Detective in the Red Chamber

At that moment, Lin Hongyu stood on her tiptoes, tried her best to put her chest on Sun Shaozong's biceps, put her probe on half of Sun Shaozong's earlobe, and exhaled softly, "The servant is also forced to do nothing, I just ask you to take pity on me. Don't dare to pester adults."

As he said that, the dexterous little lilac tongue was rippling back and forth on Sun Shaozong's earlobe, with neither light nor heavy force, as if touching the tip of his heart, which made Sun Shaozong shudder twice in a row, but there was a scorching heat in his lower abdomen spread.

tsk~

No wonder Jia Lian praised her for having the skills of a prostitute for many years at noon, and she was indeed a natural vixen!

If he was alone in the room and was teased by her like this, and made it clear that he didn't need to take any responsibility afterwards, Sun Shaozong might have complied.

Now……

Looking across at Ping'er, Sun Shaozong firmly pushed Lin Hongyu away, and said righteously, "I..."

"Second Master, Second Master!"

Before he could fill Liu Xiahui with porcelain, he heard someone outside shouting loudly, "It's amazing, our family has recruited Jiangyang robbers!"

The four people in the room were all stunned for a moment, and then they heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside. Sun Shaozong was the first to stand up, and Jia Lian also hurriedly got up.

When the door curtain was raised, two servants broke in from the outside, shouting in unison, "Second Lord, there are thieves recruited in our Grand View Garden! Second Mistress, please bring all your hands and escort the grandma and girls out first, so as not to cause chaos." Something went wrong!"

Jia Lian finally waited for the opportunity to set up this situation, wanted to have an eye addiction first and then proceed step by step, but he was disturbed by someone, and his heart was naturally tight, and his nose was not his nose, and his face was not his face when facing those young servants He scolded, "Why are you panicking? Which blind thief dares to steal into our house?! Could it be that he is a fool, have you missed your eyes?!"

The two young servants quickly explained, "Second Master, it's not that we are fooling around, this garden has really been attacked by thieves, and even Second Master Bao was almost kidnapped by them, and now we don't know what happened!"

With their messy explanation, it was very difficult for Sun Shaozong to understand the cause and effect.

But it turned out that just now when Jia Baoyu was half-drunk and half-awake, he didn't know what kind of madness he had committed. The disheveled clothes went out, and the dark one didn't even bring a lantern, so he wandered around in the Grand View Garden.

The attackers and other maids behind him naturally followed closely.

Seeing a bamboo grove, Baoyu walked through the forest without hesitation, and the maids behind were worried that he would fall one step at a time, but Baoyu scolded him in the bamboo grove, "Are you Who? Why are you hiding here?!"

The attackers didn't think about it, they just thought it was the maid in the garden, doing some secret deeds in the bamboo forest, so they quickly shouted from behind, asking people in the forest to stop Jia Baoyu.

Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu fled back in a panic before he finished speaking, saying that there were three men in black hiding in the woods, each of them carrying a single sword in his hand, it might not be a good idea.

At first, the maids thought he was talking nonsense, but they actually chased out two men in black from the woods, scaring them all away like rats scrambling.

Fortunately, those men in black saw that they couldn't stop them, so they didn't catch up and commit murder.

But two of the women escaped directly from the garden and reported to Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang was so startled that she almost fainted, and she was about to go to the garden in person to see how Baoyu was doing.

Fortunately, Wang Xifeng also got the news, and rushed over to stop her. On the one hand, he ordered Zhou Rui to lead people into the yard to look for Baoyu, and on the other hand, he sent people to move Jia Lian to take charge of the overall situation.

Of course, it was said that Jia Lian was invited to take charge of the overall situation, but the one who really wanted to rely heavily on was Sun Shaozong, a well-known young expert in catching thieves in the government and the public.

When Jia Lian heard that the matter was so serious, he naturally didn't care about his own calculations, so he hurriedly invited Sun Shaozong to go to the Grand View Garden to find out!

The matter of arresting the robbers was originally within the scope of Sun Shaozong's responsibility, not to mention that Jia Yingchun was invited to live in the garden temporarily, even if Sun Shaozong didn't care about others, he would always take her out safely.

So without further ado, I followed Jia Lian to the Grand View Garden behind.

When we got to the five main gates, we saw that dozens of servants had already gathered, all with chests and stomachs folded, sticks in hands and torches in hands. .

This is normal. Although the Rongguo Mansion started with military exploits, it has not seen a battle for 50 to [-] years. The slaves are still able to bully others. How can they have the courage to fight against the Jiangyang thief?

That is to say, relying on the large number of people, if a dozen thieves rushed out of it, they would probably be able to kill them on the spot and flee.

Less gossip.

But Sun Shaozong stood still in front of the door, and asked without hesitation, "Who knows where the bamboo forest where Brother Bao met the thief is approximately? Is there any convenient place to get in and out nearby?"

After shouting, those dozens of strong men looked at me and I looked at you, but they were completely silent.

The two young men who followed hurriedly explained, "Master Sun, who is familiar with the garden, has already gone in with Steward Zhou. These are all just called in from the outer courtyard, so have you had a chance to see it in the garden?"

"Then you two..."

"The villain only went in twice, so I really don't know what's going on inside!"

"The villain is the same!"

Sun Shaozong was helpless, and was planning to bring people in, gather Jia Yingchun and other women first, and then make other plans, when suddenly he heard a person say crisply, "The servants know the situation around the forest!"

Following the reputation, who else could it be if it wasn't Qingwen!

Chapter 495 Hearing the Thieves’ Tracks, Qunfang Runs at Night【Part [-]】

According to Qingwen, the bamboo forest is located near the Fengyao Bridge, and the distance is not very far - if you pass through the forest, taking the Fengyao Bridge to the gate is much faster than taking the Qinfang Bridge.

As Jing Qingwen said, Sun Shaozong also remembered that when he made a detour at noon, he had indeed passed a bamboo forest.

At that moment, Sun Shaozong heaved a sigh of relief. The Jin Building where Gain Jia Yingchun stayed was almost separated from the Qinfang Pond. No matter whether the thief wanted to escape over the wall or find a place to hide, it was unlikely that he would be disturbed. Jinlou over there.

So he discussed with Jia Lian that it would be inconvenient for this shady man to search for thieves in the Grand View Garden, so it is better to break up these family members first and send them to the courtyards of the female relatives—there is no need to rush the female relatives out. Everyone guards the door tightly, lest the thieves take advantage of the chaos to hurt others.

As for himself, he naturally went to see what happened first. If Baoyu was fine, he would gather the female relatives in the garden one by one and take them to the front yard for refuge.

"Leave someone to guard the front yard, otherwise those thieves will take advantage of the loopholes and disturb the old lady, aunt and others, then our crime will be serious."

"This is a big matter. I'm afraid it will be difficult for others to take up this position. I'm afraid I can only trouble the second brother to sit here."

Naturally, it can be seen that Jia Lian was timid and did not dare to venture into the yard, so he deliberately gave him a step down.

And Jia Lian saw that Sun Shaozong's arrangements were well-organized, and he didn't need to put himself in danger. He had already pecked at the chickens at the head, so how could he have any different opinions?

So Sun Shaozong made the decision, leaving Jia Lian to lead half of the troops to guard the main gate and corner gate leading to the front yard, and the rest of the servants formed a team of six or seven, and assigned tasks to guard the female relatives in the garden.

Sun Shaozong begged for sticks and torches from the servants who stayed behind, and led a team of troops, preparing to go through the bamboo forest—although it was unlikely that the thieves would stay where they were, it was still necessary to investigate by the way.

Besides, I don't know at the moment whether anyone was injured by those thieves, and if there is an injured person who is abandoned near the bamboo forest, he can drop by to help.

"Master Sun!"

Seeing that Sun Shaozong was about to lead the team to set off, Qingwen rushed up and asked, "This servant is very familiar with this garden and is willing to lead the way for you!"

Sun Shaozong glanced at her, turned his head and cupped his hands at Jia Lian, "Second brother, please tie this girl up and send her back to me!"

Saying that, he led the team into the garden without looking back.

The people were bustling and bustling, first they followed the willow embankment to the Qinfang Bridge, most of them crossed the bridge to find their targets, while Sun Shaozong went down the stream from the Fengyao Bridge to the opposite bank.

Walking a hundred paces away on the opposite bank, I saw a small bamboo forest blocking the way.

Sun Shaozong turned his head and saw the six people behind him, all of whom were a little cowering, and said, "Don't be afraid, I will scout the way in front later, and you guys will line up behind you, each calling your own name. If one of them cuts off the call , I will go to the rescue immediately, and I will definitely not let you be in danger."

Although those servants were still worried, seeing Sun Shaozong taking the lead, they couldn't back down, so they all expressed that they would follow Mr. Sun to kill the thief and protect the lord.

So Sun Shaozong took the lead in the middle and entered the dense forest. He just took a few steps forward when he heard 'Deng Guida', 'Zhao Tiedan', and 'Wang Amao' screaming from behind, everyone was afraid of their own His voice was covered by others, and he shouted until he was hoarse.

But this is exactly the effect Sun Shaozong wants. After all, he is only powerful, and he is not invulnerable. If there are thieves sneaking up on him secretly, he may be caught.

And with these shouts, the thief will run away upon hearing the news, regardless of whether he can find the trace, catch up with the thief, at least his own safety can be guaranteed.

Arriving in the middle of the bamboo grove in such a calm manner, Sun Shaozong suddenly felt that it was clear to his eyes. It turned out that there was a small pavilion built with bamboo in an open space, and it was quite interesting to look at.

However, the pavilion that was ventilated on all sides could not hide people at all, so Sun Shaozong didn't care too much, lowered the torch in his hand, and prepared to pass through the middle of the pavilion.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the pavilion, he stepped on a few pieces of gravel, and Sun Shaozong immediately stopped and stepped back, looking suspiciously at his feet.

Although the upper part of Gein's gazebo is made of bamboo, the lower part is a stone platform, which is more than three inches above the ground. Even if no one cleans it on weekdays, at most it will be contaminated with dust. How can there be so many gravels? inside?

But Sun Shaozong looked down and saw not only a few broken stones lined up on the bluestone slab, but also some moist soil, scattered in irregular circles on the ground.

This is……

Holding a torch, Sun Shaozong looked around again, and found that except for his own feet, the rest of the place was very flat, and he didn't see any stones or soil.

"Master Sun, did you find something?"

At this time, someone timidly asked behind him, Sun Shaozong turned around and saw that there were two servants holding torches, and they had already searched the open space, so he casually said, "It's nothing, it's just some footprints left by those thieves."

After speaking, he looked at the soil and gravel for a few more times, and then he picked up the torch and continued to search forward.

But this time, until he stepped out of the bamboo forest, there was no other discovery.

Outside the bamboo grove, a few lanterns and an embroidered shoe with high-soled wooden clogs were thrown in disorder.

Sun Shaozong immediately ordered, "Scatter around and yell and see if there are any injured people who have been abandoned around here."

After leaving the woods, those servants became more courageous, and hurriedly scattered and shouted around, but they didn't hear a response for a long time, so they gathered around Sun Shaozong again.

So Sun Shaozong led them forward again.

Who would have thought that upon taking a look, it was empty inside and out, and there was no one there!

"Sun...Master Sun."

Several servants couldn't help panicking, and one of them couldn't help but said, "It can't be those thieves who took away Master Bao and the others, right?"

"Do you think that's possible?"

Sun Shaozong asked the servant back, and seeing that this servant nodded stupidly, he couldn't help saying, "Even if three thieves can hold this yard full of old and weak women and children hostage, the dozen or so steward Zhou brought are all guards in the house." Courtyard, you won’t be held hostage by them too, right?”

As Sun Shaozong said, he led everyone into the west wing room, opened one of the cabinets, and saw that it was full of underwear such as bellybands, and reopened the other one with a blank expression, pointing to the bag that had obviously been turned over. He explained, "When the servants in this courtyard left, they brought a change of clothes, and they obviously left without panic—if they were held hostage by thieves, how could they be so calm?"

"In my opinion, it's likely that Steward Zhou has already escorted them to the front yard. It's only because of the bee waist bridge we walked that we staggered from each other."

Looking back, I saw a few strong young people, all salivating at the little clothes that came out of the closet, who cares about their own reasoning?

Sun Shaozong sighed speechlessly, took these idiots out, and went all the way north into the garden, preparing to turn around counterclockwise and escort all the female relatives in the garden out.

After walking north for a certain distance, Sun Shaozong led the people to leave the main road and walk eastward along the small path. After about dozens of steps, he saw a temple looming in the forest.

This boundary is naturally the Quicui nunnery where the temple leads people to practice.

Seeing that it was quiet inside, only the oil lamps were lit in the Buddhist hall in the middle, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but feel a little suspicious—it stands to reason that he had spent a lot of time in the bamboo forest, and the troops assigned to Changcui nunnery should have been there long ago. It's just right.

Putting aside his doubts, he strode to the mountain gate and shouted loudly, "Miss Miaoyu is inside?!"

As soon as the words fell, a heart-piercing cry of a baby came from the meditation room, and after a while, someone inside was annoyed, "Who is outside? What are you doing in this pure place at night?" ?”

The voice seemed to be the little nun under Miaoyu's hands, and there was nothing strange about it, but Sun Shaozong did not relax his vigilance, but raised his voice, "This official is Sun Shaozong, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, because there was a thief in this garden. , I am entrusted to take you to the front yard for a while—please come and meet Miaoyu in front of the door."

Hearing that it was Sun Shaozong, the little nun glanced through the crack of the door, then hurriedly opened the door, and said, "I'm going to ask the nunnery master to come out!"

Not long after, Miaoyu carried a baby girl in her arms and led two little nuns outside.

Only then did Sun Shaozong let go of his heart, and secretly made a note of those family members who had disappeared, and greeted, "I have to go to gather other female relatives in the garden. Miss Miaoyu is familiar with this garden. I don't know where is the nearest place?" girl?"

Miaoyu frowned and said, "Is there really a thief in this garden?"

Without waiting for Sun Shaozong to reply, she said again, "I'm not close to anywhere, but I'm closer to the Second Master Bao—but my lord should have been there a long time ago."

"Besides, you can either turn back and go west, you can go to Miss Lin's Xiaoxiang Pavilion, or continue north, and then go west, you can go around to Miss Xue's Hengwu Garden..."

Before she could finish speaking, Sun Shaozong asked, "Where is it closer to Zhujin Tower?"

Miaoyu was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "The Hengwu Garden is closer."

Sun Shaozong said decisively, "Then go to Hengwu Garden first!"

In this garden, he is most concerned about his sister-in-law Jia Yingchun, followed by Li Wan, and the Zhuijin Tower happens to be not far from Li Wan's Daoxiang Village - if it weren't for this, it would not be so easy for Li Wan to enter the building. Li had a private meeting with him.

So everyone went out from the small road and rushed to Hengwu Garden along the main road.

Before he had gone far, he saw a few people coming forward holding torches, and after a closer look, they were the servants of the team assigned to Changcui'an.

Sun Shaozong stepped forward and asked sarcastically, only to realize that they had lost their way and had not been able to find the location of Quicui'an.

Sun Shaozong's heart moved slightly when he heard the words, and he couldn't help but glance back at Miaoyu.

Chapter 496 Hearing the Thieves’ Tracks, Qunfang Runs at Night 【Part [-]】

Pass through the Qinfang gate, pass the burial flower tomb, and cross the Jiayin Hall.

I saw an exquisite mountain rock protruding from the sky, surrounded by various stones on all sides, covering all the houses inside.

Surrounding the exquisite mountain rock, there is another winding Yunbu stone ladder, and on that stone ladder, several servants are looking over here.

Sun Shaozong frowned, stepped forward a few steps, and scolded, "Didn't you tell you to guard the door? Why are you standing here?"

The leader hurriedly reported, "Responding to Mrs. Sun's words, the younger ones came here and told the truth to Miss Xue's maid, and Miss Xue let someone spread the word, saying that there is only one ladder to reach this Hengwu Garden, so that the little ones can get there." Just stay outside."

Sun Shaozong looked up for a while, and found that Hengwuyuan was really a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he didn't talk nonsense with these servants, and followed the Yunbu stone ladder to the gate of Hengwuyuan. The door was divided to the left and right, and four or five servant girls carried packages, and surrounded Xue Baochai and Yinger's master and servant.

After leaving the house, Xue Baochai greeted Sun Shaozong calmly, "I'm going to work on Second Brother Sun again."

As he spoke, he pointed at the opposite bank far away, and said, "Ying'er and I just climbed up and looked into the distance, and saw that the lights on the other side of the Zhuijin Tower are very orderly, and we shouldn't have been disturbed by anything."

This woman is really smart and steady!

Thinking of Jia Zheng's ambiguous words, he might really be able to make a pair with her, Sun Shaozong couldn't help adding a little joy.