blenderwars Chapter 172
Chapter 172
The next morning, Xue Ji arrived at the Marshal's Mansion early and was reporting the results of the investigation to Sun Guangmin.
"How things had been?"
After Sun Guangmin asked, Xue Ji replied:
"Young Marshal, I found out. Yesterday morning, there were two old gentlemen, about five or sixty years old. One was wearing a black robe, and the other was wearing a gray tunic suit. The rumors in the city were spread from their mouths."
"Well, what's the history of those two people? Does anyone know them?"
Sun Guangmin nodded slightly and asked.
"I haven't investigated the origins of these two people. As for whether anyone in the city knows them, I don't know."
"Xue Ji, how about this, who did you inquire about? I'll find that person and ask directly."
"It's a waiter in Zuixianlou, named Xiao Xiangzi. He heard the rumors spread by two people."
Sun Guangmin knew that Zuixianlou was the biggest restaurant in the city, and only local celebrities and gentry would go there.
"Well, Xue Ji, thank you for your hard work, you can go back and rest, and leave the rest to me."
"Okay, young commander, Xue Ji bids her farewell."
After Xue Ji left the room, Sun Guangmin changed his clothes, and when he walked out of the room, he happened to meet the fat Taoist priest.
"Staff Zhang, you go to do something. Invite the guy from Zuixianlou, named Xiao Xiangzi, over here. I want to ask some questions."
"Okay, young commander, I'll go right away."
After the fat Taoist agreed, he immediately walked outside the Young Marshal's Mansion.
He first went to the barracks, found more than a dozen soldiers from the Northern Army, and went to Zuixianlou fully armed. If the waiter refused to come, then he had to use some means.
The fat Taoist arrived at Zuixian Tower and saw that there were no diners inside, so he knew it was too early.
"Is anyone there? I'm looking for Xiao Xiangzi."
“Da da da da”
There was the sound of hurried footsteps on the planks of the stairs.
"Come on, what do you want to eat?"
A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes yelled loudly when he went downstairs, but when he looked up and saw the fat Taoist priest and others, he was also slightly surprised, but soon his face returned to his normal smile.
"Several military lords, who are you? Our shopkeeper is not here, and he has something to go out."
"I'm not looking for the shopkeeper, I'm looking for a guy named Xiao Xiangzi."
After the fat Taoist priest finished speaking, the young man was slightly dazed again, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Master, what do you want from Xiao Xiangzi?"
"It's nothing serious, just go to the Young Marshal's Mansion, ask some questions, and I'll be back soon."
"To be honest, the younger one is Xiao Xiangzi. Is it because I made some mistakes that you want to arrest me?"
"No, it's about rumors. The young commander wants to ask you something."
"I didn't spread those rumors, and it has nothing to do with me."
Little Xiangzi's face turned pale with fright.
"Not to blame you, but to ask, let's go."
Originally, Xiao Xiangzi didn't want to go, but seeing the soldiers of the Northern Army holding guns in their hands, he had to go if he didn't.
"Okay then, I'll go with you."
Xiao Xiangzi reluctantly walked out of the lobby of Zuixian Tower, and followed the fat Taoist priest and others to the Young Marshal's Mansion.
In the living room, Sun Guangmin was already waiting, and Huang Ying was also there.
Xiao Xiangzi walked into the living room, and when he saw Sun Guangmin, he immediately called out, "I've seen the young marshal."
"Don't be afraid, I came to you, just want to ask about those rumors, who is spreading them?"
Sun Guangmin asked very calmly.
"It's two strangers, I don't know them either. They went to Zuixianlou for dinner, chatted at the wine table, and they talked about the Fusang ninja."
Sun Guangmin knew that Xiao Xiangzi, as a buddy of Zuixianlou, must be very familiar with the people in the city. Since he didn't know the two people who spread the rumors, he could assume that they were not locals.
"Little Xiangzi, describe the faces of those two people, and Huang Ying, draw two portraits."
Huang Ying was ready, holding the pen in her right hand, and placed it on a piece of rice paper. As Xiao Xiangzi continued to describe, she slowly drew on the rice paper.
After repeated drawing and modification, I finally drew the faces of the two people who spread the rumors.
Xiao Xiangzi stared at the two paintings, looked at them, then nodded, and said, "Yes, these two people are already very similar."
Sun Guangmin also looked at the person in the portrait, and suddenly felt very strange, and he didn't know him at all.
"Sure enough, they are not locals, Staff Officer Zhang. You take these two portraits and search the whole city to find the whereabouts of these two people, as well as Xiao Xiangzi. You can go back. Thank you for your help."
After Sun Guangmin gave an order, the fat Taoist nodded: "Of order, my subordinate will do it now."
The fat Taoist took the two portraits and left the Marshal's Mansion together with Xiao Xiangzi. In the following time, the fat Taoist led a group of soldiers to investigate and arrest the city.
After working for a whole day, the fat Taoist didn't gain anything. None of the people in the city knew the two men who spread the rumors.