"My head feels so dizzy..." Xiao Zishan woke up from his dream and felt very groggy and uncomfortable. He had slept well in the past few days. The air in Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty was not only fresh, but there was no roar of cars in the early morning.
It's actually very sweet.
When traveling through trade earlier, no one dared to spend the night in the Ming Dynasty time and space. They would leave before nightfall and would rather come back the next day. Now as their business and connections become more and more consolidated, there are more and more things to do in the Ming Dynasty time and space. In order to extend the time
The lifespan of a wormhole is such that it is common to live in it for a few days after traveling through it. Not to mention that these days, you can still eat and drink, and live a decadent life, which makes you feel a bit happy and unwilling to miss Shu.
Today, his head felt very heavy. He barely opened his eyes. After the rain, the sun was already shining brightly outside the screen window. It looked like it was almost ten o'clock. He couldn't help but feel strange that there was no TV or Internet in this time and space, even if everyone was discussing things and chatting together.
, also goes to bed very early, so he wakes up at seven o'clock every morning. Why is it so late today?
He stood up and glanced around the room, and was shocked. The room was in a mess, almost all the drawers and cabinets had been opened, and things were scattered all over the floor.
Got robbed!
This thought immediately came to his mind, and he couldn't help but feel worried. The money and goods exchanged for this trade were still piled in the house! What if... He simply couldn't imagine it anymore. He quickly got up and put on his clothes and shoes - suddenly he realized that he
My socks and traveling shoes were gone! It was really a thief! There were several pairs of straw slippers in the house, so I quickly put them on my feet and came out with my clothes on.
As soon as he went out, he saw Bei Wei rushing out of the house. Xiao Zishan noticed that he also had a pair of casual shoes on his feet, and his combat boots were missing!
"Something happened!" Bei Wei's words were concise and to the point.
"whats the matter?"
"Mr. Wen is missing!"
"What!" Xiao Zishan was so frightened that his hands and feet went cold. Mr. Wen was gone! This is not Guangzhou in the 21st century: Mr. Wen ran out to recognize people everywhere, and there were also police officers from the safest city in the country - Guangzhou in the 17th century.
When they walked in, they didn't recognize anyone. They didn't even know how to get there.
The two of them rushed all the way to check one room after another. Wang Gong was still sleeping soundly. When they entered the lower room in the courtyard for the third time, Gao Qing's family and Sun Chang were also sleeping soundly. They quickly woke everyone up.
, they were all still dizzy and nauseous. However, Colgate and Gao Di couldn't even wake up and screamed. They were at a loss when Sun Chang came up with the idea to wash their faces with cold water.
"Mr. Xiao, things are not going well." Sun Chang watched Gao Qing's family hurriedly fetching water for everyone. Everyone felt a little more awake.
"What?!"
"Looking like this, it's obvious that you are under the influence of the incense."
"Miscellaneous?" For some reason, the first word that came to Xiao Zishan's mind was Sun Erniang.
"It's Mixiang." Sun Chang escaped from his hometown and begged all the way to Guangzhou. He saw a lot of things in the world, "Master, did you lose something?"
This reminded them, and the two of them ran wildly to the west wing of the central courtyard. Because this house was used as an important warehouse and crossing point, the executive committee made some modifications that were not of this time and space, and built it with bricks.
Not to mention the absence of windows and extra door leaves, a steel fence wrapped with barbed wire and a security door were used to create a small house fortified on all sides. Xiao Zishan saw that the padlock on the wooden door outside had disappeared, and he didn't know it.
Wonderful, I quickly opened the door and went in. The iron grille and security door were all safe, and the goods in the cart were all piled up properly. I was relieved.
It seems that the thieves did not succeed. The anti-theft measures in the 21st century are still effective. The problem is that they lost Mr. Wen! This is more terrible than losing the goods and gold and silver. Money can always be earned back, for such a big man
It would be hard to say if a living person was left in the Ming Dynasty.
"Who captured Mr. Wen?" Xiao Zishan's mind was spinning like a windmill. Is this an accident or a planned event? It's hard to say. It can be said to be a planned event. The only people who knew they were here were the Gao family. Apart from that,
Apart from the fact that they have no other contact with the entire city of Guangzhou, what is the point of the Gao family kidnapping Mr. Wen? If it was an accidental incident, could it be that some thief came into the house to make money and simply tied up Mr. Wen's tickets? This is also possible.
The three of them walked around Mr. Wen's room for a long time, but saw nothing. Mr. Wen's clothes, shoes, and hats were all missing, and even the stab-proof vest, anti-wolf spray, and electric shock device that he always brought with him were gone.
And fly.
After watching it for a long time, Xiao Zishan couldn't help but say:
"Old Bei, do you see anything? Aren't you a scout?"
Bei Wei spread his hands and said: "I am a scout, not a scout. This needs to be looked at by someone engaged in criminal investigation."
"Let's find a criminal investigator. Ran Yao once worked as a police officer." Xiao Zishan thought about it.
"Then go find him quickly, and bring a few more of those reasoning madmen who like to hang out in the reasoning area." Seeing Gao Xian preparing to come in to clean up the house, Wang Gong immediately shouted: "Don't move, protect the scene!"
Gao Xian was so frightened that he ran away quickly.
After discussion, it was decided that Wang Gong would go back with the goods and money first, report the matter to the executive committee, and then summon a few professionals to inspect the traces. Xiao Zishan and Bei Wei continued to stay here to investigate.
Xiao Zishan called Gao Qing's family and Zhao Chang to ask if anything special had happened these days, including Gao Zhai's. After asking for a long time, he only learned from Zhao Chang: There was a "little Eunuch Yang" in Beijing recently.
I am coming to visit Mr. Gao. Mr. Gao seems to have something on his mind.
When Gao Qing found out about this, he became even more worried and hid in the front yard to sweep the floor alone. Sun Chang, however, was much calmer and came up to report: "There is no need to worry about this matter for a while. The thief will kidnap Mr. Wen immediately.
Naturally, someone will be sent to deliver a letter. At that time, it may be reported to the official or redeemed, and the gentlemen can make further calculations."
"Report to the official?" Xiao Zishan smiled bitterly. They were all "illegal immigrants". How could they provoke the Ming Dynasty's government? Not to mention that he knew the ancient public security management thinking. It was not a big case of murder and rape that the government was too lazy to do.
Don't care. Unless you spend a lot of money - then it is better to redeem the person.
"Yes," Zhao Chang said in a low voice, "I am not a Ming Dynasty man and it is inconvenient to come forward. You can ask Mr. Gao to come forward and let the government send people to deal with it privately." He glanced at Xiao Zishan and said, "Mr. Gao is speaking in one county and two counties.
They can all go around."
"Yeah." Xiao Zishan was noncommittal, but he had doubts in his heart. Everything was normal when Zhao Chang didn't come, but Mr. Wen disappeared after a few days...
While he was pondering, Bei Wei walked in. Zhao Chang quickly retreated.
"Trace found!"
"Oh? Where." Xiao Zishan perked up.
"This group of people climbed over the wall from the path behind the third entrance yard. Many tiles were pulled off the eaves of the wall and fell to the floor. There are still traces of friction on the wall."
"How about going out?"
"Yes, we returned the same way. I looked elsewhere and there was no sign of climbing over the wall."
"I remember Mr. Gao said that the small road behind here has wooden gates locked at every intersection, so ordinary people cannot enter."
"I don't think they came in from there," Bei Wei said. "There is a big road in front of it, which is too conspicuous. If I had come here from the city wall."
"City wall?"
"Yes. The backyards of the houses here are all next to the city wall." Bei Wei nodded, "Although there are no ramps up and down, almost no one walks on the city wall. As long as you can go up, it is like a highway that surrounds the whole city.
"
"Yes, that's very possible!"
"The day before yesterday, someone wanted to sneak in and eavesdrop. I knocked a stone out and that person also fled towards the city wall. I think it is probably the same group of people."
"It seems to be deliberate, but who would do this?"
"I don't know. All in all, we have to get Mr. Wen back first. We'll make a decision after having a professional look at it."
"Okay, we have to notify Gao Ji and ask him to help find someone. After all, he is a local snake and knows people well."
“Could it have something to do with exaltation?”
"It's unlikely. What good will kidnapping Mr. Wen do to him?"
"You have to be on guard. I'll look around again. It's a pity that I lost my dagger!" Beiwei was angrily. This dagger was bought at a high price from Swords.com - and now it's not with his 02 combat boots from 3515.
The wings flew away.
Xiao Zishan repeatedly speculated about the cause and effect in the study. No matter how he thought about it, Mr. Gao was the biggest suspect. After all, only Mr. Gao knew that they lived here. But where is the motive? Xiao Zishan firmly believes that everything in this world has a motive.
What does Gao Li want to gain by doing this? If he wants to extort money, he has already made a lot of money in current trading activities. Obviously it doesn't make sense, or he wants to use Mr. Wen as a hostage to ensure the exclusive monopoly of all Australian goods in the future. This does make sense.
Possibly. But there is no need to go to such great lengths, jump over the wall, and use incense.
Jump over the wall, lose fragrance...
After all, is this still what people in the world do?
Xiao Zishan seemed to understand a little. He called Zhao Chang in.
"Are you familiar with the urban foxes and rats in Guangzhou City?"
"I'm not familiar with it," Zhao Chang reported. "The younger one is not a local, and he is not a Cantonese. Furthermore, the younger one has been working in a high house. The Gao family is very strict about the background of the family servants in the mansion, and they are related to the three religions and nine streams.
No one will be accepted."
Xiao Zishan nodded, and this self-confession generally dispelled his suspicion. Zhao Chang hesitated for a while, and seemed to have something to say again. Xiao Zishan said: "If you have anything to say, just say it. I don't need to doubt anyone here, and I don't doubt anyone I employ."
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"Yes!" Zhao Chang was encouraged and said, "I have an idea."
"Say it."
"There is a Qiwei Escort Bureau in Nanhai County." Zhao Chang said, "It is a small escort bureau, not a factory. However, they have one specialty, which is running a shop."
"Sit in the shop?"
"Yes, the master probably doesn't know something. Every time a shop owner is harassed and extorted by street gangsters, he hires an escort to sit in the shop to suppress them."
"It's just the security guard." Xiao Zishan understood.
Zhao Chang didn't know what a security guard was, so he said "yes" and continued:
"The escorts sitting in the shop are very familiar with the city's gangsters. If you ask them for help, you can definitely find out the news. If it is just an ordinary urban fox and a rat, you can also ask them to save people."
Note: The escort business of sitting in a shop was only available in Beijing in the Qing Dynasty. It has not been heard of in other places. Moreover, the general research on the escort business did not appear until the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. I think it is based on the Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties.
It is impossible to describe the commodity economy situation in the three dynasties without similar industries or organizations, but I couldn't find the information for a while, so I used the information from the Qing Dynasty.