In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Chapter 13 The Thief Jia Fei

Chen Ruotong pretended to be calm and said, "Do you have any clues about the thief?"

"I heard from a friend in the government office that it was a young thief who was probably a gang. The gatekeeper of Mr. Wang's house had seen the thief, but because there were many students taking the examination, he was afraid of disturbing the students and the examiners from the capital, so he didn't draw a picture to catch the thief, but just watched him secretly."

Chen Ruotong was so scared that she broke out in a sweat. Damn it, who said that time travelers have their own aura? I've only been here for ten days and I'm going to be killed? No, no, I can't just sit there and wait for death. I have to take the initiative. It's not easy to be a salted fish!

Chen Ruotong said goodbye to Bai Qiang and walked towards Wang's house. The door of Wang's house was closed, and two servants stood on both sides of the door. Chen Ruotong walked past the two servants in a swaggering manner. The two servants didn't even look at her, and she felt a little more at ease.

She walked back and when she passed the yamen gate, she saw Zhang Yishun chatting with a man in official uniform.

When Zhang Yishun finished talking and was about to leave, Chen Ruotong quickly stepped forward and called out, "Brother Zhang, what a coincidence to meet you here. What do you want to do at the government office?"

"Oh? Brother Chen, I came to the government office to get a land deed. What are you doing..."

Chen Ruotong smiled and said, "I just went to Xinglong Escort Agency and found out that the city gates have been closed and people are not allowed to leave the city. What happened?"

"It's inconvenient to talk here, let's go to the teahouse to have tea and chat."

The two entered the teahouse and found a private room. Zhang Yishun whispered, "There's a powerful thief in the city. He emptied all the warehouses of Mr. Wang's family without anyone noticing. No one knows when the things were stolen. He only came to report the case the day before yesterday. The city gates were closed yesterday. Judging from the time, the thieves had already fled. Closing the city gates would not help. The lost things must not be found. Prefect Li was so worried that he fell ill. My cousin is very busy in charge of the government affairs. I'm here to help today."

Chen Ruotong pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Mr. Wang lost something. No matter how anxious Li was, he wouldn't fall ill. There's no rush to solve the case, right?"

"Brother Chen, you don't know this. It's not just a matter of losing some property. Some account books were also lost, the account books of Magistrate Li's corruption, bribery, and human trafficking." Zhang Yishun shook his head slightly.

"Ah? There is such a thing? Isn't this corruption and abuse of power?"

"What can I say? This time the higher-ups sent an imperial envoy to investigate the matter, and it just so happened that the account book was lost at this checkpoint. Don't you think this is a coincidence? My friend, do you know the famous thief Jia Fei in the world? He specializes in stealing from corrupt officials and collecting evidence to get rid of harm for the people. It is said that he is a spy for the higher-ups. How can Magistrate Li not be anxious?" Zhang Yishun said while pointing his finger upwards, with a mysterious and proud look on his face.

Chen Ruotong's heart finally settled down, "What about the imperial envoy? Can he petition for the people? Otherwise, he will not take care of things!"

"I heard from my uncle that he is an honest official. They are investigating Magistrate Li now. They are investigating secretly because the students are taking exams. My uncle is also preparing evidence of Magistrate Li's corruption, but it seems that the evidence is insufficient and all the useful evidence has been lost. I don't know whether this Jia Fei is real or fake. My uncle is also very anxious! If he can overthrow this worm, Magistrate Li, he can make further progress!"

Chen Ruotong wanted to ask where the imperial envoy lived, but she was afraid that there would be loopholes later, so she didn't dare to ask. She decided to ask somewhere else!

"Then I wish Uncle Zhang a successful promotion!" Chen Ruotong said with a smile and bowed.

"Then I'll take advantage of Brother Chen's good words. Come, let's use tea instead of wine. I'll toast Brother Chen a glass!"

"Okay, cheers, hahahaha..."

Chen Ruotong paid five taels for the tea, but Zhang Yishun refused, "Brother Chen, I said I'll treat you!"

"Hey, Brother Zhang, please treat me next time!"

Oh my! What kind of tea is this? Why is it so expensive? But the news is worth it!

The two chatted and laughed as they left the teahouse. After saying goodbye to each other, Chen Ruotong hired a carriage and drove to the post station.

She analyzed that Zhang Yishun was helping his cousin in the government office and did not see the imperial envoy, so the imperial envoy was not in the government office and might be in the official post station.

In the afternoon, Chen Ruotong wandered around the post station. No one was coming in or out. She sat under a willow tree to rest and observed the entrance of the post station from a distance. After waiting for an entire afternoon, no one was coming in or out. The sun was about to set when a familiar figure entered the post station. Chen Ruotong carefully identified him and remembered that it was the middle-aged man who had talked to Zhang Yishun in the morning. That should be Zhang Tongpan. After waiting for another hour, Zhang Tongpan and another official went out when it was dark. Zhang Tongpan said, "Sir, please stay." So, the official who came out should be the imperial envoy.

When the gate was open, Chen Ruotong observed that there were soldiers guarding the gate and the security work was done very well.

Another half an hour later, it was dark, and Chen Ruotong came to the gate of the post station and knocked on the door, "Pa pa pa..."

The door creaked open, and Chen Ruotong quickly hid in the space and threw the box of account books out of the space.

The soldier who opened the door looked around but saw no one. He looked down and saw a large wooden box. He then called two more soldiers to carry it into the yard.

The big thing was done and it was already dark. Chen Ruotong didn't dare go home late, so she just rested in the space. It was a good opportunity to wait here and see how things would develop tomorrow.

When the sky was bright, Chen Ruotong got up, washed and put on makeup. She painted her face a darker tone, tied her hair into a high ponytail, and wore a black shorts and black cloth boots. Well, she looked a bit like a gangster.

She sat in the space, observing the situation outside. A soldier rode away on horseback, and nothing else happened. On a whim, she picked up her phone to take pictures outside, because the buildings on East Street were tall and majestic, and the post station was located on the north bank of Wing Chun River. Wing Chun River runs east-west, running through the East and West Streets, and the scenery is very beautiful.

"Hey, there's a man sneaking around not far from the willow tree, looking over here. She zoomed in to take a picture, and then observed this man. She had never seen him before. He looked like a servant, not a government official. So what was he doing here? Was he following me?" Chen Ruotong murmured.

Anyway, I have taken the photo, and will print it out and give it to Chen Yishun for identification.

Half an hour later, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the post station. Judge Zhang got off the carriage and entered the post station. Then there was no movement.

Chen Ruotong zoomed in with her phone again and looked around. The man was gone and there were no suspicious people around.

Chen Ruotong teleported to the home appliance area, exported the photos in her phone using the computer, and then printed them. Printing is useless. Such paper and pictures will shock people if they are taken out. They are not the products of this dynasty at all. No, no, forget it. It is estimated that Zhou Qian’s people did not withdraw. Zhou Qian is too cunning and difficult to make friends with. Don’t have much contact with him in the future. You really have to be careful when dealing with these ancient people, otherwise they will sell you out and you will still be counting money for them!

Zhou Qian sneezed, "Who is scolding me?"