Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

After eating and drinking, it was time to get down to business. After Cui Bianxu and the other two delivered breakfast to Ding Yuan and the others, they immediately took their men to continue their visits and investigations.

Their main investigation direction now only remained the East Market area. When they arrived at the place, the yamen runners dispersed to interrogate everyone one by one. Cui Bianxu stood there observing the terrain for a while, and then he saw Wang Mingqian and the Jinwu Guards patrolling.

In addition to this matter, the Jinwu Guards had to increase the number of patrols in addition to salvaging body parts. In some crowded places, people were directly arranged to guard them all day long.

Now none of the body parts or heads have been found. If they suddenly appear in a busy city, it will definitely cause panic among the people and shake the court.

Cui Bianxu made a gesture to Wang Mingqian, and then he took Wang Leisheng and Lu Xingzhou into a three-story restaurant. The restaurant had a good location, next to the gate. He and Wang Leisheng were both wealthy people, so they asked for a room on the third floor next to the gate.

At this time, the restaurant had just opened and there were no customers at all. The waiter, who was yawning lazily, was stunned for a moment when he saw a customer before he put on a warm smile and greeted the customer.

Cui Bianxu ordered four roasted quails, a serving of Tongxin Shengjie Preserved Meat (dried meat in the shape of a heart knot), a plate of Touhuaci (petal-shaped translucent glutinous rice pastry with white horse bean paste filling), and a pot of Yangxian tea (purple bamboo shoot tea, produced in Changzhou, now Yixing, Jiangsu).

Then he asked the waiter, "Did anyone see the two young ladies from Pingkangfang near this gate on the afternoon of New Year's Eve?"

Since he was wearing official uniform today, he asked directly. If he was wearing casual clothes, he would have to pretend to be a young man from a noble family who was tempted by beauty.

The waiter was just happy to have business before dinner time. When he heard this and looked at their official uniforms, he said, "My three superiors, our location is great, right next to the gate. Countless people come in and out every day. Even though there aren't many ladies from Pingkangfang, there are always dozens of them going in and out every day. On the 30th, there are even more people. I really don't know which two you are talking about."

The government came to question him, and he would not hide it if he saw him. But in the afternoon of the 30th, there might be few people in other places in Chang'an City, but there were a lot of people in the East Market. Although the restaurant had no business after lunch that day, they would not stay outside the door all the time, right?

"Well, go down." Wang Leisheng saw Cui Bianxu standing at the window looking down without saying anything, so he dismissed him. Just as he was about to say a few words, Wang Mingqian walked in and said, "Hey, General of the Central Army, please come and sit down."

Lu Xingzhou also quickly stood up and greeted him: "General of the Central Army."

"kindness."

Walking up to Cui Bianxu, he followed his gaze and looked down, then shook his head: "I asked the nearby merchants last night, and this place is very busy..."

The implication was obvious. Wang Leisheng looked at their backs and immediately moved over to squeeze between the two of them, sighing in his heart. How could the three of them be considered the Three Heroes of Chang'an?

If someone could draw this scene, it would surely become a masterpiece and be passed down through the ages!

Cui Bianxu was hit by his big butt. He frowned, glared at him and walked towards the window next to him. He would not argue with a fool!

Wang Mingqian was speechless. What was wrong with this Wang Sizhi? Didn't he have any sense at all?

Unexpectedly, Wang Leisheng seemed to have seen something suddenly, and he slammed his palm on the window frame, causing the propped up window to shake down, and it hit the window frame with a loud bang.

Cui Bianxu's eyebrows knitted together, and he sighed heavily. Just as he was about to ask him what was wrong, he saw the fellow sprint out of the room with his big belly bulging, muttering, "Damn Taoist priest! I must have seen you!"

"What happened?" Wang Mingqian was stunned. Why were all the people in the Dali Temple so impetuous?

Cui Bianxu was afraid that he had seen some clues, so he cursed, "You reckless man!" He quickly looked downstairs and saw an extremely wretched man in a Taoist robe, his eyes rolling around in the crowd.

After a brief thought, he guessed that this was probably the fake Taoist priest who sold the fake talisman to Madam Wang: "What could it be? He just saw someone trying to cheat him out of his money."

Hearing this, Lu Xingzhou also came to the window to watch the fun, and he didn't forget to comment: "Sharp-nosed monkey cheeks, and crooked eyes."

Wang Mingqian responded: "A needle hanging in the seal is a crime."

Cui Bianxu rolled his eyes. "Isn't that bullshit?" The Dali Temple's Sizhi rushed down to arrest people, and they still filed a lawsuit.

The three of them were watching from upstairs with a mentality of watching the fun. People from the Dali Temple and the Jinwu Guards were all downstairs. No matter how useless Wang Leisheng was, he was still a Si Zhi and had some martial arts skills. How could he not catch such a skinny fake Taoist priest?

Who would have thought it was so outrageous? Wang Leisheng, that idiot, was yelling at the man to stop from a distance. Just by looking at the back of his head, it was not difficult to guess that he must have a fierce look on his face as if he was torturing a prisoner.

The fake Taoist priest followed for about thirty meters and heard the noise, turned his head and looked, trembling all over, and ran away. You know what, this guy looks like a monkey and moves as fast as a monkey. He dodged left and right and was almost out of their sight, but Wang Leisheng was getting farther and farther away.

The Dali Temple runners who heard the commotion didn't understand what was going on, but they knew Wang Leisheng, as he was their own Sizhi! Several of them immediately gave chase, but unfortunately they were too scattered and even further away from the fake Taoist than Wang Leisheng himself!

Seeing this, Wang Mingqian put his thumb and index finger on his lips and blew a few whistles. The Jinwu Guards received the signal and chased after them.

With so many people, if they let anyone escape, how would they survive in the future? Cui Bianxu propped himself up on the window frame with one hand, exerted force with his arm, and with a light kick of his foot, he actually jumped directly from the third floor.

Lu Xingzhou was a step slow to react. He instinctively reached out to grab him but missed. He was so scared that his face turned pale, his lips trembled, and his eyes stared at the figure.

Cui Bianxu landed steadily on the ground, then jumped a few meters in an instant, then jumped high, stepped on the outer wall of the second floor opposite, and used the force to directly flip onto the roof. He ran quickly on the roof, and after a few jumps, he disappeared.

Seeing this, Wang Mingqian patted his shoulder soothingly, and then a few whistles came out of his mouth, summoning back the Jinwu Guards who were chasing after people.

"General of the Central Army, Cui, Junior Minister Cui..." Lu Xingzhou felt that this matter was a bit beyond his knowledge. Could it be that in order to get promoted in the Dali Temple, he needed to have such skills? What should he do then?