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Chapter 155: Visitors from the Southern Office (asking for monthly tickets)

Fu Jingyu stood up and bowed, "Junior Fu Jingyu, my master is Mr. Ma Tianshou, I am here to say hello to you."

Zhang Lao Ya hummed, sat down casually, and said, "You have just arrived in Champa, so it's not easy to make a breakthrough, right? I owed Ma Tianshou a favor a long time ago, and Ma Tianshou specifically told me about it.

Don't worry, I will help you. Is there anything you need my help with?"

I used to have it, Xu Yuan thought to himself, but it’s not needed now.

Seeing Bai Hu eating dim sum and drinking tea, looking like she was watching the fun, Zhang Lao Ya felt a little unhappy. He knocked on the table and said, "Miss Bai, please give me a portion of your 'Top Eight' dim sum and the best Shifeng Longjing tea. These officials from the Exorcism Department will pay for it."

Zhang Laoya winked at Baihu and said, "These are the younger generations who came to ask me for help. Please pick out the more expensive ones for me."

The white fox curled her lips and was about to tell the maid - Fu Jingyu also sat down and raised her hand to stop her, saying: "Wait a minute."

Zhang Lao Ya's face turned ugly: "You are not willing to pay such a small amount of money? I have to reconsider whether I should help you or not."

Fu Jingyu shook his head and explained the truth clearly without any hesitation: "Senior is an old friend of my teacher. If you need me to do the accounting for you, there is no problem at all.

I have a small fortune and can afford this money.

But you just mentioned the Department of Extermination of Filth, so that doesn't make sense. We are here to see you on behalf of the Department of Extermination of Filth to inquire about a case."

Zhang Laoya was a little confused: "Interrogating? Am I a suspect?"

"No." Fu Jingyu said, "A group of suspects pretending to be officials from the Ministry of Extermination of Filth appeared in your pawnshop."

Fu Jingyu roughly explained what happened, and then said: "Senior is involved. If the investigation is clear that it has nothing to do with you, there will be no problem."

Zhang Laoya understood: If the investigation results are related to him... then there will be a big problem!

It turns out these guys weren't here to ask for help, but to... interrogate the criminal?!

"Puchi——" The white fox on the side couldn't help laughing, and a few pieces of melon seed shells were sprayed out. This was very unladylike.

Zhang Laoya's face was so embarrassed that it turned purple and red.

Fu Jingyu finally asked, "Senior, do you need me to do the accounting for you? Just tell me not to mention the Extermination Department."

"Pfft-"

This time, Xu Yuan and the other two couldn't help themselves.

"No need!" These three words squeezed out from between Zhang Laoya's teeth.

"Then..." Fu Jingyu took out a pen and a small notebook, just like when he first met Xu Yuan: "Junior will start asking questions."

"Ask..." Zhang Laoya felt powerless all over. Why did Ma Tianshou accept such a student?
But in fact, the questions are just the same: Zhang Laoya is not in the same group with those people.

The night before Xu Yuan and his companions went to the Yilihe pawnshop, which was the day Ma Tianshou went to find him, Zhang Laoya realized that he had discovered something, packed up his valuables, abandoned the shop and hid.

And in order to completely "disappear", he did not leave any surveillance in the shop.

Later, the pawnshop was occupied by a group of thieves, and Mr. Zhang was completely unaware of it.

But Fu Jingyu was very rigorous and kept asking and recording some details.

Finally, Zhang Laoya became impatient and slammed the table and shouted, "I have been hiding my identity in Champa for so many years, and your teacher insisted on looking for me. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have to hide!

I will settle this account with Ma Tianshou later!

As for why you asked those four thieves to be in my pawnshop, do you think it is possible that these guys were unfamiliar with the place and had no place to sell the stolen goods, so they wanted to find a pawnshop to pawn their items, and ended up walking into my shop?
They found that there was no one inside and thought it was a good place to stay. Besides, someone was pawning something, so they could just rob it? "Fu Jingyu opened his mouth and paused for a moment before saying, "This is a reasonable guess, but there is no evidence to support it. Let me write it down first..."

Zhang Laoya was completely out of temper and waved his hand, saying, "That's all I have to say. If you have nothing else, please go back."

Fu Jingyu looked back at Xu Yuan, and Xu Yuan shook his head to indicate that he had no more questions.

Fu Jingyu packed up his things, stood up and said, "Then I will take my leave. However, since this case involves you, please stop hiding and stay somewhere fixed. We, the Extermination Department, must be able to find you at any time to understand the situation.

If you disappear again... we will suspect that you are absconding from the crime."

"You——" Mr. Zhang was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Xu Yuan suddenly interjected, "I think we should just stay here. After all, it's not convenient to go back to the pawnshop for the time being."

Baihu wanted to kick Old Zhang out today, but he didn't expect that the Quhuisi would arrange for him to live with him.

"Haha," Miss Bai chuckled. Her slender white fingers picked up the tea bowl lid and gently turned it twice: "This is not cheap."

Fu Jingyu said calmly, "How expensive can a place with a painting by the master Zhang Xuanduan, which is an imitation of the painting by Dianmo Shanren, be? All the accounts of the seniors are in my name."

Fu Jingyu clasped his fists and bowed to Zhang Laoya again: "I have a public order and I am sorry for any offense I have caused you. Please forgive me, senior."

Then he followed Xu Yuan out of the yard.

The white girl's rosy little face suddenly turned ashen.

This young master from a wealthy family is really annoying!

What he said was so accurate that Miss Bai couldn't refute it.

This time, it was Zhang Laoya's turn to laugh.

Seeing someone else suffering the same misfortune as me, although it didn’t help my situation at all, made me feel a lot better.

"Laugh, laugh, laugh! What are you laughing at? If a powerful enemy really comes, I will sell you out without hesitation!" Miss Bai frowned tightly, muttering in her heart: "Why did that young inspector suddenly say such a thing? Could it be that he saw something? I am much more advanced than him, it shouldn't be..."

……

After Xu Yuan and the other three left Xieliu Lane, Yu Yunhang asked softly, "Sir, is there something wrong with this woman?"

Xu Yuan whispered, "Fox."

Yu Yunhang suddenly realized: The master is familiar with the fox. He must have smelled the scent as soon as he entered the yard.

These words must never be spoken out loud!
Xu Yuan waved to Lang Xiaobay and said, "Yu Yunhang once told me that there are evil spirits in the mountains and strange things in the city.

You are very familiar with Champa. Tell me what are the strange things in this city."

Lang Xiaoba sorted out his memories and began to talk: "Then I will start from the north of the city..."

When we returned to the yamen, Chengbei hadn't finished speaking yet.

Di Youzhi was waiting at the door, pacing back and forth anxiously.

Seeing Xu Yuan from afar, Di Youzhi rushed out to greet him: "Sir, someone from the Southern Office is here!"

(End of this chapter)