Yu Zhixiao lives in the west of the city, where there are three squares, and his residence is in the same square as the medicine shop in the Houshan murder case, called Yonghefang, just one street away. The front and back of his residence are all people's houses, separated by alleys, and each house has a fence, and the whole area is relatively regular. But in this one area alone, there are hundreds of households, not to mention the total of the other two squares.

After Wang Yan informed the eldest grandson of Su Yan's plan, the eldest grandson immediately sent more than 30 people, dressed in disguise, and the weapons were dispatched by Wang Yan's brothers. When night came, the Wang Yan brothers immediately led their troops to the west of the city.

Yang Lian was still childish, and he was a little hanging, but at this critical moment, he also reined in his temperament, and led a team of more than ten people to scatter to search the house across the street from Yu Zhixiao's residence, while Wang Yan searched all the surrounding households.

As the night deepened, every household extinguished the candle and fell asleep. Only the men in black who jumped on the walls and rooftops were still not tired.

After the rooster crows, the sky glows with a shallow red and white light, illuminating every house little by little.

The shopkeeper of the pharmacy in the west of the city got up early in the morning, carried the night pot, hummed a little song and came out, and went to the alley next door to pour the night pot leisurely. He had just walked a few steps when he suddenly screamed. I saw a group of people lying in front of him, all of whom wiped their necks, which frightened him so much that his hands were soft, and the night pot fell to the ground.

The dead men were lying in the depths of the alley, staring wide-eyed and with many bloody holes in their bodies.

A young man came out of it, the knife in his hand had just been wiped clean, but there were still some blood stains that could not be erased. The young man bumped into the shopkeeper and was startled, and the shopkeeper was so frightened that he couldn't walk, and said hesitantly: "The old man passed by, and the old man didn't see anything......

The young man glanced at the dead man at his feet, and scolded in annoyance: "I forgot that there is an old man here!" ”

As soon as he heard this, the shopkeeper fainted on the spot, and when he woke up again, he was already in his own bed. He took his son's hand and said that he had killed someone. But when I went to check in the alley, there were no dead people, and even the blood stains were gone. The shopkeeper still insisted that he went to pour the night pot and saw it, obviously there was a young man with a knife, and his feet were full of people he had killed, and he had seen those people, who had been living in this area, and there was only one lane apart! The son didn't believe it, and told him that he must have had a nightmare, don't you see that your night pot is still next to the bed, and there is still your night urine in it!

The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes. Yo, it's really, it's yellow, it looks like I took too many supplements a few days ago and got on fire, and it's really my own!

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said: Fortunately, it is a dream.

In the courtyard not far away, Wang Yan looked at his younger brother for a long time, but he still couldn't help laughing. Yang Lian blushed and muttered: "What's so funny, you've been laughing for half an hour!" ”

Wang Yan blamed himself very much, he shouldn't have laughed at his younger brother, then took a deep breath and pretended to be calm: "It's a shame that you held your urine all night, otherwise, the old man would have to go to the government to report the case!" It's this pee, it's really sassy, what did you eat? ”

"It's just that I've been too tired lately, and I want to make up for myself," Yang Lian looked at his brother's mocking appearance, and his face turned even redder, "Don't laugh!" I'm also forced to do it, if I hadn't restored his night pot to its original state, we would have to go to the Criminal Department to explain it now! ”

"Okay, okay, I won't mess with you. Let's go, everyone has almost moved, let's go and report to Mr. Su and Lord Eldest Sun. Wang Yan dragged his younger brother over, grabbed his shoulders, and got into a carriage.

After the eldest grandson Wuzheng settled the sixteen abducted women one by one, he invited Su Yan to the study. Pushing open the door, he bumped into Zuo Qing, holding a bowl of tea, raising his cold eyes, and staring at them for a long time.

In the end, he just smiled faintly in response.

Su Yan didn't care about him, and chased after the eldest grandson without arguing and said: "My lord, those sixteen women have all seen Yu Zhixiao, and Yu Zhixiao will definitely not be able to escape the involvement at present, but our goal is Tan Cen, if you give me three days, I will definitely be able to find out the flaws in Tan Cen from him!" ”

The eldest grandson pushed open the window slowly, then sat at the desk, took a sip of hot tea, and said: "Zuo Qing, the person you see is indeed very talented, but it's a pity that he is a daughter, otherwise my criminal department will definitely ask you for her, and my criminal department will be famous!" ”

Zuo Qing made a gesture and said with a smile: "My lord said that he was joking, Su Yan was just a teacher, and she only interfered in the case because she was involved in the students of the academy, so she had no choice but to do so." ”

"But what about this time? This time it was recommended by you, aren't you optimistic about her ability to solve cases? Such talents cannot be wasted in the College. ”

Zuo Qing stopped talking, just smiled, a fake smile that had not changed for thousands of years.

Su Yan looked at Zuo Qing in surprise, it turned out that it was not mentioned by accident in the West Building, but by Zuo Qing's intention, why did he recommend himself?

"Why me?" Su Yan couldn't help but ask.

"Because you have a simple identity, a single background, and you are not from Rongguo, and the most important thing is that you are a woman, a woman, and it is easiest to hide people's eyes. Murphy is monitoring the academy and even the whole of Ruoshui, I have no one available, so you have naturally become the best candidate. ”

"No one?" Su Yan couldn't believe his ears, looked at the eldest grandson Wuzheng, and then looked at Zuo Qing, "Xilou, Yansheng, and those contestants who have appeared in the martial arts competition, aren't they all your people?" ”

"It's all familiar faces, not available."

"Since you're here, you must be on the same side as you, right? In fact, I should have found out a long time ago, why did the criminal department, which has always been neutral, suddenly send two young people who had just taken office to help me, it turned out that it was you. ”

"It's all your own people, don't worry too much." The eldest grandson broke the deadlock: "Miss Su, Zuo Qing has good intentions, and at the same time, there is really no way. Murphy's power is in full swing, and the eyeliner is all over the country, we must be extra cautious, and we will naturally have Zuoqing's use in selecting you, but you can rest assured, we will definitely ensure your personal safety. ”

"What about the Criminal Department? The Criminal Department earns so many faces every year, why don't you check it, but let me go? My life is worthless? ”

The eldest grandson Wuzheng was a little embarrassed, pinching his fingers and tapping on the table, but he didn't know how to explain. Zuo Qing slowly explained: "Before I came, if the water was full of smoke and miasma, the officials protected each other, and the treacherous people were in pain. Although the eldest grandson is the secretary of the Criminal Department, he is isolated and helpless, and it is not easy to maintain it to this day. However, there is also Murphy eyeliner in the criminal department, and the eldest grandson knows who it is, but there is no way to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Therefore, the Criminal Department is not safe, and only the two teenagers who have not yet reported to the Criminal Department can still be used. ”

"So dangerous?" Su Yan subconsciously looked at the gloomy places around him, and suddenly had the illusion that there were eyes everywhere.

The eldest grandson Wuzheng sighed slightly: "For more than ten years, in the past, there was still Empress Yu to suppress His Majesty, and there were singers to stabilize the court, even if Mo Fei had different intentions, he did not dare to act rashly, but unfortunately as soon as Empress Yu died, Rong Guo became Mo Fei's world!" ”

Su Yan never expected to hear his aunt from the mouth of the eldest grandson Wuzheng, and looking at his eyes, it seemed that he had a different affection for his aunt. Ten years later, I can still maintain such emotions, which must have been deeply rooted in the bone marrow......

Su Yan had a conjecture in her heart, which shocked her.

"It's up to you to collect information about the women, but if it's useful, keep a record. I still send you Brother Wang Yan, don't look at them as fledgling, but anyone who can be included in my criminal department, regardless of the recruits and old people, has his strengths. Brother Wang Yan, cautious and careful, can investigate the case where ordinary people can't investigate, his ability is very strong, and he will not be limited to the criminal department in the future! ”

"What about Yang Lian?" Su Yan asked him.

The eldest grandson Wuzheng showed a trace of helplessness on his face: "I have a close friend who once fought side by side with me, and then died in battle, and entrusted my young son to me before he died, and I must take care of him." ”

"So, Yang Lian is not Wang Yan's brother?"

"None of them have the same surname, so naturally they are not the same father and mother."

"But ......"

"Did Yang Lian say that he took his mother's surname?"

The eldest grandson looked out the window, but Su Yan found that there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

"Yang Lian was born to my best friend and the only child in the family. After his father died in battle, his only mother went with him, leaving behind an infant child. I found him a family, the head of the family is a businessman in Jiangnan, and he has a son who has just turned three years old, that is, Wang Yan. This family is harmonious, and it is the most suitable. But somehow, Wang Yan knew Yang Lian's identity, so he was indifferent to this bloodless child since he was a child, but when the Criminal Department opened for assessment and recruitment, he still brought Yang Lian. ”

"It turns out that there is such a story in it......" Su Yan sighed, and couldn't help but think of himself. Even if Wang Yan hates his brother who is not related by blood so much, he still can't let go of him at the critical moment, but he let go of his hand when the Buddha needs him the most.

Su Yan hurriedly retreated, and the housekeeper Hou was outside the door, and when he heard the movement, he immediately followed her and led her to settle the residence of the victim women.

After the eldest grandson waited for Su Yan to leave, he finally asked the words that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "This Mr. Su is like jumping out of a crack in a stone, not to mention his intelligence, and his courage is not comparable to ordinary people, but I think that her use to you is more than that, right?" Her identity should not be simple. ”

"What do you want to say?"

"Left in charge, the matter has come to this, and you still want to hide it from me?"

Zuo Qing didn't react, just said lightly: "My lord guessed, just don't tell her." ”

"I don't want to ask about your plan, if you want to say it, I'll listen to it, and I'll be happy to do whatever I want," Eldest Sun Wuzheng stared at him, and suddenly asked again: "But there is one thing I want to ask you, what happened ten years ago, are you really sure that Murphy did it?" ”

Zuo Qing frowned and turned his head to look at him: "What do you mean, sir?" ”

"Ten years ago, the Xuan family's case and the palace fire happened in the same month, since the fire was planned by Murphy for a long time, how did he split up and control the Zhao Guoxuan family thousands of miles away?"

"Murphy has a large number of men, it is easy to send a few people, and it is his character to go to great lengths to create a massacre in order to obtain the complete book of weapons."

"Perhaps, a book of weapons, the whole world is crazy about it, heh!"

The eldest grandson Wuzheng still doubted in his heart that Mo Fei only valued the position of power at that time, and the weapon spectrum was nothing more than a tool for him to curry favor with His Majesty, but compared to the only weapon spectrum, eradicating the crown prince was his shortcut to the peak of power. What's more, the Xuan family is thousands of miles away, and there is no threat to him, and the only connection with Kyoto is the Waka family.

But Zuo Qing didn't believe it, and in his eyes, there was only hatred left.

In the warm and bright room, the girl stood behind the screen, and her beautiful figure was undoubtedly revealed on the screen. Su Yan was stunned, in her memory, she had only seen the master's. At that time, I was still young, and the master did not shy away from it, always taking off his shirt in front of her, shaking the pu fan on a hot day, and leading her to the street to get ice cubes while scolding the ghost weather. Kuaifeng Town is not big, but there is a wealthy merchant from Chu City, and I don't know how he brought ice cubes. In short, in the hot summer of those days, the wealthy merchants always gave free ice cubes for the townspeople to cool off.

Although the memories are beautiful, they are also short, Su Yan returned to reality, the corners of her mouth were still smiling, she felt that the time was the best at that time.

"Girl." Su Yan knocked at the door, "The door is not closed, I am disturbed." ”

The woman hurriedly packed herself up before she came out. She was born good-looking, with a pair of fox eyes, a little powder, and she became more and more charming.

She said timidly: "The people's girls are guilty, they shouldn't open the door to change their clothes, please punish the adults!" As he spoke, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Su Yan hurriedly stopped: "I'm not an official, have you ever seen a woman as an official?" ”

The woman looked up and realized that she had recognized the wrong person, so she was willing to get up, but she was still cowardly: "That's also the nobleman here, the people's daughter......"

"Aren't they all people?"

The woman was stunned, not knowing how to answer.

Su Yan helped her to the concubine's collapse and asked her, "Are you a person from the city?" ”

The woman shook her head: "Yellow Tooth Town." ”

Yellow Tooth Town?

"It's near Ruoshui, it's said to be a town, but there aren't many people living there, and there is no yamen, just a few officials sent by Ruoshui City."

Su Yan had never heard of such a town, and continued to ask her, "Then what is your name?" How did you get kidnapped to Ruoshui City? ”

Su Yan's words touched her sadness, and the woman wiped her tears and said: "Fang Wei, a folk girl, has a poor family, and only one father with leg disease depends on her life. The folk girl did not have the skills to be around, so she wanted to find a job of sprinkling and sweeping, and it happened that a notice was posted outside the town, saying that a group of women were summoned to serve the official master, and the monthly salary was ten copper coins! ”

"The folk girl asked the person who posted the notice, and he said that his sister also worked in the official master's mansion, and he had twenty copper coins a month, and I was moved. But I didn't expect it to be a trap! ”

Fang Wei talked about the excitement, tears flowed down, and he couldn't say a word. Su Yan didn't know how to appease, so she could only stretch her arms and gently pat her on the back of her shoulder. Fang Wei's mood calmed down a bit, and continued: "We are all locked in one place, every day in the dark, confined in a house, there are many guards, there is no chance to escape at all, as long as someone tries to escape, they will be arrested, and then they will be beaten. Some people couldn't stand it and hanged herself, and some people were beaten and crippled alive, so they threw her out and was gnawed by wild dogs! ”

"Someone died?"

She closed her eyes in pain, as if she didn't want to remember, but memories always tormented her.

"The folk girl is the only one who has escaped, and she has been running for a long time, but unfortunately, it is only a little bit short of that the folk girl can escape from the city gate!"

"Wait, the gates? The place where you were first imprisoned was also in the city? ”

She nodded: "That place is very remote, I just remember that it was very dark around, there were no people, I ran for a long time to see some lights, those lights are very strange, distorted, and ...... And ghost screams! She noticed that Su Yan cast a strange gaze, and hurriedly explained: "Maybe I was too scared at the time, and I just ran to the city gate, I heard it wrong, I saw it wrong." ”

Su Yan was not discouraged, and asked again: "Among the people who are with you, has anyone been there before?" ”

"I heard Xiaoying say that she had been there, and she stayed there for two days before arriving at Yonghefang, but all of us were covered with black cloth on the road, and we didn't know the route at all."

There is always a mistake in Baimi, everyone recalls some clues, and if they put it together, they may be able to find a location.

There, there must still be people who have been arrested!