The next morning, Mou Rongtian and Shi Yi came to Shen's Mansion again. After receiving the report, Shen Kuo thought, "Could it be that he came to me to ask questions?" When they arrived at the flower hall, they met Mou Rongtian, feeling uneasy.
Mou Rongtian said: "Last night, I arrested a gangster and found a dagger inlaid with gems on his body. The thief said that this knife was stolen from your mansion last night." He took it out of his arms. He took out the dagger, put it on the table, and said, "Executive member Shen, is this your belongings?"
He didn't mention the tortoise shell thing because he wanted to save face for Shen Kuo, but Shen Kuo got it wrong.
Shen Kuo pondered: "He didn't mention the tortoise shell, but only the dagger and knife. What does that mean? Oh, I understand. After all, he stole the dagger and the knife, and he couldn't see the light of it. He deliberately didn't mention the tortoise shell because he wanted to I gave him the dagger and knife." Thinking of this, he felt much more relaxed and said, "This is an old thing."
Mou Rongtian said: "This object involves a murder case and is important physical evidence. I would like to know where this knife Shen Yuanwai got it from?"
Shen Kuo thought to himself: "Involved in a murder case? Real or fake?" After recalling it, he said: "I bought it fourteen or fifteen years ago."
Mou Rongtian asked: "Who sold it to you?"
Shen Kuo said: "He is a young man in his twenties. What is his name? I can't remember it for a while, but it doesn't matter. I have left a sales contract and you will know it after checking it. Mr. Mou, wait a moment, I will go and go. Return."
After a while, Shen Kuo brought back a piece of paper and said, "The man's name is Gao Jianzhen, and he is the personal bodyguard of Chief Tian Fengtian. This is the sales contract."
Mou Rongtian unfolded the contract and looked at it, and saw that it read: "On the eighth day of October in the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, Gao Jianling, a member of the Wei Changsheng Island in Fuzhou, Liaodong and the personal bodyguard of Tian Fengzhi, the deputy general of Liaodong, paid a price of ten thousand taels of silver. A precious stone dagger, sold to Shen Kuo, a man from Yingtian Mansion in Southern Zhili."
There was a red handprint underneath the text, and Mou Rongtian speculated that it should be Gao Jianling's.
Shen Kuo said: "I am always cautious when purchasing treasures, lest I buy stolen goods and get into trouble for myself. Therefore, before purchasing, I will find out the identity of the seller and ask him to write down the sales contract."
Mou Rongtian said: "It is right to be cautious. I will take this contract and this sword back to the capital and hand them over to Mr. Luo. They will return them after the case is concluded."
Shen Kuo said with a smile: "There is no need to return it. As the saying goes, a sword matches a hero. I am not a hero. Lord Mou is a great hero in this world. I want to give you this sword as a gift, so I hope Lord Mou will accept it."
Mou Rongtian said: "Member Shen is overly praised. I can't be considered a hero. This sword is a rare treasure. How can I accept such a valuable gift from Shen? No, no. After the case is concluded, I will return the sword to Zhao intact."
Shen Kuo thought to himself: "Am I thinking wrong? Is it really just for a case that he stole the knife last night? But why did he also steal the lightning spray? What kind of medicine is Mou Rongtian selling in this gourd? "
He didn't know that the lightning spray was stolen by Shi Yi. He was puzzled and said with a smile: "Master Mou, why should you be so polite? I sincerely give it to you, so just keep it."
Mou Rongtian smiled and said: "I can only accept Mr. Shen's kindness with my heart, but I must not keep this sword. If there is nothing else, I will not disturb Mr. Shen." He stood up and left.
Shi Yi was happy when he saw that Shen Kuo didn't mention the loss of the Lightning Spray. Shen Kuo thought that the Lightning Spray had been stolen by Mou Rongtian, so how could he dare to mention it? He could only pretend not to know.
A few days later, Mou Shi and Mou Shi returned to the capital, and Mou Rongtian went to the Jinyiwei General Administration Bureau to report to Luo Sigong.
When Luo Sigong saw the tortoise shell, he felt happy and said with a smile: "Ha...Rongtian, very good, you have made another great contribution."
Mou Rongtian took out the dagger inlaid with seven gems, handed it forward, and said, "Sir, what do you think this is?"
"Seven-star sword!" Luo Sigong shouted, "This is General Li's seven-star sword." He took it in his hand and asked, "Rongtian, where did this sword come from?"
Mou Rongtian immediately told them how Shen Kuo deceived them; how they went to Shen's treasure house to steal tortoise shells; and how Shen Kuo revealed that the seller was Gao Jianzhong. Then he handed the sales contract to Luo Sigong.
Luo Sigong looked at it and said: "The transaction took place after Mr. Li was killed and Gao Jianling disappeared. It seems that Tian Feng did not silence Gao Jianling and let him fly away. How could Tian Feng leave behind such a serious problem? This is not his. Style?" I was puzzled.
Mou Rongtian said: "Sir, can you still recall that Gao Jianzhong's appearance?"
Luo Sigong recalled it and said, "Okay, you want to give him a portrait, right?"
Mou Rongtian said: "Exactly."
Luo Sigong asked Mou Rongtian to pull up a chair and sit in front of the desk. He described Gao Jianling's appearance. Mou Rongtian sketched and worked for a long time, and finally painted a portrait for Luo Sigong to take a look at?
After Luo Sigong looked at it, he nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "It's very similar, Rongtian, your painting skills are already comparable to Mr. Wen Congjian."
Mou Rongtian smiled and said: "Xia Guan and Mr. Wen are far from each other. Your Excellency is exaggerating."
Luo Sigong said: "With this portrait, even if Gao Jianzhong is hiding in the corners of the world, the Jinyiwei can find him." He asked the painters to make dozens more copies based on the portrait and send them to Jinyiwei branches in various places. They looked for Gao Jianqing.
Chen Zhenshi used tortoise shell as medicine and prepared a liver-protecting elixir, which cured the queen's liver veins. Luo Sigong was overjoyed after hearing the news and asked Chen Zhenshi to continue working hard to cure the queen's heart veins as soon as possible.
A few days later, Tian Ergeng went to Zhongyi Pavilion to see Yan Shoufeng and said, "Father, our people in the Qianqing Palace have spread the news that Chen Zhenshi has cured the queen's liver veins."
Yan Shoufeng was shocked and said regretfully: "As a father, you shouldn't be hesitant. It would be better if Chen Zhenshi was killed earlier."
Tian Ergeng said: "The Queen's heart has not yet been healed, and it can kill her. It is not too late to get rid of Old Ghost Chen now."
Yan Shoufeng nodded.
At three o'clock that night, three masked men in black came to No. 13 of Jinyiwei. They were Kong Kong, Pang Jianfeng and Zhang Daoqian.
There were four guards standing in the yard. Before they could react, they were sent to see the King of Hell by the three men. Kong Kong kicked open the door of the main room and rushed in first. The room was pitch black. Zhang Daoqian came in later and spread out. Opening his palms, he performed the Fierce Flame Magic, and two flames immediately ignited in his palms, illuminating the room. They saw that there was no one in the room, and all three of them were startled.
Pang Jianfeng said: "Go to other houses and search."
Kong Kong went to the east wing and used a fire to illuminate it. He saw four men sleeping on the kang, none of whom were Chen Zhenshi. He grabbed one of them and threw it to the ground. The man woke up from his sleep, startled and hurriedly went to the wall. He took off the knife, pointed it with a bare finger, and called out: "Where is Mr. Chen Zhenshi?"
Without waiting for the man to answer, the other three people woke up and rushed towards Kong Kong. Kong Kong knocked them all to the ground with three consecutive palm strikes.
Then he asked the person before in a sharp voice, "Where is Chen Zhenshi?"
The man said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Chen moved away a few days ago."
Luo Sigong was worried that Chen Zhenshi had cured the Queen's liver veins, and Yan Shoufeng jumped over the wall to kill him, so he moved him. The guards in the hospital did not withdraw, in order to test whether Yan Shoufeng wanted to kill Chen Zhenshi. If the test showed that If Yan Shoufeng had this intention, he would have to protect Chen Zhenshi more carefully. If the guards were removed and Courtyard No. 13 was empty, even if Yan Shoufeng sent someone to assassinate him, he would not know about it.
Pang Jianfeng and Zhang Daoqian went to the west wing. There was no one in the room, so they ran out. At this time, Kong Kong also came out. Pang Jianfeng asked: "Master, have you found Chen Laoer?"
Kongkong shook his head and said, "Luo Sigong has transferred Old Man Chen."
The three of them went back to report to Yan Shoufeng. Yan Shoufeng was still awake and sat in the Zhongyi Pavilion to listen to the news. After receiving the report, he said: "Transferred? Luo Sigong, this old fox, is really cunning."
More than a month later, on this day, Luo Sigong called Mou Rongtian and said: "There is news from Goryeo that Gao Han, the pastoral envoy of Wonju, Gangwon Province, looks very much like Gao Jianling. Why don't you go to Goryeo to find out whether he is Gao Jianling?" "
Mou Rongtian and Shi Yi rode to Gaoli, and soon they arrived at Yuanzhou City. That night, the two men, masked in black, sneaked into the back house of the government office. Mou Rongtian wanted to see the tall man with his own eyes and see how he resembled Gao Jianling's portrait. Somewhat similar.
The two of them didn't know where Gao Han's bedroom was, and they didn't dare to ask the servants in the house for fear of disturbing the situation, so they had to search blindly. After searching around, they came to the room across the courtyard and saw a handsome young man dancing a sword in the courtyard. It was Gao Lixia. Scholar Han Yongjun.
Mou Rongtian was startled and thought: "Why is he here? It seems that he has a close relationship with Gao Han. If so, why don't I find out the details about Gao Han from his mouth."
He made up his mind and left quietly with Shi Yi, staying overnight at an inn in the city. The next morning, the two of them, dressed in royal guard uniforms, came to the government office to ask to see Han Yongjun.
The yamen servant went to the back house to report. After a while, Han Yongjun came out, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Mou, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing?"
Mou Rongtian returned the gift with his hand and said with a smile: "Very good, very good. I'm coming down to Korea to do some business. I heard that Brother Han is here, so I came here for a while."
Han Yongjun smiled and said: "Please come in quickly." He asked Mou Rongtian and Shi Yi to sit down in the flower hall of the back house.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mou Rongtian changed the topic and asked: "Why is Brother Han in this government office? Could it be that Brother Han has entered the palace?"
Han Yongjun smiled and said: "That's not the case. Brother Mou doesn't know that Mr. Gao, the pastor of Yuanzhou, is my foster father."
Mou Rongtian said: "Oh, that's it." He wanted to know why Han Yongjun worshiped Gao Han as his adoptive father, but he couldn't ask directly. He glanced at Shi Yi who was sitting next to him and wanted to ask him to ask, in order to prevent Han Yongjun from getting angry. I was suspicious and didn't dare to give him a look, just a normal look with no content in my eyes.
Shi Yi and Mou Rongtian were old partners. Seeing Mou Rongtian looking at him, he guessed what he was thinking and said, "Master Han, how could you make Master Gao your adopted father?"
Without waiting for Han Yongjun's reply, Mou Rongtian added: "Swallow, what are you asking about? This is Han Daxia's private matter, so why ask random questions?"
Han Yongjun smiled and said: "It's nothing. Since Brother Yanzi wants to know, it doesn't hurt to talk about it. This is what happened." He recalled the scene back then and told the reasons one by one.