After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 482 Doubt
He Lingchuan asked her: "What kind of temperament is Fu Songhua?"

"I don't talk much, I don't like to socialize, and I don't like to laugh, but I am shrewd and assertive."

"How was he arrested a few days ago?"

"It was a hot day, he went home and took a nap after eating two bowls of sour plum soup, and suddenly someone rushed in from outside. Mr. Fu... Fu Songhua jumped the wall to escape, and I immediately heard fighting and shouting outside. After a while, someone came in and said Fu Songhua has been arrested, and we are all accomplices, all, all going to jail!"

"After you came in, have you seen Fu Songhua?"

Li shook his head.

"Who else is in his family?

"I, I don't know. I haven't met his family, and I haven't heard him mention it." Li Shi said, "He usually returns home after socializing outside, and he hasn't taken a concubine in recent years."

"You don't know anything about his parents, brothers, wife and children?"

"I asked before, but he only said that his parents had passed away a long time ago, and he had no brothers or married wives. If he asked again, he would get impatient."

Baisha is a good place for recuperation. Many powerful people will buy land and houses here, and put a concubine in addition.This concubine has no contact with the family members at all, and only serves them in Baisha.

It would not be surprising if Fu Songhua did the same.

He Lingchuan leaned slightly, and said softly: "Fu Songhua has pleaded guilty, do you know what that means?"

Li shook his head.From the time she entered the prison to now, she has been confused, and only knows from the few words of the police that Fu Songhua has committed a felony.

"Lingxu City has always severely punished the enemy country's rebellion, and beheading the capital is the lightest thing. Even if the relevant people sit down, you can't survive."

As soon as these words came out, Li's face turned pale, and he lost his voice in shock.

"So think about it carefully, does he have any relatives? Even a little clue is fine."

At the critical moment of life and death, Mrs. Li finally racked her brains.

After a while, she finally said: "Fu Songhua was away from Baishahao twice during the Chinese New Year, and I don't know where he went. I asked, and he said he went to the business, but all the managers under him are still in the city."

Chinese New Year is a time for reunion, even if it is not good, there must be a living person by your side.

"Very good, what else?"

Mrs. Li thought for a while and then said: "My maid, Amei, saw Fu Songhua buying things on the street twice, one time was buying pine nut cakes that children like, and the other time was two toys, which are not cheap. .I thought he was a child used to please merchants, but now that I think about it, maybe...?"

Maybe Fu Songhua bought it for his own children.

Li Shi couldn't say more.She begged for her life before the jailers took her down.

He Lingchuan can only say that I will try my best.

Next, the steward under Fu Songhua will be interrogated.

After asking this question, I found out that Fu Songhua's main business is aquatic products, that is to say, there are so many lakes, rivers, streams, and bays around Baishayu, and there are really rich fishing products.The supply and demand of Baisha and its surrounding areas are booming, so middlemen are naturally needed to deliver aquatic products from fishermen's wharfs to the dining tables of urban residents. There are a lot of merchants in the city who deal in this kind of fresh goods.

In addition, Fu Songhua has also started several side businesses to serve as a hedge during the off-season of aquatic products.Among them are the oil and herbal medicine business, but they are only a small amount, at least that is how the steward described it.

In the whole Baisha, there are three to five hundred people who do these three kinds of business, if not eight hundred and one thousand.

The three merchants further confirmed the staff's confession.

He Lingchuan also asked the steward: "Do you often travel with Fu Songhua?"

"Yes, I've been out with him a lot these past seven years."

"Which place does he often go to?" He Lingchuan raised his hand to stop the other party from speaking, "Which place has he been to the most in recent years?"

The last three words, accented.

The manager didn't think too much and said, "That should be Sharon Town, sixty miles away. We go there three or four times a year. We don't go to other places so frequently."

"What are you going to do there?"

"Purchase. White paint is produced in Sharon Town, which can prevent corrosion."

He Lingchuan thought for a while and asked again: "You always stay in the same inn in Sharon Town?"

"Yes, Dazhao Inn. The other inn is closer to the source of raw materials, but Fu Songhua said that the Jokha Inn is quieter. I thought he was saving money."

The last question: "Will he act alone during his stay at the Jokhang Inn?"

"Yes. He doesn't necessarily take me with him when he socializes with merchants."

He Lingchuan finished asking.

After these people were taken down, he stared at the opposite prison wall in a daze.

The county magistrate of Baishahao had encountered a few setbacks with him, but he didn't dare to speak out.

After a while, He Lingchuan suddenly asked, "Which local households did Zhong Sunmou have the most close contact with after he came to Baisha?"

The County Magistrate of Baishahao was taken aback, and immediately said: "How dare I follow Master Zhongsun's whereabouts?"

"I think you dare." He Lingchuan stared at him and said, "If it weren't for the eyeliners all over the city, how could you have found out when the inspectors just arrived on your land?"

Although Zhong Sunmou is arrogant, he has to do his job, right?You can't rush to reveal your identity every time you go to a place.

With so many outsiders in Baisha, how did the county magistrate recognize the spirit inspector of Lingxu City?
The county magistrate hurriedly waved his hands: "Ah, how can the lower officials have such abilities?"

"You don't have one, so who has one?" He Lingchuan looked at him, speaking earnestly, "Hasn't County Magistrate Tian distinguished the inside from the outside? The wrath of the emperor, whether it is Zhong Sunmou or the dignitaries in the city, can't stop you!"

The exhortation in the words is strong, and the county magistrate Baishahao is in a dilemma.

That's all, even if stretching and shrinking the neck is a knife, let's go through the level in front of us first.He took a deep breath:

"It was the powerful and wealthy people in Lingxu City who first discovered the whereabouts of the inspectors. The news spread all over Baisha within a few days, so Mr. Zhongsun has been busy with official duties and entertainments these days, so he has no skills at all."

He Lingchuan rolled his eyes: "I heard that the senior officials of Lingxu City also live in Baishahao?"

"Isn't it?" All the officials in the city are older than him, and it's not easy for him as a county magistrate.

"These dignitaries like to live in the northwest of the city?"

"Yes, the rich and powerful also like to live there, the scenery is beautiful and the air is fresh." How to say that, when you go out, you will be prosperous, and when you go in, you will find peace.

He Lingchuan was thoughtful: "What do these wealthy families usually do for a living?"

"But everyone who makes money in Chiyan probably has some, after all, they have money and connections." The county magistrate Baishayu said with a bitter face, "The specifics, the lower officials dare not pry."

"Don't dare to pry, but I must have heard about it. Come here, I'll give you the pen, and you write." He Lingchuan pushed the white paper and ink on the table in front of him, "Don't worry, there is no one else here. I also assure you that it will never be published.”

This pen and paper was originally prepared for suspects such as Li, but unexpectedly, the county magistrate himself used it in the end.

The county magistrate of Baishahao grasped his brush like a soldering iron, knowing that he was powerless to resist, so he could only use his brush like flying.

He Lingchuan urged him opposite: "Write more thoroughly, the more comprehensive the better."

It seemed that magistrate Tian himself was writing the confession.

In an instant he filled two large sheets of paper.

County Magistrate Tian put down the pen, pushed the paper, and said in a low voice, "My lord, please take a look."

He Lingchuan picked it up and looked at it carefully, and asked him, "Are you sure there are no omissions?"

"This, it may not be thorough in a hurry..."

He thought that He Lingchuan would still scold him, but he didn't know that the other party smiled: "It's okay, I was in a hurry, so you can find me to check and make up for the omissions whenever you think of it."

On the contrary, County Magistrate Tian was flattered: "Yes, yes."

"What I asked you about today must not be passed on to the outside world."

County Magistrate Tian nodded immediately: "Definitely, definitely!"

He Lingchuan smiled at the tiger lying on the ground again: "Old Jiao, are you tired from running all the way?"

Jiao Yu was used to his demeanor and remained indifferent: "What do you want me to do, just tell me."

"I want to invite you on an urgent errand." He Lingchuan leaned close to its ear and whispered.

The magistrate of Baishayu didn't dare to eavesdrop, but took two steps back to avoid suspicion.

I saw the tiger shaking its ears all the time - He Lingchuan was too close.

After finally waiting for him to finish speaking, it nodded quickly: "Okay, I'll go right away." Standing up, it arched its back and stretched, and walked out with tiger strides.

He Lingchuan looked at its back and praised: "The monsters are sincere, if you agree, go, and don't play with those fake things."

The magistrate of Baishayu felt that he was being targeted, so he could only keep smiling.

He Lingchuan stood up and stretched:
"Okay, find me a place to live with a good view."

County magistrate Tian heaved a sigh of relief, and finally came to the link he is best at!
……

Early the next morning, He Lingchuan went out for a sightseeing tour.

He didn't hide his whereabouts either. Many nobles in the city heard that the Prince's special envoy was coming, so they sent him a message asking to see him.

He Lingchuan didn't have time to socialize, so he was about to throw away all the greeting cards when he accidentally saw the signature on one of them, so he put it in his arms and went out.

This was voted by a senior official of Chiyan Kingdom.

Baisha is also unique in a world full of green mountains and green waters. The sandbars as detailed as snow, the Pinghu Lake where thousands of birds gather, and the ice springs that are still cold in midsummer are indeed holy places for sojourners.

Today is still accompanied by the magistrate Baisha.

Tang Quan came out after soaking, and He Lingchuan straightened his clothes:
"Magistrate Tian, ​​Baishaha has a beautiful scenery, and it really deserves its reputation, but why is it being repaired everywhere? This clanging noise is really not an ordinary disappointment."

Along the way, he saw at least two scenic spots being renovated, as well as a temple, and three private mansions were also full of craftsmen.

Even the Tangquan Xiaozhu they just came out of has a gatehouse that is being repaired, and the gate has just been painted and smells.

"My lord, Baisha is known as the confluence of hundreds of waters. There are 37 lakes, big and small, as well as rivers, streams, ponds, and swamps. There is a lot of rain this spring and summer. The water vapor erodes the wood badly, so it must be repaired frequently? Otherwise, the wood will fall. Come down and hurt people, it's a lot of trouble."

There are too many dignitaries in the local area, if you drop a piece of flowerpot wood from upstairs, you will either be rich or expensive.

He Lingchuan snorted: "I'm going to Chaohu Tower, how far is it?"

"It's very close, you can walk there for a quarter of an hour." The county magistrate of Baishayu recommended, "It's very comfortable to have tea and see the scenery there."

"Okay, lead the way."

(End of this chapter)