Chapter 58: Someone Similar to Him (Part )
Zhou Yunke looked at him leisurely for a moment, then chuckled and said loudly, "Stand straight, clamp your legs against the horse's belly. You look so limp, do you want to be thrown off the horse when it starts running?"
Su Liuyue was stunned for a moment, pulled the reins suddenly, turned to look at the man standing at the entrance of the venue, and the smile on her face froze.
Soft? This was the first time she had been described by this word.
But she was not someone who would not listen to advice, so she adjusted her posture as he said and said, "But is that so?"
Zhou Yunke raised his lips slightly, walked over slowly, and said calmly: "Not bad, but I remember that you were investigating a case? How come you have the leisure time to learn to ride a horse?"
This is the time to ask for punishment...
Su Liuyue immediately said with an innocent and upright look, "I learned to ride a horse so that I can better help His Highness investigate cases in the future. Besides, I originally just wanted to watch others riding horses before waiting for Feng Dali and the others to come back from investigating something. It was Mr. Rong who insisted that Commander Feng ask someone to teach me."
It would be a good thing if Zhou Yunke could give Rong Ruo a good scolding because of this incident and tell him not to look at her in such a disgusting way in the future.
After Su Liuyue finished speaking, she turned over and dismounted from the horse. However, because she was not yet experienced, her feet slipped when she stepped out of the stirrups and she almost fell. Fortunately, she managed to stabilize herself in time.
Zhou Yunke immediately looked at her with a half-smile, "You've been studying for most of the day, and this is all you've learned?"
Su Liuyue: “…”
How's her learning? This is her first time riding a horse!
She gritted her teeth secretly, not wanting to argue with him. She calmed the frightened horse while perfunctorily saying, "Of course I am not as talented as Your Highness."
Zhou Yunke looked at her with amusement, and did not continue to talk about other things. He got down to business, "I heard that someone from the Tiger Wing Army also committed suicide."
Su Liuyue glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "That's right, and...he was killed by the same murderer as Captain Shi and the others."
Zhou Yunke and the others didn't know the progress of the case yet. Hearing this, Feng Yang, who was standing next to Zhou Yunke, couldn't help but said in surprise: "Same murderer? Could it be that Su Xiaolangjun has found solid evidence that they were murdered?!"
Su Liuyue nodded, let go of the horse, walked up to them, and told them everything he had found out this morning.
The more Zhou Yunke listened, the darker his expression became. Finally, he raised his lips coldly and said sarcastically, "Avalokitesvara? Since he wants to be a bodhisattva who saves people from suffering, I can fulfill his wish in the future."
Let him return to heaven and be a good Bodhisattva.
Every time Zhou Yunke talked about this case, there was a hidden hostility and madness in his eyes.
Wu Tong, who was standing aside and didn't know whether to leave or not, was so scared that he started shaking even more violently.
He actually admired Young Master Su very much. Although he had thin arms and legs, he was not afraid at all when facing His Highness.
No wonder he is so highly valued by His Highness!
At this moment, a soldier suddenly hurried over and saluted, "Your Highness, Mr. Su, the servant you are waiting for is here, and he is at the entrance of the military camp!"
Before Su Liuyue could speak, Zhou Yunke said calmly, "Please invite them in to my tent to discuss matters."
"Yes!"
Soon, Feng Dali and his men were brought to Zhou Yunke's tent. After they finished paying their respects to Zhou Yunke, Su Liuyue immediately asked, "How's the investigation going?" Feng Dali grinned and said, "It's a piece of cake. We have already checked the people that the first four deceased had contact with before. Now we just need to further verify and see if there are any omissions.
It took some effort to investigate Chen Shao who died today.
However, we did find out something!"
Sun Zhaoan then said: "When we went to inquire again today, Zhou Hao's fiancée revealed something to us. She said that Zhou Hao often went out alone at night for a period of time. He did not allow them to follow him and would not tell them where he went.
But they were still worried. One time, Zhou Hao's father quietly followed him and saw him get on a donkey cart on a familiar road. When the driver saw him, he asked, "Are you going to the same place again?" Zhou Hao answered, "Yes." The driver said, "That place is great, the wine is so delicious."
After that, the donkey cart went far away, and he had no idea what happened next. "
Su Liuyue frowned, "Donkey cart? The barracks are near the military camp. How could there be a donkey cart here in the wilderness? And why didn't his father tell me before?"
Judging from Zhou Hao's father's description, it was obviously not the first time Zhou Hao rode on that donkey cart.
"There are still some."
Zhou Yunke suddenly said in a deep voice: "The soldiers in the army usually live outside the city. They have to train during the day, and most of the time they can only go out to relax at night.
The time is too tight to go back to the city, so they usually go to the taverns in some nearby villages or the ghost market to have fun.
Some nearby villagers took advantage of this and often went to the military camp at night to pick up these soldiers who were out looking for fun.”
Ghost market refers to the market at night.
The previous dynasty had a very strict curfew, and people were not allowed to set up stalls to do business at that time. However, seeking pleasure is human nature, and some clever vendors quietly gathered in some hidden places outside the city to open night markets, which are commonly known as ghost markets.
After the founding of Daqing, the court cancelled the curfew in order to restore the economy as soon as possible. However, compared with the strictly managed markets in the city, many people still prefer these unsupervised ghost markets outside the city.
Sun Zhaoan also said: "Because at that time, Zhou Hao's parents thought Zhou Hao committed suicide and didn't think too much about it. When we asked him, we mainly asked about his relationship in the Shenwu Army.
It was not until today, when we pointed out that Zhou Hao was killed and that the person who killed him was most likely someone outside the Shenwu Army, that Zhou Hao's father remembered this matter."
Su Liuyue said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, Zhou Hao must have gone to a tavern nearby."
"That's right, and Zhou Hao wasn't the only one who went out to drink late at night!"
Feng Dali suddenly said excitedly: "When we went to check Chen Shao's whereabouts, people around Chen Shao said that he mostly kept to himself. Since his two sons disappeared, he would go everywhere to look for his sons whenever he had time. If it weren't for the elderly at home and his sick wife who needed money to take care of, I'm afraid he wouldn't even go to the military camp.
After finishing training every day, he would run out immediately and come back very late. Many times, his comrades in the army were worried about him, and when they went to his barracks to look for him after he came back, they would smell a strong smell of alcohol coming from him.
One time, a friend of his casually asked him where he went to drink, and he said that he drank at a ghost market nearby, where there were many people like him! "