When Ximen Qing walked out of the tent, it was already ten o'clock in the morning, and the stars were not as bright as those of the previous few days. When he looked up, the moon was obscured by clouds, making it blurry and unclear.
The lights were brightly lit in the village gate, and the celebration banquet was still going on in front. Ximen Qing suddenly felt that he had no interest in drinking with the Ruan family and the three heroes.
After capturing Shi Wengong alive, Ximen Qing still had a glimmer of hope in persuading him to join the army. At least this guy's martial arts skills were better than those of the sick Wei Chi and Sun Li. He was a rare expert. If he was incorporated into the Liangshan army, he would at least be at the level of the Five Tiger Generals of the Horse Army.
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Moreover, when Zengtou City was attacked by Liangshan, Shi Wengong could have abandoned the Zeng family and Zhongyang Dazhai and walked away. But Shi Wengong did not do so. Ximen Qing felt that this person was still trustworthy in terms of integrity.
of.
But now to the leaders of Liangshan, Shi Wengong was just an enemy. Whether he was captured alive or dead, it actually didn't matter.
This can be understood from the noise in the front. Not only Shi Wengong, but also the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu who just joined the gang. If he dies, he is dead. Will the leader look at him seriously?
Ximen Qing believed that from beginning to end, Duan Jingzhu was nothing more than a horse dealer, one who was exploited by Song Jiang and Wu Yong. Now that there were many surrendered soldiers from Zengtou City in Zhai Zha, Ximen Qing felt that there was no need to inquire secretly.
The Zhaoye Jade Lion Horse Shibajiu was originally owned by the Zeng family and had nothing to do with the golden retriever Duan Jing.
The prince of the Kingdom of Jin rides? Ximen Qing suddenly had the urge to complain, what ability do you, Duan Jingzhu, have to steal such a BMW from under the nose of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin?
As soon as Shi Wengong was captured alive, Duan Jingzhu immediately lost its use value. The best way was to let these two people disappear, so that there was no way to verify the source of the war between Zengtou City and Liangshan.
"Wu Yong! Song Jiang! You are really good at it!"
There were just two flames rising into the sky behind the fence. Ximen Qing knew that this was the final outcome for Shi Wengong and Duan Jingzhu. In the end, these two guys were just chess pieces on someone else's chessboard. Although one was active and the other was passive, it didn't matter.
the difference.
Thinking of this, Ximen Qing naturally thought of himself, and suddenly felt that he was also a chess piece on a certain chessboard, but that the chessboard he was on was larger than Shi Wengong and Duan Jingzhu.
As long as you are a chess piece, one day you will become a discarded piece!
Being recruited by the Imperial City Secretary, why not become a pawn?
There was a sneer on Ximen Qing's lips: "You want me to become a chess piece? I'm afraid it's not that simple. Be careful, I will bite off your manipulative fingers alive!"
Ximen Qing wants to build a new force of his own in Liangshan and turn Liangshan into a card for himself. This is not an idea that breaks away from the chessboard.
Heaven and earth are like a chessboard, and all living beings are like chess pieces.
Although Ximen Qing vaguely felt that there was a hand that wanted to control him, he, as a chess piece, also had to control other chess pieces to form his own power. One day, he would pull out the person who controlled the chessboard from behind!
"Master, what are you thinking about alone?" I don't know when, Xue'er and Pan Jinlian came behind me: "Didn't you say you want to watch the stars with us?"
Pan Jinlian smiled and said: "The master is thinking about something important. Sister Xueer, please don't mess around. Besides, the clouds have covered the moon tonight, where are the stars?"
Ximen Qing chuckled and said: "Liu Niang is still sensible, Xueer, I will leave tomorrow to stay in Liangshan for a while. I heard that the scenery there is good."
"Humph, I am the most partial." Xue'er deliberately looked a little angry and pursed her lips and said: "With Sister Jinlian, I don't need Xue'er anymore. Whatever Sister Jinlian says is right!"
Ximen Qing reached out and touched Xue'er's little face and said, "Look, you bullied Liu Niang before she officially married her. How is this allowed?"
Xue'er rolled her eyes and turned to ask Pan Jinlian: "Sister Jinlian, Master said I bullied you, where did I bully you?"
When Pan Jinlian was asked this question, her face turned a little red. These days, she and Xueer slept together. Almost every time, the two girls took off their clothes. Speaking of which, Xueer was "bullied" a lot.
Own.
Ximen Qing looked at Pan Jinlian's face, and Xue'er emphasized the word "bully" very strongly when she asked. He knew that the two girls were not honest when they slept together at night, and he felt a little angry in his heart.
I must quickly find an opportunity to arrange a marriage for Wu Song, and formally marry Pan Jinlian openly and openly, so that I can enjoy a two-way relationship... No, it will be a blessing for everyone.
Seeing that Pan Jinlian was embarrassed to answer, Xueer hugged her waist and kissed Ximen Qing in front of her, and said proudly: "We are going to do something happy. You and the second and third masters should go to bed early."
This little goblin!
Ximen Qing watched Xue'er and Pan Jinlian go away coquettishly, wishing he could catch up in a few steps and put Xue'er to death on the spot while Pan Jinlian watched the battle.
"Master, the second master and the third master are looking for you." Just after Xue'er left, Shutong'er appeared out of nowhere, looked at Ximen Qing's uncertain face, and reported in a low voice.
Master, this is a rising fire, please don’t touch your brow!
Although he had been mentally prepared and ready to devote himself to the book boy, he was still a little scared when he saw Ximen Qing's face.
When Ximen Qing saw Shutong's expression of fear and worry, he changed his face and said, "I'll go right now!"
When Shutong'er helped Ximen Qing to the tent, Wu Song, Shi Qian, Yan Qing and others were all there. Only Tang Long had gone somewhere. He must have gone to the front to join in the fun and drink.
"Third brother, tell your elder brother what you saw." Wu Song got straight to the point and let Shi Qian, the drummer at the side, speak.
Shi Qian stroked his mustache and sent the scholar out, then said: "Second brother felt that Shi Wengong and Duan Jingzhu died inexplicably, so he told me and secretly went to check their wounds.
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"Well, my second brother told me just now that there is indeed a problem." Ximen Qing nodded and said, "Actually, I could see clearly just now when we were in the back tent. Shi Wengong had numerous knife wounds, while Duan Jingzhu only had one wound on his chest.
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Wu Song thought for a while and said, "Yes, and most of Shi Wengong's stab wounds were not in vital parts. Instead, the wound on Duan Jing's chest was stable and severe."
"If Shi Wengong and Duan Jingzhu were fighting, and Shi Wengong had a knife in his hand, he could kill Duan Jingzhu with just one move. How could he be hit by so many knives instead?"
"If the sharp knife was in Duan Jingzhu's hand at the beginning, and Shi Wengong was tied to the pillar, what if he resisted? If Duan Jingzhu was going to kill someone, he couldn't have been so convulsed that he cut the rope first?"
Ximen Qing heard that Wu Song's analysis was clear and logical, and even he did not consider some details. He praised Wu Song for his meticulous thinking: "My second brother's analysis makes a lot of sense, and he deserves to be the leader."
"I have become a monk on the way, am I still a county captain?" Wu Song replied in a nonchalant manner, which immediately made Ximen Qing laugh.
"I, the county lieutenant, was bought with money, so how can I have any skills?"
Wu Song continued: "So I thought of a possibility, that is, there was a third person in the back tent at that time."
"So you asked the third brother to find a chance to look through the body?" Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Yes, the body cannot prove that a third person was present at the time?"
Of course Ximen Qing knew that this third person was most likely Wu Yong, the wise star, and he just wanted to hear what Wu Song and Shi Qian thought.
Shi Qian smiled proudly after hearing this: "Brother is really wrong. There is really something on this body that proves there was a person at that time."
"I would like to hear the details." Ximen Qing spread his hands and said, "What exactly have you discovered? Tell me freely."
Yan Qing, the prodigal son, listened for a long time and thought about it himself. Hearing this, Qian Qian felt a little itchy to betray him and said: "Yes, tell me quickly!"
Shi Qian picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup, took two sips slowly, then touched his beard and said: "The problem is that the stab wound on Shi Wengong's body is roughly consistent with the sharp knife, but the stab wound on Duan Jingzhu's body is not.
It needs to be much thinner and the amount of bleeding will be less.”
As he spoke, Shi Qian picked up something on the table and showed it to everyone: "Just now, I was looking through the corpse while the soldiers were clearing the firewood pile. When I noticed something was wrong, I grabbed some soil from the ground and squeezed it."
"The width is based on the knife wound on Duan Jingzhu's chest. Take a closer look."
Ximen Qing carefully picked it up and looked at it. Shi Qian made a model out of clay. The width and width were correct. It looked very thin, but the shape was definitely wrong.
Wu Song took out a wrist-removing sharp knife from the side, threw it on the table and said: "Compare it with this, and you will know."
Ximen Qing followed his instructions and put the model on the blade. He immediately saw clearly that the blade in Duan Jing's center was half as thin as the sharp blade.
Unfortunately, there is no material for examining wounds now. Ximen Qing remembered that he had seen it in some TV series. As long as it was injected into the wound, it would become a model of the murder weapon after it solidified.
Of course, Shi Qian couldn't have such an ability, and now that Duan Jingzhu's body had turned into ashes, there was no way to know what the murder weapon was.
However, Ximen Qing guessed that the murder weapon was a bit like a military spur, but much shorter.
"Second brother and third brother, you have been traveling in the world for many years and have seen a lot. Have you ever seen such a thin sharp knife?"
"No." Wu Song thought for a while and shook his head: "If it is such a thin thing, it is not as easy to use as an ordinary sharp knife. If it is pierced into something slightly harder, it will definitely break."
Ximen Qing looked at Shi Qian again, and Gushangflea also shook his head: "No, even a gentleman like me wouldn't use such a thin sharp knife."
"Brother Ximen, I really want to see this thing." The prodigal Yan Qing suddenly remembered something.
"Oh?" Ximen Qing was a little surprised: "Brother Xiao Yi, tell me."
Yan Qing thought for a while but took out a piece of paper with pen and ink beside it, and drew a flute on the paper. Then he pointed and said: "I heard an old flute maker said that someone is hiding inside the flute.