Yao Yao walked under the window, opened it, revealing a narrow gap, and stared in the direction of Feihong Bridge.
Among the bustling crowd, Bao Cheng's anxious black face stood out. The pole and examination basket were thrown at his feet. The inner guard was holding two shoes in his hand and was asking something expressionlessly.
Bao Cheng obviously didn't know what was going on. He stood at a loss and didn't know how to answer.
Xia Yuanji, who was not far away, was looking at Bao Cheng with a cold face. He watched the inner guard buckle Bao Cheng, the test basket and the pair of shoes aside. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head away from looking. Bao Cheng stopped walking, but continued to move forward with the flow of people.
Yao Yao pursed his lips toward the window and said, "Sir, those shoes are indeed insignificant. Xia Yuanji is about to walk out."
There was a "dong-dong-dong" sound going up the stairs, causing the floor to tremble slightly.
He Zhenfu carried two shoes, pushed open the door, and exclaimed with joy: "My lord, my lord, I found it, I found it."
Han Changmu glanced at He Zhenfu and said calmly: "What are you yelling about? Take it apart first and take a look. It's not too late to be happy."
He Zhenfu chuckled, picked up the scissors, and cut and disassembled the thick cotton thread section by section along the line of the sole.
The Tianshui Bi upper and wooden sole separated smoothly.
Yao Yao took the shoe upper and saw a warm yellow bergamot hand on the fine Tianshui Bistain satin, which was lifelike, and seemed to have a refreshing fragrance filling his nose.
Although this embroidery work cannot be called superb, it is still second to none in the capital.
When such a good embroiderer is used to embroider a pair of shoes, one can't help but sigh, it is really luxurious.
Yao Yao took the wooden sole and inspected it carefully. He frowned slightly and said, "Sir, there are no straps in the shoes. If they haven't been taken out, then they are just an ordinary pair of shoes, and they have already been removed." They are half-worn, and the soles have signs of wear and tear." She turned over the wooden soles to reveal the pattern on the bottom, and pointed a few times: "Sir, you see, the outer edges of the soles and the heels are severely worn. ."
Han Changmu looked at these patterns, which were obviously lighter than others, nodded and said, "It seems that this person is a foreigner."
He carefully recalled Xia Yuanji's walking posture, and his heart skipped a beat: "Xia Yuanji walked evenly and steadily. There was a straight line from toe to heel, and he did not turn outwards." When he said this, he smiled sinisterly. : "This Xia Yuanji is really cautious. He is afraid of being found out, so he specially prepared a pair of shoes that have been worn by others."
He Zhenfu said: "I have already sent the message. As long as Xia Yuanji leaves Gongyuan, Mr. Cheng Qi will lead his people to follow him. Mr. Bao has also made arrangements. Don't worry, sir."
"Be sure to protect Bao Cheng." Han Changmu ordered in a deep voice.
He Zhenfu should claim it is.
After not hearing Yao Yao's voice for a long time, Han Changmu turned his head and saw her with her head lowered and picking her fingers. He laughed dumbly, stopped smiling in an instant, and asked with a solemn face: "What's Yao's opinion on joining the army?" "
Yao Yao said "Ah" and raised his head blankly: "What kind of insight?"
Han Changmu's eyes darkened and he said no more.
As the night grew darker, the candlelight in the tribute courtyard stopped halfway, and both the east and west dormitories fell into silence.
A solitary lamp lit up in the room on the third floor. Han Changmu was writing at his desk, and his long and clear shadow swayed on the plain white wall.
He Zhenfu stood beside him, looking at that handsome profile, and heaved a calm sigh. No wonder the ladies in the capital both wanted to get close to him and were afraid of him.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Han Changmu asked lightly when he saw He Zhenfu's expression becoming complicated and confused. He was surprised and smiled slyly.
He Zhenfu suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile: "No, no, nothing, just, Sir, Mr. Cheng Qi sent a message, and Xia Yuanji has not met anyone since he returned."
Han Changmu was not surprised at all, and said expressionlessly: "This is something that was expected. Let Mr. Cheng Qi arrange for people to keep an eye on Xia Yuanji. He will enter the venue the day after tomorrow, and then people will go in and search."
He Zhenfu responded with a yes and continued: "Sir, Li Cheng's mother has identified the body. Mr. Cheng Qi searched the Li family and found nothing unusual. However, after asking Aunt Li, he learned that Li Cheng had been there for nearly a year. , often went to the deserted house gambling house in Jinchangfang to gamble. Half a month before the end of the game, he took some things back from the gambling house. He said that with these things, he would definitely be on the provincial examination list, but he wanted to help the gambler Let’s do one thing.”
"But after talking about what he brought back, what did the gambling house ask him to do?" Han Changmu put down his pen. Although he had a rough idea of what Li Cheng got and what he wanted to do, he still raised his head and asked road.
He Zhenfu shook his head: "No, Aunt Li said that Li Cheng never told her these things. Even if she asked, he would not say more. He burned the things he brought back from the gambling house after seeing them. As for He doesn’t know what to do.”
"This is just asking questions." Han Changmu shook his head, rubbed his eyebrows, and asked: "Do you have any clues about the people who sneaked into the house a few days ago?"
He Zhenfu said: "We followed him to a house in Judefang, but the house was heavily guarded and it was not easy to get in. Manager Jin was still thinking of a way."
"Judefang?" Han Changmu was stunned for a moment, and said coldly: "Tell Jin Yu, there is no need to try to get in, I know who did it, I just need to arrange for someone to keep an eye on everyone who comes in and out of that house. You have to arrange for someone to follow you.”
He Zhenfu also realized the seriousness of the matter and responded with a heavy yes.
Han Changmu glanced at the dim candlelight, tapped the desk with his finger, and continued: "We still need to keep an eye on those people in the official hall, the dormitory where Li Cheng and Xia Yuanji lived, and search it carefully again, and the vegetable vendor delivering vegetables We should carefully investigate whoever we have contact with."
He Zhenfu said: "Yes, I have recorded all my humble positions."
Han Changmu glanced in the direction of the door, suddenly lowered his voice, and whispered with great difficulty: "Go and watch Yao Canjun personally."
"Yao, Yao joins the army!" He Zhenfu exclaimed. Seeing Han Changmu's cold eyes, he immediately lowered his voice and said with a guilty conscience: "Sir, do you doubt Yao joining the army?"
Before he finished speaking, he thought of the incident where Yao Yao was thrown into the secret cell of the Department of Internal Security before the provincial examination.
Although there was no conclusion to the matter in the end, and he didn't know the details, and Yao Yao was finally released, but when he heard Han Changmu's instructions, he sighed. After all, his commander still felt for her. I have a grudge.
It seemed that Yao Yao had indeed done something taboo and offended Han Changmu, which made him suspicious of her.
Thinking of this, he felt very contradictory. Since he doubted her and didn't trust her, why did he bring her to the tribute courtyard and order her to do such an important thing.
Isn’t this just looking for trouble for yourself?
Han Changmu seemed to see what He Zhenfu was thinking. He knocked on the desk twice and said in a deep voice: "You are right. I do doubt her, so I keep her by my side."
He Zhenfu silently muttered the phrase "old treacherous and cunning", then changed his serious face and said seriously: "Yes, it's just that my skill in a humble position is not as good as Yao joining the army, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?" Han Changmu interrupted He Zhenfu impatiently: "I just asked you to stare at her, but I didn't ask you to beat her to death."
"..." He Zhenfu secretly rolled his eyes and slandered, "How can Sir Shi be so irritable? No wonder he is already twenty-eight or nine, and no young lady can like him."
Gudefang.
Xie Liang's whole body was tense, and his beautiful face was a little gray, with an expression of disbelief: "What are you talking about, Li Cheng didn't come out?"
Ayong knelt on the ground and his voice trembled: "Yes, my subordinates have been waiting at the gate of Gongyuan, but never waited for Li Cheng to come out. Then I went to the yard he rented and checked. Everything was still there, but Aunt Li was also missing. ."
The candle flame flickered on and off, casting a dark shadow on Xie Liang's face. His gorgeous face became a little more obscure.
After planning for so long, everything and even the person disappeared in the end. He was so angry that he clenched his hands tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands burst. He roared bitterly: "Look for it, look for it!! Dig three feet into the ground!" , I also want to dig people out for me!!"
Ayong shook violently a few times, jumped up from the ground, and ran out.
As soon as he took a step out, Xie Liangzhan's cold voice came from behind him.
"Stop, is there any news in the Gongyuan?" The voice was as cold as ice, without any warmth.
A Yong's whole body shivered, and he murmured at the corner of his lips for a long time before he said with difficulty: "Master Yu sent a message, and the thing was found, but, but." He swallowed hard: "But it fell to the Department of Internal Security. In hand."
These were like thunderbolts coming from the blue one after another, and Xie Liang couldn't recover for a while.
"Why did it fall into the hands of the Department of Internal Security!" He smashed the desk several times in succession. He could no longer maintain his usual image of a handsome young man. He became furious and cursed at the top of his lungs: "Yu Qing is the elder." Are you a fool? Ah, ah, how could you let such an important thing fall into the hands of the Department of Internal Security!!"
Ayong shrank his neck severely, feeling that he was probably doomed today, so he might as well explain the matter more clearly and concisely. Maybe if his son was happy, he might be able to give him a good reward.
He tried hard to restrain his voice from trembling, and explained clearly what happened in Gongyuan word for word, and finally swallowed his saliva: "It was Li Jie from the Ministry of War who plotted against Yu Qing."
After hearing this, Xie Liangzhan calmed down. He was not as angry as Ayong expected. He just sneered at the corner of his mouth and handed a pouch to Ayong. He said with murderous intent: "Give this to Li Jie." ."
