The cold wind was blowing, and the air was still filled with the smell of fireworks. At the top of the tree in the distance, a crow was wailing. Was it grieving for the eleven people who had just passed away?
Eleven people! That’s right, ten unknown ghost-faced people plus Lin Sheng.
I don't know why Inspector Lei killed Lin Sheng, but what is certain is that Lin Sheng is already dead.
I just deliberately said that he was still alive, but it was also on a whim. I thought that if there was a spy in Xiangzhou City, we would be afraid that he would leak the secret after he recovered and kill him, so that we could catch them all. So I deliberately revealed it to Xiao Mu.
Yang Mosheng's whereabouts are the same. Although it may not be useful, why not try?
Unexpectedly, Meng Sima not only suddenly understood my intention, but also cooperated very cooperatively and ordered strict protection and went to a doctor for treatment.
Eleven people, although they are the creations of Tubo, are they the sons of an old man from which family? The husband of which woman? The father of which child? Now, they are just dying in a foreign land, and their families cannot even receive their bones.
Lin Sheng also said that ever since he entered the country of the Tang Dynasty, he had been prepared to sacrifice his life for the country. How did they become the dead soldiers of Tubo? What kind of belief made them disregard their own lives?
When I returned to Jianghu Inn in despair, Aniang and Wang Jiajia gathered around me nervously.
"Brother Jianghu, what's wrong? But that Lin Sheng is threatening you again?" Wang Jiajia asked, with an anxious and helpless expression that made people feel distressed.
"No, don't worry, Lin Sheng is seriously injured and won't hurt you anymore." I comforted, in case the walls have ears, it was inconvenient to tell them the truth.
"I saw that Long Baotou and the officers and soldiers from the Governor's Office had all gone east, and they came back in a hurry just now. But what happened?" Aniang asked.
"Eleven agents have been captured, ten have committed suicide by taking poison, and Lin Sheng is still rescuing them." I replied, after thinking about it, I still refrained from saying anything about Inspector Lei.
"Oh, that's good." Auntie breathed a sigh of relief: "Can we pack up and go home today?"
Is it safe?
I was confused. How could Inspector Lei be the leader of Xiangzhou? He had been an official in Xiangzhou for many years. Although he didn’t have any big political achievements, he didn’t make any mistakes. At least he had a good reputation among the people. Could it be that he was like Lin?
Like Sheng, deliberately lurking for many years?
Black headscarf, face covering, yellow shirt! The outfit is correct, and the body shape is similar. However, when I saw him today, I felt something was wrong:
He seemed slightly surprised by my appearance. After a while, he asked me if I had any information. He also used a different voice.
But Lin Sheng then asked me: Who are the secret agents lurking in Xiangzhou City?
Who is Lin Sheng referring to when he calls "Xizuo"? Hasn't he been asking me all along who is the secret agent of the Sky Eye?
In order to stall for time, I asked about the appointment. Inspector Lei actually asked me what I meant. He didn't take the initiative last time and said that it would be easy to grant me a seventh-grade sesame official?
Thinking about it carefully, there are really too many questions. However, from the perspective of Wu Changshi and Meng Sima, they just followed the mark I left and found the leader.
"Waiter, serve the wine!"
In the living room, there was a very loud voice. This is why the ground floor rooms are the cheapest. Since there is the living room in front of the room, the diners often speak louder and it will be noisy.
I couldn't help but go out and take a look, and saw Qin Yong sitting alone at the table, drinking all the wine in the bowl. Because he drank too fast, he choked and coughed several times.
"Oh, Capt. Qin, please slow down." Ah Wu patted him on the back: "It's just a pot of wine, don't you want some food to go with the wine?"
Qin Yong filled another bowl, brought it to his mouth but put it down again: "I won't eat anymore. It's my turn to be on duty tonight, so please leave. Here's a bowl of soup cakes."
"Qin Yong. But what happened?" Uncle Fu came back from outside and asked with concern.
"Uncle Fu." Qin Yong called, his eyes red: "Lin Sheng was arrested. He was in the Governor's Mansion. It was them... they killed my mother."
"Oh, let me tell you, given time, the mastermind behind the scenes will be found and avenged for your mother." Uncle Fu sat down opposite him and consoled him.
Qin Yong looked in front of the cabinet: "Is Madam Mu there?"
"Oh, our landlady rarely comes to the inn since she became pregnant. Do you have anything?"
"It's okay, just asking."
"Uncle Fu, shopkeeper Huang's shop opened today, did you send a congratulatory gift?" Li Dongsheng stepped into the shop and asked.
"Oh, boss, you are here." Uncle Fu greeted him: "It has been delivered. I delivered it myself. I just came back after having two cups of tea. Shopkeeper Huang said that if you have time, I can ask you for another one.
couplet."
"Okay, but I can't give it away for free. The price is clearly marked."
"It's natural. Haha, I'll go to the kitchen and have a look." Uncle Fu patted Qin Yong on the back and walked away.
At this time, besides Qin Yong, there were only two tables of guests in the living room. I saw Ah Wu serve Qin Yong soup cakes, clear the table, and grab a rag to help.
Li Dongsheng smiled at me, sat opposite Qin Yong, and looked at his clothes: "So carefree? No need to patrol the streets?"
Qin Yong glanced at him, immersed himself in eating, and ignored him.
"Hey, I heard that you just captured a lot of agents?"
"So what?" Qin Yong turned his head and met my eyes: "Li Jianghu, why are you here?"
I shook the rag in my hand: "Oh, help me."
"Hey, is Mu You at the Governor's Mansion?" Li Dongsheng asked again.
Qin Yong glared at him: "Did you just call the imperial envoy's name at will?"
"Oh, imperial envoy, is the imperial envoy at the Governor's Mansion? I haven't seen him during the past few days during the Chinese New Year. Why do I feel like he has suddenly disappeared?" Li Dongsheng said, feeling a little worried.
I was also anxious: "Captain Qin, you haven't even seen the imperial envoy? What about others?"
Li Dongsheng sighed: "I asked Li Huichun and he said that the imperial envoy went back to Yiling to celebrate the New Year. I don't believe it. You said, he doesn't have a home in Yiling. Where is he spending the New Year?"
Qin Yong ate soup cakes: "The whereabouts of the imperial envoy are uncertain, why should you worry about it? Isn't County Lieutenant Mu in Yiling? Of course he lives in his house."
I thought about the secret Du Xiuzhen told me. Xiao Mu was in ill health so he divorced his wife and married Mu County Lieutenant. Then... how embarrassing it would be for him to live in their house during the Chinese New Year!
"Oh, Na Mu...if the imperial envoy comes back, remember to ask him to come to me. Oh, by the way, is your mother okay? I heard that the person who harmed her has been arrested?"
Qin Yong finished the soup, took out ten coins and threw them in front of Li Dongsheng: "How about my mother? I don't need you to worry about it. It's business for you to take care of the inn and take care of your wife."
Li Dongsheng smiled faintly: "I mean, why did Mr. Qin come to my store for dinner when he had time? It turns out he wanted to say hello to Xian'er? Don't worry, she is well taken care of by me now!"
Qin Yong stood up, with a trace of embarrassment rising on his face: "It's best, Li Dongsheng, I'm warning you, I don't care who you were before, but you are just Xian'er's husband now. Remember, you are now
Everything I have is given by Xian'er, if you dare to feel sorry for her, I will never let you go!"
"Hey, Capt. Qin..."
Ah Wu was afraid that they would quarrel and wanted to stop them, but Li Dongsheng stretched out his hand to stop them.
My heart is also in doubt. Qin Yong, what do you mean by this? Is this implying that your relationship with Madam Mu is unusual? Li Dongsheng, please don’t think too much about it?
"Oh, looking at you like this, are you still obsessed with Xian'er?" Li Dongsheng's words turned sour as expected. He glanced at Qin Yong contemptuously and still smiled: "Xian'er told me that I had a good relationship with you.
A few days ago, she noticed that you were an honest person and wanted to live a good life with you. Unfortunately, you didn't know how to cherish it, so you were dumped by her. In my opinion, Xian'er must have been confused at the time.
I fall in love with you because you are the most useless man Xianer has ever liked."
"What did you say?" Qin Yong was also angry: "I am an agent of the Tianyan Team of the Governor's Office, the captain of the third team. What about you? A refugee, if it hadn't been taken in by Xian'er, I don't know where to beg for food now?"
It's over, these two people are really going to quarrel. I moved a few steps forward, exchanged glances with Ah Wu, and it was just a quarrel. If they had a disagreement and started fighting, we would fight each other.
I know if I can pull them apart.
"Hahaha, I still feel good about myself. Hey, I originally wanted to save some face for you, but you are really annoying, so I will tell the truth:
Do you think you are really capable when the imperial envoy chose you to be a squad leader? Hehe, you can’t even defeat me, but you still have the ability to catch thieves? You should know in your heart that if it weren’t for Long Yuhan, you probably wouldn’t even be able to join the Sky Eye Team.
Let's go? If Xian'er hadn't fought for you in front of the imperial envoy, let alone the captain, I might not have been able to stay."
"What did you say? It's Xian'er..." Qin Yong sat down weakly, with a wry smile on his lips: "I mean why the imperial envoy always takes care of me so much. It turns out to be Xian'er..."
"The imperial envoy wanted to wait until you and Xian'er got married and then promote you to a small official position at the city gate like Quan Kang. Did you know?"
"I know, the imperial envoy asked me, but he didn't say anything about consummating the marriage."
"That's to prevent you from feeling inferior, lest you feel that it's too shameful to rely on a woman to get to the top. But your mother thinks that you are really capable and will be successful soon, so she looks down on Xian'er.
As everyone knows, it was Xian'er who asked Shopkeeper Liao to put on a show with others, letting your mother know that Liao's Wenzhai could buy antiques at high prices, so she rummaged through the boxes and found a broken ring finger and sold it for two hundred taels of silver. Take this money
With the huge sum of money, he not only built a new house, paid off his debts, but also had some savings on hand.
Xian'er spent a mere two hundred taels of silver to see through both of you, mother and son. This is really a good deal!"
Qin Yong stood up excitedly: "Did Xian'er buy that ring?"
"What else? Think about it, after you and Xian'er broke up, did the imperial envoy still tell you about going to the city gate? Did he leave you alone to chat and go out to eat together? Did Shopkeeper Liao ever
Are you going to accept the scrap metal from your mother again?
Hum, without Xian'er, you are nothing.
All in all, you also remember it for me: there is no need for you to teach me how to treat Xian'er in front of me, because she has nothing to do with you now.
Although I am a 'refugee' and have nothing to live with, I have a deep love for Xian'er. Xian'er said that true love is priceless and that I, Li Dongsheng, will be her only lover in the future."
After Li Dongsheng finished speaking, he raised his chin high, smiled brightly, and took the copper plate on the table into his palm: "Don't worry, Mr. Qin, the two hundred taels of silver were given to you by Xian'er. I won't ask you for it. Please ask for it again in the future."
Mr. Qin visited the shop more often, allowing Mr. Li, a 'refugee', to earn a few more pennies."