There are only three days left before Chinese New Year's Eve, Liu Gui is the direct person in charge of this case, he is more anxious than Nangong Cheng, listening to the words of the servant, he is more than sad, "How can this be investigated?" ”

Nangong Cheng still collapsed on the top of Mount Tai and did not change his color, "Peel off the cocoon, step by step, first go to the place where the body was found." ”

Hu Street is composed of a horizontal main road and several longitudinal paths, merchants do business in the shops on the main road, and build residences in the longitudinal road, so the main road is lively, and the longitudinal road is mostly secluded.

The house where the body was found was in an inconspicuous longitudinal road to the west, and the house was very well repaired, with red walls and green tiles, small and exquisite, and at a glance it was clear that the owner had put a lot of effort into building it.

It's just that now the door is dusty, and the door is falling with residual leaves and dead branches, and it seems that no one has taken care of it for a long time.

Nangong Cheng pushed open the gate, and the courtyard was also very chic, and a circle of flower beds was built along the courtyard wall, and a lot of flowers were planted, but unfortunately they were basically frozen to death, and only one or two plum blossoms stood proudly.

The official pushed open the inner doorway, "The neighbor of this family always smelled the stench wafting from this house outside, and when he knocked on the door, no one opened it, so he went to the yamen to report the case, and after we came, we found the six bodies in the house." ”

Bai Wanzhou asked, "What about the fresh one?" ”

"That one was found in the alley not far from here a few days ago by the patrol post, and the murderer was too cunning, and he really didn't leave the slightest clue." The official said as he pushed open the door.

A foul smell immediately wafted from inside, and everyone hurriedly covered their mouths and noses.

"It's this room, the corpse stays too long, and the corpse water drips, so it stinks." The official explained.

Bai Wanzhou took out a pack of masks from her sleeve and gave one to everyone, and everyone couldn't wait to put them on.

Nangong Cheng walked in first, this is a bedroom with a dresser, it should be the hostess's boudoir.

The eight-step openwork bed, the soft smoke gauze tent, the row of delicate blue and white porcelain at the head of the bed, and the rouge gouache on the dresser are also good, but they are all dusty.

"What does the family do? What about the master? Bai Wanzhou asked, "It looks like he's quite rich." ”

Liu Gui said, "According to the neighbors, they also do business in Hu Street, the male owner went to the frontier to barter two months ago, and the female owner stayed at home for a few days, and after the smallpox was over, she also hired a car to go to the frontier to join her husband." ”

Bai Wanzhou said with emotion, "These two people have really big hearts, and they don't leave anyone to take care of the house, so I'm afraid they won't dare to ask for the house when they come back this time." ”

Liu Gui smiled, "Sai Weng knows if he loses his horse, and if he stays at home, he may be killed by the murderer." ”

"Uh, that makes sense."

While Bai Wanzhou and Liu Gui were chatting, Nangong Cheng had already opened the wardrobe on the side, and a lot of clothes were neatly placed in the cabinet, and he flipped through them casually, and then folded them back.

Bai Wanzhou asked, "The murderer must have squatted a little, knowing that the family was not at home, so he hid the body here, what is the use of you going through the wardrobe of the master's house?" ”

Nangong Cheng's eyes were deep, and he only said, "Go out, I'm going to ask the neighbor next to me about something." ”

Bai Wanzhou didn't want to stay in this stinky room for a few more moments, so everyone retreated.

Nangong Cheng knocked on the door of another house opposite, and it was a fat middle-aged woman who opened the door, originally saw that Nangong Cheng was still a little impatient, but when he saw that Liu Gui and the official behind him were wearing bad clothes, he was honest, and asked, "What's the matter with the official?" ”

Nangong Cheng pointed to the mansion behind him, "Do you know the owner of this house?" ”

The fat woman smiled, "How can you not know the door-to-door, the man in his family is called Lao Xiao, he is a stable person, and he only fell in love with the current woman at the age of thirty." The two of them went out, who knew that this happened, and when they came back in the future, they were afraid that they would die of disgust. ”

Nangong Cheng asked endlessly, "What does his man look like?" ”

"It's just an ordinary look, a Chinese face, a wide forehead, five short figures, and slightly fat." After the fat woman finished speaking, she smiled flatteringly, "It's his woman, who looks beautiful." ”

said and lowered his voice and said, "That woman is really not a thing, Lao Xiao loves her so much, this house is built according to her wishes, and the food and clothing are all given to her the best, in order to make money for her to squander, she floats outside all the year round, but she raises a man as soon as Lao Xiao goes out." ”

This gossip was tasteful, everyone pricked up their ears, and Bai Wanzhou asked, "How do you know?" ”

The woman rolled her eyes, "I've seen it several times with my own eyes, can I not know?" After Lao Xiao left, the man often drilled into her house at night, and only came out the next day, and the lonely man and widow were in the same room, what good things could they do. ”

"Is the adulterer from this street?"

The fat woman said, "I don't know about this, every time I come in the dark, and I wear a cloak, where can I see clearly, this kind of thing, we can only pretend not to know as neighbors, who can come up and see?" Tut-tut, the foreign woman's trouser belt is loose, and she didn't know it when she came back with Lao Xiao, but now she hooks up with someone else. It's not that my man hasn't persuaded Lao Xiao, that kind of lowly woman, just bring her back to be a concubine, who still treats her as a wife seriously. If you want me to say, this kind of thing happened to the old Xiao family, it was this woman's unlucky move! ”

Bai Wanzhou seemed to think of something, "What did you just say, the mistress of his family is a foreign woman?" ”

"Hmm." The fat woman showed disdain.

Bai Wanzhou's heart skipped twice, "Is she called Mei Niang?" ”

The fat woman was stunned, "How did the little boy know?" ”

Bai Wanzhou asked again, "Is the man who drilled into her house in the middle of the night tall and big?" ”

"Yes, yes, he's a tall guy."

Bai Wanzhou and Nangong Cheng glanced at each other, Nangong Cheng's expression was like a pool, and he couldn't see anything, but Bai Wanzhou felt a little stiff all over, and asked again, "You just said that as soon as the smallpox was over, Mei Niang hired a car to go to the border to find her man?" ”

"Well, we said hello on the day we left."

Bai Wanzhou suddenly remembered the veiled bearded woman she met on Rouge Street a few nights ago, and the woman's eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same as Mei Niang! At that time, Bai Wanzhou wanted to catch up and make sure, but later many people were scattered, and Nangong Cheng also found it, so he gave up.

But the woman's pale gray eyes are unforgettable.

But the neighbor said that Mei Niang left after the smallpox, how could she appear on Rouge Street?

There is also Hu Lai, who also closed the inn as soon as the smallpox ended, and also announced that he had gone to the frontier.

Is it a coincidence? Or is there some conspiracy?

"What comes to mind?" Nangong Cheng asked.

Bai Wanzhou was afraid that she would be dazzled and would mislead them to handle the case if she said it, so she shook her head, "It's nothing." ”

"Let's go." Nangong Cheng Road.

Bai Wanzhou followed Nangong Cheng's footsteps, walked and walked, found that it was the way back to Yizhuang, and asked, "Why did you go back here again?" ”

Nangong Cheng said, "I want to find out one thing." ”

"What's the matter?"

Nangong Cheng took out a piece of royal blue fabric from her arms and threw it in front of Bai Wanzhou, Bai Wanzhou opened it and saw that it was actually a belly pocket, and it exuded a pungent fragrance of fat powder, she was sure that it was not her own, and immediately threw it back disgustingly.

"Nangong Cheng, you're going too far!"

Liu Gui was also dumbfounded, "The prince is indeed a bit excessive!" ”

Fortunately, it was Bai Wanzhou, if it was the yaksha of his family, he would not have tore him on the spot!

Several officials also widened their eyes, Lord Huai didn't look like a disciple, this way was too wild.

Nangong Cheng pouted, "Where do you want to go, I just took it from the wardrobe of Lao Xiao's family." ”

Bai Wanzhou swallowed her saliva, fortunately, it's not Yan'er's, but stealing someone's hostess's belly pocket seems to be quite perverted, "What are you doing with someone's belly pocket?" ”

Nangong Cheng didn't explain, "You'll know later." ”