Ma Xiaoquan glared at the woman, lowered his head and picked up the tooth that had been knocked out by the fat county magistrate.
"Well, not bad, it's interesting~~" Ma Xiaoquan smiled and wiped his teeth clean, and then squeezed them hard. There was a click, and the teeth were crushed by Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan turned his hand, and there was a small white paper bag in his hand. It was said to be a paper bag, but in fact it should be regarded as a very small paper roll.
"If I guess correctly, this should be the poison for you to commit suicide, right?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at the woman with a smile.
The woman's body moved slightly, but she still didn't speak.
Ma Xiaoquan unfolded the small paper roll, revealing only a trace of white powder inside.
"Well, it is indeed~~" Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, poured all the white powder into his mouth, moved his Adam's apple twice, and swallowed the powder with saliva.
"Sir~~" Fangfang jumped up in fright.
"This..." The fat county magistrate was also frightened and a little at a loss.
The woman who was tied behind her back looked at Ma Xiaoquan in surprise. She never thought that the poison she used to commit suicide would be swallowed by Ma Xiaoquan.
"Tsk, tsk..." Ma Xiaoquan licked his lips and murmured, "This poison has no taste and is not delicious~~ By the way, when was this poison administered?"
The woman looked at Ma Xiaoquan with confusion in her eyes. Finally, she spoke.
"Within twenty breaths, Ma Xiaoquan, you will die! I thought I couldn't kill you, but you actually took the poison yourself, haha..." The woman laughed maniacally.
"Oh? You mean twenty exhales?" Ma Xiaoquan patted his chest, "Then I'll just exhale twenty." After that, Ma Xiaoquan stood up straight, faced the woman, and exhaled one breath at a time.
In the blink of an eye, I had breathed eighteen times in a row.
Ma Xiaoquan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said: "Look, I have exhaled eighteen times, why don't I feel uncomfortable at all?"
The woman was also extremely horrified. Logically speaking, as long as she took the poison, let alone twenty breaths, her body would already start to feel uncomfortable when she exhaled ten breaths. But looking at Ma Xiaoquan standing in front of her, nothing happened.
,This...what's going on?
While the woman was surprised, Ma Xiaoquan's breathing count had already exceeded twenty. Not only was he fine, but he also smiled and gently touched the woman's disheveled head.
"Tell me, who sent you to kill me?" Ma Xiaoquan's face changed and he asked seriously.
The woman gritted her teeth and stopped talking.
"Haha..." Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and said, "I think if you and your accomplices come to kill me, you will naturally know my identity. As for me, I am the deacon of the Imperial Guard. It can be said that I have interrogated people like
There are a lot of tough-talking people like you, and at the beginning, they had more backbone than you..." As he spoke, Ma Xiaoquan approached the woman, leaned into her ear, and whispered a few words.
The woman's expression initially looked resolute, but after Ma Xiaoquan said something unknown to her, her pupils gradually dilated, and her expression was no longer the same as before.
"Okay~~" Ma Xiaoquan stood up straight and looked at the woman with a smile, "That's all I have to say... As for what you think, it's your business~"
The woman's beautiful eyes flashed, as if she was moved by Ma Xiaoquan's words just now.
Just when the woman was about to speak, a cold arrow suddenly flew out of nowhere, with a sharp whistle as it flew over.
With a "poof" sound, the cold arrow accurately hit the woman's neck, hitting the carotid artery.
"Uh~~" The woman screamed miserably, and blood was already gushing out from the arteries in her neck. Then, the woman's mouth and nose also began to spurt blood. She glanced in a certain direction unwillingly, and then fell to the ground with a thud.
His body twitched a few times, his eyes widened, and finally he stopped moving.
The fat county magistrate was also startled. He didn't expect such an outburst. However, since he knew the whole story very well, he didn't say much. He just pretended to shout: "There is an assassin. Hurry, protect the deacon."
Sir, protect the lady!"
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and looked in the direction where the woman had looked before. It was an empty land with no shelter at all.
Stepping forward and squatting down, Ma Xiaoquan pulled out the cold arrow. The arrow had a black body and a sour smell came out of the arrow head.
"Hmm~~" Ma Xiaoquan narrowed his eyes slightly, "The arrows are quenched with strong poison. Even if the archer misses the vital point, as long as the arrow hits any unstable body, he may not be able to survive if he is poisoned. Well,
This method is both vicious and cautious."
The fat county magistrate stepped forward and carefully looked at the poisonous arrow in Ma Xiaoquan's hand. He swallowed and imagined in his mind that if this cold arrow were shot at him, wouldn't he be dead?
"Sir, the arrows are poisonous, aren't you afraid?"
Ma Xiaoquan dropped the arrow, took the wiping cloth from the fat county magistrate's hand, wiped it a few times and said: "If it could poison me, I would have died just now if I took the poison."
"Sir, did you...did you really take that poison?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled mysteriously and asked, "What do you think?"
...
After dinner in the evening, Fangfang complained to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan was also very helpless. He did not expect such an unexpected incident.
"Sir, Fangfang wants to know, what did you say to the woman? Fangfang saw that the woman seemed to feel relieved after listening to what you said."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and said, "Nothing, just chatting about home affairs."
Ma Xiaoquan didn't want to say anything, and Fangfang didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, the man in front of her was very powerful and safe. No matter what he did, Fangfang could only support him.
"Sir, your waist card is a little dirty. Take it off and let me wash it for you?" Fangfang suggested.
After staying with Ma Xiaoquan for a long time, Fangfang finally changed her way of addressing herself. In the past, she always called herself "I" with some inferiority complex, but now she uses "concubine" in front of Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded to appreciate Fangfang's change in title. He looked down at the Jinyiwei Deacon waistband around his waist, nodded and said, "Okay, get the water ready, I'll take it off and throw it in to soak for a while."
"Hmm~~"
...
Fangfang quickly brought hot water and placed the basin on the table. Fangfang said: "Sir, please give me your waist card."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and handed the belt card he took off to Fangfang. The moment Fangfang was about to take the belt card, Zhifeng on the bed suddenly started crying.
Fangfang was stunned for a moment, retracted her hand, and said with some embarrassment: "My son seems to be hungry..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, waved his hand, and signaled Fangfang to go feed the baby first. As for the waist badge, he threw it into the basin himself.
Fangfang nodded, turned around and walked towards the bed. Ma Xiaoquan gently dropped the badge and accurately threw it into the basin.
The moment the waistband entered the water, there was a sudden squeaking sound from the basin.
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and murmured: "Why did you make such a sound?"
The water in the basin became a little turbid, and some small particles gradually floated on the surface.
Fangfang came over with little Zhifeng in her arms, looking into the water basin while breastfeeding.
"Sir, why are there so many little scum on the water? How long has it been since you last washed your reputation..." Fangfang frowned slightly and murmured.
"Huh? Is it really that dirty?" Ma Xiaoquan looked up in surprise, was startled, and said, "No, if there is a situation, Fangfang, you can't touch the water in the basin!"
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan's serious expression, Fangfang nodded, took two steps back, and hugged little Zhifeng tighter.
...
Ma Xiaoquan took the silver hairpin that Fangfang had taken off and poked into the basin, then took out the silver hairpin and blew on it for a while.
"The silver hairpin is black..." Ma Xiaoquan narrowed his eyes slightly, "The waistband is poisonous."
"Poisonous?" Fangfang was surprised and said, "Sir, isn't it on your clothes and pants..."
Ma Xiaoquan breathed out and said, "Fortunately, we slept in separate beds yesterday..."
Fangfang nodded: "Sir, you have to take a bath."
"Yeah~ I know how to take a bath, but where did the poison on this belt come from?"
Fangfang rolled her eyes and said: "Sir, I remember that you once gave your waist card to that fat county magistrate..."
"Hmm~~" Ma Xiaoquan nodded, "I've thought about it too, but he shouldn't have any motive to harm me?"
Fangfang shook her head and said: "Sir, I always feel that the fat man is not a good person, with that sinister look on his face...and the look in my eyes when I look at me..."
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned and said with a smile: "Although we are not good people, we are living in someone else's house now, so we should bear with it."
"What about the assassin who killed you?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "The person is already dead, and there is no evidence to support his death. If we continue to pursue him, we won't have much energy or time. I think we'll put it aside for now. Let's go back to the capital first."
"Well, I got it~~"
...
In the home of the fat magistrate.
"Unbelievable, simply unbelievable..." The fat county magistrate kept shaking his head, and the tea cup in his hand was shaken out of water.
Opposite the fat county magistrate, there is a beautiful woman sitting. The woman's eyes are very big, and the two black eyeshadows are really seductive under the candlelight. The woman's figure is also very good, with a slender waist, an oval face, and a fair complexion.
With her white and tender little hands, if she hadn't been sitting casually with her legs crossed, no one would have thought that such a woman would be a top killer.
"Pang Yuehai, I'm afraid the poison you tried so hard to inflict is ineffective, right?" The woman said casually without looking at the fat county magistrate.
The fat county magistrate's face darkened and he said: "You also know that Ma Xiaoquan took the poison that you used to commit suicide in front of everyone today. If he didn't die, then would he die if I poisoned him?"