subordinates dare not

Lu Jiu also stepped forward, endured the stink of the corpse and searched the corpse. The three of them worked hard for a long time, but they did not find any key clues or doubts, nor did they find any inconsistencies in the shopkeeper's words.

Meng Fuyuan had right and wrong in his mind, and this matter probably had little to do with the shopkeeper in front of him.

Before Fu Ba left, he made an agreement with the shopkeeper for three chapters, saying that he would keep the corpse of the Red Flame Gang in Fuxing Inn a secret for him, and the shopkeeper would also keep his whereabouts secret for him.Afterwards, Meng Fuyuan and his party took the carriage to the next suspicious place, which was also the place where the Red Flame Gang stayed the longest—Jianzhou's famous place of wind and moon, soul and building.

Meng Fuyuan was leaning on the embroidered cushion of the carriage, facing Huo Yi, the clues he had so far that could barely be called clues were too trivial and could not be strung together in Meng Fuyuan's mind. , so he asked Huo Yi: "Who do you think wrote the phrase 'run away'?"

Huo Yi answered quickly, probably because he had thought about this question before, "I have observed those two characters carefully, although they are hidden under the messy knife marks, I can vaguely tell that the person who carved them wrote them in a hurry, and the strokes were written first. I will make a bold guess, maybe the owner of the corpse wrote to the remaining nine members of the Chi Yan Gang before he died, to warn them to be careful of the puppets around them, but it is a pity that the nine members of the Chi Yan Gang did not find out, and instead It was discovered by the shopkeeper of Fuxing Inn."

"But one person is missing, wouldn't the Chi Yan gang notice it?" Meng Fuyuan asked again.

Huo Yi shook his head lightly, "I don't know about that, maybe there is a conflict within the Chiyan Gang itself, so the rest of the people are indifferent even if one person is missing. I know that the reputation of the Chiyan Gang in Puzhou is not very good, The local people's comments on the disciples of the Chiyan Gang are all derogatory terms such as arrogant and domineering."

Speeding up the horse, the hooves of the horse kicked up a circle of dust, and the sound of stepping on the bricks of the dirt road was rapid and powerful, like the sound of thousands of households pounding clothes at night. The carriage soon arrived at the junction of Fangshi where the soul and the building were located.

Meng Fuyuan asked the twelve generals who were driving to stop first, and parked in a remote alley near the Soul and Building. Using the surrounding stones, he simply set up a soundproof array to include everyone.

Meng Fuyuan took the lead and said: "According to the news on Eleven, everyone in the Chiyan Gang has been to Soul and Tower."

"Have you ever been there?!" Soul and Lou is a famous brothel in the local area. Lu Jiu couldn't help shaking her head and said with emotion, "Tsk tsk tsk, these people are really hungry and thirsty."

Meng Fuyuan remembered more details than Eleven clearly, so he said: "Eleven, you continue to talk about the clues about Chiyan Gang and Soul and Lou."

Eleventh Dao: "There were 20 people from the Chiyan Gang on this trip. They all went to the Soul and Building. It was the same night, and they left at noon on the second day. I heard that one of the Chiyan Gang stayed in the Soul and Building that night. In the room of the famous Xingshuang girl, the blame is on this Xingshuang girl. She is very mysterious. She wears a veil all the year round. No one has seen the whole picture. It hurt the hearts of those dignitaries who bowed down to her talents. As for whether this chivalrous member of the Chiyan Gang who spent the spring night is a puppet or a living person, I am afraid that only Miss Xingshuang will know."

Eleven continued: "Six people from the Chiyan Gang got drunk in the private seats on the second floor. The private seats on the second floor belong to the public area. They are set up for talking about poetry and painting, and enjoying girls' performances. According to subordinates According to the news from the eyeliner, these six people slept at their desks all night after getting drunk, and they never left during the period, so the possibility of being puppets can be ruled out."

"The remaining 14 people, some went to Yanzhi Building, some went to Nanfeng Pavilion, and some went to both places—"

"Hey." Lu Jiu interrupted and said in surprise, "There are two more going, which is really admirable."

The soul and the building are divided into two parts, one half is for the business of the daughter's family, so it is called the Yanzhi Building, and the other half is to provide services for guest officials who are good at Longyang, so it is called Nanfeng Pavilion.Hun and Lou is not just a business of flesh and blood. Some people also come here to talk about poems and songs. The soul and the building, the intention is to impart the soul and the soul, and the heart has a connection." The inscription is hung in the main hall, and it is difficult not to notice it.

Meng Fuyuan asked another question that he cared about: "Eleventh, do you know which girls' and son's rooms those ten people went to?"

"Back to the owner, the subordinates only search for three, Miss Yaojin, Miss Liuxiang, and Young Master Zhemei. The rest of them will not be searched wherever they go."

Meng Fuyuan pondered for a while and then said: "There are two possibilities. One, nine members of the Chiyan Gang were killed in Soul and Building and were made into puppets. Second, there were already nine puppets in the Chiyan Gang before they came to Soul and Building. Hun and Lou changed the medicinal materials for the puppet, but no matter what, there are people from the Demon Cult in Hun and Lou. "

Lu Jiu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "The owner is right."

"Wait—" Huo Yi said suddenly, "There are only nineteen corpses now!"

"The shopkeeper of Fuxing Inn also said that there are only 20 people staying in the inn. Are you sure there are [-] people from the Red Flame Gang who went to Soul and Tower on October [-]?"

Eleven replied: "My eyeliner in Hun Yu Lou said that he counted them himself. That night when he saw the Red Flame Gang approaching menacingly, there was a large group. He counted them himself, and there were 20 people. He was shocked for a long time. .”

Huo put one hand on his chin, "In other words, there is a person missing in Soul and Building."

As soon as this remark came out, it seemed that this soul and building related to Feng Huaxueyue became more mysterious and full of doubts. The grievances and grievances behind this missing chivalrous man of the Red Flame Gang may be closer to the core of the secret of the restoration of the Demon Cult. An atmosphere of general silence permeated the surrounding air faintly.

I thought it would be an easy task to do a random search tonight, but Huo Yiyu shattered everyone's illusions, and I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle tonight.

In silence, Ming Er seemed to have thought of something, and asked again: "Are you all going as guests?"

"Since everyone has not seen the whole picture of Miss Xingshuang, it can be seen that she is an easy candidate to replace." Meng Fuyuan replied.

As soon as the words fell, Lu Jiu hurriedly asked: "A man disguised as a woman?!"

Meng Fuyuan: "Yes."

Although the shadow guards can do anything for the owner, but it is another matter when it comes to men disguised as women. With the mentality of hiding if they can, no one is willing to go. Meng Fuyuan looked around, looking for a suitable candidate, and all the shadow guards who were looked at by Meng Fuyuan a few more times obviously froze.

Just as everyone was waiting for Meng Fuyuan to order troops in person, Yang Qi suddenly volunteered and said, "I'll go."

Lu Jiu was shocked when she heard this, "Little Xiaoqi, are you going to pretend to be Miss Xingshuang?!"

Yang Qi glanced at Lu Jiu, "Do you have an opinion?"

Lu Jiu shook his head and hands. If he could shake his feet, he might have already done so by now, "No, no, no, how dare I, Xiao Qi is sacrificing her appearance for the peace of our world!"

Fu Bale said, "Sacrifice your hue?"

Yang Qi didn't look at Lu Jiu, and said mockingly: "If you can't speak, talk less, no one will think you are dumb."

After Lu Jiu made such a fuss, the tense and oppressive atmosphere eased a little earlier, and everyone laughed along with him.

Meng Fuyuan finally said: "Tonight I will go to Nanfeng Hall from [-]th to [-]th, and the rest will go to Yanzhi Tower. Everyone play it by ear and be careful. I will prepare sleeve arrows and smoke bombs for everyone. Use them in emergencies. Remember to weigh the pros and cons, saving your life is the most important thing, and if you keep the green hills, you won’t be afraid of running out of firewood.”