The man shook his head, and after a moment, frowned, "This is the strange thing, in the past, no matter where you go, you will leave a mark on the way, but this time we didn't find any mark. ”

Tao Zhenzhu wiped his sweat and said eagerly: "The teacher didn't even have time to make a mark, he must have encountered something extremely dangerous, Master Li, let's hurry up and find the teacher!" ”

Kang Xu didn't speak, he pondered for a moment, and said: "In this way, Chang Feng will lead all the officials to cooperate with the guards to search for the city again, and Master Tao and Xiao Wu will go with me to the teahouse where Master Shangshu disappeared before he disappeared." Since it is the place where Lord Shangshu disappeared, there must be some discovery. ”

Tao Zhenzhu had no objection to Kang Xu's arrangement, and hurriedly ordered the guards to follow Chang Feng and go to the city to look carefully.

Located outside the West City Gate, the Chengxi Tea Shed is made of a few pieces of wood and thatch, with a few tables and chairs placed under the shed, and a stove next to it, on which are several steamers, emitting light smoke.

It was noon, and there were a few pedestrians sitting under the tea shed, and a guy kept making tea and pouring water, and he was very busy.

Kang Xu and the others came to the tea shed, and when the guy saw this, he hurriedly greeted him: "Yo, a few guest officers, it's unbearably hot this day, why don't you come in and sit down and drink some herbal tea to rest?" ”

Although it is autumn season, the scorching sun still spares no effort to emit heat and bake the earth unbridled.

Kang Xu looked up at the dazzling sun, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "It's autumn, and the weather is still so hot, it's just not going to live, according to your words." It's never too late to drink some herbal tea and then hurry. ”

With that, Kang Xu took the lead in sitting down.

Tao Jizhu was worried. Where do you have the heart to drink tea, see Kang Xu sit down. Hurriedly leaned over and whispered: "Master Li, the whereabouts of the teacher are unknown now, why do you still have the heart to drink tea?" It's better to find the whereabouts of the teacher as soon as possible! ”

Kang Xu smiled slightly and said, "Brother Tao, if you come, you will be safe, first drink tea and rest, and then it's not too late to find it." ”

Tao Jizhu opened his mouth, and before he could speak, the faces of the two guards who followed him sank.

"Master Li. Mr. Tao condescended to invite you to come to find the whereabouts of Lord Shangshu, but you are here to drink tea and rest, if there is any accident in your lordship, you will be to blame! The guard frowned slightly, lowered his voice, and said coldly.

"Guard Zhao, you are too much, my family is the county commander of this county, and I have no enmity with you. Why are you so rude? Seeing that there was no politeness between the guard's words, Xiao Wu suddenly became a little angry.

"Hmph, what is the power of the small county order? I'm afraid it's in vain. Zhao Escort snorted coldly.

"You're ......!" Xiao Wu was furious, and he rolled up his sleeves. I can't wait to go up and slap the other party hard.

But before he could raise his arm, he was stopped by Kang Xu.

"Little Wu, don't be rude." Kang Xu looked up at the thatch on the hut. He said lightly: "Guard Zhao, Lord Shangshu disappeared under your noses. If it is really investigated, you will be sentenced to a crime of unfavorable protection. ”

He picked up the porcelain bowl and took a sip of water. He glanced at Zhao Guards and the others, and said, "Instead of talking more here, it is better to look around for clues, maybe you will find something." ”

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two sides was a little awkward, Tao Zhenzhu hurriedly started a round: "Lord Li, the guards Zhao are worried about the safety of their teacher, and they have no other intentions, so I hope that Lord Zhao should not mind." After a pause, he continued: "Guard Zhao, what Master Li said has some truth, you should go around and look around, see if there is anything missing, maybe you can find clues about your teacher." ”

Seeing Tao Jizhu playing a round in the middle, Zhao Guard snorted coldly, and then led his men to the back of the tea shed.

It wasn't until the cold Zhao guards and the others left that Xiao Er came over with a teapot and made tea for a few people.

Li ...... Brother, I'm really sorry about what happened to Fang Cai. Zhao Guard, he didn't mean to contradict, and I hope you have a lot of Haihan. Tao Jizhu sat opposite Kang Xu and said with a sad face.

Kang Xu smiled and said disapprerovingly: "It's okay, but I think it's a little strange, Brother Tao, as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, why is he so respectful to him?" ”

Tao Zhenzhu knew that what Kang Xu was talking about was Zhao Guard, he pondered for a while, and said: "Brother Li doesn't know, Zhao Guard, has been with his teacher for more than 20 years, and has saved his teacher's life several times, and because of this, more than ten members of Zhao Guard's family were tragically wiped out overnight, and the murderer is still at large. ”

Kang Xu and Xiao Wu were a little surprised at the same time, "The tragedy of destroying the door, is there no clue about the murderer?" ”

Tao Jizhu was silent, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "Actually, we know who the murderer is. But there's nothing we can do about it. ”

Xiao Wu glanced back at the Zhao guards who were leading people to look for clues behind the tea shed, and couldn't help but ask with some curiosity: "Since you know the murderer, why don't you arrest him so that he can be given justice?" ”

"Justice?" Tao Jizhu was stunned, but then he laughed: "Is there justice in this world?" No. Justice is not in the hearts of the people, and right and wrong are about strength. Little brother, you are still too young to understand these things. ”

Kang Xu looked at him quietly, he could see that the smile on Tao Jizhu's face was full of helplessness and bitterness, he seemed unwilling to dwell on this topic, so he took a sip of water and asked: "Brother Li, you said that you might find the whereabouts of your teacher when you come to the tea shed, what can you find now?" ”

Kang Xu glanced at the tea shed and called Xiao Er unhurriedly.

The little two were making tea for the guests at the other table, and when he heard the call, he hurriedly responded to it, and ran all the way over.

"Guest, what else do you command?" Xiao Er bent over and asked sharply.

"Let me ask you personally, three days ago in the evening, did you ever see a spirited old man eating tea here?" Kang Xu asked with squinted eyes.

Xiao Erhu looked at him suspiciously, tilted his head and thought for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, I have seen it." The old man had silver hair, but he spoke with a very neutral and impressive voice. Why, the guest officer is here to find someone? ”

Kang Xu smiled, pointed to Tao Jizhu and said: "It's not a secret, that old man is my brother's mentor, he has disappeared for no reason these days, so we came here, hoping to find some favorable clues and be able to find the old man." Can you tell us what happened that day? ”

Xiao Er saw that Tao Zhenzhu was elegant, and he didn't look like a bad person, and nodded suddenly, and said: "Actually, when the old man came to me that day, I was already about to close, he ate a basket of steamed buns with me, and then drank a pot of tea, and then I felt unwell, so I ran to make it convenient, and then I waited for the old gentleman for half an hour, but I didn't see the old gentleman come again, so I packed up my things and went home." (To be continued.) )