Patrol's sweetheart baby

The bright moon hangs high, and the sound of dogs barking from several families can be heard from the fields.

The countryside is open, and there are few pedestrians walking around at night, so the barking sounds of dogs spread far away, which is very creepy to listen to.

Tang Xiaotang really couldn't understand why it was necessary to investigate the case at such a dark time.

Speaking of which, it wasn't too late for the two of them to go out, they just came to this countryside on horseback from the government office, because they took a shortcut and there was a trail that was not convenient for riding horses, so they dismounted and tied the horses to a nearby Ancestral hall, walked into the village.

On the way here on horseback, before I knew it, it was getting dark.

Tang Xiaotang didn't have the hand that was holding the lantern, and desperately held Xie Jinbai's arm.

"afraid?"

"No, not afraid."

It was obvious that the arms holding him were trembling.

Xie Jinbai patted his waist lightly with his hand, "If you're afraid, walk behind me, and I'll call you when I get there."

"Well, good, good. The lantern is here, here you are."

This time, Tang Xiaotang did not try to be brave.

With trembling hands, he handed the lantern to Xie Jinbai.

It seems that this time I was really scared.

Xie Jinbai reached out to take the lantern handed over by Tang Xiaotang, shook his hand with the palm of his hand, then let go, and lifted the lantern.

Tang Xiaotang's ears turned red.

For some reason, when I heard those barking dogs again, I didn't feel so scared in my heart.

Xie Jinbai passed the lantern and walked ahead to light the way.

Tang Xiaotang walked behind Xie Jinbai, following step by step.

I don't know how long we walked, Tang Xiaotang felt that his ears were going to be frozen by the wind in the countryside, and he heard Xie Jin, who was walking in front, say, "Here we are."

Only then did Tang Xiaotang walk out from behind Xie Jinbai.

Tang Xiaotang raised his head, but saw a more impressive Zhuangzi with black tiles and white walls, and they seemed to be at the back door of Zhuangzi.

"Is this...that Zhu, Zhu Yanpeng's home?"

Brother Xiaoyu said he was going to bring him to handle the case, Xie Jinbai guessed that he was probably going to bring him to the home of Zhu Yanpeng or the missing Confucian scholar Zhao Xiaorui.

This Zhuangzi is so big, so naturally it cannot be owned by Zhu Yanpeng who was born in a peasant household.

Xie Jinbai replied, "Yes and no."

Ok?

Tang Xiaotang's eyes were puzzled.

Yes, yes, no, no, how do you call it, yes or no?

"I, I got it! This is not Zhu, Zhu Yanpeng's home, he doesn't live here, but this is his family's villa, right, right? At the court, Zhu Yanpeng once, once said, He saw Zhao Qingsong beating and scolding his son Zhao Xiaorui more than once. Zhao Qingsong also said that he once bumped into two people and came out of the attic in disheveled clothes. This means that Zhu Yanpeng lived in this villa for a while. Zhu Yanpeng should be looking after and managing this villa for the Zhu family."

Tang Xiaotang lowered his volume and guessed excitedly.

"Hmm. Clever."

The corners of Xie Jinbai's lips curled up, and he tapped the tip of his nose lightly.

Tang Xiaotang's eyes showed complacency.

"The academy has opened and school has started. Zhu Yanpeng shouldn't be living in this rural villa now, right? Mo, could it be that Brother Xiaoyu suspects that Zhao Xiaorui, really, really lost his father Zhao Qingsong and beat him to death by mistake? "

"In the evening, I summoned the headhunters who went to investigate Zhu Yanpeng and Zhao Qingsong, and the headhunters reported that Zhao Qingsong beat and scolded Zhao Xiaorui badly on weekdays, especially when he was drunk.

As for Zhu Yanpeng, the headhunter also went to his mansion and academy, and questioned his servants and Confucian scholars in the academy. The servant replied that he had never seen Zhao Xiaorui, and he had never heard his son mention Xia Rui, a Confucian scholar in the academy. It is also an answer, the two did not have much intersection in the academy.

And Zhu Yanpeng has a fiancee.The two will get married early next year.There are various indications that, as Zhu Yanpeng said, he and Zhao Xiaorui are simply classmates. "

"So Brother Xiaoyu thinks it's Zhao Xiaorui's father, Zhao, Zhao Qingsong, the most suspect?"

Tang Xiaotang frowned, "But I've heard from my father that, in this world, often the most, most impossible things become more and more possible. I think that, that Zhu Yanpeng, thinks that The suspicion is very, very big."

He always felt that Zhu Yanpeng's feelings for Zhao Xiaorui were not simple. When he mentioned that Zhao Xiaorui might have been killed, the expression on his face was too sad, not like the reaction of ordinary people when a classmate was killed.

Xie Jinbai nodded approvingly, "Hmm. So this is why I brought my little fruit to visit Zhu's Biezhuang at night? Since Zhu Yanpeng and Zhao Xiaorui once lived together in this country Biezhuang, maybe we can find something here The clues are unknown."

During the day, his status as a foreigner with Tang'er is too conspicuous, and it is much more convenient to do things after nightfall.

In the end, Xie Jinbai never expected that group of yamen servants to really investigate something clearly, and the reason why he sent those yamen servants out was just to divert the attention of those who cared.

Zhao Qingsong, He Xiulian and his wife had dealt with the servants during the day, so they were extremely exhausted, so they must have gone to bed early at night.

This time is the best time for them to visit Biezhuang at night.

Tang Xiaotang looked at the tall courtyard wall and said worriedly, "But, but, we want now, how do we get in?"

"Hold me tight."

Tang Xiaotang was stunned.

This, this time?

Hey, the lady is so clingy, but what should I do.

Seeing that Xie Jinbai was still standing there, looking like he was waiting for his hug, Tang Xiaotang had no choice but to step forward, put his arms around his waist, and patted his back, "This, this is okay, is it okay? "

The corners of Xie Jinbai's lips curled up, "Yes."

Ok.

Although the lady is clingy, she is better than coaxing.

Just as Tang Xiaotang was about to let go, his waist was suddenly stretched, and he heard the man whisper in his ear, "Hold tight, don't let go."

Before he could react, his body lightened and he flew up suddenly.

Tang Xiaotang was really taken aback, he was about to scream subconsciously, but because he was outside other people's courtyard, he had to swallow back the scream that was about to break through his throat, and wrapped his hands around Xie Jinbai's waist desperately.

Only at this time did he realize later that the person who asked him to hug him just now was not acting like a baby to him as he mistakenly thought!

hatred!

The night wind blew past his ears.

In fact, in the blink of an eye, the two of them landed firmly on the ground of the Biezhuang courtyard.

Xie Jinbai hid the lantern brought by the visitor in the grass outside the courtyard.

It was dark all around, only the moonlight sprinkled on the courtyard, and one or two could be vaguely recognized.

Apart from Tang Xiaotang being frightened at first because he was not mentally prepared, he soon got used to it.

His body was close to Xie Jinbai beside him, and under the weak moonlight, the two of them looked at the villa together.

The Zhu family's villa is very large, and the backyard is also quite exquisite, with pavilions, pavilions, flowers and trees, and everything is missing, not inferior to those rich people's mansions in the county.

It is not easy to find Zhao Xiaorui's room in such a big villa.

Tang Xiaotang turned his head, "Small, does Brother Xiaoyu know where Zhao Xiaorui lives, where, which room, the room?"

"do not know."

Tang Xiaotang: "..."

Well, with so many rooms, I'm afraid we'll have to find them in the middle of the night, and the premise is that Zhao Qingsong and He Xiulian won't find them.

The two of them walked out of the small moon gate of the courtyard by the moonlight.

When Tang Xiaotang continued to walk forward subconsciously, Xie Jinbai held him back, "Go this way."

Xie Jinbai took Tang Xiaotang's hand, and they walked together to the narrow corridor on the left.

This corridor leads to Zhuangzi's front yard. At the end of the narrow corridor, there appears to be a small square courtyard that is shorter than other houses in Zhuangzi. Rested.

It is impossible for such a low courtyard to be the residence of the owner, so most likely it is the residence of Zhao Qingsong and He Xiulian, who are in charge of guarding and cleaning Zhuangzhuangzi.

Unexpectedly, they were found so quickly, did they find it?

Tang Xiaotang was a little dazed.

"Brother Xiaoyu came here before, has he been here?"

He didn't think it was because Xiaoyu's brother was so lucky that he found the right one.

And just now when he was going the wrong way, brother Xiaoyu was the one who held him back, as if he knew he was going the wrong way from the beginning and knew this place very well.

"Never."

"then you……"

"Usually like this kind of Zhuangzi, the outer walls will be built and heightened, and ordinary people can't easily break in. Therefore, if a thief or a stranger wants to break in, they can only walk through the short courtyard wall in front of Zhuangzi. Zhao Qingsong , He Xiulian and his wife were just hired by the Zhu family to take care of this Zhuangzi. They would not live in the inner courtyard, but usually in the small courtyard in the front yard. In this way, if a thief or a stranger breaks in, the guards will Chuang Tzu's people will find out at the first time."

Tang Xiaotang couldn't help nodding.

It turned out to be like this...

No wonder Brother Xiaoyu brought him straight to the front yard.

Since the two had already entered the courtyard, Xie Jinbai and Tang Xiaotang stopped talking to avoid disturbing the sleeping couple.

This small courtyard is not big, except for the room where the coughing sound came out, there are not many rooms in total.

They searched separately, and they should be able to find Zhao Xiaorui's room soon.

The issue is……

Well, it's too dark here, and he doesn't dare to act alone.

Tang Xiaotang is not afraid of the dark, but in such an unfamiliar environment, people will inevitably feel fear.

Tang Xiaotang tightly clenched Xie Jinbai's palms, and the coolness of each other's warmth from their clasped palms was the only thing that could make him feel at ease.

Usually, children's rooms are mostly next to their parents' bedrooms, Xie Jinbai gently pushed open the two rooms next to Zhao Qingsong and He Xiulian, except for the piled up sundries, there was nothing else in it.

After that, the three doors that were pushed open were all like this.

"Brother Xiaoyu, you, tell me, Zhao Xiaorui's room, yes, could it be in the attic?" Tang Xiaotang suddenly remembered that Zhao Qingsong mentioned in the court that he saw his son and Zhu Yanpeng walking from the house in disheveled clothes. Attic down.

He pointed to the two-story pavilion on the edge of the yard.

The pavilion was very small, it didn't look like a place for people to live in, so Xie Jinbai didn't think about the possibility of Zhao Xiaorui living in the pavilion at first.

Now after Tang Xiaotang's reminder, he also remembered what Zhao Qingsong said in court.

"It's possible. You go and wait for me under the camphor tree in front of the yard. I'll go and have a look."

If you want to go up to the attic, the fastest and most convenient way is to fly up directly from the first floor.

Since he didn't know what would happen upstairs, Xie Jinbai asked Tang Xiaotang to wait for him under the camphor tree in the yard.

Tang Xiaotang grabbed Xie Jinbai's hand subconsciously.

Sensing Tang Xiaotang's uneasiness, Xie Jinbai softened his tone and coaxed, "Don't be afraid, I'll be back soon."

"Uh-huh……"

In fact, Tang Xiaotang was still terribly afraid, but he also clearly understood that the two of them came to investigate the case tonight, and he couldn't hold back Brother Xiaoyu.

So, he slowly let go of his hand, didn't even say a word of fear, or even a word of urging to come back soon, but only said in a low voice, "Be careful."

"Ah."

Xie Jinbai responded, bowed her head and pecked lightly on his lips, "Wait here for me to come back."

After all, the figure quickly disappeared into the night.

Tang Xiaotang's ears turned red.

The originally nervous mood dissipated a lot because of the sudden kiss.

Tang Xiaotang walked into the yard, hiding under the tree, obediently waiting for Xie Jinbai to come back.

Xie Jinbai didn't waste any more time.

After temporarily separating from Tang Xiaotang, he performed lightness kung fu and went up to the pavilion.

Xie Jinbai landed in the corridor of the attic.

He walked around the corridor and saw a small door at the end.

Xie Jinbai came to that door and tried to open it, but the door was not locked, and with a slight push, it opened.

Xie Jinbai took out the pre-prepared fire bag from his arms, and waved it vigorously in the air a few times.

The fire was lit, and Xie Jinbai walked in.

Xie Jinbai quickly glanced at the room by the light of the fire fold.

The room is very small, with only a narrow bed, an old wardrobe, and a desk that occupies the most space besides the bed.

Xie Jinbai's eyes darkened slightly.

Intuition told him that this should be the room where the missing Zhao Xiaorui lived.

With the light of the book on fire, Xie Jinbai quickly flipped through the books and notes on Zhao Xiaorui's desk to see if there were any new discoveries.

When he was flipping through one of the books, suddenly, a piece of drawing paper fell from it.

Xie Jinbai bent down and picked it up——

Under the light of the fire, Zhu Yanpeng, who was wearing a white shirt, was sitting leaning on the railing, holding a scroll in his hand, looking down to read a book, and his calm appearance jumped out of the paper.

Xie Jinbai went through all the books on the desk again, but found nothing else.

Considering that Tang Xiaotang was still waiting in the yard, Xie Jinbai did not stay in the room.

He quickly folded the drawing paper, hid it in his arms, and returned all the books on the desk, then exited from the door, and blew out the fire in his hand at the same time.

After closing the door, he performed lightness kung fu and jumped down, going straight to the camphor tree in front of the courtyard.

There is no one under the camphor tree.

Xie Jinbai's expression changed slightly.

Xie Jinbai looked for every camphor tree in the courtyard, but he didn't see Tang Xiaotang.

At this time, the moon sank into the clouds, and the surrounding area became dark.

—

Tang Xiaotang cautiously followed the black shadow in front of him all the way to the backyard.

While waiting for Xie Jinbai, under the tree, he suddenly noticed someone walking by the front yard with a lantern in hand.

Tang Xiaotang regretted it when he left under the camphor tree.

He didn't know whether the man with the lantern in front of him had anything to do with the case of Zhao Xiaorui's disappearance, and he didn't know if the other party would be dangerous, so it was really inappropriate to follow him rashly.

But what if?

What if this person is really related to Zhao Xiaorui's disappearance?

Unlike him and Brother Xiaoyu who came in over the wall from the backyard, he saw the man come in from the direction of the gate with his own eyes.

Being able to appear in Zhuangzi alone in the middle of the night without disturbing Zhao Qingsong and He Xiulian, who were sleeping soundly inside, shows that they must be from the Zhuangzi.

If it wasn't for the fact that Zhu Yanpeng's figure was different from that of Zhu Yanpeng, he would have wondered if Zhu Yanpeng was a guilty conscience after arresting him during the day and asking him, so he came to destroy the corpse and wipe out traces or something. If so, then Zhao Xiaorui is indeed no longer in this world if.

The black shadow in front of him stopped in the backyard.

At this time, there is no shelter around, only the rose flower stand that has already bloomed.

Tang Xiaotang hurriedly hid her figure under the dense rose trellis in the courtyard.

"hiss--"

Tang Xiaotang almost couldn't howl because of the rose leaf thorns.

In the end is hold back.

At this time, the people in the courtyard moved again.

The other party kept walking back and forth in place.

Tang Xiaotang frowned slightly.

Is this person... looking for something?

Finally, the man stopped.

After that, he walked quickly to the base of the wall, and when he came out again, he was holding a hoe in his hand!

Tang Xiaotang seemed to realize something.

His heart was pounding hard.

"who?!"

The man suddenly looked in his direction.

Tang Xiaotang's heart almost jumped to his throat.

He obviously didn't make any sound, the other party should not be able to see him!

However, the other party walked towards him with a hoe in his hand.

"Oh!"

The black shadow waved the hoe in his hand, and slashed towards Tang Xiaotang's hiding place.

Tang Xiaotang stepped aside in time, and the man missed.

Most of the rose vines were hoed down by hoes.

Thanks to the weight of the hoe, the man couldn't hit it with one blow, and it took some effort to lift it up and swing it down again.

Tang Xiaotang hurriedly ran out from under the rose trellis, and ran towards the front yard quickly.

As long as he ran to the front yard and met Brother Xiaoyu, he would be, he would be safe!

Behind him, footsteps were chasing after him.

Tang Xiaotang didn't dare to look back.

He continued to run forward desperately.

Suddenly, Tang Xiaotang noticed that a figure appeared on the road in front of him, and the figure was holding a hoe in his hand, and was about to slash at him!

Terrible!

Since this person is from Zhuangzi, he is more familiar with the terrain than him!

She was waiting for him here ahead of time!

Tang Xiaotang's body stiffened, causing the blood around him to freeze.

He raised his head stiffly.

But the person in front of him fell limply, even the hoe in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang".

After the man fell down, Xie Jinbai, dressed in a brown casual dress with sleeves, appeared in front of Tang Xiaotang.

"Small, Brother Xiaoyu——"

Tang Xiaotang wanted to run forward.

As a result, his knees softened, his legs couldn't support his body, and his knees were about to kneel on the ground.

Xie Jinbai stepped forward, put an arm around his waist, and supported him in time.

Tang Xiaotang held Xie Jinbai's arm tightly with both hands, and said in an excited tone, "Small, brother Xiaoyu. I suspect that Zhao Xiaorui has already been killed, and his body is hidden in the backyard. I just kissed it and saw it with my own eyes. This, this man takes, takes a hoe, a hoe,..."

"No rush. Is there any injury?"

Xie Jinbai lowered his head to check if Tang Xiaotang was injured, but the light was dim, so he couldn't see anything for a while.

He had never smelled blood, which made him somewhat relieved.

In fact, Tang Xiaotang was hurt by those rose leaves just now, but now is not the time to talk about it.

So, enduring the pain, he shook his head, "No, no."

"Can I go?"

"Yes, yes."

Tang Xiaotang's legs trembled, trying to stand up, but his legs fell down limply.

Xie Jinbai swung across and picked him up, "Tell me where the corpse might be. I'll carry you there together."

"Ah."

Tang Xiaotang wrapped his arms around Xie Jinbai's neck.

"That's right, right there."

Tang Xiaotang pointed to the open space where the man kept circling just now.

Xie Jinbai understood, and walked over to Tang Xiaotang in his arms.

Now, however, there is a problem.

If you want to determine whether a corpse is buried in this empty ground, you must use the ground to dig it up.

The hoe fell... well, it fell beside the person who was beaten unconscious by brother Xiaoyu.

This also means that one of them must go to get the tool.

Tang Xiaotang has somewhat recovered from his weak legs now, but he doesn't really want to go back to that person for the time being.

He was afraid that he would recall the scene when he was almost cut by the hoe just now, and his legs would weaken again, "Brother Xiaoyu, go and get the hoe first. I, I will wait here, wait. I promise, promise, not this time, Stop running around."

They were not far from where the man had fallen.

After putting Tang Xiaotang on the ground, Xie Jinbai hurried back.

Xie Jinbai, who got the hoe, started digging up the soil in the yard at the place Tang Xiaotang had just mentioned.

Not long after, Xie Jinbai stopped moving.

"Why, how..."

Tang Xiaotang didn't ask any more questions, because at this moment he could also smell an extremely unpleasant smell of corpses in the air.

"I'll stay here, you go back to the yamen, and order Wang Butou and the others to rush here with their assistants. Your leg..."

Xie Jinbai's eyes fell on his lap.

Tang Xiaotang was just frightened just now, but now he has somewhat recovered.

Regardless of whether the buried body was Zhao Xiaorui's body or not, he had to notify his co-workers as soon as possible.

He said firmly, "I can."

Xie Jinbai unlocked the backyard door bolt, personally escorted him out of the yard, and handed him the lantern hidden in the bushes. At the same time, he took a signal tube from his arms and handed it to him, "Be careful on the road. If anything happens , just light this signal tube. I will arrive as soon as possible." "Okay."

Tang Xiaotang carefully put away the signal tube that Xie Jinbai handed him.

—

"Bang bang bang, bang bang bang."

The hasty knock on the door woke up Zhao Qingsong and He Xiulian, who were still asleep.

Zhao Qingsong went to open the door, and saw a group of officials holding torches at the door, the stern-faced servants were startled, "Ah, a few officials, visiting late at night, I don't know why—"

"Tolerance handling the case, get out of the way!"

One of the yamen servants pushed the person away unceremoniously, but he didn't go in immediately, but waited for a while.

"It's in Zhuangzi's backyard."

This time, Tang Xiaotang didn't copy the path again, but directly walked along the road with the yamen servants, got off his horse, walked over and said to Wang Butou.

Wang Butou understood, and a group of people marched into Zhuangzi.

"Several lords—several lords—"

Zhao Qingsong didn't know what happened, no matter how much he asked, the servants just didn't respond.

Zhao Qingsong was so anxious that he could only follow in a hurry.

Tang Xiaotang took Wang Butou and the others to the backyard.

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!"

After Wang Butou and the others rushed to the backyard, they saw Xie Jinbai and saluted Xie Jinbai one after another.

Xie Jinbai nodded, and ordered the yamen servant to continue digging down the half of the soil he had dug just now.

Many people are powerful.

It didn't take long for the land to be completely dug up.

The first thing that caught everyone's attention was the material of the blue cloth clothes.

The yamen servants quickly sped up their actions.

Finally, there was a severely decomposed male corpse in a light-colored shirt.

Even though everyone had made sufficient psychological preparations before the excavation, after digging out a male corpse, all the yamen servants remained silent.

"Ruier! Ruier!"

Zhao Qingsong, who had been following the yamen servant, not knowing what the yamen servant was digging in the backyard, saw the clothes on the man's body, rushed out from the crowd, and shouted his son's name.

He was stopped by the yamen servants, "The body has not been autopsied, no one is allowed to approach!"

"Sanggong, but looking for Rui'er—"

Zhao Qingsong's wife, He Xiulian, also came out of the house after hearing the movement.

Seeing the fire in the backyard, he hurried over.

Hearing her husband yelling her son's name, she thought she had finally found her son. She ran anxiously from behind, and when she saw her son lying in the soil with a rotting body, her eyes darkened and she fainted suddenly.

"Don't stop me, don't stop me! Ruier, Ruier!"

Zhao Qingsong cried hoarsely.

Two yamen servants supported him, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Feng Yuzuo."

Xie Jinbai motioned for Feng Ping to come forward and inspect the body.

Feng Ping nodded quickly.

"Who is it, who is killing my son! Who is it! Who is it?!"

Zhao Qingsong roared like a mad beast.

Even the two yamen servants almost failed to catch him.

At this moment, no one noticed that the person who was knocked unconscious by Xie Jinbai earlier frowned slightly and moved his fingers.

The author has something to say: Well, although I really want everyone to live in peace.

but……

Missing for a month without any reason is not running away from home, usually, it is really more ominous.

The case will be completely solved tomorrow.

So, it wasn't suicide...

But everyone didn't guess the murderer right.

However, I still decided to send a red envelope to all the cuties who left messages in chapter [60] from yesterday to today before I updated the article.

The picture is lively, the most important thing is to participate.

Everyone pay attention to check, pen refills.

感谢在2020-07-2209:04:31~2020-07-2308:51:50期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: 1 in the night sky of Qingshan;

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: stick to the original 2 bottles;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!