Chapter 87 Tang Shujing: God has appeared!
Yang Zhilan asked, "Young Master, do you want to intervene in this matter?"
Su Xian did not give a direct answer, but said: "Princess Lanling went to Youzhou to take charge of the matter because someone was colluding with the Liao Kingdom."
"If she encounters an accident in Yingzhou, or even dies, the Liao Kingdom will be a complete victory... Then, it will be inevitable that they will invade the border and plunder cities in the south. Maybe Youzhou, Yingzhou and other places will be in chaos!"
"Turbulence is not a good thing for anyone!"
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After listening to this, Yang Zhilan did not move, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Su Xian ignored her and quickly sorted out his thoughts. The information he had at hand was very little, but all of them were crucial.
After a moment of silence, Su Xian said, "We need to find a suitable excuse to go to Warehouse C4 at the Canal Wharf and investigate. First, we need to find out what the 'charcoal' they are talking about is."
"I'll check it out overnight. I should be able to sneak into the warehouse while the patrol team is taking a break or changing shifts." Yang Zhilan said, looking up.
"Not right! They are plotting against Princess Lanling, so the plan must be very thorough. Although you are the top assassin of the inner guard, you are only one person after all. It would be bad if you alerted the enemy."
Yang Zhilan opened her mouth but no sound came out.
Su Xian pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "I got it. Tomorrow I can openly enter Warehouse C4 to investigate!"
Yang Zhilan stared at him blankly, but didn't ask him what solution he had come up with.
"It's late tonight, go to bed early. We have to get up early tomorrow, and you shouldn't stay at home. I have a task for you." Su Xian said mysteriously.
Yang Zhilan's eyes lit up when she heard this. Although she didn't understand what "staying at home" meant, it didn't matter. What mattered was Su Xian's mission...
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The next day.
Leshou County Government Office.
Zhou Jishi was like an iron man who never got tired. Early in the morning before dawn, he had already made the officials in the county government very miserable. Everyone was angry but dared not speak out.
Although Tang Shujing often ran around with a group of detectives, she did not hold an official position in the yamen, so she was not "dragged down" by the weekly journal office.
Constable Lin and other detectives could not be considered "officials of the government office" because they were not officials, so they did not have to suffer the abuse of the Zhouji Office.
But the detectives were not feeling well either, because they were abused by Tang Shujing!
Yesterday, after escorting Su Xian into the county government office, Tang Shujing personally led them to search for the bandits throughout the entire process. They ran around like headless flies and did not stop until midnight.
However, they got nothing, not even a hair of the bandits.
This morning, after Tang Shujing woke up, she frowned, washed herself, had breakfast, and then came to the gate of the back house of the county government.
I agreed with the detectives to meet here last night, and then continue searching the city for bandits.
She was completely at odds with the bandits...
"Second Miss, you're here." When Captain Lin saw Tang Shujing coming out, he forced an ugly smile and greeted her, bowing and saluting.
"Second Miss!" The other detectives also bowed silently in greeting.
Tang Shujing stood on the stone steps, looking down from above. Her bright eyes slowly swept over the detectives. Seeing their appearance, she suddenly became furious.
Then she scolded him in a delicate voice: "Didn't you guys have breakfast? How can you fight the bandits in this state?"
Captain Lin smiled and said, "To be honest, Second Miss, we were busy too late last night. The brothers fell asleep as soon as they returned home. We woke up this morning and rushed over without having breakfast..."
After hearing this, the anger on Tang Shujing's oval face subsided a little, and she waved her hand and said, "Forget it, the emperor doesn't need hungry soldiers."
Then, she took out a string of copper coins, handed it to Captain Lin, and said, "Take your brothers to fill their stomachs first. We will meet here in a quarter of an hour."
Captain Lin was smiling happily and went to have breakfast with a group of detectives.
Tang Shujing pinched her brows, sighed, turned around and went back home, going straight to her mother, Madam Chen 's residence, to ask for some "funds".
She has seen the hard work of the detectives these days, but it is impossible to ask her to give up and stop pursuing the bandits, so she can only get some "funding" to motivate the detectives.
Mrs. Chen is very stingy, but only towards her husband Tang Ju.
She was still very generous to the two sisters Tang Shuwan and Tang Shujing.
Tang Shujing ran over and acted coquettishly for a while, and lied to Mrs. Chen that she wanted to buy rouge. Mrs. Chen said that her daughter had grown up, and "specially approved" three taels of silver for her.
Tang Shujing, delighted, headed straight for the main gate of the back house and passed by a Buddhist temple.
This Buddhist temple was built by several county magistrates in the past. Usually, only Mrs. Chen would burn incense there occasionally.
So the Buddhist hall was very deserted, with no one in it.
Tang Shujing glanced at the temple and stopped walking. Suddenly, Su Xian's words of teasing her rang in her ears. He said that if she prayed to God, she might get some clues about the bandits...
How about giving it a try? No one would notice anyway... Tang Shujing hesitated for a while, then finally lifted her long legs and stepped into the temple.
As expected, there was no one in the Buddhist temple, and there were even weeds growing there.
She walked to the Buddha statue and stood still. She looked around and made sure that no one was around. Then she put her hands together, closed her eyes and murmured, "Please God, give me some clues about the bandits."
After she finished reading, she opened her eyes and was stunned for a while, then smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that I am really crazy. I actually came to pray to God. How could I believe Su Xian's nonsense..."
She shook her head and was about to turn around and leave, but out of the corner of her eye she saw a small ball of paper on the weed-covered ground!
"Where did the little ball of paper come from?"
Tang Shujing looked around. No one was there, but this piece of paper...if someone had left it here before, it would have been soaked and rotted long ago...
After hesitating for a while, she finally picked up the small piece of paper and unfolded it with doubt. She saw the following words written on it: "There are bandits in Xiangxue Tower in the north of the city..."
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A quarter of an hour later.
The main gate behind the yamen.
The detectives had already eaten their fill and returned, gathering together to chat and gossip.
squeak!
The door opened and Tang Shujing ran out in a hurry. Her face looked strange, with a hint of worry in her urgency.
Captain Lin gritted his teeth, walked over and said, "Second Miss, there should be no bandits in this city. Why do n't we stop searching..."
The rest of the detectives all looked at Captain Lin and Tang Shujing with bated breath, because Captain Lin's words reflected their common thoughts and they were only recommending him to "give advice".
"I know where the bandits are." Tang Shujing did not get angry, but clapped her hands and said, "Xiangxue Tower, the bandits are hiding in Xiangxue Tower, come with me and capture them!"
"Second Miss..." Captain Lin grabbed Tang Shujing who was about to rush forward and said, "We have checked Xiangxue Tower and there are no bandits hiding there."
Tang Shujing glared, raised her heroic eyebrows, and said angrily: "Your investigation does not count, this female detective will investigate personally... Do you want to be lazy?"
She has a pair of bright eyes with a blazing gaze.
“I don’t dare.” Captain Lin waved his hands repeatedly, and finally said with a pained look: “I’ll go, I’ll go, isn’t it okay…”
