"Okay, I'm not talking nonsense. I want you to find out the details about Zhang San's cattle theft in Hongtu Village outside the city. The reward is ten taels of silver. These two taels are expenses and advance payment. Once the information is clear and correct, I will investigate again.
Pay another eight taels of silver as reward!"
Feng Zhou smiled lightly and went straight to the point and proposed the conditions.
After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Feng Ping, let's go back home!"
Then, a two-pound small silver bloom flew over, and Sun Liu subconsciously followed it, and the man's voice came to his ears again: "Remember to find Feng Ping on Fangqiao Street after you find out!"
By the time Sun Liu reacted, the young man with extraordinary powers had already left far away. Sun Liu looked at the small porcelain vase and small silver bottle in his hand, and a slight smile appeared on his embarrassed face.
Speaking of Zhang San's cattle-stealing incident in Hongtu Village, because it was just outside Dongcheng, he actually knew some clues. Several old beggars close to him had some connections there and got some vague information.
Naturally, Zhang San was wrongly accused. It was not because the owner of the family had wronged him, but because the gangsters in the village had the idea to take away the cattle from the landlord's family in the village. As a result, the incident was revealed and the guy ran away in panic, just in time to
The stolen cattle were dumped near Zhang San's house, and the angry owner was sent to the Yamen as an accomplice of cattle stealing.
The yamen were full of cannibals who would come to the house on their own initiative when they saw someone who had solved a case. The criminal was an honest and honest tenant, so he decided the case and handed it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review without much review at all.
Officials from the Ministry of Punishments would naturally not know about these matters, but to Sun Liu, who was well-informed, they were just a matter of conversation after dinner.
The gangster from Hongtu Village who stole cattle happened to belong to a gangster organization in the East District of Chengdu. He accidentally spit out his true begging while drunk, and an old beggar who was begging for food in the corner of the tavern heard it true.
Afterwards, the old beggar said it during a casual chat, which caused a burst of sighs and sighs. This was what happened not long ago, so Sun Liu's impression was still very clear.
Although I sympathized with Zhang San before, I could only treat this matter as a conversation piece with a few sighs, but I didn't expect that I could exchange it for money. What an unexpected surprise.
However, out of caution, he did not catch up immediately and tell the young official the truth. He had to find out the identity of the young official. Who knows if this was a bait set by the other party?
Two taels of silver was enough for him to have a good relationship with a group of beggars, old and young, and live a short and comfortable life. There was no need to be in such a hurry to earn the eight taels of silver. He should recover from his injuries first.
He didn't even think of taking the blood-activating pill in the small porcelain bottle. Such a good medicine would naturally be used in key places. Although the injuries on his body were not minor, they were not a waste of money.
As for whether the blood-activating pill is real or fake, it will be clear to everyone once they find out the identity of the young official.
Although the leader of Dongcheng District in the capital is Du Tongxuan, and the beggar leader under him is Gan'er Li, Sun Liu also has a group of beggars gathered around him. Although most of them are old, weak, women and children who may not be good at other things, but
It's no problem asking for news.
Little did he know that this was what Feng Zhou valued.
In the west of the city, he controlled Gan'er Zhao through Wang Hu, so as to grasp the news on this side. Then in the east of the city, he took action from the outside. As long as Sun Liu can be used for me, then Du Tongxuan will be happy.
When the time comes, he can be condescending and use various means to kick Li Yanbei and Du Tongxuan away, and become the capital's underground leader.
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After Feng Zhou returned, he no longer paid attention to other things. He focused on following his deputy Wu Fan and learning how to deal with the serious case files sent by Shuntian Mansion. He was not very peaceful.
Naturally, his gains are not small. At least if he is asked to take over the work directly now, there will be no problems at all. It is just that his judgment of the case is not as good as that of veteran criminal officials like Wu Fan.
What shocked him the most was that among the case files accumulated by Shuntian Mansion in half a year, there were nearly thirty files with problems, and they were all case files that flashed a dark red light in his eyes.
Among them, Wu Fan, the chief officer, saw that most of them had problems, so he naturally marked them on the case files to provide judgment for the minister or even the minister to review them. The other half of the case files were not included because the case was more complicated or because it involved powerful people in the capital.
See it or dare not make a judgment easily.
Until all the case files were cleared, it took a full five days for Wu Fan, a veteran of the Criminal Department, who was in charge, and of course about half of that time was wasted explaining to his immediate superior, Feng Zhou.
Naturally, Feng Zhou would not feel it was a waste. His gains were not small, but the biggest gain was that he saw the shortcomings of the Ministry of Punishment, which was too ungrounded and seemed to be separated by a huge, bottomless gap from the people at the bottom.
Feng Zhou also determined to establish an intelligence network. He could not spend a lot of time to gradually become familiar with the operation of the entire officialdom, especially all the details of the Ministry of Justice, like Chief Wu Fan.
As a young official with a Jinshi background, he was destined to attract attention. He quickly gained a foothold under the gaze of the bachelor, rose to a high position in time, and became a member of the huge bureaucracy, operating to protect their interests.
Therefore, it is neither possible nor necessary to be exposed to too low-level information.
Of course, even if there is such a channel, the officials under them will subconsciously block it and regard it as the most precious and practical resource at hand.
After a busy day, Feng Zhou classified and sorted out the case files handed over by Shuntian Mansion, made a relatively original form, and handed it to his immediate superior, Zhao Honglue, the Right Assistant Minister of the Criminal Department. As soon as he left the Yamen, he got a message from Feng Ping.
Good news: Sun Liu is here!
"Go to Xiangyun Tea House!"
After getting on the carriage, Feng Zhou gave instructions, and then a smile appeared on his lips.
Sure enough, profit has always moved people's hearts. As expected, Sun Liu couldn't bear his temper and planned to use the money to do justice.
Xiangyun Teahouse is a big teahouse on Fangqiao Street. As an official, Feng Zhou can naturally find a place to stay here. The shopkeeper and the staff in the store are eager to have a Jinshi to sit here for a long time. This is a living advertisement!
Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the Xiangyun Tea House and went directly to the third floor, which was not open to the public. The place was decorated with a book-like aroma, surrounded by bookshelves with all kinds of fresh books on them. The entire third floor was full of books.
It's filled with a light scent of books.
This was specially arranged by Feng Zhou. Such an arrangement could invisibly make those gangsters feel ashamed of themselves, unconsciously claiming to be inferior, and have a heart of surrender.
An hour later, when the sky was getting dark, Sun Liu, led by Feng Ping, walked up cautiously, but was stunned by the books in the room.
In the beggar's den, Sun Liu was very calm, with an extraordinary demeanor, and a bit of a hero. But in this study, facing Feng Zhou sitting there, he couldn't help but become very cautious and uneasy, and his movements were cautious, as if he was afraid of disturbing him.
The bookish atmosphere in the room.
The man's eyes looked at the room full of books with longing, and Feng Zhou was very satisfied with his attitude.
This person is very thirsty for knowledge and has sincere respect and awe for scholars.
It seems that as long as he behaves dignifiedly and behaves righteously, he can conquer this person.
"sit!"
Pointing to the chair in front of him, Sun Liu sat down silently and said with a smile: "It seems that you are still very moved by my previous proposal?"