The clue was interrupted.

For a while, the case could no longer be tried, so it had to be put on hold until new clues came out.

Jiang Zhou couldn’t wait.

If his inn was not open for a day, it would cause a lot of losses. Not to mention that the guests who had already checked in couldn’t leave now, which caused inconvenience. After this incident, he would inevitably have to compensate them, which was another sum of money.

However, there were really no clues, and Jiang Zhou didn’t know what to do. He walked slowly on the street alone.

Passing by a medicine shop, the waiters inside were drying herbs outside the door and were chatting with each other. Jiang Zhou listened.

“Why do you think our shopkeeper is hoarding so many medicinal materials? Isn’t it a waste? We don’t need it now.”

The other clerk was older and had been doing it for a long time. He naturally understood the reason and said: “You know nothing. The weather got colder a few days ago. When the four seasons change, people are most likely to get sick from wind and cold. Won’t they be needed then? Naturally, we need to stock up on medicinal materials.”

Jiang Zhou’s eyes lit up!

He hurriedly went to find Zhuo Bang.

It happened that Zhuo Bang had not taken a nap at this time, and Jiang Zhou caught up.

After listening to Jiang Zhou’s words, Zhuo Bang was a little surprised: “You said you are looking for someone to follow the scoundrel?”

Jiang Zhou nodded: “Sir, think about it, he is a scoundrel who doesn’t work on the ground on weekdays. What is he doing making iron tools? What’s more? How could the ironware easily have got stolen? Ironware has always cost money, and is usually used by farmers in the fields. This thing is usually placed in a conspicuous place and closely watched. How could it be stolen for no reason? Furthermore, he didn’t have any need for ironware, but he recently made ironware. According to the time given by Blacksmith Li’s family, he made it exactly one day after Zhou Ming came to town. The timing was too subtle.”

Zhuo Bang was surprised when he heard this.

Most people would never think of this. They usually think that the ironware had been stolen, and there were witnesses who testify to rule out the suspicion of the scoundrel. Who would have thought that it might have been premeditated?

There were simply no other clues now, so why not find someone to follow the scoundrel.

He then called his capable men, who disguised themselves as residents and stared at the scoundrel outside.

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Time flew very fast, and it was night in a blink of an eye.

Ji Dou sat in front of the table, peeling peanuts and eating them under the dim light.

He had a shuanger as a wife, Xiao Yun, who was thin and looked malnourished. He looked a little timid and asked, “Aren’t you going to sleep today?”

Ji Dou glanced at him and said, “Go to bed yourself. There’s no need to bother me.”

Xiao Yun said “Oh” and went to sleep.

Ji Dou waited for a while and saw that he was asleep, so he closed the door, changed his clothes, and hurried out.

As soon as he left, someone from the opposite side followed him.

Ji Dou was obviously very cautious. He looked left and right for a long time and went around a long way before entering a house.

There was no light inside, and it was pitch black. Ji Dou knocked on the door frame three times, and there was a vague voice inside: “Come in.”

He pushed the door open and went in, and there was someone sitting inside.

The word “prison” was carved behind his ear. It wasn’t carved on; it looked like it was branded on with a hot iron, and the surrounding skin and flesh were burned out.

It suddenly started raining outside, and when the lightning struck down, it illuminated the scene inside the house, with a thin layer of quilt, half a cup of cold tea, and a cold and violent face.

Although Ji Dou listened to his words, he felt that this person was very evil and did not dare to interact with him more. He only said, “I have said everything you taught me.”

“Yeah.”

Ji Dou was a little flustered: “This… …There won’t be any problems, right? They suddenly called me for questioning today, which shocked me.”

“There won’t be any problems, don’t worry, what are you afraid of when there are witnesses?”

Ji Dou’s panicked heart finally calmed down. When he came down, he took a careful look at him and said hesitantly: “Um… I’ve… been short of some money recently…”

The person sitting frowned, took out a silver coin from his pocket and threw it to him: “This is the last time!”

It was a five-tael silver ingot. Ji Dou had never seen so much silver before, so he immediately happily took it and put it in his arms: “Don’t worry, I promise not to tell anyone else!”

He took the money and walked out happily.

The person in the room sat for a while, then put down their bamboo hat and opened the door to go out.

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As soon as he opened the wooden door outside, he saw several people standing at the door.

Five yamen servants pressed Ji Dou on the shoulders and gagged him, while behind him were Zhuo Bang and Jiang Zhou.

Heavy rain fell from the sky, and the long streets around him were deserted. The cold rain soaked his shoes and socks, and he felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet.

Jiang Zhou raised his head from under the umbrella and smiled slightly: “Long time no see.”

Wasn’t this the same Liu Lin who was able to escape from the amnesty not long ago?

Zhuo Bang had a cold face: “What are you doing standing still? Arrest him!”