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Chapter 670 Clues ([-])

"My lord, it has been verified that the real name of the team leader with the surname Song is Song Dake, one of the governor's yamen team leaders, a local surname, who lives in Chenxiang Lane, Guifei Street. On the ninth day of last month, he fell into the water and drowned after drinking, and was buried in the western suburbs. , In addition, according to the investigation, the person who invited him to the banquet that night was Yi Niulu from Qiying, whose surname was Zheng Dan, a man from Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army, who is now thirty-two years old, and was once the governor of Shanxi Qiying in his early years. An's Goshha, there are three companions, all of whom are Zheng Kui's wing chiefs."

He Tao's work efficiency is extremely high, Hongqing had just assigned the task at noon, before dark, he had already found out the root cause, and hurriedly reported to Hongqing's office.

Died again?Heh, it really is such a coincidence that these bastards are well prepared!
Although originally she didn't have much hope for these obvious clues, Hong Qing's heart sank when she heard that the leader Song was indeed dead.

"Well, how is Zheng Kui's situation? Does he do any evil things on weekdays?"

Even before coming to Taiyuan, Hong Qing had anticipated the complexity of the case, but when she got there, she realized that the opponent's viciousness was far beyond expectations, and all the murders and silences were done first. The two most important witnesses have died, and all the clues on the surface have been cut off. If you want to solve the case, the right way is obviously not going to work. The matter has come to this point, and Hong Qing has to find another way.

"Returning to the prince, Zheng Kui is very brave and ruthless. He often causes troubles in the market. He has been detained by Zhao Zhifu several times and impeached by Zhao Zhifu for opening a silk and satin shop privately. , always at large.”

Although Hong Qing didn't say it clearly, He Tao is a seasoned intelligence expert, but he knew what Hong Qing was thinking when he heard it. There was nothing else, but he just planned to use Zheng Kui as a breakthrough point, and he dared not ignore it. It is implied in the words.

"Well, is there any progress on Ku Yin's whereabouts?"

Although He Tao didn't say it clearly, Hongqing could understand it immediately, nothing else, Hongqing was ordered to investigate the case this time, and he had the authority to control Shanxi province, but he couldn't control the affairs of Qiying. If you really want to take care of it, then you have to ask for an order again. If someone who moves the flag camp lightly, unless he can be absolutely sure, he will inevitably be censored. For this, Hong Qing knows it well. Soon, he didn't continue the previous topic, but frowned slightly, and asked calmly.

"My lord Mingjian, my subordinates have sent people to secretly inspect nearly half of the warehouse. According to the investigation, around midnight on the night of May 22, someone came to the bank with an official letter, accompanied by three carriages and eight carts. More than ten years ago, the chief treasurer on duty was Chen Qinan, who had died of a sudden illness. According to Ku Ding who was at the scene, after checking the official documents, Chen Qinan only said that he had to transfer 32 taels of treasury silver overnight under the orders of the magistrate Zhao. For the purpose of military supplies, although many Kudings present had doubts, but no one dared to question the order, so they let Chen Qinan assign all the 32 taels of silver to be loaded into the car. The cart left the bank and headed north along the main street. According to what the Kudings said, although the soldiers who came to escort them were all dressed in garrison uniforms, the general in charge was a face-to-face general. Someone has been sent to investigate this person in detail, but nothing has been found yet. In addition, the subordinates have already interviewed a watchman. Bring it here, please ask the prince for details."

He Tao dared to reply so quickly, so he naturally had some good stuff. Hearing Hong Qing's inquiry, he dared not delay a little, and hurriedly reported the results of the investigation in detail.

"Oh? Let's go and call this person!"

As soon as someone heard that someone had seen the mysterious Yinyin convoy, Hong Qing's spirit immediately lifted, and she gave the order without hesitation.

"Yes, this subordinate obeys!"

Since Hong Qing had an order, He Tao dared not neglect to go, so he hurriedly bowed to the promise, turned around, and then left the study, and after a short while, he came in from the outside with an old man in his early fifties .

"The villain kowtows to the elder of the blue sky..., ah, no, the villain kowtows to the king, the prince, the villain..."

The old man obviously had never seen anything in the world, and when he saw Hong Qing's face, he knelt down on the ground trembling, and saluted indiscriminately with a slurred speech.

"Grandpa, don't be nervous, let's get down. Xiao Wang invited you here today because I have something to ask. If you know something, please tell me directly."

The old man's etiquette can be described as nondescript, but Hong Qing didn't care about it, stood up with a smile, walked to the old man, bent down, and kindly stretched out her hand to help, smiling all over her face. Unraveled it.

"My lord, it's good for the villain to kneel down and answer. If you have something to say, just ask, the villain will never dare to speak half a lie."

No matter how kindly Hong Qing explained, the old man is just a low-level generation, and the biggest official he has ever seen in his life is no more than a leader of the squad. They all prostrated themselves on the ground, speaking tremblingly.

"Well, Xiao Wang heard that you saw a strange convoy on the night of May 22nd, old man. I don't know the details, so please talk to Xiao Wang carefully."

Since the old man insisted on kneeling, Hong Qing didn't force much, so she smiled and asked a question in a peaceful voice.

"My lord wants to ask about this. It's really weird to say that the little old man happened to be on duty that day, and he was wandering around the area near the Happy Valley on North Street. It's almost midnight, and the little old man was about to tell the time , but did not expect a convoy to come from the south, and a large number of soldiers escorted it. The little old man was flustered for a while, so he didn't dare to shout the time, so he hid aside and took a peek. Young and old, three large carriages, and more than 80 large carriages, lined up in a long line, walking quietly on the empty street, without hearing a single voice, and there were very few torches It's only a dozen or so, just like that ghost traveling, looking at the strange people, the little old man saw the viciousness of those soldiers, he was very flustered, so he didn't dare to follow randomly, and then the little old man continued It’s time to tell the time, this is what it is, the little old man can swear to God, everything is true, and there is absolutely no falsehood.”

Seeing Hongqing's kind attitude, the old watchman was obviously greatly encouraged. Once the nervousness was gone, he stopped trembling, and when he spoke, he was very smooth, and he talked about all the things that day. The situation I saw was explained in detail.

"Old man, have you ever seen the appearance of those soldiers, is there anyone who recognizes them?"

Hong Qing is not familiar with Taiyuan City, but Paoma Lane is still known, and that place is where the flag camp is located. When the old watchman mentioned such a place name, Hong Qing's eyes immediately flashed a gleam , But what, but did not reveal anything, but continued to ask a question with a smile.

"Returning to the lord, it was dark that day, and the little old man's eyes are clumsy, so he dare not speak nonsense, it's just..."

Hearing Hong Qing's question, the old watchman's face immediately showed hesitation, and he stopped in the middle of his words.

"Don't be nervous, old man. If you have any doubts, just speak up. It doesn't matter if you make a mistake, just chat."

Seeing the old watchman's behavior, it was obvious that he was thinking of someone he was familiar with, but he was not sure, so Hong Qing laughed and encouraged him kindly.

"Well, that little old man is being presumptuous, hehe, to tell you the truth, the little old man often walks around the area of ​​Happy Horse Lane, and knows quite a few people, but the little old man knows them, but they rarely talk to the little old man. When I was a child, although it was darker that day and there were few torches, the little old man still recognized a few people, all of them were soldiers from the banner battalion, but they were unknown, so the little old man dared not make nonsense."

The old watchman was completely relaxed, but he knew everything he wanted to say, but what he said made Hong Qing secretly startled.

"Old man, are you sure those soldiers are really from the Banner Camp?"

In the military system of the Qing Dynasty, the banner battalion was the real main battle force. As for the green battalion, garrison battalion, and patrol battalion, they were nothing more than local troops. In terms of combat effectiveness and equipment, the banner battalion was far superior to other troops. A section higher than the boss, the jurisdiction of this kind of troops is only in the hands of the old man, and no one else can dispatch them without authorization. Now, the soldiers of the banner battalion actually wore the uniforms of the garrison battalion and were involved in such a big case Among them, Hong Qing was really taken aback, but he didn't bring it to his face, but asked calmly.

"That's natural. Although the little old man is old, his eyes are not bright. Some of those military masters often hang out outside the camp. The little old man often sees these masters beating people. One of them He is still an official, he is a wing chief, the little old man is absolutely right, if the prince doesn't believe it, the little old man can swear to the alliance of heaven!"

The old watchman talked more and more vigorously, and at the end, he even swore with his chest clapped.

"Old man doesn't have to be like this. Xiao Wang can trust what you said, but this is an important matter and must not be taken lightly. Xiao Wang wants to ask old man to help with something, but I don't know if old man will agree?"

Hong Qing smiled and comforted the old watchman, then changed the subject and made a sincere request.

"My lord, please tell me, as long as the little old man can do it, I will never refuse!"

Being able to receive kind words from such an honorable person as Hong Qing, the old watchman suddenly felt proud, slapped his chest fiercely, and made a promise sternly.

"Don't worry, this matter may have to be delayed for a few days. If you are always free, you can stay at this inn first. When the time comes, Xiao Wang will ask you to come forward to help. Well, as for your family, Xiao Wang will also You will send someone to send 20 taels of silver over there first, and after the work is done, there will be another big reward, is this possible?"

The matter involved Shanxi Banner Camp, Hong Qing dared not ignore it lightly, although she had some thoughts in her heart, but she didn't think it through thoroughly, so she didn't want to say it lightly, so she explained it with a smile.

"Okay, little old man, just listen to the prince!"

Hearing that Hongqing offered such a great reward, the old watchman immediately smiled until his brows and eyes turned into old chrysanthemums, and he agreed without hesitation...

(End of this chapter)