Chapter 126 The Whereabouts of the Kite

Lin Jiangnian already understood when he saw the waiter's eyes gleaming with excitement and gradually no longer concealing his excitement.

The waiter in this shop really had his mind set on Xiaozhu and Lin Qingqing.

"It seems that I still underestimate this black shop of yours."

Lin Jiangnian squinted at the waiter in front of him, half-smiling.

The waiter's smile faltered: "Sir, you have misunderstood. Our store is not a black shop... The shop operates with integrity and clearly marks the price. It is definitely not a black shop."

"If this is not a black shop, then what is a black shop?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at him: "Could it be that you really think I'm a fool?"

The smile on Xiao Er's face gradually disappeared, and he realized something. The ‘taken advantage of’ in front of me doesn’t look stupid?

"Sir, what do you mean by this?" The waiter's eyelids twitched and he made a secret gesture with his hand hidden behind his back.

“I originally wanted to see how dark your dark store is, but I didn’t expect it to be so unexpected!”

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "Three hundred taels? Are you really good at talking? Are you darker than me?"

Three hundred taels of silver, in some places within the Daning Dynasty, some ordinary people would not be able to earn this amount in their lifetime.

The waiter in this shop is so ruthless!

The waiter realized that the 'taken advantage of' in front of him seemed to be going back on his word, and his expression immediately changed: "Do you want to... refuse to pay?"

"Didn't pay?"

Lin Jiang young shook his head lightly: "I've never been a bad person, but if you want my money, it depends on how much money you have."

Smiling at the waiter, Lin Jiangnian slowly stood up and patted the round buttocks of the maid next to him.

"Let's go."

I was bored along the way and ran into a shady shop. Lin Jiangnian was naturally happy to follow the waiter in the shop and talk nonsense. Now that he had eaten and drank enough, and was sure of the waiter's purpose, Lin Jiangnian didn't need to worry about the rest.

The little maid was originally watching a play when she was suddenly attacked by His Highness in public. Her little face was immediately red with embarrassment, her little eyes were filled with resentment, and she stood up aggrievedly.

When the waiter saw that the 'fat sheep' was about to leave, he became anxious and stopped pretending.

"Want to leave? It's not that easy!"

"You owe money to this store. If you don't pay back the money, none of you will be able to leave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dozen strong men and thugs rushed in from outside the door, blocking the way of Lin Jiangnian and others.

Seeing this scene, Xiaozhu's blushing face suddenly turned pale with fright. He subconsciously took a step back and hid behind His Highness. Lin Jiangnian looked at these strong men with indifferent eyes. What surprised him was that although these strong thugs looked very powerful, they were all bruised and swollen?

It looks extremely weird!

"Catch them!"

Seeing that the medicine didn't work, the waiter couldn't do much more.

This ‘big fat sheep’ must be caught today.

As several strong thugs approached, Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and stood motionless. A figure passed by like an afterimage in a trance, and then, at some point, Lin Qingqing stood in front of Lin Jiangnian.

"Your Majesty... Young Master, please leave first. I will leave this place to my subordinates."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and nodded slightly: "Check it out."

After that, Lin Jiangnian took Xiaozhu out of the restaurant.

Those strong thugs wanted to chase, but were blocked by Lin Qingqing. What they saw was Lin Qingqing's cold face and her increasingly strong momentum.

"call out!"

The sound of a long sword being unsheathed.

Then, there was a series of screams and howls.

Less than a quarter of the time it took to burn the incense, there was silence in the restaurant. Lin Qingqing stood on the spot, her eyes cold and her face expressionless.

Not far away, the waiter looked at the scene in front of him with dull eyes and disbelief. Until Lin Qingqing's eyes fell on him, the waiter trembled suddenly.

"thump!"

His legs weakened and he fell to his knees.

"Woman... spare your life!"

"..."

in a small town.

Lin Jiangnian led Xiaozhu on the street.

Although the town is small, it is not deserted, and there are quite a lot of goods sold on the streets. I passed by a few stalls and bought some small trinkets for Xiaozhu. Although it was not worth much, the little maid was delighted with it, her smile was as bright as a flower, and she didn't know where to throw away the little resentment she had before.

But at some point, Lin Qingqing's figure returned behind Lin Jiangnian, motionless.

Only when Lin Jiangnian turned around did he notice her presence.

"How's it going?"

"Checked it out."

Lin Qingqing said expressionlessly: "As expected by His Highness, this is indeed a black shop... This shop specializes in killing businessmen along the way, and at the same time, it also does some dirty deeds secretly..."

The waiter in the shop was not a tough person at first. After seeing Lin Qingqing's methods, he admitted his mistake on the spot and confessed everything honestly.

"Human trafficking?!"

After listening to Lin Qingqing's report, Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes. Unexpectedly, this small black shop was still engaged in the business of abducting and trafficking women?

"So, the power behind this black shop is probably quite big!"

Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly.

This place is not far from Xunyang County, but in such a small town, there is a black shop that forces girls into prostitution, and the backing force behind it is not small. Even...mostly it has something to do with the local government.

Collusion between government and businessmen has long been commonplace.

"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

Lin Qingqing said: "How to deal with them?"

"If they just want to rip off customers for money, it's understandable. But they kidnap and traffic people, and force women into prostitution. Such bad behavior, this prince has to take care of it!"

Lin Jiangnian sneered.

Trafficking women and forcing women into prostitution, such bad behavior is already considered to be abominable to both humans and gods, and has long violated the laws of the Daning Dynasty. Since he encountered it, he naturally had to take care of it.

"Since it is a black shop, let's close it first, and then investigate the backing forces behind them!"

Lin Jiangnian said lightly: "Uproot the forces behind them, don't let any of them go!"

"Yes!"

"..."

It is indeed not Lin Jiangnian's character to meddle in other people's business, but since he encountered it, he naturally can't sit idly by. Encountering such a thing in Xunyang County is enough to show that the governor of Xunyang County has failed in his duty.

Lin Qingqing is worthy of being a subordinate trained by Zhiyuan himself, and his efficiency has never disappointed Lin Jiangnian.

The black shop was closed down, and the thugs in the restaurant were all caught. Even Xie Yongqing, who was lying on the bed, was thinking about how to take revenge on the two women yesterday. The next second, someone put a knife on his neck.

"Plop."

Wounded Xie Yongqing was thrown into the yard in a mess. He looked up in horror and saw several figures wearing black armor standing in the yard.

Cold breath, full of murderous intent.

Xie Yongqing trembled suddenly, looking terrified.

What's going on?

These black-armored figures are not ordinary at first glance... He, when did they provoke such people?

At this moment, a young man appeared in the main seat in front.

He was wearing a brocade robe and was sitting lazily on the chair, his eyes were indifferent, and his handsome face was a little careless, looking at him indifferently.

"Are you the boss of this black shop?"

When Xie Yongqing saw the young man and the two beautiful women standing beside him, his pupils shrank and he suddenly realized something.

Again, I've gotten into trouble again? !

At this moment, he was furious and wanted to slap the waiter to death.

He's nothing but trouble all day long!

"Sir...this gentleman..."

Xie Yongqing forced out an extremely ugly smile on his face: "I am, the boss of the inn..."

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were still careless: "I heard that two women came to your restaurant yesterday?"

Xie Yongqing's eyelids jumped: "Yes, yes?"

"So, the injuries on your body were caused by them?"

Xie Yongqing's expression was very stiff, but he still forced out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Yes, yes..."

Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly, that's right.

This black shop, from the waiter to the thugs, to the boss in front of him, was all covered with scars. I was still wondering before, until the waiter explained everything.

Just the day before Lin Jiangnian came, this black shop was smashed!

"Let me ask you."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him again: "Where did those two women yesterday go?"

Xie Yongqing suddenly felt uneasy: "I don't know?"

"Oh?"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes: "You don't know?"

Xie Yongqing trembled and said: "Yesterday, the two women smashed the shop and left... I don't know where they went."

Xie Yongqing naturally would not admit it.

However, Lin Jiangnian sneered: "You, the boss, are not very honest!"

Xie Yongqing's heart skipped a beat: "I don't understand what the master means..."

"Don't understand?"

Lin Jiangnian gave him a playful smile: "You will understand later!"

Xie Yongqing was startled, and before he could react, he saw an expressionless strong man approaching.

"No, don't..."

"Help, help..."

"..."

Restaurant, front hall.

Lin Qingqing stood respectfully aside: "Your Highness, he confessed everything. The owner of this restaurant does have some relationship with the government and county government of Xunyang County..."

"And the two women who came yesterday..."

Lin Qingqing paused, a gleam of light appeared in his eyes: "According to the description of the boss and the waiter, one of the two women is indeed very likely to be..."

"Zhiyuan."

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows.

Lin Qingqing nodded, his eyes jumping with excitement: "I didn't expect that we caught up with Sister Zhiyuan."

Lin Jiangnian did not comment.

According to the description of the restaurant owner and the waiter, it does match.

The woman in the bamboo hat is most likely Zhiyuan, as for the other one... From the description, she looks a bit like the female assassin who left just now.

Calculating the time, the time since the female assassin left is completely consistent?

In addition to being excited, Lin Qingqing quickly remembered something, and a trace of worry appeared in her eyes: "Your Highness, according to the boss's instructions, the government has intervened, and Sister Zhiyuan is now very likely to be arrested in the county jail. Should we help..."

"That's not necessary!"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head gently.

Lin Qingqing didn't know the purpose of Zhiyuan's visit to Xunyang County, but Lin Jiangnian knew it very well. Now it was still a few days away from Xunyang County. Zhiyuan left the palace in advance, but now she was caught up by Lin Jiangnian, which was enough to show that she must have other purposes.

Lin Jiangnian really wanted to see what his little maid was doing!

"Qingqing?"

"I'm here."

Lin Jiang said in a young voice: "You go and investigate secretly first... By the way, don't expose your whereabouts. Don't act rashly without the order of this prince."

Lin Qingqing's eyes were surprised and excited: "I obey your orders!"

"..."

Chaoyang County.

It is a small county town under Xunyang County.

The county town is not big, but as the county town closest to Xunyang County, it can be considered prosperous.

Chaoyang County Yamen.

In the cell.

"They are slandering and framing!"

In the cell, Shen Lingjun's face was full of indignation and his eyes were angry.

After leaving the town and sending Wu Qianqian home safely, Shen Lingjun agreed with the woman in the bamboo hat to go on the road together and go to Xunyang County.

Unexpectedly, they met people from the county government halfway, and they were arrested and taken back to the county government without explanation and put into prison.

And the crime they were imprisoned for was... murder?

When did they kill anyone? !

Shen Lingjun was angry and terrified, and keenly sensed a hint of conspiracy.

"Sister, what should we do now?"

Shen Lingjun turned around and looked at the woman in the bamboo hat not far from the cell. Now that she was framed and imprisoned, the only person she could ask for help was the woman in the bamboo hat next to her.

In the cell, the woman in the bamboo hat was particularly indifferent. The cold face under the bamboo hat looked around quietly and shook her head: "Don't worry!"

Don't worry?

How can you not worry?

Shen Lingjun was anxious and was about to speak when she realized something and was stunned: "You, are you doing it on purpose?"

She remembered that she was stopped by the government before, but the woman in the bamboo hat in front of her didn't seem to intend to resist... With her martial arts, it would be easy for her not to be caught by the government.

Then the only possibility is...she did it on purpose?

"I guess so." The woman in the bamboo hat nodded slightly.

Shen Lingjun was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help asking: "Then, then why do you want to..."

The woman in the bamboo hat didn't answer, but just said lightly: "Don't worry, wait a little longer."

Wait?

Shen Lingjun was a little confused.

But now she was locked up in the cell, she had no other choice but to wait.

This wait lasted a whole day.

Until dark, night fell, and no one came to the cell again.

As if forgotten.

In the silent cell, Shen Lingjun sat in the corner, worried, and she realized that something was wrong at this time.

Being locked up in the cell for no reason was probably related to the owner of the restaurant. It must be his cousin who was playing tricks...

I didn't expect that a small head constable would have such power. He could turn black and white and arbitrarily slander and arrest the people?

The sky in Xunyang County is really dark!

Just as Shen Lingjun was thinking about how to escape, she saw the woman in the bamboo hat in the corner stand up and slowly walk to the door of the cell.

"Ding!"

As she raised her head slightly, the lock on the cell door broke.

The cell door opened, and the woman in the bamboo hat stepped out of the cell.

Behind her, Shen Lingjun's eyes gradually became dull.

Just, just get out like this?

You should have told me earlier that you wanted to escape from prison, sister!

You made me worry about you all day, it's hard, okay?

Shen Lingjun was in a very complicated mood. When she looked up and saw the woman in the bamboo hat walking away, she suddenly reacted and hurriedly followed.

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