Li Huaiyun said, "I just took a closer look at the situation of the missing bride's husband's family, and who came at the family banquet on the day of the wedding. There are corresponding records in these files."
"Did you find the suspicious person?"
"That's not true! In fact, they may not be at the banquet at all,"
Mu Yuan was stunned for a moment after hearing these words! "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Li Huaiyun explained, "Although those people didn't come, their names must be on the gifts, because they are big businessmen. If you set up stalls and do business on the streets nearby, you must deal with them."
"This also shows how cautious their people are. If they don't show up at the scene of the crime, there won't be any suspicion. They can just wait for those people to kidnap the bride and send someone to pick her up. Staying outside the scene will not be a problem at all. No one suspected them."
Liu Pingzhong suddenly thought of something, and he was startled, "Sure enough, he is quite cautious!"
"In that case, the ghost bride who appeared on the street was kidnapped!"
Li Huaiyun said with some regret, "I'm afraid all the brides kidnapped will have the same ending."
"Where on the street will the disposed bodies be buried?"
"Then we have to ask the mastermind behind this."
"who is he?"
"Wait a minute! There will be an answer soon."
After a while, the official hurried into the room with a suspicious look on his face, and then put the paper in his hand on the desk.
"This is a selection of individuals that we have found according to your request, and there are also many basic information. It is quite secretive!"
"Okay! Just step back first!"
When the official saw what Li Huaiyun said, he didn't say anything more and could only walk out of the warehouse dejectedly.
Li Huaiyun first put away the files on the table, and then gently opened the papers. On them were the basic details and status of several large merchants in Kyoto.
He read the content carefully and said, "From my guess, it should be the person named Cai."
He pointed to the papers on the table and briefly explained what was written on some papers.
"Cai Dashi, basically everyone who sets up stalls and does business on this street knows this person. He is one of the big businessmen in Kyoto. Half of the real estate in the street is owned by this silk and satin shop, ingredient factory, and jade factory."
Li Huaiyun frowned and shook his head, "He is now nearly sixty years old, and he took a concubine two months ago. This old man has a very strong body, which is rare."
Liu Pingzhong was somewhat disapproving of this, "I think it's quite normal. After all, if you have money, live a very nourishing life, and take supplements regularly, it's not surprising that you can live for so many years and have such energy."
strangeness! Very strange! Li Huaiyun didn't think so. First of all, people in this era would not have such a long lifespan. In addition, taking concubines showed that their abilities in that area were not bad, which was even more strange.
Could it be that this guy is similar to the Master Shangshu, and he was also transformed into a demonized monster?
"He owned a restaurant, and the ingredients and raw meat in it were provided by this butcher. Before the butcher was exterminated, he had a banquet with this butcher in the restaurant, and according to other people's reactions, the two of them should have quarreled."
"This businessman had eleven concubines and often visited brothels. He handled many of the palace businesses in Kyoto. He had personal relationships with several officials of the third rank or above in the dynasty."
"Sure enough, it's unusual to visit a brothel at such an old age!"
Liu Pingzhong snorted, "It seems like this guy is really powerful! I don't think it's strange to do such a thing."
"The missing bride's husband's family invited this man to their wedding banquet, and it just so happened that the butcher was also the meat supplier for the banquet!"
"Although there is no real evidence yet, the direction of all the spearheads is already very clear!"
Liu Pingzhong asked, "Then, how should we investigate next? How to find out the connection between the butcher and Cai Merchant is the most important thing. If it is delayed for a long time, it will be even harder to investigate."
Li Huaiyun pondered for a moment, "It's impossible to find the butcher anyway. We can only start from Cai Cai merchant."
But on the other hand, they don't know Cai Shangjia well, so it is relatively troublesome to find him. People in this position will not meet people easily. After all, no one knows what kind of thoughts the other person has.
With his kind of wealth, he is most afraid of others thinking about his body.
Coupled with his suspicious character, he must have done a lot of defense. This kind of person is also very life-saving.
"Then either bring Shang Cai back for questioning on the grounds that the monster is causing trouble, or bring him to the Demon Slaying Department under the pretext of investigating the case. But in this case, someone will definitely receive the news, and the higher-ups will definitely suppress it. Let's let him go."
Li Huaiyun had a different view, "I'm worried that this guy can't tell the truth at all. He must be full of lies."
Liu Pingzhong thought for a while, "Then let the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple interrogate!"
"This guy has personal relationships with the high officials in the court. If you do this, you are giving him a backdoor."
"Hey! This won't work! That won't work either! What should I do? Give up? Let this guy get away with it!"
"Of course not. How can we allow them to do evil here at the feet of the emperor in Kyoto!"
Li Huaiyun put his hands on the desk and thought for a long time, "If this is the case, then we can only try and use this guy's lustful character! Let this guy fall into a trap and tell him what he has done."
"This...are you going to use a honey trap?"
"Absolutely. Doesn't this guy like to go to brothels? Just find the brothel he often goes to and use his position to find someone to cooperate with the performance."
"It's a good idea, but it needs to be attractive to Cai, and he needs to find a reliable person. Otherwise, this guy's mind will easily see through."
Li Huaiyun actually has a very suitable candidate in mind, which is Narcissus, but she doesn't know where she is now. Either she can only find Snow Master or Yilan. However, these two are quite famous in Kyoto. When the other party saw this, You'll definitely find out it's a scam.
That leaves only my aunt! If she finds out about this, she will definitely blow my head off if I let her do this.
Besides, her personality is definitely not suitable for this. It seems that she will have to find Narcissus.
Fortunately, I took in this lonely wife.
He scratched his head hard and found that Narcissus still needed some temporary training.
But what exactly is to be done? She had a big headache.
Li Huaiyun slowly put away the files on the desk, "We still need to find a woman who can help us."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Wooden Kite!"
"You don't want to live anymore! Let Mu Yuan go? Even if you agree, Sikyong won't agree either!"
"I didn't say it must be her. I just want to go find her now and ask something. If it works, I won't have to go through the trouble of finding someone else!"
"Hurry up!" Li Huaiyong waved his hand vigorously, "Go back to the Demon Slayer Division first."
Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong left the Criminal Department. Before leaving, he had a brief chat with the official and decided to let him watch the case next time.
After returning to the Demon Slaying Division, Liu Pingzhong returned to Tiehua Pavilion first. He went directly to Qianji Pavilion, and the two would contact him then.
Mu Yuan is at the table, playing with a new spiritual weapon. This spiritual weapon is an upgraded version of the crossbow in his hand. In addition to continuous firing, it also has the function of firing deadly crossbows. During the investigation in the palace, the hand crossbow was used In appearance, it is still a little conservative, and at the critical moment, the functions are not complete enough, which makes it ineffective.
So she began to study hard to make this spiritual weapon more practical.
When she saw Li Huaiyun coming, she put down the spiritual weapon in her hand, and a very meaningful smile flashed across her rosy face. This smile was what she showed to the person she liked.
"I heard from Sikyong that you really survived a disaster this time!"
"It's a coincidence, it can only be regarded as good luck! Also, thank you Mu Yuan for saving my life!" Li Huaiyun saluted respectfully.
"If each of us saves the other once, it's even!"
Upon hearing this, Li Huaiyun asked softly, "Since it's all even, do you still want to take away half of the reward?"
"Here!" Mu Yuan thought for a moment, "Do you want to give it to me?"
"No! The main thing is that this money is very important to me, but it is dispensable to you, Mu Yuan."
Mu Yuan frowned, "You might as well say you are greedy for money!"
"That won't work! I'm not greedy for money!"
"what is that?"
"It's just greed for money and lust!"
Mu Yuan glared at him, "Why did you come to me?"
"I need your help with something!"
"Half the reward!"
"Princess, why are you so worried about me taking some money?"
Mu Yuan looked arrogant, "I just miss you, you can miss me too!"
"Concerned about your body? I don't want to be sent to jail!"
"Not serious!"
Li Huaiyun said with a serious face, "What I am asking you for is quite serious, and it is related to the successful solution of the case."
Mu Yuan suddenly became interested, "Hey, what's the case this time? You've just recovered, so why are you starting to investigate the case again?"
"There's nothing we can do about it!" Li Huaiyun looked quite embarrassed, "This Demon Slayer Division can't do it without me now!"
"Tch! How long have you been here to say these things so brazenly? If you didn't come, wouldn't the Demon Slayer Division be able to do anything? It's just that the investigation cycle will be longer!"
Despite what he said, Mu Yuan also knew that the time it took to solve Li Huaiyun's previous cases was quite short. More importantly, the difficulty of these cases has increased in recent years. They are also ranked quite high.
This guy is quite capable, and the current Demon Slayer Division cannot do without him.
"I just went to Sikyong to pay attention to the case, but in the end, he asked me to come to see Mr. Liu, and that's how it is now."
"What case is this?"
Li Huaiyun briefly told Mu Yuan about the case, and heard her teeth grinding.
"Asshole, this butcher and the mastermind behind the scenes actually did these evil things! Then you came to me because of Narcissus?"
Li Huaiyun took out the scroll on his body and placed it on the table nearby. "Yes!" He pointed at the scroll, "Look at the original scroll, the analysis about the resentful soul of Narcissus was in gold font, but now it has changed. It’s gray!”
"Previously, Narcissus used his own body to send Yang Fire into my body and restored my body to normal. My aunt said that before she left, she saw Narcissus lying next to me."
Li Huaiyun felt a little guilty in his heart, "But when I woke up, the Narcissus had disappeared. The scroll already looked like this. I thought, this thing was given by you, and you should know it very well, so I came here specially." Looking for you!"
"What do I think it is?" Mu Yuan turned her head away, "It's just that the monster subdued by this scroll has sealed its soul!"
"Feng Po?"
"This Narcissus female ghost has a Yin attribute. If she is forced to carry Yang fire, her soul will inevitably be burned by the Yang energy. In order to recover on her own, she will enter this state by gathering her soul in the center."
Li Huaiyun asked hurriedly, "Does this mean that there is nothing wrong with her? Just wait until she finishes gathering her soul?"
"That's not necessarily true. It's not that simple. If you don't do it right, she will never be able to come back."
