Chapter Eighty-Nine: Appearing was the remnant of the twist
If it is really an autopsy, it is indeed as Haruko said, it is not done at will, and the ritual in advance still has to be carried out, no matter what country it is, the sense of ritual of this kind of thing is very strong.
But Haruko Ashiya didn't change her clothes, she did fetch water next to the well, and she did go into the bathroom, but she didn't take off her clothes.
Because she is an experienced killer, she feels the approach of danger more clearly than Chen Mu and the others.
She needed to seize the initiative, as had become her habit of surviving time and time again.
It's just that she didn't expect that not long after that, footsteps sounded outside the door.
The man stopped outside the door and did not knock, Haruko Ashiya held down the handle of the knife, and after a few moments, she released the handle again and chose to open the door.
Chen Mu was standing outside the bathroom, and when he saw Qingzi open the door, he was not surprised, but walked in naturally.
There was only one oil lamp in the bathroom, and it was very dim.
"I thought it would be a knife to open the door."
Haruko Ashiya did not answer Chen Mu's ridicule, but spit out two words: "Cunning!" ”
The reason why she didn't do it was because she thought of Chen Mu, because if the killer came, there must be no footsteps, and Chen Mu could also be silent, and the reason why she stepped out of the footsteps was that she didn't want to knock on the door.
It is undeniable that this tacit understanding has brought a certain sense of pleasure to both Chen Mu and Ashiya Haruko, but they didn't show it, let alone admit it.
"You're the coroner, you're the one who can find the murderer, and if the murderer doesn't want to be exposed, or wants to get out, the best thing to do is to kill you, right?"
Chen Mu was also to the point, but Haruko Ashiya's face was full of mockery: "Wouldn't it be despicable to let me be a woman as bait?" ”
Chen Mu was not ashamed, just walked to the side of the oil lamp and pinched the wick, and the oil lamp became even weaker.
He smiled playfully at Haruko Ashiya, "Yo, I also said at the foreigner banquet that I never treated you as a woman." ”
Ashiya Haruko glanced at Chen Mu, but the latter looked at her knife: "After all, not every woman can play such a beautiful knife......
Haruko Ashiya didn't know if Chen Mu was talking about the beautiful knife or the beautiful knife technique, no matter what, for her, this was a compliment, although with a sense of ridicule, but she knew that Chen Mu didn't hate her as much as she imagined.
"You Chinese often say that men and women don't kiss, what are you doing with it?"
Chen Mu was a little embarrassed, and laughed again: "I said that I didn't treat you as a woman, where is there anything to give and receive?" ”
Haruko Ashiya was no longer sarcastic, but said to Chen Mu: "Since you are here, let's work." ”
"Work? What do you do? I'm here to keep an eye on the rabbit. Chen Mu patted the Tang knife on his waist and said to Haruko Ashiya.
When Haruko Ashiya saw the knife, her eyes lit up: "I once saw this knife in the shrine, how could it be in your hands!" ”
Chen Mu saw that Ashiya Haruko's eyes were full of greed, and he couldn't wait to rush over and grab the knife, and immediately shrank back: "Don't make a bad idea, the owner of this knife is me now, and it will be me in the future." ”
Haruko Ashiya said fiercely: "Robber! ”
Chen Mu was also speechless: "You are called a thief and a thief, do you know why you call Tang Dao?" This is originally the stuff of the ancestors, who is the robber, you figure it out before you speak. ”
Ashiya Haruko was also speechless when Chen Mu was so topped by Chen Mu, and said angrily: "So capable, don't hurry up and work!" ”
Chen Mu also smiled bitterly: "What do you want me to do?" ”
"What? Bathing, of course! ”
"Bathing?"
"If there's no sound of water in the bathroom, how can you attract big fish? You can't let me wash it for you, can you? ”
Chen Mu also couldn't cry or laugh: "It's appropriate for me to wash it for you?" ”
"Who...... Who will look at you! Ashiya Haruko's face was flushed, and she immediately turned around, and Chen Mu also smiled: "This is a bit of a woman's appearance." ”
Although he said this, what Haruko Ashiya said was not unreasonable, Chen Mu walked to the edge of the bucket, scooped the water into the bathtub, and began to make a sound of water.
Haruko Ashiya said seriously: "You can't deceive people like this, go in and wash!" ”
Chen Mu was helpless, glanced around, and there was no curtain or anything, so he knocked on the partition and said to Ashiya Haruko: "Hide behind." ”
Haruko Ashiya blushed and hid behind the partition, and Chen Mu took off his clothes and honestly scooped water for a bath.
Chen Mu is thin-skinned, and his heart is beating wildly, but for the sake of this plan, he can only make sacrifices.
Fortunately, it was hot tonight, and the well water that had just been brought up, showering on his body, was also very comfortable, and Chen Mu gradually let down his vigilance.
At this moment, the window exploded with a clatter, and a figure crashed in, rolled on the ground, jumped up, and slashed at Chen Mu with a knife!
Chen Mu's Tang knife was placed within reach, and at this time, he drew the knife with a bang, and he didn't fight hard, he dodged to the side and waved the knife to fight back!
However, there was water on the ground, the soles of Chen Mu's feet slipped, and he staggered two steps, and the killer immediately seized the opportunity, rubbed his body, and stabbed at Chen Mu!
Seeing that he was about to stab Chen Mu, the killer suddenly withdrew his knife and blocked back, only to hear a bell, and the whole person retreated to Chen Mu's side!
Chen Mu knew that it was Haruko Ashiya who made a move, so he didn't hesitate, raised his hand and slashed at the killer who attacked him!
The killer didn't expect to be ambushed, and he was a little flustered, and he couldn't dodge, and a hole in his back was wiped open!
"Humph!"
The killer snorted and was about to flee out the door, but Chen Mu chased after him, but he didn't think about it, but let Ashiya Haruko take the lead.
"Put on your clothes!"
Chen Mu only came to his senses at this time, no wonder Shicai's lower body was cold, and he slammed and shook when he acted, because he forgot to put on his clothes!
Although the oil lamp was dim, but I was afraid that Haruko Ashiya would look at everything that should not be seen, Chen Mu also felt that he had suffered a big loss, so he put on his clothes and chased him out of the bathroom in three or five strokes.
When I got outside, I saw that Sun Youlin, Chu Tongcheng and others had already arrived, and they were rounding up the killer!
Although this person was stabbed in the back, he was really strong, just like the grass in the wind, it was clear that he was already at the end of the crossbow, but he didn't give in, let alone escape!
"He had a clear chance of escaping, so why was he dragged here?" Seeing this, Chen Mu also felt extremely uneasy in his heart.
At this moment, the brothers who remained in the hall crashed into the inner courtyard in embarrassment and shouted a warning to Sun Youlin.
"They're in trouble!"
As soon as these words fell, a group of people came in from outside, and the leader was none other than Yu Weidao, the owner of the Maolong Pavilion!
This submissive little old man, at this time, his face is full of fierceness, there are some strong men behind him, and he is not masked, one by one holding a long knife, murderous!
"Chen Mu, you are still here, you are throwing yourself into the net, no wonder others!" Yu Weidao was like a beast that had taken off its clothes, his original form was revealed, and he threatened Chen Mu viciously.
Chen Mu thought that he was already very clear about Yu Weidao's details, but he didn't expect this person to hide so deeply like Gong Fuzi!
This also completely subverted Chen Mu's cognition, the so-called knowing people and faces but not knowing their hearts, I really don't know who else can be trusted!
"Who are you, why did you instigate Master Gong to be a traitor, my Chen family has no grievances with you, why do you want to harm each other so much!"
Yu Weidao laughed and said: "Others may not know, but the old man knows that Hong Shuntang's shirt book is in your hand, hand it over obediently, otherwise there is only a dead end!" ”
Chen Mu is also nervous, this is his biggest secret, only Lu Shengwu knows the inside story, he didn't expect that this Yu Weidao is also coveting this roster!
Chen Mu has reason to believe that Yu Weidao is just bluffing, in the eyes of others, Chen Mu is the only "remnant" of the Chen family, and the shirt book must be in Chen Mu's hands, which is a matter of course.
But there are also many details in it that make people feel cold, because in the official face, Chen Mu is already a "dead man", and the government has already announced Chen Mu's death, how did a person like Yu Weidao know that Chen Mu was not dead?
And from his tone, it can be heard that he has a greedy thirst for the roster of shirts, but I am afraid that what he wants is not the roster, but Hong Shuntang!
Hong Shuntang, who has no leader, is like a rich man paralyzed in bed, and the gangs on the rivers and lakes all want to get some benefits from it, and there are many giants among them who want to take the opportunity to annex Hong Shuntang.
Could it be that it was Yu Weidao's behind-the-scenes forces who instigated Gong Fuzi to be a traitor, killed the Chen family's father and son, and wanted to forcibly seize Hong Shuntang?
If so, it would be easy to rule out most of the suspects.
Because Hong Shuntang has an extremely long historical origin, there are not many gangs that can be on an equal footing with Hong Shuntang, and there is only one who has always wanted to annex Hong Shuntang, and there is only one of the most fanatical and honest minds!
"The yellow and red handsome flags cover the clear sky, robbing the rich and helping the poor have double dragons, you twisters keep saying the righteousness of the family and the country, but I didn't expect it to be like this!"
Chen Mu's so-called twist is the remnant of the twist army!
Although both the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Twist Army have been wiped out for many years, there are still many remnants of the Twist Army in various places, who have fallen into the grass or established local gangs, secretly gathering momentum in the hope of making a comeback.
The remnants of these twisted armies communicated with each other, colluded with each other, and their forces developed very rapidly, just like a hungry fish, everywhere they went, they would swallow up all the disgraceful forces in the place, and the only one who couldn't swallow it was an old hall like Hong Shuntang.
Yu Weidao did not deny it, but smiled at Chen Mu and said: "Chen Ershao is really a smart person, since this is the case, there is no need to talk nonsense, obediently hand over the membership book, otherwise you will die without a place to be buried!" ”
Chen Mu didn't expect that it was really these people, he didn't know much about the remnants of the Twisting Army, but he had also heard of their righteous deeds, but he didn't expect to use such a means for their so-called great cause!
Yu Weidao saw that Chen Mu was silent, and sneered: "You don't need to resist anymore, even if you don't hand it over, as long as we declare the world and say that the young master of Hong Shuntang is in our hands, won't the people of Hong Shuntang come to the door one by one?" ”
When Sun Youlin and the others heard this, their faces also changed greatly.
However, Chen Mu laughed: "Yu Pavilion Master, you think too highly of them, when Chen was in prison, no one came to save him, and you still expect them to throw themselves into the net?" ”
"If I were you, I wouldn't have to think about it for so long, I should think about whether I can get out of here alive!"