Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 63 Tracking and Pursuit
When Wang Heng woke up leisurely, he saw two pairs of eyes staring at him. Behind the eyes were two faces. He patted his head and remembered that one was Wang Cai and the other was Yue'er.

Wang Heng looked left and right. In the setting autumn sun, he was lying on the river bank under the old willow tree. Wang Cai was squatting in front of him, and Yue'er was wiping his face with a handkerchief.

"Master, why are you staring at me blankly? Is it because my little talented brother is too handsome?"

"Very handsome, very handsome, but where is the most handsome one?"

When these words came out, everyone was shocked, Yueting, where did you go?

Yue'er watched outside the study for a long time and didn't see them come out. There was silence in the room. When she went back in, there was no sign of anyone. The two people disappeared out of thin air. Knowing that something was wrong, she ran to the flower hall to find Wang Cai.

Wang Cai was also frantic with anxiety. The two of them searched around Wang Jingmei's house. I don't know who suggested that maybe Wang Heng and the others had gone outside the house, so the two of them rushed out.

Yue'er had some kung fu, and the old man who was guarding the door saw a figure passing by. Just when he was about to speak, he saw Xiaocai rushing out and shouted: "Hey." No one paid attention to him, and he retreated angrily.

Yue'er was quite familiar with this place. She walked half a circle around the house and found Wang Heng placed under an old willow tree near the back door near the river bank, facing south with his back against the big tree. It was very conspicuous. Otherwise, he would have been behind the tree. I'm afraid it will take a long time to find it.

Yue'er had Heigu Minxiang's antidote in her hand. Although she couldn't confirm that she was poisoned by Shenxian Chenzui Powder, the antidote cleared away heat and detoxified, and the effect was very good. Wang Heng gradually woke up.

Wang Heng found the tunnel in the study, and he and Yueting were poisoned in the tunnel. He briefly explained that before he fell into coma, he and Yueting were together and seemed to see two black figures. After that, he was placed under the old willow tree. Yueting disappeared without a trace.

Wang Cai said: "Since they didn't harm you, they wouldn't harm Yueting in the future. Yueting was probably taken somewhere by them. It is unlikely that he is still with Wang Tixue. Wang Tixue is an official, so of course his family cannot If there is a life-threatening lawsuit, that group of criminals is obviously in cahoots with his family, so naturally they cannot kill him at will."

Everyone felt that this analysis made sense, and they were a little relieved.

Wang Hengli stood up, dusted himself off, and looked around at the scenery.

"When you discovered me just now, was there anyone or anything around here?"

The area around the back door was quiet, not a single passerby passed by. A few whiteheads flew past the branches and chirped for a while. Of course, they couldn't be criminals in disguise.

Birdsong Mountain was even more secluded. By the way, Yue'er was surprised and said, "I heard the sound of an oar, and a boat rowed past the river bank."

Wang Cai thought for a while and said, "I seem to have heard the sound of rowing boats."

If you leave the city by water here, go west for two or three miles and pass through the Yantietang Gate to the western suburbs.

"Xichengmen Shuiguan, Yantietang Gate!" Wang Heng suddenly had an idea. It was set up by the state government and was guarded by people all day long: "There is a gatekeeper there, let's go and ask."

The king finally understood and immediately beamed with joy.

The three of them ran along the river in unison and ran for two miles in one breath. Sure enough, they saw a small sluice gate on the river that was in the shape of a figure of eight running north and south. Standing on the wall of the sluice gate was a middle-aged man looking around. It seemed that the gatekeeper was there. Inspection.Wang Heng and Yue'er both winked at Xiaocai, who said proudly, "It's my turn to play the role of a slave again."

Wang Cai leaned on the embankment and shouted to the gatekeeper: "Uncle, we are from Wang Yaqiange's old manor. We will be coming back from other places. Our young master wants to hire a boat to cruise the lake. He has been waiting here for a long time. I can’t wait for the boat, so I keep asking you about it.”

The gatekeeper looked stunned. He paused for a moment before he realized that he was talking to him. He heard the words "Ge Laofu" in his ears, and said solemnly: "Oh, little brother, there are really not many ships here. We will arrive in the afternoon." There are few in and out lines now, so it’s not easy to call out at the last minute.”

Wang Cai said: "Just now there was a boat heading towards the lock. I called him all the way, but he didn't call me back. I followed him for a while. Uncle, did you see it? What kind of boat was it?"

The gatekeeper saw that the young man's cheeks were red. Of course it was because he was running over, so he couldn't help but laugh: "Brother, when you said this, I remembered that a boat just left the city. That boat was selling Yixing ceramics. No. Lease."

Xiaocai smiled and said, "So uncle, you know them."

The gatekeeper smiled naively and said: "That boat often stops under the Zhihe Tangzhou Bridge and Zhoujing Bridge in the city to sell sand flower pots. People come and go frequently. Recently, at the July Festival temple fair of Huanggu Temple outside the city, they were busy. I'm going out to the city to hawk for a while, I think he looks familiar."

Wang Cai was attentive and asked: "It's strange. They are selling porcelain. They shouldn't leave the city in the morning and come back in the evening. Why is it the other way around?"

The gatekeeper smiled and said: "Brother, you have just come back from other places, right? You don't know that the July Festival in Huanggu Temple is a night market, with fireworks and fireworks, and it is very lively."

When several people heard about the July Festival Fair in Huanggu Temple, they all took a deep breath and understood a little bit in their hearts. Yes, this clue was missed by everyone, and now, it has appeared again.

The gatekeeper said: "I have an uncle who lives on this river. He has a very strong boat and he is also a well-behaved person. Brother, can you ask me to call him to hold the boat and serve him, and give me one or two cups of tea?" Can you wait for the hard work?"

When Wang Cai saw Wang Heng nodding towards him, he said, "Uncle, please call me quickly."

Lao Lu, the uncle-in-law of the gatekeeper, spent the day transporting water chestnut roots for Nanhu goods. At dusk, he returned home and grabbed a bowl of rice. He heard his brother-in-law calling him from afar to go to work and rocking the boat happily. When he arrived at the Yantietang Gate of Xishuiguan and settled on a boat for the night with fifty cents, Lao Lu was so happy that he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.

Wang Heng ordered: "First send us to Huanggu Temple outside the city. We have to catch up with the previous boat."

The boat came out of the lock and paddled westward through the clear water accompanied by the sound of the boat.

Along both sides of the river, there was still smoke from the kitchens at first, but it gradually became darker, and when you looked up, you could see the blue-black sky, and gradually the stars in the houses were lit up with candles.

Lao Lu's boat was a single-canopy boat. It was cleaned briefly. Wang Heng and Xiaocai sat on either side of the boat. Yue'er squatted on the bench in the canopy. Their faces were heavy and it was inconvenient for Lao Lu to open their mouths. Hearing this, everyone was worried.

Wang Heng's eyebrows knitted together, and he was thinking about two extremely urgent things. One was that Yue'er's father was threatened by a gangster and seemed to be about to travel far away, and Mr. Yuming was involved in the process.The other thing is that Yueting was kidnapped, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead. He took Yueting to Wang Jingmei's house, and it was necessary to rescue him wholeheartedly.

After leaving the city and heading south, there were more and more boats in the Yantie Pond. Lao Lu shook his oar and said: "These are all going to Huanggu Temple to attend the temple fair. Today is the last day of the July Festival. Those who can't make it will have to wait a while." Year."

(End of this chapter)