"Weren't we been looking for Xiaofeng?" Lu Mingyue reported to Xu Zunhui, "Lin Na's servant just sent news that when Xiaofeng's family disappeared, someone saw their family from outside the north gate!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun frowned, "Outside the north gate? A family?"
"Yes," Lin Na, a girl in blue, introduced, "My family runs the North Gate Waiyuntong Inn. According to the innkeeper, he saw Lu Xiaofeng's family leaving the city at around nine o'clock on the morning of September 14th, heading north.
go……"
Mao Shi?
That is, at five or six o'clock in the morning, in September, the sky should be bright.
"Are you sure?" Xu Zun asked, "You did see Lu Xiaofeng's family? You won't admit your mistake?"
"The innkeeper knows Xiaofeng's father," Lin Na replied, "and he will never admit his mistake! He said that there were about eight or nine people in Lu Xiaofeng's family and their servants, driving a carriage, all wearing light clothes and no luggage.
"Looking like that, it looks like I'm out of town to visit relatives or go on an outing, not a long trip!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun was even more curious, "You're not traveling far away, but you haven't been seen for three months?"
"Brother Xu," Lu Xiaofeng said worriedly, "I have a bad feeling that something unexpected may have happened to their family. Please tell the people in the government and go there to check!"
"It stands to reason," Lin Na said, "Our area of Shangyuan City has been peaceful for many years, so there shouldn't be bandits!"
"Wait a minute..." Xu Zun suddenly said, "You two girls, this matter... doesn't seem right?
"Even if Dr. Lu's family really goes to visit relatives or go on an outing outside the city, there must be someone at home to look after the house, right? How can they all go out without landing?"
"This..." Lu Mingyue looked at Lin Na and discovered the problem.
"Perhaps..." Lin Na guessed, "Is something urgent happening to their family?"
"The innkeeper you mentioned," Xu Zun asked, "did he talk to Dr. Lu at that time?"
"No," Lin Na said, "The shopkeeper saw me through the bedroom window early in the morning, so I can't say hello!"
"Brother Xu," Lu Mingyue begged, "no matter what, this is an important clue! I know that the top priority is to find the body of the woman in monk clothes first, but... Xiaofeng's safety is what we have been thinking about.
"Besides, if their whole family is in danger, this is not a small case!"
"Yes, yes," Lin Na agreed, "No one can say whether the two cases are related. What if there are still clues about the body of the woman in monk clothes?"
"Hmm..." Xu Zun thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "Okay! I'll talk to the county guard later and try to send someone to check that area. Hmm..."
Just when Xu Zun was about to say something, one of Ju Ran's men suddenly came to report.
When the police officer saw two girls present, he hesitated to speak.
When Ju Ran saw this, he asked him to just say it.
"Xu Ti Xing, Ju Ba Tou," the policeman quickly reported, "In my humble position, I went to inquire about the deposit information of the Lu family's bookstore, and found out that all their money was deposited in Wude Bank.
"So, we went to the Wude Bank to inquire, but we learned a shocking news." The detective glanced at Lu Mingyue and the two again, and then lowered his voice and said, "According to the person in charge of the bank, a man came yesterday
Man, I took away 5 gold ingots with the voucher from Lu’s Bookstore!”
"Ah?" Everyone was shocked, but Xu Zunze still frowned.
"With 5 ingots of gold ingots," Ju Ran sighed, "you can buy a house in Shangyuan City! Tell me quickly, who took away the gold ingots?"
"You also know the rules of Wude Yinhao," the head catcher said, "Acknowledge the ticket but not the person. However, since there is no appointment, he can only use 5 ingots of gold ingots at most that day.
"If there were no restrictions, that person would probably only get more!"
"Xiao Feng..." Lu Mingyue became more and more worried, "This couldn't be more obvious. Their family encountered robbers. Seeing that no one reported it, the robbers boldly went to the Wude Bank to take away the gold ingots!
"Brother Xu, Ju Baotou, you must investigate!"
Tsk tsk...
At this moment, what Xu Zun was thinking was completely different from them.
Just imagine, if it was really the robbers, then there were Wude Banks all over Tangzhou. Why did they have to take the risk and return to Shangyuan City to get the gold ingot?
"Fortunately, the shopkeeper and the clerk of the bank sensed that something was wrong and took notice," the detective continued. "They discovered that although the man who took away the gold ingot was wearing ordinary clothes, he was wearing a pair of square boots.
When he left, he was also riding a jade-colored lion horse, so that person was probably a Taoist priest!"
"Oh? Taoist priest!?"
This time, everyone was surprised again.
The so-called Yuzhao lion horse is a relatively expensive horse breed. Nowadays, with the rise of Xuan Dao, various Taoist temples are very popular and compete with each other, so only Taoist priests like to raise this kind of horse.
"Lu Xiaofeng's family...does believe it," Lin Na speculated. "Otherwise, Xiaofeng would not be allowed to come to Qinglan Academy. But...it doesn't make sense to let a Taoist priest take away their family's gold ingot!"
"Well," Ju Ran said to Xu Zun, "Master Xu, it seems that Dr. Lu's family may indeed have suffered."
"Wait...Taoist priest in the north of the city," Lu Mingyue seemed to have thought of something and said immediately, "We need to focus on checking. Is there any Taoist temple after going out from the north gate?
"I thought of it. I'll ask Daoist Master Wei," she turned and walked towards the door. "He's very knowledgeable and he might be able to help us!"
Seeing Lu Mingyue going out, Xu Zun followed closely and walked out of the side courtyard.
"Mingyue, Mingyue..." Seeing no one around, Xu Zun pulled Lu Mingyue and whispered, "Do me a favor, I need someone who can operate on corpses!"
"What?" Lu Mingyue was stunned, blinked her big eyes, and asked, "operating on a corpse?"
"Yes," Xu Zun said, "I need to know why the Monk Yi Killer disemboweled the victim, so I need a particularly professional person. I don't know, do you know such a person?"
"Huh?" Lu Mingyue was dumbfounded, "Brother Xu, what's wrong with you? Have our identities been swapped? You are punishing me, so why do you care that I want to commit suicide?"
"This..." Xu Zun originally wanted to say, it was your father who asked me to ask you.
But I promised the Marquis to keep his mouth shut, so I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.
"It's better to find Xiaofeng first! Um...wait..." Lu Mingyue behaved exactly like Mr. Hou. He took two steps first, then stopped and asked with a look of surprise, "Oh my God, you should
You don’t want me to call her, do you?”
"..." Xu Zun's cheeks were sweating, which really made the father and daughter confused.
"Brother Xu, um..." Lu Mingyue said awkwardly, "Well, I can help you try, but I want to ask you, is it really necessary to operate on a corpse?"
Xu Zun nodded vigorously, these words seemed familiar to him.
"Okay," Lu Mingyue hesitated for a few seconds before finally making a decision, "I can help you find her. However, one is that she may not agree, and the other is that even if she agrees, you have to listen to my arrangements."
"Mingyue," Xu Zun was even more curious, "Who is this person you are talking about?"
"Don't ask," Lu Mingyue said, "It may not be possible yet. I advise you not to have too much hope.
"However, regardless of whether there is hope or not, you have to do what I say.
"Brother Xu, if you really want her to help you, you can't sleep tonight. At midnight, you have to stay next to the corpse. There can't be another living person next to it..."
