Fengqin Tavern

"Didn't you already come here this morning? Why did you come here suddenly?"

Shangguan Zisu and Li You walked side by side, looking at the archway of the tavern, and asked curiously.

Samodoro followed the two of them and said with a smile:

"Zisu, you don't know, our Highness plans to start with the dead."

"Yes!" Li You nodded, and then pushed open the door of the tavern.

Because of what happened in the morning, the tavern was originally going to be closed for the next few days, but unexpectedly, it was only in the afternoon that the front door of the house was kicked open.

The boss was just about to get angry when he saw Li You walking in wearing an official uniform. He was frightened and hurriedly stepped forward and said tremblingly:

"Sir, what are you doing?"

"Dali Temple investigation!" Li You asked directly: "Do you know any information about the deceased who died in front of your store today?"

"Tang Guan? No... I don't know." The boss shook his head quickly.

Li You put his hand on the handle of the knife and pretended to draw it out. The boss said timidly:

"Master! Don't be angry, don't be angry."

"I know something about Tang Guan. He has two sworn brothers named Chen Li and Su Yangming. Chen Li has a sister who is married to Su Yangming. The three of them seem to have opened a sesame seed shop together, which is near the officialdom.

That corner of the road."

"Tang Guan didn't live with them, right?" Li You asked after thinking for a while.

"Go back to me, sir, this young man really doesn't know." The boss saluted quickly.

"Okay, thank you!" Li You got the useful information, nodded with a smile, and took out a small bunch of copper coins from his arms.

"Boss, this money will be used to repair the door I just kicked down."

"Master!" The boss quickly waved his hand, wanting to refuse.

Li You forced the money into his hand.

"It is natural to pay back debts. If I broke your door, it is my responsibility to repair it."

"After we get the news, we should leave."

Li You turned around and nodded to Shangguan Zisu and Samodoro, and the three of them left the tavern together.

After the three people came out, Li You asked Shangguan Zisu:

"Zisu! Do you know about Chen Li and Su Yangming just now?"

Shangguan Zisu closed her eyes and tried to remember, then she opened her eyes and shook her head.

"There is nothing about these two names in the files of the Ministry of Justice in the past ten years."

"It's okay! Then let's go visit this family in person."

official archway

This is the largest official archway in Chang'an City. It is located outside the south of the city and leads to the mountainous area. There is also a lot of traffic every day.

When Li You and the three of them came here, they found that they were surrounded by all kinds of travelers.

However, there are still some people living around, setting up stalls near the official road and chatting.

Li You came to a fruit stall.

When the stall owner saw Li You wearing official uniform, he felt a little nervous and did not sell for a while.

Li You asked:

"Boss, I want to ask you something. Has the road been too uneventful in recent years?"

"Going back to the official, something happened on the road in the past year or so, and many wealthy businessmen and travelers died." After the stall owner finished speaking, he looked around and said in a low voice:

"Master! It is said that there used to be black panthers in the mountains here, and these people were killed by black panthers."

"Black Panther?" Samodoro interrupted and asked, "Has anyone seen these black panthers?"

"That's not true!" The stall owner shook his head.

"None of us living here have ever seen this black panther, and the one who died is not from our local area, so we don't care much about it."

"Oh!" Samodoro nodded and said:

"Thank you, boss."

Li You thought for a while and asked again.

"Do you recognize Su Yangming and Chen Li?"

The stall owner nodded and replied:

"Of course these two people know each other. They jointly opened a sesame seed shop over there, right over there."

The stall owner pointed towards a corner.

"Actually, it was opened by a few of them, but most of them were taken care of by Su Yangming and his wife. Chen Li has basically never seen him, but I heard that this guy seems to often go to Pingkangfang in the city to look for people.

Having fun, it must be his sister and brother-in-law who earn money to support him."

"Thank you, boss!" Li You smiled and nodded, then turned to Shangguan Zisu and said:

"Zisu, think carefully about what happened on this road over the past year or so."

"Okay!" Shangguan Zisu closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes and said:

"About a year ago, there was a horse bandit from Lingnan on this road. He was arrested and executed."

"A year ago, a horse bandit was asked to behead?" Li You didn't know why, but he always thought that this matter was related to the death of Tang Guan.

While I was thinking about it, suddenly the stall owner beside me said:

"Guan Ye! There used to be a tea shop right over there. It seems that it was opened by Chen Li and his friends, but it's not open now."

The stall owner pointed to the location diagonally opposite them.

Li You looked in that direction, frowning slightly, wondering what he was thinking about.

Samodoro was also thinking, but he still didn't understand some information, so he couldn't figure out the logical line.

The two thought about it again and again, and finally decided to go to the Shaobing shop to ask Su Yangming and his wife.

The three of them came to the sesame cake shop, and Li You walked up and knocked on the door gently.

Then the door opened, and a delicate-looking girl who looked a little weak and was wearing very ordinary women's clothes slowly opened the door.

When I saw Li You wearing official uniform and holding a sword, I was shocked. In a moment of panic, I even wanted to close the door.

Li You had quick eyes and quick hands. He pressed the handle of the knife against the door frame and then said:

"Girl, don't be afraid, we are here to investigate the case."

The girl's eyes flashed with panic, then she pretended to tidy up her clothes, slowly opened the door, and said:

"I'm sorry, sir. My husband is ill in bed, so it's hard to see guests."

"You must be Mrs. Su!" Samodoro hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"It's just a simple question, I won't do anything else."

Mrs. Su thought for a moment and then said:

"Then please invite all the officials to come in."

The three of them followed Mrs. Su into the house, which was divided into a front yard and a backyard.

The front yard is mainly where they sell and make cakes, while the back yard is where they live.

Samodoro observed the environment inside as he walked.

Li You is naturally the same.

The three of them came to the bedroom and saw a pale and weak man lying on the bed.

When they saw Li You, they quickly thought of making a gift.

Li You saw this, waved his hand and said:

"It doesn't have to be like this, we're just here to ask a few questions."

After hearing this, the man gave up and lay down again.

Mrs. Su also hurriedly poured a few cups of tea from the teapot, then walked to the bed and took care of her husband.

"Did Boss Su have any illness?" Li You asked.

"Back to the official! I'm a bit infected with the cold. I was fine a few days ago, but suddenly it changed like this in the past two days." Su Yangming nodded weakly and said.

"Then I'll just ask you a few questions. Have a good rest."
Chapter completed!