Nongmen Shenjue

Still at dusk, Feng Wu and Bao Dayou came to the inn to report the news.

They didn't finish the investigation, and had to continue the next day. Mu Qingyan sorted out the list of the dead that he had collected, and when it was dark, he found the Yunxiang Pavilion facing the lights of the city.

Yunxiang Pavilion is a brothel, but it is more upscale.

The facade of Yunxiang Pavilion is a small two-story building, and there are many young women sitting on the railings. They are dressed up to compete with each other, leaning on the railing, and laughing at the men passing by on the street.Although they didn't make a sound to solicit or say anything else, as long as people stood there, the men felt that they were smiling at them, and entered the building in a daze.

Mu Qingyan looked at the red lanterns hanging on both sides of the gate, and the strong smell of incense powder in the air made him uncomfortable.

"Master, you are the first one back?" The bustard welcoming guests at the door looked at him, as if seeing the patron.The old bustard has a lot of experience, seeing that he is a young man, he is afraid that he is thin-skinned, so he restrains his words a lot, so as not to scare people away.

"Young master, please come in quickly. Once you arrive at our place, I guarantee that you will have no troubles. We have a lot of girls here. They must be talented and good-looking..."

Mu Qingyan interrupted the old bustard's sales promotion, and threw a piece of money over: "Is the chief arrester here?"

"My lord is looking for someone?" The old bustard is not unhappy, as long as the visitor is generous, he can say anything. "Boss Yan is here, listening to music upstairs."

Although Boss Yan is here for the top girl, the top girls have tempers and many rules, and they can meet wherever they want.At this moment, the leading girl, Lan Wan, said that she was taking a bath and changing clothes, please wait a moment for Yan Lang.The reality is just an excuse, a beauty always has to maintain her own worth, and it will be a long time before she gets enough attention.

Mu Qingyan waved away the women of various colors who came up to him, and climbed up the stairs.

The interior of Yunxiang Pavilion is a back-shaped structure. The bottom of the first floor is a hall. There are stairs on the left, right and front, which meet in the middle to build a high platform.If there are newcomers in the building, or there are singing and dancing, it will be used here.The corridor on the second floor is very spacious, with a back fence, which is convenient for guests to watch singing and dancing. The other side of the corridor is full of rooms, with different layouts, where prostitutes entertain guests.

Mu Qingyan came up from the stairs on the left and entered a room directly opposite.

There is a small hall in the house, with wine and vegetables on the table, sitting a handsome young man, drinking and listening to the pipa, looking very enjoying it.This man is Yan Lang, not wearing a police uniform, a simple blue shirt with slanted breasts, and a paper fan with a purse around his waist. He looks like a young man, but he has a tough temperament, which makes him look different.

Sitting next to him was a woman serving wine, who only poured wine for him from time to time.

At the end of the song, Yan Lang clapped his hands and applauded: "Miss Cui'er's piano skills are getting better and better. Good! Play well! Come here quickly, I deserve it, and I appreciate you drinking fine wine with me."

Miss Cui'er hugged the pipa and said with a sneer, "Master Yan, please forgive me. I rely on my voice for food. If my voice is broken, who will support me in the future?"

At this moment, Yan Lang saw Mu Qingyan who appeared at the door, so he didn't answer Cui Er's words.

Mu Qingyan came in: "Strictly arrest the boss?"

"I am Yan Lang, and the young master is..." Yan Lang is very familiar with Guanglin Mansion, but he has never met Mu Qingyan.

"I heard that Boss Yan Qiu likes to make friends, so I wonder if I can make friends with you?" Mu Qingyan said with a smile.

Yan Lang also laughed when he heard the words: "Do you know what is the best wine in Yunxiang Pavilion? The pear flower white from Shaoji in the capital city, which has been stored for ten years, costs ten taels of silver per pot. If you invite me to drink, I will drink it for you." Make you this friend."

Mu Qingyan immediately said to the woman accompanying the drink: "Bring the wine!"

The woman was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly got up with a smile, went out and shouted: "A pot of ten-year-old pear blossom white, hurry up!"

Yan Lang showed a bit of interest: "Please sit down, I don't know what to call the young master?"

"Mu Qingyan."

"Mu, Qing, Yan..." Yan Lang lowered his eyebrows, and after only a few breaths of time, he was surprised: "Mu Qingyan from Fenglin County?!"

Mu Qingyan was surprised: "Boss Yanbu knows me?"

Yan Lang looked at him again in unconcealed surprise, and nodded with a smile: "Mu Shenduan of Fenglin County, how can I not know? To be honest, I heard about you, and I was dubious in my heart. Go see him in person. Who knows, you came to Guanglin Mansion first."

It is not surprising that Yan Lang has heard of him, after all Guanglin Mansion and Jinhe Mansion are two neighboring mansions on the map.

"You came to Guanglin Mansion because..." Yan Lang questioned.

"To check for the beautiful girl in the blue skirt." Mu Qingyan said.

"Sure enough, it's for the case." Yan Lang frowned: "Is it my own interest, or was it entrusted by someone?"

Knowing so clearly shows that Yan Lang doesn't have a general understanding of him.

"It was entrusted by someone. However, I don't know who it is." Mu Qingyan smiled wryly, feeling helpless.

Yan Lang was really smart, he could tell something just from his expression, but he smiled and stopped asking.

Just when the wine arrived, Yan Lang poured it for him: "It's a pleasure to meet Brother Mu. We won't talk about business tonight, we just drink and listen to music. Come, Brother Mu, I'll borrow flowers to present Buddha, and I'll toast you first."

"Brother Yan, you are welcome." Mu Qingyan took advantage of the situation and changed his address, and drank the wine in his glass.

"Happy!" Yan Lang patted him on the shoulder, his words and actions revealing a bold and unrestrained style.It can be said that, judging from the information he heard and the conversations he met, it was hard to imagine that someone like Yan Lang would offer value in the yamen.It would be more appropriate to say that he is a knight-errant.

Or maybe, he is really a Jiang Hu person.

People who are tired of the rivers and lakes, except for a few who retire to live a normal life, most of them will transfer to the imperial court.

Mu Qingyan drank with him, but after three drinks, he didn't dare to drink any more.

"Brother Yan, forgive me, I don't drink much, so I can't drink any more." Mu Qingyan got up, and said with a smile, "I know that Brother Yan has an appointment with a beautiful woman, so don't disturb Brother Yan's pleasure. I will be the host of the restaurant tomorrow, and Brother Yan will appreciate it."

"I'm not being polite to Brother Mu either. I'll definitely go to the appointment tomorrow." After all, right now is not a good place to discuss things.

After agreeing, Mu Qingyan left.

Of course, before leaving, I paid the bill and said I would buy wine, so naturally I couldn't break my word.

Back at the inn, I asked for a bucket of bath water, mainly to wash off all kinds of mixed hair, oil, powder and gas.After washing, change into clean clothes and relax the whole body.He really didn't like places like Yunxiang Pavilion, there were not only many women, but also many men, and the air was stuffy, just like he didn't like going to any bars and clubs in his previous life.

In the morning of the third day, Mu Qingyan didn't go out, but looked at the things that Bao Dayou and his two sent.

Although the investigation has not been completed, people are dying every day in the world. Since August last year, many people have died in Guanglin Mansion, and this is only the part where the coffin is laid.He screened out those with incorrect dates, leaving only seven people. Four of these seven died at the end of last year, and the other three died a few days before and after Qingming Festival.

Before noon, he went to Yu Xiaofu's house.

Yu's soy sauce shop faces the street, but they live in an alley, surrounded by old small houses and even large courtyards.It looks a bit chaotic, but in fact, the people who live here have hardly changed, and the neighbors are very familiar with each other.

Because of this, on the night of Laba last year, Yu Xiaofu didn't worry about going out among the players.

Children have grown up like this since they were young. Neighbors, you go to my house, and I go to yours.Children in the city have more entertainment than children in the countryside. For example, at night, they run to the bright streets in groups. Occasionally, an adult buys candy and firecrackers for them, and they can have a good night.

Yu Xiaofu is very favored at home, and there is no shortage of candy, so there are many children who gather around him.

The children played a game that night: Cang Meng.

That is a game of hide and seek.The rule they play is not to catch people blindfolded within a square inch, but to designate a range, where other people hide, and the other person is not allowed to peek. After counting fifty, they start looking for people.The areas where you can hide include Yu’s soy sauce shop, the nearby clothing store, grocery store, etc., all of which are children’s homes.

Yu Xiaofu was also a member of the hiding group, but on a whim, he didn't want to hide in his own soy sauce shop, because it was easy to find out.They play often, and they know what each family looks like, and there is no suspense about where everyone will hide.

Yu Xiaofu decided to hide at the corner of the alley, where it was dark and a bit scary, but it wasn't out of range.

As a result, he hid secretly, but a big hand covered his mouth and swept him away.

Still wearing a black cloak, facing the nine-year-old Yu Xiaofu, he seemed to have no mercy, directly and simply twisting Yu Xiaofu's neck.Then he stuffed the man into the basket, covered it with a black cloak, and went to Yu's house.

This was when Yu's family started looking for someone. The door of Yu's house was closed and there was no one in the house.

The market in Laba night is lively, but in the cold winter months, the excitement ends very early.The adults in the family will go to find someone when the time comes, mainly because they are worried that the children will be frozen.Every household closed their doors, squatting at home to warm up the fire, and there were hardly any people in the alley.

The bearded man didn't climb over the wall to get in, but took out a wire, tapped the big copper lock twice, and the lock opened with a click.Not a moment after entering, Yu Xiaofu's body was hung on the door of the main room, and the juan girl in blue skirt was taken out to face Yu Xiaofu's immature face, as if to let Juan girl admire, and then the juan girl in blue skirt was left behind, and the door was locked again ,left.

From the beginning to the end, no one noticed the bearded man.

This is not because he was lucky, but because he had done a lot of scouting before doing it, and found out the daily activities of Yu's house and the surrounding neighbors, so he was able to avoid people's eyes and ears skillfully.

However, Mu Qingyan repeatedly recalled the opponent's action of unlocking the lock.

The burly man who looks very rough unexpectedly has a pair of big hands with well-defined joints and slender fingers, which can be called dexterous.He suddenly wondered, could the blue-skirted girl be made by the big man himself?After all, so far, no trace of an accomplice has been found.