Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 94 I want to investigate the case
Midnight.
There was a burst of secret whispers coming from Xu Zun's room.
"Sir," Huo Anu whispered, "Zhao Yu is still a watertight person! I pretended to be drunk and tested him several times, but he still didn't show any flaws!"
"Hmm..." Xu Zun nodded slightly, thought for a few seconds, and then asked, "Where is he now?"
"As you instructed, I asked him to follow the blind girl!" Huo Anu said, "Do you really think there is something wrong with that blind girl?"
"It's just a hunch," Xu Zun said. "It may not be accurate, but it never hurts to check."
Puff...
Unexpectedly, Huo Anu suddenly burst out laughing for some unknown reason.
Seeing Xu Zun looking at her, she quickly said:
"Nothing, I just want to laugh when I think of the time when Zhao Yu whispered to you in the Marquis' Mansion and was teased by you.
"hehe……
"I think you are right," Huo Anu said, "Zhao Yu is either a person with no problems, or he has too many problems ."
"No," Xu Zun shook his head and said, "There must be something wrong with him, but I don't know what his problem is!"
"Oh..." Huo Anu still couldn't hide his smile.
"What about Ku Niang? What does he think?" Xu Zun asked again.
"It's normal," Huo Anu replied, "I just feel curious and puzzled, but I have never expressed my opinion on whether Ku Niang is Liu Dong's wife."
"Interesting..." Xu Zun showed a hint of amusement on his face, and became more and more curious about Zhao Yu's identity.
"Sir," Huo Anu asked again, "then what should we do next?"
"Tomorrow," Xu Zun said, "the governor will definitely let me thoroughly investigate the serial disappearance of girls and the case of the female corpse in the monk's clothing, but I currently have no clue about the breakthroughs in these two cases, so I need to think carefully."
"Sir," Huo Anu asked, "What if the governor doesn't allow you to investigate these two cases? What if he asks you to return to the Wude City government office to take up your post? What should we do then?"
"Haha..." Xu Zun looked at Huo Anu and nodded with a smile, "Anu, you have made great progress after only following me for a few days!"
"Of course," Huo Anu said proudly, "I am not the kind of person who has strong limbs but a simple mind."
"Well," Xu Zun nodded slightly and said, "If the governor doesn't let me investigate these two cases, then I have to investigate him carefully! Hehe..."
…
The next morning.
Xu Zun brought Zhao Yu and Huo Anu to the wreckage of Lu's bookstore.
Xu Zun and Huo Anu looked radiant and energetic, but Zhao Yu looked tired and yawned continuously because he had been following the blind girl.
After singing the song, the blind girl returned to the inn to rest. There was nothing unusual about her, so Zhao Yu had to follow her for half the night in vain.
The fire at Lu's Bookstore was extremely severe, leaving almost nothing except broken walls, tiles and collapsed beams.
Even so, under the orders of Chief Constable Ju Ran, the detectives of Shangyuan City were still searching the ruins carefully.
At the same time, they also sent people to inquire around to see if they could find any witnesses.
"Master Xu," Ju Ran reported to Xu Zun, "Yesterday, we sent people to visit Dr. Lu's relatives and friends. These people confirmed that Dr. Lu's family did not show any abnormality before they disappeared. "
"Oh..." Xu Zun walked into the ruins and asked as he walked, "Tell me more about this Dr. Lu! What kind of person is he?"
“This…” Ju Ran was startled and quickly replied, “Dr. Lu is a humble person and gets along well with relatives and friends.
"Also, Dr. Lu usually just likes to read and write, and he doesn't have any bad habits."
"I heard," Xu Zun said as he stopped in some ruins, "Dr. Lu has quite a bit of wealth and savings, right?"
"Yes," Ju Ran replied, "Thanks to the relationship with the printing factory, Lu's bookstore is doing very well."
"Hmm..." Xu Zun hummed, then squatted down and checked something.
At this moment, they were in the center of the bookstore. Everything in front of them was charred black, and they could only vaguely make out some burnt bookshelves.
Looking at the burnt marks, Xu Zun began to recall the situation on the day of the fire. The flames came suddenly and fiercely, and a fireball exploded in an instant.
If he and Huo Anu had entered the bookstore at that time, even if they were not burned to death by the fire, they would have been seriously injured.
I don't know, did the arsonist do it on purpose?
"Oh, how could this happen?"
Xu Zun was thinking hard when a girl's voice as loud as a silver bell suddenly came from behind him.
No way?
Xu Zun was secretly startled and turned around quickly, but the person standing behind him was indeed Miss Lu Mingyue, the daughter of the Marquis's Mansion!
Today, Miss Lu was wearing a pure and elegant white dress with a purple brocade fur coat. Her beautiful big eyes were as clear as water. She looked like a butterfly dancing in the wind, or a lively and transparent fairy.
Behind Lu Mingyue, there was a Taoist priest with an immortal look, who was Wei Beihui, the guard of the Marquis' Mansion.
"Miss Lu," Xu Zun was shocked, "Why are you here ?"
"Didn't we agree on this?" Lu Mingyue jumped in front of Xu Zun lively, "Didn't I follow my brother to investigate the case together?"
What!?
Hearing this, Ju Ran, Zhao Yu, Huo Anu and others almost fell down.
"Ms. Lu, we...were not talking about..."
Xu Zun was about to make a defense. Didn’t they agree to become sworn brothers after the case was solved?
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he found that Lu Mingyue kept winking at him.
oh……
Xu Zun immediately understood that in order to come out and follow him to investigate the case, Lu Mingyue must have lied to the Marquis and said that they had become sworn brothers!
This girl...
"Little sister," Xu Zun had no choice but to act with her with a bitter face, "I haven't found any clues yet. When I find some, it won't be too late to ask you to investigate the case together!"
"Ah~~" Lu Mingyue pouted, "Brother, what you said is ridiculous. When you find the clue, what else can I learn from you?
"Besides, I'm very familiar with Xiao Feng, maybe I can be of some help!"
These words were so reasonable, well-founded and emotional that Xu Zun had no choice but to accept them.
In desperation, Xu Zun had to continue asking the captain Ju Ran: "Captain Ju, have you found any valuables in the ruins?"
"We only found some scattered copper coins, silver, jade and other items," Ju Ran replied, "but compared with the financial resources of the Lu family, it is obviously far from enough."
"Yes, yes, all their family's money is in the bank!" Lu Mingyue quickly interrupted, "Xiaofeng told me herself that her father was afraid that it would not be safe to keep the money at home."
"Ms. Lu, which...bank is the money deposited in?" Ju Ran asked hurriedly.
"I don't know," Lu Mingyue answered simply, "Go check it out!"
"well……"
Ju Ran's forehead was already covered with sweat. He immediately called in several detectives and sent them to various major banks to gather information.
"Master Xu, oh no... Brother Xu!" Lu Mingyue called him more and more affectionately, "After Xiaofeng and her family disappeared, I came to the bookstore to look for her. Later, I even climbed over the wall to look for her, but I didn't see a single person..."
"Oh?" Xu Zun was surprised, "You've been here?"
"Yes," Lu Mingyue replied, "I came in and looked around, but found no one, so I climbed over the wall and left again!"
"Didn't you find anything unusual?" Xu Zun asked again.
"No?" Lu Mingyue shook her head.
"Hmm..." Xu Zun thought for a moment and said, "Sister Lu, you came at the right time today. I do have a few questions to ask you about the disappearance of Lu Xiaofeng's family..."
