Tang Min spoke freely, "Lin's maid said she took a cloth bag and hurried out, but when we found Lin's body, we didn't see any cloth bag. Who else would take it away except the murderer?"

Wu sneered, "Lord Tang is so unreasonable. The reason why my shoes were stained with mud was because I went to the manor yesterday afternoon. Besides, which servant in this mansion has clean shoes? Lord Tang is too arbitrary to say that I am the murderer just because of this!"

Tang Min frowned, but Zhao Xueqian said slowly, "When Lord Tang investigated the poison of the hook kiss that day, Madam Lu did not explain your reason. Now, I want to ask one more question, what is Madam's hook kiss for? Where is that hook kiss now?"

Wu stood up with the help of the nanny's hand. Her face was pale and her cheeks were trembling slightly: "That hook kiss..."

The nanny next to her could not help it and knelt on the ground, crying and saying: "Sir, our lady is really wronged! That hook kiss...was bought by the lady to commit suicide!"

When these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Wu wiped her tears with a handkerchief. The nanny continued, "Madam has suffered so much. The master favored his concubine and beat and scolded her. Madam's family was low, and she had to endure it for the sake of the young master and the young lady. Madam couldn't stand it anymore, so she bought a hook and kiss to commit suicide by taking poison. Who knew that the master had just passed away after she bought it."

Wu choked and said, "This is a family scandal. I don't want to tell you, but I'm afraid that the master will be deceived, so I..."

She covered her face with a handkerchief and said, "I really don't want to live anymore..." As she said this, she was about to hit the pillar beside her.

The nanny and the maid beside her hurriedly pulled her back, persuading and crying, and the scene suddenly became a mess.

Tang Min frowned: "In that case, Madam, you should take out the hooks and compare them first, so that you can be cleared of all charges."

Wu's sobbing became a little softer, and she pointed at the nanny: "Go and bring the things over."

After a while, the nanny really brought a box with the prepared hooks in it. The constable counted the number and found no mistake.

Tang Min's face darkened. He looked at Wu who was still crying, and still said unwillingly: "It's so cold, why did Madam go to the manor?"

Wu wiped her eyes and said: "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Yesterday was my birthday. I was thinking about my fate and I was very sad. That's why the nanny asked me to go to the manor to relax. You can ask the driver or the people in the manor."

Since she said so, whether she really went or not, they would definitely not be able to find out anything.

Tang Min left Lu's house disappointed. Lu Zheng felt a sense of disharmony. Thinking of Wu's crying, making a fuss and hanging herself two days ago, she could answer so clearly today. Is she an acting school who can say different things to different people, or is it that someone taught her everything today?

Seeing Wu still weeping, Lu Zheng left with a lot of doubts.

After returning to the mansion, Lu Zheng was still a little depressed and could not help but walk around in the yard. Liu Zhi happened to walk in from outside the yard. Seeing his look, she asked curiously, "Young Master, why don't you come into the house in such cold weather?"

Lu Zheng couldn't figure it out, so he said, "Liu Zhi, if you have an enemy and you want to poison him, what will you do?"

Liu Zhi was stunned for a moment: "Young Master?"

Lu Zheng came to his senses and said embarrassedly, "Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

Liu Zhi smiled slightly: "Young Master, if I wanted to poison someone, I would first find out about this person's habits, and then according to his habits, I would put the poison in some inconspicuous places, little by little. Even if the person dies, the officials will not be able to find out who poisoned him."

Lu Zheng fell into deep thought after hearing her answer. Isn't that the case with Lin's case? The murderer put the poison in her hair oil, because everyone in the mansion had it, so no one would suspect it. Lin didn't wear gold or silver jewelry. If it weren't for Shihu's caution, I'm afraid it would be impossible to find out how she was poisoned.

But in contrast, the murderer in Lu's case seemed much bolder. But if you look at the two cases together, you can see that the murderer is careful and meticulous. He conducted careful observations beforehand, and was calm and bold when committing the crime. Seeing

that he was only thinking about the problem, Liu Zhi didn't disturb him. She just went back to the room and got him a cloak to put on him, and then quietly left.

As soon as she went out, she saw Ji Xiang holding a plate of snacks, looking straight at her.

Liu Zhi was startled, but she remained calm: "Sister Ji Xiang made some snacks for the young master, why didn't you bring them in?"

Ji Xiang glanced at Liu Zhi and suddenly smiled: "The young master asked me the same question when he had a case that he couldn't figure out before."

"What do you want to say, Sister Ji Xiang?"

"The young master once had a very good study partner named A'ren, but unfortunately he was sold out because he failed to protect the young master. Then it was sister Jinlu, and then... it was me." Ji Xiang's breathing became much heavier. "Liuzhi, guess, are you the next one?"

Liuzhi frowned. "What's wrong with Sister Jixiang? I've heard about these two people. They were sold out because they made mistakes. What does it have to do with the young master?"

Ji Xiang turned a deaf ear to her and put the plate of snacks in Liuzhi's hand. She said lightly, "Eat these snacks. The young master's taste has changed a lot... He probably won't eat these."

Looking at Ji Xiang's receding back, Liuzhi frowned again.

In a dilapidated thatched house in Shili Slope outside the north city, You Xiaowu rubbed his rumbling stomach and glanced at Tiedan beside him: "I say, isn't there still a steamed bun? Take it out and eat it quickly!"

Tiedan was writing on the ground with a branch. When he heard his words, he didn't even raise his head: "No, that's tomorrow's food."

"Hey! You are good! I picked you up and you are still controlling me now?"

"……"

You Xiaowu jumped up and wanted to hit Tiedan with his shoe sole. Tiedan trembled but did not move. You Xiaowu paused, with an unnatural expression on his face: "Okay, okay, you have been with me for so long and you still don't know me. I am not your conscienceless stepmother. I will not hit you."

He put on his shoes embarrassedly, and seeing that Tiedan didn't say anything, he coughed: "……Well, I'll listen to you. If you don't want to eat, then don't eat."

Just after he finished speaking, his stomach made a loud roar. You Xiaowu rubbed it awkwardly, and couldn't help but scolded: "Stinky boy, if you hadn't eaten too much fried meat that day and had diarrhea, and had spent so much money on your medical treatment, the silver ingots that the young master gave us would have been enough for us to use for a long time, and we wouldn't be hungry now." He didn't mention at all that he took the money to go to brothels and casinos, and that wasted money that led to their hunger now.

Tiedan stopped, took out half a steamed bun from the broken sieve and handed it to You Xiaowu: "Eat it!"

You Xiaowu stared: "Where did this come from?"

"I saved it."

You Xiaowu was about to say something to him when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. Their shabby thatched house was blocked by a wooden board. They didn't have many friends, and no one had ever knocked on the door so politely.

You Xiaowu and Tiedan looked at each other, and You Xiaowu moved the board away. Suddenly, a cold wind blew in. He shivered and saw the person in front of him clearly: "Mr. Lu?"

Lu Zheng looked at him with a smile, followed by Changshan and Changshui. Lu Zheng threw the purse in his hand: "Brother You, shall I treat you to dinner?"

It was still the same restaurant as last time. You Xiaowu was a little reserved. He just left his address to Lu Zheng last time, but he felt that a young man from a wealthy family would not remember a small person like him. He didn't expect that the other party would actually come.

Lu Zheng pointed at the food and said, "Let's eat first."

Tiedan didn't wait for You Xiaowu to speak, he had already picked up the chopsticks and quickly and accurately stabbed a chicken leg. You Xiaowu was about to scold him for being only interested in food and not being beaten

, but he saw him put the chicken leg in his own bowl, and all his words were stuck in his throat. Lu Zheng looked at the two of them. Before he came to find You Xiaowu, he had already found Bao Zheng to understand the situation. You Xiaowu really didn't go out to cheat again. He also knew about Tiedan's life experience. A child who was almost abused to death by his stepmother was saved by You Xiaowu. Now it seems that You Xiaowu treats him well.

After eating and drinking, Lu Zheng said to You Xiaowu: "I want to hire you to help me find information. Five taels of silver per month, what do you think?"

"Five taels?!" You Xiaowu almost jumped up, and could hardly believe his ears.

Lu Zheng nodded: "This five taels is just your salary. If there are special tasks in the future that require extra money, I can also pay you extra money."

You Xiaowu swallowed his saliva.

Lu Zheng said again: "But I also have requirements. It's similar to the last time that the rumor was over. I not only need information, but also need you to distinguish the true from the false for me. I even need you to classify the information and find the truth from the outside to the inside."

This is a plan that Lu Zheng has been thinking about for a long time. After experiencing the baptism of the modern information society, for him, information is everything. As a grown man, he couldn't always grow up under the protection of his parents and brothers. Moreover, Ye Wenguan and Le Chen knew his origins, which always made him feel uneasy, so he decided to start preparing from now on. He observed You Xiaowu for a while and felt that although he was greedy for money, he was generally loyal and had some skills in getting information, so Lu Zheng decided to take advantage of the Lu family's affairs to test him.

You Xiaowu didn't think too much. He was just a gangster with no skills. It was rare that someone looked up to him. This made him feel hot in his heart. He agreed without caring whether he could do it or not.

"Okay!"