After listening to Xiao Er's description, Kang Xu nodded secretly in his heart.

Xiao Er's statement is not much different from what Zhao Guards, which shows that Zhao Guards are indeed not lying.

"Do you remember what time it was?" Kang Xu asked.

Xiao Er thought for a while and said, "Between the third quarter of the unitary hour and the third hour. ”

After hearing this, Kang Xu nodded to Xiao Er in thanks, and then fell into deep thought.

"Brother Li, have you found any clues?" Tao Jizhu looked at Kang Xu, who was as immobile as a clay sculpture, and couldn't help but ask.

"There's no clue, but I think it's a little weird. Why did Lord Shangshu come to the outside of the city at dusk? If you want to observe the people's feelings, you can observe them in the city, and there is no need to run here. Kang Xu said the doubts in his heart.

"Could it be that when the teacher observed the people's feelings, he felt a little tired, and then came here to drink tea and rest?" Tao Zhen Zhu said suspiciously.

Kang Xu shook his head, according to the testimony of Xiao Er and Zhao Guard, it could be seen that Cui Jian had been here for more than half an hour.

Tao Jizhu also said that Cui Jian is a vigorous and resolute person, and his health has always been very good, and he will never rest for half a day because he has taken a few extra steps.

Fortunately, Xiao'er still remembered the table and chair Cui Jian sat on, Kang Xu got up and walked over, sat down in the position where Cui Jian was originally sitting, and observed the surroundings.

The table and chair are located directly below the thatched hut, and the front corresponds to an official road, and the left and right sides are a sheep intestine path.

From this point of view, it is easy to distinguish the people or things that appear on the three paths.

Kang Xu supported his chin with his left hand, and his right hand tapped slowly on the table casually.

At this time. A sweaty pedestrian walked in, and he shouted, "I'm dying of thirst." Little Er, bring me late tartary buckwheat tea! ”

Xiao Er answered. hurriedly greeted him and poured him a large bowl full of tea.

"Brother Wang, didn't you go back to your parents' house with your sister-in-law, why did you come back so soon?" Xiao Er asked as he poured tea for the man.

"Ahem, don't say it, it's fucking unlucky. You bring me two steamed buns first. As he spoke, the man took out a few copper coins from his bosom and put them on the table, and said angrily, "Originally, I took my daughter-in-law back to my parents' house. When we walked to the col in front of us, we were so hungry that we stopped and wanted to eat some dry food to fill our stomachs, but from time to time there was a foul smell from the col, which was almost deadly. ”

Xiao Er carried the bun wrapped in oiled paper, handed it to the man, and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, look at your usual big grin." I didn't expect to be afraid of smelly! There's no need to run all the way from the col, it's not safe for my sister-in-law to be there alone! ”

The man gave him a blank look and said angrily, "You know a fart, it smells like rotten dog meat." Even the dry food smelled bad, otherwise I wouldn't have come all the way back to buy steamed buns. ”

After taking a few sips from the tea bowl, he put down the porcelain bowl. said: "I have to go, it will save a long time." Your sister-in-law should be hungry. ”

As he spoke, the man carried the packed buns. left the tea shed in a hurry.

"Xiao Er, who is he, why is he so popular?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

Xiao Er cleaned up the porcelain bowl and replied: "Brother Wang is a woodcutter and a frequent visitor to my place. ”

Xiao Wu sighed and said with a smile: "I can't see it, this brother Wang still loves his daughter-in-law a lot, in order to prevent her from starving, he ran all the way back to buy steamed buns." ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Er suddenly became interested, he put down the half-cleaned table, and said, "You don't know this, Brother Wang has a good daughter-in-law!" No matter how windy or rainy, as long as Brother Wang goes out, his daughter-in-law will always come to my tea shed to wait for him. After a long time, I became a good place to wait for others, and then I built a thatched hut. ”

"It's really a blessing for Brother Wang to have such a good wife, this is really 'only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals'!" Xiao Wu drank tea and said with a smile.

"That's, I don't know if I can meet such a virtuous lady." Xiao Er also sighed with a smile.

Kang Xu heard the conversation between the two clearly, and suddenly moved in his heart, and an idea came to him, could Cui Jian stay here for a long time just waiting to meet someone?

Kang Xu told Tao Jizhu what he thought in his heart, Tao Jizhu was stunned for a moment, he thought about it for a long time, and finally didn't think about whether Cui Jian had said anything about meeting with someone.

However, all this is just Kang Xu's conjecture and has no solid evidence.

At this time, Guard Zhao walked in with a calm face.

"All the surrounding areas have been searched, but there is still no trace of any adults." His voice was still cold.

"How's that okay?" Hearing Zhao Guard's words, Tao Jizhu suddenly looked like an ant on a hot pot, rubbing his hands and muttering to himself.

"Brother Tao, calm down." Kang Xu patted him on the shoulder, and after a little thought, he said: "There are three roads here, let's divide them into three groups, take the tea shed as the center, and look for it along the road." If Lord Shangshu really disappeared outside the city, no matter who kidnapped him, these three paths would be the only way to go. As long as someone passes by, they are bound to leave a clue. ”

This time, the Zhao guards did not refute, but acquiesced to this method, and after saying hello to Tao Jizhu, he led people to search down the main road.

Tao Jizhu led a few people to search along the path on the left side of the teahouse, while Kang Xu and Xiao Wu searched along the path on the right.

The trail was rough and difficult to walk, and the two of them were hunched over, and their eyes were spent, but they did not find any useful clues.

At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and the surrounding leaves suddenly fell.

Xiao Wu wrinkled his nose, his face suddenly became solemn, he stood up, looked around, and said in a low voice: "Brother Kang, do you smell a foul smell?" ”

Kang Xu, who was looking down, raised his head from the grass, he sniffed lightly, frowned, and said, "There is indeed a smell, could it be that someone can't pour dung here?" ”

"It's not the smell of feces, it's ...... Corpse stench! Xiao Wu closed his eyes and carefully discerned it, and said solemnly.

"Corpse stench?"

Kang Xu was stunned for a moment, but then he understood, and at the same time, an ominous thought flashed in his heart.

"Brother Kang, do you think Master Shangshu will ......." Xiao Wu's face was also a little ugly, and he also thought of Kang Xu's thoughts in his heart.

"Everything is unknown now, let's find the body first." Kang Xu didn't dare to think too much, and after a little contemplation, he immediately made a decision.

The two looked at each other, and hurriedly searched for the smell.

After climbing over a mound, the stench of corpses became stronger, and the smell was disgusting like rotting flesh soaked in swill. (To be continued.) )