Song Ci sat in front of the case file, trying to sort out his thoughts.
A month ago, a drunken arhat went to the palace and stole a piece of jade belonging to the emperor. The jade was a gift from the eminent monk who had performed rituals for the emperor during the three dynasties. It is said that the jade is still alive.
The emperor lost his jade and was naturally uneasy, and the whole palace was also frightened.
The emperor came to Song Ci and ordered him to catch the drunken Arhat within two months and find the jade. He also specifically told him that no one should know about the missing jade.
It was at that time that Song Ci learned that Princess Chaoyang, with whom he had some history, came to Nanyang three years ago and set up such a Yuan Tower in Nanyang to help the emperor collect information and recruit various talents.
When Song Ci came to Nanyang, he was summoned by Princess Chaoyang and asked whether it was true that the rumor that the Drunken Arhat would come to Yuanlou to find a woman was true.
Naturally, Song Ci couldn't say that he had someone release the news.
He had already investigated that the whereabouts of a woman that Drunk Arhat liked was missing. The Drunk Arhat had publicly promised that anyone who could help him find that woman would be willing to accept any conditions.
Song Ci used many methods to prove that the woman was indeed in Nanyang five years ago. He also thought of Princess Chaoyang's Yuanlou, so he let the public know that Yuanlou knew the whereabouts of the woman.
The Drunken Arhat naturally came happily.
If it hadn't been for Qin Shaobai's incident, Song Ci would have been waiting for the drunken Arhat in Yuanlou.
However, after Princess Chaoyang saw the three words written by Qin Shaobai, she had to force Song Ci to tell her about Qin Shaobai's appearance. After hearing this, she insisted that Qin Shaobai was her long-lost eldest brother.
Song Ci had to send people to check Qin Shaobai again, but they only found out the identity of Qin Shaobai's businessman. As for whether he was the eldest brother of Princess Chaoyang, there was no way to find out.
Thinking about it carefully, Qin Shaobai's appearance is indeed very similar to that of Princess Chaoyang's eldest brother, King Zhennan. However, King Zhennan, as a general of the Southern Song Dynasty, even if he lost his memory due to something, his eyes would definitely not be the same.
As simple and simple as Qin Shaobai.
Song Ci had seen the murderous look in the eyes of King Zhennan before.
Song Ci remembered that he saw King Zhennan in the main hall that year. He led troops to attack the Jin Kingdom and killed thirty Jin Dynasty men alone, winning a rare victory since the Southern Song Dynasty.
He remembered the frightened and resentful look in the emperor's eyes when King Zhennan wore that bloody war robe and raised the bloody sword to curse the emperor.
Immediately afterwards, Song Ci heard the news that King Zhennan was missing on the battlefield.
These all happened ten years ago. It has been so long that no one in the entire Song Dynasty can remember this King of Zhennan who once shocked the world.
"Meow" felt something furry next to his feet. Song Ci lowered his head and saw the white cat named Yu'er that he brought from Lin'an. His eyebrows widened and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Why, you think I'm right, don't you? Qin Shaobai does have some talent, but how can such a little talent compare with the King of Zhennan back then, right? The princess said he looks similar
King Zhennan is just a hint that the princess got from those three words, right."
Yu'er meowed softly a few more times and shrank her body into Song Ci's arms.
Song Ci reached out and touched Yu'er's smooth, silky hair, but her mind was spinning rapidly.
Putting down Yu'er, Song Ci spread out the paper and put several question marks on it. Finally, he put a cross behind the question mark whether he was the King of Zhennan.
Unknowingly, Qin Shaobai's excitement when he knew he could be a head catcher appeared in Song Ci's eyes again.
I wonder if this kid can be a competent head catcher? Seeing him handle the case of Xiaowan being sold and Yuanlou being framed, he is quite clever. Even Yizhuang, whom he is very afraid of, can go to the police to complete the task.
Once he broke in, maybe this kid was really a good helper for Song Zi to find the precious jade.
His brows couldn't help but frown again.
Qin Shaobai and Xiao Hong both said that before the drunken Arhat died, they saw a dark shadow.
You don't need to ask to know that it was the owner of this black shadow who killed the Drunk Arhat.
Drunken Arhat's martial arts may not be top-notch, but his agility is top-notch. There are not many people in this martial arts world who can come and go without a trace in front of him.
The man killed the drunken Arhat, could he still take the jade from him?
Maybe Drunk Arhat didn't bring the jade with him when he first came to Yuanlou, so where did he put the treasure owner?
Song Ci was frowning and thinking hard when he heard footsteps outside the door.
He hurriedly walked out and saw housekeeper Song An running over quickly.
"Why are you in such a panic? Didn't I tell you that when things get urgent, take it easy?"
Song An couldn't care about Song Ci's slightly majestic look, and leaned over Song Ci's ear pantingly: "Sir, Qin Shaobai would like to see you."
Song Ci was really angry. Qin Shaobai asked to see him. What's so exciting about that? Is there any need for you to run out of breath?
"Then Qin Shaobai said that he found an important clue. You will be happy if you know it."
This Qin Shaobai knows how to exaggerate.
The only thing that can make Song Ci happy now is probably finding the piece of jade that the drunken Arhat stole.
Even though he thought this, Song Ci followed Qin Shaobai to the courtyard.
Qin Shaobai was standing in front of Song Mansion.
He had already changed into the clothes of a head catcher, and the sword in his hand had also been replaced with a scabbard. Under the sun, his face showed a majestic and solemn feeling, which actually made Song Ci feel dazed for a moment.
"Master Song." Qin Shaobai saw Song Ci and hurriedly greeted him, "I just went to Yizhuang again to check the body of the drunken Arhat and found this."
Song Ci saw Qin Shaobai holding a bag, and when he opened it, he found a small wild fruit inside.
Song Ci was a little confused. He didn't understand what Qin Shaobai meant by holding this wild fruit.
"This small wild fruit was found in the collar of Drunken Arhat. This small wild fruit and his collar are too complicated, so it is difficult to find."
Song Ci glanced at Qin Shaobai, how could he not tell that Qin Shaobai was trying to explain why he couldn't find the wild fruit.
In fact, that night when Song Ci went to Yizhuang to inspect the corpse, all his attention was focused on the wound on his lower abdomen. The wound was flat and smooth. It was definitely a fatal blow from a master. He really didn't expect that there would be any wild fruits hidden in it.
In the drunken Arhat's collar.
"This wild fruit should be a common fruit in the mountains of Nanyang County. The fruit is not fatal. What can you say if you take it out?"
Qin Shaobai smiled slightly: "My lord, you really have good eyesight. This wild fruit is indeed a product of the mountain. It is a product of the mountain."
Song Ci suddenly woke up. Yes, how could the wild fruits on this mountain end up on this drunken Arhat?
There are only two possibilities. One is that the drunken arhat has been to the mountain. The second is that the man in black who killed the drunken arhat has been to the mountain.
In this way, they will be stained with this wild fruit that is so small that no one can detect it.
"Master Song." Song An suddenly interjected, "I remember this kind of fruit, called cocklebur. When I was a child, I had eczema. My mother would always pick some, pound it and put it on top. It didn't take long before it was cured.
Already."
"Yes, we also have this saying, and there are people who collect them specifically to sell them for money."
Qin Shaobai agreed, but heard Song Ci ask: "Captain Qin, why don't you quickly send people up the mountain to find this cocklebur, and search everywhere where it appears? I want to find out, Drunken Arhat."