Chapter 874: Fragrance of Beauty and Galloping

North of the Love Shenjing, Yongchun Street, Xiangju Restaurant.

Yang Yang Hongbin said, "Master Duan Ge Chunjiang has no family in the Love Shenjing, which means this woman is his mistress.

He is a single man and a wealthy merchant, so this kind of worldly romantic story shouldn't be strange.

It's just that this woman lives alone. If she is a woman without a master, why would Master Duan Ge Chunjiang's dealings with her be so sneaky?

Have you checked whether this woman is married, or if her husband is away from home all year round due to business?"

Zhou Tai said, "Your subordinate also felt Master Duan Ge Chunjiang's actions were strange, so I asked the house broker to check the woman's residence.

The house deed only has this woman's name, she is still an unmarried maiden, and the price of this house is not low.

This woman lives idly at home every day, except for going to the clothing store to make clothes or buying some rouge and powder, she doesn't go out much.

It can be seen that she is someone who doesn't need to make a living, and she keeps a maid to serve her. In the normal course of things, she wouldn't have so much silver to buy a house."

Yang Yang Hongbin's eyes brightened slightly, "If that's the case, things are a bit strange.

Since this woman is an unmarried maiden without a master and is a beautiful woman, why would Master Duan Ge Chunjiang's dealings with her be so sneaky?

You know, a beautiful woman living alone in the city would be coveted by many people.

Master Duan Ge Chunjiang has no family, so what is there to worry about? Open dealings would be better, and it could also cut off the thoughts of others.

His sneaky behavior, fearing that others would know, is truly unreasonable. What kind of person is he trying to guard against?"

……

Zhou Tai suddenly thought of something, "This woman is a beauty and has a house in her name, so it should be easy to find someone to marry.

But she doesn't marry and is willing to mess around with Master Duan Ge Chunjiang. She is not a decent woman.

Since she can hook up with Master Duan Ge Chunjiang, why can't she hook up with others?

Perhaps this woman has another lover, and Master Duan Ge Chunjiang even knows about this, so he is low-key and sneaky, worried about letting that person know.

Sir, but this is also wrong. But any normal man, how can he endure his own woman having an affair with another man? It's simply unreasonable."

Yang Yang Hongbin couldn't help but laugh, "Zhou Tai, your brain is very active, your ideas are bold, and your thinking is meticulous. You are born to do this line of work.

You are hitting the point. A normal man cannot endure this kind of thing.

But Master Duan Ge Chunjiang can endure this, and even deliberately avoids and covers it up, unless this matter can bring him great benefits!

You have been watching him for several days, yet you haven't discovered a single flaw; either he is not the one stealing secrets, or this person is extremely deep and calculating.

If he is the person stealing secrets, this person must be cautious and will not act rashly.

He might not even act himself, but achieve his goal through other channels."

Zhou Tai suddenly realized, "For example, through Chen Chen Ruichang or Xue Pan, or this strange woman living alone."

Yang Yang Hongbin's smile was sinister, "This woman must have something strange. Send more people to watch her residence day and night to see who else she deals with."

Zhou Tai said, "Sir, it seems this woman might know the background. Now the imperial court is very concerned about the military granary leakage case, and a great war is imminent.

If we all act according to the law, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make progress in the short term. Why not secretly arrest this woman?

She is a weak woman. As long as she enters the Sun Dali Temple's torture chamber, even without using major torture, your subordinate has many means to make her open her mouth!"

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Yang Yang Hongbin's expression became serious, "I know what you said is a method, but the Sun Dali Temple is the main hall of the Three Judicial Offices.

It is not the Embroidered Uniform Guard or the Tui Shi Yuan, so one must have some reservations when acting.

Moreover, it is not yet that time, and we have only guessed so far, without holding any real evidence.

If this woman is not involved in the matter at all, and is just Master Duan Ge Chunjiang's casual romantic encounter, if she suddenly disappears, it will definitely startle the snake.

If he is really the person stealing secrets, and wants to pass the secrets out of the Love Shenjing, he must have other accomplices, and might even involve many people.

If he notices something wrong because of this, these people will definitely scatter like birds and beasts. As long as a few escape, they will leave hidden dangers in the Love Shenjing.

In the vast capital of the Son of Heaven, wanting to hide a few people is fundamentally difficult to find.

The Remnant Mongol spies lurking in the Love Shenjing cannot be uprooted, which will definitely lead to endless troubles, and we will have worked in vain.

You first arrange for people to watch this woman closely. Once you find new evidence and confirm that this woman is involved, then act accordingly."

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Zhou Tai's expression was convinced, "Sir's thinking is comprehensive, your subordinate was reckless."

Yang Yang Hongbin smiled, "You are already very capable. Is Master Duan Ge Chunjiang in the shop?"

Zhou Tai said, "He left the shop half an hour ago. Our people reported that he went north of the city to talk about business with a grain merchant, and there is nothing suspicious.

Now there are only a few clerks in his shop. These people have been checked by your subordinate, and they are all locals of the Love Shenjing, with nothing suspicious."

Yang Yang Hongbin said, "That's very good. I'll go to his shop to walk around and see if I can find anything."

Zhou Tai understood in his heart that his superior was meticulous, and Master Duan Ge Chunjiang hadn't revealed any flaws yet, so the Temple Rectifier didn't want him to meet him.

The Sun Dali Temple members who have interrogated and judged many cases have an aura that is different from ordinary people. Facing a shrewd and unpredictable person, it might attract attention.

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North of the Love Shenjing, Yongchun Street, Master Duan Grain Shop.

The commoners queuing to buy grain moved forward bit by bit. The clerks weighing grain and collecting silver were very nimble, and a single business transaction was completed in a moment.

But the queuing commoners were still impatient, and there were often pushing and quarreling sounds. The clerks shouted to stop them without any politeness.

Now that the war is imminent, grain prices are soaring, and supply is falling short of demand. Having grain makes one a master, and they are not afraid of no one buying.

The grain shop clerks were arrogant, and even if business came to the door, they were all indifferent.

The commoners buying grain had their momentum lowered. Although they complained and snatched from each other, they didn't dare to argue too much with the clerks, only asking to buy grain to hoard as soon as possible.

Several clerks buying grain were busy, when suddenly two people crossed the queue and stepped directly into the shop hall.

One of the clerks stepped forward to stop them and said impatiently, "Go queue outside to buy grain! Who let you in!"

When he saw the appearance of the two, the scolding words that had just reached his lips were swallowed back.

Because the two people entering the shop looked quite extraordinary. The leader stood tall, dressed in noble and exquisite clothes, with a steady and calm demeanor. He looked like someone with status.

The other person was dressed in ordinary clothes, with a respectful expression, looking like the leader's personal guard.

Any experienced clerk in a shop, who often receives customers, mostly has the ability to observe words and colors.

These two didn't look like ordinary commoners, but like people with great backgrounds. How could the clerk dare to be presumptuous?

He hurriedly changed his face and smiled, "This guest, I don't know what business you have in the shop? Our shop has sufficient grain of all kinds, but whatever you need, just order."

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Yang Yang Hongbin said slowly, "Does the shop have top-grade rouge rice and green-stalk rice?"

Hearing this, the clerk was slightly shocked. He was right; these two really had backgrounds, opening their mouths to ask for top-grade grain.

He hurriedly apologized with a smile, "This guest is indeed a noble person, but this rouge rice is too rare, and there isn't much produced every year, so our shop really doesn't have it.

But there is quite a lot of top-grade green-stalk rice in the shop. It is new goods from Yutian County, Beizhili. There is nothing better than this. The guest will definitely be satisfied when he sees it."

Yang Yang Hongbin said indifferently, "Take a sample of the rice for me to see. As long as it meets my meaning, I will purchase it."

Seeing that Yang Yang Hongbin didn't even look at him, the clerk's expression was quite arrogant, and he was even more certain that this was a proper big buyer.

He hurriedly said, "Noble guest, please wait a moment. Green-stalk rice is top-grade grain, and ordinary families cannot afford it, so it is not displayed. I will go and get the sample rice."

Before the clerk went to the warehouse to get the rice, he specially brewed tea to entertain him. Yang Yang Hongbin didn't care and just walked around in the shop, fiddling with the sample rice on the shelf.

He seemed to be walking around casually, turning to the shop counter, and saw things like abacus, account books, and teapots.

Suddenly, he smelled a fishy and smelly odor. Although it wasn't pungent, it was very clear.

He saw a small dish placed on the counter, with some food in it, dark red and dry, looking like beef and mutton intestine segments, emitting a faint fishy and mutton odor.

Yang Yang Hongbin frowned slightly, unable to recognize what food it was, but just felt it was a bit strange. His fingers tapped lightly on the counter……

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Hearing the clerk's voice behind him: "Noble guest, the green-stalk rice sample has been taken. See if you are satisfied."

Yang Yang Hongbin turned around and walked over, seeing the clerk holding a round dish, containing light green green-stalk rice, which looked quite good.

He reached out to pick up a pinch of rice grains, rolling them in his palm, then held them to his nose to smell the fragrance; his posture and manner were those of an expert in this field.

He said, "The green-stalk rice in the shop is indeed top-grade. I want twenty dan, and I can pay cash on the spot."

Hearing this, the clerk was surprised and said, "Noble guest, there are only eight dan of green-stalk rice in the shop. There really isn't twenty dan."

Yang Yang Hongbin said, "I want to buy enough at once. I don't have the energy to find another shop. If you don't have it here, I can only find another seller."

Seeing that the duck to the mouth was about to fly, the clerk hurriedly said, "Noble guest, although there are only eight dan of green-stalk rice in the shop.

Other shops won't have too much either. I see that the guest is a person of great scenes. My shopkeeper has connections in Yutian County. Can you wait for him to return?

As long as you give two days of time, the shopkeeper will definitely be able to help the guest distribute another twelve dan, ensuring that you won't return empty-handed." ===== CHAPTER 875 =====