Not long after, the group of people arrived at the livestock market.

Wu Liang did not enter the livestock market to investigate, nor did he go to the livestock dealers in the market to inquire about the situation.

Because Xi Zhicai had already led people to investigate, Wu Liang felt that with Xi Zhicai's ability, there would be no omissions, so he probably wouldn't get any more information even if he checked again.

So when he came to the entrance of the livestock market, he turned around, turned his back to the market, and looked in the direction of Cao's mansion.

"How many roads can we take to return to the envoy's residence from here?"

Wu Liang turned around and asked Dian Wei.

Dian Wei is a native of Chenliu. Not only has he lived here since he was a child, but he has also served in the garrison of Chenliu City for a long time, so he knows the situation in the city very well.

"Three pieces."

Dian Wei Zhengse replied, "One is a main road, but the distance is a little longer. The other two need to go through some narrow alleys, but the distance is a little closer... In fact, they are not much different. From here to the envoy's mansion

It’s only three or four miles in total, so no matter how close it is, it’s not much closer.”

"Um."

Wu Liang nodded, pondered and continued, "It was already Xu o'clock (7 p.m.) when Cao Ang and Cao Zhen left the livestock market. The sky has become longer after the beginning of spring, and it was still not dark at Xu o'clock. Do you think that Cao Ang would do it at this time?"

If you and Cao Zhen don’t return to Cao Mansion, where will you go?"

"Restaurant?"

Yang Wanli then said, "The two of them did not have a meal at the Hu army camp, and the time they arrived at the meat shop and livestock market was relatively tight. It seems that they did not stop on the way, and there was no time to eat. By this time, they were probably already gone.

I'm so hungry that my chest is pressed against my back. If it were me, I would have to find a place to cushion my stomach."

"Yes, and as far as I know, Cao Chen is a very good person."

Wu Liang nodded again, "He didn't drink wine at my place. I'm afraid he couldn't hold back the glutton in his stomach. But he didn't dare to open his stomach and drink in front of the envoy, so I guess he was very likely to encourage Cao Ang to do it."

Eat outside to satisfy the gluttons in your belly."

"Young Master means..."

Everyone was immediately refreshed. Wu Liang's words undoubtedly opened up a new direction of investigation.

"Dianwei, do you know how many drinking places there are on these three roads?"

Wu Liang asked Dian Wei again.

"If Wei remembers correctly, there should be four restaurants in total, two of which are wine shops, and two others are restaurants that ordinary people only dare to look at outside. They are all located on the main road."

Dian Wei recalled it and said.

"Okay, let's start from these places."

Wu Liang had already stepped forward and walked ahead.

In fact, he doesn't have full confidence in this now. He can only follow his own judgment and obey fate.

After all, these days are not like those in later generations where Skynet surveillance is everywhere. It is impossible to determine the specific location where Cao Ang and Cao Zhen finally lost their traces. We can only narrow the search scope as much as possible based on the existing information, and then use our brains to figure it out.

Analyze the situation at the time and investigate and collect evidence step by step.

…

Not so long.

Wu Liang and others had arrived at the door of the first restaurant where ordinary people only dared to look outside.

This is a two-story attic. The main structure is made of wood, with some masonry materials used for filling. There is a gold plaque hanging at the door with the three characters "Wangyue Tower" written on it.

Although later archaeological circles have discovered a bronze building model with a maximum of seven floors, there are also a large number of two-story bronze building models, which proves that buildings had already appeared in the Han Dynasty.

But according to Wu Liang’s experience of living for such a long time in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, buildings were actually relatively rare among the people in the Han Dynasty. Even when many wealthy families built their houses, they usually used the compound courtyard building method, which focused more on

Building area, not building height.

Therefore, this two-story attic looks outstanding among the surrounding single-story buildings, and it does not disgrace the word "Wangyue Tower".

There were two servants standing in front of the "Wangyue Tower" door. When they saw Wu Liang and others coming, and seeing that they were not just homeless people, they greeted them with a smile: "I've seen a few guests.

Does the official want to set up a table?"

Treating guests to a meal in such a relatively high-end restaurant these days is not like setting a table with good wine and food as in later generations, and the guests can just eat and drink around the table.

Instead, they also need to book a private room. Each guest has a table in front of them. The same dishes and wine are placed on each table. Everyone eats and drinks. The restaurant has its own servants.

Waiting on the side, so it is also called "setting the table".

If you want to have a few friends hanging around, drinking and eating meat, you should go to a slightly lower-end wine shop.

There is a relatively large table where many people can sit and eat together.

The last time Wu Liang, Dian Wei, Yang Wanli, Bai Jingjing and others were in Juancheng, they went to a wine shop. However, even if wine shops are slightly lower-end than restaurants, they are still not affordable for ordinary people. Let's put it this way, this

In those days, most ordinary people couldn't afford to drink wine or eat meat. Therefore, most of the people who went to wine shops were some nobles from poor families or younger princes among the nobles. Some were limited by money, and some were just simple.

I like this kind of lively occasion where I don't have to follow the rules, just like many people in later generations are still keen to go to Internet cafes with their friends even though they have computers at home.

"Yes, I really want to have a seat."

Wu Liang nodded and asked with a smile, "I just don't know what time your 'Wangyue Tower' usually opens?"

"In recent days, my envoys have come to Chenliu for official business. The Chenliu County Government has issued a ban. No one is allowed to walk on the street after Xu Zhengshi (8 p.m.). Therefore, if guests want to sit down, they must not go beyond Xu Zheng."

time, otherwise it might be inconvenient for the guests to come and go, and it would be difficult for us to explain to the county government."

A servant raised his hand and said to Wu Liang.

This was the first time Wu Liang heard about Chen Liu's curfew, so he lowered his voice and asked softly: "Is there no other way? I want to drink all night with a few close friends."

"My lord, it's not that we don't want to, but it's the order that Governor Cheng personally gave. If we violate the prohibition, we will commit a crime against the odds, and we will definitely be punished by the Governor."

The servant didn't show any signs of relenting, and said with a smile, "But I heard that the envoy will be leaving in the next few days, why don't you come back another day?"

"Don't try to trick me!"

Wu Liang, however, had already made a serious face and continued, "How come I heard that your 'Wangyue Tower' was open until midnight (11 o'clock in the evening) the day before yesterday. Isn't it brightly lit and lively?"

"Your Majesty, you must have heard wrongly!"

The servant was stunned after hearing this, and immediately said, "Except for some guests who came at noon the day before yesterday, no one came from noon until sunset. At Xu Shi, my shopkeeper saw that even if people came, he couldn't do business, so he went early

We were ordered to close the door and take a rest, so how could we operate until midnight? If you don’t believe it, you can ask the nearby merchants.”

"I see……"

Wu Liang nodded slightly. At this point, he had already got the answer he wanted.

Cao Ang and Cao Zhen most likely did not come to this restaurant. They left from the livestock market at Youshi, and they should have arrived here at least around a quarter of Youshi. The restaurant had already closed by then, so how could they receive them?

However, he also got an important piece of information from this servant that he had ignored before. Curfew.

The latest curfew time in Chenliucheng is "Xu Zhengshi".

And Cao Ang and Cao Zhen left the livestock market in "Xu Shi", so if they wanted to eat and drink, they only had half an hour left. Plus the time on the road, even if they went to the restaurant that served food the fastest

, time is also extremely tight.

What's more, in order to cope with the curfew, these wine shops and restaurants will inevitably choose to close their business early, leaving some time for customers to go home, and some time for themselves to clean and close the doors.

so.

Even if Cao Ang and Cao Zhen really want to find a place to drink as Wu Liang thinks, these wine shops and restaurants may not be able to accommodate them.

After all, a restaurant of the size of "Wangyue Tower" must be run by a noble family member with considerable background in Chenliu.

Even "Wangyue Tower" does not dare to violate the curfew, so other wine shops and restaurants will most likely not dare to violate it...

This way.

Wu Liang suddenly wondered if he was thinking in the wrong direction. Did the two of them not go to eat and drink at all, but encountered other unexpected situations on the way back?

Just like the small probability event that he had temporarily put aside before, he really met the magician on the road?

But this doesn’t make sense either.

Wu Liang had previously specifically asked Yu Ji to learn the specific details of the "Nightmare Technique". According to Yu Ji, the "Nightmare Technique" mainly relied on an unknown and powerful evil medicine. It could only be achieved by tricking people into taking this evil medicine orally.

Take effect.

If so, it would be very difficult for Cao Ang and Cao Zhen to fall into their trap if they meet by chance.

Moreover, the two of them already have good combat power, and they are accompanied by several equally good elite soldiers. If the caster wants to use force against them, it will be extremely difficult to achieve the effect, and it is impossible not to do it quietly.

.

This made Wu Liang even more puzzled.

At this moment, Wu Liang's head grew bigger, and all the clues seemed to be broken again.

"It's really disappointing. Isn't there a place in Chenliu City where you can drink all night long?"

Wu Liang was a little unwilling to do so, and deliberately said it in front of the two servants.

"My guest, it's not that there is none at all..."

One of the servants suddenly lowered his voice again, stared at the several bulging small cloth bags hanging on Wu Liang's waist, and said with a wink.
To be continued...