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The business of the chariot and horse dealership is very good. Just in case, the houses and shops are fully prepared. Now that it is midsummer, which is not the peak season, there are many vacant rooms.

While Xiaoer introduced, he led Lu Li and the three of them through the Changchangqingshi corridor, came to a room, opened the door, "This is the residence of Master Sheng that day."

Lu Li looked around while walking.Mu's Chariot and Horse Shop occupies a very wide area. In order to maintain the neat appearance of Huajinfang, it has a long and narrow shape, a rectangle whose length is almost three times the width.He and Shen Wansha and Zhao Zhu were in the alley at first, next to the back door of the car and horse. In order to see the original situation, they deliberately went around to the front door. Now Xiao Er leads them all the way to the back, and the room they opened... should be It's at the innermost part of the car and horse shop, very close to the back door.

He frowned slightly, "Guests rarely like to live in such an interior."

"Who says it's not?" Xiao Er smiled, "Guests live outside for convenience, and the rooms in the hotel are the least likely to be filled here. However, some regular customers come and go frequently and don't like to be crowded with people, so they will stay later."

"Sheng Yu is a regular visitor?" Shen Wansha looked skeptical, that person is an official from the capital, it is impossible for him to go out often, let alone live in a stable.

"He's not a regular visitor," Xiao Er gestured with his fingers, "but he's willing to spend money, so he can choose where he wants to live."

Lu Li walked into the room and was looking around. Hearing this, he asked, "You said he chose this room by himself?"

Xiaoer nodded affirmatively, "This guest happened to be on duty that day, so I remembered it very clearly. He put a piece of silver on the cabinet directly, saying that he wanted to choose a place for himself. The bank is for business, so you can pay immediately." I took him to look around. At first he was dissatisfied, either because it was too noisy, or because there was less sunshine, until here," he pointed to the window, and then to the location of the bunk, "he I opened the window and looked out, and saw that there was a person on the other side of the bunk, which was not too crowded, so I stayed there."

Lu Li nodded, approached Tongpu, and continued to observe.

This room is not too small, but it is not too big. It can accommodate [-] or [-] people by visual inspection. It is close to the wall and has a row of narrow square cabinets. It is simple and tidy, and there are not many things. It is no different from ordinary inns. It cannot be seen. What special doubts...

Just as he was thinking, he heard a soft 'squeak'. It turned out that Zhao Zhu pushed open the window.Seeing him looking over, Zhao Zhu simply waved at him, "Come here."

Lu Li was slightly puzzled, but he still walked over.

This room faces south, and a large window is opened on the south wall, with an excellent view.He didn't see anything when he looked at it for the first time, and turned his head to look at Zhao Zhu suspiciously. Zhao Zhu didn't move away, but suddenly grabbed his waist and approached him, pointing his finger at one place, "There."

Lu Li suddenly realized.

Standing on the side of the window next to the wall and watching carefully, you can see a narrow back door.When they came around from the back alley, they deliberately looked at it. The door was movable, and there was only one person guarding it, that is to say, they could come and go freely.

"You have met Sheng Yu many times, what's your impression of him?" Shen Wansha and Lu Li have been talking for a long time, and they have learned to ask questions.

Xiao Er tied his hands and recalled, "He doesn't stick to trivial matters, and he talks occasionally. Someone who lives with him asks him, and he says that he is a teacher. He doesn't have any airs. He likes to play with the people who live with him. As long as he has nothing to do, he will chat and play with everyone." , and sometimes rolled the dice a few times, and he didn't seem to care about the money. He said that he came here to do business, which didn't seem easy to handle. Occasionally, he would feel sad when he was alone, but it didn't seem too difficult, because he often It is said that the person who wants to deal with him has relatives, and the possibility of success in this matter is very high, as long as he succeeds, he will be able to reach the sky in one step..."

"A relative?" Lu Li turned his head sideways, his gaze shimmering like a lake under the moonlight, "Who is this relative's name?"

"This..." Xiaoer thought for a long time, then sighed, "I really don't know."

"Second brother is usually busy, so if I don't know it, I'm sorry." Lu Li stopped asking and pointed to the shop. "Are all the guests who lived with him at that time strangers? Sheng Yu likes to play, but is there anyone with him Walked very close?"

"Most of them are short-term customers. This Sheng...Master has a good temper and can chat with everyone. If you are a regular customer, there is only one." Xiao Er hesitated to address Sheng Yu, pointed to the easternmost bunk and continued talking, "Yes. A man named Li Gui passes by twice a month and lives here every time. The last stay seemed to be delayed by something, so he stayed for a few more days, and he and Master Sheng... had quite a chat."

Lu Li heard that the tone of Xiaoer's words was a bit wrong, "How do we talk?"

Xiao Er's face was a little embarrassed, and his voice was slightly lowered, "This Li Gui is a little... loves money, Mr. Sheng seems to carry a lot of silver with him, and likes to reward people. When Li Gui sees it, he often goes to grab the silver."

"How?" Shen Wanshao's big eyes flickered, curious.

"It's boring at night, chatting and throwing dice every day is also boring, so Li Gui buys wine for fun, dims the candles, and tells... ghost stories." The second child looked at Lu Li, "Master Sheng seems to like it very much, not only listening to Others have said it, and I have said it too, often scaring the whole room so much that I dare not go to sleep, and I have to stay with each other when I get up at night, so... this Li Gui has earned a lot of rewards."

Xiaoer mentioned before that Sheng Yu is very generous, and if someone is willing to accompany him at night, he will reward him with money. Li Gui is probably very unwilling to share the money, so Xiaoer's face is a little bit bad, "It's a bit too much for me to say that Li Gui , The ghost stories I told were too scary. Once when I came back at night, Master Sheng found that the quilt was different from when he went out at first. Let go..."

Shen Wansha was a little contemptuous, his chin raised high, "It's just a ghost story, these people are too timid."

Xiaoer also had some thoughts in his heart, he laughed straight away.

Lu Li narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Gui's shop, "Has Sheng Yu told Li Gui what he has to do?"

"It should have been mentioned. The people who live with him, even us fellows, have talked about it. It is impossible not to tell Li Gui at all. However, Master Sheng is quite measured in his actions and words. He only talked about the general idea, and did not mention the details. Not much to say."

In other words, Li Gui may or may not know who the relatives Si Xingying mentioned are.

Lu Li lowered his eyebrows, his long eyelashes covered his thoughts, "You said that Li Gui would come here twice a month... When will the next time be?"

Xiao Er pinched his fingers and calculated, "It's been about two days, but last time he stayed a little longer due to business, it may be delayed this time."

Lu Li nodded, with the same smile on his face as usual, "Thank you, little brother, for telling me this. Earlier you said that Sheng Yu had clothes left behind, can you bring them to us?"

Xiao Er was a little embarrassed, "It's okay to see, but if you want to take it away, you have to get the shopkeeper's instructions. The same is true for the remaining rent I mentioned before."

"It's okay, let me have a look at it first." Lu Li was not in a hurry.

Horses and chariots have their own rules, probably things are clearly classified, Xiao Er quickly brought the clothes over.

Lu Li stepped forward to take a closer look, and found that all the clothes were bought from a tailor's shop. There was nothing special about the style of the clothes, and they were slightly dirty, without any suspicious traces.

After a long while, Lu Li handed the things back to Xiaoer, "Thank you. My friend has a special status. Please take care of these things, and we will come to pick them up soon."

Xiao Er took it with a smile, "Don't worry about this, we are a car and horse dealership, and we are best at keeping things. Since you guys found it within the specified time, we will definitely not dispose of this thing casually. The shopkeeper will be there in the afternoon, At that time, the younger ones will explain the whole story, and ask the shopkeeper to open the approval slip, and they can take it away when they come."

Lu Li smiled and thanked again.

Shen Wansha understood Lu Li's thoughts, and knew that he was leaving, so he decisively raised his hand and threw some silver as a reward to Xiaoer, "It's a good job."

Xiao Er took the money, and smiled more sincerely, "Don't worry, Xiao Er will look at it personally, I'm sure it will be fine!"

……

Walking out of the carriageway, Shen Wansha hurriedly asked Lu Li, "Why don't you look around and ask more, in case there are clues?"

"We are not official servants. We came here as friends. It is not easy for Xiao Er to say so much. To avoid accidents, we should invite the head of the guard to come over." Lu Li explained slowly, thinking of one thing, suddenly I regret it very much.

Before they separated from Butou Wei, they didn't agree on a secret sign to reunite!

Huajinfang is so big, he doesn't know where Butou Wei went, how can he find it?

Zhao Zhu understood what was going on in his heart, and said in a concentrated voice, "This place is not far from the government office, so people can go and talk to them."

Lu Li's eyes flashed with brilliance, yes!He didn't know how to contact Wei Butou, the people in the government office must know!

"And—" Zhao Zhu frowned and looked at the sky, "It's already past noon, it's time for you to eat."

Lu Li touched his stomach subconsciously... he was indeed hungry.

He immediately made a decision, looking for a place to eat, and at the same time sent Yinzi to send a letter, and looked around, if there is a Wei catcher, it would be the best!

But... where to eat?

When it comes to food, Shen Wansha is the most active, raising his hand immediately, "I know a restaurant that tastes good!"

With a roar in his stomach, Lu Li gave his little friend a favorable look in due course.

Shen Wansha was even more excited, rolling up his sleeves, "Little Lizi, you don't know, isn't Jingzhao fighting for hegemony recently? Fang, having a cook who cooks is a must!”

Shen Wansha was very talkative, he told what kind of dishes this cook is good at, exaggerating the words and exaggerating them properly, which made people drool and move their index fingers.

"Then what are you waiting for, let's go!" Lu Li urged Shen Wansha to lead the way.

Shen Wansha strode forward proudly, while walking, gossiping about the cook, "...she is a widow, the man died shortly after getting married, and there is no son or half daughter under her knees. It's all difficult..."

While Lu Li was thinking about the case, he was thinking about eating. He really didn't have the energy to listen to Shen Wansha talking about the cook. When he got to the place, he couldn't remember what Shen Wansha said...

but--

"Drunk Eight Immortals?" He was surprised, isn't this the wine shop that Dazhu mentioned earlier?

Shen Wansha slapped the back of his head and remembered, the kid said that Si Xingying had quarreled with someone in the back alley of this wine shop!

Zhao Zhu frowned, and prevented Lu Li from going to the back alley, "Eat first."

Lu Li thought, yes.The back alley is always there, and they can’t run away. The dead have been dead for a long time, and even if there are traces, they may have disappeared by now.

He slightly raised his head and looked at Zhao Zhu with a bright smile, "Okay."

The daughter-in-law was so obedient and smiled so obediently to seduce him, Zhao Zhu's heart felt numb, but he also knew that the timing was wrong, so he tightly held Lu Li's hand, pressed his heart to squirm, and strode in.

He has done this kind of action countless times, and Lu Li has long been used to it, but this time is different from the past, he has a different thought in his heart.

When Zhao Zhu held his big hand over, for some reason, he was scalded by the temperature of the palm of this hand, and a hot and slightly numb feeling dissipated from his hand, and flowed through his whole body in an instant, like an electric shock...

I have held hands countless times before, but I have never done this!

Lu Li's eyes were wide open, the roots of his ears were red, and he subconsciously shook off Zhao Zhu's hand.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhu was extremely strong, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free, he was so anxious that he almost bit his mouth.

Zhao Zhu turned his head in time and raised his eyebrows to look at him.

"Let go!" Lu Li's eyes were slightly angry, his lips parted slightly, his small teeth bared.

Zhao Zhu did not speak, his brows were slowly lowered, his eyes were calm, the corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and a deep smile flashed in the depths of his pupils.

Lu Li didn't understand, Zhao Zhu slowly raised his other hand, and lightly rubbed his fingertips between his lips.

Lu Li's face turned red.

This person has done this before, is he reminding him now: If you dare to bite me, you dare to kiss the wound like this again!

The ambiguous meaning was too obvious, Lu Li didn't dare to move any more, and turned his head in a panic.

Fortunately... No one paid attention here, even Shen Wansha's attention seemed to be distracted by something, and he hadn't entered the hall yet.

Lu Li was very fortunate.

The sun was shining at noon, Shen Wansha put his palms on his forehead, set up a tent to look into the distance, his eyebrows were furrowed into a ball.

He just misread it?That person in silver and white clothes, like a boy jumping into the distance...why does he look like a star?