Chapter 234 235 Arrest (Part 1)
Zhou Jia paced back and forth in the custody room, "Where did they come from? Could it be that they originally lived in Dayong? Alas! Ruyi is not here, otherwise, why should Ruyi follow them and see where they live?"
Mr. Qian suggested: "Sir, I think you can send Yu Xianwei to go there. Although he is a little confused, he has never made any mistakes in his official duties. Or we can wait for General Zhong Shen to send a scout down the mountain to follow up and inquire, or the scout is good at it." .”
"Okay, then go and call Lieutenant Yu over and I'll talk to him, and then I'll notify the officers and soldiers guarding the city to conduct strict interrogations on people who act suspiciously."
"Hey!" Mr. Qian went to Lieutenant Yu's signing room and saw Lieutenant Yu drunkenly lying on the kang in the holding room. Mr. Qian looked at the drunken Lieutenant Yu, shook his head and walked out of the signing room. .
He went back and told Zhou Jia about Yu County Lieutenant's drunkenness in the detention room, and sighed: "How did this man become like this? He was drunk every three days. What would he say if he was seen in the Yamen?"
Zhou Jia thought for a while and told Mr. Qian: "It's not an option to continue like this. Tell Mr. Tu and ask him to help Yu County Lieutenant. Also, in the future, people should keep a close eye on Yu County Lieutenant's errands." , don’t cause trouble.”
Mr. Qian sighed: "This is the only way we can do it."
Xiaoshan returned to the inn and saw that the hunters had disappeared. A Dong said to Xiaoshan: "Brother Xiaoshan, those few people said they were going to sell goods just after you left. I saw them walking towards the city gate, but they were still there." There was no check-out and all the furs were not taken away.”
Xiaoshan told Adong what Zhou Jia said, and soon two detectives disguised as merchants came and lived next to the hunter's guest room.
When it was getting dark, heavy snow like goose feathers fell down one after another, and the sky and earth became white and foggy. Li Yu stood in front of the window and watched the yard gradually become covered with a layer of white. Afraid of heavy snowfall, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Zhang pushed down the straw curtain covering the greenhouse, went to the front office and asked two servants to put up the planks, and gave some of the prepared Saqima to the servants who helped. I went back to rest with confidence.
Li Yu waited for a while and saw that Zhou Jia had not returned to the houya yet. Knowing that he might be busy with official duties, he went to bed and picked up wool to knit.
Zhou Jia, Mr. Qian, and Tu Dianshi took the government servants to Xicheng to check. The corners of Xicheng are filled with poor families. The houses in this area are all thatched houses, which may be crushed in a heavy snowfall.
Zhou Jia took people around Xicheng and told them to clear the snow frequently and be alert at night to prevent the snow from falling for too long and piling up on the roofs, crushing the houses and causing casualties.
When the people saw Zhou Jia braving the heavy snow to check on their houses, the village chief took the lead and bowed gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. County Master. We will take precautions. Please go back if the roads are slippery due to snow!"
"Okay, everyone, be careful and report to the county government office as soon as there is any situation." Zhou Jia took a few people back to the county government office and asked the government officials to take turns on duty at night. If there is any situation, report it quickly. Zhou Jia's diligent administration and love for the people are obvious to all in Qingchuan. The government officials They also supported Zhou Jia and agreed to Zhou Jia's instructions in unison.
Zhou Jia and Mr. Qian returned to the back office. Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Liu quickly poured hot water on the kang stove for them. Zhou Jia washed up and went back to the house to see Li Yu falling asleep leaning on a quilt with a Zhou Jia picked up the children's socks that he was knitting and put them in his hands. He felt that they were only half the size of his hand.
Zhou Jia gently took out the quilt on Li Yu's back. Li Yu looked at Zhou Jia drowsily and smiled softly, "You're back! Is it still snowing? I don't know, sir and Ah Wei How was it on the mountain?"
Zhou Jia got on the bed, pulled the quilt over Li Yu's shoulders, and comforted him softly: "It's still raining. Mr. and Ah Wei are with Dashui and the others, so they should be fine."
"Yeah!" Li Yu kissed Zhou Jia's chin and fell asleep on his side. Zhou Jia looked at Li Yu's sleeping face and secretly worried that Mr. Wen and Yang Wei might not be able to return home in a short time due to such heavy snow. He also thought about the two detectives sent out and wondered if they had found out the true identities of the hunters.
In the Shunxin Inn outside the city, three muscular men with big beards and a fairly handsome man were sitting on the kang.
Several people were discussing in low voices, and a man with big eyes, a flat nose, and thick lips said: "Brother, we have been here to investigate for so long, but we still haven't found out where the garrison in Qingchuan is. I think there are the most officers and soldiers in the city." No more than two hundred. In my opinion, it is better for us to go into the county government office and control the county magistrate, and Qingchuan City will fall into our hands."
A cross-eyed man echoed: "Yes! Brother, I have checked. The county magistrate is a weak scholar. His wife is pregnant. There are only a few women in the house and a lame old man guarding the door. Let's get in." Keep the county grandpa’s wife under control, the county grandpa must listen to us for the sake of his wife and children.”
The handsome man retorted: "Ah Cai, you two think too simply. Look at those civil servants who don't have three wives and four concubines. If the wife dies, he can remarry. If the child dies, someone will give birth to him. Besides, the baby is still in the belly. , where does the love come from, you still want to use their children and wives to control them."
Cross-eyed glanced at him, "I have inquired about it a long time ago. I heard that the county magistrate has no concubines and is very kind to his wife." Cross-eyed smiled and looked at the other man, "Brother, tell me what you are doing. Thought."
The man named Big Brother had thick eyebrows and big eyes. When he saw several people looking at him, he thought for a long time and said with a serious face: "Ah Cai and Chunsheng's plan can be considered. We can't enter the city now. Let's go tomorrow." Go to the city and inquire about it carefully. If possible, let’s start tomorrow night. It’s getting late and it’s getting late. Let’s go and rest!”
Detectives Tu Hui and Ding Man in the next room held bamboo tubes against the wooden wall of the guest room, listening for the voices next door. However, the voices were too low and the languages were somewhat different. They could only hear the county magistrate and the mother-in-law intermittently. , daughter-in-law, a few vague words, and soon there was a rustling sound, and then there was no movement. The two of them listened for another quarter of an hour before they heard the sound of snoring and grinding teeth from next door. They looked at each other and went back to lie down on the kang.
At that time, Mo Xue finally stopped. Early the next morning, Tu Hui found that the person next door had already gotten up and was about to go out. Tu Hui said to Ding Man: "Brother Man, go back and tell Mr. Zhou what you heard last night. I Go follow them." Ding Man nodded and left the inn and returned to the Yamen.
Ding Man returned to the county government office and saw that Zhou Jia had not arrived at the custody room yet, so he went straight to the back office to ask to see Zhou Jia. After Yu Niang reported Ding Man's request to see Zhou Jia, she took Ding Man in. After seeing Zhou Jia, Ding Man told Zhou Jia what he heard last night and said: "Sir, they spoke very quietly. They are definitely not hunters who are so defensive. Sir, we should just capture them."