Chapter 48 The flower thief who kills without blinking
Chapter 48: The Flower Picker Who Kills Without blinking an eye
After having lunch in a nearby alley, Chai Yan walked leisurely to the Hexiang Courtyard.
When he passed an intersection, Chai Yan suddenly stepped back. After a closer look, he realized that this road led to the house where the adults lived.
After thinking about it, Chai Yan changed his route and decided to take a detour and pass by the house.
When I came to the front door of the house, I saw that the main door was closed, and there was also silence behind the house door.
Recalling what Mr. Gu said last night, it seems that their family has indeed left today.
"I don't know what kind of official this Mr. Gu is..."
Chai Yan muttered to himself and walked away from the door.
As soon as Chai Yan's figure walked away, the main door of the house opened halfway, and a man wearing official boots but casual clothes stepped forward.
This person was none other than the magistrate of Zhou County. He came to the house specifically to check. If Gu Zhengbang and his party had missed anything here, he would send someone to bring it back to the capital. He thought it would make a good impression.
But it is a pity that Gu Zhengbang packed up his belongings cleanly before leaving, and did not leave a chance for Zhou Zhixian to show his courtesy.
"Hey, that man's back... why does he look familiar..."
Zhou Zhixian looked into the distance and pondered.
"Sir, what are you looking at?"
asked the yamen servant who came out behind him.
Zhou Zhixian wanted to see more clearly at this time, but the figure was gone.
"Nothing... let's go back to the Yamen..."
Zhou Zhixian thought that if Chai Yan still stayed in Anping County, there would always be a chance to bump into him, and it would not be too late to give him the letter then.
Chai Yan came to Hexiangyuan. Sister Xiang accompanied Chai Yan to the accounting room. After spending a quarter of an hour explaining to him what accounts to make, she left the key to the accounting room and left with a swaying plump figure.
Calculating and keeping accounts is not difficult for Chai Yan, but the original accountant left more than half a month ago, and the accumulated workload is a bit heavy.
Working wholeheartedly made time pass quickly. When Chai Yan felt his neck was a little tired, he looked up and saw that the sky was getting dark and it was already evening.
Chai Yan thought to himself that it was already this time, and he didn't know whether there would be working meals here at night.
Just as I was thinking about it, Sister Xiang appeared.
"Hey, Xiaoyan, why don't you go home yet? It's so late..." Sister Xiang said in surprise.
When Chai Yan heard what she said, he knew that he didn't care about the meal, so he put down his pen and said: "Sister Xiang, I'll go have a meal first. I'll come over after the meal..."
"Come here after dinner?" Sister Xiang looked surprised, and then joked: "Why are you here? You have fallen in love with our girl so quickly?"
Chai Yan said with a smile: "Sister Xiang, you are really good at joking. Didn't I just do this for half a day? I want to come back after dinner and continue doing it."
Sister Xiang waved her hand and said: "There is no need. Come back tomorrow. There will be a lot of trouble here at night. How can you, a young and energetic young man, have the heart to settle accounts? Hehehehe..."
After saying that, Sister Xiang covered her mouth and laughed.
Chai Yan immediately understood what Sister Xiang meant, and immediately closed the account book and walked out. He thought that this job was so comfortable, and he only needed to work for half a day.
After locking the door of the accounting room, Chai Yan walked out of Hexiang Courtyard alone.
Chai Yan found that the buildings in Hexiang Courtyard were quite particular. Many houses had poplars and willows planted in front of the door, and there were also views of flowing water in front of the windows. There were also several larger courtyards with pools and groups of flowers.
In addition, there are many furnishings in the girls' elegant rooms. Of course, they must have music, chess, calligraphy and painting, pens, inks, paper and inkstones. Some of them are also furnished with antique porcelain. Even the screen in front of the bed is very exquisite.
It's a coincidence that as soon as Chai Yan walked out of the gate of Hexiangyuan, he met a group of familiar faces, the most familiar of whom was the only head catcher in the county, Qin catcher!
"Chai Yan? Why is it you!" Qin Baotou said in surprise.
Behind Capt. Qin are four other agents.
Chai Yan cupped his hands and said, "What a coincidence, Qin Baotou, we meet again so soon?"
Qin Qiao turned his head and glanced at Hexiangyuan, and said with a strange smile: "That's right, Chai Yan. He just got out of the cage and entered the brothel. Life is quite comfortable!"
After hearing this, a policeman behind him immediately answered: "Boss, I heard people say that doing this can remove bad luck..."
"Oh?" Qin Baotou was stunned, and then asked Chai Yan: "Is it true or false?"
Chai Yan had no choice but to say: "Qin Captou, I am now the accountant of Hexiangyuan!"
"Hahaha, Mr. Accountant?" Suddenly, Capt. Qin's laughter stopped abruptly. His face suddenly came closer and said in a weird voice: "Then you have to keep your mouth tight, don't let Sister Xiang know.
Got those..."
Chai Yan's face immediately sank, and he looked directly at the other party without fear and said: "Qin Capt., I have nothing to do with Miss Zhilan's death. The real culprit has been caught, and I have proved my
clean!"
Qin Baotou looked at Chai Yan with playful eyes for a moment. Suddenly he withdrew his body and changed his tone and said: "Yo yo yo, I'm still in a hurry... Okay, okay, I'm not free now.
I'm telling you all this, come here and show him the portrait!"
portrait?
Immediately, a police officer unfolded the rolled-up portrait in front of Chai Yan.
"Have you seen this person?" Qin Baotou pointed and asked.
The portrait shows a man with a beard, and a big mole on his upper right forehead. I don’t know if it really looks like this or it’s the artist’s problem. One of his eyes is bigger and the other is smaller. The most terrifying thing is that his nostrils are even upturned.
He turned his head towards the sky and saw an expression of extreme hatred for everything in the world.
Chai Yan can guarantee that if any children see this portrait, they will be frightened and cry immediately.
When Mr. Qin saw Chai Yan looking left and right at the portrait but not speaking, he asked, "Have you ever seen him? You actually speak!"
Chai Yan shook his head slightly and said calmly: "Who is this person? I've never seen him before..."
"Who? The flower-picking thief who kills without blinking an eye!" Qin Baotou said: "This guy's nickname is 'Pilgrim Seeker'. He specializes in targeting lone women. He is ruthless! I heard that this guy fled to our Anping County after being injured, so
The prefect ordered us to investigate carefully!"
Chai Yan was speechless. With such a child-level portrait, if you can catch someone, I will lose!
After saying this, Qin Baotou walked towards the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard, adding: "I have to hurry up and remind Sister Xiang that I am looking for pilgrims, so don't let Sister Xiang run into me..."
After saying that, Capt. Qin led his men into the Hexiang Courtyard.
Soon, the girls' coquettish and warm welcome came from inside.