Chapter Twenty-Five: Di Fan Investigates the Unsolved Case of the Twin Cities

Omber has one of the sayings: the so-called ventriloquism is just a person, a table, a chair, a fan, and a ruler, which is classified as acrobatics. The pen "fun" pavilion www.biquge.info chase to ancient hunting, imitate the sound of birds and beasts, in order to facilitate the capture of it, and have the name of ventriloquism. As for Qin, Tian Wen was trapped, and the rooster and dog stole it. It was passed on to the Tang and Song dynasties, and there was a specialization in art, and "Tokyo Menghua" and "Old Things of Wulin" were recorded in detail. Prosperity so far, it can not be said that it is not the work of our ancestors. The country also accepts it, as a treasure, with a long history, and I am very happy about it.

Weng Bo has a second saying: the predecessors have a poem "Suitable" to praise Funiu Mountain: climb Xiema Ridge in the morning and look at Funiu Mountain from afar. Lonely from the top of the group, the vitality of the bear. Taihe is also Cui Wei, and the stone fan flashes horizontally. The fine cen leaned on each other, and the floating crowd raced and rushed. The white clouds are far away, and the green mist is close to you. Searching for miracles, looking around for comfort. The morning breeze bird road, the twilight cast people to sleep. The japonica rice is far from beautiful, and the chestnut taro is newly ripe in autumn. Chalcedony is not a rock, and the medicine seedlings are ten thousand tribes. Between the clouds and rain, the edge of the water and wood. See Shang Shanzhi in the west, and go to Chuxiang bamboo in the south. Chu bamboo is secluded and deep, and it is half mixed with maple incense forest. Hao song Qingtan song, send the heart of Taoyuan.

Let's say that the wind that Di Fan rode and the black that Gu Zhuole rode passed through Datong City and Xiaotong City, and came to the north entrance of Jiangjia Village. When the two of them looked: on the roof, the smoke curled up, like a group of streamers dragged by fairies; On both sides of the road, some old people are resting with tea bowls, and from time to time there is a strong fragrance of tea; In the courtyard, there were familiar calls from chickens, ducks and dogs, which were noisy but seemed to be calling the villagers home; Between houses, a group of children are chasing and playing, giggling and laughing; In the backyard, the men are doing heavy work, fetching water, chopping wood, or repairing utensils...... It's a beautiful view of the countryside.

The two dismounted and walked into Jiangjia Village. Di Fan said: "It seems that Manichaeism is not too bad for this Jiangjia Village. ”

Gu Zhuole said with a smile: "Brother, what he said is right, how can those generals be good to the villagers!" ”

"So, it's not too bad."

"If it weren't for the fact that these villagers had to help them build a cemetery all day long, it wouldn't be a good thing to say."

"Sister Ling, you have a lot of bad thoughts!"

"Brother can't say that! This person who walks the rivers and lakes, if you don't pay more attention, how can you do it! ”

While talking, a group of children surrounded them, and Jiang Dawang was at the front, who recognized Di Fan and Gu Zhuole at a glance, and said, "Brother and sister, where are you going?" ”

Di Fan touched Jiang Dawang's head and said, "We're not going anywhere, we're just here to see Datou and your friends." When a group of children heard Di Fan say this, they had already surrounded the two of them. Di Fan took out the small snacks that had been prepared and handed them to Jiang Dawang and asked him to share them with everyone. After distributing the food, the children ran away and went home, only Jiang Dawang was there.

Di Fan asked, "Why don't you go back?" ”

Jiang Dawang replied, "Brother and sister, you must have something else to do, right?" ”

Gu Zhuole smiled: "Why is the big head so smart? ”

Jiang Dawang finished eating the snack and said, "I know who you are looking for, come, you come with me." After speaking, without waiting for Di Fan and Gu Zhuole to react, Jiang Dawang pulled the two of them with both hands and rushed towards his home, like a family.

On the way back, Di Fan asked, "Why are all of you outside the west city wall?" ”

Jiang Dawang said: "My brother doesn't know, the cemetery is going to be built very big, so my father and sixth uncle let everyone go over and want to build it quickly." ”

"Everyone in your village has gone to the cemetery, what should you do in the village, aren't you afraid that things will be stolen?"

"No, those uncles in the city said they would help us watch."

"Then why are you kids and women with big bellies going?"

"Cooking, serving soup, pouring water, and watching us are all done by the aunts. We've all grown up, so we have to learn our skills earlier, otherwise we won't have anything to eat in the future. When I was six years old, I started learning with my father. ”

"Oh, that's right."

While talking, the three of them had already entered the courtyard of Jiang Liang's house, and they saw Jiang Xiaowang chasing a small dog named Silly Huang. Jiang Dawang said loudly: "Mother, brother and sister are here. As soon as the words fell, Jiang Dawang let Di Fan and Gu Zhuole into the house, and he played with his younger brother in the courtyard.

After a while, Luo Qinghe came out, saw that it was Di Fan and Gu Zhuole, and hurriedly invited the two into the house. It turned out that the head of the Jiang family lived alone, and he had been recuperating here since he was injured, and he was taken care of by Luo Qinghe, and there was a small bowl of rice soup next to him. Di Fan was much more relieved and said, "How is the sixth uncle's health now?" ”

Luo Qinghe said: "Fortunately, the young man's profound skills have saved the sixth uncle, and now he can drink half a bowl of rice soup, just fell asleep, he should slowly get better, I thanked Di Shaoxia for the patriarch and the big head." After speaking, Luo Qinghe knelt down.

Di Fan hurriedly helped her up, only saying that it was right to save the patriarch, and then gave the sixth uncle a number of pulses, so he was relieved. When Di Fan and Gu Zhuole were about to leave, Jiang Liang came to the living room from the kitchen and said that he wanted to leave Di Fan and Gu Zhuole to eat at home. Di Fan politely walked out of the living room with Gu Zhuole. As soon as he came to the courtyard, Di Fan found Jiang Dawang holding a shiny iron rod and playing with Silly Huang.

Di Fan squatted down, greeted Jiang Dawang, and said, "Brother and sister have other things, they have to leave, and they will come to see Datou next time, okay?" ”

"Okay, the big head will miss my brother and sister."

"Where did you get this iron rod, why did you put it in Silly Huang's mouth?"

"I picked it up at the graveyard, and it's fun. Brother, you see, it's still hollow. ”

Di Fan took the iron rod and looked at it carefully, there was indeed a very small through hole in the middle of the iron rod, and said, "There is really a small hole." Did you find it in the graveyard on the hill, or did you find it in your pergola? ”

"I picked it up at the foot of the wall on the edge of the pergola, and my stupid yellow found it first. Originally, there was a piece of sheepskin wrapped in it, but it was bitten off by Silly Yellow just now, so I put the stick into its mouth. After speaking, Jiang Dawang handed the remaining sheepskin to Di Fan.

"Did Silly Yellow spit out the sheepskin?"

"Not yet, I think it got into my stomach."

"If my brother says that the iron rod is mine, are you willing to give it back to my brother?"

"But the big head has no money."

"What do you mean?"

"The sheepskin was bitten by Silly Yellow, and it was eaten in the stomach, and the big head couldn't afford to pay for it." Di Fan and Gu Zhuole laughed, only said that they didn't have to pay compensation, put away the iron rod and a small half of the broken sheepskin, and then rode out of Jiangjia Village and went to the mansion of Datong City. On the way, Di Fan remembered the slender poisonous steel needle that killed Luo Feng, but it was just a fleeting thought. Without further ado, it was already after dusk, and the road was getting darker. When Di Fan and Gu Zhuole arrived at the mansion annex, Shi Baobao had been waiting at the door for a long time and said, "I have been waiting for Di Shaoxia and Miss Gu for a long time." Several groups of people have been sent to Zhongyuan Qianzhuang and Baiji Silk Village to look for them, and they all said that they have left. ”

Di Fan said: "Don't worry, we didn't run away, General Xi's matter will definitely give General Shi an explanation." ”

Security guard Shi thanked him, and led the two into the large living room of the other courtyard. You Zhong, Xu Youshen, Zhu Qinguang, Jin Fengshou and Tao Dayong had already sat down, just waiting for them to come. Di Fan clenched his fists and saluted, pointed at Gu Zhuole and said, "My sister is playful, so the generals have been waiting for a long time. ”

You Zhong said: "It's okay, it's okay. Even if it is to wait for the beautiful girl Gu, we are willing to wait. As soon as the words fell, everyone burst into laughter, although Gu Zhuole was shy, he was extremely happy in his heart. And after a while they had spoken, the feast began. Di Fan said that he was still a little unwell and could not drink. You Zhong and the others are all bold people, and they didn't force it, and they drank and talked on their own. During this period, Gu Zhuole still saluted the generals for Di Fan several times, and everyone deeply felt Gu Zhuole's affection for Di Fan. After a while, Di Fan glanced at Gu Zhuole and motioned to Gu Zhuole not to drink anymore, and he could take advantage of the gap to slip away.

At this moment, Zhu Qinguang took out five thousand taels of silver, put it on the table, and said: "Ben will know that there are rules for Di Shaoxia to investigate the case in the old city, this is five thousand taels of silver, it is not a tribute, it is counted as a deposit, and I ask Di Shaoxia to accept it." ”

Di Fan pushed it away again and again and said, "Who is General Xi, that is a great hero respected by everyone in the world." Zhaoxue for him, how can he collect money? If so, how will our brothers gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes in the future? This is absolutely unacceptable, and it is better to ask General Zhu to take it back. ”

Zhu Qinguang said: "That can't break Di Shaoxia's rules, this can be regarded as a part of the general's heart with your brothers to our general." You Zhong and the others nodded yes.

Di Fan said: "The rules can be changed. I think General Xi must have understood General Zhu's intentions. ”

Zhu Qinguang was a little panicked and said, "What does Di Shaoxia mean?" ”

Di Fan said: "The general goes to the cemetery every day to supervise the work, isn't it a tribute to General Xi?" ”

Zhu Qinguang was much more relieved, and said: "That is the West Daying is closer to the cemetery, and the general will only take a few more looks." If you change to other brothers, you will be like Ben General. Or please Di Shaoxia must accept it. ”

Di Fan took a piece of silver of fifty taels and said, "I have already accepted it, and the rest is also a part of my and Miss Gu's love for General Xi." ”

The generals looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Gu Zhuole said: "Generals, don't be suspicious, my brother accepted the money, which not only received your affection, but also did not break his rules, and it can be regarded as a tribute to General Xi." Besides, isn't it more difficult for you? My brother will charge you fifty taels of silver, which is good for everyone. I think my brother's approach is very reasonable. After listening to Gu Zhuole's words, You Zhong and the others realized that they didn't say anything more. It didn't take long for Gu Zhuole to say that he was not strong enough to drink, and wanted Di Fan to help her to rest for a while. After Di Fan said goodbye to everyone, he helped Gu Zhuole out of the large living room and went up to the wing room on the second floor. You Zhong and the others were not easy to stop, and watched the two leave.

As soon as he entered the wing, Gu Zhuole said: "There is a big table of good dishes, I have only eaten for a while, why did I leave the table?" ”

Di Fan smiled and said, "Isn't it good for my brother to accompany you alone?" ”

Gu Zhuole said: "I think my brother has something else to do, right?" ”

Di Fan's eyes widened, he looked at Gu Zhuole in a daze, and said, "No, it's still so hot at night, there are just you and me in the room, what else can you do?" ”

Gu Zhuole said: "I think my brother has been with your brothers for too long, and he has learned badly, and he only thinks about taking advantage of others. ”

Di Fan pretended to be serious and said, "It's very expensive, not cheap, not cheap at all." ”

Gu Zhuole pushed Di Fan away, turned around, and said, "If my brother doesn't stop me like this, I'll go back to the capital." ”

Di Fan easily grabbed Gu Zhuole's hand and dragged her back, and the two faced each other, only an inch away. After staring at each other for a long time, the two felt that their bodies were starting to get hot, and Gu Zhuole closed his eyes.

Di Fan knew that his body didn't have much time, so he didn't want to hurt Gu Zhuole, so he said softly: "Okay, I have something to go out, Sister Ling will help me cover up, okay?" Gu Zhuole's face was flushed, and he only said "yes". Di Fan took out a big Buddha Zen pill from his arms, and after taking it, he turned around and left. Gu Zhuole hugged Di Fan from behind, and tears flowed out. It can be seen that Gu Zhuole understands what Di Fan is thinking.

Di Fan changed the topic and only said, "Don't worry, wait for me to come back." After speaking, he pulled Gu Zhuole's hands away, and Di Fan jumped out of the window. didn't go anywhere else, taking advantage of the night, and Zhu Qinguang and the others were drinking and eating, avoiding the sight of the guards, Di Fan came to the big tent of the Chinese army in the West Camp and entered the ice cellar. After bowing in front of Xi Jingzhi's corpse, Di Fan lifted the white cloth and searched its chest carefully, but found no traces of needle. Di Fan was very puzzled, and after thinking for a while, he understood. I saw Di Fan turn over Xi Jingzhi's corpse and search it on its back, but still found no holes. Di Fan thought it was strange, so he carried the corpse to the cabinet next to it, and put the coat on the corpse. Di Fan saw that the sawdust on the sleeve on the right side of his coat was still there, so he lifted the sleeve and found that the wooden needle on his arm was missing. Di Fan was stunned for a moment, and immediately knew that he had turned the body over, and this was his left arm. Di Fan said: "Why am I so indistinguishable? ”

Just talking about the left and right, combined with Xi Jingzhi's patrol route, Di Fan can be sure that the murderer started between the West Camp and the round stand, so the ice cellar is the most ideal scene for the murderer. Di Fan thought to himself: If this is the first scene of the murder, where is the evidence? Di Fan took out the hollow iron rod and a small half of the sheepskin, and found that the sheepskin still had a missing corner, but he still did not understand the mystery. After thinking for a while, Di Fan felt a little tired, so he leaned on the big ice cube casually. Di Fan felt cold, but looked at the ice cubes and knew that the upper ice cubes were coming from the Northeast Camp and the Southeast Camp, and only the lower ice cubes were here. So, Di Fan removed all the ice blocks in the upper layer and found that there was a hole in the center of the ice in the lower layer, and there were many palm prints on the ice. Di Fan didn't care about the palm print, only inserted the iron rod into the hole, and fully cooperated. Di Fan was very happy. Di Fan continued to search near the ice cubes, and finally found a missing corner of the sheepskin in the small gap between the ice cubes. After comparison, it was completely consistent with the piece of sheepskin that Jiang Dawang gave him. But Di Fan still didn't know what the sheepskin and palm prints represented.

Di Fan remembered Jiang Dawang's words again, so he went out of the ice cellar, climbed over the west city wall, and took advantage of the moonlight to find the place where Jiang Dawang had picked up the iron rod and sheepskin. Di Fan found a pile of charcoal, picked up a piece, and looked at it, as if someone had been caught in a fire recently. Looking around again, Di Fan found some charred broken sheepskins. Di Fan picked up a few pieces and found that there was some handwriting on them, but he couldn't see them clearly, so he put them away, then looked around, and went back.

When he first came to the courtyard and was about to enter the room through the original window, Di Fan saw a figure coming outside the door, and thought: It's going to be time, who will come, it's really ignorant. So, Di Fan waited outside the window for a while.

The figure was none other than Security Officer Shi, knocked on the door a few times, and said, "Seeing that the lights are still on in the room, General Zhu ordered me to come up and say hello, the dining room is preparing for supper, I wonder if Di Shaoxia and Miss Gu want some?" If you want, I'll have someone bring it to you later. ”

Gu Zhuole said: "Brother, don't make trouble, General Shi is still outside." ”

I heard Di Fan's voice again: "Okay, of course." I'll get some decanting soup for my sister later. ”

Gu Zhuole said again: "Still playing? The clothes of Bai Ji Silk Village have not been delivered yet, and if you tear my clothes again, my sister will not be able to go out. ”

Security guard Shi understood, so he stopped knocking on the door, didn't speak, turned around and went downstairs. Di Fan listened to it really well, it turned out that Gu Zhuole knew ventriloquism, so he was naturally happy in his heart. After the security guard Shi left, he came in through the window and said, "I don't know where Sister Ling's clothes are torn, let my brother take a good look!" After speaking, Di Fan walked towards Gu Zhuole and looked at her.

Gu Zhuole saw that Di Fan was back, he was a lot more relieved at first, turned around and became angry, and said, "People have been worried for a while, but my brother is good, and he will make fun of others as soon as he comes back." ”

Di Fan smiled slightly, and said, "Sister Ling just learned the way I spoke, the voice and tone are very similar, and the villain admires and admires it." ”

Gu Zhuole said: "Of course. How can my brother thank me? ”

"Please, have a late night snack."

"I've already asked General Shi for it, no, I'll change it for something else."

"And what do you want?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, so let's owe it first."

"Okay, if my sister has any requests in the future, just ask."

"By the way, how did my brother check out?"

"I don't know if it's good or bad, but I found some charred sheepskins. It seems that there are still words on it, can you help me see what is written? ”

After speaking, Di Fan took out a few pieces of broken sheepskin that he found outside the western city wall. When Gu Zhuole looked at it, although the sheepskin was broken, he vaguely found the words "palm", "heart", "ice", "warp" and "big".

Di Fan was silent for a while, and said, "It's the Great Jing Bing Heart Palm, I heard the old man Xuanyuan talk about it." ”

Gu Zhuole said: "Why is my brother so serious, is this palm technique very powerful?" ”

Di Fan said: "It's not powerful, but vicious, especially those who are in a hurry, they are even more vicious, hurting themselves and others." According to legend, it is mutually reinforcing with the Red Flame Palm, and it is also two different martial arts of the same sect, both of which were introduced to the Central Plains from the West. However, after the Red Flame Palm disappeared, the Great Jing Ice Heart Palm never appeared again. However, more than ten days ago, my third uncle died in the Red Flame Palm, maybe the two are related. ”

Gu Zhuole said: "Is there a brother who is powerful?" ”

Di Fan smiled: "My kung fu has just been learned, and it is used to save lives." ”

Gu Zhuole said: "It must be my brother who is more powerful." Di Fan was happy, so he talked in detail about his acquaintance with the sixth uncle in the Sixteen Altar Mountains and the death of Qi Jiande due to the Red Flame Palm. Gu Zhuole was about to speak, but was interrupted by a "Di Shaoxia" outside the door.

It was the guy in the dining room who came, saying he was here to deliver some supper. Di Fan asked Gu Zhuole to put away the broken sheepskin and open the door by himself. Not only is there another late night snack on the man's tray, but there is also a sobering ginseng soup. After eating, Di Fan asked Gu Zhuole to sleep first, and he sat on the edge of the bed.

After Gu Zhuole closed his eyes, Di Fan took out a reply from his mother Xu Zhen from his arms, to the effect that Di Fan was reassuring that everything was fine in the old city. However, there is a letter in the letter, which is given to Di Fan by the Shaolin Temple Benhui Zen Master, to the effect that it has been attacked by wicked people in recent days, and in order to protect the Shaolin foundation, the monks in the temple will fight hard, and also said some words praising Di Fan, hoping that Di Fan and others can help Shaolin Temple.

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