Spring is full of peach blossom water

Chapter 16 Visiting the Old Wooden House at Night, Encountering 1 Qingshan

Lu Da said: "This morning, Da Niu, who sells beef, came to me and asked me to discuss with the adults about adopting the Wu family doll. I went to ask my brothers who the Wu family doll was sent to. I asked many times. , They all said that they didn't send it by themselves. That's strange, who sent the doll to Sun's house?"

Lu Li looked suspiciously at Lu Da up and down.He asked patiently, "Have you asked Sun's family?"

Lu Daying said: "Go and ask. Sun's daughter-in-law said that she only cared about the baby that night, and didn't care to see the other person's face clearly. Just like the head catcher, when she saw that the man was wearing the clothes of a fast arrester, she didn't have any doubts at all. "

Lu Li didn't doubt Sun's daughter-in-law's words, but in this way, many things needed to be reorganized.Wu Baihua couldn't wake up for a while, so Lu Li told Da Lu to stay in the wing to protect Wu Baihua.

Before leaving, Lu Li took the brocade box with him.

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Tuofeng Mountain is a series of peaks, with its peaks soaring to the sky, guarding Tuofeng Town at the foot of the mountain like a giant.

The hustle and bustle at night is different from the hustle and bustle during the day.After Xu time, the scattered merchants who set up stalls closed their stalls and went home. The restaurants and teahouses have just become lively. The aroma of wine permeates the entire street.

Walking alone, Lu Li heard the sound of drinking orders from the restaurant and the yelling of the waiter, and the doubts in his heart did not dissipate in the slightest.

He has only been in Camelback Town for more than two years, and he is not familiar with many things.All I know is that a long, long time ago, there was a legend in Tuofeng Town, and since the legend, it has become prosperous.Rich inexplicably, but also reasonable.

Large merchants outside came through Tuofeng Town, bringing new vitality to Tuofeng Town.With roads built and bridges erected, Tuofeng Town is thriving with vitality.There are more people coming and going, and there are more right and wrong.However, it was just a small matter of quarreling and quarreling, and no human life was even killed.If there is any mystery hidden in Tuofeng Town, I am afraid that something big has already happened, and it will not wait until now.

After the Wu family tragedy, Lu Li keenly noticed that two groups of people had come to the town, hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity.He thought that these people came to Tuofeng Town after Zou Ziheng, so he really had some doubts about Zou Ziheng.Just now, when he learned about the Wu family doll from Lu Dakou, he suddenly realized that an outsider came to the town on the night of the Wu family fire.

What are those people up to?

If you want to rob the Wu family doll, why send it to the Sun family?

If you want to protect the doll, why didn't you come to the rescue earlier?

Today, first Zou Ziheng was attacked by a man in green, and then he and Wen Tian encountered a group of men in black in Zizhu Forest. Three quarters ago, a man in green brought over an old ginseng who had hanged himself...

What's the difference between the man in black and the man in Tsing Yi?

As he walked, he unknowingly came to the burned-down house of the Wu family.

Lu Li still remembered that the ruins in front of him were once full of green bricks and green tiles, full of gold and color.The old tree that was cut into two by him was once lush and green.He even remembered that when he ran into Wu Chen on the road, Yuan Wai smiled, rolled his eyes, and greeted him kindly.

While sighing, stepping through the dilapidated gate, you can see ruined walls everywhere you look.Lu Li walked through the front yard, through the hall, and came all the way to the main house where Wu Chen and his wife lived.

When the body was found, Wu Chen was on the ground and Mrs. Wu was on the bed.Both died at knifepoint, and their bodies were later burned in the fire.

Now that everyone in the Wu family has been killed, why set fire to the house?

Lu Li couldn't figure it out.

Usually, a fire must have a purpose.Intention to kill is only one of them, and sometimes it is to use fire to destroy the clues left by the murder.There are two courtyards at the front and back of the Wu family, and there are at least a dozen houses.Where is the trace that the murderer wants to destroy?

After thinking about it, Lu Li left the main house and walked along the backyard wall a few times.It can be seen that fire oil was sprinkled under the house.The fire started from the main house and went towards the rear.The fire in the front yard was smaller in comparison, as if there was not enough kerosene.

Lu Li stopped in his tracks.At this moment, he was standing in front of the window outside the doll's house, and through the black window frame, he could still see the small rocking carriage for the doll in the house.

Why is there no kerosene outside the doll house?

Thinking of this, Lu Li jumped into the room.

This room is where the nanny and the doll live. You can still see many gadgets for the doll to play with. There are also some unburned clothes for the doll in the cabinet.This made Lu Li even more confused.

If the murderer set fire to the Wu family's house, why didn't he burn the doll's room alone?Do you want to take the doll away?Then why didn't they take it away, but Wu Baihua stood next to the doll's rocking car?

The person pretending to be a police officer sent the doll to Sun's house, where it was taken care of very well.It seems that the person pretending to be a police officer has no ill intentions towards the doll.

So, the focus of the legacy of the Wu family tragedy is not only Wu Baihua, but also the doll?

What does a doll less than a hundred days old know?

Perhaps, I have overlooked some clues.

Lu Li hurriedly left Wu's house and went straight to Sun's house where the baby was adopted.

Sun Xiuhai was once selected as a scholar, and he can be regarded as a figure in Hump.The son inherited his father's business and ran a clothing store, and he lived a really good life.Sun Xiuhai was only monogamous and did not take concubines. The couple had a very good relationship.A while ago, Mrs. Sun added an extra fat boy to Sun Xiuhai.Sun Xiuhai was so happy from ear to ear all day long that he handed over the business of the shop to his family, and spared a lot of time for himself to spend with his beloved wife and son.

Lu Li stood on the top of a house, looking at the Sun's courtyard from a distance, and observed suspicious people around him.After looking at it for a long time, I didn't find anything, so I had to jump up, stepped on the roofs of several houses, and landed outside the gate of Sun's house.

Knowing that Catcher Lu was visiting, Mrs. Sun returned to the back room with her mother-in-law holding the baby.Su Xiuhai asked the servants to prepare tea, so as to entertain Lu Butou.

Lu Li waved his hand and said bluntly, "Boss Sun, Mr. Lu has something important to ask."

After talking with Sun Xiuhai for a while, the two walked out of the Sun's house together.Sun Xiuhai led the way and led Lu Li to the entrance of an alley.

Sun Xiuhai pointed to the depth of the alley and said in a low voice, "That's it."

"Boss Sun, did you pay attention?" Lu Li asked.

Sun Xiuhai nodded, and said: "That house originally belonged to the Dong family, a big family in the early years. Perhaps Lu Butou didn't know that the Dong family was in the goldware business. When the business became big, they moved to the capital. The house here is also So it was empty. Sun has never heard of anyone selling Dong’s house. But in the past few days, I saw faint lights in that yard.”

Lu Li pondered for a moment, then asked, "How many times have you seen lights?"

"It's been five or six times at least."

"But they are all the same window?"

Sun Xiuhai shook his head, "Three or four times."

Three or four of the windows had been lit once, so it can be seen that there were at least three people in the house.Sun Yuhai said that he saw the lights in the past few days, but he couldn't remember the exact date, but he could only be sure that it was before the fire in Wu's house.

In this way, before the Wu family was destroyed, someone quietly entered the town.

Thinking of this, Lu Li told Sun Xiuhai to leave the alley, went to a place where there was no one else, took out half of a torch from his pocket, and handed it over, "Boss Sun, has he ever seen this kind of torch?"

Sun Xiuhai held it in his hand for a closer look, and smiled, "I've seen it before, this Huozhangzi was brought back by Mr. Sun. Mr. Sun also gave Mr. Liang one."

Lu Li was shocked when he heard that!

"Boss Sun, how many did you bring back? Who did you give them to?" Lu Li asked cautiously, fearing that the wrong question would arouse Sun Xiuhai's suspicion.

Sun Xiuhai didn't seem to notice anything unusual, and said: "Mr. Sun went to Yungu Town to visit relatives, and the merchants there are popular to use such high-quality fire discounts. I saw that they were really good, so I brought two back. I kept one for myself. The other was given to Mr. Liang."

Lu Li had never seen Mr. Liang use such a good firefly.

"Boss Sun, you just said that Huozhezi was brought back from Yungu Town?" Lu Li suppressed his doubts about Mr. Liang, and said something else.

Sun Xiuhai said, "Exactly."

Cloud Ancient Town.

Zou Ziheng went to Yungu Town to visit his elder brother, and then changed his way to Tuofeng Town.

Can't ask any more, Lu Li faintly sensed that if he continued to ask, Sun Xiuhai would also be implicated.Immediately thanked Sun Xiuhai politely and watched him go home.

Turning around, Lu Li jumped onto the wall and headed straight for the abandoned house of the Dong family.

At this moment, the abandoned house of the Dong family is still pitch black, not to mention the lights, there is not even the slightest light.Lu Li landed silently and quietly approached the courtyard wall.He jumped into the courtyard.

Weeds growing half a person's height can be seen everywhere in the dilapidated and old courtyard, other than that, there is nothing dilapidated.Lu Li took advantage of the moonlight to carefully observe the growth of the weeds.Sure enough, some weeds had obvious signs of being trampled on.Judging by the footprints, he was a young man.

Following the footprints all the way, soon, they arrived near the firewood house in the back garden.Lu Li wondered why such a large courtyard had to hide in the woodshed?What happened to the light that Sun Xiuhai saw?

Go to the firewood room now to see if it will scare the snake?After thinking about it, Lu Li felt that the "snake" had been dormant for too long, and it would be a good thing to be surprised.So, he took a few steps quickly, and quietly pushed open the door of the woodshed.

The woodshed was dark and damp, the small windows were half-opened, and a beam of moonlight came in, illuminating the dead branches and weeds on the ground.The door creaked, and a gust of night wind blew, and the weeds fluttered slowly on the ground with the wind.

Just as Lu Li's feet walked in, suddenly a cold light flashed, and the unique brilliance of a sharp sword rushed towards his face!Lu Li bent over and dodged sideways.Pulled out the sword with one hand and swept it across.I only heard two swords rubbing against each other, and the piercing sound broke the decadent silence of the firewood room.

The raider withdrew his sword and slammed back to the window.

Lu Li took a closer look.

——It's not Wentian.

Slightly disappointed.

The person in front of him was also a young man, dressed in green clothes and covering his face with a green cloth.Lu Li thought of the man in Tsing Yi who attacked Zou Ziheng.

When the masked man in Tsing Yi saw Lu Li, his eyes widened, filled with helpless distress.

"Want to run?" Lu Li stood at the door, blocking the way.

In the next second, the man in Tsing Yi put the sword back into its sheath and bowed to Lu Li.He said in a low voice, "Butou Lu, please do me a favor, don't chase me. I can't run away from you."

What does this mean?

Lu Li tilted his head and looked at the man in Tsing Yi puzzledly.It seems to be waiting for the other party's explanation.

The eyes of the man in Tsing Yi changed a little, and he was looking at Lu Li curiously.While watching, he shook his head and said, "Let me go, next time I will obediently grab him with nothing."

Lu Li blinked, feeling suspicious of the man in Tsing Yi in front of him.

Hearing the voice is still a little childish, but looking at the bones, he is at most fifteen or sixteen years old.Who would call such a brat out to do things?The more he looked at it, the more weird it seemed, so Lu Li slowly put the sword back into its sheath.Lift the front of the shirt and lift the right leg.

Suddenly, the young man in Tsing Yi yelled, "Wait!" Following the words, he knelt down in front of Lu Li with a plop, "Don't kneel to me, I'll kneel to you."

Lu Li's feet landed firmly on the ground, and he said bluntly, "I just want to step over this pile of withered grass, why should I kneel down to you?"

"What!?" The young man in Tsing Yi hammered his thigh hard, jumped up, pointed at Lu Li and said dissatisfiedly: "Boss Lu, you should have said it earlier."

Lu Li smiled softly, and suddenly his figure swayed. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the young man in Tsing Yi, and said in a deep voice, "Follow me back to the yamen!"

"Don't even think about it!" The young man in Tsing Yi was not easy to control. Seeing that Lu Li had arrived, he didn't panic, hooked the edge of the window with his backhand, and flipped up.

Lu Li's left hand was empty, and he dropped the brocade box in his right hand to catch someone.Unexpectedly, the young man in Tsing Yi threw something at him. Lu Li only felt a puff of white smoke, followed by sharp pain in his eyes.

The white smoke was harsh and pungent. Lu Li inhaled a few mouthfuls and coughed non-stop.He couldn't keep his eyes open, staggered and ran out of the woodshed.

At this time, the young man in Tsing Yi jumped out of the window.Several ups and downs disappeared into the thick night.

Lu Li squatted on the ground and coughed for a long time before barely recovering.Although the eyes still hurt, at least I can open my vision.He breathed heavily, and took out a ball the size of a quail egg from his arms.This ball was stuffed into the skirt of the shirt by the young man in Tsing Yi just before he left.

Lu Li smelled it, and the meatballs had the fragrance of medicinal herbs.For no reason, Lu Li thought that the balls could heal sore and tearful eyes.

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