Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 28 Fan Comics
After Zhou Ping left the escort agency, he went to look for Chen Erdan and Daoba.

Chen Erdan and Scar went to ask Fan Shiyi for help.

This Mr. Fan was very famous. In Qinghe County, he either hung out in brothels or was invited to banquets.

No matter when and where, Fan Shiyi is always accompanied by beautiful women.

Fan Shiyi likes beautiful women and is very romantic, and this has spread throughout Qinghe County.

Chen Erdan and Daoba successfully invited Fan Shiyi.

Fan Shiyi took the two of them to the county government office and saw the body of the accountant.

However, Fan Shiyi couldn't see any clues.

"According to Master Fan, the soul of the accountant is gone."

"The murderer's brain removal is a secondary hobby, and his goal is to kill people and take their souls."

Chen Erdan was very happy, as he finally got some clues.

Kill people and take their souls! This is a Taoist method, but Chen Erdan's elder brother Chen Dadan would never do it.

Three people walked on the street, analyzing what to do about this matter.

Although Fan Shiyi figured out something, she was not a professional detective after all, and she couldn't find the murderer.

The government office is not very active in this matter, so we can only rely on the efforts of a few people.

The three were walking on the road when Chen Erdan suddenly bumped into someone.

"Oh, you don't have eyes."

Chen Erdan cursed.

On the street, some paintings were suddenly scattered everywhere.

This person was actually the scholar who was "taking photos" in the brothel.

The scholar bumped into Chen Erdan while holding some paintings, and the paintings fell onto the street.

A picture of a beautiful woman flew straight to Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping quickly caught it with his hand, fearing that the painting would hit his face and trigger Lingxi's finger.

"what?"

Zhou Ping held the painting and felt that the person in the painting was very familiar.

The painting shows a beautiful woman with a curvy figure and seductive eyes, but her head is actually Fan Shiyi.

Zhou Ping's mouth twitched slightly. This guy must have a side job! He even drew fan comics.

The scholar's painting was knocked to the ground and he hurriedly tried to pick it up.

When Zhou Ping raised his eyes, he saw more pictures of beauties.

One of the paintings depicts two beauties, one plump and mature, the other frail and graceful. Both are wearing revealing clothes and their eyes are full of seductiveness.

The painting shows the third wife Liu Ruyan and her daughter He Yunqing.

Zhou Ping was so shocked that he was burnt inside and tender outside. Is this okay?

“This is my painting.”

The scholar snatched the painting from Zhou Ping's hand and left in a hurry.

"You bastard, you have no eyes. Next time I see you, I will beat you to a pulp."

Chen Erdan was in a bad mood and kept cursing.

But the scholar had already disappeared with his paintings.

The three of them prepared to go to Zhou Ping's house to drink.

At this time, I was no longer in the mood to listen to music in the brothel. Only drinking could relieve my depression.

In the courtyard, three people were drinking and talking about the case.

Time flies and it's night.

Xiaobai is not in the yard. He must have gone to look for the third wife, He Yunqing.

The ghost baby flew up and down in the yard, searching for treasure according to Zhou Ping's instructions.

When the ghost baby was passing through the wall, his way was suddenly blocked by several bricks.

You have to know that the ghost baby has no physical body and can pass through walls at will. This is the first time that it has been blocked by bricks.

The ghost baby looked at the bricks and pouted angrily. It circled the wall several times and found that there were only four bricks blocking it.

The ghost baby crawled into the wall and looked at the four bricks.

These bricks glow yellow, and the ghost baby doesn't like them very much.

My mother was hurt by this yellow light in the past.

The ghost baby instinctively felt disgusted with the yellow light and didn't think it was a good thing.

The ghost baby shook its head, its three hairs moved, and then it left. Zhou Ping asked it to find good things, but it didn't think these yellow bricks were good things.

The He family's house is quite old, and no one knows which generation of elders hid a few gold bricks and built them into the wall.

Even if it is gold, it may not shine, because no one can find it.

On the other side, Zhou Ping was analyzing the case, so he didn't have time to establish contact with the ghost baby. He didn't even know that the four gold bricks had left him.

"The murderer killed people to take their souls, but he only killed the accountant and did not harm Brother Bold."

"Is there anything different about the accountant?"

The three people were puzzled.

"boom!"

Suddenly a person fell into the yard.

The figure was Uncle Lame, his face was covered in blood and his body was injured in many places.

Zhou Ping was very surprised and he quickly supported Uncle Lame.

Three people carried Uncle Lame into the house.

"Brother, you actually hurt me!"

"Brother, you actually hurt me."

"Brother, you actually hurt me?"

Uncle Lame's eyes were dazed and he kept mumbling something.

"Wow."

Uncle Lame didn't know whether he was injured or angry, but he vomited blood and then fainted.

"Scar, go get the doctor."

Zhou Ping arranged for Scar to see a doctor, while he and Chen Erdan took care of Uncle Lame.

After one night.

Uncle Lame slowly woke up.

Uncle Lame had several external wounds on his body and some minor internal injuries, but they did not appear to be fatal.

But Uncle Lame looked very depressed.

"Uncle Lame, what happened yesterday?"

Zhou Ping couldn't help but ask.

"Someone lured me to the suburbs with a secret and wanted to eat my brain."

Uncle Lame seemed to be sleepwalking as he answered Zhou Ping's questions. His eyes kept changing, showing sadness, dejection, unwillingness, and anger.

"I'll rest here for a few days."

Uncle Lame waved his hand and didn't want to say anything.

Zhou Ping's mind is now full of question marks.

Why didn't Uncle Bo return to the escort agency when he was injured? Yan Yi is in the escort agency, isn't she more powerful than Zhou Ping and the other little karami?

"Zhou Ping."

Chen Erdan pulled Zhou Ping's sleeve.

The three of them left Uncle Lame in the room and started discussing outside.

"Zhou Ping, did you hear what Uncle Lame said just now?"

"Someone lured me to the suburbs with a secret and wanted to eat my brain."

Zhou Ping and Chen Erdan looked at each other and understood the meaning of this sentence.

The murderer who hurt the county government accountant appeared again, but this time his target was Uncle Lame, and he failed.

After all, Uncle Lame is a ninth-rank warrior with great combat power.

But Uncle Lame's condition was obviously not right. He didn't suffer any fatal injuries, but he was in a low mood.

"When Uncle Lame gets better, we'll ask him about it."

Chen Erdan rubbed his hands, his eyes sparkling. He finally found a breakthrough.

Are there any similarities between the accountant in the yamen and Uncle Lame?

Zhou Ping had a flash of inspiration.

"Oh, yes, Mr. Accountant! They are the ones who manage the money."

Zhou Ping thought of the similarities between the two people.

It's not age or gender. The only similarity between the two people is that they are in charge of money. One is in charge of money at the county government, and the other is in charge of money at the escort agency.

Zhou Ping expressed his guess.

"Zhou Ping, I think you are right!"

Chen Erdan felt that what Zhou Ping said was absolutely right.

"Me too." Scar agreed.

"So if the murderer is going to strike again, he will definitely choose the accountant."

"First it was the county government office, then the escort agency. The accountant the murderer chose was not an ordinary accountant, but one with a large business."

"So, his next target should still be the accountant of a big family or a big business in Qinghe County."

"Then the He family should be his next target."

Zhou Ping speculated.

"Zhou Ping, I think you are absolutely right!"

Chen Erdan was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

If you can predict the murderer's target in advance, you can just sit back and wait for him.

"Me too."

Scar hurriedly agreed. He was a little confused, but he roughly understood that the murderer wanted to kill the accountant, and the next target was the accountant of the He family.

Several people acted separately.

Zhou Ping takes care of Uncle Lame, Chen Erdan goes to the county government office to explain the situation of the murderer, and Scar tells the He family the news.

He family villa.

In the room, He Yunqing was looking at a thick account book.

Since Mr. He grew old, he handed over the affairs of the He family to He Yunqing.

He Yunqing was very intelligent and could learn things quickly. He was in charge of the financial power of the He family.

"Because of the fire this year, the He family's income has dropped by 30%."

"The He family's income is expected to decrease by 60% next year."

"Fortunately, the He family still has a shop."

He Yunqing calculated carefully. She knew that the past two years would be a hurdle for the He family, and they had to make some connections.

"Yunqing, don't worry so much. Look, your hair has become dry."

Third wife Liu Ruyan combs He Yunqing's hair.

"Cough cough cough."

The third lady coughed a few times.

"Mom, go and have some rest. I'll find some doctors to take a good look at you tomorrow."

He Yunqing said.

During this period, Liu Ruyan, who had always been in good health, suddenly started coughing for some unknown reason and became much weaker.

He Yunqing invited several doctors to treat Liu Ruyan, but they could not find out what was wrong with her. They just said that she had caught a cold.

But Liu Ruyan kept taking medicine, but there was no improvement and her health was getting worse and worse.

After a while, a servant led Scar into the house.

"Miss He, I'm Scar from the Yan Family Escort Agency."

Scar got straight to the point.

"Oh, I remember you. You are the little escort who was with Zhou Ping."

Liu Ruyan said.

Scar nodded and then briefly explained the situation.

"You mean, the murderer is going to kill me next?"

He Yunqing frowned and asked. She was the accountant of the entire He family.

"probably."

Scar scratched the back of his head.

"A reward of one ounce of silver."

He Yunqing gave some reward money and then let the man leave with Scar.

After Scar left, the mother and daughter started to discuss the matter.

"Yun Qing, you have to be careful about this! I think Zhou Ping is a calm person. Since he made this guess, he must have his reasons."

Liu Ruyan had a good impression of Zhou Ping, so she believed what Scar said. After all, this was Zhou Ping's guess.

"Mother, you're overthinking it. I think Zhou Ping is just talking nonsense!"

"The murderer killed a man, and I am a woman. There is no similarity at all."

He Yunqing was unwilling to believe that the murderer would come to kill him.

Liu Ruyan shook her head. She knew her daughter's character, and once she made up her mind, she would not change it easily.

"Hey, Xiaobai, you're here. Come on, follow me to the kitchen to pick out something delicious."

Liu Ruyan discovered Xiaobai who came to eat and drink for free, so she left.

In the room, He Yunqing shook his head and continued to settle the accounts.

As it was getting dark, He Yunqing yawned.

A note suddenly flew into He Yunqing's room.

He Yunqing picked up the note and looked around the yard, but no one was around. She opened the note:

Do you want to know the secret of how only three of the dozen wives of the He family died? At midnight, a man came to the west of the city.

In the house, Zhou Ping prepared some wine and meat for Uncle Lame.

But Uncle Lame didn't move.

Uncle Lame lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

There is nothing wrong with Uncle Lame's body, but he is mentally traumatized.

Zhou Ping didn't dare to disturb him.

Chen Erdan and Daoba went to wait for He Yunqing.

The government office did not agree with the statements of several people, so no one cared, let alone send anyone to protect He Yunqing.

That's why Chen Erdan and Daoba were waiting for He Yunqing.

In the middle of the night, Scar called Zhou Ping away.

He Yunqing left He's house alone and went to the west of the city.

Chen Erdan was responsible for tracking.

After a while, two people followed the marks left by Chen Erdan and found him.

He Yunqing was waiting for someone under a dead tree.

The three of them hid far away.

After a while, a man in black robe suddenly appeared beside the dead tree.

The man in black robe started talking to He Yunqing, but the three people couldn't hear it because they were far away.

"Ghost baby! Go."

Zhou Ping controlled the ghost baby, hid underground, and came to the feet of He Yunqing and the man in black.

"Who are you? What do you mean by talking about the secret of the deaths of more than a dozen concubines? Didn't they all die accidentally?"

"Miss Yunqing, you are so smart. More than a dozen wives of Mr. He are dead? Could it be such a simple accident?"

Zhou Ping heard the conversation between He Yunqing and the man in black robe through the ghost baby.

Zhou Ping judged that the man in black in front of him should be the murderer who killed the accountant of the yamen and injured Uncle Lame.

"This little girl is quite brave. How dare she come here alone?"

Zhou Ping didn't believe that He Yunqing dared to come alone, so he spread out his perception range.

On a giant tree more than nine meters tall, a figure was squatting there.

Zhou Ping sensed that Yan Yi was hiding in a tree not far away.

Yan Yi was half squatting, her thighs were full and strong, and her buttocks were plump and round.

Relying on his perception ability, Zhou Ping looked Yan Yi's whole body.

"What white legs!"

Zhou Ping praised and then began to assess the current situation.

If the man in black robe can seriously injure Uncle Lame, then it is hard to say whether these few people can be his match.

But if Yan Yi is added, there shouldn't be any problem.

Zhou Ping ignored Yan Yi and eavesdropped on their conversation. This kind of eavesdropping was addictive and he couldn't stop.

"Your dozen concubines were all killed by He Yunlu at the instigation of your father."

"These people were disguised as various accidents, but in fact they were killed by others."

The man in black robe said.

"I don't believe it. Why did my father kill my aunts? What evidence do you have?"

He Yunqing expressed his disbelief. Although there were rumors that Mr. He had borrowed the lives of more than a dozen wives, why was his mother fine?

"Your father wants to kill the aunts because they have more or less shown signs of having affairs."

"As for the evidence, you can go and ask He Yunlu if he had a servant named Agou in the past. Where is Agou now?"

The black-robed man's face was hidden in the shadows, and he was wearing a mask. His eyes were slightly red.

Zhou Ping seemed to have heard of some shocking news. He had heard Chen Erdan talk about the He family before, but he never expected it to be true.

Just as Zhou Ping was digesting this information, the man in black robe suddenly stretched out his arm and pinched He Yunqing's neck.

(End of this chapter)