Qin Lei took the errand and pretended to let his subordinates go out to find out the news. He changed into casual clothes and walked leisurely into a restaurant called "Siheju" opposite Kyoto Prefecture.

The restaurant smiled and welcomed guests from all directions. He saw a hundred people, his eyes were full of poison. Seeing a young and handsome young man surrounded by a group of luxuriously dressed men, he didn't know that a noble man had come.

The shopkeeper quickly put down his abacus, walked out from behind the counter, and saluted Qin Lei with humility.

Qin Lei smiled at him slightly. The fat shopkeeper felt comfortable as if he had eaten ginseng fruit, and said with a smile: "Young Master has any instructions, the shop will do its best. Let the young master feel our sincerity."

After saying something, Qin Lei nodded in his heart. Shen Bing next to him looked at the prince's expression and said to the fat shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, my young master likes to be quiet, please look at the arrangement."

The shopkeeper nodded vigorously and said, "Please, please, my son, although our Siheliu is not as good as the Wanlilou place, it is also unique." As he said that, he led the crowd to the third floor.

The third floor is several meters square, with only three round tables on it. There are many diners downstairs, but there are no one here.

The fat shopkeeper laughed and said, "I won't entertain other guests on the third floor today, how about the young master?"

Qin Lei nodded and said for the first time: "Not bad."

Shen Bing ordered the fat shopkeeper who was as if he had heard the fairy voice: "Just pick the food and food in the restaurant. Don't disturb the food if you don't serve the food." The shopkeeper quickly responded and went downstairs to arrange it.

Qin Sishui, who had returned from vacation, wiped the tables and chairs beside the window and asked Qin Lei to sit down. Qin Lei smiled bitterly while sitting, saying, "Why do you have to make this statement once you become a prince?" Ma Nan and the others laughed and said nothing.

Qin Lei also understood that if he did not wear gold, his subordinates would not dare to bring silver. Only by presenting the prince's secrets can his subordinates enjoy what he should enjoy with peace of mind. If he acted casually based on his personal preferences, it would make the people who followed him very uncomfortable and even cause more problems.

Sishui presented Qin Lei with teacup. Qin Lei took a sip and nodded to Shi Meng who was standing on the side. Shi Meng said, "Report to Prince, I wrote to Nancheng that the man has been found."

Qin Lei said 'oh' and laughed: "I thought he was dead."

Shi Meng laughed and said, "Then he was timid in the dilapidated house. If he felt something was wrong, he would hide in the beggar pile in the south city and would not come out. If the prince hadn't had a clever idea, we wouldn't have found it."

Qin Lei smiled smugly. He asked Shi Wei to offer rewards to find people in various names in several "everyone came" and the bounty was a waste of time. He mobilized countless porters and coolies and thugs in an instant, and found people and things without any disadvantages. Now many wealthy merchants have begun to entrust everyone to do some things, which has made Boss Shi very rewarding.

The task of finding that person was sent out inconspicuously. After a few days, the beggars in Nancheng were discovered. In order to compete for the reward, more than a dozen beggars almost tore the man up.

Qin Lei asked softly: "Have you asked anything?"

Shi Meng smiled and said, "That's just a loose bag. He beat him up and even sneaked a sneak peek at the next door's Widow Sun's Guigong."

Qin Lei let out a "poof" sound, and sprayed out the tea in his mouth. He cursed with a smile: "Mengzi, we are a person with status now, you are a bit more civilized."

Shi Meng hurriedly stepped forward and smiled to help Qin Lei wipe it. Qin Lei pushed it away and said, "Tell me the serious business."

After Qin Lei handed the note to Shi Wei that day, Shi Wei did not dare to neglect it. The next day he went to the address written on the paper, but found that the dilapidated courtyard had been seized by the government. He found out that a murder occurred here a month ago, and the couple living in the courtyard were one dead and the other disappeared.

Half a year of experience made Shi Wei more meticulous and more calm. He found out through the neighbors that a brother named Hu Quan was killed by the dilapidated house, so he took his men over, but the house was empty. However, he found that there were no signs of outsiders in the house, so he boldly judged that Hu Quan was not arrested, but was hiding in an inconspicuous corner of Zhongdu to avoid disaster. Half a month later, when Qin Lei thought Hu Quan was dead and was about to find another way, Shi Wei wrote to him and said that the person had been found.

Shi Meng knew that Qin Lei was very concerned about this matter and stopped talking nonsense: "According to Hu Quan, he was about to go to the dead ghost Qiu Erwei to drink on the day of the incident. He called for a long time no one opened the door. He climbed over the wall and thought to wait for Qiu Erwei to come back. As soon as he entered, he found that he was in the yard. The boy was frightened and ran to the pile of beggars in the south city to hide."

Qin Lei nodded and pondered: "This kid must know something if he is afraid of being like this."

Shi Meng praised: "Your Highness is clearly aware of the end of his hair, and the candle shines on the dark corners. I am really impressed by my subordinates."

Shen Bing and others on the other side shivered. Shi Meng flattered so fiercely that only the gods like His Highness could bear it safely.

Shi Meng continued: "Hu Quan said that Qiu Erwei was a drunkard before his lifetime. After drinking, he would beat his wife. Originally, Miss Nianyao could still support her mother when she was there. Later, the drunkard owed Nianyao a gambling debt, so he simply sold Nianyao to the palace, paid back the money, and left Qingjing."

Qin Lei was silent, no wonder Nian Yao was so resistant to her at that time. It turned out that it was a childhood misfortune that caused her strong temperament. She didn't interrupt and continued to listen.

"But about two months ago, when I was drinking, Qiu Erwei cried loudly, saying that he had raised his daughter for 15 years for others. Later, he laughed wildly that his wealth and glory in the second half of his life had been lost. After Hu Quan asked, Qiu Erwei only said that Nian Yao's biological father was indescribable, so he fell drunk. After waking up, he never mentioned this matter again."

After listening to Shi Meng's story, Qin Lei closed his eyes and meditated. On that day, he asked someone to call out Nian Yao's files from the eunuch, hoping to follow the map and find a clue. Today, it seems that this matter is mostly because Qiu Erwei regards Nian Yao's identity as a strange thing and sells it to a big man, but he is killed and silenced, leaving both his people and money.

It seems that Nian Yao's identity is not simple. Qin Lei pondered at Shi Meng and said, "Tell Shi Wei, I am very satisfied." The account book was retrieved from Shi Wei, and compared with Shi Mengji's small account under the audit of Guantao, an expert, the difference between the two is no more than fifty taels. It can be basically determined that Shi Wei has not been greedy for the past six months. With this contribution, he should indeed be rewarded.

He said to Ma Nan on the other side: "Go and tell Tieying, ask him to send someone to investigate the third and fourth brothers, and be sure to even sniff the mouse hole." Then he laughed softly: "If the two brothers had not become suspects, it would be really hard to start."

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