chivalrous cat and righteous mouse

Master Bao Qingtian was known to all the people in the county, so needless to say, the old man probably guessed who was in front of him.

The old man guessed Bao Zheng's identity, stepped forward quickly, bowed and said, "The villain is Liu Bao, the housekeeper of this house. I don't know why Lord Qingtian came all the way here?"

Gongsun Ce was not surprised that the other party knew their identities, he raised his hand to help Liu Bao, and said, "Your Excellency heard about the seven murders in Yangwu County, and came here to investigate. Shall we report it?"

Liu Bao straightened up, with a troubled expression on his face, and said, "It's...my lord, it's not a coincidence that you came here. The master of the little man went out to the city early today to offer incense, and he won't be back for a while. The adults ran away in vain."

Gongsun and Bao Zheng looked at each other, and Bao Zheng nodded to him. Gongsun said again, "If that's the case, we'll come back another day. Farewell!" After saying that, he turned around and backed out.

Bao Zheng and the others came out of Zhaojiazhuang, walked northward for dozens of steps, and found that Bai Yutang was already waiting there first.Zhan Zhao stepped over, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "How is it?"

Bai Yutang dragged his chin and thought for a while, then stretched out two fingers.Zhan Zhao looked at his fingers and scratched his head—what do you mean?Bai Yutang laughed and said, "The daughter of the two altars is red!"

Zhan Zhao pursed his mouth, muttering in his heart, hello you idiot!How dare you take the opportunity to blackmail!But the matter was urgent, and Zhan Zhao didn't have time to bargain with him, so he could only nod his head and agree, "Okay! Tell me!" But he was thinking in his heart that he would find an opportunity to make money from him in the future.

Bai Yutang didn't know that the little calculations in Zhan Zhao's mind were crackling at the moment, and he thought he was taking advantage of the cat again.

He was in a good mood, but Bao Zheng and Gongsun were all looking at him, waiting for his answer, so he didn't want to be too presumptuous, so he had to secretly put his good mood in his heart. He straightened his expression, He said to the people in front of him, "Then Zhaojiazhuang is really weird."

zhaojiazhuang

Bao Zheng and his party came to Zhaojiazhuang and wanted to ask Liu Bao, the housekeeper, to inform them on their behalf, and let them go in to check the scene of the crime, but they were told that the master of the Zhao family had gone to the city to offer incense, which caused them to miss out, which is not good. He rushed in rashly, so he had to leave for the time being.Continue along the north side, and after not walking far, they saw Bai Yutang who was with them standing there waiting for them, and told them that there was something strange in Zhaojiazhuang.

It turned out that on the way to Zhaojiazhuang, Zhan Zhao whispered to Bai Yutang, asking him to check inside the village while they were talking outside the door.He had a hunch that this Zhaojiazhuang did not seem to be simple.Now that Bai Yutang's words confirmed his guess, he was even more eager to know what Bai Yutang found there!

"Brother Bai, why did you say that? Then what's so weird about Zhaojiazhuang?"

Bai Yutang pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "There is no one in the village."

Zhan Zhao rolled his eyes, thinking what a discovery you have made, "The butler of the Zhao family said that his master went to the city to offer incense, so it's not unusual for there to be no one in the village."

Bai Yutang shook his head, "It's not that no one is there. Bai saw a girl and servant standing outside in the courtyard of the village, but he didn't feel any human presence. The people in the village seemed to be just for others to see. .”

"Hey! To put it bluntly, isn't it just putting a bunch of dummies! What are you talking about?" Zhao Hu couldn't help but was kicked by Ma Han behind him, and the kick was right on his calf. He was dissatisfied Frowning, "What are you doing!"

Ma Han secretly reached out and pinched his lower back, gritted his back molars and warned softly, "Don't talk too much!"

Zhao Hu hissed and pouted, although he didn't like it, he didn't dare to refute.It's not that he doesn't know about his carelessness on weekdays. Most of the time, he offends others because he can't control his mouth. If there are no three brothers, Wang Ma Zhang, to help him deal with the aftermath, he doesn't know how much he will suffer.Although he didn't think he had said anything wrong at this moment, he still understood the truth that too many words would lead to mistakes, so when Ma Han said it, Fourth Master Zhao immediately shut his mouth obediently.

It's just that although the speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.Bai Yutang has good hearing, even if someone whispers, he can hear clearly if he wants to hear it, not to mention that Zhao Hu has always been straightforward and has a loud voice, even if Bai Yutang wants to hear his words, it is difficult for him not to hear.It's just that after hearing Zhao Hu's words, he suddenly felt that there was a key in the keyhole. As long as he turned it, he could hear the crisp sound of "click", but how should the key be turned?

Bai Yutang frowned in thought, recalling Zhao Hu's words over and over in his mind. He said those were fake people, but he saw them clearly from the roof. Those were neither wooden figures nor scarecrows. They looked like lifelike living people. The real person, why can't he feel the breath?

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang's pensive look with his head down, and knew that he was thinking about what happened in Zhaojiazhuang just now, so he came over and patted him on the shoulder, and said to him, "Brother Bai, if you are worried, Zhan Let's go find out what's going on, and protect your lord and Mr. Gongsun first, and Zhan will come whenever he goes."

Bai Yutang was silent for a long time without speaking, he pursed his lips, as if he was struggling with something in his heart.In fact, he was wondering if Zhan Zhao would be in danger if he turned back at this moment. He wanted to say that he would go with him, but Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun were rich and had no ability to protect themselves. The Colonel followed with some uneasiness in his heart.Bai Yutang thought, the cat must have trusted him by letting him protect the lord and husband, and after thinking about it again, who is Zhan Zhao?That is the famous Nan Xia, and now he has the status of Yumao again. I am afraid that if ordinary people want to hurt him, they will not be able to do so. Thinking of this, I feel relieved again.He nodded and said yes, and left with Bao Zheng, Gongsun and others first.

Zhan Zhao looked at the back of them leaving, and felt a little guilty in his heart. He said that he and Bai Yutang had only met a few times. Although his deeds and reputation had been spread in the world, he should not have any scruples. However, recklessly entrusting the safety of your lord and husband to others still makes him a little uneasy.It's just that he has no way out at this moment, so he has to return to Zhaojiazhuang as soon as possible, and find out the weirdness there earlier so that he can go to meet them earlier.After thinking about it, he unfolded his lightness kung fu and disappeared in an instant.

Returning to Zhaojiazhuang again, Zhan Zhao bypassed the main entrance in front, climbed over the wall from the side and rear and entered the yard directly.He bowed his back and waited for a while behind the bushes in the courtyard, but seeing that no one was passing by, he moved lightly to behind the wall outside the wing.He stood sideways, with his body tightly against the wall, his head protruding slightly, only a pair of eyes were exposed, secretly looking around, but still no one was there.Zhan Zhao frowned, thinking that this seemed a bit too weird, just now he heard Bai Yutang say that there were servants and maids in the yard, but now he didn't meet any of them, it was strange.

Zhan Zhao withdrew his protruding head and gaze, dragged his chin, thinking whether he should go out again, but he was not very familiar with the structure of the courtyard, it would be bad if he was discovered by mistake, it would be better to wait until Come back to investigate in the dead of night, even if there is anything weird about this family, they will probably relax a little vigilance, and it will be easier to investigate.

While thinking about it, he leaned out again, intending to reconfirm whether there was really no one there, but just as he leaned out, he suddenly felt a palm wind coming from the back of his head, he subconsciously turned around without thinking. Just push with one palm, two palms face each other, the force of the palms cancels out, Zhan Zhao dodges sideways, and when he sees the attacker behind him, he is not only taken aback, "Butler Liu?"

"Hey! Isn't this the official just now! Forgive me for my stupid eyes, but I didn't see it. I thought it was a thief sneaking from somewhere." Liu Bao, the housekeeper, came out of the darkness and looked at the exhibition hall happily. Zhao.

Zhan Zhao was a little uncomfortable at what he said, he thought he was a little old man, but he turned a corner and called Master Zhan a thief, but he was also secretly surprised that this man was so skillful, he came to him unconsciously. Behind him, he didn't notice anything.Zhan Zhao saw that Liu Bao had a smile on his lips, but he didn't ask him the purpose of coming back. He probably had prepared himself for it. Maybe he knew about it when Bai Yutang sneaked in. Thinking of this, he knew that he couldn't do it again. After checking, now I can only leave first, go back and make a long-term plan.So Zhan Zhao clasped his arms towards Liu Bao, "Zhan came here uninvited, how offending."

"Hehe, it's okay! The villain seems to be looking for something when he sees the official, but what did he lose?" Liu Bao asked pretending to be concerned.

"Let's not hide from Butler Liu, Zhan is actually looking for a son. Zhan's adoptive son was traveling with us just now, but when he arrived at the gate of Zhaojiazhuang, he suddenly complained of a stomachache and went to the house. After going like this, we haven't seen him back for a long time. Zhan was afraid that he would come in and make trouble with a convenient excuse because he was playful, so he was so abrupt." Zhan Zhao was also smart, and thought of an appropriate excuse as soon as he rolled his eyes, but he didn't know if Bai Yutang heard him say this Pan asked Liu Bao if he would fly over angrily and cut its neck off.

Liu Bao pinched his beard and laughed, "Hahaha, it's inevitable for children to be playful, but I haven't seen any children running in here. The official may as well look elsewhere, don't get lost. Got lost."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, "Butler Liu said so, that's it, Zhan won't bother you. Farewell!" After speaking, he jumped up onto the roof with his breath, tapped his toes on the roof, and unfolded With both arms, he flew up with strength, and before leaving, he turned his head towards Zhuang