Di Renjie said again: "Okay, let's not talk about this question for now, let's talk about the third question, why did these big ships travel towards the warehouse the night before the fire broke out?

According to Widow Qi, each ship also carries more than a dozen big men, hundreds of large ships with thousands of people, and so many people are moving day and night. What exactly are they doing?

Look at the map, these big ships appeared on the river surface of Beiyuanzhuang at the same time the next day, which means that there will be almost one day in the middle. The county closest to Yongqing County will have to walk around the water for a day even if it is smooth sailing. And don’t forget that there is also loading time. If you have to calculate this, the time for this ship will be only more than half.

Where can they go in such a short time? Zhendian Village along the river? Which Zhendian can fill these hundreds of large ships?"

Li Yuanfang pondered for a moment, then looked at Di Renjie and said, "Sir, are these people going to go for the grain in the warehouse?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "You think about it if there is such a possibility!"

Li Yuanfang and Zeng Tai looked at each other and nodded vigorously.

Di Renjie stroked his beard, his eyes flashed with a divine light, and he said, "This can explain why thousands of people were heading towards the warehouse on a large ship, just to load the food smuggled out of the warehouse!"

Li Yuanfang looked suddenly enlightened and echoed: "Yes, sir! This can explain why these ships traveled very slowly when they returned. It was because they were filled with food and covered with meadows, which was to cover them up."

Di Renjie smiled and walked with his hands behind his back, "Now, all this is just an inference. However, this conclusion is also the most reasonable explanation for not finding a grain of food after the fire in the warehouse. Let's assume that this inference is valid, then a problem arises."

Zeng Tai hurriedly asked, "Mr., what's the problem?"

Di Renjie waved to Li Yuanfang and came to the map: "You come and see. From Ueharazhuang to Yongqing County, the waterway is only about 100 miles away. There is only a small town called Feishui on the way, and the rest are only some small villages."

Li Yuanfang looked at the map carefully and nodded, "Sir, you said it well."

Di Renjie said at this time: "So where does this large ship with hundreds of ships start and go back?"

Li Yuanfang and Zeng Tai were stunned at the same time, and there was something in a daze.

Di Renjie continued: "However, one thing is certain is that they will definitely go back to where they set out, so where is this place?"

Li Yuanfang looked at the map and pondered for a while and said, "Sir, could it be somewhere in Yongqing County?"

Di Renjie shook his head and said, "No, Yongqing County has many people and eyes. Such a huge fleet is not common even in the prefecture. What's more, a small county town, aren't you afraid of attracting the attention of those who are interested and revealing your feet?

So, it is certain that they will definitely not go to Yongqing County. So since then, their departure will definitely not be too far from here. It is in the rivers of Yongqing County and Beiyuanzhuang, and there will definitely not be too many places where so many ships can be docked. We will check along the Feishui tomorrow and I believe we will find some things!"

...

the next day.

Feishui Town is a small town located on the banks of the Feishui River. It covers an extremely small area, but only a few miles away. There is an extremely small pier on the side of the river, which can only accommodate a dozen small boats to stay. There is a long wooden trest between the river bank and the dock. There is also a dilapidated plaque hanging at the gate of the dock, with the three big words "Feishui Town" written on it.

At this time, the day was already west, and the pier was deserted and there was no sign of a person.

On the river not far away, a passenger ship was flowing down the river. In a blink of an eye, he arrived at the dock. Di Renjie and his party were on the boat.

Di Renjie stood at the bow of the boat, pointed to the dock and said to everyone: "It should be Feishui Town there."

Li Yuanfang beside him said, "Yes, sir, as shown in the picture, it should be Feishui Town there."

Zeng Tai, behind him, also said: "Mr., look, there is a sign on the gate of the trestle bridge."

Di Renjie and others looked in the direction Zeng Tai pointed, and there was indeed a small plaque hanging diagonally on the gate of the yard, with the words "Fei Shui Town".

Di Renjie turned to the shipmaster and said, "Boatman, please lean on the ship. We will live in Feishui tonight."

Upon hearing this, the ship's boss quickly supported the ship to the dock. Li Yuanfang jumped and stepped onto the pier. Zhang Huan, Li Lang and others quickly handed the board over to the boardwalk. Di Renjie and others walked along the springboard to the plank road.

Although Feishui Town is not very big, there are three streets across the north and south. Di Renjie and others walked in along a street and saw that the ground on the street was paved with large pieces of bluestone slabs, which was very clean and tidy. There were shops doing business on both sides of the street. However, maybe it was too late and there were almost no pedestrians on the street.

Suddenly, Li Yuanfang behind Di Renjie pointed to the front and said, "Sir, you see, there seems to be an inn over there."

Di Renjie and others stopped and looked up. Sure enough, there was a guise of an inn in front of a door on the right side of the street not far away. But strangely, the inn's door was tightly closed.

Di Renjie looked at Li Yuanfang with a little strangeness and said, "It's still dawn, why is this inn closed?"

Li Yuanfang said: "Sir, then I'll call the door?"

Di Renjie nodded, and the group came to the inn. Li Yuanfang took a step forward and knocked hard on the door of the shop.

But after a long time, no one responded. Li Yuanfang knocked on the door again, but no one responded. He turned his head strangely and looked at Di Renjie: "It's really strange. Is there no one in this store?"

As he said that, he knocked on the door again and said loudly: "Is there anyone in the store? We are a traveler, so we are here to stay and ask the store to open the door."

But there was still no response. Zeng Tai turned around and looked around and said, "Mr., it seems that this inn is the only one on the street, and the door is closed. Why don't we go to another street to take a look?"

Di Renjie nodded and was about to leave when suddenly a "bang" sounded from the door, as if something was lying on the ground, and there was a faint scream.

Di Renjie's face changed, and he looked at Li Yuanfang. Li Yuanfang raised his foot and was about to break in. At this moment, a hoarse voice suddenly came from the door: "Who is it?"

Di Renjie waved his hand and signaled Li Yuanfang and others not to act rashly. He said, "Shopkeeper, we are the doctor who is on the sidelines. We come to stay at night. Please open the door."

After a long time, a burst of rapid footsteps came from inside. With a creaking sound, a small gap was opened. A very thin middle-aged man showed his head. Although he was very calm on the surface, he could still see a hint of panic that flashed from time to time in his eyes.

Di Renjie smiled and bowed, "Is it the store owner?"

The middle-aged man nodded, looked Di Renjie and his group one by one, and then asked, "Are you going to stay in a hotel?"

Di Renjie hurriedly bowed and said, "That's right, I wonder if the store is convenient?"

The middle-aged man hesitated for a while before nodding, "Come in!" As he said that, he reached out and opened the store door.

Di Renjie bowed again and said, "Then it's time for the store."

The group walked into the store and saw that the lobby was extremely spacious, and candles were lit early, and the lights were brightly lit. Di Renjie and others walked into the house under the guidance of the man and looked around. They saw that except for the counter beside the wall, there were only six or seven tables placed in the lobby. The middle-aged man took off a lantern from a column hook, waved to Di Renjie and said, "Please come with me!"

Di Renjie nodded, then followed the man through the lobby to a backyard. There were five rooms side by side in the yard, and only the room at the west end was on.

Di Renjie glanced around and asked, "Shopkeeper, can all these five rooms be accommodated?"

The middle-aged man's face changed slightly and he said nervously: "Ah, there are already guests in that room."

Di Renjie glanced at the store owner and smiled and said, "Oh? That's a pity."

As the two were talking, the man walked to a door, pushed open the door and said to Di Renjie: "Call, do you think you can?"

Di Renjie and others walked into the room and saw that the room was very spacious, with beds, tables and cabinets very complete, but there was a smell of mold in the room. I think it was probably not for a long time since I lived in it. Di Renjie nodded and smiled, "This is already very good!" Then he turned around and said to everyone behind him, "It seems that we can only squeeze in tonight!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

Di Renjie said to the man again: "Shopkeeper, I'm a little hungry all the way. I wonder if I can arrange some food to satisfy my hunger with me?"

Upon hearing this, the man said in a little embarrassment: "I'm sure you don't have any business in the shop these days, so you don't have any food. If you eat, you'll have to go out and buy some food!"

Di Renjie nodded and said, "It's good to do that!"

At this time, Di Renjie realized that the man was wearing a very awkward clothes. After looking closely, he frowned slightly. He saw that the man's right arm sleeve had been broken into several sections, which was obviously caused by someone to tear it, and there were still some blood stains on his left trouser leg.

Di Renjie said calmly: "Then please let the store bring them to other rooms, so we can clean up."

The man nodded quickly and walked out quickly. Li Yuanfang looked at the man's back and said to Di Renjie: "Sir, how could this store be so strange?"

Di Renjie glanced at him, waved his hand, and said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone will rest for a while, and we will go out for dinner in a while." Everyone agreed and walked out of the room.

Di Renjie also breathed a sigh of relief, holding the oil lamp and looking around. Suddenly, a whisper came from the yard. Di Renjie hurriedly walked to the window, turned slightly, opened the window and looked out, and saw the middle-aged man who was talking to a guy who looked like a friend. Because he was a little far away, he couldn't hear clearly what he was saying.

I just saw the middle-aged man pointing at the westernmost room and giving some instructions to the friend...

Late at night, Feishui Town was silent, and only a whistling breeze blew from time to time brought a whistling sound. A "creak" sound of door opening was particularly loud in the quiet night. A gap was seen in the back door of the inn. The owner carefully poked his head out and looked around. There was no movement outside the door.

Seeing this, the shop owner gently opened the back door, waved behind him with a steel knife in his hand, and saw the shopkeeper walking out quickly with a large pocket on his back. The shop owner held a dim oil lamp in his hand and walked quickly into the lobby as he led the way. However, when he was about to get into the hall, he suddenly stopped and looked at the lobby in surprise.

I saw the old man who came to complain was sitting at a prescription table in the hall, looking at him with a smile.

The owner's face tightened, swallowed, shrank the steel knife in his hand behind him, and forced a smile to forcefully say.

"Customer, you haven't gotten rest yet?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "The night shadows in the yard are full of troublesome dreams. I really can't sleep. I haven't asked for advice yet. Is there a noble surname in the store?"

The middle-aged man said, "Ah, the little one is Chen and his name is Si."

Di Renjie nodded and said: Gao Si, what is the name of the guest you killed?"

Gao Si was shocked, and couldn't help but take two steps in a row, pointing at Di Renjie unconsciously and said, "You, what did you say?"

Di Renjie walked up to Gao Si, stared at the guy behind him coldly and said, "What are you carrying?"

The guy was so scared that he let out a "ah" and the pocket on his shoulder couldn't help but slid down, "bang!" and fell to the ground.

Gao Siqiang squeezed out some smile and said, "Customer, this is just some useless things in my inn. It's really a bit of a problem, so I let the guy throw it out!"

Di Renjie stared at Gao Si and looked at him, making Gao Si stand upright all over his hair. Then Di Renjie sneered: "Oh, this is really strange. Who would throw things in the middle of the night?" He said that, and stared at the steel knife in Gao Si's hand and said: "By the way, I'm holding a murder weapon!"

Gao Si's scalp was numb when Di Renjie said, and he said forcefully: "When will I go to throw things away, what does it have to do with you?"

Di Renjie sneered: "I advise you to tell the truth, don't toast or not to eat a punishment for wine!"

Gao Si was shouted like this by Di Renjie, saying that he was so angry that he said angrily: "Grandpa does, it's not your turn to speak!" Before he finished speaking, the steel knife in Gao Si's hand slashed at Di Renjie...

Looking at the long knife that was slashed in a hurry, Di Renjie was also panicked. Why is Gao Si uneasy to play the game?

Just when it was extremely critical, a loud shout came, "Sir, be careful!"

"Bang...tear..."

In an instant, Li Yuanfang threw out a short knife in his hand and knocked the long knife in Gao Si's hand away, but the long knife still inevitably cut Di Renjie's long gown and did not cause any damage.

Li Yuanfang had already rushed over, kicked Gao Si out with one foot, and asked anxiously, "Sir, are you not injured, are you?"

Di Renjie waved his hand in a terror and said, "It's okay, it's just that the clothes are scratching the hole!"

At this time, Zeng Tai, Di Chun and others hurried over and looked Di Renjie for a while, and then breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they were not injured.

Zeng Tai patted his chest and said, "Mr., it was too dangerous just now!"

Di Renjie's face was also a little embarrassed. Gao Si and he didn't play according to common sense. When he investigated the case, no one dared to take action when he spoke...
Chapter completed!