Chapter 22 Two bowls of mutton noodles
Shen Xiaojia looked at Lao Qu's back, his face twitched a few times, and suddenly he felt that the roast chicken in his hand was very hot, and he wanted to throw it away immediately, but his stomach growled unsatisfactorily a few times, he swallowed his saliva, and moved toward
He took a hard bite on the butt of the chicken, and then couldn't help but exclaim, "It smells so good!"
"It's true that the ignorant are fearless," Yan Yan, the proprietress on the side, sneered, "I dare to eat any chicken, and I'm not afraid of killing you..." He pointed to the clothes drying pole in the yard, turned around and walked towards another wing, "
A few days ago, your pockmarked colleague gave you a new police uniform. It has been cleaned. Don't wander around the streets in just your underwear. It's embarrassing! I'll go see if that silly boy of mine is awake, and give it to you too.
He tells fairy tales so that he can gain wisdom... Next time if you dare to leave him alone and run away, I will cut off your chicken. Anyway, you are a loser and will remain a burden!"
Shen Xiaojia smiled bitterly and did not defend himself. He walked to the clothes drying pole and thought of Ma Zhi's naive appearance. His eyes were a little moist. He sniffed, reached out and swept the clothes off the clothes drying pole.
Putting on a clean and neat catcher's uniform, he hurried towards the hall while eating roast chicken, squeezed out a simple and bright smile, and responded loudly, "Master catcher, please be patient, the little one was just a little nervous just now."
I have a stomachache, come back for convenience..."
In front of the main entrance of Zuiyue Tower, Captain Jiang looked at Shen Xiaojia who was running over with a playful smile. A look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Were you in this restaurant the whole time?"
"That's right..." Shen Xiaojia bit off a large piece of chicken and wolfed it down, "Originally I was going to go back to the Yamen directly, but my stomach was very upset, so I had to come back first to take some antidiarrheal medicine. Please forgive me..."
"People have three urgent needs, I understand..." Jiang Captou stared at the roast chicken in Shen Xiaojia's hand, "Why do you eat such greasy food when your stomach is so upset?"
"I've taken the medicine and I'm already well. I'm going to have to replenish my supplies..." Shen Xiaojia pulled off a chicken leg, handed it to Jiang Baotou, winked and said, "Have you had lunch, sir? Do you want some?"
Jiang Capt. glanced at Shen Xiaojia's greasy right hand with disgust, waved his hand and said, "If you don't want to eat, I won't eat. How can I have any thoughts about eating now..." He sighed deeply, "This Moon God murder case is not over yet.
Meimou, the Yamen lost one of its generals first. He really died before he left the army, which is very sad!"
"Oh?" Shen Xiaojia pretended not to know anything, scratched his head and asked, "Someone died? Who was it?"
"you do not know?"
"Should I know?"
"I thought you already knew..." Jiang Captou glanced left and right, pointed in the direction of the Yamen, turned around and walked to the street, and whispered, "Let's talk as we walk, there's a lot of excitement in the Yamen right now.
, there are a lot of things waiting for us to take care of..."
Shen Xiaojia immediately followed him, stuffed the chicken leg that was originally handed to Mr. Jiang into his mouth, and said vaguely, "What's going on?"
"Mazi is dead."
"Ah? Who did it? How did you die?"
"There was a thunder in the west of the city earlier, didn't you hear it?"
"Yes, I heard it, but I was in the hut and couldn't tell whether it was the west or the east of the city. Bolts from the blue are not uncommon these days, so I didn't pay much attention... So, Mazi was struck to death by lightning?"
"It's not really a thunderstorm. You asked him to go to the west of the city to find Mr. Xie from the fireworks shop. By chance, he happened to catch up with Mr. Xie's house. The whole shop turned into a big firecracker and was completely destroyed by the explosion!"
Shen Xiaojia stopped, sniffed, wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and choked, "I killed him, I pushed him into the pit of fire!"
"How can I blame you? It was just an accident..." Jiang Baotou also stopped, turned around, looked directly into Shen Xiaojia's eyes and said, "It's just that I didn't expect that you really didn't know.
, as soon as the thunder sounded, I rushed over in a hurry, thinking that we would meet there, but when I arrived at the fireworks shop, I didn’t see your shadow. I was wondering. Last night, my brother told me
You and Mazi have the best relationship in the government office, how could you sit still knowing that Mazi might be in danger..."
"Nonsense! I am more in love with every brother in the government office than Jin Jian!" When Shen Xiaojia heard the word "accident", he immediately clenched his fists, paused, looked at Jiang Captou sincerely, and said with a cry, "
Sir, although we have only been together for a short time, I can see that you also regard Mazi as your brother... Mazi died for Yuecheng and deserves a generous burial!"
"No problem, I will make it more beautiful than my own funeral."
"He also has a blind mother at home, who is helpless and helpless. The pension cannot be less. According to the practice of the Daqing officials, there should be ten copper coins, two bolts of linen, eight dou of rice grain... not even a grain of rice should be missing, otherwise
Mazi will never die with his eyes open!"
"That's no problem. I will personally deliver these things to Mazi's house and hand them over to his blind old mother..." Jiang Captou put his hands on Shen Xiaojia's shoulders and said in a friendly tone, "I can do whatever you said.
I promised you, so you should also meet my conditions?"
Shen Xiaojia was stunned for a moment and said blankly, "You still want to negotiate terms?"
"That's natural," Jiang Captou stroked his beard and chuckled, "If you don't negotiate terms, isn't it just like joking?"
"What conditions? If it's too harsh, just think that I was farting just now. After all, Mazi and I are not very familiar..."
"It's not harsh at all, you can definitely handle it... The Moon God murder case is a bit weird. I'm under a lot of pressure. I just took office. If I can't solve the case quickly, how will I be able to gain a foothold in Moon City in the future... So
I want you to help me find the real murderer within seven days and restore peace and tranquility to Yuecheng! This may be difficult for others, but I heard that you have been assisting the Yamen master to solve strange cases when you were ten years old. I think it shouldn't be a problem.
Question?"
"Seven days?" Shen Xiaojia frowned and asked, "Isn't it a bit too long? How can I make the innocent soul wait for so long? More trouble may arise."
Jiang Captou looked sideways at Shen Xiaojia, gave a thumbs up and said, "I'm confident! How many days do you think is suitable?"
"Three days," Shen Xiaojia stretched out three fingers and said, "After three days, I will definitely give Mr. Jiang a satisfactory answer."
"Hopefully, the ugly things can be said up front. If you can't solve the case in three days, I will really go crazy by then, and I will probably take you as the answer to comfort the dead souls..." Jiang Captou suddenly pointed to the right side of the street.
In a teahouse, he whispered, "There is an old woman carrying a basket and a young man holding a big rooster over there who have been staring at you since just now. Do you know them?"
Shen Xiaojia followed Jiang Captou's fingers and saw that the two people Jiang Captou said were glaring at him, biting off the wings of the roast chicken, and said calmly, "We barely know each other, the one in my hand
The chicken was raised by that grandma..."
"It's no wonder, those eyes want to roast you like a chicken..." Jiang Captou said seriously, "Xiao Jia, I have to say a few words to you. As agents, we must behave properly and sit down.
Dezhi, you can’t do any sneaky things!”
"The chicken flew into my house by itself, and I wasn't the one who put the chicken in the stove..." Shen Xiaojia gnawed the roasted chicken until only a few chicken bones were left, and threw it to the road.
The wild dog beside him curled his lips and said, "I'm just an innocent eater. When you go to a restaurant to eat, would you ask which pond the fish on the plate was fished from..."
"That's the truth," Capt. Jiang patted his chest and said, "It's okay. If they cause trouble for you, just report my name directly. It will definitely scare these little people!"
"Then I'll thank you in advance..." Shen Xiaojia smiled with a strange expression, stepped into the gate of the government office, flexed his wrist a few times and said, "Let's not mention these trivial matters for now. I am in the government office, and I think they will come too.
If you don’t dare to do anything, let’s take care of the adults’ worries first!”
Captain Jiang made a gesture of invitation and said politely, "Then I'll trouble Brother Xiao Jia... Both corpses are in the widow's workshop, and the tools have been prepared for you, just waiting for you to show off your skills!"
Shen Xiaojia nodded, took out the silk gloves from his arms, put them on, and walked straight to the widow's room. After taking a few steps, he stopped again, looked back at Jiang Captou, and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you coming with me?"
"No, no, I've heard about your autopsy techniques. My wife is going to make sausage for me tonight. I want to maintain a good appetite, so I won't cause trouble for you..." Jiang Captou shook his head and pointed.
A family diagonally across from the government office coughed lightly and said, "I'm a little hungry after walking for a long time. I'm going to eat a bowl of noodles first, and I'll come back to you after you examine the body."
"Okay..." Shen Xiaojia shrugged his shoulders, turned around, and strode towards the widow's house with his head held high, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he muttered in a low voice, "I thought you were very brave, you don't dare to
Forget about eating chicken, even if you are afraid of the dead, you are still just a silver pewter spear head, bah!"
Captain Jiang watched Shen Xiaojia walk into the widow's room coldly, smiled contemptuously, and whispered softly, "It's not that I'm not brave, I have to give you some free time so that you can get into the trap by yourself.
..." He twisted his neck a few times, strode out of the government office, walked to the noodle shop, and said loudly, "Two bowls of mutton noodles, one bowl with more chopped green onion, one bowl without chopped green onion."
The boss who was making noodles raised his head and glanced at Mr. Jiang, and said with a flattering smile, "Dele! Sir, wait a moment, I will cook it for you first..."
"No hurry, no hurry," Jiang Captou glanced at all the places in the noodle shop, chose an innermost corner to sit down, slapped his saber on the table, and said with lowered eyes, "The person I'm waiting for hasn't arrived yet.
Chapter completed!