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"Stupid." Zhao Zhu dismissed Lu Li's suggestion almost immediately.

Looking at Lu Li's expression, he guessed that his daughter-in-law probably wanted to use the treasure map or himself as a bait to set up a big game with a high probability of success and a high risk.

Zhao Zhu didn't like it very much, and the current situation has not yet reached that point.

He looked at Lu Li with a look of 'did you forget something, baby?', "Don't you remember the voice of the finger wrench man?"

Lu Li froze for a moment, then turned his face a little bit, and sparks suddenly shot out from his eyes: "Yes, I remember the voice of the finger-wielding man!" So there was no need to set up any tricks. Wouldn't it be nice to have a chance to have a word with Xiangying!

Shen Wansha was also excited with his friends at first, thinking that it would be great not to be too troublesome or too dangerous. When he came back to his senses, he frowned slightly, and tilted his head to look at Lu Li: "But you have met Xiangying before and heard Talk to him."

Lu Li thought about it for a moment, then shook his head, "The situation was different then."

Xiangying is the young secretary of the Honglu Pavilion, and he came into contact with him when the case of the alien mission happened.However, even at that time, the murderer Ba Zheng was the most contacted, and Xiangying seemed to appear only once to supplement the clues provided by Ba Zheng.Xiangying's expression was cold and stern, and he spoke little, which didn't fit the suspect's characteristics. Lu Li didn't pay much attention to him.

And it was too busy at that time, only a few words, Lu Li didn't have a special memory.

Until he was kidnapped by the finger wrench man.He was very sure that the finger wrench man was a stranger, and even if he had met him before, he was still very unfamiliar.He tried his best to remember the characteristics of the finger-pull man, but he was attracted by a figure handing tea in the middle. The figure of the man handing tea was very familiar. He didn't speak, as if he was worried that he would recognize that this was an acquaintance.

Later, it turned out that the tea pourer was indeed an acquaintance, and it was Ba Zheng, the murderer.It's a pity that after Bazheng was taken, he didn't disclose the news about the Finger Puller, he only said something about organizing an alliance.As for his own impression of the Finger Puller, apart from the finger pull pattern, the only thing he remembers most clearly is his voice.

After the case was closed, Xiangying appeared again, thanking him or seeing him off, but Lu Li didn't remember it. At that time, Zhao Zhu was probably dealing with it, or he was absent-minded and didn't hear Xiangying at all.

After that, I never had any contact with Xiangying again...

"Because I don't have a special memory, I have very little impression of Xiangying, and I don't remember his voice at all." Lu Li concluded, "And as time goes on, my memory gradually becomes blurred. I can't come out."

Zhao Zhu's voice was slow: "Now that we have a direction, let's meet Xiangying by chance tomorrow."

"Then what if Xiangying is not?" Shen Wansha was worried about this problem.

He Lianyu's peach-blossom eyes were slightly upturned, and the young master's figure was reflected in his light-colored pupils, and his voice was clear and confident: "My eyes can't be mistaken, the wrench was in Xiangying's hand last night. Even if Xiangying wasn't, It must also be related to the finger wrench man."

The four of them discussed and discussed, and made a plan, He Lianyu held his head and kept nodding, and Shen Wansha, who kept yawning and yawning, said goodbye. Zhao Zhu ordered a few things to go down, and carried Lu Li back to the room to sleep.

……

On the second day, Zhao Zhu took Lu Li to go shopping, and ran into Shen Wanshahe Lianyu, the four of them walked for a while, and happened to 'meet' Xiangying who was returning home after finishing work.

Shen Wansha was mischievous, when he gave Lu Lixiu the new good things he bought, he danced and danced non-deterministically, accidentally dropped the things and hit the horse of Xiangying's carriage.The horse was startled and wanted to run away, but Ping Wang Zhao Zhu made a decisive move to save Xiangying from danger.

Xiangying was terrified, got out of the car and sincerely thanked her: "Thank you, my lord, for saving me, otherwise I would be close to death if I am dismissed today."

When Lu Li heard this, he frowned.

not him.

He shook his head at Zhao Zhu.Zhao Zhu didn't have any obvious reaction, and chatted with Xiangying, expressing the demeanor that a prince should have before.

Seeing Lu Li shaking his head, Shen Wansha was very disappointed, leaned over and asked in a low voice: "It's really not him?"

"No." Lu Li was very sure, and the voice of the finger-wielding man was definitely not like that.

Shen Wansha glared at He Lianyu: You are talking nonsense!

He Lianyu rubbed his head: Be good, people make mistakes and horses make mistakes.

Shen Wansha's eyes widened: Who was so sure yesterday?Can you forget what you said when you turned around!

He Lianyu continued to smile and didn't take it seriously: Don't worry, my dear, I will look for conclusive evidence later...

The two quarreled with their eyes here, Lu Li frowned slightly, and said to himself: "Xiangying is not, the people around him are very suspicious. It's a pity that I don't know who he is familiar with, otherwise listen to them If you speak, you may gain something... well, you should check it out."

When Shen Wansha heard this, his eyes rolled and he had an idea.He tugged on He Lianyu's sleeve to make him lower.

He Lianyu's peach blossom eyes were bent, and he leaned down like a stream of kindness.

Lu Li noticed the movements of the two and looked over in confusion.Shen Wansha moved her red lips to He Lian Yu's ear and said something, then patted He Lian Yu's shoulder, and gave him a look of "you can do it", with a very proud expression, like a cunning cat.

He Lianyu stared at Shen Wansha's lips, his eyes darkened slightly, in the end he didn't do anything, he just squeezed the young master's hand, then turned and walked towards Zhao Zhu.

"What are you playing?" Lu Li asked his friend suspiciously.

Shen Wansha shook his hair triumphantly: "Just watch it!"

Lu Li paused, followed his gaze to look forward.

Zhao Zhu had finished speaking with Xiangying, and because He Lianyu passed by, the three of them talked together for a while.Probably, He Lianyu lived in the Honglu Pavilion, and he was no stranger to Xiangying, and the atmosphere of the conversation was very relaxed. He Lianyu even patted Xiangying on the shoulder comfortingly.

Then Xiangying's servants trotted over and said that everything was settled and the master could go back home.

Xiangying bowed and left.

There is nothing unusual...

Lu Li turned his head to look at Shen Wansha, only to see the young master's eyes were shining brightly, and the eyes looking at He Lianyu seemed to be shining.He Lianyu seemed to be aware of the young master's fiery gaze, turned his head to look, and returned a big, unparalleled handsome smile that seemed to have a hidden meaning.

Very tacit.

What are these two doing?Lu Li was a little confused.

Until Xiangying walked away, Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu came back, Shen Wansha went up to meet He Lianyu and hugged He Lianyu's arm: "How is it?"

"Didn't I give you a signal?" He Lianyu pinched the tip of the young master's nose, "Of course it's fine if I'm the one to do it!"

Lu Li became even more curious, "What's going on?"

Shen Wansha shook off He Lianyu and ran to his little friend, "Don't you want to hear the voices of the people around Xiangying? We can go to the Xiangfu soon!"

"how to get to?"

He Lianyu took out the things in his arms and shook them, and said with a smile: "Master Xiang lost this, and I picked it up."

It was a jade pendant, the whole body was transparent, the water head was quite good, it was round and long, and the word 'Xiang' was embedded in it, and it was obvious at a glance that it was something inherited from the past.

Lu Li recalled He Lianyu's actions just now, and almost rolled his eyes on the spot, what do you mean being picked up by you, it must be 'taken by your hand'!He clearly saw that He Lianyu was not very close to Xiangying, and only patted him on the shoulder at the end. Could it be that in such a short time, he 'took' the jade pendant around Xiangying's waist?

How did you do it?Is it more difficult?

Zhao Zhu understood after a moment of thought, and nodded in praise, "Very good."

Shen Wansha was very happy.He came up with the idea. Of course, He Lianyu, the implementer, is not without credit, but he has the most credit!So he didn't press the corners of his mouth with glee, and smiled so hard that he couldn't see his teeth: "Not only did we save Mr. Xiang's life, but we also picked up such an important thing, and the four of us sent it to the house together. No matter what, he has to ask for it Let's have a meal!"

His bright eyes focused on Lu Li: "In this way, little Li can meet more people!"

It turned out that it was for himself... It was hard not to be moved by Lu Li.He patted the young master's head, "Master, you have worked hard."

Shen Wansha was very proud: "It's nothing, hahaha!"

Everyone present was very happy, except He Lianyu.

He Lianyu looked at the arm held by Shen Wansha, and then at the empty self beside him...Dear, did you forget to thank your husband?

The young master seemed to have completely forgotten his existence, his beautiful smiling face greeted Lu Li with kindness and enthusiasm...

Zhao Zhu looked at He Lianyu with concern and sympathy.

……

After more than half an hour, Lu Li and his party walked to Xiangying's mansion.

When Xiangying got home, she found that the jade pendant was lost. She guessed that it was accidentally dropped by a startled horse. She was in a hurry when she heard that several people had picked up the jade pendant and returned it.

Because King Ping Zhao Zhu was with him, the concierge didn't dare to be careless, and while reporting the news inside, he took them to the Nuan Pavilion with a wonderful view.When Xiangying's chief housekeeper, Qi Bai, arrived, several people were gathering at the window to admire a blooming early plum tree in the courtyard.

"The villain has met Prince Ping, Prince Helian, Mr. Lu, Young Master Shen..."

Qi Bai was over [-] years old, with a strong body and a simple temperament, with standardized etiquette and a warm voice, just like the butler that a mansion like Xiangying should have.

Shen Wansha turned his head when he heard the voice, and waved his hands with a smile, "You're welcome, Mr. Xiang, let's return the jade pendant to him!"

He Lianyu also directly took out the jade pendant and handed it to Qi Bai to see, "I picked it up after the carriage left, and I seem to have seen it on Mr. Xiang's waist, but I'm not sure, take a look, is it right? ?”

……

Lu Li froze when he heard Qi Bai's voice.His body was stiff, his eyes were straight, and his palms were sweating.

It's this voice!This is the man!Finger wrench man, he must have heard correctly!

Zhao Zhu sensed that he was wrong, and held his hand tightly, forcing him to recover.

Lu Li's face was a little pale, and his lips made a mouth shape, and Zhao Zhu understood.

Anyway, finding someone is the best news.Now he can't scare the snake, he rubbed Lu Li's palm, and kissed Lu Li's forehead by turning around: "Don't be afraid."

Lu Li knew what time it was, took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and turned around.

Simply because Shen Wansha was very enthusiastic, and He Lianyu was also very kind, and he immediately took out the jade pendant, which attracted Qi Bai's attention. Qi Bai didn't have any doubts, and was smiling and thanking Helianyu and Shen Wansha repeatedly.

After recognizing the jade pendant, Qi Bai felt that he could not neglect King Ping and Lu Li, so he hurriedly greeted them politely.

Zhao Zhu maintained the aloof image of King Ping, and he didn't talk too much. Lu Li also smiled slightly, showing his habit of being kind to others all the time.

There are no loopholes.

very nice.

Lu Li was grateful, and while holding hands with Zhao Zhu tightly, writing in the palm of his hand to communicate, he tried hard to maintain the appearance he should have in front of others.

Shen Wansha had a good relationship with Lu Li, and would come over to hug him from time to time, everyone knew about this, and no one doubted it.Lu Li couldn't tell the truth directly with his little friend, worried that his expression was wrong, so he just wrote two words on the palm of his hand: Known.

The young master originally wanted to spend more time, do more things, and meet as many people related to Xiangying as possible, but Lu Li no longer needed it, so he didn't continue.He didn't ask to know the truth immediately, although he was very curious, but he knew that the timing was not right, anyway, Lu Li would not hide it from him, it didn't matter if it was a quarter and a half late.

He Lianyu saw that Shen Wansha was very honest, and then looked at Zhao Zhu's performance, and he quickly understood that naturally there would be no complications.

Qi Bai didn't become suspicious, and nothing special happened. The meeting with Xiangying this time went smoothly, and the kindness and enthusiasm of both parties were just right, without any doubts.

……

After walking out of the prime minister's mansion for a while, Lu Li lost his strength and leaned on Zhao Zhu's shoulder.

Zhao Zhu rubbed his stiff shoulders, "Too nervous just now?"

Lu Li's eyes were very serious: "I didn't do anything wrong just now, right?"

"No, very good." Zhao Zhu comforted him in a deep voice, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Only then did Shen Wansha remember, and asked Lu Li, "Did you find the finger wrench man? Who is it?"

He Lianyu's peach blossom eyes were slightly blind, thoughtful: "Qi Bai?"

"It's him." Lu Li let out a long breath, "If I heard correctly, this is him."

"Qi Bai? Xiangying's housekeeper?" Shen Wansha looked incredulous, "How could it be him?"

Zhao Zhu narrowed his long eyes, "It's the butler again."

According to the news they gathered, there is a Great Xia organization that is looking for the treasure map. It uses very strange methods, such as using the concubine in the inner house to blow the pillow wind, or working as a housekeeper in the outer courtyard to gain the trust of the master and ask him to help.

Is this Qi Bai a member of the Great Xia Organization?

But Qi Bai is another finger-wiping man, and the finger-wiping man is obviously related to the alliance of foreign treasure-hunting organizations...

Shen Wansha frowned tightly, "It's so complicated!"

He Lianyu patted his head: "Don't be afraid, compared to when we didn't know anything before, at least now we have a direction, as long as we continue to investigate, the truth will always be revealed."

"That's right." Zhao Zhu sneered, "Whether it's a human or a ghost, it will always appear."

Afterwards, Zhao Zhu began to send people to follow Qi Bai secretly, while He Lianyu continued to form an alliance with the foreign treasure organization, while secretly spying to see if Xiangying was close to the organization.

Soon, He Lianyu brought news that Xiangying was indeed connected with the organization, but it was too secretive, so he never found out.Xiangying is not innocent, but his power should be less than that of Qi Bai.

Zhao Zhu also received news from his subordinates that Qi Bai's circle is not clear yet, but Qi Bai is not in the right place these days, he goes out frequently, and seems to be planning to do something.

Zhao Zhu immediately ordered to keep an eye on him, and when there was news that Qi Bai had moved, he personally went out to follow and called He Lianyu.

After this follow-up, a major event was discovered.

Qi Bai was very careful in his actions, but his martial arts and thoughts were not as good as Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu's, so it was impossible for him to escape if he was followed by these two people.But Qi Bai didn't know, and continued to do his own thing.

Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu followed him out of the city overnight, traveling twenty li at night, at a mountain corner, Qi Bai was trading iron weapons for military manufacture.Then Qi Bai escorted the ironware himself, took some detours, and sent it to a village at dawn.

Zhao Zhu went in and explored it himself. The village is backed by mountains, and it looks like a normal small village, but when you go deeper, you will hear frequent "ding dong" sounds. There is a huge arsenal there...

Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu looked at each other, they didn't move, they continued to observe.Fortunately, there were enough hidden guards, and Zhao Zhu assigned tasks to keep an eye on everyone who came and went, but he was not allowed to do anything to scare the enemy.

Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu had been lurking for two full days, plus the night they ran out with Qi Bai, they hadn't rested for three days and three nights.

It is cold in winter, the mountain wind is cold, and it snows at night, but the two of them seem to be unaffected at all, except that their hair is a little messy and their faces are dusty, their eyes are still sharp and energetic, and the whole portrait is tense. can fight.

Qi Bai stayed in the village for two days, and returned to Beijing in the afternoon of the third day.

Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu looked at each other, and they agreed with each other, hoping that he would go back to report to his master during this trip.

After the matter is done, you have to report it to the master!As long as you know who is behind it... everything will be easy.

Qi Bai entered Shangjing City, started to detour, detoured several times, and started to walk in the direction of King Su's Mansion.Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu stared closely, their gazes were somewhat eager, but Qi Bai, like Guo Wei's loyal attendant Wu Yong before, crossed Su Wang's mansion...

Then, start winding again.

He walked into the Youyu Terrace.Youyu Terrace was at the bustling time, who knew who was full and started throwing money away, everyone rushed to grab it like crazy, Qi Bai... just disappeared.

He Lianyu frowned: "He found us?"

Zhao Zhu shook his head: "It's not very likely." With his and He Lianyu's martial arts, he dared to say that there are few people in Daxia who can stand against them.

He Lianyu was thoughtful.

Zhao Zhu narrowed his long eyes, "We'll see if Qi Bai will show up tomorrow."

Qi Bai is cautious, and this organization is also very cautious. If Qi Bai is thought to be exposed, Qi Bai will probably not appear in front of people again. If he appears... it proves that the other party does not know that King Ping has targeted them.

"As for this Youyu Terrace... still need to investigate carefully." It is also possible that Qi Bai made an appointment here.

On the second day, Qi Bai, the chief housekeeper of the Xiangying Mansion, came back from his work and dealt with the affairs of the mansion with a smile.

Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu were sure, they did not expose themselves.

But Qi Bai didn't make any other movement, and didn't go to see any master.

So I met you at Youyu Terrace?

Unfortunately, the time is too short, and the news from his subordinates is not enough, so it takes time.

Zhao Zhu was thinking about the possibility of King Su's participation when suddenly Hong You brought a message.

After the case of Guo Wei and his son, as for the murderer behind the embezzlement case, the clues pointed to Li Chang, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council.Lu Li reminded him that King Su did not appear to be suspicious, but before the facts were settled, it might be rewarding to keep an eye on more, so he sent some forces to stare at King Su.

Su Wang is the same as his prince, and he also has certain authority. He is very serious in dealing with people and knows how to protect his privacy. It is not easy to investigate his affairs.

But now Hong You actually said that one of the guards in Su Wang's Mansion he was staring at had recently met a person, and that person was the middle-aged man who provoked Lu Li in the previous Baita Temple case!

Lu Li was very sensitive to him, but the time had passed, and Zhao Zhu couldn't find him everywhere. He didn't expect that person to be in Shangjing, and he belonged to King Su!

Zhao Zhu's mind turned quickly.

At that time, Lu Li had been in contact with the embezzlement case. Although it was not the focus, it was already related. The testimony of Shou Anbo and Guo Wei later showed that he had indeed ordered his staff member Wen Changyu to deal with Lu Li. The middle-aged man, is to test.

The middle-aged man is the subordinate of the person behind the corruption case, and now he is related to the guards of King Su's mansion, which is related to King Su.

So the man behind the silver corruption case...is King Su?

The evidence of the embezzlement case points to Li Chang. Li Chang seems to have accepted his fate. Qiu Jian betrayed Li Chang. Yin Ye fled and died in Youyutai. Ren Kangfu's copy, is it his own, or King Su's?

Zhao Zhuhuo stood up and ordered all his subordinates to investigate strictly!

When Zhao Zhu wanted to figure out something, and devoted all his energy and wisdom, he got the result very quickly.

Qi Bai made friends with a certain staff member of Su Wang's mansion.

The small village thirty miles away from Shangjing not only manufactures weapons, but also stores them deep in the mountains.The number of these soldiers is a little bit mixed, and they are different from the regular army. Except for the training time, they often go out in turns. The vicious money-seeking incidents encountered by the Jianghu people are all done by them.Probably because the corruption case was solved, they lost their money?

Almost all the dignitaries of Shangjing with a certain status buried the person from the Great Xia Organization, either a housekeeper or a concubine.

Those who were not buried had more or less encountered something, such as the kind of blackmail that Shen Wansha encountered on Yuanye, which was the probing behavior of this organization.

There are many secret passages in Youyutai, only the manager and the backstage know about it.There are a small number of armed forces, and the organizational form and number of routes are similar to those of the deep mountains.

Soldiers, wealth, power... Someone wants to rebel!

Although there is no direct evidence, a little bit of information points to King Su!