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As the day passed, news of Guan Yu's disappearance came one after another.

Probably Mrs. Huai was very talkative in Huai Mansion, and Huaideshui did not object to her opinions at all, and implemented them directly and resolutely, so the feedback came quickly and concretely.

The Chu family had a small banquet that day, and the guests had a great time, except for the female guests who were arguing with each other, nothing particularly noteworthy happened.Many people have seen sisters Huaiyu and Huaixin 'joking' and seeing them sitting at different tables.After the dishes were served, the two sisters were far away from each other and did not continue to 'joke'. Everyone's eyes shifted and they did not find anything unusual.

After that, most people never saw the White sisters again, and the female guests who shared the table with the two sisters said that the two sisters left early and never came back.According to their description, Huaiyu should have left earlier than Huaixin.

The female guests who were on good terms with Huaiyu on weekdays all said that they did not see her again after the banquet, and they never received any help or request from her...

Regardless of their backgrounds and status at home, the Huai sisters cannot go out alone, and they are surrounded by maids and servants.Huaiyu has been ruthless since she was a child, and she is not easy to serve. The servants around her have to be changed every two or three years. Now most of the people who follow her have just been transferred.

The servants confessed that Chun'er was the only maid who followed Huaiyu at that time. Unfortunately, Chun'er disappeared after that. Huai's family thought that she and Huaiyu had encountered evil together. After opening the big net to check carefully, I found her in a mess in the alley outside the mansion.

Chun'er was caught by the master's family, and she didn't dare to use her mind at all. She explained everything she knew, including her previous plan, in detail.

After Huaiyu entered the banquet, she sat down for a while without eating any food, and was about to go to the official room, followed by her maid, Chun'er.

And let her follow alone.

When she lost her temper, the maids had to be absolutely obedient, otherwise the consequences would be ugly, so no one dared to speak, and let Chun'er serve Huaiyu to the official room alone.

When she got to a corner where no one was around, Huaiyu suddenly said that she had something to do, and asked Chun'er to wait for her in the corner, and she was not allowed to call anyone or talk nonsense.Chun'er didn't dare, but Huaiyu threatened her family and her future, so she dared not listen, and watched Huaiyu leave in fear.In order not to be discovered by others, Chun'er didn't even dare to move, and the cat didn't dare to show up in the nearby bushes, all she wanted was to wait for Huaiyu to come back.

But when the sound in the garden became quiet and the sky was getting dark, Huaiyu hadn't come back yet. She was so frightened that she quietly followed the Chu family's servants and left, and returned to Huai's mansion, but didn't go in. Has Yu come back?

In her opinion, if she loses Miss, not only will she die, but her family members will also die when she returns to Huaifu; Something will happen; if the young lady comes back, or if she gets stuck due to other things and comes back later, then she will wait outside and return to the mansion in time, as the person who covers for the young lady, nothing will happen...

Unfortunately, she didn't know what Huaiyu was doing when she left on her own initiative.

Huai Yu did have plans for her own marriage. She fell in love with Xie Qian, the youngest son of the Xie family who traveled from Shangjing.

Aunt Shi said that this is normal, there is nothing wrong with a girl's family worrying about her future, but Mrs. Huai's words were full of contempt, mocking Huai Yu's whimsy.

The Xie family is a well-known family in Shangjing, which has been passed down for hundreds of years. There are people from all over the country and abroad who are officials. No matter whether they are descendants or offspring, they are very cautious in marriage.Not to mention a small family like the Huai family, even if her natal family in Beijing wanted to marry the Xie family, she would have to carefully evaluate the character of her own children. Huai Yu, a concubine, dared to miss the first son of the Xie family. Was it wishful thinking or something?

As the youngest son of the Xie family in Shangjing, Xie Qian has a good temperament and talent, and he is also very handsome.When he came to Xijing for a tour, all the officials, elders and elders in the local area were overjoyed, thinking about the opportunity for the younger generation to form a good relationship, but everyone was a smart person, knowing that there was no hope, they all gave up, and even beat the younger generation in words, not to be rude, Don't worry about it.

Only Huaiyu always wants to create opportunities for herself...

Chun'er told everything she knew one by one, and Mrs. Huai was very angry. In his mind, his daughter was indeed a bit spoiled and petite, but she shamelessly sought marriage without telling the elders in her family. !

For this reason, Aunt Shi, who raised Huaiyu, was punished...

Shen Wansha looked at the news letter sent by Mrs. Huai, slapped the table and laughed wildly, "Shangjing Xie, she is a concubine who also misses Xiao, hahaha, the young master laughed to death..."

He Lianyu patted Shen Wansha on the back and gave him water.

Lu Li didn't comment on Huai Yu's thoughts, he just felt that the matter was more complicated.

"Nothing special happened on the day of the banquet; Huaiyu didn't show any emotions other than being angry with Huaixin; she didn't ask any friends for help to leave; she left the banquet quietly on her own initiative..." Who did she go to meet?Is it because of this person that a series of irreparable consequences have been caused?

"I see!" Shen Wansha clapped his hands, frowning with ambiguous eyes, "Is it Xie Qian! Xie Qian quietly came to participate in the small banquet, was Huai Yu saw it? Or is it the girl who also likes Xie Qian wants to talk to her? ', she went to a private meeting, and something went wrong?"

Lu Li shook his head, and tapped the news letter on the table with his fingertips, "The news shows that Xie Qian is a golden pie on everyone's head in Xijing, but everyone knows that he can't eat it, has no fate, and doesn't force it, so Huaiyu's Pursue the road, there are no competitors, no blockers, she will only be laughed at by everyone, and no one will want to kill her or step on her to get ahead."

"Besides, there is no Xie Qian in the banquet list. The difficulty Huaiyu faced in this matter was that he was a younger brother from a family background, and an unattainable gap in status. The maid Chun'er confessed that until Huaiyu disappeared, She has never spoken to Xie Qian, and Xie Qian probably doesn't even know of her existence, so I think it is unlikely that Huai Yu will be in danger when it comes to 'seeking a husband'."

"Then there is still no clue about this matter?" Shen Wansha held his chin, a little worried.

Lu Li sighed helplessly, "...we have to find more clues."

This thing is weird.Huaiyu's life and death are unknown now, and the perpetrator almost perfectly created the illusion of her death, as if premeditated.

While Lu Li was thinking, he murmured subconsciously, "How did the perpetrator meet Huaiyu at Xiaoyan that day? Did Huaiyu find him himself? Is that person a guest of Xiaoyan, or something else? To subdue Huaiyu, he needs to be taken with him. Let's go, there are so many people in Xiaoyan, it is absolutely impossible to have the time and opportunity to kill, change clothes, and throw away the corpse... If this person is a guest, it will be much more convenient, because the host's house will not check the guest's carriage, and if it is the host's house, it will be more convenient... But what about the motive? Huaiyu has very little contact with the master's family, and he didn't offend anyone to the point of being unbearable at the banquet. There is no motive..."

Lu Li caressed the edge of the teacup with his fingertips, and with flickering eyebrows, he slowly asked the last question, "Is the matter of Huaiyu really related to Xiaoyan or 'seeking a husband and son-in-law'?" Could it be something else? Yes, unknown reason?

Shen Wansha's eyes were blank, and he rubbed his head in boredom, "The young master doesn't know..."

"How about... let's go to the government to have a look?" Lu Li suddenly raised his head, his eyes flickering slightly, "There are often various cases in the government office, let's go and ask, is there any case of a young woman being murdered recently..."

Shen Wansha thought for a while, then slapped the table angrily, "We must go! Maybe this is another serial murder case!" Shen Wansha's eyes were burning, his brows were lively, "If it's another serial murder case, we will only investigate Huai's house, and we must pay attention to Xiaoyan. No, how can you find the murderer if you are in the wrong direction!"

They did what they said, and the two immediately split up, Shen Wansha took He Lianyu to prepare the carriage, and Lu Li went to find Zhao Zhu.

It just so happened that Zhao Zhu came back from his work and saw Lu Li feeling a little ashamed, "The middle-aged man who provoked you in the White Pagoda Temple that day was not found." At first he didn't pay attention, but when he tried to find him, he disappeared without a trace. Zhu didn't think of this person as a character at first, but he couldn't find him in the end, he was very concerned.

Lu Li shook his head, "It's okay, as long as he doesn't bother you in the future, we don't need to fight him to death. The most urgent thing is the disappearance of the concubine in Huaifu."

Zhao Zhu nodded, but he didn't intend to listen to Lu Li's words.He will continue to investigate. This person dared to provoke Lu Li, and then disappeared so that he could not find him. He must find him out and teach him the principles of life!

Lu Li talked about the discussion with Shen Wansha and the fact that he wanted to go to the government office to inquire about some news, "If you are fine, come together."

Zhao Zhu nodded, we must be together!If you have something to do, you have to leave it to accompany your daughter-in-law!

Ever since he met Lu Li, Zhao Zhu felt that he was stumped.

The daughter-in-law is beautiful and skilled, and she is simply too attractive. He feels distressed when others look at him twice, so he wants to lock her in the house, and only he can see it!

Although most of them are fools outside, there are also some good-looking people who can deceive people, although they are not as good as myself... But what should my daughter-in-law do if she is tired of seeing him greedy for new things and wants to experience the colorful world!

Even if Lu Li expresses his heart, he is still cautious, entangled and dare not reveal his identity, let alone make other requests...

Zhao Zhu was worried, never felt that the land of Daxia was full of dangers, and life was so difficult!

……

Lu Li has a signboard. If he does not interfere with official affairs, but only asks for some vague information, it is difficult for the government to refuse.

The person who received them was Catcher Liu who had met once in the White Pagoda Temple last time. He heard that they came for the case of the concubine of the Huai family, so he did not stop them and took them to the side hall.

After drinking a cup of tea, Lu Li asked with a slight smile, "Recently, is there any murder of a young woman in Xijing similar to that of the concubine in Huaifu?"

Liu Butou shook his head, "Basically no young woman has been killed in the past few months, except for the case of the Baita Temple. But the family of the deceased in the Baita Temple case is average. He fell out of the White Pagoda and died after fighting with others. It seems to have nothing to do with the case of Huaifu."

Different causes of death, different experiences, just two corpses of similar age and gender are indeed not enough to determine it as a serial murder case.Lu Li agrees with Liu Tutou's words, but he still has some headaches. Could it be that he still can't find any clues?

Lu Li's thoughts were up and down, and he didn't speak for a moment, Shen Wansha looked at Liu Butou, "Has the Baita Temple case been solved?" After all, he was a little concerned after experiencing it himself, the female corpse that day was really scary!

Liu Butou looked serious, "Not yet."

"Why hasn't it been broken yet?" After Shen Wansha finished speaking, he felt something was wrong in his tone, and immediately waved his hand, "I have nothing to blame, it's just that you just said that you found the identity of the deceased?"

Liu Butou nodded.

"The social relationship and living habits of the deceased have also been found out?"

Liu Butou nodded.

"What about in the temple?" Shen Wansha asked, "Have you asked the Qing monks for a confession?"

Liu Butou continued to nod, his face sinking like water.

Don't know yet?Shen Wansha was surprised.Because Lu Li analyzed that day, the traces at the scene were obvious, as long as he found out the identity of the deceased, social relations, carefully checked the people around him who had a relationship with him, and then obtained all the confessions from the monks in the temple, there should be something to gain...

Seeing that Shen Wansha was curious, He Lianyu glanced at Liu Butou, "If Butou doesn't mind, you can tell me about the case." When it came to extraordinary oppression, he subconsciously talked about the case.

The deceased was the daughter of a craftsman in the city. She was neither poor nor rich. The elders had one or two competitors. Except for some verbal disagreements when they met, there was nothing too excessive.As a commoner, the deceased lived a carefree life since he was a child, and he was more than inferior than inferior. Because of his good looks, he was quite hearty, and he did not flirt with ordinary-looking neighbors on weekdays.Because of her personality, there are older girls and younger daughters-in-law in the life circle who don't like her, but they are all small troubles, not to the extent of killing people.

The day before the body of the deceased was found, Wei went out to buy makeup powder at the rouge shop, but never returned.The police followed the last route of the deceased to inquire about the news. When the neighbors saw her go out, the proprietress of the rouge shop said that she came alone and then left alone. There would be no more news.

That street was extremely lively, with people coming and going, and the deceased Xu disappeared on that street, so no one noticed.

As for the Baita Temple, the rules in the temple are strict. If the pilgrims who come to the temple offer incense, there will be a record of adding sesame oil.

The White Pagoda has to be inspected every day when it is locked. A very careful and responsible monk was on duty the day before the incident, and said that there was no one in the tower when it was locked.The key to unlock the lock was sent to the meditation room, and there was a night-time monk to guard it at night, and it was stated that it had never been lost...

"There is nothing abnormal. Could it be that the deceased and the murderer flew up at night?" Shen Wansha opened his eyes wide. The identity and social circle of the deceased did not seem like someone who knew martial arts... Could it be a flower picker?But the flower picker has a lot of tricks, and he wouldn't want to take the girl to a dangerous place before making a move...

Liu Butou also had a headache, but no matter how hard he checked, he couldn't find it out.

Zhao Zhu sneered, "Simple."

"Simple?" Shen Wansha's eyes widened, how could it be so simple?

Zhao Zhu ignored him and looked at Lu Li.

Lu Li squinted at him: You are the only one!

Zhao Zhu proudly rolled his eyes: Isn't this a tacit understanding with his wife!

Lu Li looked at him lazily, and knocked on the table, "Because someone is lying."

"Lying?" Shen Wansha was surprised, "How dare the government investigate the case and give false testimony?"

Liu Butou also narrowed his eyes, his brows were heavy and his eyes were heavy.

"Everything is normal, there are no omissions, and the result is that the deceased cannot appear in the middle of the night, but since the deceased appeared, it means that someone has lied in the confession." Lu Li reminded Liu Butou, "It is still necessary to pay attention to the monks who are checked when they are locked. , and the night duty monk who is responsible for guarding the keys at night. Since the temple regulations are strict, how to get up to the pagoda is the most important point."

Zhao Zhu added, "You can carefully check the recent pilgrims staying in the temple, outsiders, and monks who have recently come to the temple to cultivate."

Lu Li squinted at him, nodded, "Exactly."

"Thank you for the reminders!" Liu Catcher looked a little excited, and seemed to have an idea.

Lu Li waved his hand, his expression was not particularly joyful, he came here today for Huaiyu's case, but he still didn't get anything...

Catcher Liu suddenly remembered something, "There is no death case of the young woman, but there seem to be several cases of disappearance, but I don't know if there is any connection..."

Lu Li's eyes flashed, Huai Yu was indeed missing!

"It's related!" He stood up directly, "What kind of disappearance happened here?"

Catcher Liu was a little embarrassed, "I was not the one to handle the case, so I don't know much about it, but Mr. Tuiguan is here today, so I can introduce you to some of you."

"Master Pusher?"

"...Well." Catcher Liu looked a little worried, "Your Excellency is stern and selfless, and he never likes outsiders to intervene in cases. Because you are related to the female corpse of Baita Temple, I dare to explain the case in detail. Cases, such as this disappearance case, even if I know about it, I dare not speak about it. So..."

"So Mr. Tuiguan is likely to reject us, isn't it?" Lu Li narrowed his eyes slightly.

Liu Butou's tone was low, "Yes."

Shen Wansha looked at Liu Tutou, at Lu Li, and then at Zhao Zhu, suddenly rolled his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, rolled up his sleeves proudly, "Leave it to the young master!"

Lu Li was suspicious, "You know how..."

"I know, I know, don't worry, once you are born twice, the young master will definitely not let you down!" Shen Wansha leaned affectionately on Lu Li's shoulder, with a mysterious smile in his eyes.

Lu Li's intuition seemed a bit unreliable, but Shen Wansha was so active...he still didn't attack, and he would find a way to remedy it after a while.

Unexpectedly, the result was exactly as he expected... Something out of control happened.

After Liu Butou reported, several people were welcomed into the main hall to wait. When the official came, Liu Butou saluted solemnly, introduced Lu Li and the others, and explained the whole story carefully.

Tui Guan's surname is Cui, with a square face and firm eyebrows, but at the age of [-], there are "Chuan" lines on the eyebrows, and a deep groove between the nose and lips, which shows that he is a very serious person.After listening to Liu Butou's words, he frowned, "Want to ask about the disappearance case?" His expression clearly disagreed.

Consistent with the imagined situation.

Before Lu Li saluted and chatted, Shen Wansha jumped out, just in time to jump in front of the pushing officer.

The young master rolled up his sleeves, crossed his hips and raised his chin, pointing at Lu Li with great momentum, "Do you know who this is!"

The word 'Chuan' between Cui Tuiguan's eyebrows tightened, "Should I know?"

As soon as Lu Li heard it, his heart became tense, and he felt that it was going to be bad, so he stepped forward quickly, but before he came over, Shen Wansha laughed three times, "You must know, Prince Ping, this is Prince Ping's precious sweetheart." Little Rourou..."

Lu Li twitched his forehead, wrapped his arms around Shen Wansha's shoulders, covered his mouth, and smiled stiffly at Cui Tuiguan, "He's just joking, adults have a lot, don't be as knowledgeable as young people."

Shen Wansha struggled to pull Lu Li's hand away, "I'm not kidding, you are Prince Ping's maiden—"

Lu Li tightly covered Shen Wansha's mouth, gritted his teeth and whispered in his ear, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Young Master, how can you talk nonsense--"

Shen Wansha doesn't know martial arts, but Lu Li is also a skinny man with no hands, neither of them can hold down the other, Lu Li wants to kneel down to the young master: Please don't hold back!You are doing a disservice, didn't you see Cui Tuiguan's face turned black!

Shen Wansha didn't think it was wrong at all. In fact, as a rich man in Shangjing, he was really good at suppressing people in this way. If he caused trouble in Shangjing, it would definitely work if he made a name for himself!In his consciousness, there is no such thing as an absolutely impartial person who doesn't buy anyone's face. If there is such a person, he can't be an official.

Moreover, King Ping himself is here, and the effect of overwhelming others is the fastest, why not?You can see that the corners of King Ping's mouth are almost grinning to the ears, like a big fool, all of them went to Beijing, no, no one in the whole Great Xia would be able to see this scene, as expected, the young master is the most powerful!

So Shen Wansha struggled desperately.

"Prince Ping's heart..."

"No one can afford to provoke..."

Lu Li angrily pinched Lu Li's waist, "Again, Hu, say, I, but, really, angry, angry!"

Shen Wansha just gave up.

But he was still unhappy, and stared at Zhao Zhu with a puffy face, as if saying that this prince is really incompetent, he can't even take down his own princess!

Zhao Zhu raised his eyebrows, just as he was about to put on a show of energy, he just revealed his identity, and saw Lu Li took out a document from his arms with the private seal of Yin Chixiu of Jingzhao Mansion, "I am a foreman, and I once helped Yin Chixiu of Jingzhao Mansion Master Chi has solved a big case, if Master Cui doesn't mind, I would like to know about the disappearance case in Xijing Mansion."

Zhao Zhu was taken aback, when did Lu Li have this?Why doesn't he know?

On the day of Lenovo Jingzhao Mansion Yin's banquet, Lu Li seemed to have a good conversation with Chi Xiu, but Chi Xiu was old and had a wife and son, so he didn't think much about it... Could it be that the old man dared to covet Lu Li!

Zhao Zhu stared at the document in Lu Li's hand, full of murderous aura.

Cui Tuiguan looked at the document, and his face immediately changed, "So you are Lu Li." He still looked serious, but the distance between his brows and eyes immediately decreased, showing a bit of gentleness.

Lu Li was puzzled, Cui Tuiguan explained slowly.It turned out that he and Chi Xiu were from the same town, and Chi Xiu cared about him a lot, and sometimes supported him. The two had a close relationship and often exchanged letters. He trusted Chi Xiu very much.Chi Xiuxin once mentioned a very powerful fighter, and he also lamented that he had no chance to meet each other...

"Lord Chi respects you very much, and I also hope to have the opportunity to meet you, but I didn't expect you to come to Xijing." Cui Tuiguan immediately invited a few guests to sit down and told the servants to serve tea.

Zhao Zhu was very dissatisfied, why didn't he give him a chance to express himself!

Things went smoothly all of a sudden, Prince Ping Zhao Zhu was holding the teacup with mixed feelings in his heart, he didn't know whether to be lucky or regretful.