Not long after, Lu Dan arrived with his cousin, Fu Jun chatted with her for a few words, and finally determined that the thief was from Wumeng County, Sichuan, and Zheng Dian also resigned with Lu Dan.

Fu Geng asked Fu Jun to wait for him to come back in Pinzaotang, and then accompanied the two of them out of the door.

Fu Jun sat in the hall for a while, drank a few sips of tea, ate two pieces of dim sum, and laughed with Qingman and Qingwu, and was quite relaxed.

Finally, she submitted all the information she knew to the relevant departments, and she was relieved. Only then did I have the leisure to look at this room.

The room is very simple in furnishing, the tables and chairs are all rosewood, decorated with moire, and the shape is elegant. Those pots of orchid grass show the leaves stretch, the posture is elegant, and the view is gratifying. Fu Jun enjoyed it carefully for a while.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, and then the heavy curtain was raised, and a woman in a gray dress walked in with a square gait.

Fu Jun looked at the person and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: It's actually her!

This woman, Fu Jun, knew that it was the woman in gray who came to invite Qiaoyun on the order of the Hou Ye that day. At that time, her bearing made Fu Jun very unforgettable. She never expected that she would meet her again in Pinzaotang.

The woman didn't seem to expect that there was someone in the room, and when she saw Fu Jun, her eyebrows moved slightly, and then she immediately bent down to Fu Jun and saluted, "I've seen the four girls." ”

Fu Jun admired this woman very much.

When she saw Fu Jun and her party, she was obviously very surprised. However, her facial expressions and body movements barely changed, and only her eyebrows moved slightly. This kind of strong self-control, Fu Jun thought to himself that he did not have.

"Hurry up, please." Fu Jun said busily. She knew that this woman's identity was not ordinary, so she leaned slightly and only accepted half of the salute.

After the woman got up, she stood there indifferently, her head bowed, inconspicuous, if it weren't for Fu Jun looking at her, she would have thought that this person didn't exist at all.

Fu Jun couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, so he asked, "Dare to ask what this sister-in-law is called?" ”

"Back to the girl, my maiden name is Xu." The woman said respectfully.

Fu Jun noticed that she called herself "me" instead of "servant" and the like, so she knew that she was not a slave in the house, and her attitude towards her was even more casual, and she smiled: "Dad just went out and asked me to wait for him here." If Mrs. Xu has something, please take care of herself. ”

Xu Niangzi bowed, walked to a few pots of orchid grass, took out a bamboo scissors from her sleeve, carefully examined the orchid grass, and trimmed off a leaf. Then he walked to the sandalwood open frame carved with hollow cross patterns, took down a small porcelain pot with plum pattern from the kiln, poured some water into the pots of orchid grass, and finally took a clean muslin hand towel and wiped all the leaves of the orchid grass.

When doing these things, Xu Niangzi never made a sound, and she didn't even look at Fu Jun. Ordinary people are afraid that this kind of behavior will appear rude when they do it. But this lady Xu gestured calmly but not obtrusively. Even if you have your back to the person, there is a kind of etiquette in that gesture.

Fu Jun has read countless people in his two lives combined, but he has never seen a character like Xu Niangzi. Thinking about it, Fu Jun's evaluation of her is only two words: decent. This kind of behavior pattern that is decent from the inside out, almost penetrating into the bones, makes people comfortable but has a sense of distance, Fu Jun is almost fascinated by it.

At this moment, Fu Geng didn't know that his daughter was fascinated by a woman in Pinzaotang. After sending Zheng Dian and the others away, he went to the outer study to talk to Hou Ye, talking about last night's incident, and Fu Zhuang was also present.

Hou Ye stood with his hands in his hands and asked in a deep voice, "You said that Kang Baoyi ran away?" ”

"Yes, when I took someone to his house last night, the person was no longer there, and neither was the soft one." Fu Zhuang said in a low voice.

The anger in Fu Geng's eyes flashed, and he slapped his palm on the table with a "bang", shaking the objects on the table twice. He said coldly, "I want to see where this guy can go." ”

Hou Ye patted him on the shoulder, and asked Fu Zhuang again, "What did you find?" ”

Fu Zhuang said: "Yesterday, I mentioned all the subordinates who went out with me overnight to interrogate, and they all said that it was Sister-in-law Shi, Ding's mother and Xiao Zhu'er who were assigned to the third room at that time. Not long after everyone left the house, Kang Baoyi suddenly came, called Ding's mother and Xiao Zhu'er, said that there was an errand on the side, and brought two others to replace them. After investigation, the two were the thief and the thief boy who ran away. ”

"What did Mother Ding and Little Pile say?" Fu Geng asked.

Fu Zhuang said: "The two of them said the same thing, they both said that Kang Baoyi gave them a few hundred dollars, and they went to buy incense and candles, saying that they were in the house and other urgent needs. ”

Fu Geng said coldly: "This thief is cunning, I was afraid that these two would be suspicious when they returned home early, so I simply supported them to go around." ”

Fu Zhuang said: "That's exactly what I said." Nading's mother took the opportunity to go home, and Xiao Zhu'er went to buy incense and candles, but there were many people on the road, and it was delayed for a long time. ”

Fu Geng said again: "I asked someone to check on that Kang Baoyi, and found out something." After that, he sneered again, and said hatefully: "That Kang Baoyi/sex/best betting, often in and out of major gambling houses." Half a year ago, he owed a large amount of gambling debts, and then somehow paid off, and he was very bold in his dealings. Someone once saw him having a close relationship with a ruffian named Wang Gui. ”

"What about Wang Gui? Can it be found that this person has not? Hou Ye asked.

Fu Geng said with a calm face: "I ran away for a long time." This person was originally a Poppy scoundrel, and he had no family, and his correspondents were of all religions and nine streams, so it was very tricky to investigate. ”

Hou Ye listened and was silent.

Fu Zhuang next to him kept his face gloomy, clutching his eyebrows and not speaking.

That Kang Baoyi was originally the third steward in the front yard, and he was usually cautious and rarely spoken, and no one would have imagined that he was addicted to gambling. Speaking of which, he was able to mention the position of steward, and he also had something to do with Zhang.

The reason why the Zhang family promoted Kang Baoyi was because he did not take refuge with Mrs. Hou and had nothing to do with other rooms, so he was promoted. It is said that the Zhang family can't interfere in the matter of the front yard, she borrowed the power of Fu Zhuang to do this, and Fu Zhuang also knew about it.

I thought I could slowly take it for my own use, but I didn't want to be bitten by Kang Baoyi, a poisonous snake, and make such a big thing. As long as he thought of last night's events, almost all the piles fell on Changfang's body, Fu Zhuang felt cold all over his body, and the coldness in his eyes became heavier and heavier.

Pingnanhou walked to the window with his hands down, looked at the gloomy sky outside, and said in a deep voice: "Continue to investigate." I, the Pingnanhou Mansion, must not let people calculate in vain. ”

Fu Geng was quiet, Fang responded lightly "yes", then bowed to Hou Ye, nodded to Fu Zhuang, and walked out of the study without looking back.

The sky outside was still gloomy, the clouds were thicker than just now, and from a distance, the lead-colored clouds seemed to be pressed against the sky above the Pingnan Hou Mansion, and there was an indescribable depression.

Fu Geng exhaled a breath of turbidity in his chest, a sneer appeared on his face, he glanced back at the outer study, and stepped on a road next to the front lake.

This road stretches out in front of the lake on that side, as if it was thrown out of thin air. Fu Geng took his hands and walked slowly alone. There was silence all around, and even the sound of the wind stopped, and the silence of the whole world was filled. (To be continued.) )