In the dead of night, there are no lights in the long alleys.

Zhu Manzhi pressed the waist knife in his hand, walked out of the alley angrily, looked back, Xu Buling did not mean to follow, but the wind chasing horse followed with small steps, and sprayed two mouthfuls of white mist in the cold wind, obviously feeling that there was no one to hold it, which was not in line with its noble identity.

Zhu Manzhi took two steps, turned his head to look, and then crossed his small waist and widened his eyes:

"What are you doing with me? I'm not a man to lead a horse. ”

The head of the wind chasing horse shook, as if he understood what the little little little bit in front of him said, he snorted and showed a little dissatisfaction, turned his head and ran back.

"Hey—"

Zhu Manzhi pursed his lips, and his heart became even angrier.

Xu Shizi doesn't care about her as a guard, after all, her identity is there, and even a horse uses her as a guard, it's too bullying!

Zhu Manzhi wandered around the alley for a while, originally wanted to wait for Xu Buling to come out, but then she didn't really become a guard, and after thinking about it, she felt that as a Jianghu person, she had to have a little backbone, so she snorted, turned her head and left. After walking a few steps, he saw a small pebble blocking the way, so he kicked it with the tip of his shoe, but he didn't expect the pebble to roll around and still block the middle of the road.

Zhu Manzhi's face sank......

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There is a house near the Investigation Division two miles away, most of the wolf guards are selected from all over the world, and there are not a few who are stationed in Chang'an, and the houses here are basically the families of the wolf guards. Zhu Manzhi has just arrived, and he also rented a small courtyard here.

When the wolf guards came out on errands, there were very few people with their families, and most of those who rested at night sat at the tea stalls on the street and listened to the storytellers talk about their 'great achievements'.

Liu Hou'er was plucking peanuts at the tea stall on the street, and when he saw Zhu Manzhi walking over sullenly, he got up and said hello:

"Manzhi, why are you unhappy?"

Zhu Manzhi kicked the pebbles on the street, and said without raising his head:

"I can't solve the case, it's annoying."

Liu Hou'er sighed, walked over to him and comforted softly: "The theft of the royal horse was a case last year, it was not solved at that time, and now it is difficult to solve it, don't be so serious......"

Zhu Manzhi didn't have the heart to listen to this, so he buried his head and left.

Liu Hou'er thought for a while and said: "I don't know how many times the things recorded in the case library have been turned over, but I still have to see the place where the crime occurred, and I have time for my brothers to accompany you on a trip......"

"Got it, got it—"

Zhu Manzhi walked a few steps, felt a little hungry, and ran over to take away a basket of peanuts on Liu Hou'er's table.

Liu Hou'er spread out her hand and showed a little helplessness: "It's on your account!" ”

"Give me back the money, and I'll give you the money."

"Which of us is with whom, how much it hurts to raise money......"

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Under the same sky, fine and dense snowflakes sprinkled on the mountains and rivers, and the quarry on the outskirts of Chang'an was lit up with a few lights.

On cold winter nights, most of the conscripts who had committed crimes and stayed here to renovate could only sleep in shacks, and the tattered cotton cloth and some dry thatch could make do with it.

In the dead of night, a few bowls of porridge are obviously difficult to support the day's labor, tired of a day of weak labor with hands and feet, sometimes propping up the body to sniff in the cold air, the aroma of wine and meat wafts from afar, even if you can't eat it, it is good to smell it.

In the house where the quarry steward lived, there was laughter in the night breeze.

The armor stood under the house with a spear, and sometimes looked up, but unfortunately could not see anything.

Pedal Pedal –

The sound of horses' hooves sounded from afar, and the three horses galloped from the night, and went all the way to the vicinity of the house, ignoring the guards, and rode directly outside the house.

The leader of the three is a master of the Li family, and the last two are wearing hats, leather jackets, and the knives and guns behind them are wrapped in black cloth, and they are dressed as standard Jianghu people.

The three of them dismounted outside the renovated house, and the master walked to the door with a respectful expression and knocked:

"Second young master, someone brought it."

The laughter in the house stopped, and after a while, two women with flamboyant faces walked out with silver tickets, and their eyes swept over the bodies of the two charlatans.

"Come in!"

"Yes."

The master bowed slightly and raised his hand: "Two, please come inside." ”

The two quacks glanced at each other, and then entered the small house with their front and back feet.

Compared to the cold wind outside, the room was much warmer, and all kinds of luxurious furnishings filled the room, and the air was filled with a slight unpleasant smell.

Li Tianlu put on his clothes, sat down on the couch next to the stove with a wine jar, sat casually, looked at it a few times:

"Sit down."

The two Jianghu guests didn't mind the attitude of this noble man, and chose a place in the room where they could settle down and sat down.

The master glanced outside a few times before closing the door, walked up to Li Tianlu, bowed down and said:

"Second young master, I have been paying attention to Zhu Manzhi's movements in the past few days, and I just got the news that Zhu Manzhi has received an old case of stealing a royal horse in the Investigation Department, and he will definitely investigate it in the next few days. It's just that the master told you not to be impatient......"

Li Tianlu raised his hand and snorted lightly: "If you have revenge, you are not a gentleman, I can't clean up Xiao Ting, a small catch can be me, it's a big deal to stay in this quarry for half a month." Tie her up for me and make her cleaner. ”

The master nodded and smiled, and turned his eyes to look at the two men who didn't say a word:

"These two are rangers from other places, Xie Huan and Wu Biao, who have just arrived in Chang'an and have a very clean foundation."

Li Tianlu raised his eyes and looked at it: "How are your skills?" ”

Xie Huan, led by two Jianghu guests, raised his hand and hugged his fist when he heard the words: "If you want to open a martial arts hall in Chang'an City, you have come to worship a mountain, and you can rest assured." ”

Li Tianlu shook the wine jug and laughed lightly: "If you want to open a martial arts hall in Chang'an, you have to beat half of the hall on Hutai Street, just the two of you?" ”

Xie Huan raised his head slightly, revealing the beard of his chin: "I am enough alone." ”

Wu Biao next to him, carrying two unspliced iron guns behind him, raised his hand and said: "Although our brothers are young, they have also traveled thousands of miles from south to north, and the two have never suffered a loss when they join forces. ”

There is absolutely no one who can be a guest for the family door valve. Li Tianlu nodded slightly: "Although my Li family is not the Li family in Longxi, its weight in the court is no less than that of the Wang and Li families, and it may not be able to be ranked with several gate valves in the future." As long as you get things done, you can do things under my hands in the future. The martial arts hall on Hutai Street is very familiar, just say hello. ”

"Gongzi Xie!"

Xie Huan and Wu Biao raised their hands and clenched their fists, said no more, got up and left the house......