Sunset, see sunset again.

When the time came, an orange-red afterglow spread obliquely through the sparse leaves at the door of the thief Cao Siya.

Looking at the pile of books on the desk, Jane shook her head painfully. Xiucai doesn't go out, he knows what is going on in the world. Although Wang Li is not a showman, the report on the people in Hefu is still sent to the desk like flowing water.

In less than a day, as Zhu Tong and Tang Qing dispersed, more than a dozen brothers each submitted their own investigation records, ranging from two or three to seven or eight. However, most of them are goosebumps, and there is really not much useful information, so Wang Li really can't arouse much interest.

It had been a long time since there had been any new news from Sun Cai and Zhou Kang. Wang Li got up and walked two steps, stretched his waist, and quietly looked at the afterglow at the door.

The last time the news was delivered was two hours ago, except for the servants who bought vegetables in the entire Hefu, only one old servant went out once, and even He Lin did not take half a step out of the Hefu, and it is said that He Lin also reported sick leave to Bing Cao today.

There is no news, indicating that the old servant has not returned home, is Sun Cai and Zhou Kang negligent and forgot to report for a while, or is the old servant lost? Wang Li's heart moved, took off his coat from the shelf and walked out.

"My lord, there is a situation in the Xu family's wine shop!" A rush of footsteps came, and Tang Qing shouted anxiously as soon as he entered the office.

"Mount Tai collapsed in front and the color remained unchanged, the elk was in the left and the eyes were not instantaneous, and I had already told you that every time there was a major event, there was calm, and the sky could not fall, what are you panicking about?" Wang Li glanced at Tang Qing, took the note handed over, and glanced at it hurriedly, and it was written on the paper: He Zhongli, he did not enter the museum from time to time, and did not leave.

And Zhongli, that is, the old servant of Hefu. Sitting in the Xu family wine shop for two hours? The corners of Wang Li's mouth raised a sneer, and the master of the mansion took sick leave and was sick in bed, and he and the servants actually went out to drink wine for two hours?

"Let's go!" Wang Li said as he draped his coat over his shoulders.

"Yes, let's accompany the adults to the Xu family's wine shop!"

Wang Li stood up straight, turned his head, shook his finger and said with a smile: "No, it was you who took your brothers to the Xu family wine shop to continue to watch, including the Xu shopkeeper, the shopkeeper and Zhong Li, etc., and you must not let go of any one of the Xu family wine shop!" ”

Tang Qing was stunned: "My lord, where are you going?" ”

"Since the commander is sick in bed, shouldn't Ben Cao, as a colleague, go to visit?" Wang Li walked out of the office and led the horse and jumped up, the long whip was raised slightly, and the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the street.

It was only two or three miles from the thief Cao Siya to Hefu, Wang Li rode on a horse, and saw from a distance that there were a few chessmen, guessers, and wine sellers sitting on the street in front of Hefu.

Wang Li got off the horse, handed the reins to the wine seller on the side, and gently whipped a tea drinker's hat, and the felt hat suddenly flew out, revealing a rough face, it was Sun Cai, but it was Zhou Kang who sold wine.

"My lord, why are you here?" Sun Cai opened his mouth wide, as if he had just swallowed an egg, and asked in dismay.

"You two guys, you don't dress up, you just wear a felt hat and come out, aren't you afraid that people won't know you?" Wang Li pointed at the two of them and scolded with a smile, and then said, "If you are sick with the commander for a day, Ben Cao Yu will have to visit him in public and private, and Ben Cao may have an elixir to cure and command." ”

"My lord, do you know how to heal?" Zhou Kang asked in amazement, but saw Wang Li glancing at him angrily, "Why don't you go up and knock on the door?" ”

Zhou Kang looked embarrassed, touched his head, and hurriedly stepped in front of the door of Hefu, knocking on the door with a "clang".

The door creaked open, and a head poked out of the door and asked, "Who?" ”

"Go and tell your family and adults, just say that Ben Cao is coming to visit the sick!" Wang Li didn't wait for the person to stop him, and directly pushed the door and broke in.

The servant actually walked around in front of Wang Li, slammed his knees to the ground, and explained: "My lord, my head of the family occasionally felt a cold when he returned from going out last night, and he was sick in bed, and he really couldn't get up, I hope my lord will forgive me!" ”

"Since you can't get up, Ben Cao will go by himself!" Wang Li glanced at the servant and said lightly, "It seems that Wang Mou came at the right time, Wang Mou's family has a family background, and he also happens to have a good prescription for wind and cold in his hand." ”

The servant didn't get up, but just slammed on the ground and crawled on the road: "Your Excellency, you can't go." This morning, the head of the family also asked the doctor to see it, and the doctor said that the head of the family said that this was a disease of wind and cold, and it was the most contagious, so he did not let anyone go."

"The wind is cold, the hair is straight, and the skin is closed and hot. It's just a bit of wind and cold, but the wind and cold are just in the body. Wang Li raised his head and smiled, his eyes gradually turned cold, and a pair of eyes stared coldly at the servant, "Ben Cao came to visit his colleagues, what is your intention to stop Ben Cao from saving your family master three times?" ”

"Your Excellency!"

"Get out!" Wang Li kicked the servant away and strode forward, "Could it be that you still want to go to the prison to try Ben Cao's methods!" ”

The servant looked at Wang Li's back resentfully, but he heard a light cough in the room, and a voice came, "My lord, the fog outside the house is deep, you are a daughter, how can you stand under the eaves for a long time?" He Miao, bring the adults in. ”

It was He Lin's voice, but it lacked the sleek and majestic of last night, low and hoarse, and lacking in breath.

He Miao took Wang Li and the others to He Lin's bedroom, but saw a curtain hanging on the bed. Through the curtain, a person could be faintly seen sitting against the wall, tightly wrapped in two quilts, and his body was trembling.

"Your Excellency... Let you see the joke, when you mess around with your brothers last night and come back... Accidentally feel a chill... Ahem! ”

Wang Li took a step forward and lifted the curtain, only to see that the man's face was yellow, his eyes were blank, and he was weak when he spoke.

touched it on He Lin's forehead, but there was no fever: "It's okay, it's just the early stage of the wind and cold, you instruct your subordinates to boil three bowls of water into a bowl with green onions, some ginger, and brown sugar, and take it while it's hot, and Ben Cao Bao You can be cured tomorrow." ”

It doesn't look like it's pretending, could it be that this and Lin are really infected with the wind and cold? Or are you thinking too much? Wang Li put down the curtain and shook his head secretly, beckoned to Sun Cai and the others, and said, "Good health and recuperation, Ben Cao will invite you to drink again after the illness recovers!" ”

"Thank you for visiting, below... Cough... After healing, you must invite adults to go to Luohong Pavilion to drink for a day. ”

"Hmm!" Wang Li shook his head, strode out of the door, and when he was about to reach the door, his heart moved, the officials of this county knew that he never went to the land of fireworks, why did this He Lin invite him to go to the Red Pavilion?

Are you sick and confused? Wang Li suddenly turned his head, looked at the figure on the hospital bed, and said, "By the way, with the commander, Ben Cao said last night that he would ask you to secondment twenty soldiers, when do you think Ben Cao will go?" ”

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, tomorrow... After recovering from his illness, he personally selected twenty people... For adults to chase! Cough... Ahem!"

He Lin coughed twice again, but saw the curtain open again, Wang Li returned to the bedside, his eyes were like swords, and his words were as cold as ice: "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

He Lin looked at Wang Li in shock, his face kept shaking, and suddenly said with a dumb smile: "My lord, you... Are you kidding with you? Next... It's Horin! ”

"Really?"

Wang Li looked at He Lin lightly and said, "How could the real commander not know that Ben Cao never went to the place of fireworks?" How could the real commander not know that Ben Cao didn't say anything about borrowing troops last night? How can the real and commander let his subordinates drink too much and not return? Who are you? ”

"Your Excellency... Today is just a burning mess, a mess in my head, and I can't remember everything... Too clear, please... Adults forgive sins. He Lin explained a few words weakly, and then pointed to his face and said, "My lord, look at this face... But... It's like a fake! ”

"The peach is on the well, and the plum tree is next to the peach. Insects come to gnaw on peach roots, and plum trees replace peach stiffness. The trees treat each other deeply, and the brothers forget each other. Wang Li laughed, and looked at He Lin coldly in an instant, "What a trick Li Daitao's plan!" ”

After that, he rushed to the head of the bed like a gust of wind, pressed He Lin's head with one hand, touched his neck and behind his ears with the other hand for a moment, and felt a bulge, and pulled it hard to tear the skin, but Na He Lin's face was not blurred with flesh and blood, but instead revealed a thin face, with high cheekbones, a straight nose, and a wisp of goat's whiskers under his chin.

"My lord...", and before Zhongli could speak, he felt that his body had flown up from the bed like a cloud, and he fell heavily to the ground, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Holynn, do you want to run now? The corners of Wang Li's mouth showed a hint of ridicule, and he snorted coldly at Sun Cai and the others: "Take it!" It was like a goshawk spreading its wings and rushing out, crossing the rockery, crossing the house wall, landing lightly on the horse, with a long shout, and the war horse galloped away like an arrow from the string.

……

In front of the Xu family wine shop.

Watching the sunset splash down, the drinkers of the Xu family wine shop walked out one after another. Zhu Tong and Tang Qing paced back and forth, rubbing their hands together, and their anxious expressions were overflowing.

"Brother Zhu, when will the adults come over, do you know?" Tang Qing's eyebrows furrowed, and he asked anxiously, "It's about to get dark now, and those drinkers are about to disperse, isn't it possible that we still have to keep vigil here?" ”

"Shut up, how can adults let me wait for me? Since my lord has told me to stay here, we are to be nailed here like a wooden wedge! Zhu Tong glanced at Tang Qing, and then asked, "Have you written down all the drinkers who have dispersed?" ”

Tang Qing smiled: "Brother Zhu, you can rest assured, most of the customers in this Xu family wine shop are from my Yecheng, I Tang Qing is not blowing, my eyes are unforgettable, I can see the guests here at a glance, I know that those are raw and regular customers." ”

"Huh!"

While speaking, I saw a person walking out of the Xu family's wine shop, that person was seven feet tall, with a round waist and a wide body, wearing a felt hat obliquely covering his face, only to see a large beard under his chin, carrying a long thing on his back, but covering it with a cloth, and a big knife across his waist.

"This person hasn't been to the Xu family's wine shop, how can he get out of there?" Tang Qing was stunned for a moment, but listened to Zhu Tong drink lightly, "Look at this place, foolish brother will follow and take a look." Zhu Tong put a batch of the vendor's clothes on his body, and after a few brisk steps, he quietly fell behind the man.

"Tang Qing!" A loud shout pulled Tang Qing back from his doubts, Tang Qing looked back and saw a horse galloping not far away, it was his top boss Wang Li.

"Your Excellency!" Tang Qing hurriedly arched his fist.

"Hmm!" Wang Li lightly pressed on the horse's back, jumped off the horse, pointed the long whip in his hand, and shouted, "Order the brothers to arrest Helin!" ”

"No!" Tang Qing put his hand in his mouth, and after a while, a crisp whistle sounded, and more than a dozen people around the street vendors, beggars, and chess players threw away the guys in their hands, took out a token from his pocket and hung it on his waist and rushed straight to the Xu family's liquor store.

When Wang Li and Tang Qing entered the store, the thieves and Cao Zhong brothers had already occupied the front and back doors of the Xu family's liquor store, and a man with a fat head and big ears was arguing with several brothers.

Seeing Wang Li and Tang Qing coming in, the shopkeeper shook off the brothers and greeted them with a flattering smile: "The two adults are here, and our store is far away." There are also two private seats upstairs, and adults are invited to move to Jade Toe. ”

Tang Qing whispered a few words in Wang Li's ear, Wang Li nodded, and ignored the shopkeeper, but walked directly upstairs.

When the man saw Wang Li and Tang Qing coming up, he pointed directly behind the bamboo curtain, bowed down and said:

"Tell your lord, that person is He Zhongli!"