Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 362 Come back and take a look?

Yang Yiyi was tongue-tied and didn't know how to persuade others, so she could only comfort them with a few words in a panic. After Qingliu seemed to have stabilized, she left with a bit of worry.

Compared to the murder case, Yang Yiyi cares more about the ending of this ill-fated couple. She wonders if asking Tang Lianyu to step in would be any better.

But Tang Lianyu is the daughter of Tangfeng Company, and it is a bit too much for her to interfere in other people's family affairs.

There is no good way to ask Li Chengxi for help. The most he can do is the same as Yang Yiyi. At worst, he can elope with the person and find a way to settle him down.

Yang Yiyi, who was very concerned about this matter, was thinking about countermeasures and didn't even know how to walk back.

Qin Yan was a little surprised, but she didn't care too much. She felt that Yang Yiyi could not help at all in this matter, and she could just ask her to help when a fight was needed.

There was nothing to explore in the Qing Mansion, so the two quickly chose to say goodbye. After leaving the Qing mansion, Qin Yan found an empty alley, picked up the clay figure and knocked it against the wall.

Qin Yan is a flying thief, and for a flying thief, skill in hands is of utmost importance.

As soon as she weighed the clay figure, she knew whether there was something hidden inside it. Similar to Li Chengxi's judgment, she thought it was a clue left by the deceased, so she suggested taking it away.

The clay figure is not made of pottery, so it can't stand being knocked and will break into pieces after a few hits.

Two of the clay figures contained some silver coins, which should have been secretly saved by the deceased, while one of the clay figures contained a small gourd.

What's even more strange is that this gourd is not open at one end like the gourds used to hold things, but there is a clip on the side that can be opened. When opened, the gourd breaks into two halves, like a ladle, or in other words, this thing is just a gourd-shaped box.

There was a kind of soft clay in the box, which looked wet and never dried up.

This thing is similar to ink, but what is added to it is deer antler glue instead of water, so it can maintain its soft properties.

On the soft clay, you can see a mark that looks like a key.

"This is a clay mold, used to forge a key."

Qin Yan recognized this thing at a glance because it was very common in the Sixteen Villages.

Simply stealing things is not considered a great theft. One has to be able to steal things without anyone noticing; that is called being elusive.

If the thieves in the Sixteen Villages wanted to steal things from rich families, they would usually sneak in, use a clay mold to print the key to the warehouse, and then go back and cast a key based on the imprint. This way they could open the warehouse without damaging the lock.

But now there is a new problem.

The deceased left this thing as a talisman. Which lock is it the key to?
Considering the identity of the deceased's servant, the clay mold must be from the Qing Mansion, but a single mark obviously cannot identify which lock it is.

Besides, what’s the point of using this thing as a life-saving talisman?
Unable to figure it out, Qin Yan once again thought of letting it go. It would be easier for Qin Yan to go and steal from both Wen and Qing's homes than to investigate the matter.

I have no clue at all. After all, this is not Qin Yan's major.

"Let's go back to Miss Tang. We can't accomplish this."

"But I want to go back to the Wen family first."

"why?"

"Maybe there will be some new discoveries?"

"I was the one asking you the question, why did you answer me with a question..."

Qin Yan didn't understand. She felt that Yang Yiyi seemed to have some confidence, but not much, only a little.

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Due to Yang Yiyi's strong request, Qin Yan had no choice but to follow her back to the Wen family.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a carriage stopped and Tang Lianyu was helped out by a maid.

Seeing the two people coming, she waved:

"Have the two ladies found out anything?"

"It's just some superficial information and scattered clues. This is not easy to deal with." Qin Yan said this with the idea of ​​quitting the matter in the next sentence.

But before she could speak, Yang Yiyi answered first:
"We found a clay model that looks like a key from the Qing family, but we don't know which lock it opens yet."

Tang Lianyu took the gourd, looked at it, and said to the maid beside her:

"Go get a locksmith to make a key out of this."

Then he asked:
"Are there any others?"

"Someone must have been trying to sow discord between the Wen and Qing families in secret. The dead in both families were killed by the martial arts left by their ancestors. I think it was most likely done by the Thousand-Faced Fierce Phoenix, but I can't figure out why."

Yang Yiyi also added:
"Also, the government's attitude is also very strange. Not only did they not allow the two families to bury the dead, but more than ten days have passed and there is no further news."

Qin Yan looked at Yang Yiyi strangely, wondering that she actually still remembered such details.

Weren't you just looking around at the scene?
Tang Lianyu pondered for a moment after hearing this and said:

"These are indeed just some superficial clues. Is there any conclusive evidence?"

"If we had evidence, we wouldn't have gone back to the Wen family again."

Yang Yiyi interrupted again:
"Miss Tang, I have something to ask of you."

Then she told the story of Wen Yun and Qing Liu.

"They love each other but cannot be together. Is there any solution, Miss Tang?"

"What can I do? This is someone else's family affair."

This answer was expected. No matter how prestigious your Tangfeng Company is in the business world, you cannot control who other people marry their daughters to.

"But speaking of Master Liu, I have heard a little about him."

Tang Lianyu said:

"This Young Master Liu is the son of the salt transport envoy of the capital. His father is a powerful official. It is said that when he was a poor scholar in his youth, he was helped by Qing Linhong, the master of the Qing family."

"Salt Transporter? The one in charge of transporting salt?"

Yang Yiyi obviously didn't know much about officials. She only knew that the third rank must be a high-ranking official, and she didn't know anything else.

Qin Yan couldn't help but hold her forehead:
"The position of Salt Transport Commissioner is a lucrative one. He is in charge of salt affairs, but also has the part-time job of purchasing tribute for the imperial court."

The salt business was already very lucrative, and with the addition of purchasing duties, it became even more lucrative.

When Yang Yiyi heard this, she wondered whether she should write a letter to Li Yingluo and ask them for help.

Wuzhou is also a part of Liuzhou State. The so-called capital city is Pingkang City. Now that the daughter of a first-rank official has spoken, there may be room for a turnaround.

As I said, Yang Yiyi thought things were simple again.

Even though they were both officials in the capital, Li Yingluo's father was the Minister of Civil Affairs and Zheng Yinping's father was a general, and neither of them had any connection with the Salt Transport Commissioner.

Besides, even if you can establish a relationship, isn't it too much for you to interfere in who someone else's son marries?
But no matter what, Tang Lianyu definitely couldn't do anything about this matter.

"You two ladies returned to the Wen Mansion. Did you remember any clues?"

"Ask her. She suggested coming back."

Yang Yiyi was still thinking about the success rate of writing a letter to Li Yingluo. She was stunned when she heard this:
"Ah? Oh, so it's like this. I thought there might be something I missed, so I came back to take a look?"

I've already said it, it was you who suggested coming back, why are you answering with a question mark...

(End of this chapter)