Although they are now traveling under a pseudonym, they can't be unprepared.

Xu Chu glanced out in the cold wind, but only saw his clothes through the gaps. Until the carriage sparkled and moved, the feeling in her heart still could not be calm. She understood what he meant, but she didn't dare to think much about it at this time. Is he doing it for his own autopsy, or is it just for himself?

Xiao Qinglang quietly withdrew his gaze on the carriage that was far away, then chuckled lightly, and waved his hand to take the reins handed over by the guards behind him. Since she wants to solve the case on the spot, she can't go wrong, as for Aunt Chu and Mingzhu, he still needs to go and arrange it.

When the carriage returned to Liu's house to pick up people, it was already empty, and even the coachman was startled, so he followed Zhang Youwei's probe and looked inside several times. It's just that no matter how you look at it, the benches placed on the left and right don't show any signs of hiding people.

"Did you really see Miss Chu get into the carriage with your own eyes? The carriage didn't stop on the road and didn't hear the movement of the jumping car? Zhang Youwei chuckled in his heart, feeling that his brain was a little insufficient.

The coachman nodded again and again, and promised in a cold sweat that he had really taken the girl back. followed Xu Chu to the official errand of Zhuangzi, and also testified at this time. In other words, in full view of everyone, Xu Chu got into the carriage but no one lived.

"Could it be that you are cursed? Is it the headless female corpse? "There was a timid officer who hung his neck and wept with a mournful face. Miss Chu had dissected the corpse before, could it be that now the ghost is coming back to take revenge?

As soon as these words came out, a few subordinates of the Liu family who followed to see the excitement couldn't help but take a step back, and looked at the carriage with a frightened expression, as if they had seen something terrible.

At this time, not only Zhang Youwei was surprised, but even Liu Wengui, who had been forcibly led out by him, did not look good. It's just that he didn't know what he thought, and he didn't echo everyone's surprise.

"What nonsense, where did the evil ghost come from in the blue sky and white sun!" Zhang Youwei heard the discussion of others, his face sank, and he scolded coldly, "If you talk so nonsense, don't blame the master for being angry." ”

In the end, he is the county magistrate who governs the county, and his words are naturally quite weighty, and it instantly suppresses the speculation of those people.

Xiao Qinglang didn't seem to care about Xu Chu's sudden disappearance, and only secretly explained a few words to Xiao Mingzhu and Aunt Chu, and then waved her hand to let the two of them get into the carriage.

The wheels are rolling through the already small crowds of people in the market. Today is the last day of the lunar month, and most people are gathered at home, but a few are still wandering the streets. There are also some restaurants and tea shops, which are still in the business of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

In the carriage, Xiao Mingzhu and Aunt Chu were silent. Xiao Mingzhu was nervous and excited, and the whole person was nervous and looking forward to the performance for a while. And Aunt Chu was still confused, and she didn't know what the prince's orders meant.

Gradually, the carriage reached a distance of ten miles outside the city. At this time, the coachman only felt a strange aroma wafting from behind him, and then his eyes went black and he passed out on the wheels with a whip.

When the horse returned to Liu's house again, he only heard a frightened voice next to the car, "Killed"! After that, I saw the maid stumbling and running away, her hair scattered and embarrassed, perhaps because of the great fright, which made snot and tears flow.

Hearing this, the official messenger and the Liu family's subordinates rushed up, and as soon as they lifted the curtain, they saw that it was Xu Chu, who had disappeared from the carriage for no reason before, grinning. saw that she was wearing a blue-green satin brocade when she got up early and left the yamen, but at this time, she changed into the same clothes as Xiao Mingzhu as if she was doing a trick.

As for Xiao Mingzhu and Aunt Chu, there is no trace of them.

Zhang Youwei was puzzled, and hurriedly beckoned the official who secretly followed the carriage to come forward and reply, but he heard the official swear that the carriage did not stop along the way, and no one came down.

"This ......" Zhang Youwei looked at the wheel of the car for a long time before frowning and asking, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Xu Chu stretched his hands, heels and arms, tapped the bottom of the carriage with his feet, and said meaningfully: "The secret that a big hole is broken at the bottom of the red teak carriage, and a wisp of blue-green maid's cotton clothes is hung on it, isn't it the key to Liu Zhen's stealing the day?" ”

After that, she got up and jumped out of the carriage, then squatted down and said, "Mingzhu, don't come down yet?" ”

As soon as her words fell, she heard an urn sound from under the car and responded angrily, "My arms are going to be strangled, if it weren't for the sleeves being longer, I would have to be stripped of a layer of flesh." ”

Although Xiao Mingzhu complained, his movements were not sluggish. As soon as she came, she jumped up to Xu Chu's side and asked with a smile, "Sister Chu, how are my acting skills?" Can it scare a group of them? ”

Xu Chu had long been accustomed to Xiao Mingzhu's obedient behavior, nodded and smiled: "You can see everyone's expressions yourself, why bother to come to me to ask for praise." ”

With the appearance of Xiao Mingzhu, after the crowd, Aunt Chu, who was dressed in green cotton clothes, also squeezed in. In this way, the three of them are gathered.

Xu Chu's gaze swept through the crowd, and finally landed on Liu Wengui. She sighed and asked, "Master Liu, the Du Gou Remnant on the Zhuangzi of your mansion has been escorted back to the Yamen, and the gold, silver, jewelry, and even a hundred pieces of gold lost by Mrs. Zun have also been found. I think that Liu Zhen's hiding place should also be discovered at this time, and it will probably be sent to the yamen in less than half an hour. ”

She paused, and asked in a calm voice, "What are you going to say?" ”

"What did I say!" Liu Wengui was annoyed and indignant, and ridiculed.

"For example, the identity of Peach, or the death of Pinkred and Pearl. Another example is the whereabouts of Liu Qingyun and Young Master Liu, or ......"

Before she could finish speaking, Liu Wengui had already dropped his sleeves and said coldly, "I don't know anything about this." Since the girl has found evidence of guilt with the adult, then speak according to the evidence, and don't be a scoundrel to me. ”

Xu Chu saw that he was so obsessed, and immediately stopped persuading. Left and right the so-called opportunity to confess leniently and resist strictness, she didn't give him it.

When I returned to the Yamen, it was already around noon. It's just that no one has the heart to eat at this time, and with the sound of a powerful killing rod hitting the ground, Xu Chu slowly walked up to the hall. And kneeling on the side, in addition to Du Gouyu, there was also a woman dressed plainly and wearing a square scarf.

The woman hung her head and hid her countenance in the shadows, and also covered the haggard and vicissitudes of her unpowdered countenance. How can she not be haggard, many days of hiding and fear, as well as worry and fear, surround her all the time, making her feel uneasy.

At this time, because there were not many people who came to join in the fun, it was not noisy outside the second gate. There were only a few scattered people, looking at the kneeling people in the lobby, pointing and secretly guessing whether the Liu family's case was because of some scandal.

As for Liu Wengui, who had been standing on the side and waiting, he lowered his head and did not say anything, nor did he show a look of surprise, panic or surprise because he saw Liu Zhen who suddenly died and came back to life.

Xu Chu stood under Zhang Youwei, and when he saw that everyone had arrived, he bowed his head slightly.

With Zhang Youwei's shocking photograph, he asked, "Who is in the hall?" ”

"The grass people are left."

"Folk woman Liu Zhen."

Zhang Youwei glanced at Xu Chu and saw that her expression remained unchanged, so he continued to ask: "Are you guilty!" ”

"The grass people are guilty." Du Gou didn't have a single quibble, but only glanced at Liu Zhen and Liu Wengui, who was standing silently on the side, with a complicated expression.

However, what followed, in the face of such a sharp accountability, it was Liu Zhen's repeated shaking of his head and shouting injustice.

"The women don't know what they have done, but Du Gouyu covets the money in the hands of the women, colludes with the women's personal maid Zhu'er, and kidnaps the women to extort money. The rest of the women don't know anything. ”

"At that time, the women went out with a huge amount of gold, and they were robbed by Du Gouyu and others on the way. And Zhu'er, who was accompanied by the car, had already colluded with Du Gou and the remaining three people to kidnap the women...... "She looked uneasy, shed tears in fear, and the whole person was as weak as a delicate flower that had been destroyed by the wind and rain.

Xu thought of what happened before, and her tears kept rolling down, making people unbearable to look at.

Xu Chu watched coldly, who would have thought that such a weak person could kill people?

Zhang Youwei saw that the people outside the second gate were talking to each other again, and only then did he shoot the shocking wood again, so that everyone was silent.

He glanced at Xu Chu and motioned for her to step forward and push the case. Xu Chu nodded, walked up to Liu Zhen's, and said in a cold voice: "Liu Zhen's, do you know that after you disappeared that day, a headless female corpse wearing your clothes appeared in the carriage?" ”

"This ......," Liu Zhen frowned, clutching his chest and said in surprise, "The women don't know. ”

Xu Chu smiled silently, "You don't know, why did you cooperate with Zhu'er to stage a drama of stealing dragons and turning phoenixes?" ”

"The beginning of this case should start with you buying the two official slaves, Peach and Zhu'er." Xu Chu glanced at Liu Wengui and Liu Zhen, and said indifferently, "I have always wondered how the Liu family's prestige and financial resources in Yunan County can snatch the business of sea ban from a group of powerful merchants and eunuchs. After the secret investigation, I found out that you really made a fortune after buying those two official slaves. ”

"At the same time, I found a priceless gold bead in the unburned purse of your so-called fugitive slave rosé. Not to mention a small subordinate, even if it is your Liu family, I am afraid that you have never seen such a precious object. Xu Chu stood in front of Liu Zhen with his hands in his hands, and said expressionlessly, "If I say that she is not just a slave, can you agree?" ”

"On this premise, that is to say, after you bought these two handmaidens, you received great benefits. But how can there be a free benefit in the world, since you take what you shouldn't take, you naturally have to pay the corresponding price. I think that over the years, the Liu family's family has long been a strong outsider, probably not only the maritime industry but even the old book has been eaten away by the people behind Peach and Zhu'er. ”