Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 482 Once Into the Tiger's Den

When Conan heard this, his face immediately turned down. He was about to get angry when Li Canghai stopped him.

"Brother Menzi, the two of us really want to meet Zhang Yuanwai, please let me know, both of us are very grateful." Li Canghai took out a few taels of silver from his sleeve, pressed it on the greeting card and said .

How could he not know that these sects just want to rely on their power to make some money.

Sure enough, when the doorman saw the money, his eyes suddenly shone with greed. He looked left and right, pretended to accept the post, and said, "Well, because you have admired my master for a long time, I will run a Come on. You wait here, I will come as I go.”

Seeing this, Conan couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Brother Li, I originally thought that your Central Plains is a state of etiquette, but I didn't expect that there are so many powerful people like Dongying?"

Li Canghai smiled indifferently, and said calmly: "Everyone's bustling is for profit, and everyone's rushing is for profit. This is understandable. In terms of human nature, the Central Plains and Dongying are generally the same. Otherwise, there will be no disputes in this world. , there will be war?"

Conan rubbed his chin and said with a smile: "Brother Li is right, I have learned."

"Brother Conan, you are being polite. There are too many people in this world who are greedy for profit and create too many injustices. That's why the law exists. It makes more sense for me to insist on it, isn't it?" Li said. Cang Hai said.

Conan nodded, he agreed with what Li Canghai said.

Like Li Canghai, he is the person in charge of the prison. The two have the same philosophy and persistence, so when they first met, there was a feeling of sympathy.

After half a stick of incense passed, the former doorman ran out and said to the two: "You two, my master is here to invite you."

Li Canghai cupped his hands slightly towards the door, and then followed the door into the courtyard.

Entering the yard, the first thing you see is a Taihu stone that is about Zhang high.

The shape of the Taihu stone is like a unicorn with its feet on the clouds, which is lifelike.

Menzi seemed very satisfied that Li Canghai noticed the Taihu Stone.

He said triumphantly: "This 'Kirin Stepping on the Xiangyun' is naturally generated without any external carvings. My master spent 1 taels of silver to buy it back from Taihu Lake."

Li Canghai frowned slightly, but he didn't show his displeasure, but praised: "It is said that Zhang Yuanwai's family is rich, seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation!"

Menzi laughed a few times, and proudly said: "What is this? The things my master collects are all treasures in the world. You will open your eyes later!"

Li Canghai smiled, and then stopped talking.

In the Zhang Family Courtyard, rockery and strange rocks are everywhere, the most eye-catching thing is the lake in the courtyard.

Only now did Li Canghai realize that this courtyard was built near the lake, with pavilions, terraces and pavilions arranged in a well-organized manner, people who didn't know the inside story thought they had walked into the royal garden.

He can be regarded as someone who has seen the world, and he has seen many big families, but no one has ever been as magnificent as the Zhang Family Courtyard.

Soon, Menzi led the two of them to a house named 'Treasure Pavilion'.

"Two, my master is inside, please come in." After Menzi finished speaking to the two, he bowed and retreated.

Conan pushed Li Canghai into it, and as far as he could see, there were rare things inside.

All kinds of calligraphy, paintings, antiques, rare jade carvings, placed randomly, it seems that they are not afraid of being stolen at all.

At the head of the main hall, sat a middle-aged man covered in jewels and a big belly.

The man was wiping an emerald finger with a silk silk, and it seemed to be Zhang Wenyuan.

"Licang, Nan Ke met Zhang Yuanwai." Li Canghai cupped his hands.

Zhang Wenyuan glanced at the two of them, still wiping the emerald ring in his hand, and said indifferently: "Which one of you is the distant cousin of the governor?"

Li Canghai said: "I'm right here, and Yang Shicheng is my cousin. This time, the two of us wandered to Yangzhou. I heard the name of Zhang Yuanwai, so I came here to pay a visit."

"Why have I never heard from the governor that he has such a young cousin?" Zhang Wenyuan glanced at the two of them and asked.

Li Canghai smiled, and said: "Zhang Yuanwai didn't know about it. I studied abroad since I was a child and rarely interacted with my cousin. It must be because my cousin rarely mentioned it, so Zhang Yuanwai didn't know about it."

"Oh, I don't know where you study?" Zhang Wenyuan asked, pointing his fingers at Jade.

"Luoyang." Li Canghai replied.

Zhang Wenyuan wiped the emerald ring finger with silk, put it on his thumb, then picked up the name card, and said, "Why is there a seal of Yangzhou Facao on this name card?"

Li Canghai said: "The two of us left Yangzhou this time, and I heard the name of Yuanwai from my cousin, so I wanted to see the demeanor of Yuanwai, so my cousin asked Mr. Facao to introduce him. Because Mr. Facao is involved in important matters, Unable to come, Master Facao left his imprint on the name card."

"So that's how it is. Since the two of you are recommended by the county sheriff, Zhang should serve you as a guest, come here, and serve tea!" Zhang Wenyuan said expressionlessly.

Soon, a maid came up with three cups of tea.

"Mr. Zhang, you put all the treasures in this room here, are you not afraid of being stolen?" Conan asked after taking a sip of tea.

Zhang Wenyuan chuckled, and said casually: "These things are not valuable things, so if you throw them away, it's a pity."

"It's said that Yuan Zhang is as rich as a country, but seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation!" Li Canghai sighed.

Seeing that the two were sincerely convinced, Zhang Wenyuan's expression was not the same as before, and he became a little more polite.

"However..." Li Canghai frowned slightly, and drew a long tail.

"But what?" Zhang Wenyuan's face, which had improved a little earlier, immediately pulled down.

Li Canghai cupped his hands slightly towards him, and said, "However, I have seen some problems, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

"Oh? What did you see, just say it." Zhang Wenyuan was displeased, but he thought that he was the county guard's cousin, so he had to give some face, so he hummed.

Li Canghai hesitated for a moment, then said: "Since that's the case, I'll just say it straight. From my point of view, there are evil spirits hidden in the wealth of this other courtyard, and if you live in it for a long time, there will be bloody disasters."

Zhang Wenyuan stood up suddenly, and said with a gloomy face: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can I hide evil when I gather money from all directions in this courtyard? How can there be a bloody disaster? I respect you as the county guard's cousin, so I treat you with more courtesy , but you are talking nonsense, so don’t blame me for ordering the eviction. You two, don’t see me off!”

Li Canghai didn't take it seriously, he smiled lightly and said: "The other courtyard was built next to the lake to divide Yin and Yang. It is true that wealth is gathered from all directions, and it is hard to get rich. However, in this Yin-yang pattern, there is a hidden Big Dipper Bureau. Guess it is right, there must have been a bloody disaster in this other courtyard."

(End of this chapter)