Big dream 18 years

Chapter 16

The figure in white stopped far away from the guards in front of the small building, and Ji Shuliu stopped farther away, unable to see what he was doing.But after a while, he straightened his body and strode straight towards the door of the small building.Ji Shuliu secretly followed up to the place where he was hiding just now, and found that the two guards at the door fell to the ground and died, but the door was opened.

Could it be that Li Xiao's people wanted to rescue Qu Ze?Ji Shuliu was stunned.

The cold wind whizzed around, no sound of people was heard, the door of the building that was blown open by the wind creaked, and there was no light in the dark hole inside the door.Ji Shuliu stood stupidly for a long time, his legs and feet were stiff, and then he saw a figure in white flashing out from the door, and sat down on the ground exhaustedly, too far away to see his face.

Another person turned out from the side of Xiaolou, wearing the same white clothes, and spoke in a hoarse and clear voice: "Successful?"

The injured man in white took out a small cloth bag and handed it to another person. Something heavy seemed to be wrapped in the bag. The cloth was stained and stained with blood.

Another person said: "I didn't expect that old dog to have today. Hall Master Qu is indeed amazing! You have credit for your strength after death. Don't worry about these two people, and don't close the door. When they wake up, they will think that they just fell after going out. .”

The injured man in white nodded and went back the same way. Ji Shuliu nervously shrank behind a tree as much as possible. Fortunately, the man didn't pay attention to the movement around him at all, so he walked away slowly with his body bent.The other squatted on the spot and carefully inspected the cloth bag for a moment, then kicked it into his arms, stood up, hooked one hand on the branch of a nearby tree, and swung it with the trend; let go of this hand, and leaned his body upwards Flying up, the other hand grabbed the branch of another tree, and quickly disappeared into the depths of the woods like a monkey.

Ji Shuliu walked back in a daze, and the journey was peaceful. When he returned to his residence, the nearby bloodstains had disappeared.

The light in the room was still on, but he turned it off. He lay on the bed and opened his eyes to look at the dark room, his thoughts were confused and sluggish, and his eyes gradually closed tiredly.He didn't know how many dreams he had in the haze. They were all scenes in Zui Ri Castle when he was a child. He hadn't dreamed about these for a long time, and he missed them a little. He was reluctant to wake up even though he knew he was dreaming.

There was a very light noise in the room, and someone walked in lightly.Ji Shuliu half-opened his eyes, only to see that the sky was already dim, and through the light coming in from outside, he could clearly see that it was Qin Songfeng who came in.He vaguely thought, since the two white-clothed men had already "succeeded", it would be useless to talk, so he moved into the bed and continued to sleep.

It seemed that he continued to sleep not long before he was woken up again, and there was a distant noise outside the door.Ji Shuliu turned over half a turn and turned his face outward, only then did he see that Qin Songfeng had sat up and put on his clothes.Qin Songfeng turned his back to him, and when he heard him wake up, he said, "You put on your clothes too, that's not right!"

Ji Shuliu rubbed his eyes, put on his clothes indiscriminately, tied up his hair casually, grabbed his sword and went out with Qin Songfeng and Qian Rui.Following the direction of the noise, they quickly found the source of the confusion. It was a house for receiving guests. The door was wide open, and the scene in the open room could be seen, and the furnishings were the same.There were twenty or thirty people from the rivers and lakes outside the gate, and they lined up in two rows to block the entrance, keeping the newcomers at the outer circle.

They said that after the leader of the Spirit Snake Gang in the room on the right got up this morning, he found that Zheng Dong and two guards in the room on the left had been killed together.

"Why is it him!" The people who just arrived were all saddened and shocked when they heard the news of Zheng Dong's death, Qin Songfeng and Qian Rui were no exception.

Zheng Dong was the number one think tank of the heroes of the White Dao in the Battle of Drunken Sun Fort the year before last. He was responsible for strategizing and put forward many crucial strategies. Most people in the world respect him as Mr. Zheng.He was also a rookie when he was young, but unfortunately his hands were crippled by Shang Tongtian, and now he is unable to protect himself. He is accompanied by two guards with strong martial arts, who never leave. Therefore, although there are three people in a group, they only have one room.

The residences of all the Jianghu people were near or far, and their responses were fast or slow. Five or sixty people came one after another.Finally, Pei Yongguo and Xuan Chongzi were led by two young men with frightened expressions.Qin Songfeng explained in a low voice: "That's Tao Gangzhu of the Spirit Snake Gang and his younger brother Lu Shan."

Master Tao cleared his throat and said to everyone: "I went to ask Mr. Zheng to have breakfast this morning, but he didn't move. I didn't feel right. When I kicked open the door, I found that he and his two guards were killed, and the blood around the wound was dry. "

Xuan Chongzi asked, "Have you checked in?"

"No, when I saw something was wrong, I immediately went to find you and Mr. Pei."

"What did you hear last night?"

"I didn't hear it, and neither did my junior brother. In the middle of the night, Mr. Zheng came back to say hello to us, and then nothing happened."

His junior brother said with a trembling voice, "I... I didn't hear either."

Pei Yongguo sighed and said to the crowd: "Last night I waited all night to discuss matters until dawn in the east, and then I left. But Mr. Zheng was not feeling well, so he went back to rest early at midnight. I didn't want to be murdered like this."

Xuan Chongzi said: "Since no one has gone in yet, I will let the poor Daoist make the decision. I invite the master Pei and Beiqiu to send the head Zhao to go in with the poor dao to check."

Head Zhao suggested: "Mr. Qian of the Chisu Gate is careful. He has discovered the flaws of several murderers before. Why don't you let him go in together?"

Xuan Chongzi said: "That's right, the poor are negligent, Mr. Qian please come and take a look."

Everyone had no objection, and watched the four people walk in; Chief Tao waited at the door with a heavy face, and his younger brother turned blue and his eyes wandered.

Fragmentary noises and whispered conversations continued to be heard from inside the door, and everyone was talking about it.Ji Shuliu listened carefully to the discussions of the people around him, and learned that Master Tao's master passed away not long ago and was killed by Zuishibao, leaving only the two senior brothers. Master Tao's temperament is relatively calm, but his martial arts is not good. The younger brother's martial arts are not bad, but his temperament is timid and cowardly.

At this time, a young man in expensive clothes came to Qin Songfeng's side, casually raised his hand and fisted: "Master Qin Er!"

Qin Songfeng also cupped his fists at the same time: "Brother He!"

"Second Master Qin, why didn't Master Zhao call you in instead of calling Qian Rui in?"

Qin Songfeng said: "Brother Qian is careful, I'm a reckless man, and I can't see anything when I go there. I can almost leave the work of beating people to me."

The young man surnamed He said in a strange way: "Tsk tsk, what you said, where did Sect Master Zhao put you, the dignified Second Sect Master!"

Qin Songfeng looked at him calmly: "Sect Leader Zhao can trust my senior brother, of course he can trust our Chisu Sect."

The young man with the surname He shook his head conspicuously: "So, doesn't this chisu gate belong to Qian Rui?"

Qin Songfeng said: "Brother He, don't be joking, Chisumen just want to find out the real culprit as soon as possible."

The people nearby had heard their conversation, and they had different expressions, some glared at the young man surnamed He dissatisfiedly, while others snickered gleefully.Sun Chengxiu came over and interjected: "Brother Ji, in your opinion, what is so important about the candidate for Taoist priest Xuan Chong?"

Ji Shuliu glanced at the young man surnamed He: "I'm not very familiar with Jianghu affairs, so I can only understand a little bit. The owner of Villa Pei is the host this time, and he is familiar with the terrain of the villa. Head Zhao and Brother Qian have personally found out the real culprit before." The deeds are more believable."

Sun Chengxiu nodded: "Xuan Chongzi is a master of martial arts and knowledgeable, master Pei is well-read, master Zhao is resourceful, brother Qian is as careful as a hair, and the four of them are upright and open-minded people, and they cooperate well with each other." , the flaws left by the murderer will definitely not escape their eyes." She didn't look at the young man surnamed He, but deliberately bit the "open-minded and open-minded" very hard.

Gao Yi, who was still dressed in fine clothes, also stood in the distance and squinted his eyes and said: "Miss Sun said well, the words of the surname He are too unpleasant, we Jianghu people see the real chapter under the sword, and compare the case with Mr. Qian What's the fun of your ability? You can draw a sword under the hands of Qin Ermen and me. If you don't, you might as well ask a county magistrate who can judge cases as your teacher!"

The young man surnamed He couldn't hold back, Qin Songfeng coughed: "Come out, let's listen to what they have to say."

The four people who entered the room to check went out one by one, and Pei Yongguo asked someone to carry the three corpses out of the room.The fatal wounds of the two guards were in the throat, and Zheng Dong was killed by a sword. The clothes of the three were soaked in blood. Zheng Dong's face was covered with blood clots, and his beard and hair were also covered with coagulated Blood, with a hideous and terrifying expression.

Xuan Chongzi took the lead and said: "Second Master Qin, the Guimen is good at lightness kungfu, please tell me, if you are allowed to sneak in from outside under the cover of night, how sure are you that you won't disturb anyone?"

Qin Songfeng thought about it, and replied seriously: "There is very little confidence. The terrain outside the wall is steep, and most places are facing cliffs, and the owner of the villa is cautious. There are many organs near the wall, and the gate is also heavily guarded. I will never dare to force it unless it is absolutely necessary." break."

The young man surnamed He interjected: "Second Master Qin's Qinggong is invincible in the world, even you can't get in, and even gods can't get in."

Qin Songfeng frowned slightly: "There are people out there, there are people out there, there must be people in the Jianghu who are better at Qinggong than me, but no matter how good Qinggong is, they are still human, as long as they can't connect with gods, the reason must be the same."

Xuan Chongzi agreed heavily: "The poor Taoist also thinks that it is definitely more difficult to sneak in than to sneak in. According to my guess, he probably sneaked in under the guise of Bai Dao's identity, and he hasn't left yet, just hiding in Bixiao Mountain Villa, even Hide among us."

Ji Shuliu was terrified, and asked Qin Songfeng in a low voice: "Then will he do anything to others again?"

Qin Songfeng sighed: "It's possible. So we have to find him quickly."

At this time, almost all the more than 100 Jianghu people in the villa have gathered nearby.Pei Yongguo's face was full of guilt and worry, and he bowed deeply in front of everyone: "This matter was all caused by my negligence, and I was careless in the next moment, and put the paper marking your residence in a secret place, but failed to do so in time. It was burned, and I went to check it just now, and there are traces of hands and feet being tampered with. Please go back to your room and pack your belongings, and I will reassign the residence immediately."

Xuan Chongzi said loudly: "My friends! Before you leave, please go to the room where Mr. Zheng was murdered, and tell Mr. Pei, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Qian about the whereabouts of last night. Friends who have been in the hall last night also invite Tell me if you heard any noises, and if you saw anything unusual on the way back. Master Qin Er, Shaoxia Gao, you and I will stay outside to prevent anyone from leaving early or colluding with each other."

Qin Songfeng cupped his fists together: "I offended you." Gao Yi clasped his fists coolly at the same time: "Offended."

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Ji Shuliu was at the back of the line, and when it was close to noon, he was the fifth from last to enter the room with a strong smell of blood.There was blood everywhere in the room, sprayed on the wall, splashed on the bed curtain, and flowed on the floor. Although Ji Shuliu had never seen a murder scene, he was still a little stiff.He said out of conscience that he fell asleep after reading a book at night and didn't hear anything.

"Is there anyone who can testify?" Pei Yongguo asked.

"No."

Several people roughly checked him for suspicious injuries, and then motioned him to leave.After the last four people finished speaking, he went back to the house with Qin Songfeng and Qian Rui to pack up his things. Just after packing up, the bell rang and he moved to the new residence that Pei Yongguo personally notified.The Jianghu people I met along the way all lowered their heads and didn't look at each other more, for fear of being misunderstood as murderers looking for other people's whereabouts.

Qian Rui explained while having lunch: Judging from the body and blood stains in the house, Zheng Dong and one of the guards died earlier and died indoors on the spot, while the other guard died later and probably died elsewhere .He speculated that the murderer used a trick to lure a guard out to check the situation. He did not know how to enter the room, cut off the neck of the remaining guard with a sword, and held Zheng Dong's throat with his other hand to prevent him from shouting. , and then withdrew the sword and pierced Zheng Dong's chest, so Zheng Dong had bruises on his throat.The escort who was led away may have been sent into the room through the window after being killed elsewhere, so there are traces on the window.

Qin Songfeng thought about it and said: "Spirit Snake Gang Master Tao's hearing is normal, but his junior brother Lu Shan is good at martial arts. If a guard went out and then opened and closed the windows, why didn't he hear everything?"

Qian Ruidao: "Master Pei suspects that at least one of them has been bribed."

Qin Songfeng raised his head and drank the tea in the cup: "I have sparred with Lu Shan several times, I don't think he is this kind of person, and Master Tao doesn't look like he can be bought by a killer." He put down the cup, with a helpless expression, "But Lu Shan This flustered and unable to hide temperament probably aroused a lot of suspicion."

Qian Rui sighed: "There are too many people who doubt him, and Lu Shan has already been tied up for questioning."

Qin Songfeng worried: "There is no proof now, it's too early to say anything."

"Last night, a small half of people gathered in the lobby, too far away from Mr. Zheng, and there were no clues." Qian Rui shook his head.

Seeing that both of them were in deep thought, Ji Shuliu asked, "Brother Qian, you said that a guard was killed elsewhere? Where is it?"

"I haven't found it yet." Qian Rui stood up after eating, "We'll look for it in the afternoon."

Qin Songfeng added: "I'll go out in the afternoon too." Taking a look at Ji Shuliu, "I'm worried about you staying here alone. I'll send you to your aunt after dinner and come back at night."

Ji Shuliu nodded silently, and soon after arriving at Ji Ping's place, he pretended to be tired and pretended to be asleep.

"I didn't expect that old dog to be here today. Hall Master Qu is indeed amazing!" The words he heard last night next to the cell kept echoing in his ears, and he couldn't get rid of them.Could it be that Qu Ze got out of bondage unknowingly, peeked at the map that Pei Yongguo forgot to destroy, killed Zheng Dong, took the contents of the blood-stained cloth bag and handed it to the man in white that night?He thought it was impossible, but even Li Xiao, who taught him morality and chivalry since he was a child, is a murderous demon without blinking an eye, so there is nothing impossible in the world.

He didn't see the faces of the two men in white clothes, and he couldn't recognize the voices, so even if he said it, it wouldn't help.To remind everyone to be careful, Qu Ze must be betrayed.But if Qu Ze really killed Zheng Dong, he would definitely die.

Ji Shuliu pretended to sleep all afternoon, and his head hurt.At sunset, Ji Ping walked in and shook him: "Shu'er, Shu'er?"

Ji Shuliu stood up, rubbed his eyes pretendingly, and rubbed his head in a real way: "Auntie, have you eaten dinner?"

Ji Ping lowered her head slightly, frowned deeply, and said in her usual soft tone: "Shu'er, don't worry if I tell you." After saying this, she began to ponder.

"What's the matter?" Seeing that Ji Ping hadn't spoken for a long time, Ji Shuliu couldn't help becoming more and more nervous, his chest was thumping wildly, and his nails dug deep into his palms.What if Qin Songfeng had an accident by concealing the truth?

Ji Ping looked up at Ji Shuliu's expression, and stroked his hair pityingly: "Everyone says that Qu Ze is the most suspected, and he has already started to torture him." As she spoke, she held onto Ji Shuliu's arm tightly, as if afraid that he would temporarily They ran out impulsively," said the two guards of Quze last night. About the time Mr. Zheng was killed, they heard noises outside and went out to watch together. Dizzy, and their hands and feet are frozen. They suspect that Zuizhebao has a new poison that makes them unconscious after falling and forgetting about the middle."

A boulder fell to the ground in Ji Shuliu's heart, but another boulder hung up again, and he reluctantly said, "That's...strange."

"Yeah, I also think it's nonsense. How can there be such a weird poison? Many people believe it." Ji Ping relaxed Ji Shuliu's arm and sat down on the bedside. The owner's map is not difficult, and it is not a problem to kill Mr. Zheng's two guards quietly, but I don't believe he has the ability to escape from the cell and tie himself back. I think they just want to kill Qu Ze vents his anger, the real murderer is still hiding among us, what should we do."

Ji Shuliu said in a low voice: "The real culprit is unknown, so you have to be careful in the past few days. If there are bad guys calling, I will protect you too."

Ji Ping smiled: "Who wants you to protect this little kid."

After dark, Ji Shuliu went back to Chisu Gate to sleep, and spent most of the night suffering from insomnia.

Qin Songfeng brought back the news: Now less than half of the people think that Qu Ze is the murderer, and some people suspect that Lu Shan is also an accomplice, and a few people are still looking for other clues.The clues pointing to Qu Ze are not clear, but those who suspect Qu Ze are the group of people who hate Zuishibao the most. Xuan Chongzi was also powerless to stop it.

Ji Shuliu told himself to wait for two more days. During these two days, everyone was cautious and vigilant so that no accidents would happen again. He only hoped that Qu Ze could use his magical skills as everyone suspected, escape from the shackles overnight, and leave Bixiao Villa .Two days later, he will reveal to Qin Songfeng what he saw that night.

But two days later in the morning, when Ji Shuliu saw Qu Ze in the open space in front of the cell, he realized how whimsical he was.

Qu Ze was much thinner than he remembered, so thin that Ji Shuliu could hardly recognize him.But even if Qu Ze was not thin, it would still be difficult to recognize.

The clothes on his body could not see the color of the cloth at all, they were fragmented, every piece was soaked with blood, the skin exposed from the cracks in the clothes was also fragmented, and there were even two bloody wounds on his face.His hands were hung up and tied to the thick branches of a big tree, his feet could barely touch the ground, his whole body was limp and drooping, he opened his mouth and breathed hard, his dull eyes did not see the conceited look of the past, even the flying Eyebrows seem to be wilted.

When Ji Shuliu arrived, he saw that the crowd was pulling away the confessors, and he could barely hear exhortations such as "I haven't confessed my accomplice yet" and "Leave a life alive" amid the noise.There are also many voices who denounced "such a reckless disregard of human life and disgrace to Bai Dao", and were scolded as "pretentious" and "hypocritical".

When he got closer, he suddenly found that there was another person tied to a tree next to him. There was no wound on his body, only his mouth was gagged and he was struggling constantly.Ji Shuliu looked intently, and lost his voice: "Why is Brother Qian also tied up?"

Qin Songfeng was right next to him, and said in a low voice: "He defended Brother Qu, and his words were a little too aggressive in a hurry. I plan to..."

Ji Shu rushed to the top of his head with a rush of blood, and couldn't listen anymore, he stomped Qin Songfeng's foot hard: "Be careful yourself!" He rushed out of the crowd without looking back, and stood beside Qu Ze.

"Fuck your mother, another intercessor?" Wang Hu spit out a mouthful of phlegm while holding a blood-stained whip, and a few drops of blood splashed on his face.

Ji Shuliu said calmly: "Let him go! I know who peeked at the map."