Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 634 Seeing Pang Si Again
Suddenly, Wang Mang stopped him: "Wait."

The store owner stopped in his tracks and said, "What else do you need?"

Wang Mang asked: "Boss, have you seen dozens of people escorting dozens of carts past the town to Xuyi County in the past few days?"

The shop owner thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No."

Wang Mang stared at him closely, and asked, "Are you sure?"

The shop owner nodded and said: "Absolutely. Ever since there was a salt shortage in Xuyi, there were no people in this town day and night, not to mention dozens of people and dozens of carts. Even a mouse can pass by me." I know. I said no, definitely not."

Wang Mang nodded and said, "I'm sorry."

The store owner nodded and walked out the door.

When the shop owner went out, Wang Mang reached out and closed the door, turned to Xiaoqing and Li Yuanfang and said, "It seems that Pang Si hasn't arrived here yet."

Xiao Qing nodded: "I've heard that there is a salt shortage in Huaibei, but I didn't expect it to reach this point!"

Wang Mang glanced at her and said, "You are the daughter of the owner of Crouching Tiger Villa, so of course you won't worry about not having enough salt to eat."

Xiaoqing was stunned: "What do you mean? From your words, it seems that Xuyi's salt shortage is caused by me?"

Wang Mang said, "Where do you think the high-priced salt that the common people eat here comes from?"

Xiaoqing asked strangely: "Where did you come from?"

Wang Mang said, "What does your father do?"

Xiaoqing suddenly realized: "You mean the high-priced salt is sold to them by my father?"

Wang Mang said: "Your father once proudly said that Crouching Tiger Village controls all the salt markets in Huaibei. Think about it, who sells these high-priced salt?"

Shocked and angry, Xiaoqing sat on the couch and said softly: "He, how could he do such an outrageous thing..."

Wang Mang sneered and said, "Isn't your father doing too many unreasonable things?"

Xiaoqing raised her head abruptly, with tears in her eyes: "No, I don't believe it, he would never do such a thing!"

Li Yuanfang frowned, sighed lightly, and did not speak.

Wang Mang also didn't speak any more, picked up the medicine bag and went out to the kitchen.

Suddenly, a person in a black cloak with a pullover came towards him from the outer hall, and he quickly walked past Wang Mang and ran to the guest room on the left.

Wang Mang stopped, turned his head to look, and saw the black cloak walking into the room quickly, and then closed the door.

The kitchen is located on the side of the outer hall, and the inside is messy, with pots, pans and spoons on the stove.

Wang Mang walked into the kitchen, found a sand basin, rinsed it with water, and poured the medicine into the basin.

At this moment, a rough voice came from outside: "Boss, is Mr. Zhao from Xuyi here?"

Hearing the voice, it was Pang Si.

Wang Mang rushed to the door with a stride, and looked out with his head.

Sure enough, Pang Si stood in front of the counter, talking to the shop owner.

The shop owner said, "Guest officer, is your surname Pang?"

Pang Si nodded and said, "Exactly."

The shop owner said: "The guest has ordered you to meet him in the T-shaped room."

Pang Si nodded, got up and walked back.

Wang Mang thought for a while, and followed him.

Pang Si came to the door, knocked on the door, and a male voice came from inside: "Come in."

Pang Si pushed the door open and walked in quickly.

As soon as the door was closed, Wang Mang came from the direction of the outer hall like lightning, bent down and squatted under the window, licked the broken window paper and looked into the room.

I saw Pang Si standing in front of the table, and said to the person in the black cloak just now: "You are Mr. Zhao?"

The black cloak nodded and said, "Yes, you are the fourth brother Pang, right?"

Pang Si said, "Exactly."

The black cloak asked, "Has the salt arrived?"

Pang Si said: "It has arrived, and now it is in the willow forest ten miles east of Taiping Town."

The black cloak nodded and said: "Excellent, at midnight tonight, salt will be delivered in the willow forest."

Hearing this, Wang Mang got up and left, walked quickly to the door of his guest room, opened the door and greeted people.

See Xiaoqing sitting on the couch blankly, staring at the air in a daze.

Li Yuanfang, who was sitting on the chair, had his eyes slightly closed, wondering what he was thinking.

Wang Mang turned back and gently closed the door.

Xiaoqing glanced at him and said, "Shuisheng, do you think my father would really do such a thing?"

Wang Mang hissed softly and waved at her.

Xiao Qing was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly got up and walked to his side.

Wang Mang opened the door a gap and pointed to the outside.

Li Yuanfang raised his head slightly, but did not speak.

At this time, Xiao Qing looked out from the crack of the door, and was stunned.

Pang Si came out of Room D, crossed the yard, and ran towards the outer hall.

Xiao Qing blurted out: "Pang..."

Wang Mang covered her mouth and closed the door.

Xiaoqing struggled and said, "Yes, it's Pang Si, it's really him!"

Wang Mang said angrily, "Grandma, can you keep your voice down?"

Xiao Qing asked puzzledly, "Why didn't you call him?"

Wang Mang smiled bitterly: "Why did you stop him? Ask him if he hijacked the barge? How do you think he will answer you?"

Xiaoqing was stunned: "Yes, but let him go like this?"

Wang Mang said: "Just now he met with a person from Xuyi in the room, and made an appointment to pay salt in the willow forest ten miles east of Taiping Town tonight. At that time, we will follow and find out."

Xiao Qing nodded.

At this moment, Li Yuanfang asked, "Shui Sheng, what are you going to do?"

Wang Mang glanced at Li Yuanfang, but he didn't expect Li Yuanfang to ask himself.

He pondered for a while and said, "We will play by ear when the time comes. The most important thing for us is to find out who he is dealing with."

Xiaoqing and Li Yuanfang looked at each other, and they nodded.

……

In the middle of the night, the fog in the willow forest outside Taiping Town was steaming, and the owls were singing and the monkeys were crying.

In the distance, three black shadows came running, they were Wang Mang, Xiao Qing and Li Yuanfang.

Xiao Qing asked in a low voice, "Where are they?"

Wang Mang looked around, and there was a faint light of fire in the dense forest due east.

Wang Mang stretched out his finger, and Xiao Qing nodded.

Suddenly, a figure flashed not far away, and rushed towards the place where the fire was shining.

Xiao Qing asked in surprise, "Who is it?"

Wang Mang shook his head and said in a low voice, "Go, go and have a look."

As he spoke, he pulled Xiaoqing up and jumped up, followed by Li Yuanfang, and the three of them followed the shadow and came to an empty field in the dense forest.

In the middle of the empty field, I saw Pang Si leading all the salt lords holding torches and escorting dozens of carts full of official salt waiting quietly.

Pang Si raised his head to look at the sky, and asked Yan Xiao next to him, "What time is it?"

Yan Xiao replied, "The child's hour has passed."

Pang Si frowned and said, "Strange, why haven't you come yet?"

Yan Xiao said, "I'm afraid it was delayed on the way?"

Pang Si looked serious, and said: "Why do I feel that something is wrong, Lao Liu, let the brothers be more vigilant!"

The sixth child agreed, turned around and ordered to go on.

At this moment, black shadows swayed in the dense forest not far away, and a man in night clothes climbed up a big tree like a civet cat and hid in the branches. It was Deng Tong.

He gently stretched out his hand, pushed aside the branches and leaves, and looked down.

　Preview of the next chapter: What will happen in the willow forest?What will Pang Si say to Wang Mang, Li Yuanfang and Xiao Qing?Stay tuned!
　　
　
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