Chapter 126 The Key to Solving the Case (Update )
Zhou Yunke smiled faintly, but his eyes were cold, and said: "This is Cao Yan, the commander of the guards beside His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."

Someone around King Wei?

Yes, in this case, the family of the chief steward in the Prince of Wei's mansion were burned to death. Feng Dali also said that the Prince of Wei had gone to Jingzhao Prefecture to cause trouble, and he must have been paying close attention to this case.

He sent Cao Yan here now to act with them?
Su Liuyue's eyes turned slightly, and she bowed to Cao Yan and said, "It turns out to be Commander Cao. I am honored to meet you, Commander Cao."

Cao Yan was just like his appearance, with a very dull temperament. After returning the greeting to Su Liuyue, he said in a flat voice, "Chief Butler Xiao is an old man under His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei. His family died so tragically, and the murderer has not been caught for a long time. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is very sad. I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made a major discovery, so I specially sent me here to follow up."

Su Liuyue's mouth twitched secretly.

You are worthy of being me, King Wei!
Even his subordinates would speak in a sarcastic tone.

Zhou Yunke seemed to be used to these scenes. He said with a half-smile, "My royal brother is still as impatient as ever. Don't worry, I will give him an explanation today. I can't let him vent his anger on you."

After saying that, he walked slowly to the front and jumped on the horse.

Cao Yan was silent for a moment, said nothing, then walked to a black horse nearby and sat on it.

Su Liuyue looked at them enviously, but finally resigned herself to her fate and got on the carriage prepared for her.

Lu Lu led a small group of yamen runners and rode beside Su Liuyue's carriage. As they walked, Lu Lu whispered, "His Highness just said that we should go and do our own thing later, and we don't need to worry about the other people in that gang.

I had asked someone to check out the shoe shop this morning. Although the shoe shop was located next to the official road, the official road did not lead to any big town, and there were not many people walking on it on weekdays, let alone at night.

They will definitely send people to closely guard the forest next to the shoe shop. We can only ambush on the other side of the official road. Because we are quite far away from the shoe shop, we can hardly hear what they say. "

Su Liuyue nodded to show that she understood.

The router is silent.

He knew that Su Xiaolangjun was particularly concerned about the case because of her cousin. Originally, they didn't need to go with him. They just had to wait for His Highness to catch all the members of the gang and then they could interrogate them one by one.

But he also understood Su Xiaolangjun's worries. What if His Highness failed to capture everyone? What if a few people escaped, and among those who escaped, the murderer happened to be one?
Lu Lu thought for a moment and whispered, "Mr. Su, you said that we are mainly going to observe the people in that gang this time, but... can we tell who is the murderer just by looking with the naked eye?"

Su Liuyue was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm not sure, but... as long as the murderer went to that party, as long as he revealed any clues, I will be able to catch him. For the rest, I can only rely on luck."

Many times, luck is also one of the key factors in solving a case!

Fan Jian said that they had planned to meet at 9 o'clock in the evening, and they were going to ambush, so they couldn't really wait until 9 o'clock to go there, so they must hide aside early.

When they arrived near the foot shop, it was just getting dark and there was still at least an hour before the midnight. Lulu was still worried that Su Liuyue would not be able to endure lying motionless in such a desolate mountain for such a long time. Unexpectedly, Su Liuyue lay all the way without making a sound, staring intently in the direction of the foot shop, and was more patient than some yamen runners.

It seems that he is very used to doing this kind of ambush.

Although he was surprised, there were already many shocking things about Su Xiaolangjun in his daily life, so he didn't mind adding one more.

Lu Lu then turned his attention to the foot shop across the street. This place was already desolate, and the foot shop had not been visited by people for a long time. Under the cold moonlight, it looked even more lonely and desolate. About 15 minutes before midnight, someone finally came.

The first person to come was a tall man wearing coarse linen clothes, with a scar on the right forehead. After he walked into the shoe shop, he took out several kerosene lamps from behind the old counter as if he knew the place well. He lit them one by one and placed them in various places in the shop. Then he took out several teapots and cups like a magic trick and placed them one by one on the shabby tables in the shop.

The originally lonely and dilapidated shoe shop suddenly changed into something more than just an illusion. It seemed as if the previous dilapidation was just an illusion. It had been operating well all along and was just an ordinary shoe shop on the roadside.

Su Liuyue stared at the man for a while. He had a serious face and a murderous aura. These kerosene lamps and teapots and cups seemed to be prepared by him in advance. The fact that he arranged them in advance showed that he also played a leadership role in this gang.

But he is definitely not the leader. Fan Jian said that the leader will never reveal his true appearance in front of others.

I don’t know if the leader will come today.

After that, the man sat behind the counter, like an ordinary host, waiting for customers to come.

Soon, people came to the door. Most of them were men. Some were wearing the same coarse linen clothes as the man, and some were dressed in richer clothes. Their temperaments, looks and dress were different. The only thing in common was that they all had obvious vigilance on their faces and always looked around from time to time.

As more and more people came, the atmosphere in the foot shop became more and more lively. A middle-aged man in luxurious clothes even brought two pots of wine and started drinking with others. While drinking, he said something with a look of resentment on his face. When he got excited, he slapped the table next to him hard, causing the already shabby table to shake dangerously several times.

Of course, there are also a few taciturn people who just sit quietly by themselves, not greeting others or participating in their conversations.

Unfortunately, at the place where Su Liuyue was lying in ambush, he could only vaguely hear some voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying at all.

She couldn't help but pursed her lips slightly. The situation was worse than she thought. It was still difficult to find the murderer just by looking.

Fortunately, they still have Fan Jian.

Before she took action today, she asked Zhou Yunke to ask Fan Jian to help her do something, to see if he could be of use.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people gathered in the foot shop. When the hour of Hai was almost approaching, Fan Jian finally appeared with two other men.

Fan Jian had told them before that the main purpose of this gathering was to discuss whether the plan to burn down the mansion of the steward of Zhou Yunke's palace was feasible. The previous burning of the steward's family of the King of Wei seemed to have given them great encouragement. They talked about this matter proudly in several gatherings.

Fan Jian and two other men were sent to monitor the house of Zhou Yunke's steward, so they naturally became the focus of the gathering. Fan Jian had told them before that he would go there with the other two men.

Therefore, as soon as the three of them walked into the foot shop, the others stood up and surrounded them eagerly.

Su Liuyue immediately stared at Fan Jian and saw that after he exchanged greetings with a group of people, he found a chair and sat down.

Suddenly, he turned his body slightly, with his back facing Su Liuyue and the others, and raised his right hand as if casually and scratched the back of his head. While scratching his head, his index finger and middle finger crossed together.

Su Liuyue raised the corner of her mouth slightly and whispered, "It's started!"

This was the gesture she and Fan Jian agreed upon.

Whether the murderer can be lured out in one fell swoop depends on Fan Jian's ability.