The adults Yuan Mao served in the past would not get drunk and vomit dirt, but he still cleaned up without complaint, let Hu Guiyang lie down, make a pot of tea, and sit on the side to pour himself a drink.

It was already dark outside, and Ren Liu'er slipped in quietly, stood against the door, and whispered, "Yuan Lang." ”

Yuan Mao immediately got up, his mood became comfortable, and he smiled: "I plan to go to you later." ”

"He ......," Ren Liu'er pointed to the person on the bed.

"Captain Hu probably wants to see you."

Ren Liu'er frowned slightly.

"He guessed it himself, and I didn't say a word." Yuan Mao hurriedly explained, "Captain Hu will not have malicious intentions, he must have something important to do." ”

Ren Liu'er smiled, "Not everyone likes me like Yuan Lang as much. ”

"For my sake, Captain Hu won't do anything too much......"

Before the words fell, Hu Guiyang on the bed sat up suddenly, as if he was about to vomit again, but in the end he only retched a few times. He turned his head to see Ren Liu'er at the door, and said with a smile: "The Yuan family is a small family, Miss Liu'er has made a loss-making business, and she regrets it, right?" ”

Ren Liu'er's face was slightly gloomy, and Yuan Mao shook his head and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense." Hu Guiyang, you are hard enough, just to get rid of Wei Baihu, drink so much that you are unconscious. ”

"Give me a cup of tea, I'm still dizzy."

After two cups of tea, Hu Guiyang felt better, raised his head and said, "Yuan Mao, you go out first." ”

This time, even Yuan Mao's face sank.

Hu Guiyang smiled: "Don't get me wrong, I guess Wei Ying will definitely not rest assured, and she will send someone over as soon as she gets home." How long have I been lying down? I guess the person is about to arrive, you can stop me for a while. ”

Yuan Mao was very smart and knew that there were some words that Hu Guiyang didn't want to let himself hear, so he hesitated for a while, turned around and came to Ren Liu'er's side, and whispered in his ear: "Be honest with him, he will help us." ”

"You left me alone with another person?" Ren Liu'er was slightly annoyed.

"Trust me."

Ren Liu'er nodded reluctantly, "Don't go too far." ”

"It's in the courtyard."

Yuan Mao turned to stare for a moment, arched his hand, and walked out of the room, ready to deal with the upcoming Wei Ying's men.

Ren Liu'er was still guarding the door, Hu Guiyang hugged his head and shook it twice, put on his boots and got out of bed, and said with a smile: "Sit down, Miss Liu'er, we are acquaintances, so we don't have to be formal." ”

"This is my home, I have the final say." Ren Liu'er said coldly.

"Hehe, Yuan Mao must be overjoyed when he hears this."

"I've told you everything, what are you looking for me to do?"

Hu Guiyang sat down, poured another cup of tea, and took a sip, "I don't know how to ask you." ”

"Hey, you've been embarrassed too?"

"Of course, I'm embarrassed a lot of times, but this time it has nothing to do with it. I don't know how to ask you, because I know that all your answers must be in my own right, and they are all lies. ”

"Are you saying I'm currying favor with you? You're thinking too much. Ren Liu'er scoffed.

"In that case, why did 'Zhu Jiugongzi' appear in Wuque Hutong again? Looking for you everywhere and getting beaten up as a result? ”

Ren Liu'er was silent for a while, and whispered: "Useless stupid." ”

"I'm still Yuan Mao?"

"Zhu Jiutou."

Hu Guiyang took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "You see, this is what I'm afraid of, as soon as I started, you gave me the answer, but this answer never surprised me, in retrospect, everything you told me was my own guess, and then you said it along the way." ”

Ren Liu'er showed a smile on her face, walked to the table, and sat opposite, "Every time, you come to ask me uninvited, do you still expect me to tell the truth?" ”

"Don't count on it, don't count on it anymore."

"Then what are you doing here?"

"I hope you don't bother Yuan Mao, he is my friend."

"He's my husband. And we have a plan, except for you, no one sees the flaw, the old bustard, like Zhu Jiutou, thought that I had escaped to Wuque Hutong, and had been looking for it there, but I never thought that I was hiding near Benji Hutong. ”

"You're talking to me again, but this time you're guessing wrong, and the danger I'm talking about has nothing to do with the Spring Temple."

Ren Liu'er shrugged her shoulders slightly, "Then I have nothing to say." ”

Hu Guiyang waited for a while, "Okay, whatever you want." I'll leave later, Wei Ying won't rest assured that I will stay outside by myself and monitor my every word and deed, which is his great achievement. ”

"I don't send it. Since Yuan Lang believes in you, I think I can also trust that you will not leak the news to outsiders. ”

"Yuan Lang......" Hu Guiyang felt that this title was a bit ridiculous, "if his surname is Lang, or Lang, what do you call it?" ”

Ren Liu'er looked at him coldly, with no intention of participating in this boring game.

"Looks like we're not friends."

"Never."

"But I'm friends with Yuan Mao."

"That's your business, it's none of my business."

"So, I have to remind Yuan Mao to be careful."

"Be careful of what?" Ren Liu'er was slightly stunned.

"If you don't say it, I won't say it, just let us know it." Hu Guiyang walked towards the door, his steps were unsteady, his body swayed, and he muttered: "It's really not worth drinking so much wine just to give Yuan Mao a reminder." ”

"What do you know?" Ren Liu'er couldn't help but ask.

"Dangerous." Hu Guiyang turned around and replied, without a smile on his face, "Great danger, please believe that the reason why I came here is not because of you, but because of Yuan Mao." ”

Hu Guiyang opened the door and walked out of the house, and Ren Liu'er sat at the table and didn't speak.

Wei Ying really sent two people, Brother Hua and a fanner, who were sitting in the living room eating snacks, with a reward in their arms, chatting gossip in their mouths, and naturally they were not in a hurry, but they were a little disappointed when they saw Captain Hu coming in.

"I thought you could sleep a little longer." Brother Hua came over to help.

"No, I'm used to living in a big house, sleeping in this kind of small house will give you nightmares, go, go back to Zhao's house."

"Hehe, Zhao's house is a larger courtyard, and the house is similar to here...... Be careful with the threshold. If the amount of alcohol is not good, why do you have to drink so hard? ”

"These words are waiting for your mother to ask, you should pay attention."

Fanzi didn't squeak and said goodbye to Yuan Mao.

At the gate, Hu Guiyang pushed the flower brother, "Go and lead the horse, I can stand by myself." ”

Yuan Mao approached and arched his hand: "The hospitality is not good, please bear with me, Captain Hu walks slowly." ”

Hu Guiyang whispered: "Remember my words, what you brought into the house is not just a person, but also a big trouble and a big danger. ”

"I understand." Yuan Mao thought it was a matter from the Spring Courtyard.

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "You don't understand, this danger hasn't been revealed yet. You are so smart, think about it, she left home in a hurry, did she elope, or did she run for her life? ”

Yuan Mao was stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of displeasure on his face.

The horse came, Hu Guiyang patted Yuan Mao's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Let's go to Zhao's house another day, I'll treat you, the new lady Hua has excellent skills, comparable to the chef in the restaurant." ”

"I'll visit you another day."

"Call the old way."

"As long as you don't bother Captain Hu to investigate the case."

"Don't bother, drinking at any time is more important than investigating the case." Hu Guiyang smiled, turned over on his horse, shook it twice, and almost fell off.

"Captain Hu, are you really good?" Brother Hua is very worried.

"Drive!" Hu Guiyang's answer was that the horses were galloping, it was already dark, there were no pedestrians on the streets, and the horses could run at will.

Brother Hua said in a low voice: "If you meet the officers and soldiers who patrol the night...... Hey, he is an officer and soldier himself, and it's good to be a brocade guard. Captain Yuan, farewell, I thank Captain Yuan for your hospitality on behalf of the host. ”

Back at Zhao's house, the first thing Hu Guiyang did was to liberate the water, and then went straight to the backyard bedroom, fell asleep on the bed, and the alcohol was still not completely over.

Brother Hua took off his boots and coat for him, covered him with a quilt, and returned to the front yard to report to his mother, since the fight between the strangers, he would rather spend the night in the front yard.

This sleep until three o'clock in the morning, Hu Guiyang barely got up, he couldn't remember what happened last night, he sat down with a sad face for a while, dressed and put on boots, and saw the prepared water, so he washed his face and rinsed his mouth, feeling a lot more energetic.

In the main hall of the second courtyard, Wei Ying was talking to several executioners, and when she saw Hu Guiyang, she immediately waved her subordinates to withdraw, got up and said with a smile: "Captain Hu slept well?" ”

Hu Guiyang shook his head and said in a dumb voice: "It seems that I died once." ”

"Don't blame me for talking too much, you can't drink like this."

Hu Guiyang piled up on the chair and said blankly: "I have to drink more, and strive to drink the wine for a lifetime, otherwise I will suffer more." ”

Wei Ying sighed, "Don't be too anxious, it's still far from the limit of January." ”

"But I have nothing to check, so I can only go to Lou's house to have a look."

"Okay, it's not far from here anyway." Wei Ying was light, and she was a little sympathetic to Hu Guiyang, and was willing to run blindly with him.

Brother Hua probed in, "Captain Hu, do you want to eat now, or do you want to eat with lunch?" ”

"Eat now, and leave when you're done."

Hu Guiyang ate a bowl of leftover porridge and went out of the hall with Wei Ying, the horses were ready, and they were waiting for the master to ride up.

Yuan Mao also came, led the horse and waited outside the gate, and first bowed his hand to Wei Ying, "Meet the Lord of the Hundred Households below." ”

Wei Ying returned the salute, "I am now Captain Hu's 'follower', and we will only investigate the case, regardless of the position." ”

Hu Guiyang agreed, "Yes, the case has been delayed." Yuan Mao, what are you doing here? ”

"I originally said that I came to help after the Lantern Festival, but now the things at home have been dealt with in advance, and there is nothing left and right, starting today, let's investigate the case with you."

"After thinking clearly, the cases in my hands are not easy to investigate, and there are very few clues now."

"I'm just helping, running to serve, and it's still Captain Hu who is in charge of the investigation."

Hu Guiyang smiled at Wei Ying and said, "He's the same as you." ”

Wei Ying said: "I'm just watching, Captain Yuan must have done more than me." ”

The three of them laughed at the same time, no one knew what they were laughing at, they got on their horses and ran to the Tangzi Hutong where Lou's house was located.

It was indeed not far away, and the three of them arrived quickly on horseback.

Although Lou Yaoxian is a concubine, his background is not prominent, there is no deep house compound at home, just a very ordinary courtyard, the funeral is placed here, the door is pasted with white paper couplets, and the spirit flag is hung up, which is in stark contrast to the prosperity of the neighbors.

The horse died a disgraceful death, the Lou family had no face, they were very afraid of the Jinyi guard, and when they saw the three of them kneeling down one after another, they had to answer all questions, but they didn't know the essentials.

Hu Guiyang didn't ask anything, he only knew that Lou Juma loved to play, and he was often not at home, and there was only a widowed mother left at home, and no one could control him.

The three of them sent money and walked out of Lou's house, Hu Guiyang smiled bitterly: "If you dare to love, we just sent money, you two have seen Lou and Ma before you died, and I never knew him." ”

"You're coming." Wei Ying reminded.

Hu Guiyang led the horse slowly, "It seems that I have to go back to Zhao's house and wait for the assassin to come again." ”

"There's another person who should be checked." Yuan Mao made a bland suggestion, in fact, he came for exactly that.

"And the people I've overlooked? Who is it? ”

"Zhu Jiutou."