After Liu Mingzhi and his daughter returned to the house chatting and laughing, Young Master Liu put Liu Lianniang down and rushed all the way to his study.
Standing by the window in the study room and making a few complicated gestures, Liu Mingzhi sat on a chair and waited quietly.
After about half a stick of incense, an elegant figure floated in from the window of the study room, and stopped beside Mr. Liu with graceful movements.
"My subordinate Suzaku meets the young master."
"No gift."
"Thank you, Master."
After Suzaku stood up, her enchanting and charming body was placed directly behind Young Master Liu. Ten green-white jade fingers naturally fell on Young Master Liu's shoulders and gently kneaded them.
"Master, why did you summon Que'er here this time?"
Liu Mingzhi looked back at Suzaku and smiled calmly. He dipped his pen in the ink and leaned down, writing two large characters on a blank piece of rice paper.
Squinting his eyes slightly and looking at the two big characters on the paper, he was silent for a long time. Liu Mingzhi slowly put the wolf hair in his hand on the brush washer, picked up the rice paper in front of him and gently blew the ink on it, and raised his hand to hand it over.
He turned to Suzaku behind him.
"Check, whereabouts within three months."
Suzaku's hands immediately left Master Liu's shoulders and reached out to take the rice paper he handed to him.
After getting the rice paper, Suzaku lowered his eyes slightly and glanced at it. When he saw the words "Liu Xuan" on the rice paper, the beauty's usually charming eyes suddenly became clear for the first time, and there was also a slight hint of astonishment.
After Suzaku came to his senses, he double-checked that the name on the rice paper was Liu Xuan, the eldest daughter of the Liu family, and then slowly leaned down to stand in front of Young Master Liu.
"Master, are you sure you wrote your name correctly?"
"Of course I'm sure. I can't remember the name of my little sister by mistake."
"And do you really want to check? This is the eldest lady!"
"Nothing is surprising. I just want to know Xuan'er's whereabouts. I am his eldest brother, how can I harm her?"
"That's not what Que'er meant. Que'er is just a little surprised."
"Just let the brothers go and investigate with confidence. Once you find something, no matter what the result is, send a letter immediately to report the situation."
"Yes, Que'er understands. Does the young master have anything else to do?"
"When you go back, inform Qinglong and ask him to call the brothers who are monitoring Li Ye in the East China Sea. Master, I have something to ask them.
That’s all, you go do your business first.”
"Yes. Que'er excuses himself."
The Suzaku was silent when it came, and it was also silent when it left. In just a few ups and downs, the silhouette had disappeared into the hazy mist.
Liu Mingzhi took some tea to moisten his throat, then picked up an unmarked document and read the contents with concentration.
When Liu Mingzhi reviewed nine books in a row, there were some cumbersome footsteps outside the study room.
"Qinglong Si Tiangang Guards meets the young master."
Liu Mingzhi paused slightly with the pen he was writing in his hand, and gently glanced out the window.
"Come in."
"As commanded."
During a pause, ten figures of different heights, short, fat and thin walked into the study one after another from the wide open door.
"Let's see the young master."
"Well, get up."
"Thank you, Master."
"Wait a moment, I have finished reviewing the contents of this document first."
"We obey."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and continued to carefully comment on the contents of the document. After drinking tea, Liu Mingzhi put down the ink pen in his hand and stretched out happily.
"Uh-uh-"
After moving his shoulders a few times, Liu Mingzhi raised his head and looked at Brother Qinglongsi who was standing behind the desk with a bamboo hat on his head.
"In the past three months, have you ten been monitoring Li Ye's secluded life in the East China Sea?"
"Reporting to the young master, it is exactly that."
"Well, Li Ye entered the capital without permission this time. Is he really the only one who entered the capital?"
"Back to the young master, I am sure that only Mr. Li returned to the capital alone. Even his school boy Xiao Dezi stayed in Laizhou, East China Sea and did not return with him."
"On his way back to Beijing from the East China Sea, did he meet any strangers in private along the way? Was there any abnormal behavior?"
"Reporting to the young master, ten of our brothers took turns monitoring Mr. Li's whereabouts day and night. On his way back to Beijing, none of our brothers noticed anything unusual about Mr. Li.
Apart from eating and resting along the way, he spent almost all of his time on the road, and during this period he did not take the initiative to have any contact with anyone.
Of course, when Mr. Li stays in a restaurant or inn, he will inevitably have to deal with the local shopkeeper and the second brother. All our brothers have noticed this.
And every time after the incident, we also assigned two brothers to investigate the life experiences of the shopkeepers and the second brother. Without exception, they were all ordinary people under the rule of the imperial court.
As for some shopkeepers who engage in tricks and greed for money while doing business, this is not within the jurisdiction of our brothers.
After Mr. Li entered the city using the false identity you arranged for him, the young master, he did not go anywhere or stay anywhere. He came directly to the young master's house and handed over a greeting card.
As for what happened next, Master, you already know everything, so I won’t describe it anymore.”
After Liu Mingzhi listened to the report about Brother Si, his frown gradually relaxed.
After standing up and walking to the window, Liu Mingzhi looked at the rainy scene outside the window with relief and breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but raise a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
"You all have worked hard, please step back first."
"As ordered, we will retire."
Several people had just turned around and were about to retreat, when Liu Mingzhi seemed to remember something and immediately shouted.
"etc."
"I'm waiting."
"I would like to ask you, when you were in Yanliu Village, did you ever see a woman wearing a gauze bamboo hat on her head outside Li Ye's residence, wearing a plain white light blouse and a silk gown?"
"Back to the young master, none of us have seen him before."
"What? You have never seen this woman?"
"That's exactly what I've never seen before,"
Young Master Liu's eyes narrowed and he glanced at the ten people faintly.
"Li Ye, an ordinary person who only knows some rudimentary boxing and kicking skills, has seen it. All ten of you are top-notch masters, but you haven't discovered this woman's whereabouts?"
"Back to the young master, it was you who told the brothers many years ago that we are not allowed to come within three miles of Mr. Li's residence.
You tell us that as long as Mr. Li does not leave Yanliu Village under our noses, we are not allowed to interfere in any other matters.
We can't get close to the courtyard where Mr. Li lives, so how can we see the woman the young master mentioned?
Everything happens for a reason, please tell me, young master."
Liu Mingzhi was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand helplessly.
"I have wrongly blamed you, brothers. Don't take it to your heart."
"We don't dare. It's been a long time, so it's reasonable for the young master to forget about this matter."
"As long as you can understand, please step aside first."
"Yes, we are leaving."
After the ten relevant disciples retreated together, Liu Mingzhi gently rubbed his temples and returned to the chair and sat down.
"Report, little Liu Song has something urgent and needs to see the young master."