"Before and after the appearance of this symbol, what did Ah Fu Ke say? Or what did it mean? ”

Yan Dachuan said: "No." I wiped off the symbol of the second time this morning, and Ah Fu didn't see it at all. ”

Nie Xiaoman's face showed disappointment again, and he threw the paper with the symbols on the desk and stopped looking at it. And his eyes were fixed on his bare feet, Xiao Man kept moving his big toes around, which showed that he didn't know what to do at the moment, just like Jing Mo.

Jing Mo couldn't help but laugh secretly, a moment ago, Xiao Man was still idle to talk about important military affairs, and now he has a mystery for him to dissolve, but it is so mysterious that it is impossible to grasp for a while. At this time, I heard Nie Xiaoman ask the visitor in a loud voice.

"By the way, didn't you say that there is another daughter in the family?"

"Yes, I have a little daughter."

"And is her bedroom on the street?"

"Exactly, she is in the same room as her sister."

"How old is she?"

"Fourteen."

This reply made Nie Xiaoman's eyes dim again. After a while, he asked again, "So, what about Sister Ling?" ”

Yan Dachuan did not shy away from it, and said bluntly: "She is forty-four years old this year, two years younger than me. But when the gentleman asked them, was there any purpose? ”

Nie Xiaoman didn't answer his question, this Yan Dachuan was a little embarrassed, so he had to lower his head and remain silent, just like this After a while, Yan Dachuan seemed to feel a little impatient.

Yan Dachuan said: "My lord, my intention is not to be a little girl, but to my dog." The kid is only six years old this year. When I was in Wuxi, I had heard that kidnappers in Jinling were rampant. Therefore, when I saw this strange symbol, I could not help but be secretly surprised. But there is no evidence for this, and I can't report it to the official. I inquired around, and heard about the great names of adults, and they all said that adults have great powers, so I took the liberty to ask for advice. Dare to ask Lord Nie, do you think this matter is dangerous? ”

Nie Xiaoman stood up from the circle chair, walked to the table, took out a large bowl of Suwen soup from the big bowl, and raised it up and drank it all. He walked to the window again, straightened up, and let out a long breath. After a few more rests, he turned back to answer.

"Mr. Yan, I'm sorry. I can't really jump to conclusions at this point. Bear with me and see if anything changes. If there's anything suspicious, or if there's a letter or anything like that, send someone to tell me. I'll figure it out for you. After speaking, Nie Xiaoman picked up the letter paper with the symbol drawn on it from the table, folded it and returned it to him.

Yan Dachuan asked suspiciously, "My lord, don't you think there will be any danger?" ”

Xiao Man smiled and said comfortingly: "'It's not strange, it's self-defeating. These two old sayings can also be used in a certain situation. Let's take a look at it. ”

Yan Dachuan nodded, carefully put away the paper, and then slowly stood up, ready to bow to Xiaoman and Jingmo.

Nie Xiaoman suddenly stopped him and said, "Also, I almost forgot." Have you ever talked to anyone about discovering symbols? ”

Yan Dachuan said: "No, even the insiders don't know." ”

"yes, that's great. When you go back now, you don't need to say much, just wait for any movement, notify me immediately, and ask someone to send a letter, at any time. ”

"Good. Thank you so much, sir. ”

After Nie Xiaoman sent Yan Dachuan out, he returned to the circle chair and began to shake his pu fan in a daze. His gaze drooped, and the shaking fan became a strange frequency. Since Xiao Man was in deep thought, Jing Mo, who knew his temper, naturally couldn't speak. Xiao Man must have been thinking about it repeatedly, and Jing Mo didn't want to interrupt him.

After a while, Xiao Man suddenly sat up straight and said loudly: "Jingmo, I confess that this question seems ordinary, but I can't find the entrance to this labyrinth. It was the first time in my life that I had experienced this! ”

Jing Mo replied, "This thing is really incredible. I don't have a clue either. ”

Nie Xiaoman worked hard to fan the pu fan in his hand, and said to Jing Mo: "Jing Mo, you and I have experienced a lot of cases together, but there should be few failures. This time was perhaps my biggest failure. ”

With that, Xiao Man stood up and paced back and forth in the room. The fan in his hand kept shaking, as if the fan was moving as fast as he was bored in his heart. Seeing Xiaoman's appearance, Jing Mo wanted to find a few words that could relieve his friend's troubles, but he couldn't say it. Seeing that it was not early, Jing Mo had to get up and say goodbye.

Xiaoman sent Jingmo to the gate of the courtyard and said, "Jingmo, you can come tomorrow." Tomorrow if you're okay, we can touch again. Judging from past experience, this strange incident will not stop there. ”

Jing Mo nodded and went home separately.

On the road, Jingmo thought to himself, feeling that Nie Xiaoman's last sentence clearly showed that he expected what development this case would have tomorrow. But what the development situation is, Nie Xiaoman can't know in advance, and of course he doesn't have to spend brainpower.

On the next day, that is, on the eighteenth, just after the morning, Jing Mo was about to go out, but someone came to the door. It was none other than Xiaoman's old servant Wei Pu, who brought Xiaoman's text message.

At first, Jing Mo thought that the strange symbol might have appeared again, but unexpectedly it was another case. A few days ago, Nie Xiaoman was idle and impatient, but now there are cases one after another, and it can be said that he is chatting with comfort in the direction of Nie Xiaoman.

Nie Xiaoman's text message wrote: Brother Jingmo, don't get me wrong. This is not the case of Putti Court. Just now, Jin Lingwei's old friend Tuiguan Ji Shaoquan sent someone to find me, saying that there was a theft case in Tongfu Inn Tianzi No. 13. The man knew a few people from the yamen, and the situation was more tight. Ji Tuiguan felt that he had no clue, so he asked me to take a look, I know that you are also idle, so it is better to go there together. You go directly to the Tongfu Inn at the corner of the Manzi Mountain and the Jiuxiang River. I'm going to leave here.

When Jing Mo heard the news, he couldn't even eat breakfast, so he hurriedly dressed up and went out to hire a small donkey cart and went to the Tongfu Inn in Manzi Mountain. When Jingmo arrived, it happened that Nie Xiaoman's sedan chair had just stopped at the door of the inn. Jing Mo greeted Xiao Man and went in together.

During this period, the trading of Jinling inns was really a hundred times more profitable, and it was very lively. No matter how greedy the innkeeper was to take advantage of the fire to raise the lodging fee, those who fled the rebellion still came in droves, in order to save their lives.

I am afraid that any inn in Jinling City is crowded with people, and even those who come later, although they are willing to pay more high prices, there is no place to stand. As a result, the innkeepers' insatiable greed was aroused, resulting in a kind of "robbery while the fire is hot" - the most serious loss in the war except for murder and bloodshed.

Xiaoman and Jingmo walked into the inn, only to see the travelers coming one after another, and their voices were noisy. But there was a general expression on the faces of these people, that is, they all had a look of panic and unease.

Ji Shaoquan, who was burly and often wore a collared shirt and a belt, squeezed out of the account room, and it was clear that he was also there to inquire about the news. As soon as Ji Shaoquan saw Xiaoman and Jingmo, he came over to greet him.