How to work

It was still Hong You who came to report the situation of the Bai family.Lu Li secretly praised in his heart, this is a man who forgets to eat and sleep when he works!

Anyone can see the strong admiration in his eyes. Xing Zuo, who was scraping the wall in the distance, bit his fist and was sad. He obviously did the work by himself, but it was Xiao You who got the limelight in the end. He really couldn't be reconciled...

Wangfei, you should take a look at me... No, no, forget me quickly, I'll come out... I'm much more diligent than Xiaoyou!

Hong You said that Guan Shan, the housekeeper, did go out to see off people.Because of the official road along the way, there are many pedestrians and stalls. The carriage of Fu Yin's house is different from other houses. Many people remember Guan Shan.

The Bo Minghai couple had nothing unusual these two days, they just urged Bai Xu to bury Bai Mingtao, and now the time has been set for the funeral tomorrow morning.Their daughter, Bai Fang, has been doing something wrong for the past two days. Apart from burning paper in the mourning hall, she does laundry secretly.

The person in charge of the follow-up checked it quietly. It was a set of women's dresses, with concubine-colored day lily patterns and a ruler-wide hem. The style was young and lively, and it should be her own clothes.In addition, last night Bai Fang even arranged for the concierge behind his back, saying that he would be leaving in three days.

There was nothing suspicious about Aunt Fang's words or actions, but once she walked out of the mourning hall in the inner courtyard, she ran into Bai Minghai at the corner, and the two exchanged a few words.The location where they spoke was remote and too far away, so they couldn't be heard.

Mrs. Bai has taken medicine and her condition has stabilized a lot. She wakes up more and more time, but she is still unable to speak.After she wrote in the palm of Cheng's mother for a while, Cheng's mother's face changed drastically, she looked surprised, and said: Madam actually saw someone having a private meeting at night!

Because the window in Mrs. Bai's room was open, they saw how Cheng's mother asked questions and how Mrs. Bai responded.

Mrs. Bai once vaguely saw a private meeting between men and women at night, but she didn't see who it was. She thought it was just a servant girl at home, so she asked the housekeeper Guan Shan to strengthen the management of the servants.That day she went to bed exhausted from mourning, smelled a faint fragrance in her nose, and then fell into a deep sleep. She didn't know who came into the house and harmed her, and she didn't know how Lu Li saved her. After coming, I took medicine.

Several days have passed since this incident, and if Mother Cheng hadn't been reminded by Lu Li and asked her to try hard to think back, she still wouldn't remember this bad thing.The reason why Cheng's mother didn't tell Lu Li according to the agreement is probably that firstly, she felt that the family ugliness was not easy to spread to the outside world, and secondly, Mrs. Bai didn't see the face of the adulterer clearly, so she didn't know who it was.If the news doesn't come out, others will rest assured that they won't do anything if they know Mrs. Bai didn't think about it.

"The person who did the attack could bear it for so many days. Either it was premeditated to avoid being suspicious, so they did it later, or Mrs. Bai saw the clothes or things on their body by accident. The clothes or things they wore on the day of the private meeting, the person who attacked Worrying that Mrs. Bai would think about it, so she jumps over the wall in a hurry." Lu Li concluded.

Shen Wansha stroked his chin, "It makes sense... But there are still no more clues, Master Bai was forced to bury him again, what should we do?"

Not to mention that Shen Wansha was in a hurry, and Bo Xu was also in a hurry. He quietly handed over the letter yesterday. Xiong Lie read it too closely and often threatened him. He doesn't dare to have direct contact with Lu Li now, but the cause of his father's death is unknown. And really not reconciled.

Lu Li was very steady, "Although the examination of the corpse can get the most clues when it is fresh, it may not be impossible after a long time. Didn't Bai Xu say that he used ice for Mr. Bai? Xiong Lie took it seriously. We don't have official credentials and can't file a case privately." Chase it down, but this person is buried, so he still cares about it?"

"You mean—" Shen Wansha's eyes lit up, "open the coffin for an autopsy?"

"Let's see if it's necessary." Lu Li clasped his hands together and rested his chin, "It's not certain that we can find out the murderer before the time for autopsy."

"How?"

Lu Li thought for a while, "Didn't Bai Fang want to go out? We couldn't enter Bai's mansion, so we ran into her outside." Looking at Hong You again, "Find out this adulterer."

No matter how complicated the case is, it was done by people, but there must be traces of it.Bai Mingtao has a lot of secrets about him. Zhao Zhu's talk about luck in salt and greed for money seems too far away, and he has no way to start at the moment, so let's start with the people around him.

"Well, no matter what, this person who has an affair with others is the most suspected person. This person must have done what happened to Mrs. Bai!" Shen Wansha nodded again and again, "Maybe the matter between the two of them was known by Master Bai, so These two people killed Master Bai first!"

"It's also possible." Lu Li rubbed his hands gently, "I'm more concerned about the silver needles in Mr. Bo's belly. Under what circumstances were these three silver needles pierced? Does Mr. Bai know? Using silver needles to control people's life and death, Still counting the time, most people can’t do it.”

Shen Wansha punched his palm, "Yes, this person must understand medicine! Otherwise, he must know martial arts and know the direction of acupuncture points!"

Lu Li looked at Shen Wansha appreciatively, as if boasting that the young master is getting smarter.

Shen Wansha blinked his eyes and proposed, strike while the iron is hot, "Should we go to the brothel again? That Qunfang Pavilion...Didn't Master Bai go there before the accident?"

"I have to go..." Lu Li looked out the window while talking.

Zhao Zhu was doing morning exercises again.Still the same as before, getting up just after dawn, one set of boxing techniques plus one set of stick techniques, still not wearing a shirt.

His figure is extremely vigorous, and every movement fully explains what strength and beauty are. Crystal sweat is sprinkled all over his body, his skin is shining in the sun, his broad shoulders are strong, his waist is long, his legs are long, and he has a good figure that makes people jealous and drooling ...

Lu Li envied and hated for a while, and asked Hong You, "Did Brother Zhao know the news?"

Hong You paused before nodding.

Lu Li chuckled, "You are Brother Zhao's subordinates. Although I asked you to do this, you must report to Brother Zhao first when you come back. I understand. You don't have to be nervous."

Hong You nodded slightly, standing still like a wooden stake.

Xing Zuo in the distance couldn't help punching the wall, you idiot!At this time, it is a good time to flatter and let the princess remember, you are talking!

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At night, a group of people went to Qunfang Pavilion.Shen Wansha took the lead and took out the money to say what the procuress said: Mr. Bai did come to Qunfang Pavilion the day before the accident, but he left without even calling for a cup of tea!

Shen Wansha was curious, "When you go to the brothel, you don't call a girl... What do you do? Could it be that Lu Guo couldn't help but come in and go to a latrine?"

The old bustard laughed, "This young master is very ingenious, but Mr. Bai didn't go to the latrine when he came, he just asked about the business situation in the building as a routine."

At this time, Lu Li had already circled the brothel, "Where did Mr. Bai come from? But from that side door?"

"How did you know, Master?" The bustard looked surprised, "Master Bai said that it is shorter to go out through the side gate."

Because this door is the most hidden, it is the most convenient if you want to do something else.

Lu Li tilted his head and asked Zhao Zhu, "Is this door really the shortest way out?"

"It depends on where the destination is," Zhao Zhu pondered, "If you go home, the distance is about the same, if you go to the government office, it is indeed closer."

"It was night when Mr. Ke Bo came, and he had already left the office."

The two looked at each other quietly, and at the same time looked at the side door with their heads in unison, their eyes flickering.

"Let's go!"

"Go and see!"

Almost in unison.

Seeing their tacit understanding, Lu Li felt a little jealous, and he also wanted to have the same heart-to-heart relationship with Xiao Lizi!

There is a narrow and dark alley outside the side door. Walking out of the alley is a fork in the road. One side leads to the wide bluestone road heading towards the government office, and the other side is a narrow dirt road. Looking at the direction...it looks like the outskirts of the city?

Lu Li suggested, "Let's go and see!"

Shen Wansha is a rambunctious one, nothing is more important than curiosity, he waved his fist and responded cheerfully, "Okay!"

Zhao Zhu looked at the sky, and then at the hidden guard team falling in the distance, "Okay."

There are no trees around, and the path at night is empty and quiet, only the sound of insects can be heard in the distance.It was okay at first, but after walking for a long time, Shen Wansha still felt the same scenery, and Shen Wansha felt bored, "What is there to do here?"

"There is a sound of water." Lu Li moved his ears, and asked Zhao Zhu, "Is there a sound of water?"

Zhao Zhu nodded and pointed to the front left, "There is a river over there."

But that is not the direction of the road, the path winds forward and does not pass there.

The water vapor along the river was heavy, and the vegetation gradually increased.When he got closer, Lu Li bent down to look at the ground.

Shen Wansha squatted down, "What are you looking for?"

"Has anyone been here?" Although it happened a few days ago, but it hasn't rained recently, if someone has walked by, there should be traces...

Zhao Zhu saw the clue one step ahead of him, and pulled away a piece of grass and vines, "Here!"

Lu Li hurried over, there was soft floating soil under the grass vines, and there was a slightly clear footprint on the floating soil, the footprint was seven inches five inches long and three inches eight inches wide, without patterns, it was the footprints of a man.

Shen Wansha also saw it, "Who does this tell?"

"I don't know who it is," Lu Li recalled looking at Bai Mingtao's body at that time, "but if Mr. Bai's feet were wearing shoes, they would be in line with this size."

"Didn't Master Bai come here before!" Shen Wansha covered his mouth in surprise.

Zhao Zhu said in a calm voice, "Go ahead and have a look."

Lu Li responded, and they walked forward slowly.

On the road, I saw some footprints of the same size and characteristics, but not as clear as the one just now.The footprints have been going forward to the left, passing through a forest, and coming to the river.

The river is very wide, the current is fast, and there is no main channel in the front and back.Here is a dangerous shoal, the river turns sharply in this direction, and the flow direction turns from south to west.There are mostly small pebbles on the river beach, no footprints, nothing.

But the footprints disappeared after chasing here. There was a deep river in front of him. The water was too fast to let the boat go. Bai Mingtao couldn't go into the river, so this should be his destination.

The night before Bai Mingtao's accident, he used the excuse of going to Qunfang Pavilion to divert the attention of interested people, but actually came here quietly... met someone.

Or... did something happen.

Lu Li pondered for a moment, "Let's search separately and see if we can find anything!"

Having said that, he didn't have much hope. Bai Mingtao is a very smart person, and he will be cautious about what he wants to do.

But this time it really paid off.

Shen Wansha found a small gold bracelet engraved with the words "Peace in Years and Years".

The small gold bracelet is made of red gold, with a golden bell the size of a lotus seed rice hanging on it. It is only two inches in diameter, but it is quite delicate. In addition to the four words Sui Sui Ping An, there is also a lotus flower engraved on it, which is very high-end.

But such a small gold bracelet can only be worn by young children.