another man replied in a lowered voice.
"Didn't the master say that we should avoid this person? I didn't expect that we would run into him after we all came to Yingnan Mansion. He really is haunting us!"
"Really? Didn't you say that this person is in Hangtian Mansion now? How come he appears in Yingnan Mansion? Then shall our plan still be implemented?"
"Wait for now, let's finish the job of finding the person first. This person is a variable. Don't lose your wife and lose your troops. It's better to be safe."
The two of them pushed the wheelbarrow toward the south alley, where civilians lived. This is where Old Man Wang usually started collecting night incense.
"Why don't we make use of this Li Taixing?"
"No! This person is too cunning. We should act according to the master's orders and don't make our own decisions. Otherwise, once the master is blamed, we will not be able to bear it."
Gu Chengyu and Mingmo found the inn and didn't care about anything. They wanted to sleep for a few hours before talking.
A few hours later, Gu Chengyu rubbed his dry eyes and found that the sky outside had turned dark.
"Sir, are you awake?" Ming Mo came into the house from outside carrying a copper basin, ready to help Gu Chengyu wash up.
"Did you find out about Li Taihang's movements these days?" Gu Chengyu got up, put on his clothes, and went to the copper basin to drink a handful of warm water to cleanse his face. Only then did he feel more awake.
"There seems to be a lot of entertainment at Mr. Li's house these days. It is said that we have even hosted a banquet for the famous merchants in the city tonight."
Mingmo handed the handkerchief to Gu Chengyu. Gu Chengyu took the handkerchief and paused, "A banquet for merchants?"
His eyes sharpened. What a Li Taixing. Did he hear the news about Hangtian Mansion?
"How did the victim respond when he arrived at the city gate?" Gu Chengyu put the handkerchief on the wooden shelf, then walked to the table and sat down.
"The victims arrived at Yingnan Mansion last night. Mr. Li ordered people to strictly guard the city gates and sent additional night patrol officers to prevent the victims from entering. However, he did not show up in person and only took these measures."
Mingmo thought about it carefully, and there should be nothing missing.
"Where's Ding Shiliu? He didn't hand over my personal letter to Mr. Li?" Gu Chengyu's face darkened. Li Taihang was really an old man. Did he not take him seriously?
"I gave it to you. When it was almost dark yesterday, Ding Shiliu and the others arrived at the city gate. After he entered the city, he went to the corner gate of the government office to hand over your post and handwritten letter, and handed these to the concierge.
After that, the concierge just asked him to wait a moment. But Ding Shiliu waited for a long time and said nothing more."
Ming Mo was also very angry when he said this. This time, there was a post attached to the letter from the Lord, which was stamped with the official seal of the Lord.
What does Mr. Li mean by rejecting Ding Shiliu? He is an imperial envoy appointed by the emperor. How could Mr. Li Taixing be so confused?