Criminal investigation in ancient times

After the turmoil in the convoy passed, everyone continued their journey on the second day. When they arrived in Qingzhou, Yang Ershuan was charged with theft and handed over to the government. The boy named Goudan always saluted Zhang Rui respectfully every time he saw him.

Although Uncle Han didn't say anything, he appreciated his attitude of reciprocating kindness very much, and seemed to really have the idea of ​​teaching this kid to be a follower.

Zhang Rui: "Uncle Han, there is an old mother who is seriously ill in this dog's house, I can't ask him to serve by my side." Uncle Han looked gloomy, nodded and stopped being warm to the little guy.

The convoy passed through Qingzhou and went north all the way to Mule County after two days of camping.Muller County is considered a relatively prosperous county, and Muller County is famous for its specialty Ganoderma lucidum.The team intends to rest here for two days and purchase some things before continuing northward.

The team stayed in a small inn for the past two days.It happened that Zhang Rui also wanted to buy some things, and he had to walk for more than a month. He was in a hurry earlier, and he didn't have time to buy many necessary things. He happened to have time to buy when the team was doing the shopping.

The two brothers and sisters of the He family did not go out, because they were concerned about the status of He Ming's daughter, so the two brothers and sisters also took a servant's room, although it was only a single room, it was more expensive than Xin'an Town by two hundred yuan.Uncle Han called out to grab money, but Zhang Rui just smiled and didn't care.

It's almost winter, and Uncle Han is very worried when he sees the young master who is so thin that he can lift it up with one hand. It gets colder as he goes to the capital. I don't know if the young master can survive this journey!

Because the squire borrowed 100 taels of silver in Xin'an County, he had a lot of money, so he simply bought a thick cotton sweater for Zhang Rui. The fabric was ordinary cotton cloth.

Zhang Rui bought two good-looking ganoderma lucidum for ten taels of silver, and then went to a wood workshop to buy two ebony boxes for 20 taels of silver. strangeness.

Of course, Uncle Han didn’t understand the marketing model of later generations. Things that cost a few cents plus a more delicate packaging can be sold for tens of yuan. Zhang Rui put the two Ganoderma lucidum he bought into the box. Two pieces of high-quality silk cloth were used to spread it. When the box was opened, Uncle Han was stunned. The young master dressed the dozens of taels of silver into hundreds of taels.

Uncle Han: "Ah, the young master is amazing. From this point of view, even if you go to the capital and give it to your uncle, you can do it well."

Zhang Rui nodded: "This is what I'm going to take to the capital to send him off. You know I don't have much money on me right now. Even if I bought Ganoderma lucidum worth a few hundred taels of silver, they might not be able to appreciate it."

After Zhang Rui finished speaking, Uncle Han felt depressed again. When the old man was alive, the Lin family looked down on the Zhang family. Now that the Zhang family is ruined, who knows what will happen when the young master enters the capital?I don't know why the wife let the young master go to Beijing to find his uncle's house.

Uncle Han followed Zhang Rui out of the shop with two wooden boxes in his arms. He saw a lot of people in front of him. Zhang Rui was not a spectator, but as a policeman, he walked past without even thinking about it.

Zhang Rui: "Auntie, what happened in front, why did so many people gather?"

A middle-aged woman curled her lips in a small bamboo basket and said, "The two people in front grabbed it for a jade pendant. Who knows whose jade it is." After speaking, she stood on tiptoe and looked again, seeing nothing. After seeing the excitement, I left.

"Jade pendant? Uncle Han, let's go and have a look." Old Han's mouth twitched, wondering in his heart when the young master was so willing to meddle in his own business.

The two squeezed into the crowd, and saw two men surrounded by the crowd. One was slightly open, about 30 years old, with thinning hair, an abnormal blush on his face, talking incoherently and seemed to have drunk a lot of alcohol.

Another young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, very handsome, frowned and stared at the older man and said: "Return the jade pendant!"

Drunk man: "Who... who said that... the jade pendant is... yours? Uh... what proof do you have?"

The boy: "That jade pendant is a relic given to me by my mother. It must not be discarded. If you return it, I will give you 100 taels of silver."

The drunk man spat and said, "Damn it, how are you coaxing the child? I've asked, this...uh~ jade pendant can sell for at least 1000 taels of silver."

1000 taels of silver?Zhang Rui blinked and saw that the drunk man was indeed holding a jade pendant the size of a child's palm. Although he couldn't see what it looked like, it was not worth 1000 taels of silver from the material of the corner. The pawn shop has pawned up to 200 taels, and I think this drunk has made it clear that he has extorted money.The young man was so angry that he reached out to grab the jade pendant, but the drunk quickly put his hands on his chest and yelled, "It's a robbery! It's a murder!"

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The young face turned pale and said loudly: "How dare you be such a naughty rascal! It's my jade pendant but you say I robbed it?!"

Zhang Rui couldn't help laughing.Although the sound wasn't too loud, it was particularly noticeable amidst the groaning, and the crowd suddenly fell silent.

The boy was also taken aback, frowned and looked at Zhang Rui and said, "I don't know what's so ridiculous about this little brother?"

Zhang Rui touched his nose and said, "It's very easy to tell who this jade pendant is..."

The crowd became excited when they saw that such a teenage boy dared to say such crazy words, a pear seller booed: "Since this little brother said that he can tell who the jade pendant is, why don't you give it to me?" How about it?" The others followed suit.

Zhang Rui: "It's not impossible, first of all, this uncle will show me the jade pendant first." He said and stretched out his hand to the man who was protecting the jade pendant.

The drunk gave him a squinting look: "Bah, why should I give the jade pendant to you, a child with no hair yet?"

Zhang Rui: "Since this uncle dares not show me this jade pendant, I can't tell the difference, hey~" He sighed and turned around, pretending to leave.

The onlookers whispered to each other, and one of them said: "Just show this little brother the jade pendant. Could it be that the jade pendant is not yours, and you dare not show it to him?"

The drunk blushed and said, "Let me put your mother's bullshit on it, just show it to you, you have to hold on tight, if it falls and breaks you will have to accompany me for 1000 taels of silver!"

Zhang Rui nodded and took the jade pendant from the drunk.

The jade pendant was lowered into Zhang Rui's hand, which made him startled. It was a piece of emerald jade, full of color and water head, carved into a hollow oval jade ring, with a bunch of ropes passing through the middle, and a tuft of tassels hanging from below.

Zhang Rui pinched the jade pendant and said, "Both of you said that this jade pendant is yours. They are very familiar with this jade pendant, but do you know what is special about this jade pendant?"

When the young man heard it, he looked happy and said: "There is a crack in the left corner of this jade pendant!"

The drunk man turned his eyes and said, "My jade pendant also has cracks!" The boy turned his head and glared at him angrily, and the drunk squinted his eyes and groaned twice.

Zhang Rui took a closer look and there was a crack on the edge of the jade pendant, so he knew it.

"Then where did the crack come from?"

The young man learned smart this time, looked at the drunk and asked him to speak first.

Drunk man: "How else can it come, I didn't catch it, and fell to the ground."

The young man said: "Hmph, nonsense, this crack was caused by accidentally knocking on the saddle when I was wearing it while riding."

Zhang Rui clapped his palms and said with a smile: "I already know who this jade pendant belongs to." Everyone asked who it belonged to?

"The uncle said just now that the crack on the jade pendant was dropped on the ground. Do you know that this kind of emerald jade is not only fragile but also fragile because of its complicated carving and hollowing out. If you drop this jade pendant on the ground..." said Hold up the jade pendant high and let go...

The boy was shocked: "No!"

But he saw the jade pendant protruding from Zhang Rui's right hand again...it made him break out in a cold sweat.

Zhang Rui smiled and handed the jade pendant to the young man and said, "Brother, from now on you should take your precious things with you."

The drunk quit and hurriedly said: "That's my jade pendant! Why did you give it to him?"

Zhang Rui sneered and said, "Uncle, you might as well find a jade shop and ask if the hollowed-out emerald jade is intact if it falls on the ground?"The drunk man was speechless, gave him a hard look, turned and walked out of the crowd.

Holding the lost and recovered jade pendant, the young man was full of gratitude in his heart, and hurriedly chased Zhang Rui out and said, "Little brother, I'm Du Yunqing, who came here from Yuzhou, and I didn't expect to accidentally leave the jade pendant here, thank you for your help today, otherwise... ..."

Zhang Rui smiled: "It's just a matter of raising your hands, brother, don't mind."

The young man thought for a while, then took out a good Hetian jade pendant from his neck and handed it to Zhang Ruidao: "Although this jade pendant is worthless, it is the only relic left to me by my mother. The drunk man took my jade pendant to death. It was an insult to my mother! I will not repay you when I go out. This jade pendant is the family emblem of our Du family. If you have a chance to use me in the future, take it With this jade pendant in Du's Jade Shop, I will definitely do my best to help you."

Zhang Rui: "Brother, I'd better put away such a precious thing...this...I didn't do anything, brother, you don't have to be so polite..." Before he finished speaking, the boy put the jade pendant in his hand and smiled. Laughing and turning away.

Holding the jade pendant in his hand, Zhang Rui looked up at Uncle Han, shook his head with a smile and said, "I never thought that I would get such a big benefit just by playing a few words."

Although this Hetian jade pendant is not big, it is several times more expensive than the hollowed-out jade pendant just now. Unexpectedly, the young man gave it to himself without even thinking about it.

Uncle Han frowned and said, "Master, I don't know if I should say something or not."

Zhang Rui: "Uncle Han, tell me."

Uncle Han: "Master, although you say that you are helping others and advocating justice for them, but... After all, we are going out, and we will inevitably provoke people who should not be provoked. You should be cautious in your words and deeds, Master."

Zhang Rui nodded, sighing secretly that he was careless. This is an ancient society, not a modern society ruled by law. I won't catch it.

"Uncle Han, I was careless. I will try not to cause trouble again in the future." Of course, I won't do it until I have no self-protection ability.