Song Ruilong said a little strangely: "What does this Guo Fei have to do with arresting Hu Wei when he returns home?" ”

Liu Tianxiong said: "Don't get excited. After I asked, the old man told me that it was not long, about an hour later, he saw Hu Wei with a dozen people, all of whom carried a black iron bucket in their hands, flying over the courtyard wall of Guo Fei's house, and then he smelled a great smell of lard, and soon the fire burst into the sky. The fire burned half of Baihua Alley. ”

Song Ruilong asked a little doubtfully: "How did that old man know that person was Hu Wei?" ”

Liu Tianxiong said: "I was also strange at the time, but the old man said that he used to be a thief, and it was better to do light work, he stole the Zhao family at that time, and after being caught by Zhao Hongfei, he broke a right leg, and that leg was broken by Hu Wei's stick, so he hated Hu Wei to death, and naturally saw his figure very clearly." ”

Song Ruilong said: "Your clues are very important, it seems that this Hu Wei is the key person in our case, and he must not die." ”

Liu Tianxiong swore and said, "Then what are we still doing in a daze?" Hurry up and send someone to Zhao Hongfei's house to arrest someone! ”

Wei Bixiao also rushed over from outside the door and said, "If you want to go to Zhao Yuanwai's house to arrest people, I will go and inform those officials." ”

Song Ruilong said: "No need, we are afraid that we will not be able to arrest Hu Wei tonight." ”

Wei Bixiao was surprised and said, "Why? Could it be that Zhao Hongfei dares to shield the wicked? ”

Su Xianrong said: "No. We've already been to Zhao Hongfei's house. Mr. Zhao said Mr. Hu had gone to Jiangnan seven days ago to buy rice, and that they would return from the Anning River in three days. ”

Liu Tianxiong said nervously: "It's not good, what if Hu Wei is killed?" We have already alarmed the people of the Zhao family, and they will definitely take action. ”

Song Ruilong's expression was also a little uneasy, and said: "This problem is also what I have been worried about, so we must not wait until three days later to find Hu Wei now, we must set off tonight, I hope we can save Hu Wei in front of those people." ”

Liu Tianxiong nodded and said: "Without further ado, I will go to prepare immediately, and set off overnight, Bi Xiao and I took three servants and chased all the way down the Anding River in a small boat." The Anding River is very deep, and the current is very fast, and if you go downstream, the boat will go very fast, and hopefully we can catch Hu Wei before those people. ”

Song Ruilong patted Liu Tianxiong's shoulder and said, "Master Liu, I've worked hard for you." Be careful all the way. I'll check with Xianrong in Ping'an County, maybe Hu Wei isn't on that boat. ”

Liu Tianxiong said: "Yes, this is also possible. Here we go. ”

Song Ruilong spent all night thinking about Liu Piao's case, and throughout the night, his eyes didn't know how long he had been closed, and soon it was dawn.

After Song Ruilong got up, he had just washed his face, and before he had put on his official uniform, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and the sound seemed to be Wei Bixiao's.

Song Ruilong's heart was nervous, and he took the official hat in his hand and greeted him.

The person who came was indeed Wei Bixi.

Wei Bixiao's face was haggard, and he didn't have time to rest before he said to Song Ruilong: "Brother Song, something happened." ”

Song Ruilong became even more nervous, and said, "Sister Bixiao, don't worry, say slowly, what's wrong, could it be that Hu Wei was killed?" ”

Wei Bixi shook his head and said, "No." We did not find Huwey's body. ”

Song Ruilong's heart relaxed a little and said, "It's good that Hu Wei didn't die." What's going on? ”

Wei Bixi said: "Last night, Master Liu, Master Liu, and three other servants got on a small boat. The boat was downstream, and last night the wind was very strong, so it was as if our boat was flying on water. We were still excited, saying that if it was at this speed, we would be able to catch up with the Zhao family's ship transporting rice in less than five hours. ”

Song Ruilong said: "That's right. You are going downstream, and the Zhao family's big ship is going upstream, although his boat is a little slower, but your small boat will be more than ten times faster, and it is not difficult to catch up with the Zhao family's big ship. ”

Wei Bixiao nodded and said, "Master Liu thought the same way at that time, but when we were in the morning when the rooster crowed, we saw a boat suddenly catch fire. The fire was so strong that, coupled with strong winds, the ship was quickly sunk by the fire. ”

Song Ruilong was surprised and said, "Can you be sure that the ship is the ship of the Zhao family transporting rice?" ”

Wei Bixiao nodded and said, "At that time, Master Liu and I rescued three sailors from the water, and according to their explanations, that ship was the Zhao family's ship. In addition to 1,000 stone of rice, there were also 500 catties of vegetable oil on board. Those fires burned very vigorously because of vegetable oil. ”

Song Ruilong said: "Then Hu Wei was not on the ship at that time?" ”

Wei Bixi said: "According to a sailor, Hu Wei was sleeping in the cabin at that time. He hadn't woken up when the fire broke out, and now he's afraid he's burned to ashes. ”

Song Ruilong was surprised: "Burned to ashes? Then the clue of this case is broken again. ”

Song Ruilong sighed: "Hey! Without Hu Wei, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to investigate that case. ”

Wei Bixi's safety Song Ruilong said: "Now, Hu Wei's body has not been found, maybe he is not dead." There is still a glimmer of hope. ”

Su Xianrong suddenly walked in from the door and said, "No, our clues have not been broken, and we are still very sure that we will find out the case of Liu Piaoxu." ”

Wei Bixiao was a little puzzled: "Sister Rongrong, what do you mean?" Now that Hu Wei is dead, how can we check? ”

Su Xianrong said: "Aren't we still a haunted person?" Since that person wants to tell us that there is something wrong with Liu Piaoxu's case, he will definitely not stand idly by. ”

Song Ruilong said: "I also know that that person is a very important person, if we can find him at the beginning, we don't have to make so much effort to find this Hu Wei." But the question is, where is this person? ”

Su Xianrong said: "Maybe he is near us, and he is watching how we solve this case." He wants to make a comprehensive observation of Brother Song's talent and wisdom and your determination to solve the case, and he may not come out until the last moment. ”

Wei Bixiao was a little excited: "This person's skills are good, it is easy for those people to kill Hu Wei, but if they want to kill that person, I am afraid it will not be so easy." ”

Song Ruilong was still worried: "No matter what, we can't take it lightly. At the moment, I'm afraid it's hard to find that person. ”

Su Xianrong said: "Why should Brother Song worry? Since that person wants us to solve the case of Liu Piaofu, he will definitely come to us. We're waiting for him here now. ”