Wishful Things

"This person died by cutting his neck with a knife." An older dark guard said seriously: "And the weapon used by the other party is a crescent knife. The knife technique is precise, and he was killed with a single knife. Obviously, he is not an ordinary person."

Crescent knife?

Xu Mingyi's face changed slightly.

When mentioning the scimitar, she naturally thought of a master who was very good at wielding the scimitar.

But that person, since his right hand was injured a few years ago, he can no longer hold a knife——

It shouldn't be him.

No.

or maybe not...

Xu Mingyi's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "I'm sorry to examine the wound carefully, and see if I can tell whether the murderer used the knife with his right hand or his left hand?"

As a martial arts practitioner, she knew very well that a person who knew enough about weapons could determine many details based on the shape of the wound.

The dark guard responded.

Wu Chao also took two steps forward, enduring the stench, squatting down and looking intently.

Ordinary people wield knives with their right hands, since Xu Mingyi asked, he presumably wanted to use this to distinguish something.

Before the dark guard could make a judgment, the young man had already stood up, looked at Xu Mingyi and said, "It's the left hand—"

Xu Mingyi's expression changed slightly.

It turned out to be a left hand!

The hidden guard also quickly spoke out to confirm Wu Chao's judgment.

Wu Chao didn't ask Xu Mingyi any more, but ordered his subordinates to search the area carefully, and after confirming that there were no other clues, he asked Xu Mingyi, "How does Miss Xu plan to dispose of this corpse? Should I report it to the authorities or dispose of it myself?" ?”

"Since you are a servant of Yong'an Bofu, let the Bofu deal with it."

At that time, whether to hand it over or hide it from the government to find out the truth on its own, it is up to the Yong'an House to decide.

And no matter what the Bofu chooses to do, the pros and cons are almost equal, so the impact on the next thing will not be too great.

Wu Chao nodded.

Then he looked at the four hidden guards: "In order to avoid business trips, one of you will stay here until the corpse is taken away tomorrow."

Several dark guards looked at each other with complicated emotions.

It took a while to decide which unlucky guy would stay with his eyes.

"Let's go."

Wu Chao turned around and left, took two steps, but didn't see Xu Mingyi following up, so he looked back.

She took out a very small porcelain bottle from her purse, handed it to the young guard who was left behind, and said: "It can be used to prevent mosquitoes, and it can also dispel some odors when applied to the nose."

After all, the person was left because of helping her.

There are a lot of mosquitoes in the forest at night, if I stay like this for a whole night, I am afraid that I will be bitten so that my parents will not recognize it.

Under the moonlight, the little girl looked calm and honest, while the young guard was quite terrified, and looked at his young master in a moment of bewilderment.

"Since it's Miss Xu's kindness, you just accept it."

The dark guard hurried forward to take it with both hands: "Thank you Miss Xu."

Xu Mingyi nodded slightly, turned around and left with Ah Zhu.

Wu Chao took another look at the delicate and small porcelain bottle in the hands of the hidden guard before leading him away.

When the group left the forest, Wu Chao suggested, "It's still early to leave the city gate, why not find a nearby town to stay overnight, and return to the city after dawn."

Xu Mingyi thought for a while, then nodded.

In fact, it was okay for her to spend the night in the carriage, but Wu Chao came on horseback, so he couldn't let someone sleep on the horse's back overnight, right?

"Pingwan Town is five miles away, and this servant knows where to go." Ah Zhu said at the right time.

Pingwan Town can be called bustling and bustling, so it is naturally more convenient to find an inn to stay.

The carriage moved slowly towards Pingwan Town.

Wu Chao sat on the horseback and followed the carriage unhurriedly.

The moonlight was clear and bright, and the cool night wind brushed over the young man's handsome and handsome face, which made him relax a lot unconsciously.

Wu Chao glanced at the carriage in front of him, then looked up at the sky full of stars above his head.

He has been in the capital for a long time, and it is the first time he has seen such a beautiful night sky.

Maybe it's because I haven't paid attention to it before.

Seeing the carriage in front of him hastened a bit, the young man patted his horse and caught up.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the town.

The secret guard who was sent by Wu Chao to inquire about the inn was waiting there, and at this moment he reported, "My lord, there are two inns in the town, one big and one small, the bigger one is in the east of the town, and the smaller one Not far ahead."

Wu Chao nodded, and said to the people in the carriage: "Miss Xu, let's go to the house in the east."

In such a late night, if they were a man and a woman staying in the same inn, they would definitely attract attention. For the sake of each other's reputation, they should stay separately.

He didn't go into details, but Xu Mingyi also understood the intention.

She opened the curtain of the carriage, looked at the young man outside the carriage, and said seriously: "Thank you Mr. Wu for tonight's matter."

Whether it is to help her find the body, or let her live in the better inn right now.

She doesn't think that as a woman, she should accept these good intentions with peace of mind. She was born in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and the other party is not a child of an aristocratic family who was raised in the hands of the entire Dingnan Palace. Much better than her.

Looking at the girl's vivid and bright face under the drawn car curtain, and under the gaze of those bright black eyes, Wu Chao suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

He staggered his eyes and looked forward, didn't say much, just said "um" and was about to leave.

"By the way, Mr. Wu, wait a minute."

Xu Mingyi's voice suddenly sounded again.

Wu Chao frowned slightly and looked at her.

If Miss Xu talked so much again, he might start to think wildly again.

The girl stretched out a slender hand from the carriage, holding a carved food box in her hand.

"This snack was originally brought to Mr. Wu. I was only talking about it in the teahouse before, but I forgot about it."

She wanted to ask someone to do something, but she couldn't go empty-handed.

"Mr. Wu probably won't have time to have dinner tonight, and the kitchen of the inn is also turned off at this time, so let's make do with this snack."

Ah Zhu was surprised to hear that.

It turned out that the girl gave this snack specially to Mr. Wu, and she really thought it was going to be sent to Princess Yufeng. No wonder Akui always said that she didn't read much in the book, and only looked at the surface when things happened.

"..."

Looking at the food box, Wu Chao was silent for a moment.

Why does Miss Xu think that after smelling the stench of corpses all night, what kind of snacks can he still eat?

But seeing that hand was just holding it like that, he still took it after all.

Forget it, if he doesn't accept it, she may have to think of other ways to thank her, and it will be troublesome for both of them.

"Thank you."

The boy beat his horse and left with the food box.

"Sorry, guest officer, there are no vacancies in the shop tonight."

In the lobby of the inn, the guy who was awakened by the door of the dark guard smiled patiently.

The sentence "However, the firewood room is still empty, if the guest officer doesn't mind, I can deal with it overnight" habitually came to my lips, but seeing the noble air of the young man in front of me, I quickly swallowed it back.

Wu Chao glanced at the dark guard.

Came to inquire about an inn, but don't know if there are any vacancies by the way?

The dark guard lowered his head aggrievedly.

What they are best at is killing people, how can they compare to the fineness of the servants and maids?

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