Kang Yuan Li stepped forward and angrily said:
“You, Su Wu Ming! Before, I respected you as Di Gong’s disciple and kindly took you to search for spices, but you actually brought people to secretly pick my flowers?
I truly misjudged you!”
Su Wu Ming stepped forward with a smile, wanting to explain.
Although they had come here to prepare for action, Su Wu Ming was surprised that Zheng Qing was so direct!
Directly robbing!
Just as he was about to speak, Zheng Qing displayed his official badge:
“Kang Yuan Li, I’ll give you one more chance to organize your words.”
Upon seeing the badge, Kang Yuan Li’s face turned pale. Not only him, even Su Wu Ming almost bowed and respectfully said:
“Greetings, Your Majesty!”
The Imperial badge, seeing it is like seeing the Emperor himself!
Zheng Qing softly said:
“Rise, Kang Yuan Li. These flowers, did you plant them?”
Kang Yuan Li quickly said:
“Reporting to Censor Zheng, it was a task given to this subordinate by another person. When you were picking flowers, I was worried that if the flowers were fewer without the other person’s permission, they would blame me!”
Zheng Qing nodded and then asked:
“Who is that merchant?”
“Just a passing merchant from the Western Regions. As for his name, please forgive me, I cannot say it for the time being.”
Zheng Qing did not pursue the matter further.
After the group left, Kang Yuan Li told his servant:
“Tell that person to inform them about the situation just now.”
“Yes.”
…
Back at the County Office, Fei Ji Shi, after a while of tinkering, produced a puddle of mud-like paste.
The group compared it to the red cloth strip containing the Rejuvenating Fragrance, the smell was exactly the same!
“It’s the same thing! The smell on this red cloth strip is from this type of incense being soaked, but my craftsmanship is a bit rough.”
Fei Ji Shi confidently said.
Zheng Qing nodded:
“But Fei Ji Shi has been active in the Ghost Market for years, how do you know the flowers planted in Kang Yuan Li’s backyard?”
Fei Ji Shi helplessly said:
“The so-called merchant he mentioned is just Yin Shi Lang! He’s a merchant from the Western Regions! This guy doesn’t tell the truth!”
Zheng Qing and Su Wu Ming exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other’s eyes.
“There’s actually such a thing? It seems that the clues behind this Red Tea are indeed not ordinary.”
Su Wu Ming speculated.
Zheng Qing nodded:
“I even have a bold guess now.”
Su Wu Ming was curious.
“Perhaps, this Red Tea is even the ruler of the Ghost Market, maybe it’s connected to people in the court.”
Su Wu Ming nodded, then took out a book:
“This is the case record I compiled. The Chang’an Red Tea appeared a year ago, and the bride disappearance cases also originated from that time.
Moreover, each time a bride disappears, it’s either at the beginning or end of the month, which perfectly corresponds to the appearance of the Red Tea.”
Zheng Qing was surprised. Su Wu Ming was indeed a disciple of Di Gong, even with such a gap in information, he was still able to restore the case, truly extraordinary!
Moreover, this time pattern was almost flawless.
Just as they were talking, Su Qian came over:
“Censor Zheng, Deputy Constable Su, the Jin Wu Guard’s Middle General Lu Ling Feng has arrived.”
Lu Ling Feng?
Both were curious. Lu Ling Feng walked over and looked at Zheng Qing:
“Censor Zheng, when you rescued me last night, did you see clearly what kind of mask the so-called Immortal had on his face that Eleven Niang mentioned?”
Zheng Qing thought for a moment:
“Time was short, but if I’m not mistaken, it might be a Fang Xiang.”
Lu Ling Feng nodded and then said:
“That’s right, and I also found that the Chang’an Red Tea appeared a year ago, and the bride disappearance cases also appeared a year ago.
The bride disappearance cases mostly occur at the beginning or end of the month, and this time point coincides with the release of the Red Tea!”
Fei Ji Shi, who was standing aside, exclaimed in surprise:
“Oh, this is almost the same as Deputy Constable Su’s guess just now!”
Lu Ling Feng looked at Fei Ji Shi with caution:
“What’s his identity? Why is he here?”
Zheng Qing explained:
“A divine physician, he is a disciple of the great physician, Sun Si Miao.
You’ve met him, his name is Fei Ji Shi.
He has been active in the Ghost Market for many years, his medical skills are superb, he can be trusted. Because he likes to eat chicken, his nickname is Fei Ji Shi.”
【Fei Ying Jun’s好感+300.】
Fei Ji Shi, on the other hand, chuckled:
“Oh, don’t mention it, just an empty reputation!”
Zheng Qing shook his head with a smile, this guy is quite carefree and kind-hearted. If he is treated sincerely, it’s easy to get close to him.
While Su Wu Ming said:
“Nonsense!
What I said earlier was just speculation, but the Middle General said it’s a conclusion!
Can those two be the same?!”
Lu Ling Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly, he said calmly:
“Disciple of Di Gong is indeed extraordinary, what’s there to be modest about? But now the most urgent thing is to find the peculiarity in this Red Tea!
So as to prove Su Wu Ming’s guess!”
Fei Ji Shi said:
“To be honest, we have found the strange thing, we are now investigating the Western Regions Illusion Grass.”
What?
Upon hearing this conclusion, Lu Ling Feng almost lost his composure.
He thought he had found quite a few clues, but he didn’t expect Su Wu Ming and Zheng Qing to have more information than him!
What’s even more outrageous is that they are even ahead of him by a major version!
Zheng Qing decided to reap some goodwill at this opportunity.
He stepped forward with a smile:
“Middle General, this matter might really require your help.”
Lu Ling Feng woke up from his initial shock, he resolutely said:
“That’s impossible! Not to mention anything else, this Western Regions Illusion Grass was listed as a banned item during the former Sui Dynasty! It’s impossible to be transported into Chang’an!”
Fei Ji Shi continued:
“We found the raw material for that Rejuvenating Fragrance at the residence of Kang Yuan Li, the West Market Magistrate, and I even used the raw material to recreate it.”
Lu Ling Feng took two steps back.
Last night, he just considered Fei Ji Shi’s words to be casual remarks.
This morning, he was just reprimanded by Lu Tong and even lost his military power. He wanted to make up for it here, so as to be superior.
But he didn’t expect that Zheng Qing and the others acted so quickly!
He took a deep breath: This Zheng Qing and Su Wu Ming are truly extraordinary!
“But my Jin Wu Guard isn’t a mere decoration! Patrols day and night, there has never been a place where a large amount of forbidden goods can be planted!” Lu Ling Feng wanted to save the last shred of face for the Jin Wu Guard.
Zheng Qing said:
“But we noticed recently that there are many uninhabited mansions in both the East and West Markets. Have you been to those places, Middle General?”
“Then I’ll go raid those places!” Lu Ling Feng said, half out of anger, half seriously.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately said:
“Middle General, absolutely not! You just lost your military power!”
Su Wu Ming’s eyes flashed with scrutiny, but then he understood, this was likely because of the recent uproar in the Ghost Market.
“Even if you can mobilize the Jin Wu Guard, what good would it do? Too many people would only attract attention! It’s easy to scare away the snake!”
Guo Zhuang looked troubled:
“But Middle General, you can’t go out! Didn’t the Grand General order you to stay indoors and reflect?”
Lu Ling Feng calmly said:
“The Grand General just left, I naturally can’t go out through the front gate.”
He walked to the window, pushed it open, revealing the back door.
“But, he didn’t ask me to close the window!”
…
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