Guiyuntang is not a big shop, and the proprietress and her daughter are in charge of selling, and the boss and son are in the back kitchen.

Cheng An took a deep breath, the shop was full of the aroma of dim sum, which smelled very good. In this fragrance, I still remember the smell of the man, what kind of smell it should be.

Because Bai Wei often came to their house for hibiscus cakes and was generous, the two were deeply impressed by her.

"When Miss Bai came yesterday, I talked to her for a while." The proprietress wiped her hands and said, "Thinking that she is about to get married, I thought I would give her some snacks." But she said that our family's life was not easy, so we never accepted it. How could such a good girl be abducted? That man should have been cut with a thousand cuts. ”

Cheng An and Ji Ran looked calm, the person who kidnapped Miss Bai was not their junior brother, and the person she said was not him.

"You've seen the man too, do you smell the strange smell of him?" Ji Ran asked.

The proprietress nodded vigorously and said, "I was still strange at the time, on weekdays, we only have the sweet smell of dim sum." That day, when the man came in, the smell changed all of a sudden. ”

The proprietress said yearningly: "I really can't tell what it smells like, but it smells very good." ”

Cheng An looked at Ji Ran, Ji Ran spread her hands, she didn't say what it tasted like, she couldn't make a judgment.

"Is there anything else special about that man?" Cheng An asked.

"People are good-looking and polite, but other than that, there is no more."

Cheng An was very sure that the person she was talking about must not be their eighth junior brother. If the eighth junior brother can also be said to be polite, then there is probably no one in this world who does not know how to be polite.

"Did he bring a sachet?" Ji Ran asked.

The proprietress shook her head and said, "I didn't look at this carefully. ”

"In addition to talking to Miss Bai, does he also do side things?" Cheng An asked.

"Bought mung bean cake?"

The corners of Cheng An's mouth twitched, this was not what he wanted to ask.

"Where were they standing?"

The proprietress pointed to the door and said, "That man sent Miss Bai into the carriage." ”

"Where's the carriage?" Cheng An hurriedly asked.

The hostess walked outside the door and pointed out the location of the carriage for them.

Cheng An stood on the position pointed by the proprietress and looked around. The field of vision is very wide, you can see the inn where they are temporarily staying, and it is also very convenient to escape. Extending in all directions, if you run casually, you will not be found.

Cheng An stared at the beggar on his right for a while, then turned around and asked, "Has he been there all along?" ”

The proprietress nodded and said, "That's Lao Liu, he is indeed there every day." ”

Cheng An took a closer look, where he was, and he could just see the surroundings. Perhaps, he really saw something.

After thanking the proprietress, the three went to find the beggar named Lao Liu.

"Uncle, it's okay."

Cheng An threw a piece of broken silver into his bowl, and when he saw the silver, his eyes straightened.

"Uncle, I wish you happiness like the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan."

Cheng An took out another piece of broken silver and shook it in front of him, Lao Liu stared at the silver and looked up at Cheng An.

"Uncle, if you have something to talk about, I am definitely obligated to help you."

"Were you here yesterday?" Cheng An asked.

"In, in. I'm here except for rainy days. ”

Cheng An pointed to the location of the Baiwei carriage that the proprietress told them and asked, "Yesterday evening, there was a carriage there, did you see them?" ”

"Uncle, do you mean the little beauty standing there? I see it. ”

"Where did the man who spoke to her go after the carriage left?" Cheng An asked.

He glanced at the broken silver in Cheng An's hand and said, "I don't remember very well." ”

Cheng An threw the broken silver into his bowl and asked with a smile, "Do you remember it now?" ”

He put away the money, pointed to the alley not far away, and said, "He went from that side." ”

"Didn't go back to the inn?" Yang Hai frowned.

"I didn't see him go back to the inn anyway." Lao Liu shrugged his shoulders and said.

Cheng An glanced at the alley and asked, "Where can I go from that side?" ”

"That's a lot, it depends on what you're looking for, uncle."

"Is anyone with him?"

"After him, a few people did turn into the alley. However, whether they are together or not, I don't know. There are a lot of outsiders here, and I don't know many of them. ”

His words reminded Cheng An of something.

"Did that girl tell me the name of my eighth junior brother?" Cheng An hurriedly asked.

Yang Hai frowned and thought for a while, and said, "I said it." ”

"What's it called?"

"Yu Sen."

Ji Ran frowned, they wouldn't be worthy of their names outside. The only place where they left their names was in the inn's register.

"Let's go, let's go back to the inn." Cheng An Dao.

In the inn, the boss is angry. First, they were surrounded by people from the government and took the customers away, and then they came to search again, saying that they had hidden people in the store. scared the rest of the guests away. Not to mention the loss of money, he also ruined the reputation of the store.

Seeing that Cheng An and Ji Ran were back, the boss rushed out with a broom. Soon, he found Yang Hai following the two of them, he pretended to sweep the floor, and said with a smile: "Yang Zhutou, why are you here again?" ”

Yang Hai raised an eyebrow at him and asked, "Has anyone come to your store to ask the name of a customer?" ”

The boss was stunned, "I don't know about this." ”

"Then call someone who knows."

"Old Qi, come here." He shouted at the counter.

Soon, the lean account office behind the counter came.

"Yang Zhutou, what's the matter with you?"

"Did anyone ask your guests their names?" Without waiting for Yang Hai to say anything, the boss said. 2018

The bookkeeper scratched his head, his eyes sparkling, and he didn't dare to look at them.

The boss kicked him and said hatefully: "Okay, you bastard, how much money did he give you, you recruited me from the truth." ”

Yang Hai pushed the boss away, looked at the account room, and asked, "Is that person a man or a woman, a foreigner or a local, and what does it look like, you tell me one by one." ”

"That...... That's a man, quite tall, and mediocre. He glanced at Cheng An and whispered, "Just after the guest surnamed Yu went upstairs, the man came in, he gave me five taels of silver, and asked me if the guest was staying alone." ”

There was a helpless expression on his face, "Whether he lives alone in the hotel, how do I know?" However, he did come alone at the time, and only one room was needed. I guess he must be a person, so I told him. Then, he asked for the name and left. ”

Ji Ran glared at him, and Cheng An couldn't help but smile bitterly. He just wanted to buy a jug of wine, who knew that would happen. If he knew, he wouldn't have bought the jug. Also, Yu Sen too, why can't he book an extra room?

"At least, we know, they pick on the Lone Ranger." Cheng An Dao.

He looked at the ledger and asked, "Is that man a local?" ”

"I think it should be, he is wearing a blue coat with ...... on it"

Yang Hai said sharply: "What's there?" ”

"There is the latest mark of Wanhualou." The bookkeeper whispered.

Hearing this, the boss suddenly burst into a rage, "Okay, you bastard, you owe me so much money, you fucking go to Wanhualou." Pay it back right away, right away. ”

"Boss, you calm down, I will definitely return the money to you, you calm down."

There is no need for Yang Hai to say anything, Cheng An and Ji Ran also understand what kind of place Wanhualou is.

It's just that the two of them don't understand why the people in Qinglou want to do such a troublesome thing to kidnap a little girl.

"Even if he wears Wanhualou's clothes, it doesn't mean that he belongs to Wanhualou." Yang Hai said coldly.

"That being said, at least we found a clue."

Yang Hai looked at the account room and said, "When you see him, can you still recognize him?" ”

"I guess so."

Cheng An frowned and looked at the account room, how could they use their real faces to come here if they could look like Yu Sen. Looking at the face, I'm afraid they won't be able to find anyone in their lives.

Cheng An sighed and left the inn.

"Later, I'll come back to you again." Dropping this sentence, Yang Hai chased out.

"What do you want to do?" Yang Hai asked.

Cheng An looked at Yang Hai and said strangely: "Didn't Yang Zhutou take someone to Wanhualou to find someone?" ”

Yang Hai coughed dryly, and replied a little unnaturally: "Without definite evidence, we can't go to Wanhualou to get people." ”

Cheng An rolled his eyes helplessly, how could they be so unlucky to encounter this kind of thing.

"There's a question I don't know if to ask."

"Say."

"That Miss Bai, is she beautiful?" Cheng An Dao.

"I haven't seen it, so it's hard to comment." Yang Hai replied.

"Has there been a similar case before?" Ji Ran asked.

"Nope. But ......" Yang Hai's eyes dimmed, and he said, "Five years ago, there was also a girl missing in the city, the same age as Miss Bai. ”

"She didn't disappear the day before she got married, right?" Ji Ran asked.

Yang Hai nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Cheng An and Ji Ran glanced at each other, which would prove that their eighth junior brother was wronged. Five years ago, they hadn't been here at all.

"Where did you find that girl, and have you been to that place? Maybe the man will keep them where they are. ”

"People were not saved." Yang Hai said softly.

Ji Ran: "......"

"What's going on?" Cheng An asked.

Yang Hai said that it was not him who was the head catcher at that time, but his master. The prefect is not the current Han prefect, but a prefect surnamed Liu.

At that time, it was just in time for the prefect's position to be transferred, and he was bent on finding the girl as a way to show his merits. However, he was too eager for quick success and achieved little success.

For three days they searched the girl's neighbours and all the places she could go, but found nothing.

That evening, a madman went to the yamen, who took the hairpin and earrings of the missing girl, and told the prefect that he had killed them. He gave details of the killing, but refused to tell them where the body was.

The man had no permanent residence, and they searched all the places he had been, but they could not find the body. There is no way to convict him without a body. Therefore, he had to be put in prison first.

That night, he died in prison.

"How did you die?" Cheng An asked.

"Self-immolation. Before he was put in prison, we had searched all the sharp weapons on his body, and in the middle of the night he suddenly burst into flames. The fire burned for an entire hour. ”

"The fire burned from within him." Yang Hai sighed and said, "My master told me that after handling so many cases, it was the most evil one. ”

Ji Ran said calmly: "If you want to make people's bodies on fire, it's not very troublesome. ”

Yang Hai looked at Ji Ran, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

Cheng An hurriedly changed the topic and said, "The girl's body, have you found it?" ”

"No, I haven't found it. After his spontaneous combustion, everyone thought that the girl's body was also burned by her. ”

"Why did he kidnap the girl who was about to get married?"

"According to his own account, it was because his bride ran away with her lover the day before the wedding, and he began to hate the women who were about to become brides."

"How did he kidnap the bride?" Cheng An continued to ask.

"That family wasn't a big family, there were no guards. As long as you take enough medicine, it is not a problem to sneak in in the middle of the night. Yang Haidao.

"He didn't explain how he kidnapped the girl, did he?"

Yang Hai nodded slightly.

Ji Ran's eyes became more and more contemptuous when he looked at him, it has been five years, and these things have not been found out, so it is really useless.

Cheng An looked at Ji Ran, and Ji Ran looked back.

It's only been five years, and she died so unjustly, maybe her soul will still remain in the world.