Sun Tianxiu's back walked south on the official road. A government servant followed behind Sun Tianxiu with a waist knife. Because of yesterday's murder case, Pang Yu was afraid that the official road would not be peaceful, so he sent someone to take Sun Tianxiu home.
The little girl saw a lot of strange things during her trip to the city. Perhaps her excitement was not over yet, so she jumped a few steps after walking for a while, and her backpack bumped along with her.
"Master, didn't you say that this girl should go back on a horse?"
Pounding beside him said softly.
Pang Yu looked at Sun Tianxiu's back and said, "Now there is a murder case. Xu Dianshi went to Baiyi'an today to check it out in person, urging the case to be solved so that he can report it to the Anqing Mansion. The horses are all on standby. Where can I find a horse?"
After saying that, Pang Yu turned around and walked towards Zilai Bridge, "Master, I'm not someone who doesn't keep my word. I told Sun Tianxiu that I would let her sit next time I come. She is more sensible than you, so I agreed immediately."
"Young master, you are helping the Sun family so much. Last time you said you were not interested in this daughter, but for what purpose."
"You know what the heck, in addition to making money, people also need some spiritual income, you know? The Sun family is about to be destroyed. Let's lend a hand to help. The family is getting better and better, and this little girl knows how to repay her kindness.
We are willing to help her, which always makes me feel relieved. In this cruel world, it is rare to have this kind of relief."
Pang Ding shook his head and said, "I don't believe it. Master, you must have taken a fancy to something from the Sun family, otherwise you wouldn't... Oops!"
Pang Yu chased Pang Ding and kicked him twice, while cursing, "You think the young master will stop beating people when he becomes a squad leader. The Chinese New Year is over, and I have wanted to beat people for a long time."
"Master, you spend all your time with this little girl, but Aunt Liu comes and asks you not to go during the New Year. Do you no longer want the daughter of the Liu family?"
"The daughter of the Liu family is good-looking, but who would want Aunt Liu's mother-in-law?"
Pang Yu made up for Pang Ding, "The young master is now the top tyrant in Tongcheng. He has not had enough of bullying men and women, so how can he go to such a mother-in-law and cause himself a lot of discomfort.
Don't interfere in the young master's marriage. You are not my mother. If you have this free time, think about how to help the young master manage the arrest team. If you nag about this next time, I will send you to Qianshan to find out information about the rogue bandits.
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Ponting was about to speak, but opened his mouth halfway. After hearing these words, his throat growled and he swallowed what he wanted to say.
"Master, your arrest team... are all just idlers. The people that various officials want to let in are all in the arrest team. It's rare to see anyone on duty. I can't rely on them to do things."
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Pang Yu snorted and did not refute Pang Ding. Originally, in his plan, the arresting team was to serve as his cronies, acting as special police officers and carrying out the most difficult arrest mission.
As a result, everything backfired, and the arrest team became the weakest team. Now the team leader is Jiao Guozhao. The team is filled with relatives of various officials. They basically don't do anything, and they still get more monthly money. Even Pang Yu wants them
When doing things, you have to speak kindly to avoid offending them.
With Pang Yu's current position, it would be impossible without these people. The fast class and the strong class have a lot of time to find each room. It is impossible to trouble Yang Erming with everything. Now the two classes are running smoothly in the county government, and these people are also factors
inside.
In the end, Pang Yu broke the rules and gathered all the relevant households in the arrest team to prevent them from affecting other people.
So the arrest team became a decoration, leaving two or three people in the fast-shift room every day, only responsible for dealing with each room.
"It's Chinese New Year, why are you talking about an arrest team?"
After Pang Yu cursed in a low voice, the two of them had already crossed the bridge to Zilai Street. This street was no less prosperous than South Street. At present, Kuaiban's jurisdiction over the suburbs was divided from Xiangyang Gate, and Zilai Street was to the north of Xiangyang Gate.
Part of it is under the jurisdiction of the second team, and the south part is under the jurisdiction of the third team.
People are coming and going on Zilai Street. Everything in Tongcheng has returned to what it was before the civil unrest, and the impact of the civil unrest is almost no longer visible.
But Pang Yu knew that there were different industries. The business of Zhou Yueruna's paper shop was not as good as before. Because Tongcheng's gentry moved out in large numbers, followed by some domestic slaves and servants, the sales of stationery supplies would definitely drop significantly.
, the same is true for some other high-end consumer products. For example, two silk shops have closed down recently.
Pang Yu cares more about the basic livelihood industries. High-profit industries used to be controlled by the gentry. The gap between the rich and the poor in Tongcheng has been widening. In the end, even the basic livelihood will be difficult to maintain. This is the economic root of the civil unrest.
The generals were prosperous, Tongcheng was rich in products, and the gap between the rich and the poor had not widened to the point where everyone could not survive, so the civil unrest was successfully suppressed.
If this situation does not change, sooner or later there will be greater turmoil. Pang Yu feels lucky that Huang Wending and his group are causing trouble, which can release some of the conflicts before the situation gets out of hand.
When Pang Yu entered the city through the Xiangyang Gate, he saw Ruan Jin. The captain of the second team with a sinister face was sitting on a high chair, staring at the passers-by with red eyes.
After seeing Pang Yu, Ruan Jin quickly stood up and saluted, "According to the order of the squad leader yesterday, my subordinates searched for beggars in Beicheng overnight. After being identified by nearby beggars, it was found that the dead beggar, nicknamed Di Fu Le, had been begging in Tongcheng.
For two or three years, he mainly begged for food at the food shop near Doujiaqiao. In the past, he was accompanied by several Huazi. In the past two days, he contracted a cold disease, so he did not go to the temple that gave out porridge to ask for food, and stayed alone in Baiyi Anma.
in the column."
"Do you have any enemies on weekdays?
Is there any fight between the Dirty Clothes Sect and the Pure Clothes Sect of the Beggar Clan?"
Ruan Jin was stunned for a moment and said, "I have never heard of the Jingyi Sect, but according to other Huazi, this person has at most fought with others, but has never fought. He has no real enemies."
"Have you found any other clues?"
"My subordinates did not find the enemy, so they turned back to the stables of Baiyi'an. If they were not specifically seeking revenge, then the people who went there at night must have wanted to spend the night in the stables, and most of them were beggars.
Then I wondered if there were any other new beggars.
After asking around, I learned that there have indeed been several beggars whom I met recently. They had just arrived in Tongcheng for two or three days, and on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, they stayed in a horse stall for one night."
Pang Yu frowned and said, "People from out of town, either south or north, Lujiang, Huaining, Qianshan are not much worse than Tongcheng.
During the Chinese New Year, there are so many people in the city looking for food, so why do they have to brave the severe cold and travel long distances from their original place to Tongcheng, wasting the opportunity to ask for food on the way?"
Ruan Jin couldn't answer for a while. Pang Yu raised his eyes and asked, "Do you know where this beggar came from?"
"I didn't ask. Maybe those people have just arrived and are not very familiar with the other flowers, so they haven't had time to interact with them yet."
After Ruan Jin finished speaking, he suddenly clapped his hands again, "There is a strange thing. A quickie asked Yu Ji Baozi Shop in Dongzuomen and said that there were two young beggars who bought the buns with cash and used 2 taels of water-silvered silver ingots."
"How can Hanako have two taels of silver ingots?"
Pang Yu touched his chin and said in deep thought, "It seems that these new beggars are acting strangely and are the most suspicious. How is the investigation in the north of the city?"
"My subordinates also decided that these new beggars were the most suspicious, so they asked the two squadron strong squads to be divided into small teams to patrol the streets and alleys, one by one. The second team of our fast squad assigned two squadrons to each squad of the strong squad.
I am a guide and have searched all the way from north to south without missing a single place. There is no definite information yet. It would be faster if we could add one more strong squadron to the squadron."
"nobody."
Pang Yu immediately interrupted Ruan Jin, "The county government sent a squadron, and six squadrons were divided into two squadrons. There are only three squadrons left in total. Two squadrons were given to the north of the city, and one was given to the south. I only have ten squadrons left.
Multiple helpers.
These are the people, you have to investigate quickly. There are already some rumors circulating in the city. Some people say that Huang Wending's remnants are causing trouble. The magistrate wants me to find the suspects within three days in order to calm the hearts of the people in the city. Can Captain Ruan do it?"
"Don't worry, class leader. There are two to three hundred people in the strong class and fast class in total. Tongcheng is a big place like this. After careful inspection all the way, there is no way to hide those few tricksters.
Even if my subordinates don't sleep, they will catch the murderer within three days."
Ruan Jin stared at his red eyes and said fiercely.
Pang Yu recalled Ruan Jin's appearance at Sun Tianxiu's home that day. He was a pure villain who oppressed the people. Who would have thought that today he would be an official who stayed up late to catch the murderer.
Pang Yu really wished that Ruan Jin would use his ferocity to catch bad guys. He was using it in the right place.
"Captain Ruan, don't overwork yourself. Take some time and rest for a while. This city gate..." Pang Yu was talking when a loud voice from the front shouted, "Come here, little flower!"
Pang Yu and others turned around and saw an express helper walking towards a thin figure in the middle of the road. The flowery man had disheveled hair and was wrapped in a tattered blue-bottomed jacket, covered with cloth strips.
She was wrapped twice, her hands were clasped together, and her body was curled up, making her look even thinner.
Bang Xian walked up to him and said, "What's your name?"
Which flowers do you follow and where do you usually beg for food?"
The flower took a step back, the messy hair on his head hanging down covering most of his face, a pair of dark eyes flashing between the gaps, staring at the gang of idlers seriously, without much fear.
The helper took out his short stick and pointed it at the beggar, "Why don't you answer the question? Kneel down on your hands and knees!"
Zhuangban and Kuaishou near the city gate drew their swords and javelins and gathered around here. The atmosphere suddenly became tense. The people around them got out of the way and kept looking sideways for fear of missing out on the excitement.
The little flower was dumbfounded for a moment, then suddenly opened his mouth and started babbling.
When the surrounding government officials saw that he was mute, they all stopped and lowered their swords and guns. Hanako took the opportunity and wanted to go outside the city.
The gangster didn't put down his stick, he stepped closer and stopped in front of him and shouted, "No matter you are really mute or fake, you should be able to understand what you are saying. Kneel down with your hands on the ground! The official is going to search your body!"
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"Monitor, please step back."
Ruan Jin suddenly walked up to Pang Yu and whispered, "Look at his insteps."
Pang Yu took a closer look and saw that there was a clear color line on the exposed bare feet of the flower. He had obviously worn shoes for a long time. Shoes were not cheap and easy-to-obtain items at this time. Even many ordinary people did not have shoes. Wearing shoes
It is very rare among beggars, and the shoe left at the scene only increases the suspicion of this person.
This person might be the murderer. As soon as this thought came up, Pang Yu became nervous. He touched his body and found no weapons. Then he remembered that he did not bring a knife today because he often shouted at him when he went out.
When arresting people, they assign people to execute them, and they never thought that they would encounter the murderer.
Upon seeing this, Pang Ding took off his waist knife and handed it to Pang Yu, while he went to another strong man to ask for the whistle stick.
Pang Yu's knife immediately felt confident in his hand, and he also paid attention to the gangster. It was obvious that the gangster had noticed the details of the beggar's instep from the beginning.
Everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Huazi, who stopped babbling at this time, stretched out his hands, and slowly knelt down on the ground.
Bang Xian took a step forward, preparing to hold down Xiao Huazi and search her body.
Suddenly, a dark figure quickly rushed out from the crowd of onlookers, and struck Bang Xian in the back with a sharp blade.
The other government officials gathered in front of the door. The black shadow moved so fast that no one even had time to issue a warning.
Bang Xian heard the rapid footsteps behind him, and when he turned around, the sharp blade had reached his chest. Bang Xian subconsciously turned aside, and the short knife had torn open the cotton-padded clothes, opening a long gash, and blood suddenly spurted out from his chest.
Only then did everyone see clearly that it was another Hanazi in a white coat. The Hanazi did not stop, turned around and burrowed into the crowd of people, killing and stabbing everyone he met. Two people fell to the ground bleeding, and the crowd was in chaos.
People in the street screamed wildly and ran for their lives.
The government officials did not flee, but pursued him vigorously.
"Seal the door! Catch that mute Hanako!"
Pang Yu got out of the way of a few running people and shouted at the back of Ruan Jin in front of him, but his voice was drowned in the screams, and Ruan Jin didn't hear it at all, so he quickly moved forward.
"Your grandma's."
Pang Yu quickly gave way to the opening. He couldn't stop the fleeing crowd by himself. Sooner or later, he would be trampled to pieces.
Many people fled through the doorway and fled towards Zilai Street.
Pang Yu looked carefully at the figures escaping through the doorway, but there was no sight of the mute Hanako in blue.
The white-coated Hanako didn't escape far, and he himself was blocked by the crowd and couldn't run fast. Two strong men caught up with the Hanako, blocked the road to the west, and slashed at Hanako with two waist knives.
Hanako turned around and ran towards the doorway again. More government officials were chasing him in this direction, but as long as he got out of the doorway, he could escape.
Hanako's short sword was dancing wildly in her hand to prevent the government officials from approaching, and she would dodge and run away when she was attacked. The street was much clearer at this time, and Hanako in white ran very fast, dodging left and right, and nimbly avoided several attacks.
There was a loud bang, and a whistling stick quickly hit the knee of the white-coated Hanako. Hanako screamed, stumbled forward a few steps, and fell on the road, right next to a civilian who had just been injured.
All the government officials rushed over, but it was impossible for Hanako to escape. He still struggled to hold himself up. Suddenly, he howled loudly, threw himself at the injured civilian next to him, and stabbed the civilian in the chest with a strong knife. The knife almost reached the hilt.
Amidst the miserable screams of the people, the first strong man who came after him raised his knife and slashed, hitting Hanako on the shoulder. Hanako howled again and didn't even turn around, allowing the strong man to kill him and rolled onto the street.
He jumped on another injured civilian and stabbed the old man twice in the throat.
At this time, Ruan Jin also rushed forward and slashed at Huazi four times with two waist knives. The tattered cotton coat behind Huazi was in pieces, and his back was covered with blood.
At this moment, Hanako turned over, lying on his back and swung his short sword at the strong men. Several strong men used the length of their waist knives to attack him, and several others also struck with their whistle sticks and javelins.
"Give him a breath, I want to ask questions!"
Pang Yu rushed forward with a knife, and then all the government officials backed away.
Hanako's front was suddenly covered with knife marks, and his face was hit by two knives. Within a moment, his face was covered with blood. Hanako blocked the attack with his left hand and was almost cut off by the knife. His left forearm was only connected with flesh and skin and was dragged to the ground. His right arm was hit twice.
knife, but still holding on to the dagger.
Hanako was sitting on the pillar of a street store with blood all over her body. Her chest was heaving violently. The blood from the wound on her head soaked into her hair and dripped in front of Hanako's eyes.
All the government officials were breathing heavily, and the two sides looked at each other fiercely.
Pang Yu took a step forward and looked at the bright red and tattered cheeks of Hanako. Although his face was unclear, Pang Yu felt that he was only in his teens, but he was so fierce that he had never seen him in his life. He knew that he could no longer escape, so he did not fight back but wanted to kill the officer.
How cruel is this for the people who are helpless to resist on the death ground.
Compared with this Hua Zi, Huang Wending and his gang are simply reincarnations of Bodhisattvas.
Hanako was also staring at him. Even though he was bleeding out and knew he was going to die, there was no kindness in his eyes.
"You..." Pang Yu just said one word, and Huazi's eyes turned to a fallen basket on the left, and he smiled for the first time. Then his chest rose, he raised his head and howled to the sky with all his strength, "Little kid"
Remember to avenge me! Kill everyone in Tongcheng! Kill them all!"
After he screamed the word "kill", he raised the dagger in his right hand and stabbed himself in the heart.
The court servants were silent except for the sound of heavy breathing. Pang Yu looked in the direction that Hanako had just gone. Behind the basket was a tattered cotton coat with a blue background, but the mute beggar had long since disappeared.