Chapter 54: The Shrew Died

  Ali is a small servant in Yu Fu's mansion, responsible for miscellaneous tasks, so he has more information.

  But from Ah Li's mouth, it was learned that Yu Fu did not conduct a thorough search in his own mansion and did not find the jade Ruyi.

  Hualang and others listened to Ali's words and gave him a few silver coins, asking him to pass on some news from the Yu Fu from time to time, and they would not be stingy with money.

  Ali saw the silver and naturally agreed with joy.

  At dusk, the flower boy saw Bao Zheng and his entourage strolling on the street. Bao Zheng's dark face stood out in the crowd, but despite this, no commoners came forward to chat with him.

  This made Bao Zheng very satisfied, after all, as the county magistrate, he also wanted a little private space, and in this regard, the people of Tianchang County did very well, they knew that Bao Zheng was an honest official, so it was useless to try to curry favor with him, it's better to be natural.

  Hualang saw Bao Zheng and hurriedly went forward to greet him, saying: "Brother Bao is in a good mood today."

  Bao Zheng saw that it was Hualang, and hurriedly smiled: "The sunset is infinitely good, taking advantage of the sunset before it's gone, the weather isn't too hot, let's go out for a walk, otherwise I'm afraid I'll get even fatter!"

  He also knew how to joke with Bao Gong, and Hua Lang smiled: "The sunset is indeed very good. If Brother Bao has time, why not come to my detective agency for a visit?"

  Bao Zheng was just thinking of going to take a look at the business of Hualang Detective Agency, and now that he's been invited, he naturally agreed.

  Everyone walked and chatted along the way, after arriving at the detective agency and sitting down, Bao Zheng suddenly asked: "Hua brother's detective agency has been open for several days, I wonder if you have encountered any big cases. As the county magistrate of Tianchang County, if there are any major or homicide cases, it is my responsibility to know."

  This is also one of the reasons why Bao Zheng came, the detective agency and his yamen are basically the same in nature, except that they have less power. However, some common people sometimes don't like to come to the county government office, so Bao Zheng needs to understand clearly.

  After listening to Bao Gong's words, Wen Meng said somewhat dejectedly: "What big cases or homicide cases are there? They're all just some small theft cases. We've been bored to death these past few days."

  Wen Meng said, Bao Gong's face was shocked, and he said: "Is it really so?"

  Hualang nodded: "Indeed, most of the cases we encounter are small thefts, but this morning, we received a very strange case. Brother Bao, are you interested in listening?"

  Bao Zheng was also a master of detective work. How could he not be interested? He hastily asked, "What's an interesting case? Tell me quickly."

  Then, Hualang told Baoqiang about the case of Yu Fu's stolen jade pendant and how it was suddenly solved this afternoon. After listening to Hualang's words, Baoqiang also fell into deep thought. From Hualang's words, he felt that there was something wrong with Yu Fu. Why didn't he speak directly at first when his jade pendant was stolen? The jade pendant hadn't been found yet, so why didn't he let Hualang continue searching for it?

  What is he afraid of Hu Lang discovering?

  After a moment of contemplation, Bao Gong looked at Hua Lang and asked: "What do you think should be done about this matter?"

  Hualang shrugged and said, "Yu Ruyi is a wealthy man's thing, he doesn't let me investigate, I don't dare to investigate openly, so I can only secretly investigate, but now the clues I get are very few, wanting to understand this matter, it may take time."

  Bao Zheng understood this principle, but he didn't take it to heart. After chatting with Hualang for a while, he stood up and bid farewell.

  After Bao Zheng left, Hua Yu'e asked in some confusion: "Big brother, you promised Yu Fu that you wouldn't tell anyone about this matter, so why did you just tell Lord Bao?"

  Hualang smiled faintly: "Bao Daren is not an outsider, let him know that it's beneficial to us. Moreover, since Yu Fu has already told us that he found the Jade Ruyi, then telling him about this matter won't have any impact on him either."

  Hua Lang always found excuses for himself, and Hua Wannier was helpless. She still felt that this was not enough to be moral, but for Wen Meng and Yin Wuque, it didn't matter much.

  Although they attach great importance to loyalty in the Jianghu world, they don't care about such promises.

  At night, the sky was full of stars, and Hualang and Wengmeng sat in the courtyard enjoying the breeze. The gentle wind brought a sense of comfort, and at this moment, Wengmeng took out a bamboo flute from her room to play. The sound of the flute was beautiful and pleasant to listen to, making people feel intoxicated and carefree.

  Wen Meng's appearance while playing the Xiao was even more beautiful and charming. The flower gentleman supported his chin, gazing at Wen Meng, and soon became lost in thought.

  The night passed like this, and everyone felt very fulfilling.

  The next morning, everyone got up and washed their faces. Just then, the door of the detective agency was suddenly knocked loudly and urgently. Yin Wucheng thought someone had come to do business with Hualang, so he hurriedly went to open the door. However, after opening the door, he found that the visitor was a yamen's catcher. The catcher looked very anxious and asked hastily: "Is Master Hua in?"

  Yin Wuchang nodded slightly, and Hualang walked out of the room. He looked at the catcher and asked, "Is there something you want to see me about?"

  Cao Da's eyes widened as he listened to Bao Gong's words. "There has been a murder on Xijie Alley, and Master Bao wants me to ask you to take a look."

  Xishi Hutong? Doesn't Yu Fu live on Xishi Street? So thought Hualang, and he hastily followed the catcher and the crowd to Xishi Street.

  While on the road, the catcher told Hualang: "The deceased was a woman. The person who found the body was a farmer from the suburbs who came to the city to sell vegetables. He walked to Xijie Street and suddenly felt an urgent need to urinate, so he thought of going to a secluded alley to relieve himself. As soon as he entered the alley, he saw a woman lying dead there. He was extremely frightened and hurriedly went to the county government office to report the case."

  "Has anyone figured out the identity of the deceased?"

  Bao Da-ren is currently investigating on the scene and should already know by now.

  They quickly headed west down the alley of Huxi Street without another word.

  Xijie is a very prosperous street, but Xijie has many alleys that are very secluded. The deceased died in one of these secluded alleys. When Hualang and others rushed to the scene, they found Yu Fu and a woman who looked like a noblewoman crying. Just as Hualang was puzzled, he saw the dead body lying on the ground.

  The deceased was surprisingly Yu Tingting, a shrew. At this time, Yu Tingting's eyes were tightly closed, and her face, which had three points of beauty, looked a bit haggard, but there was no sign of her being a shrew. At this moment, she still looked very charming and elegant.

  But this charm disappeared instantly when Hua Lang saw the scars on Yu Tingting's body. Seeing those scars, Hua Lang suddenly felt that Yu Tingting's boldness was nothing compared to the cruelty of the murderer who killed her, and he thought that the killer was simply a devil, a beast.