She checked the bodies of Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan. There was no letter on them. Tan Xingzhi also did not mention the letter, which meant that he did not know the existence of the letter at all. Where did the letter go?
Seeing Zhou Yu'an about to search him, the man in black quickly said: "The trust is not on me!"
Seeing that she didn't believe it, the man in black added: "We didn't find the letter. There were some ashes in the stove. It must have been destroyed by Mrs. Tan."
"Let me believe you for once." Zhou Yu'an let go: "Is that cat yours?"
"Cat? The girl is asking about that raccoon cat?" The man in black shook his head: "It's not ours!"
That cat has been in and out of Furong Garden many times. As someone who monitors the Tan family, the man in black is aware of its existence and is sure that it was raised by someone in the Tan family. But who raised it and what it is used for? Not sure.
His men had followed the cat, and every time they followed it to the study, it disappeared.
There is no secret passage in the study. There is a drainage ditch in the banana bushes outside the study. The civet cat must have gone to somewhere in the mansion through that drainage ditch. Because the civet cat had nothing to do with the matter he was investigating, he didn't pay too much attention to it, and there was only so much he knew.
"The complexion is as usual, you shouldn't be hiding anything from me." After unblocking the man in black's acupuncture points, Zhou Yu'an thrust the medicine into his hand: "This is the antidote for Gelsemium elegans. Let's go."
"You won't kill me?" The man in black clutched the medicine bottle and looked confused: "I am a member of His Highness King Qi, and I am a killer!"
"We know that you are from His Highness King Qi, and we also know that you are a killer. Okay, let's go!" Zhou Yu'an waved his hands impatiently: "As long as you can live a good life, who will be a killer? Killing us is not your intention, you We are just following orders, we will go to King Qi to settle this matter."
"Whoever can live a good life will be a killer?" The man in black held the bottle and smiled, "Thank you, girl!"
After that, he picked up the sword that fell on the ground and wiped it on his neck.
Zhou Yu'an tried to stop him, but he could only press the wound on his neck in vain. The man in black was speechless. He looked at Zhou Yu'an and gently twitched the corners of his mouth.
"He's dead!" Shen Chongming stood in front of Zhou Yu'an and handed her a handkerchief to wipe the blood: "Let's go, we have to rush to Qingyang."
"He, why?" Zhou Yu'an looked at the man in black lying on the ground: "We don't care anymore, why does he still want to die?"
"He is a killer raised by Prince Qi. If the killer fails, he will die." Shen Chongming squatted on the ground and wiped Zhou Yu'an's hands: "It's not us, it's Prince Qi. Prince Qi will not let him live."
"King Qi doesn't know he's alive. He's so good at martial arts, why can't he remain anonymous?" Zhou Yu'an was puzzled: "A person only has this life, and if it's gone, it's really gone."
"The killer also has parents and relatives. If he dies, King Qi will treat his family well. If he lives, his family will have to die for him." Throwing the blood-stained handkerchief aside, Shen Chongming held Zhou Yuan's shoulders. Stand up: "Let's go, it's getting late."
They were silent all the way, and when it got dark, they arrived at the town called Liulin.
Liulin Town, as its name suggests, is full of willow trees.
As soon as I entered the town, I heard the sound of gongs and drums. After asking, I found out that a murder had occurred in this town.
The murder happened in the morning. The deceased was a woman, and the murderer was the lover who wanted to elope with the woman. The lover escaped, and Li Zheng sent people to catch him. The sound of gongs and drums just now was the message that the prisoner had been caught. At this time, except for the hawkers who were still selling on the street, all the others went to the Chenghuang Temple.
The innkeeper also went to watch the fun. The young man stood at the door, craning his neck to look in the direction of the Chenghuang Temple.
"Little brother, you want to watch the fun too?"
"Who doesn't like to see this excitement?" The young man stood on tiptoes. When he saw the face of the assistant who was chatting with him, he quickly put on a smile and said: "Are you guys from other places? You must try the food in our shop. Special delicacies. The guest rooms are on the second floor, and the stables are at the back. Don't worry, the horse will be well taken care of for you, and the carriage... Don't worry, sir, it will be wiped clean. "
There was blood splattered on the carriage, but the boy was not surprised when he saw it.
Shen Chongming winked at Zhijian and followed the young man to the stable in the backyard. It took about half a cup of tea before he came back from the backyard.
"Nothing unusual. It's not a black shop. There are a few horses from Beidi in the backyard. They are not war horses and should be used for business. After asking the guy, there are two groups of Beidi merchants. One group arrived yesterday afternoon to eat, drink and relieve themselves. They are all in the room. We just ordered food before we came. One group arrived in the morning, hauled fur goods, and went out to watch the fun. There were blood stains on the carriages of these two groups of merchants, saying they encountered robbers. "
The war in Shuozhou has just subsided, and the epidemic in Suizhou has just passed. It seems calm, but in fact there is an undercurrent - the people of Beidi are watching eagerly, waiting for the opportunity; the officials of the state government have their own agendas and secret plans; the grass bandits are running around, taking advantage of the situation to rob them. , the closer it is to the border, the more uneven it becomes.
Zhou Yuan is not interested in the Beidi people, but is interested in the case in Liulin Town.
The young boy loved to join in the fun, so he chatted with Zhou Yu'an while pouring tea.
"The dead girl's surname is Han. Her parents are in the fur goods business and have close contacts with Beidi." The waiter whispered: "When the two countries went to war, this shopkeeper Han was arrested. The crime was: Collaboration."
"This collaboration with the enemy is not a small crime!" Zhou Yu'an took a sip of tea. The tea was astringent and bitter, making it difficult to swallow.
"It's indeed not a small crime. I heard that I got beaten a lot in there." The young boy showed a sympathetic look: "Fortunately, this matter has been investigated clearly, and Shopkeeper Han has also been released from the prison. His life has been saved. His leg is lame, and a lot of his family's business has been taken away by his future in-laws. The two families have turned against each other, and the marriage has not come to an end. It is really a pity for a couple to be in love."
"Who is this shopkeeper Han's future in-laws?"
"Shopkeeper Liao of the leather goods shop in the south of the city. It is said that his concubine is from Beidi and has secretly helped him get a lot of business." The young boy snorted, seeming to look down on this shopkeeper Liao.
Shopkeeper Han and Shopkeeper Liao were both fur traders, one in the north and one in the south. They almost divided up the entire fur goods business in Liulin Town. Shopkeeper Han is a friendly person and follows rules when doing business. His leather goods are always good if they are good, and bad if they are bad. There is nothing wrong with the goods, and he does not give up a penny on the price. Although he is criticized by others, the business is extremely prosperous.
On the contrary, Shopkeeper Liao is proud and not as hands-on as Shopkeeper Han, but he is smooth in business and good at interacting with people in the government. His family's leather goods are sold with a mixture of good and bad, and their reputation fluctuates depending on the quality of the leather goods. Their business is not as prosperous as the Han family's, and they don't earn as much as the Han family's.
In terms of business alone, no one in the Han or Liao families looked down upon the other, but it happened that the daughter of the Han family and the young master of the Liao family saw eye to eye, and the two families became in-laws.
After Shopkeeper Han was arrested and imprisoned, the Liao family took away a lot of business from the Han family under the guise of helping. After Mr. Han was released from prison, he canceled this marriage and helped Miss Han choose another marriage. The other party was Chen Putou in Gongmen.
Miss Han did not want to marry the Chen family, so she secretly wrote a letter to Mr. Liao and asked him to elope with her. As a result, she died in the City God's Temple.
