The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Xie Tingwen summoned the heads of the six yamen to discuss the case with the intention of luring out the snake, because so far they have not found out who is behind Liu Qing.

After some verbal probing, it was discovered that after leaving the yamen, Wang Lang, the head of the Li Yamen, hurried to a private residence in Laigu County. His furtive back instantly aroused Cao Zhen's suspicion.

"Captain Cao! Isn't that Chief Wang Lang?" a bailiff asked with a little confusion.

Cao Zhen glanced at Wang Lang's back after hearing this, and frowned with a strange look on his face, "What? Is there a problem?"

"Captain Cao, you don't know that Chief Wang lives in the east of the city, and the south is where merchants live. Could it be that Chief Wang has a maid outside?" The bailiff glanced at Cao Zhen and said with a smile.

Under normal circumstances, Cao Zhen would definitely not meddle in other people's business, but since he became the head of the police force, his wife Cao Yue has been teaching him from time to time, which has also made his IQ improve rapidly.

Seeing Wang Lang's back now, combined with the current murder case in the county government, Cao Zhen couldn't help but wonder, "What is the family background of Chief Wang?"

"Family background? Can I ask you to think about it?"

The yamen runner thought about it and looked at another yamen runner next to him. Then he slapped his forehead and said, "Captain Cao! You should ask Xiao Liuzi about this. He has to pass by Master Wang's house every time he goes home. Xiao Liuzi! Tell me about it."

The little Liuzi who was pushed out was the sixth child in the family, so he was named Liu Liu. He was not strong, but his eyes were shining, and he was a man who knew how to deal with things.

When Liu Liu heard someone remind him of this, he had already cursed the other person's ancestors in his heart. After all, criticizing his superiors was no small matter. If it got out, he would definitely be in trouble.

Now that the conversation had come to this, Liu Liu knew he couldn't avoid it, and happily stroked his hand and said, "Captain Cao! I don't know about this either. Every time I go home, the door of Boss Wang's house is closed."

Cao Zhen understood what Liu Liu meant when he heard this, and he knew that Liu Liu had some concerns. He nodded and said, "Forget it, let's continue to look for Liuzhi's people."

"Yes, sir." The two responded hurriedly.

Cao Zhen had just led the two out of the alley when he suddenly asked, "Is the family of Master Wang still harmonious?"

"Harmonious! He and his wife..." Liu Liu felt that he had said something wrong just as he started to speak, and he quickly stopped talking and said with a smile: "Captain Cao! You can't play it like this."

"Just chatting, let's go!" Cao Zhen patted the two men's shoulders while joking, naturally to ease their emotions.

Unexpectedly! As the three of them left, they saw a carrier pigeon suddenly fly out of the house that Wang Lang had just entered.

As luck would have it, this scene was caught by the corner of Cao Zhen's eye. Facing the carrier pigeon soaring into the sky, he seemed to sense a hint of conspiracy.

While Cao Zhen was thinking, a bailiff came running over breathlessly, stroked his hand and said to Cao Zhen: "Captain Cao! There is... there is news."

"What news?" Cao Zhen's eyes lit up as he asked, "Is it related to Six Fingers?"

"That's right! The owner of Xuanhe Winery in the north of the city said that he knew a man with six fingers, but he hasn't seen him for more than a year." The bailiff said breathlessly.

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhen did not dare to hesitate, and immediately ran wildly on the street with two yamen runners. Now all the yamen runners of Laigu County were dispatched, and the streets were unusually orderly.

Soon, Cao Zhen arrived at Xuanhe Winery. When the manager saw Cao Zhen's attire, he knew that the man in front of him was the newly appointed head constable of Laigu County.

"Captain Cao! My surname is Xu, and my given name is An."

Cao Zhen waved his hand, signaling Xu An to skip the formalities, and then walked straight into the wine shop, found a seat and sat down, while two yamen runners stood behind him in an orderly manner.

Xu An was shocked when he saw the situation. He asked, "Captain Cao! Is our store involved in a lawsuit?"

"No! I heard from my subordinates that you know a person with six toes on his feet. I wonder if Manager Xu can tell me in detail." While speaking, Cao Zhen stretched out his hand to motion for the other party to sit down.

How could Xu An dare to be on the same level with Cao Zhen? He immediately smiled and stroked his hand and replied: "I'd better answer while standing. Standing makes me look more energetic."

Cao Zhen was quite helpless and did not delve into such a trivial matter. He nodded as a response to Xu An's request.

Xu An pondered for a moment, then said, "This man is a beggar. Everyone calls him the Stubborn Old Man because he has a stubborn temper. As for his original surname, even he can't remember it..."

"Manager Xu! Get to the point." Cao Zhen knocked on the table and said in a reproachful manner.

Xu An immediately put his thoughts aside upon hearing this, and replied in fear and trepidation, "This stubborn old man came to my shop at the beginning of last year to order two taels of wine. At that time, he was wearing a pair of tattered shoes. He has six toes on his left foot, and I took a quick look and remembered it in my mind."

"Are you sure it's the left foot?"

"I'm sure." Xu An said without hesitation.

"He is a beggar, how can he afford to drink?" Cao Zhen looked around the wine shop and said, "The cheapest wine here probably costs thirty coins per ounce, and two ounces of wine costs sixty coins. Didn't you ask him where he got the money?"

"Captain Cao guessed wrong. The stubborn old man was screening Huadiao that day, and one or two ounces of wine cost eighty cents." Xu An couldn't help but marvel at it.

Even he himself was reluctant to drink Huadiao, but the stubborn old man drank two taels at a time. Such a generous performance naturally left a deep impression on him.

"Does he come here every day to filter the wine, or..."

"He never filters wine, he basically just drinks it for free. That day was the first time he came to our shop to filter wine, so I remember it very clearly." Xu An said hurriedly, not daring to hide anything in his words.

Cao Zhen pondered for a moment after hearing this, thinking back to the case that Sun Cheng had introduced to him recently. At this moment, when he thought about Xu An's words, his intuition told him that the six-fingered corpse might belong to this stubborn old man.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhen hurriedly asked, "Did he come here later?"

"It's strange to say, we haven't seen the old man since that day. I guess he froze to death in the winter. After all, the winter in Laigu County is really cold. I think Captain Cao must have experienced this well." Xu An replied with a smile.

Cao Zhen nodded, confirming Xu An's words. Looking at the setting sun, he clasped his fists to thank Xu An, and led the two yamen runners back to the county government office.

After a day of collecting information, the runners who returned to the county government office were all dejected. Apart from putting Han Qi in jail, they did not find any other clues.

Naturally, no one held out any hope. After all, having six fingers on a foot was a secret, and no matter whether the person was alive or dead, the family would definitely not tell it.

This clue was very helpful for the case, but Xie Tingwen searched in vain. Just when he was about to give up, Cao Zhen walked into the main hall with two yamen runners with a happy face.

"My Lord! Good news."

"Oh! Have you found anyone with six toes on his feet?" Xie Tingwen asked repeatedly.