After everyone had been arranged, only the royal family chief, the housekeeper, and Xiao Chen were left in the living room.
"Second brother, bring up the things you picked up." The royal family chief said in a low voice.
Butler Wang stepped forward and took out a light blue piece of cloth from his waist, which seemed to be wrapped in something, and placed it on the table.
"What is this?" Xiao Chen asked suspiciously.
"Open it and take a look."
After taking a look at the serious face of the royal family leader, Xiao Chen reached out and unfolded the pieces of cloth on the table layer by layer.
A crescent-shaped stainless steel horseshoe lies quietly in the middle.
The horseshoe is a full three inches in size and has been worn down until it is as thick as the wall of a tea bowl. The triangular nail holes are arranged in three places, making a total of nine holes.
Judging from the shiny surface, it must have fallen from the horse's hoof recently.
"This is?" Xiao Chen looked at the royal family leader suspiciously.
"The official horse that often came to Zhang Shan's house was left behind."
Holding this thin horseshoe in his hand, Xiao Chen looked at the bright lamp basin in the living room carefully.
The horseshoe has been rubbed so hard that the original logo can hardly be seen. There seems to be a "人" vaguely in the middle.
From another angle, there seems to be a horizontal line on it, which seems to be the word "big".
Xiao Chen put on a straight face and thought quietly.
The logo on the horse's shoe is different for each guard station. Just like the waist badge of Jinyiwei has the word "guard" engraved on it, and the waist badge of Dongchang is directly cast in the shape of a plum blossom.
Could it be that this is Tianjin Wei's official horse horseshoe?
The Tianjin Guard takes care of both the left guard and the right guard. The total number of the three guards is 16,800, and they are directly under the command of the rear army governor's office.
The man in blue shirt whom he killed was a Jin Yiwei, and now with the addition of a Tianjin guard and the civil servant sitting in the sedan, the opponent's question was quite difficult.
Seeing Xiao Chen's serious expression, Patriarch Wang chuckled: "Do you want to back down?"
"Actually, living in Qinghedian like me, although I can't see the slightest suffering in the world, I have never thought about getting fame and doing things for the people. To put it bluntly, I am also a kind of timidity. I am afraid that I will not do well, and I am afraid of myself.
Being framed and facing up to difficulties is a kind of bravery. If the difficulties are too great and you are blocking the car with your arms, choose to retreat and no one will laugh at you."
Seeing that Chief Wang had misunderstood him, Xiao Chen smiled faintly: "Clan Chief Wang, there is no need to comfort me. I will never give up until I get to the bottom of this matter."
"But, Chief Royal, have you already seen that what happened one after another in the Qinghe store was originally a big conspiracy?"
"I don't know whether there is a conspiracy or not, and the good man Zhang's distributing the steamed buns definitely had ulterior motives. And the three father-in-laws from the palace at the entrance of the village died unexpectedly under the wall. I definitely don't believe it. It was an accident."
The royal family chief said.
Xiao Chen stood up and looked outside the door quietly.
At this moment, although the sun was already shining brightly, there was still a hint of cold air in the pavilions.
"The successive murders in Qinghe store have made the residents of the town panic. They are not in a good mood this year. Chief Royal, please tell me, should the government put up a notice to appease the people."
"Brother Xiao is a member of the government, so it is natural for him to issue a notice." The royal family leader said.
Xiao Chen shook his head: "This case involves a lot. Although the other party should know that Dongchang has started to intervene in the investigation, it is more appropriate for the local government to post this notice."
"Yes, Brother Xiao has thought carefully. Although this Qinghe store is not very far from the capital, it has been included in Shunyi County. If Shunyi County is to post a comfort notice, I am afraid it won't be possible if we don't have two days."
"Two days? Today is the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, and two days later it will be the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. Even if it is delayed for another day, it will only be the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. As long as a notice can be posted before this year, the residents of Qinghedian will no longer
It’s enough to be frightened and panicked.”
"How are Brother Xiao going to notify Shunyi County?"
"I'll go there myself, and we'll set off now." After saying that, he raised his feet, held Libian tightly in his hand, and walked out of the door like a gust of wind.
Shunyi County is affiliated to Changping Prefecture of Shuntian Prefecture and is more than 100 miles away from the capital.
Xiao Chen didn't dare to be negligent, so he added a little bit of Qi to his feet, like a sharp arrow, flying across the field.
With the reddish sun above our heads, the white snow beneath our feet, the biting cold wind howled in our ears.
In the several villages we passed through, we could see lanterns hanging at the entrances of farmers’ houses in the distance, some were big and some were small, some were new and some were old.
Occasionally, there were a few crisp sounds of firecrackers, probably from the urchins in the village, celebrating the arrival of the New Year in advance.
When he thought of leaning under the wheat straw in the Qinghe Store to bask in the sun, and even if he took the initiative to say hello, he would not dare to answer, Xiao Chen's feet increased a bit more strength.
At noon, a low city gate tower appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
It fell into disrepair and the entire city wall collapsed. Only this gatehouse remained intact.
The two big characters "Shunyi" stand in the center on a wall more than three feet wide below the city gate.
Not far outside the city gate, two soldiers were walking back and forth.
Perhaps it was because of the cold weather, so the two of them put their spears under their armpits, raised their sleeves, and stooped their bodies. It seemed that this way they could stay warmer.
Pedestrians passed by at will, and the soldiers showed no intention of interfering.
Looking up to confirm that this was Shunyi County, Xiao Chen walked straight past the two soldiers.
After entering the city gate, there are two worlds inside.
On both sides of the street, various stalls were placed one after another, including steaming radishes stored in the cellar and cleanly washed sweet potatoes.
Several big red roosters with their legs tied were flapping their wings, as if they were unwilling to be sold by their owners.
"Pork, pork, fresh pork, it only costs ten copper coins a pound. Come and buy it. If you buy it, you can make buns and dumplings at home. You will definitely be rich in the coming year."
A greasy butcher shouted loudly to the passers-by.
"Old man, how can I get to Shunyi County Government?" Xiao Chen asked softly to an old man selling green onions at a roadside stall.
"Keep walking, about half a mile, and you'll be on the roadside."
"Thank you, old man." After thanking him, Xiao Chen walked forward among the crowded crowd.
In Shunyi City in the twelfth lunar month, young and old took to the streets.
It took almost half an hour to travel half a mile before we saw the county government office's tall red government office door inlaid with golden door nails.
Two government officials, holding sabers, stood beside the two stone lions at the gate of the county government office.
There was a person next to me who was shouting grievances and standing quietly in the cold wind.
Xiao Chen walked up, passed between the two government officials, stretched out his hand, and was about to push open the big red government office door.
"Who are you, just casually breaking into the Shunyi Yamen, looking for death?" A roar came from behind, it was one of the two Yamen servants.
