Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2229 Clues
Towards dawn, the sky was dark, and the rain was pouring down, and it still didn't stop.

Pei Xingjian returned to the town office, took off his soaked clothes and put on dry official robes, sat on a chair and drank a cup of hot tea, with a heavy heart, he refused the breakfast served by the cook.

The explosion in the warehouse is too strange, if it really points to Fang Jun, it may not end well.

Huating Town is where Fang Jun’s foundation lies. Whether it’s the ground-breaking production team model here, or the wharf that is the heart of the Shibo Company, or even the salt fields formed by countless gold and silver piles along the coast, Fang Jun has condensed and formed over the years. Cheng's painstaking efforts.

Being able to entrust such a foundation to Pei Xingjian's hands shows how heavy this trust is.

But now, Pei Xingjian has made such a big omission...

How to live up to this trust?

He looked up at the pouring rain outside, the sky was still dark, the officials and servants in the courtyard were all wearing coir raincoats and rain gear, walking hurriedly, coming and going in a hurry.

Everyone knows that such a major event happened, if the court pursues it, no one here will be able to stay out of it, and if it is not done, it may even be escorted to Beijing for interrogation by the three divisions...

A killer weapon like Zhentianlei is really too important!
Lost so much at once, how could the emperor let it go?This matter will not rest until the whereabouts of those missing thunderbolts are tracked down.

Amidst the rain, an official wearing a coir raincoat came quickly and entered the house.

"Long history!"

"How's it going?"

The official let the rain drenched his forehead, and Su Rong replied: "Wu Lao San's home has been searched, but no large sum of money was found. However, his wife revealed that Wu Lao San was drinking and going crazy five days ago, and said he owed a huge sum of money." Gambling debts, and even wanting to sell the two young daughters to brothels to pay off the debts, it was his wife who forced her to die, so Wu Laosan gave up his mind, and since that day, Wu Laosan has never returned home."

Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up: "Hasn't been home for five days? Then he has been on duty at the pier?"

The official said: "Of course not. Soldiers on duty at night have to spend the whole night without closing their eyes. Therefore, the soldiers on duty at night on the pier are all on duty for one night and two days for rest. Wu Laosan was on duty last night. The last time he was on duty The value should have been three days ago, but there is a record at the pier, and Wu Laosan did not come three days ago after asking for leave."

"That is to say, from the last time Mr. Wu was fighting with his wife at home until he was on duty last night, this person was neither at home nor at the pier for a few days, so where does he live?"

"The lower officials have already sent people to investigate. As long as the target is the brothel and gambling house in Suzhou City, it must be in these two places."

Pei Xingjian nodded slowly, and praised: "Good job! Send more people, block the news, and investigate secretly, so as not to make the city full of storms."

The official smiled bitterly: "I will do my best."

Suzhou City is a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many aristocratic families in the city, there are many merchants, and there are countless brothels and gambling houses. To investigate whether Wu Laosan lives in which family, it is necessary to look for it one by one. Easier said than done?

But there is no other way. Although the navy is powerful, it has no foothold in Suzhou City, let alone Huating Town. In the eyes of those wealthy businessmen in Suzhou City, they are jealous of the prosperous Huating Town. I can't wait for the sea to flood the entire Huating Town...

The official left in a hurry, and another general came in a hurry.

After entering the house, the general took off his coir raincoat, his face was handsome and his figure was tall and straight, and he saluted, "I've seen Chang Shi!"

Pei Xingjian nodded slightly, and said, "God confer exemption, how is the investigation going?"

This young general's name is Pei Su, his style name is Shenfeng, he is a son of Wenxi's Pei clan, and also a younger brother of Pei Xingjian's clan.Following Pei Xingjian to the south to Huating Town, Pei Xingjian saw that he had a strong temperament and was not familiar with the smoothness of officialdom, so he was placed in the navy and is now a school lieutenant.

Pei Su said: "The last general has already gone to the site to investigate with the craftsmen who made firearms in the navy. According to preliminary estimates, the scale of the explosion needs to be no less than one hundred thunderbolts, and there are three thunderbolts stored in the warehouse." One hundred pieces, that is to say, at least two hundred pieces are missing.”

Pei Xingjian clutched his forehead, and his heart sank severely.

Although he already knew in his heart that Zhen Tianlei must have been stolen, it was still unbelievable for him to lose so much at once.

The power of the thunder that shakes the sky has long been known to everyone in the court, and its powerful power has been shown in several wars. It has always been regarded as the top priority by His Majesty Li Er, and he has repeatedly told him not to be left outside.If the two hundred Thunderbolts are finally transported to Chang'an...

The consequences are simply unimaginable.

However, this time was not the time to sigh and grieve. Pei Xingjian took a deep breath and asked, "What does Governor-General Su say?"

Pei Su said: "The governor sent the last general to come, and he has given an explanation, but according to Chang Shi's command, no order should be disobeyed."

Pei Xingjian's heart warmed up. This is Su Dingfang expressing his support to him, and it can be regarded as an explanation of his heart. If there is a problem, let's take it together!

This is Sibling Robe Ze...

Pei Xingjian made a prompt decision: "In this case, please issue an order to the navy. All the fast boats will be sent out, some will block the Wusong River, and some will control the Yangtze River, and strictly check the ships! It’s not far away, and no matter how fast it is, it will never be faster than the Navy’s clippers!"

Pei Su thought for a while, and said: "That's right, they can't run fast on the river, and they can't abandon the ship and go ashore with two hundred thunderbolts on their shoulders. In such a heavy rainy day, the thunderbolts must be packed with equipment to avoid being caught. Get wet from the rain, otherwise it will be useless! The last general will arrange for the Clippers to block the waterway!"

"Go, don't be careless in the slightest. Anyone who is suspected should be arrested immediately. I would rather catch the wrong person than let him go!"

"Here!"

Seeing Pei Su strode away, Pei Xingjian heaved a sigh of relief.

Although this heavy rain provided the culprits with convenient conditions for committing crimes, it also became a fetter that bound them. Do you believe that the culprits can fly to the sky with wings?

As long as the thief is still within a radius of a hundred miles, even if he digs three feet, he still has to dig out these two hundred thunderbolts!
*****
Around Chen time, the rain stopped and the wind gradually increased.

The strong wind mixed with the fishy smell of sea water blew away some of the dark clouds in the sky, gradually revealing light, and the warehouses that were blown up at the pier also began to be cleaned up.The merchants and porters on the pier also heard the loud noise last night. Later, the entire pier was almost surrounded by sailors and soldiers, and they were so frightened that they hid in their rooms and dared not go out, lest they would become suspicious and be arrested. go.

Now that the situation is a little more stable, many courageous people went out, seeing the navy clippers shuttling in the river, they couldn't help but secretly startled.

What happened last night that caused the navy to almost put the entire town of Huating under martial law?
……

The officials who went to Suzhou City to investigate came back and brought Pei Xingjian an exciting news: "Chang Shi, the officials have found out that Wu Laosan has been in the Wanfu Casino in the west of Suzhou City for the past few days, and I heard that he owes a large sum of money. money!"

Pei Xingjian shook his clothes and stood up.

Wu Laosan disregarded his family's comfortable life in Huating Town, so he colluded with outsiders to blow up the Zhentian mine, and even stole hundreds of Zhentian mines, which were either life-threatening or money-related.

People die for money, and birds die for food. Whether it is receiving a large amount of money or signing a huge gambling debt, these are the motives for Wu Laosan to take risks.

And his creditor is most likely the mastermind behind the scenes!
"The lower officials found out the situation and didn't dare to act rashly. They just sent someone to keep an eye on the gambling house and report back here. Can you send the officials from Huating Town to go there?"

Pei Xingjian thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No, Suzhou is the seat of the Jiangnan East Daoist Office, and the entire Jiangnan Dao Yamen is stationed in it, and the rank is too high. There will be twists and turns. You immediately inform the navy and let them send someone to see me!"

"Here!"

The official left, and after a while, Pei Su came quickly.

"Chang Shi, what are your orders?"

Pei Xingjian said in a deep voice: "Now a clue has been found in Suzhou City, which is very likely to be related to this case. You immediately call up a brigade of soldiers. You don't need to participate in the investigation. You just need to ensure that if anyone interferes, stop it That's it. Remember, no matter who it is, as long as it stops you, it will be suspected, and you can take it down immediately!"

Pei Su cheered up, and said loudly: "The last general has orders!"

As for a mere captain of the Navy who went to a government office in Suzhou to arrest people, and "take whoever dares to stop him on the spot", whether there is suspicion of trespassing, he has never considered it at all.

The name of "royal" is affixed to the front of the navy, and the actual controller and the boss behind him are powerful figures such as Fang Jun, who have always been superior to others.The navy is full of arrogant soldiers and powerful generals. Overseas diplomatic wars are all major events that directly attack the capital of the empire to interfere with the king's succession. What is a mere Jiangnan Road?
Immediately, Pei Su gathered his soldiers and horses, and charged towards Suzhou City in a menacing manner.

(End of this chapter)