I Honor

: The Old Clock

Out of the alley where the knife scar is, Li Chong hesitated to say something, but Xiao Su caught his head and said with a smile: “Catcher Li, I don’t know where there is authentic Yangxia food, let’s have a drink or two and discuss the case. 23wx”

This remark was exactly what Li Chong wanted, and he already had a wrinkled face with a smile on his face: “Captain Xiao Su, you are asking the right person, there is no one in the yamen who knows more about Yangxia cuisine than a humble official, Lanjieyu The mutton fresh fish and yolk soup is a must, the roasted leg of lamb and boiled fish fillet are all fragrant.”

While the two were talking, they turned into Lane Street and found “Yuyangxian”. This is a small shop with a dilapidated appearance, but the business is surprisingly good. Even if it is not a meal, it is almost full of people.

In comparison, the “Zuiyangxia” restaurant opposite it is magnificent, with a lot of courtyards behind it, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard from time to time. It looks like a high-end place, but at the moment there are few customers, and the waiter in the waiter is listless.

“Xiao Su, don’t look down on fish and sheep. All the rich people who spend a lot of money in Zuiyangxia will quietly send servants here to pack delicious food. They don’t want to lose their dignity, and they don’t want to be wronged.” Li Chong As expected of a local snake among the catchers, he was very familiar with Yuyangxian’s owner, so without further ado, he was assigned the only empty table, and the food and drinks were served very quickly.

Meng Qi tasted a mouthful of fish and yogurt, and felt the deliciousness spread from his mouth to his stomach, stomach, head, and soul. It was indescribably delicious.

“I really don’t know how well the cooks of Bisnacks do.” Meng Qi was moved to tears by the delicious food, and began to eat heartily.

After a few glasses of strong wine, Li Chong gradually let go of his restraint: “Xiao Su, arresting the head, what is your order next?”

“I don’t know if you have any opinion, Captain Li.” Meng Qi asked without answering.

Li Chong became more courageous after drinking, waved his hands and said, “It’s a good thing for Xiao Su to arrest you and respect the old man, but we don’t have to be so cautious, just call me Lao Li.”

Meng Qi nodded. He picked up the wine and toasted him: “Then I’d rather be respectful than obedient.”

After taking a sip of his glass of spirits, Li Chuan clicked his lower lip contentedly, and said in a low voice: “Old Zhongtou is not a simple character.”

Having said that, he patted his thigh and made a crisp sound: “I already said that this is evil, hey, I didn’t think of Lao Zhongtou””He’s a weird person” Meng Qi asked without being drunk.

Li Chong lowered his voice again: “The origin of the old clock is unknown. He arrived in Yangxia 20 or 30 years ago and lived near Yizhuang outside the city. I have heard ghosts cry, but he has lived here for more than 20 years, from a middle-aged Confucian scholar to a gloomy old man, this is not evil.”

“A few years ago, there was a Jiangyang thief who passed by Yangxia. He stole into Lao Zhongtou’s house. Guess what, he was crazy, a thoroughly crazy master, he actually peed his pants and cried like he was dead. Mom and Dad. No one can stop you from surrendering yourself to the crime.”

“Then this Jiangyang bandit died.” Meng Qi’s heart skipped a beat. This guy also seemed to have lost his mind.

“Yeah, before he could be interrogated in the prison, he strangled himself to death.” Li Chong drank a glass of strong wine to suppress his shock, “I found Cai’s internal organs were rotten, as if he had been dead for half a year. But his appearance was as usual, and he was still alive.” Move freely, I should think of the old clock”

“He has to live near Yizhuang, but he is not good at martial arts like corpses and ghosts”

“It makes sense.” Meng Qi himself also made this judgment.

Li Chong sighed, put down his wine glass, and said solemnly: “So, arrester Xiao Su, if we want to investigate Lao Zhongtou, we must have a good regulation.”

better not go by yourself

“Old Li, our heroes see the same thing.” Meng Qi said with a smile, “You think, Yan Xiao with the scar is such a powerful character, with his nine orifices open and mighty Yang Xia, he thinks Lao Zhongtou is scary, Lao Zhongtou How can it not be scary to say that the door of life and death has been opened, the bridge between heaven and earth has been bridged, and the internal and external exchanges have even been made. It is extraordinary, how can we rashly provoke it?”

Li Chong burst into tears: “That’s the reason”

Xiao Su is indeed a smart person, he is not arrogant at all, and he does not joke about the lives of himself and his subordinates

“If we were to investigate this alone, the matter would have to be terminated at this point, but what kind of people are we? The righteous people in the public family will naturally repay the governor and invite famous people in the city and hidden masters to investigate Lao Zhongtou together. Why should we do it ourselves?” Meng Qi is not a fool, he has six doors that can be used, so he has to take the risk by himself.

When he was in Yicheng, Huang Zhiqing, the governor at that time, called the powerful men of several families to besiege the evil god.

As for whether Lao Zhongtou can cooperate with the explanation, Meng Qi doesn’t care too much. If he can figure out the whole story, it will be a bit of an adventure, which is naturally good. Meet the heroes of Jiangdong, see the invisible sword and the demeanor of counting the common people.

I am such a responsible person

Li Chong was taken aback when he heard the words, and immediately gave a thumbs up: “This is the right way, so let’s report to Governor Zheng immediately.”

The sky is falling and there is a tall one holding it

“Don’t worry, let’s think about the Qiu family’s affairs. Why do you think Catcher Cai got out of their boat? It was still in the dead of night and no one was around.” Meng Qi was not in a hurry.

Li Chong is not in a hurry, it would be better for Lao Zhongtou to get the news quickly and escape: “Could it be that the Qiu family and Lao Zhongtou are in the same group, they are plotting something, the undercurrents involving Maoling are turbulent, and they were discovered by Catcher Cai , quietly sneaked onto the boat to search, but was brutally killed, and then they used Lao Zhong’s ability to manipulate Cai Tuotou to leave the boat, preparing to go to the mass grave to bury themselves without anyone knowing, but they were bumped into by a sailor who stole in the middle of the night. up”

He is a long-time arrester, so his inferences are decent. Of course, he deliberately said a lot of mistakes, waiting for Xiao Su to correct him. This is a good way to please his boss.

Meng Qi shook his head: “They are not in the same group.”

“Ah…” Li Chong had some guesses about this, but he didn’t expect Xiao Su to be so sure about arresting the head.

“If they were in the same group, why would it be so troublesome to destroy the corpse? Just tie a stone and throw it into the middle of the river at night. Who would find out? Moreover, it was dead of night, and even if a sailor bumped into him, it would be easy to kill him. Why bother?” Let’s pass through the scar after making a big fuss,” Meng Qi said clearly.

Li Chong put away his contempt in his heart, Xiao Su’s ability to become an assistant head arrester, in addition to his martial arts success, it seems that he also has a talent for cases, so he can’t be fooled.

Meng Qi licked his spoon: “If they are not in the same group, the contradiction can be explained.”

“That night, Catcher Cai took advantage of the dark night and high wind to sneak into the Qiu family’s boat to investigate something. It may be that Lao Zhongtou manipulated him to go there. After all, dead people have no heartbeat and no breathing, so they are not easy to be found, so they don’t exist. The theory of destroying corpses and destroying traces.”

Li Chong turned the wine glass in his hand and continued: “And when the sailors found out that Cai Tutou was dead, there must have been some noises like shouting. Although it was late at night and there were no experts at the pier, but if there were secrets on the Qiu family’s boat, there must be something like that.” Strong guards are indispensable, so Lao Zhong didn’t dare to act rashly to silence his mouth, and acted through the scar in a detour.”

From what Meng Qi said, he probably could judge the situation at that time.

“What needs to be determined now is whether Catcher Cai came to Yangxia from Jiangdong Maoling to check the Qiu family’s boat, or to check the old Zhongtou.” Meng Qi said thoughtfully.

Li Chong wiped the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and said puzzledly: “Apart from appearance, Catcher Cai has been dead for more than half a month.Maoling to Yangxia. ”

“But if he is intact and voluntarily chases after him, it is impossible not to report to the six gates of Maoling. Anyway, it won’t take much time. Why did he disappear mysteriously?” Meng Qi tapped the rim of his wine glass, “Unless the old clock is holding him, He even carried the dead body on his back and rushed all the way back to Yangxia from Maoling, but here comes the problem, if Lao Zhongtou just finds a dead man to manipulate, so that he can sneak into the boat, there are mass graves outside the city, why bother to travel thousands of miles to bring Cai head back”

Li Chong took a sip of his wine, shook his head and said, “I don’t understand.”

“I can’t figure it out either, so I can only investigate the boat and confirm where it came from.” Seeing that the food was gone, Meng Qi said contentedly, “Old Li, let’s go back to the yamen to report to Governor Zheng, and then to the pier.”

“Okay” Li Chong’s nose turned red from drinking.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly pointed at the door and said, “It’s a coincidence, isn’t that the Governor Zheng?”

Meng Qi followed his fingers and saw Zheng Jushan, the governor of Yangxia who was arresting him, and he was stepping into the opposite “Drunken Yangxia” with a group of people.

This group of people embraced two young men aged seventeen or eighteen. They were dressed as Taoist priests, but one was wearing a bun and a seven-star crown, and the other was just holding a turban.

Meng Qi looked very familiar with the one holding the turban.

He is short, with a handsome appearance, with his head raised slightly and his eyes raised, revealing an obvious arrogance, with a childishness and youthfulness that has not completely faded away, with a long and a short sword on his back.

Yao, the little ghost of the Yao family, isn’t this the real martial artist Yao Xingliu who has a crush on his senior sister? Meng Qi took a deep breath and recognized the identity of the arrogant boy. After more than a year, he has at least six orifices, and now he is traveling down the mountain

After recognizing Yao Xiaogui, Meng Qi had some guesses about the identity of the other little Taoist priest.

He is of medium build and has a round face, but his facial features match naturally, and he always has a smiling expression, which makes people look very comfortable. A long sword wrapped in green shark skin hangs from his waist, and his steps and movements seem ordinary. But every move has a deep charm, so Meng Qi can only vaguely judge his state, six or seven orifices.

“Governor Zheng and the others focus most of their attention on the little Taoist priests, and there are only a handful of them among the younger generation of the Zhenwu Sect who can make them pay more attention than Yao Xiaogui.”

“Although Yao Xiaogui has been walking in the front, he seems to respect the little Taoist priest, but he is a martial idiot, I apologize in terms of etiquette, and he can’t do it properly.”

“I’m afraid this guy is Yang He.”

Yang He, a genius born once in a hundred years of the Zhenwu Sect, understood the moves of the Dharma Body as soon as he opened his mind, and was often compared with Xijiange Jiang Zhiwei by the elders of the sect.

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