Tang Yu left a few arresters to guard near the bell tower, and he rode alone to respond to Tianfu and report the progress of the case to the two arresters.

Cheng Liangjia was not there, only Feng Letai was sitting in the errand room, looking tired. A charcoal stove in the corner of the house was burning unhurriedly, and wisps of water vapor were spewing out from the spout of the molten iron pot on it.

As soon as Feng Zhutou saw Tang Yu entering the house, he beckoned and said, "Come, rest for a while, drink a cup of strong tea to relieve fatigue." ”

Tang Yu picked an empty stool and sat down.

Feng Letai stood up, carried a pot of water, and asked, "How is the investigation in the shantytown north of the city?"

"Not much gain. Tang Yu took a towel, wiped his face, and said, "But we learned the news of the long-disappeared 'snow lion' from one side, from the mouth of a girl who lived temporarily......

"Oh, was it an accident?"

Feng Letai put down the kettle, turned around and asked, "How did you find out?"

"The girl had seen the cat with her own eyes in the woods behind the bell tower. ”

"Then if you haven't seen it, how can you be sure that this cat is the pet of the missing Great Swordsman?"

Tang Yu rubbed his hands and thought, "This is not complicated, because our cats in Middle-earth are relatively small, and most of their eyes are gray and yellow. I've only met this Western Regions cat with green eyes and snow-white fur when I'm so big......"

"It seems that you are very attentive. ”

Feng Letai rubbed his temples with both hands, his tone was stagnant, and he said, "My heart has been stuffy for a while, my limbs are sore, and I am really tired." ”

"Then when are we going to check on the bell tower?"

Feng Letai looked out the window, the sky was a little cloudy, and there was a light fog inside and outside the yamen. Wet water beads seeping from the walls and underground. He shook his head, lifted the placket of his robe, and said, "Let's go, we'll go now." Tang Yu saw that the head catcher's face was not good, and said: "If you are not in good health, you don't have to be reluctant, why don't you rest in the ya, and we will go to someone to search?"

"Let's go, or I'll not worry. ”

Feng Letai and Tang Yu hurriedly walked out of the house, stepped on the fine stone path in the garden, opened the corner gate and walked out of the courtyard. Each took a mount, whipped it violently, and galloped towards the bell tower at the north gate.

Beicheng is not far from the government office, and it takes half an hour to ride a horse. The guard's catcher recognized it as a catcher, so he saluted respectfully, Feng Letai pulled the saddle and dismounted, and asked, "Did you find anything abnormal?"

One catcher said, "No." It's just that it's close to the riverbank, and it rained just a few days ago, and the water hasn't receded. There are swamps in the woods and meadows, and water is chirping everywhere, so you don't dare to go deeper?"

Feng Letai frowned, looked at the bell tower, and said thoughtfully: "We have few people, even if we find the 'Snow Lion', we will not be able to effectively arrest it." A few people were left here, and the rest followed me upstairs. As the saying goes, stand high and look far, let's be condescending and check the situation around us?"

Everyone agreed, stepped on the stagnant water, carefully identified the blurred path, and walked low and high to the bell tower. Before approaching, Feng Letai looked up and saw that the eaves of the roof had already collapsed, and the walls were also dilapidated. There was rubble all around. Birds perched on the beams are croaking.

Feng Zhutou walked up the bluestone steps.

The officials followed.

He pushed open the crooked wooden door and walked into the bell tower, where the bottom floor was wet and black. Feng Letai walked slowly upstairs. The stairs were damp and slippery, and there were no handrails on either side, so everyone had to touch the moldy walls with their hands and climb up one step at a time.

When I went up to the second floor, I saw a dark room. A set of torn bedding was piled on a wooden bed in the room, and the sheets were dirty. There was a kettle, two bowls, and a small bamboo stool against the wall. Two old clothes were stacked on top of each other. Feng Letai entered the room, looked down, and asked, "Are there homeless people living around here?"

"I don't know. ”

A catcher shook his head.

Feng Letai listened, and said with anger on his face: "If you don't know, go and check quickly, what I want is the result! ”

Tang Yu also came over and looked around: "Feng Zhutou, this bell tower is far away from the downtown and extremely remote. As you saw when we all came here just now, there was a lot of water, swamps everywhere, and the roads were very difficult to navigate...... I don't think even a homeless beggar would be willing to come here......"

"Who would have lived here?"

At this time, a catcher surnamed Ding quickly summoned Feng Letai and pointed to the wall: "Lord Feng, come and take a look, what is the mess written here?"

Feng Letai Tang Yu leaned over when he heard the sound and bent down, although the light in the room was insufficient, he could still clearly see that the entire wall on the east side was painted black with charcoal. There are numbers, there are figures, there are long and short, there are circles and squares, they are involved, and they are hooked up and down. After looking at it for a while, Tang Yu asked, "What is this, Feng Zhutou?"

"It's like some kind of mechanical combination. Feng Letai frowned and shook his head: "You see, there are bearings, gears, levers, clocksprings, etc., these numbers are probably the operation formula? I can't figure it out no more. It's strange, it's strange, what is a mechanical expert or a math expert doing in such a remote place?"

"Maybe this guy is going to invent something. "Ding Zhu quickly believed in the horse.

"No, if this is the case, he can report to the Ministry of Industry, apply for state funding, and come in a bright way. Why hide in such a dark abode?"

"He wants to make a splash and make a splash!"

". Feng Letai turned his head, looked directly at Tang Yu, and asked, "What do you say?" Tang Yu was thinking about it inwardly, and it was inconvenient to talk nonsense, so he could only say vaguely: "The subordinates are short-sighted and don't dare to speculate. However, this matter seems to be ordinary, but in fact it may contain great mysteries. It's just that we are stupid and difficult to comprehend, and I hope Lord Feng will see ......"

Feng Letai was also a little ignorant in his heart, but after thinking about it, it was not easy to say more. He commanded, "Leave two men here to keep watch, and the rest go back with me." Quickly report to Lord Yin Wu of the Imperial Palace, and ask the Ministry of Industry to send two mechanical experts to solve the mystery hidden in these ghost painting talismans?"

Everyone agreed, and quit one by one.

Leaving the bell tower and walking out of the grass, Feng Letai looked up suddenly, and suddenly saw a red-robed man standing by the woods, bald and purple-haired, with half of his bare arms. He carried a bamboo basket behind him and carried a pickaxe. He was stunned for a long time before he said, "Isn't this Darba of Huangjue Monastery, what is his purpose in coming here?"

Tang Yu had been to the temple with the steward Gao Sheng because of the "Snow Lion", so he also knew this monk: "Yes, my lord, it's really him." ”

"How do you know about this monk?"

"After the last time the Shilipo Post Station found that strange cat, the senior executives visited this person. Tang Yu replied: "But after saying nine thousand six good words, he just didn't let go and refused to let people go thousands of miles away." Feng Zhutou, this monk's temper is very strange!"

"What the hell is he doing here?"

Feng Letai muttered, stunned. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration took place in his mind! He leaned down, approached Tang Yu, and whispered: "Hey, think about it, could that mysterious person who is hiding in the bell tower and secretly calculating could it be this Fanbang monk Shang Dalba?"