The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#321 - Gifts and Toothbrush

“It should be the people from Tianma Escort Agency who discovered the item was fake, so they temporarily spared Su Zhe's life, wanting to find out where the real item is from his mouth,” Yan Jun guessed.

“But the coroner Cheng didn’t find any signs of torture on Su Zhe’s body, and there’s another strange thing…” Lu Jing paused, then continued, “The governor also sent people to ask the vendors near Tianma Escort Agency, and no one saw Su Zhe go to Tianma Escort Agency during that time.”

“If it was a dark escort, perhaps it was arranged through a middleman in secret.”

“Well, I happen to know a friend who does business in this area, I’ll go ask him later.” Lu Jing pondered, and as soon as he finished speaking, Yan Jun's messenger flew over from a distance.

The two were happy instead of worried when they saw this.

Yan Jun and Lu Jing were not worried that the person who killed Su Zhe would attack Wang Wan's family again, because they were both in Wujiang City now.

Two first-rate experts together could walk sideways even in a dragon's pool or tiger's den.

On the contrary, if the other party kept hiding in the dark and didn't move, it might not be easy to find them in a short time, so Lu Jing and Yan Jun were now eager for the other side to make a move.

But those guys dared to act before it was completely dark, weren't they a bit too bold?

Lu Jing and Yan Jun disregarded the horrified gazes of the passersby on the street, and each used their lightness skills, taking less than half an incense stick's time to rush back to Old Cao Street.

But what they saw next was a scene that made them laugh and cry.

Wang Wan was in the front yard, directing the maids and Uncle Han to bring the steaming dishes to the table, arranging them neatly, and when she saw Lu Jing and Yan Jun, she said in surprise, “Is that bird really so useful? You came back so quickly?”

“Where are the people?” Yan Jun asked.

“What people?” Wang Wan was at a loss, then seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said, “Oh, those bad people didn’t come. It’s not even dark yet. I ordered a table of dishes for sixty taels of silver from Gonglou, wanting to call you back for dinner.”

While speaking, she glanced at Lu Jing, lowered her head, and said.

Yan Jun was a little helpless, “Sister Wang doesn’t need to be so polite, we can just grab a bite outside.”

“How can that be? You are helping me investigate my late husband’s murder case. How can I do nothing and just watch you busy? And… it was too late yesterday, and I didn’t have time to let Bao’er and Chai’er come out to meet you.”

Wang Wan waved her hand towards the house while speaking, and then a boy and a girl, both young children, walked out hand in hand.

They looked to be only six or seven years old, chubby, and obviously from a wealthy family, but perhaps because they had been frightened too much during this time, they were both a little timid.

“What are you standing there for? Come and kowtow to your Auntie Yan and Hero Lu.” Wang Wan stroked the heads of the two children with a look of affection, “With them here, those bad people won’t dare to come to our house again in the future.”

The two children were about to kneel down together after hearing this, but Lu Jing and Yan Jun stopped them with quick eyes and hands.

“There’s no need to thank us among family.” Yan Jun said, “Speaking of which, this matter is actually my fault. When I received the first letter, I didn’t expect that you would also be in danger, so there was a delay in the middle, otherwise Sister and the children wouldn’t have been frightened again.”

Lu Jing on the other side also said, “It’s not too late to thank me after the murderer is caught.”

“Didn’t you prepare something to give to Auntie Yan and Hero Lu?” Wang Wan said to the two children again.

Bao’er and Chai’er each stretched out the hand they were holding, and in their chubby palms were small animals woven from grass stems, which were the children’s favorite games on weekdays.

So the matter of finding that middleman friend could only be delayed until tomorrow. But it wasn’t all bad news. After dinner, Lu Jing returned to his room and checked his upper dantian, and found that most of the Nihility Qi inside had disappeared.

This progress was faster than he had originally estimated. It seemed that if he was lucky, he might be able to solve the hidden danger of secret power once and for all by this time tomorrow night.

Thinking of this, Lu Jing couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The next day, after breakfast, he and Yan Jun went out early again.

This time, Lu Jing was looking for a broker in Wujiang City who specialized in matchmaking, named Shen Yi, but unlike ordinary brokers, Shen Yi’s deals were more secretive.

And like him, there were several special brokers in Wujiang City, and it was not easy to find them all. Shen Yi spent half a day helping Lu Jing ask around.

Finally, he came back and said to Lu Jing, “The people I asked have not done business between Su Zhe and Tianma Escort Agency.”

Yan Jun heard the hidden meaning in Shen Yi’s words and said, “Mr. Shen, are there any people you haven’t asked?”

“Yes, but unfortunately, he will never be able to answer your questions.”

“He’s dead, when?”

“Three months ago.” Shen Yi said, “Calculating the time, it coincides with the time when Su Zhe, the owner of Su’s cloth shop, died one after another.”

“Someone silenced him afterward?”

“There is such a possibility,” Shen Yi sighed, “Although our business makes money quickly, we also die quickly, especially those who do better die even faster. Few people can live to a ripe old age.”

“Did his family report to the authorities?”

“No, because once the authorities are reported, the constables will come to investigate the case, and there are too many secrets behind us, and we are very afraid of being investigated. Usually, if we die, we die, and the family will not publicize it, and bury it directly. In this way, at least the money is still there. I have already chosen a cemetery for myself.”

After Shen Yi left, Yan Jun couldn’t help but feel a headache, “That means the clue of the middleman is also broken. The other party did it very cleanly. In this case, we can only wait for Sister Wang to sell the house and see who the final buyer is. They can’t possibly not want that thing, right?”

“In the meantime, we may be able to investigate Escort Geng and Escort Hou again.” Lu Jing said.

“That’s all we can do.” Yan Jun nodded.

This case didn’t seem complicated at first glance, it was a typical case of greed for money, but when we really investigated it, we found that there were many doubts behind it, and some seemed to contradict each other.

Even with Yan Jun’s patience, he felt a little irritable for some reason.

Sorry, it's very late