The Golden Age Chapter 577: An embroidered shoe

The man in black had his hands tied back, and when he brought it up, his mask had already been taken off, revealing a plain face.

"Puff!"

The fat fish kicked the knee of the man in black, and the man in black immediately knelt in front of Qin Xiao.

"You know what the officer wants to ask." Qin Xiao stared into the eyes of the man in black and said: "I know you are just a little boy who is ordered to do things, so as long as you tell the truth, I can spare your life, otherwise Killing you is no different from killing a dog."

The man in black lowered his head and said: "The lord...what the lord asks, the villain must explain it truthfully."

"What is your purpose for attacking the passenger ship at night?"

The man in black thought about it for a while before he honestly said: "There is a woman on the boat. We want to take that woman back. If you don't live, you will die."

"Why arrest that woman?"

"The villain really doesn't know." The black man said: "Before setting off, the leader said that the woman was worth five hundred taels. As long as the woman was captured, everyone would have a great reward. We waited around here. A few days, just waiting for them to show up."

"Are you chasing and killing you from Suzhou?"

"No, we are from Cangwu Mountain, less than a hundred miles away." The man in black lowered his head and confessed: "A person suddenly arrived in Cangwu Mountain two days ago, found the leader, let the leader help He did one thing. The man talked to the chieftain alone, and left after a short time. After the chief waited for him to leave, he gathered the people on the mountain and rushed all the way to here, lying in ambush nearby, just waiting for the ship to appear. "

Qin Xiao's face sank: "Do you see someone looking for your leader? What is that person like?"

"He left at midnight, the villain...the villain happened to watch the night, so I saw it." The man in black knew that the bandit met the official, life and death were hanging by a thread, and honestly said: "The man was wearing With a robe, wearing a hat, and a black cloth on his face, the villain can’t see his appearance at all, but... the man’s eyes are like a knife. When he looks at the villain, the villain I was shivering all over."

Chen Xi's words are indeed true. The real murderer behind the scenes is clearly hiring a murderer to do things. Since that person went to the mountain to hire someone, naturally, he wouldn't let too many people see his true face.

"You said you are here waiting for that ship, but there are boats on this river, how do you know that the ship is the target you are looking for tonight?" Chen Xi looked indifferent.

The man in black hurriedly said: "It was the leader who recognized it. Since yesterday afternoon, the leader has told us that the target will appear soon, and the leader has determined that the ship will arrive here tonight."

Fai Xin frowned and said: "My lord, it seems that the real murderer behind the scenes knew that Yu Xuanwu had left Suzhou, and he even knew the boat Yu Xuanwu was on."

"This is Huai Shui, and there is still a way to go to Jiangnan." Qin Xiao thoughtfully, looked at Chen Xi and said: "You have been in Jiangnan, know the way, from Suzhou to here, is it fast by water or by land? Fast?"

Chen Xi said: "If you go with the wind, the waterway is much faster than the land. In weather like this, even if the land is rushed, it will not cross the waterway."

"But the people in Cangwu Mountain got the news two or three days in advance, and they had plenty of time to wait for an ambush here." Qin Xiao's eyes were sharp: "The person who went to Cangwu Mountain that night was naturally not from Suzhou. Come here soon?"

"It can only be passed on by the flying pigeons

. "Chen Xi said: "The person who hired the Cangwu Mountain bandit was not the real behind-the-scenes instigator. He should have received the letter from the Flying Pigeon, and then immediately bought the murderer. "

"So Suzhou has correspondence with this side, and it is still spread by flying pigeons." Qin Xiaodao: "This proves that the power behind it is not only in Suzhou, but also in the Huai Shui area."

Chen Xi nodded and squinted her eyes slightly.

"Apart from arresting people, what else did you not say?" Qin Xiao looked at the man in black again.

The man in black said bitterly: "The other villains really don't know."

"Why set the ship on fire?"

"The leader asked us to prepare kerosene in advance, and told us that no matter whether we could catch the woman, we would burn the boat." The man in black also looked confused: "The little man also thinks it's weird, no I know why the leader must burn the ship, but since the leader has ordered, how dare we defy it."

Qin Xiao glanced at Chen Xi, and Chen Xi said indifferently: "He can only know this for his identity."

Qin Xiao knew that he was the young prisoner in the purple clothes prison, and naturally he had done the torture to extract a confession. Since he said that the man in black can only know this, the man in black can naturally not confess other useful clues.

Qin Xiao ordered Fat Fish to take the man in black, but his heart was full of doubts.

However, he also knows that the top priority is to resolve the Jiangnan Neiku case. After arriving in Suzhou, it is okay to hand this case to the local government.

The next morning, after having breakfast, Qin Xiao went out of the room and saw Chen Zhitai coming out of a room. When he saw him, he did not forget to be very gentle with him: "Mrs. Wang, you eat slowly, it’s not enough to call me , I'll get it for you. After eating, I will help you clean up."

Qin Xiao walked over, and Chen Zhitai had brought the door to him. Only then did he find Qin Xiao coming to him silently, and he was shocked.

"Master Chen is very careful." Qin Xiao smiled, seeing his eyes darkened, and jokingly said, "I went fishing last night? Why didn't he look like he didn't sleep well."

"My lord laughed." Chen Zhitai said: "Didn't you tell your subordinates to protect Mrs. Wang? Your subordinates stayed here last night, so they didn't sleep."

"Don't you let Geng Shao protect with you?" Qin Xiao smiled: "Why don't you see Geng Shao?"

Chen Zhitai sighed: "Why trouble him with this little thing, the subordinates can do it well. The adults don't worry about me, I will find a place to squint later." He yawned when he said this. , Looks very sleepy.

Qin Xiao knows what Chen Zhitai is thinking about. He knows that this guy sees Yu Xuanwu's beauty, and thinks that he has a good relationship with Yu Xuanwu. He didn't ask too much, knocked on the door, and the sound of Yu Xuanwu came from the room. : "Brother Chen, enough, thank you, I will call you again if necessary."

Qin Xiaoxin was amused, and Yu Xuanwu even yelled his eldest brother. It seemed that the two were already quite familiar, and said: "It's me!"

There was a noise inside, and Yu Xuanwu soon opened the door and saw Qin Xiao, hurriedly bowed and saluted: "My lord!"

She has obviously been groomed, and she looked completely different from last night's embarrassment. She has fair skin and plump skin. Although she is not as beautiful as Qiuniang, she has a style of her own. It is no wonder that the third master covets him.

Qin Xiao said straight to the point: "The bandits were tried last night. They were hired by someone. Two days ago, they had heard that you were going to pass here, so

Waiting here in an ambush. As for who hired them to hunt you down, the bandits don’t know, but one thing is for sure. The real murderer behind the scenes must have something to do with Wang Hongcai’s disappearance. Moreover, they missed this time. Staring at you, whenever I have a chance, I will attack you. Seeing Yu Xuanwu Huarong paled slightly, he continued: "It is not alarmist. Unless this case is thoroughly investigated and Wang Hongcai is even found, they will haunt you like a ghost, and you are always in danger. "

"My lord, what...what should I do?"

"My lord, Madam Wang is in danger, we can't leave it alone." Chen Zhitai hurriedly said: "Mrs. Wang, don't worry, your wise man will definitely investigate this case. With your Brother Chen, no one will Dare to hurt you."

"Aren't you sleepy?" Qin Xiao glanced at him: "Get out."

Chen Zhitai was a little embarrassed, but he could only nod to Yu Xuanwu, reluctant to give up.

"My trip to the south of the Yangtze River has a lot of official duties. If you are unwilling to cooperate with this case, when you arrive in Suzhou, I will send someone to the Suzhou government office, and this case will be handled by them." Qin Xiaodao: "Whether you are willing to tell them the truth at that time has nothing to do with me."

"My lord, please come in!" Yu Xuanwu lowered her head for a moment, and finally got out of the way. Qin Xiao hesitated and entered the room. Yu Xuanwu looked at the corridor and closed the door.

"If the civil woman gives you that thing, can you really help the civil woman find the matriarch?" Yu Xuanwu's eyes were full of pleading.

Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "I can't guarantee. Wang Hongcai is alive or dead now, neither you nor I can be sure. If he has suffered an accident, I will not be able to get him back. But what Wang Hongcai gave you, It must be the key to this case, and there must be clues hidden in it. If there are clues, you may find out the truth behind it, and even find the real culprit behind the scenes who intends to kill you." He sighed and said: "If it wasn't for me to touch it. When you are on this case, you can’t just stand by, otherwise you really don’t want to delay the time because of this case, Mrs. Wang, consider it yourself."

Yu Xuanwu lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, then suddenly walked to the edge of the bed, sat down, raised one foot, and actually took off an embroidered shoe on his foot.

Qin Xiao was slightly startled.

In this era, for women, there is actually no difference between taking off their shoes and showing their feet and showing their **** and breasts. They are both vain trips. Except for their own husbands, women from good families will never easily take off in front of other men. The shoes are bare.

"My lord, this is what Xianggong gave me that day." Yu Xuanwu handed the embroidered shoe with both hands: "The local woman knows this is strange, but... the Xianggong did give it to the people that day. He said that the embroidered shoes on his left foot are of great importance. If one day he disappears, I will wear them to Beijing. When I arrive in Kyoto, I will hand the embroidered shoes on my left foot to the adult in Kyori and inform that person. My lord, he sent me this shoe into Kyoto."

This shoe does seem to be newly put on, but it does not seem to be much different from the embroidered shoes worn by ordinary women.

Qin Xiao never expected that the most important thing that Wang Hongcai left to Yu Xuanwu was an embroidered shoe.

This embroidered shoe looks very ordinary, but Qin Xiao understands that the ordinary appearance must be a cover up, including another shoe, and it is only a cover for this shoe. In this embroidered shoe, Wang Hong must be hidden behind. Important clues.