Chapter 1085 Be More Careful
Shortly after Xiao Xixi and Yu Jiu left Lingtai County, a group of Yulin Guards appeared in Lingtai County.
The magistrate of Lingtai County hurried out to greet them with a group of officials.
Shang Kui dismounted, took out two portraits from his arms and handed them to the county magistrate.
"Look, do you see the two people in the portrait?"
The portraits depict a man and a woman.
The man had a high nose, deep eyes and a feminine face, and looked handsome in a way that was difficult to tell whether he was male or female.
The woman had bright eyes, white teeth, slightly upturned cherry lips, and her eyebrows curved when she smiled. There were two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth, which made her very likable.
The county magistrate recognized it at a glance. The man in the portrait was the one who had been wanted recently. A wanted poster for him was still posted in Lingtai County.
As for the portrait of the woman, it seemed very strange to him, and he was sure that he had never seen this woman before.
But in order not to miss any clues, the county magistrate summoned all the people in the county government office and asked them to look at the portrait one by one to see if anyone had seen the person in the portrait.
There are not too many people in the county government, but not too few either.
It will take some time for everyone to go through it.
Fang Wujiu didn't want to waste time waiting, so he whispered something to Shang Kui.
"I'm taking Lao Wang for a walk and will be back soon."
Shang Kui nodded to show that he understood.
Next to Fang Wujiu was a plump orange cat.
Fang Wujiu gestured for it to go ahead.
The orange cat took a deep breath and soon smelled a familiar fragrance from the cold air.
It walked forward following the scent, and Fang Wujiu followed slowly behind.
Finally they stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.
Fang Wujiu looked up and saw a black lacquered plaque hanging above the gate with the words "Yu Mansion" inscribed on it.
The form of "Yu" is very rare. When Fang Wujiu saw this surname, he immediately thought of Yu Jiu.
He saw that the door was locked and it seemed that there was no one in the house.
Fang Wujiu skillfully took out a bag of dried fish and fed it to Lao Wang.
Lao Wang got the reward as he wished and was very satisfied.
Fang Wujiu took it back to find Shang Kui.
Shang Kui has also found out the result.
Two detectives said that they had seen two outsiders appear in Lingtai County. They were a man and a woman, who claimed to be a couple. The man was a native of Lingtai County.
It was the first time that Constable Zhang faced an official of such high rank, and he couldn't help feeling very nervous.
He tried to stay calm and told everything he knew.
"That gentleman looks different from the man in the portrait, but that lady looks very similar to the woman in the portrait."
Shang Kui asked, "Where are they now?"
Detective Zhang: "They've already left. They just left yesterday."
Shang Kui frowned, they were a step too late!
If they could be faster, perhaps they could meet the imperial concubine here.
Fang Wujiu looked at Constable Zhang and asked.
"Is that gentleman's surname Yu?"
Detective Zhang was shocked and blurted out, "How did you know?!"
He then reacted and apologized hurriedly: "I'm sorry, I overstepped my bounds, I deserve to die."
Fang Wujiu didn't take the other party's misconduct to heart and continued asking.
"Can you take us to visit the Yu family?"
Constable Zhang nodded immediately: "Of course."
The group arrived at Yu's house in a mighty manner.
The door was closed and a heavy copper lock was hung on it.
The county magistrate quickly ordered someone to break the lock.
The Yu family has been deserted for a long time, and this house is just an empty house. No one will care even if the door is smashed.
When the people living nearby heard the noise, they came out of their homes to watch the fun.
Fang Wujiu stopped the county magistrate from breaking the lock.
He pulled out a hairpin from his bun, inserted the long and thin hairpin into the keyhole, and gently turned it twice.
There was only a crisp sound.
The copper lock opened.
The county magistrate standing nearby was stunned.
He didn't expect that the high-ranking official from Shengjing had such skills!
Do you have to learn a few unconventional skills first if you want to be successful in the officialdom? !
Fang Wujiu had no idea how much of an impact his small action had on the county magistrate. He put the hairpin back into his bun, pushed open the door, and walked in with his men.
The inside of the house was even more exquisitely built than the outside, but because no one had lived there for a long time, it looked particularly deserted.
Shang Kui immediately arranged for people to search the entire house.
Fang Wujiu walked to the backyard and stared at the two pomelo trees in the yard in a daze.
There were heavy grapefruits hanging on my fingers. Some of them were ripe and no one picked them, so they fell to the ground and rotted.
Uncle Jiang used to help with cleaning, but now no one comes here anymore. In just two days, this place has become even more dilapidated than before.
Lao Wang's nose twitched.
It walked to a pile of grapefruit peels and meowed twice.
Fang Wujiu was attracted by its cry.
When he saw the pile of pomelo peels, he immediately guessed that these should be the peels that Xixi peeled off when she ate the pomelo.
She has always been like this, filling her stomach first no matter where she goes.
Just then, Shang Kui walked over quickly.
"Doctor Fang, we found a note under the pillow in one of the guest rooms."
He handed the note to Fang Wujiu.
There were a few lines of words written on the thin paper.
As soon as he saw the scribbles that looked like scribbles, Fang Wujiu knew it must have been written by Xixi.
Her handwriting has always been casual. Sometimes even she herself can't understand what she wrote, and the success rate of others trying to imitate her handwriting is basically zero.
Shang Kui hurriedly ran to Fang Wujiu because he couldn't understand what was written on the paper, wanting to see if he could recognize the words.
It turned out that Fang Laogou was worthy of being Fang Laogou. Even when faced with a bunch of scribbles, he was still able to recognize the contents on the paper.
Fang Wujiu: "This is the note left by the Imperial Concubine. She told us two things. The first is that she is safe for the time being and we don't need to worry. The second is that there are a group of people from the Western Regions hiding in Lingtai County and the court should be more vigilant."
Shang Kui frowned: "Why are there people from the Western Regions in Lingtai County?"
Over the years, the exchanges between Dasheng and the Western Regions were quite close. Every year, the Western Regions delegation would send tribute to the emperor of Dasheng. In return, the emperor of Dasheng would allow the Hu people to trade with Dasheng.
In prosperous places like Shengjing, you can often see Hu caravans selling and purchasing goods.
Everyone is used to this.
But how could there be Western Hu people in a little-known place like Lingtai County?
Fang Wujiu asked someone to invite the county magistrate over.
He consulted the county magistrate about the Hu people in the Western Regions.
However, the county magistrate knew nothing about anything.
It was a cold day, but he was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Please forgive me, my Lords. I took office in Lingtai County three years ago. In these three years, I have never seen a Western Hu person. The Hu people look very distinctive. If I had seen one, I would definitely remember it!"
(End of this chapter)
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