ebookland Chapter 114 He succeeded!
Chapter 114 He succeeded!
After everyone hurriedly cleaned the egg liquid off Butler Wang's head and face, Butler Wang touched his body again and found that the account book was gone!
He suddenly felt as if the sky had fallen: "Come here, seal the boat and no one is allowed to enter or leave. I want to see the master!"
The people on the boat were in chaos...
When Wang Jingsheng heard that the account book was lost, he was furious: "Did you see the man's appearance clearly?"
"No? There were so many people on the ship today that I didn't see the man's face clearly, but I'm sure he took the account book!"
Wang Jing said angrily: "Then search, search everyone one by one, no one can leave this ship today until the account book is found!"
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At the Wang family's house, Jing Qishan had already searched the study and guest rooms, as well as a row of side rooms, but had not found any stolen money.
It was getting dark, and if all the members of the Wang family came back, he would not be able to find anything.
If Jiang Li succeeds, we will definitely increase our precautions here.
Could it be that the stolen goods were not in this house, but somewhere else? In the Tiger Head Gang?
But he felt it was impossible!
Wang Jingsheng is just a protective umbrella for the Tiger Head Gang. He would never give the looted things to the Tiger Head Gang. Otherwise, what would be the point of him protecting them?
Jing Qishan was about to go out when he suddenly heard two servants chatting: "The master is not coming back today, what are we going to eat tonight?"
"I heard that eating duck stewed in an iron pot with some pancakes spread on top is delicious."
"Really? Are the pancakes ready?"
"It'll be ready soon."
Jing Qishan suddenly thought of something...
He sneaked onto the roof of the kitchen again.
After removing the tiles above, he saw a group of servants eating around a large iron pot below. The aroma wafted up, and Jing Qishan couldn't help but cover his nose with his collar.
These servants ate and drank while their master was away, and even played rock-paper-scissors.
Jing Qishan wished he could come down and knock them out one by one.
But he held back.
First, they didn't want to cause a commotion, and second, they didn't want to embarrass those who could only have a good meal when the host was out.
After finally waiting for them to eat their fill and leave the kitchen, Jing Qishan quietly sneaked down.
He moved the iron pot away, swept away the charcoal and wood ash at the bottom, and then saw a layer of iron plate.
After struggling to move the iron plate, I saw a secret passage underneath!
Jing Qishan couldn't help but smile. These tricks were what he had seen in his previous life.
The secret passage was only big enough for one person to enter and exit. He dived down and felt around, and took out a wooden box.
When I opened the wooden box, I saw a box full of banknotes!
Look at the thickness, it must be at least tens of thousands of taels!
As soon as he tied the wooden box to his body, he heard a shout from outside: "Go search the kitchen first and see if the things are still there!"
Jing Qishan realized that Jiang Li must have succeeded and the Wang family was back!
He quickly dived back onto the roof.
As soon as I climbed up, the kitchen door was kicked open.
"Move the iron pot away and check the secret passage!"
"Butler, there is nothing in the secret passage!"
"what?"
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Jing Qishan came to the meeting point agreed upon with Jiang Li.
Jing Qishan was covered in soot, Jiang Li was covered in water, and they kept sneezing.
Jing Qishan took off his dusty coat and gave it to Jiang Li, and Jiang Li handed the account book wrapped in oilcloth to Jing Qishan.
Jiang Li said: "The river water is too cold. If I weren't strong, I wouldn't be able to swim to shore!"
Jing Qishan said: "It wasn't easy for me either. That thief Wang hid something under the pot and I almost got scalded to death."
Jiang Li said: "We have experienced both water and fire."
The two of them couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After that, Jing Qishan began to open the account book and compare the accounts with the box of silver bills.
Jiang Li was really cold, so he went to pick up some firewood.
While Jiang Li was not paying attention, Jing Qishan secretly stuffed two silver bills into his pocket.
……
"Something happened!"
"County Lieutenant Wang was arrested by his superiors! I heard he was involved in corruption and collusion with gangs!"
"The Tiger Head Gang has finally come to this day!"
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Rongcheng was in an uproar, with people running around telling each other about the fate of County Magistrate Wang and the Tiger Head Gang.
Mr. Li's family was also discussing this matter.
Brother Li said, "The prefect received a report from the county magistrate, saying that he had evidence that the county lieutenant was greedy for money, so he sent two thousand soldiers to arrest him. County lieutenant Wang originally planned to escape overnight, but he was caught on the way."
"What about those people from the Tiger Head Gang?" asked Mrs. Li.
"Those members of the Tiger Head Gang have been exiled to the army. Now the county government's conscription task has been exceeded. County Magistrate Zhang has really killed two birds with one stone. I believe the situation in Rongcheng will change in the future!"
Mr. Li said, "That county magistrate Zhang has been in Rongcheng for so many years, and we all thought he was terribly afraid of the local gentry and dignitaries and had no say in anything. I didn't expect that he has made such a big fortune now. He is really pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger!"
Brother Li said, "So from now on, we gentry will have to listen to Magistrate Zhang?"
Mr. Li said helplessly: "What do you think?"
Brother Li seemed to be hesitant to speak at this time.
Li Er said: "Brother, just say whatever you want to say!"
Brother Li then said, "There is a rumor that Jing Qishan has made a great contribution in this matter, and the county magistrate wants him to stay and serve as the head of the police."
"What……"
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Li Yujiao waited at home until the sixth day of the New Year before she met Jing Qishan.
In ancient times, information was blocked, there were no mobile phones or telephones, and she had no idea what Jing Qishan did in Rongcheng.
But she was convinced of one thing: as long as Jing Qishan came back, it meant that he had succeeded!
The day Jing Qishan came back, she was basking in the sun in the yard, and then she heard someone knocking on the door.
Thinking it was just another kid who wanted to buy hot and sour noodles, she ignored him.
Until I heard Jing Qishan's voice: "Madam, I'm back!"
Her heart trembled violently.
He succeeded!
After being stunned for a long while, she went over to open the door.
Jing Qishan walked in, saw the woman in front of him, and said, "Madam, long time no see."
Li Yujiao said nonchalantly, "It's only been three days."
"One day without seeing you feels like three days."
Flirting again!
Li Yujiao moved two stools over for Jing Qishan and Jiang Li to sit on, and poured them tea.
She looked over Jing Qishan and asked Jiang Li, "Is everything going well?"
Jiang Li glared at Jing Qishan and said unhappily, "It went very smoothly. Magistrate Zhang said he wanted to make Brother Qishan the head of the police force, and Jing Qishan agreed for the three taels of silver a month."
"..." Li Yujiao asked: "Aren't you going to take him back to the barracks?"
"If he doesn't want to go back, I can't tie him up and take him back."
Jing Qishan said, "What's the point of going back to the military camp? You don't even have money to travel. I say you shouldn't go back to the military camp. Follow me in Rongcheng. Maybe you can become a county lieutenant in the future."
Jiang Li said angrily: "I am not as short-sighted as you. My ideal is to become a frontier poet like Gao Shi. Don't worry about having no friends on the road ahead. Everyone in the world knows you!"
Jing Qishan suddenly burst into laughter.
Jiang Li is still as naive as he was in his previous life. The so-called recovery of territory is nothing more than a political game among those in the court. It is not for the people at all.