The weather in Xiling has always been cloudy and sunny. In the morning, the sun may still be in the sky, and at noon, it may be a thunderous thunder.

At dusk, there was a thunder sound in the sky. In the blink of an eye, heavy rain fell from the sky. Until dark, although the rain had become much smaller, it still did not stop. Fortunately, Qin Xiao had prepared a straw raincoat and hat in the prison, so he didn't have to be wet by the rain when it was bad.

Qin Xiao left the prison, found a noodle restaurant and ate a bowl of mutton soup and steamed buns. After filling his stomach, it was still drizzling outside.

This is also the weirdest part of Xiling.

If it is within the pass, a sudden heavy rain often comes and goes quickly.

After heavy rain, it will soon clear up.

But after heavy rain in Xiling, it is often followed by a light rain. It is common for a day to drizzle. Moreover, this strange weather often occurs in spring. On the contrary, in the summer when everyone is looking for rain, there may not be a rain last month.

In the drizzle, there are sparse pedestrians on the street.

Qin Xiao put on a straw raincoat and hat and went out, heading straight to the west city.

A tributary from the Changling Mountains runs through Turtle City. This river is called Yudai River. With Yudai River as the boundary, Turtle City is divided into Dongcheng and Xicheng.

The house that Wen Budao mentioned is in Xicheng, and the land temple that the old beggar mentioned is also in a remote place in the corner of Xicheng.

Qin Xiao thought about going to Wen Budao's house to see his wife's situation first. Then he happened to go to Tudi Temple to wait for the silver. In fact, he went to Tudi Temple and passed Wen Budao's house, so he didn't have to take a detour.

The house that Wen Budao mentioned was in Gushui Lane, Xicheng. After walking for half an hour, Qin Xiao arrived at Gushui Lane.

Wen Budao has operated a gambling shop for many years and has several gambling shops in Guicheng. It can be said that it is a daily rush to make money. The house in Gushui Lane is also very spacious, with high walls and thick doors. It looks like it is not an ordinary family at first glance.

The alley was covered with bluestone slabs. Qin Xiao came to the gate of the courtyard in the drizzle. The gate was closed and the entire ancient water alley was silent.

Qin Xiao approached and looked inside through the crack in the door. The whole courtyard was quite dim, and there was a light in a room. In addition, it was quiet and peaceful.

Wen Budao was imprisoned for half a year, but Mrs. Wen had never visited her once. Qin Xiao didn't know if she was threatened by Qiao Leshan, and thought Wen Budao had a very good relationship with her. If she was really under the pressure of Qiao Leshan and could not go to the A-word Supervisor, then she would have been worried and worried about Wen Budao all day long.

When he came, he thought about it. When he saw Mrs. Wen, he said that Wen Budao owed money in the A-word Supervisor. Look at what Mrs. Wen reacted. If Mrs. Wen was really worried about Wen Budao, he could comfort her and even ask her some clues about the retrial of Wen Budao's old case.

I raised my hand and was about to slap the door when I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the alley.

Qin Xiao immediately withdrew his hand, but he was unwilling to be seen looking for Mrs. Wen to avoid causing trouble.

Qin Xiao was never afraid of trouble, but if he could cause less trouble, he tried not to cause trouble.

Looking through the sound, I saw a figure riding a horse vaguely appearing at the east end of the alley, and now I moved a little away from the courtyard wall.

It was dark and he was close to the exterior wall of the yard. If he didn't look closely, it would be really hard to find out.

The horse soon arrived at the front of the house. Qin Xiao had excellent eyesight. He saw that the man was burly, with a buckle and a fur hat on the head. He turned over and got off the horse, tied the reins to the tethered stake in front of the door, and then went forward and knocked on the door.

Qin Xiao's eyebrows were locked, but he recognized that this person was the gentle brother Qiao Leshan, who was a life-and-death brother.

Qin Xiao is very familiar with the streets and alleys of Guicheng and often passes by Jinghou Gambling House. Although he has never said a word to Qiao Leshan, he has known this person for a long time. Although he cannot see the other person's hole clearly at this moment, from the other person's outline, Qin Xiao is sure that this person is Qiao Leshan.

“Cruff!”

Not long after, he heard the gate of the yard open, and Qiao Leshan said nothing, flashed in, and then heard the sound of the far door closing.

Qin Xiao was surprised and thought to himself that it was too late and Wen Budao was in prison again. Mrs. Wen was alone at home. In this case, not to mention night, even during the day, it shouldn't be easy for other men to enter the house.

Qiao Leshan and Wen Budao have a close relationship, and even if they really have to come and take care of each other, it shouldn't be at this time.

He felt suspicious, knowing that this matter must be unusual, so he wanted to see what was strange.

However, this deep gate courtyard was outside the courtyard wall and could not tell the reason at all.

I looked up at the courtyard wall. The wall was very high and the wall was smooth, so it was not easy to climb up. I walked along the exterior wall and saw a gap between the house and the next house that only one person could pass through. I felt a little happy. My limbs supported the walls on both sides and climbed up quickly. When I reached the wall, I saw someone flashing on the window paper of the house with lights on the other side. Look, it was Qiao Leshan.

There are two flower beds in the courtyard that embellish the courtyard, which is elegant.

He carefully fell from the wall into the yard, tiptoed forward to the edge of the flowerbed, and saw another figure appearing on the window paper, with a slim figure and obviously a woman.

Qin Xiao knew that Qiao Leshan had a tiger back and a bear waist, and he was tall and big, and he was obviously not a good person. If he was too close to the window, once he was discovered by Qiao Leshan, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As a prison guard of the Duwei Mansion, he sneaked into other people's houses at night and spread them out, which would inevitably affect the reputation of the Duwei Mansion.

He immediately squatted beside the flowerbed, untied the wine gourd around his waist, opened the mechanism, took a sip of the blood from the inner gourd, and the blood entered his mouth and swallowed it into his abdomen. In just a moment, he vaguely heard the voice coming from the room. Although the sound was not loud, it was enough for Qin Xiao to hear it clearly.

Blood not only makes Qin Xiao have an incredible sense of smell, but also has an amazing sense of hearing.

With the current distance between him and the house, it would be impossible for ordinary people to hear any sound, but the incredible effect of the bloody dogs was that Qin Xiao seemed to be stealing under the window and listening to what he said in the house.

"You said someone was secretly investigating this matter?" A woman's voice came from the room, her tone was quite flustered. If Qin Xiao knew nothing unexpected was, it should be Mrs. Wen.

Qiao Leshan's voice came: "When Hu Laosan was eating noodles in the noodle restaurant yesterday, a young man took the initiative to come up to invite him to drink. He was very attentive. In his words, he mentioned Wen Budao, and said that Wen Budao would be released from prison soon...!"

“So what?”

"The third brother didn't think much at first, but then he thought about it carefully and felt something was wrong, so he told me the matter." Qiao Leshan sneered: "If I guessed correctly, the young man might have something to do with Wen Budao. Getting close to the third brother Hu was testing the news."

Qin Xiao could hear it clearly, and felt a little nervous. He thought he was still too young. He thought he was trying to test the other party, but who knew that he would actually make Qiao Leshan alert.

From this we can see that Qiao Leshan is also a very cautious person.

Fortunately, Xiahou Qingcheng interrupted. If he had continued to ask the third son Hu, he would have caused a big mess. "He...did he know something?" Mrs. Wen's voice was even more frightened: "Then what should we do?"

Qin Xiao couldn't help but frown.

When Qiao Leshan entered Mrs. Wen's door at this time, things were strange, but after hearing Mrs. Wen's words, she seemed to know many things, even birds of birds of a feather with Qiao Leshan.

"What are you afraid of?" Qiao Leshan said angrily: "When you opened your legs and were with me, you were very brave. Now the overall situation is settled, and you are still panicking."

Qin Xiao's body shook, his face suddenly changed, and his fists were already clenched.

He never expected that Mrs. Wen, who was loved by Wen Budao, had already become accomplices with Qiao Leshan. No wonder Qiao Leshan entered Wen's house at this time, just like going in and out of his own home.

"Abuse and amateur." Qin Xiao cursed in his stomach. Thinking of Wen Budao's tenderness to his wife, the woman was so stubborn that she felt that Wen Budao was worthless.

Mrs. Wen's voice became softer: "Do you know who the young man who tested Hu Laosan?"

Qin Xiao immediately raised his ears and heard Qiao Leshan say, "Hu Laosan does not recognize that young man. However, Wen Budao has been living in the A-character prison for the past six months. The A-character prison is a special prison. Without money, he can't live there for three days. How could he stay there? I secretly inquired, it is said that Wen Budao's expenses are all born from the prison head of the A-character prison. The prison head is Qin Xiao, he is a young man, and he has a good relationship with Wen Budao in the prison." He sneered and said, "Although I'm not sure, most of the people who test Hu Laosan are the ones with the surname Qin."

Qin Xiao's expression became solemn, thinking that he didn't know much about Qiao Leshan before, and he really despised this person's ability.

"Then...is the government is secretly investigating?" Mrs. Wen became panicked again.

Qiao Leshan said: "What's the point of panic about a little prisoner? Wen Budao is locked in a prison, what kind of storm can cause? Even if it's the Duwei Mansion, they are just arresting prisoners, and it's not their turn to investigate the case. If they dare to act beyond their authority, the Zhenhou Mansion will not let them go."

Mrs. Wen seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and sighed: "It's better to go through this matter earlier. I've been frightened these days and can't sleep at night."

"Is it because I didn't come to accompany you, so you slut can't stand the loneliness?" Qiao Leshan laughed and said, "I won't leave tonight. I will feed you so that you won't get out of bed tomorrow."

Mrs. Wen spat and said, "At this time, I still have the heart to joke. Leshan, after you say that after this matter is over, let's go to Kyoto, don't lie to me."

"Go to Kyoto to ask for money and buy a house and property. That's not enough." Qiao Leshan sighed: "You really don't know where the gentle silver is hidden? That's hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. If you sleep in the same bed with him, there's no clue?"

"Don't you and I sleep in the same bed. Do I know where the money in the gambling house is now?" Mrs. Wen said angrily: "That dead thing is fine, but I just don't let me know where his money is going. You have been following him for years, and he has always regarded you as a brother. Don't you find any clues?"

Qin Xiao vaguely heard a vein at this time.

This couple not only hooked up and became a traitor, but also seemed to want to seize unreasonable money.

Wen Budao seemed to have a huge amount of wealth hidden, and even the person next to him and his best brother did not know the whereabouts of the wealth.
Chapter completed!