Luoyang Ling Zhou Yi turned his hands behind his back and went back and forth in the Tai Chi Dao Hall, and the anxious look on his face was not concealed. He really felt a little back, this year is really eventful, the famine in Luoyang is so serious, he is worried every day, for fear that there will be displaced people, there will be riots, and the famine is easy to solve, the sky is raining, it has snowed just in November, it seems that the drought has passed, and it is a good New Year, but I didn't expect such a big case.

He still hasn't figured out what this matter is about, why did Wang Yue kill Cao Poshi, why did Cao Jie vomit blood and die, and what did Liu Xiu do when he went to Cao's house? However, with his professional sensitivity, he still felt that Liu Xiu was a key in this, so after inspecting the scene, he flew to report to Yin Hejin in Henan on the one hand, and rushed to the Taiji Daoist Hall to arrest people.

But Liu Xiu was not there. This is understandable, Liu Xiu will definitely flee if he kills someone, but Lu Zhi swears that Liu Xiu has already returned to Zhuo County and is not in Luoyang at all, which can make Zhou Yi a little unhappy. When so many people saw Liu Xiu, could it be that they had drunk too much and were talking drunk? If you want to say that you are drunk, then Wang Yue is the only one, and he is still talking to himself in the cell.

But you, Lu Zhi, as a great Confucian, can't talk nonsense, and you speak righteously and strictly, as a matter of course.

Are you a fool when I am?

What's even more odious is that you still have a unified voice, and more than 30 people up and down the entire Taiji Daoist Hall all said in unison that Liu Xiu had returned to Zhuo County and was not in Luoyang. This made Zhou Yi even more angry, okay, you Lu Zhi, you are taking the opportunity to take revenge, right? I know that you have a conflict with my Zhou family, but it is a big mistake for you to use this method to embarrass me.

Zhou Yi was furious and ordered Lu Zhi and the others to be arrested and interrogated together. Lu Zhi's face did not change, and he sneered, but Liu Bei was furious, pulled out his sword from the sheath, blocked in front of Lu Zhi, and shouted: "My husband's words are true, do you want to accuse him of being a thief?" Let's see if my knife will answer. ”

Liu Bei has been in Luoyang for almost a year, maybe because of good nutrition, maybe because it is time to develop, this year he has grown very fast, although he still looks a little immature, but the seven-foot-tall body stands there, the four-foot-long ring knife is horizontal, the eyebrows are angry, and he shouts angrily, and suddenly shows a little pride, and he can see the Hu waitresses who are shrinking behind him intently. Even Xiahou Yuan couldn't help but look at this young man with admiration, and he was a little surprised.

An Quan was ashamed, Liu Bei was only sixteen years old, and he was not stage frightened at all in the face of these wolf-like county guards, and he, a seven-foot man who was nearly middle-aged, didn't dare to say a word when his wife was robbed. He hesitated, but still didn't dare to stand in front of Lu Zhi, but just took half a step forward, blocked in front of Luo Shi, and glanced at her again and again, signaling her to leave the place of right and wrong. Luo Shi glared at him, stretched out his hand to push him away, strode in front of Zhou Yi, and said calmly:

"The women dare to tell the adults that the owner has indeed returned to Zhuo County and has not yet returned. Whether he killed someone or not, Mr. Lu and I do not know. How about inviting the adults and the gentlemen to sit in for a while, and wait for the women to prepare wine and food, and to go to the cold for the kings? ”

Zhou Yi didn't have the heart to gossip with her at this time, he was bent on arresting Liu Xiu and bringing him to justice, and at the same time, he also wanted to disrupt Lu Zhi's prestige. When there was an accident in Lujiang County last year, the first thing Lu Zhi did when he was appointed as the Taishou of Lujiang was to rush to the Zhou family and warn the head of the Zhou family, don't act rashly, otherwise I will never spare you.

When did the Zhou family ever be bullied like this?

Now that Lu Zhi's disciple Liu Xiu has made a mistake, Zhou Yi has waited for such an opportunity so easily, how can he let it go lightly because of Luo's few words. With a swing of his head, two county guards came over, twisted Roche's arm, and kicked her in the socket of the leg. Roche screamed miserably, knelt on the floor tiles with a thud, and his knees hurt so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Liu Bei was angry, flew forward, and wanted to rob people. Zhou Yi had already prepared, took a step back, and with a wave of his hand, two more county guards came up to greet him, and he slashed with a knife. Liu Bei was not afraid, with one enemy and two, he still attacked more and defended less, but if he wanted to rush over to save Luo, he had some extravagant hopes.

A person swept by like the wind, "Woo Woo" twice, and the two county guards who twisted Luo Clan screamed in unison, and fell on their backs. Xiahou Yuan dragged Luo Shi backwards, pushed her into An Quan's arms, and shouted at the same time: "Protect the hall!" ”

A dozen or so men couldn't hold it anymore, so they picked up the guy and rushed up.

Zhou Yi's face was overjoyed, and he shouted: "Do you want to rebel?" Take it all for me! Before the words fell, Xiahou Yuan had already rushed in front of him like a leopard, exhaled, his fists were like the wind, knocking over the two county guards who were protecting him, and snatched a ring-headed knife with his backhand, which was put on Zhou Yi's neck like lightning.

A chill made Zhou Yi feel terrified, and he involuntarily shouted: "Stop!" ”

The county guards just pulled out their knives, and before they had time to attack, they were shocked when they saw this scene, and in the blink of an eye, their own adults actually fell into the hands of others, how can they fight?

"You...... Do you want to rebel? Beads of sweat appeared on Zhou Yi's forehead, but he still refused to relent. Xiahou Yuan smiled faintly, and the knife in his hand pressed on Zhou Yi's neck: "In Xiahou Yuan, Xiaqiao County, Liu Jun, the owner of the Mengtai Daoist Hall, will not give up, and let me take the position of protecting the museum." Now some people want to slander my boss for killing people, looking for opportunities to make trouble, and insulting my host's husband, if I am still indifferent, won't I live up to the trust of my owner? ”

After the initial panic, Zhou Yi also calmed down, although there are many powerful people in Luoyang, and Luoyang Ling is nothing, but in front of a white body, he still has confidence, not to mention that since this Xiahou Yuan is a guard, he is a mercenary, it can't be a son of a powerful person, in this case, what is he afraid of?

"Xiahou Yuan, if you threaten the government with a sharp weapon, you are not afraid of imprisonment?" Zhou Yi raised his hand and gently pushed the knife on his neck, neither wanting to provoke Xiahou Yuan to go berserk, nor wanting to lose his dignity. He thought that Xiahou Yuan would have some scruples when he heard his intimidation, but he never thought that Xiahou Yuan didn't care at all, and the knife didn't move. Zhou Yi was shocked and angry, and his breath became heavy.

"I've been in Wang Ji's prison, and I'm afraid of any prison." Xiahou Yuan smiled contemptuously, and pushed Zhou Yi out of the door step by step: "Since I am the guardian of the museum, I can't let people come around in the hall and live up to the trust of the owner in me." The husband is rampant in the world, and the letter comes first, how can it be easy because of life and death? ”

Zhou Yi suddenly remembered who he was, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"Papapa......" A burst of applause rang out outside the door, Liu Xiu pushed away the county guard who was blocking the door, walked in swaggeringly, and gave Xiahou Yuan a thumbs up: "Good job, I didn't misunderstand you." ”

Xiahou Yuan let go of Zhou Yi, and bowed to Liu Xiu with his sword: "The owner." ”

"Stand down, all of you." Liu Xiu waved his hand, didn't look at Zhou Yi, walked in front of Lu Zhi first, and bowed deeply: "Mr. is frightened." ”

Lu Zhi stroked his beard and nodded quietly: "It's nothing, when I was in Jiujiang and Lujiang, I don't know how many vicious people I saw, and countless barbarians with tattoos and broken hair have also seen countless people, what is there to be afraid of such a few people." ”

Liu Xiu secretly picked his big finger, Mr. is Mr., this is a level. He turned around and glanced at Zhou Yi and the others, and said with some surprise: "Sir, what are these people doing here?" It doesn't look like you're here to eat, do you want to eat a bully meal? ”

Lu Zhi couldn't help but laugh: "Deran, when did you come back from Zhuo County?" ”

"I just came back in the afternoon, but I didn't come to see Mr., I went to the city first."

"Into the city?" Lu Zhi was taken aback and looked at Liu Xiu in a daze: "You really went to kill?" ”

"I wanted to kill someone, but I didn't succeed." Liu Xiu sighed, took off his big coat and threw it to Liu Bei, patted the snow on his body, and glanced at Zhou Yi casually, "Lord Zhou is here for this matter?" ”

The corners of Zhou Yi's mouth twitched, disdainful of answering.

"I'm not going to hide it from you." Liu Xiu hooked his fingers, rubbed his hands and said, "Bring me a cup of hot wine." Damn, it's cold today. I ran to Luoyang in one go, for fear that the gate of Luoyang would be closed, so I hurried into the city to kill people, but I ran in vain. ”

"A trip for nothing?" Zhou Yi couldn't help but speak out when he heard that the voice was wrong. "Cao Poshi can be regarded as Wang Yue's accidental injury, but Cao Jie died in your hands, right?"

Liu Xiu walked in front of him with a wine glass, took a sip of wine with taste, and then exhaled exaggeratedly, and the pungent aroma of wine made Zhou Yi extremely embarrassed. Liu Xiu shrugged: "Has Lord Zhou been to the scene?" ”

"Of course I've been, I'm not a man of unfounded words."

Liu Xiu asked unhurriedly: "Then what do you think, how did I kill Cao Jie?" ”

Zhou Yi choked, Cao Jie had no external injuries, but there was blood in his mouth and nose, and it seemed that Liu Xiu killed him very unreliable. He thought for a moment and asked, "You also said just now, you rushed to Cao Mansion to kill someone, so if Cao Jie didn't kill someone, who would it be?" ”

"Do you have a problem with your brain? Wanting to kill someone is the same as killing someone? Liu Xiu suddenly sank his face and reprimanded: "I still want to kill you, then if you stay for a while and go out and fall to your death, it will be counted on my head?" ”

Zhou Yi was furious, and was about to scold him, Liu Xiu's gloomy gaze swept over his face, and then looked at a few entourages behind him, and snorted coldly: "You should know who the owner of my Tai Chi Dao Hall is, if you want me to make trouble here, you have to weigh whether you have that much ability." If you want to arrest me, you have to show evidence first, or I won't be done with you. ”

Zhou Yi was a little crazy, of course he knew that the big proprietor of the Tai Chi Daoist Hall was the eldest princess of Yang Zhai, otherwise he would have been involved with Liu Xiu here, and he would have ordered people to close the shop. But being threatened by Liu Xiu in person, he still couldn't stand it.

"You want to kill Cao Jie, Cao Jie is dead, how can you prove that Cao Jie was not killed by you? Whether you are guilty or not is not something you can tell with a single word. I advise you not to act rashly, the prince breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people, even if the eldest princess is here, I am the same sentence. You must go back to prison with me today. ”

"I didn't kill anyone, why should I go back with you?" Liu Xiu laughed disdainfully: "If you want to say that I am guilty, take out the evidence first." Without proof, you are framing me. Sir, you must uphold justice, and if anyone frames me, then let the whole world know the faces of these people. ”

Zhou Yi's face turned blue with anger. Lu Zhi sank his face, turned his head and asked Liu Xiu, "Did you really go to Cao Mansion?" ”

"Go?"

"You killed Brother Cao Jie?"

"Don't hide it from Mr., I want to kill someone, and not only their brothers, I was going to kill Cao Fu without leaving behind." Liu Xiu was so calm that he seemed to be saying something very ordinary, but as far as he looked, Zhou Yi and the county guards behind him shuddered. Liu Xiu wants to kill Cao Mansion without leaving a chicken dog? Then if they want to arrest Liu Xiu, will they also be killed by Liu Xiu?

Liu Xiu sighed again, with an unhappy face: "But things are not going well, I want to kill Cao Poshi, pop up a Wang Yue, the first swordsman of the Beijing Division, first competed with me, but then I didn't know what went crazy, and stabbed Cao Poshi to death with a sword in front of me." The first swordsman of the Beijing Division, how can I rob him, before I can react, Cao Poshi died. Lord Zhou, you say that I will not slash the dead twice to vent my anger, right? ”

Zhou Yizheng listened, and suddenly heard Liu Xiu ask him, he didn't react for a while, and subconsciously said, "There's no need for this", and then he came back to his senses, and his face was suddenly flushed.

"No, I want to kill people, but it's so boring to kill people." Liu Xiu slapped his palms, full of regret: "So I rushed to kill Cao Jie again, thinking that no one would rob me this time." But I never thought that people don't rob the sky, as soon as Cao Jie saw me, he didn't say a few words, and he actually vomited blood and died. I hated it, I didn't even have time to draw a knife. ”

Liu Xiu patted his head in frustration, looking like he regretted it, and when everyone was speechless, he patted the case and said loudly: "The most hateful thing is still to come." I rushed back from Zhuo County to kill people, I can't leave without seeing blood on the knife, so I want to kill the slaves of the Cao family, I think that a few of them will avenge the Cao Jie brothers. I never thought that these rabbit cubs were running too fast, and when I came out, they all grabbed a bunch of valuable things, and even the figures were gone, and there was not even a person who wanted to avenge the Cao Jie brothers. Sir, do you think this Cao Jie brother has done too much evil, and he doesn't even have a servant who is grateful to them? ”

Lu Zhi looked at him in a daze: "What you said is true?" ”

"Of course it's true, how dare I deceive Mr." Liu Xiuyi said solemnly.

"Then Cao Jie really vomited blood and died?"

"There is a lie, and the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." Liu Xiu hated itchy, "What nonsense did I talk to him at the time, how good it would be to kill him directly." It's really annoying, I held back the fire in my belly, and rushed back to kill people all the way, but I didn't even have a chance to draw a knife. Hate, hate. ”

Lu Zhi was indifferent to Liu Xiu's hatred, but he believed that Liu Xiu should really not kill anyone, so he was relieved. He silently sat back in his place, looked at Zhou Yi, whose face was red and blue for a while, and said: "It seems that Cao Jie really died by himself, and if he does too much injustice, he will kill himself, and God will not deceive me." ”

Zhou Yi was in a dilemma, he was skeptical of what Liu Xiu said, because the results of the preliminary investigation at the scene were indeed the same as what Liu Xiu said, and Wang Yue also said that Cao Poshi was indeed killed by him by mistake, although he didn't understand what was going on, but the wound on Cao Poshi's throat was a sword wound, which was also consistent with Wang Yue's sword, which was no problem.

The problem is that even if Liu Xiu didn't kill anyone, he had to arrest him and go back to ask about the case, and he couldn't just forget it because he said he didn't kill anyone. It's just that there is a bigger problem now, seeing Liu Xiu like this, he didn't kill anyone, he was very unhappy, and now he wants to arrest him back, will he spread this evil fire on their heads? Although it seems to be a matter of course for a murderer to pay for his life, it is only a matter of appearance. If Liu Xiu killed someone and fled, he really had nowhere to find it.

More importantly, what if you find him, can you be resurrected?

The beads of sweat on Zhou Yi's forehead that had just dried appeared one by one.

Just when Zhou Yi was in a dilemma, Lu Zhi relieved him. "Deran, I believe you didn't kill anyone, but since you were indeed in Cao Mansion at the time, you should go back with Lord Zhou to make it clear."

"I'll go back with him, can you make it clear?" Liu Xiu picked the corners of his eyes: "He didn't have any evidence, so he dared to come to the Taoist Pavilion to make trouble, there were so many people in Cao's Mansion, he didn't arrest any of them, he was the first to arrest me." I think he is suspicious of a personal vendetta by doing this. Alas, by the way, Lord Zhou, do we have a grudge? Or the last time I saw your son, I didn't give enough gifts? ”

Zhou Yi was very embarrassed, he didn't expect Lu Zhi to speak for him, but in the face of Liu Xiu's rhetorical question, he was not easy to answer. He didn't know if he had a personal vendetta with Liu Xiu, but as soon as he saw the scene, it was a fact that he was the first to arrest Liu Xiu.

"What personal enmity do I have with you, besides, this is also a public matter, not a personal vendetta." Zhou Yi puffed up his chest and said seriously: "The Qing is self-purifying, if you really don't kill anyone, what is there to be afraid of?" You go back with me now, and don't get into trouble anymore. ”

"I'll go back with you?" Liu Xiu sneered again: "When I entered Luoyang Prison, I am afraid that the clear will also become turbid, when have you ever reasoned in that place?" ”

Zhou Yi lowered his face and shouted: "Liu Xiu, take care of your mouth, don't talk nonsense." ”

Lu Zhi was also unhappy: "Deran, don't talk about it. ”

Liu Xiu disagreed, and took a leisurely sip of wine: "A month ago, Mr. Cai Bojiao was imprisoned, for what crime was he sentenced to abandon the market?" ”

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, and then retorted: "These things are not for you to ask." ”

"That's a case handled by Yang Qiu." Liu Xiu ignored him, and then said: "But today, Yang Qiu's head is also hanging on the city gate, what is the crime?" Your Luoyang Prison is a tiger's mouth, you can come out again if you go in, you think I am an idiot? What is clear, turbid, not a word in your mouth? Even if it is lucky, he can still come out alive in the end, but I want to ask, did anyone come out of Luoyang Prison unscathed? ”

Zhou Yi was really annoyed, how could he be undamaged when he entered the prison, whether you are a royal relative or a national relative, it is inevitable that you will be beaten and killed first if you are guilty or not. According to what you say, there is no fair prison in the world of this great man.

"In that case, then why should I have to suffer this?" Liu Xiu clapped his hands, stood up and walked towards Zhou Yi, and pinched his fingers with a crackling sound: "I'll go out now, die in the world, and wait until you find out." Can you stop me with just a dozen of you? Wouldn't it be better to kill you, just go to the fire, and then wait for the amnesty of the Son of Heaven? ”

Zhou Yiji shuddered, involuntarily took a step back, and shouted in a trembling voice: "You...... Daring! ”

"What's wrong with me being bold?" Liu Xiu tilted his head and glared at Zhou Yi playfully: "Can you stop me?" ”

Zhou Yi was dripping in cold sweat, stepped back step by step, raised his right hand, but he didn't dare to wave it down, and rolled in his mouth when he ordered to kill Liu Xiu, but he didn't dare to say anything, he was very suspicious of this order, he was the first to die under Liu Xiu's hands today.

"Deran, don't be presumptuous!" Lu Zhi was furious, stood up and shouted. His voice was loud, and this angry shout could be heard clearly in the entire hall. Liu Xiu paused, turned to look at Lu Zhi, and frowned: "What does Mr. mean......"

"The pure self-purifying, if you die in the world, how can you prove your innocence?"

"What does that gentleman mean that I should be sent to the door, beaten by them in vain, and then hope that God will open his eyes and return my innocence? What if God doesn't open his eyes? ”

Lu Zhi sank his face and shouted undoubtedly: "As long as you are innocent, I will write a book for you, and I will definitely give you justice!" ”

"They can be ruthless, my body is weak, I'm afraid I can't survive a torture and will be tortured into a trick, will Mr. still believe me then?"

"The eldest husband is not afraid of death, how can he bend into a move?" Lu Zhi is really mad, why is this student so unambitious, with such a strong body, he actually said that he would be beaten into a trick if he couldn't survive a single sentence, is this still like a man?

Liu Xiu shook his head again and again: "That's not good, unless he promises not to be punished, don't say that I won't go with him, even if I go with him, and if I enter Luoyang Prison, I will also be killed." ”

Not to mention that Zhou Yi refused to agree, even Lu Zhi felt that Liu Xiu was messing around, how could the government promise people that they would not be punished if they entered the prison, is there a prison in the world that does not need to be punished?

Zhou Yi took another step back, and while motioning for someone to go to Henan Yin for help, he said loudly: "Liu Xiu, your martial arts skills are strong, I can't catch you, but if you dare to resist arrest, I will definitely let people seal the Tai Chi Dao Hall and arrest all the people in it to prison." If you can get away with it, can they get away with it too? ”

"What do you mean by that?" Liu Xiu's face sank: "If you can't catch me, you just catch irrelevant people indiscriminately?" ”

"Irrelevant?" Zhou Yi seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and said without thinking: "You are the owner of the Tai Chi Dao Pavilion, if you run away, the people in the Tai Chi Dao Pavilion will sit together." ”

"Who said I was the owner of the Tai Chi Gym?" Liu Xiu asked rhetorically.

Zhou Yi sneered: "You are really lying." In the entire Luoyang City, who doesn't know that you, Liu Xiu, are the owner of the Tai Chi Dao Pavilion? ”

"It used to be." Liu Xiu smiled: "Not anymore." ”

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously retorted: "Who can prove it?" ”

"We can prove it." Two crisp voices rang out outside the door.

(To be continued)