When Qi Ning saw the two murderers, it was already past noon.

The two murderers were both in their thirties, just the age of physical strength, and their hands and feet were chained, and when they saw Duan Canghai standing next to Qi Ning, their faces showed a look of horror.

Qi Ning put down the teacup in his hand, glanced at it, and said: "Deputy Commander Duan, the two of you should know each other, Benhou may be the first time you have met, introduce yourself, Benhou Qi Ning is the commander of the Black Scale Battalion." ”

The bodies of the two murderers were shocked, Duan Canghai's eyes were nailed to the two of them like blades, and the two of them felt more and more frightened, looking at Duan Canghai's posture, it seemed that he was about to rush up and skin himself alive at any time.

"Although you have committed murder, you are from the Black Scale Camp after all." Qi Ning said: "Ben Hou is the commander of the Black Scale Battalion, if he can protect you and protect the reputation of the Black Scale Battalion, of course he will do his best." Now Ben Hou only asks you one thing, do you want to die, or do you want to live? ”

The two murderers glanced at each other, fell to the ground together, and begged: "Hou Ye spare his life, Hou Ye spare his life, we ..... We didn't kill, we were deceived .....! ”

"Scammed?" Qi Ning said lightly: "Do you want to say that you were deceived by Tian Heng?" ”

"Master Hou, we ..... We were originally exiled artists in the rivers and lakes, a little bit of fists and feet, a year ago to the capital, originally wanted to beg for a bowl of rice in the capital, but there are many masters in the capital, our craft can not be on the stage, can not survive at all. One of the murderers explained: "I was going to leave the capital and try my luck elsewhere, but I happened to meet Tian Heng, and he only said that you should be patient when you eat in the capital, and after a long time, you can always wait for the opportunity." ”

Qi Ning and Duan Canghai glanced at each other, only to hear the murderer continue: "Tian Heng not only persuaded us to stay, but also invited us to dinner, and when he left, he also threw us some silver taels, so that we didn't have to show up, saying that one day, he would help our brother find a good errand." ”

"What happened?" Duan Canghai asked in a rough voice.

The murderer's face turned pale, and he said: "He made a generous move, and he can be regarded as saving our lives, and since he said that he can help us with a mission, it is naturally a good thing that we can't ask for, so we found a remote place in the capital to stay." After a pause, cold sweat was already breaking out on his forehead: "After that, every once in a while, he would suddenly appear and throw us some silver taels to support our lives, just let us not move around." ”

Qi Ning thought of something and asked, "You said that Tian Heng supports you, in addition to you, does he have such a support for other people?" ”

The two murderers were stunned, then shook their heads and said, "Master Hou, we ..... We didn't know anything else about Tian Heng, and once we asked him who he was, and his face was ugly, telling us that we didn't need to ask what we shouldn't ask, that we depended on him for support, and that we were ..... And he doesn't look like an ordinary person, so since then, we really don't dare to ask more. ”

Duan Canghai asked in a low voice, "Master Hou, do you suspect that there are other people under that Tian Heng's hand?" ”

"Tian Heng will not spend money to raise people for no reason." Qi Ning sneered: "It's just that I fell in love with these two people and still have some kung fu, so I raised them as guests." He gave them money to give them flowers, but he wanted to buy them two lives. ”

Duan Canghai nodded, his heart was awe-inspiring, secretly wondering who Tian Heng was, who was actually raising a guest in private?

In ancient times, many dignitaries and nobles had the hobby of raising guests, some wealthy and noble, in their heyday, there were thousands of guests under their doors, but by the time of the founding of the Great Chu, these old habits had been greatly improved.

This is of course because it is impossible for the dignitaries and nobles of Chu to have huge financial resources to support so many doormen, and it is also because the imperial court is worried that once there are too many doormen, there will be troubles, so Chu also has a ban, and officials at all levels in the court can have a clearly stipulated guard establishment according to their official ranks, but it is forbidden to support doormen.

But today's confession of the murderer shows that in the capital, someone is secretly supporting a guest.

Qi Ning knew that no matter whether Tian Heng's subordinates were the only two people, but the real culprit behind the whole incident could never be only a few doormen.

"And how did you get into the Blackscale Camp?" Duan Canghai asked in a cold voice.

The murderer immediately said: "Deputy Commander Duan, we didn't think about joining the army, but one day Tian Heng came to us and told us that the Black Scale Battalion was recruiting, and he asked us to go with him to enlist. We didn't want to join the army, so we refused, Tian Heng immediately turned his face and told us that there was a big man behind him, and the silver was given by the big man, and we spent his money, and their lives belonged to them, and if we were not obedient, we would not survive for a day in the capital. ”

The other murderer hurriedly said, "Yes..... Yes, we are forced, if so.... If you don't obey, you won't even die. We had no choice, so we enlisted with him in the Black Scale Camp. ”

"Being able to pass the strict selection of the Black Scale Camp and finally enter the camp, you two seem to have some ability." Qi Ning smiled faintly: "In addition to the two of you, is there anyone else who has entered the camp with you?" ”

The two shook their heads at the same time and said, "Tian Heng only let the two of us have to apply successfully, and if you do.... We don't know if there are others. ”

"On the night of the crime, you also listened to Tian Heng's orders and followed him out of the barracks?"

The murderer's face turned pale and said, "We know that the military regulations are strict, but we don't dare to disobey Tian Heng's words. At dinner that night, Tian Heng came to greet us and let us meet him after dark, he had already found the location to steal out of the barracks, and after dark, he took us out of the barracks, and we didn't know what he was going to do at that time, after leaving the barracks, he only wandered around the barracks, and then ......! But he didn't dare to continue.

Duan Canghai said sharply: "Recruit from the truth, if you hide it, I will take your head now." ”

The murderer shuddered and hurriedly said, "Later, I met a few women in the grass, so Tian Heng ran forward..... Run up and tease ......, we'...... We had no choice but to follow. ”

"Flirting with women from good families, of course you don't have to listen to greetings." Duan Canghai sneered.

The murderer lowered his head and said: "At that time, we were all in a daze, those women saw us, and immediately called out, we were a little scared, and then we saw several big men rushing over, we wanted Tian Heng to run quickly, but Tian Heng rushed forward to fight with those people, we had no choice but to come forward to help, but ..... But at that time, we knew that Tian Heng's martial arts were very good, and he was ruthless, but in a moment, he ..... He actually killed three people in a row, and the last big man saw the situation and wanted to escape, Tian Heng was about to catch up, at this time..... At this time, another group of people rushed over, and when we took a look, it turned out to be ..... It turned out to be ...... from the government! ”

Qi Ning touched his chin and said: "What do you mean is that from beginning to end, you are all forced to be helpless, you don't know who Tian Heng is, you don't know why you stole out of the barracks that night, and you don't know why people from Kyoto Prefecture suddenly appeared?" ”

"Master Hou, we don't dare to deceive you, if there is a lie, we are willing to suffer a thousand cuts." The two killers immediately swore an oath.

Qi Ning smiled: "Do you think that if you tell the truth, you don't have to cut with a thousand knives?" ”

The two murderers changed color in shock, but Qi Ning had already said: "You have ruined the reputation of the Black Scale Battalion, and you can't easily escape punishment like this." If you want to live, you must always exchange something useful, and now you know nothing, and you are of no use to Benhou, why should Benhou save your life? ”

"Hou Ye spares his life, Hou Ye spares his life.....!" The two murderers kowtowed like garlic, but Qi Ning picked up the teacup and was unmoved, one of the murderers suddenly thought of something, knelt on the ground and moved forward, and said, "Hou Ye, Hou Ye, there is one thing..... There is one thing I don't know if it's useful.....! ”

Before he got close to Qi Ning, Duan Canghai had already stepped forward, kicked him to the ground, and scolded: "One step closer, I will cut you with a knife." ”

Qi Ning put down the teacup and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The murderer hurriedly said: "Master Hou, Tian Heng..... After Tian Heng entered the camp, he rarely had contact with us, and he was usually silent, but ..... But twice I saw him secretly talking to someone in the middle of the night......! "It seems to be racking my brain to remember something.

Qi Ning raised his eyebrows, leaned forward, and asked, "You mean he has private contact with people in the military camp?" ”

"Exactly." The man said: "Our brother was forced by him to go into the barracks, and he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he paid great attention to him in the barracks. ”

"Who did he come into contact with?" Duan Canghai asked in a deep voice.

The murderer thought for a while and said, "I remember what that person looked like, and then I saw that person and secretly inquired, and everyone else called him Liu Huzi, a big name..... The name seems to be Liu Cheng! ”

"Liu Cheng? Bearded? Duan Canghai thought for a while, and quickly said: "Yes, there is this person, that person is strong and strong, Kong Wu is powerful, Master Hou, this person's subordinates remember that before he joined the army, he used to be an Orion, he was good at bows and arrows, and his archery skills were not bad, and his subordinates still wanted to promote him in time." ”

Qi Ning stood up, walked to the murderer with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "Yes, I still know a little." Did you confess these things to Kyoto Prefecture? ”

"No ......!"

"Why don't you confess?" Qi Ning asked.

The murderer said with a bitter face: "That night, people from Kyoto Prefecture suddenly appeared, we knew that the big thing was not good, and it was too late to run, before being arrested, Tian Heng told our brother that he had someone in the imperial court, even if we were arrested, as long as we were bitten to death and did not speak, we could get out alive and sound, if we were ..... If you confess indiscriminately, even the king of heaven and Lao Tzu can't save it. ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, squatted down, and smiled: "You two are quite honest." Ben Hou has one last thing I want to ask you for, I don't know if you are willing? ”

The two murderers glanced at each other, saw Qi Ning's gentle tone, and his heart was slightly relieved, and said: "What does Master Hou command, we will not hesitate to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire." ”

"It's not that serious." Qi Ning smiled and said, "You don't need to go up to Dao Mountain, and you don't need to go down to the sea of fire, it's just a matter of letting you borrow one thing." ”

"Borrow something?" The murderer was surprised and said, "Master Hou..... What does Hou Ye want to borrow? ”

"The head is reassuring!" Qi Ning smiled and said: "I want to borrow two heads, strict military discipline, and please don't be stingy!" ”