Chapter 505: The Crouching Giant, Hijacking in the Street

Chapter 505: The Crouching Giant, Hijacking in the Street

Chapter 505: The Crouching Giant, Hijacking in the Street

"What should I open?"

Ever since Lu Yunyi mentioned doing business,
Song Wan'er put the burned fruit and vegetable shop behind her and focused on her own business.

There are still people coming and going in the ruins ahead.

The Jinyiwei and soldiers moved around and investigated carefully.

Lu Yunyi stood quietly by the side with his hands behind his back. His expression was particularly calm, but there was only a hint of strangeness in his eyes occasionally.

It was because bursts of laughter could be heard from the ruins from time to time. It was Liu Heiying and Qin Qing talking.

The two chatted and laughed unrestrainedly while searching for usable objects in the ruins.

It was as if it was someone else's business that was burned down, and there was not a trace of sadness at all.

This scene made Feng Kezhao, the Minister of Yingtian Prefecture, stunned.
As he looked at the situation in the field, he suddenly felt that this fruit and vegetable business was really suffering in the hands of these "ancestors", as if no one cared at all.

The search lasted intermittently for half an hour.
After both sides gained nothing, they withdrew.

Feng Yunfang walked up quickly, handed over a booklet, and said softly:
“Your Excellency, these are the four fire points found, as well as the possible routes the murderer may have entered and exited.

As for the time of the fire, it is not much different from the government's estimate, it should be at the beginning of the midnight hour."

Lu Yunyi looked at the booklet with a blackened cover, took it and said:
"Got it, find someone to clean it up.
Find another merchant house and ask how much money it would cost to rebuild a fruit and vegetable shop."

Feng Yunfang hurriedly reminded:

"Sir, the army is on break right now, there's no need to waste this money.

The brothers are good at building houses, just let them help."

Lu Yunyi was shocked by these words and said quickly:

"Absolutely not! Give orders that no department may act on their own, and may not use public property for personal gain!
The burning of the fruit and vegetable shop must be widely publicized, at least until everyone in the Puzikou City camp knows about it.

However, no one in the military can participate in the reconstruction of the fruit and vegetable market!"

At this point, Lu Yunyi's eyes flashed, and he continued:

"Also, go and call the people from Xinchen Commercial Bank to my house. I'm going to sell the house!"

"what?"

Feng Yunfang was stunned by this series of words. Selling the house?

He knew that the master was not well-off, but the lady had a considerable amount of money.
Is it necessary to sell the house to build a fruit shop?

"Hurry up and do it! Go back and tell my wife to pick out one or two houses to sell. We want to sell them for around 10,000 taels."

"Yes!"

Feng Yunfang saw that the master's face was serious.

Not daring to delay any longer, he straightened his back and left quickly.

After he left, Liu Heiying and Qin Qing came over talking and laughing, looking like a pair of bastards.

"Brother Yun'er, Master Qin and I have already made an agreement.
Buy the shops on both sides and build a bigger fruit and vegetable market.

Young Master Qin will pay half of the money!"

Hearing this, Qin Qing puffed out her chest proudly.

Liu Heiying took the opportunity to take a look and a hint of disappointment quickly flashed in his eyes.

"Lord Lu, from now on we are family.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. Don’t hesitate to ask me!”

Qin Qing had a heroic expression, and her white teeth sparkled brightly in the sunlight.

Lu Yunyi took in the expressions of the two men.

Obviously, seeing Liu Heiying's treacherous appearance, Qin Qing must have fallen into his trap.
Maybe half of the money would be enough to build an entire fruit and vegetable farm.

Although the temptation of getting something for free was great, Lu Yunyi still resisted.

He coughed lightly and said:

“Master Qin, I don’t intend to let outsiders get involved in the fruit and vegetable business.

Let’s have a chance to cooperate again in the future.”

The smile on Qin Qing's face froze instantly.
He suddenly turned around to look at the stunned Liu Heiying, punched him twice, and shouted:

“You’re lying!!”

"Don't worry, don't worry. It's probably because the granularity is not aligned. Wait for me to ask."

Liu Heiying quickly pulled Lu Yunyi aside and whispered as he walked,
"Brother Yun'er, this young lady's family is rich.
Several of her uncles are engaged in the supply business of the Ministry of Industry and have been doing it for many years.

This time, she was asked to pay thirty thousand taels.

Ten thousand taels will be used to repair the building, ten thousand taels will be used to buy the two shops next door, and the remaining ten thousand taels will be used to stock the goods. We don't have to pay a penny!"

Lu Yunyi was slightly stunned, and he obviously didn't know enough about Liu Heiying's cunning and treachery.
This guy doesn't feel bad at all about spending women's money.

Even though the proposal was very tempting, Lu Yunyi still cleared his throat.

He told everyone about his plan to be the "perfect victim".

Liu Heiying didn't take it seriously at first, but the more he listened, the brighter his eyes became!
He quickly put Qin Qing behind his mind and said excitedly:
"Okay, okay, this is good!!
Selling the house is not enough, we have to borrow salary from the army in advance, just for next year.

Then arrange for people to spread the word so that everyone knows about it!

Then, let’s see who dares to mess with us.

That damned head of the Ministry of Revenue will spread the news of his impeachment tomorrow.
Let him bear the infamy, and let Zhang Yu spread his infamy to the whole village, so that he will be infamous forever!"

Seeing that he was getting more and more excited, Lu Yunyi quickly raised his hand to calm him down and said:
"Too much is as bad as too little, too much is as bad as too little, just do as I say.

The slower the fruit and vegetable business is built, the better, so that the people in the capital can see it.

Furthermore, if Qin Qing wanted to do business,
You can be with Song Wan'er. Song Wan'er also wanted to pay money just now, but I rejected her. "

Liu Heiying's expression froze, and he tilted his head to look at Song Wan'er who was thinking with her head down not far away.

The bookish scent emanating from Song Wan'er seemed out of place with the atmosphere of this ruin.

"Brother Yun'er, are all the women in Beijing so direct?"

"Ahem." Lu Yunyi frowned and said,
"Don't make a fuss, they must have gotten permission from their families to do this.

We can't have enemies all around us and no friends at all."

Liu Heiying nodded in agreement and asked:
"Where's Miss Deng? Doesn't she like Brother Yun'er the most?"

"She came and went back. I think her behavior is a little unusual. We can investigate it."

Liu Heiying's pupils suddenly contracted, and he understood the meaning.
He suddenly looked at the Jinyiwei who were finishing up and asked:
"Brother Yun'er, are you saying that they are crying thief?"

Lu Yunyi pressed his hand and said:

“I just suspect that since Deng Ming has been a Jinyiwei for more than ten years, it is easy for him to do this.

Also, I felt like there was something wrong with his attitude.”

"What's wrong?"

Liu Heiying returned to his curious baby look.

“Deng Lingyun gave me a top-secret intelligence yesterday, which is the follow-up of the Hezhou smuggling case, and the content is horrifying.

Is it possible for a little girl like Deng Lingyun, who can't even climb over a wall, to get this kind of confidential information?"

Liu Heiying's face became serious and he said:

"Brother Yun'er, are you fishing?"

"uncertain."

Lu Yunyi shook his head solemnly.

At this moment, his mind was much clearer and he realized that something was wrong.

"Have you heard the story of Zhuge from the Three Kingdoms period?"

Liu Heiying took a breath, his eyes widened suddenly, and said:
"Hedge your bets?"

“It’s just a possibility, it depends on subsequent developments.

First, investigate who burned the fruit and vegetable shop. If you can’t find a scapegoat, it’s very likely that Deng Ming did it.”

"What?"

“Big shots always kill with one strike, they won’t do such thankless things, so their suspicion can be ruled out.

If there was a fool like Yu Qilun who acted impulsively, the murderer could be found quickly. In this way, things would be simpler because every wrong would be punished with a crime.

The most difficult thing is that you can't find out who did it, but it happened.

That is most likely a secret third party that has the ability but does not want to fight us to the death.

Based on the intelligence gathered over the past few days, isn't Deng Ming the most likely candidate? "

"I'm done!"

Liu Heiying exclaimed, his face showing excitement, he stepped forward and grabbed Lu Yunyi's arm, saying,
"Brother Yun'er, you are so smart!

I was just wondering where to start, but you already found the murderer."

"Just speculation."

Liu Heiying nodded vigorously and said:
"Brother Yun'er is a high-ranking official. If you suspect him, he is the real murderer. There is no need to talk about evidence!"

Lu Yunyi suddenly laughed.
I didn't expect that a joke I made back then would be used on myself now.

"Okay, go talk to your Master Qin and let them do their own business."

"okay!"

Liu Heiying ran over happily, talking to Qin Qing with gestures and excitement.

Qin Qing was a little skeptical at first.

No one knew what Liu Heiying muttered, but Qin Qing soon became happy.
They also started dancing and laughing uncontrollably when they were happy.

Lu Yunyi discovered that although Qin Qing's identity as a woman disguised as a man had almost been revealed,
But she still likes to show herself in this image.

Maybe this mask allows her to feel freer.

The matter of fruits and vegetables flowing into water will be investigated by the capital.

After Lu Yunyi gave careful instructions, he hurried out of the city. Today was the day when many soldiers went to the countryside, and as the coordinator of the business, he always had to show up to motivate everyone.

Liu Heiying also left here and prepared to find a trading company to discuss reconstruction.

……

Deng Lingyun left Deng's house and staggered to Zhongzheng Street.

From a distance, you can smell a slight burnt smell in the air.

She looked up blankly at the ruins ahead.
I just felt empty in my heart, as if everything I had been holding on to for a long time disappeared in an instant.

She was wearing the light blue dress that she had carefully selected that morning, with her hair tied up high and an exquisite golden hairpin inserted in it.

I wanted to be in a good mood and start a busy day.

But now, the business is gone and she can’t go home anymore. Where else can she go?
She touched the purse at her waist, which contained some banknotes and loose silver, about a few taels in total.

Deng Lingyun decided to find a place to stay first.

However, she soon saw Qin Qing and Song Wan'er walking on the road in front of the fruit and vegetable shop.

The two of them were chatting and laughing, and didn't seem sad at all about the burning of the fruit shop.

Moreover, she did not see General Lu or General Liu in the crowd.

It seemed that no one cared about the burning of the fruit and vegetable market.

She was the only one grieving alone.

Deng Lingyun's eyelids drooped, her eyes dimmed, her steps became slower and slower, and finally she stopped opposite Zhongzheng Street.

Across the crowd and passers-by,

She looked at the ruins and the smoke rising from them from time to time, and her expression became increasingly sad.

Her nose twitched slightly and soon turned slightly red.

Tears fell little by little and the body began to sob.

She turned around, wanting to leave this place and find a deserted place to sit and be quiet.

The white, slender fingers with some blisters gently fiddled with the purse at the waist.
Where can I go with such little money?
At this moment, Qin Qing glanced around while jumping up and down.
Seeing Deng Lingyun standing in a daze at the corner of the street, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly waved and shouted:
"Lingyun, here!!"

Song Wan'er also looked over, her tall body slightly turned sideways, her long straight black hair swaying gently, revealing her curvy figure.

"Lingyun, come here." Her voice became much gentler.

It was a hot summer day and the streets of Yingtian City in the Ming Dynasty were filled with a burning atmosphere.

Deng Lingyun stood on the street corner, feeling confused and helpless.

Just as she was hesitating whether to go over, a loud noise came from not far behind her.

Like many other people present, she looked over in confusion.

Soon, she saw more than a dozen people appear at the end of the street.

The leader was a big man wearing rough linen clothes, with a burly figure, a face full of flesh, and a fierce and violent look in his eyes.
Behind him followed a group of equally ferocious-looking people, each holding a stick.

They seemed somewhat frightened at the moment, rushing about the streets recklessly, knocking many people to the ground.

The already bustling Zhongzheng Street suddenly became chaotic, with curses rang out one after another.

Deng Lingyun was in the crowd, looking confused.

She quickly turned around and wanted to follow the crowd to leave.

"Come here you go!"

At this moment, a strong force came from behind.
He pulled her so hard that she staggered and fell backwards.

"what"

Deng Lingyun screamed, but before she could react, something cold and slender pressed against her neck.
Rubbing against her rosy skin, a slight pain came from her neck.

It wasn't until a strange and unpleasant smell hit her in the face that she reacted.

She didn't know when she was surrounded by a dozen people.

The ferocious man was holding a long knife against her neck.

Deng Lingyun widened her eyes in horror and wanted to run away, but found that her legs were weak and she couldn't move at all.

She was filled with despair.

I closed my eyes subconsciously and let out a scream.

"what!!"

"Shut up!!"

The big man shouted angrily, and Deng Lingyun suddenly closed her mouth and dared not move.

The big man grabbed Deng Lingyun's arm, pulled her in front of him, put a long knife on her neck, and shouted:

"Everyone, step back! Otherwise I will kill her!"

It was not until this moment that Deng Lingyun understood why they fled in such a panic.

It turned out that behind them was a group of city defense soldiers wearing half armor and holding long swords and spears, more than a hundred of them.

At this moment, more than a dozen people, including herself, were surrounded.

The spears are like a forest, flashing cold light.

"Let her go!"

A general in his thirties came out and shouted,
"Lan Laowu, you can't escape!

You have been doing evil things in your daily life, and today is your retribution.

Don't struggle in vain, and don't hurt innocent people. I will still show you some mercy."

"Bullshit! I'm just collecting some protection money, how can that be considered a crime?

You officers and soldiers are usually not seen.

Did the sun rise from the west today? Why are you coming out to meddle in other people's business? ! "

The general snorted coldly, stepped forward and said:
"Lan Laowu, normally the big shots turn a blind eye and don't bother with you.

But it’s no use now. You have offended a big shot and you can’t get away.

Surrender now and you can save your family from death.
Otherwise, the crime of treason will be charged and all three clans will be executed!"

"You fart!!!"

The big man's eyes were bloodshot and his pupils dilated suddenly. He was extremely nervous and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.

"Don't come over here, everyone retreat, everyone retreat! If you come over again, I will kill her!!"

As he spoke, Lan Laowu thrust his long knife towards Deng Lingyun's neck.

Bright red blood immediately flowed down...

"To tell you the truth, even if you threaten someone today..."

"Wait!!!"

A slightly hurried voice interrupted the general's words, and he frowned.

Two women ran over in a hurry.

Seeing that they were dressed exquisitely, the general knew they must be rich or noble, so he did not scold them immediately.

Qin Qing stepped forward and asked:
"Which government office are you from? Who is that person inside?"

She was just about to reveal Deng Lingyun's identity so that these people would take her seriously.
Song Wan'er quickly pulled hard and interrupted her.

"Those bad guys are listening too. If they knew Lingyun's identity, they would definitely hold her captive."

Qin Qing was stunned, then suddenly reacted and covered her mouth with a snap.

Song Wan'er took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in her heart, took a step forward, and whispered:

"I am Song Wan'er, my grandfather is Song Ne, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, and my father is Song Lin, the newly-appointed Jinshi."

She pulled Qin Qing over and continued,
"She is the daughter of Qin Kui, the Minister of Works.

The person inside is the niece of Duke Shen, the only daughter of Deng Ming, a deputy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the confidante of General Lu Yunyi of the Beijing Army.

No matter what official business you have, what you need to do, or what heinous criminals you need to arrest,

To ensure her safety.

If something goes wrong, you will lose your head!!!"

This series of words made the general stand there in a daze, unable to believe his ears.

"Do you understand?" Song Wan'er shouted sternly, her eyes sharp.

The general shuddered, a look of shock flashed in his eyes, and asked:

"Really...really?"

"Nonsense, it can't be fake, the man behind is Ma Yi, a captain of the Imperial Guard!"

Ma Yi hurried over, his face looking extremely ugly.

He quickly took out his badge, thrust it into the general's face, and said:
"Miss Song is telling the truth. Which department are you from? Whose orders did you follow to arrest people on the street?"

The general had already believed it at this moment. His legs had already weakened before the robbers'.

He trembled and said:

"I am Yan Yunlang, the general flag of the Xuanwu Guard of the city defense army. I am under the order of the Left Army Governor's Office.

We were ordered to arrest the Ghost Face Gang and 40 other gangs. A total of 1,120 people."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense.

Call your team leader over here, quickly!"

Song Wan'er's eyes flashed and she urged.

"Yes Yes."

(End of this chapter)