TSBFL Chapter 101.3

TSBFL Chapter 101

Chapter 101.3: 線索

[Clues]

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Chen Xing beside the front of the door not far away from the wall, found unidentified footprints. Those footprints were not obvious. If not because his eyes were good, he almost would have ignored it. He raised his hand to compare, and felt that the width of the footprints was somewhat small. He did not know whose footprint.

 

Just when Chen Xing stared at the footprints and contemplated, that side of Qiu Jiu excitedly said: “Little boss, you come quickly, I found something here.”

 

When Chen Xing heard this, he immediately gave up observing the strange footprints and immediately went to Qiu Jiu’s side, then he saw him pointing to the most seriously burn down place, which was also the place where they used to pile up the fine timber, only that the lumber originally piled up there had already been burnt to ashes, and the original appearance could no longer be seen.

 

Qiu Jiu raised his eyes toward Chen Xing and Gu Lang, who were attracted to him, and said excitedly, “Little Boss, Big Boss, you guys guess, what did I realize here?”

 

Gu Lang just glanced at him coldly without answering.

 

Qiu Jiu was subdued by this and didn’t dare to be more reckless.

 

Luckily, Chen Xing was a member of a claque; supporter, staring at the place for half a day and did not see any results, somewhat puzzled as he said, “Where? How come I didn’t see anything?”

 

Qiu Jiu immediately pointed to the cracks in the ground and said cheerfully, “Little boss, look here, do you see it? There’s still oil here that didn’t burn in time.”

 

Seeing that Chen Xing still having confused look in his face, Qiu Jiu simply scrape out the oil, held it up to the front of the Chen Xing as he continued to explain: “This oil was originally used to light up, but this lamp oil is not the same with what ordinary people used which is if it’s burned, will only leave a black powder.”

 

This kind of oil will not only burn without leaving black traces, and will even leave a little white lumpish powder afterwards. This kind of lamp oil is very popular among the rich and noble people. The ordinary rich and noble people can not afford to use it. No one will casually throw away this kind of paraffin, here there is such a large area, this should be man-made sprinkles, the purpose is also to ignite this place.”

 

Chen Xing nodded his head to indicate that he understood, but then he asked somewhat strangely, “How do you know all of these?”

 

“Umm….” Qiu Jiu, who was still excitedly explaining, suddenly paused for a moment, then looked up and gave Gu Lang an unnoticeable glance. Very soon, his tone changed, and he said with a bit of a guilty conscience, “Before I followed my family’s young master, I worked in other wealthy families, so I know about this.”

 

Chen Xing nodded his head after hearing this, and then he stopped paying attention to this matter. He just looked at the place one more time, letting Qiu Jiu circle the place with something to protect the scene, and they started to look for the next piece of evidence again. Unfortunately, no matter how many times they searched, they couldn’t find any other useful clues.

 

Seeing that the door was about to open, Chen Xing supported his chin and looked at the only three pieces of evidence, a little tangled, “How about this, Gu Lang attended the shop in front of the shop, selling out the rest of the deer meat. I will go to the government office, such an arson incident, it could not be easily let off. After all, we are lucky this time. If we are unlucky, then not only our place will be burnt down, but also the shops next to us.”

 

Gu Lang and Qiu Jiu nodded, they did not have any objection to the fact that Chen Xing wanted to report this to the officials, committing arson is a serious crime.

 

However, when Chen Xing said that he would go to the feudal official, Gu Lang stopped him and said that he would go instead.

 

In response to Chen Xing’s puzzled look, Gu Lang was extraordinarily frank and answered truthfully, “You are a Ger, that kind of place is not suitable for you. Besides that, go strictly by fact, I still have a slight reputation, so they won’t give me a hard time if I go. Furthermore, if you go, the other people in the shop will not be able to grasp the proportion of that medicinal food, and it will be a waste of those good things.”

 

Chen Xing is not an unreasonable person, hearing Gu Lang’s analysis, he nodded and exchanged positions with Gu Lang, and then escorted Gu Lang out of the door.

 

Half an hour before the shop opened, the other employees of the shop came one after another, and they were all shocked when they saw the mess in the backyard. However, after they saw the little boss standing there calmly, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

 

Although the kitchen had burnt down, the medicinal meals they made recently only required them to put all the ingredients on a small stove and cook them over a low flame. So, they moved out the small cookers that had been placed in the kitchen in the past and placed them under the corridor of the hall, then cleaned the ingredients and put them into the small pots to cook them gently.

 

But this is a bitter experience for many residents in the neighborhood. Originally, when this herbal meal was made in the house, only the faint aroma could waft out, but now that it was placed under the veranda, the aroma rushed straight to the sky and spread out in all directions, so that quite a number of people who smelled it began to swallow the saliva.

 

However, when they wanted to buy it, the little boss of the shop told them that it would take a while to cook, and that it was not yet time. So they could only swallow their saliva and wait with hungry stomachs.

 

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