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Chapter 116 Give the Liu Family a Little Shock
Xie Lingjiang has been taking care of Ouyang Rong these days.

Wherever the latter went, she followed.

Except for Ouyang Rong who sleeps at night.

Well, maybe Xie Lingjiang was taking care of him when he slept at night, but he was sitting on the roof somewhere far away.

But Ouyang Rong didn't know about this.

Besides.

Even if Ouyang Rong summoned Liu Ashan and Yan Liulang for a secret discussion, Xie Lingjiang was still guarding outside the house, leaning slightly on the corridor pillar with his sword in his arms.

The sunset is slanting to the west, in the West Hall of Longcheng County Government.

Ouyang Rong glanced at the long shadow of the little junior sister who was drawn by the setting sun on the ground outside the gate.

Slowly look back.

Apart from him, there were only two other people in the west hall.

Liu Ashan and Yan Liulang.

Ouyang Rong said to them:
"How did that go?"

"Master, it has been confirmed for sure. On the day we took Ah Qing back, the sword fringe workshop of Guyue Jianpu was indeed missing a female fringe worker who worked with Ah Qing."

Liu Ashan's expression was serious, with a faint look of fear on his face, he continued:

"Before the master asked me to withdraw all the brothers who were placed in the sword shop, so the information I collected was still a bit slow. When the master sent me to inquire, I heard limited information. I only knew that the news of her disappearance was received. It started to spread on the next day after returning to Ah Qing, but no one knows exactly when he disappeared.

"Furthermore, not many people know about it, it is only spread in a small area, and no one cares about it, and even the name of this female ear worker is not sure.

"but……

"Fortunately, I went to ask my sister, and she said that on the morning when she was picked up, a female fringe worker disappeared, and my sister also said... that the missing female Jiansui was named Zhang Qian. She... is very strict, so Amei pays special attention to it.

"It's just that my sister didn't know that Zhang Qian was missing until I told her about it. Before that, she just thought it was another capricious absence from work.

"I reckon that most of the stewards and workers in Jiansui Workshop at that time were probably the same as my sister thought, so the news of Zhang Qian's disappearance didn't start to spread until the next day, and it seemed that some people still kept it under wraps. It's tight, and it only spreads in a small area."

The tall, thin and dull man couldn't help looking at the young county magistrate who was listening attentively and with a calm expression. He sighed:

"The disappearance of servants like this happens every month in Longcheng, and it's usually difficult to attract attention. It's only because the master is meticulous and predictable, so I asked me to investigate specifically, so I found some clues.

"Master thinks the Liu family did this in private?"

Ouyang Rong didn't nod or shake his head.

He stood up with his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the room.

That day, he urgently brought Ah Qing back from the Guyue Sword Shop, and he began to suspect this.

Looking back now, although it is suspected of being an afterthought, it is not too late.

Faintly caught a small tail of the Liu family and Gu Yue Jian shop.

Looking back now, Ouyang Rong's worries and guesses about Ah Qing were not wrong that day.

That morning, the inexplicably increased large amount of merit was related to Ah Qing, and it probably indirectly saved her life.

After all, if Jiansui Workshop can lose a female cob worker named Zhang Qian, it can also lose a Qing.

As for how he indirectly saved Ah Qing, Ouyang Rong suspected that it was the birthday gift he gave the little girl, that is, the blue butterfly paper flower.

Later, I also heard from Ah Qing that this flower was left in the hands of an old craftsman at Guyue Sword Shop, and did not bring it back.

More and more confirmed his guess:
This old craftsman who took Ah Qing Hua Hua is probably an important person in Gu Yue Sword Shop.

Or the blue butterfly paper flower was made by this old craftsman, and after going through a strange experience that Ouyang Rong didn't know, it fell into the hands of someone in the Gu Yue Sword Shop, such as Liu Ziwen and Liu Zian, which had some influence.

Indirectly saved Ah Qing's life.

It didn't make Ah Qing disappear that morning like that female cob worker named Zhang Qian.

Moreover, it could not be said that the female worker who was about to disappear originally came from Ah Qing, but some kind of causal relationship caused it to be shifted, so it became the result they saw now.

But this gave rise to another question. He saved Ah Qing, but whether he killed Zhang Qian indirectly or not, if so, the merit should be deducted, but it only increased the merit.

Does it count, or have the increases and decreases offset each other?
Or is it because this Zhang Qian is not considered a good person?It's not a pity to die. For example, the last time Ouyang Rong cut off the traitor's head with his own hands, no merit was deducted. There is a mechanism similar to the red name, and no merit is deducted for killing people who have negative merit.

If none of these are true, then there is only one guess. The blue butterfly paper flower was used in other places, and the merits were increased due to other things. It is not the key to Ah Qing's life and death. Even without it, Ah Qing still fine...

Ouyang Rong was thinking a lot.

For the above set of guesses, he is not sure whether it is correct, and there may still be some deviations. After all, he is not a god, so he has no plans.

But this is the only relatively self-justifying possibility that Ouyang Rong can think of after gradually understanding the underlying mechanism of the merit tower.

Of course, there are not all loopholes and doubts.

For example, Ouyang Rong couldn't figure out why the blue butterfly paper flower he gave Ah Qing could play such a big role?

Isn't it just a simple paper art?Some simple geometric principles are involved.

What huge impact can it have?
This is not a copy of poetry or a new technology to promote productivity.

Or... did it bring back Liu Ziwen and Liu Zian's beautiful childhood memories?
This is a bit of a joke.

In addition, there are two doubts.

First of all, who is the old craftsman? From Ah Qing's description, he seems to be an ordinary old swordsman, but with a withdrawn personality.

Secondly, what happened to the missing female cob worker named Zhang Qian, or... how did she die, and what was she used by the Liu family to do?
Ouyang Rong has always felt that the truth is hidden in the simplest reality.

From the simplest logic point of view.

Think about what the old craftsman does in this position, and what is the Gu Yue Sword Shop.

The Liu family, whose interests are paramount, definitely does not support idlers.

Then the answer is obvious.

cast sword.

The Guyue Sword Shop is the core property of the Liu family.

The Guyue Sword Shop is used for making swords.

Forging swords requires relying on swordsmiths.

So, is it possible that the old craftsman is helping the Liu family to forge some important swords? This matter involves the core interests of the Liu family, so the old craftsman's position in the Gu Yue sword shop is detached and can influence the decisions of Liu Ziwen, Liu Zian and others. So that day indirectly affected Ah Qing's fate?

Coupled with the disappearance of the female fringe worker Zhang Qian, and that day, the flameout of the Jiasanjian Furnace happened to be completed, and the sword washing ceremony was held at the Longshoutai...so these things add up.

Is it possible that an old craftsman cast a suspected tripod sword in the Jiasan sword furnace, and then used Zhang Qian, a fringe worker, to replace Ah Qing to sacrifice the sword.

Ouyang Rong was very suspicious of this.

But the little junior sister told him repeatedly that the casting of the tripod sword was not something that could be done by every household, and it didn't require sorcerer sacrifices, which were only used by alchemists.

In addition, according to the legend, the birth of the tripod sword will bring about wonders and visions, and the Jiasan Sword Furnace seems to be the day when the sword is completed, the sky in Longcheng will be clear, and there will be no strange sights.

Regarding the possibility of the tripod sword, it seems that it is not true.

My thoughts stopped here, as if I had hit a southern wall.

This jigsaw puzzle completed by Ouyang Rong's brain still lacks a lot of fragments and clues.

Wait... Fang Warlock?

In the west hall, in the sight of the tall and thin man in blue and the headhunter in blue, the young county magistrate who had been wandering in the house before suddenly stopped, looked out the window, and frowned slightly.

He seemed to be whispering something softly in his mouth:
"I remember... the last time the east storeroom burned the tents... the little junior sister had a thief who I didn't catch... it seems to be suspected of Fang Warlock... and suddenly burned the account of the Liu family... probably sent by the Liu family.

"Does the Liu family have Qi practitioners who are trained in the way of magicians... Does the sacrifice of living people have something to do with it?"

Ouyang Rong's face was thoughtful.

"The Liu family in Longcheng...what is hidden under this calm lake...it's really strange..."

After a while, Ouyang Rong shook his head slowly and vigorously, as if he wanted to shake off these doubts.

He came back to his senses and turned to ask a blue-clothed headhunter:

"Liulang, how are you doing?"

Yan Liulang stepped forward and said:

"The missing female fringe worker is called Zhang Qian. With a name, it is actually very easy to find. I took someone to look through the files of Cao's warehouse, and finally found Zhang Qian's family in Nanfang, Cuiying Street, in the south of the city.

"In addition to a [-]-year-old mother who is still alive, her family has two older brothers. Her eldest brother is married and has a decent family background, while her second brother is proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and often relies on the family for support.

"In order to prevent people who are interested in finding out, I contacted them privately in ordinary clothes, and then asked around. Zhang Qian's two brothers were very wary of us, and they were very tight-lipped. They never mentioned the disappearance of their sister. .

"Later, our people inquired from the neighbors nearby and found out that not long ago, that is, in the few days when Zhang Qian disappeared, someone from the Guyue Sword Shop Workshop came to Zhang's house.

"We also found out that these days, Zhang Qian's second brother suddenly started spending extravagantly in the gambling house in the south of the city."

Yan Liulang paused, then smiled at Ouyang Rong and said:
"Mingfu, it seems that the Liu Family Sword Shop has given a lot."

Ouyang Rong looked at the smile on Yan Liulang's face, seemed to understand, nodded and asked, "And then."

"Then we found a breakthrough from Zhang's mother. Zhang Qian's two elder brothers may be satisfied with the Liu family's hush money, but Zhang's mother is not. She wants to find out about the disappearance of the young girl and find her daughter."

Yan Liulang showed some smiles:

"It's just that before that, no one cared about the pleadings of a [-]-year-old lady, and the family was not in charge of her, but luckily she met us and Mingfu.

"Mingfu, what do you say? What should we do now?"

The blue-clothed headhunter stared at the young county magistrate with burning eyes, eager to try.

Ouyang Rong turned around and returned to his seat, leaned back in the chair, put his hands flat on the table, feeling the coolness of the nanmu tabletop, took a deep breath, and nodded slowly:
"Missing, what a missing person, no proof of death? No, life or death is uncertain. If the Longcheng county government receives a report, of course it will investigate and give the Zhang family an explanation. It is fair to see the person if you are alive, and the corpse if you are dead.

"However, if you want to make a big investigation, it is not enough to be fair, you must also have power."

Ouyang Rong leaned back in his chair, looked up at the wooden ceiling, and introduced something that was about to happen with a solemn expression:

"Master Shen, the supervisory envoy of Jiangnan Road, inspected Longcheng, cared about the local flood disaster, and attended the grand ribbon-cutting ceremony of Di Gongzha. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, several county magistrates, powerful gentry, and fellow villagers gathered together, enjoying the joy.

"Suddenly some good people knelt down and cried for injustice. They fell in front of Mr. Shen, who loved the people like a son, and wept and accused the Liujiajian shop of abducting female workers. The evil side, taking advantage of the floods to annex fertile land, is full of evil.

"Master Shen and the superior officials of Jiangzhou naturally wouldn't just sit idly by and ordered the Longcheng county government to temporarily detain the three brothers from the Liu family on the spot, and immediately searched the Gu Yue sword shop thoroughly, looking for the missing female worker, but it seems that the corpse has already been destroyed, and the search is fruitless. , but new evidences of crimes were discovered one after another. It was undeniable. The members of the Liu family refused to argue, and the three brothers were thrown into jail. The Liu family was confiscated by the Longcheng county government.

"Liulang, Ah Shan, what do you think of this script?"

Yan Liulang and Liu Ashan looked at each other, and nodded vigorously together: "It should be so!"

Ouyang Rong opened his eyes, but compared with Yan and Liu who were smiling, his brows were still slightly frowned.

Seeing this, Yan Liulang put his smile away, and couldn't help asking:

"What is the Ming government worried about?"

"It's okay."

Ouyang Rong put his mind to rest for a while, shook his head, turned his head and told:

"Before Master Shen from Jiangzhou arrives, there are still two things that need to be done.

"Liu Lang, Zhang Qian's second elder brother in the case of the disappearance of the female spike worker, you have to bring him over to avenge his sister, and Zhang's mother alone may not be enough.

"I just learned that the Jiangzhou Shangguan who came to Digongzha to cut the ribbon this time, besides Supervisor Shen, also has the new Jiangzhou Inspector Wang.

"This Shangguan himself did not invite, and Mr. Shen's reply did not mention that he invited him to come together. His position is unclear, and he may be neutral, but it does not rule out that it will make things difficult for us. Therefore, all our operations must be reasonable. According to it, it’s fair and square.”

"Yes, Mingfu!"

Yan Liulang thought for a while and said seriously:

"The kind of gangster who eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles has many ways to deal with it. I'll figure out a way when I get back. It's not too difficult."

"So best."

Ouyang Rong turned his head again, and told Liu Ashan:
"Ashan, after the previous disasters, the annexation of fertile land, the porridge shed and Yuyingtang's money-grabbing and harming the people, and the Liu family's third young master bullying men and women, all kinds of criminal evidence, on the basis of what I have prepared before, you will go back and check the omissions and fill in the gaps. Just as I said to Liu Lang, make sure that the evidence is solid and upright, so that it is difficult to find fault, even if the crime is minor, as long as it is on the scale, the Liu family will be stripped of its skin."

"Yes, sir."

Ouyang Rong slapped the table with his palm, and said in a serious voice:

"This time, taking advantage of the opportunity of Jiangzhou's superiors coming here to inspect, we have to settle the accounts with Mrs. Liu.

"The case of the missing female ear worker is just an appetizer to test the attitude of the superiors. With Master Shen's cooperation and righteousness on our side, as long as we can go and search the Gu Yue Sword Shop smoothly, the rest of the matter will come to fruition. There will be other criminal evidence. If one is thrown out, it cannot be stopped!

"Besides... who knows if the Gu Yue Sword Shop can find out something that surprises us."

He paused and smiled slightly:
"I hope everything goes well. I will trouble Liulang and Ashan for the next thing."

"Yes."

Yan and Liu are ready to retreat.

"Wait... Ah Shan stays here." Ouyang Rong suddenly raised his head and shouted, "There is one more thing."

"Sir, please tell me."

"Last time you were asked to clean up the 'rats' in the county government. How are you doing?"

Liu Ashan said seriously:

"Master, almost all the eyeliners of the Liu family we found have been cleared away, but according to the master, we only left a secretary named Yuan. Last time, when the master made the decision to install the Zhanyiqu, this person had tipped off the news. But... at the moment, this person probably thinks we haven't found him yet."

Ouyang Rong said calmly: "Arrange him in the county government's gate repair team, and then give him some authority to be in charge or something."

Liu Ashan frowned slightly: "Master, this is going to..."

Ouyang Rong didn't answer, and continued: "Send someone to keep an eye on him in the next few days, and let me know as soon as there is any movement."

"Yes, sir."

Afterwards, Ouyang Rong gave a few more instructions, and Yan and Liu retreated one after another.

Only the young county magistrate was left alone in the hall.

He leaned on the chair with both hands, closed his eyes and muttered:
"What is hidden in this Gu Yue sword shop..."

(End of this chapter)