Chapter 82

All night, no less than five pairs of eyes stared at Zhao Chongwu's house, but not long after it got dark, the lights of Zhao Chongwu's house went out.

Until dawn the next day, I saw Zhao Chongwu come out of the house in good spirits early in the morning, and bought a porridge and steamed buns for breakfast nearby, and then went to the Yamen to go to work in a leisurely manner.

"This man's life is so monotonous!" Zhang Liao watched all night, thinking that he could see something different, but who would have thought that Zhao Chongwu would really be just like what Feilong's subordinates had recorded before, going up and down. , eating, sleeping, monotonous beyond words.

"Tell the people who follow him not to follow too closely, just hang from a distance after getting close to the Yamen, and don't startle the snake."

"yes."

Everything seemed to be going well, but Shen Hao always felt that something was wrong. For example, this Zhao Chongwu is too ordinary. Is this kind of person really the murderer of a series of missing cases such as the Liu Yan case?

These have always been question marks in Shen Hao's heart.

"General Banner, the person who was watching came back with a message that Zhao Chongwu has entered the Yamen. The rest of the staff are watching all the entrances and exits of the Yamen. Once he comes out, he won't miss it."

"Well, let's go and go to his house to have a look."

Shen Hao pushed the door and went out, followed by two people. One is Zhang Liao's best search expert, the other is Zhang Liao himself, plus Shen Hao, a total of three people.

The houses on this side of Xicheng Old Street don’t have courtyards. They are connected in rows. The structure of each house is similar. Generally, there is a bedroom, a kitchen, and a washroom.

So even if only three people went in, it was enough to quickly go through the hut.

The area around Zhao Chongwu's house was covered with a magic weapon, and the three of them gathered at the door.

"General Banner, there are no hand and foot locks on the door, and there is no hidden magic circle. It's just an ordinary copper lock with bolts. I can open it without damage, and then restore it."

"Well, open it and let's go in."

As soon as Shen Hao's voice fell, he heard a click, and the copper latch hanging on the door was directly opened. This is surprisingly agile.

As soon as the door was opened, there was a musty smell inside. It was the smell caused by the dampness of the ground without ventilation for a long time. This kind of smell is not uncommon in the houses in Xicheng Old Street, because the houses here are very poorly ventilated. , and the humidity is heavy.

The door was pushed open but no one was in a hurry to step in. After carefully looking at every inch of the door with his eyes, Zhang Liao took the lead, followed by the search expert, and Shen Hao walked in the back.

When he first came in, he glanced left and right, Shen Hao's first impression was "poverty", just like the houses of the lowest class people he had been to. There is only a narrow bed and a separate cabinet.

Who can associate this kind of family background with a yamen squad leader? This life is far worse than that of many hardworking ordinary people.

There must be a demon in everything that happens!

"Search! Don't miss any corners. But pay attention to recovery, and don't leave traces."

With an order, the two Zhang Liao started to move, one person in one room, and began to rummage carefully and swiftly.

The first thing to be found was a palm-sized disc, copper-yellow throughout, with some complicated mana patterns on it. From the inscription on the back, it can be seen that this thing is the "Baimei Pan", which is very popular in the black market. ". There is also a box next to it, which contains three pan-soul stones, one of which is already a bit dim.

But they didn't find the crime tool that Shen Hao and the others most wanted to see: the magic weapon that can cover up the perception of half a block of people without anyone noticing.

"How not?!"

Regardless of Zhang Liao's rummaging, there was no trace of the tools used to commit crimes in the three rooms.

Shen Hao was also looking for it, but he didn't keep thinking about finding the tool to commit the crime. The room is only this big, and Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao are not laymen, so if they haven't found it after searching for so long, they probably don't exist or are not in this room.

He couldn't find the tool to commit the crime, and Shen Hao felt that he could look for other things carefully. He was sure that there was something wrong with Zhao Chongwu, and he didn't believe that the other party's daily life would be covered up without any flaws, and there would always be something left behind.

There is nothing special in the bedroom, and there is nothing special in the single cabinet, except for the Baimei plate and a box of three pan-spirit stones, don't wait a minute!

Shen Hao remembered clearly that the last time Zhao Chongwu bought Pan Lingshi was half a year ago, and he bought two at that time, and more than half a year ago, he also bought two. In other words, he bought a total of four pan-spirit stones in more than a year, and now he has three left?

Calculated in this way, the number of times he used the Baimei disk is pitifully small? Or is it just a cover-up?

This person really has a problem.

Afterwards, I went to the bathroom. There was nothing but two wooden buckets and a water ladle here. I just lived alone. Do I need two wooden buckets that big? Even if you take a bath, you don't need two, do you?

Then I went to the kitchen. It was just as simple here. Besides the ordinary pots and pans, there were two big pots. Why do I need two such big pots? Isn't this kind of pot usually used in places like canteens? There was also a large pannier in the corner.

In addition to the cauldron, in a corner of the kitchen, Shen Hao also saw two bamboo utensils covered with cloth, which looked like steaming grids, but they were very thick, enough for three inches, and large enough to hold a whole pig. I can stand it up. Looking at the cauldron again, Shen Hao suddenly understood that the cauldron and the steaming grid should be used together.

It's just that, what is such a big steaming grid and pot used for steaming?

Shen Hao got closer, wiped the cauldron with his hand, then rubbed his fingers, it was a little slippery, and then he moved closer to his nose to smell it, there was no peculiar smell, only a very faint smell of meat. This indicates that the pot has been used recently.

I also tried the steamed grill, and the top is the same, with a very light meaty aroma.

After a while, Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao gave up searching with ashen faces, and there would be no results if they continued to search, unless they started digging, which was obviously inappropriate now.

"Check again, no omissions or traces are allowed, and then go."

After repeatedly confirming that there were no traces of intrusion left, the expert searcher also used a special deodorant to remove all the subtle smells left by the three of them after entering. From this point of view, Xuan Qingwei is the top expert in sneaking into homes.

Seeing that Zhang Liao's face was somewhat discouraged, Shen Hao shook his head and said, "Tell me about your discovery."

Shen Hao naturally wanted to take the opportunity to test the abilities of his subordinates. If Zhang Liao had no insight, he probably wouldn't be sent out by Shen Hao to do grassroots investigations in the future.

"When we go back to Zongqi, the subordinates think that Zhao Chongwu should not really live alone. At least someone will come to his house to take a bath or take a bath from time to time, otherwise there will be no two big wooden barrels. In addition, the Baimei that Zhao Chongwu bought The disk should be just a cover-up, and he probably hasn't used it much, otherwise, after more than a year, there would be no more than three pan-spirit stones left."

"Is there any more?"

"This subordinate is stupid, please correct me!"