Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, I was working as a detective in Chang'an

Of course we couldn't just listen to Chunjiao's side of the story, so we started questioning the girl from Yijiangnan Embroidery Shop. There are about twenty girls in the embroidery shop. In addition to the embroidery girl, there is also a boss named Wu Fangze, who is said to be from Suzhou. I have never seen him since he invested in this shop. All business is handed over to Chunjiao. Come take care of it.

The news spread quickly, and now all the girls in the embroidery shop knew about Lin Waner's death. They were all surprised. When they saw us coming, they gathered around us, like a pole poking into a sparrow's nest, chattering non-stop.

A fat embroiderer said: "I thought Wan'er was really lucky, but she was attracted by Mr. Zhang. I heard that their family is rich and they own the largest silk and satin shop in Suzhou City. I thought... She really wanted to enjoy the blessing this time, but she didn't know she would even lose her life."

"That's not what happened. I heard that he was taken away by evil spirits and his head was missing. It's really scary."

"You know, there have been some very evil rumors these days, saying that this evil ghost has been cultivating for thousands of years and specializes in picking out young and beautiful brides to marry in secret to his ghost son."

"Yeah, there's this matter. It seems I don't want to get married. I don't want to be matched into a secret marriage."

"You won't be able to marry for a while, and you look safe. The evil ghost seems to be a pervert. He doesn't like you, so just don't worry."

"You are so annoying!"

As they talked, they became a mess. Oh, how come these old ladies have such rich imaginations and can make up stories so well. I coughed and said sternly: "This is a case on official business. I hope the sisters can provide some valuable clues so that we can catch Miss Lin's murderer as soon as possible."

One of the older embroiderers said: "Miss Lin is very good. She is warm and sincere. I don't understand who is so cruel to kill her. I don't think it is Mr. Zhang San, he likes Miss Lin so much." , how could you possibly do it?"

I asked her: "Can you tell us the scene when Miss Lin got married that day?"

She nodded and said, "Miss Lin is good at her crafts and responsible, so we all like her very much. When we learned that she was going to marry a wealthy businessman in Suzhou, we were all happy for her. I remember that on several wedding days, my head was still wet. I helped her comb it, and she was as happy as a child. She also said that after she settled down in Suzhou, she would pick up a few of us to play with her that day. Who knew that this would happen." As she said this, she lowered her head and wiped it. tears.

I asked, "Did you go to see Miss Lin off on her wedding day?"

"I went. That day, except for the two embroiderers who were arranged to guard the door, the rest of the people in our shop went as family members to support Miss Lin."

"Did anything strange happen that day?"

The embroiderer said: "It's nothing special. There were a lot of people on the wedding boat that day, including our mother's family and Mr. Zhang San who specially invited many people to accompany him. It was very lively. If it's strange, it's a Everyone was very happy at first. Later, when Mr. Zhang was toasting at the wedding banquet on the boat, he suddenly became a little unhappy and kept urging the boat to sail. We all laughed at him because he had a wife and couldn't wait until nightfall. Later we looked at him I wasn’t too happy, I just felt it was boring, so I got off the boat.”

This is very strange. The scene was very lively on the day when the girl who was married to a distant place in the Tang Dynasty traveled. Moreover, Mr. Zhang should be happy that he married Miss Lin, whom he loved so much. Did he change his mood after seeing someone? ?

I then asked: "Who is this Young Master Zhang?"

"Speaking of him, he is also very famous in Chang'an City. His ancestors were in the silk business, and almost all the shipping and goods sources in Suzhou and Chang'an are in the hands of his family. The family married him to Suzhou The daughter of Mr. Zhao, the Force Builder, was a good match. However, he had not given birth to a son and a half daughters for three years, so he had the idea of ​​​​marrying to his second wife. Fortunately, this aunt was quite sensible and was willing to let him marry again. Aunt Fang, it just so happened that he fell in love with Miss Lin from our embroidery workshop. He thought it was a good thing, but unexpectedly this happened."

I asked: "Then besides having business dealings with you, where does he do business?"

"He is engaged in wholesale business. As long as the cargo ship docks, there will be people from different companies who will take the tickets to unload the goods. We don't know exactly who they are with. You can go to the Silk Shop in Chang'an and ask."

After getting this clue, Fatty and I came out of the embroidery building and went to the silk guild in Chang'an County. Guilds in the Tang Dynasty were the earliest chambers of commerce. They brought together shops in the same trade and elected a "guild leader" who was responsible for negotiating with the government on behalf of the guild and organizing guild members to carry out some social activities.

When we arrived at the guild, the president was an old man, probably around 60 years old, chubby, with a kind face and a fake smile showing eight teeth. He welcomed us and let me and the fat man into the luxuriously decorated hall.

"What are you doing here at my humble residence?" He said and ordered someone to pour tea.

"We want to ask you about someone. His name is Zhang Ziming, also known as Mr. Zhang San."

The president looked a little surprised and said, "You two came just in time. We are about to file a lawsuit. This Ziming has already owed us goods for many days."

"What is going on? Please tell me carefully. The more detailed the better."

"This Young Master Zhang has always had trade relations with our guild. He is a wholesaler of silk. When he came here, the ship brought silk and other goods. When he returned, the ship was not idle, and he brought some specialties from Chang'an. . We have always paid Mr. Zhang a deposit first, and then paid the full price after receiving the goods. This time it was strange. We paid the deposit, but he still didn’t deliver the goods. We sent someone to Suzhou to hear the news. People over there said they hadn’t seen each other for half a month and they were looking for someone. He took our deposit but didn’t deliver the goods. They said he couldn’t find the person and the money wasn’t credited to his account. The two started arguing. That's not a small amount. If you can't receive the goods, I, the president, don't have to do it. Oh, what do you think this is? He was very reliable in the past and never had any problems. "

"So Mr. Zhang is missing?"

"We are also eager to find him. He was fine half a month ago. We paid him a deposit at the guild that day. There are several owners of silk and satin shops here who can testify. He said he would leave the next day. We were also going to marry a concubine. We thought it was a happy event and we all went along with it. We were also on the boat that day. When we got off the boat after the ceremony, we specifically asked him to deliver the goods to us when he returned to Suzhou, and he wholeheartedly agreed. But who would have thought that this time he actually took our money and ran away, and we can't find it in Chang'an County, nor can we find it in Suzhou." After saying that, he turned around and went to a room in the hall, took out an envelope and handed it to Gave it to me.

When he opened it, he saw a reply letter from the Suzhou Guild. What it said was basically the same as what he said.

Since this Young Master Zhang did not return to Suzhou, and Lin Wan'er was also killed and buried, where did he go?