After entering Chang'an City, Lu Jinping did not directly let the winter melon head lead them to the Yunlai Inn where the corpse was collected, but found an inn to live in, and then took off all the shackles of the winter melon head and changed into casual clothes, and he and a few catchers also changed into civilian clothes, and then escorted the winter melon head, like a tourist wandering around, to the Yunlai Inn.

After arriving at the Yunlai Inn, Lu Jinping asked the other catchers to wait in the distance, and he and the winter melon head brought by Ye Qingqing entered the Yunlai Inn. Winter melon head knew that the beautiful girl Ye Qingqing who followed her had very high martial arts, and she didn't have any ability to resist at all, so she could only honestly lead them into the inn.

After entering the inn, Dong Guatou was stunned for a moment, lowered his voice and said to Lu Jinping: "The shopkeeper on the counter is not the yellow shopkeeper who received things when I came before, and he has been replaced!" ”

Lu Jinping said to Ye Qingqing: "You find a place to sit down first, order two dishes casually, and I'll ask." ”

Lu Jinping stepped to the counter and said with a smile: "May I ask if the shopkeeper Huang is there?" ”

The shopkeeper glanced at Lu Jinping, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, are you looking for Huang Shopkeeper?" He quit his job with the owner a month ago and quit working. Now it's me. ”

"Oh? How can I find him? I'm looking for him. ”

Lu Jinping was very disappointed, if this clue is broken, then what should I do next? Then he asked, "Do you know where he lives?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I heard that he was hired by the owner temporarily, and I don't know where he lives." ”

"What about your host? In what place? ”

"The proprietor is behind the inn."

"Can you help me meet your host?" I asked him, please. ”

Lu Jinping took out a small ingot of silver and put it in front of the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper hurriedly put the little ingot silver into his sleeve, and then said with a smile: "Okay, please come with me, your guest officer, and I will take you to meet the owner." ”

After the shopkeeper greeted the guy, he took Lu Jinping from the back door to the backyard.

The backyard was a separate courtyard, the door was closed, and the doorman opened when the shopkeeper knocked on the door. He looked at the two of them.

The shopkeeper said that someone was looking for the proprietor, so the porter let them in. Tea at the flower hall.

Soon the owner came out, and the owner was an old man, fat and fat. After seeing Lu Jinping and the shopkeeper, he asked with a smile what was the matter? This man saw that he understood the truth of harmony and wealth.

Lu Jinping asked: "I am an old friend of the previous shopkeeper Huang of your inn, and I came to the capital to find him, but I just learned that he quit his job a month ago, but he did not leave his home address." So I would like to ask the proprietor if he knows where he lives? Or where can I find him? Thanks a lot. ”

The proprietor shook his head and said: "I don't actually know the yellow shopkeeper, two months ago, he took the initiative to come to me, saying that he wanted to be the front desk shopkeeper of my inn, and he didn't want to pay or be responsible for money, so he was only responsible for greeting guests and keeping accounts." I asked him about the inn, and he was very familiar with the answers. I thought there was such a cheap thing in the world, so I agreed. Let him be the shopkeeper at the front desk. Anyway, my son is personally responsible for collecting the money, and he doesn't handle the money, so there will be no problem. He keeps books neatly and well, and I'm very satisfied. But he only worked for a month and then quit his job and left, leaving nothing behind. I once asked him where he lived? Originally, I wanted to hire him for a long time and pay him as long as the salary was right, but he didn't say anything. So I don't know where he lives, and I don't understand why he gave me some days of work for nothing and didn't earn money, which is really strange. ”

Lu Jinping was dumbfounded when he heard it. If so, where to find this line? Lu Jinping still didn't give up, and asked the owner: "Then does he have any friends or relatives or something?" I'm really anxious to find him, there is something urgent. ”

The proprietor shook his head and said, "I really don't know, this person rarely talks except for doing things, I once asked him about the situation at home." He just vaguely made excuses to avoid the topic, so he didn't go on. No one came to him either. ”

Lu Jinping had no choice but to say goodbye, and when he arrived in the front hall, Ye Qingqing and Dong Guatou were still sitting there, ordering a few dishes but not eating.

After Lu Jinping sat down, he asked the guy about the previous Huang shopkeeper by beckoning the guy to order, but the entire inn ran all the questions, and no one could tell where the Huang shopkeeper was, and he didn't know where to find him.

Lu Jinping was very depressed, and he didn't eat anymore and stood up and left.

Ye Qingqing escorted the winter melon head out of the inn, and then after meeting with Xiong Grape, Lu Jinping was a little dazed for a while, not knowing where to go.

Although it was his first time in the capital, he really wanted to travel around the capital well, but this matter was like choking in his throat, and he really had no interest in doing anything else before he dealt with it. So he decided to immediately return to the same state. Because, there is still one place that needs to be investigated, and that is Boss Gao.

Boss Gao is the elder brother of the second brother of Gao, and I don't know if his younger brother told his brother about transporting the body. So in this investigation, Lu Jinping didn't have much hope, but this was the last clue, and he had to investigate.

When he arrived in Tongzhou, of course, Lu Jinping didn't need to dress up in disguise. In the yamen, send two catchers to send Boss Gao to the yamen for questioning.

Boss Gao followed the arrester to the signing room and met Lu Jinping.

This tall boss is tall and sturdy, with a sideways face, and he really looks like a mixed society, and he sees Lu Jinping with a smile on his face.

Lu Jinping said: "I called you, I have something to ask you, you answer truthfully, do you hear?" ”

Boss Gao hurriedly agreed, stood with his hands down, and said, "What's the matter?" Please ask the lord to command. ”

Lu Jinping said: "Your brother was murdered, do you know? ”

As soon as Boss Gao talked about this, his face was full of sadness, and he said: "I just learned that I went to claim the body, and it was really my younger brother, as for who killed him, I hope that the eldest master can make the decision for me and find out the real murderer to take revenge." ”

It seems that the people from the Yamen have not yet told him the whole case, so he does not know that his younger brother was killed by the head of the winter melon. Lu Jinping didn't bother to explain to him, this was not the main purpose of him calling him here.

Lu Jinping said: "I am investigating your brother's case, so I have something to ask you." Did your brother tell you before that he was entrusted by someone else to help transport the body to the capital? ”

Boss Gao hurriedly shook his head and said: "There is no such thing, although my brother is very wild in the rivers and lakes, and everyone knows him, it is very easy for him to make money, not to mention that my casino business is also good, I can give as much as he wants, and I can't afford to transport the corpse for others, so this matter is definitely a rumor by someone, please ask the lord to investigate." ”

Boss Gao denied that this surprised Lu Jinping, and Lu Jinping said: "Your brother is being murdered now, don't you want to know the real murderer behind the scenes?" ”

Boss Gao's eyes jumped, peeked at Lu Jinping, and said, "I heard from the people in the yamen that it seems that a suspect has been caught, and my brother's body was found only after identifying the place, I don't know if that person is the murderer of my brother?" ”

Lu Jinping originally thought that he didn't know about it, but now it sounds like he already knows, and it was told to him by someone from the Yamen. This kind of person has dealt with people of all religions and nine ranks, and there are also people in the yamen who call him brothers and sisters who tell him about it.

Lu Jinping said: "Whether he doesn't know it now, he needs to be further verified so he needs your cooperation, who does your brother deal with, do you know?" ”

Boss Gao shook his head and said: "Back to the lord, I really don't know, my brother has his own affairs, he knows a lot of friends who are all over the world, I just take care of my casino wholeheartedly, and I have very little contact with his friends, so I don't know what enemies he has, or who he has dealings with." ”

Lu Jinping didn't get anything more from repeated interrogations, but Lu Jinping could understand that Boss Gao definitely had something to hide, he just didn't want to say it.

Lu Jinping waved his hand to let him go, and the whole matter was at an impasse again, and he was able to find useful clues to reveal the mystery of his life experience, and figure out who was going to arrest him, but now it seems that all the clues he can follow the vine are interrupted, and the next thing to do is to wait.

A few days later, Lu Jinping was working in the signing room.

Suddenly, the porter hurriedly came to report that a body had been found on the surface of the wharf by the Tongzhou River.

Whenever an unknown body is found, the government must intervene in the investigation, so Lu Jinping took a large team of people to the side of the boat at the Tongzhou wharf.

Tongzhou wharf is outside the city with the state river, passenger and cargo wharf, the same state river is still relatively wide, the water is not too urgent, there are layers of bluestone stone steps in the wharf, extending from the river bank to the river.

On both sides of the wharf are wooden boats, large and small, some full of goods, some unloading. At this moment, a corner of the pier was full of people, discussing, and a few catchers were sweating profusely to push those who watched the excitement out, but the effect was not obvious.

Xiong Zhutou shouted at the top of his voice: "The government investigates the case, and the idle people avoid it!" ”

The onlookers immediately dispersed, and soon cleared a road, and a large clearing was also vacated near the corpse.

Lu Jinping got out of the carriage, took Ye Qingqing inside, and paced square steps to a platform near the water's edge of the dock in full view of everyone, and saw a corpse, with his hands and feet bent, lying on the bluestone steps with his back facing the sky.

He looked around, looked at the two catchers who had arrived here first, and said, "Who found the body?" Bring him to me. ”

Without waiting for the two catchers to agree, a middle-aged sailor smiled and said: "I found this corpse, I saw a white thing lying next to the side of my ship, I thought it was a drowned pig or something, but after a closer look, I found that it was a person." I was startled, and quickly brought a rope and stabbed it with a prop, but there was no response at all, so I and my son used the rope to help the corpse with both hands, and dragged it up the stone steps one by one, and placed it on the platform. Then, I asked my son to go to the official, and two catchers came, and a lot of onlookers came, and then you came, sir, that's it. (To be continued.) )