Shi Meng did things very quickly and came back in just half a day. However, he returned dejectedly and said, "Master Helan, Master Situ, the four families all identified it and said that this robe was not theirs."

Situ Ce and Helanbing were also very disappointed. Helanbing shook the folding fan and walked around in place for several times, but still didn't think of any idea.

Situ Ce took the robe and looked around and said, "Or why should we take this robe to the garment store and ask, maybe someone has customized it?"

He Lanbing's eyes lit up and said, "This is not a bad idea. A considerable number of people buy clothes for ready-made clothes, or buy fabrics to tailor them to tailor them. There are still few sews on their own. So, if you go to the garment store to find a tailor to identify them, maybe there will be clues!"

Xiao Mouse got the order and took the robe and went to the ready-to-wear tailor shop in the city again.

Because there are many ready-to-wear tailor shops, I didn’t go back to the yamen until the evening, and I still looked depressed: “I asked them all, but they said they didn’t sew them.”

Is this clue broken like this? Now, we can only see if Shi Meng can find a clue about the musket. Of course, if a musket can be found in Zhenhai County, then this musket is a weapon! Therefore, if you find this firearm, the case will be almost solved.

However, the result still disappointed him. Xiao Mouse came to the streets and alleys for three consecutive days, but there was no news and said he had never seen any muskets.

As a new weapon, muskets are only equipped with the Shenji Camp in the capital. In addition, there is no war in the long run, so ordinary people have no chance to see such magical weapons.

The yamen was scattered, Situ Ce sat listlessly on the stone bench under the corridor, with the robe on the stone table. The evening sunset fell on the banana tree.

The maid Linglong came over with a food box to deliver supper to Situ Ce. Seeing him sitting on the stone bench in a daze, she couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "Sir! Mr., I'm back to my room to have dinner!"

Situ Ce said: "Come here and eat it in the yard, it's cool!"

"Oh!" Linglong lifted the food box to the stone table. Seeing that there was a long robe on the stone table and there was no room for bowls and chopsticks, she picked up the robe and placed it on the stone bench next to it, and then took out three exquisite dishes, including a bowl of soup, a cup of wine, a small wine glass, and a pair of bamboo chopsticks. She arranged one by one and said, "Sir, eat while it's hot!"

When he encountered a headless case, Situ Ce was in no mood to eat. He sat there in a daze without moving his chopsticks. Linglong picked up the chopsticks and stuffed them into his hand: "Eat quickly, sir, it's not delicious if it's cold!"

After saying that, he picked up the wine cup and poured him a small glass of wine.

Situ Ce picked up the wine glass and drank it dry, and did not eat vegetables. He said without any thoughts: "Whose clothes are they?"

"What's the clothes?" Linglong said in surprise.

Situ Ce nodded his mouth towards the robe on the stone bench.

Linglong picked up the robe and looked at it, and said, "Which scholar is this?"

"Scholar?"

"Yes, only scholars wear this kind of robe. If they are old Hongru, they will wear round neck, big sleeves, wide-body robe, or Zen clothes."

Situ Ce nodded slowly as if he had some insight, and said to himself: "The scholar's robe is worn by the scholar... Yes, since it is the scholar's robe, why not go to the academy to ask? - Does there be a college in Zhenhai County?"

"Yes, 'Hanhai Academy' is in Xicheng. What's wrong?"

Situ Ce stood up and said to Linglong: "Go to the Qianyao and call Xiao Mouse and the others."

"Master, now all the yamen are dispersed, and everyone is going home."

"Yes!" Situ Ce slapped his forehead and said, "Then I'll check it myself."

"What are you looking for? Master, eat first, the food will be cold!"

"I don't have time to check it first." Situ Ce walked out with his robe, and Linglong hurriedly said, "Then I'll go with you too, can I?"

"Do you know where the academy is?"

"I know, the last time the master took his wife to the academy, I went there with my wife. The academy is quite big, and I planted a lot of pine and cypress. By the way, there are many flowers, all kinds of colors, very beautiful..."

"Okay," Situ Ce interrupted her, "Take me there, let's go!"

Linglong quickly got up and put the bowls and chopsticks into the food box. Situ Ce said, "What are you doing?"

"Check out what you eat first so that you won't get dust off when you come back, and you can still eat hot."

"No, I'll treat you to a midnight snack when I come back!"

"Really? Good!" Linglong put down the bowls and chopsticks and put on her dress, "Why would you ask the groom to prepare a horse?"

"No need, I have to go find a groom. I haven't finished it for a long time, and it's going to be dark. Let's go out and find a car."

"Okay! Then let's go!"

The two came out of the backyard of the yamen. Linglong waved to call a donkey cart parked on the side of the road. There were many such donkey carts used for rent in the city. Because there were few horses in the Ming Dynasty, they were mainly used for military and government affairs. There were very few horses among the people, so basically the ones used for renting and running operations were donkey carts or ox carts, which were mainly used for cargo. Of course, there were also sedans, but sedans were much more expensive than donkey carts.

After agreeing on the price, the two got into the car. In the whip of the driver, the donkey shook his four hooves and ran forward.

After a while, the carriage arrived at the "Hanhai Academy" in Xicheng

This is a semi-official academy that specializes in training nerds in the imperial examination.

Linglong became Situ Ce's tour guide and took him straight to the academy. There was no doorman on duty at the gate of the academy. When he entered, there were indeed towering trees, fragrant grass, and on the stone benches and grass, everywhere was scholars chanting the books of sages with sarcastic emphasis. Situ Ce listened to it, but couldn't even understand a word.

Linglong took him directly to the dean's study room of the academy. After hearing their purpose, the old scholar came to his eyes with the robe and looked around for a long time, shaking his gray head and saying that he didn't know who it was.

Situ Ce was very disappointed, but Linglong was unwilling to accept it. After all, she proposed this idea. After all, she felt that her face was not good-looking, so she took her robe and asked each scholar if she knew who it was.

Situ Ce felt that this was simply looking for a needle in a haystack, but seeing that she was so enthusiastic, she didn't stop her. She followed behind and listened to her asking questions one by one.

Just as the last ray of sunset fell on the mountains, a scholar sitting on the grass memorial to read the robe, said, "This seems to be Mr. Qin from the private school of Pang Yuanwaijia, a salt merchant in Xicheng City!"

The salt merchant Pang Yuanwai? Situ Ce felt it was very familiar. After pondering for a moment, he immediately remembered that the Pang family was among the missing people during the day. He once reported that a maid was missing in the house, but he took a robe to identify it, but he said it was not the clothes in the mansion. Today, the scholar said that he was the teacher of his family. Could it be that there was something strange about it?

Situ Ce hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Look carefully, is it really his?"
Chapter completed!