I have a long pupil

Chapter 34
Jiao Xiong, Yu Jingcheng is not handsome.

This position is a bit special, it's not an official, it's not a rank, but it's not unusual to be able to command the bad people in the whole capital.

Jiao Xiong, who used to hang out in the rivers, lakes and green forests, had the gang name "Huo Sha", because he was a juggler since he was a child, and he was the best at playing with fire.

Later, seeing that the situation was not good, he joined the naval army and wiped out the serial water villages.

Appreciated by the former governor of Jingzhao, who led the bad people, the fox and the mouse in the city of Jingzhong, seeing him is like seeing a ghost.

"Brother Jiao..."

Seeing Jiao Xiong coming, the youngest of the Hu family shouted as if seeing a savior.

However, as soon as the words were spoken, a bad person waved the iron rod and directly swung it up.

Snapped!
The youngest of the Hu family suddenly had blood in his mouth, his teeth fell all over the ground, and he was pinned down firmly on the ground.

Seeing this, Jiao Xiong sighed, cupped his hands to Zhang Biao and said, "Captain Zhang, leave this case to me in Jingzhao Mansion."

Zhang Biao smiled, his eyes became gloomy, "Jiao Shuai, this is my six-door case, it's against the rules..."

"Brother Zhang, don't be upset."

Duan Fei stepped forward quickly, and said in a low voice: "There is something else hidden about this matter. I was the one to take up this case, but I didn't expect something to go wrong."

As he spoke, he took out a file from his bosom, "This case has been closed, and the credit belongs to you, and the rest will be handed over to the Jingzhao Mansion."

Zhang Biao spread out the file and saw the red mark on it, his face was gloomy, but he didn't speak.

Seeing this, Jiao Xiong waved his hands, "All escorted back to the yamen, arrange for women and children, don't let anyone harass you."

"Yes, Jiao Shuai!"

The bad guys and the Marquis of Wu immediately took action, and there was a burst of crying and shouting in the yard, making it extremely miserable.

Jiao Xiong turned a blind eye, came to the mourning hall, respectfully offered incense sticks, and then let out a long sigh.

After a while, the courtyard became quiet.

Jiao Xiong and Duan Fei did not leave.

Zhang Biao didn't leave either.

There are also a few Marquis Wu outside the door, poking around and sneaking around.

When Jiao Xiong saw this, anger rose in his eyes.

"roll!"

The Marquis Wu were so frightened that they left quickly.

These Marquis Wu had evil intentions, seeing the Hu family in great trouble, they wanted to take the opportunity to enter the house to search for some silver, or grab some things to sell for money.

Zhang Biao didn't bother to answer, he stared at Duan Fei and Jiao Xiong coldly to see what they would explain.

Duan Fei laughed, "Brother Zhang, it's a long story, and it's almost noon, brother, let's go have a drink!"

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Xingyefang, Baixianglou.

"Speaking of which, the Hu family is unlucky."

In the private room upstairs, Duan Fei took a sip of wine, shook his head and said, "I'm not hiding this from brother Zhang, do you know about 'Yali'?"

Zhang Biao nodded, "Of course I know."

The so-called "Ya Li" is actually a means of bribery, buying some antique calligraphy and painting as gifts.

Officials in central Beijing often receive a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings during festivals and birthdays, and they can exchange them for money at specific shops.

To be honest, it is not a clever method, but what is important is "elegance".After all, they are all scholars, so they should be decent when they collect money.

Duan Fei took a sip of wine and continued: "The Hu family is in this business, so the Yinzhuang can be opened in Xuanpingfang, so that officials can use it at any time."

"Among them, the sons of Yi Chonghui and several high officials in the court also got involved."

"The person who gave the bribe first went to Yichonghui's store in Jixianfang to buy it. The Hu family took the calligraphy and painting, first put money, and then went to Yichonghui to replace it."

"Yi Chong will take a cut, and then use the money to lend money by the way, and the Hu family will earn a passing fee. It's the best of both worlds."

"A few days ago, the Hu family was targeted by a group of swindlers from other places. They used the method of forging secret records to steal a large amount of silver, almost emptying the family."

"It just so happened that the Yi Chonghui was in trouble these days, and the Hu family kept quiet and exchanged all the money back."

"The boss of the Hu family has actually suffered from tuberculosis, so he asked me to intercede with those young masters, first to make up for the loss of others, and then pretend to be a knife bandit to commit crimes, kill the people from the Yi Chonghui planted in the shop, and then use my own death to divert attention..."

"I see…"

As soon as Zhang Biao heard it, he understood the cause and effect.

The Hu family was scammed, and then wanted to take advantage of the black, and passed the loss on to the Yi Chonghui, but knew that they couldn't afford it, so they acted out a robbery scene.

The Yichong Society has a lot of business and is in chaos. The boss of the Hu family, who is near death, just uses his own death in exchange for his family to leave Beijing safely.

At this time, Jiao Xiong said in a deep voice: "I owe a favor to the boss of the Hu family, and brother Duan greeted those young masters, and is going to turn a blind eye and let this matter go."

"Blame me…"

Duan Fei said embarrassingly: "Originally, I was supposed to take over this case, but Zhuge Shenzhang was recruited suddenly, and something went wrong. I didn't expect Brother Zhang to be so powerful."

Mom, they are not good people...

As soon as Zhang Biao heard this, he lost interest, and asked casually: "Why is this so, with Yi Chonghui and Jiao Shuai's means, can't they catch those liars?"

Jiao Xiong was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "I found something, that group of people is not simple, and they have some grievances against the Hu family."

"The Hu family originally came from the Five Immortals Sect outside the pass. It is a branch of the family. I don't know why they came to the capital."

"That group of people is likely to be related to the Five Immortals Sect, and a few days ago, a mysterious person suddenly paid a large price to collect a lot of rare medicinal materials in Anrenfang, and a few taels of silver happened to be marked with Taifeng Yinzhuang..."

"Oh?"

Zhang Biao's heart moved, and he raised his vigilance.

Rare medicinal materials were originally only used to treat diseases, and very few people could afford them.

But now that the aura is recovering, before the rumored elixir grows, it can be used as a substitute for qi refining decoction.

He had heard of the Five Immortals outside the Guan, a kind of folk shaman who used drugs to induce hallucinations, gods and ghosts, and had a lot of influence outside the Guan.

Could it be that it is also a kind of ancient inheritance...

The bad handsome Jiao Xiong saw him pondering, shook his head and said: "It's a coincidence, time is fate, I can only say that the Hu family should have this calamity."

"Catcher Zhang, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't worry about it, I will find a way to leave some incense for the Hu family..."

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"It's up to you to blame!"

After leaving the door, Tie Shouming shook his head and said, "The grievances and grievances in the Jianghu are like this. People make money and birds die for food. I have never seen anyone who is innocent."

Wang Xin said with a smile: "Whatever they do, the case is settled quickly, and we can rest for a few more days."

"So be it."

Zhang Biao shook his head and said, "Go back to the yamen first to report to your orders, and then you guys will go back to rest, so as not to lose energy after a few days of night patrol. There is some chaos in Beijing recently, don't cause trouble."

"Yes, my lord."

"Brother Biao, don't worry."

The three left Xingyefang and rushed back to the six gates.

It's just after noon, and the end of the day is approaching.It is a time of leisure on weekdays, but now there are many arresters rushing in and out.

When Zhang Biao handed in the case, he happened to bump into Catcher Wang, and hurriedly grabbed him and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Wang, what happened?"

Wang Catcher looked gloomy, looked around, and said with a wry smile: "Shenzhu Zhuge judged that there is a secret passage underground in Yujing City. There are many monks in Lianhuazong, and there must be someone to supply the food needed every day. I want us to secretly investigate people who buy a lot of food in various workshops."

Zhang Biao was speechless, "This movement is too loud."

"no way."

Wang Butou sighed, "There is no clue right now, the Autumn Kitchen Festival is approaching, and everything must be busy then, this distraction, Fang Shenbu's revenge, don't even think about avenging it."

Zhang Biao nodded slightly, but he was even more certain in his heart that the map could not be handed over.

He has been to the underground passage in Yujing City, which is winding and winding. There are many open spaces and many exits. Even if troops are sent in, they cannot be filled.

That Zhuge god arrester was eager to handle the case, and his style of doing things was quite different from the past.

If you get the map, you might dare to invite a large number of people to enter. Whether you can beat Lianhuazong or not is another matter. If you mess with the skeleton camp, no one will even want to live!
After leaving the six doors, Zhang Biao parted ways with Tie Shouming and Wang Xin, and hurried home.

Now he can practice twice a day, refining two servings of qi and blood soup, and practicing after sunset in the "Three Yang Jing", the effect is somewhat poor.

When he passed by Xuanyifang, his heart moved, he circled around and headed for Jing'anfang.

In the dark alley, the picture of a lotus flower appeared again.

Zhang Biao was shocked.

Originally, I just took a look along the way, and didn't report much hope. I didn't expect that Cui Laodao really got the medicinal materials!
It can't be a trap...

Zhang Biao pretended to walk by inadvertently, came to a nearby dark alley, immediately put on a ghost mask, and then came to a beggar, took out the enchanted mirror, shook it, and said in a low voice: "Help me with something..."

After a while, the beggar's eyes were dull, and he wandered into the dark alley, picked up the powder and ash on the ground, and painted branches and leaves on the lotus picture.

Zhang Biao watched secretly for a long time on the opposite side, and when no one came forward to ask questions, he left in peace.

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It is night, the moon and stars are rare.

In the dark alley, Cui Laodao turned around in place, his eyes were full of anxiety.

Suddenly, there was a sound of wind on his clothes, and he turned his head, only to see ghostly faces under the moonlight.

"The fairy master is here!"

Cui Laodao was overjoyed and wanted to bow down.

"Wait a minute."

Zhang Biao waved his hands and said in a low voice, "Did you get the medicinal materials?"

Cui Laodao chuckled, "No."

Zhang Biao was annoyed when he heard the words, "Are you kidding me?"

"Master Immortal, don't worry."

Cui Laodao hurriedly cupped his hands, "Currently, the rare medicinal materials in Yujing City are in short supply. Although the old Taoist cannot afford them, he has a way to get them. The only thing he needs is the immortal master himself."

Zhang Biao frowned, "What do you mean?"

Cui Laodao looked behind him carefully, and flattered him: "I think the immortal master has a way to control ghosts."

"Presumably...you can also catch ghosts, right?"

(End of this chapter)