Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 235
The man shook his head, and after a while, he frowned and said, "This is the strange thing. Usually, no matter where the adults go, they will leave marks on the way, but this time we didn't find any marks."

Tao Ruozhu wiped off his sweat, and said eagerly: "Master, he didn't even have time to make a mark. He must have encountered something extremely dangerous. Mr. Li, let's hurry to find our mentor!"

Kang Xu didn't speak. After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this? Chang Feng will lead the government officials and guards to search the city again. Tao Xueshi and Xiao Wu will follow me to the teahouse where Master Shangshu was before he disappeared. Since there is There must be something found where Lord Shang Shu disappeared."

Tao Ruozhu had no objection to Kang Xu's arrangement, and hurriedly ordered the guards to follow Chang Feng to search carefully in the city.

The tea shed in the west of the city is located outside the west city gate. It is made of a few pieces of wood and thatch. There are a few tables and chairs under the shed, and there is a stove next to it, with a few steamers on it, emitting light smoke.

It was noon, and there were a few passers-by sitting under the tea shed, and a waiter kept making tea and pouring water, very busy.

When Kang Xu and the others came to the tea shed, the waiter hurriedly greeted him when he saw this: "Hey, gentlemen, it's unbearably hot today, why don't you come in and sit down and drink some herbal tea to rest your feet?"

Although it was autumn, the scorching sun still spared no effort to radiate heat, baking the earth wantonly.

Kang Xu looked up at the glaring sun, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said with a smile, "It's already autumn, and the weather is still so hot that it's almost impossible to live. Just as you said, drink some herbal tea It’s not too late to hurry.”

With that said, Kang Xu sat down first.

Tao Ruozhu was worried, he didn't want to drink tea, seeing Kang Xu sitting down, he hurried over and whispered: "Lord Li, the whereabouts of my teacher is unknown, why do you still want to drink tea? The most important thing is to quickly find the whereabouts of my teacher! "

Kang Xu smiled slightly, and said, "Brother Tao, if you come, you can rest easy, drink some tea and rest, and then look for it before it's too late."

Tao Ruozhu opened his mouth, but before he could speak, the expressions of the two guards beside him darkened.

"Master Li, Xueshi Tao condescends to ask you to come and look for the whereabouts of Lord Shangshu, but you are here to drink tea and rest your feet. If something happens to your lord, you are to blame!" The guard frowned slightly, lowered his voice, and said coldly. typical.

"Guard Zhao, you are going too far. My lord is the magistrate of this county and has no enmity with you. Why are you so rude?" Seeing that the guard's words were not polite at all, Xiao Wu suddenly became a little angry.

"Hmph, what can a small county magistrate do? I'm afraid it's just a vain name." Zhao Huwei snorted coldly.

"You...!" Xiao Wu was furious, he rolled up his sleeves, wishing he could go up and slap the other party hard.

But before he raised his arm, he was stopped by Kang Xu.

"Xiao Wu, don't be rude." Kang Xu looked up at the thatch on the thatched hut, and said indifferently: "Guard Zhao, Mr. Shang Shu disappeared right under your noses. If you really pursue it, you may even be judged as a disadvantageous protector." crime."

Picking up the porcelain bowl and taking a sip of water, he glanced at Zhao Shiwei and the others, and said, "Instead of being tongue-in-cheek here, it's better to look around for clues, maybe you'll find something."

Seeing the awkward atmosphere between the two sides, Tao Ruozhu hurriedly smoothed things over: "Lord Li, the guard Zhao is worried about the safety of his mentor and has no other intentions. I hope you don't mind." He paused, then continued: "Master Zhao Guard, what Master Li said makes sense, you should search around to see if there are any omissions, maybe you can find clues to your mentor."

Seeing Tao Ruozhu smoothing things over in the middle, Guard Zhao snorted coldly, and then led his men to the back of the tea shed.

It wasn't until Zhao Shiwei and others with a gloomy face left that Xiao Er came with a teapot and made tea for them.

"Brother Li, I'm really sorry just now. Zhao Shiwei didn't mean to be contradictory, and I hope you will forgive me a lot." Tao Ruozhu sat opposite Kang Xu, and said with a sad face.

Kang Xu smiled, and said disapprovingly: "It's okay, but I think it's a little strange. As a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, why do you respect him so much?"

Tao Ruozhu knew that Kang Xu was referring to Zhao Shiwei, he pondered for a while, and said: "Brother Li doesn't know something, Zhao Shiwei has been with his mentor for more than 20 years, and has saved his life several times. More than a dozen families were brutally wiped out overnight, and the murderer is still at large."

Kang Xu and Xiao Wu were a little surprised at the same time, "Is there no clue to the murderer in the Miemen massacre?"

Tao Ruozhu fell silent. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Actually, we know who the murderer is. But we can't do anything about it."

Xiao Wu turned his head and glanced at the guard Zhao who was leading people to search for clues carefully behind the tea shed, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Since you know the murderer, why don't you arrest him and bring him justice?"

"Fairness?" Tao Ruozhu was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed: "Is there still justice in this world? No. Justice doesn't depend on people's hearts, right or wrong cares about strength. Little brother, you are still too young, it is impossible for you to understand these things .”

Kang Xu looked at him quietly. He could see that the smile on Tao Ruozhu's face was full of helplessness and bitterness. He seemed unwilling to entangle this topic, so he took a sip of water and asked, "Brother Li, what do you want?" It is said that the tea shed may find the whereabouts of the teacher, but what have you found now?"

Kang Xu glanced at the tea shed, and called Xiao Er in a calm manner.

The waiter was making tea for the guests at the other table, when he heard the call he hurriedly responded, then ran over at a trot.

"Guest officer, do you have any other orders?" Xiao Er bent over and asked quickly.

"I'm asking you personally. In the evening three days ago, did you ever see a hale and hearty old man drinking tea here?" Kang Xu asked with narrowed eyes.

Xiao Er looked at him suspiciously, tilted his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, I have seen it before. The old man has silver hair, but his words are full of spirit, which is very impressive. Why, guest officer Are you here to find someone?"

Kang Xu smiled, pointed at Tao Ruozhu and said, "To be honest, that old man is my brother's mentor. He disappeared for no reason these days, so we came here, hoping to find some useful clues. The old man can be found. Can you tell us what happened that day?"

Seeing Tao Ruozhu's elegant appearance, he looked dignified and not like a villain, Xiaoer nodded suddenly and said, "Actually, when the old gentleman came to my place that day, I was about to close, and he ate a basket of food at my place." Baozi, and then drank a pot of tea, then I felt unwell, so I ran to make convenience, and then I waited for the old man for half an hour, but I didn’t see the old man coming again, so I packed my things and went home.”

(End of this chapter)