Chapter thirty-one. Here's the clue

This morning, Lu ran had intended to continue his training.

In fact, if he could, he would practice for the rest of his life. But the hateful Huang Zheng and Pang elder came to send money again, but also a lot.

Of course, if it was just someone sending him money, he wouldn't have bothered to break off his training and walk out the door. His room was now a winter furnace, an oasis in the desert, and every day and a half he spent there was a marked improvement in his strength. But the last time he asked Godfrey to look into Yan's courier records, he made progress.

Ge Fei hand holding more than a dozen bills, above a clear record of Yan Yi Guan in Huaizhou city in the past year of freight records. The actual records were more extensive, and Godfrey, acting on Lu ran's instructions, had ignored the general situation and mainly backed up Um's transportation of spirit objects, especially artifacts and the corresponding materials, along with the collection of the INN for the five poison door of the transport records.

"Master, I've synthesized what you asked and found a special place, " he said, spreading out the bills on the table, pointing to a few marked places, he said, "you see, for the past year, the House of downwind has been delivering goods almost every month to Wu du men and Chen Lao Si's shop, half of which have been staggered by one day. ". That is to say, the goods among them are likely to be sent to Wu du men Zong men first, and then to Chen Lao Si's shop the next day."

"Well, there's a pattern. And the last few times, they've been shipping more. "

Lu ran carefully contrast, found that the most recent record is just the last time he went to the market to buy a white magnet that day. The last record of the five venoms was a month ago.

"strange, why didn't the five poisons door have the same kind of goods this month? Did you miss it? "

When he said similar purchases, he meant shipping manifests for artifacts and related materials. Godfrey looked carefully and found it was not there. But he pulled a few more bills out of his sleeve. They were copies of Harjit Sajjan's Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples shipment.

The two men examined it closely, and soon the missing records of this month's Wudunmen appeared in the Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples. Only the time than Chen old four spirit shop ahead of six or seven days.

"Six or seven days in advance, so it's a day or two before I tear it down. Well, that makes sense. "

In this case, at least from the shipping records can prove that in the past year, the five poison doors have been from somewhere into the spirit of goods, and then transferred to the Chen Ji Spirit. In view of the nature and source of Chen's shop, the goods are probably not authentic, but the material for making spiritual instruments.

The answer was already in Lu ran's mind. It's just that the evidence isn't strong enough to prove it. In the single-spirit category alone, they can't be sure what they're transporting.

"Master, I also found a clue about the purchase of the five poison doors. I just don't know if it's right. "

Ge Fei said to take out a few other, and focus on five poison door records for comparison, found that each time before the same kind of purchase, they will pick up from a place called "Dongshankou" . The time stagger two or three days to seven or eight days. Taking into account the five poison door cargo volume, variety, large quantity of characteristics, time staggered for so long is not easy to infer.

"I have listed this from your point of view, " said Ge Fei. "Dongshankou is just three miles east of Qingmanshan. It used to be a village, but it's been abandoned for years and no one lives there. Now it's just a common fork in the road."

Lu Ran knew what he meant. It's because it's a deserted crossroads that the Wudunmen's shipping seems suspicious -- As if anyone were buying from a deserted place every month? Unless it's on the way, but it's either in the city or at the pass, and it doesn't make sense to be in the middle of nowhere.

Besides, the location just three miles east of Qingmanshan, is not a bit too coincidental? Looks like this Dongshankou is hiding something.

"Let's go and have a look. "

They went out of Nangong mansion and soon returned in disguise, then went to the nearest post house in the city and hired two horses. If Dongshankou is really related to the Green Sand Mine, then there must be someone watching the five poison doors nearby, and their appearance, especially Lu ran's star face, must arouse suspicion at the first time.

"Fei elder brother, do you think the price is a bit expensive? Two horses rent for half a day, just want 100 taels of silver? " Just set out for a long time, Lu ran really couldn't resist, or complained.

"Oh, what is this? If you rent a carriage, it will cost about 500 taels for half a day. There is no way, who let Huaizhou City only Yan family in Open Post House? "

It's a victory for all of us. I have long heard that Yan Jia is the richest Huaizhou city, the industry covers the Post House, Brothel, casino, medicine spirit instrument leather textile, and so on, can be said to control the entire Huaizhou city more than half of the economy. No wonder, businessmen, once powerful enough to monopolize the situation, big stores to bully customers is all too common.

Soon they were out of the main town and heading west. Gradually, there were fewer villages, and only a road just big enough for two carts to cross stretched out.

After a while, the scattered houses were replaced by weeds. It was summer, and the grass was green and lush, and the grass was as tall as a man, and occasionally a snake or a rabbit or two sprang up, representing the most primitive and ultimate laws of nature.

"Dongshankou is a mile ahead. Let's walk there. "

Godfrey suggested. The two men led the horse into the grass, tied it to a stone, and then walked. Did not go out a few steps, did see a fork in the road ahead, as well as the junction of two big men sitting on a horse patrol.

Fortunately, the other side of the Horse, high position, they saw through the weeds far away, but in turn did not notice the grass side of them.

"It looks like two pustules. At such a fork in the road, we actually want to look high and far away. Lord Tang, let's go around from behind. "

Lu ran nodded and followed Ge Fei, weaving gingerly through the grass. This would probably not have worked in the autumn and winter, when it was dry and the grass had long since turned to dry, and rustling would have been caused by the passing of a rabbit. But the grass is now relatively moist and soft, and it's hard to notice it unless you're trying to grab it and start shaking it like crazy.

The grass was very high and thick, and the two men went back and forth for several detours before slowly approaching the fork in the road. From the grass crevices can be seen, the intersection of the ground there are many to and fro the mark, is usually left by vehicles and horses.

"Master, what now? Wait? "

To tell the truth, they are very close to the junction now, but it is not a way to go out and observe carefully. If we're GONNA wait here, who knows when Downwind Inn's horses are coming? Besides, the grass is so moist and lush, and there are so many small animals. When will a few poisonous snakes come along? How can they squat down?

"You can't stay like this for long. "

"So, what now? "

"Why do you keep asking me that you can't think for yourself? "

"Didn't I just use my head? Didn't you come up with the idea of getting off the horse early and weaving your way? You're the boss, I'm the subordinate, and you're the one who brought me into this, and now you don't have any ideas? Do you expect me? "

"Well... all right, all right, you keep your voice down, don't bring in the snakes and Scorpions. "

Lu ran grabbed the head, a little regret to come before did not fully inquire about the intersection of the environment. If he had known it was a lush patch of grass, he would have come at night, and if they had made any "moves, " they would have lit the lamp, and they would have just followed the light.

"You know what? Let's move. "

"Why move? It's got a great view. And in my experience squatting in the grass, it's best not to move in the grass, because a living thing is easy for a snake to spot. "

Oh, my God. With Your Bush experience? I see you've done your fair share of thieving. Lu ran a face of black lines, and really can not think of good reasons, can only move out of the tried and true "authority" .

"Don't talk nonsense, you are a master or I am a master? I said move a place to move a place, I have deep consideration, told you do not understand. "

Ge Fei white one eye, the foot moves, in the mind one installs you to paralyze to wait on come over.

They moved a little to the West to get an angle on the guards and the ground, and nothing seemed out of place. So look across the road to hide in the south of the grass, and then find a hidden and good view of the place to observe, or did not find any movement.

"Master, have you moved enough? If not, we can move it back. It's only noon anyway. "

Lu ran was about to go back, suddenly feel the foot stepped on a hard thing. A closer look, the grass under a piece of rotten wood, although the surface has been mold, but the general shape is still relatively clear.

Godfrey noticed it, too, and could not help looking at it. Soon, they found more boards in this area, as well as several thigh-thick sticks.

"See, I told you I had deep thoughts. Here's the clue. "

"A clue? You call that a clue? " Godfrey sneered, disapproving. "It's just a scrap of wood. Maybe it was left here by a broken-down cart. or a cart carrying wood came by and fell off. "

"Fei, I don't mean to be blunt, but your brain is so dull. "

Lu ran brushed the grass from one of the planks with an air of Amazing Detective Di Renjie. "You see, there are some small holes in the middle of this board, have you noticed? And look at this stick, there are some small holes in the cross-section, aren't there? "

"Well, then what? "