"Master, there was news from Yuhang at that time, didn't it mean that this Miss Lu San was very fond of you? But the slave looks, why doesn't she look like she loves you at all? ”

Thirteen followed Xiao Yan to check three stores, and finally couldn't help but speak.

"Could it be that Miss Lu San is in love, in fact, it's an imaginary you, I came to Kyoto to see a real person, and suddenly found that the real person is just like that......"

Thirteen didn't finish his sentence, and received a cold look from Xiao Yan, and suddenly his tongue burst out and he paused.

Xiao Yan looked at him coldly, "If you can't speak, you don't have to speak, no one treats you as a dumb person." ”

Thirteen explained, "What the slave means, is there no need to guard against Miss Lu San in the future, she really doesn't seem to have that meaning to you, and today she has a big fight with Madame, Madame wants to use her to target us, it shouldn't be so easy, this Miss Lu San doesn't look like she has no brains." ”

Xiao Yan twisted her finger and said: "It's best if she doesn't have that mind, as for whether she has a mind or not, it has nothing to do with us, after all, she is from the Lu family." ”

As he spoke, the squire of the criminal department stepped forward.

"My lord, all the shops on both sides of this street have been searched, and the monk has not been found in any of them."

At that time, although the case of the Jingchun Tea Workshop was determined to be unsolved, more than a month after the incident, Xiao Yan accidentally learned of one thing, that is, the proprietress of the Jingchun Tea Workshop and her two daughters had entertained a monk in the tea shop many times, and someone heard the monk say that he would change the life of the daughter of the tea shop owner, so that she would be rich and powerful from now on.

Xiao Yan got confirmation of this statement from the owner of the Jingchun Tea Shop, but the boss said that he had warned the proprietress and his daughters not to be deceived, and also ordered that the monk should not come to the tea shop again, and the monk never appeared again.

The Ministry of Punishment later searched all of Kyoto, but did not find a monk who matched the description.

On the ship from Qianzhou today, I obviously received the exact news that the Qianzhou murderous demon was obviously on the ship, but he disappeared with a monk.

And the monk later invited the passengers on the ship to make a portrait, and the painted figure and the monk who appeared in the spring tea can almost be judged to be the same person.

Just now, a little girl named Hanako went to provide clues to receive a reward, saying that he saw a big monk on Gulou Street.

Xiao Yan immediately brought someone to search, but no trace was found.

Penal Department.

Council Hall.

Xiao Yan pasted three portraits of people on the wooden board.

Two women and one man.

He pulled out a chair and sat casually, raised his hand and clicked on the portrait, "These three, needless to say, are the monks we are looking for."

As for the woman, there are two possibilities, the first is that these two are the murderous demons of Qianzhou, so they and this monk may be accomplices, or they may have met in black, so I don't know who can overpower whom is the east wind and the west wind.

Another possibility is that these two are victims and have been killed by monks, and the Qianzhou murderer was mixed with the passengers, deceived us, and got off the boat.

In either case, there was a big problem with the ship from Qianzhou, Zhao Du. ”

Zhao Du, who was named by Xiao Yan, was the right attendant of the Criminal Department, and he turned his hand with the wolf's brush and looked at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan said: "You take someone to search the boat now, even if the boat is dismantled, you have to find the mezzanine for me, there must be a mezzanine on this ship, otherwise it is impossible for the three big living people to disappear like this." ”

Zhao Du had to order, and as soon as the wolf brush in his hand was lost, he got up and went to execute.

Xiao Yan continued to talk to the rest of the people: "The monk's wanted portrait will continue to be posted, but anyone who provides clues will continue to give rewards." ”

After talking about the monk, the next thing to talk about is the Qianzhou murderous maniac.

"The emperor gave us a death order, we must arrest the perpetrators, if this Qianzhou criminal and the monk are black or simply in a gang, it will be easy to handle, at least we already have a little goal.

The most troublesome thing now is that the criminals are mixed up with the passengers, and we have to prevent them from committing crimes in Kyoto.

Therefore, we have to work hard for our brothers in the Jingwei Battalion, and all the passengers who come off the ship today must be kept an eye on, as long as there is any abnormal movement, there is no need to return to the court, and they will be arrested immediately. ”

The commander-in-chief of the Jingwei battalion nodded, "Lord Xiao, don't worry, it has been arranged, the two brothers keep an eye on the boat passengers, twelve hours a day, to ensure that there will be no problems, and the patrols during the day and night have also been strengthened." ”

Xiao Yan pinched his eyebrows.

I thought that as long as the dock was kept airtight, as long as the passengers were strictly checked, the murderous demon would definitely be arrested, but who would have thought that something would happen.

The things that should be said are clearly explained, the things that should be arranged are arranged, the meeting hall is empty, and everyone performs their duties.

By the time Xiao Yan returned to the Rong'an Hou Mansion, it was already time.

In the past, when Xiao Yan came back, the house was quiet nine times out of ten, but now he felt a tense atmosphere as soon as he entered the door.

The whole mansion is brightly lit.

"What's wrong?" After getting out of the carriage, Xiao Yan asked the little guy at the second gate.

The little servant replied respectfully, "Madame's yard has been robbed, saying that she has lost her valuables. ”

The little servant paused for a moment, swallowed in his throat, looked at Xiao Yan's expression, and said: "In addition, the courtyard of the prince was on fire, but the fire was not big and was quickly extinguished. ”

Xiao Yan's entourage Thirteen immediately looked shocked, "Our master's yard is on fire?" How could this good thing catch fire? ”

How could the little guy in the second gate know this, only smile respectfully.

Thirteen didn't really ask him, and turned his head to look at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan didn't have any expression on his face, "Go to the inner courtyard and take a look." ”

Raising his feet and walking in, he instructed Thirteen, "Go back and take a look, and take an inventory to see what is missing." ”

Thirteen was ordered to leave, and Xiao Yan went directly to the inner courtyard.

In the courtyard of Mrs. Rong Anhou, the people in a courtyard stood densely black and pressed.

Mrs. Rong Anhou had a calm face full of anger, "If you don't tell who stole the things today, don't even want to sleep one by one." ”

The people in the courtyard were silent, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.

Xiao Yan walked over and glanced behind Mrs. Rong Anhou.

Except for the old lady, all the masters in the house are here, but I didn't see Lu Jia and her little maid.

Seeing Xiao Yan coming, Xiao Yi immediately said: "Big brother can be regarded as back, there are thieves in my mother's house, and I have stolen a lot of things, and now I can't catch anyone, big brother will be tried quickly, eldest brother is the youngest and promising criminal department Shangshu that His Majesty has personally praised, and he won't even be able to handle his own family's affairs." ”

Xiao Yan glanced at the people in the courtyard, and finally smiled at Xiao Yi: "Relatives case, you need to avoid suspicion, even if this case is reported to the Criminal Department, it can't fall into my hands, I have to avoid it." ”

Xiao Yi suddenly snorted coldly, "Big brother is really not worried about family affairs at all, even if my mother didn't give birth to you, she raised you, big brother is really cold-hearted." ”

In front of the master of a courtyard, Xiao Yi said politely.

Xiao Yan's face didn't have any expressions, "My yard is also on fire, so I won't bother here." ”

After speaking, Xiao Yan turned around and left.

Xiao Yi stepped forward in two steps to block Xiao Yan, "Big brother, this is leaving?" Not suitable, right? The people in your yard haven't interrogated me yet, so who knows if they stole my mother's things. ”