Chapter 109: Seeking the Truth from the False
This ordinary bell that can no longer be ordinary yellowing has been hanging on He Xiu's neck for almost a year, in addition to those faint halos, many strange things have happened, the old man Zhu told him that he can completely control it when he has a fate, and he sometimes asks himself, when will this so-called fate come, the reason why he used the method of control to fool Guo Zhenxing was really forced by reality, but unexpectedly, he really thought that he had comprehended the method of controlling the bell, and forced He Xiu to speak out with the hostage as a requirement。
Don't say you don't know, even if you know, you can't tell him like this, He Xiu smiled: "Since it is fate, you have to pay attention to the right time, place and people, these three are indispensable, Guo Gongzi should understand?"
"Wow...... I heard that Brother He meant that he didn't want to share it, or not, I hadn't seen Guan Gongzi for a few days, so I simply left him at home to accompany me to relieve my boredom, as for Na Hao Gongzi, it was really noisy, I had to ......"
"You dare!" Zhang Junfei slapped the table angrily, and the tea splashed on the ground: "If my junior brother loses a single hair, I want you Guo family to be buried together, you believe it or not!"
Although this sentence is a little exaggerated, with the unknown and profound background of Xuanchu Academy, the status in Nanyang Country is not something that anyone can shake, it has to shake it so much, the Huangpu family has to be afraid of three points, how can Guo Zhenxing not know the power of this: "Zhang Gongzi, don't scare my people who are used to staying in this small place, don't worry, Hao Gongzi is accompanied by wine every day, I don't know how happy it is, haha." ”
Zhang Junfei saw his uncertain face today, and he was even more angry in his heart, and he had a feeling of being ridiculed, and tried to regain his composure: "Hmph, Brother He, Guo Gongzi is deeply involved in the sea of books, let's not disturb it, and leave!"
"Gollum ......"
As soon as the two of them walked to the threshold, He Xiu's right ear caught the sound of liquid about to squirt out, and only he could hear this sound, and he couldn't help but slanted his eyes to the right for a second, and saw Guo Zhenxing's mouth and cheeks bulging, his face and expression tried his best to hide the hideousness, and his body shook slightly.
Not long after they walked out, Guo Zhenxing could no longer control a mouthful of thick blood spurting out, the bell was held tightly in his hand, and the family who heard the sound hurriedly stepped forward to help, and was strangled to death by Guo Zhenxing.
"Brother Zhang, did you feel anything unusual just now?" The more He Xiu thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and sat on the back of the horse and thought back and forth.
Zhang Junfei shook his head and didn't answer, still haunting the mockery just now.
He Xiu had no choice but to wander in his heart, guessing that he should have internal injuries, otherwise it would be impossible to be unable to suppress it, and even thought that it might be related to the evil in his eyes.
In this way, the two came to the east gate with their own thoughts, and the notice warning the residents was still pasted on it, and they dismounted to watch, and in twenty-one days, twenty young girls had been murdered and humiliated to death.
He Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "Thief, if I meet you next time, I will definitely cut you with a thousand knives!"
"What?" Zhang Junfei looked at him in surprise: "Brother He, have you seen this murderer?"
He Xiu took off one of the notices, folded it and put it in his arms, and turned over on his horse: "Not only have I seen him, but I have also fought with him, but unfortunately my skills are not as good as others, and every time I let him escape easily, I feel hateful when I think about it." ”
"Then where are we going now?" Zhang Junfei decided to investigate this matter thoroughly with him, and he vaguely felt that He Xiu should have further plans in his heart.
"Go to the victims' homes and take a look, maybe you will find the evidence of the crime left by the murderer, drive!" He Xiu clamped the horse's belly tightly with his legs, and whipped him hard, leaving the dust.
"It's kind of interesting. Zhang Junfei tightened his horse's head and raised his whip to chase after him.
The day after He Xiu woke up, he sent someone to inquire into the residences of these victims, but found that there was a common denominator, these victims all lived in the north, and it was deduced from this that half of the murderer's whereabouts may live in the north.
They first came to the first victim's house, but found that it was empty, the courtyard was dilapidated, and the wooden doors of the three tiled houses were pasted with official seals, so they had to turn around and go to the second victim's house, and found that the situation was exactly the same as the first, and then ran to the sixth house one after another, and the result was unexpected.
Finally knocked on the door of the sixth neighbor, according to them, the families of these victims have been placed in a better place by the government, and a certain amount of compensation has been given, and they are jointly withdrawing the lawsuit in the past few days, deciding not to pursue the matter.
Just ask who in the entire Qiman Town has such strength to hold the people in their hands and let them play with them, except for him, I am afraid that who does not have such strength.
The two of them wanted to continue to inquire about the specific location, but the neighbors said that they did not know and did not dare to know, so they quickly closed the door.
The clue has been interrupted before it starts, which makes He Xiu feel a big headache, Qiman Town said that it is not big, it is not small, and it is more than enough to hide some people in this vast sea of people.
He sat on the ground and calmly thought about the next step, and suddenly thought of those murdered pharmacists, these people are no more than ordinary people, not to give a few small money to make him shut up, this should be a breakthrough.
It's been almost a year since he came to Qiman Town, and he has been dealing with these merchants the most on weekdays, and he knows what they think too well.
The merchants usually endure the oppression of the government, and on the surface, they have long hated them in their hearts, and they can seize this weakness to attack their hearts.
He Xiu didn't believe that no one would hear the slightest movement in such a long market, so after making up his mind, he turned around and hit his horse and came to the first pharmacy in the market.
These pharmacists usually received He Xiu's help, and they were very grateful to him in their hearts, but they were forced by the situation, when he was unconscious, he didn't dare to reach out to help, and he was very guilty in his heart, and he didn't know where to put his old face when he arrived. ”
Seeing his shameful and frightened look, He Xiu couldn't bear to ask again: "Oh, old man, don't worry, we won't embarrass you, let's go, you can do your business with peace of mind, say goodbye!"
The two walked out, looked at the business trips coming and going, and felt worried.
"Brother He, there is nothing more earthly than this, there are strong and there are weak, I hope you don't take it too seriously, there will always be a solution to things. Zhang Junfei's mood was also a little low, and when he comforted him with this sentence, he was also comforting himself.
He Xiu let out a long sigh, put Mu Sijian on his shoulder, and said helplessly: "Yes, the emperor is far away, and the people are like ants, as far as the eye can see!"
At this moment, a man dressed as a fortune teller walked over, followed by a young man dressed as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old scholar.
"The two sons are in their prime but full of ambition, they must have encountered some hurdles that they can't get over, don't visit the old man for the two sons, I don't know what the two sons think?" The fortune teller looked to be about ninety years old, his face was droopy and dry, his hair was as white as a beard, and he stopped and said to them.
He Xiu had never believed in the so-called fortune teller since he was a child, so he glanced at the two of them lightly and shook his head in refusal.
"Oh, dare to ask this old gentleman, do you only know the future?" Zhang Junfei looked very interested and hurriedly accosted.
"No, no," the old gentleman touched his beard and shook his head and laughed: "The old man knows astronomy, geography, the world, knows everything, knows everything, and asks this son to report his birthday, and he can only know everything when he pinches his fingers." ”
The young man dressed as a scholar had a deep admiration in his eyes.
The words that the fortune teller said He Xiuzhi were like flowing backwards when he was young, and he didn't believe it at all, took out a piece of silver and put it in his hand, smiled shallowly, and then dragged Zhang Junfei to leave: "Brother Zhang, we still have big things to do, so don't stay here." ”
"Haha, no, no," the fortune teller stuffed the silver taels to his scholar: "The so-called taking people's money to eliminate disasters for others, since the old man accepted the son's silver taels, he should solve problems for the son, this life is meaningless to distinguish between the big and the bad, only the difference between the eyebrows." ”
Zhang Junfei was said by him, just took a step back and gave He Xiu a hard look, realizing that he would listen again: "Old man, do you see what we are looking forward to?"
He Xiu frowned tightly, and decided to expose his true colors, making Zhang Junfei completely dead: "This old gentleman, you just said that you know astronomy and geography, and the world knows everything and everything, so may I ask, why do you still interrogate our birthday?"
"Hahahaha, this boy is very questionable," the old gentleman smiled again, and then said to the scholar: "Apprentice, what did the master say before?"
The book boy thought for a long time, and said cautiously: "Returning to the two sons, the family teacher once said that the silver sea of the world is boundless, but it is inseparable from the starry dots, there are all kinds of things, but there is a case to say, the thick soil is boundless, but according to the changes of the four seasons, people have the difference between men and women, animals have the argument of flying and crawling, insects have the shape of wandering, birds have the division of home and field, and all living beings have their own reasons for their existence, and our fortune tellers live in the cracks of these things in order to pursue their truth, which is the so-called theory of seeking truth from falsehood. Master, did the apprentice say something wrong?"
The old fortune teller looked up to the sky and laughed again: "Haha, not bad, not bad, word for word!"
"Seek truth from the false?"
These four words kept coiling in He Xiu's mind, and he fell into a long period of confusion.