daughter-in-law next door

Su Jinshi sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want to trust them, but that they don't trust me."

"Then it's not that Young Master Tang and Miss Tang don't trust us."

"Indeed, it's just that Lu Ning doesn't trust me. Tang Mingze and Tang Yaxin are just his subordinates, and Lu Ning is a man with a deep scheming heart. Besides, his status is beyond our reach." Su Jinshi said with a sigh.

"Tang Mingze and Tang Yaxin can make friends, but it's not so easy for Lu Ning."

Nian Su was a little confused, and after a long silence, he said: "Mother once told me that if you want to get others' sincerity, you have to give your own sincerity."

"Although I haven't experienced many things, I also know that making more friends is not a bad thing."

Nian Su's expression was very serious, Su Jinshi couldn't help but patted her head, thinking in his heart, is it because of her that she cares so much?She has long been her weakness.

"Oh, Jinshi, although I don't know what Lu Ning thinks, but the Tang brothers and sisters have treated us very well. Since they have that kind of heart, why should we make it difficult for them?" Nian Su said in a low voice. Said.

Su Jinshi didn't speak, but she also sighed in her heart.

**

In the afternoon, Tang Yaxin invited Su Jinshi and Nian Su to Tang Mingze's house again, but they came to discuss the case.

Although the method of this case is different, there are some similarities with the previous cases. For example, they are all serial murderers, and the murderer this time is also mentally abnormal.

"The case this time is a bit different from the previous ones. The prefect in the city tried his best to investigate the case thoroughly, but he had no clue. He didn't shield criminals like the previous prefect." Tang Mingze said with a frown.

Su Jinshi and Lu Ning nodded at the same time, Su Jinshi frowned when he saw Lu Ning like this, a little embarrassed.

Lu Ning showed no other expressions, but listened carefully to Tang Mingze's words.

"If we want to solve this case, we must start from the Yamen. If there is no one to respond to the Yamen, it is impossible for the murderer to escape the government's investigation again and again." Tang Mingze continued.

"Lu Ning and I have also investigated the victims that can be identified one by one. Whether they are male, female, old or young, the murderer has never been spared. Moreover, there are both good and evil victims among the victims, and we can't find any commonality. , the only difference is that a woman from a brothel disappeared more than ten years ago, and the body has not been found yet." Tang Yaxin told all the information she had obtained.

Brothel girls?

Su Jinshi thought about it. When she first started investigating the case, she went to all the restaurants and teahouses in Lancheng together with Niansu, and she seemed to have heard the two young masters mention this matter.

"Susu, that brothel girl..." Before Su Jinshi finished speaking, he saw Nian Su frowned and nodded.

She remembered telling everyone about it at the time, and after she said this, several people remembered it.

"It's a bit different. The bodies of those victims seemed to be found within a few days after they disappeared. If the brothel woman couldn't find the bodies, it may be because the murderer hid her body too well, or..." Tang Mingze said Before finishing speaking, Lu Ning went on to say:

"Or, the brothel woman was not killed."

"If that's the case, then the murderer must have an unusual relationship with the brothel girl!" Su Jinshi continued, she looked at Lu Ning, with a flash of light in her eyes.

Lu Ning nodded, "Let's investigate the brothel girl first. It's inconvenient for the brothel girl to enter, so I will go with the young master. You can find news about the two young masters."

The other four people nodded in agreement. Although this is not a major clue, it is also a breakthrough.

"Me, Susu, Yaxin, the three of us will go to the teahouse to try our luck first, to see if we can meet them." Su Jinshi said.

Tang Mingze gave Tang Yaxin a few words, then followed Lu Ning and left first.

Nian Su went back to the room to look at Xiaodouzi, Su Jinshi and Tang Yaxin waited for Nian Su in the room.

"Jin Shi, don't you want to be with us now?" Tang Yaxin's tone was a little sad.

Su Jinshi looked at her and saw that her eyes were bright, but she no longer had the original agility and liveliness. She sighed, "Your identities are too noble, I'm afraid Susu and I will fall into the abyss if we stumble."

Tang Yaxin didn't speak, but her eyes gradually became sad, "I have also experienced a lot during this time, Lu Ning...Although his words are not pleasant, it's not that he doesn't care about you, because of his identity, he always wants to take care of you. a lot of……"

"Yaxin, you don't have to speak for him, I understand, it's just that we have different ways." Su Jinshi interrupted her softly.

Tang Yaxin pursed her lips, but did not speak.

At this time, Nian Su came in, Tang Yaxin quickly cleared up her emotions, and followed the two out.

**

brothel.

Tang Mingze and Lu Ning received a warm welcome from the procuress of the brothel. The procuress led the way and praised all the girls in his building, but Tang Mingze and Lu Ning had no intention of doing so.

"Unexpectedly, one day I would come to this land of smoked willows with you." Tang Mingze said with a low chuckle.

Lu Ning glanced at him and reminded: "We went there together when we were in Fengcheng."

"Hey, that doesn't count. It's just a place to enjoy dances and music. This is a place to really have fun." Tang Mingze squinted at him, with some gloating in his eyes.

"I said, it should be the first time for you to come to such a place." Tang Mingze whispered in Lu Ning's ear.

Lu Ning pretended to cough, looked ahead, and said solemnly, "Why did I come here!"

Tang Mingze laughed a few times in a low voice and stopped talking, but Lu Ning's ears turned red.

The old bustard brought the two of them to a room. As soon as they entered the room, a pungent smell of makeup and powder came over their nostrils. Tang Mingze and Lu Ning frowned.

"I think the two gentlemen don't come here often. Today I will find a few good girls to serve you well. I have a few girls here who are still young. I am satisfied with the care of the two masters~" The old bustard saw the two men His complexion was a little bad, and he didn't want to lose the opportunity to make money, so he began to flatter him.

Tang Mingze smiled at the bustard, and asked, "Do you have a girl named Baiyu? I heard that girl is very skilled. My brother and I want to take a look."

The old bustard frowned, her complexion was a little uneasy, but seeing that Tang Mingze seemed to really admire Baiyu's name, she could only say: "This Baiyu girl is not in my building recently, and she disappeared more than ten days ago. escaped or something..."

Tang Mingze and Lu Ning had already expected this to happen, but Lu Ning still said with some embarrassment: "So, what a coincidence, I wonder if Miss Baiyu has any good friends in this building? I want to have a good relationship with Miss Baiyu, This skill is not bad."

Tang Mingze almost laughed when he saw Lu Ning's appearance, but he said that "skills are not bad" in a serious manner.

He only smiled in his heart, but nodded with a reasonable look on his face.

The old bustard was naturally happy when he heard this, so he ordered people to prepare food and drinks, and then went down to arrange for the girl.

When the bustard left, Tang Mingze couldn't hold back his smile anymore, he sat on the chair and laughed non-stop, while Lu Ning's face was already black as carbon.

**

Inside the tea house.

The three of Su Jinshi ordered three cups of tea and chatted nonchalantly while paying attention to the movement around them, but Tang Yaxin seemed hesitant to speak.

Nian Su saw it, but didn't ask, Su Jinshi just pretended not to notice, the three of them had been in the teahouse for about half an hour, but they didn't get any useful news.

Tang Yaxin gradually lost her patience, but Su Jinshi still paid attention to her surroundings. Although she was sitting in a remote position, she could still see the audience.

She inadvertently glanced over the door, but saw a beggar walking slowly, she felt that the beggar looked very familiar.

"Susu, look at the beggar at the door, have we met somewhere?" Su Jinshi said in a low voice.

Tang Yaxin and Nian Su both looked at the door.

"No, he's just a beggar." Tang Yaxin said nonchalantly.

Nian Su frowned, "This seems to be the beggar I saw a few days ago."

Only then did Su Jinshi nodded affirmatively, "Susu, Yaxin, please continue to listen here. I'll ask the beggar."

After finishing speaking, Su Jinshi got up and left. Tang Yaxin yelled, but no one paid any attention, so she sighed sleepily again.

"If you feel sleepy, go to sleep for a while. I'm here to listen. If someone appears, I'll call you." Nian Su said with a smile.

Tang Yaxin looked at Nian Su, wanted to speak, but didn't say anything.

"Actually, it's interesting to listen to them chatting." Nian Su continued.

When Su Jinshi came out of the teahouse, she saw the beggar turning into the alley, she followed closely behind, but seeing that the alley was a dead end, doubts arose in her heart.

"The beggar in front, I have a few copper coins, do you want them?" Su Jinshi shouted at the beggar's back.

The beggar stopped, but without turning around, he just said, "Girl, don't come here."

Su Jinshi frowned, but didn't speak. A strange feeling surged in her heart. She remembered that the first time she met the beggar seemed to be related to this case, but she obviously didn't tell the beggar anything. But seems to know a lot.

It seems that she also knows that she is investigating this case, and that she also knows... who the murderer is.

This feeling reminded her of Mo Feng, the man who was in the prison next door to her when she was imprisoned.

At this time, the beggar turned around, "Miss Su, I seem to have persuaded you not to investigate such a case."

Su Jinshi was really surprised when she heard this voice, it was clearly Mo Feng's voice, even though it had been so long, she still remembered his voice and his advice to her.

But before he was clearly not this voice...

"You..." Su Jinshi looked at the beggar in front of him in disbelief.

But he took out a cloth and wiped off all the dirt on his face, there was a thick layer, and the appearance was Mo Feng.

Su Jinshi took a step back and pursed his lips. Could this be the technique of disguise?

"Miss Su, I don't think you have forgotten what you said in prison?" He paused, but before Su Jinshi could speak, he said again: "I once advised you not to investigate the case, but you ignored it. The situation has long been irreversible, and you already know the danger."

Su Jinshi's mouth was pursed into a line, but he still didn't speak.

Mo Feng sighed, and looked at Su Jinshi with pity in his eyes, "It's really good that you have come all the way and solved the case all the way, but do you know that the more you know, the more dangerous you are? At this point, you want to get out Since it’s impossible, I can only give you a piece of advice.”

"If you meet him, don't be stubborn, don't lie, and...don't disobey."

Su Jinshi's eyes turned cold, and she suddenly laughed, "Mo Feng, do you still remember what I told you in prison?"

"After experiencing these things, after you gave me the so-called advice again, I will still return those words to you."

"If you know something, I advise you to report it as soon as possible, so that innocent lives will not be affected by it."

Mo Feng sneered, "Report? Do you think it's that simple? Officials are corrupt, and it's the common people who suffer. Report? Where do you go to report?"

"It's impossible for an evil person to cover the sky with one hand. Justice will eventually overwhelm evil. It's just a matter of time." Su Jinshi looked at Mo Feng coldly.

"You can't show people your real name, you can't show your true face. Are you happy in such a life?"

Mo Feng didn't speak, just shook his head, and suddenly turned around to look into the depths of the alley. The place was dark and gloomy, with no sunlight entering, and the towering walls surrounded the small road like a copper wall. Su Jinshi suddenly I feel that Mo Feng's back is a bit bleak.

She didn't know why Mo Feng fell to such a point, and she didn't know why he always walked alone.

She didn't ask him where his family was, if he had loved ones.

At this moment, she suddenly forgave him for knowing a lot but not reporting.

Maybe he has his story, he has his difficulties.

"Miss Su, I hope the justice you represent will win in the end."

Mo Feng's voice had an indescribable sadness, and when a gust of wind blew past, Su Jinshi felt cold to the bone.

Inside the tea house.

When Tang Yaxin woke up and saw that Su Jinshi hadn't come back yet, Nian Su was still listening to the people around drinking tea and chatting with great interest, and was immediately discouraged again.

"Nian Su, why don't we go to another teahouse to have a look, they might drink tea in another teahouse." Tang Yaxin said with a sip of tea, pouted.

After not hearing Nian Su's words for a long time, he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Nian Su stared at one place with a very serious expression, Tang Yaxin's heart rose instantly, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and asked, "Has it appeared?"

Inside the brothel.

After drinking for three rounds, Tang Mingze and Lu Ning were happy with two girls in their arms.

The girls in this building drank, sang, danced and took off their clothes. Tang Mingze and Lu Ning had nothing to do.

"The girls here are really different..." Tang Mingze said to Lu Ning in a low voice, his tone full of helplessness.

Lu Ning didn't speak, but his complexion was getting worse and worse. The two of them had almost fed these girls, and they started to ask.

"How good is your relationship with Miss Baiyu?" Tang Mingze asked with a smile as he put his arms around a girl.

The girl had never seen such a handsome man before, so she naturally answered every question, but the girl had been trained by the procuress, and she never stopped, and untied Tang Mingze's clothes with winking eyes like silk.

"Naturally, we are best sisters with Bai Yu."

"Yes, yes, Sister Baiyu has taught us a lot!" The other girls also echoed, and their hands kept moving.

Lu Ning and Tang Mingze put on their clothes calmly, and then asked, "Then why did Miss Baiyu disappear suddenly? What do you guys know?"

Those girls were already drunk and said in a hurry:

"How do we know what? It's just that Bai Yu told us that he was going to leave here soon, that someone was willing to redeem her!"

"Yes, yes, it's just that there is no real feeling in this brothel, it's not all lying to us."

"It's just that Bai Yu believed it."

"Hey, this white jade was originally the top card in the building, but now it's gone, and the building has lost a lot of business..."

"I just hope that Bai Yu escaped from here and is still alive and well. We will be happy too."

"yes……"

"My lord, why are you wearing so many clothes? After taking them off for so long, why don't you move?"

Tang Mingze held the girl's hand with a smile, and said with a smile: "If you solve it slowly, it will be dark today, and it won't be fun if you haven't finished solving it."

The girls smiled coquettishly, leaned directly into the arms of the two of them, raised their wine glasses to feed Tang Mingze, and said with a smile, "I heard that the young masters came here in the name of Bai Yu?"

Tang Mingze poured the two girls a few more cups, and said with a smile, "That's the way it is, but when I came in, I found that you are also pretty and dainty!"

The girls couldn't stop laughing, but suddenly became sad again.

Tang Mingze waited for the opportunity to say: "Have the two girls thought of Bai Yu? Do you know who is the one who wants to redeem Bai Yu? I can help you to find out if Bai Yu is with him. If you are doing well, I will come back and tell you."

Although the four girls were a little drunk, but not completely drunk, they smiled at this moment: "So what if you know she's doing well? We can't leave this land of smoke and willows."

With that said, several people had another drink.

Lu Ning's eyes urged Tang Mingze to finish the work quickly, but Tang Mingze had a speechless expression on his face, thinking: He is here to check the news hard, he is fine, nephrite is warm and fragrant in his arms, drinking wine, and beautiful women serve Yes, still so disgusted.

"The one who can redeem that Baiyu girl must be a rich man, but I don't know which family's son or brother it is?" Lu Ning asked.

But a girl snorted, "Where is a rich man? It is precisely because he is a poor ghost that we feel that Baiyu cannot redeem himself."

"Yeah, it would be great if a rich person came to redeem it, but that person's family is not rich."

"Then why do you say you want to redeem Baiyu?"

"I heard from Sister Baiyu that before she entered the dusty land, that person had made a vow with her. Even if her body was defiled, that person would never leave her, and would come to see her once a month. back."

Tang Mingze and Lu Ning glanced at each other, knowing that they had received useful news.

"Then do you know who that person is?" Tang Mingze asked.

Those girls shook their heads one after another, drinking wine glass after glass, lamenting that Bai Yu could have such a person so devoted to her.

Tang Mingze and Lu Ning saw that the four girls were almost drunk, and there was no useful news, so they let them get drunk.

When the five of them returned to the inn, it was already dusk, and the setting sun reflected the sunset glow in the west, making the west ablaze.

After a simple dinner, several people met in Tang Mingze's room.

"We saw those two young masters in the teahouse today!" Tang Yaxin said impatiently after several people sat down.

Tang Mingze looked at them in surprise, "You saw them today?"

Tang Yaxin nodded, "Those two young masters should often hang around in the land of smoke and willows. They often discuss that matter in that teahouse. After they left, Nian Su and I followed them quietly. I worked hard , dragged them into a dead end, and asked for something."

With that said, Tang Yaxin's face was overflowing with pride, Tang Mingze frowned and said, "Kungfu? Just your three-legged cat?"

Tang Yaxin rolled his eyes at him, "Although I can't compare with you, it's still more than enough to subdue two scum who only know how to have fun."

Tang Mingze couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He took a sip of tea and asked, "And then? What did you ask?"

"The two of them just went there to have fun, and they don't know anything about the case, but..." Tang Yaxin hesitated, a little unwilling to say the following words.

"What?" Lu Ning asked.

Tang Yaxin raised her eyes to look at Lu Ning, but lowered her eyes again, faltering and refusing to speak.

Tang Mingze turned his attention to Nian Su, "What's wrong? What did you ask?"

Nian Su's face was a bit ugly, but he still said: "They said... they want to redeem that Baiyu girl and put her in a courtyard."

Tang Mingze didn't understand, he looked at Lu Ning, "Could it be they are the ones who want to redeem the white jade?"

Lu Ning didn't speak, and continued to ask Nian Su, "In a courtyard?"

Nian Su nodded, and said in a very soft voice, "Place it in a courtyard, and then... be played with by them together with other girls who were redeemed by them..."

Neither Tang Mingze nor Lu Ning could hear Nian Su's words clearly, but Su Jinshi could hear them clearly, and her face instantly became ugly.

Su Jinshi gently covered Nian Su's hand, and comforted him: "I'm sorry, I'm not by your side."

Nian Su shook his head, indicating that he was fine. Tang Mingze and Lu Ning looked at Nian Su and Tang Yaxin's appearance, and they were both confused.

"Susu said that those two people teamed up to redeem the girls from the brothel and put them in the courtyard for them to play with." Su Jinshi said coldly.

Tang Mingze and Lu Ning were also stunned, and then felt a faint nausea.

None of the five spoke.

Su Jinshi held Nian Su's hand tightly, comforting her silently.

At this time, she felt that those two sons were even more disgusting than the previous two murderers. They gave those women hope, but led them into a deeper abyss.