(172) The heart of the bridge (21)

Cai Yu sneered and didn't speak.

"The emperor ordered me to come to Bosa Village to investigate the whereabouts of the people who did not reach the country, if nothing else, in the near future, this is the place where my Daqin and the country are at war." I saw that Cai Yu didn't believe it, so I could only tell the emperor's dictation 1510.

"What else?" Cai Yu crossed her arms and waited for me to continue.

"Last night, Gu Yuancheng and I investigated the Posa Temple, because we suspected that the Posa Temple was the hiding place for those who did not reach the country, where they could not worry about food or clothing, and they could be feared by the villagers of Posa Village without revealing their identities."

"The truth is just as we thought, after finding the entrance, we investigated all the way, and found that not only did it have a large amount of money and weapons hoarded inside, but also no less than 10,000 soldiers from the country."

"Because we were afraid of startling the snake, Gu Yuancheng and I didn't dare to stay longer, so we looked for another exit to come out, I didn't expect this 'dungeon' to be so huge, and by the time we came out of the exit, it was already late."

"That's what happened last night, I'll tell you all about it." I picked up the teapot and poured myself a glass of water, "Now you don't have to be so angry, right?" ”

Cai Yu saw that I really said it all happily, and according to his usual experience, I did not lie to him perfunctory, and his face finally looked a little better.

But in fact, he and I both know that the real contradiction between us cannot be solved by these few words.

"This time I forgive you, next time, even if you want to usurp the throne, you have to tell me in advance, whether I will stop you, that's my business, but if you do something dangerous like this quietly, then our friend won't do it, and there is no point in doing it." Cai Yu took an upside-down teacup and put it in front of me.

I glanced up at him and picked up the teapot and poured him a cup.

"I don't want you to be in danger too, you are the only child in the family, and you will have to serve your parents in the future......"

"I just want to be able to pull you before you fall off a cliff." Cai Yu interrupted me, with a serious and serious expression, "Yes, you are smart, there are few people in the world like you, but smart people usually can't see through themselves, and it is too easy to be obsessed with doing one thing, others are like light on ice in your eyes, but you have become their shadow at the same time, forever shrouded in darkness." ”

"As a friend, I should help you, not you always keep us in your heart and pave the way for us in the future."

Looking at him fixedly, I suddenly lowered my head and replied softly, "I understand." ”

Cai Yu sighed inwardly.

Is there anything in this world that you don't understand? But understanding and doing are completely different things.

"Do you have a clue about these murders? How are you with Mrs. Liu today? Are they going to investigate the case together? "Now that I've said that, I'll have to talk to someone else.

"Mrs. Liu took me to the hillside behind where her daughter-in-law was killed." Cai Yu lowered her eyes and took a sip of tea, "Yesterday, I spent a lot of time checking the bodies of her son and Liu Wen's concubine Zhang. ”

Speaking of this, the anger in Cai Yu's heart couldn't help but rekindle again, he glared at me fiercely, and sent the finished tea cup to me.

"Yesterday, you were clearly unwell, and you didn't rest at night, and if you went to check the temple a day later, would you be blamed by the emperor, or would you be impeached by the people of the Pei Party? It's a shame that I acted so hard with you yesterday, and when I came back, your people were gone! ”

"So ......" I was stunned, then shook my head and smiled.

I held the poured teacup with both hands and respectfully brought it to him, "Brother Cai's acting skills are superb, and the foolish brother is ashamed of himself, he failed to understand Brother Cai's mind yesterday, is it a foolish brother, and please Brother Cai can be tolerant." ”

Cai Yu has always been bullied by me on weekdays, and now I actually apologize to him in a low voice, which is really ...... Got him so excited.

"Okay, for the sake of my brother, I don't care about you in the past." Cai Yu raised his chin and took the tea I gave very arrogantly.

"Brother Cai." Seeing him look so vigorous, I couldn't help but get closer to him and asked him slowly, "Have you ever heard the story of a vulture?" ”

Cai Yu reflexively moved to the side, looked at me vigilantly, squinted and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Legend has it that there is a newborn vulture on the top of the southeast mountain, this little vulture is always bullied by other birds on weekdays, because the wings have not grown well, and they can't fly, so they can only swallow their anger every day, but suddenly one day, he feels that he has full wings, so he runs to the top of the mountain and prepares to flap his wings in the sky."

At first the little vulture had flown far from the ground, but in order to show off to the other birds, he raised his chin too high and used too much force, so he threw himself on the ground and fell to the ground, and fell to the ...... Hahaha...... You know. ”

Cai Yu's face suddenly darkened, he pointed at me with one hand, and grabbed the cup in his hand with the other, and he was stunned for a long time and couldn't scold.

"What are you talking about? So happy? Aunt You heard my laughter outside the door, she put down the tray in her hand, and began to bring out the food one by one, "Where is Young Master Gu?" I seem to have seen him come back with you. "Book House

"Cousin, he just went back to the room, so I'll call him out for dinner." Cai Yu immediately got up and went to find Gu Yuancheng.

"Your sister's temperament is really anxious, so I'll just do what I call people." Aunt You shook her head with a smile and handed me a pair of chopsticks.

"Auntie, you don't have to take care of us so hard, we are all young people and full of energy, just do this kind of errands." I quickly stood up to help Aunt You.

Aunt You knew that I was thin-faced, and it was impossible to watch her busy, so she didn't stop me from helping.

Cai Yu and Gu Yuancheng soon came in together, and all the dishes and chopsticks on the table were arranged, and we each sat down to start tonight's dinner.

This meal is still the one I eat the most, Gu Yuancheng eats the least, Aunt You vigorously gives me vegetables, Cai Yu looks at me jealously while eating, and when the wine and food are full, Gu Yuancheng and Cai Yu and I carried a pot of rice wine to the roof.

"The hill behind the temple is very secret, it is a good place to kill people, and everything in the village seems to happen there." Cai Yu took a sip of rice wine and talked about the progress of today's inspection, "I have seen it, the place where the daughter-in-law of the Liu family passed away is just a low place in the back mountain, and ordinary people will not go there, and they can't find it." ”

"They said that when the daughter-in-law of the Liu family died, she was covered with a layer of paper money, is this true?" I asked.

Cai Yu nodded, "The body of the daughter-in-law of the Liu family has been buried, but the mountains behind that are still full of paper money are floating everywhere, and the people in the village are taboo, saying that this is the condemnation of the Liu family, and no one dares to clean it up." ”

"Thousand-year-old myths, hundred-year-old heresies, the people of this Posa village believe so deeply in the legend of Posa Jun, it's really curious." Gu Yuancheng was lying on his back on the roof, he didn't drink, he just looked at the lonely and bright moon in the sky, and when he heard Cai Yu talk about Po Suan, he interjected.

Cai Yu turned his head and glanced at me, and then quickly glanced at Gu Yuancheng who was lying beside me, and his heart was stunned, but he didn't say anything.

"How did the concubine and Liu Wangcai die, did you find out?" I looked up at Cai Yu.

"The concubine was poisoned by eating pumpkin cakes and died, as for Liu Wangcai, he was injured to the head with a sharp weapon and died, if my judgment is correct, it should be an axe cut out of the wound." Cai Yu thought for a moment about what he found when he checked the corpse yesterday, hesitated for a moment, and said to me, "That Liu Wangcai is still holding something in his hand, this thing seems to be ......"

"What is it?" I asked.

Gu Yuancheng also looked at him curiously.

"It's a woman's personal belonging, and after investigation, this estimate is ......"

"What is it?" I listened anxiously.

"It doesn't belong to Mrs. Liu, right?" Gu Yuancheng joked.

Cai Yu shook his head: "It's not. ”

"Whose is that? Don't sell it. ”

"I'm not selling off." Cai Yu felt a little aggrieved, "I think it's a little difficult to talk about, because this thing is...... It was the concubine of Village Chief Liu. ”

"What!" I was shocked.

Gu Yuancheng seemed to have guessed from Cai Yu's expression, although he couldn't hide his surprise, he was not as shocked as me.

"I asked Mrs. Liu, and she said that her daughter's belongings have always been kept in boxes for proper keeping, and it is impossible for outsiders to get them."

"That means......" I paused.

"This means that Liu Wangcai has a personal affair with his little lady." Gu Yuancheng opened his mouth lightly and finished the second half of the sentence for me.

"This is why there is no coffin of the concubine on the mourning hall set up by the Liu family today, I heard from the descendants of the Liu family, Mrs. Liu has ordered the body of the concubine to be wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into the mass grave." Cai Yu shook his head rather embarrassed.

"It seems that this Liu Wangcai is really not a good thing, no wonder so many villagers dare to be angry with him." I said, "But this village chief Liu can be regarded as winning the hearts of the people, otherwise there would not be so many people to persuade him today, but that Mrs. Liu ...... but not a messy lord. ”

"Yes, her daughter-in-law died for no apparent reason, and she began to coerce and use us to investigate the matter, and now that her biological son is gone, she can't make trouble in this Posa village? Maybe tonight will be the last peaceful night in Posa Village. Gu Yuancheng raised his eyes and looked at the bright moon in the sky, and said leisurely.

"To investigate the murderer, you must first see who they have offended before, and these people who were killed are all members of the Liu family, that is to say, the murderer is likely to be the enemy of the Liu family." I looked at Cai Yu, "Who are the enemies of the Liu family, you should have investigated them all, right?" ”