"The constables of Wanfu County have visited several gangs this afternoon. In the past month, of the suspicious characters known to be alone in the county town, there are four," Chu Jin said.
"A middle-aged beggar, who usually begs at the West Gate, doesn't talk to people, and stays overnight at the Yizhuang in the northwest of the town.
A down-and-out scholar who rented a small courtyard in the west of the town and makes a living selling calligraphy and paintings on a small stall.
A storyteller who found a job at Taizhen Building in town and tells a book story every morning, seemingly preparing for a long stay here.
And a brewer who acquired a two-entry courtyard in the southern alley, brews in the backyard, sells wine in the front yard, and makes a living from it."
Qi Fengyun looked at the other three, who all shook their heads, "The people buying medicine have all been elderly living in the county for years, with no change in the quantity and nothing special about it."
