female catcher

It was only a little white on this day, the cock crowed, and the dog barked deep in the alley.

Nangong Biluo, who got up early in the morning, had already put on her headhunter uniform and went out with Qushui. The two walked slowly on the way to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I ordered a few biscuits.

"Miss, here it is."

Although Nangong Butou in official uniform cannot be described as majestic, he is also heroic.The unique narrow saber is held in the right hand, and the right hand is also used to be carried behind the back. The left hand took the hot biscuit, cast a glance at Qu Shui, "Little greedy cat, I bought so much, can I finish it?"

"I just bought four, most of them were given by the old man who sells sesame seed cakes. Besides, these few sesame seed cakes are more than enough to eat, and I'm afraid there will be too few."

"Your stomach is a bottomless pit, you can't even fill it up." Nangong Biluo took a bite of the biscuit in his hand, "Well, it tastes good."

"Of course, if you want to talk about the four hundred and six alleys in the capital, and the thousands of long streets, I know exactly where the best food is. Let's talk about breakfast, where are the noodles, where are the cakes, and cakes and noodles I know where to buy the best pancakes, steamed buns, naans, etc., and when to buy them." Qu Shui gnawed on the pancakes proudly.

"Look how proud you are, the corners of your mouth are stained with cake crumbs."

Qu Shui wiped it away with a smile, "I didn't figure out the way to curry favor with Qin Yanran."

"It's clear that you are also greedy."

Qu Shui didn't deny it, and changed the subject, "Miss, the matter about Qin Yanran you asked me to investigate seems to have some signs, what should we do next, should we start with her? Qin Yanran is very guarded. , she won’t talk to others easily, sometimes even if she knows that others are kind, she will habitually refuse, being stubborn and awkward.”

"Baishe Maitreya. This is a political struggle, and the dust has long since settled. It is not up to us to do it. The Qin family is just one of the many families that died in the torrent of the year. There is no rush. If you want to know about the Qin family, I think of someone, Fang Zhongping from the Hanlin Academy, he might know something, as to whether he can help Miss Qin," Nangong Biluo shook her head, not sure.

Qu Shui put down the cake that Qu Shui brought to her lips, she pursed her lips, and after a while asked Nangong Biluo enthusiastically, "Miss, did the skinning case start from Liu Ying? It is said that Piaoxiang Pavilion deliberately does not say that someone is missing, so what is the ban on prostitution?"

"The ban on prostitution bans official prostitutes and restricts private prostitutes. It is aimed at making the Ming Dynasty upright and improving the style of prostitution and luxury. It is not a bad thing. But the implementation of a policy must not be so simple. Zhongren has been around for a long time, and the banning of Yueji has little effect on it. Once the ban on prostitution, there will be fewer buyers like the madam in the private courtyard, and there will be dignitaries, wealthy and wealthy businessmen, and some buyers. The problem lies in the private courtyard, Ming There are 24 big brothels in Yufang, and hundreds of Goulan courtyards. After all, there are thousands of people. The ban on prostitution has made them quit their jobs. What do they eat and drink? Let’s not talk about the difficulty of brothel women changing careers. The children can only rely on this business to support them, and there are cloth shops, rouge shops, restaurants, etc. behind those large and small buildings that have business dealings with them. The prohibition of prostitution has been issued, and there are policies and countermeasures. They are sure There will be some way to support yourself."

"any solution?"

"Receiving banquets, dancing and music, accompanying the dignitaries, etc., the business in the courtyard is closed, and you can still receive business in secret. There are so many homestays around Mingyufang, who do you think bought them, and it's not the brothel owners. Why? The most important thing is to avoid the government and make a living in secret. It's not a big secret, but after all, you can't show up in the open, so you can take it easy, because the government is good. This kind of secret business can barely survive. Piaoxiang Pavilion is so big. There are also many people here, judging from Liu Yizhi's reaction, her business may not be that simple," Nangong Biluo curled his lips, "Of course we have to check it out."

Seeing her young lady's appearance, Qu Shui was used to shaking her head, and inexplicably began to sympathize with Piaoxiang Pavilion, who was being followed by her young lady.

The master and servant entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate while they were talking, and came out of the Metropolitan Procuratorate after a while, followed by a group of yamen servants.The yamen servants dispersed at the door again and left in a hurry.Because Nangong Biluo came back, the enthusiasm of the servants in the government has also increased a lot, and they all like to handle cases with Nangong Biluo, but Qushui is still the only one who acts with Nangong Biluo, which is also a common practice.

After the master and servant waited for the yamen servants to leave, Nangong Biluo took Qushui and left the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Miss, where are we going?"

"Shuntian government office."

Shuntian government office.

Nangong Biluo entered the gate of the yamen unimpeded, and found Chen Yidao who knew the way.Chen Yidao was reprimanding the servants under him in the arresting room, and it was said that the situation had something to do with the case of tying up human skin paper.Nangong Biluo didn't go in, hid outside the door and listened for a while, only to hear Chen Yidao's deep voice coming from inside.

"It's been a few days, and I haven't found any useful clues. Don't put your mind on women. Once you enter the brothel, you just stare at the breasts and legs. Virtue! Don't weigh what you look like, lost the arrest." Quick errand, what do you want to do? Wearing this arrest suit, you must be worthy of this errand! If you can't find any clues, you don't want to have a good life!"

"Boss, that's it, it's not easy to find out. There are people behind those old bustards, and we can't afford to offend them. Besides, we don't want to stare at them, but those girls are so beautiful. Didn't Nangong Biluo come back? She She is a woman, and it is easy to communicate with women, and she has never been afraid of offending the powerful. If something happens, Mr. Wang Ruiwang will protect her. This case is jointly handled by the two governments, so she will spend more time in arresting her head."

Chen Yidao's face sank, and the man who raised his hand and wanted to slap him was dodged.Chen Yidao shouted: "Look at how promising you are! Anyway, you are old men. You are inferior to a woman and let her carry it in front. Isn't it shameful? If you have the ability to be talkative, you might as well focus on investigating the case. Two The cases jointly handled by the government are always investigated by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Where are we going to put the face of the Yamen of Shuntian Prefecture? You don’t have the confidence to go out and drink in arrest uniforms. If you don’t show some skills, you don’t even think about your salary this month. wanted."

"Boss, you can't do this, the arrester's salary is already low, and it's still being deducted and let people die!"

"Huh! Live? You are standing here with flesh and blood, with skin and face. The skinned girl is still lying in the morgue, waiting to find the real murderer and rest in peace. Besides, Mr. Xu is responsible for this case." People are also the righteous masters who pay us salaries, he has no political achievements to report, do you still think about it?"

The people below fell silent, and Chen Yidao stared at them, unable to lift their heads.One is that the case has not progressed, and there is resentment in my heart, and the other is that I feel guilty for not being able to find the murderer.They were all flesh and blood detectives, how could they remain indifferent after seeing the skinned female corpse.

"Boss, in fact, the brothers are not without clues." Suddenly, a small policeman spoke, with his back to the door, standing in the crowd of policemen without paying attention.

Chen Yidao glanced over and found that he was a newcomer who was very young, so his gaze softened a bit.

"New here, if you find something, tell me quickly." The policemen next to him all cheered up.

"Some time ago, the ban on prostitution was issued, which cut off more than half of the brothel business in Mingyufang, but it made the vacant homestays around Mingyufang active. Suddenly, there were more people in those places, and when there were more people, some news was spread. .I heard one or two. Those homestays were originally bought by those old bustards, and the girls under them took over the secret work. The secret work is no better than in the building. There was a dispute about the beating and abuse of those girls, and it seemed that people died, but in the end it was nothing. I followed this search and found the largest brothels behind those homestays. Some of them were missing. The person who died was Yingchunyuan, but Lu Sanniang of Yingchunyuan doesn't seem to be too unusual, but she has restrained her business in the hotel recently, and the Piaoxiang Pavilion is also a bit suspicious."

"What's suspicious?"

The little catcher quickly shook his head, "I just think. After squatting in Piaoxiang Pavilion for a few days, I always feel that Boss Liu has something to hide, and he is careful every time he goes out, and I suspect that the skinned female corpse is someone from Piaoxiang Pavilion. I saw her offering sacrifices to the undead at night in the place where the corpse was buried, but unfortunately it was a little far away, and I'm not quite sure if she knew the identity of the female corpse."

Nangong Biluo, who was eavesdropping outside the door, raised her eyebrows. She glanced into the room, wanting to see the arrester who was speaking, but only saw a thin back. At this moment, Chen Yidao asked again: "Did you find out what?"

"In addition to these, there is actually another brothel that you can check. Under the prohibition of prostitution, all the brothel owners are trying to make a living, but this brothel is the only one that has nothing to do with it. It does nothing, and everything is as usual. It's suspicious, and their boss is also mysterious."

"Which one?"

"It's the wind,"

"Uncle Chen." The little policeman hadn't finished speaking, but Nangong Biluo no longer hid outside the door.The moment she walked into the room, all eyes were on the master and servant.

"Nangong Biluo." Chen Yidao narrowed his eyes, he didn't know how long she had been standing outside the door, her appearance was as obtrusive as her father's. "when did you come?"

"For a while, I heard Uncle Chen talking about the skinning case, so I didn't come in directly."

"Uncle Bie, Uncle Uncle, Uncle Uncle, and Uncle Uncle, we belong to the same level, and we only talk about official business in official uniforms."

The corner of Nangong Biluo's mouth curled up, "Okay. Catcher Chen, I just heard the report from your brother. I also have some clues here. The two prefectures are working together on this case. We have to cooperate, right?"

"Hmph, say it!"

"The identity of the female corpse is Liu Ying from Piaoxiang Pavilion. There are also eight missing women who have also been sent to look for them. The murder weapon used by the skinning demon is a criminal skinning knife. Fifteen years ago, Dingyuan County had a big man who peeled skin and stuffed grass. At that time, four people died, and all of them were women. They were all skinned and stuffed, and hung up for public display. The impact was not small. At that time, the murder weapon was found, but the prisoner was not caught. After comparison, the degree of matching is very high. It is not ruled out that the two cases are related. I have sent someone to check the files. Also, since there are rumors that the murder case in Mingyufang involves Yingchunyuan, it might as well start from a man named Liu Xu's woman investigated. Chief Chen, now our two government officers should be assigned to investigate the case from different directions, collect fragmentary clues, and find clues to the murderer's crime, what do you think?"

Chen Yidao silently listened to Nangong Biluo's words, and did not speak for a while.He looked serious and frowned, but when he opened his mouth, he said, "You just came back?"

"Arrived in Beijing three days ago."

Chen Yidao took a deep breath, and his expression no longer looked like he wanted to eat people, "I'll just listen to you. The Metropolitan Procuratorate is not limited to this important case, and is short of manpower. The main manpower is still in Shuntian Mansion. I will lead people to expand the search area and find the missing person. You are in charge of the brothel."

"Okay." Nangong Biluo's smile remained unchanged.

Chen Yidao sighed again for no reason, "As for manpower deployment, you are in charge, and they all listen to you. Don't just bring Qushui, I still have a few good ones under my hand."

Nangong Biluo smiled without saying a word, Chen Yidao frowned, "Chen Hu, follow Nangong to catch the head and obey her orders."

"Uncle Chen," Nangong Biluo called softly.

Chen Yidao raised his hand, "Stop talking nonsense, take it with you, run more errands, and let young people learn from you."

Nangong Biluo didn't say any more, just looked at Chen Yidao with a smile.Chen Yidao was uncomfortable with her eyes, he looked away, and shouted again, "Chen Hu, did you hear me, why are you in a daze!"

"Yes!" The young man named Chen Hu came back to his senses and replied loudly, causing everyone to look at him. "Promise to listen to Nangong Butou's orders!"

When Nangong Biluo heard that he was the young man who had inquired a lot of news just now, he couldn't help being stunned, "Xiaohu?"

Qu Shui was also surprised, "It's really a tiger, I almost didn't recognize it when I put on the police uniform."

A smile appeared on Chen Hu's face, and he swallowed the "sister" in his mouth. He stood upright and looked at Nangong Biluo and Qu Shui with a smirk.

Chen Yidao: "How do you know each other?"

"It was Nangong Catcher who recommended me to work in Daxing."

"That's how it is." Chen Yidao nodded, then turned to Nangong Biluo and said, "You have a good eye, this kid is smart, and he was recommended to me by the grandson of Daxing County not long after his job, he is nothing compared to these guys The old fritters are much stronger, so take care of them.”

Nangong Biluo nodded with a smile, and not long after she brought Qu Shui and Chen Hu out of Shuntian Mansion.

Walking on the street, Chen Hu lost his restraint and had a bright face.

"Sister Nangong, Sister Qushui, do you think I am spirited in this hunting uniform?"

"Spirit, spirit. Huzi, you can do it. You have been transferred to the Shuntian government office in a short time. Even Chen Yidao favors you. It's hard to be under that bearded man, or come to Miss, you Qu Sister Shui is covering you."

"Shui'er." Nangong Biluo gave Qu Shui an angry look.

"Hey. Sister Qushui, Catcher Chen is very good. I learned a lot from him. He also said that he would teach me how to use a knife when the human skin is broken."

"Okay. Chen Yidao's sword skills are still very good, so learn it hard."

Chen Hu nodded, Nangong Biluo looked at the young man in front of him, as if he saw himself when he was just working, and asked with a smile: "Xiaohu, is your sister okay?"

"My sister is very good, and she asked me to thank you for introducing me to work as an errand. I have a fixed salary as an errand, although it is not much, but there is always a place to live, and I can take good care of my sister. Bullying my sister and brother, the peddler will not chase me away when he sees the hunting uniform I wear, he is very courteous and majestic."

"You don't need to thank me. In fact, being an errand is not as easy as you think, and it is not a prestige job. Not all catchers have a good reputation."

"Sister Nangong, you don't need to say more, I know what a job is to be a fast catcher. But wearing this outfit, I found my ambition in life, to eliminate harm for the people, eliminate violence and bring peace to the people, and be a good head catcher who is loved and loved like you."

"Boy, you have vision!" Qu Shui hugged Chen Hu's shoulder carelessly, the boy was not as tall as Qu Shui.

"Xiaohu, you are still young, and you can't just rely on your enthusiasm to investigate and handle cases. As a police officer, you must not lose your integrity, but you must be more sophisticated and tactful than many people, and even, in short, study hard. The clues found are still very good."

Chen Hu nodded his head heavily, and listened to Nangong Biluo's words very seriously, put away the excitement in his heart, and said seriously: "Nangong arrests the head, so are we going to Mingyufang now?"

Nangong Biluo nodded, "Of course I want to meet Boss Liu and Boss Lu."

"Actually, you can also check Fengyuelou. I didn't finish talking just now. This Fengyuelou feels very complicated. I have noticed this brothel since the vampire case. Recently, the eunuch Liu Futong got very close to them. Liu Futong is a domineering person who disregards human life, and even Master Li Heng is in his hands, even if it is not for the blood-sucking case, if we can find evidence that Liu Futong cheated and committed crimes, it will be considered a serious harm."

After hearing Chen Hu's words, Qu Shui frowned, hesitated to speak, and looked at Nangong Biluo.Nangong Biluo's expression was as usual, and he entered the alley with few people before saying: "Xiaohu, you have only been working for a short time, the first thing you need to do is to learn how to judge the situation and do what you can. Liu Futong is not someone you can shake. As for Fengyue Tower, since it is not easy, you have a small Don’t get caught in the muddy water, little catcher.”

"Don't let it go? The feeling that Feng Piaoxu gives me is very different from that of old bustards like Lu Sanniang and Liu Yizhi. A while ago, every night, I could see many black shadows flying in and out of that building, each with their own skills. Extraordinary, mysterious."

Nangong Biluo frowned slightly, and whispered softly: "Take care, naturally."

As they talked, the three of them had already reached the boundary of Mingyufang, and hadn't gone to Yingchunyuan and Piaoxiang Pavilion. Now they met Liu Futong's sedan chair at the entrance of the street.

There were four people carrying the sedan chair, accompanied by the guards of the Liu residence, but Yao Hong followed beside the sedan chair, so there was no need to guess who was inside the sedan chair.

"Just talking about people, this person came." Chen Hu muttered, Qu Shui gave him a look, and the two stood behind Nangong Biluo in an orderly manner.Nangong Biluo put her hands behind her back and looked at the oncoming team.

Seeing Nangong Biluo, Yaohong asked the bearer to stop, said a few words to the inside of the sedan chair, and the curtain of the sedan chair slowly opened.

Nangong Biluo's eyes then fell on the sedan door, staring at the person in the sedan chair, and slowly walked out.Purple clothes, silver face, a pair of twinkling eyes, she met Feng Piaoxu's eyes, pulled the corners of her mouth, and watched her walking slowly.

Feng Piaoxu brought Yao Hong up to Nangong Biluo, glanced at the three of them, tilted his head slightly, and looked up at Nangong Biluo.The corner of Nangong Biluo's mouth deepened, and he said softly, "Boss Feng, long time no see."

Feng Piaoxu nodded with a smile, looked carefully at Nangong Biluo who was wearing a public uniform, and replied, "Come to investigate the case?"

"Hmm." Nangong Biluo saw the injury on Feng Piaoxu's hand, "What happened to your hand?"

Feng Piaoxu touched the gauze in his hand, looking as usual. "It was burned a few days ago."

"Does it matter?"

"almost done."

Nangong Biluo stopped asking questions, glanced at the bearers and guards and asked, "Where are you going?"

Feng Piaoxu's eyes flickered, and he was thinking about how to speak, but the guard leader came over, and said to Nangong Biluo as soon as he came: "Which acquaintance did I meet as Boss Feng, it turned out to be the famous Nangong catcher, Nice to meet you."

Nangong Biluo frowned and looked at the visitor. He had a square face and mustache, and was of middle age. He said that it was a pleasure to meet him, but he didn't look directly at Nangong Biluo and the three of them, as if there was no one in his eyes.Nangong Biluo clasped his fists in salute, "It turned out to be Han Qianhu, Mr. Han. I don't know what Mr. Han is doing here in Huajie Liuxiang. Although I know that Eunuch Liu of Dongchang has a wide range of interests, he wants to participate in everything and have fun. I didn't expect to have such thoughts ?”

"Hmph, it's not up to you, a small head arrester, to intervene in the matter of Eunuch Liu, so take care of yourself. Don't think that having the title of the first female arrester is a big deal, but it's just a servant with the dental card of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Don't Just like your immediate boss, it’s not a big deal if you lose your official job, but it’s not good if you lose your life.”

This Han Ye seemed to be Liu Futong's dog-legged confidant, and when Li Heng was mentioned, Nangong Biluo felt angry, but he hid it well. Sensing Feng Piaoxu's gaze, Nangong Biluo didn't speak.

Han Ye sneered, and said, "Boss Feng, let's go. It's not good to make Eunuch Liu wait in a hurry. People need to know their identity, right, Boss Feng. It's better for Boss Feng to have as little contact with people like this, so as not to let him wait." Eunuch Liu knows that he has lost the value of Fengyuelou."

Yao Hong and Qu Shui frowned at the same time, Feng Piaoxu nodded without saying anything, but his eyes were always on Nangong Biluo.Nangong Biluo smiled, nodded slightly, and Feng Piaoxu sat in the sedan chair with confidence.Han Ye immediately asked someone to lift the sedan chair, passed by Nangong Biluo and others, and Yaohong stayed behind.

"The boss of Nangong, Liu Futong sent people to the building to invite people, the proprietress can't do anything about it, I'll ask you to drink and make amends later, I'll take my leave first."

As soon as Nangong Biluo nodded, Yaohong left.

Nangong Biluo didn't mind, but was a little worried, worried about going to Liu Futong's mansion.Seeing that Yaohong followed the sedan chair and disappeared, she sighed and said to Qushui and Chen Hu, "Let's go."