The four of them sat down, and Jin Guizhen asked someone to make a pot of good tea and some dishes of snacks.
"Master Jin said something happened, Shaobai still wants to know what it is?"
Seeing that Qin Shaobai had no intention of sitting for a long time, Jin Guizhen nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I know Mr. Qin is busy looking for something recently. Maybe I can help him a little."
"Oh." Qin Shaobai said lightly, without showing his inner surprise.
Ever since the drunken man bit his tongue and committed suicide in prison, Qin Shaobai felt more and more that Nanyang County was not simple. If he was not careful, some weird people and things would appear that caught him off guard.
Jin Guizhen said that he was destined to be with him, and he believed it at first, but now Jin Guizhen calmly invited him to come for tea and said that he could do him a little favor. He had to pay more attention to this seemingly ordinary man.
Be vigilant.
He knew very well what kind of era the Southern Song Dynasty was in now.
The more troubled the times, the more ordinary people and things are likely to bring you unexpected surprises.
Qin Shaobai picked up the small milky white porcelain bowl and glanced slightly at Jin Guizhen, who was smiling at him.
I hope this person brings me surprise instead of panic.
"I dare to ask Mr. Qin, is the thing you are looking for related to the person who was killed in Yuanlou?"
Qin Shaobai was slightly startled. He remembered that Song Ci had specifically told him that the search for Baoyu should not be made public. Their inquiries in the past few days were only based on the excuse of investigating whether there were outsiders staying in Nanyang County, and they did not mention Drunk Arhat at all.
How did Jin Guizhen know that the busy days these days were all related to Drunk Arhat?
Qin Shaobai frowned slightly, but continued to hold the cup of tea in his hand and brought it steadily to his lips.
"Master Jin, you are so awesome. How do you know which inn we are checking for the drunken Arhat?" Li Xian, who was eating snacks at the side, was so excited that he shouted out with red bean cakes wrapped in his mouth.
Qin Shaobai could not wait to pull Li Xian over immediately and give him a good spanking.
Why did you, a stupid kid, forget what I told you when you left the Yamen? Could it be that this red bean cake is too sweet and makes you stupid?
"When the adults are talking, why do you, a little kid, get in the way? Go and eat your snacks and drink your tea in peace."
Li Xian didn't expect that his head catcher would be so dissatisfied with his performance just now, with a fierce look on his face, glared at him, and yelled at him so viciously.
My heart felt sour, but I still defended in a low voice: "I'm not a kid anymore, I'm 18 years old."
Qin Shaobai was really angry and funny when he heard Li Xian muttering like this. Just when he didn't know how to reprimand him, he saw Jin Zhaoning, who was sitting next to Jin Guizhen, standing up and holding Li Xian's hand: "Your head catcher said
You are a little furry kid, you are a little furry kid, let’s go, furry brother, let’s go out and watch the fun.”
Where did Li Xian dare to move? Seeing his aggrieved look, Qin Shaobai sighed inwardly and waved his hand, "Go ahead and come find me in half an hour."
Jin Guizhen kept watching all this with a smile. Qin Shaobai stood up, gently closed the door to the room, and apologized to Jin Guizhen: "This kid Li Xian has just arrived, and he is full of curiosity about everything. He still needs to practice more."
Practice is what it takes.”
Jin Guizhen laughed: "Captain Li is simple and sincere, and he is very concerned about the case, so he couldn't help but interrupt. Capt. Qin should be happy to have such a subordinate."
Qin Shaobai picked up the tea cup: "Master Jin is really broad-minded. Shaobai is here to thank Master Jin for Li Xian."
They both finished their cups of tea and sat down.
Seeing Qin Shaobai staring at him motionless, Jin Gui really knew that Qin Shaobai was waiting for the little help he said.
"Actually, it was a chance encounter. When I was staying at Wangxianglou, I happened to meet that drunk Arhat who also came to stay at this inn."
When Jin Guizhen saw that Qin Shaobai was silent, there was a trace of doubt in his eyes, and he added, "I also heard someone whispering, and then I realized that the man was the Drunken Arhat. He was telling the shopkeeper that day that he wanted to book a room.
After staying there for seventeen or eighteen days, he took out a note and gave it to the boss, telling him not to disturb him for the next few days, and that he would come downstairs to call the waiter if necessary."
A handout costs at least five hundred taels, and his style is quite like that of a drunken arhat.
"At that time, Ning'er also said that this person is really weird, so I had an extra insight. In the past few days, I have been trying to observe what this drunken arhat wanted to do, but they didn't give me this chance. For several days in a row, we didn't
I saw the drunk Arhat leaving the room. Later, I heard that someone was killed in Yuanlou. Ning'er loved to watch the fun, so she ran to see it and came back to tell me that the person who died was actually the drunk Arhat."
Jin Guizhen stopped.
Qin Shaobai remained silent, stood up, grabbed the teapot, poured seven minutes of tea for Jin Guizhen, and motioned for Jin Guizhen to continue speaking.
"Later, I also heard that the case was solved. This drunken man was actually killed by his love rival. It was also a big joke in the world."
Jin Guizhen picked up the tea and drank it.
Seeing that he had no intention of continuing, Qin Shaobai felt depressed. Don't I know all this? How can it be called a clue?
After a second thought, I suddenly had an enlightenment.
"Master Jin, thank you very much for providing us with such a good clue. When the case at hand is settled, I will definitely invite you to tea. No, tea is too popular for literary people. I think Master Jin is also a hero.
I’ll treat Master Jin to a drink, a good drink.”
"Then I won't delay Mr. Qin's work."
As soon as Qin Shaobai went out, he went directly to the guy at Wangxianglou and asked him to take him to the room rented by Drunken Arhat.
Everything in the room was as usual, clean and fresh, as if the owner of the house had never been out.
Qin Shaobai's eyes were attracted by a small brocade box on the bedside. He walked forward and saw that the brocade box was locked.
The waiter at Wangxianglou looked at Qin Shaobai with a solemn look on his face, and was already frightened in his heart.
Seeing Qin Shaobai wave his hand at this time, he was eager to leave quickly, and had already slipped downstairs before Qin Shaobai could speak.
Qin Shaobai took out a piece of iron wire from his body and fiddled with the lock of the brocade box a few times. The brocade box opened with a click.
Qin Shaobai's eyes almost went straight. In the brocade box, there was a piece of jade quietly placed, a piece of jade that was exactly the same as the jade on his neck.
If the guess is correct, this jade should be the piece that the emperor lost. It is also the jade that Song Ci has been having trouble sleeping and eating for the past few days and has been trying to find.
There was really no place to look for, and it took no effort to get it. Qin Shaobai felt an angel smiling at him in the sky, and his heart was ecstatic, and he wished he could immediately go to Song Ci with the brocade box in his arms.
After the joy, Qin Shaobai's mind began to wake up.
This jade has been lying here quietly for so many days? Moreover, this brocade box is too ordinary. He thought that some hidden arrows would be shot when he opened the lock, but it was calm and there was no difficulty at all.
This seems incompatible with Drunken Arhat's identity as a master thief.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Qin Shaobai now feels that this seemingly closed case will bring more "surprises" to him in the future.
But now, he no longer cares about where the evil spirit is. What he needs most now is to take this jade to Song Ci and let Song Ci identify whether the jade is real or fake, so that Song Ci can go to the palace as early as possible