I rely on solving the case to attack the king of hell

After a night of snowfall, Xuanwu Street became covered in white.However, this winter poetry can only exist on the cornice tiles. The snow on the ground has been cleaned up, revealing pieces of bluestone slabs, which are as clean as new.

Needless to say, the street is still crowded with shops and crowded with people. Xie Zaiyue suddenly had the illusion of going to a temple fair: "Standing on the street, shoulder to shoulder, it seems that everyone is warm." Then he straightened up and shrank in the cold wind. He said again: "Biancheng is prosperous, Xuanwu is the most. Look, Mr. Yan, there are so many people here in such a cold day."

Before Yan Han could speak, Wangwang said coolly, "Ordinary people really don't have big ambitions, and they actually spend their good times wandering around."

Xie Zaiyue was dissatisfied and said: "Little fat cat, I am also a mortal, so you should be more careful when you speak."

Wangwang squinted at him: "You are different."

"What's different?" Xie Zaiyue looked at him with folded arms, "Could it be that you are implying that my soul has returned to the underworld and become a living soul?"

Wang Wang was about to reply, when Yan Han suddenly stopped, pointed to the signboard on the side of the road, and said calmly: "We are here."

Xie Zaiyue looked at Yan Han's hand, only to see the bronzing cursive script written on the plaque in front of him, after carefully identifying it for a long time, he managed to read: "Li Luji?"

Yan Han nodded and said, "This is the rouge shop that Tao Tao came to on the day she disappeared."

Although Zhang Buxun is clean and frugal, the lady of the Ministry of Justice does not want to dress too poorly because of this. The amount of makeup can be small, but the quality must not be ambiguous. You must look for Li Luji, a century-old business in Biancheng.

Even Hengbo, the law protector walking sideways in the underworld, had green eyes when he mentioned Li Luji, like a starving ghost who hadn't eaten in 800 years and saw delicious food for the first time.

According to Hengbo, this Lu Ji rouge has many colors and good craftsmanship, and has been popular in Biancheng for decades.And the boss behind this scene is very ingenious. Every time the seasons change or major festivals, there will be a few new products that will be snapped up for a limited time.

"It is said that his family only sells rouge, and nothing else is involved. It can still occupy a place on Xuanwu Street, which shows that it is quite extraordinary." Xie Zaiyue praised sincerely.

Wang Wang squatted at his feet, and said with emotion, "Selling rouge alone can open a shop? Tsk tsk, this woman really earns a lot of money."

As he was talking, a woman walked out of Li Luji, about 30 years old, dressed in a simple and elegant way.Seeing Yan Han and Xie Zaiyue, he was first shocked by Mrs. Yan's beauty, and was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was impolite, smiled softly, and greeted him: "Are you two here to choose rouge? To give to relatives, or to... ... sweetheart?"

"Dali Temple, investigate the case." Yan Han returned coldly.

The woman's face changed slightly, as if she was recalling what happened in the store recently.

Xie Zaiyue hurried forward, showing his waist badge, while explaining: "Sister, don't be afraid, we're just here to ask something."

The other party was an official, no matter how reluctant or anxious she was, she still let Yan Xie in sideways.

There are still a few customers who are choosing rouge in the shop. Behind each customer, there is a well-dressed woman with a faint smile on her face, explaining a sentence or two softly from time to time.

Probably because few men set foot in the rouge shop, Yan Han and Xie Zaiyue attracted everyone's attention as soon as they entered.Everyone stared at him dumbfounded, and then started whispering again.

A girl said: "This person is so beautiful, should he be a woman disguised as a man?"

A beautiful woman said: "Nonsense, how can there be such a tall woman."

A maid said: "Then... is it a rabbit master?"

The woman who led Yan Han and the others in turned red when she heard this, and became ashamed for Yan Han, so she hurriedly invited the two of them to a secluded place, and whispered: "What do you two officials want to ask?"

Xie Zaiyue didn't make any detours, straight to the point and said: "The day before yesterday were you in the store?"

The woman nodded: "All day long."

Xie Zaiyue was overjoyed, took out Tao Tao's portrait from his bosom, and asked, "Have you ever seen the woman in the painting?"

The woman glanced at her and said, "This is not Miss Zhang's maid, who often comes to our place."

Xie Zaiyue said: "The day before yesterday, did she come to the store?"

The woman frowned slightly, and said softly: "No, their master and servant haven't come for a while, sir, is there something wrong with them?"

Xie Zaiyue didn't answer, and doubts abounded in his heart. Could it be that Tao Tao was robbed halfway before he arrived at Li Luji?In this way, is looking for the last clues of her life like looking for a needle in a haystack?

Yan Han asked, "What do you think of their master-servant relationship?"

The woman thought for a while, and said: "It should be very good. In the past, both of them came to our place to buy things together. They were talking and laughing...but...Since two months ago, Ms. Zhang has not been here again. In our store, Tao Tao always comes alone. I remember I asked Tao Tao once about Miss Zhang's recent situation, and she only said that Miss Zhang is very busy now, and she has no intention of going out of the house at all."

busy?Zhang Mengyao is a well-clothed and well-fed eldest lady. She doesn't do scientific research, and she doesn't marry, so what can she be busy with?

Xie Zaiyue was thinking to herself, when the woman suddenly said: "However, Tao Tao came here once, and she was in a bad mood, and she kept asking me what to do if I was entangled by a man. I thought she was still young at the time, so I I didn’t take it seriously, I just made a few jokes.”

Yan Han said: "When did this happen?"

The woman said: "It was the last time Tao Tao came to buy rouge, probably...about ten days ago."

Although Li Luji didn't ask about Tao Tao's situation before he disappeared, it can be regarded as a windfall.

After leaving Li Luji, the two speculated about Tao Tao's action route, and were about to act, but Wangwang pulled Xie Zaiyueyi corner, and motioned him to look at a roadside stall from the corner of his eye.

This stall sells needlework and silk cloth. It is not very eye-catching, but there are many customers.The proprietress greeted the guests, and the boss yelled from the side: "The best gold thread in Biancheng, the most exquisite sewing needles, don't miss it when you pass by!"

As expected of Xuanwu Street, the tone of the peddlers is so big.Xie Zaiyue smiled, and took a few glances at the stall by the way. Suddenly, his eyes passed those golden threads, and his heart couldn't help being moved, and he pulled Yan Han to the front of the stall.

When the boss saw a new customer coming to the door, especially a rare male customer, his attitude was very enthusiastic, and he thought to himself that now men in Biancheng also do needlework?Thinking of walking around from the back of the booth to the front, he smiled and said, "What do you two want to choose?"

Xie Zaiyue didn't answer, but picked up a gold thread and looked closely.

The boss quickly introduced: "Don't underestimate our gold thread. Many big families buy it from their children. Our thread is not easy to break or stick to your hands, but the color is bright and true."

Xie Zaiyue asked with a smile: "Oh? Who are the big families?"

The boss suddenly felt a little displeased, and said lightly, "You don't believe me?"

In his dictionary, commodity prices can be negotiated, and customers with bad attitudes can be tolerated, which means that the high-end market position of this stall is unbreakable.

Watching the boss's face turn from sunny to cloudy, Xie Zaiyue took out the badge of Dali Temple and Tao Tao's portrait in time, and asked, "Don't get me wrong, we are from Dali Temple, and I have something to ask the boss."

The boss took the waist card hesitantly, looked at the sun in various ways, and almost took a bite.

Xie Zaiyue couldn't laugh or cry: "Boss, this badge is genuine. If you don't believe me, you can take a trip to Dali Temple with me."

The boss quickly stuffed the badge back into Xie Zaiyue's hand, and said nervously: "Don't, we still have to do business."

Xie Zaiyue comforted him: "Boss, we just want to ask you if you have seen the person in the painting?" He quickly unfolded the portrait in his hand.

The boss looked at it and said in surprise, "Tao Tao? Why are the adults looking for her?"

"Oh? You know this girl?" Xie Zaiyue said.

The boss nodded: "She is from the Ministry of Criminal Justice or some other high-ranking official. Recently, she always comes to my place to buy gold thread, saying that she wants to embroider some purses."

Sure enough, the gold thread on the purse embroidered by Tao Tao came from here. Xie Zaiyue couldn't help but praise his sharp eyes.

Yan Han asked: "The day before yesterday, did she come here?"

The boss said: "I've been here, it seems to be doing something for her lady, and buying some needles and thread by the way."

"When did she leave? What happened during the period?" Xie Zaiyue's eyes lit up, and he asked anxiously.

The boss said: "Let me think about it, it was around the afternoon when Miss Tao Tao came, I can't remember the exact time, it must be after Weishi... There seems to be nothing special, but she just paid the money, it seems I saw someone, my eyes were a little flustered, and I left in a hurry."

"Which direction did she go?" Xie Zaiyue asked.

"It seems to be going back." The boss said.

"Go back?" Xie Zaiyue murmured. It stands to reason that Tao Tao went out to buy rouge, and the needlework was just a side purchase. After buying the needlework, she didn't go to Li Luji, but walked back. You can see the acquaintances she met , making her a little flustered.

The boss said: "Tao Tao seemed to be muttering when she left, saying that she should let the miss know and blame her."

The man who pestered her, the acquaintance who made her flustered, and Zhang Mengyao's blame, almost instantly, Xie Zaiyue thought of that person.He glanced at Yan Han calmly, and the other party seemed to know what he was thinking, and nodded slightly.

Xie Zaiyue hurriedly bid farewell to the owner of the stall, turned around with Yan Han and went to Zhang's mansion.

Just after leaving Xuanwu Street, Yan Han was planning to make his way, but he saw Hengbo walking in a hurry, and he didn't know where he came from.

"Your Majesty." Hengbo panted, "You have to go back to the underworld."

"What happened?" Yan Han remained calm.

Hengbo glanced at Xie Zaiyue, paused for a moment, and then said in a vague way: "It's his business, Gui Chen said that he made a new discovery."

"Oh?" Yan Han unexpectedly also glanced at Xie Zaiyue, Xie Zaiyue and the second monk, thinking what is it to do with me?However, these two people are so sneaky, are they afraid that I will find out something?

Yan Han felt Xie Zaiyue's puzzled and probing eyes, quickly looked away, and said seriously: "Hengbo, let's go back quickly." Then he said worriedly: "Zaiyue, Zhang Mengyao is monitored by Sigui, When you go to Zhang's mansion, he will find an opportunity to show up. When I'm not around, don't be impulsive, discuss with Lao Duan more, and I will come back as soon as possible."

Xie Zaiyue thought to herself, I'm not a feeble scholar with no strength, besides, my brain is so easy to use, so there's no need to be so worried, right?However, the beauty cared about her, and she was still in a good mood. She waved her hand and said cheerfully, "Lord Yan, don't worry."

Yan Han: Why am I so happy to leave him?

"By the way," Yan Han suddenly paused, and looked back at Xie Zaiyue: "Mr. Rabbit, what is it?"

Xie Zaiyue: "..."