NOVEL NEXT Chapter 83 Two groups of people
Four iron shops in a row lost black iron overnight. Not to mention Chu Tang, even Zhuo Lien, the head catcher, was in trouble.
After receiving the report, Zhuo Lien's first reaction was: "My dear! They said black iron is extremely rare and difficult to get! Why are there four iron shops in the small town of Guijun? I, he I have been working as a head hunter for more than ten years, and I only have this little savings! Is there still heavenly justice? Is there still kingly law?"
When he heard that the black iron they lost was very small, mostly only about one or two kilograms, he felt a little more understanding.
Dayao established his country with martial arts. Not to mention the warriors who entered the country, even ordinary people practiced some farming techniques. As long as conditions permit, these people can't help but buy one or two weapons, whether they are knives or swords, and they often take them out to play with.
This created an extremely large weapons trading market, and various iron shops came into being.
After hundreds of years of accumulation, it is quite reasonable to keep a little black iron as a treasure at the bottom of the box.
"That's not right!" Zhuo Li'en suddenly woke up and turned to ask Chu Tang, who was summoned by him as soon as he returned to the Yamen, "The Hu's iron shop only lost the black iron I gave them, but their shop didn't lose anything else?"
Chu Tang has been in shock.
As soon as he returned to the Yamen, Zhuo Lien summoned him to his room. He thought he was going to ask about the details of the black iron missing case of the Hu family's iron shop, but he never expected that he would be told that three more iron shops had come to complain.
After hearing Zhuo Lien's inquiry, Chu Tang gradually recovered from the shock, and immediately said after hearing this: "Maybe they don't have black iron themselves?"
Zhuo Lien frowned and said: "The Hu family iron shop is the largest iron shop in the county. It has been in business for a hundred years and the family has a big business. Other iron shops have several taels and a kilogram of black iron, but they will not have any? Others have lost it. They didn’t lose it, but they lost just the piece we took out. Don’t you think it’s strange?”
Chu Tang frowned: "Master Captor, do you mean that they are deliberately trying to confuse the public by shouting about catching thieves? But it doesn't make sense! Hu Jiacheng was seriously injured. Without me to calm him down, he will definitely die!"
"Are you sure?" Zhuo Li'en asked back, looking at Chu Tang with an inexplicable look in his eyes, "Chu Tang, what I want to tell you is that the world is so big, there are all kinds of wonders."
Chu Tang was suddenly shocked. Yes, the world is so big and full of wonders! There are so many martial arts skills that it is even more difficult to fathom.
The world is bigger than he imagined. Why does he think that only his Divine Light Sutra can bring the dead back to life?
What if... others have similar techniques?
"That's sloppy!" Chu Tang wanted to give himself a big mouth.
He was guilty of preconceptions and was too arbitrary in his habitual thinking.
Zhuo Li'en added: "Chu Tang, when we investigate the case, we must not let go of any suspicious people. After all the impossibilities have been eliminated, the only truth is left."
Chu Tang suddenly raised his head and said: "Captain, I know what to do. Now arrange the manpower to keep an eye on the Hujia Iron Shop and Hu Jiacheng day and night."
Children can be taught, so Zhuo Lien smiled happily and said, "Go ahead."
Chu Tang walked out of the room, still a little annoyed: You are still too young!
Just as Zhuo Lien pointed out, even if you have a judgment, you can't be too arbitrary. You still have to investigate what should be investigated.
"Hu Jiacheng... Are you really trying to trick me?" Chu Tang murmured to himself. When he thought of Hu Jiacheng kneeling on the ground to thank him, he was not sure.
However, because of the uncertainty, we cannot let go of this clue.
Chu Tang immediately arranged for people to follow Hu's iron shop, and then stayed at the Yamen to wait for news.
During this period, Fang Kai came over and asked him if he wanted to help. Obviously, the other party heard the news about the expansion of the case.
Chu Tang shook his head and declined, saying that he could still solve it and no help was needed for the time being.
Now that everyone is the leader of the team, their status is nominally equal, and they all have cases on their hands. Fang Kai naturally doesn't have much to say, but he just said that if he needs to speak up, he will give his full support.
Chu Tang thanked him. The two of them said goodbye.
At about midnight, Zhou Xiang led a man to Chu Tang and said, "Board leader, this man's name is Lai Liu, a gangster from the county town. But he is well-informed, so I went to him to inquire according to the order of the class leader. Ichiban, now there are results.”
"Oh?" Chu Tang perked up and looked at the other party carefully.
Lai Liu looks relatively young, in his twenties, and his appearance is really ordinary, the kind that is very inconspicuous among the crowd.
He is relatively thin, has dark skin, and is dressed in gray clothes. He looks like an ordinary person, but his eyes are sneaky, and he is a very smart person at first glance.
Chu Tang was familiar with this type of person. He was the kind of guy who idled around in the city. He didn't do anything serious, but he didn't do much bad things either. He just relied on socializing in many places, eating and drinking.
They have not achieved much, but they have a wide network of contacts. They have contacts with black and white, three religions and nine schools. They often make money by selling unique information.
"Young man, I've met Mr. Chu!" Lai Liu was very discerning. When he saw Chu Tang, he didn't look down on him because of his youth. Instead, he gave him a big salute and smiled, looking like a bitch to please.
Chu Tang nodded slightly and said, "If you find out anything, please tell me carefully."
"Well..." Lai Liu hesitated, looked at Chu Tang, and then at Zhou Zhou.
Zhou Zhuang kicked his butt from behind and cursed: "How dare you take advantage of Mr. Chu's question? I will give you the benefits that should be given to you!" As he said that, he took out a few taels of silver from his sleeve. , and hit Lairoku's arms.
Lai Liu hurriedly took the money, his face still full of smiles, and even smiled brighter, and said repeatedly: "Don't dare! It's just that in addition to eating for myself, I also have several subordinates to take care of, so I have to do this."
Chu Tang watched the two people's "communication" with interest, and became increasingly satisfied with Zhou Zhou's performance.
"Stop talking! Tell me everything you know!" Zhou Chang urged, and then said to Chu Tang, "Squad leader, let him tell you Haosheng, and the subordinates will go out and wait."
Chu Tang immediately shook his head and said: "No need. Brother Zhou, you also stay and listen. I still need to rely on Brother Zhou to help analyze it!"
"You're welcome, class leader." Zhou Xiang smiled so hard that his gums stuck out. He didn't leave, so he stared at Lai Liu with wide eyes, asking him to speak quickly.
Lai Liu did not dare to neglect, and spoke in detail: "That's it, after receiving Master Zhou's instructions, I asked people to completely find out about the powerful martial arts warriors who were not common in the county and were seen near the Hu family's iron shop. The news coming back now is that there are two groups of people who are the most suspicious."
"Two waves?" Chu Tang was a little surprised.
Lai Liu nodded heavily and said: "They are two groups, yes! One wave settled at the Chenghuang Temple on the outskirts of the city. There were several people. They were mysterious and rarely saw outsiders. But some people have seen them taking action, and their martial arts are very strong. The other group Bo is just a person, staying in an inn in the city. It is said that he has extraordinary momentum and no one dares to provoke him..."
At the end of the sentence, Lai Liu hesitated, flinched, looked around carefully, and said in a low voice: "Two adults, the man staying at the inn was dressed in black. Some people said they saw him accidentally revealing a piece of jewelry. Card."
"Token? What token?" It was Zhou Xiang who urged.
"The token is engraved with the word 'guard'." Lai Liu's voice became even lower, and he lowered his head, not daring to raise it.
The token of the word Wei?
Chu Tang and Zhou Xiang were both shocked and looked at each other: Zhen Yiwei!
Wearing black clothes and a token with the word "WEI" engraved on it, this is the standard equipment of a guard!
Chu Tang suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but murmured: "Could it be him?"
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