Chapter 744: Huo Ju Investigates a Case (Part 2)
Huo Ju suppressed the impulse, sat down in his seat, and stared at the dancing woman without moving his eyes for a moment.
She was so beautiful when she danced, with a slender waist, a graceful figure, and her white ankles faintly visible, which made people's hearts beat fast.
When the woman's gaze fell on Huo Ju and their eyes met, Huo Ju even held his breath.
At that moment, Huo Ju felt that her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she was not very happy, but the touch was brief and fleeting, and the feeling at that moment seemed like an illusion.
It was a dance that seemed to last a very long time, lingering in everyone's mind for a long time, yet it also seemed very short, and one could never get enough of watching it.
“So beautiful…”
Huo Ju heard an exclamation and turned around to see his drinking buddy staring at the woman on the stage with his eyes wide open.
Not only his friend, but other men were also stunned. There was something else in their eyes besides obsession.
Those looks made Huo Ju very uncomfortable. He wanted to rush up and dig out all their eyes.
It's just a thought.
The girl glanced at the audience with her bright dark eyes, then turned and left.
Huo Ju looked at her departing back, feeling empty and lost in his heart.
"How is it? Isn't Miss Qingluo stunningly beautiful?" The drinking buddy patted Huo Ju's shoulder and said.
It turns out that this girl's name is 'Qing Luo'.
Qingluo, Qingluo, Huo Ju repeated this name twice in his mind. It sounded so nice.
Huo Ju felt his heartbeat calm down and hummed softly, "It's okay."
"Mr. Huo, your soul has just been taken away, and now you are talking about normal things?" His drinking buddy exposed him mercilessly.
"You're all stunned. I have to act like one too. Otherwise, I'll look so weird."
"Tsk, just keep pretending. Ju, do you know where this Miss Qingluo comes from?" asked the drinking buddy.
Huo Ju was extremely curious, but his face remained calm: "What's the story?"
"She was originally the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan. After her family fell into poverty, she ended up living in a brothel. That's why she has the temperament of a lady from a noble family." said the drinking buddy.
This Miss Qingluo is truly a miserable person. Huo Ju naturally feels pity for her and wants to take her away from this brothel.
Huo Ju suddenly stood up and wanted to walk in the direction where Miss Qingluo left, but he saw several people in front of him who had the same idea as him, and they were all stopped.
"I'm sorry, Miss Qingluo doesn't meet guests alone. If you want to see Miss Qingluo, please come back tomorrow. At this time tomorrow, Miss Qingluo will perform a dance."
Huo Ju paused.
"Look, this Qingluo girl has taken away our Huo Ju's soul. Let's go and come back tomorrow." The drinking buddy said as he pulled Huo Ju out of the Zhaihua Tower.
Huo Ju always felt that he had forgotten something. When he walked out of the Zhaihua Tower and felt the cold wind, he suddenly remembered what he had forgotten.
He is here to investigate the case!
His attention was completely focused on Miss Qingluo, and he completely forgot to observe the guests who appeared in the brothel to see if the skinning monster was mixed in among them!
Huo Ju slapped his head suddenly and said, "Come tomorrow, and he must be careful tomorrow!"
The next morning.
Huo Ju went to the Patrol Office.
The Xun'an Division Yamen is located at the end of the main street. It looks a bit inconspicuous, with two stone lions and two gatekeepers at the door.
When Huo Ju walked in, he met two colleagues.
His colleagues are from all walks of life. Among them, there are two: one is wearing tattered linen clothes, called Old Beggar, and looks like a beggar, but he is very well-informed. The other one has one hand broken, but the other hand is very flexible and can open various locks.
Huo Ju hooked his arm around the beggar-looking man's shoulder and said, "Old beggar, has the commander arrived?"
The commander of the Patrol Case Division, whose surname is Pei, is said to be the Regent's confidant and was originally the Regent's bodyguard.
When the Prince Regent established the Patrol Office, this confidant was appointed as the commander of the office.
Ten days ago, when Huo Ju came to participate in the inspection of the Patrol Office, he met the commander-in-chief.
However, this one encounter made Huo Ju feel that he and this commander were incompatible!
He still remembered the first time he met the commander. He was wearing a metal mask on his face, and his cold and arrogant eyes glanced at him, making him very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, he felt that his eyes looked familiar. At first sight, he actually thought that the commander might be the brother of the girl he had been thinking about. But it turned out that he was blind!
When Huo Ju thought of what happened that day, he gnashed his teeth in hatred.
He had performed well in all the previous assessments, but when he became the commander, the other party actually said all kinds of bad things about him, saying that investigating cases was difficult and that he, a playboy, couldn't stand it and might run away in a couple of days.
Then there was a martial arts competition. Huo Ju claimed to be a master, but he was beaten so badly that his face was swollen and he could hardly get up.
Huo Ju felt that he had lost all face and there was no way he would be admitted by the Patrol Case Division, so he prepared to leave in embarrassment.
Unexpectedly, the commander told him that he was accepted!
At that moment, Huo Ju really wanted to just walk away.
But, if he left, didn't that mean the commander was right?
He refused to leave! He even took on such a difficult case as the Skinning Demon!
Not only did he want his parents to look at him with new eyes and the girl he liked to notice him, he also wanted to prove himself in front of the commander and make him swallow back the words that belittled him!
Because of this unpleasant first meeting, Huo Ju avoided the commander.
Fortunately, he was lucky and had not run into the commander in the past few days.
Huo Ju asked while hugging the old beggar, thinking that since he had come so early, the commander must not have arrived yet.
Unexpectedly, the old beggar nodded and said: "Here I am, just one step ahead of you."
Huo Ju frowned slightly: "Where did you go?"
"In the direction of the study." said the old beggar.
Huo Ju breathed a sigh of relief. He was going to the archives room, which was in the opposite direction of the study, so he thought they would definitely not meet.
Huo Ju turned around and walked towards the archives room.
"The commander went to the study first, and then to the archives room..." the old beggar added.
However, Huo Ju walked so fast that he didn't hear the old beggar's voice at all.
There are many case files in the archives room. Huo Ju wanted to take a look at the file of the Skinning Demon. He pushed the door open and found a person in the archives room.
The man was standing opposite him, dressed in black, outlining his slender figure, with a straight back, black hair tied up, and a cold temperament.
When Huo Ju saw that figure, his handsome face suddenly wrinkled into a bitter gourd.
What a narrow road for enemies to cross! The commander is actually in the archives room!
Huo Ju had a toothache. He lifted his foot and tried to slowly leave the room, pretending he had never been there...
Unexpectedly, the man turned his head, the silver mask flashed with a cold light, and his cold eyes fell on him.
"If you want to come in, come in. If you want to go out, go out. Why are you sneaking around like that? Are you here to steal?" The man's voice was cold.
Huo Ju was immediately provoked to rebel, and took a step forward and walked into the archive room.
"What do you mean by stealing? Commander, why are you talking so harshly? I'm here to check the files!" Huo Ju said with his head held high.
The man glanced at Huo Ju coldly without saying a word. He seemed to have finished reading the information, put it down, and turned away.
As they passed each other, the man paused and said, "Focus on the investigation and don't think about other things."
After saying that, he left without looking around.
When he heard that, Huo Ju immediately thought of last night when he was in Zhaihua Tower, staring at Miss Qingluo and completely forgetting about investigating the case. He couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
But then he thought, how could the commander know what happened last night? He must be displeased with me and scolding me!
Huo Ju snorted softly and walked towards where the skinning demon files were placed.
He picked up the file and felt as if it still held warmth...
He put the file down and took two steps back, imagining where the commander had just stood.
He just seemed to be standing here?
Is he looking at the information about the Skinning Monster?
Why is the commander looking at the information of the skinning monster?
Is he also interested in this case?
The Patrol Case Division has a rule that several people can investigate a case at the same time, and their contributions will be judged based on the degree of their work.
This is also an incentive system.
After knowing that the commander was interested in the case of the skinning monster, Huo Ju became more motivated.
He must be the first to catch the skinning monster and slap the commander in the face!
Huo Ju took two steps forward, picked up the file of the Skinning Demon, and looked through it carefully, looking for clues and not missing a single detail!
Huo Ju's investigation plot is about 10,000 to 20,000 words long. There will be hints in the chapter names. Those who don't like it can skip it directly. The next stage will be about Wei Ziyi and his little pen pal's story.
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