Black, burnt black.

The wreckage. The wreckage of the fireworks shop, and the remains of everyone in the fireworks shop, including the policeman with a pockmarked face.

There was no one in the long straight alley, except for a line of black smoke that went straight upward.

What can burn is emitting black smoke, and what cannot burn has turned into white ash. When the wind blows, the sky is also dyed into a dead gray, covering the sun in the sky.

Shen Xiaojia jumped down from Lao Qu's broad back, walked slowly towards the black smoke, squatted down in front of a burning rag, patted out the flames on the rag with a pale face, and clenched the

A piece of rag that is somewhat hot to the touch.

He recognized this rag because he was also wearing clothes with the same material as this rag, the Yuecheng Yamen police uniform.

Shen Xiaojia has been in Yuecheng for ten years. Many people in the city know him, and many people avoid him because of his short black and white hair and his crazy words that always subvert three views.

Among them, there are only a few people who do not regard him as an alien, and Ma Zhi is one of those few people.

Because Ma Zhi is also a heterogeneous person, he has too many pockmarks on his face, which is very unsightly.

People who are not good-looking will definitely be looked down upon and ostracized.

People were divided into groups, and Ma Zhi and Shen Xiaojia, who had been excluded, naturally got together. They squatted under the city gate to count the ants lined up in a line, and climbed up the tall building together to urinate in two streams.

We put on this police uniform together.

Therefore, every time someone questions Shen Xiaojia, Ma Zhi will always be the first to stand up and speak out. And every time Shen Xiaojia needs help from others to solve a case, Ma Zhi is the first person who comes to mind.

If the wealth does not go to outsiders, there will be money with merit and hard work. Ma Zhi has a blind mother who needs money very much, so she also needs credit and hard work.

"I was supposed to be the one here today..." Shen Xiaojia didn't stand up, turned his back to Lao Qu, and said with trembling shoulders, "But I don't have a horse, and I'm too lazy to run. I just want this kid to run a trip and earn some money on the way.

labor……"

"The world is impermanent. You are not a god who can predict the future. How could you possibly know what will happen here..." Lao Qu stood with a knife in his hand, glanced around, and said in a soft tone, "Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is in heaven. It can only be said that Mazi has no blessings.

Enjoy the hard work."

"But it was not the sky that took Mazi's life, but man!" Shen Xiaojia stood up and pointed to a pile of box remains. "The main material for making fireworks is saltpeter. It is usually stored in a cool and ventilated place, but the saltpeter here is all

The whole box is piled next to the stove, and it seems that there is no fear of sparks drifting into the saltpeter. Anyone who dares to do this is either stupid or bad."

Lao Qu pursed his lips and said, "Old man Xie can make the most beautiful fireworks in the world and make his shop the only fireworks shop in Moon City. He shouldn't be stupid."

"That's bad, but no matter how bad a person is, he can't be so bad as to use himself as a firecracker..." Shen Xiaojia suddenly caught a glimpse of a thin line of black charred ash on the ground, and sneered, "It turns out there is

It makes sense that someone else did something bad, and it’s not just me, right?”

"Impossible..." Lao Qu frowned and touched his chin and said, "Anyone who wants to kill you shouldn't need to use this method. You are just a waste who doesn't know martial arts. You can kill him with one knife. How can you do such a big thing?

The battle is a waste."

Even though Shen Xiaojia was in a bad mood at this moment, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, turned around, stared at Lao Qu suspiciously and said, "Lao Qu, tell me the truth, before the Moon God Festival started last night, you were

Didn't you mean to stand next to me? In the past ten years, except for joining in the fun in the first year, you never showed your face again in the following years..."

"Yes, and no... a lot of people have come to Moon City recently, and two of them have been following you. I want to see if they recognize me, so that I can have an idea."

"Which two? They shouldn't be the ones on the Tianzi Killer List. After all, you are all old acquaintances."

"Clever! Those two people are actually just minor characters. One is the 19th one on the herringbone killer list, Shandao Wang Xiaoju. The other is the 11th one on the herringbone killer list, Xuedao Wu Dazhi."

Shen Xiaojia suddenly remembered the duel he accidentally encountered while digging a hole last night. He immediately understood that chance was inevitable and wondered, "Why are they acting in front of me? Are they bored?"

"After all, he is a killer who is on the list, how could he be so boring..." Lao Qu pursed his lips and said, "The five senses of killers are very sharp. When you and Chunfeng discovered them, they also knew that they were exposed and had to do something.

A scene, after all, the murderous intention of the spring breeze is also very strong..."

Shen Xiaojia immediately woke up and understood that Chunfeng was not really convenient at that time. He pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that there are more than one group of people who want to kill me. There is no need for people who can drive Tianzibang killer to spend money to hire Renzibang."

The killer."

"It's true that it's not just one wave, it's one wave after another..." A complicated look flashed through Lao Qu's eyes, and he took out two tokens of the Herringbone Killer from his arms and threw them to Shen Xiaojia.

He said calmly, "Chunfeng told me that the person who hired the Renzi Bang killer was the Lord of Yue City. Have you offended him recently?"

Shen Xiaojia took the two tokens, looked them over, blinked, put them into his arms, looked at the rag in his hand, and said coldly, "I don't know if I have offended him before.

But... now he has offended me!"

At this moment, Lao Qu's right ear twitched slightly, then he hid his sword behind him, ducked past Shen Xiaojia, stood in front of a collapsed earth wall, flew up and kicked the earth wall violently.

Bang! The earthen wall instantly fell apart, revealing a dark iron bucket. There was a faint sound of sobbing from under the iron bucket.

Lao Qu tightened his right hand on Han Yue Dao and carefully opened the iron bucket with his left hand. He saw clearly what was under the iron bucket and was stunned in place.

Under the iron bucket, a pale-faced girl squatted on the ground, her hair disheveled, and her clothes had been torn into rags. She stared at the old song who opened the iron bucket in horror, shrinking into a ball.

Shen Xiaojia also came over, tilted his head and asked, "Girl, who are you?"

The girl suddenly trembled all over, tears rolled down her eyes in large drops, and she cried with her mouth wide open, but there was no sound.

Lao Qu sighed deeply and suddenly said, "I heard that Old Man Xie has a mute daughter who is about fifteen years old. She should be her..."

"Beast!" At this time, Shen Xiaojia also noticed that there were a few bloody stains on the girl's snow-white legs. The image of the tragic death of his beloved in the previous life appeared in his mind. His breathing gradually became faster, and he took off his robe and put it on the girl's body.

, picked up the girl from the ground, said with red eyes, "Don't be afraid! It's okay, no one can hurt you again! I will take you to a clean place, have a good sleep, and then wake up...the nightmare will be

it's over!"

The girl resisted desperately in Shen Xiaojia's arms, biting and choking, and finally passed out crying tightly against Shen Xiaojia's chest.
Chapter completed!