However, he still had a fellow shopkeeper tell him, "Boss, please remember to leave the registration book for Brother Lu!"
The boss nodded, "Okay...Okay."
Lu Zhizhang also realized that something was wrong with his mentality. For some reason, he had almost acquiesced that Qi Peipei might be dead.
However, at this moment, even Xu Yong, an outsider, seemed to care more about his wife than he did.
Realizing this, he did not stop Xu Yong from pulling. .
However, before leaving, he asked Xu Yong to leave some troops in the store, and then the two began to search everywhere like a fishing net.
Xu Yong may not be good at handling cases, but when it comes to finding people, he obviously has his own way of doing it. He only asks the soldiers from the city patrol department to search in dark spots and corners, even in the direction of the moat. However, such an exhausting search did not allow them to find any information about Qi Peipei.
Instead, time passes little by little.
As time goes by, the golden rescue time is also passing by.
The only thing Xu Yong can think of now, and the most troublesome way to deal with it, is that the murderer is probably hiding in a house.
If this is the case, it will undoubtedly consume greater manpower and material resources.
But he couldn't care about that now. Xu Yong just said to his subordinates, "Block off East Street for me and search all the businesses and residential buildings on East Street."
After hearing Xu Yong's order, his subordinates thought, "Sir, what should I do without a search warrant?"
"I will get the search warrant tomorrow." Xu Yong only whispered.
Just as the subordinate was about to respond, Lu Zhizhang suddenly said, "Wait!"
Xu Yong looked at Lu Zhizhang in confusion, "Brother Lu, what's wrong with you?"
"There's no need to search residential areas." Lu Zhizhang whispered.
"But Mrs. Sister-in-law..." Xu Yong was confused.
Lu Zhizhang said, "Let's go to the restaurant to ask for details first. On the contrary, if we really go door-to-door to search people today and make such a big noise, I'm afraid not only you, but also His Highness will be implicated tomorrow."
"What's the implication of this? We are serious about tracing people and handling cases! I think your majesty will understand us!" Xu Yong said nonchalantly.
Lu Zhizhang regretted asking Xu Yong for help. If his yamen hadn't been off duty, it might have been troublesome to look for him again, and Yin, the governor of Shangjing, didn't have many soldiers, so he wouldn't have thought of asking Xu Yong for help.
At this time, he had no choice but to explain to Xu Yong, "Your Majesty understands, but others may not understand. Although the curfew was lifted in the first month, other prohibitions have not been lifted. Just the fact that you are not allowed to disturb people at night for handling cases is enough for you." I've had a drink, not to mention that I asked you to find my wife for me today. If they continue to use the victim as my wife as an excuse and say that we use power for personal gain, and then prove this point to point, do you think we It will be better!"
Lu Zhizhang knew those people's methods very well. After all, he himself had achieved many goals by using this method.
However, Xu Yong obviously didn't understand this truth. Hearing this, Lu Zhizhang was still discussing and proving that the Japanese court might be threatened.
He said dissatisfiedly, "What are you using power for personal gain? What kind of bastard dares to say that? I won't tear him apart! Besides, your wife is your wife, but she is also a victim. The rescue time is limited. If you really wait until tomorrow and follow the procedures, Huang Hua The dishes are already cold, if you are afraid, I will bear all the responsibility for you in the court tomorrow."
Hearing that Xu Yong was in trouble, Lu Zhizhang regretted letting this person get involved, but he still said, "Mr. Xu, do you think I would be less worried than you if something happens to my wife? If I am afraid I would not have offended the Chen family by writing such an article when the Chen family was in power, causing my career to rise and fall for so many years. Of course I am fine with being implicated, but have you ever thought that His Highness Prince Liang and my teacher might also be implicated? , Mr. Xu, I am very grateful that you think of my family like this, but His Highness Prince Liang and Mr. Gao are both very kind to me, and I cannot let my own affairs be burned on them."
When he heard that Prince Liang might be implicated, Xu Yong just remained silent. Although he sincerely wanted to help Lu Zhizhang, it would not be worth it if he helped Lu Zhizhang but instead tricked his brother-in-law.
Lu Zhi
Zhang then only whispered, "Besides, if she dies, it will be her life."
After saying this, Lu Zhizhang held his forehead as if he felt extremely tired.
Just now, Xu Yong thought that Lu Zhizhang was a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. But after his words, Xu Yong couldn't help but feel ashamed for his recklessness and misunderstanding of Lu Zhizhang. Master Lu was much nobler than him. His behavior was that he did not care about the dangers ahead, but this Mr. Lu did it knowingly that he couldn't do it.
Xu Yong instantly felt that Lu Zhizhang's image in his mind had improved a lot.
The people in this continent are so capable that they can kill relatives for the sake of justice. Thinking about himself again, if the time really comes, he is afraid that he will destroy his justice for the sake of his relatives.
"Brother Lu, what you said makes sense. I was too reckless just now. Please tell me how to resolve this matter. My soldiers will be at your disposal today." Xu Yong whispered.
Lu Zhizhang didn't expect that his words would impress Xu Yong. He just said in a deep voice, "Okay, let's go to the teahouse where the accident happened first."
Xu Yong had no objection at the moment. After Lu Zhizhang said this, he waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to follow Lu Zhizhang and leave.
When we returned to the teahouse, it was getting darker and darker. There was only a mess left in the market after the lantern festival. Pedestrians and vendors began to turn off their lanterns one after another, and the teahouse owner was yawning all the time.
At this time, all the guests in the teahouse had been driven away, so they naturally closed down the teahouse business early. The boss and the waiter were only sitting in one place in the teahouse, just waiting for the two adults to come back.
But the wait was too long, and the teahouse owner couldn't help but said, "Sir, when can we leave now?"
"Just wait, where's all this nonsense?" The soldier directly criticized the boss.
Seeing that the sky is getting darker and darker, the person waiting has not yet arrived.
The shop owner had no choice but to wave to his subordinates and said, "Okay, you guys should take a rest quickly."
The store clerk had no choice but to doze off on the table in the store.
"My lord, you are back." The soldier guarding the door of the teahouse couldn't help but say.
Xu Yong only said yes.
Hearing this sound, the boss and the waiters also got up one after another.
The shopkeeper walked quickly to Xu Yong and said with a smile, "Sir, have you found the female customer?"
Xu Yong shook his head and said, "No."
As soon as he heard this, the shopkeeper knew that he wouldn't have to sleep tonight.
When he thought that he had wasted so many customers and had to lose a night's sleep when his business was at its best tonight, the shopkeeper felt that he was in a bad mood.
But they were running a small business, and what they could do to these officials was to cooperate.
Lu Zhizhang glanced at the boss, and then said, "Go and call the waiters in your store who are greeting you in the hall. I have something to ask them, and before you come to us, remember to tell me what I just said." Give me the guest registration record."
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, the store owner nodded.
Then the boss called the waiters from other stores, including the waiter just now, and came in together.
However, the boss's hands were empty.
Lu Zhizhang glanced at the boss, and then said, "Where is the registration book?"
The shopkeeper showed an apologetic expression, "Bosses, I'm really sorry, my registration book is missing. I clearly remembered that I put it on the counter before. After you came downstairs, I touched the book, but I didn't know. What's going on? I just went to look for it, and in the blink of an eye, the book disappeared."
Hearing this, Lu Zhizhang glanced at the boss in surprise, "Has anyone ever been to your counter since you were here?"
The owner of the store whispered, "I remember A Bing went to the counter to get the key to open the room for the guest, A Zhe went behind the counter to check the inventory of wine, and A Li guarded the counter for me."
After hearing the shop owner's words, the people whose names were called could only stand up from the crowd.
They were all strangers. Xu Yong, under Lu Zhizhang's instruction, immediately had these people searched, but nothing was found at the moment.
The man named A Li was obviously not willing to be searched, so after the forced search,
He said angrily, "Didn't I just guard the counter for the boss? Why should I be searched? Since I was searched, shouldn't others also search it?"
"After all, I'm not alone at the counter, everyone else went to the counter too!"
After saying this, A Li immediately made another round of identifications.
Xu Yong was a little impatient and simply said, "Don't identify me. Let's search everyone."
Hearing that everyone without suspicion would be identified, everyone immediately stared at the proposer in displeasure, but even so, they still could not find the booklet.
Seeing that the farce was about to get lively, Lu Zhizhang was afraid that Xu Yong would be too busy, so he just said, "Mr. Xu, can I trouble you to search everywhere in this room? I think since this book was lost after this Yes, then this booklet must still be in this teahouse, after all, we have sealed the teahouse after this."
Xu Yong felt that Lu Zhizhang's analysis was reasonable, and he nodded. Then he swaggered down.
After Xu Yong left, Lu Zhizhang looked at the others and said, "You guys should go down first. The waiter who discovered the situation here should stay here."
After listening to Lu Zhizhang's words, the others quickly left. Lu Zhizhang glanced at the waiter indifferently and said, "Now you can tell me what the man who took away the female customer you saw outside today looks like and how he took her away. I hope you can tell me this." The more detailed it is, the better.”
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, the waiter nodded cooperatively, and then began to describe what he saw.
