After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

"Gu Huai? I didn't expect you to join in the fun." Yi Qing folded his arms and looked at him.

Gu Huai smiled gently and said, "Of course, since Brother Xiahou has sent out a signal flare, it must be a big deal."

Yiqing sneered and said nothing.

"Have you checked the scene? Have you found any clues?" Meng Yin asked.

Xia Nian nodded: "I've checked everything. There are no footprints or anything else. It can be seen that the murderer is a meticulous person."

"Hmm..." Meng Yin touched his chin and walked to the madam.

"Excuse me, ma'am, what is the name of this girl? How old is she this year? What did she do before she died? Who did she come into contact with?"

She asked a series of questions. The madam was stunned and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "How can I remember this clearly..."

Xia Nian stepped forward: "It's okay, just tell me as much as you remember."

She looked at Xia Houyu: "Do you have a pen and paper? It would be best to write down everything she said."

Xiahou Yu looked at Xiao Xian behind him, and Xiao Xian immediately understood and brought paper and pen.

"This girl's name is Chunxue. She's from my place. She was eighteen this year. Before she died... I saw that she wasn't receiving customers and was always walking around outside. I didn't know what she was doing, so I got angry and asked the thugs to drag her back. Unexpectedly, during the process of being dragged, I didn't know what happened. Suddenly, she fell to the ground and convulsed, and she died!"

As the madam spoke, she seemed still frightened by the scene.

"What I mean is that she behaved strangely before she died, wandering around the hall. Did she want to see someone? Who was she good friends with?" Xia Nian asked.

"I usually play with the girls here." said the madam.

Xia Nian walked up to Xia Houyu and said, "Can you bring the girls and thugs from Yi Huan Yuan?"

Xiahou Yu nodded and immediately ordered his men to do it.

After a while, Xiahou Yu's men brought up the girls and thugs from Yihuanyuan. Although a murder had occurred here, they had nowhere to go and could only wait outside the courtyard.

"Look, are they all here?" Meng Yin pointed at them.

The madam counted them and nodded: "They are all here."

Xia Nian looked at them and asked, "Who among you has a particularly good relationship with Chunxue?"

The girls looked at each other and whispered something, but no one stood up.

Xia Nian said calmly: "If I don't tell you now, if it is found out later, it will be considered as knowing the truth but not reporting it."

Although her expression was calm, her words were full of cruelty.

As soon as these words came out, a girl in a light blue off-shoulder dress raised her hand and said, "Haruyuki and I are quite familiar with each other."

She walked forward, lowering her head slightly. Although her face was covered with rouge, she was obviously a pretty girl.

"What's your name?" Meng Yin asked.

"My name is Qiuzhu," the girl said, "I used to have a good relationship with Haruyuki, but because of one thing... we gradually became distant."

"What's the matter?" Xia Nian asked immediately.

"I don't know if Chunxue is bewitched or what, but she has been refusing to accept any customers. She said that there is a man who truly treats her well and wants to take her away, but I don't know whether he is redeeming her or eloping with her," said Qiu Zhu.

"Most of them elope." He Fu suddenly said.

Everyone looked at him, Xiahou Yu raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

"As far as I know, the girls here have been bought out. They cannot leave here unless they get old. They cannot be redeemed. If they must be redeemed, the price is beyond the reach of ordinary families." He Fu explained.

Xia Nian nodded: "I think what he said makes sense, and if it was about redeeming her, Chunxue would definitely be happy to tell you. Obviously this man can't do it, but she still believes that he will take her away."

Xia Nian lowered his head. Perhaps Chunxue just didn't want to be trapped in this cage for the rest of her life, so she placed her hope of escape on that man. Unexpectedly, she was killed.

Suddenly, she had an idea. Doesn't this match the conditions for killing that He Fu mentioned? Chunxue has someone he loves.

Xiahou Yu said calmly: "I didn't expect Brother He to know so much about these."

He Fu nodded, his eyes sad: "In order to find the murderer, I checked a lot of things."

"Auntie, is what this young man said true? Chunxue was bought out?" Meng Yin asked the madam.

The madam nodded repeatedly: "Yes, she was bought out. If she wants to leave here, she can only elope." Few men are willing to spend a large sum of money to redeem them from here.

"Qiuzhu, do you know who the man is who wants to take her away?" Meng Yin looked at her.

"I don't know...she didn't tell me." Qiu Zhu shook his head with a sincere look in his eyes.

"That person might have been here today." Xia Nian said, "I think she was looking for that man when she was wandering in the corridor."

"That makes sense." Meng Yin nodded.

Xu Zheng sighed and said, "Alas, this is also a love brain."

Xia Hou Yu looked at Xia Nian, who was lowering her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

Xia Nian raised her head, ignored his gaze, and looked at the thugs beside her: "When you forced Chunxue to go back to her room, what did she do wrong?"

A sturdy man said: "We grabbed her arm at the time. She kept struggling. She was stronger than an ordinary girl. We had to hold her together. Unexpectedly, she suddenly started to convulse and vomited blood. We quickly let her go and she fell to the ground and died."

"Suddenly vomiting blood? Auntie, do you remember what she ate at night?" Meng Yin asked.

The madam shook her head and said, "The girls' meals are prepared by the cooks. I'm not sure."

"Do they still have their leftovers?" Xia Nian asked.

"It was thrown out to feed the dogs a long time ago..." said the madam.

"It seems we have to start from the corpse..." Tao Tao murmured.

She raised her hand: "Excuse me...can you carry this body away? I need some tools."

"What tools?" Yiqing asked.

Tao Tao said: "The sooner the tools for dissecting corpses are used, the better."

Yiqing immediately thought of someone. He looked at A Shuo and whispered something in his ear. A Shuo nodded and flew away.

Tao Tao frowned: "Is there a place with a lower temperature? It would be best if we can seal the body."

"Yes, in the cellar of my house. Can we put the body in a sealed box?" Yiqing asked.

"That's fine." Tao Tao nodded. She walked to Yi Qing's side and said, "Can I stay at your house tonight? I'll do the autopsy right away when I have the tools."

"Of course." Yiqing curled the corners of his mouth.

Xu Zheng touched his chin and said, "Taozi, let me accompany you. Nian Nian and Yin Yin are studying the case. I can't help much."

Tao Tao looked at Yiqing. This required his consent.

Feeling Tao Tao's pleading eyes, Yi Qing couldn't help but feel a little proud.

"You're welcome, Miss Xu," he said.

"Master Xiahou, these people..." Xia Nian looked at the girls. It was a bit cold at night and they were still wearing thin clothes.

The madam immediately said, "We live in the yard next door! No need to bother you."

Xiahou Yu smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, but I'm afraid someone might have some bad thoughts about it." As he spoke, he glanced at He Fu who had retreated to the back.

"I dare not, I dare not." The madam shook her head repeatedly.

"Xiao Xian, have someone keep an eye on the house where they live later." Xiahou Yu said.

"Yes."

"Taozi and Azheng, you have to be careful. If the murderer knows that the body has been dissected, they might be in danger." Xia Nian walked over to them and whispered in their ears.

"Okay, we will pay attention." Tao Tao and Xu Zheng nodded.

Soon the girls and thugs retreated, followed by the madam, and the scene suddenly became much emptier.

He Fu looked at Meng Yin's back. She was discussing the murder case with Xia Nian.

"What are you looking at, Mr. He?" Gu Huai suddenly appeared behind him and asked in a calm voice.

"Ah, I just admire the intelligence of these two girls." said He Fu.

Gu Huai smiled, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Xiahou Yu turned his head and glanced at Gu Huai. He always felt that something was wrong with Gu Huai. Normally, he would not care about these things, but today he actually ran out so late at night.

Suddenly, he understood something and glanced at Gu Huai inquiringly.

Gu Huai raised his eyes, his gaze was cold, no longer as gentle as usual.