Jade Without Fragrance

   Chapter 206 Investigation

   To find out how the prince got the five-chromatic dispersion, it is natural to start with the people around the prince.

   Everyone in the palace knew that the big celebrity in front of the prince after Wang Gui's death was Wang Fu. After this investigation, it was discovered that Wang Fu was gone.

  The **** Liu Chuan was in charge of the inside of the palace, and Cheng Maoming, the commander of Jinlinwei, was in charge of the outside of the palace, and traced Wang Fu's trace.

   "Go to Xiyuan." Wang Fu was with the prince when he boarded the dragon boat today, and Cheng Maoming took someone to Xiyuan decisively.

  Xiyuan covers a vast area, and the sparkling lake water is difficult to see to the end, like a vast ocean.

   There are more than a dozen dragon boats parked by the lake, and the decorations in red are still there, but the mighty dragon heads are inexplicably listless.

  Cheng Maoming ordered: "Check all the dragon boats."

  He personally brought people to check the dragon boat that Emperor Tai'an boarded.

  In addition to the extremely spacious hall, there are more than ten rooms with their own purposes, as well as cabins for storage. After careful inspection, more than an hour passed.

  Cheng Maoming found nothing, and looked at the other subordinates who were entering and leaving the dragon boat with his hands behind him.

   "Captain, I didn't find it." A subordinate rushed to report.

   "Search other parts of Xiyuan."

   It was like this until it was dark, but still did not find it. Cheng Maoming left a team behind in Xiyuan and returned to the yamen.

   "There is no movement in the palace?" Cheng Maoming rubbed his brows after asking the subordinates who stayed in the yamen.

   A **** is unlikely to hide in other places except the palace and Xiyuan.

Did    overlook something?

   This doubt continued until dawn, and finally there was an answer.

  Cheng Maoming, who hurried to Xiyuan, looked at the corpse lying by the lake with a solemn expression.

   The most worrying result still appeared. The person who wanted to investigate became a cold corpse, dead without proof.

   "Enter the palace."

   Cheng Maoming went to the palace to meet Liu Chuan and informed Wang Fu of his death.

   Liu Chuan also found some information here.

"This Wang Fu has been in the palace since he was a child, and he has a wide network of contacts. He worshipped the **** of the purchasing bureau as his godfather. From two years ago, he would entrust the maid who was in charge of purchasing to bring medicines for him from outside the palace every month, saying that it was to treat cough. sick..."

   "Where to get medicine from outside the palace?"

"There's a pharmacy called Renyitang." Liu Chuan cupped his hands, "This was just found out, and I haven't had time to send someone over there. The governor is familiar with the outside world, and he has to ask the governor to check this pharmacy. "

   Cheng Maoming knew Liu Chuan wanted to play the ball as soon as he heard it, but this matter was originally handed over to the two by the emperor to investigate together, and it would not be good for him if he shied away.

   He personally went to the pharmacy called Renyitang, and with him was the shopping maid.

  The doors of Renyi Hall were open, and people came in and out from time to time. When they saw a large and powerful team approaching aggressively, they hurriedly avoided it.

   "Who is this—" Hearing a lot of movement, the pharmacist who was burying his head in sorting out the goods frowned and his face changed immediately, "Who are you?"

  Cheng Maoming stepped forward and flashed his waist card: "Jinlinwei investigates the case. There is a man named Hu Yan here, where are you now?"

   "Master is looking for Hu Yan? He took leave yesterday and didn't come today."

   Cheng Maoming naturally wouldn't listen to one side's words, and waved to his subordinates: "Search!"

   A team of Jin Linwei immediately searched inside and out.

   Mr. Pharmacy and his buddies were trembling and huddled in the corner, not daring to make a sound.

   If someone else would dare to stop him, but this is Jin Linwei, who can even catch those officials, how dare they make a sound.

   "Captain, I found someone." A Jin Linwei came back from behind, carrying a young man.

   Mr. Pharmacy gathered up his courage and said, "This is a drug boy who sees fire, not Hu Yan..."

  Cheng Maoming looked at the attendant.

   Chamberlain shook his head.

   "Where does Hu Yan's family live?"

   Mr. Pharmacy said an address.

   "You guys, take them back for the first trial." Cheng Maoming ordered and walked out with his subordinates.

  The Jin Linwei who stayed behind immediately controlled the three Mr. Pharmacy.

   Mr. Pharmacy was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he shivered and shouted from the back of Cheng Maoming: "Sir, sire, Caomin doesn't know anything—"

  Cheng Maoming rushed to Hu Yan's residence and fluttered.

   "Master asked the people who live here?" The woman next door pinched the handkerchief, looking at the tall and strong people, nervous and curious, "I went out with a bag yesterday."

   "Going out?" Cheng Maoming frowned.

  The woman's tone was firm: "Going far. I asked where I was going, and he said that he would go out of town to buy medicinal materials. What is the adult looking for from him? Did he do something wrong?"

   Facing the woman's curious eyes, Cheng Maoming was in a bad mood.

  I ran away yesterday, and the roads in the capital are in all directions. Looking for someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

   "How long has Hu Yan lived here?"

   "It's been a few years. He's a tenant, and he's alone. He doesn't usually communicate with his neighbors."

   "So, no one knows his origin?"

"A neighbor asked curiously, and he said that he came from the south. His hometown was hit by disaster, his parents and relatives were gone, and he came to the capital to seek a living." Good to ask more."

   "Have you seen him interact with anyone on weekdays?"

The    woman shook her head: "I haven't seen it."

   "Big sister think about it carefully."

  The woman frowned and thought, her eyes lit up: "By the way, a young woman came to him a few years ago. I didn't think she came out of a serious place, so I paid attention and heard Hu Yan call her little golden bell."

   "Does sister-in-law still remember what this woman looks like?"

  The woman immediately came to her senses: "Then you must remember, I'm an inch shorter than I, with a small nose and small eyes, and they look pretty when they are put together. Well, there is a small mole here..."

   Hearing the woman gushing about the woman's appearance, Cheng Maoming suddenly fell into doubt: Is there a problem with the composition of Jinlinwei? Maybe we should recruit some non-staff like the big sister.

   Cross-examination of the people in this area, Cheng Maoming transferred more people, starting with the nearest Rouge Lane.

   Fortunately, a woman named Xiao Jinling was really found in the brothel brothel in Rouge Lane.

   "He is a benefactor of the slave family, and he said two months ago that he would redeem himself for the slave family." Hearing that Hu Yan had run away, Xiao Jinling looked indignant.

   "Do you believe him if he's a pharmacy guy?"

  Xiao Jinling glanced left and right subconsciously, and whispered, "He said there is a way to make money."

   "What way?" Cheng Maoming asked.

   "Selling goods. I didn't tell the slave family what they were selling, but he met a person here once and casually said that the goods were taken from that person."

   "Who is that person?"

   Little Golden Bell was silent.

   Cheng Maoming's face sank: "Is Miss Jin Ling trying to delay Jinlinwei's investigation?"

   Xiao Jinling shivered and said in a low voice, "It's an uncle named Dou, you can ask the lady of the court, that person is the benefactor of the court."

   Surname Dou?

   Cheng Maoming's intuition was not very good, so he called the oiran to question him.

   (end of this chapter)