female catcher

The sky is bright.

As soon as Qu Shui entered the house, he saw Nangong Biluo and Liushang going out together.

"Miss, I just entered the door, and you are about to go out. Even the spinning top should take a break." Qu Shui sighed, and planned to follow them to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Nangong Biluo raised her hand to touch Qushui's eyebrows, and pushed the sluggish girl back, "Go back and take a nap first, and come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate before noon. I just came back this morning, there should be news reports, and I will come back when I am refreshed."

Qu Shui rubbed the center of his brows, pouted and snorted, turned around and went back to the house without talking nonsense to her lady.She already knew about the second corpse. Her young lady and Sister Shang went out together, and they must go for an autopsy, so she didn't want to go.

Nangong Biluo and Liushang looked at each other with a smile, and walked towards the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

On the way, Nangong Biluo asked, "Are there any clues found on Liu Ying's body?"

Liu Shang shook his head, brows furrowed. "I'll take another look at the female corpse that was moved back yesterday, but I took a rough look last night. The corpse has been soaked for too long, and it's covered in fat. It's not easy to pick it up as completely as possible. Maybe the useful clues on it are not very optimistic. Those human skin products were dismantled and tried to assemble, but they were seriously damaged. I am still asking people to look through ancient books to see if there is a way to identify them. These human skins have been air-dried for a while, and they are not compatible with Liu Ying. It was four people, but some more were found yesterday, and the number of victims is uncertain."

"Found it again?" Nangong Biluo frowned, "Where?"

"Mingyufang, Brother Zhang listened to your instructions, took the map and marked it, go back to the Yamen and ask him." Liu Shang rubbed his forehead, "What about you, I saw you reading the file last night, did you make any progress?"

"Fifteen years ago, four people died. Although they were not tied with human skin, the human skin was stuffed with straw, which was like a puppet. And the four dead had one thing in common."

"What is it?"

"Although they are women, they are also engaged in skin business."

"You mean that the murderer specifically targeted the fireworks girl, and that the murderer 15 years ago is very likely to be the murderer in this case too?" Seeing Nangong Biluo nodding, Liuzhang pursed her lips tightly. When examining the new female corpse, they will try to find a way to see if they can restore her appearance. The eight missing women all have portraits. If they can roughly copy her appearance, there will be one more clue to investigate. But those human leather products, just only, "

"I'll figure it out."

"any solution?"

Nangong Biluo didn't answer, and Liushang didn't ask any more questions, but said again: "Yesterday Liu Futong sent someone to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to report the case, what's his plan?"

"I don't know. His big stomach is full of bad water, so it must be a bad thing. But the two corpses sent are also useful to us. Didn't you say before that there are some special drugs in the corpses in the mortuary building? This time, too. Assassin of the Walking Corpse, you need to worry too much."

"Yeah." Liu Shang nodded, thought for a while and said: "The murderer has been committing crimes around the fireworks field and the fireworks girl. How could another corpse be fished out of the dry well in Liu's mansion? Could it have anything to do with Liu Futong? His temper I don’t think I’ll be too surprised if you are cruel and treat people’s lives like nothing. In short, Miss, no matter how the case is investigated, your safety is the most important thing.”

"I know."

During the conversation, the two entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the autopsy room together.

In less than two hours, Qu Shui rested and came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.She knew that Nangong Biluo and Liushang had entered the autopsy room, and she didn't want to go in, so she arrested a servant, coerced and lured him into the autopsy room, and called Nangong Biluo for her.

Nangong Biluo came out in a while, but the yamen servant also ran aside and vomited.

Seeing this, Qu Shui trembled, and the expression on his face was indescribable, "Miss, I really admire you and Sister Shang. Especially Sister Shang, a quiet and weak beauty, but always with corpses."

"You're poor." Nangong Biluo took off the cloth clothes that entered the autopsy room, let off the smell, and said, "Tell me, what did you find out about Liu Ying?"

"Hey, I found a lot." Qu Shui looked proud.

"Liuying is 20 years old, and became a red lady at the age of 15. Although she is good-looking, she is still an old man in Piaoxiang Pavilion. Brothels generally have high grades. In recent years, her market in the building has become worse and worse, and her grade has also become worse. After the prohibition of prostitution was issued, Liu Yizhi also arranged to pick up some low-level clients. Before the accident, she had a dispute with a butcher and was pierced through her feet. She had long been rebellious, but she was struggling to redeem herself with money She stayed under Liu Yizhi's subordinates because she was too old and had no reliance after leaving Piaoxiang Pavilion. She had a good relationship with the building, neither offending anyone nor being close to anyone, and she was also flattering and obedient to Liu Yizhi. She knew the world and had a good heart. Occasionally, when she met a beggar on the street corner, she would send Hanako, but some time before her death, the relationship between her and Liu Yizhi suddenly became stiff, and there were several quarrels. It is said that she met a son of a family at the hotel, and he fell in love with him. She proposed redemption to Liu Yizhi, but Liu Yizhi disagreed, and even scolded her for being obsessed with ghosts, and Liu Ying gradually became estranged from the building. She once sneaked out of the hospital and had a private meeting with the young man, but was beaten and locked up after Liu Yizhi found out. But she didn't change it many times. She is not of high grade, Liu Yizhi's energy will not be on her, she will heal her scar and forget the pain, and continue to associate with that young man. If she thinks that something will happen to her, she will probably go to see her lover behind the back of Piaoxiang Pavilion .” Qu Shui finished the investigation in one breath.

"The butcher and the son, have you checked?"

"Naturally." Qu Shui nodded obediently, "The butcher's name is Zhu Dafu. He sells pork in the vegetable market on East Street, and his address is also on East Street. What's interesting is that young man. I found out the name of Liu Ying's lover after many inquiries. His name is Zhou Mushan. It was said that it was the son of the rich man Zhou Liangcai's mansion. I found out about the Zhou mansion again. I went to the mansion and asked. The family only had a daughter and no son at all. I continued to ask, and found out that one of their servants was named Zhou Bin Yes, I heard that the description is very similar to Liu Ying's lover, so I went to inquire about that Zhou Bin again, and guess what?"

"How?" Nangong Biluo also cooperated with Qushui.

"That Zhou Bin was not a son at all, at best he was a gentleman. He worked part-time in many wealthy families, his hands and feet were not clean, but he was born fair and handsome, and he deceived many people by relying on his appearance and dressing like a dog. He lived in the eastern suburbs. , it’s not far from the East Street when entering the city, so we can just meet these two people together.”

After Nangong Biluo listened, she nodded, she looked at the time, there was still some time before noon, "Shui'er, follow me to East Street."

"Okay." Qu Shui followed her lady's footsteps with two steps and one hop. On the way to Dongjie, Qu Shui asked: "Miss, didn't Huzi go to check the catkins? We went to Dongjie, did you?" Aren't you going to Shuntian Mansion?"

Nangong Biluo shook her head, "I don't want to go to Shuntian Mansion. Boss Suifeng will go to a place this afternoon. Xiaohu will naturally come to me if there is any news. Let's solve it one by one."

"Okay." Qu Shui smiled sweetly, she just likes to investigate cases with Nangong Biluo.

East Street.

East Street is bustling with people and hawkers gather. It is one of the busiest streets in Beijing, and there are endless shouts.

Most of the people who come here are ordinary people, and of course there are also daughters and sons of rich families.There are mostly small stalls here, and there are also several time-honored shops, crowded shoulder to shoulder, naturally there are many petty thefts.Nangong Biluo was dressed in a hunting uniform, which was particularly eye-catching, and shocked many people, but there was no such thing as avoiding them.Some of the common people greeted her, and when several hooligans saw her, they also took the initiative to greet her, nodding and bowing to show their courtesy, thinking that they had suffered from Nangong Biluo before.

With the help of these hooligans, they found Zhu Dafu without any effort.Zhu Dafu was a butcher with a greasy face and a swollen face. When they went, he was cutting meat for someone with his shirt off his arms.After a few strokes, the pork bones were chopped evenly and evenly, and the words were rude and unpleasant, and there were many customers in front of the stall.

"Nangong Chatou, this pig-headed rich and old generation sells pork here, the price is fair, and he is never short of catties. Although he has a mad disease, he has hurt others and been sent to prison, but he is still a good person on weekdays. You won't do anything, right?" The one who spoke was a well-known gangster, named Monkey San'er, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and two mustaches. He was a bully on the East Street.He used to trouble Nangong Biluo, who had just been on the job for a short time, and was dealt with submissively. Now it is Nangong Biluo's subordinate.

Nangong Biluo smiled, patted Xiantou on the shoulder, and went to ask Zhu Dafu for a question.Zhu Dafu saw that Nangong Biluo was dressed up, and his face was not very good-looking, and he heard her coming, he slashed on the cutting board with a knife, and the cutting board was split in two.

"Pig Tou Fu, why are you crazy!" Hou San'er immediately said to Zhu Dafu, for fear that Nangong Biluo would be angry.

Nangong Biluo didn't care, looked at his butcher's knife, bent his lips and said with a smile: "The Thirteen Styles of Pao Ding, you are a practicing family."

"So what, if you want to ask about that prostitute, I can only say that I have no comment, don't stop me from doing business."

"Zhutoufu, you bastard." Hou San'er climbed onto Zhu Dafu's shoulder at once, he was not tall, as if hanging on Zhu Dafu's body, and whispered in Zhu Dafu's ear: "Did you see her clothes?" Is it? She is Nangong Biluo, a member of the yamen. You offended her, I can still hang out on this street, and you can still hang out on this street. Answer what she asks, don't get sick. "

With a shake, Zhu Dafu shook Hou San'er down like a lice, "What about the people in the yamen? I, Zhu Dafu, have never been afraid of anyone when I do business here. If I commit a crime, she will punish me." Yes, ask that whore, I just don’t want to say it.” His face and even his neck were flushed, and he stared at everyone around him.

Qu Shui frowned and was about to make a move.Nangong Biluo looked around at the lively and chattering people around her, and stopped Qu Shui. With a flick of the scabbard, she picked a piece of pork loin from the hook and threw it on the chopping board, "I'll buy a piece of meat. Don't be skinny, don't get fat, remove the fascia, shave me clean, let's forget about it today."

Zhu Dafu frowned and looked at Nangong Biluo for a while, then picked up the knife again, cleaned up the meat picked by Nangong Biluo, and packed it with oiled paper.

"how much?"

Hou San'er immediately stepped forward and said, "How dare you ask me to give it to you? Nangong catches the head, and I'll tie it up."

Zhu Dafu said, "This bag is fifty coppers."

Nangong Biluo didn't bring any copper coins, so she put down half a tael of silver, but Zhu Dafu didn't touch it, "I can't find it evenly."

"You don't need to look for it, it's the cutting board. Shui'er, let's go." Nangong Biluo took the pork and left the pork stall with Qu Shui.

Monkey San'er gave Zhu Dafu the back of the head, and hurried to catch up with Nangong Biluo, "Nangong arrests the head, Zhu Toufu has suffered from illnesses before, don't be as familiar with him. But Zhu Toufu has never been sexually attracted to women, he has always been single , and pick very much on weekdays, how could it be possible to go to Mingyufang."

Nangong Biluo didn't answer Hou San'er's words, but just said: "Do you know Zhou Bin?"

"know."

"Take me to find him."

They went to Zhou Bin's house together, a dilapidated thatched house with bare walls and closed doors, but they didn't see Zhou Bin when they entered the house.I asked the neighbors, but the neighbors didn't know where Zhou Bin had gone, so they went back to the street.

"It's okay, Nangong catcher, this kid likes to do part-time work for others, and his hands and feet are not clean. Maybe he went to work in another family, or went to steal chickens and dogs. I will help you find out and promise to help you find him." Monkey San'er was talking, but Nangong Biluo didn't say a word, he just called a few brothers on the street to find someone.

"Hehe, miss, Hou San'er was so arrogant that he pointed at you and teased you, but now he's like a mouse seeing a cat, cowardly and doggy. You kept his leg back then, now it's really easy."

Nangong Biluo ignored Qu Shui's teasing, she was in charge of this area at the beginning, there were everyone, and there were the most local snakes.Seeing that she is a girl, he often troubled her, but in the end, she took care of her a lot.She hadn't patrolled the streets for a long time, so she took a walk along the East Street, and also checked to see if Zhou Bin was pickpocketing in the market, but found nothing.

"The security is much better now. Let's go, Shui'er."

"Eh? The butcher doesn't care? Zhou Bin doesn't care?"

"Isn't there Monkey San'er, let him find someone to watch Zhu Dafu and Zhou Bin." Nangong Biluo put the paper bag wrapped in pork oil into Qushui's hand.

Qu Shui was confused holding the pork, "Then why did we come here and just bought a piece of pork? Miss, wait for me."

Nangong Biluo shook her head when she heard Qushui calling, she just looked at the sky, the time agreed with Feng Piaoxu was approaching, and she was just in a hurry to go back.

"Miss, do you want to take this pork home?"

"Send it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"Huh?" Could it be that her lady has other plans for buying pork?

When Qu Shui was about to ask, Nangong Biluo stopped.Qu Shui followed Nangong Biluo's line of sight, and saw a group of people gathered around a stall with a gray donkey tied to the side, and they were watching a scholar writing.

The scholar held the pen with both hands, and moved the pen with both hands at the same time. The pen was like a snake, and the white paper was filled with ink with a swipe.The scholar showed a side face, very handsome. Although he was wearing a rag and blue shirt, he was full of vigor and demeanor.

"It's him." Nangong Biluo recognized the scholar, Qin Zhiyuan, the scholar who had met once.

"Miss, do you know him?" Qu Shui asked, and Xiang Nasheng had already written calligraphy and was selling his calligraphy and paintings, and they were selling well.He was handsome, so naturally some shopping girls favored him, and he was able to deal with talking to him on the occasion of business, but he met a few sloppy young masters who made trouble for him.

"Hey, I heard that you are a scholar who came to participate in Qiu Wei. Instead of going to live in the academy, you come here to set up a stall. A scholar sells calligraphy, which is insulting to gentlemen. You can't be an official like this. Take the stall and go home. Here you are." What are you talking about." A young man in blue, holding a folding fan, turned over the words Qin Zhiyuan had just written.

Qin Zhiyuan was not angry at all, and said with a smile: "Being an official relies on real talents and learning. What does it have to do with me selling calligraphy and painting? Besides, I can't eat enough to eat, and I can still cover my body with clothes. If I don't sell calligraphy and painting to make some money, I will be in exile. It’s even more disrespectful on the streets. Now I’m still gentle, I’m not insulted, and I’m not showing off, I’m begging for Bole. Bole, Bole, use the trivial skills of writing and painting to make everyone happy.”

A few girls nearby hid their faces and laughed, and the young man in blue was not happy, and threw his handwriting on the ground, "Tsk, why don't you go on the road. Look at what you wrote Son? I can’t even read it.”

Qin Zhiyuan was really good-tempered. He bent down to pick it up, and turned the words upside down, "This is Liu Gong's "Feng Su Monument" written backwards, so you can understand it the other way around."

Unexpectedly, the young man in blue was even more angry. He tore the drawing paper twice after pulling the paper, and drove away the onlookers, "Look at the other way, what a broken monument. A white-faced ghost who wants to please the public, coquettish and sissy!" My little rabbit master, what’s so interesting. Let’s go, I just can’t understand your hypocrisy and hypocrites. Let me see you set up a stall again, and I will beat you once! Whoever wants to buy his calligraphy and painting is with me, Xu Dengwen. Go against it.” He kicked away a bench that was used to support the stall, and with a bang, the stall fell to the ground, scaring the crowd away.

The young man in blue sneered, and said to his friends, "Let's go." Then he swaggered away.

No matter how good-tempered Qin Zhiyuan was, his face turned blue with anger, he squatted down to pick up the overturned calligraphy and paintings, only a kind old man helped him carry the stall.

"Young man, he is the second generation ancestor of Mr. Xu's family. Both father and son have the same virtue, no culture, official—" The old man leaned closer to Qin Zhiyuan's ear and said, "He bought it."

Qin Zhiyuan frowned, the old man helped him straighten the stall, and picked up the calligraphy and paintings, "Don't take it to heart. But you should be careful when you meet him again in the future, he is unreasonable, so don't put it up again today." After speaking, the old man left.

Qin Zhiyuan was left standing next to the donkey, holding his hard work, and sighed: "The rascal is an official, and the scholar sells calligraphy. It's really a decline in the world. Xiao Hui, we are not strong in the situation and people, let's change the place. Forage, more fodder." It's been a while." He laughed at himself, stroked the donkey, and put away his things one by one.

In the crowd of people coming and going, Nangong Biluo didn't miss Qin Zhiyuan's sigh, and couldn't help smiling.On the contrary, Qu Shui said indignantly: "It's really a bully, thanks to the good temper of the scholar, if it were me, I would have to peel off the skin of the second generation ancestor, regardless of whether his father is an official or not. Miss, since you know him, why don't you help him? "

Nangong Biluo glanced at Qu Shui, shook his head helplessly, looked at Qin Zhiyuan and said, "That scholar is interesting, not something in the pool. Shui'er, come here with your ears."

Qu Shui immediately leaned over, and nodded after hearing Nangong Biluo's explanation, "Good miss, it's easy, I'll do it right away."

Qu Shui passed through the crowd and walked towards the scholar, Nangong Biluo withdrew his gaze and left the East Street immediately.

It's also good not to bring Qushui to Boss Feng's appointment, lest her little mouth keep popping.

Not long after Nangong Biluo quickly returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, not only Yaohong came to invite someone on time, but Feng Piaoxu also came to pick him up in person.Her sedan chair was waiting at the corner of the street, and there was an empty sedan chair beside it for Nangong Biluo.

Nangong Biluo was invited by Yaohong to an inconspicuous corner of the street. Looking at the wind fluttering the curtain of the sedan chair, she thought to herself: Fortunately, I used lightness kung fu.

Just looking at the other sedan chair, she frowned.Why is it sitting in a sedan chair?Walking, riding a horse are all good, and you can also talk and chat.

But looking at Feng Piaoxu, she couldn't say anything, so she had to sit in the sedan chair.

But before she got into the sedan chair, she took out the hairpin from her arms and handed it to Feng Piaoxu, so as not to forget it later. "The gift I brought back from Quanzhou, I thought it was very suitable for Boss Feng at first glance."

Feng Piaoxu froze for a moment while holding the hairpin, then looked at the hairpin after realizing it, and smiled slightly.It was pretty, so she put it away and lowered the curtain.

"Yaohong, let's go."

Yaohong asked the bearer to lift up the sedan chair and walked out of the city gate. Nangong Biluo closed her eyes and meditated in the sedan chair, but she was put down after walking out of the city gate for a long time, and she heard the panting of the horse.

Feng Piaoxu opened the sedan chair curtain and asked her to go out. Sure enough, she saw two horses parked in a wood.

"There is a certain distance there, we rode there, the sedan chair is just a cover for people's eyes and ears." Feng Piaoxu said and got on the horse.

Nangong Biluo was also unambiguous, turned on the horse, and Feng Piaoxu pulled the reins and ran out.Nangong Biluo followed closely behind, while Yaohong led the bearer, carried the sedan chair out of the forest, and walked in another direction.

The two riders galloped side by side, splashing dust.

"Boss Feng used to know how to ride a horse."

"I didn't say I couldn't. What's the matter?"

"It's just that I didn't expect to ride so well. It's a bit novel."

"What's new. My figure is not as good as the heroic Nangong Butou, especially when I step on Jingfan, people can't take their eyes off."

"Is there?" Nangong Biluo murmured, not paying attention, instead, his eyes fell on Feng Piaoxu, who was galloping on the horse, and he didn't look ahead.

After running for almost half an hour, they walked into a bamboo forest, Feng Piaoxu stopped and dismounted, and Nangong Biluo followed her, and tied the horse outside the bamboo forest.

"We have to walk in, pass through this bamboo forest, and then we will meet the friend I mentioned."

Nangong Biluo looked around, "I don't know, there is such a place near the capital."

The bamboo forest is verdant, quiet and deep, with occasional breezes and rustling noises. Nangong Biluo walked forward with the wind, and felt peaceful, calming down the rush of horses.Suddenly a red shadow flashed across the green eyes, Nangong Biluo couldn't help being stunned for a moment, but when he looked again, he didn't find anything, only the bamboo leaves falling lightly.

"What's wrong?" Feng Piaoxu turned around and found that she had stopped.

"Dizzy." Nangong Biluo replied with a smile, and caught up with Feng Piaoxu again, not forgetting to look back, it was still the bamboo forest and bamboo shadows.