Another hour later, there was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard ahead, and then several men dressed as errand officers walked in.

Lu Bu turned his face away.

He knew all these people, and one of them was the first-class general of Kaifeng Mansion - Zhanzhao.

After carefully examining the scene, Zhanzhao did not offer to go back with the body, but walked up to Meizi and asked about the scene.

Subsequently, he instructed everyone to leave, but he advised, "After you go back, you must not go out without permission, and you can wait for the summons of Kaifeng Mansion at any time." ”

Lu Bu let out a sigh of relief, and followed Cai Qi out of the gate behind the sedan chair.

When the shopkeeper heard this kind of thing, he was also very frightened, for fear that it would affect him, so he told the guy to close the door earlier.

At this time, Zhan Zhao and the others had already returned to Kaifeng Mansion.

Lord Bao is preparing to go on the road to Chuzhou in the past few days, and inspect Henan and Anhui according to the emperor's will. The case that suddenly appeared was also very difficult for him.

"Someone, quickly send the woman named Meizi to come, along with a few palanquin drivers and two escorts."

One of the officers agreed, and rode away.

When Lu Bu and the others came to the hall, they learned that the murdered housekeeper was from Chuzhou, and it was Zhao An, the chief housekeeper in the Anle Palace.

"Has Tang Zhuangshi ever seen the murderer's appearance clearly?" Master Bao didn't ask Meizi, but asked Lu Budao.

Lu Bu shook his head.

"After the villain went to the room, the person had already gone away, and he didn't dare to chase after him because he was worried about the safety of Miss Meizi."

"This Zhao An is a person from the Anle Palace, and he was ordered to enter Beijing, if this matter is known by the Anle Palace Master, he will definitely report to the emperor, and it seems that the position of this official to supervise the imperial history will be postponed for a few days." Bao Zheng sighed, but looked back at the servant brought by Zhao An, and asked, "Did your housekeeper have any enemies in this capital?" ”

The servant thought for a moment.

"Hui Yu Bao, although my housekeeper often goes in and out of the capital, he lives in Deyun Building every time, rarely goes out, and will not have any enemies."

Bao Zheng thought for a while, and then asked Meizidao, "Miss Meizi, every time Zhao An comes to the capital, will he ask you to serve?" ”

Meizi lowered her head and nodded slightly.

Bao Zheng's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and he suddenly smiled, waved his hand at everyone, and said, "The official of this case has already known, you don't need to be afraid, you can go back now, remember, it's best not to mention this matter to others, if necessary, someone will call you to come." ”

The crowd was puzzled.

Such a big case, how could Mr. Bao be so lightly understated?

After sending everyone away, Bao Zheng called Zhan Zhao and several other officials.

"You wait to deal with the aftermath for the time being, help the servants transport Zhao An's body back to Chuzhou, and then, wait for the official's orders, and after the official enters the palace tomorrow to bid farewell to Banzai, you can board the journey to Chuzhou."

"What do you mean by that the murderer in this case should be in Chuzhou?" An officer asked.

Bao Zheng nodded.

"Although this Zhao An often comes to the capital, he rarely goes out, and he only asks Miss Meizi to serve alone, which shows that he knows very few people here, even if he knows a few people and has offended, he will not be to the point of killing him. It just so happened that the official was also going to Chuzhou, and this matter could be learned from the Anle Palace. ”

"Little one understands." Several officers nodded.

At this time, Lu Bu, Cai Qi and others had also returned to the tea house.

Worried that Meizi would be scared alone, Lu Bu and Cai Qi sent her home under the arrangement of Boss Wen.

When I returned, it was already late.

Lu Bu didn't know if Diao Chan would come to the teahouse to find him tonight, so he walked quickly.

Cai Qi followed behind, staring at Lu Bu's back.

Touching the silver in his pocket, and then touching the short knife that Zhu Neng handed to him, this guy gritted his teeth.

It should be said that this is a very good opportunity.

The front of the building is a bustling street, but the back is very secluded, and the wooden exterior staircase looks very cold in the night.

Outside the staircase was an open space from which another street could be reached, but between this street and the clearing, not a single figure could be seen.

Cai Qi's hands trembled a little.

If you do it yourself here, you can throw Lu Bu's body in a place where no one can find it before it is discovered.

According to Zhu Neng, even if he only took one finger or one ear from Lu Bu, Yan Kai would give the remaining one hundred taels of silver to himself.

He didn't want to miss out on this opportunity to make a fortune.

Walking a few steps to catch up with Lu Bu, Cai Qi held a short knife in one hand, and patted Lu Bu's shoulder with the other, making a very intimate appearance.

Lu Bu turned around, unguarded.

The dagger stabbed him in the chest.

Tremble in the balance.

Lu Bu felt Cai Qi's tension and change, on the side of his body, the short knife slid through the rib side on the left side, the cold blade cut through the skin, and Lu Bu even heard the tooth-chilling sound of the knife and the rib cage rubbing.

In a hurry, Lu Bu grabbed the back of Cai Qi's knife and flipped it hard, and the knife instantly changed direction and stabbed into Cai Qi's chest.

Cai Qi couldn't have imagined that Lu Bu would be killed with just a slight twist, and he sat on the ground with a thud, covering his wound and twitching.

Lu Bu was furious, grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

"Benhou treats you as a brother, but you want to harm Benhou?"

Cai Qi's face was distorted, the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and it took a long time to spit out three words: "Yan, Yan Gongzi......"

Lu Bu was taken aback.

"But is that the Yan son who is my beloved wife in the street scene?"

Cai Qi blinked his eyes a few times and pointed weakly at his pocket.

Lu Bu touched the two ingots of silver.

In a fit of rage, Lu Bu raised his hand and threw Cai Qi out fiercely.

This guy was already dying, and after being dropped by Lu Bu like this, he struggled on the ground a few times, and then he didn't move.

Lu Bu rushed over and saw that he had no hope of surviving, so he couldn't help but be angry and hateful, and he couldn't wait to find the Shilang Mansion immediately and beat that Yan Kai to death. However, soon, Lu Bu calmed down.

Although this Cai Qi is just a small guy, he must be a relative of the shopkeeper, and if he kills him like this, he will definitely be taken to Kaifeng Mansion again, this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Lord Bao to excuse himself again.

For the sake of today's plan, the only way to leave with Diao Chan is to leave immediately, otherwise this Yan Kai will definitely not give up.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu leaned over and took the two ingots of silver from Cai Qi's pocket, and then dragged his body to the bottom of the stairs and casually found some weeds to cover it.

Since the shopkeeper had already ordered the men to close the door early, at this time, the entire tea shop was dark.

Lu Bu saw that Diao Chan, Chen Yuniang, Tang Xing'er and others were not there, so he strode in the direction of his house.

Lu Bu didn't expect it, but Yan Kai arrived one step ahead of him.

When this guy heard that Lu Bu and the others were taken to Kaifeng Mansion, he thought that he would definitely come back for a long time, so he planned to take this opportunity to snatch Diao Chan away first.

Another killing is about to begin.