The beautiful woman chuckled and said: "Pang Yuehai, do you really think that Ma Xiaoquan is immune to all poisons?"
The fat county magistrate asked: "Isn't it?"
"No, no, no," the beautiful woman shook her head, "Ma Xiaoquan was the deacon of the Jinyi Guards at that time. He must have seen some weird medicines, and he should know some things that ordinary people can't think of. Perhaps, he has some
The so-called 'invulnerable to all poisons' is just a cover-up."
The fat county magistrate shook his head and curled his lips and said, "I don't believe it!"
"Don't you believe it? Haha, then take a look~" The beautiful woman turned her hand and pulled out a small paper roll. When the fat county magistrate saw the small paper roll, he suddenly took a breath of cold air.
"You should know what is in this roll, right?" The beautiful woman grinned, unfolded the roll, pinched out a tiny bit of the powder inside with her fingernails, and then threw it into the tea.
"Gulu~" The fat county magistrate swallowed his saliva and hummed.
The beautiful woman picked up the tea cup and poured the cold tea mixed with the poison into a flower pot beside her.
In an instant, the flowers in the flowerpot began to wither. In just a few blinks, the bright flowers that were still blooming were all withered and yellow.
The beautiful woman gently touched the withered flower with her finger, and heard a crisp crunching sound, and the flower broke into pieces.
"Have you seen how powerful this poison is?" the beautiful woman asked the fat county magistrate with a slight smile.
"Yeah~ I saw it~~"
The beautiful woman smiled, poured most of the remaining powder in the paper roll into her hand, and said to the fat county magistrate: "I want to swallow it now, please watch it~" After that, the beautiful woman raised her hand and put it in her hand.
She poured all the powder into her mouth, and then her throat squirmed slightly.
"Okay~~" The beautiful woman poured herself another cup of tea and drank all the tea in one gulp. "I have taken the poison now, Pang Yuehai, how long do you think it will take for me to die from the poison?"
"This" the fat county magistrate smiled bitterly while rubbing his hands and shaking his head.
The beautiful woman smiled, shook her head and said, "I'm here to tell you, I won't die at all~~" After saying that, the woman turned her slender palms over and opened them in front of the fat magistrate's eyes.
After the fat county magistrate saw what was in the beautiful woman's hand, he was surprised and said: "Impossible, you just clearly ate it, I saw it, I saw it."
The beautiful woman shook her head: "I took it, but what I took was not poison. Besides, after I took the poison, why did I have to pour myself a new cup of tea?"
The fat county magistrate was stunned for a moment and finally reacted: "I understand, so what you mean is that what Ma Xiaoquan swallowed before was not poison?"
The beautiful woman nodded, then shook her head: "With his qualifications and experience, it is normal for him to be able to guess some things, so he did not take the poison. As for where he went, I don't know this kind of blindness."
, Ma Xiaoquan will definitely do the same, Pang Yuehai, you are still a little careless. You said you are like this, will the 'Assassin League' want you?"
With a "pop", the fat county magistrate knelt in front of the beautiful woman and said, "I beg Master Su to speak kindly to the villain in front of the leader. The villain must serve the master well in the future."
The beautiful woman raised her head and glanced at the fat county magistrate. She raised her lips and said, "Then Ma Xiaoquan's life will be left to you. I'll give you another chance. If you can't do it, don't blame us for being rude to you."
"Yes, yes, yes~~" The fat county magistrate said yes several times in succession. When he raised his head, the beautiful woman sitting in front of him had long disappeared.
The fat county magistrate got up from the ground, sat down on the chair, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and murmured: "Ma Xiaoquan, I will definitely kill you, even if I don't kill you, your woman
, I must kill him too.”
The next day, Ma Xiaoquan bid farewell to the fat county magistrate.
When he heard that the deacon was leaving, the fat county magistrate became anxious. He spent the whole night thinking about a trick on how to kill Ma Xiaoquan, which made him dizzy. Now that he suddenly heard that the deacon was leaving, how could I kill him?
"Sir, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Let's stay for two more days."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and shook his head: "No, there are still many things to do in the capital, so I won't bother the magistrate."
"Well, sir, you have killed so many of your men, don't you want to thoroughly investigate and take revenge?"
Ma Xiaoquan frowned slightly and thought, "I'm not even in a hurry. Why are you so anxious?"
"Oh, wasn't this settled yesterday? Besides, the person (the murderer) is already dead, so there's no point in pursuing him any further."
The fat county magistrate shook his head: "Sir, you can't just leave like this. If you leave, who will dare to come to Xiao's place as a guest in the future? Everyone says that Xiao is in charge of many assassins in the county, and that Xiao's future career will be uncertain.
No." After saying that, the fat magistrate pretended to wipe away his tears.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled awkwardly and said: "Well, I really haven't thought deeply about it. Otherwise, I will definitely not tell others what happened to you. I will ask someone else when I go back."
What do you think about giving you some compensation in terms of money and food?"
The fat county magistrate shook his head: "Sir, it would be better if money and food can solve the problem. People in the capital are afraid of words, and you are strict with your mouth, but it does not mean that others are not strict."
The implication of the fat county magistrate is that so many people have seen what happened here. In the future, this matter will inevitably spread to the capital, and I don’t know what will happen by then.
Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin and thought for a while, then said: "What you said makes sense, so what do you think we should do?"
The fat county magistrate chuckled and said: "Sir, it's actually very simple. You just need to stay here for a while, and the villain will go catch the criminal and find a way to solve the case. Then everything will be fine. Sir
Have you forgotten? That woman’s death was not caused by you or me, but by a cold arrow that came out of nowhere. Aren’t you curious as to why a woman wanted to kill you? This matter
From a villain's perspective, it's not that simple."
The fat magistrate didn't say anything, and Ma Xiaoquan hadn't thought much about it. Now that he thought about it, it was indeed the case. Although the remaining guard didn't say it, the brother who came out with him was already dead.
It’s hard to say what he gave a particularly reasonable explanation. Furthermore, why would an assassin come to kill him? Could it be the Lu family or the Zhang family?
"That's okay.~~" Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
"Great, come here, help me move things back!" The fat county magistrate hurriedly gave the order, fearing that Ma Xiaoquan would suddenly change his mind.
Ma Xiaoquan: ""
Xinruan saluted and was carried back again. Ma Xiaoquan looked helplessly at Xinruan in front of him, shook his head and said: "It seems that we have to stay for a few more days."
Fangfang didn't have any objections. After all, she had been running around with Ma Xiaoquan some time ago and hadn't had much rest. It happened that the environment here was not bad, and Fangfang also had a good rest. As for Xiao Zhifeng, he had been in the arms of his mother Fangfang, experiencing
With the warmth of his mother, the little one cannot feel the difficulties of adults.
"Sir, I don't understand. Why doesn't the fat man let us leave? Is it possible that the fat man is imitating Huang Taiji and forcing us to stay?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "He wouldn't dare to give him ten courages, but he was quite right. Let's leave in such a hurry. It's really hard to explain to the dead brothers. After all, they all followed me for a living.
Now that several people have died, I will inevitably have a quarrel with their family when I go back, so it is best to catch the murderer and explain how to deal with it, so that I can smooth things over when I go back."
"Oh, okay then, how long do we have to stay? We can't keep the case unsolved, so we can stay here forever, right?"
"That won't happen. I'll give that fat man three days. If we can't solve it within three days, we'll leave!"
"Hmm~~"
At the home of the fat county magistrate, when he learned that the deacon only gave him three days, he sighed helplessly and stamped his feet: "Don't talk about three days, even if you give me three more days, I can't explain it, hey~
~"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soft female voice came over.
"Pang Yuehai, why, can't you think of any way to kill Ma Xiaoquan?"
The fat county magistrate was stunned, turned around and said, "Master Su, what are you doing?"
The beautiful woman sat down on the chair in a familiar manner and said with a smile: "I know everything about you and Ma Xiaoquan. I want to ask you, Ma Xiaoquan, how do you plan to kill him?"
The fat county magistrate gritted his teeth and said: "It is said that to capture the thief first, capture the king, but this cannot be done with Ma Xiaoquan. I plan to attack his woman and son. What does the helmsman think?"
"Hmph, Pang Yuehai, your method is a bit like the League of Assassins. But after these things happened, Ma Xiaoquan may have been alert. If you want to kill his women and children, it will be harder than going to heaven, right?"
The fat county magistrate chuckled: "That's not necessarily true~hehe"
"Huh? It seems like you have a good idea. Why don't you tell me about it?"
The fat county magistrate shook his head: "The secret must not be leaked, hehe."
"Hey, just pretend to be mysterious. That's fine. I'm not interested in knowing. In three days, can you kill Ma Xiaoquan?"
The fat county magistrate shook his head: "I'm not sure, but I will find a way to kill his woman and son. Captain, if I can do this, can I also join the 'Assassin League'? I remember that Captain Yao came here before.
But she told me that if I did well, I could join her."