Chapter Twenty-Five: The Mark of the Blood Knife

Zuo Lao rolled on the ground and wailed, he regretted why he didn't listen to Mr. Mu and handed over his students to him. If he was obedient, how could he lose an arm? Zuo Laoqi had never suffered such a loss since he came out, and after howling for a long time, the pain had passed a little, and he crawled up, wanting to say a few cruel words to regain some face, but when he met Mr. Mu's cold gaze, his heart suddenly sudden, and he swallowed the words back again, and was helped by several subordinates, and fled away in embarrassment.

Mr. Mu went back to the private school, and even brought the Chunni family over, in order to avoid chasing and killing in the past few months, Mr. Mu killed many people, and every time he killed someone, the killing intent in his chest was stronger, and the brother and sister thought for a long time, so they opened this private school, thinking about diluting the killing intent in the chest with the words of the sage, and teaching the book for more than a month, I thought that the killing intent in the chest had subsided, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't hold back today.

Chunni stood outside the door, a little apprehensive in her heart, Sister Mu has been bringing the ape in for some time, can Sister Mu be cured of a serious injury like the ape? I haven't heard that Sister Mu knows medical skills before. Chunni sat for a while, stood for a while, walked for a while, stopped for a while, and the waiting time was the most difficult. I don't know how long it took, the wooden door finally opened, and Chunni wanted to rush in to have a look, but she was a little hesitant and didn't dare to open her legs.

"Chunni!" Hearing the call, looking at the young man standing by the door and smiling at him, Chunni couldn't hold back any longer, and threw herself into the boy's arms laughing and crying. Huzi stood aside and watched, although he didn't quite understand what was wrong with his sister, but he also smirked there.

Mr. Mu did not leave, he fled for so long, fled all the way from Guiliu to the small town in this Xinjiang, a journey of thousands of miles, and if he fled again, he would enter the territory of Shanjung, Mr. Mu was really reluctant in his heart.

Knowing what Mr. Mu was going to do, Mu Xiaohua didn't stop her, since she was robbed from the sedan chair by the boy in Jianfeng, the girl decided to follow him for the rest of her life, no matter whether she was poor or rich, as long as he wanted to do it, she would support him unconditionally.

Hearing that Mr. Mu was going to buy some paper and pencils, Father Chen touched ten taels of silver from the baggage and said that he wanted Mr. Mu to accept it, but he couldn't shirk it, so Mr. Mu accepted it with a smile.

Seeing that the injury of the martial ape was already healed, Father Chen was worried that the old man Zuo would come back to take revenge, and he wanted to leave, but seeing that Mu Xiaohua was like no one else, teaching the children to read books as usual, he was embarrassed to mention it, so he had to grit his teeth and endure it, thinking that if the old man Zuo really dared to come, even if he gave up this old life, he would definitely protect Mr. Mu's sister.

The sun went down again, and the children got out of school and jumped away one by one. Mr. Mu came back with a pen and paper, but what Daddy Chen was worried about did not happen, and the aroma of food wafted from the small courtyard. After eating, to Chen's father's surprise, Mr. Mu did not keep them any longer, and let the family return to their house with anxiety.

The next day, the Xiajiang wharf was not open for the first time, early in the morning on the wharf many lifu and footmen with their own tools to surround the gate, Chen Lao Dad also stood in the crowd to look, only to see many of the town's catchers in and out, stretchers were carried out, each stretcher was covered with a white cloth, although there was no blood, but people can still feel the tragic and bloody breath in the wharf.

Someone made a rough calculation, and forty-seven corpses were brought out from the Xiajiang wharf that day, and the whole face of Xun Zhutou in the yamen was already green, it was a river patrol meeting, from Hexia Town to Heshang Town, 1,300 miles of waterways, 23 wharves of all sizes, and countless boats and goods were under the control of the river patrol meeting every year. In this waterway, the river patrol is the sky and the master. Now that such a big case has happened, it is someone who wants to poke a hole in the sky, so how can Xun Zhutou not be anxious? But there is no way to be anxious, he knows that the person who can commit such a case is not something that the head catcher in his small town can deal with, and the top priority is to report, those lords in the county can not only take benefits, but also have to bear some if something happens.

This time, the county's response was very fast, and before dawn on the third day, Zhang Hui, the commander of the county's city guards, came with a hundred iron horsemen and starry nights, along with a red-faced man and four hundred sword soldiers from the river patrol meeting.

Xun Zhutou has never seen such a big battle since he became the head catcher, thinking that this Hexia Town is afraid that there will be no peaceful birthday. To Xun Zhutou's surprise, whether it was Zhang Hui or the red-faced man, no one even mentioned the dock case, as if this case had never happened. The two arrived in the town, and 500 soldiers were stationed at the two wharves of Xiajiang and Changshui in Hexia Town, and took over the streets and alleys near the wharf. Zhang Hui and the red-faced man didn't live in the house arranged for them by Xun Zhutou, and the two of them entered the two docks one by one, and never came out again.

After waiting for two days, there was no movement in the town, and Daddy Chen's hanging heart was relieved. The wharf has been sealed, although the sturgeon spawning period has not ended, but the work on the river can not be done, Daddy Chen thought that there are still a dozen taels of silver in his hand, although it is enough for two or three months, but he can't sit and eat the empty mountain, right? After lunch, he thought about finding a shop on the street, and his own skill in pickling sturgeon roe can also be used. When he went out, he was greeted by a sturdy man, and when he saw Daddy Chen, he greeted him loudly.

"Brother Guo, where are you going in such a hurry?" This man is very familiar with Daddy Chen, the fishing boat was rented by Daddy from this man, in the ups and downs, the two also have a friendship of more than ten years, Chunni and Huzi were both grown up by Brother Guo.

"Brother Chen, my brother has just taken over a business, transporting a batch of goods, from Hexia Town to Heshang Town, back and forth for ten days, five hundred taels of silver, half of us, planing the cost of repairing the ship, each person has two hundred taels of silver, how about it? Didn't you send Huzi to study in the county school? Chunni is also older, don't you always prepare some dowry for her? After completing this order, you don't have to worry about these anymore, and the rest can also find a good shop, you don't have to eat those hardships in the wind and rain, and you can live a peaceful life. The man said excitedly, his face flushed.

"Brother, aren't you kidding? How can we have such a good thing in this small place? What kind of goods are we sending? Is there any danger?" Father Chen heard the man's words, such a price, who would not be tempted? He knew that this was Brother Guo's kindness, after all, this is Hexia Town, if you want to find other craftsmen, you can't find it, but if you want to find a good hand at boating, it is not only him, Chen Asi. But thinking of Chunni and Huzi, Daddy Chen decided to be more cautious.

"I said, Brother Chen, you still can't believe it, brother? How many years have we been brothers, will Brother Brother still harm you? This business was arranged by the county's commander Zhang, and the entire Hexia Town has to find ten big boats with a cargo load of more than 5,000 catties, and the way to operate the boats is to have more than 10 years of experience in sailing in these waters. As for the goods, I also inquired, saying that it was iron ore transported from Dingbian. This trip is escorted by the city guards, so you don't have to worry about those water bandits at all, and it is an official business, which is the most stable, how about it? To do it or not to do it? Give a happy word. There was already some impatience in the man's tone.

"Cheng, I'll do it. Father Chen heard the man say this, and he also made up his mind, people say that wealth is in danger, not to mention that this matter does not sound like there is any risk. This Hexia Town is located in the frontier, it was not very peaceful, since the loss of Yunping Pass, it is even more rampant water bandits, and there are monsters from time to time, Father Chen has long wanted to live in a different place. But if Qishui County, which is five hundred miles away from here, wants to settle down, there is no one hundred and ten taels of silver, so don't even think about it, there is such an opportunity in front of him today, and Daddy Chen decided to give it a go.

In the evening, Mr. Mu was about to eat, and Father Chen brought Chunni and Huzi to visit, and also carried half a fan of pork, which made Mr. Mu's brothers and sisters a little stunned. Hearing that Daddy Chen was going to go on the boat for a while and take care of the two children by himself, Mr. Mu didn't think about it, so he agreed, even though he himself was not a few years older than Chunni.

Early in the morning, just after breakfast, Mr. Mu took Chunni and Huzi to Xiajiang Wharf, intending to take Daddy Chen home.

When the three of them arrived, there were already 100 people gathered outside the dock, all of whom were family members with handlebars, who had been worried for more than ten days, and rushed early in the morning, thinking that it would be reassuring to receive their families earlier. From midnight to noon, the gate of the pier was still closed, and there was no sign of opening, and the crowd was already in a commotion, and some people could not help but climb the iron gate to see what was going on inside.

Many people looked up and looked forward to it, and some people kept asking questions below, but they saw that the people who climbed up did not come down, but went straight in, and after a while, the door opened, and the hundred and ten people hula all rushed in. Mr. Mu escorted Huzi and Chunni, and was dragged into the dock by the crowd. Ranwen

It was quiet all around, and the dock that was heavily guarded yesterday was empty overnight, and there was no one in the whole wharf, only a few wolf dogs guarding the wharf were running around, and when they saw these many people, they whimpered and disappeared.

Everyone scattered to search, and after a while, the entire dock was turned over, but there was still no one. There was not a single boat to be seen on the river, and now everyone was a little panicked, and they didn't know who shouted, and the crowd surged in the direction of the town.

Mr. Mu didn't move, he heard Daddy Chen say that day, this business was initiated by the county city guards, and the people of the river patrol club participated in it, if there was really a problem, where could the town manage such a thing? Even if he went, he just listened to some official words, what use could it be?

Once people encounter something, especially this kind of big event, most of them don't have any ideas, someone gives an idea, whether it's useful or not, they will follow and try, and after a while, the one hundred and ten people in the entire dock have gone away.

Mr. Mu took Chunni and Huzi straight to the warehouse, ten large ships of more than 5,000 catties, and the goods moving were at least 50,000 catties or more, so how could there be no traces of such a large amount of materials in and out? If it was just iron ore, then there was no need to cover up, and there must be some scattered ores in the warehouse.

When they came to the door of the warehouse, the huge copper lock locked the door to death, Chunni and Huzi didn't know what to do, so they saw Mr. Mu walking straight over, stretched out his hand and just twisted it, and such a big lock was broken in response, and the two sisters and brothers were stunned to stand aside.

Mr. Mu didn't care about this, pushed open the door, and stepped inside. This warehouse is very large, so you can see how busy this Xiajiang wharf will be on weekdays? Such a huge warehouse is now full of goods, and if one piece is punctured, the black iron ore will be exposed.

Reaching out and picking up a piece, the small stone immediately turned into powder and fell down the fingertips.

Mr. Mu frowned, it's not that he hasn't seen iron ore, this is really iron ore, but so much iron ore almost fills the entire warehouse, so what is it that is transported to the ship?

When leaving the warehouse, Mr. Mu paused, and secretly scolded himself for being confused, if Father Chen really transported iron ore, not to mention five thousand catties, even ten thousand catties, it is impossible for anyone to pay five hundred taels of silver for freight, if the cost of iron ore transportation is so expensive, how many silver taels do you need to equip a city guard? Not to mention the more elite forbidden army iron cavalry. It's a pity that these handlebars are just begging for a living on the river all day long, where would they know this? Thinking of this, Mr. Mu has been able to determine that this whole thing is a conspiracy, but what kind of conspiracy is to sacrifice these handlebars who live at the bottom and are almost indisputable with the world? Looking at Chunni and Huzi waiting outside the door, Mr. Mu hesitated, this matter is not an ordinary trivial matter, if he intervenes in the process, he is not afraid, it is a big deal to continue to escape, but can these two children withstand such a storm? Can I protect them?

Chunni and Huzi were a little sullen when they saw Mr. Mu coming out of the warehouse, although they were anxious, but they didn't dare to ask, for fear of hearing something bad, so they lowered their heads all the way, and the three of them went back to the private school without saying a word.

"Brother, we have to take care of this. At night, Mu Xiaohua and Mr. Mu sat opposite each other, she knew what Mr. Mu was worried about, and she also knew that the two of them had a few days of peaceful life, if they took care of this matter, the peaceful days now would be over. But Mu Xiaohua was still persuading Mr. Mu, she didn't want her man to lose his sharpness and responsibility.

"Okay, then we'll take care of it. Mr. Mu understood the affection and worry in the girl's eyes, and accepted it without thinking about it. Although a peaceful day is good, if the two of them want to watch their children lose their father, but they do not want to lose the so-called peaceful life and stand by, they can only live in self-blame in the days to come, and it is better not to have such a peaceful life.

At night, Mu Xiaohua went to chat with Chunni and Huzi, she knew what it was like to lose her father, and she almost lost her own father just a few months ago.

Mr. Mu did not accompany them, he went out alone, and went to the Xiajiang wharf again, he knew that he had overlooked an important detail during the day, iron ore was an important material for the imperial court, and every mine and every batch of ore that came out had an official seal. The iron ore in such a warehouse was neatly stacked there, and it must have been the people guarding the dock who were in a hurry and had not had time to transport it. As long as the official seal on the iron ore is found, you can know where this batch of ore came from. As for Qishui County, Mr. Mu does not think that it is too deeply involved in this matter, for no other reason, but Qishui County's involvement in this matter is too obvious.

Mr. Mu did not take any more roads to the pier this time, but flew all the way in from the ridge of the eaves. When he reached the dock, the whole pier was still dark, but he heard the sound of the river surging rapidly, and there were many suppressed wheezing sounds in the dock, and it seemed that he had expected it to be true.

Lying on the warehouse, gently lifting a leaf of tiles, a green vine slowly drooped down, silently wrapping up a bag of iron ore. By the moonlight, Mr. Mu saw the mark on the cloth bag, a long knife, a blood-colored long knife, Mr. Mu only felt a roar in his head, this knife he was too familiar with, there was such a mark in the county government of Dingbian County, but how could it be? and for what?

As soon as the mind was lost, the bag of ore on the green vine fell suddenly, unexpectedly, such a movement did not seem to alarm the busy figures in the warehouse, all the people were only stunned for a moment, and then they were still busy, and the four black shadows quietly jumped on the roof and surrounded Mr. Mu.

The four pitch-black long swords seemed to melt into the night, only the sound of the wind, not the sword light, but each sword was extremely ruthless, and the four figures silently attacked, just to kill, not for anything else.

It can be seen that these people are all good hands, and the swordsmanship is not like the people in the rivers and lakes, one move and one style are not good-looking but extremely effective, but unfortunately today they met Mr. Mu, a little angry Mr. Mu, if it weren't for the idea of capturing a living mouth, these four people were afraid that they would have already died, but even so, the four people only lasted less than ten breaths, and they were knocked down one by one.

Mr. Mu bent down and was about to ask, but found that the four of them were no longer breathing, and there were no objects on them to prove their identity, as if their existence was not visible at all. Although there is nothing to prove the identity, Mr. Mu knows the four long swords, and although the wisps of flame-like ornaments on the sword body have been deliberately blackened, the hot and violent aura is difficult to hide after all.

These long swords are very similar to the long swords that Lei Tianfeng used to question the white god in the previous questioning Willow Mountain Villa, and it can even be said that they are exactly the same, it seems that he still can't avoid those rights and wrongs. A sharp chill flashed in Mr. Mu's eyes.