After listening to Duan Fei's question, Pi Yi shook his head and said: "Impossible, the small shop is in business, and I am most afraid of being patronized by thieves, the courtyard wall of my house is more than a foot high, how can anyone enter and exit at will?" ”

Duan Fei said: "You also heard it just now, someone did climb over the wall and entered, how do you explain it?" ”

Pi Yi replied: "My lord, I don't know about this, maybe that person is like a flea on the drum and can fly the eaves and walk the wall." ”

Duan Fei thought for a while and said, "Boss Pi, go find a ladder." ”

Pi Yi hurriedly went, Duan Fei turned to Princess Yongfu and said, "Master Zhu, the official wants to go in and search the scene carefully, you better go to the store and sit and wait for a while." ”

Princess Yongfu hesitated, nodded and said, "Lord Duan, please, I'll be waiting in the store." ”

Princess Yongfu finally left, Duan Fei breathed a sigh of relief, the shopkeeper Pi Yi came over with a bamboo ladder, Duan Fei asked him to lead him into the flowers and trees, and after walking a few steps, a fairly clean latrine appeared in front of him.

Because it is winter now, the smell of the toilet is not heavy, it is much better than imagined, Guo Wei and the others all came down to look at Duan Fei, Duan Fei waved his hand, and said: "You go on, I'll take a look at it casually, Boss Pi, put the ladder over there." ”

The ladder was quickly erected next to Shi Bin, Shi Bin was squatting on the wall at the moment, carefully looking for clues, where he was now was next to the latrine, Duan Fei climbed the ladder and asked, "Is there anything new?" ”

Shi Bin pointed to the ground with a torch and said: "My lord, please look, there are two deep footprints on the ground, the heel is towards the wall, I guess it should be someone who stepped on it when he jumped off the wall, the other footprints on the ground are very light, I can't see any difference, in addition, the wall of the latrine is made of mud bricks, and it has long been uneven under the sun and rain, I found a few mud in the pit on the wall, which just corresponds to a few footprints on the inner wall of the wall, which should have been left by someone climbing up, and the footprints are very large, It couldn't be that the child had nothing to do and climbed up the wall and then jumped down, there were also footprints on the outer wall, and I guess someone climbed up the wall from the outside, then jumped into the inner courtyard, and then someone climbed out. ”

Duan Fei took the torch and took a picture on the inner and outer walls, only to see that there were indeed trampled mud marks on the inner and outer walls, and outside the wall was an alley about one meter wide, which was crooked and didn't know where it led, Duan Fei's eyes stared at the two rows of mud prints on the outer wall for a while, Shi Bin didn't dare to disturb him thinking, and after a while, Duan Fei said: "Abin, do you know how the people outside the wall climbed in?" ”

Shi Bin's eyes fell on the two rows of footprints again, only to see that the two rows of footprints were juxtaposed and staggered, just like the footprints left by people when they usually walked, but there were only front palm prints, and the back feet did not leave any traces, Shi Bin thought about it and blurted out: "He came up!" Or rather, things climb the rope step by step! ”

Duan Fei approvingly: "Yes, didn't you find scratches on the wall?" Most likely, Hu Jie threw the rope out, and the accomplice waiting inside and outside the alley, the fake, came in this way. ”

Shi Bin said: "I don't think it's possible for Hu Jie to put a bundle of rope here in advance, he followed King Xing to the street, and he couldn't carry a large bundle of rope on his body, so the rope should be thrown in from the outside, Hu Jie only needs to say hello inside the wall, but the scratches I found are very wide, and they are by no means traces of rope friction, please take a look." ”

Shi Bin took the torch and shone it on the wall, only to see that in addition to some dried mud marks on the wall, the accumulated dust on the wall had been rubbed hard by something, leaving a fairly obvious trace.

Duan Fei stared at the scratch mark, Duan Fei suddenly felt it in the middle of the swaying firelight, he reached out and touched the wall, his index finger and thumb twisted something, and looked at the firelight, Duan Fei's index finger and thumb twisted again, felt the texture, and showed a smile of understanding on his face, Shi Bin asked, "My lord, what did you find?" ”

Duan Fei said: "I found a little twine, it should be a hemp rope or linen cloth scraped off by the tiles on the wall that were originally tied to prevent thieves, do you think it will be something?" ”

Shi Bin thought for a moment and blurted out, "Sack!" ”

Duan Fei nodded and said: "It is very likely that a big living person cannot be knocked out of the wall like this, it is obvious that Hu Jie and that fake used a sack to pack the eldest prince, climbed up the wall, and put the sack containing the eldest prince down the wall, and the friction marks on the wall were left in this way." ”

Shi Bin said admiringly: "My lord is really amazing, just based on this clue, he can analyze the case clearly." ”

Duan Fei glared at him and said, "Don't be a sycophant, if I am really so powerful, Chunxi will not die, and Hu Jie will not be able to escape." ”

Duan Fei's eyes looked out of the wall, it was dark at the moment, and there were no pedestrians in the alley, Duan Fei thought for a while, turned around and asked, "Boss Pi, are there many pedestrians in this alley outside the wall during the day?" ”

Pi Yi replied: "My lord, the alley outside the wall is a dead end, and it is full of people, and there are few pedestrians on weekdays, and I don't see a few people entering or leaving for half a day." ”

Duan Fei looked out twice more and shouted, "Wang Zuo." ”

Wang Zuo replied, "What do you command?" ”

Duan Fei said: "Send a few brothers to the alley outside the wall to inquire door to door, whether anyone has seen any unsightly people or things in the alley around the end of noon the day before yesterday, and report back immediately if there is any news!" ”

Wang Zuo immediately sent someone to investigate, Duan Fei looked at the wall for a while, and then returned to the ground with Shi Bin one after another, Duan Fei asked Guo Wei, Hong Bang and the other three who were still looking east and west, "Have you found anything?" ”

Guo Wei smiled bitterly: "No, my lord, we have even carefully checked the pit and found no traces or things related to King Xing." ”

"King Xing?" Pi Yi blurted out in surprise, Shi Bin had already said something on the wall just now, but Pi Yi thought he had heard it wrong, this time he didn't miss it, Duan Fei glanced back at Pi Yi and said, "Boss Pi, King Xing was kidnapped in your store and took away his bag, how do you plan to explain it to this official?" ”

Pi Yi fell to his knees in shock and shouted, "My lord, I ...... I don't know anything! Xingwang ...... Is King Xing the eldest prince? That little boy...... Little Boy ......"

Duan Fei shouted: "Shut up, if you dare to leak the slightest bit of news about the two sons, don't blame the official for not warning you when you are unlucky, King Xing was kidnapped in your store, and a prince disappeared like this, you can't escape the involvement." ”

Pi Yi nodded again and again, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will never dare to say a word and go out, otherwise my lord will ask me for blame." ”

Duan Fei raised his hand and said, "Get up, Boss Pi, now you understand why this official came to you in the middle of the night, right?" ”

Pi Yi nodded again and again, Duan Fei turned around and said to Guo Wei, "Do you have anything else to add?" ”

Guo Wei thought for a while, shook his head, Duan Fei's eyes glanced around, and said: "Hu Jie is planning to kidnap King Xing, and it will not leave any obvious traces, you make a mold of the two footprints at the root of the wall, and then pick up the footprints inside and outside the wall to be more complete and clear, and then you can wash your hands and go back to the store to eat steamed buns." ”

Shi Bin stuck out his tongue behind Duan Fei's back, he had just been by the toilet for so long, and now he really had no appetite.

Duan Fei returned to the shop, Princess Yongfu was pondering at the table, heard Duan Fei's footsteps on purpose, looked up, she stood up, and asked, "Lord Duan, what new clues have you found?" ”

Duan Fei bowed slightly, and replied: "Master Zhu, I found some clues that may be related to the disappearance of King Xing, just now I sent Wang Zuo to the alley next to the steamed bun shop to investigate, and when he comes back and summarizes all the clues, I can make a more complete analysis, outlining the specific situation of the eldest prince being dropped that day, Boss Pi, is the steamed bun ready?" I haven't eaten lunch, and if I don't eat something, I may faint in your store at any time. ”

Duan Fei's exaggerated movements and demeanor caused Princess Yongfu to purse her lips, but her face was soon covered with dark clouds again.

Pi Yi replied that the buns should have been ready, and then ran to the kitchen in the backyard to the west to serve the buns, Duan Fei saw that Princess Yongfu was sullen, and persuaded: "Master Zhu, people are iron and rice, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry, so you should eat something, otherwise you will be hungry." ”

Princess Yongfu sighed faintly: "I have no appetite, Lord Duan can eat it by himself." ”

Duan Fei frowned, and Luo An also persuaded: "Little boy, you can eat some, otherwise the eldest prince will be worried." ”

Duan Fei scolded stupid in his heart, and sure enough, when he heard the three words of the eldest prince, Princess Yongfu suddenly sobbed, Duan Fei persuaded: "Master Zhu, don't cry, don't cry, it's going to turn ugly when you cry, come on, let's all sit down, don't stand stupidly, and go find buns to eat by yourself, aren't you all hungry?" If you're not hungry, let me out, don't be an eyesore here. ”

Duan Fei helped Princess Yongfu to sit down, Luo An knew that he had done something wrong with his good intentions, so he ran to carry the buns in a gloomy manner, just as Pi Yi came out with a few baskets of steamed buns, he went up and took them, put the steamed bun cages on the table between Duan Fei and Princess Yongfu, and said curtly: "Gong...... Childe, you can accompany Master Duan to eat something, you haven't eaten at noon, and you can't eat some at night. ”

Princess Yongfu glanced at Duan Fei with vague teary eyes, and Duan Fei followed Luo An's words and said: "Yes, Master Zhu, it's not good for you not to eat or drink next to you when the official is feasting, others will say that I abuse my subordinates, so let's eat with me." ”

"Hmm." Princess Yongfu's voice was like a mosquito calling, but fortunately, Duan Fei's ears were sharp enough, he happily lifted the lid of the bamboo weaving, brought a basket of steamed buns to Princess Yongfu, and said: "Eat, only when you are full will you have strength, when I catch Hu Jie and his accomplices, you have to kick them a few times yourself, what kind of stuffing do you like to eat?" If you don't say it, I'll clip it for you...... Boss Pi, why can't you use the dishes and chopsticks? Is there soy milk or something? Bring me everything that is delicious. ”

Pi Yi called his son and daughter-in-law, and began to get busy, how dare Princess Yongfu eat what Duan Fei had touched, she sandwiched a bean paste bun and ate it in a small bite, Duan Fei unceremoniously grabbed two meat buns and chewed them left and right, and after a while, the freshly ground soy milk was sent hot, and the warm and sweet soy milk was sent to the belly, and Princess Yongfu only felt that her whole body was warm.

Duan Fei said vaguely to Princess Yongfu with a bun in his mouth: "This bun is really good, eat more, I have eaten seven, no matter how you say, you have to eat two more, right?" Eat quickly, I guess Wang Zuo is coming back. ”

Listening to the unruly words, Princess Yongfu was sweet in her heart, and unconsciously accelerated the speed of chewing, she was indeed hungry, and in a blink of an eye, the three buns were down, she looked up at the bun cage with unfinished eyes, and suddenly felt that Duan Fei was looking at her, Princess Yongfu was suddenly embarrassed, Duan Fei smiled and said: "Eat, eat, nothing to be embarrassed about, eat as much as you want, until you are full." ”

Princess Yongfu smiled shyly, and when she was about to eat another steamed bun, Wang Zuo walked into the store quickly, looked at Duan Fei and shouted, "My lord, I have found out the news!" ”