Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 69: Shame
"That day, you said such shocking things in the silk shop," Huo Anu said, "The lady was worried that you might be in danger, so she asked me to protect you secretly and to check whether You Dalang was really dead!
"So, I followed you to the prison, and finally when I saw you return home, I left!"
"No way?" Xu Zun grinned, "It was you that day!? Are you... sure you saw me go home?"
"I didn't see you come in, but you turned to your door," Huo Anu said carelessly, "I didn't see you in any danger either. You made me freeze outside in such a cold weather for so long, why didn't I go home?"
"Oh, so that's it..." Xu Zun frowned. He had thought of many possibilities before, but he never expected that it would be Huo Anu.
"Wait," Huo Anu finally came to his senses and asked, "That day... you actually found me? No way, I was hiding far away on the roof!"
"Miss Huo," Xu Zun asked, "Since you were hiding on the roof, did you really not see anything unusual that night?"
"No?" Huo Anu said, "If I saw it, I would definitely tell you!"
"You said you were hiding outside the prison," Xu Zun asked again, "did you see the coroner Wang Shuncai?"
"No..." Huo Anu shook his head, "I didn't see him go in, nor did I see him come out."
"Oh, okay!" Xu Zun said disappointedly, "It seems that I thought too much!"
…
Half an hour later, inside the carriage.
"Ah!" Zhao Yu sneezed, wrapped himself tightly in the quilt and complained, "Master Xu, this Huo Wangwang is really too outrageous. How did I offend her?"
"Yes," Xu Zunyan said, "I can't do anything about it. Her temper is unbearable for most people. But Miss Shen insisted that I take her in after she became a nun. I have to show some affection, right?"
"The point is," Zhao Yu said aggrievedly, "Can you even give me a reason? I just said a few words and she just started to attack! She is a martial arts expert, but we are all in the same camp, right?"
"Okay, okay," Xu Zun advised hypocritically, "I'll talk to her and ask her to apologize to you! But you also need to understand that she's upset because of Miss Shen's matter. It's nothing, so it's better not to provoke her!"
"Oh... I see, it's my fault for being rude..." Zhao Yu blamed himself for a while, then asked curiously, "Master Xu, Miss Shen is fine, why did she have to become a nun?
"Could it be that he wants to break off the engagement with you?"
"Well, I haven't figured it out myself yet!" Xu Zun told the truth.
"Okay," Zhao Yu murmured, "Don't be too sad. Although you can't become the son-in-law of the Shen family, you are already a judicial officer now! I believe you will meet more true love in the future! Hehehe..."
When Zhao Yu smiled like this, Xu Zun immediately remembered the small picture album in his arms.
This guy is full of evil intentions. He is lustful, fond of gambling and money. No wonder he is already middle-aged but has not yet married and had children.
It was precisely because he did not marry or have children that Xu Zun became suspicious.
"Sir," Zhao Yu opened up again and said to Xu Zun, "Although the iron coffin case has come to an end, I still feel that there are many things that I cannot figure out! I wonder how the fake Qiu Yongnian is doing now?"
"Is there anything else you can't figure out?" Xu Zun asked.
"For example, the real Qiu Yongnian," Zhao Yu questioned, "Why did these villains have to use the real Qiu Yongnian's corpse to pretend to be Japanese assassins?
"They could have found someone more like him instead!"
" Yes," Xu Zun nodded, "I've thought about this before, and I think there are several possibilities:
"First, the fake Qiu Yongnian looks very similar to the Japanese assassin, with similar height and weight, so we use him conveniently;
“Second, this group of villains don’t know what the Japanese assassin looks like, and they are also looking for the Japanese assassin who assassinated the Queen Mother!
"Three, I haven't thought about it yet..."
"Oh, now that you mention it, it becomes even more complicated..." Zhao Yu sighed, "I think this group of people came from a very strange place. As for Qiu Yongnian's magic claw skill, I've only heard of it from storytellers before!"
"Yes," Xu Zun said, "I feel that in the near future, we may encounter the Iron Coffin Case gang again!"
"Wow," Zhao Yu sighed, "Mysterious and unpredictable, transcendent and extraordinary! I really look forward to the day when the truth of the Iron Coffin Case is revealed!"
After that, Zhao Yu returned to his original nature and started asking questions everywhere. He first asked about the plans after entering Shangyuan City, and then asked why he brought Liu Dong and his family of three with him. The more he asked, the more gossipy he became.
However, Xu Zun didn't care and continued chatting with him as usual, saying what he should say and skipping over what he shouldn't say.
Although his suspicion towards Zhao Yu had been reduced a little, Xu Zunke would never trust him easily.
Although Zhao Yu did not get any results from the test today, Huo Anu's warning to others will definitely have a certain deterrent effect, so that he will not focus his energy on Ku Niang for the time being...
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At noon the next day, Xu Zun and others came to a place called Dahuai Town.
This town is located at the junction of Xinye County, Shangyuan County and Guyan County. Just less than 10 miles north of this town is Shangyuan City.
Xu Zun and others planned to find a restaurant in the town for lunch and then enter Shangyuan City.
However, before they entered the town, they realized that something was wrong.
But I saw checkpoints set up on the official road, flags fluttering in the town, soldiers in armor running back and forth everywhere, shouting loudly, and the streets were in chaos...
Since Xu Zun and others were driving a horse-drawn carriage, a team of soldiers at the checkpoint immediately stopped them and wanted to check their vehicle.
Xu Zun was well prepared and immediately asked Liu Dong to show them the appointment document.
When the soldiers saw that it was the carriage of the Chief Justice, they naturally did not dare to stop it and quickly let it pass.
The carriage entered the town, and only then did Xu Zun and others see clearly what had happened in the town.
Teams of soldiers were seen rushing into shops and residents' homes, rummaging through things roughly, making a mess inside and outside!
The common people dared not say a word. They were all so frightened that they hid and huddled in the corners.
This scene reminded Xu Zun of what happened at home. The internal security guards were also so rude and disrespectful when searching his home.
Cups and plates were smashed, pot lids were turned upside down, some shops even looked like they had been looted, even the medicinal materials in a pharmacy were thrown on the ground wantonly, thrown everywhere...
this……
The abnormality in Dahuai Town also attracted the attention of Zhao Yu and Huo Anu.
Looking at these soldiers, they seem to be looking for something?
Liu Dong walked along the main road of the town and soon found a large restaurant. The restaurant must have just been through a catastrophe, and the waiters were busy arranging the benches and cleaning up.
Xu Zun and others got off the car, entered the restaurant, and found a seat to sit down.
"Waiter," Zhao Yu quickly called one of them over and asked, "What happened in this town? What are these soldiers looking for?"
"Oh, sir," the waiter bowed politely and replied, "They are looking for someone!"
"Looking for someone?" Xu Zun and the others were curious. Zhao Yu smiled and said, "What a joke! If you want to find someone, you have to pull out all the drawers of the herbal medicine shop. Can someone hide in a drawer?"
"Oh," the waiter looked outside cautiously and said in a low voice, "Gentlemen, you don't know that they are not looking for ordinary people!
"The daughter of the Marquis of Changping in Shangyuan City has disappeared. She has not been seen for five days. Isn't this worrying..."
