Snow is falling outside the window, and my mind is still at rest.
Late that night, there was a sudden heavy snowfall in Shangyuan City. The goose-feather-like snow fell, and soon the ground was covered with silver frost, sprinkling it with silvery white.
Jinde Inn, in the guest room where Xu Zun lives.
Xu Zun did not go to the window to enjoy the snow scenery, but rested on someone's lap, staring at the snowflakes falling silently outside the window.
Next door, the Qunfang Courtyard is still full of singing, charming shadows are dancing, and some light and shadow are reflected into the house, making it look enchanting, colorful and bizarre.
Ku Niang still sat upright, her eyes still stern and deep.
Xu Zun just rested his head gently on her thigh, feeling extremely comfortable and relaxed.
In the past few days, he didn't know what was going on. He originally gave Ku Niang some psychological treatment as an excuse, but as he continued to treat her, it seemed like the other way around, making Ku Niang his target of confiding.
Just lying on Ku Niang's lap, Xu Zun seemed to have found some kind of comfort and opened his heart for the first time:
"...Although Zhao Yu is trustworthy, I cannot trust him deeply. I must guard against him. I can feel that he has a purpose...
"...In a few days, there will be a new maid following me. She is not so beautiful. But generally speaking, I can't believe it...
"...Perhaps being beautiful is also a sin? If she has really experienced the experiences she talked about, I feel that her thoughts should not be so serious. This woman will never be as simple as she seems...
"...The case of the corpse of the woman in monk's clothing has become clearer. Now I can confirm that this is a separate case. As long as we can find out the truth about ten years ago, we will know who the murderer is...
"...The governor gave me three days to solve the case," Xu Zun turned his head, buried his face in Ku Niang's abdomen, and hugged her waist and said, "But I feel that two days is enough, and tomorrow... maybe we can see you
Have you figured it out yet?
"It's just that no one knows that it's not this case that really worries me. I have a bigger problem in my heart!
"... Ku Niang, you are surrounded by venomous snakes and their fangs are trembling, can you see them?"
Feeling the warm fragrance of nephrite in front of him, Xu Zun finally relaxed completely, and his words became more casual:
"...From the beginning to the end, some people have been deliberately avoiding a question, that is, where are the sixteen beautiful girls who disappeared in Shangyuan City?
"No one cares, no one cares, no one looks for it. It has been proven that these missing beautiful girls, except Lu Xiaofeng, are not in Chongtian Temple!
"In other words, their disappearance is the biggest secret in Shangyuan City!
"I know that if you are a normal person, you will definitely ask me, why is such an ordinary case so troublesome to me? It makes me feel like I am facing a formidable enemy?
"I said, you asked well, I can tell you now that I almost know who is related to the disappearance of these girls!
"Oh..." Xu Zun yawned in Ku Niang's arms, making sure that his voice could not be heard even if there were ears through the wall, and then continued, "If you want to understand the whole puzzle, you have to go back to the beginning.
place.
"After Lu Xiaofeng disappeared, Lu Mingyue sent someone to notify the county government, and then entrusted the Marquis to search for her. However, there was still no news from Lu Xiaofeng's family, and the whole family disappeared.
"In the end, Lu Mingyue was forced to stage a drama about her disappearance, which attracted people's attention.
"Next...I came and solved the mystery of Miss Lu's disappearance.
“And what happened next became even more intriguing.
"We soon had clues about Lu Xiaofeng, which enabled us to defeat Chongtian Temple and rescue Lu Xiaofeng, who had been missing for more than three months.
"Isn't this...what a coincidence?
"It looks very much like there is something wrong within Chongtian Temple, and someone deliberately led us there.
"But what if we think about it further? Could this be an excuse and a barrier to prevent us from continuing to investigate the girl's missing case!?
"What those people are really afraid of is that we are afraid that we will find out the whereabouts of those missing girls?
"Haha..." Xu Zun closed his eyes and smiled foolishly, "I know, you may ask, what evidence do I have?
"It's not difficult to provide evidence. On the day we first came to Shangyuan City, when we were preparing to visit the Lu's Bookstore at night, the Lu's Bookstore caught fire!
“I think this fire is the proof!
"If it was those who watched the criminals destroy the evidence, then why didn't the Lu's Bookstore catch fire earlier and later, but why did it burn down just when we went to investigate?
"Also, let me tell you a little secret..." Xu Zun said with his lips almost touching Ku Niang's clothes, "I asked Liu Dong to buy wine that day. I didn't really want to drink it. I actually asked him to go to Lu's Bookstore.
Go to the ruins and help me inspect the scene!
"The jar is not wine but white vinegar. Pour the white vinegar into the place where a murder has occurred, and the blood stains that were previously invisible will appear!
"As early as when I went to investigate the ruins of the Lujia Bookstore, I quietly took note of the suspicious points.
"When Liu Dong goes there, he only needs to pour the white vinegar into the place I marked, and he will find something.
"And Liu Dong has already taken care of this for me," Xu Zun said, "There are clearly large blood stains in the ruins of the Lu Family Bookstore.
"This shows that Lu Xiaofeng's family was not kidnapped outside at all, but was wiped out at home!!!"
After saying these words, the room suddenly became quiet, the snow falling outside the window was silent, and it seemed that even the singing and dancing in the distance had stopped.
However, Ku Niang remained as calm as ever, and Xu Zun did not feel any abnormality.
“When we investigated the case of the girl’s body in monk clothes, not only did there not be anything wrong, but there were also many people who cooperated and supported us.” Xu Zun said, “But when we came across the case of the girl’s disappearance, we encountered all kinds of resistance.
"There seems to be a mysterious and powerful force behind this, and it doesn't want us to touch this case!
"You may ask, who is this powerful force? Who is the person who does not want us to investigate the disappearance of the girl?
"Yes, I already have a general idea," Xu Zun paused for a few seconds and then said, "This person... we really can't afford to offend... and we don't know how many people are working for him and are his accomplices!
"This time, I really don't know whether I should continue to investigate! If I continue to investigate, I will face a violent storm! Alas..."
Xu Zun sighed, but his arms gradually tightened, lazily hugging Ku Niang's body, and continued:
"My god-sister is still in the dark. She has never thought about a question: why did she disappear for so many days but failed to achieve the results she wanted?
"Why, after Shangyuan City conducted an almost earth-shaking search for her, no missing beautiful girl could be found?
"She hasn't figured out why she went out to look for Lu Xiaofeng, but the Marquis actually agreed to her?
"Also, in Chongtian Temple, if Taoist Master Wei hadn't said that he heard a woman crying, how could we have seen through the secrets of the watchers?
"They think that by using this method, they can divert the public's attention from the disappearance of the beautiful girl, and think that they can deceive me, Xu Zun.
"Haha..." Xu Zun smiled bitterly, "How could they know? I just pretended not to see..."
