Kang Xu pondered for a moment and said, "Don't panic Tao Gongzi, think about it carefully, does this Zhengyang City have the old knowledge of Lord Shangshu, or is it something he is familiar with?" ”

Tao Zhenzhu shook his head and said: "This is the first time that the teacher has come to Zhengyang, how can there be a familiar place, and there is no old knowledge to live here!" ”

Kang Xu's brows suddenly locked, and after thinking about it, he said, "Master Tao, haven't you looked for it in the city?" ”

"The guards said that they had searched all the inns in the city, but they had not seen any trace of the teacher. This time, the teacher came in Weifu, and there were not many guards brought, and this Zhengyang County is so big, and now I can only ask for help from you! Tao Zhenzhu's face was wrinkled, and he almost cried when he looked at his expression.

"Master Tao, so far, it's useless to be anxious. Between me, we must first find the place where Lord Shangshu disappeared last, and then use this to find it. Kang Xu groaned, and then said: "In this way, Tao Gongzi will go and carefully inquire about the whereabouts of Lord Shangshu first, and when I close the case of Ling Mei's murder, I can go with you to find Lord Shangshu." ”

"It's too late, if you delay it more, your teacher will be more dangerous. Now that the murderer of Xiaomei has been caught, the case is closed. My lord, the teacher is here on the orders of the emperor, and there must be something extremely important, if there is a delay because of this, it will be fatal! Tao Jizhu said eagerly.

Kang Xu pondered for a moment and felt that what Tao Jizhu said was very reasonable.

Although there are still some doubts in Tao Zhaoxue's case, the murderer can be basically determined to be Lu Jitong, and as for those doubts, they cannot get Lu Jitong away from the charge of murder. This case could also be closed there.

After thinking about it, Kang Xu nodded and said, "Since that's the case." After I make some arrangements, we can go and find Lord Shangshu. ”

Tao Jizhu wiped the sweat from his forehead. nodded heavily: "Everything is up to Lord Lao, I'll go back to the post house first and wait for my lord." ”

With that, Tao Jizhu said goodbye and left.

There was a burst of whispering outside the entire county office, and the onlookers were even more inexplicable, this case was tried well, why did it suddenly stop?

Kang Xu returned to the warm pavilion again, he cleared his throat, and said lightly: "In the case of Tao Zhaoxue's murder, the murderer is Lu Jitong. Now that the human and material evidence is all there, and the evidence is conclusive, this official will report the case to the state government, and how to deal with it will be decided separately. Retirement. ”

Lu Jitong was stunned, he stared at Kang Xu, and fell into deep thought.

Xiao Wu looked at Kang Xu in a little surprise, although the murderer was Lu Jitong, many of the doubts had not yet been solved. Why did Kang Xu suddenly announce the closure of the case?

After hesitating, Xiao Wu just wanted to ask, but when he saw Kang Xu's eyes, he immediately understood the meaning.

hastily announced his retirement. After ordering someone to put Lu Jitong in prison and sending someone to guard him strictly, Kang Xu went straight to the back hall and changed into civilian clothes.

"Brother Kang. I don't know what happened to make you so nervous? There are still many unresolved doubts in Tao Zhaoxue's case. Why was this case closed? Xiao Wu was a little puzzled.

Kang Xu tidied up his clothes and said in a deep voice: "This time something big happened." Master Cui Zhuo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, disappeared in Zhengyang City, and now his life and death are unknown, and the most important thing at the moment is to find Lord Cui. ”

Xiao Wu was taken aback, he was stunned and said, "The Book of Rites? How did he come to such a small place as Zhengyang City? ”

Kang Xu shook his head: "I don't know the specific reason, but according to Tao Jizhu, Lord Cui came on the emperor's orders this time, and it seems that there is something important to do." Now that he has disappeared in Zhengyang City for no reason, if he has some accidents, I am afraid that we will not be able to escape the blame. ”

Xiao Wu nodded, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu is a feudal official, not to mention that he is high and powerful, just because he came by the emperor's order, it is enough for them to attach great importance to it.

"The adults are unconscious now, and the investigation of the people of Dongying is also at a loss, and now there is this incident again, this is really a wave of unsettled, wave after wave!" Xiao Wu sighed, he shook his head, cheered up and said, "Brother Kang, what are you going to do?" ”

Kang Xu pondered for a moment and said, "Xiao Wu, you go and greet Chang Feng, ask him to bring more servants, and follow me to the Yuelai Inn." ”

Xiao Wu nodded yes, and then hurriedly left the back hall.

Kang Xu rubbed his eyebrows, Cui Lian's arrival and disappearance were too sudden, which caught him off guard.

However, he could faintly feel that Cui Lian's arrival was probably related to the 'Broken Dragon Monument' in Damiao Village.

After all, the stakes are very high, and rumors are rife among the people.

Kang Xu only knew that these rumors had spread all over Luoyang City, but he didn't know that the news had already spread all over the Central Plains.

When Yuelai Inn, Kang Xu and others arrived, Tao Jizhu was already waiting anxiously in front of the door.

Seeing Kang Xu coming, Tao Jizhu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, the two of them are the teacher's personal guards, and before the teacher disappeared, they were by the teacher's side. ”

Kang Xu nodded, he looked at the two guards, both of whom were strong and strong, and at first glance they were people with strong martial arts.

"Both, have you followed Master Shangshu from beginning to end?" Kang Xu asked after a moment of contemplation.

One of them nodded: "The two of us are personal guards of adults, so naturally we will not leave an inch." ”

Kang Xu stomped a few steps and asked, "When and where was the last time the two of you saw an adult?" ”

"Three days ago, the tea shed in the west of the city." The man replied indifferently.

"Chengxi Tea Shed?" Kang Xu muttered a few times and said, "What happened before Lord Shangshu disappeared?" I hope you two tell the truth. ”

The man's expression was indifferent, he didn't look at Kang Xu, but looked at Tao Jizhu, and when he saw Tao Jizhu nodding, he said coldly: "My lord just went out to observe the people's situation that day, and nothing suspicious happened. In the evening, we went to a teahouse, where the adults ate a few steamed buns and drank a bowl of water. ”

Speaking of this, the man's indifferent expression changed slightly, he frowned, and continued: "The two of us have been waiting for half an hour, but we still don't see the adult come back, and when we go to check, the adult has long been gone. We searched for an hour in the neighborhood and didn't find the adult, and we thought that the adult returned to the inn alone, and when we returned to the inn, we learned that the adult had not returned, and then we realized that the adult was missing. ”

Kang Xu touched his chin, he paced back and forth, and asked, "What places did you look for afterwards?" ”

"Inns, taverns, everything we can find, we have searched for everything, but we have not found the whereabouts of adults." The man replied.

"According to Master Tao, there is a secret communication between Lord Shangshu and you, haven't you even found out about the password?" Kang Xu asked. (To be continued.) )