Chapter 172 Clues

Now there are two doubts plaguing Gongsun Zhuoyu.

First, who is the dead male body?

Second, where is Danqiu, who has been missing for a long time?

Gongsun Zhuoyu felt that investigating this case would be quite difficult, and it would undoubtedly be torture for a lazy guy like him, but when he thought of Du Lingchun saying that he could become an official in Beijing if he found out the truth, he felt full of energy.

He searched Danqiu's room carefully again, and finally found a few prescriptions under the jewelry box. When he found that he couldn't understand them, he folded them up and stuffed them into his sleeves, preparing to go to the medical clinic in town to ask..

Jiangzhou is a place that is neither big nor small. If you want to leave the city, you must have a road guide issued by the government.Dan Qiucai had been missing for three days. Regardless of whether he was dead or alive, he was definitely still in Jiangzhou City.Moreover, she suffers from heartache and must take medicine every day. There will definitely be clues if she checks them one by one.

When Gongsun Zhuoyu walked out of the door, he didn't know what he thought of, so he went back and took out the men's sweat towel from Danqiu's drawer.It has a navy blue base and a small word "全" embroidered on the lower right corner.

Complete?Is Lei Quan complete?

Gongsun Zhuoyu walked out of the door, thinking that three days was still a little tight. Seeing Shi Qianqiu guarding the door, he stepped forward and said: "Master, I need your help to run something."

Shi Qianqiu: "My lord, just give me your orders."

Gongsun Zhuoyu: "According to what my servant said, Lei Quan has returned to Jingzhou to visit relatives, and his return date is uncertain. I'm afraid he will come back too late to catch up with me on my way to Dusi Bus."

Shi Qianqiu thought for a moment and said: "It's not difficult. Jingzhou is not far away. It's just a trip for me and a few other masters to bring Lei Quan back to you for interrogation."

They have Qinggong, so their footsteps are naturally faster than ordinary government servants.

Gongsun Zhuoyu smiled happily and jumped up and down with joy: "Then I'll help some masters."

There are a total of twenty-four large medical clinics in Jiangzhou City, and there are fifteen or sixteen small medical clinics in total.Gongsun Zhuoyu asked several maids who had good relations with Danqiu to question him. He learned that she often took medicine in Jimin Hall, so he went directly to find her.

Since it is an investigation, naturally we cannot alert the enemy.

Gongsun Zhuoyu only dressed up as an ordinary wealthy man, wandering the streets playing tricks on cats and dogs, and finally found his way to the front of Jimin Hall.He opened the folding fan in his hand with a loud bang and shook it slowly twice. Seeing that there were not many patients inside, he walked in directly.

"Where is the doctor?"

Sitting in the hall was an old man in commoner clothes, wearing a square square hat, who was pounding medicine with a pestle. When he saw Gongsun Zhuoyu entering, he walked out: "I am an old man. Are you here to see a doctor?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu groaned: "I've been having pain in my heart recently."

The old doctor said: "In that case, please sit down, sir, and I will take your pulse."

Gongsun Zhuoyu looked at the surrounding environment, patted the prescription in his arms on the table, and said deliberately: "There is no need to check the pulse. I have the same disease as my cousin at home. She took this medicine at your house and was fine. YouJust catch it as is."

The old doctor saw that he spoke with great energy and his lip color was normal, and he really didn't look like he was suffering from heartache. He picked up the prescription and looked at it for a moment, then shook his head and stroked his beard and said: "Well... it is indeed my family's prescription, but Mr.Let the old man take a good pulse, even if the symptoms are the same, the medicine cannot be taken together."

Gongsun Zhuoyu said without leaving any trace: "Did Mr. write the prescription?"

Old doctor: "No, I specialize in pediatrics. If it comes to treating heartache, Doctor Yu is the best at it. He developed this prescription. But he went to buy medicinal materials with others and was not in the hall.Sir, please wait a moment."

"It's okay," Gongsun Zhuoyu said as if he was making small talk, "Sir, have you met my sister? She often comes to your house to get medicine. Now, this is the prescription. I'll make it cheaper later."

The old doctor stroked his beard and asked with a smile: "Is it Miss Danqiu?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu's eyes lit up: "It's her, how come the old gentleman recognizes her?"

The old doctor said: "There are not many people suffering from heartache. Besides, she comes here every now and then to get medicine. I naturally recognize her, but I didn't hear her say she has a brother."

Gongsun Zhuoyu lied without blushing or out of breath: "Distant relatives, cousin, cousin... By the way, has Dan Qiu come here to get medicine recently?"

The old doctor thought for a moment and said, "It's strange that she hasn't been here for a few days."

Gongsun Zhuoyu was thoughtful when he heard the words and was silent for a moment. He looked up and saw the old doctor staring at him suspiciously. He coughed and said in a covert manner: "She may have been delayed for something. In that case, I will do it for her."Go back with some medicine, and ask the old gentleman to grab some for me according to this prescription."

"In that case, let me grab three days' worth first."

After saying that, the old doctor got up from his seat and went to the medicine cabinet to grab the medicines one by one according to the prescription. However, when he got the last piece of turmeric, there was only a little bit of dregs left in the medicine box. He couldn't help but uttered a suspicious sound:"Hey, how could this happen..."

Gongsun Zhuoyu noticed: "Old sir, what's the problem with Fang Zi?"

The old doctor took back his hand and closed the medicine box: "It's a waste of time for the young master to go here. Turmeric is not commonly used here. When I looked at it a few days ago, it was clear that there was still some, but who would have thought that today I would see that there is only a little left. I'm afraidIt’s not enough.”

Gongsun Zhuoyu asked: "Isn't turmeric commonly used?"

The old doctor said: "Young master, I don't know something. Turmeric has special medicinal properties. Ordinary doctors need to consider it carefully when using it. They only use it a few times throughout the year, so they don't buy much."

Gongsun Zhuoyu had no intention of buying medicine at first: "It's okay, I'll come back next time."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left the medical center. He happened to meet a group of people carrying medicinal materials in. He could vaguely hear the old doctor asking: "Doctor Yu, why is the turmeric gone here?"

A young man replied: "Oh, I saw that the medicinal materials were a bit trendy, so I threw them away."

The old doctor sighed heavily: "It's a pity, it's a pity! Even though it's a tide, the medicine is still effective. Don't throw it away next time."

Gongsun Zhuoyu hadn't gone far yet. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but stop. He turned around and saw a man in a blue shirt listening to the lecture. He expected to be Dr. Yu who prescribed Danqiu..

Well……

Jimin Hall is just a small medical clinic. It should not be rich enough to throw away medicinal materials at will. Moreover, even in an ordinary large medical clinic, those damp medicinal materials will be sold at a discount or used to feed pigs and sheep.Feel free to discard.

Gongsun Zhuoyu stood at the door, tapping his palms with his fan. After some thought, he simply found a seat at the tea stall opposite the hospital, intending to stare at Dr. Yu to see what was going on.

The tea seller poured a bowl of herbal tea diligently: "Sir, two cents per bowl."

Gongsun Zhuoyu's eyelids jumped when he heard this, and he raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a great look, shaking the fan in his hand: "Do you know who I am, how dare you ask me for money?!"

The dignified county magistrate of Jiangzhou will scare you to death if I tell you!

The tea seller shook his head honestly: "I don't know, but Sir, even if the King of Heaven comes, I still have to pay for tea."

Gongsun Zhuoyu didn't believe what he said: "If the prefect of Jiangzhou came here to drink tea, would you dare to charge money?"

Su Daofu made a lot of money locally and his reputation was obviously bad.

"Who? The prefect?" The tea seller picked his ears, "That's a dog. If the dog wants to drink tea, can you still ask the dog for money?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu was amused, and asked insinuatingly: "Then if the wise, mighty, and elegant Gongsun County Magistrate of Jiangzhou comes here to drink tea, will you accept payment?"

That will definitely not be accepted, because...

"He is just a piece of stinking shit," the tea seller wiped the rag from his shoulder, "The people don't fight with the officials, and I don't fight with the shit."

"..."

When Gongsun Zhuoyu heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he could no longer shake his fan. He thought to himself that this unruly man was so bold and had to be put in jail to teach him a lesson. He immediately slapped the table and stood up: "You unruly..."

Before he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of a familiar purple figure in the corner of his eye. He swallowed the words with a gulp, quickly picked up his fan and ran over.

Seeing this, the tea seller hurriedly grabbed him: "Hey, sir, you haven't paid me yet!"

Gongsun Zhuoyu had no choice but to stop, search all over his body, find two copper plates and throw them to him: "Two copper plates are worth your fuss, you stingy man!"

The waiter thought he was sick and muttered to himself: "Who is he?"

Du Lingchunqing had exterminated a group of rebels from the previous dynasty and had just come out of the prison after interrogating the prisoners. However, before walking far, he met Gongsun Zhuoyu on the street. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Master Gongsun, okay.skillful."

He likes purple clothes.Today, I am wearing a white robe, covered with purple gauze, and a jade belt around my waist. It is really expensive.His eyebrows flew into his temples, and he became increasingly indistinguishable between male and female, giving off a faintly demonic aura that was hard to fathom.

Gongsun Zhuoyu is still wearing a simple white robe, fresh and neat, and he looks like a wealthy young master at first glance.He shook the folding fan and pretended to have met by chance: "Oh, what a coincidence. Where did Du Shi Company come from?"

Du Lingchun did not answer, but slowly put his hands into his sleeves: "Master Gongsun is so smart, why don't you take a guess?"

Inexplicably, he didn't want to say that he had just killed someone.

Gongsun Zhuoyu touched the tip of his nose when he heard this and looked at it calmly.I saw a small group of guards following Du Lingchun. Several of them were injured, and they had obviously just experienced a fierce fight.

They came from the east, most likely not to drink and eat, because the east side is the government prison.

Then why go to the government prison?

Gongsun Zhuoyu took a slight sniff and smelled the faint smell of blood on Du Lingchun's body, which was very fresh.The man in front of him was the current admiral. He came to Jiangzhou just to suppress the rebel party. It was impossible to go to the prison to inspect the public sentiment.

Gongsun Zhuoyu smiled: "Is it going well for our company to suppress the rebels? Those rebels are good at martial arts and need to be strictly guarded. The cell doors in the prison are a bit old. It's better to find someone to reinforce them in advance."

Du Lingchun raised his eyebrows, suddenly feeling that he had no secrets in front of him: "How do you know?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu became more modest at this time: "Random guesses and mistakes."

Du Lingchun moved his hands hidden in his sleeves and said with a smile: "You are very smart, but the cell does not need to be reinforced."

That group of people is dead.

A gust of wind blew away the smell of blood on his sleeves.

Du Lingchun seemed to think of something and suddenly asked: "Why is Lord Gongsun wandering on the street if he doesn't investigate the case?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu thought to himself that he must not let his superiors think that he was cheating. He pointed his folding fan in the distance, facing the door of Jisheng Hall: "I am here to keep an eye on the suspect."

Coincidentally, as soon as he finished speaking, Dr. Yu happened to walk out of the medical clinic. He looked around first, and then headed towards South Street, not knowing what he was going to do.

Gongsun Zhuoyu said: "He is the person I am targeting."

Du Lingchun asked with interest: "Is he the suspect?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu didn't say anything too harshly: "He is related to this case."

Du Lingchun had never seen anyone solve a case before, so he was quite surprised: "In that case, our company will work with you to see what happens."

Gongsun Zhuoyu's eyelids jumped when he heard this, and then he looked behind him hesitantly: "Company, you don't need to bring so many people with you for tracking."

Du Lingchun rolled his sleeves: "It's simple, so they don't have to follow."

A black-clothed guard behind him heard this and subconsciously said: "Company, you can't..."

After all, Jiangzhou is not their territory. If someone is interested in it, it will be very bad.

Du Lingchun lowered his eyes lightly and said casually: "You just hide in the dark. The rebellious party has been eliminated, so nothing big will happen."

The guard had no choice but to comply.

So the tracking of one person turned into a group activity inexplicably.

Gongsun Zhuoyu and Du Lingchun followed Doctor Yu at a distance of three to five steps, going around and around in circles for countless streets, and finally stopped at...

The entrance to a brothel.