Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2715 The Capital (73)

An Australian oil lamp illuminated the hall.

Li Rufeng stood in the main hall of He Liansheng, his eyes sparkling.

In front of him was piled up the latest "news" collected from various places, and the one on top was Min Zhanlian's group.

In addition to Min Zhanlian's team, two more teams arrived one after another, and they were respectively arranged in the direction of Zhangjiakou in the north of Beijing and the direction of Shanxi in the west of Beijing.

Each team operates independently, and the intelligence is manually delivered to He Liansheng, screened by Li Rufeng, and a copy is sent to the Foreign Intelligence Bureau in Lingao.
There are a lot of news coming in every day, but so far, the really valuable information is the information about a series of suspicious points about Nanyuan sent by Min Zhanlian's team.

Coupled with the sudden death of Qin Erlang recently, their judgments became more and more inclined to think that the condensation cloud might be somewhere in Nanyuan.

It's just that the place in Nanyuan is too big, if you go to search and rescue rashly and can't find anyone, I'm afraid you will startle the snake.

It was late at night, but he didn't feel sleepy.I just feel that my whole body is suffocating, but I don't know where to fight.

A bodyguard came to report: "Huang is up!"

Li Rufeng frowned: "Please come in!"

Since he arranged for Huang Qi to investigate the matter of Eunuch Yang, he has not heard from him until now.This person was known for his carefulness and prudence when he was working in Dongchang, and he was not the one who would rush to report when he heard something.Come now, there must be definite news.

After a while, the bodyguard brought in a middle-aged man from outside.This person has a dignified appearance, correct manners, and has an "official style" in every gesture.At a glance, it is the appearance of the officials of the huge government offices in the capital who "eat official meals".

Although Huang Qi has a good appearance, he is a person who has no sense of right and wrong and only looks at who gives money.However, the resurgence of the Donglin Party also taught him a little lesson, that is, don't stand on the wrong team. When the Nine Thousand Years is so powerful, who would have thought that the new emperor's edict would kill him.I also had to go to Guangdong to hide for a few years.

Right now, he is willing to serve He Liansheng, because he naturally thinks that the Australian is a good boat.

Huang Qi clasped his fists and said, "Master Li invites you!"

Li Rufeng immediately returned the salute: "You are welcome, Mr. Huang Wu, please!"

Huang Qi didn't talk nonsense, and with a glance, Li Rufeng immediately understood what he meant, and said: "No one comes in here, and there are people from the escort agency all around, and the guards are like iron buckets. Please sit down and talk slowly. .” Immediately ordered someone to fetch a bowl of milk tea.

The capital of the late Ming Dynasty also had Mongolian milk tea, but it was not as popular as it was in the Qing Dynasty.This product can warm the stomach and refresh the stomach. It is mostly used by bodyguards, soldiers, petty officials... those who need to stay up late at night to work.

After drinking milk tea, Huang Qi saw the servant who delivered the tea retreat and said in a low voice: "I have inquired about everything you asked me to inquire about. Eunuch Yang doesn't have any tricks. After the shopkeeper Leng was tied up, he was very anxious. The next time, he asked Yizi and his eunuchs to inquire about the news, and sent people to Shuntian Mansion, which meant that they should solve the case as soon as possible and unseal Delong so that he could go and get all the money back. As for him sending people to Delong You must know better about things."

Li Rufeng said: "Yes, he did send people to Delong."

"But his adoptive son, Young Eunuch Yang, has something strange."

Li Rufeng was shocked when he heard this. To be honest, his investigation of Eunuch Yang was mainly to consider whether the huge deposit brought by Eunuch Yang attracted the coveted by Xiaoxiao's generation. It's on little Eunuch Yang.

Huang Qi said that according to his investigation, Yang Tianliang had been acting sneaky since he was kidnapped by Treasurer Leng, and frequently communicated with the city foxes and rats on the ground of the capital.But he is not making friends with ordinary gangsters, but Liang Qingzi's gangsters.

The capital is the most benevolent place in the world.No matter how powerful the gangsters are in the city, they dare not carry weapons such as swords, guns and spears.On weekdays, sticks are often used in fights, and weapons are never used.

For the yamen, if a knife is used as a murder, it is a gangster, a bandit.It is an insurmountable iron law that gangsters want to make a living on the ground of the capital.

The gangsters who dared to use weapons were mostly active in the suburbs of the capital, robbing and kidnapping, murdering and stealing goods.The two can be said to be quite distinct.Eunuchs will not make friends with them in leisure.

But this little Eunuch Yang not only made friends with these people, but also quite frequently, often having private meetings with these people in remote places such as the Mercy Nunnery and Hongluo Factory in Nancheng.

"Really?!" Li Rufeng's pupils shrank.

"Seriously!" Huang Qi said, "He's seen all the famous people on the roads in the suburbs of Beijing. Speaking of which, you have seen a few of them."

"Who?"

"Is it true that there are three brothers surnamed Wang from Delong who came here to ask for ransom?"

"you know?"

"Of course I know." Huang Qi said leisurely, "These three punchers were coaxed by a famous boss. Otherwise, how could they know such details."

"So..." Li Rufeng wanted to say subconsciously, "Little Eunuch Yang is the kidnapper." Immediately realizing that the person sitting opposite him was not "one of us", he swallowed it alive.

But this Huang Qi was like a worm in his stomach, and continued: "Little Eunuch Yang may not be a kidnapper, but he must have a lot to do with this matter."

Li Rufeng nodded: "Did Eunuch Yang know about this?"

"Of course I don't know. If he knows, he won't be so angry." Huang Qi said, "Eunuch Yang has grown old these past few years, and his mind is not as active as before. You have to rely on this adopted son for everything. It is easy to be fooled by him .”

"This is not a trivial matter." Li Rufeng said, "If it was really what he did, it would be his own bad luck if something happened. Wouldn't his adoptive father also have to suffer along with him?"

"This Yang Tianliang has long held grudges against Eunuch Yang." Huang Qi said, "Now that he is enthroned, Eunuch Yang is entrusting favors and walking around. He spent tens of thousands of silver to get the job of the bell and drum division. Although he is in charge of one of the 24 yamen, it is a cold yamen after all, with limited prospects. The palace is full of eunuchs from Xinwangfu, Eunuch Yang himself may not be very proud of himself, and this little Eunuch Yang is naturally not so successful."

"So that's how it is." Li Rufeng thought it made sense, the young Eunuch Yang's future in the palace was limited, he was said to be "little", but he was actually in his thirties.He made some money by following his master, but it was just a drop in the bucket compared to his desire. 10 taels of silver is not a small amount, and it is only natural that he is tempted.

Naturally, this also explained why the kidnappers were so familiar with Delong and the situation of Condensed Cloud.Because Delong's biggest client and the most familiar client is Eunuch Yang.

"Sure enough, it's day and night defense, and it's hard to guard against house thieves." Li Rufeng secretly said, and then asked: "Any other news. Is there any clue about the whereabouts of Shopkeeper Leng?"

"Naturally, there is no eyebrows. This matter is kept secret in the capital. However, little Eunuch Yang often meets people in Nancheng, and Zuo is only in this area. Even if he is not in the city, he is still on the outskirts of Nancheng."

Because Luocheng was built not long ago, there are few residents and businesses, and there are many open spaces.So in addition to altars and temples, there are various workshops of the Ministry of Industry and stockyards for stockpiling materials.Liuli Factory, Hongluo Factory, Wood Factory, Reed Factory... are all here.Some of these places are managed by officials from the Ministry of Industry, and some are managed by eunuchs in the palace.In fact, people can be hidden. If you look closely, you really don't have to hide people in Nanyuan.

Huang Qi provided the various people that Young Eunuch Yang had contacted in Luocheng, among them was Third Master Qin.In addition, Huang Qi also mentioned one thing, that is, Young Eunuch Yang often traveled to and from Tianjin before Ning Yunyun was kidnapped.The problem is that Eunuch Yang has no property or business in Tianjin.It is impossible to send the adopted son to Tianjin to handle errands.Therefore, traveling to and from Tianjin can only be Yang Tianliang's own business.

Judging from the time latitude, his travels to and from Tianjin are likely to be related to the kidnapping case. After all, Min Zhanlian's people have found relevant clues in Tianjin.

"What did he do in Tianjin, who did he meet, do you have any clues?"

"I don't know about that. But I got a piece of news—it cost a lot of money."

Li Rufeng smiled: "Old Huang, what kind of stuff does he sell, what kind of Australian toothpaste does he squeeze, and you can't do without a penny!"

Huang Qi chuckled, and took out a note from his arms.

"It's not that I have rare goods to live in. In fact, this note is not easy to come by."

Li Rufeng took it into his hand, but it was a piece of paper soaked in water. The ink marks on it were scattered, but the handwriting was probably visible.It's a pre-order for Qi Wei Zhan.

As the chief escort of He Liansheng, he is very familiar with his own boss's set.This is an unregistered ticket reservation form for a first-class seat on a Qiwei Shipping passenger ship.This cabin was well furnished and luxuriously furnished, and could accommodate two servants in addition to the two principal passengers.It is the first choice of many high-ranking officials and dignitaries for long-distance voyages.

There is no specific date and flight number on the reservation form, but it is marked that it is valid for the whole year of Chongzhen ten years/1637. With this reservation form, you can go to Qiwei’s shipping office at any time, as long as you report the code, and you can get it immediately after checking. Buy the latest cabin on the liner for the desired route.

"How did this come about?"

"Bought it from the little eunuch next to Yang Tianliang." Huang Qi was not without complacency, "This piece was stuck in his clothes, and it was accidentally soaked. Yang Tianliang sent him to Tianjin to make a new one and get a new one." This kid sold me this spoiled one!"

"It's really you." Li Rufeng said with a smile.He looked at the reservation form, feeling a little unbelievable.What is he going to do with this pre-order?Could it be that he was preparing to run away?

Although there are many inland river and coastal routes of Weihang Shipping, in fact, in the north, the places that can be visited are very limited. After starting from Tianjin, the coastal routes are to Shandong, Nanzhi, Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan; The inland waterway only sails from Tongzhou to the wharf along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou.

(End of this chapter)