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It was at this intersection that the hound, named Xiaobao, stopped, then turned around and retreated a short distance and began to search again.

It tried hard several times, but it was always in a dilemma and stagnant.

In the end, he even lowered his ears and let out a low whimper.

"Why is the smell suddenly gone?"

Cheng Jinzhi comfortingly stroked Xiaobao's somewhat sluggish head, looking at the fork in the road in front of him that people couldn't choose, and couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in his heart.

"Something must have happened here that covered the scent. ”

Cen Feng said thoughtfully, his sharp eyes swept around, and found that there were some crumbs of red pepper used as spices on the ground, and some had been swept to both sides of the road, as if someone had deliberately cleaned it up here not long ago.

But as far as the eye can see, there is no one here to buy and sell spices.

Cen Feng's years as the director of the Tu Ling Division have cultivated extremely keen insight, and he knows that even the smallest details need to be captured as much as possible. Because in the end, these inconspicuous things can always become the key to solving a case.

With the mentality of not letting go of any possibility, he gestured to Cheng Jinzhi slightly, and walked to the woman who was selling rouge gouache at a roadside stall.

"This girl, I would like to inquire if anything unusual happened here today?

"You... You call me girl?"

It was lunch break, and the woman had no business and was about to take a nap. Seeing that a dignified man came up to talk to him, and gave himself such a pleasing title, he was interested for a while, and came over and answered very happily.

"It doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary, but there is one thing that makes people angry. ”

As soon as Cen Feng heard this, he knew that there was a play, so he pretended to be interested and asked, "Oh, I don't know what happened to make the girl so angry?"

"Ouch, this son, you don't know how sad people are. ”

The woman pursed the corners of her lips and slapped her hands helplessly, and even her voice became much softer. Although Cheng Jinzhi was separated by a short distance, she still had goosebumps all over her body unconsciously when she heard it.

"Well, just a few hours ago, suddenly a carriage rushed out of the road ahead, and almost knocked a peddler carrying spices to the ground, but fortunately he flashed quickly, and did not lose his life. ”

The woman said with palpitations, and then said with a complaining face: "At that time, people were setting up stalls here, and the two loads full of chili foam were served in the pot, and they were sprinkled all over the floor, and even my rouge gouache was mixed with spices, and I suffered heavy losses. There is a spicy smell in the air, which can make people pregnant, and people's noses are still uncomfortable. ”

After she finished speaking, she took out a handkerchief and drew an arc in the air, wiped her mouth and nose like a dragonfly with water, and glanced at Cen Feng from time to time, secretly sending autumn waves.

At this time, Gao Heng had already stepped out of the carriage, and saw that Cen Feng was inquiring about the situation from outsiders, so he walked forward quickly.

The clinker woman originally wanted to talk endlessly, but when her eyes came into contact with Gao Heng, she immediately stopped talking and her eyes lit up, and the expression on her face instantly froze, and quickly filled with a layer of happy flush.

"Mom, there's another more handsome one, my mother is really a blessing in disguise today, and the peach blossoms are blooming." She muttered to herself with joy, and greeted her warmly, "I don't know what this son is doing?"

Gao Heng obviously didn't understand why the woman's attitude was so enthusiastic. He gave Cen Feng beside him a look in surprise, but when he saw Cheng Jinzhi coming over, he teased angrily: "I can't see this, she just fell in love with Cen Changsi, and now she has a fancy to His Royal Highness King Yan." ”

The corners of Gao Heng's mouth twitched twice when he heard this, and looked at the woman's with a spring heart, and took a step back to lower his voice.

"I'm a man with a wife, so let's give it to Cen Changsi. ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as his words fell, he saw Cen Feng quietly stretching out his palm and shaking his hand at the two, indicating that his heart was also unwilling, which provoked Gao Heng and Cheng Jinzhi to laugh silently on the side.

"In this way, my vision is not so bad. ”

Gao Heng withdrew his gaze from the woman, turned his head to look at Cheng Jinzhi, and raised his eyebrows playfully.

Cheng Jinzhi looked at Gao Heng's handsome face, his cheeks suddenly became hot, he glared at him in disgust, and put his hands together in front of his chest affectionately.

"Oh, I really envy myself for having the most discerning husband in the world. ”

She then winked at Xiaobao, who was squatting on the ground and combing her hair: "Right, Xiaobao?"

I saw Xiaobao screaming twice, wagging his tail understandingly, and seeing that Gao Heng was speechless, he could only smile helplessly.

"Girl, do you remember which direction the carriage went?"

"Remember, remember. "The woman is very eye-catching, and there is a group of guards behind it, it must be some big official." ”

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to the alley to the west: "I remember clearly, I went straight in that direction, and the speed was as fast as if I was going to be reincarnated." ”

After getting the accurate direction, the three of them had a certain number in their hearts.

After buying two boxes of rouge from the woman as a token of gratitude, and no matter how reluctant she was, the group headed straight to the west.

Walking straight through the alley to which the woman was pointing, the noise in my ears faded away.

Since this generation is mostly the residence of dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, it is naturally much quieter than the noisy and noisy street market.

"There are a lot of buildings around here, where do we start?"

Cheng Jinzhi stood on tiptoe and looked at the mansion in front of him, and sighed helplessly.

"Looks like we just have to work hard a little longer. ”

Cen Feng squatted down and placed the sachet on the tip of Xiaobao's slightly fluttering nose again.

Previously, because the pungent pungent taste of chili powder covered the aroma of Bai Zhilan, it made the hound's sense of smell deviate and he lost his way for a while.

But it's far from the spice-contaminated air. After Xiaobao renews the smell in the sachet, he shook his hair refreshedly, and soon walked forward looking for the scent.

After walking through a sparsely populated street and alley along the road, and bypassing a few houses, Xiaobao led everyone to the backyard of a mansion surrounded by high walls and evergreen pines and cypresses.

It paused and squeaked twice calmly, as if it had determined that this was where the scent would stay.

"Whose compound is this, it's so magnificent. Cheng Jinzhi raised his head and admired, and suddenly said in surprise, "Could it be that ... Hanqing was hidden in this house? ”

"Other yards may be strange, but this one should be inseparable. ”

At this moment, I saw Gao Heng standing behind him, his eyebrows swept lightly, and his calm eyes were filled with mist.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the mansion of Marquis Zhao of Li'an. ”