Volume 1 Border City Chapter 17 The Cowardly Fat Man
Han Xiao had already returned to his residence at this time, and if he made a fuss last night, it was estimated that it would be difficult for him to do it in the Xiao family.
The current Hongfeng Fortress is not the border town with developed trade, and the slightest carelessness may be lost, and even the rats in the city feel different, hiding in various dark corners and secretly peeking outside, not knowing when they will be able to come out again to beg for a living.
There was a knock on the door. "Who? Han Xiao pretended to be impatient and replied.
"I'm sorry for the guest, but now the town guard has ordered that everyone must register their information. Can you go downstairs and register? A few military masters are reviewing one by one downstairs. Xiao Er's slightly immature and panicked voice came.
Han was uneasy, this movement was obviously about to be searched by the whole city. He frowned, and replied, "You go down first, and I'll go when I'm dressed." ”
"Okay, okay. Xiao Er hurriedly arrived, and then left. It wasn't long before there was a knock on the door of a nearby room with a guest.
After Xiao Er left, Han Xiao was thinking about whether he should disappear directly, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. However, thinking that he is not the person they are looking for, this sudden disappearance is afraid that there will be no three hundred taels of silver here. I dressed now, wrapped up my outfit from yesterday, and hid it on the side wall next to the wellhead while no one was running to the well in the backyard. The whole well has a large belly and a small wellhead, and things are placed next to the wellhead, which is not easy to be found. Then Han Xiao went back upstairs and walked down the stairs on the second floor as if he had just dressed up.
The whole hall is in chaos at the moment. Several soldiers sat at a table, and the shopkeeper stood aside, serving tea and pouring water, and nodding his head. Guests lined up for review. Among the guests were men and women, some richly dressed, some poor and simple. Most of the guests were nervous at the moment, obviously they had never seen this battle, and some people were very impatient, most of these people were some wealthy businessmen, and it was estimated that they were in a very bad mood when they were called early in the morning. Han Xiao was at the end of the line, and then a little fat man ran up from behind.
"Brother, do you know what the situation is?" the little fat man asked Han Xiao in front of him tremblingly.
"I don't know, maybe it's spies from other countries who have mixed in. Han Xiaotou didn't reply, and said nonsense casually.
When the fat man in the back heard Han Xiao's words, his entire fat face was screwed together, and the whole person was in a cold sweat. Han Xiao felt something strange and turned his face to look at the little fat man. The height is slightly lower than Han Xiao, and the width is at least two Han Xiao, and I don't know how such a person went downstairs just now to be the same as an ordinary person. I changed the stairs of poor quality, and it is estimated that I will die on the spot. And the performance of this fat man at this moment made Han Xiaoruo look at the fat face with deep meaning.
"Don't, don't get me wrong. I am a good citizen, a serious businessman. The little fat man saw Han Xiao's gaze and quickly explained.
"I didn't say anything, what are you nervous about. Do you have a bad premonition, I see that your face is afraid of blood and light today. Han Xiao said softly in the little fat man's ear. When the little fat man heard this, his whole face turned green, he really didn't have anything, but the problem of timidity was brought out from the mother's womb, and for this matter, the people in the family tried their best, but they couldn't change anything.
"This big brother, I'm really, really nothing. It was the document I cleared that made me accidentally lose it, and I wanted to bribe the censorship of the officials, but I didn't know that this kind of thing happened. The little fat man was about to cry as he spoke. Han Xiao laughed in his heart, this person is as timid as a mouse, and he who is not a person in the blood dome still lost Wen Mu at this time, even if what he said just now is nonsense, I am afraid that this little fat man will also be very sad to review that level. After all, the people of the Blood Dome can register the information verbally and interrogate a few words, just by virtue of this fat man's ears being many sharper than ordinary people, a fool can also see that he is not a person from the Blood Dome, but a minority of people from the eastern part of the continent. I heard that this kind of person has the legendary elf blood, and he is handsome of both men and women, but looking at the fat man in front of him, it is obvious that this rumor is not very credible.
"Then your situation, I guess it's very difficult to pass. Han Xiaoyi's attitude of watching the excitement is not a big deal. After hearing this, the little fat man trembled even more, obviously nervous to the extreme.
"I heard that the Blood Dome has a full set of thirty-six punishments for spies, each of which is extremely cruel. I don't know if such an inhumane thing is true. ”
"It is said that I have heard that those who have been tortured have not been dismissed. However, your statement is wrong, not thirty-six, but forty, and I heard that there are four that are rarely used, which hurts the heavens and the peace. Han Xiao sighed after speaking. The fat man's whole face turned pale, and he felt that the fat on his body could not protect his weak heart, and his heart was about to pop out.
"The one in the back, don't talk casually!" At this time, a soldier standing in front yelled at Han Xiao's side.
Han Xiao saw that when the little fat man heard this roar, his head seemed to be shrinking desperately into his body, and the whole person seemed to be a little shorter. The first few people also looked over when they heard the sound, and when they saw the trembling little fat man, they all showed disdain. The people of the Blood Dome are fierce, and the one they look down on the most is the coward in front of them.
"Don't worry, if you don't, the military won't wronged you. Han Xiao finally comforted the little fat man, and then stopped speaking. When the fat man heard this, it obviously didn't work, and he was still shaking hard over there, as if he could lose weight like this, and the sweat all over his body couldn't stop flowing down.
"Next. ”
It was finally Han Xiao's turn. During this time, three people were taken to a room for questioning, and they have not yet come out. And the fat man in the back was not taken away once, and his trembling intensified a little.
"Name, place of origin, what are you doing here? The soldier sitting at the table asked, as is customary.
"Han Xiao, a native of Zhigu County, Finnish Province, came to see a relative out of the customs. ”
"Yo, Finland Province, where there are beautiful women, Lao Tzu has long wanted to go and appreciate it. A soldier next to him suddenly spoke.
"I don't know if there will be a beautiful woman, but there will be no handsome man anyway. The seated man said meaningfully to the soldier who spoke. Several soldiers burst into laughter, but the one who spoke blushed and snorted without saying anything. Han Xiao also understood the situation in his eyes, and felt funny in his heart, but he didn't say anything.
"Your relatives are out of customs?" the man asked.
"Yes, I'm going to stay for a few days and go home. ”
"You're alone, so how do you prove yourself? are there any items, letters, or anything?"
Han Xiao was alone, there were these things there, and while he was meditating, the surroundings became very quiet. Like Han Xiao, a single young man, is the focus of the investigation.
"Okay, you tell me the name of your relative, and then you go inside and wait, and we will check if there is any entry and exit record of this person. ”
Han Xiao was stunned, this reason was said casually. Looking at the cross-examination of the previous few people, they generally don't ask such a detailed question. How did I get here, it seems that everything is different. Looking at the fat man behind him, he understood, it turned out that there were only two of them left, and these people saw that it was still early, so they actually asked a few more questions. Han Xiaoshi felt that his luck had been carried home recently, first he hid under the eaves, and the trouble was actually coincidentally bumped into, and now it is such a thing. Maybe I should find a place to hide from the god of decay during this time. Seeing that Han Xiao didn't answer for a long time, several people felt that it was unusual, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. Han Xiao hadn't opened his mouth to say anything, and the little fat man behind him didn't know if he was nervous or what, so he suddenly said, "There is something to prove." Then he actually stuffed a golden ticket to Han Xiao, and Han Xiao fixed his eyes and saw that there were a thousand of them, this guy was rich enough. But Han Xiao's heart was cold at the moment, and this scene was getting darker and darker in the eyes of the few people in front of him.
The leader smiled and pulled out the long knife: "You know?"
"I don't know, I don't know. The little fat man hurriedly said.
Han was careful and secretly said that it was not good, and several soldiers drew their blades, and everyone knew that there was something wrong with the two of them. Seeing this, the little fat man sat down directly on the ground. Han Xiaogang wanted to say that he didn't know this fat man, and he didn't know why he gave him a golden ticket. But several soldiers didn't give him a chance, and directly told Han Xiao to shut up, and then took the two people to two rooms for questioning.
Han Xiao was personally interrogated by the person in the lead. After entering, the man said directly, "Your relative's name?" ”
"Zhang Zhong. "Han Xiao has no choice but to say a random name to fool around, it's best to mix it up, and it's not difficult to kill it directly. As for why Zhang Chong was said, he remembered that Zhang Chong seemed to have said that he had followed the caravan into the customs, maybe he had a registration over there, anyway, only the records of entry and exit were kept, and things were left on the documents, and the documents would eventually be handed back to the agency that issued the documents, that is to say, if Zhang Chong really came in from outside the customs, then his documents would not be kept here. And the relatives I said must also carry the documents with them after leaving the customs, and they will not keep them on the side of Hongfeng Fortress.
"Then why didn't you say it just now. The leading soldier asked again, but this sentence was indeed asked in the dialect of the southern part of the province of Finland.
Han Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then understood, and replied in a dialect that was not too standard: "I was just slow to react, and I was interrupted by the little fat man just when I wanted to speak." ”
Listening to this non-standard dialect of Han Xiao, a Sichuan character appeared on the forehead of the leading soldier. Han Xiao's ability to answer him in dialect does not prove that Han Xin's novel is right, but if he can't answer, he will definitely be able to prove that what he said is false. What's more, Han Xiao's dialect is not standard.
"You wait here, I'll go out for a while. "Since we can't be sure here, it depends on whether there is a problem with the fat man, and the fat man seems to be able to ask a lot of things easily.
Before the man entered the fat man's room, he heard the fat man inside with a handful of snot and tears saying that he was not a spy, but just a businessman who had lost the papers. The leader was immediately full of contempt for the fat man, and when he opened the door and entered the house, he saw the fat man sitting on a stool. There was originally a chair, but unfortunately the chair was not big enough to carry the fat man's fat ass.
"Name, place of origin, what are you doing here?"
The fat man stopped crying and replied in a trembling voice: "Andorra Melansk, a member of the Muhe branch of the Business Alliance, has come to the Blood Dome to do business. ”
Looking at the appearance of the fat man, the leader did not feel strange to the person who went to the business alliance, and he did not doubt: "Why are you alone in business, and what about your goods?"
At the mention of this, Melansk opened the conversation box and went out of control.