Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 601

Hongtong Cabinet Shop is located in Yongchang Square in Yangzhou City. It is small but exquisite.

All the people who come in and out are well-dressed wealthy businessmen.

With the sound of hoofbeats in the distance, four or five tall horses wrapped in a four-wheeled carriage were slowly approaching and stopped in front of the door of the cabinet workshop.

The door opened, and Di Renjie got out of the carriage dressed as a businessman.

Shen Tao led several guards to get off their horses, and Xiong Jiu followed Di Renjie around.

Di Renjie looked up at the signboard in front of the cabinet door, and strode inside.

The hall is very wide, and there are seven or eight large tables in the hall, with silver cabinets next to the tables, and a steward sitting in front of each table, negotiating storage business with merchants.

When Di Renjie entered the hall, a steward hurriedly stood up and greeted him: "Sir, please sit down."

Di Renjie nodded, and sat behind a big table, surrounded by Shen Tao and others.

The steward smiled apologetically and said, "Sir, do you want to deposit money, withdraw money, or fly money at the trumpet?"

Di Renjie took out a silver letter from his bosom and handed it over. The manager hurriedly took a look, his face changed immediately, and he raised his head: "You, you..."

Di Renjie stared at him and said, "What's wrong with me?"

The steward asked in surprise, "Why is this letter in your hands?"

Di Renjie looked at him and said word by word: "Then who should it belong to?"

The steward coughed lightly, smiled awkwardly and said, "Ah, ah, nothing, nothing. Sir, what do you want to do with the money?"

Di Renjie said, "Take them all out."

The steward was surprised: "10 taels, all 10 taels?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Why, can't it?"

The manager hurriedly said: "That's not true, it's just that the amount is too large. Sir, you know that we need to inform us three days in advance when we go to the cabinet to exchange 1 taels of cash. Therefore, please wait a moment, I ask The shopkeeper will talk to you."

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Okay, then go quickly."

The steward hurriedly stood up and walked back.

After a while, a middle-aged man with a thin face came to Di Renjie and said, "Sir, you want to pay the 10 taels of silver on this letter, don't you?"

Di Renjie nodded and said, "That's right. Are you the shopkeeper?"

The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said, "Exactly. My surname is Zhou."

Di Renjie said: "Because of some urgent needs, the silver must be taken away today."

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said: "Ah, sir, as long as the depositor of my account is over 1 taels, the deposit will be kept. Your letter left Li Han's name. Are you Li Han?"

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Yes, I am Li Han."

The middle-aged man looked at Di Renjie with a sly smile on his face: "But as far as I know, the depositor, Mr. Li Han, is dead."

Di Renjie raised his head sharply, looked at the middle-aged man with eyes like lightning, and said coldly: "You guys are very well informed."

The middle-aged man said calmly, "I'm sorry."

Di Renjie waved his hand and said: "It's nothing. As far as I know, the counter does not ask for identity, but only relies on trust. Why, isn't your Hongtong counter?"

The middle-aged man said awkwardly: "Ah, this, this, yes, of course."

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Is there anything suspicious about my trustworthiness?"

The middle-aged man hurriedly said: "No."

Di Renjie said coldly: "Then don't talk nonsense, let's exchange the silver."

The middle-aged man hurriedly smiled and said, "Ah, of course, of course. But the amount is huge, so you may have to wait a little longer."

Di Renjie smiled, and calmly replied: "Don't worry, I have plenty of time."

The middle-aged man walked back with a sullen face.

Di Renjie and Zhang Huan beside him looked at each other with a sneer.

At the back door of the cabinet shop, a guy was waiting at the back door leading a horse.

The shopkeeper of the cabinet and the steward who received Di Renjie walked out quickly.

The shopkeeper looked around, and whispered to the steward: "I'll drag him first, you report to the master immediately, and see what to do."

The steward nodded, got on his horse and left.

The shopkeeper turned around and walked into the back door.

Under a big pagoda tree not far away, there were several pear sellers sitting, beside them were pear carts and livestock.

One of them pushed up the bamboo hat he was wearing, and it was Xiao Bao.

He watched the steward ride away, quickly stood up and said to the other peddlers beside him, "Continue to monitor."

Xiao Bao stretched out his hand to grab the horse beside the pear cart, turned on his back, and ran after the steward.

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The tall and majestic Yingwang Mansion is located in Changyi Square in Yangzhou City.

The gate of the mansion was wide open, and two guards stood in front of the gate.

The steward came to the gate of the palace on horseback, got off his horse, climbed up the steps, said something softly to the gate guard, the guard nodded, and the steward walked quickly into the mansion.

Behind the corner not far away, Xiao Bao watched quietly. Seeing the steward enter the palace, he pulled up his horse and walked out from behind the corner, heading towards the gate of the palace.

A huge plaque hangs above the couplets on the gate of Wangfu, with three big gold characters written "Yingwangfu".

Xiao Bao led the horse to the door, pretended to saddle the horse, peeked at the words on the plaque, and then led the horse away.

Di Renjie sat in the hall of Hongtong Cabinet and waited quietly.

After a while, the shopkeeper quickly walked up to Di Renjie from behind, and said with an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Well, how is it?"

The shopkeeper said: "No problem, 10 taels of silver will be paid immediately."

As he said that, he slapped his back three times, and more than a dozen handymen came out carrying seven or eight large boxes.

The shopkeeper said: "Just ask the sir to check the silver tael."

Di Renjie nodded and stood up.

The shopkeeper's handymen waved their hands, and they opened the silver box, and there were ingots of silver neatly stacked inside.

Di Renjie picked up an ingot and looked at it: "Well, no problem. Shen Tao, you lead them to carry the silver box to the carriage."

Shen Tao agreed, and led the handyman who carried the silver box to the door.

Di Renjie glanced at the shopkeeper and said, "Where did you get the news that Li Han is dead?"

The shopkeeper was startled and said: "Ah, ah, sir, you don't need to ask more about this point. Our cabinet shop values ​​credit the most, as long as you exchange money with a letter, it doesn't matter who you are."

Di Renjie smiled and said: "I remember you said when I first came here that Li Han left his autograph."

The shopkeeper's face darkened, he coughed lightly and said, "Exactly."

Di Renjie said: "It seems that you know Li Han. Otherwise, you wouldn't know about Li Han's death. What I want to ask is, did Li Han personally deposit this money into the Yangzhou Union Account?"

The shopkeeper said displeasedly: "Sir, the money is already in hand, you still ask if these are useful?"

Di Renjie said: "Of course it is useful. Li Han's death has a lot to do with this money. Now that the money is in my hands, I will feel uneasy if I don't ask the ins and outs."

The shopkeeper looked at Di Renjie, with a sly smile on his face again: "I understand, sir. It's a tacit understanding, I know you must be an official of the imperial court, right?"

Di Renjie pretended to be surprised and said, "How do you know?"

The shopkeeper said: "Li Han is a doctor of the Ministry of Water, and now he died because of the 20 taels of silver. If my prediction is correct, you must be the Beijing official who is investigating this matter, and you want to transfer the money to yourself secretly." .how, am i guessing right?"

Di Renjie hummed noncommittally: "That's why I want to ask, do you know Li Han, and did Li Han deposit the money in the cabinet himself?"

The shopkeeper looked around and said in a low voice, "Yes, I know Mr. Li, and I am very familiar with him. It was Mr. Li who personally deposited 20 taels into my account."

Di Renjie let out a long breath and said, "I understand now."

The shopkeeper said with a sly smile: "But don't worry, from today onwards, Hongtong Guifang will know nothing about this money."

Di Renjie nodded and said: "Okay, it's a deal. After the matter is over, I will definitely thank you very much!"

The shopkeeper nodded again and again: "Thank you sir."

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Did your master tell you my identity?"

The shopkeeper was stunned: "What, what?"

Di Renjie said: "Cashing 10 taels of cash is a big deal. You must report it to the master and get his permission before you can pay. Am I right?"

The shopkeeper gave a single thumbs up and said: "Sir, you are really amazing, you are not bad at all."

Di Renjie said with a smile: "It's a tacit understanding between us."

As he said, he bowed his hands.

The shopkeeper hurriedly returned the gift, and said softly: "It's a tacit understanding."

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Farewell."

Said and walked out the door quickly.

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