"It's a shame." Qiao Zhong sighed.

"Therefore, although our government knows that this was done by the Japanese Emperor, there is no strong evidence, everything is told by Xu Tai, including the boat of property, which was also recovered by Xu Tai."

"The county magistrate felt that his face was gloomy, a village under his jurisdiction was slaughtered, but he was at a loss, and finally relied on the merchants he looked down on to solve the case, and the case was finally cracked with an indescribable taste, whether there are other hidden secrets in this, no one can say, because the Shangzhou government was in a hurry, so he had to hurriedly declare to the outside world that it was done by the Japanese invaders, and then hurriedly closed the case."

"The county order told us to secretly continue to search for clues, and I don't want to relegate him to another place because of this incident, and the imperial court evaluated him as a poor political performance because of this incident, and the new county order is busy revitalizing the local economy, hoping to revive the majesty of Wanzi when thousands of merchants gathered, and lack interest in the case of that year, so no one mentioned this matter later." Guo Zhutou said regretfully.

"Guo Zhutou, I've seen Xu Tai, he is a big madman, wasn't he imprisoned because of his collusion with the Japanese Kou? It stands to reason that he and the Japanese are in a group, so how could he take the initiative to report to the government that the case was committed by the Japanese criminals? Yun Qi thought for a while, and then asked.

"Brother Yun, you have a good question." Guo Zhutou picked out his big fingers at Yunqi, then took a mouthful of vegetables, threw them into his mouth, and continued: "Actually, although the Shannancun case is solved, it can also be regarded as unsolved, because we haven't caught a single criminal, and a boatload of stolen goods has been seized, but whether these stolen goods are stolen or not, or whether these stolen goods are as Xu Tai said, they really seized them, there are doubts." ”

"Therefore, we contacted Xu Tai many times, trying to find out some information, and always obtained, but there is a suspicion that they have solved, that is, how these Japanese people left, according to Xu Tai, after those Japanese were arrested, they confessed how they committed murder and how they left, so that we were really amazed after listening."

"There are really talented people among the Japanese people, and in order to commit murder, they actually made careful designs very early, and they are ring after ring, and their thoughts are really meticulous. It is said that since they left Shannan Village, some of them blended into the caravan that had been arranged long ago, and the other group took advantage of the night to hide their blades in the coffin and infiltrate Wang Xi's house, and then used the funeral method to avoid the inspection of the officers and soldiers, and then scattered and fled. ”

"Based on what Xu Tai said, the way these thieves escaped after killing people makes sense, if Xu Tai has a ghost in his heart, he can completely press this matter and not say it, not only no one will suspect him, but he can also get a boatload of treasures for nothing, so after we investigated for more than a month, we revoked the surveillance of Xu Tai, but I didn't expect that Xu Tai was still imprisoned in the name of Tongwei later."

"Then Xu Tai's crime of being a widow is unjust?" Qiao Zhong leaned over and quietly asked Guo Zhutou, after all, this involves the affairs of the imperial court, and it is not possible to be careful.

Guo Zhutou carefully looked left and right, saw that there was no one around, and said: "The two of you don't know, our Wanzi County, for hundreds of years, is the sea gateway of eastern Zhejiang, every day the Caspian Sea ships enter the port to cover the sky, innumerable, there are both Nanyang sea ships, there are also Japanese sea ships, but for hundreds of years, it has been peaceful, why in recent decades or so suddenly appeared to say that the Japanese are in the United States?" And it has become a big trouble for the imperial court? There is a lot of knowledge in this, you are still young, and when you grow up, you will naturally understand. ”

The two of you, look at me, I look at you, both of them are dazed, I don't know what kind of dumb riddle this Guo Zhutou is playing, since he doesn't want to say, it's not easy to be reluctant, so he has to drink wine and eat meat, and get drunk.

The next morning, when Yun Qi woke up, he only felt a splitting headache, he found many clues last night, and his heart was relieved, but he drank some more wine, but he didn't expect to get drunk later. Sitting up from the bed with his head up, but seeing that Qiao Zhong had already gotten up and finished washing, there was a burden on the table, and it seemed that he was going to go far away, Yun Qi said strangely: "Brother Qiao, where are you going?" ”

Qiao Zhong said with a smile: "The New Year will be closed soon, the dart game will start a holiday from today, I will go home today, my father and I haven't seen each other for more than half a year, I miss it." ”

Yun Qi was stunned: "By the way, where is your home, I still don't know, in case I have time one day, I will go to see you." ”

Qiao Zhong was stunned for a moment, and then said embarrassedly: "My home is in Hangzhou Mansion, you are welcome to go to my house to play." ”

Yun Qi jumped up in surprise: "Hangzhou Mansion? You're actually from Hangzhou, a big city! What are you doing in this little place? ”

Qiao Zhong's eyes flashed and said: "Hangzhou Mansion is a big city, so there are many people, it is not easy to find something to do, my small family, it is even more difficult, it just so happens that my father is familiar with a dart head of the local dart bureau, so he introduced me here, saying that I can earn more silver taels here, I did a good job in the first few months, but I didn't expect that at the last moment, the two of us broke a few jars of wine, fortunately, Steward Cui did not let us lose money directly, and allowed us to owe it first, and deduct the wages of the next two months, otherwise there will be no money to take back to honor their two elders during the New Year." ”

Yun Qi grinned when he heard this, yes, this time the trouble, the two of them were punished for compensation, I thought that the government would compensate some, judging from the efforts of the past few days, it is estimated that there is no hope at all. At that time, he was anxious, thinking that it was not good to owe money to others, so he took out all the little money he had saved and lost it, and now he didn't have a few dollars left in his hand, if he had extra money in his hand now, he would definitely take out all the money and stuff it to Qiao Zhong, so that he could go home and honor his parents.

Qiao Zhong left, many dart masters, wrestlers, and fast feet in the dart game left, and the dart game suddenly became deserted, making people feel that the original crowded place suddenly became spacious.

Yun Qi turned around, looked west, quite bored, usually there is nothing when there are many people, this person is empty, the feeling of loneliness can't help but be born, he thinks of Grandpa Wu, thinks of the Buzang brothers, and thinks of those kind and lovely people of the She tribe, but they are all far away, destined not to be with themselves this year, at this time they may be in the process of preparing for the New Year, beating rice cakes, making glutinous rice cakes, killing pigs, grinding tofu, making new clothes, every New Year, is their happiest time of the year, Now I'm alone outside, I wonder if they'll miss me?

Touching the few copper plates left in his pocket, he suddenly felt a move in his heart: I can go hunting, I have learned the ability to hunt in the mountains for so long, and now I happen to be fine, hunt some prey, can't I just dispel some homesickness, and at the same time earn some money?

Wanzi County is the sea in the east, the river in the north, the plain in the west, and the mountains in the south, of course, it is best to hunt in the mountains, but it takes more than a day to walk from the county seat, and on the plains in the west, there are some small hills, and there are also some tidal wastelands, where there are often some small animals, such as rabbits, foxes or something, if you are lucky, you can also meet pheasants and ducks, so Yunqi decided to go to the western wasteland to try your luck.

Yun Qi went to the dart bureau to borrow a woodcutter, took a few steamed buns, brought a bamboo tube filled with water, and walked to the west of the city.

Walking through a block, Yun Qi suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure on the side of the street, it was the little girl named Xiaohong who he had just met in Wanzi County, she was holding a young woman by the hand, and she was coquettish there, as if she wanted to buy something, the young woman didn't let her, Xiaohong was a little unhappy, holding the young woman's legs, and twisting her body like a twist.

Yun Qi couldn't help but smile when he saw it, Xiaohong's age was about the same as before his sister died, and when he saw Xiaohong, Yun Qi thought of his sister, if his sister was still alive, she would be fifteen or sixteen years old now, she was a big girl, but in Yun Qi's thoughts, her sister was always fixed at the age before she died, and she was always the appearance at that time, and her age.

Yun Qi stepped forward, five or six steps away from Xiaohong, and shouted with a smile: "Xiaohong, what's wrong with you?" Such a big girl, still coquettish? ”

As soon as Xiaohong heard someone call him, he hurriedly showed his little face from his mother's legs, still that beautiful little face, or that small mouth with missing front teeth, Xiaohong fanned his two big eyes, looked at Yun Qi, and finally remembered, and called out in surprise: "Big brother." Then he was embarrassed to hide behind his mother, looking out through the gap between her body and arms.

Xiaohong's mother looked Yun Qi up and down, greeted him with a smile, and then nodded to Yun Qi, and asked in surprise, "Do you know my Xiaohong?" ”

Yun Qi gave her a snort, and just wanted to speak, but who knew that Xiaohong squeezed out of her mother's arm and said to her mother: "Mother, he is the eldest brother who gave me the copper plate last time, last time that madman robbed my family's white steamed buns, it was this eldest brother who gave me money, so I bought steamed buns again and came back to entertain Uncle Meng." ”

The young woman bowed to Yunqi and thanked her. Yun Qi smiled and asked Xiaohong, "Xiaohong, what are you doing?" ”

Xiaohong blushed embarrassedly and held her mother's hand to cover her eyes. The young woman laughed and said, "This girl, you want me to buy her a headdress, I said what kind of headdress do such a young person buy, it's not too late to buy it when she grows up, she is coquettish with me." ”

Yun Qi looked to the side, and sure enough, there was a stall over there, selling some headdresses, and at a glance, he knew that they were all very cheap things, the workmanship was not very detailed, and the materials were not expensive, but the style was quite good-looking, such a headdress should not be worth much, but looking at the dress of the two, Yun Qi knew that this should still be Xiaohong's mother was short of money and was reluctant to buy it, so it was not easy for him to get out of this matter, so he turned his head and comforted Xiaohong: "Xiaohong, you are small now, it is not suitable to bring these things, and when you grow up in the future, my brother will help you buy one." Good no good? ”

Xiaohong pouted and nodded reluctantly. Then he looked up and asked Yun Qi: "Big brother, where are you going?" ”

Yun Qi told her about hunting, Xiaohong's eyes immediately lit up, and she forgot about the headdress at once, pestering her mother, saying that she was going to hunt rabbits with Yun Qi's brother, her mother was entangled and couldn't help it, and looked at Yun Qi for help, Yun Qi thought about it, and felt that this was the plain area anyway, and there would be no big wild things, and there would be no danger, and it would be nice to bring such a little girl, and it would be good to have a companion, but there was nothing wrong with it, but she agreed with a smile, which made Xiaohong jump three feet high with joy.

Out of the West Gate, Xiaohong and Yun Qi held hands, chatting while walking, through chatting, Yun Qi knew that Xiaohong's father turned out to be a sailor, died four or five years ago, these years, Xiaohong and her mother have been dependent on each other, relying on her mother to wash and sew clothes for people, life is very hard, that day Xiaohong met Xu Tai, was robbed of steamed buns, because a father's former brother came to the family, came to visit the two of them, there is really nothing at home to entertain, so let Xiaohong go to buy two white flour steamed buns back, entertaining guests, who wanted to be robbed by a madman, fortunately Yun Qi was relieved, otherwise Xiaohong might have been spanked by her mother when she came home that day.

The two came to the field with a grin, Yun Qi carefully checked the traces of the ground, and then opened the withered yellow leaves of the weeds and studied them, and then pulled out a few long vines cut down on the way from behind him, and flexibly turned them in his hand a few times, and made a sleeve with a live buckle, Yun Qi inserted one end of the rope sleeve into the soil with a branch, and carefully adjusted the direction on the other side, and then covered the blades of grass, which could not be seen from the outside at all. They put it in five or six places in a row, and then they sat under a big tree and waited.

"Xiaohong, is your father a sailor? Have you been to a lot of places? Yun Qi asked casually.

"Of course, my dad is so water-based, he can fish in the water empty-handed, he treads water in the water, and the water goes to his stomach, he has been to many places, and brought me a lot of fun and beautiful things." Xiaohong replied proudly.

"Then how did he die?" Yun Qi asked puzzled.

"That year, he went to Fujian with the madman, and the madman had not gone crazy at that time, and then my father came back with scars all over his body, saying that he was injured when he encountered a bad guy at sea and robbed him, and after he came back, he died after about two months." Xiaohong said sadly.

"Crazy? Xu Tai? Your father is a sailor under Xu Tai? Yun Qi jumped up suddenly, as if a crack had opened in mid-air, he seemed to see something hidden behind the clouds, but everything was so hazy that he couldn't see anything clearly.