Gu Fengxiao raised the steel knife and hung the tip in front of the man's pen, saying coldly.
"answer my question."
"When we go back to Chaoye, my two brothers are familiar with this road and can pass it even if there is no light. Besides, we are short of money, so we want to save some money for lanterns and candles."
The man replied tremblingly.
"Well, the explanation is reasonable. Don't be afraid, you two. I have no ill intentions. I just remembered that my colleague kicked the roof of the carriage into pieces, and I want to compensate you for him."
Gu Fengxiao put down the steel knife and explained with a kind smile.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and their hearts were relieved, and they quickly waved their hands.
"My brother appreciates the kindness of the bad guy, but the previous bad guy has already compensated you."
"Oh, I've already paid compensation. How much is the compensation? Is it enough to repair the roof?"
"Enough, enough, enough!"
The two of them nodded hurriedly, hoping to send this plague god away quickly.
"To tell you the truth, my colleague is usually very stingy. Our Shangguan of the Immortal Division is very strict in discipline, so it's not unusual for him to compensate you with money, but I don't believe him if he says the compensation is full.
Let me take a look at the money I gave you two. If it's not enough, I'll put it on his behalf."
"That's really enough. No need to bother you."
"I said, take it out and let me see."
Gu Fengxiao, who had a kind face at first, suddenly changed his expression. He once again put the steel knife on the man's shoulder and said sternly.
Because he had recently followed Rong Fei and learned a lot of skills and experience in solving cases, after leaving earlier, Gu Fengxiao thought more and more and felt that something was wrong between the two of them.
First of all, the question he asked first was that in such a dark environment, they drove without lighting a lantern. Such an abnormal behavior was either because they had something evil in mind, or the two of them were doing something ulterior.
Moreover, this place is located at the very edge of Kyoto, and the people living here are all poor people. Every copper plate spent must be calculated carefully, and any savings can be saved. As I said, communication is all about shouting, and traveling is all about walking. Not to mention that at this time,
There is no one on the street. Even in the daytime, it is impossible for the two of them to receive business here.
Therefore, although such a carriage is just an extremely ordinary carriage, it is a very strange and abnormal thing to appear in this place at this time.
So he turned back and blocked their way.
After some questioning, Gu Fengxiao also keenly noticed the panic between the two people's expressions.
It is not the kind of fear that ordinary people have when they see official officials, but the kind of panic that occurs when someone has done something bad and is afraid of being discovered and wants to get out as soon as possible.
Feeling the coldness and sharpness of the steel knife around his neck, the man took out a dozen copper coins and a treasure note from his arms with a sad face.
Gu Fengxiao glanced at the fifteen or six copper coins in the man's hand, took the treasure banknote and unfolded it to see clearly that the denomination of five taels was marked on it.
"He compensated you for these?"
"Yeah, yeah."
Seeing the man nodding, Gu Fengxiao became more doubtful.
Hou Chunhua's reputation for being stingy is not unfounded. During the six months of getting along, everyone in the Jixian Division invited guests to dinner. Hou Chunhua was always there, but he never invited anyone back, and Hou Chunhua always only had copper plates and
The amount will not exceed thirty pieces.
So this person must be lying.
Gu Fengxiao had already concluded that there must be something wrong with these two people, but it was difficult to arrest them until evidence was found. Otherwise, based on his understanding of Rong Fei, abuse of power would be severely punished.
Gu Fengxiao nodded calmly, returned the banknote to the man, looked up at the kicked-broken roof of the carriage and said.
"If you don't say that my colleague is stingy, such a small amount of money is not enough to repair the carriage. When I go in and carefully check the damage, I will give you some more money."
With that said, Gu Fengxiao was about to jump onto the carriage, but was pulled back by another man who had been silent.
"Sir, the money is enough, so I won't bother you anymore."
The man who had been answering also stopped in front of Gu Fengxiao and said with an apology.
Gu Fengxiao saw panic in their eyes. Apparently there was something shady or... someone hidden in the carriage!
Dark night... deserted streets... carriages traveling without lanterns... two men behaving strangely...
It was hard for Gu Fengxiao not to associate all of this with the missing persons case.
Although no evidence has been found yet, based on these clues and doubts, Gu Fengxiao felt that he could give an explanation to Rong Fei. So he stopped being polite, shook out the chain around his waist, and couldn't help but grab the two of them.
.
"Hey, hey... Master, what are you doing..."
The two of them were naturally unwilling to sit back and wait for death, and wanted to resist, but they were no match for Gu Fengxiao, and they were kicked to the ground one by one.
The two of them were tied tightly with chains. Gu Fengxiao opened the car curtain and looked inside with the fire folding book in hand.
No matter how big the space is in the carriage, even if the light from the fire is weak, it is enough to see clearly.
There are windows on two sides, seats on three sides, a hole in the roof, and some sawdust scattered on the floor below, but nothing else.
Hey! There is no suspicious person or thing. Could it be that I am too sensitive and made a mistake?
Gu Fengxiao put down the car curtain in confusion and walked to the two people who were tied up. Just as he was about to ask why he had stopped him just now since there was nothing shady hidden in the car, his eyes suddenly froze.
This time, Gu Fengxiao jumped directly onto the carriage and got into the carriage. He pushed a piece of sawdust aside with his fingers, revealing a tuft of something similar in color to the sawdust that looked like hair.
Gu Fengxiao brought the fire folding piece closer to examine it carefully, and found that it was a cross-section of a hemp rope. It was spread out like this due to wear and tear due to frequent use.
The hemp rope was caught in the gap between the two wooden boards. Gu Fengxiao held the hemp rope with three fingers and lifted it gently. A wooden board tilted up along with the hemp rope.
…
Zhu Sheng left. Although he didn't say anything before leaving, Rong Fei was already convinced that as a royal relative, he couldn't escape.
Quietness returned to the small courtyard of the archives. Rong Fei waited for a while and then activated his magical power to see through the wall, trying to confirm through the sound whether there was anyone arranged by Zhu Sheng to lurk around and monitor.
Noisy and harsh sounds penetrated his ears. Rong Fei held back the pain and relied on experience to confirm that there was no one else in the Kyoto government office except himself, the governor Chen Xiusong, the master Kong Xiwen and the two government officials on duty.
Just when Rong Fei was about to put away his magical powers, he was attracted by the conversation between Chen Xiusong and Kong Xiwen.
Ever since he realized the magical power of seeing across the wall, Rong Fei has been very cautious every time he uses the magical power of hearing. He is not a pervert who likes to eavesdrop on other people's privacy, but he cannot accurately control the specific distance and range of the magical power, so he listens every time.
I heard many voices that I shouldn’t hear and don’t want to hear.
Just like this moment.
"Sir, don't do this, it will hurt a lot."
This was Kong Xiwen's voice. From his tone of voice, Rong Fei could hear hesitation and panic.
"Don't worry, I'll be gentler."
Chen Xiusong said.
"Sir...Sir...don't be like this...don't be like this..."
Kong Xiwen's tone became increasingly urgent and panicked, even with a hint of pleading.
Then the two seemed to be wrestling together, and from time to time there would be the sound of ripping clothes and heavy breathing.
Rong Fei, who heard it clearly, couldn't help but shudder and had goosebumps all over his body.
This...this...is so exciting!
In his previous life, Rongfei liked to study history and knew that in certain periods in ancient times, man-to-man behavior was very popular and was even considered a noble thing.
As the saying goes, men and women only reproduce offspring, and men and women are true love.
In novels set in ancient times, wealthy scholars will always have a book boy with them. In addition to being responsible for taking care of the scholar's daily diet and daily life, the book boy actually has another important job.
It is to help scholars solve their physiological needs.
At this time, it seems that the governor Chen Xiusong and his master Kong Xiwen also have this kind of relationship.
On the premise of not touching the law and basic morality, Rong Fei adheres to the three principles of no objection, no approval, and no discrimination against this behavior. However, there is still some resistance in the senses, so he must put away his magical powers quickly to avoid
An unpleasant sound was heard.
Bang~
"ah!"
A sudden collision attracted Rong Fei's attention, followed by Chen Xiusong's cry of pain.
Hey! Could it be that the situation was reversed and Kong Xiwen was attacked instead?
Is this possible?
Rong Fei suddenly became thirsty for knowledge and continued to maintain his psychic powers to find out what happened.
"Sir, you...you...oh, you shed a lot of blood."
"Go quickly and do as I say, otherwise this injury will be in vain."
"Alas~"
Then Rong Fei heard rapid footsteps, and then Kong Xiwen's panicked shouting.
"Come on, come on, come on, come on, sir, you stumbled and fainted, come on, come on!"
The sudden shouting made Rong Fei's eardrums sting, and he rolled his eyes and almost fainted.
He quickly put away his spiritual hearing power, endured the heartache and used Xuanbing Creation Pills to relieve the injuries in his ears.
After the pain subsided, Rong Fei rushed towards Chen Xiusong's study.
Two government officials on duty arrived first, Rongfei. One of them was ordered by Kong Xiwen to go to the backyard to drive the carriage, and the other one hit Chen, whose forehead was broken, his face was covered with blood, and his eyes were closed tightly, looking like he was unconscious.
With Xiusong on his back, he stood at the door of the courtyard waiting for the carriage to arrive.
"Ah! What's wrong with Mr. Chen?"
Rong Fei, who had arrived late, pretended to be surprised and asked.
Chen Xiusong, who was lying behind the yamen servant, twitched his eyelids a few times and continued to pretend to be faint without making a sound.
Kong Xiwen, who looked anxious at the side, explained.
"Your Excellency, you have worked too hard and have lost your energy and blood. You just stood up too hard and couldn't stand still. Your forehead hit the corner of the desk and you fainted. Now I want to send you to a doctor for treatment. I'd like to trouble Mr. Rong to take care of you for the time being."
"Ah! This is not good. After all, I am not from Kyoto Prefecture."
Rong Fei, who knew the truth, only thought that Kong Xiwen's acting skills were good. Although he was amused in his heart, he still wanted to answer seriously.
"Don't worry, Mr. Rong. I'm just asking you to take care of me temporarily. I'll send someone to inform Ji Tongzhi shortly. Alas, I'm afraid your master is seriously injured and will be unable to act for some time. The burden of the government office can only fall on Mr. Ji Tongzhi."
You have seen Mr. Ji being humble and polite, and it will not affect Chief Rong's handling of the case."
"Oh oh oh, that's good, that's good."
At this time, the Yamen servant drove over in a carriage, took Chen Xiusong and Kong Xiwen away.
He walked all the way to the gate and watched the carriage disappear into the night, with a thoughtful expression on Rong Fei's face.