Chapter 66: Locked in the bottom of the ship
"Next!"
Hua Meng was a little listless, and he spit out three words weakly in his mouth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this moment an old woman crept in from outside the door, her clothes shabby but clean.
Hua Meng shook his head and sighed secretly, "What useful clues can this wife provide?" Probably for the bounty. It is also a great act of kindness to be able to take advantage of this reward to give to the needy. ”
After thinking about it, he raised his spirit and asked, "Hello old woman!" ”
"Good!!" The old woman stood in front of Hua Meng, although she was old, her body was still tough, she squinted a pair of presbyopia, looked Hua Meng up and down, raised her thumb, and smiled and praised: "You are the head of the flower sect?" became the head of the head of the sect at such a young age, no wonder my wife always praised you in front of me for your high martial arts, good character, and the trust of my grandfather, and you are the protector of our dream island! ”
The family members on both sides laughed when they heard this. Hua Meng couldn't help but smile and said, "Thank you for the old woman's praise." I wonder if you have any clues? ”
"Clues?" The old woman spread her hands and said, "Oops, I forgot to bring the thread, and I didn't bring the needle." ”
This sentence caused people on both sides to burst into laughter.
A housekeeper couldn't help but laugh and prompted: "Old woman, tell me what you see about the robbers." The head of the flower sect will give you a bounty. Not to ask for your needle and thread. ”
"Oh, I see." The old woman smiled and said, "There is a situation, I don't know if it's useful." ”
"Whether it's useful or not, you just have to talk about it. After speaking, this gold bar is yours. The other said, taking a gold bar from the box.
"Is there such a good thing? Give gold bars when you talk about it? The wife looked at the family member suspiciously, and then at the flower Meng sitting on it.
Seeing Hua Meng nodding and smiling, he straightened his clothes, smiled with a smile on his face, and slowly said, "My family lives on the edge of the dock. On that day, I was not feeling well for my grandfather's birthday, so I stayed at home and did not come to celebrate my birthday. I'm really sorry for my grandfather. However, my wife came on my behalf. I was drying my clothes when I suddenly saw a dark figure coming out of the woods and running into the dock in the distance. The shadow seemed to have something on its back. I rubbed my eyes and looked again, and the shadow was gone. I thought to myself, everyone went to celebrate my grandfather's birthday today, how could anyone come here? Maybe it's because I'm dazzled. I didn't think about it since. ”
"The docks? We also searched the docks yesterday. Hua Meng stroked his chin and muttered to himself.
"I wonder if what I'm talking about is useful?" The wife smiled and looked at Hua Mengdao.
"It works!" Hua Meng said, and ordered the family to give a large gold bar to the old woman.
The wife happily took the gold bar, carefully put it in her arms, and left with a thousand thanks.
"Next!" Hua Meng looked at the only clue provider left outside the door and said in a deep voice. He thought to himself, it seems that there will be no better clues.
Outside the door came a sailor, about forty years old, of short stature, and with a swarthy complexion. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed to Hua Meng and said, "Hua Jiaotou, I have not witnessed the robbers carrying people or shooting arrows. ”
The family had been standing beside them for an hour or two, and their legs were sore. If you listen to it as a joke, it can also raise some spirits. This person didn't come in to report anything, which was a waste of time.
A family member pointed at him and complained, "You didn't witness the situation, what are you doing here?" ”
"Yes! You want to receive the bounty even if you don't have the circumstances, aren't you too greedy! Another guy said.
Hua Meng's face also showed a hint of displeasure, his face sank, and he said, "Then why are you here?" ”
"I had a situation from three months ago, I don't know if I should talk about it?" The sailor glanced at Hua Meng, lowered his head, and said timidly.
Hua Meng saw that he was the last, so he simply patiently stretched out his hand and said, "It's okay to talk about it!" ”
The sailor was a little cramped, and there was no place to put his hands, so he kept rubbing his hands, and while rolling his eyes and recalling, he said with some excitement: "My name is Lang Libai, and I am a sailor. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Song Gongzi was kidnapped by the Meng bandit Zhai Wang. At that time, I rocked the boat to send the Mongolian bandits ashore. Speaking of this, he hurriedly added: "It's not me who wants to send him, it's you who sent me." As I was rocking, I heard a conversation between Song Gongzi and the bandits. ”
When those family members heard this, their eyes widened, and they all set their eyes on the sailor Lang Libai. Ximen Liu once suspected that Song Qi was a chameleon tiger, which won the belief of many people.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to say that Song Gongzi and the Meng bandits are in the same group." Lang Libai saw that everyone was staring at him with wide eyes, and hurriedly waved his hand to distinguish it, but he didn't have any strength to distinguish it like this, and it seemed that he was suspected of getting darker and darker.
At that time, a few family members couldn't hold their breath, nodded to each other, and whispered earnestly:
"Maybe the shopkeeper Simon is right, the hijacking at that time was a play that they directed and acted themselves."
"Yes, the shopkeeper of Ximen said that Song Qi may be a chameleon tiger."
"Even if he is not a chameleon tiger, he may be a gang of bandits, otherwise what are you talking to the bandits?"
Others who didn't believe that Song Qi was a gang of bandits pointed at Lang Libai and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! ”
Lang Libai was a little flustered, hesitant, wanting to speak and stopping, not knowing how to phrase it.
Hua Meng put his hands on the table, his eyes widened, and he asked in a deep voice, "What did they say?" ”
"Back to the head of the flower." Lang Libai raised his hand and rubbed his face, calming his panicked mind, "Song Gongzi is not a gang of bandits. On the boat, he has been persuading Meng Gang Zhai Wang to be a good man. Zhai Wang always said that there is no good reward for being a good person. Song Gongzi said that being a bad guy will eventually get retribution. And so on. The two argued for a night. ”
Those who already believed that Song Qi was a bandit couldn't help but be a little discouraged when they heard this, and they all buried their grievances and said: "What kind of situation is this!" What a waste of time! ”
"There is a situation!" Lang Libai hurriedly waved his hand, stepped forward, and said, "When he was about to land, Song Gongzi asked the bandits: 'Have you been hiding in a large sea ship? At that time, the bandits scolded Song Gongzi: "If you want to live, it's better not to know too much!" I'm talking about the possibility that the bandits are hiding in a big ship. ”
Hua Meng listened while bowing his head and pondering: "The big sea ship." In this way, Song Qi once found a suspicious person in the sea ship. If there are suspicious people in the big sea ship, then Zhai Wang and the current robbers are likely to hide in the big sea ship. ”
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but pat his forehead again, and said with a dumb smile: "The sea ships moored on the dock have not even searched a single one!" What else do you say about the big search that turns the world upside down! ”
Hua Meng stroked his forehead and nose with his hand, and secretly thought to himself: "If the robbers are hiding in the big sea ship, then Fan Yinao is suspected of being a bandit." If Fan Yinao is suspected of being a bandit, then there may be many traitors on the island. Maybe there's a mole here. ”
"Lang Libai, the situation you said is quite important!" Hua Meng got up and left his seat, walked to the side of the wooden box, bent down slightly, reached out and picked up three gold bars, and handed them to Lang Libai.
Lang Libai was flattered, and hurriedly pushed away the other two, and thanked him: "One is enough!" ”
Hua Meng pressed the gold bar into Lang Libai's hand, held his arm, and said categorically: "Take it!" ”
Then he raised his eyes and glanced around the hall, and instructed all the personnel: "Today's situation is very important, no one is allowed to leak half a sentence!" ”
"Yes!" Everyone agreed in unison.