After hearing this, Bai Wan felt as if she had been poured a basin of cold water on her head, and her originally excited emotions instantly turned into loss.

"You mean he's missing?" Bai Ya asked.

Li Yu'an nodded and took a sip of tea. "I've been to Zheng Song's house, and his house is empty. According to the people around him who had seen him, Zheng Song hurriedly went out about five days ago, and he never came back since. ”

"How did you find out?" Bai Wan looked at him with a strange look.

"You don't have to worry about that, anyway, the news is true, and it's up to you what to do next. Li Yu'an replied calmly.

"Well, I finally got some clues, and now it's good, and it's flying like a headless fly again. Bai Wan sat down with some disappointment and said with a bitter face.

"You're the No. 1 female catcher in Kyoto, and I'm sorry for your No. 1 title if you don't solve a big case, right? Li Yu'an put down the teacup and said with a smile. "If you want to go to Zheng Song's house to have a look, I don't mind taking you there. ”

"Let's go, take me around. Bai Wan got up and prepared to walk outside the house.

"Why don't you eat first? Li Yu'an saw that she was in such a hurry, and it was almost time to eat, so he asked.

"No, now it's six doors on this case. The longer the time drags on, the more detrimental it will be to the handling of the case. She finished speaking in a serious manner and strode out of the house.

Seeing her hurriedly go out, Li Yu'an did not rush to follow, but sat on the chair and looked at her distant figure, holding her chin, and a meaningful smile rose at the corner of her mouth.

"Are you happy with your goal?"

"Not bad. ”

"Then it's time for you to perform. ”

"Just let me see the heart-rending appearance of this No. 1 female head catcher in the capital. ”

"Sometimes the invisible is more deadly. ”

............

Zheng Song's mansion is located in the most prosperous area of Kyoto, and the land here alone can cost 10,000 taels of silver. The people who can live here are either rich businessmen or ministers above the court, and all of them are noble people. And he is just the owner of an underground casino, but he can sit on a mansion in such a location. I have to say that he doesn't know how much money he has made from this casino over the years, and how many people have been ruined.

The huge mansion was empty at this time, and even the lock of the gate was not locked, and it was pried open by Bai Wan with a knife handle.

Bai Wan didn't bring many people here, and Li Yu'an was the only one with her. In Li Yu'an's words, one more smart helper is much more useful than one more stupid helper.

Walking into this luxurious mansion, at a glance, the fallen leaves in the courtyard fell to the ground, and a gust of wind blew through the dead leaves all over the ground, and the surroundings were silent and slightly desolate.

The two pushed open the door of the house, and the house was already a mess, with clothes and books scattered all over the ground, as well as crooked tables, chairs and benches, which should have accidentally knocked over the broken teacups that fell on the ground.

"I saw him go in a hurry. Bai Wan looked at the scene in front of her and said.

"There must be something wrong with him, otherwise a normal person wouldn't even lock the door. Li Yu'an reached out and picked up a book on the ground, and said in a voice.

"I don't think it's right. Bai Wan suddenly stepped forward and stared at the window that was wide open at this time, "You look at the room so messy, you must have rummaged through the cabinets to find something." And this window is wide open, if I remember correctly, there was a heavy rain just five days ago. Even if you are in a hurry to go out, you won't leave this window wide open. ”

"Then what do you mean?" Li Yu'an asked as he looked at Bai Wan's contemplative back at this time.

If nothing else, Zheng Song should have looked for something in the house before going out, and then went out in a hurry, and never came back since. Or ......," she leaned on the edge of a window as if she had discovered something, and looked closely, "come and see, there are marks on the edge of this window." ”

Li Yu'an stepped forward to take a look, indeed, there seemed to be traces of scratching on the edge of the window, but the traces were not obvious, and under normal circumstances, they could not be found without looking closely.

"Did you say it was possible that someone came in through the window after Zheng Song left home?" Bai Wan turned her head to look at Li Yu'an and asked.

"This ...... It's unlikely, this door is obviously unlocked, why don't you come in directly through the door?

"This is going to talk about Zheng Song's cleverness. She walked over to the table and picked up the candle on the table. "Generally speaking, the wax pot can burn all day without blowing it out, and the wax oil will also be left with the wax pot and accumulate in the grooves of the wax cup. What if Zheng Song knew that someone would sneak in here after leaving home, so he lit the wax cup, opened the door of the house, and acted out an empty city plan?"

She looked at Li Yu'an, "I always have a hunch that the thing Zheng Song found in the cabinet is the key to this case." ”

"What are you?woman's intuition?" Li Yu'an said as he looked at her with a smile.

"No, no, no, it's a head-hunting instinct. Bai Wan shook her finger and replied.

"Now the main thing is to find out who has been here, for what is it, and what is it?" Could it be the same thing as the one Qian San said?" Bai Wan lowered her head, lost her thought again, and muttered to herself.

Li Yu'an looked around the room, the whole room was scattered, and it was a little difficult to find something.

He stood in front of a wall, taking a closer look.

"Come and see. Li Yu'an's words interrupted Bai Wan's thoughts, and Li Yu'an gently tapped the wall with his fingers, and it was obvious that there was a place where the sound was different from that of other places, and it seemed a little low.

"It looks like we're going to find something to smash this place open," Li Yu'an pointed to the place on the wall that made a low sound, and looked at Bai Wan and said.

"No, I don't. I saw Bai Wan's figure turn around and stand in front of Li Yu'an. "You take two steps back. She didn't forget to remind Li Yu'an.

Li Yu'an didn't know what she was going to do, but looking at her posture, didn't she want to open the wall with her bare hands? Li Yu'an couldn't help but swallow when she thought of this, is this still a woman?

Bai Wan clenched her fist with her right hand, gathering the strength of her whole body into the heart of the fist, and punching it against the wall.

As expected, at the moment when the wall was smashed through by Bai Wan's punch, a small hole was revealed behind the wall, and a wooden box was placed inside.

"This ...... This ......" Li Yu'an broke out in a cold sweat, which stunned him. Is this the strength that a woman should have? Although the back of this wall is hollow, it is difficult for a burly man to smash it with a punch according to the thickness of this wall.

Bai Wan took a deep breath and made a gesture to close her efforts.

"Don't be surprised, this is what I should do as the No. 1 female head catcher in Kyoto. Bai Wan smiled and turned her head to look at him, the latter's face was full of emotions, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.

What if she punched herself too...... Tut-tut, I didn't dare to think about it, Li Yu'an was a little trembling.

Bai Wan reached out and took out the wooden box hidden behind the wall. The wooden box was not exquisite, it was just a small lock, which was broken under Bai Wan's palm.

There was only a slightly old ledger in the wooden box, which looked like it was some years old, and the thick one just filled the box.

"This is ......" Bai Wan took out the ledger from the wooden box with a little confusion, and then began to flip through it.

"This should be the casino's running account, no wonder it has to be put so well, this will be discovered by the official uniform, I am afraid that prison is indispensable. Li Yu'an also stepped forward and said.

However, Bai Wan looked at the contents of the account book intently, and didn't seem to hear Li Yu'an's words.

"On the ninth day of the seventh month of the second year of Hongjia, Li Wankun, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, lost 4,000 taels of silver and 10,000 taels of silver tickets, totaling 14,000 taels. ”

"On September 14 of the second year of Hongjia, Yuguan Zhaotong lost 1,000 taels of silver, 1,000 taels of gold, and 30,000 taels of silver tickets, totaling 31,000 taels of silver and 1,000 taels of gold. ”

"On January 11 of the third year of Hongjia, Sun Qiu, the king of Jingping, lost 100,000 taels of silver tickets. ”

"On January 11 of the third year of Hongjia, Sun Qiu, the king of Jingping, won 210,000 taels of silver. ”

"On January 15 of the third year of Hongjia, Sun Qiu, the king of Jingping, won 450,000 taels for nothing. ”

............

Bai Wan read page by page, as if those 10,000 taels of silver were just a simple number. Many people in this world can't imagine what 400,000 taels of silver looks like in their lives, which is silver that can be piled up into a mountain, the salary of the national army for half a year, and the tax for a whole year. But this night, if you say you don't lose, you lose.

Li Yu'an, who was on the side, listened to Bai Wan's reading of these numbers, and he didn't have a concept at all. In his mind, 1,000 taels of silver can be used to charter the most luxurious restaurant in Kyoto, invite the best Qingqi, and drink the best wine. As for 400,000 taels, I really didn't think about it after living for so long.

Now that I think about it, I'm still quite unambitious.

"Hey, there's a page missing here. Suddenly, Bai Wan stopped reading, looked down at the traces of a page torn off the ledger, and was a little puzzled.

"Is it possible...... This is ......" Li Yu'an instantly understood something, and the two looked at each other and nodded.

"This missing page should be the crux of the case. I think they're looking for the missing page, too. Bai Wan closed the ledger and said.

"How much are these officials greedy? This gambling money for any night is enough for a county town to pay taxes for a year. Li Yu'an was a little angry, a child from a poor family like him couldn't get used to those corrupt officials who bent the law.

"This is the dark side of a country, this ledger records the flow of high-ranking officials in the casino, and even the emperor's uncle, Sun Qiu, the king of Jingping, is also among them. If this ledger gets out, it will really be a mess. Bai Wan looked at him and said with a serious face.

"So what now?" asked Li Yu'an.

"Let's go back to the six doors first, this ledger is the safest place in the six doors. Wait until I report this matter to the head of the Six Gates, and then he will make a decision. ”

Li Yu'an nodded after hearing this, after all, where to put such an important thing is better than the insurance from your own people.

Bai Wan put the ledger in her arms, and then the two quickly left Zheng Song's mansion.

"My lord, this ledger records the evidence of gambling in the casino from the prince to the officials of the five grades, and I am worried that it will be stolen by traitors if it is placed elsewhere, so I ask your lord to make a decision. ”

Bai Wan stood in front of Luo Jian, the chief catcher of the six gates, and the account book related to the turmoil of the government and the opposition was placed on the table.

"The white catcher has worked hard. Luo Jian didn't seem to have any interest in the ledger, and at this time he was teasing a parrot in a cage in his hand.

"My lord, there is a page missing from this ledger, and I suspect that the missing page has a lot to do with the recent murder case in Kyoto. Bai Wan seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Luo Jian's behavior of concentrating on teasing the parrot, but it was not easy to show it, so she had to continue.

"Then check carefully, you are the golden signboard of our six doors, don't embarrass our six doors. Luo Jian didn't even look at Bai Wan, and said indifferently.

"Yes, my lord, I will do my best to find out the truth. Bai Wan replied.

"Then let's go down first. Luo Jian waved his hand, signaling that Bai Wan could retreat.

Bai Wan bowed and bowed, then turned around and walked out of the room.

"Little parrot, little parrot, you said that you took care of things that shouldn't be taken care of, will you set yourself on fire?" Luo Jian seemed to be talking to the parrot in the cage.

After a long time, he laid down the cage, picked up the ledger that had been placed on the table, and placed it on the candlestick, which was burning.

Watch as the ledger is burned to ashes little by little.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't say what you shouldn't say, don't do what you shouldn't do, don't care about what you shouldn't care. If you insist on this, you can only shut up with death......"

In the words, the killing intent is fully revealed......