After Gong Peng and Liao Jing left, Si Gongcheng explained two sentences to Duan Fei in a curtled manner, Duan Fei didn't pay attention to it, his eyes looked east along the street, and suddenly said, "Master Si, how about we continue to walk along the street?" ”

Si Gongcheng responded: "Lord Duan, please." ”

Duan Fei turned around and ordered, "Shi Bin, you continue to investigate the scene, and Master Si and I will go to the front to take a look." ”

Duan Fei accompanied Si Gongcheng to walk forward, and after walking a short distance, he came to another crossroads, Duan Fei stood in the center of the road and looked around, Si Gongcheng waited patiently for a while, and then asked, "Lord Duan, have you found anything?" ”

Duan Fei said: "Master Si, this intersection is Chaotian Palace to the east, bamboo and wood factory to the north, and Xifang residential area to the south, where do you guess the deceased will come from?" ”

Si Gongcheng glanced at the bamboo and wood factory from a distance, and said: "Chaotian Palace is unlikely, since the murderer may be a craftsman of the bamboo and wood factory, then it is very likely that the deceased was trapped in the bamboo and wood factory, and was chased and killed after escaping, but he escaped here and was caught up and killed, what does Lord Duan think?" ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said: "What Master Si said is very reasonable, but I have other ideas, there are many workshops near the bamboo and wood factory, and it is indeed easy to hide the hostages, but it is also easy to be discovered, although it is late at night, but there are still people working overtime in the workshop, it is impossible for no one to see the hostages escaped and were pursued by several big men, and Shuntianfu has been checking nearby for several days without clues, indicating that either someone is shielding the criminal, or the deceased did not escape from the bamboo and wood factory." ”

Si Gongcheng said: "Does Lord Duan think that the deceased is from the Xifang residential area?" I don't know if there is any proof? ”

Duan Fei said: "It's very simple, the people nearby heard the movement when it was mid-time, I don't know when the workshop of the bamboo and wood factory was closed, according to my estimate, the deceased should be from the residential area, he was flustered in his heart, and he didn't know anything about the terrain here, and fled all the way to this intersection in a panic, and suddenly a few strong men who talked about it came in front of him, maybe they also drank wine, and if he was an ordinary person, he might shout for help, but people with a little insight would not be so rash, and in the case of sudden changes, he would not trust anyone in a strange place, So he hurriedly turned and walked westward, perhaps not far, but only wanted to wait for those people to pass before making a decision, but he met really not good people, they saw that the deceased was all bright, and even wore jewelry, and they temporarily chased after him......"

Si Gongcheng pinched his beard and muttered: "There is also such a possibility, but without relevant evidence, Shuntian Mansion can't forcibly enter the house to search, and besides, the west square of Chaotian Palace is so big, and tens of thousands of people live there, where can I find it for a while?" ”

Duan Fei snorted softly in his stomach: "This old fox." ”

Si Gongcheng obviously felt that Duan Fei's speculation was more likely, but he wanted Jin Yiwei to do this thing that would be scolded, how could Duan Fei fall for him?

Duan Fei didn't answer, looked south, and said leisurely: "Master Si is right, there is no point in blindly searching, let's wait for more clues to be collected before making a decision." ”

Si Gongcheng said yes a few times, and then said: "Lord Duan, there is Chaotian Palace in front, why don't we go to Chaotian Palace to rest first, and wait for the news by the way?" ”

Duan Fei nodded, it was snowing in the cold weather, and it was really uncomfortable to stand outside and drink the northwest wind, this Si Gongcheng was a little cunning, but he was still very good at being a man.

After the Ming Dynasty built the capital of Nanjing, there was a Chaotian Palace in the Shuixi Gate, which was used as a place for hundreds of officials to practice etiquette before the imperial court held a grand ceremony. After the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Beijing, in the eighth year of Xuande of the Ming Dynasty (1433 AD), it was decided to build a Chaotian Palace in the style of Nanjing, and the palace site was selected at the former site of the Heavenly Master's Mansion. After years of construction and expansion. Chaotian Palace is large in scale, the function is constantly expanding, not only for the court officials to practice etiquette, but also the place where the literati and ink gathered, the Taoist priests also often practice here, practice things, Zhengde years, Chaotian Palace has become the largest Taoist palace in Beijing.

The Jinyi Weidu commanded the envoy and the Shuntian prefect to come, causing a small commotion in the Chaotian Palace, the presiding officer of the Chaotian Palace, Lin Yidaochang, came out to greet him personally, Duan Fei and he made it clear that he was just here to take a break during the investigation, and the Taoist Lin Yi still received them very warmly, when Duan Fei sat down, Lin Yi Daochang treated each other in the main seat, and asked happily: "Lord Duan, I was also present on the birthday of the Queen Mother that day, and I witnessed Lord Duan's thaumaturgy, but unfortunately the distance is farther, and I can't see it really enough, the ninth day of the first month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor God, Chaotian Palace will bring together the immortals from all over the world to celebrate, I wonder if Lord Duan can come, how about thaumaturgy for everyone to see? ”

Si Gongcheng also pricked up his ears, and Duan Fei smiled and said, "Daoist Lin Yi, this official doesn't believe in Buddhism or Taoism, so it doesn't seem appropriate to attend the Taoist conference, right?" Besides, this official is now assigned by the emperor and is handling a case, and he has no clue yet, and he can't pass the New Year, so I have no choice but to understand the kindness of Daoist Lin Yi. ”

Lin Yi Dao said with a smile: "Why should Lord Duan be polite? Isn't it easy for Lord Duan to have a mere case? Since Lord Duan showed his magic at the Queen Mother's Christmas, everyone has been looking forward to it, hoping to see it with their own eyes. ”

Duan Fei caught a fleeting ridicule in the eyes of Daoist Lin Yi, Lin Yi's vicious thoughts Duan Fei was insightful, he smiled slightly, and said: "Since Daoist Chang was warmly invited, the official was disrespectful, so he had to offer ugliness at that time, but ......"

Duan Fei stretched out his voice for a long time, and then said: "This official has two requirements, first of all, this official must make the finale appearance last......

Lin Yi said with a smile: "This is natural, Lord Duan's thaumaturgy is amazing, it must be the last to appear in the finale, if Lord Duan appears first, the people behind will not dare to go on stage." ”

Duan Fei nodded and said: "Second, this official once said that there are no immortals in this world, if you have to say that you are an immortal, this official will test him as a golden stone, and I will invite the emperor to come at that time, if you find someone pretending to be a god and a ghost, this official will take him down on the spot, so as not to bewitch the emperor and endanger the world, can Lin Daochang be willing to accept it?" ”

Lin Yi's expression suddenly became embarrassed, and he smiled bitterly: "Lord Duan, isn't this embarrassing for me? ”

Duan Fei said indifferently: "Who is embarrassed and who is the Taoist chief knows in his heart, people respect me a foot, I respect him a zhang, Lin Daochang is also said to be quite proficient in magic skills, on the ninth day of the first month, this official will definitely give Lin Daochang a cheer!" ”

Lin Yi raised his hand and wanted to slap the table, but Duan Fei snorted, Lin Yi's hand had to be put down gently, and he said inwardly: "Lord Duan, it's really unwise for you to do this, all the people in the world will attack Duan Da's crowd!" ”

Duan Fei smiled and said, "Don't Daoist Lin understand? At that time, will the official still be afraid of a few magic sticks? Haha......"

Lin Yi was so angry that he couldn't speak, Duan Fei took a sip of tea and said, "It's Dongting Biluochun again, I've been tired of drinking it lately, why is it so cheesy in this Chaotian Palace?" ”

Lin Yi was sarcastic again, but he calmed down, he also took a sip of Biluochun, and said: "Lord Duan, Master Si, please use it slowly, I still have a Dharma meeting to do, I can't accompany it, please forgive the two adults." ”

Si Gongcheng got up to send him off, but Duan Fei just said lightly and walked slowly, after Lin Yi left, Si Gongcheng couldn't help but persuade: "Why does Lord Duan need to be as knowledgeable as this kind of villain? Just a few perfunctory sentences. ”

Duan Fei said indifferently: "If I refuse, he will definitely spread the news that I dare not come to the festival, and if I come, he will also try to make me ugly, anyway, he is just a god stick who is about to die, why should I be afraid?" Master Si doesn't have to worry about me, it's better to send someone to urge your majesty to be important. ”

Si Gongcheng nodded, and was about to send someone to urge, but he saw two officials hurriedly walk in, bowed to Duan Fei and Si Gongcheng, and said: "My lord, we have checked, there are three people who often burn fires at the corners of the crossroads on weekdays to keep warm, namely Liu Daxian who plays tricks in front of the City God Temple, Wang Zhenjun who wanders around all day to catch ghosts and cheat people for money, and Zhang Shenyan, a physiognomy who helps people see feng shui, these three people have been missing for several days now, and their whereabouts are unknown. ”

Si Gongcheng slapped the case and shouted: "It must be these three killings that they didn't save when they saw death, and they also ransacked the deceased, refusing to let go of their bottoms, and pushed the deceased's face into the fire and burned it, which is really hateful, and ordered to arrest them everywhere and arrest the three of them!" I also found out the whereabouts of the looted goods they looted one by one! ”

"Yes!" The two officials turned around and left, and Si Gongcheng said to Duan Fei: "Lord Duan is really smart, this case finally has a clue, and it seems that the case can be solved." ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said: "It's easy to solve the case, but it's difficult to verify the identity of the deceased, if you can't find out his origin, this case will always be a death case." ”

Si Gongcheng nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Duan is extremely worried, Lord Duan, seeing that this case has a clue, Lord Duan has not made any progress in that case, can Lord Duan want to go to Xingwang Courtyard to have a look?" ”

Si Gongcheng wanted to ask Duan Fei to find Princess Yongfu to confirm whether there was an orchid-like birthmark on the back of His Royal Highness King Xing, Duan Fei thought about it, shook his head and said, "Tomorrow...... If there's no news tomorrow, let's go again......"

Si Gongcheng nodded, and did not urge again, Duan Fei was upset for a while, only to see two more officials rushing in, and said to the two of them: "Two adults, the villain was ordered to inquire at the pharmacy of the nearby medical hall, and found conclusive news in the Wang Medical Hall in Mud Paw Hutong, at about the end of the night, four people carried a man to him to treat his leg injury, and I heard that the injured guy's left thigh was broken. ”

Duan Fei perked up, straightened up and asked, "Have you found out the names of those people?" ”

The official replied, "The doctor does not know the origin of those men, but according to his description, we should soon find out their origins." ”

Duan Fei looked at Si Gongcheng, he had already overstepped his authority a little just now, Si Gongcheng said knowingly: "Then what are you waiting for?" Go get those five guys up! ”