Inscription of Different Cases

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness Zhao Wang, my God, please sit down, my lord, please sit down."

The surname of the official in charge of escorting the tribute was Cen, and he was usually called Mr. Cen.After receiving the secret letter from He Yijiu, Mr. Cen trembled a little as if seeing King Zhao in person, "Thanks to His Royal Highness Zhao Wang for taking care of me, I am very grateful. If you dare to ask this young master's name, the official residence- -"

He Yijiu interrupted him: "Mian's surname is He, he's just a gangster."

"Ah, so it's He Daxia," Lord Cen gave another deep bow, "Then His Royal Highness King Zhao sent you here to help escort the tribute?"

He Yijiu gave a succinct "hmm" and explained the situation to the other party.After listening to the latter, he took his hand and thanked him a thousand times: "Oh, thank you His Highness Zhao Wang for your trouble. Our trip was indeed not smooth. When we first arrived in the outskirts of Anping yesterday, we encountered bandits. Fortunately, Xiao Shaoqing With extraordinary skills, he led his subordinates to kill him back."

"Xiao Shaoqing?"

"Xiao Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, don't heroes know?" He said, and immediately sent someone to invite Xiao Shaoqing, saying that he would introduce He Yijiu. He came here specially to assist in the escort. After all, he is from the capital, so he is different from country officials like me. The battle was amazing. I heard that he learned swordsmanship in his early years, haha."

At this time, I saw an official wearing a samurai uniform walking in from outside. He was in his thirties, without a beard, and he looked heroic and looked like a decent person.Under Master Cen's introduction, He Yijiu finally realized that this was the legendary Xiao Shaoqing. It seemed that he was indeed a ruthless character.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries, Xiao Shaoqing was quite polite, but he said very little, and didn't pay much attention to He Yijiu.The latter has long been used to it, and this group of pretentious officials, the so-called upper class, never give him a second glance at a man who is rudely dressed and behaves casually.Mr. Cen was caught in the middle and became a peacemaker, talking to this one, talking to that one, occasionally laughing dryly, so that the scene would not be too embarrassing.

He Yijiu didn't want to beat around the bush anymore, and decided to go straight to the point: "Lord Cen, where is the tribute?"

"They are all under strict supervision in the warehouse. It's okay. The place is very safe."

"What's the matter with the bandits?"

Before Mr. Cen could reply, that Xiao Shaoqing rushed to answer: "A bunch of peasants from mountain villages, there is nothing to be afraid of."

It shouldn't be... He Yijiu thought.He couldn't be more familiar with the surrounding area of ​​Anping, the gangsters, robbers, more or less friendly.Even a bandit who licks blood with a blade has a brain and knows what to touch and what not to touch.This is a tribute to Beijing, they dare to move?If no one instigates it, then it is safe to die.

He Yijiu felt that there must be some unknown secret in it.And this Xiao Shaoqing, although he looks serious, but with He Yijiu's eyesight and intuition... he thinks there is something wrong with this person.

After leaving this group of people for a while, he went back and told Han Lang his thoughts, and he was disgusted as expected: "How can you handle a case without looking at the evidence, and start with your intuition first?"

He Yijiu persisted: "I'm not an official, how do I know so much?"

Han Lang was sent by County Magistrate Yuan to patrol the streets today. In hot weather, when the sun was at its worst, he couldn't return to the county government office until he had finished patrolling the whole of Anping.After being tortured for a day like this, Han Lang's whole body was sunburned as if he had fallen into a dye vat, black and red.

He Yijiu was so distressed that he died, and while talking about what happened during the day, he carefully applied cold compresses to Han Lang.There is a folk prescription that vinegar can relieve sunburn, so He Yijiu directly mixed half a jar of vinegar in the wooden barrel.Now Han Lang has a sour smell all over his body, like pickled vegetables.

"Tomorrow, hurry up and ask your brothers to see if they are really brave enough to rob the tribute," Han Lang said, and he wanted to say it in a serious way, but He Yijiu was wiping his body with a damp cloth dipped in vinegar. He was tickled and laughed, "Did that group of people believe it? Could they have found another backer... Hahaha, don't do it there! They sold you, hahaha?"

"Who knows, so I really have to go and have a look." He Yijiu twisted his nose, "You seem quite happy to have sold me."

"I'm itching, itching -- don't do it, don't do it, I'll do it myself. Hey, I told you to stop it, don't, hahaha --"

Seeing him flopping about in front of him like a fish, He Yijiu twitched a smile, and cursed secretly, "That's coquettish".It can be seen that the skin of the other party is faintly red after being exposed to the sun. Compared with the place covered by clothes, it looks like two people.Because the official uniform was airtight, many places were soaked in sweat and turned white, He Yijiu began to feel distressed and helpless again.After applying the medicine, he held Han Lang down and said in a low voice, "When will it be over?"

Before turning the corner, Han Lang asked, "What?"

"If he wants to torture you like this again, I will tie you out of Anping in minutes, and I won't let you suffer like this!"

Han Lang smiled bitterly, rubbed his hair like a large animal, then slid down his neck, and stroked the other's back: "In the officialdom, it's too common to be marginalized, Mr. Meng, and Ah Bao and the others are helping me, so he wouldn't dare to fight against so many people, right? Endure it for a few days, and it will pass."

He Yijiu let out a heavy "hum", and Han Lang saw that his expression was getting darker, and hurriedly said: "Don't think about it, if the county magistrate is stolen or robbed, it will definitely be blamed on me! Say me again!" Negligence of duty, not doing business properly!"

"Steal, rob? I directly killed him!"

It took Han Lang a lot of effort to persuade He Yijiu: "Okay, okay, you managed to get a firm foothold in Anping, how could you cause such a big murder case? Although the old man was transferred from the south, but The power is not small, and it is not at the same level as the county magistrate Qian."

He Yijiu gritted his teeth loudly. Although he finally suppressed the anger in his heart under Han Lang's persuasion, his eyes were still cold and hard, like a wolf lurking in the dark, quietly waiting for the opportunity to come.

The surname Yuan, I can't touch you now, but it doesn't mean that your life will be easier.

"I heard that the county magistrate fell badly when he went out this morning, and his nosebleeds flowed out. I don't know why the road is so slippery, and there is no one there."

"Ah? I also heard that the county magistrate was walking down the street yesterday and suddenly the carriage was splashed with mud. The mud was so thick that it didn't look like it was splashed, it seemed like it was splashed by someone."

"Just now, didn't the county magistrate go out to do some errands? As soon as he arrived outside the city gate, three wild dogs sprang out of nowhere. Had to run a long way and ended up in a horse manure pile."

Similar news is always circulating among the police and government officials these days.Some people didn't believe it, thinking that someone was spreading rumors, but it didn't take long before they saw County Magistrate Yuan limping into the yamen with a gloomy face, as dark as a pot.

"Look, Master Yuan must have offended some god, otherwise how could he be so unlucky?"

"Shh... be quiet."

The instigator of these incidents was leisurely accompanying Lord Cen and Xiao Shaoqing to inspect the tributes at the moment, with a dignified and well-behaved expression.For a bastard like He Yijiu who wandered in the bottom society since he was a child, and has seen dirty things like countless stars in the sky, he has nothing to say about the loyalty of the world, but the aura of hooliganism has not diminished at all, he has no patience. Tolerating Yuan County Magistrate for too long.That morning, he gave orders to let the people under the situation not be found out, to deal with him in any way, to make him look good, Master He will reward him heavily.

Although he couldn't see it, he could imagine Yuan County Magistrate's unlucky appearance, and He Yijiu was in a good mood immediately.Master Cen and Xiao Shaoqing were discussing the route of the tribute out of the city, and he folded his arms and listened, with a faint smile on his face, and he didn't know who he was facing.

"He Daxia, He Daxia?"

Master Cen called him twice before he responded: "What's wrong?"

"Did He Daxia catch those bandits?"

He Yijiu rubbed his nose and said calmly: "They are very cunning, they are not so easy to catch."

Master Cen let out a thoughtful "Oh" with worry on his face.But Xiao Shaoqing, who was very good at martial arts, glanced at He Yijiu for no apparent reason, making the latter suspicious.

In fact, he sent someone to the mountains early this morning, and asked a few acquaintances, and they all said that he hadn't been "doing business" here recently. "It's not easy to do on the official road. Everyone is paying attention to the ancient road. This tribute convoy is so strictly guarded, who dares to touch it?"

Sure enough, it was exactly as He Yijiu thought, how could an ordinary bandit have the idea of ​​making a tribute.On second thought, no, what if these people lied to him?Just like what Han Lang said, if there is a more powerful backer, what should I do if I don't take him seriously?

So He Yijiu stared, recruited two subordinates, and "invited" the bandit leader back to talk.He was no better than Han Lang, who dared to say anything cruel when asked about people, and dared to use any instrument of torture.The bandit leader is a bullying and fearful person, so he immediately recruited after being so frightened by him, crying and shouting: "Master He! There are dozens of people in my village who have never taken refuge in others! Trust me!"

"Really?" He Yijiu took the whip that had been prepared in advance, and shook it in his hand a few times as if he was playing without whipping anyone.

The other party was startled and trembled again. Now is a peaceful age, and these people are uneducated villagers who ran up the mountain to become bandits.He Yijiu's experience of eating gangsters is widely spread in the Anping area. He single-handedly annexed the Qingya gang, and he strangled the gangsters for treason. These are all deeds that frightened children crying at night. .At this very moment, He Yijiu waved his horsewhip and stared at the bandit leader impatiently, the other party faltered, and said dully: "Also, there is one more thing..."

"speak."

"As you said, Mr. He, on the day the tribute was robbed, some of our brothers did see sneaky people gathering together in the mountains, as if discussing something. We thought it was a land grab, so we wanted to drive away They left, but they beat their brains to pieces, and they all ran back to the mountains."

"No prospect," He Yijiu snorted coldly, "Who are they?"

"It's not the people nearby. They all wear uniform black clothes. My brothers heard them say a few words before, and they said that it's time to do it, just put on a show."

He Yijiu frowned: "Really?"

"It's absolutely true! If Master He doesn't believe it, bring my brothers along with me. That's what they all said!"

He Yijiu asked for a while, and found that there was nothing else to ask, so he let him go.By the way, I brought some benefits, which is regarded as an apology.It's his usual style to give a sweet date with a stick.The bandit leader hurriedly said that it was okay, and that if there was anything that could help, he was the one to go.

Later, when He Yijiu went to inspect the tribute, he paid extra attention to other people's actions.Looking around, I still think Xiao Shaoqing is the most suspicious.Every time bandits were mentioned, the man's expression was subtle, as if he had a guilty conscience.

He Yijiu became suspicious and tried several times, but the other party refused to answer his words.Not long after, the three of them entered the warehouse where the tribute was stored under the leadership of the bodyguards. He Yijiu was sent by King Zhao, so Mr. Cen didn't have much doubts about him, and directly introduced: "Hero, look, The tributes are all locked in the house, which has no windows and only one door. As for the three keys, they are in the hands of three different people. Even if one is stolen, it will be completely useless. Put them together to open the door."

After that, he smiled: "However, I can't tell you where the key is. Even Xiao Shaoqing, he doesn't know."

He Yijiu nodded to show that he understood, Master Cen changed the topic and began to introduce the origin of each tribute.

"Is this the 'Stone Magnolia'?"

Master Cen nodded and said: "That's right, this is 'Stone Magnolia', a rare treasure carved from three-color jadeite. Hero, look at how delicate and transparent the texture is. The branches and leaves are lifelike, and the veins and textures on the flowers are even more beautiful. It is very detailed. Speaking of this three-color jadeite, it is quite rare. Originally, if a piece of jade has two colors of 'Jade' and 'Cui' at the same time, it is a good product. But this 'three-color', also added White, it’s really a treasure, a priceless treasure!”

He rambled on for a long time, staring at "Shi Yulan" full of praise.He Yijiu hadn't been in the mood to listen to his nagging, so he walked to the front quickly.Just at this moment, he suddenly heard the soft sound of his toes hitting the ground, which was inaudible, but as a martial arts practitioner, he was extremely sensitive to it.Alarm bells rang in He Yijiu's heart, and he immediately shouted: "There is someone!"

As soon as the voice fell, the window burst and the wood fragments splashed all over the ground.Master Cen was so frightened that he yelled and fell to the ground. He Yijiu reacted the fastest and protected "Shi Yulan".Xiao Shaoqing followed closely behind, and the long sword made a crisp friction sound when it was unsheathed, and instantly pointed to the face of the comer: "Bold!"

The other party turned around and rushed towards He Yijiu, holding a cigarette in his hand and about to throw it down.He Yijiu already counted his move, and pinched the man's arm with his backhand.Hearing a terrifying muffled sound, under the huge force, the man collapsed with broken bones in an instant, screaming again and again, and was thrown on the ground by him like a broken sack.

"There are more outside! Hurry up!" Xiao Shaoqing roared, and was the first to jump out of the window and rush out.At this time, the bodyguards had already arrived, and after subduing the man on the ground three times, Xiao Shaoqing's voice came from far away, "Stop him, don't let him run away!"

He Yijiu was surprisingly calm at this moment, feeling more and more that something was wrong with today's matter.Mr. Cen just got up from the ground, and shouted eagerly: "You guys chase! Chase quickly!"

The bodyguards rushed out a few times, Mr. Cen wiped the sweat from his brow, cursed loudly, and chased him out.So only He Yijiu and a few other people were left in the room, the former remained in place, his eyes fixed on "Shi Yulan", always paying attention to any slightest disturbance.

He always felt that this was a tactic to divert the tiger away from the mountain, to drive them away first, and then wait for an opportunity to succeed.But he waited for a long time but no one came, and the sound of killing outside gradually faded away.It became extremely quiet outside the door for a moment, only the "rustling" sound of the breeze blowing the trees, and the waves were higher than the waves.

"How about... let's take a look?" A bodyguard suggested.

"No," He Yijiu stopped them, "Just wait."

After waiting for less than half an hour, Xiao Shaoqing, who was out of breath, came back and said that no one was caught: "He ran away, you bastard!"

Master Cen also condemned together: "What's the matter! God, it's a good thing I didn't lose anything!"

He Yijiu didn't say a word, seeing that it was getting late, he left the house first.He went to the county government office to pick up Han Lang, and by the way, see if he was bullied by the new county magistrate today.Han Lang just came out of the county office at this moment. He has nothing to do today, but he was sweating profusely from the sun again.When he saw He Yijiu, there was a crystal-clear drop of sweat hanging from the tip of his nose, and he didn't bother to wipe it off, so he smiled and said to the man, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

He Yijiu wiped his sweat for him, "Let's go, go home."

On the way, He Yijiu told him what happened during the day.This time, Han Lang's opinion was the same as his, and he felt that there was something wrong with Xiao Shaoqing.At this point in the discussion, Han Lang clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed on his left palm: "By the way, you can ask His Royal Highness Zhao Wang!"

After returning, he began to write. Fortunately, Zhao Wang taught them how to send secret letters. A letter was handed over to the eyeliner left by Zhao Wang, and it was sent out on the same day.Early the next morning, the echo came: there was no such person as Xiao Shaoqing in Honglu Temple.Not only was there no Xiao Shaoqing, but there was no one with the surname Xiao in the entire Honglu Temple.