This woman, Liu, is a native of Nanpingyang City, five or six hundred miles away from the capital.

Husband Liu Li, who worked as an errand boy in the racecourse in his early years, has always done well, and has been in contact with his family from time to time.

A while ago, I suddenly replied that the capital is not good to do, and I want to go home.

Liu felt that over the years, he had spent less time with his husband and more separation, and it was a good thing to come back now, so he was busy, cleaned up the house, and prepared new clothes for his husband, waiting for him to come back.

I didn't expect to wait for more than a month, and there was no news.

Liu cried and said: "Although he has been outside all these years, he has gone back every year, and he said that when he arrived home, he would arrive when he arrived, never postponed, and never appeared at this time." The women were afraid that something would happen, so they rushed here from Pingyang to find a husband. ”

Ye Yuanpei asked her: "In the letter that your husband gave you, did you still work in the racecourse?" ”

Liu Shi was stunned for a moment before replying: "He has been doing things here, and he hasn't changed for so many years, and he didn't mention changing places in the letter, so the people don't know." ”

"Can you bring the letter?" Ye Yuanpei asked again.

The woman quickly took down the package from her back and found a folded letter inside.

Ye Yuanpei took a closer look and found that the person who wrote was very knowledgeable, not only did he write well, but he also used words that were not made by ordinary rough people.

He did not enter the racecourse, but took Liu into his mansion, and then sent someone to find Zhuang Siyan.

Zhuang Siyan arrived the next day, and as soon as he saw him, he asked: "There is still such a thing, and a dead person can write a letter, is it really heaven?" ”

Ye Yuanpei glared at her: "When can you change your bluffing problem, the Liu family still doesn't know about his husband, and your quarrel will scare her again." ”

Zhuang Siyan hurriedly looked around, and then turned around and said, "Isn't she here, I also know that you won't bring her to pick me up, let's talk about it, what's going on?" ”

Ye Yuanpei really didn't take the Liu family, and didn't even let Zhuang Siyan go to see her as soon as he came, but took her to his study first to read the family letter.

Zhuang Siyan felt the same as Ye Yuanpei: "You say that a person who works in the racecourse can write so well and pay attention to it, it's rare!" ”

Ye Yuanpei nodded: "According to Liu, his husband has an average of one letter every two months, even if it is late, it will not be much worse, it is only two or three days." This man must be a very punctual person. ”

"Well, punctual people will usually live a very regular life, and they will take care of many aspects better than others."

There were no such people in the group they brought back from the horse farm, and there could not have been such people.

If they really arrested them, then where did Liu's letter come from?

But from Liu's words, they can also hear that her husband has been working in the horse farm in the past.

In this way, it is likely that Ye Yuanpei and his husband left before they arrested the people there, and he hid quite well, without showing any traces to anyone.

But why is it that the most dangerous times have passed, and now there is an accident? And who is he, where is he at this time, is he alive or dead?

Zhuang Siyan held Liu Li's letter in his hand, and for some reason his mind ran to the case files he read yesterday.

She handed the letter to Ye Yuanpei and said, "You can think about this matter yourself, I have other things to do, I have to go." ”

Before he stepped out, he heard Ye Yuanpei roaring: "You come back for me." ”

Zhuang Siyan turned sideways, looked at him strangely, and provoked mischievously: "What if the slave family doesn't come back?" ”

Ye Yuanpei followed his rhythm and went down: "If you don't come back, Young Master Ben will interrupt you today." ”

"You dare."

"Yes, you're right, I dare."

Zhuang Siyan turned around and kicked him in the calf unceremoniously: "Crazy, you dare to hit my leg." ”

Who knew that Ye Yuanpei didn't pay attention to this at all, and only said: "It's good to come back, Young Master Ben will still spare you." ”

Zhuang Siyan: "......"

After a pause, he said, "Brother, it's too deep into the play." ”

Ye Yuanpei nodded: "Well, what can be done, since the crossing, Lao Tzu has been acting every day, let me tell you the truth, if I go back to the modern era where there are people, maybe I can get the Golden Statue Award, especially for filming this kind of costume drama, look at your brother's current appearance, tsk, I am almost stunned by my own handsomeness." ”

Zhuang Siyan turned his face to the side, and couldn't bear to let his brother, who was narcissistic, see her roll her eyes.

Joke for a while, get back to business.

Zhuang Siyan told Ye Yuanpei about the Ministry of Industry: "I always feel that this matter is not so simple, I have to go and see it quickly." ”

Ye Yuanpei stared at her: "There have been so many things happening in the capital recently, which one is simpler, you look at them one by one, and your legs are not broken?" Who in your family is really there, and they didn't prepare a horse for you when they came out? Hey, forget it, who let General Ben have a good relationship with you, you can ride my horse first. ”

Zhuang Siyan patiently watched him finish this part before saying: "I think you are idle, if you want to go with me, just go, and find so many things, it's really boring." ”

Broken thoughts, Ye Yuanpei didn't hear it, at this time his goal was achieved, he didn't say anything, let the attendant go down and lead the horse, and followed Zhuang Siyan out of the mansion together.

The moat workers of the Ministry of Engineering are all gathered at the gate of the city.

They would go out of the city during the day to work by the river, and then return to the city in the evening, where they lived in improvised houses on the edge of the city, which were cool in winter and hot in summer.

It's not a good errand, but it's also an errand that everyone wants, after all, it's also a public job, and if it's served, there will be food every day.

Of course, this kind of job is not available to everyone, and it has to be dredged by family relations.

When Zhuang Siyan went, he said to Ye Yuanpei: "What is there to guard the moat in winter, the ice is so thick, it has not been cleaned up until now, the Ministry of Engineering is idle all day long, and they can still lose people, I also admire them." ”

Ye Yuanpei followed him to check the information in the Ministry of Industry, and at this time, the two went together to check where the workers lived, as well as the residences of the missing three people.

"People will only have chores when they are idle, so let's go and see where the three of them live first."

As he spoke, a small official in charge of the Ministry of Works had already received the news and ran out of the door.

The little officials work at the city gate all the year round, and there are no other advantages, that is, they have seen a lot of people coming in and out, Zhuang Siyan may not be so familiar, but Ye Yuanpei, that is a general, every time he passes through the city gate, he can't call forward and hug him, shocking the people of the city?

So the little official strode over, and when he saw Ye Yuanpei, he quickly knelt down, and his head hit the ground all of a sudden.

Ye Yuanpei asked him straight to the point: "I heard that you have lost three people here, but there is such a thing." ”

The little official's head was active at this time, and thousands of thoughts were drilling in and out of the ground to filter the meaning of Ye Yuanpei's words, but his mouth said: "Report to the general who protects the country, there are a few people who are missing, and they have already reported to the capital Mansion Yin." ”

Ye Yuanpei didn't take this sentence, his words changed slightly, and he said directly: "Take General Ben to see where they lived?" ”

The little official hurriedly got up from the ground, didn't dare to look up, and ran forward with small steps, and at this time he was still thinking in his mind, what was the origin of these three missing people, how could even the general be alarmed?

The general who protects the country goes out to kill the enemy, there is nothing wrong with defending the family and the country, but he can come out to investigate the case, then something is wrong, this is not his job, don't look at this little official is just a low-class petty official, but he can see things clearly.

After struggling for a while, he made a conclusion to himself, maybe these three people are connected with the general?

With this insight, he was even more respectful to Ye Yuanpei, and took the two of them all the way to the place where the workers lived.

When he arrived at the place, Zhuang Siyan realized that the three of them were still in the same room.

This kind of low-level work was originally a livelihood that endured hardships and fatigue and did not have enough to eat, and the houses where the workers lived were simple and cramped, with a small room but a dozen people living in it.

The three missing people lived in one of the rooms, and there was no trace of them now, because the bed had been forcibly occupied after they had lost it.

The little official pointed to the three positions under the window and said, "Report to the general, those three people originally lived here, and after they didn't come, the big guy took up the bed for a looser place." ”

Zhuang Siyan opened his mouth and asked him: "Who do the three of them usually walk closely with?" ”

The little official lowered his eyes to look at Ye Yuanpei, and then at Zhuang Siyan, feeling that this person was also extravagant, and he didn't dare to get drunk easily, so he hurriedly and obediently walked forward and saluted, and then said: "I haven't seen them get close to anyone, it's been a few months, that is, the three of them are usually together, and they rarely even talk to others." ”

Zhuang Siyan instantly heard that there was a problem in his words: "How many months have you been?" Are you all new here? ”

The little official shook his head: "There are no old and new, some come early and some are late, this kind of work is dirty and tiring, especially in winter, the weather is cold, and you have to go out of the city to maintain the embankment by the moat, some people can't stand it and leave, and some people who have nothing to eat come......"

"Show me your list here." Zhuang Siyan interrupted him.

When the little official took the list and pointed out the names of the three to Zhuang Siyan, things became weird again.

The three names were actually different from those on the file that Zhuang Siyan saw yesterday.

"What's the deal with these three names? Is that their real name? ”

The little official hurriedly replied: "Yes, these are the three names who came here." ”

Zhuang Siyan looked at Ye Yuanpei, and the two sighed at the same time, but it's a pity that they don't have ID cards, otherwise they can tell if they are using fake identities, and now everything is a handwritten roster, and there is no problem at all.

The information that can be found here is extremely limited, Zhuang Siyan was still holding on to hope when he didn't come to see it, but at this time, everyone was a little depressed, and pulled Ye Yuanpei and said, "Let's go, let's go back first, let's ask the Liu family over there and investigate another case." ”

Ye Yuanpei complained to her in a low voice: "When I came, I told you not to come, check over there first, if you don't listen, what's the matter, now don't you listen to the old man, you will suffer in front of you." ”

Zhuang Siyan didn't find the information he wanted, he didn't have any energy at all, and he didn't bother to talk to him, so he echoed casually: "Yes, what you said is right, you are an old man." ”

It's just that when her gaze inadvertently swept over the house here, she unexpectedly saw a figure in the corner of the wall not far away, hurriedly flashing in.