After looking at the thin rope that had been cut by a sharp blade, Zhang Wenfeng asked Che Sheng to put on his clothes and robe to rest in peace, then turned and walked out of the room.
Wu Youde followed him out, closed the door, and whispered: "Sir, Che Sheng works very hard, and this is the first time something went wrong..."
Zhang Wenfeng, who was thinking about something, looked back.
Wu Youde quickly smiled and stopped, fearing that he would get into trouble.
"Old Wu, go get the carrier pigeon."
"Yes, please wait a moment and come right away."
Zhang Wenfeng waved his hand, sat down on a chair against the wall of the main room facing the door, took out a small piece of black stone and a small piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, wrote a few lines of fine words, and rolled the piece of paper into a small strip.
Wu Youde hurried into the next room and took out the carrier pigeon cage they had brought with them on their mission.
Catch the pigeon, take the strip and stuff it into the copper tube tied to the pigeon's leg, seal it with wax, go out and throw it in the air.
The black donkey was walking around in circles in the red yard.
It doesn't go into the nearby barn, and there's no female donkey lady with whom it can communicate in depth, so why should it go into the barn?
We have a common language with those two ugly horses. It's so comfortable to bask in the sun outside.
The village elders, Li Zheng and others waited until the person in charge of the case from Daolu Branch came.
After this trouble, several old foxes had already gone out for a while, leaving only five wanderers to follow orders.
Zhang Wenfeng asked Wu Youde to find some pieces of rice paper, and Lao Wu was guarding the door. He folded and cut the rice paper, put a few pieces on the table, and quickly sketched with the rice paper with black stone on the surface.
The thief's face was drawn, and in less than two quarters of an hour, two portraits were completed.
A donkey can remember smells after passing through his nose, and he also has the ability to remember faces and features of people.
It's not like some people who meet a new colleague several times, change their hairstyle or clothes, and meet each other on the street. The other person greets him warmly but doesn't recognize him for a while, which is very embarrassing.
"Old Wu, come in."
Handing the portrait to Wu Youde who stepped across the threshold, Zhang Wenfeng ordered:
"Ask You Xi to go to inns, restaurants, and teahouses with the portraits in pairs, without making any noise, and go to the inns, restaurants, and teahouses to look for the shopkeepers, and also at the docks. Ask them as well. Since this person appears in the town, someone must have seen him.
, maybe you know where it came from? Look for more clues and ask them to pay attention to confidentiality and safety."
He was thinking that if Fu Gujing were here, he should handle the matter in a more orderly manner than him.
Fortunately, he learned some experience last time, otherwise he would have been blind.
Investigating a case is different from cultivating. In Fu Gujing's words, investigating a case requires "dare to be suspicious, observe carefully, be good at discovery, and follow the clues." He thinks it makes sense, and he is knowledgeable and can draw inferences from one instance to another.
Wu Youde took one look at the portrait and was immediately astonished. It was so similar to the young and old Mr. Zhang that he was hiding his secrets.
I remembered the time when the robber den in Jiming Mountain was wiped out more than ten days ago. A well-informed person spread that the hospital hired a portrait master to draw a dead female thief lifelike, so that the case could be solved so quickly.
"Yes, I will explain it clearly to them and let them find clues without alerting the snake."
Lao Wu is an old man from Daolu Branch and knows how to handle cases.
I originally thought that Lord Zhang would wait for Master Wu's reply before taking action. After all, facing the newly emerged bold and thieving cultivator, there was nothing wrong with being careful.
Zhang Wenfeng nodded and walked around the hall thinking.
He has already reported the latest situation. He will continue to investigate the case in his own way. It would be best if he can find the thief's whereabouts in the town and find out how many accomplices the thief has. Then he will act accordingly.
Don't be impulsive, don't rush forward, roughly understand the situation, make a plan, and feel that you are 70-80% sure. You choose to lead Lao Wu, You Xi, Xiang Yong and others to launch a surprise attack in the dead of night.
For the purpose of guarding prisoners, it is still possible to shout loudly and vigorously.
Thieves will always feel guilty when facing the government, and will feel weak before being beaten. This is why Fu Gujing and Yun Qiuhe dared to lead five or six people from the Daolu Branch to go out to inspect and handle the case alone, which lasted for many days.
The reason for that.
What law enforcement guards need to hone is their courage. When you are courageous, you will have strong energy. Stronger energy is more beneficial than practicing cultivation to break through the realm.
He has a donkey to secretly help him beat the sap. It is not a big problem to deal with two monks in the Qi Realm. He is not afraid of three. At most, he will just let the thieves run away and cannot capture or kill the thieves. It will be more troublesome to find other clues.
In such a small place, the possibility of three thieves cultivators appearing is almost non-existent.
How many years does it take for spiritual energy to rise?
It is recorded in the classics that the emergence of a large number of monks will only be possible after decades or hundreds of years, when the concentration of spiritual energy, the treasures of heaven and earth in the wild, and the cultivation methods are more numerous than now and must be popularized.
If a monk is really like a cabbage in a vegetable patch, how many can he kick with one kick?
The gathering of thieves and monks at Shengzhi Temple in Jiming Mountain is a very rare exception.
I read a book at the town hall and waited for half an hour, but still no message came back from the flying pigeon.
There was a burst of urgent footsteps in the yard. Old Wu, who was sitting quietly with him in the main room, quickly got up. A wanderer broke in. Unable to suppress his excitement, he shouted in a low voice: "Sir, we have found clues to where the thief is hiding."
Zhang Wenfeng stood up and collected the books. His expression showed no change and asked, "Where is it?"
Wu Youde was a little excited. The bigger the case, the richer the reward. He didn't expect feedback so soon.
"Xie Laocai's family in the west end of the town happened to have a dock broker who recognized the person in the portrait. He said that yesterday morning, a passenger ship from the direction of Yuanyang County upstream arrived. He saw that the guest was well-dressed and wearing a bamboo hat, so he went up to
Stealing business, the customer became impatient with him and scolded him with a tilt of his head. The look in his eyes was just like the person in the portrait, very ferocious."
"Later he saw the guests coming to the pier, picked up the conversation with Xie Laocai who was waiting for them, and left together."
You Xi finished speaking quickly, and then added: "I gave Lao Liu three big bucks to stop chewing his tongue, and I gave him the courage to dare not say anything nonsense. He knows how powerful he is."
Zhang Wenfeng asked thoughtfully: "How many people left with Xie Laocai at that time?"
"Lao Liu only glanced at it and didn't notice how many of them were following Xie Laocai. How about I go and find out more?"
"No need for the moment. You did a good job. This case will be credited to you. Now you go and quietly call back the other two people who were looking for someone with the portrait. You must make sure not to alert the snake!"
Zhang Wenfeng fought with the thief for a very short time. He was deeply impressed by the fierce and unruly look in the man's bamboo hat, so he deliberately exaggerated it a little when painting.
He glanced at Lao Wu.
Old Wu smiled and patted young You Xi's shoulder, stuffed a handful of more than ten copper coins, and said: "We can't let you pay for things by yourself, go quickly!"
"Yes, yes, I went."
Seeing You Xi running out happily, Zhang Wenfeng said to Lao Wu: "With the goal, it will be easier for us to plan the next step. You go and invite Zhong You Xi, who is injured and on duty, and we will understand the situation of Lao Cai's family."
"Sir, wait a moment, I'll call him right away."
Wu Youde just ran out and said in surprise: "Hey, the carrier pigeon has flown back."
There was a sound of flapping wings, and Old Wu ran in again holding the carrier pigeon in both hands, and showed Master Zhang that the wax seal on the copper cylinder on the pigeon's leg was intact. Then he crushed the wax skin, took out a folded strip and handed it to Master Zhang, who took it himself.
The pigeons returned to the room and were put into cages.
Zhang Wenfeng shook out the reply note, read it twice, and put the note into his sleeve pocket.
Dean Wu asked him to act cheaply and ensure his own safety. At noon tomorrow, Yun Qiuhe would finish his work and come to Xihezhou Town to assist here. The reply did not mention the Zuixinhua he had written by the way.
He guessed that Dean Wu might not know much about spiritual plants and medicinal materials.
The monk's energy is limited and it is impossible to dabble in everything. However, because he is interested, he intends to develop in the direction of refining medicine and alchemy. Although his practice time is short, he has seen a lot. He happened to learn from the "Lingzhi Materia Medica" left by his master.
"I saw the record of Zuixinhua.
Know that the flower of intoxication blooms at dusk when the sun goes down and closes at sunrise.
After the Intoxicating Flower is formed into pieces, its floral fragrance is rich and poisonous, and if inhaled, it can cause various strange hallucinations.
It is not surprising that he was mistakenly thought that he was attacked by a ghost and kept spinning in circles.
He just didn't expect that there was really a ghost hiding on that mountain. I wonder if it was a coincidence or man-made?