Kaifeng Cat and Mouse Detective Manuscript

"Last night, it was dark,? I couldn't see clearly, but I guess I went west."

Xiaoer saw that other officials were standing outside the door, and only Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang came in, he was relieved.Fortunately, it's not the same as yesterday,? A stickman rushed to the lobby,? Another stickman came down from upstairs, not to mention scaring away the guests,? Even the tables and chairs were broken,? People lost money,? But it absolutely couldn't keep up with the food money those people escaped.Early this morning, the shopkeeper was worried about you coming in, so I asked him to be smart and stay in front of the counter. Fortunately, it was Mr. Zhan.

"West side? Isn't the west side the residence of Prince Rong? He is famous for his favorite daughter." Bai Yutang said to Zhan Zhao.

Prince Rong is the third uncle of the official family. He only has a daughter who was raised in Jiangnan since childhood. If she is the one who took Lou Qing away, it would take a lot of effort.Although this prince is not a corrupt official or something, but I heard that he loves his daughter very much,? When the princess acts like a baby, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to take Lou Qing away.

"When Prince Rong was an official, he was strict with himself. If he knew, he probably wouldn't harbor criminals."

Zhan Zhao also thought of this, although he wasn't quite sure, but he didn't think he would join forces with the princess, so he thanked Xiaoer and left the inn with Bai Yutang.

Two figures, one red and one white, stepped on the saddle and ran towards the west, followed by the official servant who was guarding the door like a door god.Xiao Er patted his chest, panted again and again, and then greeted the guests with the tea tray again.

The residences of several old princes in Kaifeng Mansion are quite interesting. They are located in three points on the periphery, and they are quite far from the downtown area.Seeing Zhan Zhao in official uniform, followed by an official with a knife, many peddlers thought that there was another case somewhere, and started discussing it quietly.

"Cat, it's ahead."

After crossing a long bridge, the group stopped in front of the huge mansion gate.The drowsy nurse at the door was awakened by the sound of horseshoes. When he opened his eyes, he saw two men with jade-like faces dismounted from their horses and stepped forward, followed by the officials behind them holding knives at the side of the stone lion.

"Are you?" Nursing courtyard is new here, and they don't know the official uniforms of Kaifeng Mansion yet, but they still have good eyesight, so they immediately figured out which one is an official between Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, and trotted over to ask in a hurry.

"Kaifeng Mansion's fourth-ranked guard with a sword, Zhan Zhao. I am here to search for the murderer under the order of Mr. Bao."

Zhan Zhao took out a gold medal the size of a golden palm from his pocket, and held it up in front of the nurse to explain.

"Open Kaifeng Mansion!"

The nursing home was so startled that he even tied his tongue.Although he came from the countryside and had never really met Qingtian Bao Xiangye, his reputation spread far and wide. The three guillotines alone made countless people's necks go cold. Who happened in the house?

"Yes, may Lord Rong and Princess Princess be in the mansion?" Zhan Zhao nodded, glanced inside and asked gently.

"Yes, Mr. Zhan, please allow me to make an announcement first!" The nurse responded again and again, and Zhan Zhao hummed, watching him fly into the front yard and disappear.

"Mao'er, I guess [-]% to [-]% of Lou Qing has been hidden by the princess. If King Rong is at home, why don't you just go to him and explain the situation? If you don't want to let him go, please ask Mr. Bao to come over in person."

Bai Yutang played with Zhanlu's sword tassel, passed his fingers through the tassels, and said unhurriedly.

"Right on my mind."

Zhan Zhao nodded, his eyes turned from the plaque of the palace to a white marble wall in the front yard, and moved up and down with a black cat.

"What are you looking at?"

Bai Yutang followed his gaze suspiciously, and it happened that the cat jumped up, pounced on a blue butterfly, and then pressed it to the ground and scratched it with its paws.

"Hey, it looks a lot like you. Black-haired, black-skinned, black-hearted cat." Bai Yutang moved his left foot a few steps towards Zhan Zhao, then bumped his waist with his arm, and said with a smile in his eyes .

Zhan Zhao frowned, rolled his eyes a few times, licked the corners of his mouth, and did not refute.

The nursing home seemed to be gone forever. They went in for a long time and didn't come out. The two of them stood outside for about a cup of tea time. The sun gradually rose. Officials standing outside will suffer.

Bai Yutang lingered a few steps in place, rolled up his sleeves, stepped on the stone pillar in front of the gate, and supported Zhanlu on the top with both hands, his face turned uneasy, and he turned to Zhan Zhao and said, "I think it's specially to show us off!"

"hold on."

Zhan Zhao has a generous personality, and Prince Rong has a high position and authority. Even if he harbors a criminal, he can't just break in. Moreover, Prince Rong is also a sensible person. This time it must be the guard who was known by the princess, so he won't let him go. People went out, wanting to watch them retreat despite difficulties.

"According to Wu Ye's temperament, it is better to find a time when the night is dark and windy, break in and arrest Lou Qing directly, so as not to waste a lot of words."

"Then the next day we were sued for breaking into the prince's mansion in the middle of the night." Zhan Zhao Baojian walked to the door and quietly checked in through the threshold.

"Dead cat!" Bai Yutang threw a stone at his feet, then stood up, with a sword in his back hand, circled the pillar in a bored way, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead after a while.

"Out."

Zhan Zhao suddenly made a sound, and retreated a few steps to Bai Yutang's side. Bai Yutang rolled down his sleeves slowly, and immediately the two of them stood in front of the door, looking modest and polite.

The person who came was not the nursing home just now, but another white-haired, a little old man, who should be above the status of a manager by his attire.The man immediately smiled like a flower when he saw Zhan Zhao, and spit out a series of auspicious words one after another. Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang and rolled his eyes, and raised his hand to interrupt the series of words that the manager said, letting him get to the point .

"That's right, my lord has already learned what the princess has done. But maybe you have heard that the lord has only one daughter, and the princess hid the person who was brought back last night in the room and did not let anyone approach her."

"Don't let people get close?" Bai Yutang pondered, "What the lord means is that if we want to catch people, it depends on whether we can do it ourselves?"

"It can also be said to mean that. The prince also hopes that Mr. Zhan will not force it."

The manager made a "please" gesture to the two and led them into the front yard.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had a plan in mind, maybe Prince Rong didn't want to help on both sides, if he wanted someone, he could catch him himself.But the problem lies in that the princess is an unmarried woman, if the two of them broke into the boudoir directly, I'm afraid that according to the princess's temper, they may say that they have evil intentions.

"My lord is right in front, please Lord Zhan go with this righteous man."

The manager led the two of them around several long corridors, and finally stopped outside a pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings. After that, Zhan Zhao bowed and stepped back slowly.

Both Prince Rong and Prince Rong are not very familiar with each other, they have only heard of it from Mr. Bao and the officials. It is said that this person lives in seclusion and stays in the mansion all year round.Zhan Zhao was already prepared for failure, he glanced at the man in the pavilion who was feeding with carp, and walked one after the other with Bai Yutang to the open space a few meters away from the pavilion, clasping fists and saluting without saying a word or humblely.

"You two don't have to be polite!"

The middle-aged man with his back to the two sprinkled all the food in his hand into the pond, causing more than a dozen red and white fish to leap out of the water.Then he turned around and raised his hand slightly, which was regarded as exempting the two of them from saluting.Bai Yutang looked at him with a smile on his face, his facial features were harmonious, it didn't seem like he was pretending.

Then Prince Rong paced down the steps, walked in front of the two of them, his face gradually became helpless, "I already know the purpose of your visit, the little girl is stubborn, and actually hid the man in the boudoir, and threatened the king with scissors. If someone catches the criminal, she will follow her to the underworld..." Having said this, Prince Rong couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, and shook his head hating iron for being weak.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang have traveled the rivers and lakes for many years, and they still have the ability to read words and deeds.

"Mao'er, it seems that what the prince said is true." Bai Yutang transmitted his voice secretly, followed Prince Rong quietly, and walked out of the pavilion.

"This king is an official in the same dynasty as Mr. Bao Xiangye. Naturally, he will not prevent the people from Kaifeng Mansion from reporting the case. If not, Zhan's guards will go to my unfilial daughter's yard with this king, so that he can arrest the criminal himself."

"Of course, Zhan's purpose today is to arrest Lou Qing and bring him to justice." Zhan Zhao nodded, raised his head and brushed away the willow branches hanging down his chest, and followed Prince Rong side by side with Bai Yutang.

The daughter's house wanted to hide, but the three of them stopped in front of a courtyard after detours.It's just that the brocade door is closed tightly at this time, and there are still noisy voices inside.Prince Rong glanced at the two apologetically, and knocked on the door.

"Get out!" Just a few sounds later, a soft and weak female voice came out through the door.

"Nonsense! If you don't open the door, even your father is blocking the door!"

Prince Rong's complexion changed, and his tone was severe. The woman inside was obviously stunned by the sound, and didn't speak for a long time. After a long while, there was a sound of footsteps, and then a gap opened.

Zhan Zhao took the opportunity to fly forward, stuck the hilt of the sword in the crack of the door, and swiped forcefully to both sides. The maid who opened the door was unprepared, and the wooden door handle fell off her hand immediately, and then opened it.The princess was walking back and forth in the yard uneasily, when she saw a red shadow flashing in front of her eyes, floating into the door, followed by the maidservant's exclamation, only then did she realize that it was just a person.Why do you enter her room at this time? Naturally, it is for Lou Qing. Thinking of this, the princess became anxious, and ran in with her skirt in her hands regardless of Prince Rong's shouting.

Bai Yutang stepped onto the rockery, flipped several times in the air and stopped in front of the Princess, Zhan Lu stopped her, no matter where she went, Bai Yutang would stand firmly in front of her.

Lou Qing was sitting upright on the chair, poured a cup of tea and handed it over unhurriedly, and before Zhan Zhao could say anything, he said, "I didn't expect to meet Brother Zhan in this situation, but, Brother Zhan Do you think I killed someone too?"

"Zhan only knows that some people say that brother Lou murdered people. The one who cleans himself up, and I hope to go to Kaifeng Mansion with Zhan." Zhan Zhao switched his sword to his left hand, took the cup of tea and drank it in one gulp, not planning to use force Detain people.

Lou Qing smiled lightly, spread out his hands, stood up slowly, saluted Zhan Zhao, and went out with his hands behind his back.

Outside the house, the princess was furious at being stopped by Bai Yutang. Prince Rong didn't come in to take a dip in this muddy water, so he couldn't threaten him even if he tried to threaten him like this.

Seeing Lou Qing coming out of the room, followed by a man in red, the princess immediately ordered several maids in the courtyard to guard the door, then gave Bai Yutang a hard look, ran up to Lou Qing, and stopped him with his arms outstretched. .

"Princess..." Lou Qing lowered his eyes, and called out the princess's voice over and over again.

"Cat, come, come, call me that too." Bai Yutang walked up to Zhan Zhao with his sword in his arms, and looked at the man and woman in front of him with great interest, and he despised the halal building in his heart enough, so he did so. In a few days, let a majestic princess take him back to the boudoir regardless of his reputation.

Zhan Zhao cast a slanted glance at Bai Yutang and didn't speak.Lou Qing went over with a sound, and looked at the princess affectionately, causing the little girl who had just started to love her to cry, and stared at Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang with unfriendly eyes like the stick that beat the mandarin ducks, and said: "You two If you want to take Brother Qing away, just step over my corpse!"

"Don't! Princess, it's Lou Qing who owes you affection. Mr. Zhan is only doing business on business, you must not stop him!" When Lou Qing heard the word "corpse" from the princess, he quickly reached out to cover the lips of the princess, and said to her Gently shaking his head, "Lou Qing is just a grassroots person, how can it be worthy of the princess to say that."

"Brother Qing, I think he is already Brother Qing." Bai Yutang continued to complain.

"Princess, I'm just taking Lou Qing to Kaifeng Mansion. It doesn't mean he is a criminal. If the princess just blocks it, it will make us suspicious." Zhan Zhao stepped forward, bowed his hands to the princess, ready to obey With courtesy.If it continues, they may not be able to drag Lou Qing away at night, no matter how high their martial arts are, they will not be able to attack the princess, and when there is an accident, it is not something the two of them can explain clearly.

"I... Well, you take him away, and I want to go with you too!"

After hearing Zhan Zhao's explanation, Prince Rong cursed angrily, but after all, it was his own daughter, and finally saw that the princess was going to live and die with Lou Qing, so he had to follow him to Kaifeng mansion.

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At noon, the government office in Kaifeng.

This is probably the most lively promotion this year.

Dynasty Ma Han Zhang Long Zhao Hu four gateposts stand on both sides of Mr. Bao, Gongsun is now preparing to record at the side, and a group of officials with serious faces underneath.In addition, there are Prince Rong and the princess sitting on the right.

Shengtang beat the drum, and after a burst of "mighty—" Lou Qing was escorted to the prison. At this time, he had changed into prison clothes, his hair was disheveled, but his face was unhurried, and after bowing respectfully, he straightened up and knelt down.Where did the princess see Lou Qing like this, her eyes turned red immediately, and she wanted to walk over, but was held down by Prince Rong's arm, not allowing her to move, and then politely said to Mr. Bao: "Just settle the case, Mr. Bao. Let me, an unfilial daughter, see what kind of heart this man has!"

"This Lou Qing has a bit of guts. If he uses it on the right way, he might be able to make a difference." Bai Yutang stood behind the fence on the upper right, put his finger on the board, looked in through the gap and Zhan Zhao, and then Huan of sound transmission into the secret discussion.

Just now Master Bao asked someone to hand over the letter that Zhan Zhao had brought back at that time, and questioned Lou Qing that it was written in his own handwriting, Lou Qing laughed out loud after reading it, and asked to write a copy on the spot to compare the handwriting.As a result, whether it is the left hand or the right hand, it is completely different.In the end, he also satirized Mr. Bao for being in vain, and judged him to be a criminal with only a few letters.

"It's a pity that you have a wrong mind, Mr. Bao may still have to fight with him." Zhan Zhao shook his head and sighed, and when he continued to look, Mr. Bao had already sent someone to carry the bones, and he was confessing to Lou Qing with blood.

The two of them stared at Lou Qing's face, and there was no reaction except that his eyes suddenly widened when he saw the bones. Instead, he insisted that he had a good brother, but he died in an accident five years ago while doing business. Even if it was his brother's bones, it wouldn't mean anything.Master Bao sat upright on the top, slapped the gavel, and asked someone to take a dagger to test the relatives.

The so-called test of relatives by dripping bones is very similar to recognizing relatives by dripping blood, that is, blood is dripped on the bones. If it is blood relatives, the blood will melt into the bones.

Lou Qing was in a stable position, allowing the officer to cut a cut on his little finger and squeeze a few drops of blood onto it.Bai Yutang saw that the few drops of blood gradually seeped into the bone marrow like water, and disappeared after a while, so he quickly patted Zhan Zhao who was bowing his head beside him.

Master Bao asked again, Lou Qing directly retorted that even if the bones belonged to his elder brother, it would not mean that he killed the person.Indeed, if we talk about evidence, they only have those few letters, the crazy and silly children, and Liu Fuyan who is far away in Beishan.

"Mao'er, why don't we go to Beishan tomorrow." The two stood behind and looked at Lou Qing calmly. They must have put in a lot of effort to get everything clean, such as handwriting, and their current evidence It can only show that Lou Qing is suspected, but it cannot be said that he must be a murderer, and there is no trace of Lou Qing's hometown.

Mr. Bao can't help him by relying on these alone. The princess on the side looked at him fiercely, and when he couldn't produce other evidence, he immediately got up and asked for his release.After a stalemate, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang came out face to face, signaled the princess to be safe and calm, and then asked Mr. Bao to explain that there was another witness.

"But the person who delivered the letter?"

"Exactly, this person's surname is Liu, and he's settling down ten miles outside the city." Zhan Zhao nodded, and purposefully named Liu Fuyan.Bai Yutang stood quietly behind the group of people, staring at Lou Qing from the corner of his eye all the time. When he heard someone testify, Lou Qing didn't respond. He didn't seem to worry at all that someone could come up with evidence. , his expression changed, from faceless and speechless to surprise, then unconsciously clenched his hands, his eyes flicked around, and finally fear.

Mr. Bao took the gavel again, and sent Lou Qing to prison first, and the trial will be held tomorrow.However, the Princess didn't do it anymore, and I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Lou Qing made, so that people would die or die to follow them in. How could Mr. Bao let the Princess accompany him? Prince Rong immediately asked the guards to drag the Princess back to the mansion , but unexpectedly she spoke surprisingly.

"I have made a private decision with Brother Qing for life. If he wants to do something, I will be a widow too!"

As soon as the words came out, anyone who knew anything about personnel knew what was going on.Prince Rong's complexion changed, he covered his chest and coughed loudly, almost passed out backwards, and was supported by Bai Yutang.Mr. Gongsun hurried forward, feeling the pulse and giving water, it was a mess.

When he woke up again, regardless of what the princess said, he directly scolded the unfilial daughter and walked out of the court.