At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 69
There were two Jinyi guards standing outside Yunlai Cloth Village, seeing that it was Yuan Bin, they hurried forward to salute.

"I've seen Master Qianhu!"

Yuan Bin nodded slightly, and then ordered: "Without my order, no one is allowed to enter!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Qizhen led Yuan Bin into the scene of the crime, looking around, the room was very empty, the cotton cloth on the container had been emptied, and the cash register was also empty.

There were three people lying on the ground, presumably they were the shopkeeper and two assistants.

"What did you find?"

Yuan Bin stepped forward and said: "According to interviews, the store has not been closed at night, as if it was waiting for someone. Judging from the scene, the door of the store has no signs of being pried, and all the goods have been emptied, which shows that the murderer has long been prepared. Weibo I think it should be an acquaintance who committed the crime, and this person is in the capital."

Zhu Qizhen turned around and asked again: "Fan Zhong, what do you think?"

Fan Zhongzheng squatted on the ground after examining the corpse, and immediately said: "The neck bone is broken, and there is no trace of a fight. Killed with one blow, he is a master!"

Zhu Qizhen squatted down and looked at the bruises on the necks of the three people. Suddenly, a faint fragrance wafted from his nostrils.

"Fan Zhong, do you smell anything?"

Fan Zhong sniffed his nose vigorously, and said blankly, "No!"

Zhu Qizhen felt it carefully, the fragrance was faintly visible, and it would have been difficult to find it if he hadn't often been in and out of various high-end clubs.

At this time, he suddenly realized something, and asked, "Can you tell whether the murderer is a man or a woman?"

Fan Zhong and Yuan Bin looked at each other, then lowered their heads to check again.

Yuan Bin was very puzzled and said: "How did the emperor know that the murderer is a woman?"

Zhu Qizhen frowned and asked, "Is she really a woman?"

Yuan Bin replied: "Judging from the bruises on the neck of the deceased, the murderer's fingers were short and thin. If he wasn't a woman, he was a half-grown child!"

Fan Zhong then asked: "Your Majesty, how did you find out?"

Zhu Qizhen did not answer, but said: "Go to that warehouse to see!"

The three of them came to Fanji Warehouse again. The situation here was similar to that of Yunlaibuzhuang. People died, goods were lost, money was gone, and the modus operandi was almost exactly the same.

Zhu Qizhen squatted in front of the deceased, closed his eyes and felt it carefully. Sure enough, among the messy smells of various goods, there was a faint fragrance. Judging from the experience of going in and out of the clubhouse for many years, it should come from the same person.

Yuan Bin stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, have you found anything?"

"I still remember yesterday..." Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said, "There is a singing girl in the private room next door where we are eating, have you checked?"

Yuan Bin nodded and said: "Back to the emperor, that singing girl is named Song Guxi, and she is the top sign in Tingyu Pavilion in Yanzhi Hutong. I have sent someone to ask about it. This girl Gu Xi has not been seen again since she returned from Dingxiang Tower." Went out."

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, but still felt that there was something wrong with it.

"Let's go, accompany me to listen to the Yu Pavilion and listen to the music!"

"Your Majesty!" Fan Zhong hurriedly stopped him, and said nervously, "That kind of place...is not safe!"

Zhu Qizhen asked back: "Isn't there two of you here, what's so unsafe?"

"It's not that unsafe, it's that...that..."

Seeing Fan Zhong hesitate to speak, Zhu Qizhen said impatiently, "Which one?"

"It's that... Alas!" Fan Zhong had no choice but to say truthfully, "Going to that kind of place is easy to catch the disease of willows. You are a man of gold, so you must never go there!"

Zhu Qizhen laughed angrily, shook his head and said, "I'm going to listen to a song, and I won't stay overnight!"

"Really...just listen to music?"

"Yes, just listen to the music!"

Only then did Fan Zhong feel relieved, nodded and said, "That's fine, but you have to change clothes."

Half an hour later, Zhu Qizhen and his party came to the gate of Tingyu Pavilion.

At this time, he had changed into a blue brocade gown, wearing a lun scarf on his head, and waving a folding fan in his hand, looking like a noble son.

Fan Zhong and Yuan Bin followed behind them dressed as servants, always paying attention to the movements around them.

There were more than a dozen Jinyiwei spies scattered among the surrounding crowd, waiting for orders at any time.

There were two gorgeous girls standing at the entrance of Tingyu Pavilion, probably similar to Miss Menying in the clubhouse.

It was noon at this time, and there were not many guests. As soon as the two girls saw someone coming, they hurriedly greeted them with smiles.

"Young master, come in and have a seat!"

Zhu Qizhen was not polite, he just walked in, the inside was relatively deserted, only a waiter was dozing off on the counter.

At this time, the curtain of the inner room was lifted, and it turned out that the old bustard heard the movement and came up to him with a happy smile.

"Young master has not come for some time!"

Zhu Qizhen was taken aback, have I been here before?

I only heard the old bustard continue to say: "My lord, is there any girl you know? We have girls Ruhua and Lianxiang here..."

Zhu Qizhen cut to the chase and said, "I'm looking for Song Guxi!"

When the old bustard heard this, she smiled and said, "Miss Gu Xi is our number one here. There are many customers who come here every day for no reason, so we need to make an appointment in advance..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Qizhen naturally understood what she meant, and waved behind him.

Yuan Bin took out an ingot of silver from his pocket and handed it over, saying, "Do you still need to make an appointment?"

"No, no need!"

Seeing the silver, the old bustard suddenly burst into laughter and said: "Young master, please come upstairs!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded and walked up the stairs, followed by Yuan Bin and Fan Zhong to the second floor.

The layout here is obviously much more elegant than that on the first floor. The old bustard led the three of them to the door of a room and knocked on the door.

Then, a voice came from inside.

"Who is it?"

"Gu Xi, there is a son who came to see you specially, come out and receive him!"

Not long after, there was only a creak, and the door opened.

The woman inside was wearing an emerald green jacket, lowered her head and said, "Young master, please come in!"

Fan Zhong was worried that there was an ambush inside, so he walked in first, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by the old bustard.

"Sorry, this is the girl's boudoir, and only honored guests are accepted."

Fan Zhong said angrily, "What do you mean, afraid that we won't pay you?"

"Oh, I don't mean that!"

The old bustard has treacherous eyes, and he has already seen that these two are just attendants.

"The young master and the young lady are singing songs over wine, talking about poetry, and talking about romance. If the two of you go in, won't you spoil the young master's elegance? Why don't you go to the next door and have a rest. If the two of you are interested, we have more other girls..."

Zhu Qizhen was impatient, he walked in directly, turned around and said, "You are waiting for me next door."

Fan Zhong was worried, and just about to speak, he felt Yuan Bin tug on his sleeve.

Just as he was in a daze, he heard Yuan Bin say: "My lord, we are waiting next door. If you have any orders, just call at the door."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Bin dragged Fan Zhong to the next door.

Fan Zhong asked, "Why don't you let me speak?"

Yuan Bin stood at the door of the room and listened carefully, and then said: "Since the emperor said so, he must have already made up his mind. We are here to inquire about information this time. If all three pass by, the other party will definitely notice something. .”

"But..." Fan Zhong said anxiously, "There is no one around the emperor, if something happens, it's not enough to cut off your head and mine a hundred times!"

"We'll stay here, and there are Jinyiwei spies downstairs, don't worry, nothing will happen!"

Fan Zhong sighed and said: "According to me, just take him away and put him in Zhao Prison for the first trial. If there is anything that can't be heard in the trial, do you have to let the emperor take the risk himself?"

"What you can think of, do you think the emperor can't think of it?" Yuan Bin criticized him, and then said, "Uncle Qing Yun may be involved in this matter, so it's better to be cautious!"

(End of this chapter)