Nongmen Shenjue

Coming out of Du's house, Chen Shiliu pondered: "Brother Mu, what do you mean by Mr. Du?"

"He wants to pick himself out." Mu Qingyan understood at that time that Du Sanye wanted to provide clues, and it should have been decided a long time ago, but he didn't want to be so straightforward.In addition, it is estimated that he wants some benefits, such as being implicated.

"It really has something to do with him?" Chen Shiliu was a little surprised, but felt it was reasonable.Money touches people's hearts, and Du Sanye can easily make a fortune without his own efforts, so how can he refuse.

Third Master Du endured for a day, and came to the inn to meet Mu Qingyan.

This time without going around in circles, he sighed and said: "I asked my wife, the Xiaoyu you mentioned did indeed visit my house. Speaking of her, she was my wife's former maid, but she was let go ten years ago." Qi, I have lived since then. Her name was not Xiaoyu, but Luzhuer. Luzhu was bought by my wife from Ren Yazi. She was only five or six years old at the beginning. She was smart and lovable, and she followed my wife. There were nearly ten years. Later, my wife’s first husband died of illness, and she decided to return to Fujiang Mansion to settle down. Luzhu didn’t like the life here, and she was getting older and had her own ideas, so my wife followed her heart Let her go. Counting, their master and servant haven't seen each other for seven or eight years, and they only met again in the first month of that year."

"What's the history of the people around her?"

Mr. Du shook his head: "At that time, how did I know that she had something to do with those people? Those people rented a boat, and Luzhu never showed up from the beginning to the end, and she never mentioned those people. She lived in my house back then. After two days, he said he was going to leave, but he didn’t say where he was going. After all, it’s just something related to the past, so it’s not easy to pursue it.”

Mu Qingyan was noncommittal about this, and only asked: "When you rented the boat, you didn't check the household registration directions of those people?"

"The ferry is not a yamen, it only accepts money." Du Sanye smiled, this statement was obviously not true.

"Mrs. Du doesn't know about Xiaoyu's whereabouts?" Mu Qingyan asked again.

"I really don't know. Where did we expect that Luzhu would cheat? My wife asked me again and again, did I make a mistake? She also said that Luzhu must have been coerced by someone." Third Master Du sighed: "Such a young and beautiful woman Girl, it's hard for someone to have a wrong heart. At the beginning, my wife persuaded her, she was stubborn, and she was determined to leave, but now she has suffered a loss, and it makes people worry. "

Mu Qingyan also didn't think that Third Master Du could know Xiaoyu's whereabouts, but what Third Master Du said was still secretive, no doubt he wanted to clean himself out of it.Third Master Du wanted to befriend Mu Qingyan because he thought Mu Qingyan was good at investigating cases, but because of this, he was worried that Mu Qingyan would find Xiaoyu and involve himself in it.This is a point of contradiction. After weighing several times, Du Sanye decided to take one step at a time.

Just keep an eye on Mu Qingyan and his party, if they don't make any progress, forget it, if they really find someone...

He doesn't mind killing people when necessary.

Seeing that there was no breakthrough here, Mu Qingyan could only turn around: "Let's go to Pushui County."

"Pushui County?" Chen Shiliu knew that was the place where Xiaoyu and the others cheated and ended their evacuation, but there was a reason why they didn't go there in the first place: "Brother Mu, when the government received a report, it mobilized the whole county inside and outside. I checked, but I didn't find any clues. Now, after two or three years, how should we investigate?"

"I went there quietly, you stay."

"Brother Mu, what do you mean?"

"Don't forget, the reason why we came to Fujiang Mansion was to accept the entrustment. The client only gave a deposit and entrusted tasks, and didn't explain anything else. Doesn't he want to know the follow-up?"

Chen Shiliu almost forgot, after this mention, he immediately remembered: "Brother Mu, you mean that Yan Wu will also come to Fujiang Mansion?"

"Well. He should follow us secretly so that we can know the progress at any time. I will take Jiao Li to Pushui County, take a boat, and come back in two or three days at most. Gao Chun stayed behind as a cover, and told the outside world that I was sick. The food will be delivered as usual. Sixteen, you should pay attention to the people around you, and if there are suspicious ones, first stare at them, so don’t be alarmed.”

"Don't worry, Brother Mu!" Chen Shiliu found it exciting and interesting, and his enthusiasm was high.

That night, Mu Qingyan took Jiao Li and found a boat to Pushui County while avoiding people's eyes and ears.

The man who punted the boat was a man in his thirties, very strong, and his boat was an ordinary local fishing boat, with half the deck and half the cabin. Enough for Mu Qingyan to stand up.In comparison, Jiao Li is taller, with the top of his head close to the cabin roof, but there are long boards on both sides of the cabin to sit on, a small square table in the middle, a small stove in the corner, a pot, a kettle, etc. It can be regarded as a small sparrow with all internal organs.

Such a boat is not worth much, and the boatman who punted the boat has no savings, which is why the owner dared to carry two people at night.

The boat was running smoothly on the water, and the lights in the cabin were lit.

There are also wind lanterns on the outer deck, looking from a distance, it looks like a spark.Occasionally there are oncoming lights, most of which are large ships.

The waterway is smooth and smooth, much faster than the land route. As soon as the sky is bright, we have arrived at the ferry of Pushui County.

Although it was early, the ferry was already busy.

The two of Mu Qingyan landed here without attracting attention at all.

He found a breakfast stall and sat down.This shop sells tofu nao and steamed dumplings. The steamed dumplings are filled with meat and vegetables, and the meat filling is fresh shrimp. The translucent dumpling skin can see the large pieces of shrimp meat faintly inside.This side is near the water, there are a lot of fish and shrimp in the river, and even seafood is cheap, many meals are made with fish, shrimp and crab, but tofu nao is sweet, Mu Qingyan is not used to it.

While eating, he used his ability to go back to the day when Master Yan reported to the government.

It was just dawn at that time, and Master Yan's boat sailed into the ferry to dock like other boats, nothing surprising.The two boats were one behind the other. Although they were not large boats, they looked not ordinary, and there were coolies coming forward to attract customers.The boatman who punted the boat was a big man with a simple and honest appearance, and he waved at these people.

"Our master will not disembark."

After hearing this, the people on the shore knew that this was a way to supply supplies, so they dispersed.

After a while, a person came out from the middle cabin, wearing a blue cloak, with half of his face showing, it was Xiaoyu.Xiaoyu exchanged glances with the captain, and got off the boat steadily.She was holding a wooden food box in her hand, three layers, extremely simple, but judging from her half-carrying and half-carrying posture, it seemed very heavy.She told Master Yan that she was going to buy some food, but instead of looking at the many food stalls, she hailed a car and left the ferry.

After she left, two people got off from another adjacent boat.This boat was also rented by Master Yan. It was originally used for servants, but now the servants have all run away. There are only some boxes and cages on the boat, which contain some clothes, utensils and local products. Master Yan keeps his belongings with him.The two men carried a large and heavy wooden box, also called a carriage, and left the ferry.

In the end, the owner of the boat that Master Yan was on, also two people, a man and an old man, disembarked one after another and quickly left the ferry in the same way.

Master Yan in the cabin didn't know anything about it until mid-afternoon. Seeing that no one came back, he called out to the boatman, but no one responded. The boatman disappeared.He already felt something was wrong, but obviously couldn't believe it, and went back to the cabin to check his belongings, and then he had to face up to the fact that he was cheated.

Master Yan climbed out of the cabin with a pale face. He didn't have the strength to report to the officials, so he had to cry and beg the people at the ferry for help.

When the government officials arrived, the swindlers had already left, only to find a crate of sea fish in the back cabin, which revealed the truth about Mr. Yan's repeated illness.At that moment, Master Yan's expression was empty and numb, and he sighed after a long time, unable to hold back his tears.Take all precautions, in the end it was the Tao, but in the end it was because I failed to resist the temptation of beauty, who is to blame.

Master Yan had to ask someone to sell the local products he was carrying at a low price, and the valuables in the cage were also stolen, except for a few clothes and other things, he disposed of everything, and only then did he get some money.He found an inn to stay, borrowed a pen and paper, and wrote a letter for someone to deliver.

His letter was not sent back to his hometown, but to Fujiang Mansion.

After all, I have been in Fujiang Mansion for more than ten years, and now I am in a difficult situation, but I have to ask my friends for help.

This case was a sensation and everyone talked about it, but unfortunately the liar was not caught in the end.As for Master Yan who was cheated, no one cared.

Mu Qingyan had inquired about it, and learned that Master Yan had returned to his hometown, so he didn't know what happened after that.

Looking for a carriage, Mu Qingyan and Jiao Li followed Xiaoyu's direction. This road was going to the county seat, but Mu Qingyan didn't think Xiaoyu and others would stop in Pushui County.They are foreigners, and they came on the day of the report. It is very obvious that the government can easily find out.Mu Qingyan felt that Xiaoyu and the others must have made plans long ago, such as moving from Pushui County.

It is impossible for him to chase all the way, so he wants to know the exact location where Xiaoyu and others moved.

According to common sense, the order of defrauding Mr. Yan is very profitable. With all those valuables, their first reaction is to find a safe place to hide and wait for the wind to pass. Moreover, the gang has to divide the spoils. If the money is not taken into their hands, No one is worried.As such a "high-end" gang of scammers, judging from their tacit cooperation with each other, they should be a stable team. Then, they will have their own safe hiding place, and even at that place, they use their real identities.

The carriage drove forward for a quarter of an hour, and there was a three-way intersection ahead, and there was a tea stall beside the intersection.There is a shed next to the tea stand, and several carts loaded with goods are parked, and several merchants are sitting in the tea stand to rest.

"Stop." Mu Qingyan stopped, and asked the driver: "Where does this three-way turn left lead?"

The coachman said: "Whether you are facing left or right, it leads to the official road. The official road is far away, and there are some detours. This side is close to the ferry. Some merchants who don't want to enter the city and want to change their way come from here. Change the road. Turn left to go west, there is Wanfeng County over there, and you can also go to Datan County by detour. If you go to the right to go to the official road, you can go to Fucheng. Go straight ahead, and you will enter the county town in a quarter of an hour .”

Mu Qingyan got off the carriage, stood in front of the tea stand, and looked towards the road that turned left for a while.