Han Daring was slightly stunned when he saw a man standing outside the gate, but as soon as this person spoke, Han Daring heard that this person was Lu Songtao. At this time, he was still wearing makeup, not showing his true face, but his makeup was very different from the fat man when he presented the award.

It turned out that after the director of the hall and some high-ranking officials invited Lu Songtao to the Majestic Hotel for dinner yesterday, the director of the hall and others accompanied Lu Songtao to the Huili Arena for recreation, and the gambling expenses during the period were all counted in the accounts of the main hall. After that, he went to the Yuqing Pool private room in Nanshi City to take a bath, and Han Daring had just left with Zhang Biao and the others, otherwise he might run into one after another.

In the evening, a banquet was set up at the Xiandeyue Restaurant, and after the banquet, everyone gathered around Lu Songtao and came to the "Paris Dance Ground" of the Central Plains Company to have fun.

Although Tianjin Weigang launched a "ban on dance movement" a few years ago, the major dance venues were greatly impacted. However, in the past two years, the Tianjin Wei Dance Stadium has begun to resurgence again, and the number of dance venues has increased instead of decreasing.

In addition to the old dance halls "Santa Anna", "Flulin", "Tiansheng" and so on, there are also "South Building Dance Hall" with spring floors, and there are dozens of dance halls in the Chinese Concession area.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, ballroom dancing was prevalent, and the famous and powerful people of the upper class society regarded dancing as a "modern" hobby.

At that time, the Paris dance hall of the Central Plains Company invited a group of professional dancers from Beiping, Shanghai and other places, among which there were some White Russian dancers, who were white and beautiful, with long legs and graceful legs, and there were more than 400 professional dancers in the dance field alone. Some of the dancers, like Hu Manli, Wang Baolian, etc., are very famous.

In the turbulent times, although there was a central government in the south, there were forces from various countries outside, especially the Japanese wolf ambitions, bent on annexing China, and the gentry, officials and businessmen in the country oppressed the people. But these gentry and celebrities in the dance hall indulged in lust night and night, as if the chaotic world and the weakened national conditions had nothing to do with these dignitaries and nobles.

Lu Songtao originally hated these sensual things, but in the past few years, he has served in the government, and he has become sophisticated, and he has put away the heroic feelings in the green forest back then. In order to avoid complications, he and the officials of the General Department had a false confrontation with the snake, and did not return to the National Hotel until midnight.

Lu Songtao originally lived in a small hotel in the Japanese Concession, but as the award commissioner of the Nanjing government, it was really unorthodox to live in a small hotel in the Japanese Concession, so before the award, he specially booked a room in the National Hotel. The director of the department knew that the commissioner was going to return to Nanjing early in the morning, so he sent gifts from officials at all levels to Lu Songtao's room at the National Hotel early in the morning.

This morning, Lu Songtao arranged for the car to transport the gifts back to Nanjing first, accompanied by the director of the hall and others, he went to the old dragon head railway station, after everyone saw the boarding train, changed his clothes in the toilet, and soon after the train left the station, he started to work lightly, flew off, returned to the small hotel in the Japanese concession, disguised himself and went out again, at this time his appearance was very different, that is, the director and others faced the passing, and it was difficult to identify.

He knew that Han Daring had found a lot of bones at the bottom of the well, and after receiving the award yesterday, he had a meal, and he must have gone to the headquarters early this morning to report the case, so he hurried to Han Daring's house early. When he was about to knock on the door, he saw Han Da'er coming back from outside, so he stepped forward to say hello.

Han Daring invited Lu Songtao into the house, exchanged pleasantries in the study, and then mentioned the discovery in the dry well and stone cave that night, and talked about the bone examination last night.

The two talked about the ebony box, but Han Daring only said that his lover helped open it, and did not tell each other the rest of the details. Lu Songtao mentioned Ye Ling, Han Dada'er briefly talked about the past, although Lu Songtao and Ye Zhiqiu had a deep relationship, but they didn't know much about Ye Zhiqiu's hypnotism, and then when Han Da'er mentioned it, he knew that Ye Ling had such skills at a young age.

Han Dada'er showed the jade slip to Lu Songtao, and told him about the discovery of the jade slip and the record in the "Jinhai Strange Chronicles" that Lan Banqi said. He asked Lu Songtao about the "immortal urn", but although Lu Songtao was both civil and military, learned both Chinese and Western, and knew the matter of the green forest very well, he had never heard of the so-called "immortal jar".

Han Daring was suspicious of Wang Weihan's identity, so he asked Lu Songtao to use Zhongtong's identity to help investigate. In fact, if you ask Zhao Jingsheng to help investigate, it is the best choice, but because of the delicate relationship between yourself and Mei Ruohong and Zhao Jingsheng, I don't want to always trouble others and owe more debts.

But Lu Songtao came to Tianjin Wei this time, in addition to the mission, he also had a purpose, which was to thank Zhao Jingsheng in person, but it was abrupt to suddenly visit him, and he also asked Han Daring to introduce him on his behalf, which made Han Daring a little difficult.

Lu Songtao has been very interested in this since he learned about the content contained in the inscription of the Ming Dynasty minister Fang Xiaoru, about the Yuanqiao Immortal Mirror and the Wuzhong Kingdom, and the Sanyang Sect is a disaster in North China, and has extended its black hand to Nanjing.

Not enough, in addition to awarding awards this time, his primary task is to spy on the intelligence of the Japanese army, which is the top priority. The clues related to Yuanqiao Immortal Mirror and Wuzhongguo can only ask Han Dada'er to investigate secretly, and then assist from the side when there are further clues.

Han Daring asked Lu Songtao why he happened to appear in the dry well courtyard of Nanshi City the night before, and Lu Songtao didn't hide it, so he heard two people talking in Japanese in the hotel, and hurriedly chased him out, but he was found by the man to fight back with a flying knife, and accidentally heard the sound of a boulder falling, and went to save Han Da'er and Ye Ling, and told him truthfully.

At that time, Lu Songtao listened to the two people talking in Japanese, one of them was fluent in Japanese, should be Japanese, and the other was very lame in Japanese, but he was Chinese, and his accent was very strong, but it was mixed with a bit of Shandong accent. In the conversation between the Japanese and the Chinese, in addition to talking about the Sanyang Sect, he also mentioned the name of the Chinese, as if it was called "Ma Jie"!

Han Daring felt that this name was ordinary, but he seemed to have heard someone mention it before, and he suddenly remembered that Gou Shao had mentioned it to him in the past few years, and he went back to Tianjin Wei this time to find this person named "Ma Jie". This Ma Jie came to Jinmen from Shandong, so he must have a Shandong accent in his accent, but Lu Songtao said that this person's outer accent is also very important, but I don't know if it is the same person as the dog Shao is looking for.

The two chatted for a long time, Han Dada'er was tired for days, Lu Songtao still had a task in his body, and seeing that he was a little tired, he took his leave first. Before leaving, he agreed that he would inform Wang Weihan's identity information three days later, and set the time and place of the next meeting, and then left in a hurry.

Han Daring went back to the house and fell asleep, and did not wake up until before dinner, and after eating, he took the bone sample and went to the Pasteur laboratory.

At this time, it is not a few days before the end of the year, but the Pasteur laboratory is very busy, I think it is because of the recent outbreak of typhoid malaria in Jinmen, this time the typhoid malaria virus is very contagious, and the Pasteur laboratory has been working day and night in order to investigate the cause and source of the disease, and research the agent against the virus.

Han Da'er waited for a long time, but he didn't see Mei Ruohong go downstairs, so he could only write a side note, and hand it over to the person at the reception at the door with the bones to help hand it over. Before returning to the main hall, he first went to the small temple where the dog was temporarily staying, and told Ma Jie about his haunting in the Japanese Concession Hotel, and then rode back to the main hall.

At this time, it was already past noon, and some of the people in the Detective Bureau had not returned from dinner, while others had gone out to handle cases. Han Daring saw that Mei was in the office, so he reported the dry bone case and the discovery of yesterday's bone examination.

Mei has often been late and left early recently, or he has asked for leave, and his boss has been quite dissatisfied with him, but fortunately, Mei has been energetic and energetic every time he comes, and he has become vigorous and resolute, and his work efficiency has been greatly improved. However, the director and other leaders were not there, and Mei was not easy to decide, so she could only ask Han Da'er to wait, and the boss would approve the case and start the investigation.

Han Daring saw that although Mei was in good spirits, he faintly revealed a sick face, and his appearance was a little strange, and he seemed to have seen a similar strange look somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Although the dry well case has not yet been officially filed, Han Dada'er didn't want to wait any longer, and found You Fei Fan Tong and others to go to the alley bungalow in Nanshi City to immediately investigate. Several people visited the neighbors around the dry well courtyard, and the nearest families in the small courtyard were the most suspicious because it was convenient to throw the body after committing the crime.

The dry well courtyard, because of the legend of haunting, has been abandoned for more than ten years, even if the courtyard door is never locked, no one dares to come, only occasionally a few bold children, run into the small courtyard to play, but every time is found by the family, the buttocks have to be beaten with a broomstick, and even the children rarely come again.

Due to the fact that the courtyard door has not been opened for a long time, the drum stones under the two wooden doors of the small courtyard have been filled with plaster, and the door shaft is suffocating and not easy to push. The night before, Han Daringer, Lu Songtao and Ye Ling both climbed over the wall and came out, and yesterday Han Daring brought people to pick up the bones, so he pushed the door open, so the murderer did not carry the corpse from the main gate.

The left and right sides of the dry well courtyard and the back wall are next to a courtyard, only one wall apart, and the small courtyard of this bungalow has a low wall, unless it is a short figure, otherwise the average person can hold it with both hands, and the long body can be crotched on the wall, in turn, even if it is a small-footed woman, as long as there is a little strength, it can be done. But if you want to carry the corpse and climb over the wall, it will take some effort.

In the small courtyard on the left hand side of the dry well courtyard, there are two families, one is a man with a half-grown child, this person's surname is Zhou, his name is Zhou Bo, he is a pig slaughterer, in his early fifties, tall, full of beard, and very strong. Wearing a small coat every day, he embraces his heart, because he is the second in the family, so the younger ones call him the second uncle.

Zhou Bo's wife died early, his son was frail and sickly in his early years, thin and withered, although Zhou Bo had a rough appearance, but his heart was very fine, and he also loved his son, and he cared for his son meticulously, and the father and son had a very hard life.

Another household in the same courtyard is a gambler, and I don't know what the tuba is called, only a nickname is "Chicken", which is long and thin and has shaved shoulders, and has to race with the grass all day long, and it is a chicken comb from a distance.

This guy is nesting in the treasure bureau every day, when did he lose his bare ass, he was driven out by the thugs of the treasure bureau, and then went home to sleep, he always saw no one during the day, and his hands and feet were not in a hurry, but he couldn't steal anything valuable, and he often fooled around with the open-mouthed and big-eyed thieves in Nanshi.

The neighbor who lives on the right hand side of the dry well courtyard is a small courtyard with a unique courtyard, and there is a seller of sauce and meat, whose surname is Li Ping, who is in his forties and less than fifty, with a small nose and small eyes, and a slightly fat figure. There are only two daughters-in-law in the family, and there are no children.

Li Ping has opened a small sauce shop on Dongxing Street, specializing in chicken and duck sauce and meat, and has been open for more than ten years. He originally rented a house and had a tenant in the courtyard, but in the first few years, he used the money he saved to buy the rented courtyard and turn it into a detached family.

There is a wall in the middle of the back of the dry well courtyard, which separates the two courtyards vertically. In the old days, the chaos of Tianjin Wei Hutong repair, the roads and courtyards of old Beijing were horizontal and vertical. The streets and alleys of Tianjin Wei are all built along the river, with twists and turns, and there is no straight road. Therefore, many of the bungalow courtyards in the hutong are not built in accordance with the rules.

The yard on the right hand side of the back wall is not big, there are only two rooms, and the old man who lives in this flower, surnamed Tian, is in his fifties, he is a lonely old man, and people call him Lao Tian. Lao Tian is not tall, his appearance is not good, he is not smiling, and he only has a smile when he looks at flowers and plants.

He used to work as a gardener in the palace of Beijing, and then the Qing Dynasty was gone, and the palace was also defeated, Lao Tian was originally a native of Tianjin, so he went back to Tianjin and bought this small courtyard with his savings, and made a living by planting flowers and grasses, usually planting some flowers and plants in the yard, and then taking them to the bird market to sell, and occasionally planting some green vegetables and mushrooms, which are also eaten by himself.

The right hand yard on the back wall is much larger than the yard of Lao Tian, and there are two families living in it, one is a widow, surnamed Yao, in her thirties and less than forty years old, the grandfather died many years of widowhood, but fortunately, when the grandfather was alive, he left some money, and she often helped people sew clothes to earn some money, so life is not a problem.

It's just that there are many rights and wrongs in front of this widow's door, but it happens that there is a man living in another household in this courtyard, and he is still a bachelor.

This man's surname is Chen, ranked fifth, but because he has a pimple on his face, he has a nickname called "Pimple Five", in his early thirties, and he didn't have a proper business. No girl is willing to marry him now, and Widow Yao is not crooked and cracked, so she must not have anything to do with him.

Except for these households, the other neighbors are relatively far apart, and it is unlikely that the body will be dumped after the crime. Han Daring felt that this was almost the most suspicious, so he planned to conduct a detailed investigation from house to house, but it was getting late at this time, and Han Daring asked You Fei and the others to go home to rest, and wait for tomorrow morning to come back to the house to investigate. Han Da'er stayed to keep an eye on it to prevent anyone from absconding tonight.

There is a small hotel at the mouth of the alley, which is a row of brick and wood two-story buildings next to the alley, and Han Daring rented a room on the second floor of the dry well courtyard from the back window. Through the back window, through the moonlight, you can clearly see the small courtyard of the dry well and the yards of several suspects in the surrounding area.

The north wind is howling in the tenth winter wax moon, the moonlight in the sky is bright, and there is not half a cloud, and it is clearly visible everywhere in the alley. He bought two roast chickens and four catties of beef in sauce, sat down by the window, and observed the alley while eating meat, while living the case in his heart.

At this moment, the door of the hotel room creaked open, and a person flashed in from outside. Han Da'er was extremely vigilant, and he raised his hand to hit the iron chopsticks, and the man who came in hurriedly said:

"Don't fight, don't fight! Own! ”

Han Daring saw that it was Fan Tong who came in.

Fan Tong hurriedly said:

"I think you're too tired to watch Han Tou'er by yourself, I don't want to be with you, and I can lead a class."

After speaking, his eyes looked directly at the two roast chickens that Han Da'er bought.

This kid soaked in the bathhouse for too long yesterday, and he almost drowned, and his face was so red from the hot water that he raced with the fire persimmon. Han Daring knew that this kid was not so kind, and he didn't come to eat for this point, so he didn't care about him, and continued to pay attention to the window.

Fan Tong moved over the stool in a big way, leaned against the window, bent his knees on the side of the stool, took out a bottle of liquor from his arms, grabbed the roast chicken sauce and beef, and talked to Han Daring while eating, and before he knew it, it was already in the middle of the day.

Fan Tong ate and drank, ate the roast chicken sauce and beef like a whirlwind, and slept thunderously by the window with the wine bottle, not only snoring, this kid is gritting his teeth and farting when he sleeps, but it annoys Han Da'er.

Han Daring was about to roll him up for a few sentences, when a figure under the moonlight walked out of the alley quickly, this person was holding a burden in his arms, and his steps were extremely fast, and he was about to walk out of the alley. Although the moonlight was bright, the man carried the moonlight on his back and could not see his face clearly.

Han Dadao'er was about to scold Fan Tong, but he didn't notice which courtyard this person came from! So he kicked Fan Tong awake and asked him to continue staring, while he quickly pushed open the window and flew out, looked in the right direction, and quietly followed.