Three-pot porridge and naan

Wandong hadn't opened the stall for a few days, and the brother Qiu next door felt very strange. A few days ago, this person was working hard to earn copper coins, but it stopped after a few days.

Brother Qiu walked over and knocked on the door and shouted a few times to make sure that Wandong was not in the shop. If he hadn't come back for a few days, he had gone out very early.

*

When some houses of big merchants are vacant, they will arrange for people to stay overnight. Wandong originally wanted to go to Gu’s house to stay overnight, but there was a lantern incident in Gu’s house.

I wanted to go into the Gu family to have a look, because after reading the master's records that day, Wandong found obvious loopholes. In the records, the group of people who helped put up the lanterns in the Gu family were all mentioned in a few words.

Mr. Qiu may be a bold official and an official who wants to solve the case, but he inevitably has some weaknesses.

Mr. Qiu may have received money from the Gu family, and he can understand that Mr. Qiu has so many younger brothers and sisters to support.

There was no way for the Gu family to enter, so Wandong went to spend the night at Boss Zhou's mansion, which was on the same street as the Gu family.

That week, the steward of the boss's house asked him where he came from and what kind of business he was doing, and checked his household registration, and after confirming that he was a good citizen, he was led to the side courtyard.

"Thank you, your mansion, the boss of your mansion is a good man." Wan Dong sighed.

The steward smiled and said: "It seems that Dr. Mei doesn't look like a poor man, he came to our house because of other things or because of frugality."

This person is so straightforward, Wan Dong blushed, rubbed his hands together and said, "Because I made an appointment with my friend to meet up in Yingbei, but I waited for too long, and I was really shy, so..."

The steward smiled and said, "It's really not easy to travel abroad. Doctor Mei please."

As soon as the steward opened the door, Wandong saw that although the furnishings in the room were simple but complete, he immediately called out to Zhou Mansion for being a good man.

"Dr. Mei, if you don't understand anything, you can ask the servants in the side courtyard, then I'll leave first." The steward said, turned and left.

Wandong was leaving the hospital when it was getting dark, and he was going to see Detective Ye.

The servants of the side courtyard asked him to come back early, and the lights of the side courtyard were turned off at Xushi.

Wandong told him that he would not come back so late.

The servant is called Dongdong.

When Wandong heard this, his bright eyes widened and he smiled and said his name was Wandong.

Dongdong didn't react and emphasized that he was Donggua's Dong.

The corners of Wandong's lips curled up a bit, and he thought this kid was really funny.

*

In a teahouse in the north of the camp, Captain Ye quickly told Wandong: "Your Excellency, I asked someone to check again carefully that there is no missing person in the Gu family, and there is no missing person in Cheng Ye's workshop, and even made lanterns in the city recently The master craftsman and Cheng Ye who were familiar with each other in the past have checked and no one is missing. As for this other master who may have made lanterns for the Gu family..."

When is Lao Ye going to sell it?Wan looked up at him.

Seeing Wandong looking over, Catcher Ye quickly smiled and said, "I didn't find out, and none of the other masters in Cheng Ye's workshop admitted that they had participated in making Gu's lanterns."

"Okay, I understand."

Wandong's sudden smile startled Detective Ye.

Detective Ye asked suspiciously, "Wandong, what do you know?"

Wandong raised the corners of her lips lightly: "It's getting late, let's go back first."

Detective Ye looked at Wandong even more suspiciously, and Wandong had already left the teahouse.

If the people in the workshop are telling the truth, then the answer has to be found in the courtyard of the Gu family first.

Zhou Mansion's servant Dongdong saw Wandong go out and came back after a while.

"Dongdong, what's the matter with the Gu family next door to you, the door is closed from morning to night." Wan Dong asked with a smile.

Dongdong: "The ancient family next door...?" Dongdong thought for a long time that the surname next door is not Gu, and the ancient family on this street is not next door to Zhou Mansion either.

"You mean that ancient house, the door has been closed since the lantern accident a few days ago."

"Is there no one else in the Gu family except the master of the Gu family?" Wan Dong asked again.

Dongdong: "No, Guban is a weird person. He neither takes wives nor concubines in his 40s. Some people say that he is in poor health, but I think Guban is in good health. Sometimes I can see him unloading things. What. My son said a few months ago that Gu Ban would not even go to the building to listen to ditties, and he didn't like to go along with others, but this year he even thought of making lanterns."

"..." Wandong nodded, so it was strange for Gu Gu to think of making lanterns.

What kind of business does a person with this temperament do and how does he make a fortune? Why do wealthy households in their 40s have no wives and children?

"Are Guban's parents also from Yingbei?"

"I don't know about that. Guban was already in Yingbei City when I entered Yingbei City. I feel that Guban has been in Yingbei for at least 20 years." Dongdong opened his mouth and yawned, "Dr. If you are sleepy, go to bed earlier."

*

Wandong thought again on the way back to her room.

The Gu family arranged for more than a dozen people to put the lanterns on, but there were only three guards who actually went to help put the lights on. Cheng Ye should be present, and there must be other people present.

There is only one building in the city tower that the common people are allowed to go up to, and the others only need to bribe the guards.

The three guards who helped the Gu family put the lamps on had all been in the Gu family's courtyard for more than ten years.

Three people carried the lanterns, and huge candles were lit under the lanterns. When the lanterns inflated, they had to push the lanterns out of the city tower.

The lantern has the weight of one more person, don't those people feel it?

*

The next day, Wandong went to the Sanlihe Tavern on the outskirts of the city to meet Captain Ye. After he went there, he knew that Captain Ye had been sent by Qiu Chen to handle errands, and Qiu Chen was waiting for him here.

"Lord Qiu." Wandong laughed, this Qiu Chen is Qiu Butou's elder brother, but he looks much younger and handsome than Qiu Butou.

"Doctor Mei." Qiu Chen put away his fan with a smile.

"Master Qiu, do you want to talk to me about the case?"

"Doctor Mei is Master Mo's friend and Master Mo's assistant. I'll just say this straight. This case is very difficult." After speaking, Qiu Chen glanced at him, stood up and walked out.

Wandong immediately understood and stood up.

The two walked towards Sanlihe, and Qiu Chen said on the way, "This matter should be done by the Gu family."

"..." Wandong knew that this person was bold, but he didn't know that this person was so bold. Since he suspected that it was the Gu family's work, why did he dare to take money from the Gu family.

"The guards who put up the lanterns in the Gu family were bought off and couldn't answer the questions. The government backed the Gu family and forced me not to investigate further. Even my people couldn't even enter the backyard of the Gu family. The only people who could check repeatedly were those who didn't disappear. Servant of the ancient family." Qiu Chen's tone was filled with anger.

"My whole family lives in Yingbei. I know that he is the murderer in this case but I dare not investigate further. I also ask Dr. Mei to show me the way."

*

*

On March 22, Qiu Butou of the Sanlihe government office finally found out that one person was missing. This person was an apprentice accepted by the lantern master Cheng Ye two years ago, and returned to his hometown after completing his studies half a year ago.

This apprentice is from Yu'er Town, and Yu'er Town is not far from Yingbei for thirty or forty miles, Ma Cheng takes less than an hour.

At this time, there are rumors everywhere in Sanlihe that Cheng Ye, the lantern master, killed his apprentice.

Captain Ye quickly looked at Wandong full of doubts. He and Qiu Tutou went to Yu'er Town to check on Cheng Ye's apprentice, but within a long time after arriving in Yuer Town, they received a message from Wandong from the Escort, asking them to Do something important right now.

Detective Ye quickly: "Wandong, I'm at a loss now, what's going on, why do I feel that this case is more confusing than the Santaoyuan Tiechu case!"

"No, no, this case can be simplified in its complexity, so let's wait a few more days." Wandong sighed lightly, and took a sip of his tea.

Detective Ye only thought that Wandong was still in the mood to drink tea, and the lantern master was about to be pushed out for questioning.

"It's an unjust death, it's going to be snowing in March." Detective Ye sighed quickly.

*

"The case of Huadeng is over, will you be executed if you pay for your life?"

"Cheng Ye is really not a thing, he actually killed his apprentice!"

"That apprentice learned so fast, he graduated from school within two years, he should be a very smart kid, what a pity."

When Wandong walked across this street to the Zhou Mansion, he heard that people in the teahouse at the street corner were discussing the lantern case.

Passing through the gate of the Gu family, I found that the gate of the Gu family was open, and the housekeeper and servants were busy.

Back in the side courtyard of the Zhou Mansion, Wandong handed Dongdong a pack of pork knuckles.

Dongdong opened the paper bag and took a bite, the meat was soft and glutinous and the sauce came out, sticking to Dongdong's mouth, Dongdong was very happy: "Brother Wandong, you treat me better than my own brother! Every day Bring me delicious woo woo!"

Wandong smiled and took out a pack of mung bean cakes and ate them: "The door to the Gu family has opened."

"I heard from the outside that the case was closed and the master who made the lantern killed someone. The Gu family should have made a false alarm." Dongdong continued to eat as he spoke.

Several people from other places lived in the side courtyard of the Zhou Mansion, and almost all of them were businessmen.

Wan Dong narrowed his eyes: "I see that all the merchants here are renting out to people. The bosses are really kind people."

Dongdong actually snorted.

Wandong looked over with a smile.

"Although I am a servant of the Zhou Mansion, I have to say that the big merchants on this street only lend to people like you who have money and business. I didn't understand why before."

"Then...why?"

"Because of business, letting you live in is business. The bosses need to know many rich and noble people to maintain their business, so they are willing to stay."

Wandong raised his eyebrows and smiled, this kid is not stupid at all.

Therefore, the secret of the Gu family should be in that sealed courtyard.

Thinking of this, Wan Dong's brows and eyes darken slightly.

*

This is the second time Wandong has come to Gu's house in the middle of the night.

Last time, he only found out the approximate locations of the various courtyards of the Gu family, and he found a closed courtyard when it was almost dawn.

This time, Wandong came here directly.

In a closed courtyard, there were actually two guards looking at the door, and there were four guards in the courtyard.

This is a little strange.

However, the four guards were sleeping crookedly against the railing of the corridor at the moment, not knowing that someone had sneaked in.

He lifted up the tiles on the main house in the side courtyard and looked around, but it was a pity that he couldn't see anything in the dark.

Since people live here, why should it be locked?

Wandong jumped to the backyard of the side courtyard to look around again, but found nothing, only a wall and a bamboo forest.

Like a ghost, Wandong jumped over the wall and entered the bamboo forest at night, because he felt that the bamboo forest seemed to lead to the guest house of the ancient family.

Sure enough, the bamboo forest leads to the guest courtyard of the ancient family, but there is another low wall.

Standing in the bamboo grove, Wandong didn't go to the guest room. He walked around in the bamboo grove for a while, and saw that many places in the bamboo grove were tied with wires.

He couldn't help frowning.

After walking a few more steps, Wandong saw a stone slab about one meter long, which was about a few inches thick, and he could move it away by squatting down with one hand.

"This……"