Chapter Thirty-One: Leading the Snake out of the Cave 2
Deng Bingtang saw that he had difficulty moving, so he omitted unnecessary etiquette and asked a government servant to present the one hundred taels of silver notes to Wang San. Wang San only glanced at it, his face suddenly became a little uneasy, and he threw himself to the ground in a hurry, saying
: "I know my crime, please forgive me. I will never dare to do it again next time."
"Then tell me, where did your banknote come from? Get it from the truth!" Deng Bingtang continued: "If there is even a lie in this, you should know the crime of hiding fake banknotes."
Wang San was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and said hurriedly: "Master Qingtian clearly saw that the villain did not hide these banknotes secretly, but picked them up at the stall yesterday. If you don't believe it, the villain's wife Zhang
Can bear witness”
Deng Bingtang ordered people to summon Mr. Zhang to the court. According to the couple's confession, yesterday morning, Wang San was standing in front of the stall and showing off his voice to solicit business. Suddenly a woman in white came, aged 18 or 19. The woman was holding a green dragon sword.
, his face was covered by a red bamboo hat, so he couldn't see clearly. Wang San followed the woman's request and chopped ten kilograms of pork for her. The woman paid ten taels of silver and walked away. As usual, every kilogram of pork was given to her.
I didn’t even have half a tael of silver, but now I’ve made half as much money all of a sudden
Just when Wang San was feeling complacent, he accidentally discovered a stack of banknotes on the ground in front of the stall. He picked them up and saw that there were as many as one hundred taels. He was so happy that he forgot everything, thinking that it must have been left by the woman.
, for fear that the woman would come to claim it, he quickly closed the stall and ran home, and told his wife Zhang all this. When Zhang heard this, she was naturally overjoyed. The couple are both greedy owners. Early this morning, Wang San
He deliberately moved the stall to a different location to prevent the woman from coming to his door. When this guy thought of yesterday's 'lucky', he couldn't help but show a trace of pride on his face. Just as he was humming a tune happily, a kind neighbor came over and asked
Wang San was very unhappy if there were counterfeit banknotes in his home, and scolded him. Not long after he came here, he saw Mrs. Zhang coming over crying with the stack of banknotes she picked up yesterday in her arms. Wang San
San stepped forward to ask, and then he realized that those were fake banknotes. Hiding banknotes secretly was a serious crime these days. The two of them were extremely anxious. When they saw the notice from the government, Wang San did not hesitate to send the banknotes to the local county government.
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After the 'report', Mrs. Zhang felt full of grievances and couldn't help but cry aside. Shao Yan wanted to laugh, but was embarrassed to laugh out loud. Yaya, if I had known this, why did you have to do it in the first place? Who made you so greedy?
The couple's momentary greed almost led to a lawsuit. Fortunately, they had a better attitude of 'pleading guilty'. Deng Bingtang had solved numerous cases in his life. Judging from his past experience, it didn't seem like the couple was lying. They just gave a few scoldings.
Then let them leave
Deng Bingtang came to Shao Yan and asked calmly: "Mr. Shao, what do you think of this case?"
Shao Yan usually likes to tell stories, but in front of the dignified minister, he can only behave himself and say respectfully: "Sir, it is not difficult to see from the confession of Wang San and his wife just now that the most critical person in this case is the mysterious woman.
, that is to say, as long as the mysterious woman can be found, the case will be solved."
He learned these words from TV. Although some sentences are a little unnecessary, they are indispensable in this era, especially in front of high officials. The more pedantic they are, the more knowledgeable they appear.
"Mr. Shao's words make sense, but I really don't understand why this mysterious woman deliberately left the fake banknotes at the butcher stall? What is her purpose in doing this?"
In fact, Shao Yan had already thought about these questions raised by Deng Bingtang in private, and had developed a strong interest in this mysterious woman. If he were to meet him, he would have to reveal her true face in Lushan, whether she was a ticket seller or a ticket seller.
A chivalrous woman, count her blessings when she meets me
"Mr. Shao, Mr. Shao" Deng Bingtang laughed secretly when he saw him sitting there and called softly twice. Shao Yan suddenly realized that he had lost his composure and quickly sat up straight, pretending to be reserved and said: "In my opinion, this woman is just
a gunman"
"Gunner?" Deng Bingtang heard this new term for the first time. Shao Yan chuckled. "Gunners don't understand. You are such a fool." He said calmly: "It means that this mysterious woman was also instructed by others."
"So that's what Mr. Yi Shao means. Why do you think this woman did this?"
Yes, why would she do this? She was in her prime at the age of eighteen or nineteen, so why was this girl so hard on him? The more Shao Yan thought about it, the more strange he felt. At this moment, a government official came to report in a hurry, "Report
Sir, there are many people outside clamoring to see you."
"Do they have the ability to find me?" Deng Bingtang was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He was an honest official all his life and did not have any official status when he went out. Therefore, he was deeply loved by the people in the capital. Now I heard that the people came to visit him en masse.
He said that he had done something wrong, so he took a big step out
There were twenty or thirty middle-aged men surrounding the yamen gate. When they saw Deng Bingtang coming out, they rushed to block them one by one. After questioning, it was learned that these men were butchers from nearby villages, and they usually killed pigs.
They are in the sheep business, but they found a lot of fake banknotes at their door last night. Hearing the news, Deng Bingtang was shocked. These twenty or thirty butchers came from different villages, and some were even several miles apart, but they were killed overnight.
At the same time, I received fake banknotes. This is indeed a difficult case.
Back at the Yamen, Deng Bingtang told Shao Yan about the incident. Shao Yan saw that he was full of worries, so he smiled heartily and said: "Sir, there is no need to be so nervous. According to me, these must be the actions of that mysterious woman."
Seeing that he spoke so easily, Deng Bingtang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Shao doesn't know something. These butchers do not live in the same village. They are several miles apart. There are more than 20 households. It takes at least four or five people to walk around.
hour, unless you are riding on horseback, but the butchers asked the villagers and said that they did not hear the sound of horse hooves the whole night."
Deng Bingtang's analysis is very reasonable. Four or five hours in ancient times are equivalent to eight or nine hours in modern times. Moreover, the butchers received the fake banknotes at the third watch, so they were able to travel such a long distance and complete the work in the same time.
So many things, unless it is a collective "commitment", this is the ordinary person's view. However, Shao Yan has never regarded himself as an ordinary person. He overturned the possibility of "collective crime" without any basis. Deng Bingtang was stunned.
It was unbelievable. Shao Yan said that the mysterious woman must be captured within three days. Deng Bingtang could only nod his head and agreed.
The next morning, with the help of Liu Fuju, Shao Yan bought a meat stall on the street in the capital, and he pretended to be a pork seller. Bai Mei disagreed at first, but in his eyes, a dignified meat stall
Prince Donglin did something bad and sold pork on the street. If this spread to Donglin Kingdom, the ministers would laugh to death. The emperor and empress would go crazy. Baimei tried to persuade her, but she couldn't get it.
Shao Yan’s sharp tongue
The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, so he can't control me. Besides, I am a fake to begin with, so what should I be afraid of? Shao Yan tied his head with a green cloth, wore an apron around his waist, held a big ax in his hand, and chopped pieces of meat on the knife board.
While shouting: "Hey, friends who are passing by, come and take a look. There is fresh pork here, five or two or three kilograms. This opportunity cannot be missed. If you lose it, you will never come back. If you want to buy it, come and buy it. If you want to see it, come here.
look……"
This guy was born to be a businessman. Not only did he have a loud voice, but he was also different from others in publicity. When the common people passing by heard his shouting, they all came over to pay a visit. Baimei stood aside, although he followed his master.
Selling pork was not a dishonorable thing, but whenever he saw Shao Yan being so condescending to his customers, he felt very distressed.
"Boss, weigh me ten pounds."
Most of the people passing by came to watch the excitement, and finally waited for a buyer. Shao Yan was busy with his head down, but the voice was very familiar. Bai Mei shouted, "Hey, it's Miss Liu and Mr. Liu."
Shao Yan looked up and saw Liu Meng and his brother standing in front of the stall. Liu Meng smiled and said: "Second uncle, do you need my help?" This girl's attitude has changed since she came back from Changqing Village last time.
He has undergone a 180-degree change. In the past, when he saw Shao Yan, he would always call him a 'slut', a 'shameless person', etc., but now he calls him a 'little uncle' when they meet him. Shao Yan has reason to believe that a man can only rely on his physical appearance.
It's not enough to be handsome. You need to be thick-skinned and open-minded. The prime minister's belly can support a boat, but our belly either won't support it or will burst if it does.
"Oh, the eldest niece and the second nephew are here. Hey, what are you busy with? There was no business the first day we opened." Shao Yan was not polite to the two siblings.
Liu Meng saw that he had chopped the meat into pieces and his face was covered with minced meat. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Uncle, how can anyone sell meat like you? Look, you have chopped all this into powder."
Shao Yan looked at the meat foam on the knife board and laughed sheepishly. Bai Mei said jokingly: "Young master, let me tell you, you are not suitable for this job at all."
Shao Yan rolled his eyes at him and said angrily, "Grandma, this guy shouldn't be the reincarnation of Monk Tang. In the past few days, Bai Mei has been in front of him all day long, urging him to return to Donglin Kingdom early. Shao Yan was upset after hearing this.
Since he was busy with the counterfeit banknotes these days, Shao Yan didn't want to cause any trouble at this critical moment, so he decided to wait until the matter was over before telling him his true identity, and then go to find Wu Hai with peace of mind.
"Uncle, I'd better ask my sister to help you. Look at your face. Come on, let me wipe it for you." Liu Chan walked up to Shao Yan in a devilish manner, picked up the scented handkerchief and wiped his sweat.
Yan really couldn't stand his charming eyes, so she hurriedly pushed his hand away and said with a smile: "No, thank you, second nephew."
Liu Meng walked to Shao Yan, picked up the ax casually, and said, "Swish, swish, swish," she used the ax to perfection. Shao Yan and Baimei were dazzled by it. After a while, most of the pork was divided into pieces, and the meat was thin.
She was thin and fat, very even. Shao Yan clapped his hands and praised her. Liu Meng's face turned slightly red. This was the first time she heard Shao Yan praise her.