Chapter 56: Waiting
Zhu Qing glanced at the cell of the post station from his room, paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, walked out of the door, knocked on the door of the deputy general Cheng Li, the two chatted privately for a while, Zhu Qing returned to the room, closed the doors and windows, turned off the lights and fell asleep.
Early the next morning. Zhu Qing and Lin Bai, Cheng Li and others came to the cell to visit the race time, the game time moved had already risen, he turned his back to the prison door, looked up through the window, looked at the sky of Shanhaiguan, he thought of Qin Xiang, thought of his son, he planned to go back to see their mother and son after finishing this ticket, but I didn't expect to be out of this bad pool now, fortunately I met Zhu Qing, squatting in the bitter kiln for this night is already light, if he is caught by the Japanese invaders, I am afraid that there will be no return.
"Brother Shi Qian, did you sleep soundly last night?" Zhu Qing ordered the guards to open the cell door and screamed.
Shi Qian turned his head and smiled bitterly, "It's okay." How? What should I do? ”
"What did Brother Shi Qian say? Come out first, we have something to say. Zhu Qing greeted.
During the game, he didn't tie his hands or feet, so naturally he didn't have to be so troublesome, he nodded and walked out of the cell.
Zhu Qing came to the square with the race time and walked into the post station in front of the brothers.
After asking for a pot of morning tea, Sai Shiqian took a sip and asked, "How is it?" Did you catch last night's thief? ”
Zhu Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm ashamed to say that I was a step slower and didn't hold it, so I ......" Zhu Qing didn't finish speaking, and Sai Shiqian put down the teacup and took over the conversation, "So, I have something to do?" ”
"Hmph, Brother Shiqian is really not an ordinary person, you can guess it with a guess." Zhu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then smiled slightly.
"It's not that I'm good, it's that everyone knows how things are so coincidental?" Sai Shiqian said with a smile.
"Hey, don't say it, it's such a coincidence this time." Lin Bai couldn't help but interject, after all, he also knew the whole thing.
Sai Shiqian glanced at Zhu Qing and asked in surprise, "Really?" ”
Zhu Qing nodded, "I originally wanted to help you set up a bureau, but I didn't expect something to happen later." Zhu Qing said, glanced at Lin Bai, and motioned for him to continue.
Lin Bai took over the conversation, "We made three hundred and twenty horseshoes in the Yuanjia Iron Shop in the Guannei, and they were supposed to be delivered tomorrow, but just last night, the spikes of the horseshoe were stolen. I chased for a while, but I didn't catch up, I went in the direction of Ningyuan. ”
"Hey, I thought what a baby, it's just a spike. You don't want me to steal the scrap metal, do you? Sai Shiqian asked.
"Exactly." Zhu Qing said, "Originally, we could have waited for the second batch of spikes, but the day after tomorrow, the capital will send people down to supervise this batch of war horses, so all the horses must be fully equipped before dark today." ”
"Are you sure who stole it?" Sai Shi Qian asked.
"I went to Ningyuan in the early morning and found out that the spike was indeed in Wu Sangui's barracks, but I don't know where it was." Cheng Li said.
"If it is infiltrated, no one is better than us Jinyi Guard, but if it is easy to take the sheep, we will not dare to get an axe in front of you." Zhu Qing said with a smile.
"It doesn't sound like a compliment, but I like it. Well, I'll just make a run, and I'll probably be back by noon at the latest. "It's all said and done, and it's refreshing to move down during the game.
Sai Shiqian stood up as he spoke, preparing to walk out of the station. Seeing that no one stopped him, he looked back and smiled, "What? Don't you worry about whether I'll go back? ”
"It doesn't have to be. It's much more dangerous than here, so you have to be careful. Zhu Qing said, smiling meaningfully.
Sai Shiqian pointed at Zhu Qing and the others, smiled and walked out of the door, thinking that he must have some handle in their hands, otherwise they would not let themselves go so easily.
Sai Shiqian took the horse from Cheng Li's hand and shouted, "Let's go!" Then he left the customs and ran towards Ning Yuan.
Everyone looked a little puzzled, it was obviously a Jiangyang thief, how could they say that they would let it go? Also with horses!
"Would you like to explain this to the brothers?" Cheng Li asked Zhu Qing.
Zhu Qing shook his head, "I'll talk about it when I move back during the game." Cheng Li nodded and shouted to the brothers, "Disperse." Let's all get back to training! ”
After the race time moved away, Zhu Qing returned to the post station, asked for a pot of tea, and drank it there all the time, and asked the shopkeeper for a long time, "What time is it?" ”
"It's not noon yet." The shopkeeper replied.
Zhu Qing is rarely impatient, and over the past year or so, he has slowly learned to control himself. But today, he still showed something.
"Big brother, it's almost noon, did you really run away from the race?" Cheng Li asked.
"Nope! How could he be willing to give it? Lin Bai said meaningfully on the side.
"What did you take from him?" Zhu Qing knew that Lin Bai must have made a move on the game, otherwise, with Lin Bai's temper, how could he rest assured that the game would leave like this.
"It's nothing, it's just a piece of jade pendant!" Lin Bai said, took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, and lit up in front of Zhu Qing and Cheng Li.
"You kept it for me, if I remember correctly, this jade pendant was given to him by Qin Xiang. Don't lose it. Zhu Qing admonished.
"I have to drop, can I still give it away?" Lin Bai said and put away the jade pendant.
"Hey, let me tell you, if you want to give it away, I really have a candidate?" Lin Bai said suddenly.
"Huh?" Zhu Qing glanced at Lin Bai.
Cheng Li was different, he asked curiously, "Say it quickly." Who, who? ”
"The daughter of the shopkeeper Yuan, hehe, you don't know, the last time I went, I didn't find it, I saw it last night, and it looks handsome." Lin Bai said, looking intoxicated.
"No wonder you kept patting your chest when you came back and said that you took care of this, it turned out that it was a hero to save the beauty." Zhu Qing looked at Lin Bai and smiled.
"Hehe, so, I'm the one who is most looking forward to coming back soon." Lin Bai laughed ruffianly.
"Look at you." Cheng Li hurt him.
The two of them began to talk at the tea table. Zhu Qing shook his head, stood up, walked out of the post station, and came to the square. Watch the soldiers train. Is it a guide in the past?
After a round of inspection, I saw that the soldiers had adapted to the climate of Shanhaiguan. Zhu Qing stood on the platform. He clapped his hands and shouted loudly, "Brothers, after a few days of acclimatization, everyone is doing well. From tomorrow. I'm going to lead you through zipper training! ”
"Zip training?"
"What is Zipper Training?"
"I've never heard of it......"
The soldiers in the audience were talking.
Zhu Qing raised his hand to adapt to everyone's quietness, and he continued, "Zipper training is a modern special...... Ah, it is a training method that has recently been researched by the military, and in order to improve everyone's overall physical fitness, it is necessary for us to get in touch with this field training method. And not just here to move the knife and gun. "Zhu Qing almost moved out of the modern special forces.
Although everyone hasn't figured out what the zipper training is all about, they heard that they can go out to get some air, and everyone is excited in their hearts, and then the square is boiling. At this time, the sun is shining!
"Report ......!!! It's back at race time! "Suddenly, the gate guards ran in to report.
Hearing that he had moved back during the game, Zhu Qing hurried out of the city gate to greet him. Lin Bai and Cheng Li stopped arguing and came out of the post station.
Outside the gate, Sai Shiqian rode a war horse, galloped towards the mountains and seas, and a bag was hung on the horse's back, which looked a little heavy.
"Hehe, I'm moving back during the race!" The race time moved all the way and shouted.
When he came to the city gate, Zhu Qing excitedly stepped forward and helped him off his horse, not like an officer and soldier against a thief, not like a superior to a subordinate, but more like a brother to another brother.
"How? Am I punctual? I do what I say. It's a spike, no less. Sai Shiqian said, his smile slightly distorted.
Zhu Qing also lifted the race time to move a little strangely, he helped the race time move off the horse, and suddenly found that his hands were covered with blood!
"Quick, stretcher!" Zhu Qing shouted, and fell down in response to the game. Lin Bai brought a stretcher, Zhu Qing carried the stretcher during the race, and the two carried him into the post station. Cheng Li beckoned a few guards to pack up the spikes and horses. I followed in. Everyone came to watch.
Zhu Qing tore off Sai Shiqian's clothes, and he was hit by an arrow in his back, probably pulling out the arrow himself. The wound was bleeding all the time.
"It's not good, it's the poison of 'talking endlessly'." Zhu Qing shouted.
"'Can't talk'?" Lin Bai and the others naturally didn't hear it.
"A poison that bleeds endlessly." Zhu Qing said and waved his hand.
Everyone was puzzled, and Zhu Qing roared angrily, "Disperse!" ”
The brothers rarely saw Zhu Qing so furious, so they had to retreat silently. In fact, Zhu Qing drank and retired from the crowd for two reasons, one was to heal the injuries of the game, because the solution to the "endless" poison requires air and is not suitable for sealing; The other is that Zhu Qing saw that half of the cross tattoo on the shoulder of the match was exposed, and Zhu Qing did not need to take this risk when he was not sure whether this tattoo would bring danger to them.
After some tinkering, Zhu Qing finally stopped the bleeding of the game. He walked out of the station, and everyone had been waiting outside. Seeing Zhu Qing come out, Lin Bai cautiously asked, "Big brother, how is he?" ”
"Get some sleep and you'll be fine." Zhu Qing said, scooping up a scoop of water from the water tank outside the door and washing his hands.
"Arrange an upper room for him." Zhu Qing said to Cheng Li.
"Yes." Cheng Li responded.