Lin Haoran came to Mingchun Tower this time because he didn't want people to know his identity.

Now that he suddenly heard the words "Brother Lin", he knew that his identity had been exposed, so he calmly inquired about the prestige, but the person who saw the shouting was slightly stunned.

But I saw a fat man in gorgeous clothes coming from there, not tall, but born like a ball of meat, with a smile on his face, causing his eyes to squint into a slit, which made the whole person a little obscene.

"Gongzi Xu, do you know?" The old bustard saw that Xu Kuan took the initiative to greet this side, and looked at the two of them vigilantly, and asked with a wariness in his heart.

Meng Zhao faced Xu Gongzi, who met unexpectedly, and also noticed that the old bustard was suspicious, so he responded with a smile: "Xu Gongzi, I said goodbye outside the city the day before yesterday, and I don't want to see you here tonight, fortunately!" ”

Lin Haoran saw that the person who came was Xu Kuan, who happened to meet that day, and knew that his identity would not be revealed, so he also looked at this Xu Gongzi from far and near indifferently.

Xu Gongzi was born in a wealthy businessman's family, although he was inevitably involved in some eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, but he inherited the business talent of the Xu family. On that day, he vaguely felt that Lin Haoran's identity was different, and he intended to befriend this son who was likely to have a background, so as to help him expand his network.

He narrowed his small eyes and invited boldly, "Hehe...... Fortunately! Since we are destined to meet again, and you have arrived at this Mingchun Building again, then let the little brother be the east, let's not get drunk tonight! ”

"It turned out to be a friend of Xu Gongzi, and he dared to be very affectionate, so I will call you a girl?" The bustard's eyes lit up slightly, and even if he wanted to make do with them, he sat down and talked about the wine.

Lin Haoran would not accept this result, but he is now a protégé, and he doesn't have to worry about many things at all.

"Brother Xu, we are entrusted by our friends and are helping our friends do something, let's get together next time!" Meng Zhao directly chose to refuse, so he raised his hand to the old bustard and said, "Old bustard, please lead the way!" ”

The old bustard seemed to pay more attention to Xu Kuan, who had always been generous, and handed over a difficult look.

"Okay, then you guys are busy with you first, I'm not in a hurry!" Xu Kuan immediately replied, and said to the old bustard with a straight face: "Both of them are my friends, don't be disdainful, and don't lead the way?" ”

"Yes! Be! The old bustard nodded again and again, and led the person to the third floor.

The business of Mingchun Building seems to be very prosperous, especially now that it is far away from next year's township test, and the new Flower Charm Contest is coming, with many foreign scholars and wealthy businessmen gathered here.

The old bustard is an eight-sided person, and sometimes greets the regular customers he bumps into, and soon leads the person to the innermost room on the third floor, but he explains as he walks: "Xiaoxiao drowned in her room, but the girls felt unlucky, they refused to live in this room, so it was full of Xiaoxiao's belongings, you pick one." ”

"Very good!" Meng Zhao replied quietly.

"Brother Lin, what are you doing in Miss Xiaoxiao's room?" Xu Kuan didn't know where to get a pear, and he was gnawing on the fragrant juice, and asked vaguely.

Lin Haoran didn't expect this fat Xu Gongzi to entangle him like a fly, and there was no reason to send him away at the moment, so he responded lightly: "You'll know in a moment!" ”

It was at this moment that the turtle came panting and whispered something in the bustard's ear.

"Who's coming? It's mysterious! When Xu Kuan saw this situation, he immediately looked dissatisfied.

"Master Xu, something urgent happened below, I have to lose it!" After listening to the report of the turtle father, the bustard explained with a smile, but looked at Meng Zhao in embarrassment.

Meng Zhao was a smart man, and when he handed the bag of silver to the old bustard, he said, "If you have something, go away!" This purse is for you now, but I'll have to pick something from this room to take with me! ”

"Okay, okay, you can pick!" The old bustard took the bag of silver taels and responded with a smile on his face.

The old bustard seemed to be attentive for a while, and deliberately left the turtle father, and left happily with the bag of silver.

The three of them pushed open the door and entered.

Lin Haoran smelled a musty smell in the air, the bustard didn't seem to be lying, this room had been occupied by no one for some days, and it had not been cleaned, and it seemed to preserve the most complete crime scene.

Mingchun Building is a green building rich in Jiangnan characteristics, the front is a four-storey green building, the back is a large and small courtyard, and the most noble is adjacent to the small Qinhuai River across the courtyard, there is a good reputation: "lotus pond small building".

In addition to the exquisite houses, this lotus pond building also has a lotus pond water pavilion, which is connected by a nine-curved wooden bridge to the water pavilion in the lotus pond, which is quite a bit of a winding path to the secluded meaning.

April is the season when the lotus flowers are in full bloom, with a gentle evening breeze blowing, the lotus leaves move lightly, the lotus flowers quietly sprinkle some pollen, and a faint fragrance spreads in the lotus pond.

The old bustard crossed the wooden bridge of the nine curves and hurried to the water pavilion. But when she saw He Dongxu, the prefect of Yangzhou sitting here drinking tea, she stepped forward very enthusiastically and said: "Lord He, what kind of wind blew you here, which girl do you want tonight?" ”

After He Dongxu left Chen Boren's mansion, he came directly to this Mingchun Building, and asked straight to the point: "Was Chen Xiaoxiao really killed by Zhang Wuhen?" ”

When the old bustard heard that this was the case, he immediately guaranteed the ticket and said: "Lord He, you just give me a hundred guts, and I don't dare to deceive you?" The person was drowned, and Xiaoxiao saw Zhang Wuhen come out of the room with her own eyes, and also found the stolen goods from Zhang Wuhen's room, isn't it clear? After a pause, he asked again in confusion: "Lord He, hasn't this case been decided?" ”

"You don't know?" He Dongxu believed the old bustard's words, but after hearing this question, he glanced at her in surprise.

"What should I know, Lord Ho?" The bustard was even more confused, and explained: "Isn't this about to be an Oiran contest?" I've been busy running for Oiran these days, and I really don't know what's going on in Yangzhou City! ”

He Dongxu didn't look at her as if she was lying, so he took a sip of tea and said: "The new Lord Qincha came to Yangzhou today, and someone blocked the bridge to file a complaint, and this Lord Qincha has already taken over Chen Xiaoxiao's case!" ”

Yes?

When the bustard heard this, his mouth immediately opened slightly. At the same time, her mind immediately flashed to the two scholars just now, who dared not to be as simple as they said, and if they couldn't say it, they would be the ones who came to investigate the case.

"What's wrong?"

He Dongxu caught the abnormality of her expression and immediately asked sternly.