After learning the truth about the Oiran case, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, including Gongsun, all felt very happy - the murderer finally got the punishment he deserved, and Zhao Zhen really did not disappoint everyone.

However, Zhao Pu felt that things were not simple.

The Ninth Prince pointed to two cinnabar tiles and said, "The emperor really didn't know about the existence of that house. When Nangong investigated it, there was actually another victim. The last deceased was not Yun Bao'er."

Everyone was surprised.

"Nangong said that after the emperor suspected Gao Ruiyuan, he sent people to monitor him...but Gao Ruiyuan was elusive." Zhao Pu said, "Nangong once suspected that there was some secret passage near Jintingguanyi or that Gao Ruiyuan had an accomplice."

"accomplice?"

"Yes, do you know who he killed in the end?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"It's the proprietress of the Red House!"

"No wonder the Hong Kong Coliseum couldn't open it anymore. Didn't even the boss let go of the co-author?" Zhan Zhao was surprised.

"When Nangong said that he was caught, he was dragging a female corpse out of an alley." Zhao Pu continued, "But that alley was not the alley near the house we found. Nangong arranged for many people at that time

Even though I was keeping tabs on him in the city, I didn’t even see how he passed by!"

Zhan Zhao frowned when he heard that - that was a bit strange.

"After Nangong arrested the person, he looked around the area and found no one else, so he took Gao Ruiyuan back first." Zhao Pu said, "Later, he also examined Gao Ruiyuan and felt that this person might have believed something.

Evil God."

Everyone squinted.

Gongsun folded his arms and sighed, "Can't you believe in some serious gods, like eating fast, chanting Buddha's name, and doing good deeds?"

"What did Gao Ruiyuan himself say?" Bai Yutang asked.

"Nangong said, he always said that these women came to sacrifice on their own initiative..." Zhao Pu said, "It feels like he doesn't care who he kills, nor does he care whether they are oirans. What's even weirder is, Nangong went to

The Coliseum has investigated and found that Gao Ruiyuan has never been to the Coliseum, and I heard that Gao Ruiyuan is far from a womanizer and has a very gloomy and dull character."

"Then how did he arrest people?" Gongsun asked, "Is there really an accomplice?"

Zhao Pu spread his hands, "But Nangong said that no one else was found, and after Gao Ruiyuan died, the case never came out again, so there was no further investigation."

"Then what's the problem with these two tiles?" everyone asked Zhao Pu.

The Ninth Prince said, "That house was the place where Gao Ruiyuan used to kill people. It was a secret place. But it was definitely not arranged by Zhao Zhen. According to inference, Gao Ruiyuan's father, Gao Fang's brother who bet on the wrong bet,

He may have lived in that house for the first time. Zhao Zhen, who the late emperor knew about, would also know about it, but the late emperor didn't know about it, so I suspect that that house was arranged for the Gao family by someone in the court."

"Did the old Gao from before also raise bats in Kaifeng Imperial City?" Zhan Zhao felt that the father and son might have believed in an evil god, so they did the same thing.

"Continue talking about tiles." Gongsun poked Zhao Pu.

"From what I just inferred, that house should have existed for a long time. If Lao Gao lived there, it was at least fifty years ago, and Xiao Gao lived there as recently as ten years ago, right?" Zhao Pu pointed to two tiles, "

But this batch is new tiles.”

Zhan Zhao picked it up and looked at it, "New?"

Zhao Pu nodded, "Generally these cinnabar red tiles are used in the palace. The buildings in the palace have not been renovated for a long time. When we went to Jiangnan together, the palace happened to renovate the buildings and ordered a batch of new tiles.

After the replacement, there were some extra ones, which were piled in the yard of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Zhan Zhao recalled that he saw lime powder and bricks in the household department, but no vermilion tiles.

"There are not many tiles left, and the ones that are left are basically scrapped or reused in another color, because each batch of palace tiles has a mark." Zhao Pu put the tiles up for everyone to see.

On one side of the tiles, there is an era number...all from this year, as well as the seal of the workshop that fired the tiles.

"So, these tiles were only put up this year?" Zhan Zhao frowned, "Another person in the household department happened to die. Is this related to this?"

"When we arrived at the house just now, we did hear a noise. It should be someone watching nearby." Bai Yutang looked at the two red tiles and asked, "Why are these two tiles placed on the roof?"

"These two red tiles are actually not very helpful to us in solving the case." Zhan Zhao said, "With or without these two red tiles, the murderer of the Oiran case is Gao Ruiyuan. Zhao Zhennangong knows this best."

"So, these two red tiles are not for us Kaifeng Mansion investigators to see." Gongsun asked Zhao Pu, "Is that right?"

Zhao Pu sighed and nodded, "These two tiles must have been left by someone to show the emperor."

"Is it possible that anyone knows about the emperor's lynching of Gao Ruiyuan?" Bai Yutang asked.

Zhao Pu nodded, "Nangong went to check. Dali also sent a team to participate in the Plum Blossom Tournament this time. Who do you think is leading the team?"

Everyone looked at Zhao Pu with wide eyes.

"Gao Ruiguang, Gao Ruiyuan's younger brother." Zhao Pu said, "No one paid attention at first. Dali's team has been training at Jintingguanyi since they arrived. But once this happened, it felt like a coincidence."

"Who put the tiles? If the Gao family knew about this, they probably wouldn't send Gao Ruiguang here again, right? Do they have many sons in this family?" Gongsun analyzed the possibility.

"Let's not talk about whether he knows or not." Zhan Zhao asked, "Is that kid a pervert? His father and brother are both suspected perverts and perverts!"

Zhao Pu pushed the tile in front of Zhan Zhao, "Then you have to check it out... If he is also a pervert, he will probably raise bats... By the way, check out what evil gods his family believes in."

Zhan Zhao picked up two tiles and asked, "Who is threatening the emperor?"

"Hmm..." Zhao Pu touched his chin, "It does look a bit similar, but it doesn't quite make sense."

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao both thought about it, and indeed...even if they knew, there was no evidence. If Zhao Zhen asked questions, no one would be able to do anything to him.

"Besides, what if the emperor really admits it?! Gao Ruiyuan is so unconscionable, what's wrong with killing him?" Zhao Pu curled his lips, "The Duan family in Dali has always flaunted its benevolence and righteousness and believed in Buddhism. How can it support the Gao family's nest of murderers? What more?

The reporter said that if a fly wants to stare at it, it has to find an egg with a crack. Now that the power of the Song Dynasty is stable and we have strong soldiers and horses, do we threaten the emperor? What are you trying to do?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, "Could it be because there was an accomplice back then?"

"So the tiles are a reminder that the case isn't over yet?"

Everyone sat in the yard and couldn't deduce a result just by speculating. After thinking about it, they decided to wait until tomorrow to check on Gao Ruiguang first.

Gongsun went to the tiger room, took the little fourth son who was sleeping with the tiger cub in his arms, and took him back to sleep.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also returned to their rooms.

Before closing the door, Mr. Wu looked at the sky.

Zhan Zhao got into bed, "It's so cold tonight."

Fifth Master closed the door and said, "It might snow heavily tomorrow."

"Again..." Zhan Zhao wrapped himself in a quilt to express his dissatisfaction.

Bai Yutang closed the window, turned off the lights and got into bed.

Zhan Zhao turned over in the quilt and asked, "When can Xiaowu and the others come back to Miaomiao Building to sleep?"

"Let's wait until the little tiger grows bigger."

"Then how about we go over there to sleep?" Zhan Zhao said, about to go there wrapped in pillows.

Fifth Master grabbed his pillow and shook his head helplessly, "It's going to be noisy again, so go to sleep quickly!"

Zhan Zhao lay there for a while, turned around and asked Bai Yutang, "Who do you think the accomplice was back then?"

The Fifth Master looked at Zhan Zhao helplessly - Aren't you sleepy?

Zhan Zhao nodded and said he was sleepy.

The fifth master pulled the quilt - then go to bed quickly.

Zhan Zhao turned over and then turned back again, "What should we do with those bats?"

"If it will hurt people and animals when released, we can only deal with it according to the situation." Wu Ye said, "If it doesn't hurt people and can survive just by eating tree vines, then send it to a place with tree vines...for example

Talking about bringing it back to Dali or something..."

After Bai Yutang finished speaking, he didn't hear Zhan Zhao's words. He glanced to the side and didn't know whether to laugh or cry... and saw that Zhan Zhao had fallen asleep leaning on the pillow.

Bai Yutang shook his head - just as fast as the fourth son fell asleep!

…

Early the next morning, as expected by Master Wu, it began to snow heavily in Kaifeng City.

After a full sleep, Zhan Zhao felt refreshed and went to the tiger room to see the tiger babies as soon as he got up.

As soon as I walked out of the gate of Miaomiao Tower, something suddenly flew towards me.

Zhan Zhao instinctively "whooshed" and dodged away... then he saw a snowball flying past his eyes with a "pop" sound...

The fifth master who followed Zhan Zhao out instinctively turned his head... The snowball hit Yaoyao who was staggeringly following him in the face.

Yaoyao, who was hit by a snowball, sat down on the ground, stunned for a moment, then shook his head and let out a "Yaowu".

On the opposite side, a burst of laughter came over, and Tianzun was making a snowman with the beautiful scenery. The boss on the ground was a tiger.

Both Master Wu and Zhan Zhao shook their heads - where is this tiger? Why is it so fat?!

Yaoyao realized that he was being attacked, so he fluttered his wings and pounced on the children.

When I saw Yaoyao coming, I looked at Tianzun and hid behind him while laughing.

Tianzun opened his hands and protected the bunch behind him like a hen protecting its chicks. Then he threw himself onto the snow and rolled around, causing snow everywhere.

The children pinched the snowballs and continued throwing them, and Tianzun also joined the melee.
To be continued...