The guard door circled around the house, and found that there was only one way to tear down the wall.

Soon they found a weak wall, took a sledgehammer, and with the combined efforts of everyone, smashed a large hole in the wall.

Yu Zhong took the lead and rushed in, followed by Liu Shaoqing and most of the other guards. The rest of the part is outside watching the wind.

The room was still neatly furnished, except for a white-haired old man lying on the counter. The man must have been dead, stenching, and beside him, a thick account book lay on the table, kept open.

Liu Yan endured the stench and picked up the account book, and saw the pawn record with the items written on it.

Pawn number: one thousand six hundred forty-eight

On the first day of the sixth month, Chen Xiaoxue pawned a small black bottle and spent forty yuan.

On the tenth day of the sixth month, he was bought by an anonymous girl for one hundred taels.

Liu Shaoqing looked through the other pages and found that the last record was stuck on June 11.

Today is June 15. That is, the man may have been dead for four days.

"Report, rummaged inside and out, but didn't find it." Yu Zhong and several guards summarized the findings, and he reported them to Liu Yan.

"Our work, have you arrived?" Liu Yan bowed slightly, handed the ledger to a guard, and the guard put it away. Liu Yan looked at the corpse lying on the counter and asked.

"My lord, as his wife, I have already asked someone to ask for leave." One of the guards in charge of the joint went up and said.

"Is his wife a sow? has given birth to three daughters, and they are not dead yet. Well, I'll test it myself. Liu Yan was angry and said.

Liu Yan examined the body himself, and found no useful clues, only to learn that this person had really been dead for four days, and his neck was locked by a sword.

Now the problem is that the doors and windows are closed from the inside, so how did the murderer escape after killing someone?

"Let's see if there's a hidden passage inside." Liu Shaoqing commanded.

The guard answered, and went to rummage through the cabinets. After tossing, I didn't find it.

Liu Shaoqing looked at the messy room, raised his head, and stretched his waist.

There are four skylights for ventilation on the roof, which are not large, and they are also about 40 centimeters square.

Liu Shaoqing knew how the old man guarding the shop was killed, because there was also a skylight at the top of the counter, and the murderer could tie a giant sword with a filament, put it down and cut it to death, and then use a stick to turn the pages of the book to get the whereabouts of the bottle of heaven.

He felt that this place should be sealed, so he sent a guard to inform the officials here.

He took Yu Zhong to Zuixianlou for a big meal.

The two of them sat in a private room on the second floor.

The table is full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, which can be seen to be luxurious.

Below the private room is a street where people come and go.

Chen Fang was caught by Chen Meili and was pressed to walk on the street, and the two of them were the housekeepers in front and behind.

Yu Zhong and Liu Shaoqing looked at the two beauties below. Yu Zhong spoke first: "My lord, do you want to arrest that Chen Fang." ”

"No, it seems that she is going to get married, go and find out, who is married! If there is a traitor, arrest him. Liu Yan knocked on the table with his hand and said with a smile.

"My lord, do you really plan to count this? She is far worse than her sister-in-law. Yu Zhong finished eating a fragrant dumpling and said beautifully.

"You kid, don't have bad intentions, eating dumplings and thinking about your sister-in-law, if I find out that you have done something sorry for me, you know what the consequences are. I'm here for that, you're sharp. "Liu Shaoqing is busy with official business, and he used to ask Yu Zhong to help him take care of his home.

"The dumplings made by my sister-in-law are really delicious, much more delicious than this, and I will be able to eat the dumplings she made again soon." Yu Zhong nodded and said.

"You're not too young, but do you have a lady in the picture? Big brother will give you a matchmaker. Liu Yan looked back at Yu Zhong, had some concerns in his heart, and spoke.

"Mrs. Chen." Yu Zhong blurted out, and after finishing speaking, he realized that he seemed to have done something wrong, and lowered his head.

"It turned out to be Chen Meili, this is a big beauty, I didn't expect my little Zhongzhong, her taste is not bad. She and Chen Fang are both the daughters of Teacher Chen Xiaotian, and the two of them really look like one in heaven and one on earth. Liu Yan talked eloquently.

Yu Zhong was unhappy, he raised his head to look at the street, and found two sharp eyes looking at him and Liu Yan.

That's right, it was Chen Fang and her half-sister Chen Meili.

"It's Chen Fang in my picture, not Chen Meili, her fleshy face is so comfortable to pinch." Yu Zhong smiled at them, but he didn't care, after all, his eyes couldn't eat people.

Liu Yan was stunned and said, "You are strange enough, if she also likes you, I will give you a jade marriage." ”

"Lord Liu, I won't worry about my sister's marriage, but thank you for your appreciation." Chen Meili shouted at the top.

Chen Fang shouted: "Yu Zhong, if you are a man, come to propose marriage, don't pretend to be a turtle with a shrunken head." However, whether it can enter my father's eyes or not depends on your creation. ”

Yu Zhong whispered in Liu Yan's ear: "My lord, I want to marry her, what do you think?" ”

Liu Yan said: "When the case is over, if she doesn't become my second wife, I'll give you a matchmaker." ”

"Your Excellency...... Don't you have a sister-in-law? Can't you let me do it? Yu Zhong was very unhappy, the adult intervened, and he estimated that he would be out of play.

"Brother, at that time, let's ...... together," Liu Yan said, his face suddenly turning red as he spoke.

"It's against the law, think twice." Yu Zhong corrected his mistake.

"Alas, the enforcers must not be confused. Now that thing hasn't been whereabouts yet, what do you want to do about this marriage leave, it's really time to go there to relax and relax, so that you can figure out your thoughts. Liu Yan said.

The beauty of the Chen family on the street is gone.

Yu Zhong scratched his head and asked, "My lord, could that thing be redeemed by Chen Fang himself?" ”

Liu Yan said: "It is possible. Under the investigation, Chen Fang's recent whereabouts. ”

"Yes."

……

When Chen Fang got home, she saw that her maid Lu Xiu was tied to the shelf, and Chen Xiaotian was whipped with a whip, and there were already a few whip marks on her body at this moment.

There was not a single family or maid around.

"Dead girl, I'll abolish you today, and bring my daughter, you can do it." Chen Xiaotian said solemnly.

Lu Xiu lowered his head and didn't dare to squeak.

"Dad, my daughter just went out to breathe, it's not about Luxiu." Chen Fang rushed over and shouted loudly.

Chen Xiaotian turned to Chen Fang and said, "This girl is incompetent, I'll give you a new one." ”

"No, if you don't change it, I'll want Luxiu." Chen Fang's attitude was resolute.

"I took a fancy to it, and I'm going to take it as a concubine, do you have any opinions?" Chen Xiaotian said.

When Lu Xiu heard this, she was heartbroken and shouted: "No, I already have a sweetheart, master, you can't be like this." ”

Chen Xiaotian didn't look back, and said: "As long as you are obedient and marry the second son of the Huang family, I can give up this idea, her happiness can be in your hands." ”

Chen Fang herself has never even seen anyone, she is about to get married, she wants to struggle, but her father threatens her with Luxiu's happiness.

"Father, have you beaten him? If I can't beat it, I'll marry, I won't marry a bad seed. Chen Fang had no choice but to come up with a reinforcement plan first.

"Lady, think twice, don't compromise for the sake of slaves." Midori shouted.

"Then forget it, what I just said is invalid." Chen Fang said.

"Lady, you ......" Lu Xiu felt that her mouth was really twitching.

Chen Xiaotian nodded, walked to the stake, and skillfully untied the rope. In the midst of Lu Xiu's crying, he picked her up and walked to her own room.

When he left, he also took a special look at Chen Fang, who was kicking his feet. Seeing her deflated, he was very happy.

He wanted to see if she was so rebellious, and now it seemed that it was really about the same as expected.

Chen Xiaotian carried Lu Xiu to a very simple room, which was a small bed and a wardrobe. A broken wooden comb was placed at the head of the bed, and the quilt was patched with a dozen patches. The mosquito net has broken many holes, and it is estimated that there is not much effect.

Lu Xiu cried and cried, and actually sobbed.

Chen Xiaotian put her on the bed and sat down. He pulled out a vial of gold potion from his bosom and stuffed it into her calloused hand.

"Now, let me ask you again, who is your sweetheart?" Chen Xiaotian asked.

"What, do you want to kill him?" Lu Xiu said crying.

"Murder is a crime, how could I do it? It's just a matter of finding him a better girl. Chen Xiaotian held Lu Xiu's hand and said.

"The master ......, he said that I won't marry him." Midori said.

"Alright! What about you, why don't he marry? Chen Xiaotian asked.

"No, I'm not a free body, I can't make that kind of promise." Midori is self-aware, sighed.

"Assist Fang'er well, and the love of children can no longer be had. Otherwise, when I see one, I will break the leg of the other. Chen Xiaotian said.

"Then I'm twenty-two, and other people's children will play soy sauce." Midori said aggrievedly.

"Do you want to have children? It's different from anyone, it's better to ......" Chen Xiaotian didn't know that it was because of the hot weather, but he was actually interested in women other than his wife.

"Master, Chek is ......making trouble," Lu Xiu pushed away Chen Xiaotian, who was about to do something embarrassing.

"That's it, you take medicine yourself, don't leave a scar. I went to take a cold shower, Madame has been a little inconvenient and uncomfortable these days. Chen Xiaotian said with a sad look.

"Master, I haven't paid a lot of monthly money, I've paid a lot. You said back then, fifty dollars a month. You can't afford to pay for it! Lu Xiu suddenly thought of something and spoke.

Chen Xiaotian's originally suppressed Qingming was gone, and he directly covered her mouth with his big hand. Leaned in.

Lu Xiu naturally didn't know why she had angered Chen Xiaotian. Now I have to cry silently.

No, there was a creak, and the bed board actually broke.

Chen Xiaotian and Lu Xiu fell under the bed full of cobwebs.

Chen Xiaotian was only clear at this moment, he quickly got up and ran out.

As soon as he got out of the house, he saw three women glaring at him.

The leader is a beautiful young woman in blue, Su Lan. The other two are Chen Meili, a girl in white, and Chen Fang, a girl in plain clothes.

Su Lan was holding a whip in her hand, Chen Meili was holding a feather duster, and Chen Fang was holding a washboard.

When she heard that her father was going to take a concubine, she went to inform her stepmother. Su Lan was furious when she heard this, this old and unscrupulous person actually dared to touch her daughter's best friend.

Chen Meili happened to be there, and the three of them rushed over with the guys.

"Little God, you can do it, under my nose, you dare to do evil. What is the difference between you doing this and that Scarface? Su Lan shouted.

Chen Fang's brows furrowed, how did Su Lan know about Scarface? Could it be that my father said that? Or does she know something? However, this doubt was quickly put behind her.

"I was wrong, in front of the child, you just let me go, otherwise it won't sound good." Chen Xiaotian wanted to go to the hand of Su Lan.

As a result, before he could get closer, it was a whip.

Chen Meili went up to help her father dust off the cobwebs on his body. said: "Dad, you see it's much cleaner now." ”

Chen Fang said: "Dad, this is the washboard that my mother used back then, don't say anything else, just kneel for half an hour, my aunt must have no opinion." ”

Su Lan glanced at the washboard, was stunned and said, "No opinion." ”

Under the scorching sun, Chen Xiaotian was about to kneel on the washboard. At this time, someone in the front yard shouted: "Master, there is a distinguished guest visiting." ”

Chen Xiaotian was relieved, and said to them who were watching coldly: "I'm going to do business, I'll talk about it when I come back..."

With that, he ran away.