The man in black had his hands tied behind his back. When he was brought up, his mask had already been taken off, revealing an ordinary face.
“Plop!”
Fat Yu kicked the man in black on the knee, and the man in black immediately knelt in front of Qin Xiao.
"You know what I want to ask." Qin Xiao stared into the eyes of the man in black and said: "I know you are just a little guy who follows orders, so as long as you tell the truth, I can spare your life, otherwise I will kill you and
Killing a dog makes no difference."
The man in black lowered his head and said: "Sir...whatever you ask, I will tell you the truth."
“What is your purpose of attacking the passenger ship at night?”
The man in black thought for a moment and then said honestly: "There is a woman on the boat. We have to take that woman back. Either alive or dead."
“Why do you want to arrest that woman?”
"The villain really doesn't know." The man in black said: "Before departure, the leader said that the woman was worth five hundred taels of silver. As long as the woman is captured, everyone will be rewarded. We have been waiting here for several days.
Just waiting for them to show up."
“Are you coming from Suzhou to pursue us?”
"No, we are from Cangwu Mountain, less than a hundred miles away from here." The man in black lowered his head and explained: "Two days ago, a man suddenly arrived at Cangwu Mountain, found the leader, and asked the leader to help him do something.
Something happened. The man talked to the leader alone and left not long after. After the leader left, he gathered people from the mountain and rushed all the way here, lying in ambush nearby, just waiting for the ship to appear. "
Qin Xiao's face darkened: "Did you see someone looking for your leader? What did that person look like?"
"He went there in the middle of the night. The villain...the villain happened to be on guard all night, so he saw him." The man in black knew that when the gangster met the official, life and death hung on a thread, he said honestly: "The man was wearing a robe at the time, and
Wearing a bamboo hat and a piece of black cloth covering his face, the villain couldn't see his appearance clearly, but... the man's eyes were like knives. When he looked at the villain, he was struck all over.
Shivering."
What Chen Xi said is indeed true. The real culprit behind the scenes was clearly a hired man. Since that man went to the mountains to spend money to hire people, he naturally would not let too many people see his true face.
“You said you were waiting for the boat here, but there are boats coming and going on this river. How do you know that the boat tonight is the target you are looking for?” Chen Xi looked indifferent.
The man in black hurriedly said: "It was the leader who identified it. Since yesterday afternoon, the leader has told us that the target will appear soon. The leader concluded that the ship will arrive here tonight."
Feixin frowned and said: "Sir, it seems that the real culprit behind the scenes knew that Yu Xuanwu left Suzhou, and even knew the boat that Yu Xuanwu was traveling on."
"This is the Huai River, and it's still a long way from Jiangnan." Qin Xiao looked at Chen Xi thoughtfully and said, "You have been in Jiangnan and know the road. From Suzhou to here, is it faster by water or by land?"
Chen Xi said: "If you go with the wind, the water route is much faster than the land route. In weather like this, even if the land route speeds up, it will not be faster than the water route."
"But the people in Cangwu Mountain got the news two or three days in advance, and they had enough time to wait for an ambush here." Qin Xiao's eyes were sharp: "The people who went to Cangwu Mountain that night naturally did not come from Suzhou on horseback.
Come?"
“It can only be a flying pigeon delivering a message”
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Chen Xi said: "The person who hired the Cangwu Mountain bandits was not the real instigator. He should have received the letter from Fei Ge and immediately hired the murderer."
"So there are letters between Suzhou and here, and they are carried by flying pigeons." Qin Xiaodao: "This proves that the power behind it is not only in Suzhou, but also in the Huai River area."
Chen Xi nodded and narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Besides arresting people, what else is there to say?” Qin Xiao looked at the man in black again.
The man in black said with a grimace: "The other villains really don't know."
“Why set fire to the ship?”
"The leader asked us to prepare kerosene in advance and told us that no matter whether we can catch the woman or not, we will burn the boat." The man in black also looked confused: "The villain also feels very strange. I don't know why the leader
We must burn the ship, but since the leader has given orders, how dare we disobey him?"
Qin Xiao glanced at Chen Xi, and Chen Xi said lightly: "That's all we know about his identity."
Qin Xiao knew that it was the young prisoner of the Purple-clothed Prison, and naturally he had done torture to extract confessions. Since he said that the man in black could only know this, then naturally the man in black could not provide any other useful clues.
Qin Xiao ordered Fat Fish to take the man in black down, but his heart was full of doubts.
However, he also knew that the top priority was to solve the Jiangnan Neiku case. After arriving in Suzhou, it might not be a bad idea to hand over the case to the local authorities.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Qin Xiao left the room and saw Chen Zhitai coming out of a room. When he saw him, he did not forget to say to him very gently: "Mrs. Wang, eat slowly. If you don't call me enough, I'll call you again."
I'll make it for you. After you finish eating, I'll help you clean it up."
Qin Xiao walked over, and Chen Zhitai had already closed the door. Only then did he realize that Qin Xiao had come to him silently, and he was startled.
"Master Chen is very attentive." Qin Xiao smiled half-heartedly. Seeing the dark circles under his eyes, he joked: "You went fishing last night? Why do you look like you didn't sleep well?"
“Your Excellency, you are joking.” Chen Zhitai said, “Didn’t you ask your subordinates to protect Mrs. Wang? Your subordinates stayed here last night, so they didn’t sleep.”
“Didn’t you ask Geng Shao to protect you together?” Qin Xiao said with a smile: “Why don’t you see Geng Shao?”
Chen Zhitai sighed: "Why trouble him for such a small matter? One of my subordinates can handle it. Sir, don't worry about me. I will find a place to relax for a while." After saying this, he yawned and looked like
Very sleepy.
Qin Xiao knew what Chen Zhitai was thinking. He knew that this guy saw Yu Xuanwu's beauty and thought about having a close relationship with Yu Xuanwu. He didn't ask any more questions and knocked on the door. Yu Xuanwu's voice came from the room: "Chen
Brother, that's enough. Thank you very much. I'll call you again if necessary."
Qin Xiao was so funny that Yu Xuanwu even called out his eldest brother. It seemed that the two of them were quite familiar with each other and said, "It's me!"
There was a noise inside, and soon Yu Xuanwu opened the door. Seeing Qin Xiao, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Sir!"
She has obviously been groomed, and she looks completely different from her embarrassment last night. Her skin is fair, plump and graceful. Although she is not as beautiful as Qiuniang, she has a certain charm of her own. It is no wonder that the third master covets him.
Qin Xiao got straight to the point: "We interrogated the bandits last night. They were hired by others. They had received the news that you were going to pass through this place two days ago. So,
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Waiting here in ambush. As for who hired them to hunt you down, the bandits don't know, but one thing is certain, the real culprit behind the scenes must be related to Wang Hongcai's disappearance, and their failure this time does not mean they will give up.
I will probably keep an eye on you next time, and I will attack you if I get the chance." Seeing that Yu Xuanwu's beauty faded slightly, he continued: "I am not being alarmist. Unless this case is thoroughly investigated and Wang Hongcai is found, they will
It will haunt you like a ghost, and you will always be in danger."
“Sir, what should I do?”
"My lord, Mrs. Wang is in danger, we cannot ignore it." Chen Zhitai said hurriedly: "Mrs. Wang, don't worry, your lord is wise and powerful, and will definitely investigate this case. As long as you, Brother Chen, are here, no one will dare to hurt you.
.”
"Aren't you sleepy?" Qin Xiao glanced at him: "Step back."
Chen Zhitai was a little embarrassed, but he could only nod to Yu Xuanwu and retreat reluctantly.
"I am traveling to Jiangnan and have many official duties. If you are not willing to cooperate with this case, when I arrive in Suzhou, I will send someone to take you to the Suzhou government office, and this case will be handed over to them for trial." Qin Xiao said: "When the time comes,
Whether you are willing to tell them the truth or not is none of my business."
“Sir, please come in!” Yu Xuanwu lowered his head and thought for a moment before finally getting out of the way. Qin Xiao hesitated and entered the room. Yu Xuanwu looked at the corridor and then closed the door.
“If the woman gives that thing to you, can you really help the woman find her husband?” Yu Xuanwu’s eyes were full of pleading.
Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "I can't guarantee it. You and I can't be sure whether Wang Hongcai is alive or dead now. If he has encountered something unexpected, I can't bring him back. But what Wang Hongcai gave you must be this
The key to the case, there must be clues hidden in it. If there are clues, it is possible to find out the truth behind it, and even find the real culprit who intends to hunt you down." He sighed and said, "If I hadn't run into this.
You can't just sit back and watch this case, otherwise you really don't want to waste time because of this case. Mrs. Wang, please make your own decision."
Yu Xuanwu lowered his head and was silent for a long time. Suddenly he walked to the edge of the bed, sat down, raised one foot, and actually took off an embroidered shoe on his foot.
Qin Xiao was slightly startled.
In this era, for women, there is actually not much difference between taking off shoes and exposing feet and exposing breasts. They are both debauchery. Except for their own husbands, a good woman will never take off shoes and expose feet in front of other men easily.
.
"Sir, this is what my husband gave me that day." Yu Xuanwu handed over the embroidered shoes with both hands: "The woman knows that this is strange, but...my husband did give this pair to the woman that day.
Embroidered shoes, he said that this left embroidered shoe is of great importance. If one day he disappears, I will wear these shoes to Beijing. When I arrive in Kyoto, I will give the left embroidered shoe to the gentleman in Beijing and tell him that this is the embroidered shoe.
He ordered me to send the shoes to Kyoto."
This shoe does seem to have been worn recently, but it does not look much different from the embroidered shoes worn by ordinary women.
Qin Xiao never expected that the most important thing Wang Hongcai left to Yu Xuanwu was an embroidered shoe.
These embroidered shoes look very ordinary, but Qin Xiao understands that the ordinary appearance must be a cover-up, including the other shoe, which is just a cover for this shoe. There must be important clues left by Wang Hongcai hidden in this embroidered shoe.