"I know, you didn't tell me a few days ago that the whole Disha Hall was making a big fuss over this matter. Many hall masters had no peace of mind for three days and two nights. They were busy for several days and couldn't find any clues related to the murderer, and then gradually there was no movement.
, What's going on, have you discovered anything new?" Lao Qian thought.
"You are really right this time. The Disha Sect has now confirmed that the five hall masters who died that night were killed by a sword. I don't know where the news came from in the past two days. I heard that the person who took action that night
Swordsman, dressed in white." When it came to the critical moment, Lao Zhao spoke slowly and softly. After all, these details should not be spoken in this crowded place.
"Then what does Lao Li want us to do?" Lao Qian knew the secret nature of the matter and did not dare to say too much, but went straight to the point.
"Help them find the murderous swordsman in white, and the reward will be...a hundred taels." Lao Qian said. He barely uttered the last word "hundred taels". Lao Qian and Lao Sun judged it entirely from the shape of his mouth.
from.
"Seriously!?" Lao Qian's eyes shone, but in an instant he became sluggish again, and murmured, "Most swordsmen in the world like to wear white clothes. You can't just grab someone on the street and think of him as a murderer, right?"
"Yes, we are... just one." Lao Sun was very calm this time, speaking as quietly as possible. He simply didn't say the key words, but glanced directly at Jiang Yichen beside him.
It seems to say, "What is far away in the horizon is right in front of you."
"It's almost time. Waiter, check out." Unlike the two of them who looked sad, Lao Zhao smiled brightly and greeted the waiter to pay and signaled the two of them to leave.
Lao Zhao's behavior was inexplicable. Although Lao Sun and Lao Qian were puzzled, seeing that he was confident, he followed his instructions.
"Okay, everyone, please go slowly." The waiter respectfully sent Zhao Qiansun and the others out of the door, and then turned back to work.
The three of them merged into the bustling crowd and disappeared on this street in a short time.
The three of them had just taken less than ten steps out of the Roujiamo shop. Jiang Yichen, who should have continued to doze off, was nowhere to be found. They could only find the amount of silver on the table where he had been.
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Jinju Fortress is a common square city, extending in all directions, with gates on all sides and stables on all sides.
However, the stables in the west of the city are now considered abandoned. Because the south of the city is adjacent to the inland side of Zhongzhou, the stables in the south of the city are much larger than those in the east and north of the city.
These stables are all under the jurisdiction of the Jinzhou government, and the stables in the south of the city are no exception. However, it is not necessary to be a member of the government to take care of the stables. As long as the stables can be kept in order, the Jinzhou government is still willing to hire capable people to do this laborious task.
A thankless and tiring job.
Lao Li was such a lucky man. Because Li's father was in charge of the government stables, Lao Li got the moon first when he was close to water and towers. He had been in constant contact with horses since he was a child. Over time, he was found to have an unusual talent in recognizing horses and was highly regarded.
After that, Li's father committed greed a year before he became official and took advantage of his position to secretly sell a good government horse. After being found out, because his son Lao Li was highly appreciated, he was only imprisoned for two or three years.
, after this incident, in order to avoid suspicion, Lao Li could no longer hold a position in the government, but now he is still enjoying the salary issued by the government. The money is not much, but it is enough to support his family.
With this ability and the particularity of his position, the Disha Sect approached Lao Li a few years ago. The two parties hit it off immediately, and Lao Li became a member of the Disha Sect. Of course, his additional identity is not that of a man in the world.
Few people know it.
From time to time, Lao Li would make some secrets, asking people and neighbors to help find people and things, and would also give him rewards. Because of his good credit, everyone was willing to help, and then his reputation spread throughout the south of the city, and people in the government turned a blind eye to this.
With one eye, as long as the interests of the government are not harmed, they will not scrutinize the identity behind him, and sometimes they will use his convenience to do some private affairs. Therefore, Lao Li is considered a very popular person in the south of Jinzhou City.
At this moment, there are a group of people surrounding a tall, strong man in front of the stable. There are already many wrinkles on the man's face, and it can be seen that he is getting older. However, his slightly strong body still adds a bit of youthfulness to him.
All the vitality in people, this person is none other than Lao Li.
Obviously, these old and young people who surround Lao Li are short of money recently and are eagerly waiting for him to issue tasks so that they can work hard.
At the beginning of the day, even hiding under the stable, I felt a little hot, let alone the people outside the stable. But Lao Li hadn't said anything yet, so everyone waited patiently. After all, it's nothing to suffer a little for the sake of wealth.
, let alone just bask in the sun.
Lao Li stretched out his hand to block the hot light and looked around. Not far away, he saw three people approaching the horse stall with rapid strides. He cleared his throat and prepared to speak.
The noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, and all that could be heard was the footsteps of the three people coming from behind.
After seeing the three people behind him entering the crowd, Lao Li did not hesitate and said straight to the point: "This is the situation. News just came out that two dead bodies were found outside the West City Gate. They were people from Sihai Ziyexuan. The government has no intention of getting involved.
Jianghu was involved in the matter, but they still ordered people to collect the corpses. After some inspection, they found that the muscles of the two corpses had contracted and the joints could not flex. They were already in a state of rigor mortis. The time of death should have been more than half an hour. They
He died of a sword wound and was killed with one blow. Someone witnessed these two people leaving the city. Therefore, the murderer was probably entering the city. If you find any person who has never seen a sword appear in the city,
You can bring news to the city, a reliable message is worth fifty taels."
After finishing speaking, everyone seemed to have no need to ask any more questions and dispersed in a hurry.
"Half an hour has passed? This time doesn't seem to match up." After listening to the first half of Lao Li's sentence, Lao Zhao was overjoyed. He thought he could kill two birds with one stone. After listening to the second half of the sentence, he realized from the time point of view that
After inferring it, he rejected the idea in his mind, which was a pity.
"Hey, Lao Zhao, you are a bit greedy here. If we can defeat the previous one, it would be great. You would be better off because you want to kill two birds with one stone." Hearing Lao Zhao's muttering, Lao Qian immediately followed.
His train of thought, he smiled.
"There are so many people here, it's not convenient to talk to Lao Li, right?" Lao Sun frowned and said something that seemed to have nothing to do with him, but Zhao and Qian also looked embarrassed after hearing this.
It turned out that on the way here, Lao Zhao compared the information he had with the young man in white he saw at the Roujiamo shop, and simply told Sun and Qian his analysis. They came to the south of the city knowing that Lao Li
I had some free time at this time, and I was ready to make a plan with them. Unexpectedly, an accident happened in the west of the city. So many people came to accept temporary tasks. Now everyone is leaving. If they went forward to greet them, wouldn't they be too conspicuous?
I'm determined to get a hundred taels of silver, and I don't want to be the first to get there if there are no ears across the wall.
The three of them were impatient, but they had to go with the flow for the time being and retreat. They were planning to wait until the others had left and then meet up with Lao Li when they suddenly heard Lao Li calling out, "Lao Zhao, we all came to your store yesterday to make an order."
Have you brought half a pound of persimmon leaf tea?"
Old Zhao was stunned and thought to himself that he had been staying in the shop yesterday, but the two of them had not met. Maybe Old Li had something to say to them, so he turned around and replied, "Hey, I'm sorry.
Lao Lizi, I woke up early in the morning banging my head and feeling confused. I packed the tea but forgot to bring it with me. How about I go home and get it, and bring two pots of home-brewed Xiaozhuo to apologize to you?
"
The implication of Lao Zhao's words is that he wants to bring Lao Sun, Lao Qian and Lao Li to talk about things. The next step is to see what Lao Li wants.
"That's very good, that's very good. There's a lot of dust in the stable. Just say hello at the intersection and I'll come get it." Old Li chuckled.
The stable was dusty, so it was no big deal to put a large amount of wine in the pot. They greeted me at the intersection, which meant the old place where they often met.
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There is Zhike Zhai at the intersection not far from the stables in the south of the city. It is a good place in Jinzhou city where you can have a good meal and drink.
In a separate room in Zhike Zhai, four people, Zhao Qian, Sun and Li, were gathered here.
They can talk freely in Zhike Zhai, because this is the territory of Disha Sect. From the shopkeeper to the waiter, everyone belongs to Disha Sect. This is also an old place where the four childhood friends often gather in recent years.
"Old man, we are very busy these days. If you are more diligent, you can get a lot of benefits." After Lao Li poured wine for Zhao, Qian and Sun, he started to do it as a token of respect.
"This is nature, this is nature." The three of them drank the wine together and echoed.
"Actually, the two people from Ziyexuan who died outside the west city gate did suffer from rigor mortis. The reason why the gate is so concerned about this matter is not only because the wounds were caused by the sword wielder, but the most important reason is that
Rigor mortis is not the natural rigor mortis that occurs after being killed, but the blood in the body is stagnant, causing the rigor mortis phenomenon to appear in advance." Lao Li said with a solemn expression.
"You're saying that the death time of these two people may not have exceeded half an hour?" Old Zhao asked in surprise.