looking for sister

Zhao's Mansion is located on Jingsong Street, not very far from the Academy, and it was almost ten hours later when the two arrived.A servant reported in at the door, and before it was even half a cup of tea, a woman rushed to the door.

The two little girls following behind were respectful, from this point of view, it was undoubtedly Zhao Xiuyuan's mother.Su Mu simply expressed his intention, and the two were immediately welcomed in.

"If you want to find Mr. Zhao, you must first find out whether the other party left voluntarily or was held hostage. Although you have roughly learned some things through inquiries, in order to find him as soon as possible, you have no choice but to come here and disturb Madam."

Su Mu signaled Lin Jian to sit down, and he signaled directly to the woman.The woman's face was full of sorrow, but now she is trying to pull herself together.

"This is what it should be. If Master Su wants to know anything, just ask directly."

During the conversation, a servant came up to serve tea, and Lin Jian noticed that although the whole Zhao family was already busy, they did not neglect the hospitality.He took a sip of his tea and turned his gaze to the middle of the two.

"Ma'am, you're welcome, just call the junior's name."

After the greetings and the intention of coming, Su Mu briefly explained the situation he had found in the past two days, and then asked.

"Madam, how much is the monthly expenses provided by the family to Mr. Zhao? Generally, there will be some left over, or do you need to send it to the family?"

"It's just two money. Although this child is passed on alone, my husband and I don't dare to give him a lot. This money is enough for him to spend every month. Generally, he won't ask for anything else, and there won't be too much left."

After Mrs. Zhao said this, she hastily added, "So the money is not enough for him to squander, and it shouldn't cause trouble. The problem now is that I can't figure out why."

"Xiuyuan hasn't done anything unusual lately."

Seeing her agitated expression, Lin Jian hurriedly added something, and Mrs. Zhao shook her head immediately and added another sentence.

"There is no abnormal behavior, so I am more worried. As for the relatives who have been in contact all year round, I have already sent someone to ask, and there is no trace of Xiuyuan."

Coming out of the Zhao Mansion, Su Mu was still a little surprised by the two coins, but Lin Jian waved his hands and jumped a few steps.

"It's just two coins, it's nothing. If I don't cause trouble, my mother will give so much. Besides, Xiuyuan's side is indeed comparable to what Mrs. Zhao said. It’s not too big of a waste, and at the end of the month, it’s considered tight, but fortunately, I’m going home, so I won’t be stretched.”

After Lin Jian said this, he looked up and down at Su Mu again, "Brother Chenghong, do you think this is a lot, and you are not rich now?"

Thinking of this, Lin Jian felt a little sullen in his heart. He squinted his eyes and smiled, and it was the first time that Su Mu showed that kind of annoyed look.

"It's the same when I was studying, but now, the salary is not very much. I have never been able to talk to my family, so it is only enough for my own expenses."

Seeing the expression on this vile man's face, Lin Jian bent over with a smile the next moment, and when he stopped laughing, he lost no time in mocking, "I forgot for a while, although brother Chenghong is a Beijing official, he is just It's only six grades."

Su Mu raised his hand to help him, but Lin Jian dodged like a rabbit, jumping around, not forgiving.

"Since you only have enough to support yourself, then wait for sister to come back..."

Before she could say the next two words, Lin Jian continued to jump, but was stared at the next moment.He looked sideways and found that Su Mu's face seemed serious like never before.

"I was just joking."

Lin Jian shrank her neck and continued to mutter, feeling a little angry all the way back.

When he reached the stone steps at the bottom of the mountain, he was really tired, so he reluctantly held hands with the other party and climbed up.

Not to mention that He Li was just joking, and not to mention that his sister still doesn't know where she is... The key is that he married on behalf of her, and I don't know how to explain it clearly...

It took about a stick of incense to walk away, and the distance to the gate was only a dozen steps. Lin Jian felt a little sad, her hands were still being grabbed, but her eyes were wandering around.

This place is very close to the gate, but the pine forest is not sparse, there is a feeling of covering the sky above the head, and the slope is full of fine dead branches and leaves, densely covered with a layer.Although it is not a rotten leaf, it can be seen that it should be the kind that has fallen for a long time.

In this kind of place, you only need to step on a few feet to leave a lot of traces. At this moment, a few messy footprints caught Lin Jian's attention.

The entrance of the academy is full of forests and stone steps. No matter who it is, they have to walk up. As for carriages and horses, it is impossible to use them.Moreover, the stone steps are paved with bluestone, and they have been treated to avoid slipping. As for the one who has to stand on the slope, it may only be from the point of view of concealment.

Could it be that these footprints are related to the disappearance of the two!

As soon as Lin Jian thought of this, he took Su Mu's arm and shook it.

"Look, with these footprints, can the criminals be caught quickly?"

The young man's eyes were shining brightly, full of flying expressions, Su Mu was taken aback, but fortunately, he quickly returned his thoughts to the serious matter.

"The lady said that Zhao Xiuyuan did not bring much money, and everyone said that he has not behaved unusually recently. Although it can be inferred from this that the possibility of him leaving on his own is not very high, but to prove this point, Actual physical evidence is still needed, and footprints are one of the directions."

"From the square to the Book Pavilion, all are paved with bluestone slabs, so there are not too many footprints left. As for from the Book Pavilion to the Qinghui Building, although many of them are simply repaired dirt roads due to the terrain, but This road is the only way for everyone to return to Qinghui Tower, and it is impossible to estimate how many footprints they have stepped on."

"So... there is nothing we can do now?"

Lin Jian lowered her head, and most of the light in her eyes disappeared in an instant. Su Mu was a little bit amused by his sudden obedience, and hurriedly touched his head, and of course stopped before the other party exploded.

"That's not true. There are two ways to proceed. One, because the shoes in the academy are all the same, and the difference is only in size. If there are different patterns after comparison, then it can be preliminarily concluded that they come from outsiders. "

"Secondly, if the first comparison proves that there is an outsider invasion, then it is necessary to report the news and dispatch several teams to inquire and search along the way. Zhao Xiuyuan has been missing for three days now, so based on normal footsteps, except During the time of rest at night, he had traveled more than [-] miles. If he took another car or horse, the search area should be expanded."

"Of course, because we don't know which direction the opponent is going, we can only send four teams to go at the same time."

After hearing these words, Lin Jian had long lost the intention of beating someone. He had never thought that finding someone was such a troublesome thing.

Seeing that he looked tired, Su Mu hurriedly pulled the man forward, and his tone became a little more relaxed.

"So without further ado, let's go to the Qinghui Building and under the window to see if we can find footprints. Then check in their room, so we can understand what they took away and what clothes they were wearing, so we can give a portrait like this, It’s also easy to identify. As for the maps needed along the way, there should be books in the bookstore. Places like inns will be more important.”