Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 97
Zhao Jinyi fell asleep in a daze, and ate a bowl of cheese after waking up, but there was still no news from Changchun.

Mei Ran went back to the outer courtyard twice, not only did she not see Changchun, but also did not see the message from Changchun.The concierge said that he hadn't seen Changchun today.

The rain outside has lightened, pattering on the banana trees.

Not right.

No matter how diligently Changchun inquired about the news, he would return to Zhao's house and leave a message telling her that he was safe and well.

Changchun did not return, that is...

problem occurs.

Zhao Jinyi stood up abruptly: "Go and call Hu Yong."

Mei Ran blurted out: "Just now when I came back, I was about to meet Hu Yong. He asked for leave and wanted to go home to visit his sick old lady."

Such a coincidence.Zhao Jinyi frowned, walked to Duobao Pavilion by himself, took out a dagger from a porcelain vase and put it in his arms.

"Pick up Jiu Niang and Daliang first, and then go to the lantern shop together." Her gaze was right, Jiu Niang is a bold, careful, and ruthless person.Daliang is obedient to Jiuniang's words, but also has infinite strength, it is a match made in heaven.

It was raining, and the fourth girl had to go out, the concierge was a little puzzled.

But the old lady has ordered that when the fourth girl goes out, it is her freedom.The concierge bowed, watched Miss Si's car go away, and said to himself: "The old man raised Miss Si as his grandson."

Picking up Jiuniang and the two, the carriage made a big circle and arrived at the lantern shop in a box outside the gate of South Suzaku Street.

At this time, the door of the lantern shop was still ajar.

It was dark and the alley was wet.

Daliang, wearing a coir raincoat, walked to the door of the lantern shop first.Jiu Niang stopped him, closed the umbrella, and gently pushed the door open with the umbrella handle.

Zhao Jinyi doesn't come to the lantern shop often.Since renting out the lantern shop, she has only been here three times in the past few years.

The door was pushed open, and the light inside the shop was dim, without any hesitation, Jiu Niang took out a torch from her bosom and blew it on.

There was a man sitting in the middle of the shop, watching them coldly.

No matter how courageous Jiuniang is, she was taken aback.

Daliang hurriedly stopped Jiuniang, and asked, "Who are you?"

No one responded.

Daliang took a closer look, his expression changed dramatically.

The man was tied to the chair in a mess, and looked at them with a pair of eyes.If he read correctly, the man had lost his breath.

The lantern shop is very small, Daliang lit two lanterns, one for each of Jiu Niang, and searched the shop carefully twice.

Except for the man tied to the chair, there was no one else in the lantern shop.The master Gao who was tied to the chair was confirmed by Mei Ran that he was Master Gao.Jiu Niang checked the cause of Master Gao's death. There was a fist-sized hole in his lower back.

Zhao Jinyi walked in and looked at Master Gao expressionlessly.Although she doesn't see Master Gao often, Master Gao is really her subordinate.It can even be said that the lantern shop is a very important stronghold of Linglong Bookstore.In the past two years, most of the news about Linglong Bookstore came from the lantern shop.

Master Gao kept his eyes open, looking straight at her.There was no expression of pain on his face, and the corners of his mouth even raised slightly, as if the pain of the fist-sized hole in his lower back made him happy.

Master Gao was put on the bed by Daliang and covered with a quilt.

Zhao Jinyi walked to the place where the iron box was placed, lowered his eyes, and motioned for Mei Ran to wrap the silk handkerchief, and took out the iron box.

There is a piece of paper in the iron box, which is also from their Linglong Bookstore, and only a mouth is drawn on it.The lips were painted with fine brushwork, and the lips were full of blubber, as if the color of joy that a woman had just put on.

The atmosphere in the room was condensed, and no one dared to speak.

Although Jiu Niang had designed Zhong Man, she had never seen such a battle.Although Miss Zhao Si is a bit timid, after all, she is still a little girl... She glanced at Zhao Jinyi secretly, but saw Zhao Jinyi's waist straightened, and her red lips parted lightly: "Jiu Niang, take it to the medical center." Let’s identify it, it’s contaminated with poison.”

Jiu Niang took the iron box and stared blankly at Zhao Jinyi walking out the door.

Zhao Jinyi stood outside the door, looking at the rainy branches, and said in a cold voice, "Let's go."

"But..." Daliang glanced at Master Gao's body.

"Someone will deal with it later." Zhao Jinyi turned his head and took a deep look at the lantern shop.Master Gao was originally from Shanxi Road, and came to Kyoto alone with his luggage on his back. He originally wanted to make a living in Kyoto with his skill in making lanterns, but he almost died of freezing and starving to death in the bustling Kyoto.

Changchun was driving by, and at her suggestion, he bought a bowl of hot Hu La Tang and Hu Bing, and handed it to Master Gao.

Later, Master Gao became the craftsman of the lantern shop.

Mei Ran held the umbrella for the fourth girl and helped the fourth girl to get into the car.The compartment was a little dark, and Mei Ran's eyes turned red silently.Something happened to Master Gao, Changchun was originally ordered by the girl to come to the lantern shop, but now there is no one there, no dead body or no one in this life, people can't help but make wild guesses.Both she and Changchun have children, and they serve the Fourth Miss together, so the relationship between them is naturally deeper than that of ordinary people.Furthermore, she is not a wooden person. Changchun loves to look at her the most on weekdays, but she thinks Changchun is not good-looking, so she didn't respond to Changchun.Now that something happened in Changchun...she felt extremely sad.

Just thinking wildly, Zhao Jinyi glanced at her, and said quietly: "Changchun should be fine at this time."

Then Mei Ran choked up a sob: "But the murderer killed Master Gao...the method is still so cruel..."

Zhao Jinyi lowered his eyes: "The murderer came after me." To be precise, he came after Linglong Bookstore.When a career gets bigger, people will naturally be jealous; or...she accidentally touched other people's interests...and the only one who has had an accident recently is Zhong Xijiang...

Without Changchun, Zhao Jinyi at this moment is like a man with a broken arm.

Jiuniang and Daliang are new recruits, if they are asked to take up the position in Changchun, might they be qualified?No, no, Jiuniang and Daliang, she originally planned to let them stay in the dark...if they were to be transferred to the light, they would have to fabricate new identities for them...and they were the ones who served Zhong Man before. It's not good to recognize it.

Who can temporarily take over the position in Changchun?

Zhao Jinyi glanced at Yaqing.

Ya Qing's appearance is not as delicate as Mei Ran's, but her facial features are correct, and her face is slightly masculine.She usually doesn't like to dress up, she dresses plainly and elegantly, doesn't talk much, and does her work neatly, just now when she saw Master Gao being killed, she was only a little surprised, and then she remained silent.

Temperament like her.

Anyway, as long as Mei Ran is around her to serve, Ya Qingyuan is the person by her side, and she can enter Zhao's house freely.

The rain suddenly became heavier.The rain was overwhelming, and Jiuniang's umbrella could hardly resist it.

Zhao Jinyi ordered Meiran to let Jiuniang get in the car together to hide from the rain.As for the fact that Daliang and the groom are men, it's okay to be exposed to the rain.

The carriage slowly drove out of the deep alley, and just as it was about to turn onto South Suzaku Avenue, the wind and rain slammed into the carriage, the horse was frightened, and everyone sitting in the carriage felt a shock in the carriage.

Mei Ran and Ya Qing hurriedly protected Zhao Jinyi.

Jiuniang pushed open the door a little and asked loudly, "What's wrong?"

Daliang supported the bamboo hat with his hands, and hurriedly said: "It's nothing, it's just that the horse was frightened."

Sure enough, there was only a shock, the carriage did not break the shaft, and the horse did not run away. Although the rain was heavy, it took the group two quarters of an hour to arrive at a medical clinic.It was raining so heavily, and there was no one in the clinic, so Jiu Niang went in with Daliang with the iron box.

After a while, Jiu Niang came out and reported to Zhao Jinyi: "The medical workers have carefully identified it, and the paint on that painting is cinnabar mixed with poison."

No wonder it's so weirdly red.

Zhao Jinyi sat silently, and Mei Ran couldn't help asking her: "Girl, what should Changchun do? Will he be poisoned to death..." No wonder Mei Ran was so eager, everything was too weird.

Zhao Jinyi didn't speak, but there was a slight beeping sound from under the car, and someone said, "Miss Zhao, what's wrong with Changchun?"

(End of this chapter)