Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

While they were talking, the young boy from the Yang family brought the green donkey. Wang Heng said goodbye to Xiaocai and slowly walked west along the street to Cheng's house.

As the sun sets, a golden light spreads on the bluestone road.

Wang Cai started chatting and said with a smile: "Seventh brother, we have finally embarked on the golden road."

Wang Heng smiled knowingly, as a young man is always so optimistic: "The man named Xue is just a young man from some family, but he is actually a Jianghu man."

Xiaocai shook his head and said in confusion: "What's strange is that the little maid is called Third Miss, the girl next to Mr. Xue. According to Wen Chongguang, this girl should be Xiao Cuibao."

Wang Heng said: "There must be some connection between Xiao Cuibao and Miss Ye San."

After turning to the end of the alley, we arrived in front of Cheng Xiucai's house.

Cheng Xiucai moved a chair against the osmanthus tree and sat in the patio. When he saw the Wang brothers coming back, he quickly invited them in.

He hurriedly went to the carriage stall at the city gate to return the green donkey, and shouted into the house: "Miss Fei, the Seventh Young Master and Xiaocai are back."

Seeing Cheng Xiucai observing etiquette like this, Xiaocai couldn't help but feel more favorable to him.

Fei Yue'er's leg injury healed a lot, and she was able to walk with a limp. A dining table was set up in the courtyard, and everyone sat down to eat a few pastries. Cheng Xiucai Shi Shiran had already arrived home.

Cheng Xiucai drank a cup of tea before entering, and said with joy, "This afternoon, I found some of my childhood friends and asked them about many things about the Shen family."

It turns out that someone has recently come and gone from Shen's house. The ninth master of the Shen family, Shen Junzheng, returned to his hometown at the beginning of the month. When he was young, he was a child prodigy praised by people all over the country. He lived up to expectations and passed the Jinshi at a young age. Unexpectedly, he seemed to have disappeared in the next few decades. The elders in his hometown only regarded him as a child. He is no longer alive. When the news of Shen Junzheng is obtained again, he is already in the care of General Zhenyuan. However, this time he returns to his hometown on business as an official of the Ministry of War. His whereabouts are unpredictable and somewhat mysterious.

Following Shen Jiuye and Shen Junzheng was a personal attendant named Xiaorong. It was said that he was a strong young man in his twenties, and his appearance and stature were consistent with the man who led the way on horseback in front of the sedan yesterday.

From this, Cheng Xiucai deduced that the two people who captured him in Suzhou Fucheng a few days ago were Shen Junzheng, the ninth master of Shen House, and his personal attendant Xiao Rong.

Wang Heng thought about it thousands of times in his mind and asked calmly: "Brother Cheng was picked by Shen Junzheng. I think there are other reasons?"

Don't use doubters, don't doubt people when you employ them. Asking for the reasons is beneficial to everyone.

Xiao Cai knew his intention and asked with a smile: "Brother Cheng's Qing Gong is so good, does it have anything to do with the Jianghu sect's unparalleled Qing Gong, Saoye Shanfang?"

Cheng Xiucai's eyes brightened and he said with a smile: "I'm ashamed to say that I have only worked hard on my career since I was a child. I don't know much about Jianghu sects, and I have never heard of Sweeping Leaf Shanfang. I met three juniors outside Panmen. There are inconveniences in knowing too much, so I have only briefly mentioned it. Of course, there are also joints. In his prime, Lazy Dragon made a big name, but he died a good death, all because he retired early. My grandpa loves talents regardless of his style. Lazy Dragon Long has been following my grandfather since he was middle-aged. Who would have thought that the gardener of Dixi Pavilion in Taiping Town would actually be Yixia Yizhimei? He taught me a few tricks in his spare time. Since he did not officially become a teacher, he never As a master and a disciple, only a few people know about it, but there may be a few servants in Dixi Pavilion who know about it. If someone is interested in visiting, there may be clues that can be found." Wang Heng nodded and said: "As soon as Brother Cheng said this, I will I understand, since Shen Junzheng is an official of the Ministry of War, it is not difficult to find the whereabouts of Yi Zhimei. There is only a young man like you in Dixi Pavilion. He can easily guess that you are the descendant of Lazy Dragon, and may have been eyeing you for a long time. .”

Xiaocai also said: "You are in the light and he is in the dark. It is not surprising that Brother Cheng was held hostage by him."

After clearing up his doubts, Wang Heng told Cheng Xiucai and Fei Yueer what he saw and heard during his visit to Pingwangyi today. Apart from the same evidence that Shen Junzheng was the leader of the recent series of events, there was actually no other gain, and this Shen Junzheng's whereabouts are unknown. He probably followed the people in the sedan to Beijing.

Wang Heng suddenly thought of the fourth leader Xue of the Chaobei Gang, and asked Cheng Xiucai: "Brother Cheng, you are from Gusu, have you ever heard of the Chaobei Gang? There is a fourth leader in his gang whose surname is Xue. I don't know. What kind of person is he? The person in charge of Xue Si should be the person who sweeps the Ye Shanfang."

Cheng Xiucai Hao Ran said: "Before, I only studied in the study. I hardly knew the people in the world. I heard about the Chaobei Gang. I heard that it was a gang with government background. It opened underground banks and had a good reputation. The Chaobei Gang The entrance of the hall seems to be in the south of Suzhou City, facing the Tutu Temple in the north. As for the fourth head of the family named Xue, I have never been in contact with him."

Wang Heng thought for a moment and said: "Xue Si is the leader of the family. He is young and sits in the fourth position. He must be a powerful person or has a great background. In short, he will not be an unknown person."

Cheng Xiucai murmured: "Sweeping Yeshanfang and Taxue Villa, there seems to be some connection between them? Xue Si is the head of the house, so is it possible to infer that Shen Junzheng is from Taxue Villa?"

Everyone was at a loss and couldn't figure it out.

Xiaocai added: "Chaobei Earth Temple, I once went in to take a look. He hired thugs from outsiders to raise thugs. It's not easy to find out something. If we ask Mr. Xue Si to find out the whereabouts of Miss Ye San, it will probably be difficult. He was beaten and kicked out, and besides, it seems that the head of Xue Si is also looking for Miss Ye San."

Fei Yue'er sighed: "This Miss Ye San is really troublesome. Otherwise, let's not look for her. Brother Yueting's family is rich. Let's hire a good girl again. On Brother Yueting's terms, his family is rich." , both my parents died, and I wanted to leave it to my aunt’s family and a few cousins, and from then on I walked away from my aunt’s family.”

"No, every rich bachelor needs a virtuous wife. We in the Wang family still have several good girls who are virtuous, knowledgeable and courteous, but are just a little poor." Xiaocai said hurriedly.

Fei Yue'er rolled her eyes at Xiaocai. She was so focused that she didn't know what to think, her eyes rolling around.

Wang Heng smiled bitterly and said, "That's all we can do. Let's send Miss Yue'er back to Taiping Town tomorrow."

Xiaocai said: "Brother Cheng, I am a fan of "Golden Bullet", and I would like to pay my respects to you."

Cheng Xiucai laughed: "No problem, no problem. My mother is not a boudoir woman who waits for the door and never leaves the house, nor is she a scholar who does not seek fame and fortune. Book friends come to visit her every year. She is very Enjoy the process of being sought after by others. When a young author like Xiaocai comes to visit, my mother will definitely buy pine nut, sugar and pepper sesame cakes to discuss with you."

Everyone smiled knowingly when they heard what he said in a funny way. Everyone worked hard to add more rice, and four people finished a bucket of rice. The food was cooked by Cheng Xiucai, and his cooking skills were as good as Xiaocai's, which was surprising.

It was getting cold at night, so Cheng Xiucai went to the boatman he was familiar with to arrange a charter boat to Suzhou Fucheng tomorrow. The others had a tiring day and had an early rest.