late Qing Dynasty arrest

"Head, have you remembered yet?" Gao Yao Wuyun couldn't bear to ask after waiting impatiently at the empty gate.

"Don't worry, I remember smelling it somewhere, Gao Yao caught the head, show me the door of the house, let me think about it." Although Li Guolou couldn't remember, he was on a small table in the room Write names and places with a pen, and there will always be a name or place that matches this musky scent.

"Weird." Gao Yao Wuyun didn't dare to disturb Li Guolou who was quiet and cultivated, so he closed the door and let Li Guolou sit alone in the room and think hard.

Li Guolou sat for more than an hour, and finally a flash of inspiration came to mind, and a name came to mind. Sister Qiuxiang, who was sitting on the stage in Jiaofenglou, used this kind of incense powder. Qiuxiang, who was sitting in his arms while drinking flower wine, Just used this breath to seduce him.

Li Guolou pushed open the door and said with a smile: "Jin Catcher, Gao Yao Catcher, bring Huaying graphics, let's go to Jiaofeng Tower to find Mama Wu, I found a clue!"

"Really." Jin Erzi and Gao Yao Wuyun stared at Li Guolou in surprise, a veteran will gain if he goes out, if the "third brother" of Tianzihao can't solve the case, then the underworld in the capital will be lawless.

Li Guolou, Jin Erzi, and Gao Yao Wuyun changed into casual clothes and went straight to Jiaofeng Tower at Caishikou. There is an open space in front of Caishikou in the south of the city. A place with a strong legendary nature, how many famous people in history were beheaded, cut in half or even executed by Ling Chi, so people who come to the capital will go there to have a look. It is a scenic spot for tourism. The slow Caishikou forms a commercial tourist area, and various industries are concentrated there to open their doors.

Wu Yingzi, the bustard of Jiaofenglou, is now next to Wang Wu. The business of the capital is booming, and a second branch has been opened. Li Guolou and his party came to Jiaofenglou. The semicolon has gone, and the person in charge of receiving them is Sai Jinhua, who is now the "second head" of Jiaofeng Tower.

"Hey, the guest officer just wants to get away with dressing like this. Don't think that I don't know you when you wear a vest. What is Xiao Lizi doing here? Are you afraid that I will eat you?" Sai Jinhua said gracefully. With one hand on his hip and his chest pushed forward, Li Guolou was blocked.

Li Guolou said solemnly: "Sai Jinhua, don't be silly, we are here on business, let me ask you, is Qiuxiang still here!"

"Yes, she is now the number one card in our Jiaofeng Tower. Mr. Li, you want to reward Sister Qiuxiang if you want to see her. We haven't seen any money today. Let's ask for luck." Sai Jinhua spread her small hands and came to Jiaofeng Tower Even the prince wants to reward money, so there is no reason to look at it for nothing.

"Don't you know who we are?" Gao Yao Wuyun stepped forward, glaring at Sai Jinhua.

"I know, Xiao Lizi is a good friend of mine. My English and French have improved so fast, and it's all thanks to Xiao Lizi." Sai Jinhua didn't care, and shamelessly exposed Li Guolou's background. There are many foreign friends of hers. They were all introduced by Li Guolou.

Li Guolou is different from the past now, he wanted to get rid of the relationship with the past, and suddenly changed his face: "Sai Jinhua manage your mouth well, don't smear my face, the benefits are indispensable to you." After finishing speaking, Li Guolou quickly stopped He gave Sai Jinhua a silver ticket of 20 taels, and for Wang Wu's sake, he didn't care about the small money.

"It's cheap for you, Lizi, I still have an old friend of yours here, do you want her to serve you?" Sai Jinhua asked with a smile as she walked up the stairs.

"Who is it?" Li Guolou was rather curious. Jiaofenglou belongs to a high-end brothel, and there are some divas who sell their performances but not their bodies as facades. Of course, sometimes such divas also receive customers, just like Sai Jinhua. Go around the scene, support the scene for the dignitaries, and do the business of drinking and laughing.

"Eunuch An's widow, Nine-year-old Hong is now our Jiaofeng Building's signature. She still remembers you, little villain, who eats hollow glutinous rice balls for others, and a heartless friend." Sai Jinhua took advantage of the opportunity to touch Li Guolou muscle, eat a bite of tofu.

"Oh, isn't Nine-year-old Hong Congliang? Why did she come here?" Li Guolou couldn't figure it out. An Dehai's widow, Nine-year-old Hong, has a lot of money in her pocket, so she won't be so down to the point of laughing. .

"It's a hobby. I like to do this job myself. I don't sell myself as a performer, do you understand?" Sai Jinhua seemed to become a noble person, and she emerged from the mud without being stained.

"Oh, Nine-year-old Hong's face is always given, and I will reward you later." Li Guolou always took care of the eunuch An Dehai's widow, and it was fate that everyone met.

It was already past lunch time, but Qiuxiang just got up and came to her room. She was sitting in front of the dressing table and drawing her eyebrows. She was surprised when she saw Li Guolou with two police officers. Eyebrow pencil, dropped on the floor.

Qiuxiang reacted quickly, with a cute and naive look, and said: "Oh, I scared Nunu, Sai Jinhua, why don't you even knock on the door!"

Li Guolou sneered and said, "Qiuxiang, your case has been reported, wait for the wooden donkey!"

Both Sai Jinhua and Qiuxiang turned pale, and Sai Jinhua turned pale, and said anxiously: "Master Li, why is this, this kind of joke is not allowed!"

Li Guolou looked at Qiuxiang with a sneer, and said, "Ask her if I'm joking!"

Qiu Xianghui displayed her talent for showmanship, and said with a smirk: "Lord Li, Nunu is a soft woman who never leaves home and has never done anything illegal!"

Li Guolou stretched out a finger, hooked Qiuxiang's chin, stared at her carefully, and said approvingly: "Well, Qiuxiang is still a caring person. I have cried several times, and her eyes are swollen like this. No visitors!"

"What's going on?" Sai Jinhua became anxious, stomped her feet and scolded, and lost her temper at Qiuxiang.

"Nunu, I really don't know anything." Qiuxiang's forehead had already seen a thin layer of oil, and the makeup she just put on was stained.

Sitting in front of Qiuxiang, Li Guolou threatened, "Qiuxiang, crushing you to death is like crushing an ant. You know how big this case is. Tell me everything you know. I think that after our acquaintance For the sake of this, I'll let you off this time, if you don't understand, Qiuxiang, you'll just wait for the top and bottom to rot together!"

Tears splashed from Qiuxiang's eyes, she knelt down on her knees with a plop, and said in tears, "Master Li, please forgive my family. I just listened to it as a joke. I didn't expect it to happen for real!"

Sai Jinhua has also seen the seriousness of the matter. The two police officers have not smiled since they entered the door. Jin Erzi stood at the door and watched the wind. Gao Yao Wuyun took out a pair of handcuffs and was ready to arrest people at any time. : "Qiu Xiang, tell me quickly, Lord Li won't make things difficult for you, what exactly did you participate in!"

Li Guolou was not in a hurry, became taciturn, and looked at Qiuxiang with a sophisticated and sophisticated expression. The person he admired most in the world was himself.

"Sai Jinhua, I don't think you don't know what happened in the capital. Even if Qiuxiang was executed by Ling Chi, she wouldn't be wronged." Li Guolou's words were like a mountain, and Qiuxiang could bear all the pressure.

Gao Yao and Wu Yun admired Li Guolou's superb detection skills from the bottom of his heart, and his unmatched talent allowed him to directly find the key to solving the case. He was like a living person, kneeling in front of him, and he already had the clue to solve the case.

"My lord, I don't know much, so you can't make things difficult for me." Qiuxiang didn't dare to stand up, trembling all over, knowing very well what the consequences would be, since Li Guolou had already approached her, she would be tortured if she was not careful.

"Speak, I'm listening." Li Guolou crossed Erlang's legs, took the teacup, and drank it leisurely. From the beginning to the end, he didn't ask Qiuxiang to get up, but made her kneel on the ground to answer.

Qiu Xiang sorted out her thoughts and said: "Master Li is like this. About half a year ago, just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, at noon, I had two guests here to drink flower wine. One was Ji Ji, a clerk from Wanjia Ticket Office. Rong, a person who looks refreshing, and rarely speaks, the other is a rich man, he was the one who paid the money that day, he claimed to be the owner of a teahouse, it opened opposite the Wanjia Ticket Office, and Ji Sakae is the next door neighbor..."

Qiuxiang can speak eloquently, her thinking is clear, and her speech is also organized. She confides every bit of her acquaintance with Jirong, and even cried several times when she was sad, seducing Jirong who has never been in a romantic place. Qiuxiang didn't have to do anything, and soon Jirong and Qiuxiang made a pledge of each other.

Li Guolou asked, "Qiu Xiang, how much did that tall man do you by letting you seduce Ji Rong!"

Qiuxiang was terrified again. She skipped this topic and went straight to the point, not escaping Li Guolou's eyes, and hurriedly argued: "Master Li, don't worry, I haven't finished talking yet, the person who claims to be surnamed Zhang , I was given 200 taels of silver beforehand, and after the completion of the matter, I was given another 500 taels of silver. I followed the rules and gave Sai Jinhua 200 taels of silver. I embezzled the rest of the silver!"

"You, you, let me tell you what's good about you." Sai Jinhua was furious, and agreed to divide the account four or six times. He signed and signed in black and white, and even the written receipt was set up. Qiuxiang was not satisfied and embezzled Jiao. Fenglou 80 taels of normal income.

Li Guolou asked again: "Qiuxiang, how much money did you tell Jirong to redeem your body?"

"2000 taels of silver, Mr. Li, I am really 2000 taels of silver, I am not lying." Qiuxiang was in a low mood, but when it came to the price, she immediately puffed up her breasts and let Li Guolou see that she was worth the money. valuables.

"Qiuxiang, don't lie to me. I know all the tricks. It will be divided into fours and sixes, right?" There are two singers in Li Guolou's family, and Xie Xiuzhu and Zhen Yuhuan also want to set foot in this business. , to be more aware of the tricks in the so-called redemption money.

"Yeah." Qiuxiang was exposed by Li Guolou, and responded softly, the singer always lied, and as for the value of the net worth, how could she say it cheaply.

"Tell me about the person surnamed Zhang." Li Guolou half-spoken. Of course, the principal culprit named "surnamed Zhang" had a good relationship with Qiuxiang first. This kind of thing can only be settled in bed, "surnamed Zhang" The main culprit is also after personally inspecting many singers, he found Qiuxiang who is charming and eloquent.

Qiu Xiang thought about it and said: "Oh... Zhang Dahai, about 30 years old, no beard, rectangular face, cheekbones are a bit higher, forehead is the same as Mr. Li, height... ···Three inches taller than Mr. Li, a little thinner, looks above average, with an obvious scar on his chest, like a centipede, very scary, good at bedtime, okay, than... "..."

"Stop, don't compare in bed, Qiuxiang, let's keep the topic on topic and get up and answer!"

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your kindness." Qiuxiang let out a long sigh of relief, saying that she was exhausted and could finally stand up.

Li Guolou thought to himself, the principal culprit "surnamed Zhang" is old and cunning, with a fake name and a fake identity. After growing a beard, it is even more difficult to identify the suspect. Now I don't know where he is hiding in the capital. Although the case has some clues, it is still unclear. Only by digging deeper and finding small loopholes can we have the moment to clear the clouds and share the truth.