In Jiangnan, there are very few people with the surname Lan. After the Jinling Li family case, the Li family was destroyed, and the Lan family suddenly appeared in Jiangnan. In just twenty years, they became one of the top wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan. A Baiding family,

Through hard work and frugality, you can support your family, and you can be a small fortune, but you can become a business giant in the south of the Yangtze River. If you say that there is no power behind it, no one will believe it.

You must know that after hundreds of years of accumulation, the Jinling Li family not only has a large business, but also has considerable influence in the world of Jianghu and the court. In particular, the Li family's ancestry has funded many poor people in the south of the Yangtze River.

After hundreds of years of business, I have accumulated a lot of money in the court.

A small force. After the Great Purge, the Li family was ransacked, and many Li family members were implicated. However, after all, it was the emperor who coveted other people's property first, and he was newly crowned, so in order to stabilize the officialdom, these people were not pursued.

problem, not to mention that the emperor was in the wrong in this matter.

An emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Li family has disappeared, its remaining power is still there. It is not impossible for Lan Huai'en to use the power of the Li family to expand the family business.

Once the two people's guesses found the focus, they suddenly lost their sleepiness and discussed countermeasures at home. The top priority was to find out whether Lan Zhili's family had anything to do with the Li family back then, and the registration of this kind of merchant family was generally difficult.

They are all in the household department.

The two of them didn't eat breakfast, so they went to the Hubu Yamen early in the morning. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, they didn't say they were investigating the Jiangnan Lan family. Instead, they wanted to use the excuse to check the list of Jiangnan businessmen with assets of more than 100,000 taels in Jiangnan. This case has already caused a sensation in the capital.

, the official document from the imperial court appointing the two men as imperial envoys for special cases had already been circulated to various government offices. The Ministry of Household Affairs also cooperated and took the two men to the archives office. They found the archives of the Lan family in Jiangnan.

Unfortunately, they didn't get the answer they wanted.

The head of the Jinling Lan family’s surname is Lan Zhitu, not Lan Huaien, and the reason why they were able to start from scratch is indeed related to the Jinling Li family. Previously, the Jinling Li family controlled the silk business in Jiangnan, and the silk they paid tribute to the imperial court

After the collapse of the Li family in Jinling, there was a short-term vacancy. Lan Zhitu saw this opportunity and sold off his assets, almost going bankrupt. He bribed the young eunuchs who came to purchase, and took over the royal family in one fell swoop.

With silk orders, he became a veritable imperial merchant, and also made the family's first pot of gold. Later, the Lan family used their status as an imperial merchant to expand their business, and even monopolized the silk in Jiangnan through the Jiangnan silk market.

market, and obtained the pricing power of silk. In just twenty years, Lan Zhitu jumped from a small cloth shop owner to a well-known businessman in Jiangnan. His business experience has also become a legend in Jinling.

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In an inconspicuous corner of the file, the two of them saw Lan Zhili's name. There was not much writing, but it was recorded that he was Lan Huaien's youngest son, born to Persian Ji. Since the file was recorded many years ago, it only said that Lan Zhili was naughty by nature.

, uneducated and unskilled, at this time among the wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, there were many keeping Persian concubines, and it was impossible to connect the Li family and the Lan family in Jinling.

There are no clues.

So the focus of solving the case had to be on Li Zhixing, who had long been "dead". Due to his special status, it was impossible to issue an open sea arrest document. After the two reported to Yang Deshui, Yang Deshui immediately ordered, "The six-door

Detectives from all walks of life are secretly searching for middle-aged men in their forties with white hair in the capital. If they meet those who match their appearance, they will arrest them for questioning!"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Sir, isn't this inappropriate?"

Yang Deshui smiled and said: "In this case, I mobilized the power of six doors to arrest him in the sea. I didn't expect to find out the Tamu Li, but I wanted to deliberately scare the snake. At least for this period of time, he would not go out rashly and could only hide.

In the dark, let alone trying to sneak out of the city. To put it bluntly, in the final analysis, this case still depends on you, and I can only help you two get here."

Fan Xiaodao frowned and said, "Isn't this adding trouble?"

"Wrong, this is called winning in chaos!"

Ding Yi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Your Excellency is wise!"

Zhao Xing glanced at him, snorted twice, and whispered: "Flattery."

When Ding heard this, he just smiled and did not argue.

On that day, police officers from all six gates of the capital were dispatched throughout the city. When they encountered suspicious people who met the characteristics, they were arrested and questioned. However, during the execution, many police officers took advantage of the opportunity and used the excuse of catching thieves to disturb the people.

Things like this have made the whole capital panic, and they don't know what happened.

Fan Xiaodao and Ding Yi did not put their hope in them. Their focus was still on Lan Zhili, because Feng Liuzhi's death was too strange. His six fingers were found on Xiao Yilu's body, and this was related to Lan Zhili's death yesterday.

There are discrepancies in what was said, and it is obvious that Lan Zhili lied.

When they were at a loss what to do, Lan Zhili sent an invitation to hold a banquet for the two of them at his house. He said that he had something important to ask for, which left the two of them a little confused.

Fan Xiaodao said: "We just started to suspect Lan Zhili, so we sent someone over there to deliver the message. The news about Lan Zhili seems to be somewhat well-informed. Where did the news leak out?"

The suspicion on Lan Zhili only happened this morning. Even Yang Deshui didn't tell him. Apart from the two of them, the only people who knew about this matter were Li Qingniu and Niu Dafu. Li Qingniu came to the capital for the first time and didn't know Lan Zhili at all.

, and Niu Dafu used to be a dandy in the capital. Did the two of them know each other before? Could it be that he was the one who tipped off Lan Zhili?

At this moment, Niu Dafu held a pile of files and walked past the two of them with a hurried expression. Zhao Xingdao: "Stop!"

Niu Dafu was stunned, "How?"

"Where to go?"

"Captain Ding assisted Shuntian Prefecture in investigating a case before. The case has been closed and he asked me to go to Shuntian Prefecture to hand over the files."

Zhao Xing asked: "Did you reveal our suspicion about Lan Zhili?"

Niu Dafu stopped and said, "Although I'm not as smart as you two, and I can't solve the case as well as you, but I will never do something that goes against my principles."

"Have you ever mentioned it to anyone?"

When Niu Dafu saw Zhao Xing questioning him in this tone, he felt unhappy and said, "You doubt me? Although my brain is not as smart as yours, I will never be confused about this kind of thing!"

Zhao Xingdao: "Then how did Lan Zhili get the news? Who else besides you?"

When Niu Dafu saw this, he immediately became angry, "Zhao Xing, Capt. Zhao, you are investigating the case. I came to Liumen just to hide my identity. You may say that I have no ambition or that I am not enterprising.

But if you say that I leaked the facts of the case, I, Niu Dafu, will be the first to refuse!"

Seeing this, Fan Xiaodao came out to smooth things over, "Let's calm down first, maybe there is something wrong somewhere else."

Niu Dafu was reluctant, "I know that when you saw me living in your home, you didn't like me and were not convinced, but I paid the rent to live comfortably, not to be interrogated by you as a prisoner. If you can't see it,

Come on, I'll just move out!" After saying that, he slammed the door angrily and left.

Zhao Xing was silent.

Fan Xiaodao said: "It's not your style to jump to conclusions before things are found out."

Zhao Xing sighed and said: "After this happened, I always felt a fire in my chest and I was holding my breath. I was too extreme. After a while, I apologized to him."

Fan Xiaodao said: "Lan Zhili's people are still waiting for news, how can we reply?"

Zhao Xingdao: "Since we doubt him, we might as well let us meet this rich young man from Jiangnan for a while."

Lan Zhili has several mansions in the capital. The two of them arrived at not the same place yesterday. When they saw Lan Zhili, they saw that his face was pale and he looked like he was not recovering from a serious illness. Fan Xiaodao said curiously: "Master Lan, this is

What happened?"

Lan Zhili sighed and said: "This year has been really eventful. First I was imprisoned, and now I am involved in the murder of the envoy. It seems that the capital is not suitable for me. I have to go back to my hometown in Jiangnan."

There was a pavilion in the courtyard, and the three of them sat down in the pavilion.

Zhao Xing looked around at the yard. Although it was not as big as yesterday, the layout seemed more exquisite and said, "Brother Lan really knows how to enjoy it."

Lan Zhili said: "Captain Zhao, don't make fun of me. After Feng Liuzhi's death, I can no longer ask for that house. I was frightened last night and couldn't sleep at all. As soon as I closed my eyes, it was his flesh and blood."

This is a vague and tragic situation. Shopkeeper Feng is a capable person of the Lan family. He has contributed a lot to my Lan family over the years. Now he died in an unknown manner. I invited you two here this time because I want you to catch the murderer as soon as possible.

Comfort his spirit in heaven.”

Fan Xiaodao saw that his words were sincere and did not seem to be deceitful, but his second uncle Yang Qing once said that the world is dangerous and people's hearts are at odds with each other. The more sincere a person seems to be, the more likely he is to be a treacherous and evil person.

Zhao Xing suddenly said coldly: "Brother Lan, didn't he do something bad?"

Lan Zhili was stunned, obviously not expecting him to say this, and smiled awkwardly, "What do you mean by Capt. Zhao?"

Zhao Xing didn't speak, with an undeniable look. Fan Xiaodao said: "Captain Zhao has been under too much pressure recently. Mr. Lan, don't be offended. It is our duty as detectives to catch the murderer. We will never let Feng

The shopkeeper died in mysterious circumstances."

"With the words "Fan Captou", I feel relieved!"

Lan Zhili forced a happy face, smiled, and gave another order. Not long after, two servants dragged two trays covered with red cloth to the outside of the pavilion. They uncovered the red cloth and found an ingot of gold.

, each tray contains ten ingots.

Fan Xiaodao was stunned: "What does this mean?"

Lan Zhili stood up, made a thump, knelt down in front of the two of them, and said angrily: "Captain Zhao, Captor Fan saved my little brother in prison earlier. I am so grateful that I can't repay you. These golds are my little kindness. In addition,

I have one more thing to ask of you, little brother."

"Why do you do this great gift?"

"Now that my little brother's life is in danger, I implore the two arrests to be good guys and do their best to save my little brother's life!"

Fan Xiaodao asked: "What is going on?"

"If you two don't accept it, it will be hard for me to say anything."
Chapter completed!