I heard from the guy about a green building, saying that it was a green building, but it was a few private houses, with a partition wall, and many compartments were made in it, and only a narrow passage connected these compartments. The lights in the 'green building' were dim, and only some of the displays in the hall could be faintly seen, and the red and green silk ribbons hanging from the beams of the aisles were just touching the top of their heads.

Yang Lian casually ripped off a piece of silk ribbon, leaned on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, revealing an expression of enjoyment. Wang Yan kicked him in disgust and cursed: "You have a brain disease, right? Hurry up and throw it away! ”

Yang Lian threw it on the ground and said, "It's hard to come out and play for a while, brother, you better take it easy!" ”

"We are here to handle the case, not to visit the Qinglou, you should think clearly, don't miss Mr. Su's important matter!"

"Be quiet," Su Yan reminded them, "Have you noticed that this is not like Rong Guo's Qinglou, but like a ......?"

"Linguo?"

Su Yan looked at Wang Yan with some surprise. It seems that although this young man has a poor attitude, his brain is flexible, and he is many times stronger than his younger brother.

As they spoke, a voice came from overhead, and the three of them looked up, all taken aback.

From the outside, this green building is just a low-rise house, but after the hall house, from the aisle upwards, it is a two-storey staggered, suspended design building, I don't know who is the handiwork, it is simply ingenious!

It's just used here, and it's ......

What a waste of such a powerful hand! Wang Yan sighed and said.

The voice came again, and several people looked carefully, only to find that there was a dark hole, in which a pair of white eyes were looking at them, and gradually, the surroundings of those eyes became brighter and brighter, and Su Yan and the three of them finally saw the environment around those eyes clearly.

It turns out that the suspension is just an illusion, and the two floors are connected by a wooden path, and the spider-web-like wooden path extends to many exits, each exit is a house, some are superimposed, some are side by side, and it seems that those rooms that extend out should be the private houses next door. Because it was daytime and there was no business, it was because he did not hold the lamp that he had the illusion of being suspended.

The man above had white dye around his eyes, and his face full of furrows twitched strangely. He was wrapped in felt, and looked very afraid of the cold, and looked at them for a long time before he said quietly, "Where do you come from?" ”

"Passing by, come in and have a look," Wang Yan observed behind the man and asked him, "Who are you?" ”

"Who am I?" The figure moved, and staggered down the wooden road, "Thinking back then, I also had a brilliant time, carrying a red-toothed knife, riding a sweaty and bloody horse, galloping over there, fighting and killing enemies, what a scenery!" ”

"It's a pity that you're old."

Yang Lian said coldly, which made everyone present stunned for a moment. The man didn't care, he just reached out and pushed the two brothers away, trying to lift his wrinkled face and look at Su Yan. At this time, the three of them saw clearly that it was not an exaggeration for this man to say that he was an old man.

He suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it on Su Yan's shoulder, and Brother Wang Yan was immediately alert and wanted to step forward to stop him. Su Yan felt that this old man seemed to have something to say to her, and it might be useful to her, so he hinted that Wang Yan was calm.

The old man leaned closer, sniffed twice, and then slowly retreated, and said to her: "I am old, but you are still young, little girl, go home quickly, you are stuck in this quagmire, and sooner or later you will lose your life!" ”

At this time, Su Yan was not calm anymore, and hurriedly retreated.

The old man tightened his felt and continued: "If the water is not a good place, you can't bear it, even if you have the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible to turn danger into a disaster again and again, and your nobles are not reliable." ”

Su Yan instantly jumped when he heard the word 'noble', and pulled him over: "What do you know?!" ”

The old man twisted his neck uncomfortably, lifted his face, and the green tendons on his face bulged, looking even more terrifying.

"Little girl, it's not too late to leave Ruoshui, if you wait until everything settles and you want to withdraw again, it's too late!"

"Sir, don't listen to this old monster who bewitches the public, just send him to the official mansion to see if he dares to talk nonsense!" Yang Lian rolled up his sleeves and was about to find a rope to tie someone up, but was stopped by Wang Yan and whispered a warning to him not to be impulsive.

Su Yan suddenly let go of his hand and asked him extremely calmly: "It seems that the old gentleman is an acquaintance, but I don't know where I have met the old gentleman, please make it clear." ”

"Little girl, don't ask so much, it's not good for you, you, just go home obediently, and live this life mediocrely, it's complete." As he spoke, he walked slowly up the wooden path.

Yang Lian really couldn't stand his weird words, so he pointed to the figure on the wooden road and scolded him. Wang Yan took a step forward, arched his hand upwards and said, "Old man, the three of us came here today for business. Listening to what you just said, you must also be a righteous and kind person, so I won't go around in circles and say it directly. My sister has been missing for several months, and several of us have searched Ruoshui to no avail, and the last place she appeared was in the downtown area, I don't know if you have seen it. After that, he kicked Yang Lian hard, the two brothers were connected, and they could feel what they were thinking in each other's hearts, and he immediately echoed: "Yes, we are so anxious that we are half dead in the days when my sister is missing, our parents' hair is gray, and it is useless to report to the official, and the three of us sisters and brothers can only find it by ourselves, oh, my sister's surname is Wang, a single chan character, willow leaves with long eyebrows and peach blossom eyes, a pair of cherry lips, and we talk like a magpie singing......

Before Yang Lian's words were finished, he felt that someone had kicked him in the buttocks, and he saw Wang Yan's face turned blue, staring at him, almost eating people. Yang Lian said in his heart: Let me say you, don't let me say it is you, what do you want!

"Young man, I haven't heard of this woman you said, you're in the wrong place."

"That old gentleman has heard that there are women missing nearby, maybe my sister is also among them, if you can tell me, the younger generation is willing to be a cow and a horse!"

The old man leaned his back and turned his head to stare at them: "I'll say it again, this downtown is not a place for you to stay, if you want to live longer, get out of here!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the surroundings fell into darkness, and suddenly a lot of hands pushed them and drove them out of the green building.

"What's the weird old man, this Qinglou is also weird, it's pitch black, like the underworld," Yang Lian struggled to tear off the ribbon wrapped around his body, and spat, "Let's hurry back, this place is weird!" ”

"Indeed," Su Yan stood outside the door of the Qinglou, looking around at the buildings, she couldn't help but feel frightened, she quickly pulled up his two brothers and walked outside, Yang Lian said that this place was strange and casually said, I didn't expect Mr. Su to take it seriously, and hurriedly dragged her and said: "Mr. Su, the Qinglou is a clue that we finally found, the old man must know the truth, the more strange he is, the more suspicious he is, we shouldn't give up now!" Su Yan didn't mean to stop, he ran all the way, until he left the downtown area, he let go of their hands with confidence, held on to the pillar of the archway at the entrance of the long street, and gasped for breath. Yang Lian looked at her with a displeased expression, waiting for her explanation.

Unexpectedly, it was Wang Yan who spoke first: "Mr. Su has discovered something, he is so panicked, it must be a discovery that will cost people's lives." ”

"Just now, I saw a few men, there were five in total, they appeared when we first entered the Qinglou, and when we left, they appeared in different positions, whether it was the dress or the murderous aura on that face, they were definitely not ordinary people, then they must be Tan Cen's people!"

"What does Mr. Su mean that we are being targeted by Tan Cen?"

"When we dressed like this and walked into the city, we should have been exposed."

Yang Lian jumped to his feet in shock: "This is miserable, there is no way out, there are chasing soldiers behind, are we going to be wiped out?" I just went to the Criminal Department to report, and I haven't made any meritorious achievements yet! ”

"That's it!" Wang Yan stopped, "It's just that we were discovered, they don't know us, you forgot, Mr. Su has changed his appearance, the two of us are dressed in disguise, and we are new faces, who knows!" ”

"You are so confident, think about it, since they have suspected us, they will be more vigilant, how can we go back to investigate the case?!"

"Although I have a Shouyan Pearl, I can only change one face, and it is the same every time, and I can't change other appearances, so I'm afraid there will be no second chance......" Su Yan said discouragedly.

"I'm afraid Mr. Su doesn't know that there is a strange technique in the world that can change your face with just a pen, right?"

"What is the Strange Gate Technique?" Wang Yan's words made a bright color appear in Su Yan's mind, and he suddenly rekindled hope.

"Mr. Su will wait a few more days, first, to wait for the enemy to relax his vigilance, and second, I have to visit a friend, she is proficient in this technique, but she has a strange temper, I need a few days."

"Okay, good," Su Yan was overjoyed, "Can you enter the downtown for the second time, and it's up to you!" ”

In the green building, the candle was rekindled, and the space on the two floors suddenly brightened up as day, and the old man in the corridor was still standing there. After a long time, a voice came from outside, and the servant knelt on the ground and reported, "Su Yan and the others have left safely, and the master can rest assured." ”

The old man turned slowly, his shoulders suddenly shrugged, the felt on his body rose and fell violently, as if something was in it, and then the wrinkled face began to twist and deform, starting from the chin and curling outward, then the lips, the nose, and finally the silver hair on the head.

The old man stretched out the felt to reveal a blue-and-gray robe, and he slowly straightened up, rubbing his face with his hands, and a layer of golden powder flowed from his fingers.

The servant watched the whole process in amazement, trembling with fright, and when he saw his master put down his palm, and his eyes were about to be revealed, he hurriedly lowered his head again. The servants always felt strange, the Qinglou had been open for more than ten years, and they had never seen the master here, why did they suddenly appear today, but they looked at people with a disguise, strange, too strange!

He raised his head a little, and saw the face clearly through the criss-crossing wooden paths, it was a very handsome face, without any grooves, heroic, and the golden powder still remained in the hair, and I thought that it must be something that was glued to a human skin mask.

The person above didn't seem to care about the servant's strange eyes, he just looked at the servant quietly, looking at this loyal servant who had been doing his best for Qinglou for more than ten years, as if he had never shown his disguise in front of him, nor had he ever seen his true face. I'm really sorry for him.

He sprang to his feet, leaping from path to path and landing firmly in front of the servant. The servant was so frightened that he fell backwards, and hurriedly kicked his legs backwards, but a pair of eyes seemed to be enchanted, since he saw the true face of his master, he could not move an inch, and there was surprise and joy in those eyes, and finally in the end, all of them were firm.

"It's been ten years, almost eleven years, when I left, I didn't say goodbye, only left a letter, instructing you to run the Qinglou well, I also gave it a try with a fluke heart, I didn't expect you to really take care of this place in good order."

"The master's mission, the villain will achieve it!"

"You've been here for too long, it's time to live in a different place," he gently raised the corners of his mouth and stared at him like a brother, "When the turmoil subsides, sell this place, take the money and leave Rong State, go to Chu State or Zhao State, in short, leaving the land of right and wrong can be regarded as my reward to you." ”

The servant suddenly became nervous and hurriedly asked, "The master doesn't want me anymore?!" ”

"You and I met in Pingshui, I only saved you once, but you replied with eleven years, I can't afford it, only by giving away the Qinglou, can I feel at ease."

"The villain is willing!"

"You're not too young, you should live for yourself."

The servant crawled over on his knees and slammed his head in front of him, "Wherever the master goes, the villain goes!" ”

He leaned down, reached out and gently stroked his hair, and said softly: "There is no feast in the world, you have to think about it." Finally, I will explain one more thing to you, and after I am done, our master-servant relationship will end here. ”

"The host is trying to ......"

"Send some people to the various squares to conduct secret investigations, collect the list of missing women as soon as possible, and find an opportunity to hand it over to Su Yan."

"Missing women?" The servant was puzzled, in this chaotic area of the downtown area, someone had disappeared inexplicably since more than ten years ago, and the master was not interested at that time, and now he asked...... He thought that the master was in a hurry to sell the Qinglou and dismiss everyone, and he suddenly understood again.

It seems that something big is about to happen in Kyoto!

The servant didn't dare to ask, anyway, the master said that what he asked him to do, he had to do it!

It was getting dark, and the servants were long gone. He picked up the face mask and sighed: "It's only been a few months, you left me behind, it's really not worth it for the sake of Zuoqing!" ”

Kyoto has entered the warm spring of April, and the West Building has not yet returned, and there is no news of him except a few letters received by the academy. And what the letter said was nothing more than to explain to his subordinates to take care of the Wan Dynasty Fang Yunyun, and he didn't know anything about Su Yan, even his experience in Yan Kingdom.

Su Yan was immersed in the investigation of the case, but he didn't pay much attention to it, Xilou didn't mention himself, and he didn't have time to think about him.

In the blink of an eye, April is about to end, but the investigation of Tan Cen has entered a bottleneck, not to mention that Tan Cen does not leak anything, even the business of his subordinates and the dark market, after the Xishan Courtyard, suddenly settled, and now it is like an iron wall, no longer an inch closer, although he went to the downtown area, he found nothing, and his whereabouts were exposed.

Under the sun, the leaves were swaying, and Su Yan was slumped on the recliner, looking at the swaying branches in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking. The tea on the coffee table on the side has been cooled.

The eldest grandson Yue brought a bunch of garlic, and came to Su Yan excitedly, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard that Mr. Su was very sad these days, but as for what he was hurting, they didn't know.

"What is the gentleman thinking?" Eldest Sun Yue squatted beside Su Yan and asked.

"You don't understand." Su Yan just glanced at her.

"Tell me, I might understand."

"Forget it, knowing too much won't do you any good."

Seeing that she had no desire to share, the eldest grandson had no choice but to give up, handed her a package, and said, "When I came in just now, I met a strange person who blocked my way and forced me into a sheepskin package. ”

In the sheepskin package, there was a roll of silk cloth, I thought it was a girl's handkerchief, but inside the silk cloth, it was a dense number of names, those names Su Yan had never heard, but there was a place name in the lower left that made her instantly refreshed.

List of missing persons in the downtown area

"Wow! Door-to-door evidence! Su Yan jumped up, put away the silk cloth and ran out, leaving Changsun Yue, who didn't know the situation, muttering that Mr. Su was crazy.

Su Yan showed this list to Zuo Qing, and Zuo Qing decided to hand it over to the eldest grandson Wuzheng, but at the moment, it is not appropriate for the two to meet blatantly.

or handed it back to the eldest grandson Yue and conveyed it on his behalf.

The eldest grandson looked at Su Yan with a triumphant face, and said with a hippie smile: "You don't have to come back to me, sir, why do you have to go that way!" ”

"Nonsense, don't forget to explain your affairs."

"I know, I know, don't talk to anyone on the way, don't reveal anything about this list, you must hand it over to my father!" The eldest grandson sighed, and Mr. Su became more and more like her mother.