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This inn is neither big nor small, but there are many people here in Mingjin. In the original plan, they used the shortest time to clear out the inn. The people in the inn were either killed or pinned to the ground and left alive.
This kind of efficiency shocked and delighted Ming Dai, because it meant that they had a higher possibility of rescuing his father.
"Master, they are all here."
The tengu cut the muscles and veins of all the living people, leaving them unable to resist, and then they were brought in front of Ming Jin for questioning.
But before Ming Jin could ask, he heard some voices.
"Is there still fighting over there at Populus Populus Inn?"
"There is a group of residents over there who have some skills and started fighting with our people out of self-protection. But it doesn't matter, this inn is already ours, and we will take care of it over there."
Ming Jin nodded and glanced at the middle-aged man with a mustache, "I've been here for two days and I still don't know your name."
Mustache smiled: "The people in Linzhou City are all dead. Since they are dead, there is no need for names."
"So you are not considered alive and have no meaning of existence?"
As soon as Ming Jin said this, his eyes drifted over, but Ming Dai had not yet reacted.
boom!!
One person fell to the ground alive, blood dripping from his throat.
It's not that Ming Dai has never seen dead people, but she has never seen people killed directly because of Ming Jin's orders.
This is tantamount to Xie Mingjin killing someone.
Even though her skin was rough, Ming Dai's complexion was very pale, and she looked a little distracted when she looked at Ming Jin.
Ming Jin didn't pay attention to her reaction and only looked at Mustache. "I'll count to three. If you can't tell me the life and whereabouts of my third uncle, you have to do the same as him. You know, I'm pressed for time."
Mustache's hands were crippled, but he smiled slyly, "Do you think we cult members are afraid of death? Let me tell you, our lives have been handed over to the true God, and we will live forever..."
"If not, why are you trying so hard to raise your vital energy to protect your heart meridians? Your Yang points and tendons are all protruding, don't you know?"
The mustache's expression was slightly stifled, but he quickly continued to sneer, "You know martial arts? But so what, we will never..."
Ming Jin suddenly stood up and moved his finger towards the Tengu. The Tengu understood, and then...
Every living person was killed almost simultaneously.
Ming Dai was stunned and was about to ask Ming Jin when she saw the latter saying to her: "Looking at his reaction, it seems that he knows the identity of the third uncle. Then the third uncle is worthy of survival, but they will not say more, just
We want to delay it, but if it takes too long, their spies will learn the results here, so we have to buy time."
Tengu and the others were very experienced, so they began to integrate the troops and notified the people at the Poplar Populus Inn next door.
But there is one more thing before I leave.
boom!
The door of the room at the end of the corridor was forced open, and there was not much dust in the room.
"This is the room where my father once lived? It is forbidden to enter. There is dust on the outside window, but the room is so clean. I am afraid that someone cleans it frequently, and... the arrangement is very haphazard. They are always looking for things?"
This corresponded to their previous suspicions, but no matter how intensively and frequently the other party searched, they didn't know whether they would get what they wanted.
"You know Uncle San, look for him."
Ming Jin did not just focus on her own efforts, on the contrary, she believed in the meaning of accompanying Ming Dai here.
This saves time.
"I'm looking, but I'm curious as to what my father is hiding that makes the other party so eager. Is it a secret discovered through the investigation of Linzhou City?"
Ming Dai is still happy to contribute her own strength.
No one knew, Ming Jin quietly observed the room. Soon, she walked to the table, picked up four teacups and looked at them one by one, and finally made a discovery on the fourth teacup.
What can be hidden in a teacup?
There are scratches on the bottom of the base of the tea cup, which are scratches left by the ring that was worn.
It must be a somewhat angular and sharp ring. Many adult men of the Xie family own it. Anyone who undertakes some family tasks has the possibility of being in danger and leaving confidential information in times of crisis. This is also something the family has cultivated.
ring.
Now, all Ming Jin saw was a small X mark under the base of the tea cup. She picked up the tea cup, walked to the door of the room, raised her hand slightly, and used the circle of the base to correspond to the entire room. She turned the tea cup in a circle, and the X marks crossed
The dot is where her third uncle may have hidden the object, but the teacup is round, and no one knows which periphery it corresponds to. Under rotation, at least one inner circle line is possible, which is also troublesome to find, such as
Flower pots, wash basins, wooden boards, beds...
Ming Jin was thoughtful, suddenly put down her teacup, and looked at the window, but she didn't go over because someone was already there.
Ming Dai.
Pushing open the window, Ming Dai reached out and rummaged around on the tiles outside. Soon, she showed a happy face and held an even dirtier booklet with her dirty hands, grinning at Ming Jin.
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Ming Jin knew that Xie Li would definitely leave behind clues, but he was more cautious than ordinary people. He also knew that this was the opponent's territory. No matter where he hid, he would be turned upside down by the opponent. After all, even the wooden boards had signs of being pried over.
, so no matter how he hides it, it will be useless, and the traces left by the tea cup will be seen by the other party. The only way is that their attention is inside the house, but the things are hidden outside the house.
So she guessed it was outside the window, but a biological daughter is a biological daughter after all.
"My father likes to drink, but his spleen and kidneys are somewhat damaged. The doctor told me many years ago, but my father still likes to drink, and sometimes he secretly hides the wine. My mother has also developed a good ability to find wine, but I know that some of the wine she
She could never find it, because her father would temporarily put the wine bottles outside the window when she suddenly checked... Later, he even asked the winemaker to make some small flat wine bottles that could be hidden under the tiles.
You can't tell it from the outside or inside, he only told me this little secret."
Xie Li might not have thought that his daughter would come to Linzhou City to take risks, but the skills he had learned from his wife had become a habit.
You are worthy of his trust, right?
This booklet is the best verification result.
But what exactly is hidden in this booklet?
Ming Dai handed the booklet to Ming Jin. Ming Jin opened it and saw some handwriting on it, and his eyebrows suddenly darkened.
"This is not my father's notes, it should be someone else's account book, charcoal? An account book for purchasing charcoal? What's the use of this?"
Ming Dai was a little disappointed, but she got a little inspiration from Ming Jin's expression.
carbon?
She suddenly figured it out!
"Yes, if there is a mine here, and a large number of coolies are arranged to mine, it will not be transported to other places for use, but smelted on the spot, then a large amount of charcoal will be needed. However, this Linzhou City is sparsely populated and there are not many trees.
Where does that much charcoal come from? It has to be transported from outside. With such a large amount of charcoal, only the official banking bureau can handle it, and it has to be close to Linzhou City to reduce transportation time and the risk of exposure.
Over there in Khotan City?”
Chapter completed!