Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 425 Is this...gunpowder?
Lishui County.

Because the pro-military captain blocked the scene, the news of Su Jing's accident was not spread at all.

Su Jing lives alone, so she has nothing to do now.

As for Su Jing's shop, Su Jing does not need to participate in actual production and management on weekdays, so it will naturally have no impact.

Everything is running smoothly.

While Su Shi was making arrangements, Sun Ping was still doing his accounting at the counter when a group of people came to him.

"Guests, who are you?"

As Su Jing's most valued shopkeeper, Sun Ping's business level is still quite online.

As soon as these people appeared in front of him, he knew that they were definitely not here to buy cloth.

"Sun Ping, come with us now."

The leader spoke directly, with a cold face and no tone of discussion.

There is no way, this is a major matter related to one's wealth and life, there is no time to waste time here.

Sun Ping's face darkened and he said: "What do you want to do? In broad daylight, is it possible that there is no way for the king to do it?"

Although I don’t know the identities of the people in front of me, judging from their aura, they are definitely not ordinary people.

Sun Ping could only use words to intimidate, even though he knew it was probably useless.

The other party can come directly to him and say such words.

"Sun Ping, if you don't want something to happen to your boss, you'd better cooperate with us."

The pro-military guard finally spoke.

Zhu Yuanzhang's order is very clear. The news cannot be leaked, so Sun Ping is very critical.

He has the deepest relationship with Su Jing, and is also the person who visits Su Jing most often.

Only if he is controlled can the news be kept.

Moreover, this control requires Sun Ping's active cooperation.

After all, he was the shopkeeper of Su's Cloth Shop. His sudden and inexplicable disappearance would definitely cause panic. Something happened at Su's Cloth Shop not long ago, which became the focus of Lishui County.

If Sun Ping was controlled inexplicably and disappeared, there would be a lot of movement.

That's right, Su Jing, the boss, has temporarily disappeared, so there is no big wave.

But if Sun Ping, the shopkeeper of Su's cloth shop, disappears, then things will be serious.

Therefore, Sun Ping could only be asked to cooperate.

"My boss? What did you do to my boss!"

Sun Pingping looked ferocious and immediately started questioning.

His first thought was that these people in front of him had captured Su Jing. Sun Ping had no fear at all, and he immediately wanted to fight these people.

However, how could he, a shopkeeper, be a match for the well-trained guards of the pro-military Duwei Mansion?

Before he could take action, Sun Ping was pulled directly into the back hall by several people.

The speed was so fast that even the guys on the side were a little scared.

"Treasurer!"

……

Several guys immediately rushed to the back hall.

Sun Ping usually treats his clerks very well, and these clerks will naturally not turn a deaf ear to his matters.

People are all mutual.

"I'm fine, you don't have to come, just continue to entertain the guests."

Before the guys reached the door, Sun Ping's voice could already be heard from the back hall.

The guys were a little hesitant, because it obviously didn't seem like nothing was wrong, but like they were being threatened.

However, the next second, Sun Ping appeared from the door and said to several people: "I'm really fine, don't worry."

The guys were relieved and continued to greet the guests.

Sun Ping turned around and returned to the back hall, his expression becoming serious: "What do you mean? What happened to the boss?"

The leading pro-military guard said: "Shopkeeper Sun, let me make this short, Ren...Mr. Su had an accident. His whereabouts are unknown, and his life and death are unknown. We are here to rescue Mr. Su, and at the same time, we are here to prevent the news from spreading. Just in case the murderer realizes the situation is bad and runs away."

When Sun Ping listened to the words of the man in front of him, he did not completely trust him.

After all, a man suddenly comes and tells his boss that something happened. Who can believe this?
"Sun Ping, don't waste your time. Mr. Su's life or death is uncertain now. We don't want to use force, so we are trying to persuade you nicely."

Another guard of the pro-military Duwei Mansion said to Sun Ping. It was obvious that his patience was quite limited and his temper was not that good. ,

Sun Ping looked at the few people and said: "Guys, you have said a lot, but at least give me some evidence, otherwise how can I believe you?"

"It would be wrong if I didn't react and just believed you."

Even though it was about Su Jing, Sun Ping was still quite calm and did not get into trouble.

The leading guard of the pro-military Duwei Mansion nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. Then I will tell you one thing. Li Mingyou is also missing, together with Mr. Su."

"Not only that, Li Mingyou's family members all left Lishui County not long ago, and no one knows where they went."

Li Mingyou!
When Sun Ping heard the news, he couldn't sit still for a moment, and he realized that the matter was probably true.

"Who are you? What is the relationship between your boss and you?"

Sun Ping looked at the people in front of him and asked.

Now he is still not sure whether these people are enemies or friends, and he dare not reveal too much.

"If you keep talking nonsense, okay, let's take action directly!"

Another pro-military Duwei Mansion guard couldn't bear it anymore. Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not set a time for this investigation, the sooner the better.

Su Jing's life or death is uncertain, and only by getting clues as soon as possible can she make atonement.

"If you don't tell me your identity, what if you are the one who harmed my boss? Then wouldn't I become an accomplice in harming my boss?"

Sun Ping argued with reason: "If you are really here to save my employer, you should tell me who you are! And you know that I also know Li Mingyou, so you must know that I will never betray my employer!"

Even though Sun Ping believed in his heart that Su Jing had an accident, he was still very cautious.

"Sun Ping, you..."

"Lao Li, stop!"

The hot-tempered pro-military guard of the Duwei Mansion named Lao Li couldn't bear it anymore and was about to attack Sun Ping.

However, his boss still stopped him and said to Sun Ping: "Our identities cannot be revealed too much, but I can tell you that we are from the imperial court, and your boss, Mr. Su, is also a very important member of the imperial court. For an important person, our duty is to ensure that nothing happens to him, do you understand now?"

Without Lao Zhu's instruction, they still dare not reveal too much to the people around Su Jing.

Sun Ping was silent for more than ten seconds, then nodded and said: "Okay, I believe you. Li Mingyou asked me to deliver a letter to my boss before. I don't know what it is, but it is most likely to ask my boss out."

"Now Li Mingyou is also missing. His family sent him away a long time ago. It seems to have been premeditated. There is also a rift between him and his employer, so he is the most likely."

There is no point in continuing the stalemate. Sun Ping still believes that the other party can still treat him nicely despite his delay.

Even though he didn't know the identity of Uncle Su Jingren.

"Very good. When was the last time Li Mingyou saw you and where was it? When did you deliver the letter and when did you meet Mr. Su?"

The guards of the pro-military Duwei Mansion immediately began to question Sun Ping. They needed to know all the accurate information before the incident, even if they had already known some of it through their own surveillance.

No matter how nice Sun Ping said it, he was still suspicious.

……

the other side.

Zhu Di led a team of people and rushed to Lishui County quickly.

Su Jing's residence was the most likely place to have clues, so this was the first place they came. "You all, please be careful. Although you are searching for things, don't destroy any of Mr. Su's things. Also, don't go into Mr. Su's bedroom and study."

Zhu Di told his subordinates.

He had great respect for Su Jing. He actually didn't want to go through Su Jing's house, but in order to find Su Jing as soon as possible, he had no choice but to do so.

When he arrived, he already knew that the crime scene had been turned upside down and no trace of Su Jing was found.

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Yan!"

The people from the pro-military captain's mansion immediately began to search Su Jing's home carefully.

There are so many weird things that they can't understand, and they have to be very careful with all the weird stuff.

Zhu Di came to Su Jing's bedroom and searched carefully.

However, Su Jing's bedroom is quite simple, with nothing else except daily necessities.

This was Su Jing's habit in her previous life. She didn't even have a book.

Whatever needs to be read or written can be done in the study room.

Therefore, after a brief search, Zhu Di went directly to Su Jing's study.

He had been here before and was no stranger to it.

There are many drawn manuscripts on the table, and the top ones are basically the structural components of bicycles.

Some of them were even painted by Zhu Di watching Su Jing. After all, Zhu Di had just left not long ago.

After searching for a while, Zhu Di still found nothing.

It's not that there are too few things in Su Jing's study, but that there are too many.

Zhu Di couldn't understand many manuscripts at all.

Out of respect for Su Jingdao, Zhu Di did not dare to disturb these manuscripts.

"Is it true that Sir was simply plotted?"

Zhu Di said to himself.

He didn't quite believe that Su Jing would die in an accident so easily.

"Who is this? This is not the place you should be!"

"Spare your life! I'm here to see Mr. Su!"

……

At this time, there was a noise outside the house.

Zhu Di immediately walked out, and it was Liu Banxian, the fortune teller.

He was directly held up by the people from the pro-military captain's mansion, unable to move in a very uncomfortable position.

"Young Master! Young Master! It's me, Liu Banxian!"

The moment he saw Zhu Di appear, he immediately became excited and shouted directly towards Zhu Di.

"Let him go."

Zhu Di said directly.

"Yes."

Liu Banxian was immediately let go.

Zhu Di walked directly to Liu Banxian and said, "What are you doing here?"

Liu Banxian turned his arm, glanced at the well-trained people around him, and then said: "Young Master, is Mr. Su missing?"

"how do you know?"

Zhu Di asked directly.

Liu Banxian said: "Didn't I tell you earlier that Mr. Su was in a bloody disaster? I found out yesterday that Mr. Su was missing and a group of people were looking for me. I hid and was not discovered."

As a fortune teller who had predicted the bloody disaster before, Liu Banxian was the person designated by Lao Zhu to arrest.

However, he did have some ability in fortune telling, and he directly avoided capture.

"What's going on, sir? Can you figure it out?"

Zhu Di couldn't care less. Although he didn't believe it, he still wanted to give it a try.

Liu Banxian shook his head and said: "Young Master, it's not that I don't want to, it's that I really can't figure it out."

"What about your safety? You should be able to figure out what your situation is now."

Zhu Di continued to ask.

Liu Banxian replied: "I'm not very sure, but before, Mr. Su seemed to be full of heaven. He didn't look like a short-lived person. He is probably still alive now."

"What did you say? Probably? Aren't you very accurate in your calculations? Can't you be certain about this?"

Zhu Di's expression changed suddenly. Now that Su Jing was not here, he no longer had any restraint towards Liu Banxian.

Su Jing's life or death was uncertain, and he couldn't control his emotions.

A look of panic appeared on Liu Banxian's face, and he knelt down and said: "Young Master, it's not that I don't want to calculate it, it's just that I really can't calculate it. If it can be calculated so accurately, why did I follow Mr. Su all the time? I just can't calculate it. It’s accurate, so I can only rely on this stupid method!”

Zhu Di stared at Liu Banxian and said, "Then what are you doing here? Why don't you continue to hide!"

Liu Banxian replied: "I calculated that clues would appear here today, so I came here. I believe Mr. Su has his own destiny and nothing will happen to him."

clue?

Zhu Di frowned and looked around at the guards around him. They were all still searching carefully, but there seemed to be no clues.

"Inside the backyard."

Liu Banxian immediately reminded.

Zhu Di came to the backyard immediately. He wouldn't say he was very familiar with the place, but at least he looked familiar.

After a few glances, Zhu Di noticed something was wrong.

The stove was used!
At this time, Liu Banxian also followed and saw Zhu Di squatting next to the stove in the blacksmith shed, looking carefully.

It's just that Zhu Di, a kid, doesn't know much about these things!
"It's gunpowder."

Liu Banxian said: "Master Su should have prepared gunpowder here. Judging from the scattered powder, it should be a considerable amount of gunpowder."

Zhu Di didn't know him, but Liu Banxian did.

After living for so many years, he still has a lot of knowledge.

gunpowder!

Zhu Di immediately thought of the report he heard in Fengxian Hall, and a violent explosion occurred at the scene.

At that time, he thought this was a method used by his opponent to attack Su Jing, but now it seems that it is not the case.

When she left, Su Jing had not used the blacksmith shed.

It has been used now, which means that it was used not long after I left.

A lot of gunpowder was made.

Is it?

An idea immediately popped up in Zhu Di's mind.

He turned to look at Liu Banxian and asked: "Liu Banxian, after I left, did you come to see me again?"

Liu Banxian replied: "No, I have no money these days, so I can only set up a stall during the day and night. I really don't have time."

Ok?
Zhu Di became confused now. If it wasn't Liu Banxian, what was going on?

(End of this chapter)