Lu Ming

Chapter 661 Rescue the thief (seven)
The combination of Du and Bao made the anti-theft case escalate rapidly.This case is now equivalent to a transfer of departments, from the semi-professional labor education system to the professional criminal investigation department.

With professionals in the market, the treatment in all aspects will be different immediately.As a prison arrester, Du Chong can mobilize far more resources than Bao Shinan.

Although there are only a dozen official servants in the punishment room, this is not a problem. Du Chong still has a large number of white servants, temporary workers, and auxiliary policemen who can be envoys.

Usually, in a county government office, there are no white servants who can be assembled.However, in a city like Hanyang with developed industry and trade, the government has more funds. When encountering major events, Du Chong's subordinates can immediately gather a team of 200 people.

Of course, in this kind of team, there must be all kinds of ghosts and snake gods and related households who eat empty wages, but Du Chong doesn't need to make a big splash this time, he only needs to call his own private team.

The private team, including several apprentices, is completely sufficient in number, which can not only keep it secret, but also provide sufficient case handling personnel.

So, the next day, after the visit to the prison was over, the person in charge of following him changed from an idler on the street to Du Chong's second apprentice.

But this time, after the two Shaanxi men came out of the restaurant, they could not escape the sight of the watchers.Du Chong, who was sitting in the town himself, not only mobilized manpower on the street, but also prepared boats on the river to relay and follow.

In the end, Du Chong grasped the whereabouts of the two men: an ordinary inn in Dongchengkou.

For all of this, the small tube, which should theoretically be unconscious, naturally does not know.He now lives a very regular life: he prepares for prison visits every morning, visits the prison at noon, and then goes to Yunke to report on his work.After that, I went home to take care of my frail old lady.

As for other daily business, Xiao Guan has already given up all of them.After this incident, he had to leave this place no matter what, and he would abandon everything before.

In the eyes of Du and Bao, Xiao Guan's abnormal behavior is another explanation-the rebels have a huge plan this time, and they have given huge benefits, so Xiao Guan's private tooth is now dedicated to serving the rebels.

This judgment proved from another angle: Tian Datian San, the two rebels, did indeed hold information on the storage location of a large amount of gold and silver.

After making this judgment, Du Chong and Bao Shinan were still very excited.

Their investigation this time, so far, has been carried out without telling their superiors.In this way, not counting the various favors offered, even if it is to call a private subordinate, it still needs to provide funds.

Every day from now on, the funds required for the operation of the investigation network are all private funds shared by Du and Bao.

With so many private resources mobilized, it is natural to strive for the best result.Now seeing that things have shown signs of development and are developing on the "good" side, then the next step is to continue to invest.

Next, when Xiao Guan went to visit the prison on the third day, Tian San, who had been suffering from a high fever before, not only regained his consciousness, but also started to eat liquid food.

There is no need to question this speed of recovery.Adult men who lived to adulthood in the seventeenth century and were able to go to various places to rebel and fight officers and soldiers are all the best in natural evolution.

So when the bactericidal effect of Huang'an San took effect, Tian San, who was unconscious before, soon woke up.

Sitting outside the fence, seeing Tian Da feeding rice porridge to Tian San, Xiao Guan couldn't help but frowned: "Third Master, it's all right."

"I would also like to thank my brother for the magical medicine. This time, the third brother has saved his life."

Tian Da, who spoke, looked much better than a few days ago.Sufficient protein supply makes Tian Da ruddy and full of energy.In just a few days, he returned to a fighting state where he could eat and fight.

At this time, Tian San, who was lying on the clean quilt beside him, slowly put his hands together on his abdomen, made a gesture of arching his hands, and made a weak voice: "Thank you, Brother Guan, for saving your life."

"It can't be done."

Xiao Guan hurriedly stopped him from the gap: "Brother, I was also entrusted by others. The third master wants to thank you. It's not too late to thank your benefactor in person after you get out of prison after your body is healed."

"Speaking of getting out of prison." Tian Da lowered his voice at this moment: "Is there any clue about this matter?"

The reason why Tian Da dared to ask such a blatant question was because from today onwards, the jailer who would have stood behind Xiao Guan when visiting the prison had disappeared without a trace.

This change, in Tian Da's view, is that the jailer thinks it's troublesome and doesn't follow the small guard anymore.As for the truth behind it, several parties have their own interpretations, which is beyond what Tian Da can guess.

Tian Da's question was already expected by Xiao Guan.He also lowered his voice, and immediately asked: "The key right now is the third master's body, when will he be able to move?"

Tian Da looked down at his brother, and replied hesitantly: "It will take five or seven days to go in and out freely. But it's okay, if it's just 'going out', after two days, I can walk around with the third child by my arm."

Xiao Guan frowned when he heard this: "It's inevitable that the patrols will interrogate you. It's best to walk around freely."

When Tian Da heard Xiao Guan say this, he knew that the romantic plot of "brothers from the family killing officials and robbing the execution ground" that he imagined was impossible.There is a high probability that there are not many of his own brothers who are responding outside, which is consistent with Tian Da's private and objective judgment.

So Tian Da asked further: "How many brothers are here this time?"

"It's hard to say the number, and it's hard to say the name."

Xiaoguan can't reveal the truth to Tian Da now, because if it is simple, people will have more questions; if it is complicated, the current environment and time will not allow it: "This is a business of beheading. Many. As soon as there is a matter, wait for Tian Ye to go out, and your family members can talk about it."

When Xiao Guan said this, Tian Da felt that it was right, so he nodded in a deep voice: "Understood."

The next moment, Xiao Guan got up to pack the food box, and whispered again: "No matter what happens now, let's just wait for Third Master Tian's body to recover."

"Brother worked hard."

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After leaving the prison gate, Xiao Guan got into the carriage as usual, and Yun Ke came.

However, today's Yunkelai is different from the past.

Just this morning, Room [-] next to Private Room [-] of Jiazi has already been reserved by someone.

The people who come to the private room are naturally government officials who the shopkeeper must be careful with.Fortunately, this time, they were quite polite, and the money was paid according to the price.So the shopkeeper and the staff also obeyed the instructions honestly: business as usual, no publicity, no leading guests to Room [-].

Watching the two big men from Shaanxi enter the box in the old time, the shopkeeper who noticed something, didn't dare to say anything at this time.

It was Du Chong's eldest apprentice and third apprentice who entered the next box ahead of time.

These two brought guys here today.Among them are not only wiretapping copper pipes, but also various gadgets used to dig out and close gaps.

However, what the eavesdroppers didn't know was that there was a reason why the two Shaanxi men chose Yunke to come to the box.The light and location conditions here are very suitable for observing with a telescope from the second floor opposite.

Their every move has already been captured by the observation post on the second floor across the street.And the furnishings in the box that they had long occupied had already been replaced with those of the same style.

In this seventeenth-century espionage confrontation, the top snakes occupying the right place lost no suspense to the indigenous espionage elite armed with later generations of espionage ideas and equipment.

In this way, in the next few days, even if no one visits the prison on time like Xiaoguan, even if no guests meet on time like Jiazi No. [-], Xiaoguan will still visit the prison on time, go to Yunke to report on time, and let Du Chong eavesdrop on time .

Both parties involved in the major case of rescuing the anti-thieves are silent at the moment. It seems that nothing happened, and everything seems to be normal.

This weird atmosphere was broken after four days.

At noon four days later, in the death cell.Tian San walked slowly five or six times around the cell through the fence and in front of Xiao Guan.

Seeing Tian San, who was sweating on his forehead after sitting down and a little out of breath, Xiao Guan happily said: "Master, you are well!"

"You can't hold back your brothers."

"In that case, listen up, both of you."

Seeing this scene, Xiao Guan first looked left and right, then leaned over and said, "I won't come tomorrow. In the past few days, there will always be changes. You two should be more vigilant at night, don't sleep to death, and play by ear."

"Save!"

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In the afternoon of the same day, apprentice Du Chong, who was sitting in Yunkelai, heard a shocking conversation through a brass pipe.

"You two, Lord Tian has already told me where the silver is buried today."

"Okay, where is it?"

"Hehe, where is this?"

"Brother, I promise you that I will not lose even one penny. Besides, after we pay out the money, we still have to rely on you to purchase food and fodder."

"Hehe, it's good that you both know the seriousness. These days, there are really not many people like me who dare to raise their heads to help the rebels contact and buy food."

"It's a pole, it's a pole."

"Well, the money is in Xiaogan. Let's go get the money together as we agreed before. After getting out, [-]% will go to me, and I will help the two buy food and fodder for the rest, and hire a car team to go out of the city."

"That's it! When are we going?"

"There is a sick mother at home, please allow me to settle down. See you at the abandoned Jade Buddha Temple in the purple bamboo forest outside the city tomorrow evening."

"That's it, it's a deal!"

Not long after, the behind-the-scenes duo in the torture chamber got the exact news.

Bao Shinan clapped his hands and laughed on the spot: "Okay! The fish is finally hooked!"

Du Chong and Du Tutou also had a smile on his face: "Let me mobilize the manpower, and tomorrow I will catch all the fish in the Jade Buddha Temple."

At the same moment, Nan Wang was wearing a soft cotton robe and standing under the eaves with his hands behind his back.While looking up at the sky, he calmly said to Zhou Yi beside him: "I look at the sky, it will rain tomorrow!"

"Good thing." Zhou Yi also said flatly: "If there is rain, the blood will easily dissipate."

(End of this chapter)