Gong Pan shook his head and let out a long sigh: "Hey, I just hate that my qualifications are dull. I really can't find anything, and I can't avenge your brothers who died in vain."
Seeing him gritting his teeth, clenching his fists tightly, and trembling slightly when he spoke, Zu Anxin thought that if he was just pretending, his acting skills would be incomparable.
He coughed lightly and reminded the other party: "Where are the relics of the guards?"
Gong Pan suddenly realized it and took out six bags from some drawers: "All the things are here. We are all poor people and we didn't leave much behind."
Zu An went over and opened the six bags one by one. These were the belongings of the six sacrificed guards, and his attention naturally fell on Shen Zhou's belongings.
While chatting with Gong Pan, he quietly looked at the contents of Shen Zhou's bag, including the burnt saber, waist tag, nail file, slightly deflated kettle, a burnt book, and several intact books. .
"What is this?" Zu An noticed that other people had this kind of book among their belongings, so he picked up one and started reading it.
"This is something that each of our guards will have. It is used to record daily patrols. After all, our line of work is very risky, and we might lose it one day. This can be regarded as our last words." Gong Pan explained. .
Zu An was relieved. The Embroidered Clothes Messenger also had something similar, called the Soul Seduction Book, which was used to record the owner's identity, recent missions, people he had met, etc. In this way, even if a certain Embroidered Clothes Messenger was silenced, others could also Various clues were found based on this thing.
His eyes fell on Shen Zhou's relics. He thought that most of the damaged booklet was burned in the warehouse, and the other intact ones were found and taken away by Gong Pan from his house.
It was not easy for him to check Shen Zhou's things directly in front of the other party: "General Gong, I want to take these things back and investigate them carefully."
"This..." Gong Pan looked hesitant.
Zu An smiled and said: "Can't you trust General Gong? I represent the imperial court and have nothing to do with the local factions in Yunzhong County."
Gong Pan hurriedly saluted: "Sir Zu, you are serious in your words. I should cooperate with your investigation, but you need to sign a handover form."
"No problem." Zu An knew that this was an official rule, so naturally he would not refuse.
After he signed, he took the six packages away together. After returning to the hotel, Sang Hong also came over to study them together.
Zu An checked several other items, which were all very common items. Soon everyone's attention fell on those few booklets.
The charred book was about to break when touched, so even if you flipped through it a few times, even if you could vaguely see a few words, it meant nothing.
In addition, everyone knew that the charred corpse was not the real shipwreck, and this booklet was probably fake.
So several people began to study the other books that they had found from Shen Zhou's house. Unfortunately, they only recorded things such as patrol schedules and guarding over the years, and there was no useful information.
"The clue is just like this?" Sang Hong frowned slightly, obviously unwilling to do so.
"This is also expected. If there is anything valuable, it must have been erased by Gong Pan or the mastermind behind it." Zu An comforted.
"Azu, you went to Yu's house again today. Do you think Yu Yanluo and Gong Pan are the masterminds behind this?" Sang Hong asked.
"I can't say for sure." Zu An was a little dazed for a moment as he recalled all the things he saw with Yu Yanluo and Gong Pan today.
It was originally a test, but it ended up being a business deal inexplicably. If she was really the mastermind behind it, wouldn't she be dragged into a pirate ship?
Sang Hong hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but remind: "That woman is not simple. Many people in the capital fell under her pomegranate skirt back then, even the current Holy Emperor... Hehe, you must not treat her as the kind of villain you have met in the past.
Girl, don’t be emotional just because she’s beautiful.”
Zu An's head turned dark: "Uncle, I'm worried too much. I won't let beauty affect my judgment."
At the same time, he was curious in his heart. He knew very well what kind of temperament the current Emperor Taishi had. Which woman did he really fall in love with, and how could she refuse her?
Moreover, Jade Yanluo is soft and weak, and she doesn't look like a practitioner at all, and has no power to resist.
Sang Hong wanted to say something more, but then Gao Ying came back. He immediately changed his words: "You went to check on Shen Zhou's interpersonal relationships. How did the check go?"
Gao Ying replied: "Shen Zhou is a solitary person and has no close friends."
"However, I learned from his colleagues that in the past few months, he seemed to smile more and he seemed younger and happier than before."
"Happy?" Zu An and Sang Hong looked at each other. In their opinion, that was when Shen Zhou discovered the truth about the murder of Duke Yunzhong. Shouldn't he be in panic all day long?
"Yeah, I found it strange too, and I asked his colleagues specifically." Gao Ying also showed a confused expression, "According to those people, Shen Zhou's only problem at that time was probably that he was a little short of money, so he would ask them to borrow money.
money."
"It shouldn't be a problem for colleagues to borrow money from time to time." Sang Hong was puzzled.
Gao Ying replied: "Mainly they are the personal guards of the Duke's Palace. Their monthly salary and bounty are not small. Others who spend too much money may be short of money, but Shen Zhou has always been frugal. In theory, this kind of thing should not happen.
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Several people in the room were lost in thought. Zu An recalled the key words "smile", "young" and "tight money". He always felt that he was about to find some truth, but he still couldn't figure it out.
At this moment, the door was pushed open and Pei You walked in muttering.
"Hey, there are results over there at Biyufang." Zu An joked.
"Don't mention it," Pei You looked depressed when he said this. He put his hand to his mouth to take a breath of hot air, and then ran to the charcoal stove to keep warm. "The Biyufang is not open yet."
He was so excited when he heard that he could be sent to a brothel by the government. As soon as the mission was handed over, he couldn't wait to run to Biyufang.
It's a pity that places like brothels usually do business at night. After working hard all night, the girls have to rest during the day.
As a person who has been looking for flowers and willows all year round, Pei You naturally knew this. He thought that he could go in in the afternoon.
Unexpectedly, I waited and waited. When the time came, Biyufang never opened the door. Finally, I couldn't stand the cold outside, so I ran to ask and learned that it was still early to open.
He was furious at first, thinking that the other party was trying to trick him, but after the other party explained, he understood what the problem was.
Because this place is located in the northwest of the capital, tens of thousands of miles away, he waited here according to the opening time of the brothels in the capital. As a result, the sunrise here was a few hours later, and the dark was also a few hours later.
Everyone's daily schedule is only a few hours later than that of the capital, so the opening of Biyufang is naturally delayed.
As a result, Gao Ying drank tea and chatted indoors, while Zu An was treated to fine wines and delicacies, and he drank the northwest wind alone in the wind and snow for several hours.
Pei You, who knew all this, collapsed and ran back in despair.
After learning the whole story, Zu An and Gao Ying couldn't help laughing, and even Sang Hong couldn't help laughing.
Pei You was extremely angry. Just when he was about to say something, his eyes fell on the relics on the table, and he suddenly said, "Okay, Brother Zu, you really went to Biyufang behind our backs to play."
Zu An was confused: "Are you stupid because of the cold? When have I ever been to Biyufang?"
"You are still quibbling, what is this?" Pei You pointed to the inconspicuous nail file on the table, "This thing is a small gift from Biyufang to the guests. It is polished with jade scraps. Although it is not a treasure, it is
It’s definitely not cheap, and generally only distinguished customers are eligible to get it.”
Zu An and Sang Hong looked at each other, thinking that they had just mentioned that Shen Zhou was rejuvenated and at the same time starting to be short of money, they immediately blurted out: "Biyufang!"
Pei You was stunned: "I'm talking about Biyufang."
Zu An and Sang Hong didn't bother to care about these idiots and started discussing directly:
"It seems that Shen Zhou's money was spent on Biyufang."
"No wonder he is short of money. Although the salary of the Duke's bodyguard is generous, it cannot afford to live in a gold-selling cave."
"Hey, when I saw his wife and children before, I thought he was a family man. I didn't expect that guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes to be such a scumbag!"
…
Pei You on the side was dumbfounded. It wasn't until Gao Ying explained that he understood what was going on.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go!" Pei You looked excited.
Sang Hong coughed: "It's up to you to investigate this matter. My identity is inconvenient."
If he was a dignified imperial envoy and was discovered visiting a brothel in Yunzhong County, the court officials would spit on him to death.
"Xiaoyou, of course I'll leave this matter to you. You go to Biyufang as an undercover agent first. Brother Gao, you can then go and inquire about Shen Zhou's colleagues. We will work together to find out that the girl is having an affair with Shen Zhou." Zu An patted.
Said the two men's shoulders.
"What about you?" Pei You asked doubtfully.
"Of course I am strategizing here and waiting for news from you." Zu An said seriously.
Pei You gave him a look of disdain, but thinking that it would be not long before the opening of Biyufang, he didn't say anything. After all, going to a brothel at public expense was not a good job.
Gao Ying was a stable person, so naturally he wouldn't have any objections.
After the two left, Sang Hong looked at Zu An and said with concern: "You haven't slept a wink during the past two days while investigating the case. Go get some sleep and recharge your batteries. I'm here."
Zu An smiled and said, "Uncle still feels sorry for me, so I'll go to bed first."
Looking at his back, Sang Hong thought to himself, if you get exhausted here, what will happen to my daughter in the future?
A few hours later, the news came back that Shen Zhou's lover had been found.
When Zu An and Gao Ying arrived at Biyufang, Pei You was already waiting there impatiently: "Hurry up, why are you here so late?"
Looking at the lipstick mark on his face that had not yet been wiped clean, Zu An couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems like you are living a happy life here."
"Humph, this is called sacrificing one's life for the public." Pei You puffed out his chest and said in a dignified manner.
"Cut~"
"The good friend Shen Zhou has come out." At this time, Pei You reminded.
"Mr. Pei, why don't you come in?" A gorgeous woman came out and her expression changed when she saw Zu An and the others, "There are so many people? I can't handle this business."
Pei You hurriedly persuaded: "We came all the way just for the reputation of Miss Taohong. How could she let us down and come back?"
The woman hesitated a little, and suddenly noticed Zu An's outstanding temperament with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a hint of shyness appeared on her face: "It's not impossible for this young master to join us, but we have to pay more!"
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I seem to have caught a cold. That’s it for today. Let’s take a rest.