"Something happened?"

It had just started raining and someone gave me an umbrella. If I wanted to sleep, someone gave me a pillow. Fan Xiaodao smiled and said, "It's good that something happened! What happened?"

Niu Dafu said: "Go and take a look!"

Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing came to Baihualou. Good guy, it’s so lively. Baihualou is in the bustling city, and the long street that used to be bustling with traffic is empty. The entrance of Baihualou, the roofs, and the roadside are all crowded with a group of ragged people.

There were more than a hundred beggars. They were seen holding broken bowls or dog-beating sticks, and they were seen in groups of three or five, surrounding the Baihua Building.

This battle was even bigger than the initial siege of the six gates.

Fan Xiaodao said, "Hey! The entire beggar gang in the capital has been mobilized. Is Baihualou doing charity or changing its profession?"

Shopkeeper Li Cai's face was livid. After the accident, they originally reported the case to Shuntian Prefecture, but Shuntian Prefecture said they did not have enough manpower and could only send three or five people to maintain order and ensure that there would be no chaos. So they asked the Wucheng Army and Horses Department for help, but the soldiers and horses could not

The people from the department didn't come, but the people from Liumen arrived first, and they suddenly lost their composure.

Fan Xiaodao asked: "What happened?"

Li Caidao said, "The thugs from the Beggar Clan are here to cause trouble."

"Baihualou and the Beggar Clan, one is in the service industry and the other is engaged in charity. They have always been in harmony with each other, so how could they cause such a trouble?"

A beggar shouted: "A messenger from the government is here. Baihualou is trying to kill money and is looking down on human life. Please give us justice!"

Li Caidao: "The public security in this area is under the jurisdiction of the Five Cities Military and Horse Department. The six gates are only for anti-robbery. There were no murders and no one reported the crime. There is no need to ask Captain Fan."

Sure enough, people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division arrived quickly. There were dozens of people, wearing armors. The leader was Commander Liu. He said sternly, "How unbecoming is it to pick quarrels and cause trouble in broad daylight? Hurry up."

Let’s break up, or you’ll go to the cell and spend time in jail!”

The beggar showed no stinginess and said, "That's fine. I'm just begging for food anyway. Do you want to go to the barracks to keep yourself satisfied? Do you have four dishes and one soup?"

Commander Liu stepped forward and whipped him. Before he could hit him, he heard the beggar fall to the ground and roll on the street, "The official has killed someone!"

Fan Xiaodao took the opportunity to ask Niu Dafu, "What happened?"

Niu Dafu said: "Two days ago, a man came to Baihualou for recreation and took their medicine. He couldn't hold it back and died suddenly on the woman's belly. That man's wife brought people to seek justice and an explanation, but Baihua was

The people in the building were beaten to death. Unexpectedly, this woman was the daughter of the leader of the Wei Gang of the Beijing Beggar Clan. The leader of the Wei Gang was so angry that he led his men to surround Baihua Tower. Of course, this was just a one-sided statement."

There was chaos at the scene, and Commander Liu was so angry that he threw his whip on the ground, "Who of you is in charge?"

"The person in charge didn't come!"

Commander Liu ordered everyone, "Bring them all back to me!"

Zhao Xing stopped him and said, "Wait a minute!"

Commander Liu looked at Zhao Xing with an unkind look on his face, "Why, this kind of thing is not under the control of your six sects."

Zhao Xingdao: "Public security is not our responsibility, but disputes between gangs and gangs are the responsibility of the Six Gates. The Beggar Gang in Beijing is a Jianghu organization established in accordance with the law. It is registered with the Six Gates and is subject to supervision and management by the Six Gates. What do you think?

Is this matter our responsibility?"

Fan Xiaodao also said: "What's more, there is no smoke without fire. I heard that this dispute originated from a murder case, so it should be under the control of the six doors."

Since Liumen decided to investigate Baihualou and finally got the opportunity, how could they hand it over to others and seize the jurisdiction first? Commander Liu suddenly concluded. Originally, he had received instructions that a group of beggars had gathered in Baihualou.

They were making trouble and wanted to drive them away. Unexpectedly, the people from Liumen got there first.

Liu Tong asked: "A murder? How come I haven't heard of it?" He asked the beggars, "Can any of you report it?"

The beggar said before: "Baihualou colluded with the government, reporting the case is useless? Kill people to pay for their lives, and debts to pay for money. Baihualou killed our gang leader's daughter, we will use charlatanism to solve the problem!"

Commander Liu smiled and said to the two of them, "Listen, no one has reported the crime. Please go back."

"Wait a minute!"

Among the crowd, a middle-aged man slowly walked out. He was dressed in ragged clothes, holding an emerald-green dog-beating stick, and six sacks hanging on his body. He was none other than the helmsman of the Beijing branch of the Beggar Clan, Elder Wei Baoguo of the Six Sacks.

He was thin and frail, looking exhausted, but his eyes held a trace of hatred.

Wei Baoguo came to the two of them and took out a complaint from his arms, "I, Wei Baoguo, sue Baihualou Cao for killing my son-in-law and daughter. Please make the decision for the common people and uphold justice."

Someone handed over a pillow, and Fan Xiaodao ignored the procedure and accepted it on the spot. "Okay!"

Shopkeeper Li Cai said: "Not necessarily. Your son-in-law is a tuberculosis man. He came to Baihualou to spend money. He died suddenly on a woman. It was because of his poor health. If he died on the road while walking, would he have sued her along the way? As for your daughter, she

Seeing her husband do such a thing, she was so ashamed that she jumped into the well and committed suicide. More than a dozen people in Baihualou saw it with their own eyes. If you want to sue, you have to go to the well. What does it have to do with Baihualou? "

Li Cai said sternly, "Captain Fan and Captor Zhao, we at Baihualou will also sue them!"

"What are you telling me?"

Li Caidao: "Originally something happened to the leader of the Wei Gang's family. In the spirit of humanitarianism, we returned the body to the Beggar Gang and gave us a hundred taels of silver. But they opened their mouths and relied on us to extort 10,000 taels of silver. This is

It’s hard to be a good person these days!”

Wei Baoguo said angrily: "You are slanderous! My son-in-law was obviously poisoned and died, and my daughter's whole body was broken. It was obviously you who beat them to death!"

"Poisoned?" Li Cai sneered, "Does aphrodisiac count as poison? Our building sells so many medicines to customers, and it's okay for others to take them. But your son-in-law died, does this count as poisoning?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "The case has been taken over. As for the truth, everything will be decided by the government after investigation. This matter involves two lives. From now on, Baihua Building will suspend operations to cooperate with the investigation. It will resume operations after the case is revealed.

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Li Cai said: "No!"

Fan Xiaodao looked serious and said, "If you have any problems, you can go to Six Gates to negotiate."

Baihualou is a money-spinner for the Qian Prince Consort, with a constant flow of water every day. If it closes down, the losses will be considerable. Li Cai said: "We can cooperate with the investigation, and everyone is available for your interrogation, but the business of Baihualou cannot be stopped."

Zhao Xing said coldly: "It's not you who has the final say whether to stop or not."

Li Cai asked, "Then you have the final say?"

Zhao Xingdao: "The Ming Law has the final say. According to the Ming Law, the government has the right to take necessary measures against the suspect and the crime scene to preserve evidence."

Since Qian's consort had repeatedly tried to frame Fan and Zhao, they even had murderous intentions. Now that they had caught the opportunity, how could they let it go? Li Cai thought about it and asked, "Are you planning to fight Baihualou?"

Already?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Isn't it possible?"

"Have you considered the consequences of sealing Baihua Building?"

Fan Xiaodao smiled and said, "I only look at the results when I do things, regardless of the consequences." Suddenly, he changed the subject, "It's you. In the case of Sun Mengwu, the body of the maid Xiaohong has not been found yet. Do you want me?"

Going over old cases?"

At the beginning, Li Cai reported the matter on the grounds that Xiao Hong had been killed, leading the two of them astray. Later, they also checked and found Xiao Hong's whereabouts, fearing that she had been poisoned. Although Li Baniang did not say it explicitly, she did

He also said that Xiaohong's death is inseparable from Li Cai's current situation.

When he heard Xiaohong's name, Li Cai's face turned sallow, his teeth chattered, and he was speechless.

Fan Xiaodao saw this in his eyes and believed in his judgment even more.

Fan Xiaodao said: "Guild Leader Wei, let us handle this matter at the six gates. You let your people disperse, otherwise the people from the Military and Horse Division will arrest you, and you will not end up well. If your daughter and son-in-law are killed by others,

If you die, we will definitely give you justice."

The leader of the Wei Gang was doubtful, "Why should I believe you? Who knows if you will send us away, then destroy the corpses and eliminate the traces, and join in with them?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "You can only believe us."

Zhao Xing took him aside and whispered a few words in a low voice. After hearing this, the leader of the Wei Gang waved his hand and said, "Let's all disperse!"

Fan Xiaodao ordered, "Brothers from the third group, pick up the guys and put the seal on them! Hurry up, I'll treat the brothers to tea when you're done!"

Everyone dispersed the crowd, got some paste, and got busy.

Baihua Building has been sealed!

Li Cai saw with his own eyes that the last door panel of Baihua Building was sealed, and knew that something was wrong, so he went to the backyard to find Qian's consort. Unexpectedly, he was hungover from last night and was still awake, and was stopped by Master Yu on the way.

Others have already heard about what happened in the front yard. It can be big or small, it all depends on how it is handled.

After listening to Li Cai's words, the rest asked, "Has that batch of medicine been disposed of?"

Li Cai said, "We have disposed of them all and only sold one bottle." He looked panicked and said: "Master Yu, you got this batch of medicine. I didn't expect it to be poison that can penetrate the intestines!"

Yu Ren slapped him, "What kind of poison? It's obviously a tonic. It's okay if the dog eats it. If he eats it, he will die. That's his business!"

Li Cai was afraid. When he got these medicines, he heard that they were very effective. He was also cautious and kept a bottle for himself. Fortunately, he was too busy at that time and didn't put it to use, otherwise the corpses lying on the ground would be

By myself.

Originally, Yu Ren wanted to get some small money for himself, but Qian's consort didn't know about it. Now that something happened, he had to explain it to his consort as soon as possible. But Yu Ren warned, "Don't talk about this matter to anyone.

He insisted that it was his own problem."

"Where is Qian's consort?"

Yu Ren shook his head, "This is a matter between us. If the consort Qian or the princess know about it, do you think you can still survive in Baihua Tower?"

Li Cai thought about it and realized that he was right. He secretly made money behind his boss's back and caused such a big trouble. If he was held accountable, he might not be able to keep his position as the shopkeeper. So he nodded repeatedly, "I will obey your orders."

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"Go back first!"

The rest of them stood at the door of Qian's Consort, hearing thunderous snoring inside. They thought that it would be useless to talk to Qian's Consort about this matter. It might only cause more trouble, especially with the intervention of Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing.

, the sealing of Baihua Building has affected their business, and they will not give up easily.

You have to have a backup plan!

These are sensitive times, so don't cause any trouble.
Chapter completed!