Hearing that the crime was tax evasion, Chokama felt completely relaxed. His Daqin tavern could be said to be making a lot of money every day, and the most important thing was the money. How could he evade taxes for no reason? Besides, he was driving
This tavern is for cover. Even if the business is not good, we don't dare to get into trouble. Needless to say, these soldiers must be here for extortion.
Qiao Kama's expression gradually returned to normal, and he said with a smile: "My lords, you must have made a mistake. The shop has always been law-abiding, and the tax paid has never been less than a copper plate. If you are not convenient...
"
In fact, Qiao Kama has been running a tavern here for a year, and has often dealt with the Wuji City Military Mansion, but there has never been any extortion. He also knows that the laws here are extremely strict, and ordinary people will not take this risk.
. But he was a spy and he felt guilty. He hoped to get rid of these plague gods as soon as possible, so he came up with this strategy.
Liu Xin stretched out her hand to interrupt him, and shouted sternly: "How dare you! You actually dare to intend to bribe. Don't you know how strict the laws of the Han Dynasty are? Needless to say, there must be something fishy in this shop. Someone comes, seals the tavern, and everyone
Bring them all back to the Yamen for scrutiny!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Feihu guards, who had been unable to restrain themselves for a long time, rushed to all parts of the tavern. The waiters in the tavern were quite skilled, so they naturally refused to be captured without mercy.
These guys wanted to resist. However, what they didn't expect was that these tax collectors were all very skilled in martial arts, and they knocked those guys to the ground in just three strokes.
Another group of soldiers had already rushed into the back hall, and the screams of women could be heard from inside. Liu Xin frowned, could it be that this Chokama is still here with his female family members? Logically speaking, it is reasonable to engage in a job like espionage.
It is very dangerous, so few people will take their wives and children with them. Even if the role of husband and wife is needed on special occasions, other people will pretend to be husband and wife. But there is no need to pretend to be husband and wife to open a tavern.
While he was doubting, the screams of the women in the back hall gradually stopped, but were replaced by bursts of cooing laughter and the scolding of the soldiers. Soon, a large group of young women with blond hair and blue eyes were escorted by the soldiers.
They were escorted out from the back hall. They were all tall, voluptuous beauties, and there were more than twenty of them.
Liu Xin snorted coldly and said: "This is a tavern, how can you raise so many women? Could it be that you are also running a human trafficking business?"
Chokama stammered: "They are prepared by ordinary people to expand their business."
This time, Choccama did not lie. Although Choccama was a spy, he was smart enough. He had been doing business for a year and had gradually mastered the tricks. Naturally, he wanted to make more money.
When it comes to which business is the most profitable in Wuji City, it has to be the brothel. Most of the businessmen from all over the world in Wuji City are far away from their hometowns, so they are inevitably lonely. After dinner, it is inevitable to go to the brothel to have some fun and relax.
When Choccama couldn't bear it anymore, he would go to a brothel and find a girl he knew well to stay for a night or two. He soon discovered that the business there was much better than his tavern, and it was easier to make money.
.The girls in the brothels in Wuji City were either Han Chinese, Hu people from the Western Regions, and a small number of Huns, but girls from Da Qin were very rare. So Qiao Kama had a bold idea to open a Da Qin brothel.
Although spies have more freedom than ordinary soldiers, this freedom is also limited. The last time Choccama opened a tavern, it caused a lot of controversy in the presbytery of the city of Rome. This time he wants to open a brothel, which will be even more
Be cautious. But Choccama has a great reason.
Chokama's mission is to collect intelligence. If the information is obtained from officials of the Han Dynasty, it will be the most authentic, reliable and valuable. Chokama has also been trying to find ways to contact officials of the Han Dynasty, but Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's officials are more
It is easy to get close to him, and he can buy the information he wants with a small amount of money, but it is much more difficult for Liu Xin.
He once sent a bribed local Han to give a gift to an official, but he was imprisoned and sent to forced labor in the name of bribery. Fortunately, the official did not investigate further, otherwise he would have been exposed long ago.
The laws formulated by Liu Xin are very strict. No one dares to make fun of their own wealth and life for a small profit.
However, Chokama believes that there is no man who is not greedy for money and lustful. Since the road of "money" is not feasible, then choose the road of "sexuality". He said in a letter to the elders that brothels can be opened to
Go to Maoling. It is close to Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty. There will definitely be many dignitaries coming to visit, and you will definitely be able to get a lot of inside information.
What Choukama didn't expect was that his request for instructions this time was quickly approved by the Council of Elders. Not only did they send a heavyweight, but they also brought him more than twenty young and beautiful Daqin people.
Woman. It is precisely because of the arrival of this heavyweight that for the sake of safety, Chokama decided to close the business today.
Liu Xin already knew that Chokama was a spy, and would associate that with any of his actions. She vaguely guessed that what he wanted to open might be a brothel, and the purpose was not only to make money, but also to extort money from officials.
After hearing the information, he couldn't help but sneered: "Now is not the time for you to explain. Whether it is human trafficking or not, we will know when we return to the Yamen for a first trial! Take them all away!"
Choccama glanced around secretly and did not find the big man from Rome. Only two of his followers were escorted out. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. This big man held a high position in Rome. If he was in his day,
If something went wrong with Zuo, he would no longer have to think about returning to Da Qin.
This tavern is not only an important stronghold for Da Qin's spies, but also their command center. It was built by Chokama himself, so it naturally has a secret room. He just heard that tax inspection soldiers broke in, and Chokama did not take it lightly.
, but quickly
The big shot hid in the secret room, but left the two followers behind. Because Choccama had already announced that the reason for closing the business today was that the partners were coming to check the accounts, so the two followers took on the role of partners. Unexpectedly,
He was also arrested.
Choukama thought that he had not evaded taxes and was not smuggling people. Both of these charges should not be found guilty. However, he had something in his mind and did not dare to tangle too much with the Han people in the tavern. Anyway, when they arrived at the Yamen, they could not find any evidence and could only
Put yourself back. If you stay here for a long time and the whereabouts of the big man are revealed, it will be in trouble. So Choccama did not talk back, lowered his head and allowed the soldiers to escort him out.
However, Liu Xin had been paying attention to the changes in the expression on Qiao Kama's face. When she saw that he was so quibbling at first and then suddenly became so submissive, she felt that it was not normal. She couldn't help but wink at Zeng Lie and said: "Zeng joined the army.
You take the person back and imprison him separately, interrogate him strictly, be sure to find out the facts, and never let a bad person go!"
Zeng Lie did not dare to reveal Liu Xin's identity in front of the people of Da Qin, so he cupped his hands and said, "I obey, I will do it now!"
After Chokama and others were escorted out, Liu Xin looked at the empty tavern hall, waved his hand and said: "Search! Don't miss any suspicious place!"
The hall was too empty. Except for a few cases, only the counter could hide something. When they arrested people just now, the soldiers rummaged through the counter, but the guards who received the order still carried out the second search very carefully.
search.
Liu Xin glanced at the door leading to the inner hall, and ordered a few people to go there, including Cleia and the guard who had some knowledge of the Qin language.
When Choccama purchased the land to build this tavern, the funds were extremely limited, so it was impossible to purchase a large amount of land. The tavern was also built very simply, without even building a building. The hall of the tavern is quite spacious, and the back hall
It is relatively small. There are three rooms in the back hall, one is used as the kitchen, one is where the guys sleep, and the other is Chocama's bedroom and study room.
Liu Xin quickly focused on Qiao Kama's dormitory. There were indeed many good things there. In addition to a large number of classics, there was also the Dahan Express from the past year, almost every issue. Under Qiao Kama's short couch,
An exquisite wooden box was also dug out, which was full of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as dozens of silver notes, all with denominations of five hundred taels.
But several people searched for a long time and found nothing of value.
Liu Xin was unwilling to give in and took people to the rooms of the clerks. The place looked much messier, and many women's clothes and supplies could be seen. Presumably more than 20 young women also lived here.
After rummaging through boxes and cabinets, they all came back in vain, leaving only the kitchen. Fires are often lit in the kitchen, as well as water and a lot of oil fumes. Generally, things are not hidden, but Liu Xin did not want to miss any detail, and still
I brought someone to search it.
Entering the kitchen, Liu Xin's eyes suddenly lit up. Although the kitchen was very messy, with various ingredients and clay pots scattered everywhere, there was one place that was exceptionally clean. In fact, it was not really clean. The floor was still covered with oil stains.
But there is not a single clutter, and it looks very awkward in the entire kitchen.
Liu Xin walked over and suddenly stopped.
When he was engaged in that "profession", he had a habit of measuring his steps when walking in a room and measuring the distance, so that he could easily escape if he missed it. And the result of his calculation was that this kitchen was obviously larger than
The other two rooms are shorter! There must be a secret room here!
Liu Xin was sure that the place without debris was the passage to the secret room. He walked there without hesitation. After a few steps, he came to a wall.
Because it was in the kitchen, this wall was no different from other places. It was also a little yellowed. Liu Xin looked at it carefully for a long time and found nothing wrong. He hesitated and raised his hand to
The wall tapped lightly. Suddenly, the wall moved, and a cold light burst out, piercing Liu Xin!