Chapter 176: Missing

Liu Ruyan suddenly turned her face and swept her gaze to the two pro-soldiers, "You have been guarding outside the account, who has come in during this time?" ”

The two soldiers shook their heads almost at the same time, "No one has ever come in." ”

She wrinkled her eyebrows, "No one broke into the tent, how could Commander Li encounter an accident?" ”

"A few of us also think it's strange to command him...... It seems to have disappeared out of thin air, you said that this is a good end of a big living person, and if you don't see it, you won't see it, and the Nuoda Sailor Camp has been searched everywhere. ”

Liu Ruyan fell into deep thought.

She suddenly remembered a strange thing, "I remember that last month, Zeng Jin, the deputy general of the naval division, also disappeared under people's noses, and happened to be bumped into by a small soldier at that time, and mistakenly thought it was a wolf on his shoulder. ”

The generals of the sailors had accidents one after another, and they were strangely similar at the time of the incident.

There will be something strange in between.

The camp of Li Bing, the commander of the sailors, was no different from that of ordinary soldiers, and he could see the bottom at a glance, but there were several boxes stacked in the corners, which were not big and could not hide people.

Liu Ruyan opened the box and found that it was covered with copper coins, "These are all military salaries?" ”

"That's right." The soldiers nodded, "According to the custom, military salaries will be paid at the beginning of every month, and these funds are also in the hands of the commander. ”

She opened all the boxes, and saw nothing unusual except for the mountains of coins.

"If you can shrink your bones, it shouldn't be difficult to hide in this kind of box?" She asked suddenly.

Shen Yanchu replied: "Unless you start practicing from a young age." ”

"You have to practice from a young age." She groaned, and then asked Xiang Bing, "You two have stayed outside the account and have never left?" ”

One of the pro-soldiers shook his head and said a little hesitantly: "Actually, I have a bad stomach today, and I went out for a while, but there is a sixth brother who guards for me." ”

The sixth son was another pro-soldier, and he nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I have been guarding outside, and I don't dare to leave for a moment, plus there are other pro-soldiers patrolling nearby, if there is really something going on, it is impossible for no one to know." ”

"But I still lost people." Liu Ruyan said.

The six sons were silent.

Seeing that the sailor couldn't provide any clues, she simply changed her way: "What Commander Li has done today and who he has seen, I hope the two of you will tell me everything in detail." ”

The sixth son served by the general's side every day, and naturally knew Li Bing's life and rest well.

"The commander got up at three o'clock, ate some minced porridge and steamed buns at three o'clock, checked the military salary account book at three o'clock, and wanted to brew tea at the same time, so I boiled a pot of boiling water outside the account and sent it for him, and the people were fine at that time, but after half an hour, the people were gone."

"You didn't go far when you boiled water?"

"Nope." Liuzi didn't think twice, "Because the commander loves to drink tea and has to prepare water every day, there is a ready-made stove outside the account." ”

"During this time, your commander has never been out of the tent, nor has he seen anyone else?"

"No, I am usually in charge of his diet and daily life, whatever he needs, the small one will be sent to him, and there is no military affairs this morning, so I haven't seen anyone else."

"That's weird......" Liu Ruyan looked around, the tent was not big, and there was only one entrance and exit.

According to the words of the pro-soldiers, there are always soldiers guarding the door, if Li Bing encounters an accident, where did the murderer come in, and how did he kidnap people in full view of everyone?

She straightened out the words of the sixth son, "You just said that the commander has to make tea every day?" ”

"That's the case, what's going on?"

She was silent and paused as she walked over to the only desk in the account.

Before Li Bing disappeared, he asked his sixth son to boil water for him, and then set up a tea array.

It was only half a quarter of time before and after, why didn't he cry out for help?

Or does he have a last resort?

Liu Ruyan couldn't figure it out for a while.

The war is imminent, and the commander of the Navy Division is murdered, and the biggest beneficiary is none other than the Southern Han Dynasty.

Southern Han Dynasty Fine Works...... She thought for a moment, and almost stepped on broken porcelain under her feet.

Liu Ruyan squatted down and wanted to pick up the porcelain piece, but a hand came in front of her.

Shen Yanchu leaned over and picked up the porcelain piece and put it on the table in front of her.

There was a faint smell wafting from her nose, she looked at the pile of broken porcelain, twisted a piece casually, sniffed it carefully, and the corners of her lips were tightly pursed.

I don't think I've smelled this smell anywhere......

"What kind of tea does Commander Li usually drink?" She asked suddenly.

Liuzi subconsciously said: "My general loves to drink that Biluochun." ”

Biluochun is a tribute to the Tang Dynasty, the white mist in the cup after brewing this tea rolls, the fragrance hits people, it should not be this strange taste.

She picked up a few more cups of tea and compared them repeatedly.

Immediately, I found that the few cups of tea left on the table had a strong aroma and a mellow taste, which was slightly different from the tea fragrance left in the broken porcelain.

The problem is the broken porcelain in her hand!

What did Li Bing touch before he was killed, so that it left this peculiar smell, and it smelled like ......

"Have you ever eaten fish today?" She opened her mouth coldly.

After finishing speaking, she felt that she was doing this too much, you must know that the Southern Tang Sailor is from the Jiangnan area, and the food on weekdays is Huaiyang cuisine.

Most of Huaiyang dishes are based on fresh food from rivers and lakes, with a slight sweetness in the freshness, and the ingredients of the sailor are also taken from nearby waters, and fish is the most common main dish.

Since Li Bing has eaten fishy, it is normal for the bottom of the cup to leave a fishy smell.

Clinker, after Liuzi was stunned for a moment, he said very seriously: "I haven't eaten fish, and the minced meat porridge that came early this morning is only lean meat and vegetable foam." ”

She changed color slightly.

I have never eaten fishy, why is there a faint fishy smell at the bottom of the cup?

She looked down at the splashes of water on the ground.

No, the teacup fell in the wrong place!

Shen Yanchu immediately noticed her mood change, "What's the problem?" ”

"It's hard to say now, and bring all the broken porcelain back, I'll think about it carefully."

"Okay." He turned around and fetched paper, wrapped the porcelain shard, and put it in his arms.

And at this time, Liu Ruyan looked through all the items in the account, and did not let go of any clues.

Military salaries, account books, inkstones, rice paper made of tree bark, and three-legged incense burners.

"Who usually takes care of the incense burner?" She asked.

"I'll do it usually." The sixth son hurriedly responded, "The little brother suddenly asked about this...... Is there something wrong? ”

Liu Ruyan turned the incense burner over and showed him.

"Huh-" Liuzi touched his head, "I remember that I didn't clean the stove today, how could the incense burner be empty?" ”

"Really?"

Liuzi nodded, "It's true that it hasn't moved." ”

"When you come in to serve tea, will there be incense on the incense burner?"

He thought for a moment, "I didn't pay attention to this, maybe I just cleaned the stove yesterday, and I haven't had time to smoke incense today." ”

Liu Ruyan frowned slightly, and twisted some fragrant ash with her fingers and placed it in front of her nose.

It was like a flower and an agarwood, she couldn't tell the difference.

Use a knife to scrape off the incense ash stuck to the bottom of the furnace, wrap it in paper as well, and bring it back for Bai Zhi to inspect.

Before leaving, Liu Ruyan said goodbye to the flushers, "If the matter is clear, I will inform you again." ”

"Little Brother Youlaoβ€”"