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The 5000 taels of silver bills were taken back by the bank as a voucher, and Xue Yi asked the shopkeeper not to tell the story of what they had exchanged.

The shopkeeper twirled his beard and said with a confident smile: "Guests, don't worry, our VIP services here are all one-on-one. This matter is out of your mouth and in my ears, and there will never be a third person to know."

Bahui Qianzhuang is the property of the emperor, so it can be trusted if you think about it.

Even if the shopkeeper really said it, he can't do anything about it, he can't kill people to silence it.

Xue Yidan smiled, and took out another bank note, "Please exchange it for nine hundred taels of silver notes and 100 taels of cash."

"If someone asks, you can say that I am here to exchange money."

The shopkeeper took it with a smile, entered the account for him, and exchanged the money.

"It's easy for guests to calculate. With the exchange record, this matter will be settled."

He was noncommittal about his compliment, Xue Yi nodded and thanked: "Thank you."

After taking the silver, they left the bank.

When leaving the door, Xue Yi deliberately handed over the banknote and silver to Wen Yumu.

Wen Yumu accompanied him to do a full set of tricks, and couldn't help laughing: "It's really not easy to investigate a case and practice acting skills."

In fact, if there is a follower, he can detect it.

Xue Yi squeezed his hand and said: "Be prepared."

Back in the mansion, the two of them dug into the bedroom again. Wen Yumu took out the box and put it on the table, "Try to see if you can open it."

There is a key and a lock, and you can't open it. I can only say that Mr. Ren is really good enough, and he has a set of tricks.

Xue Yi inserted the key into the lock and turned it lightly. There was a clicking sound and the lock flicked open.

It seems that Mr. Ren is not so boring.

Xue Yi and Wen Yumu looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

After opening the box, there was half a booklet inside.

"This is...?" Xue Yi took out the booklet, flipped through it for a look, and handed it to Wen Yumu with a serious face, "Mumu, take a look."

Wen Yumu took it over and looked at it. The more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, "It actually records the mistakes made by court officials in private?"

Xue Yi said coldly: "Secretly monitoring the officials and seizing the handles of the officials is no longer an ordinary violation of the rules, but a wolfish ambition and contempt for the emperor."

"Could it be that someone has a second heart and wants to rebel?" Wen Yumu's first reaction came up with a name, "Could it be Prince Li Ke?"

"He has a motive, and he has a royal hidden guard in his hand, who can scout for him."

Xue Yi frowned and said: "The empress dowager and the emperor are very strict against him. Although he has motives and secret guards, that's all. He has neither power nor soldiers. Isn't it ridiculous to expect these reasons to rebel?"

Wen Yumu breathed a sigh of relief, "Actually, I don't want it to be him either. If it is him, how will I face Yu'an in the future?"

"Don't think about that for now, let's think about the case in front of us first. Whoever wants to rebel is a matter for the emperor to manage. We only need to investigate the case and catch the murderer."

"Okay. Let's talk about the case."

"It's clear now that Master Ren lost his life because of this half of the booklet. That is to say, Master Ren is the main target of the murderer, and senior brother was schemed together by killing two birds with one stone."

"Why is the calculation brother? Wucheng soldiers and horses?"

Xue Yi nodded, "I think that's right. If someone really wants to rebel, then the soldiers of the five cities, Ma Si and the forbidden army are the hurdles that cannot be avoided. The commander of the forbidden army is in the palace every day, so it is difficult to calculate. Naturally, we must first solve the brother. Commander of the Army and Horses of the Five Cities."

Wen Yumu asked with some doubts, "Ah Yi, tell me, plotting senior brother and murdering Lord Ren, did these two things happen at the same time and happened to coincide, or were they pushed and bumped together in a premeditated way from the beginning? ?”

Xue Yilue pondered for a while and said, "You mean, there are two possibilities. One is that the people behind the scenes sent two groups of people, one group was responsible for blaming Senior Brother, and the other group was responsible for killing Master Ren. By chance, Master Ren found Senior Brother. , so the two groups got together and acted together."

"There is another kind, that someone planned to murder Master Ren and blame senior brother from the very beginning, in order to achieve this plan, he needs a sophisticated plan, so that senior brother can wear a colored rope, and find a way to get Master Ren and senior brother together? "

Wen Yumu said: "Yes, if it is the first type, then we have to treat it separately. If it is the second type, then there must be someone who is closely watching the progress of the matter and pushing Lord Ren to find the senior brother."

"I think we have to go to Ren's mansion and ask who Master Ren met half a month before the accident."

Xue Yidao: "These Dali Temples have already been asked, and there are records in the file, do we need to ask again?"

"There is a record? Then do you remember who is there?"

"There are Gong Wenzhen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, Shen Tao, Minister of Honglu Temple, oh, the father of Concubine Shen of the Like County Prince's Mansion, and a student of Mr. Ren, Lu Minxue, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and his steward of Zhuangzi, and a door-to-door gift giver. , seems to be the general manager of a big merchant family in Jindi."

"Dali Temple asked in detail about this aspect. It even recorded which aunt he slept with in the month before his death."

Wen Yumu frowned, "That's right, besides outsiders, there are also domestic servants. There is also the possibility of pillow wind. Anyone can secretly influence Mr. Ren's thoughts and ask him to go to his senior brother. After all, this is a very reasonable idea. It fits Lord Ren's shrinking character."

"There are too many people, and it takes too much time to check one by one."

Unfortunately, this road is temporarily blocked.But it is also a way, there is really no other way, so we can only start from here and check the past one by one.

Xue Yi picked up the colored rope on the other side, "Since this road has come to an end temporarily, why don't we look in another direction, maybe there will be other clues."

"Mumu, if I want to find someone, where should I find the most suitable one?"

Wen Yumu said: "Naturally, those street gangsters and the like, they are most concerned about their faces."

Xue Yi smiled, put away the colored rope, handed the booklet to him, got up and said: "It seems that we have to go find our senior brother again."

Wen Yumu took the booklet, put it away, locked it in his seven-aperture exquisite box, and said with a smile: "That's right, brother is the commander of the Five Cities Army and Horse Division and is responsible for maintaining public security in Gyeonggi. Naturally, he knows these underground factions very well." , he seems to have a reliable candidate to recommend to us."

They went out, pretending to have found nothing, and came to the prison of Dali Temple again.

Seeing them, Wen Changning asked expectantly, "Why is it here again, do you have any clues?"

Xue Yi blinked at him, and said: "I have some clues, but I don't have any clues yet, brother, don't worry, there are still four days left for the investigation."

Wen Changning understood his hint, couldn't help suppressing the excitement in his heart, forced a disappointed smile on his face and said, "I was too impatient."

Wen Yumu stood up and stood at the door. The jailer guarding the door hurriedly took two steps back, not daring to get too close to him, so as not to overstep the rules.

He smiled and took out a hundred taels of silver from his sleeve, and distributed them to the guards at the gate, "It's not respectful, please take good care of my brother."

The jailers seldom saw such a big deal, their eyes were straightened, and they all said with a smile on their faces: "Madam, don't worry, how dare we disrespect Mr. Wen."

Wen Yumu said again: "If senior brother wants to eat, can you send someone to tell me?"

"This..." The jailers hesitated a bit, after all, the higher-ups were watching closely.

Wen Yu murmured: "There will definitely be rewards at that time."

The several jailers looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and said with a smile: "Madam is too polite, we are timid, we can only wait until the evening when we have a rest, and send someone to sneak there. You don't mind the trouble, of course it's okay."

Wen Yumu hurriedly said: "I don't think it's troublesome, thank you all."

Taking advantage of him attracting the attention of the jailer outside, Xue Yi lowered his voice and said to Wen Changning: "Senior brother, time is limited, so I don't have time to talk to you in detail, can you tell me some trustworthy gangsters? I want them to help me find someone."

Wen Changning immediately reacted, "But are you looking for the mother-in-law and grandson?"

"Exactly."

"Okay. The underground factions in the capital are complicated. The street where they sell colorful ropes belongs to a gang called Huo Xingmen. The snake head is Huo Laosan. The snake head means underground leader. You take my jade pendant and they will give it to you." I'm kind of skinny."

Xue Yi nodded, "Okay."

After they finished speaking, Wen Yumu also stopped speaking, and walked back with a smile.

After leaving the prison of Dali Temple, Xue Yi took Wen Yumu's hand and said in a low voice, "Senior brother said let's find a snake head named Huo Laosan, and his jade pendant can be used as a token."

Wen Yumu said: "That's easy, the jade pendant is evidence in the case, it's already in our hands, just take it."

Xue Yi said, "When is the right time for us to go? Is it still at night?"

Wen Yumu smiled and said, "Yeah, it looks like it's been another sleepless night."

……

into the night.

Xue Yi and Wen Yumu both put on night clothes, and their bodies were slender and beautiful, their hair was tied into a high ponytail, tied only with black hairbands, and they also wore masks on their faces. Show a pair of eyes.

Xue Yi looked at the straps on his wrist with great interest, "It's the first time I've tied the cuffs so tightly, and it's really easy to move around when wearing clothes like this."

Wen Yumu stared at his waist and legs. This kind of clothes perfectly outlined his tall and thin figure, which made people feel distracted.

Xue Yi also looked at him in the same way, and he exclaimed in astonishment: "Mumu, you look so good in such a dress. You have a slender waist and long legs, and your ponytail is so chic and elegant. I can't even look away."

Wen Yumu smiled and said, "Let's go."

After going out, there was no one on the street, Xue Yi asked in a low voice, "Mumu, is there someone following you?"

Wen Yumu nodded, "There are people, but I will get rid of them."

"Even so, people still know that we went out at night." Xue Yi sighed, "It's really impossible to completely hide it."

Wen Yu said: "Then I'll get rid of them, and they won't be able to report."

Xue Yidao: "Forget it, you don't want to disturb them, let's just walk like this, don't let people know that you know martial arts, so as not to spread it to King Qi's ears, and he will know that you killed Wang Changshi at the beginning. .”

Wen Yumu even forgot about this, but he didn't expect him to think about it.

His heart was moved, he smiled and said, "Okay, then I will listen to you."

"Yesterday when I went to Ren's mansion and when I came out of the bank this morning, I didn't meet anyone who was being followed. Today, I was followed when I came out from my senior brother. It seems that my senior brother has someone following me. We went there again today to alert them."

Xue Yi nodded, and said: "The enemy is now a rabbit in the grass, and if there is a little trouble in the grass, you will be very alert."

Wen Yu said: "But don't worry, even if you don't use martial arts, I can still get rid of them. You just follow me."

Xue Yi nodded and remained silent all the way.

Wen Yumu led him around, and the intricate paths of the capital seemed to be in his heart, every step he took was so sure.

About half an hour later, the tail behind him was lost.

It's not that they don't work hard, it's that these two people are too difficult to follow.

Turning out of an alley, Xue Yi said in surprise: "Mu Mu, I didn't expect you to be so familiar with the roads in the capital."

Wen Yumu chuckled and said, "It's kind of an occupational disease."

"Occupational disease?" Xue Yi muttered, "This is a novelty."

But he also roughly understood what he meant.

They shook off their tails and headed all the way to the place Wen Changning told them.

When we arrived at the place, there was a small courtyard with four directions. There were faint and noisy voices from inside, and the sound was quite far away. It seemed that there was something hidden in this humble courtyard.

They knocked on the door, and someone inside opened the door. Seeing a strange face, they immediately became vigilant, "Brother, the night is dark and windy, did you go to the wrong door?"

Xue Yi took out the jade pendant and said, "We want to see Huo Laosan, show him this."

Hearing Huo Laosan's name, the man's eyes flashed, and he scanned the two of them up and down. Wen Yumu turned the dagger in the palm of his hand, revealing a little cold light.

"Brother, don't mind your own business, just spread the word."

The horse boy thought to himself, he looks like a person on the road, but he is not something that can be provoked by a gatekeeper like him. It would be bad if this desperado was angry and killed someone.

So he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he brought them in and said, "Just wait here, and I'll come back when I go."

Huo Laosan saw Yupei over there, his face paled in fright, and he hurriedly backed away, leaving only his confidants behind, and asked someone to invite them in.

Xue Yi and Wen Yumu followed Ma Zai all the way forward, bypassing a wall, and inside was another courtyard, several times larger than the one at the door.

I didn't expect this kind of street and alley to hide such a place.

After entering the yard, Ma Zai kept walking, leading them to a rockery against the wall, and opened a secret door, which was a dark and steep secret passage.

"Boss Huo is inside, you go in by yourself."

Xue Yi: "..."

He walked in with a short body, and whispered to Wen Yu secretly: "I didn't expect people in the capital to have such a hobby."

Wen Yumu smiled, "Maybe because of the limited space in the capital, we have to expand down."

They said a few words, then stopped talking, walked a few steps forward along the secret passage, and saw a light, pushed it in, and it turned out to be a room.

In the room, sat a hulking man with a square face, triangular eyes, and a scar on his face, with a ferocious aura rushing towards him.

The man started, sitting a slightly thinner one, the muscles were not so exaggerated, but he was quite strong.

"You two were sent by Master Wen? I don't know what his order is?" Huo Laosan, the kind of scar-faced brawny man, cut straight to the point and asked in a low voice.

Wen Yumu acted as the guard without saying a word, Xue Yigong cupped his hands, and said: "I want to ask Boss Huo to help find a pair of grandchildren who sell colorful ropes. They should be new faces. They came to Funing half a month or a month ago. Street stalls."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed his identity. Huo Laosan immediately realized that he was definitely not from the world, so he couldn't help laughing, "It turns out that he is here to investigate the case. What's the matter, you finally know that you are looking for this mother-in-law and grandson?"

Xue Yi stood with his hands behind his back and said, "You don't need to say too much, just tell me if you can find it."

Huo Laosan straightened his sleeves, and said with a smile: "Master Wen is a righteous man. As long as you obey the rules and don't make trouble, he won't play tricks on those of us who walk underground, and he won't charge those exorbitant taxes. Brothers will obey him." .”

"We are also paying attention to this case. I have long seen that there is something wrong with the colorful rope seller. Unfortunately, no official will listen to my words."

Xue Yi secretly thought, these gangsters are more sensitive to these things.

He cupped his hands and said: "On behalf of my senior brother, I thank Huo Boss Gao Yi, can you tell me the whereabouts of the couple?"

Huo Laosan was startled, and hurriedly stood up, with a rare and cautious expression on his face, "It turns out that you are the number one scholar, you are a noble man, there is no reason to be so polite to a reckless man like me."

The people in the capital had a good impression of this handsome champion who came from a poor family, even an underground snake like Boss Huo was not immune.

"Boss Huo is too polite."

After confirming that it was him, Boss Huo's attitude changed drastically. He smiled boldly and said, "I just said, how could those officials come to my place? You are the only one who bothers about Lord Wen so much."

"Let's not gossip. After I became suspicious of my mother-in-law and grandson, I asked someone to investigate. The day after they sold Master Wen's colorful rope, they never showed up again. My people found out that they came from the city. from Keats Temple outside."

"Kai Tzu Temple?"

"Hey. It's a nunnery opened by rich people, taking in some orphans and women, and giving them a bite to eat. There are people coming and going in that place, and I don't know if the couple are still there."

Xue Yi clasped his fists, "Thank you very much, I'm leaving now."

Boss Huo also clasped his fists, "You can talk to me if it's useful, we brothers all believe that Master Wen is not the kind of drunken murderer."

Xue Yi thanked him here, and left here with Wen Yumu.

"Mu Mu, let's go home first, and investigate the Ji Tzu Temple tomorrow." Standing on the street, Xue Yi looked at the dark night and said.

Wen Yumu shook his head, "It may be a different situation during the day, but today they lost us. If they become suspicious, they may divert the mother-in-law and grandchildren just to be cautious. We might as well investigate together tonight."

"But," Xue Yi was stunned, "how do we get out of the city?"

Wen Yumu held his hand with a smile and said, "I'll fly you there."

"?!"

Wen Yumu led him to the bottom of the city, found a spot where the guards were weak, touched the wall with his toes, and flipped up as easily as climbing steps on the flat ground, and then slid down like a light and nimble swallow. Still just lightly borrowing the wall.

Xue Yi's face was numb, shock was no longer enough to describe his mood.

Wen Yumu saw that his eyes were wide open in shock, and he looked a little stunned, so he couldn't help laughing, shaking his palms in front of his eyes, "You're back to yourself, Ah Yi."

Xue Yi murmured: "I didn't expect that I actually flew over the city wall..."

It's hard to imagine how Mu Mu is so light and dexterous while carrying him.

Incredible!Totally incredible!

"Okay, let's go now." Wen Yumu pulled him.

Xue Yi looked at his slender and white fingers, and sighed: "This is a fairy method."

Wen Yumu was amused by him, "What is the magic of immortality? It's that the strength is stronger than ordinary people."

Xue Yi shook his head, "No, this is the fairy art, it's amazing!"

"Mu Mu, you must be a banished immortal from the sky."

Wen Yumu said, "Didn't I tell you where I came from."

Xue Yi looked like he didn't want to listen, and Wen Yumu didn't bother to argue with him anymore. Leaping over the city wall was a bit more impactful. Let him think whatever he wanted, anyway, he is him.

"Okay, don't think about it anymore, do you still want to go to Ketzu nunnery?"

Only then did Xue Yi finally regain some normalcy, nodded and said, "I must go."

Boss Huo told them the general direction, and they walked along the northwest direction, and they saw a compound in the suburbs.

The courtyard is square, and it looks dusty from the outside, nothing special about it.

There is only a simple plaque hanging on the gate, which says Keats Temple.

Xue Yi and Wen Yumu looked at each other, this is it!